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[LG K20 Plus Questions & Answers] mario0318:
Yes unlocking bootloader requires a command which will erase all data. And assuming the device is unmodified with original stock ROM and not rooted, it's very likely encrypted so even if you managed to load up twrp via fastboot without running the boot unlock command (which erases all phone data) and create a backup of the phone's /data mount, you'd wouldn't be able to copy and paste on a similar bootloader unlocked phone.

As for Google Photos, you say you have access to the device and the pictures. Which means the account is still logged in on the phone and you can work within the Google Photos app to send or share any picture and album link o another contact, let's say you, which you can then access on your phone or PC and save. It may be arduous and require doing screenshots of each photo in full screen but given your circumstances it may be worth it. I wasn't aware of Google Photos encrypting the storage directory for pictures. If the pics are on the device they should be able to transfer easily if they're internal storage. Otherwise Google Photos likely has backed them so up to the cloud and deleted original copies off the phone. But still if you can access the phone and the Photos app without needing to sign in to Google, then just add all the pics to a new album and share the album link to any trusted contacts who can then go through the pics and save a copy.
[LG K20 Plus Questions & Answers] Sporatica:
Thank you

We've been hesitant to connect the phone to WiFi for fear of auto deletion, since we don't know what his settings are in the app. It's arduous, but screenshots it is. Once we get all of the screenshots saved, we'll connect to WiFi and see if the phone is still logged in. We might get luck and find more pics for our family.

Thank you again. My bro and I were at this for hours trying everything we could think of to transfer the thumbnails to SD as well as the PC for mom.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] visualise1k:
I have slow DSL with buffer issues so I prefer to download shows for offline viewing. I sideloaded the phone/tablet prime video apk and aside from graphical glitches (no rewind/forward/subs controls) downloads are only in SD - even after selecting "Best" download quality which downloads HD on my other android devices.

Is there a workaround? Or another android tv box which Amazon officially supports for HD downloads?

I installed DRM Info and it all checks out. The device is Widevine L1 certified & connected via HDCP 2.2.

It seems Amazon simply does not acknowledge TV boxes! (when it comes to offline viewing)
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] visualise1k:
To answer my own question, Android TV as an OS is not & never will be suitable for any kind of show downloads!

From experimenting with the non-HD download support in sideloaded TV apps, Android TV is very susceptible to data corruption as it lacks a shutdown procedure.

It is designed to be abruptly turned off at the mains along with the TV (for example, it is an integrated into many Sony TVs).

Thus it is nothing more than a streaming OS and offers nothing extra when connected to already smart TVs.

I feel "Android TV" is false advertising. It is far more minimal and less capable than Android phones & tablets with many features, app permissions, settings screens missing. Also it has no notification area at all.

Thus many sideloaded apps are uninstallable or unusable.

They should go back to calling it Google TV to remove the associations & expectations of an Android device!
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] zahidhasanzahid:
Today i flashed 11.0.5.0 china rom using (flash_all.bat) adb platform tool method. after flashing the rom, i flashed TWRP, Magisk and everything is working fine. But when i opened ADB Fastboot Tools to debloat the rom(without fastboot mode) it was showing the device is locked. but when i turned my device into fastboot mod and again opened ADB fastboot tools, it shows the device is unlocked. i also checked in the developer options and it says the device is locked. now should i unlock the phone again using MI Flash tool? please let me know why the problem is happening and what is the solution to the problem. All the pictures are attached.

Thanks
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] droident:
Normal.

You've got Magisk installed. It tries to hide root.

I'm guessing when you boot it shows "unlocked"? That's now the most reliable indicator if you've got with Magisk installed. Mine's the same.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] zahidhasanzahid:
If it's about magisk then it's fine. But I also checked "Mi Unlock Status" in the developer options and it says the device is locked. Is it locked now?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] droident:
It's unlocked; I have an identical status on the "Mi Unlock Status" page with the 'add account option' - if I recall correctly I first noticed the bizarre faux-locked state on Xiaomi ADB Fastboot Tools myself too and went to verify at that precise Settings page. I was pretty much scratching my head given I'd done a few things that you just can't do on a locked bootloader. Then I asked about it here. Turns out it's just part of Magisk evading detection (to varying degrees of success - I still get the occasional app smart enough to figure out there's root at work).
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] zahidhasanzahid:
Thanks man :) :good: :)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 2005 Upgrading] cv65user:
wm 2005 =

verigy roms from buzzdev.net seems to have had no bugs reported ? excel fixed etc

but shekhars rom seems flight mode , mms bugs not working yet?

which one shall i go for ~?
[General Questions and Answers] jdub55:
Hi everyone, my wife and I use Verizon and I'm running into a problem that I hope you guys can help me find a solution to.

I recently bought my wife a Samsung Galaxy S8 SM-G950U (Unlocked by Samsung). Purchased from Amazon. The phone technically works with Verizon, but it seems that it only has partial compatibility with Verizon's CDMA network. I don't totally understand but from what I gather, it works well when it has 4G LTE signal, but really has problems with lesser signals (3G, 2G, 1G). It seems like it has no connection (no calling or data) when it's out of 4G LTE range. Her old phone (HTC 10) seems to have much better compatibility with Verizon's CDMA signals. She really likes the S8, but the importance of her ability to use voice calling outweighs the other benefits of the phone upgrade, so we're going to return the Galaxy S8 and she's going back to the HTC 10 until we find something that works better with Verizon's network.

So now to my questions:

1) Is there a version of the Galaxy S8 that has better network compatibility with Verizon?

2) Are there other Galaxy phones that work better with Verizon's CDMA signals?

3) Can you recommend any other phones that are known to have great compatibility with Verizon? (Google Pixel? any others?)

My goal is to get her a premium phone that is maybe 1-2 years old, but works great with Verizon. It doesn't have to be Samsung. Thanks in advance :cowboy:
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] Rodders_28:
LED notifications.....very hit and miss and doesn't use the colours you select.

Screensaver.....only works when on charge?

Scheduled charging, never works in the times I set, just does it all the time and sits at 80% unless I skip it.

Any ideas?

Apart from that, all seems well!
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] PTKDev:
"Scheduled charging" work for me, i set start on 23:00 and finish on 7:30.

From 23:00 to 2:00 go to 80% and stop.

At 8:00 my phone go to 100% from 80%. Is great for save battery life in the years to come.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] Rodders_28:
Mines set to similar times to yours. In the day time it comes on.....and sits at 80% how odd.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] srk_srinivas:
Scheduled charging is working for me as well.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] Rodders_28:
Just put mine on charge at 16:00, said scheduled charging is activated!? I have to skip it so it charges to 100% otherwise it won't till 06:00 tomorrow
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] Rodders_28:
Any answers on screensaver only working on charge, is that right?

How about people's led notification light, do your colours work?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] Rodders_28:
Looks like my blue led might be dead. Can get other colours to work.

Is there any test software?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] ChronoReverse:
The notification LED isn't RGB, it's RG only (which also lets it do orange and yellow).
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] Rodders_28:
I swear I saw blue once lol. Ok, thanks for letting me know
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] bnrrcast:
Hi, I need help as to how to fix the optimizing app 1 of 1 at startup. the phone is a galaxy J7/SM-J700M 2016 android version 6.0.1. I am desperately in need of help in solving this issue. I have tried everything I found online tips or ways of solving it. I tried factory reset, wipe cach. I have also taken it to my carrier for repair, they had solved the issue, but it only lasted for 30 minutes or less. it is the same as with the factory reset and wipe cach methods. the problem would return after it doses an automatic update.

the carrier technicians said the problem is Facebook and messenger, so I disable the Facebook and messenger app, the issue still persists. Is there a fixable solution to the problem? My cell phone works great, it's the green screen with the two spinning gears with the message 'optimizing 1 of 1 app'. I am on a budget so a new phone is out of the question. please help. Thank you
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] palamosteliaro:
Can someone help me please? I have tried so many different files and so many different file names but no matter what, I get an instant "system update failed" message when i click ok selecting the update. I have tried files here in xda and every A9toA10 update file I could find on Telegram, with every combination of file names, but no luck. I always get the same message. I also tried the official update of the same version (A9) nothing.

I did RAW firmware (1910.64) relocking bootloader, wiping before and after bootloader relock, still nothing.

I am currently at 1910.64, completely stock, bootloader locked (no warning on boot), no google account or patern required, not even connected to wifi, I STILL get the update failed message.

What am I missing guys? Is there a specific file I should be using? Everyone seems to be updating successfully, except me...

I don't care its a beta, I just need Android 10 for the global dark mode and the not-broken notifications of 9s doze.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] reg66:
Did you change the fingerprint?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] palamosteliaro:
No I didn't touch that. Compared to the S10+ the fingerprint is much better on the ROG so I didn't feel the need to.

I found the solution so for anyone in the same position with me:

You will need to be rooted at the latest Pie version of RAW WW rom.

If your phone is Tencent (like mine) you can't do OTA updates of WW versions and thats why I was getting the error message. You need to change the /vendor/factory/COUNTRY file from CN to WW. Use root explorer and its build-in text editor to open the file and change CN to WW. Reboot now.

The OTA update will still not start if you have rooted boot.img BUT magisk won't also flash the OTA update if you dont have rooted boot.img!

So you need to press "uninstall" at the bottom of the magisk manager and "restore images" at the prompt. This will restore the stock image, but still give you the ability to patch the OTA update and still have root when u update to 10. I thought just to fastboot the stock boot.img but nope! magisk wont patch the OTA if you boot with stock boot.img.

When you will press "restore images" you will get a message that a stock backup is not present and after some researching, I found out that the backups are expected to be in "/data/" with the filename: "stock_boot_SHA1.img.gz" so you need to gzip your stock image, generate its sha1 code and put it in the file name. I used 7zip for gziping and hashmyfiles to generate the SHA1. If you don't have the stock image, you can extract it from the official firmware's (asus website) payload.bin file using payload_dumper-win64"

After you get the "backup" gzip of your stock boot.img with the correct filename (including the sha1) you place it inside the "/data/" folder with root explorer (not "data/data/" just "/data") and you can now "uninstall" and "restore images" from the magisk.

When that is complete, copy the OTA .zip file of Android 10, disconnecting the usb cable from ur pc should trigger the notification that an update is present. Start the update, when it reaches 100% it will ask you to reboot. Select "later" and go back to magisk, select install and "install to inactive slot (after ota)" and restart when that finishes.

You should boot back to Android 10 and have magisk and root at this point.

Hardest rooting I have ever done, google really f'ed us with android 10 "security". I miss the good old days we were just flashing 1 file in fastboot and we had root+twrp+hapiness...

Good Luck to anyone trying.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] jimdorky:
I dont see the COUNTRY file in factory folder- tried using root browser and root explorer but stil dont see the file..

can you provide me file mention?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] palamosteliaro:
Are you sure you are looking at the right folder? I believe its a mandatory file, but I am not sure. Maybe if you don't have it is for the better even. When you do factory reset, in what language is the setup? Before I edited that file mine was in chinese, but after editing its english.

Anyway, I have included a screenshot of the rest of the files inside /vendor/factory so u can check if you look in the right place.

I also uploaded the country file here DELETE THE .TXT extension, I put it so I could upload it here.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] reg66:
Yep, that's what i meant about the fingerprint - the CN to WW change of device fingerprint, not the actual fingerprint reader!! Glad you got it working ...
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] palamosteliaro:
lol I am such a noob! I was reading around about changing the fingerprint and I thought the WW version had better fingerprint recognition and everyone was switching... :o:o
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] reg66:
No worries dude, I thought it at first too!
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] AssyrianHero:
I have the same problem i have the tencent edition and the update i have is WW 1910.44_0 and i tried to update the firmware to the new one that i downloaded from asus website it says system update falied?? can someone help
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] Lamesbware:
did you get it sorted yet. im in the same boat. confused as hell
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] badazzbubbanc:
i have s10 i was wondeing if there is away to use hotspot without being throttled on t mobile network i am on the 40 dollar plan is there away to do that i remembered years ago there was a way to but cant find no info on it now
[P3600 General] silvscorp:
I've searched but didn't find any topic on this specific matter.

It seems the stock battery indicator only displays the status in whole percentage. (60%, 50%, 40%, etc) Is there another alternative to make to display like 55%, 52%, etc?
[P3600 General] Jackuuuuu:
This topic has discussed many times!

See second last point :)

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Trinity_Problems
[Nokia 7.1 Questions & Answers] Barthlon:
Hi guys, I just got the N7.1 last week, with Android 10 already on it (December update). Both are new for me, so I have no idea if these are Nokia or Android issues, but hopefully you can help me:

1) Ring volume is very loud! Even the lowest setting is still way louder than I've ever had before. Is this normal?

2) On Mario Kart Tour the sound is awful. Even on low volumes the game produces a loud crackling sound. Might be very game specific, but it's the only one I play atm :)

3) On the lock screen the upperleft corner of the statusbar shows the carrier. When you go to home screen this changes to clock. Quite often the carrier 'sticks' and also shows on home screen. I then have to go back and forth a bit to get the clock back.

4) Not always, but like 80% of the time, when I unlock the phone directly with my fingerprint, the home screen will show. This sounds quite normal, but I mean that it minimizes any app I was working with / had open while the lock went on. I've never had this behaviour before: it used to just go back to the app I was using.

5) Sometimes I get some serious lag while typing, until now I only notice this in message boxes on forums, like the one I'm typing in right now. During typing the letters stop appearing and everything seems to freeze. Then when I hide/lower the keyboard on my phone, the typed letters appear instantly and I can continue.

Cheers!
[Nokia 7.1 Questions & Answers] gumbyx84:
There are many bugs in the Android 10 update Nokia released. There are multiple topics about them in the Nokia 7.1 subforums. I know audio issues with games and other apps is one of them. As far as I can tell, Nokia has not acknowledged these bugs (even on their own forums) and there is no ETA on fixes.
[Nokia 7.1 Questions & Answers] Barthlon:
I now see some reports of crackling sound, but do you guys have the other issues as well? There are a lot of annoying bugs!!
[Nokia 7.1 Questions & Answers] akshat_mishraa.__:
Yes!

All the other issues you face are common. The loud ring volume you acknowledged is common too and i too, face it and get disturbed by it too

The crackling sound you get in games is common too.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkensx:
Hi i have a 7in Fire 5th Gen with firmware 5.3.2.0

What are my options for root, downgrade or whatever I can't find this firmware listed in any guide only 5.3.2.1 or 5.3.2.2 not sure difference between 5.3.2.0 and the others i "assume" its minor maybe/maybe not maybe someone can enlighten me on this lol. Pic attached for proof.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
This is not the 5th gen forum

Try

http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/help
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkensx:
Oh sorry didn't know that there was a specific section for 5th gen lol my bad.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] cognus:
we have two S7's, non-edge, and they have been almost bulletproof to now. I have a rooted S5 but have not modded either S7. My wife dropped hers, no breaks in the glass but it came up black after briefly displaying a partial image.

I can force reboot it, and it works. the backup 'key' lights up at times, the LED's work, and the phone receives calls [rings] but of course we can't see a thing.

Is there a fix? I've tried the reset via Vol - Power, that works to restart but no display. I've done Vol+ Power, can't see a thing. Tried Vol - Pwr Home, can't see anything so not sure what the result was. Plugged into PC but without being able to grant permission on the device, no dice.

How can I force a backup of everything? or... it may be backed up to her google account but how to reach, sans S7 display?:silly::rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] olli0371:
Hi, you can try to access the phone via samsung find my mobile website. You need internet connection at the s7 working and the logon data of your samsung account. In find my mobile there is a backup option.

Regards

Oliver
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] cognus:
Fabulous! Going to try now
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] cognus:
Oliver, unfortunately she never setup a samsung account period. hard lesson.

Surely the forensics community has a way to get to the stored data.... I guess/think the only things missing, that were not on SD card or SIM, would be a few pictures stored in default local memory, a few downloads, and things that will not be restorable easily like Calendar entries [and a whole lot of app cache stuff that is not high value]... am I wrong?

But then there is the security aspect; even if I cannot fetch usable data, I need to nuke it all... Is there no way to mount those volumes on a pc or other? A universal "nuke everything on the blind" approach?

thank you for your help
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] DragonFire1024:
I have also black/blank screen but all audio works, hardware buttons work. I can tap the screen and it makes a sound. Voice assistant turns on for some reason and she verifies the touches I make to the screen. She also verifies I am pressing on screen buttons. I also know this because I can turn the phone off using the power button, then on screen buttons, even though it's blank. So the screen does work, just noting visually. I have tried the power + volume down to no avail. I believe the battery has totally died as was also recommended. If anyone has an idea of what to do next...please help.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] cognus:
, I believe, and I'm going to try today, that we can get in Via download mode. So we'll set up adb, set the "blind" s7 in download mode and see if I can browse the file system
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] totonavarro12:
hello I had a problem installing lineage os on my device when installing this is in a hard brick, I tried to install the rom stock of the device but I always miss errors and also try to unlock the bootloader and I was not successful, I hope your help thanks
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
You cannot install a custom rom with a locked bootloader.

Did you toggle OEM unlock in Developer options?

Do you know which software channel it was on?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] totonavarro12:
I had it unlocked and when I left the recovery twrp I stayed in slot B and it doesn't let me flash even the rom stock
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
What does it say on the phone?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] totonavarro12:
It says "start up failed to mount partition"
[Fire HD 6 and 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ymDroid:
Over Christmas I took advantage of Amazon's trade in deal and upgraded my 4 kids Fire Gen 5 tablets to Gen 9s.

Before the upgrade all four tablets had the play store for years with no issues.

On the Gen 9s, I did the same thing. I can install the Playstore with no problems and login with no problems.

But after some time, I'll get a notification saying I need to login. I go to log in, do the two step verification, and it returns to the log in page. It continues in a Playstore login bootloop per say.

The first table that did this I factory reset and reinstalled everything. And it's fine now. For now.

Now the second table is doing the same thing.

Is this a known issue? Can I fix this with out factory resetting the tablet?

I know the current troublesome tablet needed an software update from Amazon, but I completed the update and the issue still persists.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zenturtle:
Hi. Did you find a workaround for this.? I have the same problem on my fire 7 2019
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] DocSoton:
I was removing the back cover, as I had to remove a broken stylus from its clot.. I successfully removed the 3 screws, and was able to prize open the case, and push the stylus out...

However, I put it all back together and now it doesnt work!! I get the red light on to charge when I insert power, but I cant turn it on...

I did notice that somehow, the contacts for the battery seem lose, and I dont know how to fix them...

How do you remove the whole of the back??

Anyone help, or suggest what I may have done??

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] DocSoton:
I think it is truly dead.. the plastic thing with battery contacts has come off completely... now how the hell do I fix that!!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] DocSoton:
Think I may be able to fix it, as if i hold it in place over the contacts on the board, i managed to get it to boot... so i just need to find away to fix it to the board....:D

Fingers crossed