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[Huawei P20 Lite Questions & Answers] LorneNail:
I to was not happy with the volume on the P20 lite, but as pointed out, it is at a Perfect Pitch to enable you to Still listen to what is going on around you(well done Huawei), which is a very good safety precaution. The quality of the sound is very good, I can only put it down to the type and make of headphones you are using, travelling on the London tube where there is a lot of noise I prefer the Denon exercise freak in-ear (wireless), these headphones also have their own volume that block out everything, including the tube, perfect for the surroundings. But for normal everyday use I prefer wired overhead B&O h6 headphones for the quality, and being able to hear surrounding sounds is for me a must(safety is a hi feature in my life). Try Currys PC World they have a good range of headphones that are set up for testing and I'm sure you will find a set that meet your needs.
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] klecocq:
Maybe a dumb question: I'm currently on B360 (VTR-L09 8.0.0.360) and I see that in Firmware Finder the B365 is available and approved for my IMEI.

Is there any risk on installing theis trough FF instead of waiting for the OTA? (like risk on bootloop etc)

Will I still be able to have OTA updates in the future when updating trough FF or will I always have to maual update with FF afterwards?
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] johnxarma:
Hello. It won't be a problem but if you want my advice go back to the previous stable build of nougat (B185 I believe), to start clean, through HiSuite using your PC, and the you'll receive automatically the latest B365 through ota. And always choose the option "download latest full package"
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] Invicta:
How can you go back to B185 when the phone is already in OREO?
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] johnxarma:
Connect your phone to your PC and download HiSuite. From there you can choose the option to rollback to a previous firmware. In this case nougat
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] Invicta:
it doesnt work mate, this option is no longer available
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] djg269:
Why would you do that? I've updated from B360 to B365 with FF without any problems. So what's the advantage of going back to Nougat?
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] johnxarma:
I read somewhere that FF breaks the ota and acting weird sometimes. So I rolled back to nougat, waited 2 3 days and Oreo update appeared normally.
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] Yuriksat:
FF doesn't break anything as it's just an intermediate between your phone and OTA server.

If you do everything according to instructions you will not have any troubles and normal OTA updates will be still available. I always update via FF using DNS method and it works like a charm.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bmt22033:
I've just started learning about how GSM works so I may be completely confused about something. My question is this: In a scenario where you don't have CSD/HSCSD/GPRS/EDGE, is it technically possible to transmit data from one GSM phone to another using a voice traffic channel? If you had low level access to the phone/radio hardware is it even feasible or is there something about a voice traffic channel that would either prevent or make it virtually impossible to send/receive non-voice data?
[Moto G5S Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] maximran:
Mod Edit:

Removed income generation link and prohibited content
[Moto G5S Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Raje dhakal:
U got to be kidding for charging in xda forum?
[Moto G5S Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] dpryor88:
He means you have to pay Lenovo/Motorola to fix. He's just providing the details.
[Moto G5S Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Raje dhakal:
No sir read it properly he is saying " choice is urs if u want my service " he clearly says his option is better and cheap and he wants money for his service.

Are these kind of post and adverstisement of his service allowed in xda ? ??
[Moto G5S Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] dpryor88:
Oh well. At least he's helping haha.
[Moto G5S Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Raje dhakal:
There are many who can help and unlike him no one asks money for their service ?
[Moto G5S Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Az Biker:
Thread closed

Income generation, paid services strictly PROHIBITED on Xda and a violation of Forum Rules.

All members who ask, offer, link, comments regarding paid services will have their accounts reviewed for restriction or removal.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Questions & Answers] mintypie:
Themes apk version - v 1.2.7.0 & also updated to v 1.2.7.5 today.

How to reproduce:

Go to settings > Wallpaper.

Browse local photos.

In this under Albums, it shows even old deleted images thumbnails and folders.

I deleted thumbnails from the entire system but it still shows old images and thumbnails from somewhere. If we click on the non existent image thumbnail it gives error "skipped a photo which isn't on device". You would expect that it updates its thumbnail cache after this and removes the thumbnail, but it does not.

Is there a way to remove all these old unwanted thumbnails?

I searched Google for this issue and it seems its an issue from Redmi Note 3 or even before. Are these MI developers so bad that they cant update a thumbnail cache properly? Or is it (the themes app) saving our phone images on MI cloud even if we have not logged in or have MI account?

This phone even has Cheetah and Tencent system cleaners baked into its "security center". Is this a joke? :eek:

I wouldn't have bought this ****ty phone if I knew before hand all this **** was installed in this phone and we cannot remove it. Seems like a black hole of privacy concerns here.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] pacogp:
Hi all people.

We are trying to get attention from samsung and send an update as fast as they can.

We have alot of bugs, dropping calls, black crush, etc...

We need as many rt as possible to get more visibility and get samsung more fastest in next update.

At this time, in Samsung support when you call, they answer is the first time they ear about this problem.

Apologize bout my english.

This is the link, if you want to open another we can share in spanish forums and rt

https://twitter.com/FGPonce/status/988752542573178880
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] Obveron:
How do you completely disable the lock screen, so that the tablet goes straight to the home screen?

I've been able to do this with other android devices, but I can't figure it out with this one. Not sure if its because of Oreo, of EMUI, or I'm missing something obvious.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] steveyal:
Same problem
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] thref23:
I haven't bought mine yet, but I'm guessing you'll find your answer(s) here:

https://xdaforums.com/mate-8/help/how-to-disable-lock-screen-press-power-t3350084
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] steveyal:
Good lookin' thref,

The last two posts of that thread was the answer. Just follow instruction to gain developer access, and simply turn off the lock screen. Worked like a charm.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] Obveron:
Thanks! It's in the dev options!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] wHiTeWoLf007:
I'm running Android Oreo on the Beta line. I've felt that Camera quality used to be better in Nougat, and occassionally phone heats up with Oreo. So I'd like to switch back to Nougat. But I've seen a couple of threads mentioning about a potential data loss(whole internal storage getting wiped) and needing to install a rollback build before installing a stable Nougat ROM. Could someone shed some light into this? Is flashing the rollback build really necessary if I can flash the stable OOS 4.5.1 via TWRP? And, would I lose data in internal storage during the procedure? Thanks in advance.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] TNSMANI:
The info you asked for and the steps with links everything is available here: https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/guide-how-to-go-from-oreo-to-stock-nougat.661713/
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] wHiTeWoLf007:
I checked the thread and noticed that it's all about installing via the stock recovery. My phone's bootloader is unlocked and I have TWRP installed. So my question is, do I really need to install the rollback build? Can I not directly flash the 4.5.1 zip file via TWRP and be done with it? Or is there a purpose to installing the rollback version? I mean I read in that thread that after installing the rollback version via stock recovery, a factory reset should be done(which would erase the whole internal storage I assume?) and then the 4.5.1 zip file should be flashed. If I could use the advanced wipe option in TWRP to wipe the cache, data and system partitions and install the 4.5.1 zip file, do I need to go through the tedious procedure of installing via stock recovery, which would potentially erase my whole internal storage?
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] TNSMANI:
Why would OnePlus provide the rollback build if there are other reliable methods of downgrading?
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] drmuruga:
I think rollback version is for stock recovery users and data loss + . And if you decrypted your data already downgrading is just flash zip in twrp and no data loss but you keep decrypt.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] wHiTeWoLf007:
You mean the dm-verity thing? So it will be fine if I flash the Nougat zip file and install SuperSU binaries via TWRP to fix the dm-verity issue? That's what I've been waiting for as an answer. Thanks. :D
[Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Questions & Answers] yunior597:
Hello just want to confirm is the data on the A8+ is encrypted by default, i have read it affect performance a little bit. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Questions & Answers] mchlbenner:
Yes it is I did notice and lag or ect.

Since then I have rooted the the device and just a little better performance but better battery life.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackBeats:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DZY282S

This is the link to register yourself for the soak test for oreo for Athene
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] leap_ahead:
Is real ? Pls explain
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackBeats:
Yes i got this link from customer care

For further information open the link
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] briatide:
Should probably say 2018 if it's real shouldn't it
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackBeats:
It should but if the source is the Motorola representative then I hardly think he would give a fake link

I believe they a using the same form as of the nougat soak test

Right now the soak test has not started yet but this the way to get the Ota first when it starts
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Ayan Uchiha Choudhury:
This link existed from way back. Kindly change the title as it feels like click bait(I know you have no ill intentions). This is a general link for those who want to be part of soak tests AFAIK. Registering will give users a chance to be in the soak tests for their phones. it has nothing to do with Oreo or athene.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] strongst:
As explained there, you just sign up for Motorola feedback network.

Please change thread title as it suggests something completely different.

Thank you!
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackBeats:
Yes its a feedback network where you will be provided with the update and you have give feedback and people who sign up will be the one who will get the update
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
I think, in addition to the other comments, it should be noted (as from the link and other soak tests) that you may not get selected for the soak test, you are likely under a non disclosure confidentiality agreement and you are testing the soak test if you are selected (hence, you may be subject to major, device bricking bugs as noted in some of the other soak tests) if you are not prepared for that responsibility, do not sign up.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] strongst:
Absolutely correct, and what we know from nougat soak test in the past: it can be causing problems if you want to change between versions or downgrading/upgrading.

So you really should be able to handle problems and don't complain about problems at all. You're a tester, you can't use your device as a stable one during testing and you have the duty to report bugs to lenovo.

It's not the kewl thing to be the first getting Oreo ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] arobles:
I have the SM-G965U (at&T) version and it doesn't have the Separate app sound option in the settings. Does at&t disabled that option?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] arobles:
I found my answer. Sound Assistant app.
[Fire TV Android Development] ranjeet choudhary:
ADB disable or uninstall fails for system apps in new builds.

install this apk to block installing new update from amazon. it will still download the ota bin file for you to experiment, but the ota install will fail as the code to install bin is removed.

For anyone interested to try other exploits

https://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/general/fire-os-5-2-6-3-bin-extract-fire-stick-t3780621
[Fire TV Android Development] JonnyTrulove:
I'm a little confused and was hoping you could clarify. Which update does this block? And are you saying the newest update has hidden or disabled developer features / ADB option?
[Fire TV Android Development] freshjr:
The uninstall / disable parameter doesn't work on newest fireTV devices, which means you cannot prevent newer fireTV devices from automatically updating

This over-writes the existing softwareOTA.apk, instead of uninstalling/disabling.

The modifications present in this modded version disable the firmware update functionality from the original softwareOTA.apk

--

[MENTION=6600240]ranjeet choudhary[/MENTION], can we get an equivalent dummy apk to disable com.amazon.tv.launcher?

I tried to do it myself with the janus exploit, but it doesn't work on my windows device. Looks like I will have to install Linux/Mac for further testing.

I am trying to modify com/amazon/tv/launcher/AppKeyService.smali
[Fire TV Android Development] Speeddymon:
redacted
[Fire TV Android Development] freshjr:
The important settings can be accessed via confireator as they are separate from the launcher.

Really all you need is WiFi, Bluetooth, and Adb.

App uninstall can be triggered from the new launcher.

As you say, adb is a backup plan for anyone that messes up too bad.
[Fire TV Android Development] Speeddymon:
I'll have to check out confireator.

I've been forced to manually add permissions via adb for Accessibility Service and certain permissions Amazon doesn't want you using (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW for overlays, for example) in order to even use CetusPlay on the device.

If confireator can give me a GUI for that, I'm SOLD.
[Fire TV Android Development] freshjr:
If you have a gutted amazon launcher, mind sharing?

I don’t care if you only got rid of home button or if you prevented it from executing its startup process so it fails to launch entirely, it has to go.
[Fire TV Android Development] Speeddymon:
I don't have that. Sorry.

Try Launcher Hijack V3. It will replace your launcher without needing to actually replace it.

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/launcher-root-launcher-hijack-v2-t3561026
[Fire TV Android Development] freshjr:
with the janus exploit we can now actually replace it without needing to get rid of it.

I just got a linux distro up and running so I can try executing the script. Windows is a nightmare.
[Fire TV Android Development] Speeddymon:
Confireator works!! I can finally replace the FireTV Cube launcher!! Thank you!

Edit: Still no access to the Accessibility service settings tho. Oh well, was worth a try!
[Fire TV Android Development] ranjeet choudhary:
you can try this https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77289712&postcount=12
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jj8279:
Does anyone have an idea when the S7 active potentially might see Oreo via OTA update?

Is it hard to install on your own via root or whatever?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jacoblong09:
you can already use stock recovery to flash it... Just make sure you flash the previous OTA updates until BRB5 are the last 4 characters of your baseband in settings -> about -> software info

I'm running the first oreo listed on that link on my S7 Active, not sure if the others will work, but once you are on BRB5, just copy the oreo zip to the root of your MICRO SD card, reboot into stock recovery, select install zip from sd card, and select the file... to do this, you cannot be rooted, if your system status shows as custom, flash nougat with odin... if you need it the odin files as well asall previous OTA updates are listed in the website as well. Just remove /OTA/Oreo from the end of the url

https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/OTA/Oreo/

let me know how it goes, i'm happy with it, it has the S8 style launcher and app icons, and the new AOD, but unfortunately, no live infinity wallpapers :/

remember to hit thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] troublesome:
HI

any one have Oreo stock rom? My S7 active can't go into recovery mode, only can use ODIN to flash. thanx
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jacoblong09:
There is no s7 active oreo rom in ODIN flashable format available yet, but you can update by flashing nougat, and flashing two ota flashable zip files in stock recovery. If you go to this website, and click the blue download button, you can extract the downloaded file with 7zip, or winrar, and flash the md5 files in ODIN, and you will then be on stock android nougat. You can then copy this zip file to your phone's external micro sd card, without extracting it, and use stock recovery mode (turn off, then volume up + home + power) to "apply update from sd card", or if you don't have a micro sd card, click "apply update from adb" and look up "how to use adb sideload" on google. Once it's done updating, do the same thing with this zip file, using stock recovery and "apply update from sd card" or using "apply update from ADB", and you will be on android 8.0 oreo. you can always use the first file you downloaded to go back to stock nougat if you don't like oreo, but it's working great for me!

remember to hit thanks, and if you want to support me, consider donating to me by clicking here!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dothanhanloc:
I need rom what had bootloader 3 because my phone was brick.my phone lost recovery mode but it has download mode.i must odin my phone by rom bootloader 3.Can you have it? Share me.Tks bro !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] troublesome:
It doesn't work, but still thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jacoblong09:
It should work, make sure you have the usb drivers installed, the LATEST VERSION of odin (older versions may get stuck), and make sure your phone is in download mode (hold down power + volume down + home until a blue screen appears. click volume up). Then, open odin, connect your phone, and add the four .tar.md5 files extracted from the link you quoted. It works for me, but if it doesn't, try this file instead. let me know how it goes :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] troublesome:
Dear Sir:

Just FYI~

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76331898&postcount=610

https://xdaforums.com/s7-active/how-to/s7-active-sm-g891a-ota-updates-firmware-t3540866/page59
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jacoblong09:
Oh, i see. You're on bootloader version 3. In that case, there is most likely nothing you can do to fix the phone. Just wait patiently for an odin flashable version of oreo for the s7 active, which should have bootloader 3 out of the box, and that should work. At this point, it is simply a waiting game. I really can't do anything for you, wish I could, but I unfortunately do not have the knowledge to modify bootloader versions yet. So, patience is key. Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jacoblong09:
actually, has anyone confirmed if unlocking the aboot allows bootloader downgrades on the s7 active? i also found this on the download site: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/root/unlockg891aboot.tar

Try flashing this in the AP slot in odin to unlock the aboot partition, then flash the nougat from the link i gave before, using just the AP file from the firmware in the AP slot, and don't use the BL, CP, OR CSC slots
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] troublesome:
I tried it before, does not work, either, actually I tried everything on the site.lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jacoblong09:
i have an idea.... i'll try taking a backup of my working oreo installation and converting it into a flashable tar file for odin...

can you tell me what error the phone shows when you try to flash the nougat? does it have a sw rev check fail or secure check fail?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] troublesome:
sw rev check fail and only fail in BL part

http://protoss.myds.me/download/s7_active.jpg
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jacoblong09:
then just don't flash the BL, flash everything else, let me know if it works
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dothanhanloc:
If odin BRA7 and you don't flash file BL.It will run PASS but your phone will brick when your phone was on rom RD4 (8.0).Last month ,I try do it.

You don't try it !

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I like your idea.You can help me do it .tks bro !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jacoblong09:
i realize now that the issue with my idea is... root... root is not achieved on oreo yet... and the firmware.mobi website upload to dropbox doesn't work, just refreshes after clicking start upload. So i'm stuck. But, if somebody could provide an image i could flash to root oreo on the s7 active, i will be able to make an odin .tar.md5

but i can not without root :/

One other thing you could try is extracting the ota zip for oreo you previously had, take the boot.img from it, compress the boot.img into a tar file, and then try flashing that with odin, in the AP slot. let me know how it goes, my phone is in a boot loop cause i tried an older root method :/

luckily, i used an earlier oreo OTA file, so i'm still on BL2
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jacoblong09:
Ok, after lots of digging through the ota zip, i believe i may have one step towards a solution.

But i need you to check it, as if it does work, it will update my phone to bootloader 3, which i would rather not do, since you already have bootloader 3, and it can't worsen the situation

now that i think about it, i could try flashing this on my currently installed marshmallow, after rooting, then try making the odin .tar.md5, but with the bootloader 3, so you can downgrade back to marshmallow. what do you think?

Try flashing the attached bootloader file, which i made for bootloader 3:

let me know if it works, thanks.. i might have a method for the system, too :)

EDIT NO STOP! i forgot a bin file, fixing now

EDIT 2 OK, SHOULD BE ALL GOOD NOW!

EDIT 3 I'M BRICKED NOW, but did see the new bootloader android logo at the bottom after flashing, then black screen qualcomm 9008 :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] sultanmurad:
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Hey I'm already running BRB5, do i need to rename the zip to update.zip or anything like that? also how do I send it to the root of the sd card, I just copied it into the regular file, does it need to be sent through a computer?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jacoblong09:
Nah, use stock to flash CRC7 AS IS, NOT ANYTHING NEWER... My phone is now pernaneantly bricked due to me flashing an older bootloader from a new one