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[General Topics] mphayvanh:
Thanks for posting the review! I really like it. The only deal breaker now is the $1000+ (US dollars?) price tag. With the falling value of the US Dollar, that's a hefty price to pay for a phone (those included features are great). 2 year contract for $500? I hope. But there's still the Touch Pro.
[General Topics] mphayvanh:
Hea-to-head Review

Here's a direct review of both phones plus side-by-side photos:

http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_diamond_vs_samsung_i900_omnia-review-262.php
[General Topics] Monty Burns:
Excellent review. Seems unbiased and balanced, although, until someone has both handsets you can never be sure.

Dont think anyone in there right mind would call google maps "Navigation"? Also, MS Office VIEWER!? Reviews inaccurate from page one, not going to bother reading the rest.

After using my G900 (800 x 480) mobile for a year now, I can't say that High res screens float my boat. They are a massive drain on the battery and factoring in the physical size of the screen, really not that usefull in my opinion. Its seems to me like having a 1080p 32" tv, good in principle but unless its 46", you really don't see the full benefit.

I think i'm still looking at an I900 .... now if only they were in the shops in the UK!!!!!

p.s. Anyone from Singapore wana stick one on Ebay? :-)
[General Topics] mphayvanh:
Monty--the reviewer forgot one word "viewer/editor". It's from the official specs on the same site: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i900_omnia-2422.php

To me, the only advantage of the Diamond is the Touchflo3D & VGA screen. But, that can be ported and you're right, the resolution doesn't mean anything if the screen is too tiny. I'm leaning towards the Omnia too.
[General Topics] Monty Burns:
wrong review - its hardwarezone

What about "navigation"?

there is a huge diference between viewer and editor. If I hadn't of known better, that would of given me a bit of an issue. One word can make a world of diference. If they have these inacuracies, what else could they have? (take it from a novice point of view). Anyway, thats not what this thread is about so i'm gona leave it there - and go home from the office as well! :-)
[General Topics] jugulator:
TO the owners of Omnia

How is the sound quality of the phone? Especially the head set. You know the head set which comes with HTC are a piece of s**t.. The headset looks good on pictures.
[General Topics] Menneisyys:
btw, there's a comparison at http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_diamond_vs_samsung_i900_omnia-review-262.php
[General Topics] Menneisyys:
and a camera quality comparison at http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/showthread.php?t=89790
[General Topics] Monty Burns:
they compare? :-)
[General Topics] Noonski:
Most headsets on some Non Samsung Phones i've checked where even vrappiers then HTC.
[General Topics] sdlopez83:
what does vrappiers mean?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] dephekt:
I followed the instructions here to unlock the A3 bootloader and these instructions to install TWRP and Magisk.

After toying around with things, losing Google Play certification and having push notifications in doze/app standby mode stop working, I decided to revert things back to stock and relock the bootloader.

Before modifying things, my phone was running the EU ROM with the November security patch: V10.3.12.0.PFQEUXM. I went here and downloaded the stock image archive for that version.

I use Linux, so I ran the flash_all_lock.sh script and everything seemed to work without any issues. There were no error messages and all the images seemed to be flashed successfully. At the end of the steps, the script locked the bootloader and the phone rebooted. It then showed the Android One logo for a second then immediately went into fastboot mode. I rebooted it again and this cycle repeated. If I tell fastboot to continue, I get this error:

$ fastboot continue
resuming boot...
FAILED (remote: Failed to load image from partition: Load Error)
finished. total time: 0.001s

I tried to reflash the images again, but I understandably get an error because the bootloader is locked now. Naturally, I tried to run the fastboot commands to unlock it again, but that also fails, presumably because I can't boot into the OS to toggle the developer option's "Allow OEM unlocking" switch:

$ fastboot flashing unlock
...
FAILED (remote: Flashing Unlock is not allowed
)
finished. total time: 0.000s

At this stage, I throw up my hands in failure and presume the device is now totally bricked. After taking a few days to relax about it, I figured I would ask on here if anyone has any thoughts that could help. I fully expect the handset to need replaced and will accept the responsibility for breaking it, although I don't know how I managed to break it.

Is there some way to unlock the bootloader now when I'm not able to actually boot into Android to toggle the option to allow unlocking it? Is the device just FUBAR at this stage? I feel like there would be some way to fix this, but I'm at a loss as to how without some help.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] marceloariel:
I am new to this, my phone also seemed unusable and with the application "miflash" through windows, I put the official rom and came back to life.

It also happened to me that I had to change the USB port on the PC so that it didn't fail me ...

(I am using a translator)
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] dephekt:
Thanks for the reply. I actually tried this as well but it did not work. MiFlash just appears to be running the flash_all_lock.bat script on Windows and it failed because the bootloader was not already unlocked according to its debug logs when I ran it. I should have mentioned that above.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] felloguard123:
Not sure if it will help but did you try a factory reset?

Press and hold the Power+Volume Down buttons untill you see the android with the no command. Press and hold the Power button. Press and release the Volume Up button once then release the Power button. Then you should see some recovery options.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] dephekt:
In can't get the phone to boot into recovery. Holding power and volume down just speedily reboots the phone into fastboot over and over. Using the volume up button instead just reboots the phone very fast. I never see the no command android.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] sensig:
Try

$ fastboot set_active a

. This is an issue with the flashing script. Before the line fastboot $* flashing lock command it should have fastboot $* set_active a. Your phone is not booting to system partition because the bootloader wasn't told which partition (a/b) to boot from.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] _mysiak_:
The issue is caused by fastboot rom containing dummy system_b image and flashing script "forgetting" to force partition A as active. If a phone has B as an active partition and someone uses flash_all_lock.bat script, the phone's screwed. No idea what brought Xiaomi to this "brilliant" idea, not only there is a higher chance to brick the phone, but the zip file is also unnecessarily larger.

With locked bootloader it isn't possible to switch active partition anymore, so the phone is a (semi)brick. EDL mode is usually used to reflash locked bootloaders.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] debilinkredibile:
Idk, but I was flashing stock again after failed attemp to flash pixel experiance.Partition was set to B, after flash it wont boot, but I dont know why fastboot set_active b wouldnt work so I had to flash TWRP get into twrp set partitoin to A and flash stock rom again. Try that
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] _mysiak_:
There are two commands for setting active partition, depending on the fastboot version. It's either old

fastboot set_active a

or newer

fastboot --set-active=a
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] sensig:
if you open flashing script file (.bat or .sh) in a text editor, you will see that fastboot is flashing system.img to system_a partition and system_other.img to system_b partition. That system_other.img is a dummy image and is not bootable. You either:

Option 1: Set active partition to A before running any stock flashing script.

Option 2: Replace system_other.img to system.img in the script.

Option 3: Force partition A after flashing userdata.img and before any lock or reboot command.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] mewcatchew:
I am in the same exact position with my Mi A3... did you ever resolve this and if so how?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] htn711:
What causes led to this behavior ?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] mewcatchew:
Stock rom was flashed in slot B instead of A and "flash all lock option" was checked off in mi flash (default setting). If I didnt know any better i'd think Xiaomi does this on purpose. I will never buy another Xiaomi.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] garylawwd:
You can't blame xiaomi for your negligence.

If you don't know what you are doing then either don't do it or ask people here on the forums or do some research yourself.

Of course xiaomi are going to have the flash all lock option enabled by default because the only time people would really use mi flash is to completely revert back to stock.

All information on miflash online will tell you make slot a active slot before flashing in mi flash.

Most manufacturers are the same nowadays anyway it's not just xiaomi.

All relevant information is there you just didn't read it/weren't careful when you flashed.

Don't ever be afraid to ask a question here on the forums if your not sure, you will get help even if you think the question is too noob or stupid.

You can always try get your system up and going through edl mode but you will need someone with a verified xiaomi account to help you.

Always read the relevant information before trying anything on your device.

To say you won't buy xiaomi again is silly seeing as it was a mistake on your behalf, "I cut my finger so that means all knives are crap" is kinda how it sounds
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] htn711:
Due to the fact that i am a beginner in this business i also had my first encounter with the locked situation.

Did you read this: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=81533691&postcount=22

...like garylawwd mentioned read/understand what you are doing BEFORE you do it.

After playing around with this device and read nearly everything about this topic here at xda i can say:

everything you need to know is here.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] mewcatchew:
Theres always a fanboy in the crowd. Whoever programmed the batch file at Xiaomi made an error on wich slot it shouldve been flashed to. I've flashed devices a 100 times and never had an issue like this until i got a Xiaomi.

Now did I miss I needed to be on slot A? Yes I did. Still its Xiaomi's error for releasing botched firmware. How exactly do I find someone with EDL authorized account in US? If you have one, or if you can point me to someone who has one i'd be happy as a clam.

As a side note, my mother is from Cork.

---------- Post added at 02:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:30 PM ----------

Did you read my posts? I get "locked state error" with fastboot commands. I can reboot bootlader in fastboot, and it tjust reboots into fastboot - thats just about all i can do. It wont let me change anything, can only get info and reboot...
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] garylawwd:
Not a fanboy by any stretch of the imagination I just don't see it as an error on there behalf. They gave all relevant information on how to flash.

Someone already pointed out in a different thread of a guy that has the account here on XDA but I can't remember where I seen it. [MENTION=1677632]_mysiak_[/MENTION] can you please let this guy know who has the verified mi account.

I hope you can get your device up and going and I do understand how frustrating this must be but it is fixable.

Hey maybe you can come visit Ireland with your mother and we can sort out the device then :laugh: joke
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] mewcatchew:
mysiak did message me and I messaged the guy he pointed me to, havent gotten a response. Also pointed to a russian site that i dont trust.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] garylawwd:
Ya I wouldn't go trusting some random Russian site either. I don't think there is anything you can do without either

A) going into edl and using a verified mi account

B) bringing it to a service centre (which nobody wants to do)

In fastboot you can't get any commands to work now right? Your device is fully locked again?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] _mysiak_:
That Russian site is run by the XDA guy from what I understood. There are other paid services which have Xiaomi service accounts, I only pointed you to the cheapest "verified" eshop. Just Google another one if you don't trust Russians. :) All of them will need to connect to your PC over Teamviewer and do the flashing, you will just follow the instructions (connect the phone, reboot it etc.).
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] wyldnewbie:
Does this mean it is un-rootable?

Goddam but Virgin fones are a pissoff.

Should I return this phone?

Or is there any possibility of a way to fix this?
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] crystalclear30:
I learnt the same lesson. It's sad that carriers can restrict what we do with our phones here in north America while if you buy this same phone anywhere else in the world, it's rootable.

I've had mine a few months now and still no way of rooting.
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] BK☑️:
try to flash a combination firmware that unlock OEM option :

https://combinationfirmware.com/downloads/a705wvlu2asi1/

or https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1899786940962591760

or download this combination file in samfirm:

View attachment 4891693
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] wyldnewbie:
ok, so the idea is that I flash the combination file, go in to dev. settings and set OEM unlock, then reflash the phone with normal firmware, and carry on with rooting as normal? will this allow me to install twrp?

thank you for your reply, and thank you in advance for any info that helps!

Regards

Kevin
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] BK☑️:
no , when you enabled dev settings, enable OEM unlock , then reboot to bootloader and unlock it , then u can root with magisk by patching the AP of the firmware you need
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] wyldnewbie:
BK,

Ok, I'm sure you're going to think I'm a retard, but I wanna be sure I understand correctly.

So i:

1)flash combination file

2) Boot phone up

3) enable developer settings

4) enter developer settings, and enable OEM unlock.

5) Ok, here is where I'm a little unsure of what you mean:

"Reboot to bootloader and unlock it"

6) root with magisk.

The number 5 slot (above) is what I am having trouble with....

And then I use my pc to root the AP of the proper firmware before I flash it with Odin on to the phone?

Wait..I'm getting that part wrong too, I think.... shoot

Oh gosh. I'm screwing this up. Please advise here too...

And will TWRP be possible afterwards?

Excuse my asking about what I'm sure is obvious....

I have rooted and enjoyed the results on several LG phones and my old tab4, and I would enjoy the same freedom with this phone, as I quite like it.

Thank you again for being willing to advise.

Regards

K
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] BK☑️:
when you enabled OEM unlock , plug the phone to the computer, then restart the phone and directly press and hold volume up and down until you see a blue screen
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] aeonspace:
what about a pit file? do we need one?

apparently im just lost i ended up getting an error that said

"please get the approval to use factory binaries (pit)"

how would i get past
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] wyldnewbie:
Wow.. I got the same error, EXCEPT instead of (pit) I have (abl).

I mucked around for a bit with a cracked z3x for a bit, but it was an older version, and didnt have A705W listed.

I'm still game to try, but thought I'd see if somebody here had any advice....

Please help, if anyone can.

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] TheAndroidUser3524:
I am kinda in the same position as you...

I've been wanting to root for a while but this oem unlock thing with my Virgin a705w is annoying

I don't really want to risk bricking my phone or whatever so I was hoping someone could do it first.

I found this website with pit files if they're any use: full-repair-firmware .com/p/galaxy-a70-sm-a705xx.html

(remove the space before the .com; I can't post links on xda)

pls let me know if you can get it working :)
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] wyldnewbie:
Hey BK.

Thank you very much for your input!

I've only rooted my LG phones previously..

Samsung has a few more twists it seems!

I thought it might be worth asking you if you had any info on that error I mentioned below, the "please get approval to use factory binaries (abl) or (pit)" problem?

I've seen some stuff, applicable to the error ending in (pit), but have not seen anything referring to the (abl) version of the error, which is what I am experiencing....

Any advice you can give will be greatly appreciated....and by more than just me, I'm sure!

Thank you again

Kevin
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] BK☑️:
did you tried generating pit with Z3x ?
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] BK☑️:
If your A705W isn't listed , try A705FN if it's there, i dont have the canadian variant so i can't help like i would want to
[Samsung Galaxy A70 Questions & Answers] BK☑️:
you need this exact firmware A705WVLU2ASK1 , it can be found on GSM2FILE easily or others websites
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PaulGor:
Hello!

Motorola Droid Mini - LineageOS 13.0 custom ROM - Android 6.01

Often I need - quietly! - power-off my phone. But it shuts-off with a sound :(

I even tried to set all sounds to zero - just to try, as obviously it would not be a solution, but still...
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] sceryavuz:
I tried Android 10 and I decide to downgrade my Mi 9T Pro to Android 9. After downgrade, so many things broken because of persist.img

So, I reflash the persist.img (from V10.3.17.0.PFKCNXM) file and problems solved. I am using xiaomi.eu_multi_HMK20ProMI9TPro_V10.3.17.0.PFKCNXM_v10-9 now.

Netflix Widevine is turned from L1 to L3, so I cant play HD or HDR contents. How can I fix that?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] pixel_mx:
once you have modified the vendor/persist partition (flashing the vendor/persist.img through twrp) there is no way to recover widevine L1 except for having to change the equipment for a new one or with a change of pcba

And if you try to flash using EDL? and then tell us if it is possible to recover the widevine L1
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] theincognito:
EDL doesn't help. What is pcba?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Gonz19:
you could try format data with twrp, then you install xiaomi.eu
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] sceryavuz:
This is the normal procedure to install xiaomi.eu and I already did like that.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Deleted member 5408779:
You should backup your stock persist. L1 is gone forever now so far I know.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] sceryavuz:
:crying:
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] fernoct:
I have a Global device. Unlocked BL and flashed the Indian version using fastboot. Haven't rooted but I have formatted all the partitions from twrp before fastbooting the indian rom.

Problem is now I cannot download Netflix app from the Playstore and figured also the playstore "Device is not certified" there in settings.

I want to know this is common and there's no way to get Widewine L1 when BL is unlocked? Or is there a possibility if I go back to the official Global rom and lock it?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] sceryavuz:
Just flash magisk and safetynet patch module, then delete play store data. You can install Netflix now.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] amnher:
Just wondering, what are other disadvantages aside from loosing L1 ? I also flashed my persist image on A3 due to downgrade and sensor problems. Will service center be able to flash to restore it? Cause the phone is running fine on anything else
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] kltos:
Same Issue with me. Any progress on your situation OP?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] gwenmillett:
Maybe you should have done some research before doing something that stupid. Flashing persist.img is guaranteed to make you lose l1 permanently.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazz.:
Nevermind, I'm dumb. This worked just fine:

blockdev --getsize64 /dev/block/mmcblk0p33
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] dNNr:
I am about to purchase this phone, but counting on the use of GCAM because the native of these Chinese does not always do a good job, today I saw that the parrot has released an AWB support version for samsung sensors present on this phone. Can anyone test and tell me if this version really works on the phone?

https://mega.nz/#!aaRCja5S!a958H-jkCfZ7yiof8LmoRBZz-rZeTVtqjU6dQVBraaU

(It's a official release present on his telegram.)
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] sytayeth:
I am a bit new. What should i test??
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] dNNr:
Only if works great on the phone, photo, night sight and portrait in rear and selfie cameras haha. In AWB mode have the option for this samsung main sensor, GW1 if i remember.
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] salespalace:
This is quite good. Does he have any recommendations for settings?
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] dNNr:
Can you post some samples against the native? Configs it's activate hdr+ and use 32 frames in advanced settings and setting the pixel awb mod to Samgun GW1
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] sytayeth:
For a first test, everything is working except the slow motion. It forces closing.
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] lutherkingmartin:
Can't install it (global rom)

Edit : work after uninstall gcam 6.1...

- can't select more than 26 frames HDR+ enhanced (with more, no photo)

- can't use "sabre" (crash)

- you can select awb Samsung but I can't see better quality with it.

Finally, I prefer 6.1 gcam at this time
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] chilavert_gr:
can you post the link for working 6.1?
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] lutherkingmartin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJf9SeQnh5c
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] salespalace:
thats correct, above 26 frames does not work. I would still say the above youtube link app is better than this ever so slightly
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] dNNr:
Can you show some samples of this two version of gcam and the native, it's good to our see the results and compare.
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] salespalace:
Here you go

1st photos of each is the gcam, 2nd is stock

Gcam has hdr enhanced

Stock is aldo hdr
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] salespalace:
I find the gcam to produce much more accurate colours to what i see in real life. And has better depth. Whereas the stock tries to smooth out everything
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] rosztrade:
The problem with Gcam is that currently it works only for the main camera and the front one...
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] dNNr:
Thanks man, already made a purchase of mine realme x2 pro 12gb/256gb.

You already try the urnyx version ? if works you can use telephoto and ultra wide.

https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/GCam_7.2.010_Urnyx05-v1.4.apk
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] lutherkingmartin:
This gcam is not very good for x2 pro. The photos are very bland and all color, saturation and others options do nothing when you change it.
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] Nowaphone:
Hi,

Can't find any GCAM that support tele and wide lens...

Hope that the Indian Release will give visibility to this awesome device.