yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Seanthedroid:
Yeah, I was gonna say, probably the greatest thing about Samsung devices, which almost makes up for the slow updates and the difficulty ROM developers have historically had in supporting Exynos, is Download Mode. It's hardcoded onto a read-only chip, will boot even if you lack a bootloader, and always works perfectly with Smartswitch or Odin as long as your MicroUSB port works, thus making is literally impossible to hard-brick a Samsung device except by causing physical damage (dropping, water damage, sledgehammer, etc). I don't know of any other OEM that has something similar. HTC's S-On sort of did the same thing, but it was on the regular NAND chip which made it less noob-proof than Download Mode, could theoretically be turned off, and was much more restrictive in the partitions it gave developers access to. I'm not loyal to Samsung or any other brand, my current Tab A 10.1 is my first Samsung device and could still be my last if someone else has better specs and better software for a better price in the next generation, but this is one of my favorite features. The moment you suggested you'd hard-bricked it with a simple attempt to flash something onto the regular NAND, I knew something had to be wrong with the battery or MicroUSB port.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] ashyx:
While DOWNLOAD mode is fairly robust it actually can quite easily be killed by a bad flash.

Speaking from experience. Aboot is responsible for booting the kernel or DOWNLOAD mode.

ABOOT should always be flashed with its corresponding SBL.

If not then the SBL may reject ABOOT as it wont have the correct signature. This breaks a chain of trust which is started from when the device is turned on and the firmware initialized.

(basically this is what is meant by secure boot seen in download mode)

If the SBL rejects ABOOT the device simply will not boot and will appear dead. No DOWNLOAD mode nothing.

Unfortunately I did this by accident when trying some mods out and flashed the wrong ABOOT thus killing my T555.

If you're lucky the device will drop into qhsusb_dload mode, however I think this mode only activates if the SBL believes ABOOT is corrupt not if it's failed the chain of trust.

Unfortunately this didn't happen, so the only option I have is to flash the EMMC direct using something like RIFF BOX in ISP mode(which I already have, but needs an update).

Failing that there is a little trick with an SDCARD adapter that could work with limited success I may try.

So just to sum up anything beyond flashing bootloaders is unlikely to brick the device as this will ensure DOWNLOAD mode is always accessible.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] undergroundcugir:
on my hx now i have wm6 but it's slow and it anoing :D, will it be better to downgrade to a wm5L or is there a wm6 L for me ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Kurtyyyyyy1:
I'm wondering if any custom ROMs have the following features:

-Double tap to wake, that works alongside fingerprint scanner

-swipe selection (I was an Android user a few years back, don't know if this tweak is still around)

-lockscreen pattern unlock in which you can change the dot grid size

Thanks in advance!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] CyberpodS2:
I think all of those are available, but not sure they are all in one rom. I am currently running the AquariOS room with great great results. Head over to the thread and look at the OP. Also look at the Flash Kernel and installing the TWRP zip is the way to go. [MENTION=3730810]Badger50[/MENTION] is running almost the same exact setup as me so he would be another source of help. I'm going to be away for a couple weeks but if your starting from scratch, I would ask about what you are unsure of after reading a lot.

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I think all of those are available, but not sure they are all in one rom. I am currently running the AquariOS room with great great results. Head over to the thread and look at the OP. Also look at the Flash Kernel and installing the TWRP zip is the way to go. [MENTION=3730810]Badger50[/MENTION] is running almost the same exact setup as me so he would be another source of help. I'm going to be away for a couple weeks but if your starting from scratch, I would ask about what you are unsure of after reading a lot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
They all pretty much have DTTW, as do all the custom kernels.

Swipe selection?? Explain in what context you mean...lock screen, notifications, recents???

Grid size adjustment?? Not that I've seen or noticed. Then again, I don't use it. :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Kurtyyyyyy1:
OK I found an app that sorted swipe selection.. basically I meant cursor control using a swipe on the keyboard!

So yeah are there any ROMs that allow you to have pattern lock with a larger grid.. so there are more than 9 dots?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Ah, Swype keyboard is what you meant. You'll likely need a keyboard that allows that feature like Swift, Swype, or Smart keyboard. That's another feature that I've never used or liked. Heck, I still use the t9 method since I'm old and like 2 letters on my keys. As far as the pattern grid, no, there is no adjustment on Aquarios rom that allows you to increase the number of dots. However, I bet there's an app for that. What isn't there an app for anything these days :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Kurtyyyyyy1:
Haha I would happily go back to t9!

Currently searching for one an app to fill my needs.. to no avail.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
I hear ya man. You could research exposed to see if there's anything that'll help you find what your looking for. And just a little FYI..Smart keyboard pro, which is what I use, has t9 and swipe actions if you'd like :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] sublimaze:
Hmmmm
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
I'm an old dog bruh! ????
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Motawa88:
Does Dex work for you?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] DanielL.:
Hello there,

first sorry for my bad English, if you cannot understand me please ask :)

My friend asked me to (factory) reset his M4 Aqua because it won't start anymore (boot loop).

I used the flashtool and flashed the 26.3.A.1.33 (Customized DE for E2303) with standard settings (without flashing the userdata)

It worked without problems and the phone started until it said, "Android is starting...". Some seconds later the phone rebooted and stuck at the Sony logo with a glowing red LED.

After a half an hour I put it off by pressing the power and volume up button until it vibrated three times.

I tried to put it back into flash mode but nothing happened (LED doesn't blink, PC don't recognises the phone - just nothing). Same for the bootloader.

I've read something about holding the volume buttons and the power buttons for 30 seconds to reset the phone, but it doesn't help. (Flash mode and bootloader still haven't worked)

I pressed the off button near to the sd slot for ~15 seconds and after that, I was able to put the phone into the flash mode, but the PC still doesn't recognize the phone.

After removing the USB-cable the phone doesn't exit from the flash mode, so I press the off button again until the green LED went off.

I've noticed that the bootloader works, but the bootloader is locked and I was not able to unlock it.

So by now:

The phone stuck at the Sony logo with a bright shining red LED,

flash mode doesn't work (green LED lights up, but the PC doesn't recognize it),

the bootloader is locked (but works).

Please tell me, if you know how to revive the phone.

thank you in advance :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Hi7m3up:
￼You will have to flash the firmware again with flashtool maybe try and download another ftf file from a different source and try again.

Remember to only connect your phone in fastboot mode when flashtool prompt's you and all should be good.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Ermesroma:
I can't get unbrick my TRT-LX1, I can't flash a new firmware because the bootloader and frp is locked and the oem unlocking in the developer option is disable. When I turn on it start in bootloop. How can I resolve?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Ermesroma:
Somebody can I help me?
[One (M8s) General] gerwld:
1. Unlock your bootloader.

2. Install trwp recovery (lalleman .net/HTC_M8S%28QL_UL%29/Recovery/)

3. Do all wipes. Don't wipe only a SD Card. Go to Advanced -> Power off

4. Go to Fastboot USB mode

5. Install the stock recovery and then relock the bootloader (" fastboot oem relock " command)

6. Do wipes in stock recovery. (then it will stock in the boot loop, but you can power off it. Just press the power and volume-up buttons.

7. Download v.1.6.401 firmware (ruu and 0PKVIMG).

8. Rename 0PKVIMG_m8_UL_QL*****.zip to 0PKVIMG.zip, and then place it on your flash card to the root directory.

9. Go to HBOOT (volume down + power). When your phone will suggest installing firmware. Press volume UP.

10. If it will not install -> Try again

11. Install the RUU 1.6

Links:

RUU - ruu .lalleman .net/HTC_M8S%28QL_UL%29/RUU/

0PKVIMG - ruu .lalleman .net/HTC_M8S%28QL_UL%29/Firmware%20%28Expert%29/Firmware%20Crypted%20%28Original%20HTC%29/

Stock recovery (i use this) - drive .google .com/open?id=11j0-a0a21pKtesyQOmY7x1LRyr_a0ZVG
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tastypotato:
Hey all,

Just curious if anyone else has had this issue that I just experienced. I was using my phone like normal when it dropped to 3% or so battery life so I went to go plug it in. After sitting on my nightstand for 1 hour or so I picked it up and went to unlock it, but it was doing the whole "New phone tutorial" thing on the unlock screen which was a little confusing.

That's when I unlocked it and realized that everything was gone. Both of my Google accounts had unsynced themselves with my phone and it looks like my entire cache was reset. All of my text messages, gone, pretty much everything was wiped except for my pictures and other files.

The Google Now launcher is no longer working either - I can't swipe to the left to access the Now cards (This is really the least of my concerns though).

Is there a way to look through logs or something to see what happened? It seriously sounds like there was some sort of catastrophic failure and the phone just nuked itself - but I've never had this happen to any of my previous phones.

This problem mixed in with the phone shutting off randomly at 35% (Was fixed by doing a 'battery calibration' with a guide on here), the touch screen being unresponsive at times preventing me from unlocking the phone, and the white washed out lines issue that never has been fixed makes me really question whether or not I'll consider buying Motorola (Lenovo?) ever again. :|
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] andrewuk5:
Hi guys, ive Just bought a P10 and it was on L09C02B161. Iwent on FF typed in vtr-l09 as model and persisted to check each one to my imei. I finally found VTR-L29C185B360 which said it was compatable so i did the proxy trick and i think it softbricked. Managed to sort that and its booting fine. It says emui 8.0 but its still on my old B161 in settings. Boot loader is now unlocked (with code).. TWRP would not install but the oreo one installed but doesnt seem to flash files they error. I just would like my old stock B161. Has anyone got any ideas? Thanks in advanced.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] birckston:
Hey, so I am trying to follow the seemingly least invasive instructions for Magisk that involve patching the boot img.

https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445

However, there's an obvious caveat: attempting to dd the boot partitions throws a permission denied without root.

What would you suggest is the most straight-forward way of getting those? I'd also like to have those dumps as a backup obviously, in case things go haywire.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] kraatus90:
boot twrp image. and then make a backup of boot.img. don't flash twrp.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] birckston:
Oh perfect! Didn't know I could do that through TWRP boot. Thank you! :good:

Sorry if an obvious question, but I need to unlock my bootloader for this first, right? It's been some time since I've had an unlocked phone.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] kraatus90:
yep
[General Questions and Answers] GamingDevilsCC:
I was wondering if scratches on the glass "protector?" which covers the phones camera lens affect picture quality.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Yes. Anything obstructing lens is a red flag. There are 'solutions' on YouTube, but they do never give you the desired result.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] Rajaasim1980:
Hi there,

I have been rooting all previous samsung and pixel phone but i dont know if rooting or unlocking bootlaoder is needed for HTC U11.. I mean software is fast and fluid, battery is exceptional (7 hour screen on time), not much bloatware out there, sound is alo great unless we have some sound mods out there who improve it further

so is there any advantage of rooting and going after custom ROMs/Mods ?

secondly i am using HTC phone after long time so this S On/OFF is confusing. If we have unlock bootloader and root/Twrp then can we flash all custom ROMs ? or we must need to do S-OFF in order to flash some custom ROMs ?

Thanks
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] shivadow:
S-off is protection for system turned off so anything written to root is permanent.

Unlocking bootloader is what protects the phone from loading software that isn't official.

Yes you can flash roms etc without s-off. S-off is dangerous but can offer extra methods of recovery should your phone die unexpectedly. It is highly recommended to buy s-off via sunshine app if you plan on rooting.

Rooting has its uses but it has more disadvantages. Some apps won't run, ie banking apps, you can easily cheat games but it makes things boring, you can block adverts but you can get rootless options too.. Swings and roundabouts. Personally I don't root anymore.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] drich66:
You dont need to be S Off to install a custom ROM. Although there are more and more apps and theming engines that pretty much do what the old rooting used to, I have been rooting since the old school evo days. You can always go back to stock in most cases, but its nice to see what the different custom roms developers have to offer and experience the different user interfaces. The installation of a different kernel is the the best advantage to me if you are looking to tweak battery usage and certain functions. Plus you van back up and dirty flash most roms without much hassle or loss of data. I currently am S On and have used a few different daily driver roms with no issues for years now. Just read up on firmware updating and the Rom requirements before loading.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] jhill110:
Not the best advice or info.

You don't need s off unless you plan on changing your u11 firmware from one cid to another (Google it). Why spend the $$ unnecessarily?

IF you root with Magisk you can use magisk Manager to hide root from banking and other apps and they'll work just fine.

It's 101...
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] shivadow:
My explanation for s-off is valid. S-off has more uses than just changing the cid. Google it. I recommend s-off in all instances where the phone will be rooted. Otherwise you leave it s-on.

As for magisk, it doesn't always work. Google it. It's 101.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] jab5555:
S off S on

Personally I've only ever used S off to downgrade stock, never needed to change cid, it makes tasks easier but a lot of the security is missing, it's swings & roundabouts soff

only temporary on the u11
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] mauiblue:
I rooted an old Motorola phone (Verizon) years ago and I didn't have any problems then. I could flash all these different ROMs and it was cool and interesting to do. Later phones I owned from Verizon didn't let me root so that was that. This year I decided I wanted to get a phone directly from HTC, the U11. I got the version that I could unlock and it didn't have all the bloatware like from the other carriers. I got the phone in April of this year and did the unlock process using the HTC Dev website. All went well and I loaded up a few apps that only worked with an unlocked phone. I installed Magisk and TWRP but I never did install a custom ROM because the phone was working well - fast and long battery life and the apps that required an unlocked phone played well.

Then a couple weeks ago there was a notification on my phone that there was an OTA update. The OTA notification nag screen was constantly coming up and of course I couldn't update while the phone was unlock. Or at least that's what I thought. So I went and used ADB and gave the the command to OEM lock. That was it, my phone got corrupt and long story short my phone is headed back to HTC to be revived.

When I do get the phone back I'll leave it as is, factory stock. I really didn't see the need to flash any new ROMs after I got the phone in April. It is a hard lesson to learn but oh well. It is what it is. If I do decide to unlock again, I will make sure I know what I am doing. Obviously I didn't.

Good luck OP on what you decide.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] hunteditor:
Tethering Without Root?

I'm moving from an S7 to the U11. I've always rooted my phones in the past, mainly to get tethering and remove bloat. Is there a tether option without rooting the U11? From what I hear there isn't a ton of bloat on the U11, so if I can tether without root, I might just do that.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] mauiblue:
https://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-u11/howto/sharing-data-connection-with-usb-tethering.html

Well there isn't much of bloatware on the U11 and that is one of the reasons I wanted that phone. Another reason was that I wanted the latest HTC phone (got my U11 in April before the U12+ came out). I don't care for Samsung and Apple phones and I've just gravitated toward HTC since the HTC Incredible.

I've rooted a couple phones before and they were so easy to do. No issues and it was not so complicated as it is now. I really screwed my U11 (or at least I couldn't figure out the right procedures to get it out of trouble).
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] KOAO:
I root because I want youtube adaway (Which to be fair does have a no root option) and, more importantly, adaway.

Adaway has no alternative if you aren't rooted, which sucks. I don't care for adgaurds VPN or DNS666. An App like Adaway, I would pay for that on a non-rooted phone to make it happen. Bonus, I also get to install other ROMs Once my phone stops being updated by HTC, which seeing their track record, will be around January of 2019.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] samuk190:
it can't work on rooted phones because google doesnt want to happen.

Adaway removes the reveneue of big corporations, and thats affect google, thats why google, banking apps, and even pokemon don't like rooting.

you can acess your bank in your windows PC (windows have admin mode)

but you can't in android..

F** logic..
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] Extreemator:
I don't know what people are doing on this site that say we don't need root. It's like atheists on eclesiastical meeting
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] Laoma40:
I often think putting a custom rom in more secure due to the security patches being updated, however obviously you need to mask it for bank apps. So how important are security updates? Banking apps like google pay dont check that condition yet they check the latter.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Mna009:
I have an lg g5 h850. Sometimes it will just randomly poweroff and try to restart and wont boot until i connect the charger it even powers off at 100% its causing lots of problems I cant trust the phone when i go out please help me guyz!!!
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] gerciolisz:
I have same problem lately... Dunno how to help.. I am still with stock soft..
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] gerciolisz:
Actually i found that my battery was faulty and it grew in size.replaced with other battery and no problems so far
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aleriosagu:
Hi guys.

I had a long time without post anything. Today I want to ask them something. Maybe it's only a fooliness but.... if I see a ROM that have compability with the ALE-L21 model and my phone is a ALE-23 model, but in the rom's post is explicit mentioned only the L21 version ¿What is the risk? ¿Softbricked? ¿Bootloop? or it should work. I wonder this obviously for security but also because I want to prove some ROMS like Flyme, MIUI, etc. that -sadly- only says "ALE-L21" in the post. :crying::crying:

Thanks in advance and sorry for my poor english.
[Android Apps and Games] ikheeteric:
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[Honor 9  Questions & Answers] Kev79:
Hiya,

I've read many pages stating that Oreo in general adds support for a lot of additional bluetooth audio codecs like APT-X, however does this apply for the Honor 9? If anyone has Oreo and APT-X headphones could they check?

Thanks
[Honor 9  Questions & Answers] krispin:
It should support, in developer settings you can choose from aptX and even aptX HD.
[Honor 9  Questions & Answers] onyxii:
In developer settings the options are there (SBC, AAC, aptx, aptx HD, LDAC) but are not selectable (on my Honor 9). So I think Oreo has the option but Honor 9 has not the required hardware/firmware support.
[Honor 9  Questions & Answers] mannte:
The other device also needs to support the codec of course, and you can only select the codec if you are connected to a device that supports it. When I connect to my Sennheiser headphones it automatically selects aptX.
[Honor 9  Questions & Answers] croin:
As mannte said: You must have headphones that support Aptx (HD) codec as well. I have Marshall Major 2 and AptX work just fine.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] aqvyx:
I am getting Lag and freezes on PubG Mobile. Should i use another Kernel or Rom for better performance? I am using NOS (latest) with stock NOS kernel.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] pratik@2799:
you can use Agni kernel and try and i am also using it not facing any lag...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] isamkushwaha:
+1

Even I'm getting huge lag in Pubg on NOS

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You're on which ROM?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] aqvyx:
I have around 10fps and like 2 minutes into the match its freezing
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] vickeye:
Couldn't even start the game . Poorly optimized
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] pratik@2799:
NOS.. but i switched on RR today haven't tried in RR
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Kerox1337:
I have the 2gb version and the game was running perfectly on an older build,I'm trying to figure out if it was from february or december. Now on lates NOS the FPS drops are very frequent until the phone completely freezes,I regret so much that I updated the ROM...I'm trying with Agni now and those 2 older ROMs,but Agni doesn't even have the performance governor...

did you do other settings?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Moody Abed:
+1 :crying:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] GeneralGee90:
I'm using AEX latest Nougat build with Darkness Kernel by MOVZX and use GLtools for fake the GPU, game running smooth in medium graphics with high framerate, but sadly we can't set it to high graphic because game will become heavy. I have to test since pubg Chinese version released.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] aqvyx:
I fixed it, i clean flashed NOS+Radon and used GLTools to set my GPU to an adreno 630 and im playing on the highest graphics possible with 30fps
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] GeneralGee90:
Playing with high graphics isn't comfortable mate as my experience, but with balance setting and high frame rate is playable. No lag in scope mode (4x/8x scope)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Som_esh:
I am on cardinal. Works flawless. Send me bp.