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[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] MotoX4:
DO NOT DO THIS --- OR --- DO but do not cry about it

I have an answer to my question and it is as I suspected. The short and more official answer is, no. The longer answer is, yes, technically. -- But you should not try it unless you are 100% sure you can live without your phone (forever).

As it turns out no one had a full 100% flash for the whole device and its complete file system structure (except for Motorola). But as it turns out without a manufacturing cable it would be useless anyway. This is because part of your phone is protected and cannot be wiped clean and flashed so blindly... ie... Unlike your desktop computer. But if you're like me you have noticed some orphan files (a few logs).

Is it worth taking the risk just to clear some orphan files? Probably not. But since you do not have a manufacturing cable and technically, your phone can recover, what you can do is the following.

Do NOT use the TWRP installed on your phone. Rather use it in memory

sudo fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-0-payton.img

Load TWRP and format DATA

Reboot, go to advance wipe, wipe everything.

Reboot to TWRP (again)

In TWRP via the terminal type in

rm -r -f *

You will see a lot of things that cannot be deleted. This is because you do not have permission to do so. What little is removed will likely be restored after reboot from the master rom hidden somewhere on your phone which cannot be played with unless you have a manufacturing cable (so I am told). ---- If you have such a cable --- DO NOT DO THIS. --- If you suspect you have such a cable --- Do NOT do this. -- I did this with just my normal charging cable.

After you have run the command which will take forever. Tell TWRP to reboot to bootloader. You will now have a BLACK screen. This is where I panicked. I waited a while and long pressed down the power button (presumably turning off my device). Then I pressed down the power button and the lower volume button. -- Keep holding the buttons. -- It will take longer than you like but your phone will boot up. And low and behold everything that was in the master rom (chip?) has been restored and you will now see the bootloader screen (finally). Load TWRP and install your ROM of choice.

How many times have I done this successfully? 2x

Does this mean this is dependable? Unlikely

Do I recommend this? No.

Should you depend on this? No.

Are you taking a large gable? YES

Can this brick your device? YES, more than likely.

Should you do this if you have any doubts? NO.

Will you get any help if this goes wrong? NO.

So why did I do it? As I look to possibly upgrade my phone in the future I feel a little more daring and can afford to do so. lol
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] KrisM22:
you say "yes, technically", but I have yet to see someone get back to a fully operational stock. The best they can do is get to a mostly operational custom ROM. I (and a bunch of other folks here) would love to be proven wrong.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] MotoX4:
After performing this I installed only the official firmware. No additional ROM or GSI. The firmware itself includes the stock software.

A word of caution. --- I did this on 3 phones now. 2 work just fine. But 1 does not. The one that does not reports my IMEI as 0. This means it boots, it loads, it will play games and apps and update via Google Play Store, but it will never make a single phone call ever again. --- Food for thought.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] KrisM22:
Thanks. That got me thinking - I wonder if you took the one with no IMEI and plugged it to Moto's Smart Assistant, would it recognize it? Would it allow you to force flash it?
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] MotoX4:
The world will never know. lol --- I'm a Linux user and their app doesn't seem to like Wine. I suppose I could set up a virtual machine with Windows and hope to connect through that. But I was once informed you really cannot do that via a virtual machine. Unless I was misinformed?! In any case, flashing the phone is not a problem. I can wipe it and reinstall any ROM or GSI at the moment. Or I can repeat my process too back to stock under a full wipe. The results appear to be the same.

I already have ordered a cheap Moto G7 from Google as a replacement. My current plan will be to find a very light (small), bare-bones ROM / GSI and install it onto this Moto X4. From there I'll load it up with games and such and let the kids play with it. Figure since it cannot make or receive calls anymore (or text messages either) it will make for a fun little toy.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] KrisM22:
Thanks! Yeah, in the past I have been a lot on Ubuntu and stuff like this is not forgiving for wine.

It's a darn shame that we can't just send these phones to Moto with $25 and get it fixed. Oh well!
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] St.Noigel:
Moto smart assistant can`t recognize the phone in rescue mode..
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] KrisM22:
I know it can't on yours, and most folks with this prob. I was wondering about MotoX4's case. But thanks for trying it! :)

I had high hopes for that smart assistant when I discovered it, but no joy. When we lost RSDlite, we lost a lot - unless they upgrade it...
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] MotoX4:
RSDlite? Lost? Is this what you seek? https://rsdlitetool.com/
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] KrisM22:
6.2.4 won't recognize a Moto X4 after it is upgraded to Pie.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] joel_sinbad:
I used RSDLite since the times of the P2K and MAGX (Linux)... but since it's easier to use fastboot commands...

I have a stock X4 Android One around, if I want to flash Pixel Experience, can I go back to stock in the future?
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] KrisM22:
In all probability,

NO.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] joel_sinbad:
Then I'm gonna stay on Stock Rom, so... If I want to flash custom Roms, there's not way back...
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] KrisM22:
If you read a lot on this forum, that's the message I see.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] kkjb:
I agree, NO going back. You can, I have... flash any factory Pie rom . All will flash fine and no IMEI, wifi. Radios are gone. I use Google Fi and cell data services go wierd on custom roms, if you want carrier switching.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] joel_sinbad:
This makes me think that the Moto X4 is more dangerous than the back then Atrix 4G with their Tegra 2 chipset...
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] KrisM22:
I don't recall thinking that the Moto Atrix 4g was at all dangerous when I had one - a rather nice phone imho, though that was a very long time ago. I don't think of the Moto X4 as "dangerous" - it is simply that there is not a correct understanding of the Pie file structure by the custom ROM devs such that their ROMs would not so change the file structure of the phone as to prevent it from being flashed back to stock.

Users need to recognize that, with this phone, you can't get back to stock if you flash any custom ROM.

afaik.

This change happened with the file structure and boot structure changes of the Pie update. Prior to that, folks could get away with all manner of mods. Devs for this phone need to approach modifications with the idea of assuring that any mod can be flashed back to stock, BEFORE it is released. That has not happened. And likely won't. User beware! :)
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] kkjb:
KrisM22..... Thank you for stating what I could not do as well.
[Moto X4 Questions & Answers] KrisM22:
:) we ALL do it, and CAN do it - all in hopes of saving some newbie from disaster!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniel-ayers:
Why do giant smartphone companies like Samsung, Huwaei, Xiaomi and.... do not produce small size smart phones despite them having demand? Why do they not produce at least a non flagship small size phone? And now it seems that Samsung has also stopped it's production of phones below 6 inch and around 5 inch.

Thanks.
[OnePlus 7 Questions & Answers] AssyrianHero:
Hey guys I was wondering if I can download Samsung apps on OnePlus 7?? I tried downloading but it says incomplete app.. or Maybe there is a module on Magisk that let you download Samsung apps??
[OnePlus 7 Questions & Answers] Dan_Jacques:
Try the Xmlpak Magisk module, maybe it could help
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] ZenfoneDead:
Hi,

I have just got a new Asus Zenfone 6, installed Lineage OS as per instructions on LineageOS Wiki.

Clicked reboot in recovery and it just turned off.

I can't turn it on. I have tried connecting it to charger, it does not charge... Nothing! Like completely dead! Like battery is dead.

I keep pressing power, power+volume up, connecting to charger... Nothing happens!

When connected to PC, it's not charnging, nothing is blinking, the only thing is what appears under Decices and Printers:

Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM5)

When I hold power button while it's connected to PC, this "unspecified" device keeps disappearing and reappearing, like I'm connected and disconnecting it. So, I keep holding power for a few minutes and every 10-15 seconds, it appears and disappears... Volume UP or DOWN no effect...still the same.

What could be the issue and is there a way to fix it?

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[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] papete:
Here is your answer: https://xdaforums.com/zenfone-6-2019/how-to/qdloader-brick-t3980165
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] ZenfoneDead:
Thank you. It fixed it.

But I have problem with installing LineageOS. Every time I do it (tried 2 more times), same issue happens.

I'm fully following instructions from their wiki.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] papete:
Sorry, can't help you with that, I'm stock. Try asking for help in the Linage thread. Good luck!

---------- Post added at 10:01 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:26 AM ----------

Just a hint cause I do smell what could be happening, try the process using this recovery
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] goldman1993:
I would recommend you to flash standard firmware in both slots. And only afterwards install los. I believe that lineage os do not has all of necessary partitions.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] ZenfoneDead:
How do I install something on both slots? How to switch them....no idea.

Also, when I install TWRP I can't boot. After reboot, I get stuck on Asus logo.

And it looks that I'm unable to Wipe System...I get some message that System is in use or sonething like that, not sure exactly.

And I don't understand this A/B thing. How am I going to flash something on both slots?

Damn, I have installed cyanogenmod and lineageos on tens phones in last 8 years, and now I'm like a total noob...
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] aleksander002:
I see asking real questions here so I'll add one from myself. Does unlocking the bootloader wipe data? I don't want to reconfigure everything from scratch. Thanks in advance.
[ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019) Questions & Answers] troy5890:
Yes, unlocking the bootloader wipes your data(internal storage)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] awesome14:
I purchased a tab s4, sm-t837t, t-mobile. Tracfone claims it is compatible with their network, which is t-mobile. Data works on LTE, but calling doesn't. I checked the imei on t-mobile site, and it's not blocked. The tablet is unlocked.

I switched the sim into another device, and it worked for calling. Might there be such a thing as hotswapping sims? Would it help? I also checked the imei on sprint's site, and it also said 'not blocked'. But sprint returned a sim number associated to it that is different than the sim installed presently.

Tracfone has reset the carrier settings several times, to no avail. T-mobile says the tab s4 is not capable of voice over LTE. But in settings > about tablet it says voice AND DATA networkS ARE both LTE. Does that mean it's set up incorrectly?

I think that perhaps this device was never officially removed from the t-mobile network, so its imei is associated with a different phone #. When the carrier sees the imei associated with a different phone number, it blocks that number from registering. Posssible? But data works perfectly.

Samsung claims the issue is carrier related, not device related. I just went in so many different directions so fast, I'm not sure which one to follow. I also think carriers normally notify each other if a device is being used, and which phone # it has.

I think the glitch might be that both the old network and new network are t-mobile, but one is through tracfone. The system may fail in this case, because the network isn't notifying itself, because normally it wouldn't need to. When the new # was assigned, the previous one would be disabled.

Not knowing much about cellular, I really don't which way to go. And my postulates are actually questions.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] awesome14:
The tablet was still on contract with t-mobile. It was too much hassle to straighten it out. I sent it back for a refund.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] meowone:
Good call on refund because T837T does not support calling function. Only international Tab S4 have calling function and none of the US variants have it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] DJ Hellfire:
All of a sudden, whenever I open a text message, the phone automatically scrolls all the way down to the bottom of the page where there is no text. It still works, but it's pretty annoying to have to scroll back up to the top of the message everytime. I don't know what I changed, but I did just install Tweak. Could that have anything to do with it? I didn't tweak any SMS options. Any insight?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] PGenneken:
If you are using 'Kaiser Tweaks' then un-select D-Pad scroll.

that should fix it..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] DJ Hellfire:
Awe that sucks! I liked having that feature for browsing IE. But it's more annoying scrolling to the bottom. Guess you can't have it all. Thanks!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] PGenneken:
Tell you the truth I did a quick search on "scrolled text message" and came up with that solution... maybe there's another solution to keep it active when using IE..

Might be worth a more detailed search...

Hope it helps..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] grizzley:
Sorry that it interferes with your IE scrolling, baby boy. Maybe next time you will search and read the other 20 threads about the d pad issues or whatever other issues you may have.

Yes, this is spoon feeding, baby rocking, nipple nurturing country.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Okstatefan:
Are you the official D!CK of this site, or are you just feeling like an @ss today. Either way, a quick slap should shut your smug @ss up, RIGHT!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
I always thought I was the official you know what. Grizzly is definetly a contender though. I was think that someone didn't search when I saw this posted.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] yg_yash:
So yesterday i searched some blogs regarding game lags after miui 11 update and found a solution which is-

1.Enable Developer Options

2.In debugging section find game driver preference option

3. Override default option to system graphics driver

And after i did those things the magic did happen on my k20 pro but i cant find the same option in redmi note 8 pro

Can anyone help me where can i find this option in redmi note 8 pro?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] peshal4793:
update to android 10 ;)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] PBoltas:
I have a galaxy tab s6, it's on android 10, but there is no game driver preferences anywhere in the developers options.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] Nihat2003lol:
**** just go to the right forum
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] PBoltas:
Sorry im still new, so where is that?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] Nouman112:
Its Actually their in Developer option in Android 10
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] Twero:
But the actual "game driver" option is missing.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] Akapuz:
I am having the same problem
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sui_DK:
Hi

I have rooted phones of mine some years ago and installed custom forware etc, now I have an Xcover4 and something is wrong with the software update and Im stock on Android 8.1.0.

Can I root my Xcover4 and install the newest Android version or even a sweet custom firmware ? ......... And how ?

Thanks in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dot.:
https://xdaforums.com/t/samsung-xco...isable-encryption-oreo-pie-2019-2020.3927209/

For me it worked
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Macanko:
Hi, do you have any custom rom that can be installed on this Galaxy XCover 4?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniel-ayers:
I have recently released an app on Playstore (Sprood) and I'm keen to know what are the best effective and efficient ways for the marketing of my app. I have tried so far Google UAC, however I am yet to get my desired results. Are all the other apps who have 1000+ downloads rely on Google UAC and online advertisements? despite many of those apps which have limited budgets for advertising. I feel that is the only way and so far for me the least efficient.

Thanks for your suggestions.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KamiNS:
So i got a c5018 (snapdragon version) from a friend and i tried to flash a 8.0 oreo rom on it, but it all turned out bad. It all went well and smooth, i used odin(second time i flash on samsung phones) found the update rom here on xda, ulocked bootloader, usb debugging, etc, booted in download mode, etc. All fine until the phone starts. Google play dies, it just dissapears, can't reinstall, or if i succeed to do so, it just keeps crashing, can't find the oem unlock option and i can't reflash using odin. I will specify that i do not have root and all i did was reset and flash. I need help. I tried everything.
[Xiaomi Redmi 5 Questions & Answers] xectis:
Every time I upgrade to Pie, NO MATTER WHAT ROM I USE, I always get the stuck battery percentage at 50% and it really cheeses me off. I always have to go back to Oreo or Nougat. Can anyone tell me if it's a Pie bug or something totally mysterious? Is there a real fix for this?

Thanks
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 6 Upgrading] olimpus:
Hello Ather and every one

First of all, thanks for your grate ROM, I have just upgrade my imate phone edition' from WM2003 so it is like to drive in A mercedes instead of in an old auotobianchi.

It is fast and stable.

My only problem for now is that my SD WI-FI LAN card (PRETEC), is not working, and i can't enable the wi-fi feture in the connection setting wisard.

Any idea how to fix this issue ?

Thanks in advance.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 6 Upgrading] _OfureHHbIi_LjupkyJIb:
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[Xiaomi Mi CC9 / Mi 9 Lite Questions & Answers] racastro:
I recently bought an MI 9 Lite and I am experiencing a problem with the device daily.

Constantly while in use, the phone simply goes to the lock screen. It happens most of the time when I'm driving with Waze or Google Maps, but it also happened while I was typing a message on Whatsapp with the phone in my hand.

I identified that the situation is occurring when there is a carrier signal failure, but found no explicit setting in the phone menu to lock the screen when the network goes down.

This is hindering the use of the phone and I'm even not using it as a GPS. I've found other people reporting the same situation with this model, but none of them have found a solution yet (https://c.mi.com/thread-2741448-1-0.html).

My phone is running MIUI Global 11.3.4.
[Xiaomi Mi CC9 / Mi 9 Lite Questions & Answers] Ksorz:
Same problem on my mi9 miui 11.0.6

Maybe this bug somehow connected with google smart lock. Cause before i was update my phone from miui 10 i had some problems between smart lock, and always on display. I checked a lot of forums, but noone have no idea why this bug happens. And only on mi9 and miui 11
[Xiaomi Mi CC9 / Mi 9 Lite Questions & Answers] tekkaman7:
I only saw that when you take out the SIM card, have you tried changing your sim card for a new one?
[Xiaomi Mi CC9 / Mi 9 Lite Questions & Answers] MFSZ:
Hi Guys.

Since I've bought my Mi 9 Lite (nov 2019), I'm experiencing this issue. I tried to update (on 11.0.3.0 Android 10 now), but the only thing that changed is that I have the signal drop and the screen doesn't lock anymore. The signal drops in many situations, but it happens mostly when I try to call someone using whatsapp. I searched a lot, but couldn't find a solution. Someone can help me?

This is very annoying.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] reinaldistic:
Ever since Android 10 hit my device using my Galaxy watch and some headphones has been a pain. My watch disconnects constantly and my headphones do too but not as often. Using my watch is also painful, even while connected certain things won't reach it so i end up missing notifications even though the watch never really disconnects.

Is there anything i can do? I don't want to wipe my device to downgrade just so i can use basic functions of what my phone should be able to do. Would rather not settle with Android 9 so that my Bluetooth works.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] reinaldistic:
Bump
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] gonzo237:
No issues with my watch or headphones, both Bluetooth. However I did have issues with audio consistency on my car and found that resetting my head unit mostly fixed my problem. Maybe doing a reset on your watch may help. Headphones I'm not sure.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] netgar:
Switch back to ?
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] reinaldistic:
Yeah reset my watch a million times. It's not the watch. I was running other phones off and on and only the 7 pro does this...
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] reinaldistic:
bump again still
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] 93zx7:
I, too, face audio connectivity issues on my OP7P after the Android 10 upgrade on OOS. I paired my OnePlus bullets 2 to my Nexus 6 running AICP pie and didn't experience any connectivity issues. I also have it paired with an aftermarket head unit in my car and that doesn't have any connectivity issues. I've cleared the storage data for Bluetooth and reset networks through the system menu. To no avail. I'm highly annoyed with something so trivial that got past OnePlus Android devs. The connectivity issues happen in a cycle. Upon 1st connection, it'll happen within 5-10mins. After that, it happens every 15-20mins. It sounds like interference or the data being sent from the phone to the bullets2 isn't complete/is corrupted. The audio gets chopped up like when you have poor cell signal on a phone call.
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] Designguru:
I purchased the phone through aliexpress, and have been trying to lock the bootloader so I can get fingerprint access working. I installed TWRP, and was unsuccessful in locking the bootloader through the guides in the forum.

I factory reset my phone, and when it came back up, it showed I had a software update, which I downloaded. There is also a pop up from Android System saying that my device is rooted (Probably from the aliexpress vendor). When i try to update the firmware, it reboots the phone and goes straight into TWRP recovery. Below is a screenshot of what I'm seeing. The picture is also uploaded on imgur dotcom/a/cHhsGvR

Can someone help? Thanks.

[IMG="X2 Pro phone Root"]https://imgur.com/a/cHhsGvR[/IMG]
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] agfazio:
If I get a T-Mobile OP7Pro and unlock it to use on AT&T is there anything I'd be missing?

Are the specs/bands the same?

Can the T-Mobile OS version be removed and Stock installed?

Thank you.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] reinaldistic:
In order of asked:

No everything is the same except the missing dual SIM capability.

Yes all bands from one version are in both versions

Yes, this actually let's you enable dual SIM, all you have to do after that is buy a dual SIM tray for it
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ItsGlitchTm:
Hello. Missing fast charging (slow charging is written), synchronization with PC and OTG. Two original power supplies and cables, always used them. It can be cured by replacing the cable, which with a charging connector and 3.5?