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[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Will Rickards:
The problem isn't heat but the poor connection of this component to the board. The increased pressure by adding the shim increases the contact area. It does appear there is some defect in the manufacturing of the board or the chip itself or the board design that causes the connections to degrade over time. The only real resolution is to remove and reattach the component but we're not all able to do that.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taschenck:
didn't work

thanks for the work around but it didn't work for my note 4. didn't break anything and tried it 3 times but to no avail. time for a new phone.

Thanks anyway, glad it worked for many people.... cheers
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilabstudios:
Works!

Just did this hack and it works. Sim and s-pen still working.

What I did.

I knew corrugated card would compress, so I used thick card from a notebook cover.

I placed the shim for the MMC on the thermal insulation pad using nothing for bonding (as the card is thick so a pressure fit is enough), and then used tiny shims for the two connectors - it was important that the connectors were aligned straight. It was then a matter of pressing gently till I heard two snap sounds, indicating both connectors were attached. That's it.

Glad it's working, but I still think it is time to move on and get a new device. Every Lineage based rom I try still has the bluetooth bug, which is aaf.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J. C. Maxwell:
Just did this fix. I happen to have a pair of digital calipers for measuring thickness, but I know that most people do not.

It looks like most credit cards are 0.76mm in thickness. I ended up folding aluminum foil until it was barely thicker than one.

I found an old used gift card and created two shims for the connectors mentioned in the video. When looking at the phone upright, the 0.76mm gift card shim was perfect on the right connector. For the one on the left, it was too thick, though. Either use sand paper on the gift card shim or find something slighly thinner. Also, the connector on the left moved toward the bottom of the phone during disassembly and I needed to push the connector and ribbon upward toward the top of the phone to ensure a proper connection.

Anyway, I hope this helps, and thanks OP!
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thumper300zx:
First....pin a rose on that guys' nose, eh. "We're not all able to do that" career technician. Geez dude.

Arnookie -- thank YOU! You have helped lots of people get their Note 4s working. I mean, the thing runs Android OLD and it's not worth the money for normal people to go get the chip reflowed. This is perfect! I got mine done with Cooper tape, several layers to about .7mm (measured with digital caliper). Much thicker is a problem. It didn't compress enough for proper reassembly. Once I got it right, it's working without freezer trick! Just my kid using the phone for WiFi and it's perfect for that.

The separation of phone parts was tough. The adhesive is ok, but it's snapped into the frame pretty tight. I was careful and got it done safely. I scuffed a little bit of the backing from the screen around the edge, but almost negligible amount.

Thanks again, man. A great DIY for an inexperienced, but willing noob! ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frugalpov:
Hey did you end up getting this fix to stay working?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikel023:
Can I do this to a new(or most likely, refurbished) motherboard to prevent this from happening in the first place?

And,

On that 0.5 to 1.2mm, is that on the top of the existing thermal pad? Can I replace instead the existing thermal pad with a 2mm thick one?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoyBawang2:
Hi, My stock unrooted Note4 hangs every now and then and it still does even after factory reset. It seems it hangs when I feel some heat at the back during usage but I don't even play games. I just do facebook and browse. Sometimes it reboots to download mode that I have to let it rest for few hours then it boots normally again. But I didn't see any Emmc error warnings. Do you think this is the issue?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sessionLayer3:
Would Aluminium Tin foil work as well,making it 0.3mm thick,as my Note 4(910f) sometime's won't boot from Twrp,so i put it in the freezer in separate bags,then it boots .I am sick of this note 4 not rebooting when trying to flash a 18.1 Linage.I am using Twrp 3.22.0,maybe a higher Twrp might fix it,or your way,but thank you Sir.
[Android General] jxsmin:
Hey guys im new in this group i was just wondering if you guys could give me the exact link that would work to root my samsung galaxy S8 running 8.0
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] chriskay:
http://rapidshare.com/files/108159828/Service_Manual_for_Prophet.pdf.html

since i could not upload a zipped file here for some strange reason, i put it on rapidshare. there is probably nothing new in it but gives a nice overview of any relevant topics such as how to disassemble the deveice correctly. helped me a lot.

the document says something about being confidential. but since i accidentally found it on the internet, there cannot be much of a secret about it. but if i am mistaken and i do break any copyright law by providing this download, please let me know! :)

cheers.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] gzprophet:
Thanks !!!

I was looking for this a long time ago ...

Where do you Find It ?

Anyway ... Thanks , Thanks and thanks a lot !!

:D
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] chriskay:
i was just looking for "disassemble prophet" through google, and that was one of the first results. funny, isn't it?

another instruction can be found here http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Prophet-Prophet-MoDaCo-com/240109/Changing-you-prophet-case/

but you have to register in order to watch the images. i used both sources and much caution when i opend my prophet for the first time two days ago. :cool:

cheerio.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] duato:
nice, thanks for share it

i'll update it into prophet directory for dummies
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] thycpt737:
thankyou very much...
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] l3v5y:
I think this could be uploaded to the FTP which would save RS wait times etc...

In fact, I'll do that now.

Anyway. Thanks for the link!

I love service manuals:
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] wanwarlock:
can i have the direct link from the ftp please? thanks for this find

edit, nvm, dload from rapid
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] l3v5y:
The FTP decided not to work yesterday! I'll try again now...
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] lupus_rex:
link its OK chriskay thanks :)
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] ChaoticEnigma:
So, I am a complete know nothing when it comes to software on phones but I'm desperate. I have an LG V20 that started an update and froze, I can't find any fix for this. I've removed the battery, I have used the LG Bridge error recovery, it hasn't worked. I cant get to the android recovery mode. I've heard about LGUP but I can't get it to work. If someone could walk me through that I'd appreciate it, or if there is a better solution.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] stinka318:
Try to see if you can get it in to download mode if you can then download a kdz file and flash it with LG UP.......
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] ChaoticEnigma:
I can get into download mode. How do I use LG UP? Where do I find the files?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] stinka318:
https://www.technobuzz.net/download-lgup-tool/

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https://lg-firmwares.com/
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] tech_infinity:
Use these instructions: https://xdaforums.com/v20/how-to/restore-v20-to-100-stock-bricked-devices-t3524903
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] vishalpal555@gmail.com:
its been 40 days still 8bcant unlock bootloader still showing more 20 days in hrs what should 8 do.... earlier mi used to gave bootloader unlock within 7 days.... what should i do
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] SunilSuni:
Don't unbind Mi account and wait till the timer becomes 0
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tekbird:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab (SM-T285) and would like to know how can I turn off/on its LCD backlight from code. It is currently not rooted nor flashed with custom ROM. I can do both if that will help.
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] huialx:
After some time my x720 couldnt connect to my university wlan. I than did a clean flash to lineageos (was on lineage before too) but now i can't connect to any site via wifi at home. The strange thing though is that i can still connect to google search and youtube (also all videos work). When i turn off wifi and use mobile data i can connect to any site without any problem. I tried to reflash any custom rom possible but it's always the same. Wifi not working (except for google + youtube).

Any ideas on how i can fix this ?
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] scuzzo500:
Does this happen on other wifi networks?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] imjjack:
I am facing an issue while installing Google camera mod. I am getting a page 'App not installed' when I try to install the mod in my Moto G5 plus. It is running on Oreo and the phone is not rooted. Any advise?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] debdeep98:
Yeah it won't... Gcam requires 64bit OS... Stock is 32... There's a lot of post around about this probably you should check them...
[Oppo Find X Guides, News, & Discussion] snowwolf725:
Source:

https://bbs.coloros.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1306070

1. Update to 20181026 OTA or newer version

2. Backup your data in Setting =>Other setting => Backup &Restore

(downgrade will wipe all data in your phone.)

After you finish backup, the backup folder will exist on your mobile root folder.

You need copy backup folder to your computer.

3. Download FindX_Format_Step1.ozip and install it in file manager app.

http://fs.oppo.com/3/oppowww/androidrom//FindX/FindX_Format_Step1.ozip

4. Download FindX_Format_Step2.ozip and install it in file manager app.

http://fs.oppo.com/3/oppowww/androidrom//FindX/FindX_Format_Step2.ozip

5. Restore your data in Setting =>Other setting => Backup &Restore

6. Download and install Google framework fix patch in file manager app.

https://mega.nz/#!g6AEiQba!r_Q9-1vSlFOpZtMPifqRH3hVkTDXnuds9rAp5cuNLuA
[Oppo Find X Guides, News, & Discussion] deuse:
Anyone tried this?

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I tried the first zip file. But I got got up grade denied.
[Oppo Find X Guides, News, & Discussion] deuse:
Ok. I think my phone did not download the 2nd file fully.

I can't get both files on my PC as it will take days :(

Anyone know of a way to get these 2 files?

Thanks
[Oppo Find X Guides, News, & Discussion] deuse:
I have the 2 files. But before I start can someone got a link for the gapps apk please.

EDIT= So it did downgrade ok.

But now I can't install google play from either the oppo store or from apk.

It tries to install google services, but always stops at 96%

****
[Oppo Find X Guides, News, & Discussion] niallasher:
Go into permissions manager and make sure the play installer has all it's permissions?

I haven't had an issue on ColorOS, but I had that sort of issue on MIUI once and that fixed it.
[Oppo Find X Guides, News, & Discussion] deuse:
Thanks but I've tried that. OPPO support say that because it has the Chinese rom, it won't install Goolge services :(

I have got to find out how the stores do it. Or find an original rom with google alreay in.
[Oppo Find X Guides, News, & Discussion] snowwolf725:
6. Download and install Google framework fix patch in file manager app.

[url]https://mega.nz/#!g6AEiQba!r_Q9-1vSlFOpZtMPifqRH3hVkTDXnuds9rAp5cuNLuA[/URL]
[Oppo Find X Guides, News, & Discussion] deuse:
Have 10000s of internet cookies :)

That fixed it :D

How did you do it?
[Oppo Find X Guides, News, & Discussion] niallasher:
Thank you so much for this.

Couldn't wake phone up from sleep half the time with beta, and going back has fixed everything.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Tiongkia:
Hi all

As per subject, i keep having this "mei" folder in DCIM folder. After i delete it, it keep reappearing again. The "mei" folder is always empty.

1) Anyone know what is this "mei" folder in DCIM folder?

2) And also how to stop it from reappearing again?

I googled and didn't find any answer and solution to this.

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] TheMadScientist:
Sounds like to got another app adding photos to your gallery

Google shows loads of responses possibly a cloud sync or something one guy says he went to manually syn instead of auto and it stopped
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Tiongkia:
Thanks mate

My Google drive is manually synced but the mei folder keeps coming back
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Tiongkia:
Anyone?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] callumbr1:
Use root explorer, find the dcim folder. Inside there find the mei folder. Inside mei folder create a file and name it .nomedia now that folder or any files won't show in gallery. Or delete the mei folder from dcim with root explorer not via gallery
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Tiongkia:
Thanks but i am not saying that there is pictures inside. I said the mei folder keeps appearing. Its always empty. I always delete the folder using es explorer not gallery but it will reappear again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] callumbr1:
Then it must be down to an app that's using storage permission to create that folder. Try to find the app and disable permissions or delete
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] maldinih8:
I have the same too, but that folder is not a big deal... If you deleted the "mei" folder, it will reappear again when you open LINE app...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] CheckPlease:
The issue I am having are with my family who constantly put their phones on the max volume and play extremely loud, obnoxious noise all day everyday without a care in the world. Because for whatever reason, during these times they forget, or choose to ignore, that headphones exist.

I have mentioned it before because it bugs the hell out of me because there's almost never a quiet moment but of course nobody cares and carries on. I'm sick of hearing screeching from the crap they're playing. There's an issue when you can be on the other side of the house, with earplugs, behind a door, and still hear it.

So my plan was to lower the max volume on their phones and act as though an update or bug lowered the loudness. I know there are apps that limit volume but the volume bar gives it away that their phone isn't on the maximum. So they'd ask me to fix the problem, thus ruining the point. So I am wondering if there is a way to limit it but have the bar still reach the end and act as if the phone reached max without them realizing? So I can pretend it's a hardware issue.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] or1onz:
The launch of Mate 20 has lead me thinking. If they are rolling out memory card of a nano sim size, will it be compatible for us?
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] neflictus:
Do you have a dedicated, just launched, brand new, nano SD card slot (HARDWARE) on your P20 Pro ?

If you do, you should go and buy a new card.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] gd6noob:
If the P20 pro doesnt have a memory card slot, how does one use one?
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] stevo_125:
Seems some members have forgotten how to communicate - so let me try.

OP: Unfortunately, whilst the form factor of the new cards is the same as the nano sims, the underlying hardware that allows new memory card type to work is not present in any existing models. A crude analogy is to consider a DVD disk and a blu-ray disk. They may share physical characteristics, but an older DVD player will not read a blu-ray disk, even though it physically fits, because it lacks the necessary hardware.

:good:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
Ok so I figured out how to change the lock screen wallpapers WITHOUT the use of an app, wallpaper picker or modifying the framework or systemui. It's nothing short of amazing.

PROS:

-NO image quality is lost because of a crappy cropper.

-NO application or modifications to the framework are needed for this to work so you can officially get rid of Amazon Photos

CONS:

-Only one wallpaper at a time

-Requires root. However this is done through /data where it is mounted as R/W. This would't be a problem if you could symlink the /data folder to internal storage or /mnt. I have tried a few ways on the HD 8 with no success.

Instructions:

1. Download your favorite HD wallpaper (as close to 1920x1200 as possible). I have a collection of dozens of stock Android wallpapers from various versions and devices at your disposal.

2. When you have chosen your wallpaper and downloaded it, the file extension should be a .jpg. Please go here and convert it to a .png https://jpg2png.com This should be done for all wallpapers. Changing the file extension is not the same. This web based tool also compresses the file to reduce the loss of image quality.

3. Using a file explorer like Total Commander copy the wallpaper.JPG from your download folder on internal storage to this /data directory:

/data/securedStorageLocation/com.android.systemui/ls_wallpaper/0

4. Activate your lock screen to see your custom wallpaper. A reboot shouldn't be required.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richaardvark:
Trying right now... brb...!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richaardvark:
Sorry, I was pulled into something for a bit. And then I became distracted making this lovely new lock screen wallpaper, lol...

Unfortunately, it does not seem we are able to access that folder without root. I tried four different file managers. When I finally typed the direct address verbatim as you provided, the device didn't say the folder did not exist, but said I did not have access. I did however notice a different com.android.systemui folder, which was located at /data/data/ , but also did not have access to this folder.

Screenshots of my attempts to locate/access the folder you described are here if you want to see for yourself.

:( I just bought a new soldering iron today. I'm about to hardmod root this sucker ✔ ??*???
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richaardvark:
My beautiful wallpaper will have to wait for now... :crying:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richaardvark:
Update: Ultimately however, I was able to set the lock screen wallpaper, using the "Prime Photos" app. This however changed my launcher/home screen wallpaper as well. I then downloaded the standard Google "Wallpapers" app from the Play store and was able to set my wallpaper back to what it had been, and was also able to keep weird cat sweater lady as the lock screen image. So, ultimately same end result, just a tiny bit more effort to make it happen, but not really a big deal.

Updated screenshots in my shared folder.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
What a shame. Well at least this is a lot easier now rather than taking the time and effort to mod the systemui.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
Ok so this is disappointing. I'll have to post a rewritten guide. This one is tough to explain. But I am pretty sure I did this through the Amazon Device Settings application.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
I plugged my HD 8 into my PC and opened ADB in an attempt to access the directory. I was able to cd into /data/securedStorageLocation just fine. However I tried to make the directory com.android.systemui and got an error of 'permission denied', but not because of no root, 'the directory already exists'. So it's there, just not totally accessable.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
So this has to be exclusive to Amazon, or a result of or a combination of things. I have literally found only two forum posts that mention the directory perfectly. However the website is in Japanese. Thankfully Google translate helped. The good news is, it looks like you can gain entry by symlinking. When I saw this entry, and sdcard was mentioned, I did realize one thing I did yesterday that I've never done before. Optimized the databases. Specifically I used SDmaid (bought full version but I don't think that mattered). So it occurred to me, it likely 'fixed' whatever Amazon took out of the databases. This is a wild guess though.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
I went ahead and did a little bit of a rewrite to change the title. Just set up flash to stock and just saw the folder had already been there. I honestly cannot believe it's been there this entire time and I honestly can't believe I've missed it this entire time. Unfortunately this requires root access unless somebody can figure out how to symlink the folder to internal or external storage. though it is located in part of the data that is read and write, the folder is not.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
Update:

I just want to add, wallpapers can be in .jpg format, but for best compression, least amount of quality loss and if you have the same wallpaper for both lock screen and desktop, convert your .jpg to a .png for both (this should be done regardless of the wallpapers are the same or not). This handy, web based tool does exactly that, and compresses the file at the same time. This has resulted in my wallpapers being 100% in sync. https://jpg2png.com
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redhonker:
I have copied my wall paper in png format to the location (with root access). However, it's not used as the wall paper or lock screen background, even after reboot. What am I missing?

In the meantime, I can use an image browser (Quick Pic) to set it as wall paper. However, it does not last. It may revert without reboot.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
Make sure you are in the right directory/folder and all the way to the end of com.android.systemui:

/data/securedStorageLocation/com.android.systemui/ls_wallpaper/0. Your wallpaper goes in the '0' folder. So far as I know no special permissions needed. But it won't hurt to set permissions to:

rw-r--r-- (0644). Make sure you have a lock screen set :P
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redhonker:
# ls /data/securedStorageLocation/com.android.systemui/ls_wallpaper/0

-rw-r--r-- root root 11833019 2018-12-08 16:19 Wallpaper-Florida-Keys.png

So it all looks right. Just not taking effect. I don't know if it depends on some package that might get disabled (I've disabled a bunch).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
It very well may have been patched on 5.3 or 5.6.3 (whatever it really is)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redhonker:
The good news is that I can just set it using a image viewer. However, they do revert back though it's not clear what triggers revert.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
Try disabling com.amazon.kindle.kso and deleting it.