yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Cruise General] MargotSchnyder:
I bought a generic mini USB car charger from Hama because i didn't have the time to wait for an original charger (not in stock), and the clerk in the shop ensured me that there would be no risk in using a generic charger.

When this charger is plugged in while using the GPS software (Nav N GO iGO 8), the Polaris gets pretty hot. The sticker on the charger says that the output is 5.4V while the net charger supplied with the Polaris says 5.0V.

(also, when i read on Hamas homepage, about exactly the same charger that i bought [same article number and all], it says 5.0V and 1A, so now i'm confused)

Question is... Is it normal for the Polaris to get very hot when it works hard with GPS software while charging, or is the heat cause for alarm?
[Touch Cruise General] francescrm:
Of course, when charging device becomes hotter, indeed i asure you that using iGO 8 it becomes hotter itself than TomTom (for instance) so the combination of charging + iGo 8 working "burns".

Rgds,
[Touch Cruise General] MargotSchnyder:
Oki, thanks for the reply, but then conclusion is -- no cause for alarm?
[Touch Cruise General] francescrm:
I also have got a generic car charger, 5V and 2A.

For sure i can not guarantee you that everything is in order, how can i ?

But it's true that iGO 8 makes Polaris to become very hot when working, you could try to compare using TomTom the same route and time.

iGo 8 consumes a lot of resources (processor, RAM) of your device so it must become very hot, indeed hotter than TomTom.

I would feel alarmed when Polaris becomes hot when switched off.

Rgds,
[Touch Cruise General] MargotSchnyder:
Many thanks for your replies francescrm, now i feel a bit more confident about my charger, hearing that iGO is notorious for making the device hot. I will try to follow your advice and test less demanding GPS software to see if there is any diffrence. :)

Again, many thanks.
[Touch Cruise General] francescrm:
Yr welcome :)

Rgds,

P.S.

Hot in Sweden ? :p
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] pongolo:
I am trying to re-root my SM-T380 after updating to Pie and am following the latest process per [TWRP 3.2.1-1] [ROOT] Tab A SM-T380/T385 - 10/02/2018 but am running into some issues with steps 3 & 4.:

Boot to TWRP

Format the Data partition (not wipe) using the FORMAT DATA button under Wipe options

Install the memory decryption patch

Assume this is the file found in Ashyx's siganture Samsung encryption disable patch but I can't find any mirrors when trying to download it. Is this the right file for the memory decryption patch?

Install the modified kernel

The file for the SM-T380 found in this post appears to be for the T380DXU3CSI5 but the current stock image is T380DXU3CSL2 for the latest firmware installation (Jan 2020 security patch). I assume a new kernel is needed for this latest version. Is that the case? Also, the file is in tar format but need in zip format to flash in TWRP. Is it as simple as repackaging the tar into a zip file instead?

Install Magisk

Thanks for the help!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] flya258:
Thank you for the guide Winston Churchill, I tried following it for my device Samsung Tab A T380 (build T380DXU3CTH4) but I am stuck at installing Magisk. The patched boot.img is installed successfully but when I go to the system and Magisk does not appear so I have to install it manually with Magisk.apk file. Then when I check the status it says "Installed N/A, Ramdisk Yes, A/B No, SAR No" and root is not active.

I really appreciate any help on this!!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Moondroid:
Many thanks Winston Churchill, this worked for me after

many

failed efforts using other methods and procedures.

Just one or two cautions, as I had to go through the process twice -- because the first time I got locked out with an "unauthorized" firmware notice on the first reboot. I'm not sure if it was because I did not flash the RMM Bypass the first time, or I didn't make sure my OEM Unlock was showing after flashing TWRP, etc. At any rate, I ended up with the RMM Prenormal state.

So I started over . . .

- Odin-flashed my Pie version 3CSI5 one more time

- Setup, went through the time and software update thing to get OEM Unlock to show, and enabled USB Debugging

- Odin-flashed twrp_3.2.3-1_sm-t380_oo_4119.tar

- In TWRP, ran Format Data, rebooted recovery and Formatted again (this has been necessary or advised for other Samsung devices in the past, so I did it here too)

- Then flashed in TWRP:

--- (1) boot.img

--- (2) Magisk 20.4

--- (3) Tab_A_2017_Pie_forced+encryption_disabler-1.zip

--- (4) RMM-State_Bypass_Mesa_v2.zip.

- Wiped Dalvik and Cache

- Rebooted to system

- Made sure OEM Unlock showed and USB Debugging was enabled

- Installed Magisk Manager 7.5.1

- Opened Magisk Manager and made sure Magisk was installed (sometimes it takes a reboot to see Magisk, and sometimes I've actually had to go back into TWRP and reflash it).

All good. So I installed my usual root-needed apps, Speed Software Root explorer, Titanium Backup, Adaway and Power Toggles. All are now rooted and working (including Titanium Backup!!!) and my Android Pie appears to be very stable. Soooo . . . quickly back to TWRP to run a Backup in case something breaks!

I have

never

had so much trouble rooting

any

Android device before. The T380 is a nice size and very nice weight, but man oh man . . . I was beginning to wonder if I would ever get it rooted. I can't tell you how much I appreciate (finally) finding this thread and specifically your post.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Dick_Stickitinski:
So many conflicting instructions - Why exactly are people flashing this modified boot image and then magisk? Correct me if Im wrong, but isnt that what installing magisk DOES (patches the boot image) when you rename the magisk apk to a zip and install in TWRP? I only FINALLY got this working after I ignored the patched boot.img step completely and simply - flash twrp in odin, reboot rocovery, format data, reboot recovery, flash magisk, disable verity whatever, reboot system..
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Moondroid:
Magisk patches boot.img for Root access. Sometimes there are also other reasons for flashing a boot.img. I'm not an Android coder so I can't explain every reason why flashing boot.img might be necessary in this case.

. . . "rename the magisk apk to a zip" . . . you renamed a Magisk Manager apk to "zip" for flashing in TWRP? How did that work?

At any rate, my method worked for me and yours (however you actually did it) worked for you. I can say for sure that Android itself can be quirky, for example, my recent experiences with a Galaxy S9 on Pie where, after reflashing the exact same build 5-6 times -- because trying to set a security PIN for some screwy reason kept crashing the system (?!!) -- from one reflash to the next I got different app-disabling experiences. For example, a few built-in apps (like google movies etc) showed the option to Uninstall instead of the expected Disable. The same generic reason why an S8 G950U on Pie v8 can be rooted successfully using @jrkruse's Extreme Syndicate method, and other S8 G950s on Pie v8 will brick. Quirky? Weird, I don't know, can't explain, I just go with the flow as it flows and count my blessings when it works.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Dick_Stickitinski:
Yeah, you can rename the APK to zip & flash it in TWRP

The Magisk Manager APK can now be flashed from within TWRP

Magisk is now distributed as part of the Manager APK, meaning you no longer need to flash a separate ZIP file from a custom recovery.

www.xda-developers.com

However, I spoke too soon... I got it to stop bootlooping and actually got it to boot into system, and magisk manager is installed, but still not rooted. When flashing magisk in recovery again (or even extracting the boot.img & patching it in magisk manager, it recognizes it as a magisk-patched boot.img, but it's still not rooted. This tablet is frustrating the hell out of me, I'm about to say the hell with it & toss it.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Moondroid:
As of January last year, okay. On older phones/tabs I almost always go with older Magisk versions that were more current with the older device's firmware.

Just a suggestion, maybe try using an older Magisk. I flashed Magisk v20.4 in TWRP and Magisk Manager v7.5.1 after booting to system. Older Magisk (zip and Manager) can be found on topjohnwu's GitHub.

Note, doing it this way, I always have to reboot one more time to see Magisk fully installed and working.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Questions & Answers] finshan:
Getting a new-in-box Note10+ today from Swappa, so I assume it will be on some Android 9.0 TMO firmware. I need to get it onto the Verizon firmware.

SamFirm only gives the latest Android 10 firmwares. (It may be important to note that the VZW and XAA files both have the exact same filename: SM-N975U1_10_20200118102941_hj8esiossq_fac)

Is it safe to open the box > go straight into download mode > flash the newest VZW firmware via Odin?

Or are there other things I should do first? For example (in no particular order):

- first boot

- updating the software via settings

- flashing XAA firmware, THEN first boot with verizon sim already in phone per this thread, THEN flash VZW firmware

Thank you. Also any other suggestions are welcomed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Questions & Answers] Youdoofus:
100% safe to immediately flash VZW firmware. The phone wont know any difference if you booted it first or not.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Questions & Answers] finshan:
Thank you. And I just noticed this is the Note 10 forum not the 10+ forum (thanks google)...

What about concerns per the thread I linked where flashing VZW firmware is still recognized as a TMO device unless you boot the XAA firmware with the verizon sim before flashing the VZW firmware? Is that an old issue that's no longer a problem now?

The device won't mind that I'm jumping from an older version of Android to a newer version? What about the bootloader version, when does that get updated, as I understand it's currently on version 2 and how will that affect this process?

Thanks again, you post was short and being an $800 device I obviously am trying to have all my bases covered before messing with it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Questions & Answers] Youdoofus:
you cannot go backwards in bootloader revisions, but you can go backwards in android versions as long as theyre on the same BL revision(not likely, but who knows? I didnt look yet). Also, the worst thing that could happen if you try to flash an older BL version is that itll fail in Odin and will still allow the phone to boot normally (usually, and if it doesnt, its still fixable). The only issue with booting it after flashing new firmware with your current sim is that itll install the carrier specific stuff on the phone so long as the CSC needed for that is in the multi CSC pack you flashed on the phone, and if it does install the carrier crap you dont want, just factory reset it and reboot with the actual sim you want you use

no problem man, thats what we are here for
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] sadyantsady:
When i play games then Sometimes i see two volume controls on screen ..one for audio chat and other for game sound..how did they come

Please help me :mad:
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] MasterFURQAN:
The other one is for the inbuilt mic. It may be because you're using headphones without a mic or no headphones at all.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] iamAnirudh:
Remove headphone jack and put them in, it happens when the headphone jack isn't properly connected.

Happens with me too whenever i have a cover on my phone
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] seanbwoi:
Hello my oneplus 7 pro only starts up in fastboot mode. I can't access the recovery or anything else. The bootloader is unlocked but i can't seem to install anything can someone help please.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] redpoint73:
This statement doesn't really mean anything without specific info on what you tried to install, details on the method/steps, and specific results (error messages, other outcomes, etc.).

I'd suggest installing the stock fastboot ROM, but for all I know you already tried it: https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/rom-stock-fastboot-roms-oneplus-7-pro-t3931424
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] seanbwoi:
I had evolution x installed it asked to update which i did but when the update was installed i got stuck on a bootloop. I have tried the method you recommended it didn't work. I am unsure of which version to installl. I can't seem to get to use any of the msmdownloadtool because once i connect my phone to a usb cable even when its off it turns on automatically and goes to fastboot mode.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] seanbwoi:
I am stuck on the fastboot screen when i turn off my phone if the usb is connected it just reboots to fastboot mode how can i stop it from doing that so that i can try to use the msmtool and secondly how do i find out which version i need i can't access anything except the fastboot mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] ogooemeka:
Pls,what's the best setting for the selfie camera. My pictures are always blur. Pls help.samsung note 10 plus. thanks
[General Topics] griffindodd:
I've been playing with Voice Control in WM6 and it's pretty cool.

I have Pocket Player associated with playlists and MP3's but when I say 'Play Beck' for example the voice control launches Windows Media Player or TCPMP if I have it installed, but I want to use Pocket Player for my music.

Any idea how I force this?

Joel
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] pitchdarkice:
With the recent blog post of essential shutting down, they released their GitHub sources.

https://github.com/EssentialOpenSource

Does this help with firehose, on bricked phones?

edit: blog post -- https://www.essential.com/blog/essential-update
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] finshan:
Getting a new-in-box Note10+ today from Swappa, so I assume it will be on some Android 9.0 TMO firmware. I need to get it onto the Verizon firmware.

SamFirm only gives the latest Android 10 firmwares. (It may be important to note that the VZW and XAA files both have the exact same filename: SM-N975U1_10_20200118102941_hj8esiossq_fac)

Is it safe to open the box > go straight into download mode > flash the newest VZW firmware via Odin?

Or are there other things I should do first? For example (in no particular order):

- the bootloader version of the phone out of the box, and the bootloader versions of the firmwares

- needing a first boot

- needing to update the software via settings before doing any flashing

- per this thread it may be necessary to first flash the XAA firmware while the verizon sim is in then do a first boot, THEN flash VZW firmware

- anything else I'm not aware of

Thank you. Also any other suggestions are welcomed. I don't want to turn this into an $800 brick and I've spent about 4 hours reading online to make sure I'm up to speed, so any feedback that's current as of today and specifically pertaining to my situation would be helpful.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] ptko15:
You need to flash the unlocked software 1st before you flash the Verizon software. The Flash will fail if you don't. Also, the phone needs to be unlocked. Test it with the Sim card 1st.
[Huawei Mate 30 Questions & Answers] booldega:
Hello, can someone try a USB-C to HDMI adapter with Huawei Mate 30 please ?

I know it works wirelessly but what about wired USB-C to HDMI adapters ? Does it still work just like on previous Mate 20, Mate 10 and P30 ?

Also, does Huawei Easy Projection (Huawei Desktop Mode) still work ?

Thank you guys :o
[Huawei Mate 30 Questions & Answers] Zanr Zij:
Here you go. Works perfectly :)

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[Huawei Mate 30 Questions & Answers] booldega:
Thank you [MENTION=3241487]Zanr Zij[/MENTION] it's very helpful ! :D :good:
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] sd_shadow:
That's all foks.

No new phones

Essential says it will no longer support the Essential Phone with further security updates or customer support.

Essential is shutting down

https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/12/andy-rubin-essential-shutting-down/

And

XDA news

https://www.xda-developers.com/essential-shut-down-no-more-updates/
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] p51d007:
Haven't touched mine in months. In the box, on the shelf.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] sd_shadow:
Use mine almost every day as a wifi only device
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bitpushr:
Sad but not unexpected. They said they will be releasing source code on Github, let's hope its enough to keep software updates going.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] cowisland:
The company originally promised to provide security updates until August 2020. Now they are breaking that promise.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] godzulu:
That's a shame... This has been a really good device... Still use mine even though I have newer devices
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] The Jack of Clubs:
Yeah its definitely not surprising. They're not selling anything and haven't for a while, and when they were, they were not selling enough, or selling at too low of prices. Its not a great business strategy. I'm just sad that there will never be another software update, guess itll be time to move on to lineage.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] nstirton:
A sad day! Still really enjoy my Essential phone. I guess it makes the decision to get a new handset a bit easier!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Kwanger:
Yep, it's a shame, especially given most early issues with the phone are now fixed.

I'll keep on rocking mine till it starts to die.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] p51d007:
Problem I had, was with the signal (or lack of). I use straight talk (tracfone) and places where I had a good

signal with my previous phone, I had no signal. Even with my OnePlus 6T, I had signal, and with the PH-1

I had no signal. Other than that, I never really had any issues, so It's in the drawer and an emergency phone.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] IronRoo:
Damn! Love this phone, never had any issues eg signal strength. I even care to prefer the more natural colours of it's native camera for outdoor photos in good light to Gcam!

Lets hope they release all the dev tools & keys ...
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] samep:
PH-1 is now PH-1e.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] SirDigitalKnight:
Still use my PH-1 as my daily driver... I will miss the monthly updates. Besides the Pixel phones, what other companies put out monthly updates to their Android phones?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] erikmarlin:
Still my daily driver. No more gloating over getting fast updates. Think I dropped mine one too many times. The color camera can only focus on objects within a few feet of the phone. No infinity focus. Maybe time to cash in the chips.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] nascar48:
None.

Samsung is 2nd best.

Motorola is the lottery.

LG doesn't update phones especially in the United States.

Everyone else doesn't sell a ton of phones and tends to not update well either.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] quadcrap1:
What's amazing to me is that at this point there is so little interest in this phone that after they announced they're shutting the doors, you have only 15 comments in a thread about that!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] evildave_666:
Every Android One device I've owned has gotten its security update within the calendar month of release, typically less than 2 weeks behind the Pixels.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] IronRoo:
Nokia is now one of the fastest at updating & nearly all their models quickly, not just the flagships. Well at least Lineage will fill the gap for a bit.

[MENTION=4736604]SirDigitalKnight[/MENTION]
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] pakalrtb:
Sad day. I still use mine as my one and only daily driver. I was so hoping for a ph-2 version but by the lack of news I felt the shutdown was coming. :(

R. I. P. Essential
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] samep:
I picked up a pixel 4xl from TMobile today. For a phone that got knocked as hard as the essential did at its released price, hopefully this pixel serves well at $499. 40 days until unlock. No matter; I'll put my Adguard lifetime license key on it and see how that goes until then.

The Essential was just feeling like it wasn't built for Android 10. I stayed on Nougat for a long time. Was briefly on Oreo before jumping on 10 when it went official. Battery and function were fine until 10. One Magisk mod I was running, thinking it was helping got attacked by a well-known kernel developer today.

So maybe open sourced development is what I and this phone really needed? I didn't try a kernel. Best wishes for those sticking with this phone. I hope the Essential gets developed well with the source code that Essential surrendering going out the door.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] chanh2018:
For very light use ppl like me, just using phone for texting and calling, is it matter not getting monthly software update?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Kwanger:
I don't think so personally. Most of the updates are security related to guard against latest hacks etc but if you aren't doing a lot of side loading of apps etc and just do mainstream stuff, it will still be usable for a long time to come.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] ZooBaAr:
Still my daily driver and I still love this phone. Lately, the fingerprint sensor has been giving me grief so it might be time to start looking at Big g again *heavysigh* but not until this thing croaks completely .

I hope someone feels enough for this phone to make updates for it.

Z
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] duy_ng:
Sad news. After I dropped my first PH-1, I did not hesitate to but a new one. I hope there will be someone, who will develop further updates and Android 11
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] djinc91:
I've been using this as my daily for 2 years now and it has been on Lineage for about a year. Still haven't seen a phone come out that has peaked my interest quite like the Essential Phone, I suspect I will continue using it until the hardware fails in some way.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] cowisland:
What about Oneplus?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] kt-Froggy:
Yeah, same here... Great phone all around, I really like it.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] IronRoo:
It might, it depends on the exploit eg do you ever view pictures on your phone from a msg or from web browsing this uses the Android Media Framework which has been exploited often, or Bluetooth which had a patch in this months update.

However the good news is you would have a small attack surface, given your use, so very unlikely you will be compromised. Also if you are on the latest Android release Google Play store will now push some security updates in the background. Security issues generally come from dodgy websites serving porn, hacked apps, or phishing etc so again you should be very low risk, but you can never say never.

Also installing current Lineage will get you monthly security updates.

(Though I've got to look into this myself as I've always used TWRP with previous phones but that no longer works & this will be first time flashing custom ROM on dual slot phone.)
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] chanh2018:
But Lineage OS is only Pie, how possible does it have new security from Google?

Second, yes, I have problem with TWRP on latest Q, let me know if you can find a way to flash Lineage OS ROM + Gapps.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] sd_shadow:
Android is open source, many contributors are continually patching security vulnerabilities.

Google is the biggest, but not the only ones.