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[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
Make sure you are in the latest version of MIUI first.

For TWRP flash the latest Mauronofrio TWRP, he has the official TWRP, but his unofficial, latest version is probably a better option at its a little bit more up to date.

Once you've flashed TWRP you will need to boot immediately in to TWRP without allowing the phone to boot into MIUI, otherwise the phone will detect that recovery had been modified and will restore stock recovery.

When you've booted into TWRP, format data (needs to be format and not only wipe), then wipe cache and dalvik.

Reboot into TWRP, to ensure that the newly formatted data partition is correctly mounted.

Now flash lineage and a GApps package. I've only used Open GApps Pico, but I believe microG should be OK. If you use Open GApps it is still in beta and packages larger than the micro package are likely to cause issues, so stick with micro, pico or nano. (For clarification, micro G is a GApps package, what you are really asking is do you need to use Open GApps or not)

The latest Magisk is fine now. It is recommended to boot into LOS first at least once before flashing Magisk. I can't remember the details but sometimes you may get issues if you flash Magisk after flashing a ROM, without booting to the ROM first. You may be fine if you don't boot the ROM first, but since I've forgotten the reasons and can no longer find it, I now boot the ROM before flashing Magisk, just to be safe.

From here, you should be OK to flash different kernels, personally I've never felt the need to, as I'm happy with the performance of things as they are. My battery life is similar to what it was on stock MIUI. If you want to try kernels other than Immensity, just double check first that it is for AOSP ROMs. There are some kernels that have been created that are only compatible with Stock MIUI.

For the camera, I believe the latest advice for ANX Cam is still version 158 along with the 48MP fix for Q ROMs. There are a few later versions, which are not appropriate for this phone. I don't believe there has been a later version for this phone.

Edit: just noticed your question in the quote.

You have the global version of the phone. AFAIK 11.0.1 is still the latest version of the global version of MIUI.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] KuroRyu:
Do I also need the force encrypt file? Some people mention it needs to be flashed too?

How do I properly install twrp? I boot into fastboot mode, and then I can flash it, I assume?

In the thread it also states that one should first flash vbmeta?

EDIT: Ok, I flashed vbmeta and twrp, booted into twrp, formated data and wiped dalvik and cache.

Now should I flash LOS next and then gapps ..? Which GApp package is the right one for 17.1? It is not linked in the LOS thread?

I've read that some people had issues when flashing the wrong gapps package

EDIT2: Ok, so far I have persisted TWRP and installed magisk. I flashed LOS 17.1 (latest build) and booted into it. I did not flash gapps yet as I dont know which gapps package to use. Also I would prefer to use microG if possible, but I dont think its possible to install it easiely? If it is, please let me know.

Now, the issue is, for some reason after the clean install of LOS17.1 I still see google apps like google drive (remember, I did not flash gapps). This shouldn't be the case? I did format data and cleared dalvik and cache, so it is a bit weird that this happens...

Also I constantly get "android.process.media keeps stopping" .. I assume that is because some applications try to access google service, which are not correctly available? What did I do wrong?

So my questions are:

1) Is it possible to use microG (opensrc implementation of google services), rather than gapps? If so, how?

2) If I need to use GApps, which one to flash?

3) Why were google apps still present on my device after flashing and formatting data ..?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
There is no need to flash force encrypt files or vbmeta.

I have never used MicroG so couldn't give any answers about that, however Open GApps are open source too. For android 10 it is still in beta. The beta files can be found here https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengapps/files/arm64/beta/20191209/. Pico is the smallest package that gives Google Play, personally I recommend going with that, then installing any other Google stuff from the play store, should you want them.

No idea why you would be seeing Google apps. I can only suggest formatting data again in TWRP.

If that doesn't work I would start again. Fastboot flash the latest MIUI 11.0.1 global ROM, boot into it once, there is no need to go through the set-up. Then go through the steps given before.

This time don't flash vbmeta, it is not needed.

The fastboot ROM can be found here http://bigota.d.miui.com/V11.0.1.0....M_20191111.0000.00_10.0_global_11d3a1700a.tgz

Edit:

Having seen some of your other posts, I'll give you some more info.

vbmeta is mainly used to persist TWRP. However flashing Magisk will persist TWRP and flashing a custom ROM will persist TWRP. You would only need to flash vbmeta if you wanted to stay on MIUI and not use Magisk. (There are other uses for vbmeta, but you don't need them, so I'll not go into them)
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] keithleyson:
Is widevine L1 available on the ROM? Is the FOD working well?
[General Accessories] biotrust:
Hi everyone!

Help! I have such a problem: the original battery is not holding charge. My device - RoverPC G5. I bought another battery, not the original, which is coming to an ATOM EXEC, battery charge, starting to enjoy, but as soon as the charge reaches 50 or 30% - the device is switched off with a red flashing LED and to include it almost impossible - comes to the operating system and shuts down again with a red flashing LED .. What could be a problem and how to solve it? Help, please.

PS: sorry for my English ..
[General Accessories] slapjack:
Device of your machine

Oh,I can not understand you very well, but maybe you should take your battery and machine to the electronic store near by your home to check it out. it is secure.Hope that helps.
[Huawei P30 Pro Questions & Answers] williamcll:
I have to do the full dropdown (two fingers drag) for it to show wifi, not the one finger drag. Any solutions?
[Amazfit] Blackbeagle2004:
I have an Amazfit GTR 42 that I love. But it's lost...somewhere in my house. For the life of me, I can't find it. I see on the Amazfit App that there's a Find Watch. What does it do when I press on it? Because nothing happens. Is it suppose to buzz/vibrate the watch? Right now, I'm at work and I cannot connect to it. But can someone offer me some ideas on how to find my watch?

Thank you-
[Amazfit] Tomelis:
When You press "Find Watch", the watch vibrates, but very short time like 1 second. It will be very hard to find it. Good luck.
[Amazfit] Blackbeagle2004:
Thank you. I did manage to find it in a pocket of a hoodie I wore the last week. Anyways, I do not believe this watch has a speaker. So vibration is the only way of getting notification? I find that to be somewhat silly because there's no possible way for you to know when it's vibrating (if it's not on your wrist).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] divvykev:
Am new to Samsung and wondering if the OTA lags behind the file appearing on Sammobile.

Showing a date of 16th on there.

I changed my csc from new zealand to uk.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] younus_malik:
i am on the following ROM and an update has arrived but still no OTA :(

https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note-9/firmware/SM-N960F/XEU/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] divvykev:
Im on the UK one. Thanks for replying

Going to wait for the ota a bit longer to make sure it works after changing the csc.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] divvykev:
Connected via smartshare and updated automatically.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] younus_malik:
what is smartshare? is it an app?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] divvykev:
It's smartswitch. Sorry my bad :silly:
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] XYZ0815:
Hi,

I'm using the following version of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T (willow):

- Model number: Redmi Note 8T

- Android version: 9 PKQ1.190616.001

- MIUI version: MIUI Global 10.3.1 | Stable 10.3.1.0(PCXEUVF)

- Model name: M1908C3XG

So it's still the official MIUI 10 stock ROM,

the only thing I've changed is that I switched from stock to custom recovery TWRP (https://twrp.me/xiaomi/xiaomiredminote8.html) and installed a GCam mod (https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-8/themes/best-gcam-mod-redmi-note-8-t3970675).

If I press the button to check for OTA updates within MIUI it still says no updates available.

However, according to this thread it's possible to download and flash the update to MIUI 11 manually:

https://www.xda-developers.com/download-miui-11-xiaomi-redmi-note-7-pro-poco-f1/

1.) Is my understanding correct that based on my current MIUI 10 ROM,

I have to download and flash the "V11.0.1.0.PCXMIXM (Global)" one from those versions mentioned below?:

43. Redmi Note 8T (willow):

- V11.0.2.0.PCXEUXM (Europe) Download Recovery ROM Download Fastboot ROM

- V11.0.3.0.PCXEUXM (Europe) Download Recovery ROM Download Fastboot ROM

- V11.0.1.0.PCXMIXM (Global) Download Recovery ROM Download Fastboot ROM

- V11.0.1.0.PCXRUXM (Russia) Download Recovery ROM Download Fastboot ROM

2.) Is my understanding correct that this MIUI 11 ROM could be flashed without loosing the existing data (apps, pictures,...)?

If yes, what would whould be the best approach (via "Recovery ROM" or "Fastboot ROM" method),

and what do I have to select in TWRP for example so that my data doesn't get wiped during the flash?

3.) Once I've flashed this MIUI 11 ROM will it get regular updates via OTA,

or is it a kind of beta version?

Thanks and best regards
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] the_weird_aquarian:
judging by the present miui version in your device it's PCXEUVF so you have a european version. You can download the latest recovery rom from here. MIUI 11 EU version will be PCXEUXM. You can flash this rom from twrp. But looking at your post seems like you haven't flashed disable dm-verity zip(a zip which prevents stock recovery from coming back after every reboot), you might end up with stock recovery which is a good thing. If you end up with stock recovery then you can just put this recovery rom in a folder named "downloaded_rom" (without quotes) in internal storage and update with updater app and your data won't be lost.

In case you want to flash some other version rom like global(PCXMIXM) or russian(PCXRUXM) then you have to download fastboot rom and mi flash from here and flash it with mi flash which will erase your data so make sure you backup your data before flashing.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] XYZ0815:
Hi,

thank you very much for your reply!

Okay, so as it seems like I'm having a EU version,

based on my understanding I have to select the following MIUI 11 ROM, right?:

V11.0.3.0.PCXEUXM (Europe) Download Recovery ROM Download Fastboot ROM

Most likely I've already flashed something like "dm-verity" zip ("flashed disable dm-verity zip(a zip which prevents stock recovery from coming back after every reboot'),

because I've restarted the Redmi Note 8T several times and TWRP recovery is still available.

So what do I have to select within TWRP to flash this MIUI 11 ROM without loosing the existing data (apps, pictures,...)?

Thanks and best regards
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] the_weird_aquarian:
Yes you have to select the miui 11 rom PCEUXM recovery rom if yo want to flash with twrp.

Now comes the part where you have to consider a few things.

So dm-verity and forceencrypt are different things. Sometimes both features are included in a single zip file. So if your device is decrypted you'll have to go through a lot of troubles. Search for encryption in Phone settings search bar and check if your device is encrypted or not. If your device is encrypted just flash the rom through twrp and everything will work just fine.

However if your device is decrypted then you'll face bootloop into twrp every time you dirty flash/update miui stock. To solve this do any of the following :

1. Flash stock rom though twrp as you do but after that you need to format data or else your phone won't boot.[but all your data will be lost so back it up first]

2. Flash stock mi recovery and then update through updater app.

3. Flash another recovery like orangefox which provides ability to flash miui OTA without any issues. Here's a guide for you how to flash miui using orangefox.

Hope it helps. :)
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] XYZ0815:
Hi,

thank you very much for your reply!

Okay, I've ensured that my Redmi Note 8T shows the status encrypted within the settings first.

Then I've downloaded the "V11.0.3.0.PCXEUXM" ROM from the link mentioned below (http://c.mi.com/in/miuidownload/detail?device=1900375).

I then tried to boot into TWRP recovery, but Redmi-Recovery 3.0 appeared instead.

So it seems like I haven't installed the fix which avoids TWRP recovery to be replaced by the default recovery after a reboot.

So I've just rebooted into MIUI and flashed the downloaded ZIP file of the "V11.0.3.0.PCXEUXM" ROM like decribed below:

"But looking at your post seems like you haven't flashed disable dm-verity zip(a zip which prevents stock recovery from coming back after every reboot), you might end up with stock recovery which is a good thing. If you end up with stock recovery then you can just put this recovery rom in a folder named "downloaded_rom" (without quotes) in internal storage and update with updater app and your data won't be lost."

However, initially this was not working so I had to do the following additional steps (https://www.gizchina.com/2019/10/23/how-to-download-and-install-miui-11-if-it-has-not-yet-arrived/):

"Then, we go again to the ‘About this phone’ section.

And in ‘System update’ we press a few times on the logo until a small temporary warning appears.

Then, click on the three-point menu and choose ‘Select update package’.

We look for the ‘Downloaded_rom’ folder and select the ROM that we have previously downloaded."

(Note: I had to re-install the app Mi File Manager first in order for this to work!).

However, I'm getting the following error message:

"Couldn't verify.

Looks like current ROM's network carrier type is different from that in the Recovery package.

Please download the correct ROM from MIUI forum."

I did a quick research and it seems like my Redmi Note 8T device contains a strange Vodafone branded ROM ("VF" = Vodafone ;)):

- Anyone with the Vodafone Custom ROM still getting updates ? (REDMI NOTE 8T) [10.3.0.1/PCXEUVF] - Xiaomi:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/com...one_custom_rom_still_getting/?sort=confidence

- Redmi Note 8T w NFC - Redmi Note 8/Pro/8T - Mi Community - Xiaomi:

https://c.mi.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2576031&aid=4944161&from=album&page=1

If I remember correctly I was also wondering why it contains a pre-installed Vodafone app when uninstalling apps/de-bloating the ROM.

Thanks and best regards
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] the_weird_aquarian:
Did some searching and found out that you have a vodafone rom that's why there's VF in the end and not XM. I suggest you to switch to XM one using fastboot method via mi flash. After that you'll receive updates as soon as they're released by xiaomi.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] XYZ0815:
Okay, will try to do this.

But this means I will loose the existing data (apps, pictures,...), right?

I hope it will still support B28 after changing from the PCXEUVF to the PCXEUXM ROM?

Thanks and best regards
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] the_weird_aquarian:
Yes unfortunately you will lose existing data. Backup all your data before flashing fastboot rom via mi flash. After flashing everything will work just fine
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] byrdstudiopro:
i own an A505U.05 and it's the current updated firmware S506DL and was wandering how to enable or unhide the OEM unlock toggle?! I can't seem to get this phone to do that. Other than that I have all the patched and twrp firmware files, boot.img, etc... Ready to go. Someone please help or have advice??
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] stellar0322:
That is the straight talk model good luck getting any development on unlocking the bootloader. It's locked down like fort knox i'm sure. Until someone really breaks through with an exploit which can take years sometimes. I'm even thinking of sending my phone back for something else, I like the Google Pixel alot.
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] byrdstudiopro:
Damn really that bad huh
[Shift Development] TheoMobile:
Somebody have experience to replace the Toshiba MK4009GAL 1.8" ATA100, with 64 SDD.

Any hardware compatibility problems, is it the same connection??
[Shift Development] YannR:
Hello TheoMobile,

You have to give us more details regarding the SSD you're mentionning.

By the way, I recommend the following threads regarding Storage upgrades:

Upgrading the HDD

and

5 mm 1.8" hard drive the max?

We have covering many topics. Sure you can have a better picture by reading those.
[Shift Development] Ommog:
Hi,

I have the Samsung mccoe64gempp-01a SSD with 64GB.

http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/productInfo.do?fmly_id=161&partnum=MCCOE64GEMPP

It has 5mm and fits like the original HD.

Performance is a little bit better, but not the money worth.
[Shift Development] YannR:
Indeed, soooo expensive! :rolleyes:

Performances : I expect the 1GB memory capacity and low bandwith are still the main limitation drivers with your improved setup (not mentionning the CPU raw horsepower...).
[Shift Development] phoenixnr:
Comments on battery life with the ssd drive? Better? the same?
[Shift Development] Ommog:
It's think it's better, but haven't tried it that much.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] znayver:
hello friend.i have a galaxy s9 g960f...i have android 9 latest security update December 2019...so when i navigate in google chrome and open my facebook and try to scroll in screen up and down chrome freezing and after 2/5 second chrome work normaly again and after 5 min its happen again..so this is a chrome bug?or the phone is slow ??

note:i have the latest update of chrome app
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I don't use chrome so I don't know. But I can safely say that my S9 is performing amazingly fast without any slowdowns or freezing even if I've been using it since july 2018. I also have 1 December 2019 security patch installed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
On a fairly old non-rooted Galaxy Tab A-tablet I wanted to uninstall all the Samsung and Microsoft apps and most of the Google packages to make it faster. Using adb shell pm uninstall -k user 0 I uninstalled 106 packages but after "com.sec.android.app.music" I suddenly can't uninstall packages anymore. Instead I get a DeadObjectException and the tablet reboots:

$ adb shell pm uninstall -k user 0 flipboard.boxer.app
android.os.DeadObjectException
at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)
at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(Binder.java:628)
at android.os.BinderProxy.shellCommand(Binder.java:675)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.runShellCommand(Pm.java:299)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.runUninstall(Pm.java:674)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.run(Pm.java:170)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.main(Pm.java:103)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:315)

It looks to me like pm needs something that isn't there, so I might have uninstalled something that it needs. My question is, how do I find out what it was, and, assuming is wasn't the Samsung music app, why did it function correctly until after I installed that?

Thanks for any help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I have reset the tablet to factory settings and all the apps are there again, but even now I get the same error when attempting to uninstall any of them.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyereciae2788:
I'll bump this up, since I just ran into the same issue. At least, for me, I could continue to remove apps, including the one where I made a mistake on (added a space in the middle of the package name). Now, my settings app and another communications app won't work (messages and other apps are still good).

My command prompt text, just in case it'll help fix this issue. I don't know which app was the cause.

heroqltetmo:/ $ pm uninstall -k --user 0 com. samsung.android.ststub
android.os.DeadObjectException
at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)
at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(Binder.java:763)
at android.os.BinderProxy.shellCommand(Binder.java:817)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.runShellCommand(Pm.java:334)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.runUninstall(Pm.java:726)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.run(Pm.java:174)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.main(Pm.java:107)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:287)
255|heroqltetmo:/ $ pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.ststub
Success

I'll keep checking to see exactly which apps I shouldn't have removed, but there were a few accidentals.

EDIT: Found a way to find the list of uninstalled apps from running the

pm list

command twice, one with and without a -u to get 2 lists of packages, all before and after the operation. I then used Excel to find and mark any duplicates. Then I took the remaining list and re-installed them (and restarting my device after a few changes). I hit a few issues, with setup wizard failing to work, missing contact names, the Contacts app and a communication app cannot open, settings fails to work, some apps produce sound despite on silent, and not being able to unlock my device (even with a swipe lock). I didn't reset the device, but restart it several times, including booting it to recovery mode.

I'll be uninstalling more apps, setup wizard was an immediate choice, when I could figure this out. In the meantime, I'll be sideloading an app to mute the device.

EDIT 2: No progress, whatsoever, but apps work fine except Settings and LINE (the previously mentioned communications app). LINE is uninstalled (I have it on computer), and apparently (for my default mesaging app), I could see my text messages, but not respond... I might get another device to use (doubting it, as it's the 4th or 5th device I've gone through).

Note: This guide helped me uninstall apps. It was something I spent a while trying to figure out, but finally found something that works (until there's a typo).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyereciae2788:
I didn't bother with resetting the device, but at least I made backups since I was prepared for a reset to flash custom ROM or just to get root. Well, I did a reset and the device is fixed now. I'll continue to uninstall apps as before.

---------- Post added at 10:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 AM ----------

I didn't bother with resetting the device, but at least I made backups since I was prepared for a reset to flash custom ROM or just to get root. Well, I did a reset and the device is fixed now. I'll continue to uninstall apps as before.

EDIT: Uninstalling apps was smooth (at least i have a list now), but I hit the settings app keeps stopping issue after opening an app. Maybe because there's something missing...?
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] in_dmand:
Seems like development in general has really dropped off over the past year or two. Used to be TWRP would be out within 1-2 weeks, now it's almost 3 months and nothing. Makes me sad to see us going the direction of accepting factory builds :(
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
I was just thinking this the other day. The whole scene of Rooting and flashing ROMs seems to be coming to a dead end. Kinda sucks, I've always enjoyed tweaking my phone in my spare time..