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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers] tx_dbs_tx:
Q: After flashing, you said I can return to stock firmware. Its strange I am reading you cannot return due to a BL that will not be compatible anymore with the Verizon firmware.

A: When you flash a different U.S. firmware it has a bootloader included in the firmware. They can be flashed between the different U.S. firmware with no issue. the only time you may not be able to flash a firmware and bootloader is when you attempt to "downgrade your firmware to an earlier version.

Q: The G935V has been taking updates when it was on Verizon. Will this continue after changing it from a G935V (Verizon) to a G935U (AT&T) while on Straight Talk with their AT&T sim?

A: Yes, but the updates may not come as often as the carrier version of the firmwares such as Verizon, sprint, T-Mobile or AT&T. But you will get updates. It seems the carrier firmware will bring more frequent security patch updates than the "U" firmware.

Q: Does this G935U (AT&T) flash change any specific characteristics of the phone like its serial number and model #? I ask because the Samsung Smart Switch program besides

backing up your phone can also return it to stock (in case something corrupts it) and I am wondering if I give it the current serial# and model number G935V, will there be any problems since its model number firmware will be different.

A: No. The model#, IMEI, etc will not be affected. Only the software version will be affected as well as carrier specific update compatibility will be lost due to the "U" firmware.

Q: I was advised when using ODIN under "Options" to check "Phone EFS Clear" . Does this still sound right. All other settings should stay as is.

A: Yes. If you are having issues with network configs, you can choose to wipe efs so that it will rebuild upon first boot of the new firmware. This is only recommended if you have issues connecting to the network. Otherwise don't do it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers] KenKK:
Since I'm on a roll I have another quesiton,

I dd a side by side comparison on this site

https://www.phonemore.com/compare/p...5u-vs-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-sm-g935a/5532054

The phone called G935U has several more bands than the 935A (AT&T). Would this be a different G935U flash as compared

to the G935U (AT&T) ? If so would that not be the firmware to go with? It covers CDMA as well as GSM with the extra GSM bands.

This would be very similar to my G935V which offers CDMA and GSM.

Do I have it right NO CDMA capabilities on the G935U (AT&T) firmware?

Thank you for your replies its been very helpful. Its been a mystery trying to find out

what features you end up with with G935U and if their is a non provider version like in the above link.

Thank you

Ken
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers] KenKK:
G935U Product Code USC vs. G935U (AT&T

Last night I flashed my G935U. It took 3 tries with the 3rd working after switching to a different ODIN reversion.

The phone works fine, no issues except I am disappointed I lost all the CDMA capabilities should I want to try straight talk with a Verizon sim.

After I flashed the file from the updato.com site I searched and found another G935U with Product Code USC. USA

https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=05B44581906411E89F15FA163EE8F90B

A little more research and I found this is the unbranded version (correct me if I am wrong) The unbranded version appears

to retain CDMA plus have more GSM bands than the G935U (AT&T)

Could anyone offer some details on this firmware and could I have flashed this instead of the G935U (AT&T) to have retained

the CDMA and get more GSM bands.

Thanks, Ken
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers] SoNic67:
In my experience flashing another version will not add the bands. My case - I have flashed the "U" version on my "V" branded S7 Edge and the bands remained for Verizon. The modem firmware will read something that is flashed in the modem hardware and activate only those bands. There is a way to force other bands (see below).

More so, having the "U" Nougat, with modded LTE bands, I got the "U" Oreo upgrade from Samsung. After the upgrade to the "U" Oreo, the LTE bands reverted to the "V" ones (I had to re-enable them again).

I did "force" in the NV the new bands on my V using QPST and QXD professional Qualcomm tools, but since I don't really have a T-Mobile SIM I can't verify if the change works or it is something hardware (like RF amps) that is really missing.

How to: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059

The stock value for the "V" hardware, in the NV cell #6828 is 4190. That corresponds to LTE bands 2,3,4,5,7,13 (check with the LTE calculator).

I have changed the value to 2062440470751 that corresponds to bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,20,25,26,29,30,38,39,40,41 (close to what U would have natively). Again, I couldn't test if the software change is sufficient for them to actually work, but I have a feeling it does not.

When I traveled recently to EU, I have used cellmapper to check the LTE bands. I never saw B20, even if, on the map of that country, B20 was available in that rural location. I had only 3G.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers] KenKK:
G935U vs G935U

I posted the wrong link

This is the one I have my question on

https://www.phonemore.com/compare/p...5u-vs-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-sm-g935a/5532054

This compares a G935U vs. a G935A

To get to the chase, what firmware would I flash to get the features of the G935U (left picture)

I just flashed my phone with the G935U (AT&T) and although it works fine with no AT&T bloatware it is missing

some of the GSM bands of the G935U (Left picture) and all of the CDMA bands.

Thank you,

Ken
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers] SoNic67:
Like I said above, the different firmware does NOT change the LTE bands.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers] tx_dbs_tx:
G935U with Product Code USC is the "U.S. Cellular" network. I believe the way it works is the software will use the installed SIM to configure the network compatibility mode that will be available in network settings. The true "U" model of the S7 edge will have hard coded support for whichever bands samsung determines for that model number. The different versions of the "U" firmware are specific for whichever carrier/network the phone will be used on. I'm not sure which firmware would allow both GSM and CDMA networks to function simultaneously, but there is an app in google Play store called "network mode" and you could give it a try and see if it will open up simultaneous GSM/CDMA support in your network settings. I do know that Sprint's firmware does have GSM and CDMA support and I'm familiar with that because I have had sprint for nearly 10 years and have a lot of experience with the samsung software as I've built several ROM's including port ROM's over the past few years. Try the Sprint "XAS" firmware. That's the global version.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] mardrest:
If you don't wan't to trebelize your phone go with the twrp from nicknitewolf, it's the only that can install LineageOs images untill now, but it's only a bootable twrp, don't have permanent twrp untill now, or you can try with cosmicdan twrp, this have a survive function when you install a rom, but cannot install latest LineageOs roms.

With all twrp you can backup and restore any rom, stock and custom.

Edit, now abishek released a new twrp 3.2.3 that work with all roms and it's persistent. It's on the OP from lineageos official threat
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] 💋 Mumu:
Seem you are speaking on this --> https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77189749&postcount=3512

I will check this up ! Thank you mate ! :highfive:

Edit

for other, here the links :

TWRP-3.2.3 : https://drive.google.com/a/my.smccd.edu/uc?id=1tjfpvJKaEtviITgd83plS9p0BMQYHgEe&export=download

TWRP-Installer-3.2.3.zip : https://drive.google.com/a/my.smccd.edu/uc?id=1_xM-24m_vANR0eRJrytgnVDAvpiJfC6q&export=download

Please got thanks abhishek987
[Java for Android App Development] chuppito:
Hello,

If I edit waze and compiling it as an apk will dispair the original signature, but I can use it. The concern is that we also disrupt the integration of Spotify and the display of android auto (this is the most annoying).

Is there a way to ensure that you continue to enjoy these two functions? I think the solution is either in classes.dex or in the manifest.

Thank you for your help because I stagnate.
[General Topics] profitoral:
Hi,

I just want to cry out loud the frustration I've been experiencing with an order at Mobile Planet aka expansys-usa.

I participated in a pre-order of HTC Touch Cruises (aka Polaris) in November together with a few more people.

When TC went out in February (or rather expansys-usa got the first units), expansys-usa didn't fully fullfill our order (but partially, around 1/3) leaving several people waiting for their TC.

Ever since, Expansys has been delaying the shipment and even though that they got hundreds of units in stock afterwards they didn't want to fullfill the order saying that they bought these units at a higher price than the original order and that they would not honor the original price from the order placed in November as they promised.

The expansys-usa sales rep even wrote an email asking to cancel the order and go buy the phones somewhere else.

Imagine how I feel after been waiting for so long.

I just want to warn anybody that is going to pre-order anything from Mobile Planet/expansys-usa to BE AWARE of their business practices. Even if they promise they will honor the price of your order, don't believe them! they don't have a word that can be trusted.

Thanks.

= J =

Note: also posted in HoFo
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] davekaye:
Running stock software - latest updates. I can't get facial recognition to work. Smart Lock is on, and have taken several pictures. But when I go to choosing which screen lock, PIN is enabled. Nowhere in the Settings/Security can I find away to turn on Face Unlock. Tried locking the screen and scanning my face, but it will not unlock. Does anybody have Facial Recognition working with stock software? Any hints appreciated.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] congomonster:
Hi,

i searched but couldn't find an actual muiu ROM for the Nexus 5X. It is possible to port miui 9 or 10 to the 5X or will this not work? I thought that maybe the hardware would be a problem.

Thanks
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00141:
Just why?????

Buy an Huawei it's cheaper.

I hate this software like the developpers so there will be no build though it's possible to do.

Really aosp is far better and if you want the overlay just apply a theme from substratum.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] congomonster:
Didn't know that huwai phones can be flashed with miui. I try the substratum thing for now.

Thanks ;)
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00141:
Yeah sorry I have so little interest for miui/emiui that I said sth wrong, anyway it's not in my habits to not help people in xda but when it comes to this kind of question I become a lion haha.

More seriously I'm pretty sure that nobody will port miui/emiui (that are same for me ahha) so your only chance is to buy these chinese devices.

If you tell me why you would want this kind of rom on your device I can guide you to flash themes or how to add the features you would like but I suggest you to flash a good aosp ROM or lineage and then just apply a theme.

Again, sorry for being agressive with this request but my brother have an huawei and I folllowed the development of it on xda and telegram and really these chinese devices are **** for open source...(even if it's seems that xiaomi is not so bad contrary to huawei ).
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] congomonster:
No problem. All good :)
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] FoxySheila:
I've looked all around but I haven't found a ROM for my model, not that I'm skilled with this kind of thing to begin with. Send help am noob.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timg11:
For several years, my Note 4 would end the day at 75% to 80% charge with light usage - one or two quick calls and checking a few texts.

About 6 weeks ago, something changed. With the same usage pattern, in the same locations, the battery is now at 35-40% at the end of the day.

I though the battery was at fault and bought a new one, but have exactly the same pattern.

I bought "Better Battery Stats" app to see what's going on. The summary stats shows Deep Sleep 76% and Awake Screen Off 23%. Interestingly, Wi-Fi On and Wi-Fi Running are both 100%. I have not made any changes to Wi-Fi, Apps or other settings.

Under Kernel Wakelock, PowerManagerServiceWakeloks is 14%, and "bluesleep" is 10%.

Under Partial Wakelock, the highest is bluedroid_timer at 3%

Under Alarms, com.googleandriod.gms is 57%.

Does anyone have suggestions on where to look to find the root cause issue?
[Huawei Mate 10  Questions & Answers] YasuoX99:
So when I first bought my phone it was charging superfast like 1h only from 10 to 100 but now in 30 min I charge around 35-40% only , anyone had this problem?
[Huawei Mate 10  Questions & Answers] royhanks3:
What firmware are you on?
[Huawei Mate 10  Questions & Answers] YasuoX99:
alp-l29 8.0.0.134 c185
[Huawei Mate 10  Questions & Answers] yap_rony:
mine was 2% - 100% in 100 minutes but since i've changed a new battery, it's like 10% per hour
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] Hilus:
Hi, does someone have miui camera apk that could work on Android P developer preview or even just on aosp rom? I have tried many different apks, flashable zips but every attempt ended same result which is camera app crashing instantly after giving the permissions or opening.
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] rr111:
Try this: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74567143
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
Any ideas why is this happening? i updated it manually...is this a region lock thing? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Bisquit-02:
Remove the update and let it automatically update.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
well....the update is out for a month now...still not avaible in Romania :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] alimuhammadx:
Long press on homescreen then homescreen settings & then about honescreen there you can able to check or update Samsung Experience manually sometimes update not appear in app store so you can manually update it from there.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
It says that i already have the last version..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Bisquit-02:
Anyway, no issues with that version over here.

Works as it should. OP probably has some other issue causing this.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
Did you manualy updated it?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Bisquit-02:
No, came automatically. Why would I do it manually? Perhaps to "fix" some issue and hoping to resolve it this way?

You can go into apps and remove all Samsung experience services, should downgrade to the basic version. Then Auto update should detect and install the latest version for your device.

As for Auto rotate not working, you could try a wipe cache, which also involves a cold reboot. If it doesn't work after that, something went wrong with a monthly update or some other app prevents it from working.

Have you tried adding it to your topmenu? Maybe it was removed by some update.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
By autorotate i meant just in the launcher because i don.t have the last update. Autorotate is working fine elsewhere
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Bisquit-02:
You mean rotating of your home screen?

That should be in the settings, just above "hiding apps".

That came in a monthly patch update from Samsung. Maybe it's not yet available in your country.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
Well..tried everything. Maybe the update is just not avaible yet in my country
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
Just received the update but still the option for homescreen rotation is missing. Also my friend s7 edge nas the 9.0.10.76 update but still misses the option...what wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
nobody has an idea?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Bisquit-02:
I have unbranded phone with Samsung TouchWiz, but without any extra that some carriers like to put on the phones you get from them.

Maybe that's what preventing the option for your phone.

I mean, if it's not there, then it's not there.

On a side note, a while back I installed a launcher and used parallax scrolling, but after uninstalling the launcher, parallax scrolling was no longer available as an option when you select wallpaper for your home screen.

It turned out the launcher switched off the part for that and never restarted it after uninstalling.

I found the file and activated it, problem solved.

Maybe the file needed for rotating is disabled ?

Perhaps a factory reset is in order.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G955F met Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
My phone is unbranded. Yea...i also consider a factory reset...but it is just very unfortunate for me that i am the only one on the whole internet with this problem. I also asked samsung support...they never heard of this problem and it also sounded very suspicious to them. They said that they made a ticket to tehnical support guys...i am also expecting a factory reset solution from them. So i guess the phone is great even without the rotation things xD i would never consider a factory reset just for that...thanks anyway. A big thumbs up for ur answer. Have a nice day!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
Just as an info. I did a factory reset...and guess what...the option is still not there...i think its a samsung stupid region thing...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gogolakis:
Update: Today i found on apkmirror an update to samsung experience that works on s8 - 9.0.12.2 - updated over the 9.0.10.76(which should have the option but for me it wasn.t there) and still the option is missing. After that i reset the launcher to stock version(9.0.5.42) and upgraded again to downloaded version 9.0.12.2 and guess what...option apeared....after that i wanted to prove that it was a bug...again reseted to factory version 9.0.5.42 and did the upgrade to 9.0.10.76 from galaxy apps...and guess what...the option is still there...so now everything is fixed...i don.t know what is going on... but it was very strange. Have a good night
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X Questions & Answers] Ceranzuo:
I flashed 8.7.12_20180712.0000.00_7.1_global ROM by MiFlash without any errors, but my Redmi got loop (black screen with Mi logo). So I tried to flash once again, but now I got this error [IMG="error"]https://i.imgur.com/rmvXiyq.png[/IMG]

What can I do? I hope my phone isn't bricked.
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X Questions & Answers] natheux:
Can you enter in fastboot mode ?

If yes, try to boot a recovery image like redwolf recovery for miui. (Fastboot boot redworlf-recovery.img) (you can find redwolf recovery in Redmi 4X ROM section)

Download MIUI from here en.miui.com/download-323.html (latest beta) and flash it via Redwolf.

NOTE : You can plug your phone to your computer while it's in recovery mode. Your computer will detect MTP device, so you can copy-pasta the downloaded miui file.

NOTE #2 : I'm not sure that it will works, but if I have your problem, I will try this solution.
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X Questions & Answers] Ceranzuo:
Problem solved in different way(found somewhere on YT), but thanks!

edit: I remembered that I didnt solve it by any solution, my phone just turned on after some time...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Bromsoket:
Hello xda,

Is it possible to downgrade from Android P DP5 to DP3 by just flashing the DP3 OTA image or is a full factory image required wiping all data?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] xunholyx:
Flash the factory image, but you shouldn't need to wipe data.

Use a text editor (I use Notepad++) to open the flash-all.bat file and remove the "-w " near the end of the script. Then it won't wipe your phone.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Bromsoket:
But to do that I need to unlock bootloader?

Then the phone will be wiped?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] TonikJDK:
Yep
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Bromsoket:
Ok.

Not possible to just sideload DP3 OTA image I guess?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] dallas90733:
Yeah, think I will go back to DP4 from DP5 myself, since I can't get TWRP to load temp recovery.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] xunholyx:
You can always just relock your bootloader. It's not hard to do.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] dallas90733:
May I ask why are you down grading?

If it's because TWRP not allowing you to boot into recovery, I found a work around for that issue.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Bromsoket:
Yes I know, done this before, I just want to avoid getting the phone wiped (Backup/restore takes ages..)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Bromsoket:
Sure :)

DP4 and 5 don't save exif data in photos taken using portrait mode and during summer I am taking loads of pictures and since the exif data is missing I can't organize them in a efficient way..

I didn't have any problem with my phone since DP3 so going back to is not really a "downgrade" for me and I don't root my phone, just stock.

3rd party camera might be a workaround but I find the stock cam better.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Bromsoket:
Need some help here...

Tried to downgrade from Android P DP5 to DP3 but it fails with this message:

archive does not contain 'boot.sig'

archive does not contain 'recovery.img'

archive does not contain 'vendor.sig'

archive does not contain 'system.sig'

Bootloader is unlocked and i tried many times but always fails with the same message...

(It worked before when i upgraded from 8.1 to DP2)

Any ideas?

Thanks.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] dallas90733:
Have you tried using Android SDK "platform tool?"

I download it, went into the platform tool folder and added the file I wanted to flash, and it ran super fast and easy without any error. I was getting multiple errors as well, when I try to use ADB.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Bromsoket:
Thanks,

Will try that, hopefully it works better.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] drwtsn32x:
Really? I'm not seeing that problem. All the pics I've taken since getting DP5 are still tagged with info like GPS coords, etc.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Bromsoket:
Photos taken using portrait mode?

Normal mode is working, the problem is in

portrait mode.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] drwtsn32x:
Yep. Works in either orientation for me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Bromsoket:
Ok.

Did you update to DP5 OTA or clean flash?

Thinking about trying a clean DP5 install.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
It's not the orientation that's the issue. It's the Portrait Mode (Bokeh Effect). For me, sometimes EXIF information is there and sometimes it's not.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] uicnren:
Portrait mode as in the camera portrait mode (bokeh effect), not as in portrait orientation.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] drwtsn32x:
Oh, I see what you mean now. Yes confirmed - that mode doesn't store GPS coords.
[Amazfit] davidclpe:
Sorry for my english (google)

I would like to be able to rotate the screen 180º. My watch is the Stratos 2

The clock is wonderful, but the buttons hurt my hand.

I want to turn the clock 180º and see the screen correctly without the buttons hurting me. And that even with the clock in my left hand the buttons are on the left with the same functions (the functions of the buttons would actually be reversed).

Could you create a patch?