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[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Sceleratis:
Hi, I'm using a Galaxy Tab A 10.1 with Spen (SM-P580) (gtanotexlwifi)

I was using a custom rom (SamBones) with TRWP installed, and I was messing around in the developer options trying to get a usb device to work, and ended up toggling developer options and rebooting. I think the issue is that after I toggled developer options, I forgot to re-enable OEM Unlock. Once the device rebooted, I was met with something along the lines of "device blocked by frp lock" or something like that. I've been looking online trying to find a fix but I can't figure out what I'm supposed to do. I was going to try flashing the stock recovery but I can't seem to find it anywhere for the SM-P580.

Any help would be appreciated...

I honestly don't know what to do at this point and the device is completely useless... I can't find the original firmware/system stuff to flash with odin... and I can't boot into twrp at all...

If someone could link me to the right original stock firmware I can flash with odin or something maybe that will work? I can get into download mode but I can't re-flash twrp or do anything other than stare at a bootloop or get into download mode. This is driving me crazy and I'm scared my device is gone for good! :( :( :(

It's so stupid that this can even happen in the first place. I've been using the rom and twrp without issue from the day I bought it a few weeks ago, and now because of one small mistake in settings, the entire device is completely soft bricked and I can't even find the right firmware to flash to it to fix it.... why samsung, why...

I was looking at the firmwares available on sammobile, but the US isn't listed for countries so I don't know which one I should download if any....

I've been freaking out in a panic for the last two hours or so. I'm fine with installing stock everything and then just redoing all of the custom recovery/system flashing afterwards, data loss isn't too big of a deal to me as I've had to wipe it a few times over the last week while fixing/doing stuff. I'm worried my nearly $300 device is going to just become a brick which is unthinkable. I love this tablet and use it for so much.

Please help
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Rawwrius01:
donwload tool (for faster firmware download)

download firmware https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-tab-a-with-s-pen/SM-P580/

and flash via odin.

(you can install any firmware no matter what country i think )
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Sceleratis:
Are you sure? It seems weird that they would have different versions for different countries if there wasn't a difference.... I'm just worried I'm going to break something if I don't install the right firmware...

Edit: I found the "USA" version on other sites but their download times are saying things like 16 hours. Though I think Cellular South (XAR) is the USA version on sammobile as the same firmware shows up as USA (XAR) on the other two sites. Going to download it and hope it works, but just putting this here in-case someone else is in the same boat...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Rawwrius01:
you can use the tool i posted (samfirm) to get the download faster.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Sceleratis:
I'll check it out, thanks. Also I don't see the link for it in your post, just says (download tool) so I wasn't sure what that meant lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Rawwrius01:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647 im sorry :D
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Sceleratis:
So one additional question... I'm waiting for the firmware to download, and the tablet is off, and has been off for the last 10 minutes or so.. and it seems to be overheating where it hurts to touch the screen in the top left corner... Is this normal? Is it trying to do something while it's off? Never had a device do either of these things... I swear if the battery explodes or something when the download completes I'm just going to scream qq
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Rawwrius01:
you can try to hold the vol - power and home button to force turn of the device. and try to turn of the light in the room. Maybe the phone is on but the screen is black then you can only see the backlight of the display when its dark
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Sceleratis:
Maybe, firmware finished download. One last question before I try to flash this, there seems to be multiple tar.md5 files in the archive samfirm downloaded, which one should I flash or does it not matter?

Edit: Nevermind ignore me I feel dumb, I just realized they match up with Odin's options
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Rawwrius01:
in odin select the ap file in ap

the bl file in bl

and csc in csc ( the difference in these two files are that it is possible to keep your user data like pictures when you flash the home csc file instead of csc only)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Sceleratis:
Well... I flashed it and I think the device might be completely bricked now.... it installed everything, started up sortof and said installing system update, then when that was done it it showed the samsung logo and the backlight started turning on and off rapidly and it kept reconnecting and disconnecting from the laptop... now I don't think I can even turn it on....

Now when I boot into download mode, it stays on for a few seconds then starts flashing and turns off completely...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Rawwrius01:
you know how to enter the download mode, can you enter it ? vol - power and home button. you can also try samsung switch. its the official samsung tool.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Sceleratis:
When I enter download mode, it stays on for a few seconds, then the backlight flashes a little and the device turns off like it's losing power or something. Download mode was at least working before the flash....

It seems like it won't even turn on unless it's plugged in now. However, when I plugged it in after letting it sit for a minute, now it seems it's telling me it's charging and the battery is at 0%, but I know it should be at least at around 50% and was plugged into the laptop the entire time I was researching online so it shouldn't be dead. Maybe it's not reading the battery level correctly or something? It didn't do this till after it finished the "installing updates" screen. Also just noticed the flash turned itself on even though the device is "off"???

Also, I tried samsung switch but it said the device wasn't supported...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Rawwrius01:
That's strange. I had the same issue like you today but I donwload the latest German firmware from sammobile and flashed it via Odin. It was working.

Maybe your battery was low? You said that it got hot. It won't charge when flashing via USB. Also it charge veeeery slow over USB .... You should try to charge it a bit and try to flash only the AP (firmware) files with Odin. Also use Odin the newest Odin version.

Btw. You should use a the NEWEST version of your country. It's possible that you flash an older one over your current system that could cause problems because of downgrade bootloader.

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[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Sceleratis:
Thanks for your help. Surprisingly samsung said they might be able to fix it as I had a moment where I just gave up an contacted them to see if there was anything that could be done. Sent it out to them, but if they can't do anything or don't do anything (because custom firmware should void the warranty and all that) I'll have to try just letting it charge longer. Only issue was that while it was charging, it turned on the flash and became very hot very fast so I would need to leave it in front of an airconditioner vent or something. Next time around I'm going to have to make sure I take a full backup of the stock recovery and system somehow...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] mcdiso:
Hello, i need help, when i flashed with odin my sm-p580 and started the tablet (with the files ap,bl and csc) i cant remove my google account, i dont remember what account had in the tablet, please help!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] chriskwarren:
Hey folks;

Just got a Spigen Rugged Armor delivered from Amazon (http://a.co/8BgQCag ) for the Mi A2 and I have to say, I really like it. I go through a lot of cases for my phones and it's not often I pop one on and really like it right away (I have this same case for my Pixel 2 XL and I like the version they made for the Mi A2 better).

Paid for this out of my own pocket in case anyone was wondering lol.

What I like:

- feels premium and nice in the hand. Has a nice matte feeling.

- does not make the phone feel thick or heavy.

- a good lip around the front screen. My screen is bare, but should accommodate a glass screen protector IMO. See my picture below for the lip.

- good lip around the camera

- easy to access the fingerprint sensor

- lots of room around the ports

- buttons are very clicky and feel great to use! I hate cases that make the buttons feel mushy or hard to press, and this case has a very satisfying firm feeling when pushing the buttons.

Potential Con:

- not the grippiest case. It is not slippery but the case is smooth all around and some people will want something grippier. I have had cases that I refuse to use because of the lack of grip and I don't have a concern here, but I'm just being picky. Case feels great to me.

- matte-textured cases might not be for everyone, as they can show some scratches and scuffs over time.

See pics below. Light was not great but I tried to use the reflections to highlight parts of the case people will want to see. The Mi A2 won't be my daily driver so I won't be able to speak to the case's ability to stand up to scuffs anytime soon.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] ewieh:
I'm thinking about buying it too. Since there's not so much good cases for A2.

How's the case protect the camera? Does the case make the phone not bumpy anymore when you put it down? Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] chriskwarren:
Lots of protection around the camera. I think one of the pics shows the lip. The lip around the camera does protrude further than the rest of the back of the case if you look at it horizontally, so it still rocks a little when laid down (but not as much as when its naked).

Hope that helps!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] a5c:
Could you suggest a tempered glass screen protector that fits perfectly with this case?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] chriskwarren:
No idea. I don't use one.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] AsItLies:
Just got 2 cases from Amazon for my A2. I like them, they are both matte type. As mentioned though, they look nice initially, but I'm afraid the scuffs will detract from that in a bit.

And you can't really clean them I don't think. If you rub too hard or long it seems to remove the matte coating and makes it shiny. We'll see how it goes.

These are the 2 at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CYMVXFK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CSVFML1/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] HTCDevil:
I have bought Spigen Rugged, it does its work and really protective
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] mauley:
I have this case as well and it is fantastic. Good build quality and protects the most important parts of the phone. Also the price is spot on, not too expensive consider how good it is.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] vbauer86:
I have also this case and I think its the best one for this phone (for now)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] a5c:
I have this case too and it's really good.

The only little flaw is its slight curve in the volume keys zone.

I don't know if it's a general "issue" or not.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] rt1279_isBITW:
Nilkin frosted case or this? Also which screen protector would work in combination with Spigen case?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] Midomad:
Spigen, of course.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] dmandroid88:
I bought this case along with my Mi A2. This case is absolutely awesome! Best choice for Mi A2.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] newcdn:
amazon.com or amazon.ca don't have this anymore....... where i can buy it in canada?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] jcunltd:
Aixuan case is great for me A2 :)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] blowtorch:
This Spigen Rugged Armor case is actually bad. The case is very slippery and makes you prone to dropping your phone, I would not recommend this case to anyone!

The PZOZ Shockproof case is a far superior option.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] dmandroid88:
Thats not true.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] M Huzaifah:
Just bought the mentioned case 3 days ago for my Mi A2. My phone now felt grippy to be held by either hand. Yes, the soft touch at the back surface is really prone to scratch. It is not encouraged to put in the pants pocket with keys.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] __adiimathur:
I have been using this cover for over a month now and I actually like it . Although it makes the phone a little bit bulky but its very protective . It saves the camera bump on the phone and protects the screen too.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Accessories] sanctioned_k:
i have been using this case for like almost a year & have tried almost all the Armour like cases on amazon the best one is this really loved it.......no regrets whatsoever.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] YorkiEg:
First of all, sorry for both repeating the topic, and for my ignorance!

I have an Honor 8 which is stuck on FRD-L09C432B394 and Android security patch level: 5 August 2017. I have received at least 2 OTA updates since I purchased the device almost 2 years ago but not since September last year (2017)!

I’m in the UK, I did not do anything with the device since I purchased it, and using the latest HiSuite version (HiSuite 8.0.1.300_OVE), no updates available either!

I downloaded a ROM from // huawei - firmware com/ (Sorry, can’t post links!) which is holds the description:

Build: FRDL09C432B521 800521FRDL19C432B521 800521FRDL02C432B521 800521

Android: 8.x - Oreo

Emui: 8.0

Size: 1.38GB

When I unzip this file I only copied UPDATE.APP to dload on MicroSD card, when trying to update via *#*#2846579#*#*, it starts but then fails at 5%!

Now I did some research and it seems like there’s more files required to update, when I unzip the downloaded ROM I only get the following files though:

full_mainpkg.tag (1KB)

new_filecontext_system (27KB)

new_filecontext_vendor (49KB)

UPDATE.APP (2,920,857KB)

VERSION.mbn (1KB)

And one folder named META-INF containing a few files.

When I did some research it seems like the files required are:

1) update.zip

2) update_full_xxxx_yyyy.zip ("xxxx" and "yyyy" = depending from hardware model/region)

3) update_data_full_public.zip

Where do I get these from? Is it UPDATE.APP or update.zip?

What am I missing? And if anyone knows, why am I not getting the update via HiSuite? :mad:

Thank you in advance!
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] ScardracS:
The only method to install Oreo without unlocking bootloader is to flash via HiSuite... Have you tried?
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] YorkiEg:
I'm not sure if you mean flash via HiSuite as in downloading the Oreo ROM then use HiSuite to install it? Or just use HiSuite to check for updates and let it install it? :confused:

I do have the latest version of HiSuite (8.0.1.300_OVE) installed. Checking for updates through the software says that I've got the latest official version :rolleyes:
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] ScardracS:
Oh, I'm sorry.

You could try method posted on my signature for flashing b399 and then watch if it update to b407
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] YorkiEg:
You Sir are a genius! :good::good:

I didn’t have the time to try it last week but I just did and miraculously your 2 Update.app files have worked and flashed my device to B399!

Immediately after I got an OTA update to B404! But stuck there unfortunately! No updates available OTA nor on HiSuite after B404! Also trying to instal B407 via dload keeps failing at 5% every time! I read in your thread saying you haven’t done anything to the B399 file? Just deleted ‘Other files’ and rezipped? It worked anyway! Would be great if you could advise me on how to do it for a B407 or B521! If not, you’re still a genius!

Stuck on B404 now! An upgrade from B394, but wouldn’t mind moving up the line a bit!
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] ScardracS:
For b406 and/or b407 I think you have to expect a bit
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] YorkiEg:
I’m not sure what do you mean? Do I need to expect a bit of patience to get B406/7? I don’t have any patience left, I've had enough with Huawei :rolleyes:

I’ve downloaded about 6 different firmware files from B405 to B521, I always tried the FullOTA-MF files first, then OTA-MF, all keeps failing at 5% but I ALWAYS get the ‘Software install failed’ message at 5% every time I try the SD Card\dload\UPDATE.APP method :mad: Are the firmware files I’m downloading corrupt? Your files did work so I don't think it's anything to do with my phone, but your files are the only ones that worked! I can't get my head around it :mad:
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] pix106:
You first have to check if installation of each firmware is approved using Firmware Finder app. If it says it's not approved, it will fail at 5%, so there is no point downloading them :)

For me on my L09-C432, 406 was approved but was not displayed in system update app, I had to use Firmware Finder proxy to send it to system update app. Then I got 407, and could update to Oreo using hisuite on PC.

This method will fail on newer versions, but if 406 is approved for you and not displayed in system update app you can try it.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] YorkiEg:
That’s what’s frustrating me, all the firmware files I’ve downloaded are approved for my device :eek::eek: Or so does Firmware Finder app says! Yet they all fail to install at 5%!

Proxy method doesn’t work on B404, or at least not working for me :rolleyes: So nothing is working now :mad:

I’ve had enough with this phone, just to avoid smashing it into a wall next time it drives me crazy, I’m looking to get another phone, Xiaomi Mi A2 might be the one. Still looking though :D
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] YorkiEg:
Successful update

Frustrated as I was I decided to try one last time and I’m running Oreo now :D

Trick is to use the official Honor rollback package from Android 7.0 to Android 6.0 (B131 in UK), let it preform OTA update back to Android 7 (B380 if I remember correctly) then use Firmware Finder application's in-app proxy to let the phone do the update at this stage! And it worked!

It downloaded the ROM files then when download completed it said the package has changed and requested to download again! I downloaded that and it started installation! Everything went well during installation but at the end it said it has failed because it could not find the update package :eek: I thought it failed and restarted the device only to find it running Android 8 and EMUI 8! Full reset and all working flawlessly :)

HiSuite acknowledges the update and offers to rollback to B407 if you’re having problems! Please note that I was stuck on B394! So even rolling back would be an upgrade :)

I’ve tested different apps, NFC (I never use it for contactless payments though so can’t confirm that, but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work) Also GPS and everything’s working just fine! Only issue is/was battery draining but that’s due to the auto launch in battery settings! I changed some of the application settings into manual launch and all great now!

Thank you for all those who helped :good: And hopefully this might help some of the frustrated Honor 8 users like myself! And hopefully won’t be stuck on B521 now!
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Himmagery:
Sorry for the possibly stupid question, but how did you find/apply the rollback package? Was it through firmware finder or is there some other way?
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] YorkiEg:
No such thing as stupid question! We all need to start somewhere :)

Finding the rollback package is via the official Honor support website for (Preferably) the country where you purchased your handset from. Or if it was EU, any EU country.

Rollback process will be executed by downloading and unzipping 2 files, the Honor 8_Rollback Package_FRD-L09_from Android 7.0 EMUI 5.0 to Android 6.0 EMUI 4.1_C900B300 (Around 75 MB in size) and the Honor 8_Firmware_FRD-L09_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.1_CXYZB131 (Around 1.75GB in size).

Next you should have a MicroSD Card installed, formatted, and create a folder on root called dload.

Then Unzip the files you downloaded, will get you 2 Update.app files, copy the first one (From C900B300) to the dload folder, switch phone off, press Volume-, Volume+ and the Power button and don’t let go till system starts updating, this one won’t take long.

When finished, format you MicroSD Card, create dload folder again, then copy the second Update.app file (From CXYZB131) into the folder, same button combination to update. This update will take longer.

When finished, try Firmware Finder app immediately if you can and use the in-app proxy method to let your phone do the update, if it didn't work, let the phone do OTA update but don’t let it update too many times because Firmware Finder doesn’t work with newer System Update apps.

Hope that helps. And good luck :good:
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] darklighthim:
Thanks for the post, finally got some time where I could try this out and i'm now upgraded to 8.0 from the B394 I was previously stuck on.

I noticed a huge lag when first running 8.0 but it seems to have settled.

For me everything seems to be running just fine, all my apps works, all hardware works and, as far as I can see in 0.5 days use the phone runs it all about as good as it did on 7.0 after the initial lag that is
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] YorkiEg:
Glad it worked for you :good:

The fingerprint scanner was a bit of a hit and miss for me when I first updated but it wasn't bad enough to mention, and it has settled now! Other than that, still running smoothly :)
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ante0:
I flashed this firmware yesterday, could any of you who have flashed this and have TWRP check if it skips PIN input in TWRP and automatically decrypts?

Just wondering if it's just my phone or a big security issue.

I use TWRP by pretorian80 which is the only, besides zxz0O0's, that can decrypt FBE.

I also flashed blackball's TWRP, which doesn't decrypt, and I can still view internal SD :eek:

I did not decrypt (Format Data) and fileencryption flag is still there in fstab.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] mataflakitas:
help I'm in the recovery stock, but it does not let me wipe, it just does not progress please help me, I need to make the wipe data factory reset so I can start my phone, my version is L09 c432 oreo

Excuse me for doing it this way, it's a way to get your attention, I really need help from you.....:llorando:
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ante0:
See if you can get it to Low-Level wipe, but it needs to bootloop a few times for that to start.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] mataflakitas:
I had to make a return to nougat, with the developer's guide firedence in the German forum, thank you anyway

ante0 ...✌️
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] feiafei:
﻿Mi A1, Oreo8.1 (July, 2018 patched), OEM unlocked.

TWRP file for Mi A1: twrp-3.2.3-0-tissot.img

It looks fine on the PC screen when I Fastboot boot twrp.img. It showed things like, downloading 'boot.img'... OKAY, booting....OKAY, finished. But the connected phone simply showed no response and remained in the fastboot mode all the time!

How to boot the phone into TWRP-recovery mode then? (I had planned to install magisk.zip within such mode.) Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] meltbanana:
I'm using recovery-3.2.1-2-oreo.img by [MENTION=7471004]mohancm[/MENTION]

https://xdaforums.com/mi-a1/development/recovery-twrp-3-1-1-0-touch-recovery-t3688472