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[LG V30 Questions & Answers] cmrntnnr:
There are two additional potential considerations before flashing from stock open market us998 firmware to vs996. One is the potential loss of tethering/hotspot function. Verizon used to wrap a dongle around tethering functions to shake some extra change out of its subscriber's pockets. A need for native tether function was an important reason to switch to a non-stock rom.

The second is general weirdness or plain lack of service with Verizon phones on stock firmware when traveling internationally. Verizon says their phones work overseas, but my personal experience with a quark xt1254 and Turbo2 is that they do not. Even when fully paid there seems to be a hidden carrier/sim lock. Like tethering, flashing a non-stock rom gave service to the xt1254 in Europe and Asia.

Any Verizon users out there who can report on behavior specific to vs996 firware to help others in making an informed decision about its use?

Thanks in advance for comments.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Narsil007:
I would also be interested in knowing if anyone traveled overseas with a VS996 and how it worked with other carriers' SIM cards.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rapaholikz:
My HTC Screen is getting kinda loose. i can feel it when im touching the screen and sliding it. does anybody know if warranty will cover this ??
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rico002:
i dunno if the warranty will cover but there are replacements u can find through google but are on the expensive side but call att and see wut they say
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] SouthOkanagan:
Hello there.

Hopefully I've caught that eye of someone in the KNOW in regards to my Samsung A8 SM-A530W (Canada/Koodo) smartphone?

I'm looking for ODIN or other root files to root my phone, I've successfully rooted other Samsung devices, most recently a Samsung Galaxy S4 and a Samsung SM-T330NU 8.0" Tablet without any issue whatsoever, so I do know the process and can do it no problem, on whatever type of root files I'm able to find, I.E. Odin or other.

I'd appreciate any information or links to a ROOT FILES DOWNLOAD and/or HOW TO page either here on XDA or elsewhere for the Samsung A8 SM-A530W (Canada/Koodo) smartphone.

I can be reached by replying here or directly via email at: penticton AT mail DOT com

(I'm sure you know how to type that email address out properly,

I type it that way to thwart spam bot address crawlers from farming my

address to some crappy business spam list.)

Thanks so much for your assistance ahead of time, Much appreciated!

Best regards, [MENTION=6017587]SouthOkanagan[/MENTION] (Twitter)

South Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] Nico3d3:
I never tried it but it seem to be possible. At least, according to this tutorial: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-a8-201...de-root-install-twrp-samsung-january-t3760975
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] Pipsname:
I am on that same model and have rooted every stock build (only 3 at this point) that is out for this device. That is all we can do at this point. The kernels are not yet ready for our builds BUT you can use other A8/± stock ROMs to make things work if you want to delve that far into things.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] BlackMesa123:
Actually there's just 1 Custom Kernel released here (mine, MCK) and it's 100% compatible with your variant (actually, A530W is exact same as A530F). The only issue that my A530W tester met is related to IPv6 connections, issue that isn't variant related and that can happen too on other variants, I'm working to fix it so that v2 will be bugless once it's ready
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] 587.saboor:
Ye i have root, just think as if a530w was a530f, it will work, that's how i rooted my a530w
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] N8IVWebster:
Hi... umm im sort of late on asking but is it alright if someone can make a video tutorial to root my device please i have really hard time on understanding on text.... but my device is Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 model # SM-A530W n the software version ummm i think its december im not sure but i would really appreciate it if someone is able to have a video for me i just wanna root this phone but at the same time i dont wanna brick my device cuz i did last time n i got worried soo please....
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] Sean_Rodriguez:
Hey, after trying to root my A350W for hours, I finally found this link (https://www.thecustomdroid.com/root-samsung-galaxy-a8-a8-plus-2018-guide/). It's probably the easiest method for this model and it actually worked without having to use an SD or Micro SD card. Once you're done rooting your device, remember to download Root Checker (to check if the root worked) and go to Magisk to give permission to Root Checker so it can properly confirm your root. Reply to this if you need help w/ anything.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] N8IVWebster:
Ok thnkx i will try it out i appreciate ur time on helping me 😇
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] BWMcAMA:
Hi.

Is there any way that I can downgrade my AT&T SM-G920A from G920AUCS7ERC1 that it is currently running back to the original OOB version G920AUCU3CPD6 that it came with 2 years ago? If so, where can I find the original ODIN files to do so?

Thank you all for your time and have a great day!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] dandrumheller:
There are some threads on here about downgrading. It's been a few years, but iirc several of the upgrades are 'permanent', as in downgrades to builds prior are not possible.
[General Questions and Answers] samizaabi96:
I had this problem when i tried to fix my friends note3 sm-n900 i misused the z3x and lost all device details and need to build up an entier software (efs - certificate - firmware) i flashed it and everything worked ok but the kernel is not doing well (stuck screen) as well as imei=null/null

need your help big developers

csc = xsg

firmware = 5.0

i just want this device to live again badly:(
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Is there are particular reason why you can't just flash the original stock firmware? Then modify the device after that?
[General Topics] codQuore:
It has just been announced that the 5G network will be coming to the West Midlands for first trials in the UK.

What is 5G ?

5G is about to be launched as the latest and fastest mobile phone network. It will be expected to be 1000x faster than 4G which is (depending on comparison of network quality type) roughly 50x quicker than 3G. (see link at bottom of post for indepth info)

Will 5G cook our brains and can I fry toast in front of the cellnet ?

There is a massive debate, conspiracy or not on this matter but the technical side of this, in laymans terms works something like this;

As frequencies get higher and bandwidth gets wider, more power is needed to send signals, which is where most of the scare story comes from. However, Also as frequencies get higher, aerials / antennae get smaller, thus it is much more possible to place lower powered antennae closer together. So to some degree, we don't need to take at least some of the risk said to be involved. Spooky eh ?

Look on social media for paranoia vs conspiracy on these matters.

What will 5G mean for the networks and customers ? RIP MP3 ?

The sooner 5G takes hold of the market, the more 4G and 3G will be freed up. As a result, data will inevitably get cheaper and cheaper and we will have a set of networks that can cope with unlimited connections for the masses. No doubt the "idiots" out there who want to download and host everything and blackmarket it will cause the network owners to look into how this is dealt with and let's hope they do a better job than last time.

However, 5G networks will be able to transfer full HD movies in less than 15-20 seconds. An mp3 should have downloaded completely, almost before it has been released and you have realised you want it.

There is a question about mp3s becoming irrelevant if battery life on devices can cope with lengthy screen usage making video the new mp3. Now you see those phones coming with 12,000maH and battery banks becoming a very serious commodity. Combine those batteries on our devices and 12 TB drives on home networks and you truly will be able to access your vast home catalogues anywhere in the world.

So what about 5G phones ?

Sadly, like 4G networks and 3G phones, 4G phones will not work on 5G networks.

Question, where is the phone industry on this ?

Just some thoughts and hopefully some knowledge from this tiny brain of mine. :good:

I do not work in the industry at all, but I do appreciate good quality tech, especially at budget prices.

5g.co.uk
[General Topics] Michelle2019:
Cool! Rather, 5G technology has spread around the world. :eek:
[General Topics] esparkinfo:
5g will replace 4g in all other countries, including the UK shortly. 5G can provide wireless broadband, better broadcasting technology, higher automation and autonomy across everything from producing to automotive, and support for a more significant density of connected devices, support for new categories of connected devices and many more.
[General Topics] jameselsworth:
Great

Great news ! 5G generation!;)
[General Topics] khushboo12:
5G Network

It is good news to have 5G in the midland..:good::good:
[Java for Android App Development] AAccount:
(The contents are mostly based on my https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52196305/android-9-0-periodic-network-throttle)

It looks like Android 9.0 has a new very annoying "feature" where network writes are throttled after a short delay after the screen turns off. If the screen is turned on, the throttling stops immediately. This happens both on the official Pixel XL 9.0 ROM and the LOS 16 unofficial one.

This causes major problems for my own VoIP app (like skype but only audio), where the audio dies until the screen is turned on. I've searched google and can't find anything about this new screen off/standby change to android 9.0. Using a partial wakelock doesn't help. The only thing that I've found to work is using a full wakelock where the screen is on the whole time.

(The actual code that does the network io: line 633 and line 765.

Does anybody know how to keep the network alive during screen off in android 9.0?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Nevea:
Hey guys not to good at understanding this... I ran a throttle test because my phone keeps getting extremely slow... After the 10 min test it said my CPU was throttled to 48%... I am fully stock (Tho at one point i was rooted) and running Android 8 OREO on H910. I added a video of the throttle test. Could this be thermal related? I don't mind tearing the phone apart to replace thermal compound but if it wont do anything then why waste time right?

Throttle video
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] KUSOsan:
Did your phone get noticeably hot during the throttle test and was the plugged in and charging during test?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Nevea:
It was not plugged in. It did get hotter during the test which i thought was normal considering it is loading the CPU's.

Side note... how come my first core does not get as hot as the other 3 cores? is there a reason for that?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] KUSOsan:
Not sure but I have noticed that the CPU temp monitors are extremely inconsistent. I've had 4 tell me completely different temps than each other. If you wanna try a few mods before you try the thermal paste then I would suggest the thermal throttle mod which is only really supposed to help when charging but maybe it'll work for ya and try the MK2000 BTTF kernel if there is one for your model. Those have both helped my H918 and runs great even in hot climate it doesn't throttle.

Even so it's prolly a good idea to get the thermal paste ready for a change as my stock paste was pretty much completely solid. Cheap stuff whatever was used.

Just saw you were on Oreo. Most of the mods aren't available for Oreo yet or haven't been updated or tested so if your still on Oreo you might wanna hold off on the mods or at least make sure you backup the appropriate files before doing so. If you are still on Oreo that is
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Bortex19:
I bought a Xiaomi mi 8 in a Xiaomi Shop in Shanghai. If I try to relock the bootloader I always get stuck booting on the recovery mode. Besides, I can not flash anything (supersu, xposed...) because I always end in bootloop; in both cases it is a softbrick

Can anybody help me?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] SPOCK_VULKAN:
If you have a mi8 Chinese box you aren't allowed to flash global ROM and lock bootloader.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Bortex19:
And is there any way to fix it? Writing to Xiaomi, waiting X time...?

Thanks for your reply!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] achickennugget:
There are literally, more than a few hundred threads about not relocking. You modified your phone without reading up, no sympathy here. Your phone is dead if it is not global version. Gone. Paperweight. All the best to you
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Bortex19:
Hey! Nice to meet you and thanks for your kind answer. This placer is better thanks to people like you.

By the way,my mobile works perfectly. I relocked the bootloader more than once and I just needed to unblocked to solve it. About reading the posts, If you had read you would have realized that what interests me is simply to know if I can re-block the bootloader.

Who taught you to help people in forums that have problems and is probably having a bad time? Hitler?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] achickennugget:
You are welcome for my help. There are posts all over. I suggest you learn the courtesy of posting in the right sections instead or even better (to read first), this belongs in Q&A: https://xdaforums.com/mi-8/help/to-relock-bootloader-chinese-device-t3834937 where if you read you would have realized it is all over the place, including one i created: https://xdaforums.com/mi-8/how-to/please-read-tweaking-mi-8-t3833454. Anyways, have a good day, leaving this here for anyone else before they create another thread to "unblock" their bootloader
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] TeeHoang:
You can check out official xiaomi forum to see a way. However the official way posted there including open up the device & tinkering with the EDL mode, which is really too much of a hassle :/

---------- Post added at 10:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:57 AM ----------

Are you having a modern Xiaomi device? How can you relock bootloader without sending it to bootloop?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Bortex19:
Better now, at least you're helping to find the information. And you are right, I should read more before doing anything; in fact, I read a lot but you know, internet is so big and it's no difficult to get lost in that information sea (even more if you're a noob in the area). I'll do it better next time.

Have a good day.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Bortex19:
I bought it a couple of weeks ago. And no, I cannot relock it without sending it to bootloop.

The thing went like that: I unlocked the bootloader, I flashed the global ROM, I relocked the bootloader and I fell into recovery bootloop. So I entered on fastboot mode, I unblocked the bootloader again (with the Xiaomi tool), I went to fastboot again and I reflashed the global ROM.

The bootloader have to be open to allow the global ROM work. I don't know why I have avoided the brick, but this is what I've done at least twice.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] TeeHoang:
Well if it bootloops the first time after you relocked it, it'll bootloop again & again. Was there any time after relocking did your phone boot properly? If not, you didn't avoid anything. As far as I understand, boot loop = soft brick.

And this is what I found on MIUI official forum:

TUTORIAL FLASH MI 8 BOOTLOP (SOFTBRICK & BRICK) WITH TESTPOIN:http://en.miui.com/thread-3459005-1-1.html
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] gugugrp:
If I read it right, your device goes into bootloop when installing a Global ROM version and trying to block the bootloader. Probably your device is a Chinese version, which should only have the bootloader locked running a China ROM.

Otherwise, it will be bootloop.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] TeeHoang:
True that. Any Chinese devices running global will get (soft)bricked
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Bortex19:
Yeah, I was asking is you know the way to lock a chinese phone in global rom. Maybe in the future or with MIUI 10
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] hallodrix:
Is it possible to enter EDL mode via opening your device and connecting the dots to enter 9008 Mode and than use QFIL (Qualcomm_Flash_Image_Loader) to restore the software, instead of going with the MiFlashTool and a needed EDL authorized account?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] gugugrp:
This is still too early to know, because development is still slow.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Sigray:
Wrong forum section.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Bortex19:
I could not find the way to change it. Do you know how to do it?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Chema_F:
Even if he posted in the wrong section he didn't deserve an answer like yours. Keep in mind the Android cooperate spirit and try not to be that rude. And if you had read better his post you had understood how great is the information he gave, go on reading below.

Actually these are excellent news, I had never read about a case like this. We knew that if the bootloader was unlocked by the seller and you locked it flashing a global rom (being a Chinese phone) you would get a brick only repairable through testpoint and using an authorized account. But I had never read about doing the same whith the bootloader unlocked by the user and I didn't know if it would be possible to unlock it again. So now we know this :

- Chinese unlocked by the seller -> brick locking while flashing global -> impossible to unlock and edl needed

- Chinese unlocked by the owner -> brick locking while flashing global -> ability to re-unlock and flash normally

I had some questions now :

1.- Did you have to wait to unlock the bootloader the first time? (360hrs, 720hrs.. You know)

2.- Did you have to wait when unlocking after the brick or was it instantly unlocked?

Thanks in advance!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] gugugrp:
It seems to me that this is not so, as some members still manage. However, since they did not add their personal Account to the developer options, they were not able to unlock the device again because they did not have the account associated with the device. It seems to be something related to different cases.

What can be recommended is that the devices unlocked by the seller, return to Chinese ROM more stable, and have your bootloader blocked. By then, the user requests to unblock the bootloader regardless of the time they have to wait. Thus making everything safer, in the case of possible bricks in the future.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Chema_F:
Have you ever heard of read about somebody doing that? Because I think there's still the doubt about the unlocking method used by the sellers, whether they do a regular unlock with an account or they patch the boot in any way which could cause problems locking the bootloader.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] gugugrp:
Um, let's wait for news. But by making the full-file flash available on MIUI's official website and MiFlash, all system files will be replaced with original files.

Then after that, the 720 hours for bootloader unlock occurs.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Bortex19:
Thank you for your answer ?

About your questions:

1- Yes, I bought the smartphone in the official Xiaomi shop of Shanghai and I tried to flash the global rom in the store itself (because I only had two days there and if I had any problems I had to manage it from that particular store. And I know that the procedure eliminates the guarantee, but having bought it right in that moment, I could try to change the phone for another one using the purchase ticket). So I used a computer of the shop to do it and I had to wait 10 days for unlocking the bootloader.

I have given all this information because I don't know if could be relevant to have used the computer and the wifi of an official Xiaomi shop.

2- After that, everything went instantly. Just as if you were doing the procedure on any other phone. Now I can flash ROMs, install TWRP, lock the bootloader (although it takes me to the bootloop), unlock it, etc. and all without additional waiting times. The only thing I can not do is flash things like supersu, magisk, xposed ... I think it's because they modify the bootloader, but I do not know for sure
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Chema_F:
I asked it because I closed the bootloader and the next time I tried to unlock it I had to wait 720hrs. Thank you.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] gugugrp:
Was your device unlocked by you or the seller?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Chema_F:
I received it (Chinese version) unlocked by the seller and then I accidentally closed the bootloader flashing global. I had to flash in edl with authorized account and then unlocked the BL with my account after a wait of 360 hours. Then I locked it again to test some things and now I have to wait 720hrs
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Kimins:
That is really too long and I think the time should be shorter every next time with same phone/account combination not longer.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Joschi86:
Hi Descarao81, the exact same thing happened to me. Can you explain me how to get into EDL Mode? How Do I get authorized access? Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] Chema_F:
There are some tutorials for the edl thing, you must remove the back cover and unplug the battery socket.

I bought the account in s-unlock(.)com though I know currently they are doing the authorization via teamviewer, they give all the instructions. It sucks to pay for the fix but is the only solution by now I think.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] neo8848:
so you mean that we can relock bootloader in china mi8 if we have edl authorisaiton ?
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] eLaDiio:
Se postea en inglés en el foro, por otro lado actualizando a qué versión estabas? Y aún puedes acceder a fastboot? Desbloqueaste bootloader?

Please, post in english on the forum, for another way,for what version are you upgrading it?, and can you still access to the fastboot mode? Did you unlock the bootloader?
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] Addiction1993:
no puedo acceder a fastboot y si tenia desbloqueado el bootloader directamente el telefono se apago cuando se actualizaba y solo quedo en eso no hace nada mas que la pantalla en negro tenia version 8 y quise poner 7 y funciono bien hasta que se actualizo y bueno sucedio lo dicho
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] Az Biker:
Please post in English. If a second language is needed, post it below the English translation, as I did here.

Thank you.

Por favor publicar en Inglés. Si se necesita un segundo idioma, publíquelo debajo de la traducción al inglés, como hice aquí.

Gracias.
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] Finsther:
hola, necesito que me indiques que versión tenías cuando intentaste actualizar, y a qué versión estabas actualizando cuando te paso eso.

Hello, I need you to tell me what version you had when trying to update, and what version is updating when I pass that.
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] Addiction1993:
what happened is that I made a downgrade and updated via ota then the team died now it's just a cute adornment nothing before doing the downgrade was android 8