yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] lexus46:
Hi. I have updated my J530F via OTA but I don't like Oreo at all. Can somebody tell me how can I downgrade to stock Nougat? I downloaded latest original firmware from SamMobile but flashing with Odin fails all the time, even if I did a factory reset with the stock recovery. Every help would be appreciated. Thx in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] garylawwd:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-j5/how-to/flash-j530-oreo-firmwares-t3833621
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] lexus46:
So... I have to wait 7 days?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] garylawwd:
For some people this worked but for others they are unable to unlock the bootloader or downgrade to nougat. I have 2015 model so I don't know much else or if there is a fix now but as of last month you were unable to do anything
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] lexus46:
I am wondering maybe if I root my phone and flash a custom firmware based on Nougat than unroot and flash the official Nougat firmware... it will work? Or can I flash stock Nougat keeping the Oreo bootloader?

Somebody... please... can somebody tell me if I'm right?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] jpintor:
SIM not recognized

My device is not recognized my Spanish SIM.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] mr0brownstone:
Hey guys,

I have a BLN-L21 (L21C431B367 to be more precise) rooted with some xposed mods. Anyways...

I was playing with some Tasker features, specifically with Whatstasker plugin (a plugin that gives Whatsapp the ability to autoreply, etc.) and Whatsapp started to crash. So I uninstalled the plugin, still the same problem, I uninstalled Tasker, nothing... Then I noticed that the SMS app was also crashing, I tried to install different apps and all of them were crashing. Even FB Messenger was crashing when trying to send an SMS through it. And the Dialer app was also crashing.

I tried several times to reboot the phone. I wiped dalvik/cache on TWRP recovery. Now I noticed that my sim card is not being recognized, but I can't use mobile data nor make calls, even emergency calls. The apps aren't crashing anymore, but when I try to make a call (through different Dialer/Phone apps) the InCallUI.apk appears for less than a second and nothing is done. I tried to reinstall the app in /system/priv-app/InCallUI but nope.

If someone can help me solve this without having to reinstall the whole firmware I would be really really grateful!

Thanks in advance! XDA is the best!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] jblack41510:
I have a charging problem with my Pixel 2 XL.

It will not charge with any wall charger or car charger.

I have one of thoes portable battery banks, and it charges the phone just fine. It also charges when plugged into a computer.

Anyone have any idea why this is happening?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] jimv1983:
I have an issue where sometimes the stock charger (as well as a replacement) will very often only charge my phone when plugged in one way. All other chargers are fine.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] jblack41510:
Well I went in the settings, did a factory reset. Still had the problem.

Then I downloaded and flashed the factory image with data wipe and phone charges like it supposed to now.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] stalls:
I had a problem with this as well.. it will charge on anything that is low amp... It won't connect to computer to transfer anything but will charge slowly.. I had mine replaced and they said it was the charging port..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] TechOut:
I was going to get the clear view case from Samsung but Best Buy didn't have any when i picked up my phone but they had the Defender Pro so i got it instead. It's pretty nice i do prefer the screenless Otterbox cases so its nice there is no plastic over it! Don't know why they brand it a Pro case it's the same as any other Defender 2 layers and comes with a holster.

I made a video of it if anyone wants to see how it looks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cLkiLP4FZ0
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] BigMosley:
You said in the video that the box says that the exterior protect from germs? That's new. I wonder how exactly does a piece of rubber could do that?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] TechOut:
It's got a antimicrobial coating on it i guess. I was looking on Otterbox.com and they aren't branded Defender Pro on there it just says Defender and they don't have the same back with the bars its just the standard back. So idk if the "pro" is a Best Buy thing or what
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] brianlp:
My local AT&T Corporate store had 10 Samsung Clear View cases on the shelf. I think it was $40.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] Limeybastard:
Firstly great video, thanks.

Secondly, I never trusted cases with hard inner shells. A bit of sand or dirt will run riot on the glass back or frame edges of the device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] Chuckd610:
Buying a case from Best Buy is crazy. That should NEVER be an option. Their prices are high as isht! I saw a basic clear rubber/plastic cover on their website for $44.95. Many of their cases are the same ones sold by chinese manufacturers. They're just rebranded.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] shonkin:
Good video. Here we are 2 years later; I just purchased this case for $17 from an ebay seller (still in its box w/ clip) for a Note 9 N9600 (International Unlocked) I bought a month ago (512gb version brand new in box still for under $500). Both the phone and case are great. The hard inner shell's inner back is cushioned w/ what amounts to a "mini-mattress." The case feels good in the hand. Only drawback is one can't see the phone's elegance... but for someone as paranoid as I am about a glass phone, that's a small loss. The screen isn't super well protected if dropped on an uneven surface where a rock sticking up or whatever could strike the screen in spite of the ridges at the case's ends. But I'm willing to risk that much; the rest of the case is great, and most surfaces I encounter are floor-like w/o rocks/uneven surfaces and the case would more than suffice.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] muscleriot:
For the Note 9 Screen check out the LOCA glue tempered glass option. It's about the clearest and best straight forward screen protector you can get for curved displays. I think it may not work with the otterbox due to the extra size protecting the curve. Personally I would stick the LOCA tempered glass on and then stick another thick flat tempered glass on top of that. It's virtually guaranteed people will crack these curved screens, and very expensive to repair them!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] muscleriot:
Does Qi Charging and NFC work with the Otterbox case on?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] Dr.Lost:
Sometimes, I've noticed only the magnetic ones work
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] muscleriot:
Thanks. The NFC not working would be the bigger problem. I don't want to try and get my note 9 out the otterbox each time at the till.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] muscleriot:
Okay folks - got the Otterbox defender today and can confirm it seems to work fine with NFC (Samsung Pay/Google pay) at local supermarket till. Also can use a wireless charger on it - but have to place the charger carefully in one spot nearly over the back cameras to work, so barely worth the effort. I can see why people rave about the case - its got a lovely grippy outer TPU skin and the screen is well protected by top and bottom lip projections . Buttons work great and ports are well protected. Makes the phone bigger but I find it easier to grip and use. I can absolutely believe it will survive any fall. This is well armored. Needs a Film protector for the screen though, I want it so keys and change will not hurt it. I fear a glass protector won't work, because its so tight and secure.

Previous phone was a Samsung Galaxy S7 in a clear TPU case. I dropped it by accident 1 & 1/2 feet off a coffee table and smugly thought 'Thank god I have it in a case not like those other idiots!'. I then picked it up and found it had hit a corner and the display had cracked a tiny bit and went permanently dark. Could not believe the phone screen was broken due to the tiny drop and being in a case.

Corner protection is essential. The Note 9 is massively protected in this. I doubt a 10 foot drop would hurt it! Well pleased with it! Even have the belt carry unit with it but doubt I will be using that. The case on its own doesn't add too much bulk and can still slip it into front trouser pocket. Being slightly heavier gives it inertia so it also hard to drop. Recommend.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] muscleriot:
A year later and this still is a great case for the Note 9.

Simply buy a cheap Loca Note 9 'tempered' glass screen protector, make sure its as perfectly positioned before exposing to UV, and the otterbox case CAN fit around it.

I have tried 2 screen protectors so far - the first piece of tempered glass was not positioned properly, I UV set it (with the sun outside) and a bit of the glass cracked off along the edges when the case was fitted (not the screen just the tempered glass protector) but it was still fine for use for months.

Because the glass protector was not positioned properly over the front camera, it didn't give me a great selfie, so I bought another loca temperted glass protector and peeled the old one off.

This time I fitted it perfectly. TOTAL PROTECTION. It's great! NFC works fine, Samsung pay, NFC tags etc....
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] hadrrr:
Hello,

does anyone know what this dots are? They only appear on video made with rear camera and are not visible on photos and front camera.

I didn't notice them until now. I unlocked and rooted my redmi 3s today. May this be the reason for it?

http://sendvid.com/cmcsimiy
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrlanrat:
As the title says, is it possible to configure the Fire TV to run in portrait mode?

I've tried some apps that say they can force rotation, but when activated, seems to change the rotation for about 1 second, then it switches back with the display stretched/distorted until the rotation is reset.

I'd prefer a solution that does not require root. Thanks.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheFixItMan:
Yes use this app - it will be stretched/distorted on landscape layout but if you run an app that is only running in portrait it should display alright
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrlanrat:
Thanks for the reply. I tried that app, but it does not seem to have the desired effect.

The application I am using supports landscape and portrait mode, but I want to use it in portrait mode exclusively. When using that application it seems to run the app in landscape mode but force the aspect ratio to look like portrait.

For example, I actually plan on rotating my TV 90 degrees and using it that way.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JUSTINMARMER:
Does your TV have an accelerometer? I've never seen one that did. Not to say they aren't out there, but I'm betting that's the issue.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrlanrat:
No accelerometer. I'm just going to mount it sideways. :)
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JUSTINMARMER:
Without one your TV won't know that you rotated it.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrlanrat:
I do not believe this is the case. Even if the TV had an accelerometer it would have no way to tel the FIre TV about the rotation. There are many Android devices that let you specify the rotation without an accelerometer. Its just a setting in the OS.

Since the intended use case of the Amazon Fire TV is to watch movies, they did not include this as a user-configurable option. But it is definitely possible. For example, if I edited build.prop and set ro.sf.hwrotation=180 it would work. But I would like to find a non-root solution.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monacoo:
Any success?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrlanrat:
Nope. I ended up editing the apps I needed to transpose their views 90 degrees.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monacoo:
I need something to mirror my phone screen (in portrait) to the screen that is also rotated 90 degrees to be portrait. Do you have any idea how to manipulate it sonce this does not work?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmez:
Is there any info on how you did the app editing? I'm in the same boat.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] valent0ne:
same issue, I'd really like to just rotate everything by 90° (just need prime video and plex)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] _DrG_:
Hi,

Don't know if anyone else is experiancing this but i have activesync push email active and set to "as items arrive" and my peak times set up. When the end of day peak time comes round the mail stops syncing which is by design and cool but the 3G/GPRS data conection stays active (small icon on the signal bars). I have searched around but found nothing, basically i want to schedule the data connection to disconnect at the end of the day, and actually kill the open 3G connection...

Any ideas...?

I've looked at a few bits of software but currently it seems that all thats on offer is disconnect after x mins of inactivity or just disconnect after x mins, this is not really what im after and also these settings kills the similtanious voice and data connection which i don't want either....

If not i may look at writing this myself.... :D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] rkrasny:
Try commgr pro @ www.commmgrpro.com. It's a fantastic program.

RK
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] _DrG_:
thanks for the suggestion, had another look around and this one is far the best and does exactly what i want it to do: (active sync been running allday/as items arrive via push email) stopping as per schedule in AS at 18:30 then at 18:35 kill/disconnect the gprs connection using this software via the device - #disconnect command, sweet :D

http://s-k-tools.com/index.html?skschema/m_skschema.html
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] fbroussey:
Hi _DrG_,

I totally agree with you about skschema . Its a great software that do just what i want, that is save my battery for example the night by deactivate the GSM (3G for Pushmail too).

Just a question: how do you deactivate only DataConnection but not GSM? Do you succeed in doing that? OR do you deactivate GSM so pushamil doesn't work ?

Thanks for your answer.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] nokiauk:
I'd use the reg file in this post I created earlier

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=355742
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Proto732:
Some of the more popular Profile Switchers ... like Phone Weaver (and probably PhoneAlarm) can do this.

For example I have a Night profile that turns on at 11:30pm that mutes the alert volume, lowers the phone ringer, dims the screen, and shuts off Push Mail.

At 5:30am the Day profile kicks in and turns everything back on.

From a communications standpoint PhoneWeaver can control Wifi, Bluetooth, Phone Radio, Push email, Default Internet Connection, and the cellular data connection.

check it out.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] rabdo:
I also use PhoneWeaver to do this - great little app which also puts my phone onto vibrate during meetings etc.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] khoury4:
Media Net Disconnect Program

Hello, I found these two programs to manually connect and disconnect from your network. I love the DataConnector program because it only requires you to launch the program and it takes care of the rest. The DataDisconnect, on the other hand, requires you to launch the program, select the network you want to disconnect, then press disconnect. I am using WisbarAdvanceDesktop2 and would like to be able to write a script that will launch dataconnector, update the weather (or whatever else), and then launch datadisconnect. I am hoping that someone here knows of a hands-off program that only requires the single tap of the execution file to disconnect from the network, or who could hack the datadisconnect program and make it hands-off.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

khoury4

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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] 5im1:
suggestion

Hi,

maby an app i use it's exactly what you are looking for. With this app you can schedule everything about your connection: it allows you at what time your mobile data/wifi/flight mode must be turned on/off.

The name of the app is connection commander

Hope this help
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
SM-G960F/DS

RMM State: Prenormal

OEM LOCK: OFF

FRP LOCK: OFF

KNOX tripped: 1

Current binary: Custom

I just flashed TWRP, Magisk, no-verity, and the samsung root preventer disabler following the guide here. I used Magisk 16.6 (supposedly S9 is officially supported now, but it's still in beta).

Everything was going fine, then after an hour or two it froze on the lock screen, and would NOT come out of it. After a couple minutes, I held volume down and power to reboot, and it went into a soft brick.

I can't flash via download mode as it gives the error "Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed". It gives that error when I try to start the phone or boot into TWRP as well.

So what are my options to fix this, and is it possible to prevent this in the future?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] angel8502:
you must flash the latest firmware, yesterday I happened the same.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
Man, I was hopeful ng that wasn't the case. I've already started downloading from sammobile.

So what are you going to do from here? Try rooting again? Is there a more up-to-date RMM disabler?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jcrompton:
Any one else have any ideas about why this happens ? I just flashed EdyoBlue ROM after being on Soldier ROM --- all was uneventful

Upon first reboot I came to the screen about Custom Binaries --- seemed to have lost TWRP etc.

Only way out was to flash stock, lose root and I assume WAIT ANOTHER 7 DAYS !!!

Any other ideas ? Or ideas on how to prevent in the future?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
Did you also flash the rmm state bypass? I did, and I'm going to try again with v2.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jcrompton:
Well I didn't flash anything prior to EdYoBlue ROM -- I had been running Soldier ROM for a while and it was my understanding that the RMM bypass was included in those custom ROMs and or kernels

Obviously I did something wrong
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
Oh... Yeah I don't know about that.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] 1AussieTradie:
Same problem. Samsung Galaxy S9+ (SM-G965F)

I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S9+ (SM-G965) yesterday with

Odin, Magisk (modified version as official verson doesn't work apparently) and TWRP.

Took about 10 minutes to do all up, and root was successful!!! 20 minutes later it turned itself off!! No matter what i did or tried.....I couldn't turn it back on nor get into recovery (TWRP). All while it was constantly flashing........ (ONLY OFFICIAL RELEASE BINARIES TO BE FLASHED)

Figured it was somehow a soft brick. So i flashed original firmware back onto phone with Odin and all was well. ILL BE TRYING A NEW WAY AND WILL POST RESULTS.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
What's the new way? Are you able to flash again already, or do you have to wait 7 days again?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] rockykv2:
same issue i had to re flash the stock OS & wait for 7 days for OEM unlock now i have that option but i am not sure which method should i use.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
RMM STATE PRENORMAL is also what blocks custom binaries from being flashed

Check the TWRP guide on how to deal with that too
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] 1AussieTradie:
Unfortunately no success. Have to wait the 7 days . Currently trying to find a work around. Will keep informed.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] rockykv2:
Any news I got my OEM unlock back any way to root the phone and get a custom firmware to work
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
Once my RMM status is normal, I'm going to try Soldier's Rom. I've heard good things about it.

You'll need to follow the official TWRP guide first. Both in this S9 forum.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] rockykv2:
I already tested that It gets stuck on welcome screen it will not go forward
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
I'd ask about that in the soldier Rom thread; sounds like it might be a wipe issue (really not sure), but a ton of people love the Rom, so it's probably something random on your end.

I'd stick with a stock-based rom, as they're usually more stable.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jonathan_moreno91:
That Max Lee tutorial about s9+ root is outdated. He is a ****ing bull****. He did not even cared to update his post that magisk root method always freeze. And also his rmm unlock fix is not updated too. Did you guys have the august 1 security update? I guess that was the cause of this "Only official binaries allowed" after rebooting. Here's hoping somebody here got an answer for that RMM.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
That's kinda the general consensus I've gotten about that tutorial.

I was using the August 1 security update, but I was using v1 of Mesa's RMM bypass. I downloaded v2, and downgraded my Rom to like April or March or something and will try it again, once the prenormal clears.

RMM v2 is here:

https://xdaforums.com/samsung-a-ser...nuary-security-patch-sm-t3739225/post75360965
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jonathan_moreno91:
Bro if you are on august 1 security update too then you are in xu2 bootloader... you cannot downgrade to xu1 bootloader which was before august..
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
Really?! This is literally the first I've heard of this. Do you know if there's a thread discussing this?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jonathan_moreno91:
yeah just search for the official s9+ stock rom here in xda.... bootloader 2 cannot downgrade to 1

---------- Post added at 04:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:10 AM ----------

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/official-stock-firmware-thread-samsung-t3764479/page101
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
Oooh I misread your post. I downgraded the Rom, not the bootloader. I thought you were saying i couldn't root on the v2 bootloader.

Edit: huh. Maybe I didn't. It says I'm on the August update. I must be talking out my butt.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jonathan_moreno91:
I cannot flash yet not until this coming saturday for oem unlock to appear again...

could you try this method bro? maybe this is the answer for the rmm lock after rooting..

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/guide-root-s9-oem-fix-t3763974/page36
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] LysolPionex:
Yeah definitely. I'll give this a whirl soon. I might be too busy with moving to a new house, but in the next few weeks I should be able to.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jonathan_moreno91:
I successfully rooted my s9+ today. I followed Dr. Ketans root.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] TechOut:
Just saw that Samsung added different keyboard themes (4 of them) 2 dark and 2 light one with keyboarders and one without of each color! I'm guessing its a Samsung Experience 9.5 feature i didn't see the option on the Note 8 or S9.

Can be found under Settings> General Management> Language and Input> On Screen keyboard> Samsung Keyboard> Keyboard Layout and Feedback
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mahmoudhafez2000:
Thanks for the tip, I haven't noticed that before:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ravijani:
I also like resizing and handwriting feature. Unparalleled.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] trivjednom:
:good: cool thx.

Is it even more color?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] CJSnet:
Could you show us a screenshot of the settings page where this appears?