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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaydayMalone:
My Nook HD+ bootloader won’t launch the installed OS, CM 13. The Nook screen appears, and then gives way to the Cyanogenmod Universal Bootloader. After a bit the blue android image appears. It pulses normally at first, then the pulsing pauses, and finally the process starts all over … and over, and over, and over!

At first I thought there was a problem with the OS, so I booted into recovery (TWRP 3.1.1-0) and tried to flash CM 13 for ovation. That didn’t work, so I tried flashing other ovation ROMs. None will install. They all report an ERROR 7. I’ve attempted to work around that error, but none of the methods I’ve found made any difference.

It seems that I may have to reinstall the factory/stock ROM, and I’m okay with that. But it seems I can’t do that either. The stock rom download is in a CWM backup format, and I have TWRP, not CWM. So I tried to flash CWM with TWRP, but in order to make that work one has to reboot into recovery via TWRP, The problem here is that the TWRP boot menu has just two options … System and Power Off. The Recovery option that is supposed to be there isn’t!

So I tried to replace TWRP with CWM via ADB. I can sideload a CWM zip without a problem. I then issue an ADB Reboot Recovery command. But, instead of rebooting into recovery, the bootloader launches instead. As a result, when I go into recovery it’s still TWRP. I’ve also tried powering on with the CWM bootable image file on an sd card, but no matter how many times I power off and back on, my tablet never recognizes that the file is there and my problem persists.

Is there a way to boot into CWM or swap CWM for TWRP in a situation like this? I’ve seen postings that suggest fastboot may the be solution, but that requires that debugging be enabled, and it was not enabled when my problems began. Apparently there is no way to enable debugging without launching the OS.

Help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaydayMalone:
Update:

My Nook HD+ has not rewarded my attempts to bring it back to life Perhaps I’ve made things worse. I certainly haven’t made things better. Here’s the latest.

When booted up, little or nothing has changed. At bootup the Nook screen is followed by the Cyanoboot Universal Bootloader screen. Sometimes it gets no further, and reboots. More often the android image appears with a halo pulsing in the background. Sometimes the halo pulses a couple of times before the device reboots. Sometimes is pulses a bit longer before rebooting. Sometimes it never stops pulsing (until I press and hold the power button to shut the bloody thing down, that is).

Thinking the problem was related to the OS (I had been running android 7.1.1 (an unofficial HD+ release, but from a very reliable source), I've tried in vain to flash another OS. I've tried multiple android releases, from 7.1.1 down to 4.4.4. I've also tried flashing several versions of the HD+ factory stock OS. I’ve done all this using TWRP, and also by booting CWM from an sd card. No matter which recovery I've used or which OS I've attempted to install, the process always ended with an ERROR: 7.

So, I got my hands on a good Nook HD+ running android 5.1.1. I made unbundled TWRP backups of the System, Boot, and Apps partitions using release 3.1.1-0. The System and Boot partitions each restored without a problem. The Apps would not restore, ending with “extractTarFork() process ended in ERROR: 255." That error probably isn’t related to my problem, which is that I can’t get the system to boot up. More telling is the fact that after successfully restoring the System and Boot partitions using the backup from a good HD+, when I power up the device appears to be launching 7.1.1, not 5.1.1. The android image displays in portrait mode on the good HD+ running 5.1.1, but displays in landscape mode on my HD+ ... and the boot loop continues, of course.

At this point, at the $7.25/hour minimum wage rate I’ve spent enough time that I could have earned many times the original cost of the HD+. So, am I giving up? HELL NO! Now it’s personal!!

My HD+ boots into TWRP flawlessly, so I still have that going for me. My HD+ is not rooted and did not have USB Debugging enabled when it crashed, so any solution requiring SU or flashboot is a non-starter. Otherwise, I’m willing to give anything a try. Maybe I should be looking for an exorcist?

Thanks for reading this, and for your suggestions, words of encouragement, and expressions of sympathy.
[Wing, P4350 Accessories] adam79:
hey. i have a wing and i'm looking for a timer/stopwatch program (i.e. set it for 5 minutes and then have an alarm go off when the 5min is up).

thanks.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] autobavaria:
Hi friends ...!

I have an Alcatel One Touch Pop C7 (7041X) that is still a phone, but with too old software - Android 4.0.2, which not allow install of most the apps who I have interested.

I decided to upgrade it to the above level.

My goal was to achieve optimum functionality of device and durability of the battery.

I tried a lot of variants. Тhe most appealing to me stayed the version CyanogenMod CM12.1_StableEdition_V2. This customROM (Android 5.1.1 (LolliPop)) is perfect in every way except the Multimedia. In my opinion the problem comes from the used decoders and encoders ... or more precisely in their settings ...I read on the Internet and maked a lot of experiments ... but alas with no result ...!

Now will be glad if I eliminate this problem with your help ...!

One quick word about the problem or at least what the most annoys me.

The problem appears when I try to watch TV online with the Da Player app (play streaming video in format *.m3u8). The application itself installs normally, loading the playlist also works, but when playing whoever it is channel, it previews the following (see attachment screen ) without sound.

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I want to emphasize that on the same phone, but installed Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) - this effect is not observed - the app (Da Player) works fine.

The phone is rotatable and has an MT6582 processor.

I would be really glad if anybody would cooperate ...

Thanks in advance !
[HTC U11 Life Guides, News, & Discussion] xain902:
Htc U11 Life android One us getting Android 10 in asia. Update size is 741MB

[IMG="htc U11 life android 10"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GnQiVufyKVUuWUdFH1SGNhWn3N518H_i/view?usp=drivesdk[/IMG]
[HTC U11 Life Guides, News, & Discussion] hashtagz_22:
Got a screengrab or source for this?
[HTC U11 Life Guides, News, & Discussion] Ace the Firefist:
There is also thread called Android 10 news from Germany here on XDA.
[HTC U11 Life Guides, News, & Discussion] ozan2:
They don't know to read...
[HTC U11 Life Guides, News, & Discussion] xain902:
Sorry for Late reply. Here is the screenshot of Android 10
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro Questions & Answers] appleitis:
I accidentally dropped my Redmi Note 6 Pro in a lake and pulled it out after 5 minutes.

I also pressed the power button to see if it was working and it showed the mi loading screen which shows up on boot up.

I opened it up and kept it in the sun to dry off.

After a while, I tried to start it and it worked but the only problem was the display was way too dim for me to see anything.

I kept it like that overnight and the next day, it worked fine. Everything was good until I switched it off for a couple of hours and switched it on again.

Now, I can only use it on low brightness.

If I increase the brightness to a certain point, it blacks out (screen goes dim). The touch is working but the only problem is the display has gone way too dim.

Please, someone guide me as to what the problem might be.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro Questions & Answers] HumanBoy23:
Oh no!

It's probably water damage. Check for short or water or dirt and I will suggest you to not use the phone to prevent further damage
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro Questions & Answers] buczek0711:
Not sure if exactly that happened to me one with chinese phone (UMI C Note), but behaviour seems similar. I've changed screen in my phone (it was watter-logged), but had the same issue with very, very low brightness. I would place my bet into motherboard issue.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ildani:
Hi,

I've got Redmi Note 8T updated yesterday (I think V11.0.5.0.PCXEUXM).

Today I used adb command to uninstall com.miui.securitycenter app and after a reboot the device doesn't boot anymore.

Bootloader is locked.

Is there a way to recover without deleting user data?
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] the_weird_aquarian:
yes there are a few apps which you can't uninstall otherwise you'll face bootloop like mi security, digital wellbeing etc..but the good news is since you uninstalled using adb so you don't have to do a lot of work to recover your phone..use the following command to reinstall the app :

adb shell cmd package install-existing <name of package>

This works because applications truly aren’t being fully uninstalled from the device using adb command, they are just being uninstalled for the current user (user 0 is the default/main user of the phone) and come back when you reset your phone or use the above mentioned command. :)
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ildani:
Thank you [MENTION=7859174]the_weird_aquarian[/MENTION] for your reply, but I couldn't access adb shell anymore so I had to wipe data. :(

(digital wellbeing as far as I know can be disabled/uninstalled without problems).
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] Maepong:
Same here, I use redmi note 8 pro. Just go to recovery mode, wipe data... Ur phone should working now. Wipe data make factory reset. I don't see other option to keep data. Except u ever back up using mipcsuite
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
where to use this command ? in twrp or fastboot mode ?
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] the_weird_aquarian:
Unfortunately you cannot uninstall com.miui.securitycenter or else your phone will go into bootloop...It's a core miui component and xiaomi designed it that way.. :(

regarding the com.android.updater I haven't tried deleting it so I can't confirm if your phone will enter bootloop after deleting it or not...

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.android.updater

is the command to install any package back if you want..but it'll only work if you've only removed packages via adb..I've already explained why it works that way in my previous reply...If you delete folders right away from /system/app or /system/priv-app like I do, then this command won't work.

To uninstall any package via adb, download minimal adb and fastboot, connect phone normally to pc (no twrp or fastboot required), open cmd in adb and fastboot drivers path and use following commands (Hit ENTER after each command):

adb shell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 packagename
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
yes, i did the command while the phone is on and it worked

but i'm speaking about when the phone is in bootloop

what do you do in that case ? (beside restore the twrp image)
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] the_weird_aquarian:
oh just connect your device to pc while it's in twrp and then use the commands.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
Thx ! I'll try that .
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
dosn't work

i try : adb shell pm list packages

while the phone is ON = worked

while the phone is in TWRP = not work
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] OliveReeve:
Does adb respond while device is in bootloop?
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] nneko904:
yes but as far as i know, only adb fastboot commands work
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] parallel_me_:
Yes It works. Just try installing the com.miui.securitycenter package through "adb shell pm install-existing com.miui.securitycenter" while the MIUI logo appears in the bootloop.

Tried and saved my bricked device. :D
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] fratermus:
Thanks for the tip on "install-existing", folks. Saved my bacon.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] Frxhb:
thanks! You just safed my phone xD
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] alokjnv:
same problem here. had to wipe data. never going to buy this **** again. **** xiaomi. **** them
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] Argedroid:
Saved my data!
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Reminds me of when I use to play with Regedit... dependencies, dependencies, dependencies🤣
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] droi1:
can i disable (not delete) security center via ADB or causes this also bootloop? What About Gallery & Theme App?
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
the adb command :

pm uninstall -k --user 0

just freez the app for user 0 , it does not remove it (check with a file explorer after a reboot)

and you can't touch security app or you will face bootloop

that app alone is what made me look for a custom rom ...

about gallery and theme you can, but i suggest you do a full backup just in case ...
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] droi1:
ok thanks yes first time security app deleted end in bootloop now i tested themes and gallery without theme app i cant choose ringtones & wallpapers, so now the Phone is mostly clean but those 3 Apps better dont like to get touched :LOL:
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
i suggest you use custom rom (RRos)

it's way better in battery life/customisation/performance ...
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] droi1:
It is not my own Phone i will never buy Xiaomi Phones because of alls this Bloatware and Ads. I managed now to clean it from those things so my Family Member is happy now.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
Did you read what i wrote ?
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] dawickedone:
Many thanks to this topic!

Had issues connecting to the device while it was in bootloop with adb on the same computer and usb port that I used to remove the package. Found another computer that was able to connect (only on the usb2 port) and was able to restore the package with the following command:

adb shell pm install-existing com.miui.securitycenter

Good luck to all who suffer the same!

One addition:

If you find that your other computer is not authorized, just copy the key files from C:\Users\[username]\.android
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Dependencies... and consequences🤣
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] Yuki1001:
The bootloop code is hardcoded in /system/framework/services.jar (Exactly services.odex) .

Copy all framework folder to your computer and decompile services.odex to smali files and modify a smali file and then recompile to a single services.dex, then add it to services.jar.

Clean up all services.odex, services.vdex, services,art and all other junks. Then replace old services.jar with your new services.jar with services.dex injected. Reboot the phone, and you will able to delete com.miui.securitycenter, com.android.updater and some protected system apps without any bootloop.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
there is LOT of smali files

which one ? and modify it with what ?

is there a tutorial for that ?
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] wsdyleon:
the most boring thing was the security center.i used LP disabled the app，but donot work.this security center involves lots of things ，yet in Chinese variants
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] Yuki1001:
Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for any result of your operation to your device. You choose to modify your system and you are responsible for all you did.

For my environment, go to /com/miui/server/SecurityManagerService.smali and seach for key word: "method private checkSystemSelfProtection(Z)V"

Then remove all lines before the line which execute "return void". Make sure there is only 1 line which says "return void" left.

Recompling all smali files to a single "services.dex" and inject it into services.jar which could be done by most Compress/Decompress software.

Left steps were said above, as you need to clean up all existing services.*** and paste your new "services.jar" to original path.

Reboot and you could delete these apps without bootloop.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] Yuki1001:
> If the demand of removing these system apps is high, I will write a detailed guide (with pictures and more detail) in my spare time and post it to RN8 Guidelines Subforum.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
i don't use miui, i just want to get an idea on how it work so i can delete Extshared+Extservices on AOSP rom

yeah, the guide will be helpfull for many people, if you have some time do it and thx (y)
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] wsdyleon:
this method can resolve the bootloop issues for removing some MIUI apps，but security center was the special case。i succeed in using some magiak module to "remove"the security center，but my fast charging lost.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] Yuki1001:
Hello wsdyleon:

Did you really tried this method in person? After patching services.dex you can remove all miui protected apps without bootloop. There hasn't been any special case up to now.

In common case, you can delete system apps from the real system folder directly.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] wsdyleon:
i test as follows :remove all the codes in service.jar（with root） about checkSystemSelfProtection by using mt filemanager，after that u can debloat some apps withou bootloop.

in Chinese variants u cannot delete the "security center"。

whether what i do was different with your method?
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] proficientuser:
Hey my problem does not get solved by this it shows "/system/bin/sh: adb: inaccessible or not found" error. Please help, I need to get security center back before my phone soft bricks.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
Open CMD in the same folder that have ADB
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] geangustavo:
Hi everyone, I removed com.android.updater by adb to remove space but cellphone got in loop

adb shell pm install --user 0 com.android.updater

and now I'm desperate to get my data back, I already tried the command

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.android.updater and I couldn't recover, does anyone have a solution to help me?
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] rookie1203:
my phone doesnt wipe data and stuck on miui logo and pc doesnt recognise my adb device i uninstalled secuity using shizuku and other apps
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] deitrich:
Hi all! I don't know what i must do, for change region my mobile brand play, to XEO. All soft is multi language, and no option to set XEO? Don't want btu region. Only xeo. This is possible?
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] kristoff_sz:
Here's a link to Poland XEO latest official Android 9

https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-a50/firmware/SM-A505FN/XEO/download/A505FNXXS4ATB1/314826/
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] lifanus:
You have to try those to believe how good the Winterface application is. I saw the review on Tiltsite.com today, downloaded it and immediately loved it. It is extremely finger friendly, the interface is very intuitive and beautifully designed. It also uses minimum amount of system resource thus is very efficient.

http://iwindowsmobile.com/vito-mobile-shell.html

Their FunContacts is also a gem to have. Extremly finger friendly, smooth scrolling of the contact list like the iPhone. It absolutely replaces the old school "stylus-required" contact application included in WM6.1.

http://iwindowsmobile.com/contact-manager.html

I've also tried their Zoomboard application, I think it's a good concept, however there is room for improvement. It is still quite slow to type on the Zoomboard application. However the accuracy of the text is improved dramatically because of the zoomed in text let you see what you've pressed on the screen. But it still can't beat Kaiser/Tilt's excellent keyboard for typing.

http://iwindowsmobile.com/onscreen-keyboard.html

Enough said, I strongly encourage people to try it out. It will be a investment well spend. They also have a whole lot of other nicely designed applications on their webpage, check them out too.

http://iwindowsmobile.com/
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] nufsaid:
seems like alot to spend on a couple of good apps that already exist freely...iContact, HTC album (for the photo thing) and even the (Samsung Glyde copy) button interface all exist free of charge. I'd have to see better to be convinced to put down $40 for 2 apps.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] amkaos:
how do you install over an existing GUI... today screen , start menu, taskbar, etc???..

does it wipe them all out?

can you go back easily?

tahnx
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] lifanus:
Just some extra options for people to try, you don't lose money for trying it.. :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mchapman007:
I don't know what to say other than, yes, no, yes!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] bennyj71:
Conflicts

Do you know of any conflicts with this app? I have HHC installed right now.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] lifanus:
You slide your finger in an arc to enable the interface from your home screen or anywhere else. You can click okay button and easily go back to normal interface if you choose to do so.

When phone is unlocked in Winterface, you can "slide to unlock" the phone with a touch of a finger.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] lifanus:
I installed this over Garmin's DK1 WM6.1 cooked rom, so far everything works smooth as silk. Garmin's DK1 includes HTC Home v2.0.1812282.1 that I enabled in my home screen. This app run dependent of HTC Home plugin so there is no problems that I found.

In my opinion this app totally replaces HTC Home just because it is much more intuitive (it displays # of new message you got or # of missed calls you have and stuff like that). Couple finger movement after you can reach almost any application on the phone.

I don't work for this company or anything... Just think it's a really cool app to try.

And after couple hours of useage, here is a little short list of pros and rooms for improvement:

Pro -

Extremly finger friendly, smooth flow, elegant design layout.

Low memory useage, fast start up anywhere in the OS.

Very intuitive interface, texts under icons are extremely useful, compare to some other apps who only incorporated icons.

Love to be able to mix and match the apps I need and put them in order I want.

Room for improvement -

Slide to unlock button will disappear if a phone call caused the phone to lock itself, the phone would also lock itself unwanted after a phone call is in progress. It is annoying because when you want to press the keys on the screen, you find the phone locked with slide to unlock.

Contrast of the default icons are rather low (The whites are a bit above mid gray color)

Would be nice to flip from first page to last and then from last to first in one direction.

Would be nice to have option to display non-clear type fonts, my eye don't see well under clear type fonts.

Too bad SMS-Chat and FunContact have problem displaying typed text in landscape orientation in windows mobile 6.1 device (no problem in 6.0 though), or they would work great alone side Winterface.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] amkaos:
so, how do i get that display of clock and slide to unlock?

edit :: wait, i get it.. this doesnt come w/anything else..

i like it -- really fast and nice to look at..

thanx..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] lifanus:
Hmm,

I found quirks about the FunContact... Clear Type fonts used in that application will make all the typed in text display go blank when viewed in landscape mode... not recommended......
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] amkaos:
doesnt that always happen in landscape + clear type ?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] lifanus:
I think it does, the system wouldn't even let me enable clear type on landscape mode... Maybe that's why all those apps that use cleartype in landscape mode would not display typed text properly :(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] -haze-:
I personally LOVE the Zoomboard because of it's accuracy when typing one-handed (usually while driving). Obviously, I also prefer the regular hard keyboard, but we all know that's not always an option.

What free software that is similar to Zoomboard are you talking about?