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[Android General] CojonesDeToro:
Anybody got a recommendation on a 256GB card that works well?

I have an SP brand 128GB card that seemingly works well when formatted as phone storage. The same brand 256GB card causes the phone to reboot when I try to format it as phone storage. After that, the settings app will crash if I try to go into it with the card in the slot. Putting the card in my laptop shows that it created the two partitions. I used the 256 card in my old phone with no issues. I also formatted on a Windows PC and did a disk scan with no errors.

I figure phone storage makes the most sense for me. I never remove the storage card, and I like the idea of having a real Linux file EXT system where apps can be stored and permissions maintained.
[Android General] meep.o.matic:
Do you have any feedback on the camera app in Havoc? I was hoping to get a better experience than the stock UMIDIGI ROM...
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Stock rom camera still way better than any other custom rom , i'm trying to see if i can port the stock to havoc
[Android General] xxlren:
So I've flashed TWRP, tried to flash Havoc through TWRP, had orange state boot loop, locked my bootloader using fastboot (stupid). And now I've got a brick. Red state boot loop with no bootloader. No access to SP Flash Tool because of boot loop, no access to ADB or fastboot because of bootloop, can't boot into TWRP because of red state.

So is this spare parts? Does anyone know if it's possible to get stock rom back on this phone?
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
U need to setup sp flashtool to flash a stock rom, read 1st post in case u don't how. Now select firmware update and click on start. Next you need to poweroff ur phone and the second it does, press volum up and plug ur device, u should see in sptool a red progress bar indicating u have been switched to some mode then wait till it flashes everything and redo whatever u want...
[Android General] xxlren:
You are a legend, mate. Appreciated.

I hadn't realised sp flash would work in the boot loop. Now I've gotten myself in a position where my IMEIs and such are wiped out. I'm thinking root is the way to restore them. I wrote them all down.

Also I'm getting the same problem pop up where GApps is installing correctly, however it's nowhere to be seen when I reboot the device.

Perhaps it's being flashed into the wrong path, or there is an important file missing which I've formatted?
[Android General] meep.o.matic:
Is there any constraint in using another phone's app (that uses the same camera) like the Redmi Note 7 PRO?
[Android General] mbsans:
Thank you, camera is important feature of my phone as well. If you can that'd be great.

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I ran into a few issues when flashing Havoc OS.

- One of them was that I was not able to decrypt the internal storage. It worked when I formatted the data/system partitions thru TWRP, then ran dm_verity file, but when installing the custom rom, for some reason the partitions would encrypt again. Maybe I'm not using the right dm_verity file ?

- The other problem was that I lost one of my IMEI values (for slot 2). The phone works but I have problems receiving text message with attachments.

- Mobile Data does not work, I have to rely on WIFI only for my internet needs.

So now, I'm on Havoc OS, with encrypted internal storage and one lost IMEI. I have a NVRAM backup, but when I restored it, it did so only for one slot SIM 1.

I'd appreciate any help regarding any of the issues above.
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
For the disable dm verify, did u format twice? Link for dm verify

https://mega.nz/#!wP5xVISS!N1WwkhWYM7sxkP8AGzmHgEJzqsfpxjtQqELxJUzxzZE

For the imeis, u should flash stock rom using download only mode, if theyre still missing, u will need sn writer tool, search this thread ive posted some links....dm verify wipes imeis so u should backup nvram ,nvcfg, nvdata tee prdinfo everything to be restored from twrp before u flash it

For gapps, check havoc rom, there should be something there, it has to be flashed right after rom or something like that ...i perosnally use microg so cant much help

I tried to get stock camera working on havoc but it fails , need someone with more exp to help

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give it a try

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@mbsans stay on stock rom for no other rom has a better camera, i am on stock rooted and modified to my liking and working perfectly
[Android General] mbsans:
Thanks Nickthegr8, I ended up reinstalling stock rom, and I got nvram configuration back automatically.

But same issue persist: the internal storage is again encrypted. I formatted it two times, ran the dm_verity script but no luck.

Before stock rom I installed Treble Havoc OS, but I felt that it needed some more work and the battery life was the same as stock rom.

So for now I'm on stock ROM, TWRP and root, but I have my eyes open for any custom rom that might fit my needs. Also I have to find a reliable way on how to decrypt the internal storage.
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Very weird, goto twrp,it flash dm verify, then wipe twice, reboot recovery it should be gone, or flash dm reboot recovery, is it gone? Try installing magistik then dm verify... Backup first plz everything so that u dont screw ur phone again

Also try to wipe internal storage
[Android General] mbsans:
Ok, I think that the order does matter, doesn't it:

1. TWRP -> Format two times internal storage (data/system partitions) -> Run dm_verity -> .... ?

Or

2. TWRP -> Run dm_verity -> Format two times internal storage (data/system partitions) -> .... ?

Thanks Nick.
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
I really dont remember , my best guess is disable dm verify then reboot twrp or dm verify then magistik then dm again ,
[Android General] mbsans:
I see, ... does magisk have to be flashed as well? Because I install magisk after I've installed the rom.

Also, it doesn't matter if I run dm_verity before or after wiping partitions?
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
From xda search on umidigi:

I tried a bunch of times and this is what worked.(for me anyway...lol)

Go to twrp

make sure to have a backup of nvcfg,nvram and nvdata

Format Data (select wipe then format data yes, then when done click back and format data yes again

reboot recovery

Flash the universal dm verity force encryption disabler(https://xdaforums.com/sho...59&postcount=1)

Restore nvcfg,nvram and nvdata

Flash magisk

Reboot

You can skip the other things if after you flash dm verify and reboot into recovery and encryption is gone then u succeeded
[Android General] mbsans:
Nick thanks for your time!

Yes I've seen that post, and I'm a little confused. Where it says reboot recovery I to go to fastboot (not TWRP) and flash from there, right?

And is there a reason I have to flash magisk at this stage? I mean right after formatting DATA partition and restoring nvram, nvcfg, nvdata.
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
No u should reboot to recovery not fastboot, meaning:

Flash twrp by fastboot

Goto recovery it is encrypted

Then do as per the above post, format data (did u do that twice?) ...all the other steps, flashing magistic wo t hurt and u can do that after u boot ur rom wont change anything

Ps format data where you have to type yes
[Android General] mbsans:
Thanks I'll try again and see how it goes.
[Android General] CAPPIE37:
off topic: how do i upload picture?

sorry to go off topic...but,

How do i upload a picture on here?

it asks for my pictures urL

wtf? its on my computer, J: ( drive j )

can anyone help? please..,

thank you!
[Android General] mbsans:
[ Off-topic ]

There's an attachment button on the right of the first row of the editor tools, it's a paper clip symbol.

Hope it helps. You have the option to upload multiple files.

[ Off-topic ]
[Android General] Rwmega:
Does someone have nvcfg,nvram and nvdata backup i can use to restore my google certificate? I have tired all verision of SN writer and the special one it still does not work. I have my imei's and Meid so i can retore those not problem. Just want to get rid of this damn red text
[Android General] Rwmega:
S3 Pro fixed....TEE and Google Certificate restored

TEE and Google red text warnings gone.

If your like me the red text has been very very annoying. I was actually looking to see about buying another phone on the sale 11.11.

I kept using the special SN Writer and kept geting the error "TEE PL Failed with -19" no matter what verision I tired. I even tried using SPFT to download the TEE.img from different roms no success. (mentioned in another thread to make a difference)

My solution came by accident; I used SPFT to flash the EAA_20190708 version onto my S3. Im in the US so I am aware that this is not my ROM. Once successful I used the special SN writer for EAA_S3pro and selected the files for MD and AP. Only selected wifi in config with autogen option. (Did not bother with IMEI's as it has been failing for me for 3 weeks). and I finally got the successful/pass notification on SN Writer.

Booted the phone and immediately noticed no more red TEE and Google....YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

used SN writer again to restore IMEI's and MEID (plenty examples of how to do that if you haven't done that already). But this time on SN writer under Options uncheck TEE support.

By now you should be familiar enough to go ahead and reflash your phone with the proper latest ROM for your region.

Best of luck everyone. Im very happy with this phone, looking to buy another phone because of this i was disappointed to see that without paying more than i did for this phone this is still a great deal. The new F2 is basically the same phone with 3 more cameras. Hopefully the S4 pro improves on that with the addition of an AMOLED screen.
[Android General] thesamim:
I'm going to be that guy, sorry: I haven't read through the 50 pages on the sub yet, but want to know:

Have any developers indicated any interest in creating an Android 10 ROM for the Umidigi S3 Pro?
[Android General] Davindy:
If you look at the treble Roms page there are some there you can install, I haven't tried any yet myself though...
[Android General] meep.o.matic:
Ever since the August update, I've been having issues with the proximity sensor, so I've decided to man up and try the SP Flash tool recovery options. Didn't work... Even the Firmware Upgrade option. Then, I've worked out how to install TWRP and Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt correctly and was actually going to try Havoc, but the OS is just super unresponsive and outright fails if I even try to turn the phone off. On the seccond boot it just goes System UI isn't responding and I just can't do anything. I can't tell where I'm messing up.

My steps from the beggining (all flashable files and backups are located and flashed from the SD Card):

• Connect phone to PC

• Booted into stock recovery (Power & Vol+)

• Choose to boot into bootloader (enters fastboot mode)

• Run fastboot flashing unlock

• Run fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.3.1-0-aubrey.img

• Disconnect phone and power off

• Immediately press Power & Vol+ from screen off until after the Orange State screen has been showing for 1 or 2 seconds.

• Now in TWRP, Wipe, Advanced Wipe, Wipe everything but SD Card

• Format Data twice (type yes and the press Back after the first time and do it again)

• Flash Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_10.20.2019.zip

• Restore previously backed up nvram, nvcfg and nvdata

• Flash Havoc-OS-v2.9-20190914-phhgsi_arm64_ab-Official.img.

• After this I've tried to flash Majisk and Open GAPPs micro and after that, wipe everything and flash just the OS, the results are the same.

Having failed to figure Havoc out, I went back to SP Flash Tool and flashed the latest EU Stock Rom, but only selected Download Only System checkbox to try and keep the decripted state and TWRP recovery. Even the stock rom is unresponsive now...

Only way I can get the phone to work is by flashing a Stock Rom with SP Flash Tool Firmware Upgrade and everything selected, but then My proximity sensor only works propperly under strong sunlight again...

Can anyone give me a hint please? I'm at my wits' end.
[Android General] CAPPIE37:
s3pro airtime

r

only thing looks lika paperclip says INSERT LINK.

and asks for ( http/ _______) url.

there is an INSERT IMAGE button, but same thing,

asks for my url with ( http/______ )

oh well,..... had photo proof,

umidigi s3-pro original software ( march 2019 )

with well over 150 apps installed , with full charge,

had 28 days on it with 3% battery left

i am extremely happy with this phone for $179.99
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
That's not possible!!! I can't get it , do you have a sim and social media apps? How do u manage to have such a standby!

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First have a clean flash, select firmware upgrade in spflashtool which will format ur partitions.. Follow first page guide or other guides or search here on how to use spflashtool then u can install twrp and dmverify to get a custom rom, from there if u need help post again and i'll guide u
[Android General] purple.epod:
For people who have used Havoc OS, do all the features of the phone (fingerprint, GPS, wifi, data, NFC, etc) work properly? The lack of security updates from Umidigi is making me consider flashing my phone.
[Android General] mbsans:
I've used Havoc OS and I felt it needed some more work. For some reason Mobile Data wasn't working for me, the rest seemed to be fine though, don't know about NFC.

However I ended up reinstalling the stock ROM for the time being. Custom ROM maybe later on. For more info on Havoc ROM you can search this thread with the key-word "havoc".

Best.
[Android General] thesamim:
Fingerprint Sensor and Security Apps. Please report if you are also having the issue

[also posted on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/umidigi/comments/egdxxc/s3_pro_fingerprint_sensor_and_security_apps/]

I've had an issue using the fingerprint with security apps (eg: banking apps, financial info apps etc.) The apps crash immediately when trying to access the fingerprint sensor.

Umidigi support is telling me they have never seen this problem. I've seen reports on the community forum. For some reason can't search right now.

If you've had the same issue could you report here please?

If you are so inclined, you could also create a ticket here https://umidigi.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal . Just need to create an account and report.

Thanks in advance.

PS: Reflashing the latest version of software available on the Umidigi site helped for a while but it broke again.
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Hello,

can someone post a twrp backup of nvram,nvdata,tee, if yo ucan make atwrp of all partitions except system data cache and boot would be appreciated, stuck at red google and tee **** refusing to go!

many thanks,
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
anyone plz thks ;) it is just 100mb
[Android General] derricksrs:
Anyone got tutorial to remove the front camera? :)
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N_a3BNrSRNk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucsMjoVOWsU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ztdHd_PCyM

oncee you disassemble it it will become easy to take out the camera

Do you happen to have twrp to provide me with the above ? Thks
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Anyone plz, thks
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
can you upload a backup of the nvram, nvcfg, nvdata, tee ... all except system, boot,uboot,data and cache
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Guys plz can anyone upload a twrp backup of the nvram and tee files
[MENTION=4945206]ghost45[/MENTION]
[Android General] Rwmega:
This fixed mine

Did you try the special spft and using both eu and our us downloads
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
I tried all of these suggestions,us rom eu rom, spft for s3 for f1 , i even erased all partitions tee and google not going i managed to get imei wifi and bt working but thw tee stuff i guess needs twrp backup .. If u have a twrp appreciate if u can back them up. by special spft what do you mean? The snwriter v1828 with tee support? If that i tried it also not doing the job
[Android General] mbsans:
Hi Nickthegr8, here are the files you requested: nvram, nvdata, tee.

They are archived in a zip file attached here.
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Hey buddy, thks god you came, ok ur files fixed my imeis but still i have the red tee and google,

i will need from you also if possible and many thanks:

- parametr

- FRP

- nvcfg

- protect

spm

proinfo

uboot

PLease so that i give it a final try

so much appreciated
[Android General] mbsans:
Here are the other files Nick, ... glad to help!
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
You;ve been of utmost help but i guess the red stuff won't go in anyway except with a gsi rom installed instead of stock,

the files you provided didn't change the status quo, i believe this time the phone has been screwed big time, some partition refusing to be written at any cost!.

Many thanks again for you,
[Android General] mbsans:
Welcome anytime.... Sad to hear about the partitions refusing to be written into. I'd go for another rom if that helps. Our phones need more attention from XDA devs, there's a noticeable lack of custom roms for S3 Pro.
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
I agree as well, even umidigi ditched the phone and doesn't answer ppl, it was the most expensive model of their lineup that we bought and yet 0 support

I've tried multiple gsi roms work well but signal reception is a bit degraded and camera performance doesn't match the stock
[Android General] CojonesDeToro:
I'm somewhat disappointed in this as well. The S3 is a well built phone, and it mostly works well. I have a few issues where it won't recognize mSD cards greater than 128GB. It also seems to have issues with App store updates and errors when apps use the fingerprint reader. All in all, I still think I got a great deal since I paid just over $200. Other than those issues it is a fast and solid phone that is on par with a lot more expensive flagship phones. Still, I think the risk of going with a Umidigi phone in the future is too much of risk. It doesn't look like it's even for sale any more. I'd rather buy a phone from a "real" company that supports their products. Perhaps a slightly older flagship phone from the likes of Samsung, LG, etc. would be a better option in the future. I'm looking at the LG G8X with the second screen right now, but waiting for prices to drop. Perhaps in a year I will be ready.

Thanks to everyone who posted useful information on here.
[Android General] mbsans:
Sad what's happening, because it's a great piece of hardware. Yes, the gsi room I've tried had issues, so I'm back to stock, but at least the phone is performing reasonably well.

Fingers crossed we'll finally have a decent custom rom for this phone. Best.
[Android General] kallum7:
Please help me my S3 pro is stuck with out any IMEI numbers or Bluetooth or WiFi numbers please help me and every time I put it in vacom mode on Windows 10 it comes up as the last device you have plugged in malfunctioned please help me
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Install latest drivers using 1st post,.

Disable driver verification on win 10

Take a full twrp backup of ur current rom copy bckup to pc

Flaash latest stock rom using spflashtool,select download only or firmmware update Never select format all never

When done unplug device and dontt restart it

Download sn writer with tee support from umidigi community, if it didnt work google sn writsr v 1916

And follow imei flash guide, u need to put phone in meta mode and use sn to write imeis, meid wifi and bluetooth address, last 2 optional

Read the whole process very well gl
[Android General] kallum7:
HI how do i unlock the bootloader and install a custom rom
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Refer to post #1 ,

1

Enable usb debufging and oem unlock in developer options

Then reboot into bootloader by using adb reboot bootloader from your pc

Once in there, type fastboot flashing unlock, follow on screen instructions

Fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

Fastboot reboot, while holding power up continously until you boot into twrp... U need to format data twice (by typing yes) then flash disable dm verify (note u cant flash from internal storage, u need a usb otg

I dont advise u try gsi roms not very stable debloat stock rom is way better

Dont forget a twrp bckup always on pc
[Android General] kallum7:
Hi how do I get rid of the tee and Google red text from screen
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Using sn writer tool,

Read the the tutorial on umidigo community

Mine has red tee and googoe forever:)
[Android General] kallum7:
where is the attestation key for the sn writer tee tool
[Android General] kallum7:
can somebody please help me to get rid of that horrible tee or if i cant rid of it at least suggest me a custom rom please
[Android General] Zahr:
You can go look at the post I made on July 11 on how I got rid of the red TEE & regained my IMEIs back.

I also posted a link that sends you where to download either the EU or Non EU version of the Writer.

Hope it helps ya.?
[Android General] kallum7:
Hi I have recovered my IMEI numbers but still need help to get rid of the tee and Google nonsense please help me out
[Android General] kallum7:
i have put bliss on my device and working fine
[Android General] kallum7:
How do I get my otg cable to work on my umidigi s3 pro
[Android General] kallum7:
Hi nick could I please have the decryption key for the mega file please
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
[MENTION=8398722]kallum7[/MENTION] i dont have the file anymore, go back 1 or 2 pages i requested it and someone uploaded a similar file thks
[Android General] kallum7:
How do I flash these files
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Unzip them and copy folder to twrp on internl storage, then reboot into twrp and restore them
[Android General] kallum7:
hi Nickthegr8 have you successfully used those files if so which way did you restore the original os and get the files work
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
What r u trying to do?

Explain ur status so thati can help u
[Android General] kallum7:
Hi I am trying to get the phone back to complete stock
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Did u flash any of the files from mbsans?

Do u have a twrp backup of nvram and nvdata,tee etc ( from urstock rom)... U will need those to restore ur imeis... Otherwise u willneed snwriter

Understand the whole process,

Then u have to do as follows:

Flash a stock roms using flashtool and select download mode or flash upgrade never use format all

Answwer plz the above to guide u further
[Android General] kallum7:
I have a nvdata backup but I don't know if it has the original tee stuff but I know defo it has my imei numbers
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
So u didnt flash any recovery files from this thread? Gr8

Go ahead reboot to twrp and do a backup of everything except system, system image , data, cache

Now copythis bckup to ur pc

Then follow the guide as in https://community.umidigi.com/m/?a=viewthread&tid=16931

U surely have to dowload latest rom from that site too, plz read well before u do so that u wont miss anything
[Android General] kallum7:
I am have a custom rom on at the minute nick whilst I wait for a new otg cable to come
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Cool thingjust remember that a backup is a must and neveruse format all in spflashtool.

There is also tutorialson using snwriter in case u lost ur imeis and got redgoogle and tee.

Beware for me and after 100 wipe my phone is unable to remove red google and tee

When u get ur usb otg cable let us know
[Android General] kallum7:
When I first reset the phone I forgot to mention I did use the format all option but I got my imei back but I put a custom rom on because of the tee and Google red text came up but I was struggling with the sn tee writer tool
[Android General] Nickthegr8:
Seems the snwriter tool with tee support doesn't work for anyone, if you had a backup then of tee and nvram that would have helped, that's how i used to remove the red tee and google, however i formated my laptop and pouf wiped the files and now living with the red tee...cheers ;)