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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] yneill:
I couldn't edit with short cut I was able to with msl way
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] themisterwilson:
I ended flashing the stock Odin in the op, updating to the next ota and using shortcut master before doing the oreo ota and that's what worked for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] Wacky2bakky:
That's funny cuz I just tried Shortcut master and I was able to edit it. Now I got hotspot working again lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] koma77:
Which oreo build did u flash?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] Wacky2bakky:
I'm on CRA2. Latest Oreo build for Note 8
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] superdaves34:
Help

Where can i find the original??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] Wacky2bakky:
Just Google Odin 3.12.10
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] Nickitt:
Sooner rather than later we will all get the official builds. Yes, it sucks for me and the others that are on CRA2 that cannot update to the newest and latest and greatest build. We did it to ourselves, just have to be patient. So many new builds coming out soon. We will get our time soon.

-Nic
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] dally28:
I was on CRA2. Last night I odin back to BRA8 and then flashed update.zip of CRB1. Working great. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] Nickitt:
Yeah I did this a week or so ago and am very happy.

:p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discu] daddymikey1975:
FYI I just ODINed to BRA8 then installed the update.zip and the Hotspot still works.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] Stanissatan:
For Redmi Note 4x there is a firmware with Mi a1. Is it possible to port it for Max 2?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] JohnTheFarm3r:
No, without the source code we can't do anything.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] papafred:
Hi all,

If you want i can translate your soft in french language.

Just mail me ;)

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See ya :)
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] wat':
Just got updated to 47.1.A.8.49.

Anyone got a changelog? Or is it just the security patch?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] PonioG:
What's the theme you are using
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] 4rz0:
There's already a thread about this over there.

Please check the forum before opening duplicated threads.

And to answer your question, at the moment it seems it's just the security update.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] wat':
Belo, only status bar and quicksettings icons don't work, but standard ones aren't that bad so I don't mind.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] Artyomska:
Can you provide a link to the theme please? I can't seem to find it :-\
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] FRiC_xda:
G8142 (dual SIM) also updated. The rapid screen brightness changing issue I hate so much has been improved but not perfected. At least I don't get a headache now.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr_Stabs:
I've bought an XZ premium today and got this update soon as I'd set it up. Do security updates come regularly for Sony phones? This is my first.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] kanej2006:
Yes, unlike other companies, Sony release regular updates. :)
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] Arthur Hucksake:
Are you sure it's not the November update that you got?

I'm on the customised / generic UK rom and not got the update through.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr_Stabs:
Definitely sure. December android security patch.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] Arthur Hucksake:
I wonder if you have the Centralised EU handset? Must be that.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr_Stabs:
I have no idea. Being my first sony device I don't have any idea about how to identify different versions.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] Arthur Hucksake:
Does any one know what that could be? EU handset?

Just surprised the update isn't coming through the centralized UK rom yet.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] lintern:
The Customized UK December update is out now OTA.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] Obievil:
g8142 with CE. no December update, despite getting an email for both the December and January update. :/
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Guides, News, & Discussion] dieselhazza:
Well that depends on how you purchased the phone. If its through a carrier it will take longer to get security updates :good:
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] raz0099:
For a week ,I noticed some weird behaviours in my phone. If i use an application over 8-10 mins, there's a layer of that remains under my home screen or any app i open later. After sometimes it's disappear. I can't give any screenshot because in sc there is no problem at all. Is my display dead already? Or its the burn problem? What should i do now?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] metallistm:
I think ghost screen

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[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] raz0099:
I found a solve here ... May be it can help.

en.miui.com/thread-1218908-1-1. html
[Nokia Lumia 920] Aswanu:
My Nokia Lumia smart phone dropped and is broken on the front screen. My friend told me to purchase a new screen on the internet and have the screen replaced. Is it available for us to fix our smart phone screen on our owns?
[Nokia Lumia 920] tonyblues:
Sure, if you can find the correct replacement screen.

Sure, if you can find the correct replacement screen. I replaced my broken Lumia 920 screen myself a few years ago.

There are quite a few YouTube videos about replacing Lumia 920 screens. You can fist watch it and see if that is something you want to do it on your own. But overall I feel it's actually not that difficult. And it's quite cheap! :D

Things you need are:

1. The replacement screen (and touch digitizer, perhaps). I got mine from Amazon. You can just search things like "lumia 920 replacement screen". Not sure how broken your phone is and whether you need just the glass lens or lens + digitizer. Honestly per my experience, I don't even know how to only replace the glass lens without breaking the existing touch digitizer (if it's still intact). The price is about 10 bucks.

2. Torx screwdrivers. I needed T2 and T5 to open the back cover and remove some small parts.

3. Triangular pry piece. This can help you to pry open the back cover and remove the old screen. I purchased a kit from Amazon. It includes T2, T5, triangular pry piece and some other useful small tools. The price of the kit is about $12. Sorry I don't have enough privilege to insert a link to the kit. But it's called "iHuniu IHN10157 Precision Screwdriver Set with Magnetic and Tweezers Pry Tool Suction Cup, 30 Bits". There're a lot similar items on Amazon.

4. Heat gun. You will need this to unglue the old screen from your phone. I got "Wagner Power Products 503008 HT 1000 1,200-Watt Heat Gun" from Amazon. About $20-$30.

5. You'll also need some adhesive (or glue tape) that can glue your new screen to your phone. Sometimes it's bundled with the replacement screen. But you need to make sure.

Good luck and let me know how it goes!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roger465:
In my defence, m’lud, I spent about 6 hours yesterday reading through a great many threads before posting this one. It’s amazing how hard it can be to pick up a slightly unfamiliar technology when it’s not the one you're used to… I spent the latter half of my life in IT (Windows), but really struggle with this phone stuff.

I expect it's just the terminology… when you guys talk about a bootloader, I’m thinking that’s roughly the same as a BIOS on a computer…? Then there’s the “recovery” thingy… is that like a recovery partition on a Windows machine? But then some threads seem to suggest you over-write that when rooting, so is the original factory image lost forever?

My main reason for wanting to root my M8 is to remove all the bloatware HTC put on it. I can read the instructions for rooting here, but I don’t like blindly following anything I don’t understand, for obvious reasons!

I kind of gather that the “ROM” is the operating system… if I root the phone, does that automatically obliterate the existing one, necessitating a new one, or can I just gain the access I need to delete the horrible factory apps, and keep everything else?

I’ve read through several tutorials, and they’re easy to follow, but not easy to understand, if you get me… they’ll say things like download this, flash that… but I don’t really know what’s going on when you flash something – what am I over-writing etc.

Is there a thread anywhere which explains what these various things actually ARE?

Oh, and I’ve been playing various King games for years, and have got a long way. I’ve tried to figure out how to back them up – the King website is possibly the most unhelpful I’ve come across. People mention various utilities (I think maybe Titanium etc), but if they only work on a rooted phone, they presumably can’t be used to back the games up prior to rooting…

Sorry about all this guys – not asking you to re-invent the wheel, but f there are specific threads that already answer my questions to get me started, I’d be VERY grateful :D

Thanks

Roger
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phalangioides:
Aye, it takes a bit of time to learn all the things and understand them.

Me, after being really familiar with a Sony device had to spend XX hours reading about HTC and after few years there are still things that I don't know :)

I'd rather say recovery is closer to bios., but bootloader matches too.

Recovery is a partition that all android phones have and it can be accessed in case when the system dies to factory reset and things. Stock recovery is good, but it can't be used to flash things like roms and kernels, so we use TWRP - a custom recovery with many options.

Original recovery is overwritten, but can be restored.

As for bootloader it's kinda like a gate - a locked one prevents booting and flashing of any unauthorized files, like custom recovery for example. Unlocking it removes this restriction. That's one fuction of bootloader, another one is starting up the system - like a bios - and can be accessed by a button combination durning boot up, it's also called hboot. In it you can see some essential info about phone software and boot to recovery.

ROM is the android itself, drivers, kernel and manufacturer's interface, apps, tweaks, settings. and probably something else I've missed. I think it would be somewhat correct to call this operating system. Rooting is gaining superuser access on the phone - it can be used to give extended functionality to apps, like making modifications in system itself. Pretty similiar to "run as administrator" in windows. Rooting itself won't remove the rom.

Those should give you a basic knowledge:

https://www.androidcentral.com/dictionary

https://android.gadgethacks.com/news/big-android-dictionary-glossary-terms-you-should-know-0165594/

Titanium backup is an app used to backup other apps, but it requires root. To get root you need a custom recovery and for it you need an unlocked bootloader.

Unlocking the bootloader will wipe all data from the phone. I'm not aware of many working methods to backup apps and their data.

There's an app called Helium, but there are many complaints that it doesn't fully work. You can try syncing all data to your google account or adb backup.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
A lot of the basic terminology is explained here: https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52484527#post52484527

My responses below in red font:

---------- Post added at 10:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 AM ----------

All backup methods are far from perfect, especially before/without root. I'll agree that Helium is probably the best bet for the OP to backup things like game saves.

---------- Post added at 10:36 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:33 AM ----------

Stick with it. Every technology has its own lingo and nuances. Even from one Android device to another, there is a learning curve. I've found myself wondering: "WTF is a blob, or Odin" when switching to other Android devices.

With your IT experience, it shouldn't take much to pickup the necessary knowledge.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roger465:
Thanks guys, kind of you to go to so much trouble to explain for me. Wish I had two phone,s then I could play around messing one up... will read a bit more, then give it a go in a day or two I think. But just to clarify again, can I give myself the rights to remove stock bloatware, while maintaining my familiar Android environment, the apps I use at the moment etc, or do I have to install a custom ROM if I root?

Cheers :D
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Yes, the OS will remain the same.

Whether you can remove bloat apps after root is a little complicated to explain. You would normally expect to be able to delete system apps (which bloat apps are) with root. However, for whatever reason, HTC decided to write-protect the system partition, even with root. This means that if you try to delete apps when the phone is booted to OS, (depending on what method you used to delete the apps) you will find they return when the phone is rebooted.

You can flash a kernel mod to disable the write protection, or install a custom kernel. Or you may find the easiest work around (after root) is to use the file manager within TWRP to delete the bloat apps.

---------- Post added at 12:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:11 PM ----------

Vomer's guide is a good one, for unlocking the bootloader, custom recovery and root:

https://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/general/vomerguides-m8-bootldr-unlock-s-off-t2800727

It's a bit outdated, so some words of advice:

- Only follow parts 0 and 1 of the guide. The sections after that aren't needed (s-off and SuperCID) for root, and the s-off method no longer works.

- Use an updated version TWRP from what is in the guide. If you are currently on Marshmallow, the current version TWRP 3.2.1.0 should work. Or basically any version 2.8.7 or later. You can get TWRP here: https://dl.twrp.me/m8/

- Similarly, use current version SuperSU 2.82 (use TWRP flashable zip from here): https://xdaforums.com/apps/supersu/stable-2016-09-01supersu-v2-78-release-t3452703

Or alternately, you can use Magisk to root, instead of SuperSU. Honestly, Magisk is really cool, and has lots of features that SuperSU doesn't. So I suggest checking it out: https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roger465:
Hhmmm, not getting very far with that procedure. Difficulties so far:

- Enable USB debugging in your phone's Developer options - DONE

- Un-check "Fast boot" on your phone by going to Settings -> Battery Manager – NO SUCH OPTION

- Install ADB and Fastboot on your computer - DONE

- Make sure to back up all of your app data using either ADB or HTC Sync, because you will be wiping your phone – JUST PLAYING AROUND WITH CONNECTING TO THE PHONE AT THIS STAGE

- Install the HTC One M8 drivers on your computer (if you have HTC Sync installed, then you already have them) - DONE

Enter Fastboot (bootloader) Mode

Place your device into fastboot mode by plugging in your HTC One to your computer,

then powering it down by holding both the Power and Volume Down buttons until you see the screen below – WHEN I DO THAT, IT JUST TAKES A SCREENSHOT :(
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phalangioides:
It was only available back on 4.4. It was removed in 5.0 and above, no need to worry about it now.

The guide is a bit inaccurate in this one. Turn off your phone, then press power and vol down - you should get into bootloader. Select fastboot and when it gets into fastboot, plug in the usb, it should change to "fastboot usb" - or at least I think it was like this.

My phone refuses to boot up after I turn it off. Have to help it with a soft reset and then hold vol down so it gets into bootloader, so I can't fully confirm.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
As mentioned in the previous response, this doesn't apply anymore. The feature doesn't exist (hasn't since Kitkat) and therefore does not need to be turned off.

Also note, this option is not to be confused with the fastboot/adb interface (virtually the same name, for different things) which is still fully working, and required to unlock the bootloader and flash custom recovery. The power option "Fast boot" was just a feature used by HTC to make the phone turn on faster. It was merely a "deep sleep" trick which was not a true "power down" and would interfere with accessing bootloader/fastboot mode if you tried to it from a "power off" condition (since in fact it wasn't truly powered off).

Again, it's irrelevant now, and you don't need to worry about that step at all.

---------- Post added at 09:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 AM ----------

Agreed, the guide is a little incorrect on that step, and I hadn't caught that (error in the guide) before. Power+vol down to access bootloader, will only work when the phone is powered off.

To the OP, another method/trick to access bootloader:

1) While the phone is on, reboot the phone by holding down the power button, and select "reboot" (or restart, I forget exactly what it says)

2) Once the screen goes dark to reboot, but

before

the white HTC logo screen appears, hold down the vol down button. Don't let go until you see the white bootloader screen.

3) If the phone simply restart to OS, you simply got the timing wrong. You either started pressing vol down too late, or let go too early. Just repeat steps 1 and 2 until you get it right.

Another alternative, is to force a reboot by holding power+vol up. Again, once the screen goes dark to reboot, but before the HTC logo screen appears, hold the vol down button only. In this case, you simply let go of the power button, and slide your finger down to the vol down button, and don't let go until the bootloader screen appears. This method is handy to know, since it works in all cases when the phone is powered on, even of the phone is "frozen" or stuck not loading the OS.

If the phone is already connected to the PC by USB cable before going to bootloader, it should default to fastboot mode once the bootloader is accessed.

Not sure if it will automatically switch to fastboot mode if you are in bootloader, then plug in the USB cable. But that may well be true (and would make sense).

In either case, if it's not in fastboot mode, simply select "fastboot" by using the vol buttons, and confirm the choice by pressing the power button. You should see "fastboot" highlighted in red near the top of the screen.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roger465:
Wahay! That worked fine, thanks both. Hope you can appreciate, though, how scary it can be for somebody like me following instructions I don't really understand, when the expected thing doesn't happen – visions of bricks keep coming into my mind :eek:

OK, will practice these steps a few times till they’re 2nd nature. I have managed to retrieve my phone identifier thingy though :cool:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Don't worry, you won't brick this device with what you are doing (unlock bootloader, custom recovery & root). In fact, this device is very hard to brick. As long as the screen comes on, it can almost always be recovered.

Worst case, is that something goes wrong, and you can't boot the phone. Maybe you did something wrong, or maybe just some random event that was not fault of yours. And maybe it takes you an (hairpulling) hour to find the answer, and figure out what went wrong (or how to recover from the problem). But that pretty much happens to everyone who mods these devices from time to time. If you work IT, you've been there. Stressful, but hardly ever catastrophic.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roger465:
Woo hoo! Got my unlock code. Now time for some more studying before I do anything drastic - specifically how to back up.

I think the HTC Sync Manager will handle most of it? My contacts are all on Google anyway... main worry is 2 years' progress on various King games :eek:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
I don't use HTC Sync, personally. So I really don't know. I typically root my devices pretty soon after getting them, and therefore never had to use any no-root backup solutions (Titanium Backup is my go-to backup app, but requires root). A number of folks around these forums have suggested Helium for backing up app data when no rooted (and it was mentioned before on this thread).
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roger465:
Yeah... it doesn't fill me with confidence. I'm sure I'd do exactly as you if it was rooted. I'll probably do it with several different backup apps, and hope that one of them will do it :eek::eek::eek:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domohan:
The first unlock bootloader will restore your phone. Cross your finger if the game data has been backed up. :fingers-crossed:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckpv5:
I don't play games so I can't really confirm all games are same.

On my experience transfering games data from one device to another (for nieces & nephews), the data is stored in internal storage android\data\games folder & android\obb\games folder. I copy these two out and transfer them to new device.

(Also check sdcard android folder)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
I agree with the approach, make different backups and hope one or more works properly. Games and other apps don't all save data the same way, so no single approach will work in all cases.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roger465:
Me again, sorry… shortly after that post, I dropped the thing and broke the screen. For one reason or another, I ended up getting a Samsung S6, which I’m quite happy with.

But I want to use the HTC as a spare/emergency phone – trouble is I can’t remember what I’ve done to it, apart from installing something which was recommended as part of my attempted rooting process.

When I switch it on I get the screen below – but no matter which option I select, it just seems to either switch it off or loop back to this screen.

I didn’t go any further than install whatever software it was that gives me this boot menu screen.

I’m no longer interested in rooting it etc – just went to restore it to factory settings and leave it.

Can anybody tell me how please…?

Thanks :cool:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Obviously, if you don't know what you did, it's hard for us to figure out as well.

The "LOCKED" banner at the top of the bootloader screen means the bootloader was never unlocked. So really, no actual mods were done to the phone by you.

All I can think, the "something" what you installed was possibly the Helium app (recommended by another user back up on this thread) which can be used to backup/restore your app data.

I don't know what you're trying to say here. You'll need to be more specific (at least try) than "whatever software". Did you flash something to the phone? Or only installed something to your PC (drivers, fastboot, etc.).

We need to properly understood what you've done, before we can assist further.