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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] amaces:
The deprecated AOSP browser had become a security risk lately, and it was removed in the UA builds. My own builds contain a different browser, albeit from CM/Lineage. Either way, there are many good options that you can sideload (e.g., Lightning) or install from Play Store.

I built things on the CM/Lineage kernel, and the bug was introduced there sometimes last year. After a few bisection attempts, the root cause hasn't been found yet.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
The solution is a patched version of Magisk, courtesy of [MENTION=3711980]fddm[/MENTION]. See https://xdaforums.com/nook-tablet/help/acclaim-patched-magisk-tester-t3752775
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] net200777:
I did a back up so I could try a few Roms. My goal was to save state like in a game. So I assumed to check all the boxes was right. When trying a restore it worked but kept gettingfprced app close. Tried to restore a couple more times and would even work. What did I do wrong?
[Moto Z2 Force  Questions & Answers] BeyondtheTech:
Now that I'm enjoying my Moto Z2 Force on T-Mobile and with Android Oreo 8.0, I wanted to know if this model supports USB-C to HDMI, or is it just as limited as all the previous Z models? Basically, I'm looking for a single cable or adapter (or the least contraption-looking solution) that will allow me to mirror whatever is on the Z2 Force's screen onto a TV or projector.

People have pointed previously to this adapter cable for the previous Z models, but it's currently out of stock on Amazon and over a month delivery time via AliExpress.
[Moto Z2 Force  Questions & Answers] androidddaaron:
It supports mirricast so far with root

If you root the device and change the build prop lines you can get it to Miracast wireless in 1080p with a Belkin Miracast hdmi Dongle 100%

As far as HDMI out video streaming with a mhl adapter I had no luck right through a HDMI or av cable only Phone I know the supports that is the S8

Buying isimple medialinx female HDMI to AV converter and the Belkin Miracast Dongle on Amazon works wirelessly...

root the phone edit "ONE LINE in build prop with a build prop Editor app

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Unmodified

#property to enable user to access Google WFD settings

# persist.debug.wfd.enable=1

##property to choose between virtual/external wfd display

persist.sys.wfd.virtual=0

How you want it to look:

#property to enable user to access Google WFD settings

persist.debug.wfd.enable=1 (only this line is changed, and all you do is remove the # symbol and space... that's it)

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If you don't have an HDMI port you need the HDMI to AV converter mainly this is for like car radios if it's a TV all you need is the Belkin Miracast Dongle has to be Belkin model like 29 bucks on Amazon
[Moto Z2 Force  Questions & Answers] BeyondtheTech:
Thanks for this. Just out of curiosity, can you unroot afterwards and still keep that setting? I use my Z2 for corporate use as well.
[Moto Z2 Force  Questions & Answers] androidddaaron:
Yes root is only with magisk manager V15.3 apk believe you can unroot from within the app if you unroot you still have permanent modified build prop files unless you faatboot flash all original firmware I'm not rooted and have the functionality

Follow the Oreo rooting procedure you need to unlock your bootloader first there's a few steps that's not simple if you aren't savy with this stuff .

Have to know if your on nougat or Oreo have to unlock your bootloader with ADB and fastboot files command prompt on your PC you can manage to unlock your bootloader that's the biggest step than rooting is just simply installing the magisk root APK and installing root

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Mirricast under settings/cast is just disabled by default changing one line in the build prop enables it some reason Motorola disabled it on this phone
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NVM5282:
hello all , just got a used Note 4 , but i noticed that it doesn't want to be registered on any network , i checked imei and it was a number that begins with 3 , checked it on imei checker and found it's a waaay different phone , so i turned phone off , looked under battery , and whoa !! a different imei that begins with 3 as well .. im sure that this thing is the reason of no networks getting changed , but i don't know anything about fixing it .. what should i do?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dzebrys:
note4 is known for issue with emmc so most likely in your case the motherboard has been replaced thus difference in imei. regarding not registering to any network, in some countries stolen phones are banned from network based on imei. do in worst case u have refurbished phone repaired using parts from stolen unit.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NVM5282:
i would of considered that , but the imei check shows a philips older device with that imei that currently installed on the phone , it's very weird , anyways exchanged it with another device which seem to have problem saying that sd card is corrupted while its working very well at anywhere else :S idk why im unlucky with note 4 :(
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] net200777:
I did a back up in the latest TWRP so I could try a few Roms. My goal was to save state like in a game. So I assumed to check all the boxes was right. When trying a restore it worked but kept getting forced app close. Tried to restore a couple more times and would not work. What did I do wrong?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tropical cactus:
Do you need to post 3 times?

There's a reason why the boxes are ticked by default when you do a back up. Wipe and when you restore, do not include the system and vendor images. Just select boot, system, vendor and data.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] net200777:
That's was an accident.. instead of edit I got back to edit, my bad. Ok so only the boxes checked by default. Thx.
[Lava Iris X8 Questions & Answers] Renojjv:
Hi,

I couldn't figure out where to ask this query since I couldn't find anything regarding my phone. I own a Lava_R1s with StarOS V3.3 with Android Version 6.0. This is a phone available specifically in the U.A.E market since its made without camera and GPS so that it can be used in the oil field.

I tried to root the phone and now its soft bricked. I can enter fastboot mode and recovery mode (TWRP) but every time i try to switch on the phone it keeps going into a loop of the "Lava Powered by android" and switches off and then continues to keep doing that.

Here is what i did.

1. I used fastboot to unlock the OEM.

2. Then I flashed TWRP as recovery for the mobile.

3. After that i installed SuperSU zip file.

After all these steps my phone refuses to start up. It just comes to the LAVA powered by android screen and stays on that screen till i press the power button.

Further more I tried flashing the boot and system with Stock ROM files downloaded from needrom.com. That hasn't helped. In fact the looping of the initial screen started after flashing boot and system files (I used img files for Lava R1 Lite since those where the only ones i could find).

Would be really grateful if anyone could provide me a solution for this issue.

Another thing is that a lot of my colleagues have the same phone, so if there is anyway to extract the rom from their phone and install on mine without actually rooting their device it would also work for me i guess.

Renojjv
[Lava Iris X8 Questions & Answers] satanai:
Check my reply in this post

https://xdaforums.com/android/help/softbricked-lava-r1s-please-help-t3730982
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tk123456789:
Hello, I have an AT&T branded Tilt, and I flashed the original HTC TYTN II rom on it. I thought I followed all the steps to flashing a new rom correctly. I realized today that I didn't do a hard reset once the screen came up saying “Tap the screen to begin to set up your windows-mobile device”. I just went ahead and let everything install and installed all my apps and settings. I have never performed a hard reset on this device at all. So my question is, if I do a hard reset now is that the same as if I was to do it when the “Tap the screen to begin to set up your windows-mobile device” dialog was showing? Or do I have to flash the same rom again and do the hard reset when I was supposed to?

The reason I ask is that I am having some issues with activesync, and some wifi issues that I just resolved. Also, sometimes the device screen seems to freeze up for a few seconds, and then recognizes the tap on the screen later. I don't know if these are common issues, or is it because I didn't do the hard reset.

So again, do I need to flash the same rom again, and then do the hard reset when I was supposed to, or should I do a hard reset now?

Thanks!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tk123456789:
At first when I read about the hard reset after flashing for some reason I thought it only applied to cooked roms. Is that right or wrong?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] jarek91:
Doing a Hard Reset after flashing is a "best practices" step. It isn't mandatory and failing to do it doesn't mean your phone will suddenly implode. It's just that doing the Hard Reset clears up so many weird problems that can crop up after flashing a new ROM, cooked or otherwise. If you aren't having any problems, then don't fret over it. Wait until the next time you flash a ROM to do it.

And yes, the Hard Reset will erase everything back to the beginning (i.e. when you unboxed the phone or when you flashed the new ROM...whichever is more recent).

I also suggest you read through the thread for whatever ROM you flashed. Many times things like WiFi and Activesync oddness is specific to that ROM's build and will be discussed there. That is also the reason to post problems in that thread...you'll be talking to others running that same ROM.

As for the screen tap issue...it's common and should be around here somewhere on these threads. I would point you to the search function and to the wiki...but I'm sure you've alread used those.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tk123456789:
Het thanks Jarek91. I read the link for "ROM Flashing FAQ for Newbies" found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=356895

And I didn't find anything saying to hard reset, that is why I didn't do it. I only came across this link today which is the "things to do before and after flash": http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=1846653&postcount=800

I wish it had been in the instructions for the rom flashing faq for newbies.

So with my issues do you suggest re-flashing the rom and doing the hard reset method?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] P1Tater:
reflashing more than likely will not benefit anything. however HR is really to clean out any small hang-arounds and tidbits from the previous rom. You can HR at any time. However, remember by doing so you will have to reinstall all apps previously installed.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] jarek91:
We're trying to drum up more community participation in updating the Wiki...I'll add that one to my to-do list for this evening unless someone gets to it first (hint hint...if you feel comfortable with wiki editing :D)

You don't have to flash again to do the Hard Reset, you can do that at any time...it just takes you back to the base flash (in your case, the base HTC Kaiser ROM) without any additional programs or changes. So if you do that, make sure you backup any data you want to keep that is stored on the phone itself like contacts, sms, mms, etc...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tk123456789:
Even though I would like to, I don't think I am ready (noob) to edit the wiki, sorry :(

I know that the hard reset will erase all my settings and apps, but my main concern is that even if I do the hard reset now, I didn't do it at the “Tap the screen to begin to set up your windows-mobile device” screen.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] jarek91:
The reason we say that is it's right after you flash and before you actually go through any work setting up all the customisation you're going to do. After all, there's no need to set your timezone and install apps and align the screen if you're just about to reset the device and have to do it again...now is there? So the timing isn't critical to it fixing things, it's just the best way to do it so you don't waste effort with configuration that will be lost in the reset.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tk123456789:
Oh Ok! Thanks! I will post my issues with activesync and the screen freeze in the appropriate place and see if they can be resolved. I really don't want to hard reset because I will lose all my settings and apps.

Thanks again!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] jackleung:
As rom flashing will remove everything already, I really don't see the point to HR after rom flashing.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] HHumbert:
Actually, I think that's the point and was mentioned in several posts above. HR will remove the sniggling remnants that could be left over from the flashed over ROM. Apparently, flashing doesn't necessarily do it.

I, too, initially thought that this might be a "belt-and-suspenders" and totally redundant step, but it seems to make my Dutty 6.1 ROM work perfectly. I used not to do it (but found the advice suggesting me to do it in Dutty's latest ROM post), and usually ran into problems.

Doesn't hurt, and I'm just guessing that the chefs who suggested it might have a good reason.

But what the heck, I still throw spilled salt over my left shoulder, so perhaps I'm the wrong person to be commenting...

-Humbert
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] jackleung:
Rom flashing is just like formating yr hard drive (flash rom in our PDA). Nothing is left, and the flash rom will be rewrite by the rom image you supply for the flash process. HR simply goes back to the state right after the flashing, and there's really no point to HR after flashing.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tk123456789:
Hi Jackleung. Since I am a noob, no i am even more confused about the Hard reset benefits. You say it is pointless, and others say it is beneficial? Is there anyone else out there with an opinion?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tk123456789:
Anyone at all??
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] jarek91:
He can say what he wants. He is entitled to his opinion just like everyone else...but I have seen both personally and by posts of others that HR after flashing does indeed fix a wide range of odd problems that crop up. I couldn't tell you why it does...because Jack is essentially right. Flashing is like formatting a hard drive and reinstalling the OS and apps...but doing a HR does make a difference for some reason.

Perhaps someone with OS experience could give you a more detailed answer. I can only offer what I've seen.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] P1Tater:
I got a question, what does it hurt to do a Hard Reset after rom flash and prior to setting up your phone? Absolutley nothing. So why not do it? Exactly, there is no reason why it shouldn't be performed. As for me, it has helped out many small issues, such as screen freeze, lags and the likes. It has now become a standard for me and it takes up all of about 5 seconds after a rom flash. So again I ask, why not do it? What can it hurt? Now, I say, if you don't want to perform a Hard Reset, then don't but I will say that if you have problems right off after a rom flash and you post your question, then more than likely the first question asked back to your question will be "Did you perform a HR at the "tap to align" screen?", to which your answer will more than likely be no and at which point the suggestion given to your problem will be to perform a HR.

In other words, do what you want but remember it sucks having to do one once you have already set everything up.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] aruppenthal:
I agree with Jarek and I can also give you some of the reason why. I have done countless flashes and can tell you that it makes a difference. I would love to do a poll of all the people on xda that have had a bug on a fresh flash and hard resetted and then not had the bug anymore.

Think about a hard drive. If you reformat a hard drive you are NOT completely erasing it. The information on a hard drive is always there. You are freeing the space but the information is still there. Ask anyone that works in any upper tier law enforcement agency and they will tell you that it can be extracted with the right tools. I had some friends in the military that did exactly that. The only way to erase a hard drive is to smash it with a hammer. On our phones even after reflashing bits of the old rom can still be behind. By hard resetting you are in a sense defragmenting the information and writing it into a more orderly fashion. A hard reset statistically increases the chance that the information is written to the exact location in memory that the designer intended.

Thats the best explaination I can give its been a long time since college.;)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tkalli:
I have to agree with doing a hard reset. I am by far, not an expert, but when flashing a new ROM, I now always do a hard reset. In the beginning, I sometimes didn't do a hard reset. There always seem to be a little bug pop up here and there.

Since I having been doing a hard reset, the ROM's work like the creators have stated.

Plus with most of the ROM's using UC, it makes it very easy to reinstall your apps.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] GSLEON3:
Believe me. Things from oprevious ROM's can get hung up in NAND. Some times you can have provisioning issues as well. It's always best to HR before & after a ROM flash.

If I go directly from an AT&T ROM to a WM6.1 romm occasionally I'll have 2 system message accounts. If I HR before & after, this issue never occurs.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] itje:
Im with GSLEON3, many times the flash procedure is what I call faulty.

Its was mentioned that its like installing windows on a clean HD...yeah I agree

I often format my HD on my laptop (kids use it :) ) and I install the same os from the same cd, but the os behaves diffrently from time to time, and everyone who installs os frequently would notice this, if not im surprised.

And so many times when ppl has complained about slow or sluggish roms, and I have advised to HR,they often come back and say it helped out alot...

cant argue with that...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] kb9nvh:
Hard Reset is the rule. Flashing alone doesn't erase the entire system area in the memory. You can do it or not...if you begin to have some problems, your first step will be to hard reset and see if the problem is cured...best to just do it everytime before you get invested in an installation.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] stylez:
Have to agree with the point of Hard-Rest after flash as the first run does not invoke all the files correctly from the flash and has been proven over and over in threadz, i've had it in the ROM link bellow in sig that people have an issue and i respond hard-reset and it's tweaked "were not as advanced on the SP section over the Hard-Reset rule"
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] JeckyllHavok:
So after reading just the first 1/2 pages of that post i decided to give my two cents:

1. You're right after flashing a new rom all old files and bits should be erased.

But at some times (and that is a fact) some people got strange things with their phones when they won't do a hard reset.

Maybe there were some temp files from flashing which couldn't be erased properly. Who knows.

2. If anyone don't wants to HR after Flashing or thinks it's just a waste of time, the don't do it. Maybe you've got luck or maybe your phone will do strange thing.

So, just my two cents, and i hope this post is finish now... ;-)

I flash nearly every rom around here in kasier section as i did with my universal, too. Always HR the phone after that and i never got any non rom or software related issues.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Pisca:
Beside discussing about Hard Reset or not, we should consider also the handling of Kaiser keys and reset hole.

I use to do as follows, before flashing, Settings/System/Clear Storage (1234) and yes, thats the same as Hard Reset with phisical keys

After flashing, before costumizing, Hard Reset again with keys, or let the costumization run, and the same process Settings/System/Clear Storage

Just in case
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] stylez:
Theoretically the same principle whichever way you do it but hadn't thought about clear storage before flash as tend to flash stock ROM before flashing a custom, letting the customization run then clear storage is just a waist as you have to set up again where as before customization means it's done it's apparant clear storage, then a second user created clear storage then you set up device and all "should" be fine :)

"should" as can't nock out some random gremlin these phones have minds of there own :D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] parleyp:
Deleted--didn't realize this was a year old thread...WOW.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] dream_er79:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Raphael_For_Beginners#Hardx20.Reset

I tried all the 4 options for hard reset for my Fuze, but it always turned to be just a reset. My problem seems like I cannot hold VolumeDown and Center Buttons simultaneously for sometime. Thus the stylus just resets.

So maybe I just have to do hard reset using the Clearing Storage after flashing:(

Edit: After flash the ROM, I'm able to use Volume Down+Center button and stylus for Hard reset.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] anagarika:
Comparison with other system

Hi,

I'm a noob on WM.

However, I'm one of the heavy if not hard core user on UIQ 3.0, which is Symbian 9.1 based.

On UIQ, flashing the ROM is same as firmware upgrade. The O/S part is written to a drive (called Z:, that when browsed is READ ONLY, only written to during a flash) that contain all the O/S in 'plain text, pre-compiled' format. Once a ROM is flashed, the phone will boot and load the O/S into the C:\ and then the RAM (Symbian uses the RAM to run the O/S, therefore 64Mb is barely enough for Symbian 9.1). Re-invoking the O/S is called Master Reset (there's a menu on the Control Panel to do so). This will erase user data and put back the C: as original (but not right so, see below). On same Symbian 9.1 platform which is S60 3rd edition (Nokia's), doing a factory reset brings back all setting to factory, but user data and apps remains.

Now, I believe hard reset is equivalent to FORMAT INTERNAL Drive command on Symbian. This will clean up the C:\ and load the O/S from Z:

I know the C:\ is 'compiled version' from Z:\, because those device drivers setting on Z: is in plain text (i.e. volume level = 20, etc. etc.) and the same file, viewed on C:\ is in binary (requires Hex Editor to see, and even we need to guess what the value means).

So, based on this comparison, I think in WM, doing a hard reset after a flash will really clean up the memory area that runs the O/S (whether it's RAM or XIP)

Just my 2 cents.:)

So now it's obvious that based on Master Reset (UIQ 3.0) or Factory Reset (S60 3rd), the C:\ is not totally cleaned up.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] :
I always hard reset right after the flashing is done (so before even starting up for the first time. Never had problems since (altough I did question this hard reset story, but now I believe). I can't think of a reason to wait till the align screen shows up, or even after customization. When the rom is flashed you can hard reset and after that it will boot up just fine.