yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] stevebonning:
Steelpreacher;

Just as a side note; my 8525 has hit water twice! The first time it fell into my garden pond; just barely hit the water when I caught it but it did get wet. After doing 'all the right things', I was in the same boat as you--no lcd; could navigate blindly. Took it apart somewhat and left it open. When I came back to it about 3 weeks later, it was alive and well! Screen was fine and all the keys worked.

If you do buy another phone as I did, keep the other around as a spare and check it again in a month or so. It may surprise you!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] beastfellow:
I wounder if you use it as toilet paper or what.

:)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Vicious:
Selling?

Would you like to sell it? Coming back from all that damage may be pricy.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] marshj05:
Vulture...
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] mrSpuddy:
Hey everyone,

It's been a while since I last posted on here, and in attempting to avoid a pessimistic undertone, the G7 Power is actually a really good phone: the battery really does last for ages (I charge it once every two days, and it has never been below 40%), and it is surprisingly loud (everywhere). I am a pretty casual user now, rarely playing games or other media, but I am impressed with the difference compared to upgrading from a Moto G4. Some apps which appear as though they were designed for more premium screens - logos, icons, widgets - definitely lose some fidelity around the edges and these can look a bit poor on the 720p screen, but I have become oblivious (or distracted from) a lot of the finer details already.

And now the question: where, and how, would I be able to repair a cracked screen?

It feels like a pretty silly question; but the screen has 'developed' a crack from the bottom-right corner of the new notch, to about 2cm underneath the power button.

I say develop, as the phone is always within eyesight or kept in a pocket. It has never been dropped onto a surface harder than a pillow, and the case/screen protectors are still yet to arrive. It has been in my possession for about 12 days, and it lasted for 6/7 of those. I still have no clue when or why the crack appeared.

The question is a combination of where/when/how, I have contacted Motorola Technical Support, and explained the situation leading up to the cracked screen. The response was (exactly): "we do not process repair of the screen, what we offer is replacement of the whole device", they also said that this service will cost a fee (shipping + device) depending on the IMEI information. A single crack on the screen resulting in the replacement of a whole device seems pretty excessive, and the support member did not acknowledge that it is a brand new phone, or that it is* under warranty.

This is the first cracked screen from all previous handsets, so I am not sure what to do: is there any way to avoid replacing the whole device? How does this effect any warranty? What if I/whomever repairs the device creates other issues? When would services and replacement parts become available? XDA always has a someone whom is knowledgeable in these areas, and it would be great to hear some helpful advice from the community on how to proceed,

Thanks all,

MrSpuddy

(Also - the phone was bought directly from the Lenovo website - and I was hopeful that the "one free screen replacement" still worked)
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] zerogun:
Please see the teardown video here: https://forums.androidcentral.com/m...-power-xt1955-disassembly-teardown-video.html

I repair a lot of phones as a hobby. And phone that are assembled front to back are hard as hell to fix. You have to remove pretty much everything to get to the screen. Contrast that with something like the Pixel phone where the screen is connected last. You just have to pry up the screen and unplug the cable. Fixing the screen on the Moto G7 may not be worth it.

My recommendation is to use your phone as long as you can and then buy a new one. Hopefully by then it will not be as expensive as it is now. I know, it is not much of a solution...
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] mrSpuddy:
The solution provided by the company was just to buy a new phone; which was not very helpful at all. My collection of screen protectors arrived, and the one on the phone is a lot more robust than the original screen.

Thank you for providing the video.
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] oldhead775:
These screens are very easy to replace... Multiple times...

I have the moto g7 and I have replaced the screen four times, and I'm getting another screen in the mail this weekend, because this *4ib@_-HJN' SUCKS DONKEY WHATEVER. I like the phone, but for some reason, the screen doesn't like to stay in one piece. All you need is a hair dryer and a new screen. Amazon has them. But you have to watch out; there are counterfeits out there. Buy from two different vendors, and return the counterfeit. Here's how to tell: make sure the printing on the ribbon cable is the same as the one you're replacing. Make sure that the printing on the back plate is the same as the original. You won't know until you take the screen off, which replacement is legit. But it's just one connector and some glue. Way easy, or mail it to me and I'll fix it.
[Verizon LG V10] Sneezus:
Not really sure how to organize this bounty but I have this phone now and it has MM installed and want it rooted. I have $30

Bounty is achieved at:

can get twrp installed (enable oem unlocking)

just get root access

can be paid in btc or paypal. any already existing root? please enlighten me.

anyone else wanna throw money at this thing?
[Verizon LG V10] ǀcey:
Maybe can be made into v10 possible

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/how-to/wtf-lg-v30-t3790500
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussion] Alvera:
Just found how to Lock exposure & focus in Video recording! In main Nokia app Camera!!! I believe even Nokia programers don't know about this hiden "feature"

Mod edit: YT link removed. Thread closed.

XDA Forum Rules:

#nokia #camera #lock #focus #exposure
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussion] jockrocky:
Thanks for this tip will try it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] lewis.james.750983:
Note 8 (N950F), Rooted baseband: N950FXXU4CRG8, Oreo 8.0

Both Google play store and Samsung galaxy app store have their auto update disabled. Also, developer options has system auto update disabled.

Somehow system apps getting updated under the table, I found out thanks to Xprivacy notifications when apps gets updated to new version.

Please help me stop this. Auto updated apps can ruin a good phone with new versions that could force close for no reason or have features removed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Max_Terrible:
Certain system apps will auto-update, no matter what you do. I've had this happen to me, as well.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyperwolf:
Hi, I've got a XT1032, with the Lollipop bootloader and TWRP 3.0.0 installed, and I have a custom rom I want to flash (https://xdaforums.com/moto-g/development/rom-aosp-4-4-4-gpe-screen-flickering-t3499889)

When I go to flash the ROM, TWRP says that the zip install went perfectly, but when I boot, it just loads into the stock Lollipop.

Even when I go to my computer and find fastboot devices, fastboot comes up with nothing, even though the Moto is in fastboot, and plugged into my computer.

It's awfully late, I have school tomorrow, and I kinda need my phone with the ROM I want. Please help!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AaronVey22:
...you have to change data to ext4, wipe everything, then install that rom.

ALSO UPGRADE TO 3.2.3
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GildroY:
I have exactly the same issue with my Moto G falcon.

As per your suggestion I have tried to format/change the data partition from f2fs to ext4 via TWRP, but everytime the format process completes successfully but does not change /data to ext4, it still stays stuck at f2fs

- I have tried multiple official twrps for falcon - 3.2.3, 3.2.1, 3.0.2.2 and son on ... nothing works

- I have also tried to format/wipe data with all TWRP version, nothing works

PS: My device was lying dead since a couple of years or so, but it was working fine back in 2017. Could this be a firmware issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] KruseLudsMobile:
My Samsung Notes are all gone. The folders/categories are still there - but all are empty. I haven't used them in a while... WTF?

- R. Kruse Ludington

Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA; Motorola StarTac
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] iceepyon:
I never heard of that happen before. I use my Samsung Notes every few months and all my Notes are still there when I open Samsung Notes. Did somebody erase them when playing with your device?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] KruseLudsMobile:
I doubt it -

- R. Kruse Ludington

Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA; Motorola StarTac
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] StardustGeass:
Hello everyone, I wonder if anyone found a wireless charger that compatible with our S-Pen?

I tend to use S-Pen for presenting purposes. But the only gripe is the "battery" life, since it only able to hold charge for around 20 mins. Having a portable wireless charger is really helpful, since I don't need to go back to the phone to reinsert the S-Pen.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] archer201977:
There's no known third party charger that could be used for our stylus, i much prefer if there's a third party stylus that can hold up more than 20mins or possibly even higher, doesn't matter if it's thicker like half of a marker's thickness.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] oddbehreif:
I don't think the pen uses the Qi standard. Probably the easiest (though definitely not the cheapest) way would be to gut another Note 9 for parts and build your own charger. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] android404:
Wouldn't it be easier to just buy thousands of note 9s and use all their pens as throwaways? ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] N1NJATH3ORY:
20 mins is a bit short do you press the button over 200 times in the 20 min presentation?

As Samsung say's Usage time: When fully charged, its standby time is 30 minutes, and its button can be used 200 times. Even when the S Pen is discharged, all of its features, including Writing/Drawing and Air Command, can still be used.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] StardustGeass:
Sadly, it doesn't work as advertised.

It works for around 24+ mins with normal usage in presentation... Well, still short of around 60-90 mins of presentation I need.

And yes, although the air command etc works, the thing I need most during presentation (bluetooth remote) doesn't work..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] iceepyon:
I believe the S-Pen of the Note 9 uses some sort of proprietary tech to charge it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] N1NJATH3ORY:
it's Wireless Charging dude!

ㆍThe way wireless charging works is by creating a magnetic field between the coil inside the device and the coil inside the S Pen. Note that S Pen must be inserted correctly and completely.

ㆍWhen the S Pen is fully charged, the device's battery loses 0.5 mAh, which is extremely insignificant. Moreover, since their charging methods differ, it's impossible to charge the S Pen using the device's wireless charger.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] N1NJATH3ORY:
You might as well pick up a 2nd s-pen! It will be a pain to keep track, but that way 2nd one can be charging while first one is in use, and you can hot swop mid presentation! Problem solved!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] StardustGeass:
Hot swapping doesn't work either, since you need to come back to where your phone is connected, and also, note 9 only works with one that is inserted (it checks as re-pairing the S-Pen, so if one is charging inside, the other one won't work).

Charging the S-Pen itself isn't a hassle at all. Only need around 15 seconds IIRC. The problem is, having to go back and forth to the device to charge the S-Pen.

Well, for now, I'm using a windows laptop for presenting. So sad can't use my Note 9 for now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] N1NJATH3ORY:
Ah i see have you tried Screen mirroring via Note-9 ? Why not try that instead of your windows laptop ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] StardustGeass:
Indeed, I've tried, and still using it for non-presentation things. The DeX system, I mean, not the screen mirroring. I found no use for screen mirroring because MS Office PowerPoint already have presentation mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] N1NJATH3ORY:
You seen this ?? See screenshot!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Accessories] StardustGeass:
That is for writing, not bluetooth connection. Sorry.

Also, that doesn't make me not to go swapping the S-Pens each 20-30 mins. Not helpful.
[Samsung Gear S2] Rafay Asif Jiwani:
HI,,,i got a used samsung gear S2 R730T but after booting up it shows on screen each and every detail of the watch like (pda version, ram, memory etc)

i did every thing like soft flashing ,flashing a firmware but it does not go,,,what to do:crying::crying::crying::confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] IREWolfman:
Is everyone staying with the S8 or upgrading?

I cant deside to get the S10 or Sony Xperia 1!

Or something else? Upgrade is 4th March, so not long left.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Outbreak444:
I already pre-ordered my S10+, did so the first night. My battery just isn't the same and almost every time I plug in my phone it says weak charging detected then goes away. Doesn't matter which charger or cable I use. So an upgrade was an easy choice for myself.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] TheMadScientist:
I'm keeping my s8 for the full 24 months. I'm either getting a note 8 or a Stylo 4. Haven't decided yet I got about 6 months left
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] kbarni:
Probably the Galaxy S12 or S13...?

At the moment I'm really pleased with the S8, the new phones don't offer any groundbreaking features that would justify to buy a new phone. Yes, they are faster, have slightly better cameras and larger batteries, but I don't have issues with speed, autonomy or image quality. The S8 is more than enough for me.

Especially with the excessive prices of today's high-end phones (~1K€) I need a very good reason to open my purse again.

And as I'm pleased with the Galaxy phones, I think I'll stay with the Galaxy brand (this might change however).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] IREWolfman:
I'm waiting till June. Had chance to upgrade now. But contract is til June. So 1st June I'll look again.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] matley27:
Hello, I am new here and couldn't find anything similar in the Mi A2 forum about this battery drain in Android Pie 9.0.

I bought the Mi A2 128gb/6gb two months ago, and since yesterday I realised an abnormal battery drain. When I went to check it out, 37% of the battery was spent in the mobile network standby. Today, after 3 hours of use is around 15% already. In my use, I get between 3 to 5% per hour, now it is between 6 to 10% due to this issue, is infuriating for a phone bought two months ago.

I've been since yesterday trying to find a way to discover the cause, I use 4g LTE most part of my day and the signal is good, urban area, in both sim cards.

Haven't used any custom rom or anything, still standard from the global version, did all the updates, including the latest February 25th. I don't think the update is responsible for that, but it is the only different thing I've done in the last weeks.

Have tried several solutions suggested for others xiaomi models but nothing seemed to work.

Did anyone experience this? Does anyone have a solution?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] AB_98:
Yes that is pretty strange. Mobile network standby shouldn't be using up that much battery. Try rebooting the phone to see if it resolves. You could install 3rd party apps such as Greenify to monitor background apps more closely/hibernate them, and Naptime which uses aggressive doze to make sure you get better standby battery life.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] vagsvag:
Download cpu spy and check if phone enter deep sleep, there was a bug some time before with the cpu stuck at 1401mhz.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] matley27:
Thanks for your answer. haven't tried yet rebooting the phone, I did just the network reset and haven't changed a thing.

I downloaded greenify, but haven't quite used because I can't identify an specific app that is causing the problem.

I am using Greenify, Accubattery GSM Battery, CPU Spy as well.

A strange thing is that the excessive battery drain is allocated in some apps.

Usually, in the android battery use, it shows whatsapp and/or instagram are using the most battery, but when you ask the full device, is when it shows the mobile network.

In the GSM Battery, it says the battery used 12% while turned off and 5% while turned on. It makes no sense.

The only thing I could realize is that when it does get in sleep mode, the battery drain stops, but as soon I start to use it again, it returns to happen. I am afraid is a hardware problem.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] matley27:
Thanks for your answer. I downloaded and monitored for today, most of the time it stays in 633MHz, and Deep Sleep. Both together are above 70%.

I don't think is a CPU problem. I am afraid is something with the antenna
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] matley27:
I have an update.

I usually use LTE Network most of my day, today I managed to use wi-fi and the problem is not happening.

I suspecting is either an incompatibility with the Mi A2 network. But my girlfriend has the same phone, but the 64/4gb version and is not experiencing this problem, or and hardware problem with my antenna.

Nobody else has experienced this?
[HTC Excalibur] tmcdoniel:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=1070

Just downloaded it, seems pretty neat. I was hoping this one was for the voice search (not just business listings, but web searches too), but that seems to be a different application that's only for Blackberry's at the moment.

Thank you,

Tim
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Not bad at all, not bad.
[HTC Excalibur] rydr1:
this is sweet.

i have been using it for several hours and so far it is great.

this is a must have... or must try even if you dont have yahoo.
[HTC Excalibur] lubs:
I noticed it's much more bandwidth heavy. What I used to do in 10s of KB now takes 100s. I only have 12 mb per month. :(

Speaking of which, are there any gprs monitors for WM6 that work?
[HTC Excalibur] rydr1:
sorry to hear that. i have the t-mobile unlimited plan thats why i think its so great.
[HTC Excalibur] sman55:
GPS

Can you get the maps program to recognise an external gps

Den
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions & Answers] cockyjock:
OS Nougat 7.0

Bootloader G950USQS2BQL1

AT&T

Hello, Uber Driver here who found this phone in my backseat. Tried returning the lost phone to rider via Uber Customer Service several months ago, unsuccessfully.

Is there anyway to unlock this phone for personal use via carrier unlock or Bootloader unlock methods?

Any insights into this are appreciated. Thank you.

Ryan
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions & Answers] TheMadScientist:
Paid service for carrier unlock. No bootloader unlocks. Check the imei it may be blacklisted
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions & Answers] cockyjock:
Cool, thank you MadScientist.
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] bsdmj:
Anyone else having this issue, did a google search as well as a forum search.. Haven't seen this anywhere.

When I try to preview a sound in the settings for ringtones/notifications in any of the categories other than My Sounds, they just spin.
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] Che Kirila:
Actually the problem is well known, for example, that thread was started Dec 16 2017. Also the Issue Tracker report at Google's resources was filled Feb 23 2018 and claimed to be fixed in Dec 30 2018. Still isn't fixed - last comment about the issue was Feb 28 2019. In XDA thread there is a fix with Tasker since it appeared the problem is with connection/disconnection of a bluetooth device and Tasker's fix works with that. In my case it doesn't work (or at least sometimes doesn't work - it seems problem happens now less often, than before). Tasker is not free app, but has 14 days trial period. The comment about that fix. For now you can temporarily fix it by reboot - till the next occurrence. I'm going to open another issue, since there is no reaction in the issue thread, or you can do it yourself.
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] bsdmj:
Thanks for the reply. It actually turned out to be the 1.1.1.1 app. As soon as I disabled it, the sounds loaded. I tried that on a hunch and it worked. Definitely not sure if that is the issue for all the reports I have seen posted on the app review.

Not at all how the DNS app and the Sounds app could be related.
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] Che Kirila:
Possible, coincidence. After Feb update I caught the same problem, but was busy and didn't reboot my phone and after some time it fixed itself. So, possible, the fix works, but needs some time to act. Will keep an eye at that, especially after your discovery of seems to be unrelated app's interference. Weird...
[General Questions and Answers] Rockel:
I've spend a lot of time searching the internet and reading to find a sollution for rooting my newly XCover 4 (G390F).

Also found a couple of threads about this here on XDA doing so, but all not realy with a "complete" usable sollution. So I've tried to collect all the info I could find, hoping to combine it in something usefull.

I found some older topics about rooting the G390F on android 7, but this doesn't seemed to work for 8.1 (my current version). And there is verry few or complete topics to be found about rooting this phone for the 8.1 android version.

It seems that it should be able to work using Magisk, but before doing so I first should install TWRP.

Then I've found this TWRP version which seemed to work for this phone for others. But I got stuck installing this.

I've first tried using "15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3" for installing this TWRP image, so first installed all the corresponding drivers and USB-drivers from here but I'm not able uploading the TWRP image this way. There's simply no progression to be seen in download modus. And have to remove the battery to restart it then.

So I've tried flashing this TWRP using Odin (v3.13.1), which looked more promissing in the beginning because i was actually getting some feedback of the connection and uploading procedure. But this unfortunately failed in the end and showed me the following error:

"Custom binary blocked by FRP lock" in red.

I was hoping being on the right way, but seems I'm doing something wrong or missing something here.

Would really appreciate it if someone knows what I'm doing wrong here. Or even better, someone who knows how to root this G390F with Android 8.1, that would be really awsome! :highfive:

I'm willing to make this post complete as a guide then, so it could be of some help for people who encountering the same problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] catnapped:
Wondering if anyone has seen mention whether or not the gyroscope still acts wonky with portrait/landscape switching when taking photos? I find with my S8+ while it works correctly *most of the time*, every so often one of the photos is either flipped sideways or upside down like the phone doesn't know which way to orient the picture. Easy enough to edit, yes but would be better if it didn't happen in the first place.