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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suschmania:
Hello,

i have a problem that i can`t activate whatsapp, because i can`t receive sms or calls - i am abroad without roaming.

I have a new phone and also dbcrypt files from yesterday.

As my phone crashed i reinstalled everything , including whatsapp via titanium backup.

The problem is, that the date of the titanium backup file is from 20.dec.2018 where i first time switched from the old to the new phone.

I want that Whatsapp uses my latest backed up messages / videos (from yesterday), which i have locally on my sdcard and online in google drive.

But Whatsapp is not asking me to import them ( is i can only use the titanium backup method to have whatsapp active in the new phone).

Any recommendations how to force whatsapp to use the latest files?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] donk165:
Hi there,

I may be being stupid here :P I want to move from Lineage OS to crDroid. Im currently on the latest 01/01/2019 LOS build, with 8.12.24 vendor firmware. I didnt flash the disable encryption patch so my device is encrypted. Im guessing I need to remove any security off the lock screen? Im using the unofficial TWRP build - 12/12/2018.

So to make the switch, do i need to wipe my data, or can I migrate over?

And when I go to flash, which wipes do I need to do before installing the ROM?

Im just worried about flashing and then locking my phone with the encryption because I've missed a step :P This is my first phone that uses android 9.0, and im not used to the forced encryption stuff.

If someone could give me a lil list of steps, that would be much appreciated!

Thanks!
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] eLaDiio:
That I do is:

-wipe system, data, cache, Dalvik

-flash new rom, flash gapps

**Flash any custom kernel if you want

Now here is the differences

1) if I want keep the encryption but format the internal storage I just do a factory reset or format data or internal storage, all are the same and reboot in the system

2) if I don't want keep the encryption, I reboot into recovery, later format data, then flash the zip to keep the phone unencrypted (FDE? I don't remember the name exactly but it is in a post on the guide section), and last flash magisk, then reboot system

3) if you have the phone without encryption and you want keep it in that way, just do the wipe to the system,data,cache,dalvik then flash system, gapps, any kernel at your choice, magisk and reboot into system

PD: remember if you flash a vendor zip, the phone will be encrypt

PS:I hope that I don't get wrong in something :)
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] barbarendave:
Hello,

since xz2 and xz1 have same camera sensor (imx400) and xz2 makes clearly better pictures, i wonder if it is possible to get the xz2 camera software to the xz1, i mean if it is the same sensor shouldn't it be just a software problem that the xz1 is so crapy compared to xz2?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] Didgesteve:
There is already a XZ3 camera port, reporting improved performance with low light and frame rate, but I haven't tried it so I don't know if it works.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] barbarendave:
Thank you! I will try that :D
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] TheArt.:
Does it work?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] barbarendave:
Didn't try yet, i have to root but this could cause the DRM Keys to get lost, they are important for the camera, and the DRM Backup is rather complicated. I guess i will wait for Android PIE and then root and flash the XZ3 camera. Other users say its working thougt, if you do it right! You can read this Thread for more that "Didgesteve" showed me, to gain some more infos: https://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/mod-xperia-xz2-camera-port-xperia-xzs-t3771889
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] vofferz:
I would say backing up the DRM keys was a piece of cake compared to trying to get the camera mod working. At least j4nn has written clear instructions how to do it.

The camera mod instructions are so fuzzy that it seems to be impossible to get it working with the mentions of "superuser mod" or "patched services.jar", as the mentioned superuser mod is only for XZ, not XZ1C, and there's no mention about how to patch your own services.jar. I tried smali patcher already but it requires the file to be "deodexed", whatever that means etc.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] hohosanta:
I managed to install that mod. (Look post number #333) Lets say dont expect big changes.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] vofferz:
Does the UI change when you install the mod?

Also did you do anything about the mentioned superuser mod or patched services.jar to get it working?

Did you delete the whole SemcCameraUI and CameraCommon folders or just the arm64 inside?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] hohosanta:
The ui didn't changed. And i didn't do any of super user mod and service jar thing.. But i did have a bug with video enchants force closing at setting. Maybe i didn't get the Mod fully working that's why i didn't get the effect. But yes i deleted whole folders.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] barbarendave:
Really? Oh man :crying: Sony should be ashamed not giving us the same quality with cam, just because they want us to buy the xz2c

To hohosanta: If the UI does not change, you did something wrong, therefore you don't have the better quality. At least this is what i read in the post, that the UI has to be the new one and if you do it right the quality is really better. Hope so.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] vofferz:
It's hard to say how different the ui in xz3 is compared to xz1c in Pie as I haven't seen the xz3.

But anyway, maybe I'll try again to patch that services.jar and then try the mod as a magisk module (it seemed to install when I just used the oreo magisk module config files with the system folder from the Pie v2 zip, but trying to start the camera gives an unspecified error) if I just find a working way to do the patching. It might be that the apk signatures don't match and that's why it doesn't start. [MENTION=3250445]hohosanta[/MENTION] said that he tried to copy the files manually but it gave the same error as I got with the magisk module.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] vofferz:
Used Smali patcher to patch services.jar, but I still get the same error with the camera mod. Doesn't seem to work...
[Huawei P20 Lite Questions & Answers] NickPrudkiy:
Hi! I apologize immediately for my English.

I have 2 questions.

1.Is it possible to reassign google assistant call to another application where it is registered?

2. What do I need to edit to change the 5x7 desktop grid? Root is present. Thank...

P.S Sorry if I did something wrong, this is my first message
[Honor 10 Questions & Answers] frenky_minkia:
Hi guys,

Push notification e.g. (whatsapp, messenger, instagram, tinder) don't work properly on emui (very delayed) and also alarm (i'm using sleep as android) doesn't work.

Apparently all the setting about working in background are turned on but still have this issue that wasn't present in emui 8.

Do you have the same problems?
[Honor 10 Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
You may try reset app settings preference in settings- apps- 3 dots and option.

If not helped then can go for factory reset
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] pacc:
Hi Guys,

Been searching for a cheap tablet with reasonable performance to run around the house, what's your take on these 2 options?

pros and cons?

My own opinion:

The recently released the Huawei has a better and modern layout / design and a fresh battery.

The Tab S2 has better screen, better performance.

About the same price at the moment.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] the stranger94:
Similar to the m5 lite there also the galaxy pad a8 2018, but unfortunately lack of fingerprint reader...

Tapatalked with A8 2018
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] lmacmil:
There is probably lots more support for the Tab S2 if that's important to you.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] :
I bought SM-T719 last week for 299Eur. Nice small tablet. Amoled is great, came with android 7 preinstalled, battery has no drain when idle, is fast, LTE did not try yet.

EDIT : the battery life : I still had 80% battery left after 95minutes of browsing (on-screen time), so that makes the battery life 475 minutes, or almost 8 hours. I have the tablet on for couple of days. That is very good battery life.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] gadingww:
Currently I have Xiaomi Mi 8. But recently there are some interesting offers for second hand Google Pixel 2 XL for about 390.5 USD. Quite confusing because Xiaomi Mi 8 has newer chipset (SD 845), better display (Samsung AMOLED vs LG p-OLED), and larger RAM (6 GB vs 4 GB). But in the other hand Google Pixel 2 XL has much stronger camera, stock Android, it's like a dream device. I'm just a casual user (messenger, social media, browsing, Spotify, taking some photos for Instagram feed) What's your opinion? Should I keep my Xiaomi Mi 8 or goes to second hand Pixel 2 XL?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Software Guru:
Its all about personal preference, I had an S8+, then moved to a One Plus 6 and finally settled on a Pixel 2 XL all within a 6 month period

I'd heard so much about the camera that I wanted to try it and I can happily say I am not disappointed at all
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] von_block:
Just download a custom Gcam for your phone and keep it. There's plenty for Mi8.

The difference in camera between Chinese phone with Gcam or Pixel is too small to be worth it.

Just look at my photo comparison to make up your mind. It's a cheaper Xiaomi, so your result works be even better.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gbq1kvzn2ea5wih/AAAaYfF7ORpUeygfMMGKYGEra?dl=0
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] gadingww:
Haha maybe we have same story. I used Mi5s then my friends bought it, so I bought Mi 8, then I try Mi A2, then I came back to Mi 8. Then these Pixel 2 XL offers come. Indeed it's up to personal preference. I also put concern on second hand device, especially for OLED display and its battery. I already try to search for Pixel 2 XL spare part and it's quite hard to find, in other hand Mi 8 spare part is easy to find, despite quite pricey

Already tried GCam on Mi8 and Mi A2. Yes, it's totally improve photo quality
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] daniel4653:
I would say to buy it at a good price and use it. If you don't like the 2 XL simply resell it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Rajaasim1980:
I have also used many phones recently ( S8, S9, P20 pro, P20, Honor 10, Pixel 1, Pixel 2 etc)

I always had HTC U11 with me as second device and now using Pixel 2 XL as primary device, I have made comparison of photos between them after installing Googel camera 3 ports and result are identical ..some photos in dark lights are even better on HTC U11 because it bring more lights ..Now U11 is underrated and I got almost mint U11 with all accessories for £190 while got mint condition used pixel without accessories for £247

What I like about pixel 2 Xl as compare to U11 is just stock software and quick updates but I have noticed many issues with Pixel 2XL i.e it get heated during intensive tasks i.e when you turn on hotspot while use the phone , it charge very slow with others fast chargers so if you don't have orginal fast charger then it will take ages to fully charge the battery while my U11 was able to charge phone quickly no matter what others spare fast charger I have used ..memory is also issue limited to 64GB, sound from earpiece during voice/internet calling is poor …Pixel 2 xl has bigger battery but screen on time is same or less than U11....Pixel 2XL give 6-6.30 hour screen on time on 4g while U11 was giving 7.00 to 7.30 hours on 4G..I have got few spare type C headphones of U11 but they don't work on pixel 2 xl

Pixel 2 XL Is great device but its far from perfect but people will keep it for stock experience and camera hype and by the way I was using Mi 8 Gcam port for U11 and developer B-S-G own Mi 8 so you get plenty of camera port from him for this device
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] Unc3nZureD:
Hello, recently I was using custom ROMs, but today I wanted to use the good old official Google One ROM. I downloaded from the MIUI site and used its MiFlash utility to flash it. For some reasons the ROM is not working properly, after it show the request form Sim Pin for ~2 sec after it gets freezed and reboots. (Note that the display seems to be working, I can start typing my PIN code, but after ~2 sec whether I start typing or not, it suddenly reboots) Every single time. Now I cant reflash anything else and can't even get into the ROM.... As we know on Mi A1 there's no recovery mode, so I can't even try things there.

Accidently I used the Clean All & Lock bootloader, so the bootloader is now locked and the "Allow OEM Unlock" is disabled in the developer menu by default.

Do you have any good idea? I wouldn't like to throw it in trash :(

Some might be interesting history what I've done:

- I've had AOSP Extended ROM, but I had some issues with calling, so I tried Pixel Experience (PIE) with the latest 10.0.4.0 firmware. I had some weird issue with it, where the display didn't even work with it, so I decided to go full vanilla and try Google One. I've seen that it has v9.x modem and overwrites everything which was on previously, so I thought it might not be an issue.

- Recently I've got my display replaced. However it worked perfectly (more or less) on custom ROMs, can it cause the official ROM to crash? (I don't think, but who knows).

- I've heard about something called "EDL Mode", but I've got no idea what it and does it require any special cable?

I really hope there's any solution! Thank you in advance to everyone who tries with an idea! :)

Edit: After removing the SIM tray, now it's just simply bootlooping at the Android One logo.

Edit: Tried giving the fastboot oem edl command and I'm getting this message:

The phone itself doesn't react anything. No reboot, no display change, no led blinking. It stays in fastboot mode.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] Ezekiel_devoid:
That is very weird (: I recently bricked mine I don't wanna go into details but -disclaimer- dont attempt this if you are weak(sauc3) of heart-i believe this voids warranty-https://youtu.be/_Z0phRR0RV0 follow the what the videos says. Check that all drives are installed. Update mi flash to the latest. Get yourself one other files on the forum for this phone to flash with miflash(firmware). You will open phone, you can watch tutorials on how to. This requires soldering skills. You will have to disconnect battery. And bridge the two points shown on the video. Reconnect battery. You phone will now be in qfuse mode/factory. You can now connect to computer and flash firmware with mi flash. After flash is done, disconnect from computer, unplug battery again- remove solder from the two points,this is vital or your phone won't boot. Reconnect battery, seal phone back up. And restart (: hope this helps.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] JakobSWE:
Do that fastboot oem edl command while plugged in. And as soon as it says okay flash first nougat firmware in miflash (time is important because edl times out quickly). After it's flashed, it takes like 2 hours. Enter regular fastboot and do "fastboot oem unlock". Download twrp recovery and do "fastboot boot recovery.img" Then flash the latest pie firmware for twrp, you can find this in the forums top posts. Now it should be debricked. But as firmware will probably still be bugged you can't downgrade (for now). BTW test points or deep flash cable does the same thing as the "fastboot oem edl" command

---------- Post added at 05:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:02 PM ----------

NO NO NO SOLDERING!! :eek:

just put a pin over the points or draw with a graphite pencil or something! BTW the fastboot oem edl or deep flash cable does exactly the same thing... And because of the bugged firmware nothing else than pie will work and that fastboot rom hasn't been released yet.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] Unc3nZureD:
Thank you Ezekiel and and Jakob, I'm trying the EDL as it seems to be my last chance.

For some reasons when I send the fastboot oem edl command it does nothing. No new device appears in Device manager and the fastboot device doesn't disappear. Also the fastboot bunny is still shown on the phone. The LED is not blinking. Is this normal?

Do you think it would worth trying to cut a USB cable and try to make an "EDL Cable" from it? If so, do you know any simple tutorial? Most of the ones I've seen try to use some kind of button, but I don't have one at me... Do I have to just simply short the black & green cables and that's it?

Or Should I disassemble to enter EDL in this case?

Thanks a lot!
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] Ezekiel_devoid:
My mi a1 wasn't allowing me to unlock it or accepted any command, my only choice was short the circuit (: ,now I'm on Android pie no problem. If you can make an edl cable I would say give it a try.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] jack_21:
post the result of

fastboot getvar all
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] taran181:
try to flash it with official pie rom

link :

http://bigota.d.miui.com/V10.0.4.0....0.PDHMIXM_20190104.0000.00_9.0_2cee840c96.tgz
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] jack_21:
fastboot set_active b

Then

fastboot reboot

And then pray haha
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] RonaldoMG:
Would you please help me with this issue?

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) version:0.5

(bootloader) token:F1GxQBVdYbughqhREDT3egAA

(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes

(bootloader) battery-voltage:4273000

(bootloader) variant:QRD eMMC

(bootloader) secure:yes

(bootloader) version-baseband:

(bootloader) version-bootloader:

(bootloader) display-panel:

(bootloader) off-mode-charge:0

(bootloader) charger-screen-enabled:0

(bootloader) max-download-size: 0x20000000

(bootloader) partition-type:cache:ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:cache: 0x10000000

(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0xd47779e00

(bootloader) partition-type:system:ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0xc0000000

(bootloader) crc:1

(bootloader) serialno:3253325b0404

(bootloader) kernel:lk

(bootloader) product:mido

all:

finished. total time: 0.238s

As you can see, this device shows less information than the other one...

I tried every tutorial I saw today but nothing worked.

stucked in bootloop;

bootloader locked;

can't flash.

edit: I posted in the wrong forum... my phone is a redmi note 4x... sorry
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] lchntxofa:
Download Mi a1 tool, put your phone on fastboot (press power and volume-) , connect phone to your pc, execute Mi A1 Tool,exe file, click on unlock bootloader, this will unlock-factory reset and your phone will be fix. i do this every time i flash the stock rom to my A1.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] maegl1n:
Mi A1 tool doesn't unlock it anymore (after May 20 patch), at least on my phone ("usb debugging" wasn't enabled before the boot loop though)
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] BrianDark:
i have a problem with persist i am on android 8.1.0 but the application is not working
[Android Themes] NewirelessCorporation:
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattomic:
Hi,

i'm experiencing a strange issue on my 49pus7503/12 (oreo, latest system update), randomly and suddently i lost the TV cable signal:

1 time happened during standard TV watch

4-5 times after Netflix use > open netflix, watch anything for 1-2 hours, click on TV button >>> no signal found

when this problem happened i've tried to:

update channels list (the process is completed but nothing changed)

re-install (the process is never completed, stuck at 50% and the issue with signal is not resolved)

turn off - turn on the tv (nothing changed)

the only way is to unplug-replug the TV electric wire. in that case Android restarts and anything works fine (also the re-install channels process can be initialized and completed 100% without problems)

Phillips support told me to de-activate HBB, and now i need to check if the problem will occur again, but i'm not so confidenti about it.

Has anyone experienced similar issue? do you have any hint?

thanks in advance!
[Honor Magic 2 Questions & Answers] Bretl2009:
Hi Together,

at first, Sorry my english is not the best :)

Since Update to version .156 the quick charge on my Magic 2 does not work.

Have anyone the same Problem?

I test it with the stock Charger and Amazon QC adapter.

Thanks a lot
[Honor Magic 2 Questions & Answers] LuckyLuke444:
I'm on the same build and cannot confirm that.

What is the problem, does it charge slowly or not at all?
[Honor Magic 2 Questions & Answers] Bretl2009:
Okay. Thanks for Answer.

It charge slowly (normal Speed) and i could not find some properties in the system.
[Honor Magic 2 Questions & Answers] amal114:
Im also same problem ?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n8te44:
Hi all

I'm quite new this technical stuff but here goes. I recently bought a supposedly new M9 from eBay UK (I live in the UK) and noticed it randomly reboots itself from time to time, and it also wants to update but can't due to a message saying phone has been modified. I'd like to try my hand at installing the latest RUU myself but would like to get some direction how to do it properly. So far I have found out:

CID: 332 (Latin America)

**Locked**

htc_himulatt PVT S-ON

OS-4.14.617.6 (I assume 617 is developer RUU?)

Not sure if this is what I need but I found a similar RUU (4.30.617.12) on HTC support page:

RUU_HIMA_UL_N70_SENSE80_ATT_MR_NA_Gen_Unlock_4.30.617.12.exe

Also I have 32GB micro sd I could use in the phone or a Macbook Pro with HTC Sync Manager to install the RUU. Any ideas how best to proceed?

Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] coolman7:
I just purchased Mi Pad 4 and MIUI 9.6 is pre installed. Current ARB level is 1. Should I upgrade it to MIUI 10.1 or should I keep it with MIUI 9.6?

Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] greentrancer:
Just got mine 2 days ago as well. Upgraded to 10.1 and did not spot any issues. However, I am not sure why the location does not work in Google Maps yet... I get a notification that it is searching for the GPS, but nothing happens. I have the LTE 64 GB version.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] Incogn:
Mi pad 4 doesnt have gps as far as i know. Only plus model has it
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] coolman7:
My Mi Pad 4 has 9.6.26.0 Chinese stock ROM which has only English and Chinese languages. Current ARB level is 1. If I upgrade it with OTA to MIUI 10.1.1.0, what will be ARB level? What are the differences between MIUI 9.6.26 and 10.1.1?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] greentrancer:
I do not know about the Plus, but the simple Mi Pad 4 with LTE has! I was able to get it working outside the flat; I guess that the signal in the flat was too weak, even though that my OnePlus 3T works fine...

Why is ARB so important and how can I see it? The differences between the 9 and 10 is in interface, especially the notifications, etc. I did not use 9 a lot, so I do not know what functionality improvements or bugs they added, if any.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] coolman7:
I can't downgrade if ARB level is higher than 1. If I upgrade it to MIUI 10 and if I don't like it or there are some problems, I can't downgrade it to MIUI 9. Or if I try to downgrade it will brick Mi Pad 4.

You can check ARB level with this command at fastboot:

fastboot getvar anti

Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] Farhadul Haque:
mi pad 4 has gps. i'm using it right now. but if u have china rom installed, than it will cause problem, with gps outside of china. its a known china rom issue with many xiaomi devices. my device had china stable rom before and i had similar issues. i switched to xiaomi.eu rom and my gps is working perfectly now. im using mi pad 4 8 inch with LTE, not mi pad plus.