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[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] pete4k:
I second that opinion, maybe you should go back to Huawei.

I can't comment on dual SIM, since I don't have it, but for example #1 personally I much more prefer Samsung way, than the way you describe Huawei does it. Much cleaner that way and I really don't need any descriptions on most of my contacts, like really do I need descriptions for Dad, Mom, wife or Elisa my daughter? If I need descriptions I put them in the title like Jimmy -plumber, chinese broadway etc.

While I understand you got used to do it your way, yours maybe not the only or even better way, personally I would either accept it or leave. Can't help with number 3, never had that issue, #4 I think there are settings for this, but don't remember where, because I would never use it, if there is no LTE signal of course I want to have any connection available, much better than nothing and I think there is a setting to always prefer LTE. #5 as you already found out particular player/car BT issue and #6 I never used Bixby can't comment much, but I would imagine there have to be some way to tell the phone you're talking to it, instead of friend? no? Maybe try hello Google instead. BTW that newest Huawei 30 pro looks like an awesome phone, was even thinking of getting it myself, if it only had s-pen.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] anbo2015:
it has an m-pen btw ...the problem is here mobiles are very expensive i cant also buy this mobile now so i feel like kinda fooled into this brand ...i guess this options wont be a must for u but it made my life easier
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] pete4k:
I understand, once you past free return period, or if you don't even get one, it can be frustrating to switch to new phone and find out it works different, but at least for contacts the workaround I gave you should be easy enough? Also, if you really need phone set to LTE only I'll try to dig out the instructions?

Regarding Huawei m-pen, it's good to know, but if the pen is not stored inside the phone, I'll keep on loosing it, I tried that before, unless there is a case with build-in pen storage, because that could work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] torickray:
You should change back to Huawei. Then you might find something useful in Samsung but not in Huawei.

I don't want the description below the contact, then will make the contact list extra long to scroll. I usually put the name and the company name just behind the name. If I really want the description like emails, I just click the name to see it.

I don't use 2 sim cards. But I think you still can choose which sim card to call. Just extra steps.

There is no 4G alone option. It is not a bad thing. I tried to set it 3G only, but when I traveled, where the place has bad 3G service, then no one can call or msg me but I totally forgot I did that. So no 4G only might be a good thing for places with inconsistent 4G coverage.

To fast forward a song, just drag the progress bar. If you want a fast speed, it is in the setting.

Just long press the power/Bixby button can bring up the Bixby voice. So you doesn't need to say Hi Bixby. Surprisingly you are using Bixby when the rest of us not.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] magichoward:
It does work with their spen but it's not built in
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] Akram.:
For Contacts and Dual Sim issue, there are several Apps that can do the function you require like Truecaller and for Music as well, you can try 3rd party Apps
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xsavi:
Thanks to [MENTION=3138121]seadersn[/MENTION] and [MENTION=3475147]SGCMarkus[/MENTION], Markus's new TWRP makes things extremely simple now.

What you need:​

SGCMarkus's TWRP

fstab.judypn with forceencrypt set to encryptable.

magisk

and the .magisk file​

Instructions:​

1. Follow the instructions to boot and install TWRP on SGCMarkus's TWRP thread

2. While you're still in TWRP, mount vendor and push the fstab.judypn with:

adb push path/to/fstab.judypn /vendor/etc

3. Format data via TWRP.

4. Push the .magisk to /data (For dm-verity reasons. It will restore the fstab.judypn with forceencrypt enabled) with:

adb push path/to/.magisk /data

5. Flash Magisk.

You're done! No bootloops this time. XD
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] T3R4BYTE:
i want to try this at some point. When i did before, the screen was black. Thanks for the guide!
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
I need to get US pie on my device but will be doing this
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] dreamss29:
i got some issues..

i cant mount system_root and i saw there is no /system_root/system/priv-app folder... so i took modified LGSettings.apk to sd card and i put it to /system/system/priv-app/LGSettings... then i format userdata in fastboot,i got twrp loop.....
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] T3R4BYTE:
Flash the magiskpatched boot img included in the files
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] xaxxelous:
I just had my bootloader unlocked. I am trying to install TWRP, but if I flash stockpiemagisk.img or TWRP-judypn-2019-07-01.img then use the buttons to choose a factory reset I just get bootloops. I select yes both times, just like normal and it loops until going to a fastboot screen. I can then flash the original magisk_patched.img I got from the guy who unlocked my bl, but no TWRP. Even he wasn't sure why this is happening. Any ideas anyone?

Also, in case its related, I lost download mode and can't get that back even by flashing an original backup of laf_b or the lgup compatible laf. I had download mode and flashed Pie before the bl unlock...

Edit: I got download mode back. Turns out when he was unlocking the bootloader he flashed abl_b incorrectly. Once I flashed it correctly DL mode works... Now for TWRP...

NVM.... found the problem...
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] avaie:
I have an issue. After clearing the userdata procedure, this attached images is what I get. It's a reddish boot-up screen. The Active Slot also defaulted to B (as opposed to A). I have a fastboot-loop. I am wondering where I went wrong. I completed a successful procedure on another device hours ago. LGUP does not function as well. The phone defaults to Fastboot.
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] avaie:
I am able to get to TWRP but the fastboot-loop has changed. The image attached is what I get. I suppose in my attempt to remedy, the wrong Laf files have been flashed. It's V405UA20a
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] curtis91:
Hello mister

Actually is it possible to flash this stockpie.img on a V406EBW ?

Regards

Fred
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] crubbish:
I have exactly the situation you described (fastboot loop + pink letters screen when I try to get into DL mode). If you've managed to rectify this, can you please give me directions. Thanks.
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] avaie:
Hi - I eventually lost root and the system factory-reset after an attempt to boot into TWRP. I have scheduled to have VLAD reflash the entire phone. My bootloader is unlocked though but don't think much can be done. There might be other variables that might be affected.

If there is a guide to using Octoplus, it will be appreciated. It also seems telegram is the new medium for development.
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] crubbish:
That's what I plan to do as well. Thanks for responding!
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] avaie:
All the best.
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] rerven:
will try out to follow up this info
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yzakz:
When I follow step 3 "Format data via TWRP", at the end of the format it says:

"Updating partition details...

...done

Full SELinux support is present.

WTP Enabled

Formatting Data using mke2fs...

Done.

You may need to reboot recovery to be able to use /

data again.

Updating partition details...

...done

UNABLE TO MOUNT STORAGE, DECRYPTION NEEDED FIRST"

I don't think that's good... Or is it?
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] whitedavidp:
Please Clarify/Help

I have managed to get TWRP installed and working but did not notice to do this. I went ahead and used Android already only to find that I need to do this.

I have booted into TWRP but cannot select vendor to mount it. Everything except system and vendor (and USB-OTG because there is not attached) will let me check them. But not vendor.

Do I have to go all the way back and re-install TWRP and to this before I do ANYTHING else? Do I have to do this while I am still in TWRP loaded from the image on my PC?

I realize this will loose all I have done within Android and that is the price I pay for not reading in detail. But I want to make sure this is the last time.

Thanks!
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] whitedavidp:
Not What I Expected - Decryption Failed!

I went ahead and re-installed TWRP from fastboot per the Markus thread After rebooting back into TWRP I then followed instructions in the 1st post here.

I could not mount vendor but I saw messages saying it was busy. So I assumed it was not unmounted and went ahead with the push to /vendor/etc. It reported successful from adb. And in TWRP file manager I can see a file named /vendor/etc and in the terminal I can cat its contents which look like what I see on my PC.

I then wiped the /data only using advanced wipe and it used makefs, not format.

I then pushed .magisk to /data and it too reported successful from adb.

I then flashed magisk and that seemed successful as well. Inside to TWRP's file manager, I was able to see the .magisk and various folders under /data. This seemed promising enough.

I finally rebooted to system and got shown what is in the attached screenshot. At that point, I had no option but to agree to the reset. When I touched that button, I was returned to TWRP. So I powered off from TWRP and tried to restart the phone. Once again I get the same decryption unsuccessful.

So I seem to be in a TWRP loop. How to proceed? Thanks
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] whitedavidp:
Well, as they say, if at first... I went through the steps here again. I made sure I hit the format button instead of wipe. And I made triple sure that everything was where it seemed to need to be and looked right. When I finally rebooted to system, I am now in Android setup as expected. To see if there is still encryption (ie, TWRP can see and backup /data) remains to be seen. Cheers
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] whitedavidp:
Sadly, once finished with a minimal Android setup I went back into TWRP and /data shows nothing. In backing up, it shows /data as 0 bytes. So I presume this means I am still encrypted. Is there no way out of this hell? Thanks
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] NGOwner:
Here's the thing I would try. Load up LGUP and reload a stock kdz. Make sure that before you begin futzing with the phone, you are booting from Slot A.

Then retrace all the steps carefully. And don't set up anything on the phone until you have reached nirvana (bootloader unlocked, unencrypted, Magisk installed).

You'll get there.

[NG]Owner
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] whitedavidp:
Thanks for your suggestion and words of encouragement. I will do what you suggest and have a firmware downloading (slowly) now to my PC. Since I am new to the dual-slot thing, LGUP, etc may I ask a few questions:

1. I have been doing all this while the current slot is B. Orignally the phone came with 20A firmware (I guess in slot A). When I first turned it on, I had to do minimal Android setup to enable developer options, set the OEM unlock switch, and permit USB debugging. While doing this the phone downloaded 20E firmware and it got installed. So that must be how I got to slot B. Your statement suggests being in slot B MAY be an issue. Do you think so?

2. When flashing the stock, I have been told to use LGUP's refurb option. Is this right? And I employ user-mode LGUP, not developer-mode?

3. When flashing stock with LGUP, which slot will it go to? Is it like getting an OTA where it is put into whatever slot is NOT active? If so, then since I am on B now it would go to A - where I want to be? Or must I first switch slots in fastboot to A before flashing so the flash ends up in A? After the flashing with LGUP is done, will it switch the slot to where the flash went automatically, or must I do that myself?

4. In the original post it says "adb push path/to/fstab.judypn /vendor/etc". When I did this the /vendor was empty and I ended up with a file named etc in the folder /vendor. Is this correct? Or do I really want a file named fstab.judypn in the folder /vendor/etc?

I greatly appreciate all your time and help.
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] NGOwner:
Oh my goodness, you're asking questions the answer to which I can only guess.

1) I was successful with Slot A. Some have been successful in Slot B. I don't know if it makes a difference. But most of the directions are written with the assumption that you're booting from slot A. So make it so if you can. And yes, minimal Android setup. Don't even set up your google account. Skip all that. Just set it up enough to get to Developer Options and get to Enable OEM Unlock.

2) Refurb, yes. I tried Update first. That was total no bueno. Refurb is the way to go. User vs developer? I don't know. I didn't even know there was a developer option. I just used whatever comes up first on the LGUP program.

3) I also don't know this. I think Refurb wipes both slots, and starts the phone entirely fresh. And the phone boots from Slot A after doing so. That's just my guess. But once you get the v35 bootloader running, you can see which slot you are running on via fastboot.

4) I never looked. I just did what the directions told me to do and didn't look to see what it did. And after a few tries (it took me two days of on and off trying, probably four tries in all), it finally worked the way it was supposed to. And frankly, i worry if I have to/when I switch slots whether it will continue working. We'll see!

[NG]Owner
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] whitedavidp:
Thanks again. And you are right, I am asking way too many questions. But I am completely new to all this and don't want to mess up or spend the rest of my days knocking around trying to just wander into nirvana :) I went ahead and flashed a .kdz with LGUP in user mode and refurb. Worked easily and well from what I can tell and left me in slot A even though it looked like both slots got flashed - just like you said.

I carefully did everything in the TWRP thread and this thread all while never leaving TWRP except for the first reboot into recovery mentioned in the TWRP thread. I checked prior to pushing the fstab that there was indeed a /vendor/etc folder. There was not. So I used the terminal in TWRP to create an etc folder before I did the push. I used the file manager to make sure that all the pushed files got to their intended location. Just before I exited TWRP to return to the system I looked at the TWRP backup page and saw that it actually showed a non-zero size for /data. I think that's the first time I saw that and so I had high hopes that I had actually got it right this time. After doing the most brief of Android setups, I returned to TWRP and again saw that in the backup page /data again shows a 0 size - which is what it does, I understand, when there is encryption (since it doesn't know how to deal with it). I don't really know of any other way to know if there is or is not encryption.

So I remain far from heaven here and really don't know why. I have a 405QA and maybe it is specific to this device? Maybe I have to start all over with unlocking the bootloader (I don't know how to re-lock it first). I just don't know what I could have done differently or better.

Any suggestions are helpful. Thanks very much!
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] NGOwner:
Trust me, I am new to the V40 as well. Things were easier with my old Nexus 6.

Yes, you are right, a 0 size indicates that the boot re-encrypted everything. Something went wrong.

Don't create anything. Just follow the instructions blindly. Don't verify anything, just assume it's been done accurately.

And I think it may be that perhaps you didn't install Magisk before that first boot after bootloader unlock. If I remember correctly (and I am a few drinks in already: a home pour Laphroaig and a small Woodfords), you have to push the .magisk file (don't bother checking whether its in the right place, just that you pushed it), then install Magisk 20.3 before the first boot after bootloader unlock.

If you don't follow that sequence, I think it re-encrypts.

Persistance, my friend. That's all it is!

[NG]Owner
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] axelhimself:
Magisk and V405EBW20e_00_OPEN_EU_DS_OP_1231.kdz

Hi,

after many tries I got it to mount vendor and push both files as described to the phone. But after formatting data, there is no rom anymore. When I refurbish the phone via LGUP all is gone. How do I get back the stock ROM with Magisk working? Trying already 3 days without success:(.

Can You please help me?

Thanks in advance

Greetings Axel
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] xaxxelous:
What are the symptoms that there is no ROM?

Try starting from scratch using Partition DL in LGUP. Depending on your setup you probably want to check all, then uncheck laf_a so that you can keep fastboot. That will give you a clean, fully functional system to start working with.
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] axelhimself:
Hi,

thank you very much. I tried it once again with an clean install of the ROM an the TWRP and now I got Magisk. But it took some reboots to recovery to get Vendor mounted. Don't know why, but I'm fine now.:)

Thank you and have a nice day

Axel
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] hcuongbt:
I cannot mount Vendor, get error device or resource busy?

Any suggestion.

Thanks!
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] hcuongbt:
Finally, I can root my device. If you cannot mount vendor, reboot to recovery until it's mounted.
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lialothedestroyr:
I can't get my TWRP to mount vendor, I've rebooted to twrp about 15 times now and it still gives the "device or resource busy" error, is it truly an issue of restarting it enough times? or is there something else wrong here?
[LG V40 Guides, News, & Discussion] deV14nt:
Is there no way to have root and stock encryption?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] honey2509:
can someone help to flush the SPV M2000 as i want to downgread the os from2005 to 2003...i have tried all the way which i could but no luck...plz healp...

thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] dra3b:
Hi,

I recently bought a Note 9 (SM-N960FD) from Duabi and went back to Canada. Now Samsung Pay is not working here at all. It gives me an error message that it is unable to connect to server.

I have been looking for solutions around for the past 2 days with no luck.

What I reached is that I have to change the CSC of my phone (which seems to be a much more complicated process than just flashing a firmware with ODIN). And some suggested that this will be of no use as my phone is exynos and Samsung Pass will not work in Canada unless it is a Snapdragon phone!!

Also the model is different here in Canada. It is SM-960W (with XAC as the unlocked version).

What do I do? I want samsung pay to work on my phone. Shall I change the CSC and flash the Canadian firmware? Is it Okay to do that with the Canadian firmware designed for a different model (960W and not the 960FD)

Please advice.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] LambertoGL:
sammobile firmware to change csc

hello,

I was in a similar case when i bought my note 9. It was from Taiwan and I am from Spain.

I flashed the spain firmware from sammobile

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/recent/

and now my Samsung pay and other apps work natively. I was told by Samsung Taiwan that flashing other csc can cause incompatibility, so take that in mind because although it may not seem real, the different versions of smartphones have different hardware.

Research a little bit from the forums.

I had the sm-n960f/ds and i installed the software from the sm-n960f from Spain.

Also, install cpu-z so that you know well what chip is installed inside and more info that could help you to fix this issue.

This is only informative, I don't take any responsibility of any damage.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
unfortunately you cannot flash different model firmware on different chip.

so ure stuck. the only way id see ure spay working again might be using a vpn and choosing one of the region phone is from. but id doubt this would be a good long term solution. but as a proof of concept, it might be nice to try.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] ebusuhejbi:
You can root the phone and has alternative to flash csc for your region but for this need a rom with spay working
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
no custom rom has spay working.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] ebusuhejbi:
See dr ketan rom has s pay working on
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
there is a difference between spay for watches and spay for phones. not everyone has a watch. please read dr. ketan's rom thread title extremely very carefully. and then read the contents of the thread with just as much care.

reading is key.
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] loveiem:
how to got fastboot or root or unlock boot withoud otoplus box?

or maybe someone can help ho has otoplus box?

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[Huawei P30 Pro Questions & Answers] apollion83:
Ok guys i managed to place a video on the lockscreen of my p30 pro using custom themes (i created it with hwttool), now is anyone capable to create an app or something that edits hwt files and let me overwrite the video file so that i can change my lockscreen/wallpaper whenever i want without having to place it on pc, make it zip, extract, overwrite, rename back and replace on phone? i will post the hwt i created with the video inside so you can think on how we can use it to place videos on a lockscreen without so much hassle.

Don't fall in love with Sana btw xD

Hwt: https://filebin.net/0bfxj9imka4785b0
[Huawei P30 Pro Questions & Answers] apollion83:
i added an apk here that you can try: https://filebin.net/0bfxj9imka4785b0 done with custom live wallpaper creator for windows but it give me the permission only to place it on the wallpaper.. i want the video to be put in the lockscreen like the theme do.. is there any other solution? why the theme can do it but the apk not?? is there some way to edit a livewallpaper apk to be put in lockscreen too?
[Huawei P30 Pro Questions & Answers] apollion83:
it would be awesome to have an apk version of this too.. is there an easy way to make an apk that installs the theme in the phone for easy sharing?
[Huawei P30 Pro Questions & Answers] apollion83:
I managed to solve some of the problems above, at least for the apk that installs the theme on huawei (had to create it on kodular but has the theme inside, it can't install other themes outside himself) now i wanna know is there a way inside sana.hwt to change the wallpaper to a static image instead of a video? i tried to put there a image and rename it wallpaper.mp4 but it shows me a black screen.. on ext.properties there is only:

video_mode=1

wallpaper_video=wallpaper.mp4

what can i change to have a static image?
[Huawei P30 Pro Questions & Answers] isko01:
Great job :)

Can you put some videos like sea and waves etc...
[Huawei P30 Pro Questions & Answers] apollion83:
Ofc you have just to rename Sana.Hwt to wawes.Zip extract to a folder, change inside description.xml the name of the theme to something like waves or sea, overwrite lock.Mp4 and wallpaper.Mp4 to any video you like, put all files back in the zip and change back name to .Hwt

Its not hard just a little tricky
[Huawei P30 Pro Questions & Answers] apollion83:
I can do it for you if you can't alone but you have to find the video by yourself, possible with a resolution near to 1080x2160 if you want to have that good definition.
[Huawei P30 Pro Questions & Answers] Reeb_Lam:
Can anyone mirror hwttool? It is taking a lot of time to download.
[Huawei P30 Pro Questions & Answers] keekooceeaou:
For windows? Downloaded in ~30 minutes.

If yes, I can mirror.