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[HTC Vox] willyschwarz:
Video Recoding Tutorial - Video Settings

I worked on this pretty long and finally I do it this way:

Convert my videos with "Any Video Converter" (Freeware, google for it).

Use the following setting and the video will flow easily and the quality remains good:

Profile (defines the format): Mobile Phone MPEG-4 Movie

Codec: mpeg4

Size: 320x240 or 220x176, in this case size doesn´t really matter and does not effect the filesize that much.

Videobitrate: 96 kb/s is enough and gives u a good videoquality, the audioquality is more important, especially when u listen on the build in speakers.

video framerate: 15 fps (frames per second) are enough for fluid playback.

Audio Bitrate at least 128kbs, lower bitrate will sound like a tin.

Samplerate: 48000, sothat the audio is synch to the video.​

So finally u will get a 90min. movie with about 130-150MB. That sounds little, but believe me, the quality is as good as a 300MB movie. If the quality is bad, the original movie itself has alot of pixelfractures in it.

U can watch the movie in win-mediaplayer without any codec-problems.

I got about 30 full length movies on my 4GB storagecard on VOX.

Here are my tips:

U can batch-encode them, just load the movies in the prog an check all boxes, do the settings once and let the prog recode all movies.

U can merge 2 files into 1. if u got the movie in 2 parts for example. just check the 2 files and rightclick merge down.

Check the aspectratio of your movies. in most cases it´s no problem with 320x240 size, but if u haven´t got a 16:9 movie, for example a 4:3 or widescreen without letterboxes, the movie will not be shown correctly, concerning the ratio. in this case set the size to "original", and probably change the settings in win mediaplayer not to fit the video automatically on screen.

What increases or decreases filesize the most are the video and audio bitrates.

Tried it a million times, the settings here are the best. otherwise u will get a huge filesize with almost no better video quality. But don´t get lower than the settings I mentioned above.

so thats my way, works best!!

PS: It´s actually not a matter of what player u use, it´s just that videoplayback in general uses the cpu heavily. But even if u got a better phone with better cpu u can use this settings, as I mentioned, u cannot see alot of diffrence to an 300MB movie, but u will be able to store the doubled amount of movies on your sd-card.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] erhan191:
My battery was nearly 2days then İ used my %100 battery. When i recharge it full it says 22h to close and battery draining so Fast. İ dont want to make factory reset what can i do to fix it
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] thanito:
Factory reset [emoji39]
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] erhan191:
i did it once but its broken again
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] ilgreco112:
Hi guys!

Today I got the Xiaomi Mi A2.

I bought it from Amazon (eu, global rom: reseller = A-MONTAIN)

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B07FMPVBQR/

the package was sealed etc. so IDK how this happened,

I didn't see anything at first, unfortunately I didn't take a screenshot but on the stock launcher apps weren't visible, I was able to see them when I installed Nova Launcher,

It was a green Turkish app that served I dont know what purpose, and other two were Mi Apps that didn't show in stock launcher, I uninstalled all of them, too bad I didn't think about taking a screenshot before.

but still I wanted to warn you guys,

have a nice day!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] ILA:
I've posted about this a while back... Search the thread for "Capting" ;)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] theasters:
My phone is from A-Mountain and I did not have any bloadware, my be those app are instaled from any other app you install.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] ilgreco112:
I didn't install anything besides Nova launcher :/ weird
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreyAssoc:
Hi,

Is it possible to modify the stock LG G4 camera app to save photos in a custom folder location? I've tried using different camera apps which do allow custom folders but the quality of photo in those apps is not as good as the stock app.

Can anyone help with this? I need this for a work application.

Kind regards,

Steve.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htr5:
Have a look at this thread:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1083308
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreyAssoc:
Tx for this but I need to change the folder location while I'm on a client site (different folders for different clients). Usually it wouldn't be an issue but I'm taking over 1,000 photo's split over multiple clients and it's taking far too much time back in the office to sort through them all manually.

If I can change the save photo location to a new folder for each client on site I save TONS of time.

Are there people who would do this as a service? Do you know how I would contact them?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obvious:
Some camera apps allow save location to be set. Install a couple and check.

Just change save location before each client visit

Automation tools eg 'tasker' are available on the play store but have some initial learning curve.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreyAssoc:
Thanks for replying.

I have tried several camera apps which do allow photos to be saved in other folders but the quality of the photos is not as good as the stock app. This is why I'm trying to see if the stock app can be modified so that I can choose the folders to save into.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] RFD_Yesstyle:
I've seen youtube vids where people can just toggle hotspot from the drop down menu but mine doesn't have it. I'm using the Canadian version. How to fix this?

TIA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] RFD_Yesstyle:
bump
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Yakuzahi:
I'm not so sure if I right but it doesn't work with Oreo.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] truncksz:
Hello guys,

first of all sorry for the dummy question, but I don't know how I can solve this problem. so...

I have changed the pattern sequence of my phone with a complicated one. when doing that, I saved a screenshot of the sequence but, instead to put it to the sd card as a though, the phone saved it on the internal memory (damn!).

After some days my phone has been restarted and now is asking for the pattern that I have forgot because I used to unlock it for days via the damn fingerprint!

I tried via google to unlock the phone with no luck.

There is no developer mode active on the phone, and when I connect an usb cable I can't put it to usb mode because it asks to put the unlock sequence.

Is there a way to unlock the phone or a way to get the screenshot from the internal memory? obviously I want to avoid to hard reset and lost everything.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] OverplayOfficial:
I think hard resetting from recovery menu is the best possible option. I don't think there is a way to bypass the security honestly. I'm sorry but I think that resetting is the best option here
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] resinis:
if you could bypass the pattern there wouldnt be any point to having the pattern in the first place. everything on your phone is encrypted. the pattern is the encryption key. just ask the fbi how upset they were about this.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
This is the official FunkyHuawei support thread for the Mate 20 Pro.

The below applies to both the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro.

Install:

Currently FunkyHuawei has a new install method for EMUI 9 devices which is not public as of yet.

Unbrick:

Unbricking will be possible with the new HiSuite 9 method, but it is not public as of yet.

Rebrand:

Rebranding is not currently planned to be offered. Neither is single sim to dual sim conversion. This may change in the future.

Unlock:

Unlock codes are available via the unlock code order form, or by purchasing an unlimited pass. See the site for details.

If you have a global variant, make sure that you can choose Enable OEM Unlock in developer options. So far we have seen the option grayed out on all devices. If you can't enable this, even with the code, you can't unlock the bootloader.

It has been confirmed that bootloader unlocking on the Chinese variant is possible. On the global variant we can give you the code, but you'll need to be able to choose Enable OEM Unlock as specified above.

Root:

The methods which are not public are available to those who want to test them, by contacting FunkyHuawei support by email.

We will update this thread with any changes.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] alisj99:
so I have to purchase for unlocking my device?

what the ..
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] silentdc:
I would prefer bootloader unlock with paid service rather than having Mate 20 Pro with access limitation. Since you as the owner, you should've the right to use your phone the way you want it. Since the official unlock method was suspended months ago, what else option do we have?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] alisj99:
it honestly feels like a money grab.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] arghness:
Sure, but these people are putting work in to it and want to be paid -- I don't believe they're affiliated with Huawei. If it was Huawei doing this, I'd understand your sentiment.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] leo72793:
Keeping tabs here. I'm hoping to pre order the UK emerald green variant before the timeframe ends for the free gifts.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] roosta:
Not sure of the purpose of this thread. It offers nothing. So will it? Can the phone be unlocked? Is a purchase required?

We already know Huaweu have publicly stated all phones after an earlier date in 2018 won't be boot-unlockable. So curious...how will FunkyHuaweu help me?

RoOSTA
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] cd993:
Think we've gotta wait for Friday onwards, as seemingly people with devices now (presumably different software wise?) have the OEM unlock option greyed out in developer options.

As far as my understanding goes, if we can check that option, we can't unlock the bootloader..... Sad times if so.

I'll be hopefully getting my device on Friday and I'll be sure to see if that option is an option for me...
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] ryballs:
So is there any way to unlock bootloader other than OEM unlock?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] cd993:
As far as I know that setting needs to be checked, we need to be able to select Allow. Without it I don't think the bootloader can be unlocked, but I'd be gladly proved wrong!
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Cass67:
Does rebrand from L09 to L29 work or is it in the works?

Edit.. Meant without root, not bothered about that.. Or are we saying we need unlocked BL nowadays to rebrand to doff model?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
May change in the future, but right now, any kind of rebranding is looking very unlikely.

The same software updates can be offered for all brandings, which is a plus, so there shouldn't be such a need to rebrand, even if you have an obscure branding.

But enabling dual sim on single-sim, is looking very unlikely with the current state of things. We are looking into it, though.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] roosta:
Thanks for the reply. I need global, not Chinese with root... this is a Dev community - so I don't support anyone holding the root process for global ROM as a ransom. Happy to pay a contribution but it's meant to be shared..

Unless your version is a 1 click solution like chain fire and has no phone side effects, then I don't see the value on demanding a ransom
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] mudnightoil:
Demanding a ransom? LOL.

They're a business providing a service.

If others want to do it for free, there's nothing stopping them from doing so. The problem is, I doubt there will be enough people interested in doing that ... the Huawei / Honor development community has already been shattered.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] roosta:
Cool dude. You can go ahead and buy "pre rooted" phones from them because "only they can do it."... I'm. Here to support Devs who are on the forum to work out problens together and share the results with the community.. And i may add, earn money in the process via tulhe bounty thread...
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
I mentioned before, I need the device in hand to do it. No way currently exists that I could offer people to do at home. That might change in the future, but that is the current situation.

With the Chinese version, you can likely simply unlock the bootloader and root like any other phone.

With the global version, you could theoretically do the same if Enable OEM Unlock is available. But if it isn't available, the only alternative I can offer, is one that requires the device in-hand. It's nothing to do with ransom. I'd much prefer there were easier rooting methods available. My full-time job is reverse-engineering and exploiting Huawei devices, so it would make my job much easier.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] roosta:
Many moons ago, "JTAG'ing" a Microsoft Xbox 360 console required a but of heavy lifting...and by that, I mean a lot of specialized effort and knowledge to carry about a successful JTAG, see what I mean:

https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-JTAG-your-Xbox-360-and-run-homebrew/

So - with that in mind - are you literally pulling the Mate 20 Pro phone apart with special tools and connecting wires to it running specialized patent-pending software/s? I obviously need to ask as you have failed several times to mention WHY you need the "phone in hand" to root?!

Otherwise, if you're insinuating that it takes a lot of manual rebooting, flashing and lots of complicated software steps - well, that's why there's things called instruction guides....and people like me around offering to put one together so I/we can SHARE and help others in my position (who would want a rooted global version of this). So I will once again state, unless you can elaborate otherwise, it is in fact a ransom...imagine how much Chainfire, all those years ago, could've charged Samsung users for his (albeit, simpler) root method across the range and years of phone and tab models?

RoOSTA
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] cd993:
Just to add to this I'm willing, within reason, to help out in any way possible to achieve Magisk root for the global version. There is currently a pledged amount of around £170 and hell, even if some of those didn;t pay out I'd be willing to put more in....

If we can assist in anyway let us know....
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
If it was something like this, I would be offering it as a do-at-yourself service, with a tool. I can't offer it like that, I need the phone in-hand to do it, as I said.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] roosta:
I guess one could then ask the question: What if someone in relation to Huawei pays you for a phone (global) pre-rooted. Then, they investigate how or where the exploit was made - and eventually patch it anyway? It may take longer, but we'd end up in the same position as before if Huawei wanted to control root on their global models...and, given your work/livelihood, you would know better than most: If Huawei did NOT want this to happen, they certainly wouldn't make the CN version as simple and easy to root as you claim in this thread...and they'd have something in the pipeline, if not available now ready to patch the exploit...

I still do not see how the CN and Global versions can be so completely and insanely different.

RoOSTA
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
No, Huawei would see the result, not the process that leads to the result. Of course there's never any guarantee regarding when and if Huawei patches any exploit. It's just best to minimize the possibility.

It's because the CN firmware doesn't have 'Enable OEM Unlock' -- no CN versions ever have.

The global versions have that extra hurdle.

I am looking into various alternatives, for example the possibility of flashing Chinese firmware to the global phone to allow it to be unlocked and other such ideas. I would prefer to have a do-it-yourself solution. That is much simpler and much less work for me to offer than having to root and sell physical phones to people around the world.

But so far the alternatives are not looking good. I don't think the chance is very high unless either the criteria for 'Enable OEM Unlock' availability is discovered or enabled by Huawei, or if there's a way to flash the Chinese firmware onto the global version, which based on research so far, there are protections against which can't be overcome easily.

Flashing the global firmware onto an unlocked/rooted Chinese phone also, is not looking good. There's a lot of protection against rebranding. Still, research is ongoing. It's my full-time job, so believe me that I am looking harder than anyone into what can be done.

Huawei does not want these phones to be rooted or modified. That's why they stopped giving out unlock codes, and why they apparently began disabling OEM Unlock selection. It's an uphill battle. For now, the only sure way to have a rooted global version would be buying one pre-rooted. Hopefully I will be able to begin offering that pretty soon.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] roosta:
Well like [MENTION=1758866]cd993[/MENTION] said, if you need help from a Brit or an Aussie, let us know. I used my LG V20 (from 2 phones ago) as a test bunny behind the scenes for what became a workable root version offered for the Snapdragon dual sim model.

So, you're essentially confirming you'd need to pull the phone apart? If you are physically pulling the phone apart - what if you were to crack/bend/break the screen? What if it doesn't fit snug back together? You'd have to logically think if the risk is worth investing in...as I wouldn't pay anyone for a rooted phone if it showed external signs of tampering. Some serious hurdles here!

My biggest concern trialling the flashing of CN firmware to Global is the difference (if the exist) between bands between the 2 firmwares...Take for example in Australia, major carrier Telstra over "4GX" faster than the standard 4G in metropolitan areas which utilises B28 (700Mhz). If I was to lose this, I probably wouldn't be interested in getting the phone same thing for most or major 3G networks in Aus....

RoOSTA
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
Magisk is a possibility. I hear it supports EMUI 9 in test builds. Once it fully supports EMUI 9, you would be able to flash it using the root privilege over ADB.

You can update the system, but it would overwrite root, so you'd lose it, yes.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] cd993:
Ahh this is a shame and a deal breaker for me. I don;t want a premium phone and never be able to update it.

I've actually returned my Mate 20 Pro due to screen uniformity issues and now debating whether to bother getting a replacement or just cancel and switch to another device.

Thank you for getting back in touch, it is appreciated.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] trivita:
I just need the unlock code. How much do you charge for that?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] andixxx81:
I have LYA -AL00 from China Mate 20 Pro 8/128Gb..is this possible to unlock bootloader?i want to change to global rom
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] David Horn:
Use www.unlockthatphone.com. Code came through within the hour and although it sounds expensive to begin with it's the only site that isn't saying it takes a week.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] geniusxie1:
Hi duraaraa,

I am having a Canadian single SIM model LYA-L0C and wondering if it will be possible to change to dual sim later in the future. Not to sure if the hardware is capable of dual SIM. Hope you guys are offering such service soon.

Thanks.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Mikyooo:
So, my Mate 20 Pro is the single Sim version, but it has dual sim slot. is that mean the phone can be dual sim but the system lock this function? Is it possible to flash or unlock dual sim?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] walkwitmeinhel:
[MENTION=4572798]duraaraa[/MENTION] hello sir my phone is chinese mate 20X but there is no oem unlock option in dev option will i be able to unlock code if i get code?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Minotaur:
I thought the Chinese version bootloaders were already unlocked, so you wouldn't need an unlock code in the 1st place?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] walkwitmeinhel:
Are you sure chinese mate is already unlocked? Tell me howbto check bootloader status
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] walkwitmeinhel:
No now i connect my phone to pc in fastboot mode it display message phone is locked ..btw if someone come with root i will unlock my BL with code need to buy anyway
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Minotaur:
From the extra reading I've done, all versions come with a locked bootloader, but the Chinese version (LYA-AL00) can be unlocked with a code.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] urbaniz9r:
LYA-L09 - mine is sadly locked aswell and the Option is greyed out.

I really hope that there will be a way around it eventually
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Pho3nX:
When i read all your message i'm happy to boycott Huawei from Bootloader is locked. I have purshase 2 Huawei in the past for my parents, both rooted, but it's a pity with Huawei for keep devices updates/rooted. You can brik easily a Honor/Huawei, unlock bootloader is not possible now, devices are now overpriced.... Gosh, run away!

A lot of customers WANT root, it's normal to have the choice. Huawei lose customers with their Apple politic, but apparently Huawei want be the Android "Apple". Even Samsung is not closed like Huawei lol
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Minotaur:
Samsung just disavow the phone if you trip the Knox counter. Even if a warranty claim has zero to do with the phone being modified.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] zenaldo:
Anyone knows what the advantage to use the global ROM instead the Chinese one that comes with this Chinese version? I mean, if there is no major diferences or limitation I will buy the Chinese version to get the unlocked bootloader and keep the high hopes to have a fully rooted phone in a near future.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] SAO:
[MENTION=4572798]duraaraa[/MENTION]

Hi mate, just wondering you didn't get the latest firmwares yet? I read 139 etc are coming out for LYA.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] jhs39:
The new FunkyHuawei update method doesn't appear to be working for anybody with International or UK variants of the Mate 20 Pro so far.

FunkyHuawei claims all the phones have the same firmware so different builds aren't necessary for different model numbers like with the other Huawei phones.

The result is that everybody gets the same error message during verification when trying to update using FunkyHuawei.

Think twice before spending any money on the Funky Huawei service for this phone because it currently does not work for anyone and there is no support and no refunds.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] geovass:
Yes, it will not work. I got back my credit through.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
There is a new way to update which is definitely working:

https://pastebin.com/raw/bRiHS7qe

Note that it's a bit complicated. Make sure to follow the instructions EXACTLY. Don't skip any steps.