yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipL:
Hi

I've not noticed any picture quality differences between Amlogic and Nvidia Shield, besides given it's all digital and decoding is easy and just mathematics, why should the picture quality be different? Something else may be going on with the setup perhaps?

I've really wanted to love Amlogic, but what I have found with Amlogic is bugs, I've not found a box yet that will play video back without some issue (frame's being drop, strange artefacts, issues with HDMI frame rates, or no support for streaming services due to not having the necessary DRM etc), now this isn't so much the fault of Amlogic but the rubbish support of the cheap Chinese manufacturers that don't test or update their software, and third party firmware not having access to the latest codecs and drivers to improve the situation. The S905x2, I tried 2 different boxes and countless different ROMs and couldn't stop it from having issues with decoding certain videos, videos that played without issue everywhere else, including the Amlogic S905 non x2, but that had other issues! In the end I bought an Nvidia Shield and have had no problems at all.

Regards

Phil
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blofse:
The note about HDMI quality - so a couple of things. Believe it or not, a decent cable can make a difference in visual quality, in particular the colour in which with a decent cable you can get much richer and warmer colour along with better looking bitrate image. Hard to believe I know as it's only digital - but if the cable does not deliver a consistent bit rate then you see degradation on the image - particularly on large 4k screens.

However, the thing that makes the most difference is the source. If you have a quality source, then you get quality output. I've heard the shield suffers from bland colourisation, along with some screen tearing. For £200 I would expect it to match the quality of my 4k Blu-ray, which from what I'm hearing it doesn't.

I wasn't quite thinking of the armlogic route but it is something of consideration as they are indeed cheap. The question here - is a £200 device that much better image and does it have that many features to warrant the £200. I'm not sure it does, but it would be good to obtain some objective feedback.

On a side note, if I wanted the most powerful emulation device for the same money, is the Nvidia the answer? Ideally I would like to run GameCube games (as getting out the old box and games is a bit annoying), but I hear dolphin emulation struggles on the Nvidia (mainly down to poor optimization, the hardware should be capable). Is there such a device and ideally one that can run Kodi also.
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] knightwolf123:
OK so I'm posting this here because I'm eventually going to root and tweak many things (as I usually do) but this is my first pixel or Google phone of any kind.

A little background on myself. I'm always running a rooted phone (except for the last week or so) and have always ran an HTC device on the sprint network. I've done a bit of work on theming and creating skins in the past (it's been a while) but I've noticed that there isn't much need for that now that pretty much everything I'd create can be done easily with an Xposed or Magisk module.

Reason for this post.. With my current device being the Pixel 4 (not XL) that I bought from the sprint store (paid in full at time of purchase) I now have a device that's running Android 10 with no twrp and no custom rom. I want to go ahead and root but don't really need to with the exception that I want to access mobile hotspot but I don't even see a way to do that yet with the currently available Magisk modules.

I can figure out the current technique to get root access but thinking of waiting until custom recovery and roms are available but how will that be affected by carrier specific devices?

/rant
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] inclusive:
Is your bootloader locked or unlocked? You'll need to unlock that first then you can patch the boot.img file with magisk to root.
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] knightwolf123:
Greyed out can't toggle
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] inclusive:
I don't know if you'll be able to do it on locked carrier versions. Magisk requires you to patch that boot image in order to root unless there's another method.
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] knightwolf123:
I got my answer... ?
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] vonDubenshire:
Are you sure they actually understand you mean there bootloader?
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] sic0048:
The phone must be SIM unlocked before the OEM bootloader unlock option will become active. If Sprint won't SIM unlock the phone for 50 days, then there is nothing he can do.

It's becoming more and more common for carriers to SIM lock all their phones and only unlock them after an extended period of time after activation. Verizon won't SIM unlock for 60 days. They do this to prevent unsold stock from being stolen and sold by the thieves.
[HTC Vox] h4waii:
I went through the \Windows\ directory and took a short inventory list of the junk I don't use, such as the ROM pictures and silly things. I created 0b files to replace them and copied them over. I freed up about 3MB. Here is the list and here are the 0 byte files attached. Replace at your own risk, but nothing is wrong on my side of the pond.
[HTC Vox] h4waii:
I've made more removals and made the list bigger. Saving upwards of 4MB.

EDIT: Crap. Messaging won't open.
[HTC Vox] prajith:
hahahaha

i knew you are up to screwing something...

lol :D
[HTC Vox] secosan:
Congrats on the initiative...

I will short message you something important right now, heads up!
[HTC Vox] h4waii:
Lol. Okay, I've restored and fixed it. Updated first post with some more safe files, 3MB freed. Messaging fixed.
[HTC Vox] bup12:
Does it free up 3mb of ram? or disk space?
[HTC Vox] h4waii:
Disk space on device memory.
[HTC Vox] DeadOne:
So it won't make Vox any faster?
[HTC Vox] prajith:
nops but will give you more space on device....
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] jogibear:
In Settings-> Secutity & Lock Screen -> Google Play System Update I am told that an update is available but when I try to download and install it fails. Screenshots below.

Is there a fix for this?

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[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Gabriel1495:
I have exactly the same problem. Still no solution
[Moto Z3 Play Accessories] mingkee:
I bought it from local Target store ($30)

It works 100% with Apple Earpods Lightning version.

No headache, no modification. It just works 100%

Play and volume buttons work

Play: once - play/pause, twice - next, thrice - previous

Standby: long press and use Google Assistant

Somehow, music playing sounds better on Z3 Play than G7
[Android Apps and Games] Wirtos:
Simple Kotlin keyboard app for Amazfit Stratos|Verge.

No autocomplete, only English, Russian and Ukrainian languages(it's very easy to add one, look into res/xml/number_pad_* and MainActivity.keyMaps. Pull requests appreciated.), all dimensions are hardcoded, no way to set as default keyboard (works basically with AmazMod).

Main features

Choose languages in launcher

Swipe up - special symbols keyboard

Swipe down - hide keyboard silently(without Enter signal)

Swipe right - move cursor or space

Swipe left - move cursor

Tap text preview with green region to close keyboard with enter signal (for example, search something in xbrowser)

Tap red region to close keyboard without enter signal

Press and hold green or red region to hide keyboard silently

Press and hold text while keyboard is closed to move cursor

Tap shift/globe button - caps lock

Press shift/globe button - change language

Touch "0" one time for "space" or use special symbols menu with separate holdable space button

Press and hold button with number to quickly type it

XDA:DevDB Information

Wirtos' T9 Keyboard, App for all devices (see above for details)

Contributors

Wirtos

Source Code: https://github.com/Wirtos/wirtos--t9-keyboard

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 1.5

Stable Release Date: 2019-11-03

Created 2019-11-03

Last Updated 2019-11-03
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] parcou:
I have a VZW HTC6800 and I need to get the SPL 2.40 on the device so I can move forward. I get to the point where it ask for the disconnect/reconnect but on the reconnect I cannot get it to see ActiveSYnc. I have searched for an answer and cannot find one. What danger would I have if I did not disconnect and continue will I still get the 2.40?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] gbenj:
you can make sure you got 2.40 correctly, by manually entering bootloader. (power+camera+reset) if it says that you have 2.40, then you got it. so you can proceed, if not then go back and try again to make sure you get it
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] gc14:
You're not supposed to see activesync at that stage. Disconnect and reconnect, and continue with the process.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] azclown:
Make sure also that you HEAR the tones that acompany the disconnect and connect... You will hear tones.... On disconnect you will hear tones that decend, and on connect they will ascend....
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] parcou:
OK...will try again...when I disconnect then reconnect this is done in the DOS window. After that I do I do hit continue and the RUU I guess you would call it comes up. In that procedure it request that an active sync connect be made and this is where I have been for hours trying to get it to connect. If I never disconnected in DOS I would be OK but I know this is required...

Oh well...must mean I do not need it...
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] gc14:
Yeah it's fine...just keep going...as long as when you reconnect, at the bottom of the bootloader screen it says USB and not Serial, then you're fine.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] parcou:
Thx...that info did help...

For any newbies like me this might help. I followed the instructions hanging off each word for each step. One the SPL update entering into the Windows GUI and I attempting over & over to connect to active sync because the instructions state to do so before checking the box. Maybe it was dumb of me but I never saw it stated to ignore that step from WiKi page...so hope that helps someone down the road.

Pros...now that I am updated is it safe to add tweaking apps like tweaks2k2 or Pocket Toolman. I am sure some reg hacks are added but do not want to cross up anything with the new 312 rom? Please advise?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] johnjay829:
I have vista64 is there a way to install the spl using vista64 or the sd card
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] parcou:
When I posted this I was on the 2.40 boot loader but now I am on the 2.47. This loader is loaded from the SD card so all the trouble I posted you will not see. Sorry I do not have the link but do a search for the 2.47 you will see it and how to load it off a SD card.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] freexx89:
i really need help,

i started off connected to activesync but thn im getting error saying pput.exe is being used by something else now i have colored screen with TITA100 and SPL-1.30.Olipro

i dont know what to doo, please someone help, new in these filed.

Thank you

EDITED: got it working... sorry

Thx
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] jerryaycock:
my turn

I am trying this on my old 6800 ( broke rubber power button) before I do new one.

I am on Verizon, don't care about GPS, running STB but really like features on 6.5. I have read everything I can find and still confused. Do I need to change anything if all I want is 6.5?

Also, when asked to plug and unplug usb, I get tones remove and replug, but then I get connection error and stay in 3 color spl-2.40

Thanks...

Jerry
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] Wind Dancer:
stuck in bootloader 1.20

i tried to upgrade my daughter's Titan, firmware 1.4 so fsirly old, no gps. When I started the phone hooked up fine with Mobile Device Center. I ran Olipro 1.2 fine did the unplug and replug fine and got success message. Then couldn't restart the phone and now it won't connect through Device Center, so nothing else will run. Wanted to run Olipro 2.40 and then flash a GPS enabled rom and radio.

I have read everything I can find on here, but without a connection thru Device Center I am stuck.

Have I bricked the phone?

Ok got the phone working again with extbl.

Thank for listening.
[Android Auto General] metropical:
seems to me in previous version that the music would pause rather than continue in silence in the background.

I'd prefer pause or at least the ability in settings.
[Android Auto General] merdely:
I've noticed this too, but I want sure if it was an AA thing or a YouTube Music thing
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] Pugamapish:
I just got the phone and wanted to know if you could because I can't find it anywhere online.

Also if any custom roms or anything yet.
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] Faizanbutt907:
I have a a505w rooted!!! 1. Flash TWRP with Odin with phone is download mode 2. Format data from wipe in twrp 3. Install multidisabler 3.1. 4. Install magisk and let it do its work!!! Done! First boot will take time but I will surely work!!! This video worked for me:

I hope it works for you. do it at you own risk!!!
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] Faizanbutt907:
I am also searching for custom ROMs for it. Tell me if you find one. I will also tell you if I find one!!!
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] BartmanEH:
How did you unlock the bootloader of A505W variant? I can't seem to get the unlock bootloader menu after turning on "OEM unlocking" in Developer options and rebooting into Download mode.

EDIT: after several attempts, I did finally get the bootloader unlocked
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] chasemyass:
Hello people, got a nasty situation that I'm trying to fix on a custom rom based on LOS (crDroid to be more exact) and that's the Volte enable.

Running stock OOS 9.0.17 managed to do it using this guide: https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-7-pro/help/force-enable-volte-vowifi-t3934227 but since the OP logkit doesn't work on custom ROMs can't access *#*#800#*#*/*#*#801#*#* service menus I can't really use that anymore. Using that guide I managed to activate Volte by activating modem connection with Vodafone India settings. On Rom I'm using now, the only menu I can access is *#*#4636#*#* that shows me the connection type is active at the time, but no working Volte. When I use my 1st sim to make a call, connection switches to H or H+.

Another thing is that on INFO menu the connection type shows after reboot like in screenshot attached even if I have my volte switched on.

Also from that guide I've linked, I can't find that VoEnabler magisk moduke, so I've added the lines manually to build.prop (lines found on GitHub module page)...

Anyone knows a work around for it? Or a way to switch the LTE band to the one Vodafone India use to match the band Orange Romania uses for Volte?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] maybeme2:
My Moto G7 is totally messed up but I can still access it by cable from my pc. All files encrypted.

Can I restore a previous twrp nandroid backup from the pc? I cannot push files to the phone to do it from the phone. I get error missing key probably because the files are encrypted.

If not, can I do a hard factory reset from the PC? (I cannot access the phone's recovery by Power+down volume to do it that way).

EDIT

Will adb shell recovery --wipe_data

start a factory reset or just wipe data on a Moto G7?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] WoKoschekk:
Are you able to boot into fastboot mode? What means you can access your phone via PC? As storage or via ADB?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] maybeme2:
Things have changed.

Now my PC can no longer see.the phone. Won't connect.

I can boot the phone to AP Fastboot Flash Mode.

When I select Start it gives me "your device can't be trusted. ..." then boots into the Moto screen, in a boot loop.

If I cable connect to my PC, PC cannot see it.

I'm thinking it is hard bricked and gone.

?
[Amazfit] Wirtos:
Simple Kotlin keyboard app for Amazfit Stratos|Verge|Pace.

No autocomplete, only English, Russian and Ukrainian languages(it's very easy to add new one, look into res/xml/number_pad_* and MainActivity.keyMaps. Pull requests appreciated. You can also ask me to add new language in the next update), all dimensions are hardcoded, no way to set as default keyboard (works basically with AmazMod).

Main features:

Choose languages in launcher

Swipe up - special symbols keyboard

Swipe down - hide keyboard silently(without Enter signal)

Swipe right - move cursor or space

Swipe left - move cursor

Tap text preview with green region to close keyboard with enter signal (for example, search something in xbrowser)

Tap red region to close keyboard without enter signal

Press and hold green or red region to hide keyboard silently

Press and hold text while keyboard is closed to move cursor

Tap shift/globe button - caps lock

Press and hold shift/globe button - change language

Touch "0" one time for "space" or use special symbols menu with separate holdable space button

Press and hold button with number to quickly type it

Source code
[Amazfit] Wirtos:
*reserved*
[Amazfit] KoumiCZ:
Nice job. Will it be for Pace?
[Amazfit] Wirtos:
It should work, but still untested because i don't have it. I'd be very grateful for feedback.
[Amazfit] mchrocho:
cant install on Pace. Unknown file type :(
[Amazfit] Arkham42:
Nice Work! Its really a gret update for our beloved Watch.

It is possible you add Portuguese (BR) in the next update?

Thanks. Greetings from Brazil!
[Amazfit] Wirtos:
Hey, thanks for the kind words, I'll look into it tomorrow, but can you provide t9 example for your language in order to it be usable?
[Amazfit] Arkham42:
Thanks for the reply!

I have been using this app the whole day and must say this app should be one of the must-have APKs to our watch, alongside with Amazmod and Greatfit.

Nice job!

As an improvement, It is possible to make the first letter in the sentence an auto caps? Also, the same applies to the first letter after a dot (.).

Unfortunate, I searched around and could not find a image of T9 Portuguese keyboard to show you ):

But I will try to explain the differences the best way I can with my limited english. Please let me know if I could not express myself clear enough. I will try best next time. (:

Here it goes:

The Brazilian Portuguese Keyboard uses almost the exactly same letters and symbols than in english keyboard. And in the same position too.

In addition, we have the following letters: Á, Ã, É, Ê, Í, Ó, Õ Ú, Ç

The biggest difference, as you can see, is that we use accents in the vowels in certain words. And we have the addition of Ç

For that fact, some T9 keyboard make the the "number 2" button as follows: "ABC", and when you long press the button, it show the alternate letter: Á, Ã, Ç.

The same goes for the button 3 (DEF), when you long press it, it show the alternate letter: É, Ê

When you long press Button 4 (GHI), it shows Í

When you long press Button 6 (MNO) it shows Ó Õ

When you long press Button 8 (TUV), it show Ú

That's abou it.

And, finally, some T9 Keyboards put all those alternate letter in the symbol category. In that case, they could be accessibly by swapping UP, just like you did with the symbol options.

So both option explained above would work great for our language.

Please let me know if I can help with more information.

Obrigado.
[Amazfit] 1immortal:
Heya [MENTION=7922864]Wirtos[/MENTION], I've forked your work, and adding some stuff by [MENTION=5687058]ahsim[/MENTION] with his approval, and also adding Hebrew support.
[Amazfit] Wirtos:
That's really cool! I don't have much time these days, so would be awesome if someone could patch things and add stuff, etc.
[Amazfit] john kat:
Greetings

Is this app for the watch? if yes then how is it working. i am asking because i installed it and everytime i am going to write something like a responce to a message it just asks me to enter the text in my cellphone. i am using amazemod also.

Thank you for any responce
[Amazfit] Tigerclaw10000:
Can you create Greek language ?????? 😁
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] rapanui:
Need to get WM5 back from installing iPhone skin. Tried soft and hard resets and iPhone skin still there. Can I re-install WM5, as I would with any PC OS? and how. Little knowledge of WM.

Please help.

Thanks!

rapanui
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] zabardast_1:
Yes ! you can revert back to official wm5 stock rom,but the reversal procedure is different for both the devices,meaning for G3 and G4,which is your device,if its a G3 phone,just simply download the official stock rom of your carrier and flash it,but if its a G4 and how did you upgrade ? through HardSPL or SoftSPL,

eeer ! which Rom is running on the phone at present ?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] rapanui:
Playing with my 8125 found that going to Settings->Today, you could choose a different skin. So I did and I am back to WM5 (after deleting all unwanted junk associated with iPhone skin).

Thank you so much for reply.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXFedeBoyXx:
Hi all, first of all, sorry for my bad english.

My dad's smartphone has stopped working properly, then i thought to give him my old, but still nicely working, oneplus one.

My OPO is rooted, has a custom recovery (i think its name is TWRP or something like that, sorry but i don't touch these topics from years and i've forgot almost everything), and has a custom ROM (lineage OS 15.1) with android version 8.1.0.

Now, i would like to wipe my phone in order to give it full empty to my father. I want to keep lineageos, recovery and root are not so much necessary, idk if they will be keeped or not.

I would like to restore it as new, no applications, no data, no settings, no dalvik cache (if i remember well this had to be wiped too).

What have i to do? Factory reset or normal reset?

Thanks!
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] prisoner1969:
Question is in the title.

If I unlock bootloader and root with magisk will I lose the ability to update via OTA?
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] vinoxflame:
https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/tutorials.html

assuming you didn't install twrp
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] mr nick:
So I just got my G7 today and did a quick setup during which it installed an OTA and then I went ahead and installed TWRP and Magisk. Shortly afterwards I get a notification that another OTA is available but now it won't install (as expected). Because I installed Magisk after TWRP I don't have a 'clean' boot image to rollback to in order to get the OTA - is the only option to reflash back to stock and start again but install Magisk before TWRP this time or is there another option?
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] prisoner1969:
Haven't done anything to it yet
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] toxinburn:
So you cannot have twrp as recovery at all for this?

I also cannot get it's info to magisk tap uninstall restore images but twrp is my recovery the ota downloads then fails during install anyone have a flashable version of the latest Moto g7 power retus zip that can flash in twrp? I assume it could be done.

---------- Post added at 10:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:39 AM ----------

Or if someone has stock recovery.zip for Moto g7 power retus cause the directions given sound like it shouldn't matter if you have twrp or not but if that's it how can I flash stock recovery.zip for now take the ota then I wait til I get home to reroot sounds like only way of you've installed twrp as recovery

---------- Post added at 10:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:45 AM ----------

Or if someone has stock recovery.zip for Moto g7 power retus cause the directions given sound like it shouldn't matter if you have twrp or not but if that's it how can I flash stock recovery.zip for now take the ota then I wait til I get home to reroot sounds like only way of you've installed twrp as recovery