yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android General] NikosD:
Thank you very much for all this useful info.

Some more comments.

It happens to have a budget Chinese tablet with Oreo 8.0 and MediaTek SoC, which I can root using a modified/patched boot.img with Magisk v17.1 inside of course - I mean full root without problems - keeping the bootloader locked before and after rooting.

The tablet mentioned above, belongs to this category too.

Using SPFT (Smart Phone Flash Tool), I can flash custom recovery TWRP for my device without unlocking the bootloader.

So, I have two questions:

1) Is it rare to have such a device or is it common nowadays to be able to root and flash custom recovery TWRP with locked bootloader ?

2) How is technically possible to patch boot.img for rooting and flash TWRP using SPFlashTool (even in download mode before bootloader) without complains afterwards from bootloader, verified boot, dm-verity and all these safety checks that validate digital signature of Vendor ?

I mean you can do whatever you want before bootloader starts, but how can you escape from security traps after the initialization of bootloader verifications ?

Thank you.
[Android General] mirfatif:
I'm not sure how common it is but I must say these are exploits. Developers are making use of these vulnerabilities for positive and negative purposes. But these are not a "long-term" solution for rooting.

That's what my point is. Fastboot code verifies signatures/hashes only when flashing the image and doesn't verify or fails to verify integrity if image is already flashed. This is not the desired behavior so it's an exploit and it should be closed. Letting unsigned images be flashed in Download Mode is another exploit which is common with Chinese vendors as far as I have come across some instances. They don't address "loopholes" seriously. Failure to stop security breaches at or after bootloader level is definitely on SoC Vendor or OEM's part. I have added a paragraph in first post with some useful details and links.

This link explains:

It's badly translated from Chinese but is informative.

Exploiting Qualcomm EDL Programmers is a complete series on this subject summarized here.
[Android General] K3n H1mur4:
Hey pal, I'd like to know if you could help me with an issue I'm facing. I have a Moto G5 that isn't booting to any ROM (it either bootloops in bootlogo or in boot animation), and also on TWRP and during the boot animations the device is slow as hell (like 0.5 FPS on TWRP and even less on boot animation; on TWRP the device also takes a few seconds to complete even the simplest tasks - like the press of a button or the swipe of a slider - here's a video that shows differences between how stuff works on fastboot and how slow things are on TWRP, it takes like 2 hours to completely flash a custom ROM, i.e.).

I know much of the issue will be device-specific, but my point (and the reason I quoted that specific part of your OP) is that, on fastboot mode, the device is snappy and responsive. When I press a button it completes the corresponding task immediately, frames don't stutter (not that there are any animations to be rendered in fastboot, but when I switch from one option to another using the volume keys, it does so on screen as it should, with no lag), and so on. Stock recovery also seems to be ok with speed, but it's even harder to measure than fastboot because, in almost 10 years meddling with android devices, I have always found stock recoveries (and CWM in the pre-TWRP times) to be somewhat slow. Stock recovery definitely looks snappier than TWRP, though. Tried several ROMs, both custom and stock, and the issues remain on all of them.

I got to this post by researching if fastboot mode was stored on the same NAND chip as recovery, OS and so on (found out that yes, it's all on the same chip). If it wasn't, I could just assume it was a hardware fault on the NAND chip, and that would be the reason that fastboot was running fine but recovery and OS weren't, but since they're all on the same cell, I can only think that some part of the system (I mean as in every single code that runs on the device, not only the OS) that loads on TWRP and on normal boot, but not on fastboot (and possibly not on stock recovery) are faulty, thus being a software issue (either solvable with just a normal USB cable or needing a flash box).

So, my question is: which are the differences in the parts of system loaded by fastboot and by TWRP? Are there any parts that are loaded by TWRP that aren't loaded by the stock recoveries on most devices?

I know it's a rather complicated question and some stuff might be device-specific, but if there is anything you could tell me that are more generic to every Android device, it would help me a lot. Thanks in advance.
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dkionline:
As of now, China testing oreo on P9 and Honor 8. Firmwares in hwff confirming every Shots we we got lastly from there.

Only AL00 for now. All about C432 is unknown yet.

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[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Uday619:
What default smallest width do you use?? Anything above 409 kinda disables SLO mo in default camera app on mine.
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dkionline:
Slomo, you mean in N or O? I had set 499 as my default width
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Uday619:
I have a Huawei p9 running on emui 5

.0.1 and Android 7.0
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MartinDimchev:
This is why everyone should send from their HiCare app - Feedback that they demand Oreo in Europe/US or they may release it only for "their people". :)
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akinaro:
Who told you that they limit it to just Asian market? -_-
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MartinDimchev:
Many sites say that it's not confirmed if the update will reach International models. :)
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akinaro:
Yeah, "many sites", like those that said that P9 will not have orea at all, or those that said that P9 will not have security updates...

Like, seriously, instead of relaying on random people who just make stuff up just to post something on their barely visited sites and blogs, you could just fallow huawei sites/social media and people related to its modding, including people here in xda forum.

Dont spread disinformations because other people copy/paste that and thats how we have chaos and annoying whining of people who complain that they not gonna get update.

If it will be ready, it will be ready, if not, all P9 still work perfectly, and Huawei is not some stupid local brand. They know that even if Asian market is big, European/US market is most important and they dont just piss on it.

There is not much BIG differences between asian version and EU/US ones so tell me why would Huawei dont release it for us when its a matter of just... releasing that update after testing in Asia?
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] galakty:
They're just testing Oreo in China, because its their original country. If the system will be ok, then everyone will get Oreo. I dont see a reason for not getting 8.0 in Europe, when China will have that. It would be so stupid.

And yeah, "many sites" confirmed that P9 wont have Oreo. We'll see...
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MartinDimchev:
Still doesn't hurt to send 2 lines to the support center just to let them know, right? :)
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] galakty:
Do you think that few requests would change anything ? LOL please. They dont care about this app and our opinions, if they want to release Oreo, then they will, if not, they wont.
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dkionline:
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Only trust officials or leakers, but dont trust Chat supporters.
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akinaro:
yeah, but sadly I never encounter OEM support that actually take user feedback into the account :(

I think those feedback links are more for psychological aspect like "yeah, I just contributed to development!" but in real life I can bet that its all going in to the air.

I think only real way to "force" on OEM something is to spam about it on official forums/social media, making drama of it(im not kidding, everyone should cry like it was apocalypse) or do exaggerated tips to every possible site and blog writing it like it would be phone-breaking bug.

Those types of things hurt company image so they always try to fix it as fast as possible... Its sad as hell but true... :mad:
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] reynard1:
whats this picture?
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fler_tb:
It's Honor 8 Oreo kitchen as I see :D
[Huawei P9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dkionline:
hi3650 CN getting B511 atm, rolls out for EDI btw.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] xda_in_dev98:
​

A510M users install the ROM for A510F/FD then flash and flash below ADD-ON

You are not allowed to take any file from my ROM without my permission !

OS INFORMATION

[LIST]
[*]Based on A5 2017 INS Firmware
[*]VoLTE and WiFi Calling
[*]Debloated
[*]DeKnoxed
[*]DeOdexed
[*]Dual Messenger
[*]Mask Apps
[*]Secure WiFi
[*]Screen Recorder
[*]Latest April 2018 security patch
[*]Smart View Support
[*]S Bike mode ( choosable in AROMA )
[*]Face Widgets
[*]Separate App sounds in Settings
[*]Speed Meter
[*]Zero UI Mods
[*]Reboot Menu
[*]Native Blur ( choosable in AROMA )
[*]SBrowser Secret Mode Patch
[*]Gallery Video Preview Animation
[*]Gallery App can be updated through Play Store / Galaxy Apps:angel:
[*]init.d Support
[*]ext4
[*]OS Optimised
[*]Touch Key Light Duration
[*]Smooth
[*]CSC Mods
[*]AppLock
[*]Accessories ( Flip Cover )
[*]Ultra Data Saving
[*]and others.... see yourselves in OS
[/LIST]

AROMA PROCEDURE

[LIST]
[*]Wipe /data /system /cache in TWRP before flashing ZIP
[*]Flash ZIP
[*]Select DPI
[*]Select your desired Samsung / Google Apps
[*]Native Blur Selection
[*]Root Method ( Magisk v16.0 | SuperSU | No root )
[*]Installation will start.. wait till finish
[*]Reboot Device and wait for atleast 10 MINUTES
[*]FIRST BOOT will take time... so please wait...
[*]Done... ENJOY S_CUBE OS !
[/LIST]

SCREENSHOTS

Click to view

FIRST BOOT WILL TAKE TIME...... DON'T CONSIDER THE DELAY AS BOOTLOOP:angel:

Telegram Group

Click to Join for Updates and Queries

BUGS

[color="red"][center]Nothing[/center][/color]

DOWNLOADS

S_CUBE OS FIRST.stable ( A510xx )

A510M users, Install ROM for F/FD and flash the Support ZIP file

Download S_CUBE_OS.zip

Support_A510M_S_CUBE_OS.zip

OFFICIAL TWRP

Click to go to TWRP site

CREDITS and THANKS

[LIST]
[*]Zakariya ( @mZOS ) for Fix and support
[*]By Zonik for Guides
[*]Jonas (a.k.a ghost ) for guide and fix logs
[*]DasNuddel for Fix logs
[*]AkhileshDas for Support
[*]RijuZZ for Support
[*]SamFirm and updato.com for Base
[*]Samsung for their Work
[*]VinayakDev for his exclusive support
[/LIST]

​

XDA:DevDB Information

S_CUBE OS, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy A Series

Contributors

sujisurjithshankar, mZOS

ROM OS Version: 7.x Nougat

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x

ROM Firmware Required: TWRP, Patience :)

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: FIRST.stable

Stable Release Date: 2018-05-03

Created 2018-05-03

Last Updated 2018-05-09
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] xda_in_dev98:
FIXES

Smart View Fix : https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836283356

Sound Fix : https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=818222786056028540

Language Fix :https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962339331458990283

2G/3G/4G Network Switch Fix :https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=818222786056029277

Radio Fix : https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836284593​
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] xda_in_dev98:
MODS

​
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] ve zein:
Thanks bro, for your hard work..

Downloading... ... ...
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] xda_in_dev98:
Ok bro.... download and say your review..... Join my telegram group for updates
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] xda_in_dev98:
Telegram Group : http://t.me/s_cube_os
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] sathiz:
NICE ROM
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] xpity34:
Hi Bro;

I need reboot menu this sample. Only reboot menu will write. Pls share it my friend. Or you can do it reboot menu for twrp?

https://i.hizliresim.com/m2v3Z0.png
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] Kidcena:
Why not a510m? ??
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] xda_in_dev98:
The link is not working.... contact me on Telegram with ur suggestion

Download ROM for A510FD and unzip it... replace the boot.img with YOUR boot.img (kernel) then zip the contents and flash... Done??
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] xda_in_dev98:
Smart View Fix has been released for users who has diconnection problem . Check Out :Fix Page
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] Tanle11:
pls add all language :D
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] Panagos90:
why is there no sound at all? when i play music there is no sound and also in calls i cannot hear the other person nor can the other hear me. anyone else has the same problem?
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] Tanle11:
me too...
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] xda_in_dev98:
Okay... i will release a language fix.?

Can u please install the ROM again ? Because including me.. no other users who contacted me has this problem. So please check through that.☺?
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] cjcool_123:
link for downloading this rom??
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] Panagos90:
I installed the rom 3 times with different options in aroma installer each time. First with native blur and magisk, second no blur and magisk and third time with no blur and su root. Nothing worked for me, i can't get sound. I also cannot watch videos in youtube as they do not even start. It's really weird.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] xda_in_dev98:
Please READ THE ROM THREAD properly.. Its there.. ??

Your device not A510F/FD ?
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] mgolubev:
No sound at all. And I need Russian language. Please fix it.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Android Development] Tanle11:
you can change language.xml file and reboot :D
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] voscar:
I was a cell tech 10 years ago but now I am lost. I want to switch providers but keep my phone. Company techs say no way, have to buy new phone. That HTC 6800 and xv6800 look similar but have different guts and one will not emulate the other. Can I flash the mogul to work with verizon? If so, A few keywords for searching this site, to get up to speed would be greatley appreciated. Thanks for your help.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] illuminarok:
The phones are essentially identical if you put cosmetic differences aside. The real difference is that Sprint have that one's ESN number in their database for the phone, and Verizon have no knowledge of that phone in their database. So, if you call VZW they will say, "hmmm... nope, we can't help you." But, if you illegally change that one's ESN to the ESN of a valid Verizon phone, you can register that phone to their network. But, there is a little difference about ESN, MSL, MSID, etc. between VZW and Sprint... so if you decide to break the law :eek: well, make sure to research your topic thoroughly. It is possible though.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] defaultdotxbe:
verizon now (or will soon) lets you use any phone on their network (provided its CDMA of course) so having them activate a sprint mogul shoudlnt be an issue
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] philhall:
My Verizon rep said next year... and in Verizon time that means don't hold your breath.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] defaultdotxbe:
i had heard some areas had started immediately following the announcement last november
[Xiaomi Mi 5X Questions & Answers] udaan:
View attachment 4491889

Top circle is a model for Mi 5X

Bottom circle is a model for Mi A1

Phone came with fake A1 ROM (tissot), unlocked bootloader

It was not receiving any OTA updates, so I tried to manually update it to official Mi A1 fastboot rom

Phone got bricked

I flashed (Tiffany) 5X official fastboot ROM rom from EDL (hard boot to edl by two point short method) - flashed both Stable and Developer version

Both ROMs do not boot into system, bootloops on mi logo, I can get to fastboot and mi's default chinese language recovery

The bootloader is locked - can't unlock it from system or fastboot with Xiaomi's unlock tool (it needs me to link the phone with my account through MIUI settings, which I cannot get to because it does not boot into system in the first place)

I have heard I can also flash the (Oxygen) (a fake Mi 5X) ROM on it, but it is dangerous because it may hard brick the device forever, not even EDL flash can revive it.

So I'm stuck, wtf, what do I do?
[Xiaomi Mi 5X Questions & Answers] rr111:
Sorry I cant help you there, where the hell did you purchase this from though and how much did you pay for it? I'm just curious
[Xiaomi Mi 5X Questions & Answers] udaan:
HongKong, about $200 USD
[Xiaomi Mi 5X Questions & Answers] rr111:
In a Mi Store? Or on the street? Wtf man...
[Xiaomi Mi 5X Questions & Answers] udaan:
Streets. I have check the IMEI and serial number online. It is obviously a Mi5X. They just installed some weird MiA1 port and flashed it over it. Also went far as printing that A1 label on that back. lol
[Xiaomi Mi 5X Questions & Answers] HasanAhmed:
Check if this thread can help you: http://en.miui.com/thread-2223943-1-1.html
[Xiaomi Mi 5X Questions & Answers] udaan:
Hey, thanks for the link. I tried that a week ago. It gives me bootloop on mi logo. And it locks the bootloader as well. Also I have to flash it from EDL mode (by opening up the cover and using the two point short method to boot to EDL mode), from fastboot mode it cannot flash the modem.
[Xiaomi Mi 5X Questions & Answers] rehpnail23:
is there a solution for this problem ? have you fixed your device mr udaan?
[Xiaomi Mi 5X Questions & Answers] alebouras:
I have exactly the same problem and I still can't figure it out. I have also done exactly what you have already done but the same bootloop on mi logo. The last thing to try is to flash it with the oxygen 5x rom but I am a bit afraid.

Did you manage to do anything?
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] technorajeev10:
I tried rooting Moto G4 Plus and just after flashing the supersu and rebooting, it got bricked. Nothing shows except LED blink while connecting to PC/charger. Also, it won't detect in the device manager as a qualcomm device/qhsusb bulk or anything... I seriously need your help. Please help. :(

PS: I surfed over various related threads and all of them required the device to be detected on PC.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
1) are you able to power off your device, then hold down the power and volume down keys? Does that boot you into the bootloader?

Or can you hold the power button for 1-2 minutes to force a hard shutdown, then attempt to boot into the bootloader?

2) did you flash a custom kernel before attempting to root? On stock Nougat for our device, you need a custom kernel.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] technorajeev10:
The device is already in the switched off stage. When I press and hold the power button, nothing happens. When connected to USB cable, the front LED blinks. Nothing more. It doesn't return any sound or indication while connecting to PC. I tried installing various Qualcomm drivers to get it detected on PC. The Windows device manager shows nothing. :(

I tried this tutorial to root my device. I missed flashing the elementalx kernel during the root process. it caused the brick.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
That tutorial should work, provided you flashed the ElementalX kernel before rooting.

Hmm, what happens if you try to boot by holding down both the power button and the volume down key at the same time? You should still be able to boot into the bootloader (with the AP fastboot secure mode).

What TWRP and SuperSU did you try to flash?
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] technorajeev10:
I used twrp and supersu as exactly as mentioned in the root thread (twrp-3.2.1-0-athene.img & phh's supersu).

The key combo doesn't work either. No response. Is there any way to get it detected on PC?

I previously had it happened on my Yureka and I had to short the board to get it detected as a qcomm device.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
That's odd, as that key combo should get you booting to the bootloader (as in the tutorial), which should then get your device detected via fastboot. Did your bootloader look similar to this when you were flashing TWRP?

https://plus.google.com/photos/106899236533864901773/album/6441285188929274337/6441285190332216978

If your device is still on, try a hard shutdown (hold power button 1-2 minutes until shutdown, verify it's off by connecting power, you should see the charging symbol come on), then boot by holding volume down and power at the same time.

You could also try a hard reboot https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/indevice_detail/a_id/110630/p/30,6720,9687
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] technorajeev10:
I just found that the volume down key is broken. I hope that's the reason it won't boot to the bootloader. Let me fix it first and try your suggestion.

And yes, the bootloader menu was the same as shown in this pic.

Thanks a lot for your time bro. Much appreciated.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] technorajeev10:
I just disassembled the phone and flipped the volume rockers so that the volume down should work fine. Then pressed and hold vol - & power button. Violaaa. Got into the bootloader. On TWRP, Just wiped data and flashed the ElementalX followed by SuperSU. It's working super fine now. A billion hugs for your support. :)
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[Android Head-Units] Shocker580:
Hi guys,

I'm looking to an Android Radio for my Seat Ibiza 6J and this one looks promising: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Gre...-VW-Seat-Ibiza-2009-2013-32G/32859415247.html

- Does anyone know this brand ?

- How can I verify if is it compatible with malaysk rom ?

- What are the best brands for android auto headunits ?

Thanks

Cheers
[Android Head-Units] Astur_Torque:
It looks like a game gear xdddd

Personally, I would by an Android Radio without support Offical or at least unnofficial from xda..that's the true health!
[Android Head-Units] Shocker580:
The question is: does it have official or unofficial support ? How should I know ? :D
[Android Head-Units] Astur_Torque:
Offical: looking its webpage

Unofficial: the amount of threads created about it
[Android Head-Units] Shocker580:
Still nobody knows this brand ? :(

What specific question can I ask to the seller to check the firmware Malaysk ROM compatibility ?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Shonilchi:
Is there a custom ROM which has an in-call volume as loud as the stock ROM?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] thedr34m13:
Use a kernel manager app to increase speaker volume. In my experience, RR is loud enough.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Extremedriver:
Hi folks. I recently started to encounter an unknown popup on my G4 home screen. Its hidden off in the corners somehow when I close it and have no idea what its could possibly be connected too. I was told it might be a virus or malware, but I am running Malwarebytes Pro as Primary and Norton Pro as a Secondary. So one or both of them should have flagged it if that was the case. Attached are 2 screenshots of this annoying popup. It seems to apear at random. Most of the time its when I am trying to use apps or I am closing the charging screen by way of swiping motion. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Extremedriver:
Thanks man.