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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] Stampyron:
Just want to share my experience but the VPN methods didn't fix the 86006 issue for me when I was using global stable. Only moving to the global dev rom worked, but it might work for some other people though, just like moving to global dev rom fixed 86006 issue for me, but not for some others
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] widix:
I use vpn but switch to error 86023HardwareId ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] sigma392:
To those who keep getting errors despite trying VPNs and the Global Developer ROM, what model do you have (Check the model Number at the back of the phone, it should be something like MEXX)? I was able to unlock my MEE7 using China Stable. AFAIK, those with MEE7 must flash a China ROM when binding their device.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] guegangster:
Hi all,

Sorry to ask the same questions again... I couldn't find a definitive answer on this thread.

I received the phone yesterday, it's for my daughter.

I thought I would just unlock it like I already did on my current phone (Mi5) and previous one (Mi4c.)

Not much luck here. I am on Global Stable, did an OTA to what appears to be the lastest official (?) version.

I tried before to switch on DEV rom because I thought I had to, but none of the tools work to install DEV ROM. I don't really get a clear message although I think I have seen something like: "can't switch from stable."

I was able to do most unlock steps (I have unlock permission, and was able to associate my account to the phone), but I got stuck at the "wait 360h to unlock". So, will I be able to unlock in 15 days? Or will I just get another error message then because I am not on the correct (developper) ROM?

And how should I upgrade to developper? I suppose FastBoost or Recovery won't work. Else I don't see why it says you have to go through testpoint...

There are conflicting reports on this, with some people saying the only hope to avoid testpoint is to get global DEV ROM. But how can I get this ROM?

And what happens to the 360h wait, does it start all over again once you change ROM? Or can I wait to see how it goes with Stable and switch to Dev without waiting another 15 days if that fails?

Sorry about the many questions, but my daughter doesn't have the patience to wait 15 days (she is young ;)

Especially since the phone is totally useless for her in its current state. The Mi store is totally useless for her. It's all chinese and none of her usual apps (like YouTube) are available.

I guess I will have to find a way to sideload Google's apps (and store.) But it's hard to get anywhere with the phone because I constantly bump into chinese only screens...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] Stampyron:
Unfortunately you have to wait 15 days, there's no way getting around it
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] cajarana:
Bootloader unlocked, MEG 7, Global Dev. :laugh:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] XavierBrian:
Only user on MEI7 unable to unlock,user from india n Indonesia
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] cajarana:
Im on Meg 7 and did the unlock.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] moinmoin666:
Nice! How long you have to wait for the unlocking?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] cajarana:
The usual, 15 days
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] aabenroi:
Seems like everyone have to wait for 15 days
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] ajegile:
already try everyting method , no lucky
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] Alex_Felix:
I'm eagerly waiting, 1 more day to go.

Recently fixed the touchscreen issue with opening back cover, removed and reattached the battery and screen attachments. Added tape on the back cover and everything come back to work again. :angel:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] Stampyron:
Well I just got 10 more days to go! Great!!:rolleyes:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] XavierBrian:
Lol really??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] timbook2:
I can't unlock my met7 (5 plus) also on ROM 9.2.0.2 so no updates witch sucks..
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] ajegile:
because your phone FAKE ROM.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] XavierBrian:
8.3.22 global beta release, update now, hopefully able to solve 86006
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Guides, News, & Discu] Alex_Felix:
No. Not really, just want to learn how to open the back cover. :D
[Moto G5 Questions & Answers] Kage52124:
Has anyone had any success with this phone on T-Mobile for wi-fi calling/VoLTE? I'm rather pleased with this phone, but I don't understand why the Plus variant would have those features, but not our international version. Certainly T-Mobile isn't collaborating with Motorola since even the G5 Plus isn't sold in their stores, right?

Any chance a developer could port the stock/debloated G5 Plus rom back for the G5, or maybe that's too herculean of a task.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kopkiwi:
Got the phone at launch and the battery was brilliant, 5 hours SOT no problems. But the last couple of months Google Play Services has been killing my battery. I've tried everything I could think, removing location permissions for all apps, disabling bloat, installed PDP to go that extra step further on apps that wouldn't allow it. Factory reset, cache wipe, I've done it all. Yet still, Play Services is ruining my phone, of the 10% I've lost so far in my 45 minuntes of being awake, Play Services accounts for 5% of that. I've gone through every individual app to see if any have a matching battery usage that doesn't show in the battery usage section under battery, but none do, not even close. I am at my wits end with this, it's ruining a truly fantastic phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
Have you tried not disabling things? Seen quite a few reports here where disabling some bloat actually led to higher standby drain, Google Play services drain, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kopkiwi:
I haven't....I'll factory reset and give that a try. At this stage I've lost track of everything I've turned off lol. Thanks for the heads up
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Holyman007:
Try using wakelock detector, greenify, GSam or betterbatterystats to check what wakelocks are causing drain.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Jammol:
Yeah I had to reset my device and start all over going as far as Odin. Anything I disabled using BK Disabler didn't start working even after the factory reset, so I had to Odin firmware on the device. Prime one being Bixby. No matter what I did she would not work at all. Was like if the button was a dummy.

Battery life with things disabled was garbage. Either Samsung had a "lie to me" thing going with this device or the services related to those disabled things, are actively trying to enable them, causing the battery to drain.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
Yes the posts I read specifically mentioned Bixby (among a few other apps), so I tend to agree that something Sammy has done results in exactly what you said...when those apps are disabled the phone keeps trying to enable them causing added and unexpected drain. Hope the reflash worked out for you (and OP as well). I think it will :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Jammol:
Yeah reflash is what fixed mine. I'm currently experimenting with completely removing the apps and related services on a rooted Rom BlueFox made.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] SenyorMauricio:
Whenever I try to return to stock EMUI 5.0.1 from Lineage OS 14.1 with my TWRP backup, it just stays at the boot screen that says "Honor" and doesn't continue past that point. I was wondering why this happens and what I can do to fix this since I want to return back to stock without doing the painful dload method. I currently have TWRP 3.1.1-0 OpenKirin Edition, the same version I used to make the backup too.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] RedSkull23:
Which LineageOS ROM do you have, OpenKirin's or HassanMirza01's..?
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] SenyorMauricio:
I have the one by HassanMirza01
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] RedSkull23:
Did you already formatted data partition back to ext4 before trying to restore the backup? Hassan's roms are f2fs based, so you won't be able to restore an ext4 based rom over f2fs
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] SenyorMauricio:
Should I do that before restoring the backup? I've done it after restoring the backup, and it doesn't do anything but mess up TWRP's permissions.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] SenyorMauricio:
It booted up whenever I changed it back to ext4, but it comes up with a screen saying "Unencryption Unsuccessful" whenever I boot up. I click on reset phone, and it brings back to TWRP. This even happens if I reset the phone via TWRP. I'm not sure if this process would work if I restored the stock recovery, but I'm not sure if I want to find out.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] SenyorMauricio:
Whenever I formatted data through the stock e-Recovery (the stock portion of the recovery that stays even with TWRP), it booted up perfectly fine! Thanks for all your help!
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] RedSkull23:
Nice one dude ;)
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
(NOTE: this post is a duplicate of a similar thread I started on the Android Central user forum)

Hello everyone,

In the continuing saga of the Leagoo T5C i bought before the holidays from GearBest, I've seen the good (the price and overall build quality, along with a reasonably good user experience), the bad (some notifications that I just can't get rid of, among other things), and I now present you the ugly: after watching a review video on YouTube about my device, I learned that it came loaded with a Trojan called "Gorilla.AM"...

***EDIT: apparently, the Trojan's name could actually be "Guerrilla.AM", I'm not sure.***

Needless to say, I did as the tester had, and installed Malwarebytes, which, sure enough, found the exact same Trojan on my device.

You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5l3z7BvBtk

It so happens that it's embedded in Leagoo's own application launcher, called Sujet (in French; maybe it's called "Subject" in English, I don't know). I can force quit the application, since I use another launcher called Apex (good pick, by the way), but Malwarebytes can't seem to shake the Trojan off my device nonetheless.

A quick search on Google gives very little in the way of information about this malware, but I'd like to be on the safe side, so I came here.

Any contribution would be welcome at this stage.
[General Questions and Answers] Lannig:
Hi. I've seen your post on a french-speaking forum but for my own reasons I don't want to help there, too many morons.

Leagoo is well-known for smartphones with built-in spyware/adware. I've had both a Z5 and a M5 and both had such crap in the stock firmware.

This one is new to me but you'll probably have to follow the same steps to get rid of it.

Try

adb shell pm disable <internal name of that launcher>

first (from a PC connected to the device with ADB - zillions of tutorials available for this)

The internal name can be found by guessing or by using one of the many apps that will show you the information. One is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csdroid.pkg

If that fails, try adding "-k -user 0" to the command line.

If it fails again (denied) then you have no choice but to root your device first, then use this pm command from a root shell or directly delete the folder for "Sujet/Subject" from /system/app or /system/priv-app where you'll find it.
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
Hi,

OK, first off, thanks for the reply. Secondly, as I've stated before, I'm new to Android, and though I know my way around the command line in both Windows, Linux et OS X (not so much macOS: my MacBook Pro is 12-years old...), I suppose there are some things to set up first, before you can actually do what you suggest.

I understand that ADB stands for Android Debug Bridge, so is it an existing functionality in, say, Windows, that you can trigger from the command line, or a third-party software you have to install first?

On the Android side, what action should I take? Any Developer command to enable/disable to let ADB interact with my device the way it's supposed to?
[General Questions and Answers] Lannig:
Yes, you need to enable debug mode on your phone too. I could refer you to one of the zillion tutorials available on the net, but here's a summary.

Go to settings > about... (à propos)

Make at least 7 rapid touches on the line that says "build number" or its french translation.

This will make a new settings menu available from the main settings page: developer options

In this new menu, enable USB debugging.

Then you need to install ADB on your Mac and I'm at loss to help you there because I'm totally foreign to Macs. Never used one.

This seems like a good start: https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/

Note: you may also try issuing the commands mentioned above from a terminal emulator running directly on your Android device, although I'm told that it's not exactly the same thing protection-wise.

Install this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm and try typing the commands from the emulator window. If it works, no need for ADB (although having ADB will probably prove useful sooner or later and I encourage you to take the step).

EDIT: forget the guys from Phonandroid, they're brain-damaged beyond help :)
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
OK, thanks for the heads-up; I've already installed a Terminal emulator on the phone, so I'm gonna give it a go in a moment. I concur about Phoneandroid, alas: I've just received flak from one of the moderators because I'd double-posted on the same subject, whereas I'd just posted one thread, in the wrong part of the forum, according to him. Go figure...
[General Questions and Answers] Lannig:
OK, please feed back on your attempts, both from terminal emulator and through ADB.

Alas, I suspect that root

will

be required. It was for me on my Z5 and M5 to get rid of Leagoo's crapware.

Phonandroid is a bunch of losers with bloated egos posing as experts when 2/3 of the replies given are total BS.
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
"Er, Houston, we've had a problem..."

On Windows: "ADB is not a recognized name for a command applet..."

On OS X: "adb: command not found"

Stumped, I am...
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
(Additional question, not quite related: Aida64 indicates that my device runs a 4.4.49 version of the Android kernel, when the current version for Android 7.x is supposed to be 4.4.1; how does that compute--no pun intended--with my issue?)
[General Questions and Answers] Lannig:
Missing adb command is because the adb.exe (Windows) or adb (Mac) file is not in the command path. Either make the folder that contains the adb[.exe] file the current folder using the cd command or use whatever context menu for opening a command line window within the currently selected folder works, or even add that folder to the PATH variable. Google "add directory to path" for Windows and MacOS.

No idea about the kernel version. Minor kernel versions may vary within an Android release. Not surprising and most definitely unrelated to your problem. The crapware certainly isn't part of the kernel. It's most likely a system app i.e. a folder within either /system/app or /system/priv-app folders. You can't delete it without root, but you

might

be able to disable (freeze) it with the commands I gave you.
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
OK, thanks. I did "cd" to the folder where I had unzipped ADB on Windows (on the Mac, when I tried to open the ADB executable, I got a "cpu not supported" error message in the Terminal, as I feared, since my MBP is 32-bit-only, and most Mac applications nowadays only support 64-bit CPUs), and still got the "adb unrecognized command" error in PowerShell.

The phone was plugged in, and the right USB mode, so I'm still a bit baffled here. Gonna try it again with a different approach. Will keep you posted.

Over and out...
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
OK, here's what I got: "Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Shell cannot change component state for com.leagoo.launcher3/null to 2"

Basically, from my poor understanding of how Android works, it's root or die, right?
[General Questions and Answers] rhn19:
I see that this phone has 7.x android. So, a Magisk Systemless flash might work. After rooting your device, get a good launcher integrate it to /system. Then delete your stock launcher all together.

Tell me if this works.

---------- Post added at 01:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:20 PM ----------

If you are new to this, use an app from play store for uninstalling and integrating apps.
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
Hi,

Yes, like I said, I'm a newbie when it comes to Android, so I'll abstain from rooting my device for now, but I'll keep your suggestions under advisement, because I suppose there'll be no other option in the long run. I'm gathering info on how to safely root a device.

I've done countless jailbreaks on iPhones, and it was always absolutely painless, but then, I had better understanding of how iOS works than I have Android, so until I know more about the OS, I'll keep my phone as it is.

Thanks again!
[General Questions and Answers] rhn19:
Jailbreaking vs Rooting is like 5-1 on difficulty level. Because Android is Open source while IOS is not. I would highly suggest you Root it if your phone does not have warranty. After all something that is on /system partition like your launcher will need superuser access to modify it. I cannot think of a way that wont void your warranty.

You can flash TWRP and then boot into aroma-fm but that will void your warranty. Rooting is the preferred option here.
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
Yeah, well, the phone is brand-new, and still under warranty, but that's not what's holding me back: I'd rather not brick it, most of all, because I need it, if not as my main phone, at least for connectivity.

I've read tutorials on this very website about using TWRP to flash a new baseband, but I'm curious about what firmware to choose, where to download it from to be sure it's not laden with bad stuff, and how sure I'll be to have an operable phone afterwards.
[General Questions and Answers] rhn19:
Why do you want a new firmware? I don't get you man, do you want to clear out the malware or try a new ROM? Because i think you would have to build a new ROM, there is not one available i guess.
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
That's the thing: the malware on my phone is part of the application launcher installed by the OEM. In other words, it's embedded inside the ROM. If I root my phone and somehow manage to get rid of this launcher, what's to tell me that Leagoo won't push it silently back onto my device under the disguise of an update?

I don't know what to do here. I understand that based on stock Android, each OEM applies a certain number of modifications to accommodate the hardware it used to build the phone, and since the SoC is brand-new, I gather there aren't many drivers available, unless I leave the current baseline in place.

I'm kinda caught between a rock and a hard place here...
[General Questions and Answers] rhn19:
If you use malwarebytes after root that thing wont happen. And almost all of the OEMs have a trigger which voids when rooting or flashing firmware. After that the OEM wont give you updates unless you use the A/B partitioning system.
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
OK, I understand how rooting my phone would void the warranty: after all, it's a substantial change in the phone software, and the OEM can't be made responsible for any mishap that occurs after I've rooted the phone.

What's the A/B partitioning system (I suppose it helps partition your storage space)? I don't have a microSD card installed (I use the slot for my second SIM), but I do have 32 Gb of storage space, minus what's already used up.

Do you know KingRoot? Is it as good and (reasonably) safe a rooting tool as they say it is?
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
(Answering my own question about KingRoot, it appears its editor has a dubious reputation, so I think I'll abstain from using it...)
[General Questions and Answers] Lannig:
Hummm... missed a lot of messages here.

In short:

- yes, root is required obviously to get rid of this

- Magisk will be useful only if you can flash it hence need for a custom recovery (TWRP) first. Installing TWRP means unlocked bootloader too. Usually not quite an issue for the cheap Chinese stuff (i.e. no unlock code required) but still a somewhat advanced job. Thing is: has someone built TWRP for this phone?

- I

strongly

advise against KingRoot and all these so-called one-click root programs. They're becoming less and less successful as versions of Android go anyway, but they will still happily fill your phone / PC (or both) with Chinese spyware/adware.

- loss of warranty: that's an endless debate. If the stock firmware is available for flashing, then in the event of some hardware problem, you can always reflash it before returning it and root will be undetectable. This ain't Samsung (Knox). Anyway if you've bought it from Gearbest or a similar Chinese shop, warranty is kind of in your dreams only, as you probably are aware of.

My favourite method for rooting phones these days Phhusson's toolkit and Superuser app (he's a French guy BTW). It requires:

- the original firmware including an usable boot image

- an unlocked bootloader

- a Linux machine and decent knowledge of command line usage to generate a modified boot image that is to be flashed to the device using e.g. fastboot

https://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/wip-selinux-capable-superuser-t3216394

Hmm... seems that's he's brought up a build bot for the part that needs to be done on a Linux box, so that would make things much easier. Still not a beginner's job I'm afraid.

EDIT : no he hasn't. It's just the output of his own builds. I misunderstood "build bot".
[General Questions and Answers] UglyStuff:
Yeah, this is where I might hit the proverbial brick wall: I can't even find a recovery ROM on the OEM website. The device is very recent, having just been commercialized, so maybe the manufacturer didn't see the need to offer the orginal ROM for download.

If it's not available, I couldn't revert to it if I flashed my device with the wrong custom ROM, so basically, I'm dead in the water here. Rooting my phone is one thing if I can rid it of the malware Leagoo installed on it; that's my main goal here, obviously.
[General Questions and Answers] rhn19:
Open up a Linux desktop. Search for the source code or boot.img and build a recovery. You don't really need to do that. Use your phones recovery sequence to get into recovery mode and flash Magisk.zip ( Systemless ). The only thing you could miss without a custom recovery is backups of your ROM. Hence, i suggest you to build a CWM/TWRP recovery ( Tons of guides available) and then flash Magisk.o