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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] danilov1:
TNX million! ;):good::highfive::victory:

Just one question if i understand i can check numbers on sam mobile before update to keep remain 5 so that i can regularly do security paches until i turns to 6 and then stop updating, and still be able to get back to oreo? With that said i can update to march security update (second picture first firmware)?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] BluePhnx:
As long as the bootloader version stays at 5.

Once goes to Bl v6 no going back to oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] danilov1:
Thank you once more! :highfive::good:

And sorry for taking you time but first one with build date on this picture is also on bl v5? So that i know that i learned where to look at?

[IMG="note 8 firmware"]https://www.dodaj.rs/images/Untitledq.jpg[/IMG]

https://dl.xda-developers.com/4/7/2/2/2/2/8/Untitledq.jpg?key=En3XOWv78f_Vzn0LHc_G3w&ts=1552527137
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] BluePhnx:
Read my first post to you.

The # before DSB2 in N950FXXS5DSB2 is the bootloader version.

Question for you:

So what bootloader is in this firmware N950FXXU4BSA2 and this one N950FXXS5CSA2?

You can go up in bootloader versions BUT you can NOT go down!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] danilov1:
Old oreo january is

N950FXXS5CSA1

N950FOXM5CRHA

Current pie februar

N950FXXU5DSB2

N950FOXM5DSB2

New pie march

N950FXXS5DSB4

N950FOXM5DSB2

Can i update march, april... until its 5 and still in future get back to oreo? As long it stays number 5?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] BluePhnx:
Yes!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] BluePhnx:
I just saw the March update info and I would hold off installing it for now. There is a line in there that says you can't downgrade due to the security policy.....

Wait until a brave person tries it and sees.

Sorry for the inconvenience!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] danilov1:
Thank you for your time and if you get any info i would much appreciate it. :good:
[Asus ROG Phone Questions & Answers] RyqzsxvTerry:
Fixed

Hi guys, have a nice day.

I'm fail to sideload raw to my phone can anyone please help me? Thank you

h t t p s : / / i b b .c o / V L 8 Q m y J
[Asus ROG Phone Questions & Answers] RyqzsxvTerry:
I can't post link as new member, so please view the image link without space, thank you
[Asus ROG Phone Questions & Answers] cloneeye:
Is the firmware in your area correct?

WW - International

CN - China

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ex) WW-15.1630.1812.68.zip
[Asus ROG Phone Questions & Answers] RyqzsxvTerry:
Yes, it match, also boatloader unlock
[Asus ROG Phone Questions & Answers] RyqzsxvTerry:
This happen because I wipe something in TWRP maybe I wrongly change the /data?

Now the slot B is f2fs, may I ask f2fs is correct file system?

So start from the step I have done wrongly, adb sideload start failed, it actually work before...

Than one thing, slot A is bootable if I change to slot A... Now I so worry about it because adb sideload is the only way I update the OTA

Anyone please help me, I may pay some reward if anyone can help me. Thank you
[Asus ROG Phone Questions & Answers] RyqzsxvTerry:
I'm already fix it by fastboot flash the raw file provided by a great, awesome people that help me a lot, thanks to him so much & also thanks to everyone that come to this thread.
[Asus ROG Phone Questions & Answers] regenwurm16:
This error is usually caused when the dtbo.img has been patched by a no dm-verity & force encryption zip. At least that's the way I came across it. In that case you just have to reflash the stock dtbo.img to both a&b partitions and it should work flawlessly again.

In order to still deactivate dm-verity and forced encryption I recommend using this zip https://xdaforums.com/android/software/universal-dm-verity-forceencrypt-t3817389 and delete the verity part from the file name and instead use this command when flashing the stock vbmeta.img "fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img"
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TimSykes:
How do you get rid of the bottom menu bar, or at least edit what is in there.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ryanh11:
great question....anyone???
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ardsar:
Wisbar advance can do this and is what i use. You can hide the softkey buttons and also customise the app bar at the bottom of the screen - ie remove it or add shortcut icons to applications. Software is not fre but allows alot of customisation.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] schulzj:
For the price, $10, I think everyone should buy Wisbar Advanced. I've been using it since I bought a Wizard and love it. It cleans up the icons and fonts on the menus and adds a lot of options.

http://lakeridgesoftware.com/
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TimSykes:
Well I got the 14 day trial to try it out, and I can not find anywhere to remove the bottom take programs, am I just blind or dumb?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] VDubGli:
Settings, then softkeys, then click "hide the SoftKey bar"
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] wr420:
Try todayshrink
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sirooga:
dcinobar

This removes the softkey bar from the today screen.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TimSykes:
No I don't mean the soft key bar. Look the the image I posted its in the red box. It is the battery and the comm icon.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] P1Tater:
Thats part of your battery status if I'm not mistaken. Disable the Tray Launch.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TimSykes:
thats it, thanks.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] P1Tater:
Glad to help.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TimSykes:
nevermind I found it in Advanced Config program.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] sas.mar:
This thread is to discuss the notorious screen problem with our Mi A2 February Pie release. As I was digging around XDA and 4PDA it has become clear that there are at least two types of LCD vendor:

1) TIANMA

2) JDI

I suppose you to note the vendor in your comment and confirm wherever the screen flickers or not.

Mine is from TIANMA and it suffers from flickering with the new update.

There definitely can be much more vendors, we all know Xiaomi's policies, they just put whatever parts they can buy in their phones.

So I've made a small poll for all of us so our dissatisfaction could be made clear to our dearest Xiaomi developers.

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] wadhah1000:
How to check your display vendor?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Neel@1234:
I think it's just a software issue.

You can fix the colour levels and flickering by simply flashing Hex kernel on stock February update. Mine's perfect now.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] sas.mar:
[MENTION=9013501]Neel@1234[/MENTION]

Hi, the thing is, some users in Russian forums report they don't face any issues. I think it's better to discuss at least something here and make some noise... =)

I guess that intense kernel tweaking made by Xiaomi doesn't affect some part of devices. That doesn't excuse them at all though =)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] InsaneWitness:
I made this latest update 2 days after I purchased the A2 and didn't noticed any problem at all
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Deleted member 7639727:
My guess is that is a bug with the color profile since I'm not able to turn on the sRGB option in settings.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Green Dude:
Dial *#*#64663#*#* Software Version, TP Version

My screen is flickering too...I cannot understand wtf Xiaomi is doing, seriously.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] zerkhai:
Tainma
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Jole94:
I just noticed about the screen flickering and its really annoying. Why are these things even happening... Once I upgraded to Pie with each "update" there is something wrong with the phone, be it minor or more serious issues like contacts messing up all the time. I expected clean and seamless experience when i bought this phone, but that's not what I got.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] salmonthefish:
Tianma. Already voted. This is so annoying with darker/gray colored backgrounds. Watching youtube suuucks with this bug. But i do feel the phone to be a little snappier
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] AxelRaptor42:
Tainma

The update seems pretty borked. I tried booting into safe mode and disabling HW overlays with no result.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] jcunltd:
Me Tianma

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1) color flickering while swiping on youtube.

2) colour gradient of gboard changed.

3) swipe left right causes difference in color
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Green Dude:
Exactly. Same here.

Images and videos flickering in Chrome as well.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Neel@1234:
My LCD's from tianma. Now, for those of you who wish to fix this flickering problem, install Hex kernel. You'll lose OTA, but just flash the stock February boot images if you want to receive the march security update.

Download official TWRP - https://dl.twrp.me/jasmine_sprout/twrp-3.2.3-0-jasmine_sprout.img.html

Download Hex kernel - https://t.me/hexreleases/116

1) Reboot your phone to fastboot mode using volume down + power button.

2) Connect your phone to your pc. (I am assuming you have adb and the drivers installed and know just the basics of flashing)

3) Open cmd.

4) Type - fastboot devices

5) If it lists any device then you're ready to go.

6) Rename the TWRP that you download earlier to TWRP.img

7) Run the command - fastboot boot TWRP.img

8) Your phone will restart and boot into TWRP.

9) Once TWRP is loaded, Go to advanced settings in TWRP and turn on ADB sideload.

10) Rename the Hex kernel file you downloaded to HEX.zip

10) Open CMD on your PC and type the command -

adb sideload Hex.zip

11) Reboot to system from TWRP.

Done.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulver:
I have the JDI screen. I haven't noticed any issues.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] infatality:
How about magisk? How to have root?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] OverTheEdge:
I have the JDI panel. I have the grayish issue but i haven't encountered the flickering.

I also encountered poor camera quality.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] jcunltd:
Let's wait for the next update with the solution
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] MaickonnBR:
Hello, I'm suffering from the same problem. I even recorded a video reporting it (Since I'm a new user, I can not post the direct link from the video. But just put in the YouTube search):

Screen flickering on Xiaomi Mi A2 after February Pie release
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulver:
Thanks for the video. I haven't noticed this screen flickering on my Mi A2.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] chikarcas:
TIANMA

I have TIANMA and I have no issues.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] cristianh033:
I can confirm that it is a problem caused by the february update, I flash my device with the build V10.0.2.0.PDIMIFJ with the december update and the problem disappeared.

Greetings from Colombia
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] alexcolka:
Hello,

Can you please point the link for the official December ROM? Me too suffering from all the above issues with February patch, using Tianma, thanks.

Enviado desde mi Mi A2 mediante Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] cristianh033:
http : // en. miui. com /download. html

You probably need to do it with this tool:

https : // c. mi. com / thread-1329226-1-0 . html
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] alexcolka:
Many thanks!

Enviado desde mi Mi A2 mediante Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] psichokillah:
I've lost Magisk. Can I flash the ZIP in the TWRP?

Also, screen flickering is gone and colors are normal! Finally!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Neel@1234:
Actually I don't use magisk with hex, so I'm not exactly sure.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] MaickonnBR:
FIXED

I just received the March update, the problem has been fixed! :D
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] alexcolka:
Me too, March update fixed the screen flickering issue seen in WhatsApp, Facebook, Youtube, etc., as well as the correct greys or darker colors.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] dangpzanco:
My TP Version is blank (???), so I voted "Other"...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] mariosenta:
Tianma. And yes, the screen did flickered, but march update fix it.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Elfinen:
Same thing here. Tianma. But I don't see new updates, should we just wait? I have videos with the problem.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] mariosenta:
Fix will probably be implemented in April update as well.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] Antonioalvaro:
Before the March update the screen was ok, since than I notice very strong flickering, so for me, is March update that brought this bug
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] prasad12345:
facing the same issue; partially fixed now

Indian user here. The March security update fixed the flickering. Now the flickering is just a little when you look really close.

When I open date picker in any google calendar event, there's a gray line below the picker that flickers.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] onimorza:
I have JDI and am still on February version. No issues at all.

PS: why is the poll closed?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Lanthanide:
I'm looking to replace my aging HTC One M8 and it looks like the LG V30+ is the right phone for me, since it's got all the features I want (and no notch!) at a price I'm happy to pay.

One thing I definitely want though is Android Pie. I know LG hasn't released it yet for these phones but that it should be out in Q1 or Q2 of this year.

I also want to root my phone. I've skimmed over the instructions and it seems that if you do the rooting process it'll erase all of your private data off your phone, so it seems like I should do this more or less after I get the phone, rather than using it and wiping my stuff later.

But I've read that once the phone is rooted, OTA updates won't apply is that correct? I don't want to use any custom ROMs or anything, just the standard LG firmware. Do I need to flash to some other firmware and then manually install updates? What's the deal? How difficult / fiddly is it?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] XDAquareis:
It doesn't matter if you're rooted or not. You will still be able to update as usual using KDZ. You can even update stock LG ROMs via TWRP with flashable ZIP. Keep in mind that unlocking bootloader needs stock 20a or 20b so if you update to the versions above that, you must downgrade later. So I think it will be nice to unlock your bootloader first after you get your phone, then you can decide whether to root or not after that.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
I'm on stock rooted firmware myself.

OTA updates won't apply because you'll have TWRP custom recovery. But full image updates (KDZ) are always better than partial image OTA. ;)

If you have TWRP, you merely install the latest TWRP-flashable zip file of the KDZ. It's like flashing a ROM, but it's stock firmware "ROM". Reflash Magisk then reboot. You "dirty flash" so you keep all your data. Takes 5 minutes?

If you read the WTF instructions, upgrading to newer firmware is mentioned towards the end -- Section 9, specifically. Read those Instructions in a web browser, not XDA app, or stuff will be missing. I also suggest printing them out to reference.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Lanthanide:
Ok, that's great, thanks!

What these KDZ files? I haven't looked around these forums much yet. Are they officially provided by LG, or do people rip them off their phones and upload here, or is it a mixture?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
LG publicly releases the full image updates a few days after the partial image OTA update. The format extension is .KDZ. We post copies here in the forum, down on the dev section. A group of devs have graciously offered to convert the KDZ images to TWRP-FLASHABLE zip file, whenever updates are released.

For people who are rooted, just flash them in TWRP just like dirty flashing a ROM. Keeps all your data. Reflash Magisk, reboot. Done.

As an example, here are the KDZ and TWRP flashable zip files for the Verizon VS996:

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/development/vs996-lg-v30-verizon-vs996-t3865398

The top one was released very recently. You can see there's a link straight to official LG Bridge update server as well as TWRP-flashable zip format, rendered by a Dev to "ROM".

It is possible to update to newer KDZ manually, without using TWRP. A little more complicated. But we don't need to discuss that right now since we do have TWRP flashable zip files.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Lanthanide:
Thanks very much for your help.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Where do you live, what V30 variant were you considering? If you live inthe U.S., what carrier do you use?

With V30, you can buy other variants and convert them to what you need -- especially North America. (There's one exception, which I'll explain after you answer.). But that's why a lot of people buy "mint" (like new) Sprint LS998 V30+ (128GB), even though they are not Sprint customer. It's often less expensive and has more internal memory than just the 64GB V30. They then unlock bootloader, root it, then convert to what they really want.

I converted two personally from LS998 V30+ to US998 V30+. You can even flash Verizon or AT&T firmware over them.

Or you can find already-converted "mint" US998 V30+ for very good price on eBay. Most US998 V30+ on eBay right now are probably former LS998 V30+ -- but that's OK most of the time.

Sorry, don't mean to confuse you. ;)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Lanthanide:
I'm in New Zealand. The company I have bought from brings in the phones from Hong Kong. It's a 128GB model, although the website doesn't state which specific variant, but from what is available through other sites here I expect it to be a V30+ H930DS.

I'm aware of the root restriction with the T-mobile variant, which doesn't matter to me.

Is there a benefit to be gained by swapping the variant firmware? Is it just radio bands unlocked depending on carrier?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
For H930DS, the other compatible firmware is the H930. Unlike the North American "Frankenstein", flashing H930 over H939DS does not change bands or anything. Hong Kong H930DS just got a new update with DTS stereo framework (needs root to fully enable), so you should stick to your firmware.

Whereas North America Frankenstein fully converts one variant to another, including all bands.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] kerdelgreen767:
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Wish i had seen this before getting my h933.

Only took it cause the frequency bands work in my country.

Would have loved the extra storage :silly:
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] gazzacbr:
Yep, been there, done that :svetius:

Root is easy, some custom roms available if you want to play. The v30 plus is a great upgrade.

I am still on stock and with root and magisk its easy to customise how you like it.

My m8 is a bit short on battery life now but still a great phone. Annoyingly I have Pie on there already working really sweet :silly:

Oh, I only miss the ir blaster to control the tv in the gym ;)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Curious what frequency bands from the H933 you need, and what country?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Lanthanide:
Yeah, my M8 is still a decent phone although I'm just on Marshmallow. The battery is the main problem, it doesn't last super long (although recently I seem to be able to use it for longer? not sure what that's about). I've twice had it now where the battery is so low that when the phone has had less than 15% remaining it just shuts off, seemingly in the middle of some important process, corrupting some important system files and to recover it I essentially had to wipe all of my profile out of it - once this happened on holiday (in a city were I could get wifi, thankfully) and it took me several hours to get it working again, damn annoying.

Have also had it crash when trying to take photos with the flash on. Basically exactly the same problem that Apple got completely lambasted for - the battery is old and can no longer always cope with large spikes of energy draw, which can cause system instability.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] kerdelgreen767:
Digicel LTE bands are 2/12/17

H930/LS99U/H933 support these bands but wasn't getting any good condition LS99U so went with the 933.:rolleyes:

I live in Dominica in the Caribbean.

Also as a side note im stuck on one LTE band (17 cause it has most coverage) .

Tried the adb commands posted in another thread but kept getting the error "error (Cannot erase this partition in unlocked state). "
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
US998 also has those bands...

http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30

US998

CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA

2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz

4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66

I'm on AT&T which uses band 17. But in the U.S. now it's band 12/17. LTE band 17 is a subset of LTE band 12, so about three years ago, AT&T decided to just say their phones have LTE band 12 -- since they support ALL of LTE band 12 (which T-mobile has) as well as the carved out piece of LTE band 12 that is called LTE band 17. Even though AT&T uses LTE band 17, none of their phone specs now actually list LTE band 17 -- it lists LTE band 12 (which includes LTE band 17).

Band 12 contains the 700 MHz lower A+B+C blocks.

Band 17 contains only B+C.

The analogy I use is Miami = LTE band 17.

Florida = LTE band 12.

Miami is in Florida, so there's no need to say I have "Miami" and I have "Florida".

I got into an argument with someone about this a couple of years ago when AT&T changed their designation from Band 17 to Band 12. He was looking for a carrier unlocked phone that had LTE band 17 -- so he could use it on AT&T, and suddenly couldn't find any. I told him just what I told you (LTE band 12 = LTE band 17 on U.S. phones), and he didn't believe me. So, I sent him the link to the online AT&T store where all the AT&T-branded phones are with specs. NO AT&T phones show band 17 any more -- even though AT&T STILL uses LTE band 17! They're just calling it band 12 now... I challenged him to show me any post-2016 AT&T phones with the LTE band 17 -- which he and I both knows AT&T uses. :p Since 2016, AT&T no longer lists LTE band 17 on their phones specs, but older AT&T phones will STILL show LTE band 17 in the SAME location. Newer phones show LTE band "12" on AT&T in those locations.

You can read more here:

https://forums.att.com/t5/Network-C...band-12-Why-is-my-phone-using-it/td-p/5065954
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] kerdelgreen767:
It's me being ignorant of that fact that caused me to leave down the 998 and get a 933.

gsmarena was my go to source for bands on the diff models and as you explained the 998 does not show band 17.

i even asked my provider and their response wasn't so helpful.

just went with what seemed safer to me.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] kerdelgreen767:
might sell the 933 and get a v30+ for the extra storage
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Lanthanide:
Right, so I've had a look at the available TWRP ROMs and there's only a handful for the H930DS and none for my region (TWN).

So how do I go about flashing a stock KDZ, and will that erase any of my data?