yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] jwwagner25:
Not news, not even a story. It's been this way for a long long time. Sorry to burst your bubble..just the way things are.

i have many complaints about this phone, many reasons to dislike Samsung. But 2yrs of updates isn't part of it.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] Geekser:
Like others have said before me, it is Planned Obsolesence - most will end up buying new phones prior to the final update rollos out - and for those that don't, well they will have to choose what they want to do. Keep their phone using an outdated OS or buy a new one.

Just think how Apple used to handle this - by purposely degrading battery/speed as a device got older until a user felt they had to upgrade because their phone was performing so poorly. They did that until they got caught - but when they were doing it, it was much more disengenuous than what Samsung Does - at least Samsung tells you they won't be updating firmware after a certain number of updated OS's have rolled out.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] SirFronts:
Well the title says it all

But I'm running the March update A10

I'm wondering what modules work well on A10 for performance and customization or tweaks

Now I am using adaway and I like the lawnchair v2 launcher
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] agplugged:
Active edge works great and is useful for simple, gesture-based actions

YouTube vanced because, of course

And fullscreen gestures (q) for that extra screen real estate.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] enweazudaniel:
Energized protection for perfect adblocking, App systemizer ,BusyBox ndk is necessary...I use caprica font you can try it out :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] hawkswind1:
JoyPixels for nicer emojis. And Tulsadiver's accent mod - https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/themes/android-10-accents-mod-t3996755
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] 73sydney:
I'll throw my very own Google Pay SQLite Fix module (based on the work of BostonDan and others, i just packaged it into an automated script) into the mix for folks who want to use Google Pay....

Its not in the repo, please dont ask why :)

http://tiny.cc/b2b1kz
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] solidsample:
Does the "Mute Camera Shutter" module work for anyone? it only suppresses the Screenshot sound and not the camera shutter sound in my device.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] MartinN6:
I used the Magisk module "Pixel2XL_LongExp_Dec2019_A10.zip" for a long time to take astro photos. The module no longer works with android 11 and GCam 8.2.

Does anyone know of a suitable module or another trick to extend the exposure time beyond 4 seconds?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] pablo9023:
@MartinN6
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] MartinN6:
Thank you very much!

Works great!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] plvboz:
Not working for me. All camera apps are crashing after installing this module and also true for older modules.

Device: Pixel 2 XL.

Android: 11 (PixelExperience)

Magisk: v23
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] MartinN6:
Yep - you are right! Same at my device!

Didn't work for me at first either - with custom ROM PixelExperience. Didn't work until I went back to the stock ROM. Now it works pretty good!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] plvboz:
Thanks for info.

But going back to stock will not be a good option for me as launch of Android 12 is getting closer.

Someone have to re-patch this module for custom ROMs.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] pablo9023:
https://xdaforums.com/t/google-camera-camera-mwp-v3-5-final-mod-for-google-pixel-2-2-xl.4076579/

in the description there is a link to the telegram channel. From there I downloaded the module.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] Solomon M:
can this be used with the Pixel 2 (WALLEYE) the linked zip file magisk module "Pixel2XL_LongExp_Dec2020_A11.zip" or where can i find the one for my device? Thanks
[Google Pixel 2 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] rajkatiyar07:
https://xdaforums.com/t/gcam-camera-px-for-google-pixel-1-2-3-3a-4.3875663/post-81444109
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] arufi:
Hi guys,

I have XDA II with wm6.1 by c_shekhar. I have a problem, when i go to send a new message (or reply), I click on the menu button and the Insert Item field is greyed out. Does anyone know how to fix this? I would like to insert contacts in the sms.. :confused:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Rudegar:
why not click add recipent

or simply click on the to: label that adds too
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] arufi:
I've got no problem with that. but I want to insert contacts in the text area, for example.. I want send sms to my friend telling him my father's mobile number etc.

oh yea, the 'add recipient' also greyed out when I click in the text area..

is this a bug?
[Realme 5 Questions & Answers] DanielZRK:
Is it possible to flash an Indian official ROM to a European Realme 5? I mean on Realme XT that is not possible (EUEX on european instead only EX on indian) But can I do that with no problems on 5? Or Will I have issues like bricking or somethin like, 'cause i don't see that differences on Realme 5

PD: Got the RMX1911 not RMX1927 with NFC
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] geemv:
So, I bought a non-carrier G7 Power today and while trying to unlock the bootloader I get a message saying to 'Connect to the Internet or contact your carrier' when I go check 'allow oem unlocking'.

Seeing as this device is completely carrier-unlocked, I'm guessing this must be a security measure - I've seen people saying that after a few days you're able to unlock them without issues - though I saw that for other phones while searching for this issue, not specifically the g7 Power.

So, is this common? I've messed with lots of phones over the years and I've never seen it before. The phone is a XT1955-1, the brazilian one with DTV.
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Wait a couple of days, many reports of software channel Retla (Retail Latin America) moto devices

Having greyed out OEM unlocking greyed out for first few days.
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] geemv:
Thanks, I'll wait then.
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] RonEBorden:
Did that work?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Jojokoo:
What's the difference between the C432 and C636 in android 10?

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[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] imma.be:
Hi, please help me I really don't know where else to ask.

While I was using my P20 Pro for watching youtube, the phone suddenly went unresponsive. Being confuse I press the power button, so screen went dark and then I tried to restart by holding power button. But it never restart and never get to see the boot logo.

I tried what it says in the video, to hold Volume Up + Power or Volume Down + Power, but none of this worked. As in I never even get to see the boot logo. the youtube video title: "Huawei Mate 20/30 Pro Fixed: Black Screen / Frozen / Won't Restart / Won't Turn On" by WorldofTech

The weirdest thing my phone keeps vibrating every 10 or 20 seconds. Is this what you called boot loop?

FYI, I didn't try to do any root or flashing or that sorts. Anyone can help me?
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] Crazyhat:
To enter in recovery mode, your device must be turned off. If the device is vibrating every 10 seconds it is because it is not off. To turn it off, you must press and hold the power button for at least 20 or 30 seconds. Once it is completely off, by pressing the volume up and power buttons simultaneously for some second, until you can see the logo, you will be able to enter in recovery mode and do a hard reset.

You can also use another method according this link...

https://androidcure.com/enter-recovery-mode-huawei-p20-pro/

Enviado desde mi CLT-L29 mediante Tapatalk
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazorBlind:
I ask too many questions. Lol.

So I already have my fire tv scaled properly to my screen using the built in display calibration, I already know this is not the problem.

But I am using the app Neko RPG XP to play RPG maker games on my Fire TV. The app menu displays just fine, but as soon as I load a game, the game screen is way too big, and overscans past the boarders of the fire tv display area. Even when I calibrate the display size all the way down, this is still an issue.

Is there any known way to calibrate the size of the app display itself?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmznUser444 Dev:
You can do it via ADB:

//Connect ADB using wireless
adb connect (Fire TV IP)

//Enter ADB shell
adb shell

//Adjust overscan
wm overscan [reset|LEFT,TOP,RIGHT,BOTTOM]

//Example
wm overscan 50,50,50,50

//Reset to defaults
wm overscan reset
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazorBlind:
Thank you for the answer. Unfortunately this did not help me. This did shrink the size of the app window, but when I open a game, the game still breaks past the edges of the app window itself.

In the included screenshot I sent the command:

wm overscan 100,100,100,100

then tested the game. you can easily see the boarders of the app/game window, and the blank space that is the actual set display scale (3%) of the Fire TV. Despite the app/game window being so small, you can see how the text box is cut off.

So it seems that the problem is not the size of the app window, but rather how the app is displaying the game. within theconfines of the size of the app window.

I acknowledge that this may not be fixable, due to it being an app issue, and not a FIre TV issue, but any more ideas to solve this issue would be appreciated!
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazorBlind:
Okay. Well I just found the answer to this problem.

By pressing f3 on my usb keyboard, it shrunk down the game to 4:3 aspect ratio instead of 16:9.

So now, between that and the overscan command, I should be able to get the game to fill my screen without cutting off. Here is to hoping that the image doesn't degrade from forcing that 4:3 image back up to 16:9.
[Wing, P4350 General] hkbladelawhk:
So I've had this happen about three times now, where I'll make a call on my Wing, and then try to hang up or hit buttons, and it becomes completely unresponsive. Even with very few programs running or none running.

I've also had it where it won't let me answer incoming calls.

What gives?

EDIT: 4 times
[Wing, P4350 General] hkbladelawhk:
A little help here!
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Dishe:
There's been a lot of new users picking up cheap G7 ThinQ G710ULM (US Unlocked) versions on ebay lately, then getting frustrated when they find out it a hacked Sprint version (G710pm).

I'm finding posts from new users on different corners of the internet, Telegram groups, Reddit, etc, usually saying that they can't upgrade from Oreo and their device is missing a serial number, and the IMEI is actually from the Sprint pm version. I couldn't find a lot of info in one place about these handsets, so I'm starting this thread to discuss them. There's a good chance any ULM on ebay for a good price is one of these. I bought 3 of them for different people from different sellers, and this was the case on all of them. I almost returned them all and gave up until I did some research and found out THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY A BAD THING!

In fact, it may actually be beneficial compared to the real ULM version in some ways. First of all, it WILL work with T-mobile USA just fine. The bands all seem to work, it even supports WiFi calling and VOLTE, and there's a chance even B71 will work (although this isn't 100% verified, it shows up as an available band to test in the service menu). The real ULM supposedly skips this band. Some people even say the real ULM version is also missing bands for AT&T, but the PM crossflashed version seems to connect to them (this might be an isolated incident or fluke, but at least one redditor claims this was his experience). I'm still not clear on how the unlocked official US version can be missing AT&T bands, so I'd love for other people to maybe chime in here with their experiences.

Yes, you can update to Pie. The OTA updates won't work, likely because of the missing serial number. On that note, I'd LOVE to find out why that is. Can anyone explain why these crossflashed devices are missing the SN? Does that happen on other crossflashed devices?

Either way, follow this guide here:

https://xdaforums.com/lg-g7-thinq/development/rom-how-to-install-pie-stock-treble-aosp-t3914079

Note, this guide was written for flashing a European variant, but the same steps apply. Just choose a kdz for the ULM variant from here: https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-lmg710ulm-firmwares/#tab=firmwares

^ I recommend the latest Google Fi firmware version, which is G710ULM20e_00_NAO_US_OP_1010.kdz , from 2019-11-14

There is a more recent version from BPT, but it is unclear what that firmware is for. BPT seems to be some sort of regional carrier, so you are better off with the regular USA or Fi version.

Also note, you may need to use 7zip to extract the dll file from that guide. That took me a while to figure out, as Windows explorer throws an error with it. Once you finish, your phone will reboot with a shiny new (relatively) up to date Pie firmware!

There. You now saved yourself a few bucks and got a solid phone. Feel free to share your experiences with the handset here.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
The devices lose the s/n and possibly imei because people are flashing using lgup 1.14 dev version which causes issues with nvdata.

Lgup 1.15 fixes this when you go back to oreo then update to pie.

Also crossflashed devices do not get ota because lgup marks these devices as crossflashed in nvdata using a 0x01 value for certified_device
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Dishe:
Wow, that's some good info right there, thank you for sharing!

Hmm- messing with nvdata though? So you're saying the SN missing is some sort of accident or goof? That doesn't sound so cool. Should I be concerned anything else is messed up? There's a ton of these in the wild now and it seems the SN is the only weird side effect that has been noticed.

As far as I know the IMEI is fine (looking it up reveals it is a PM imei, which is correct, and it does work with voice over Wifi and VOLTE, which I think wouldn't work if the IMEI was messed up). In fact, it's interesting because when that screen loads in Settings>About, etc, it shows "checking" under S/N, then checking goes away and it comes back blank. None of the other fields seem to need any sort of checking first. There's something fishy about how the S/N is stored that it has to check it first and then error out.

Hmm. It came with Oreo, and I used 1.15 to flash to Pie. So you're saying I should flash another Oreo kdz with my LGUP and it will magically fix any corrupt NVdata?

Oh, that is unfortunate. And that value stays with it forever, even if you go back to it's native firmware? I'm assuming that value can't be manipulated with any of the tools we have available.

Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge. Any insight on how the bands work? Is that from nvdata as well, and completely independent of firmware? So essentially, I have whatever band support a G710pm has? Or perhaps was it manipulated by the seller/refurbisher, who possibly used some nvram voodoo tricks which killed the S/N as a result?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
Even tho the s/n is blank and at time if you try to show the imei it might also be blank, it is still stored internally and not lost forever.

There is multiple oreo's which for ulm is 10g and 11g, but i would have said flash to the original firmware but you cannot as sprint kdz is not available and the people who have an Original firmware still on device cannot or will not back it up for us.

The value for certified device returns to normal when flashed to the original firmware as lgup has an internal database used for identifying models.

As far as the basebands, all g7 thinq's come with the same bands no matter the firmware or region. The difference is the kdz gives band priority to the ones prefered by the carrier.

All of that can be changed by getting into the lg data secret menu or the dialer code menu
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] netookska05:
Remember now bootloader and root for the LG g7 is just the beginning. You talk about nvdata you might as well throw out EFS backup as well.

The point is that TWRP creates faulty EFS backups on many devices which can't be restored properly. For our devices TWRP is barely universal. People selling crossflashed phones know this which is why they sell them.

I prefer the manual backup using adb shell you can do it with terminal emulator as well.

Qfil is very powerful for Qualcomm devices and we'll figure out how to make back ups of all partitions that involve serial numbers and IMEI ( nvdata and efs).

Just wait you'll see.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
Thats already been possible since day 1, use qpst with your msl code to backup qcn with imei and s/n.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Dishe:
I don't understand. What does twrp have to do with any of this? My bootloader is locked and the stock recovery is still there. The devices are likely just flashed with LGup as is, and that doesn't seem to have effected much outside of a missing SN.

Are you saying that my cross flashed phone would effect things if I tried to root somehow? Or am I missing the point here?

Can you please elaborate for those unfamiliar with this?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] netookska05:
Using TWRP to create a backup of efs. Sometimes the restore is faulty.

EFS partition holds up the unique IMEI number of the device, also other identifying numbers like MAC address, MEID, and ESN are stored up in this partition.

Check you IMEI with this.

https://imeipro.info/check_lg.html

To get your sn.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Dishe:
Oh ok.

So I don't actually need to know my SN but I'd like it to not be blank if flashing back to a previous version would restore it... Especially if there are possibly other parts of nvram that may be corrupt that I'm unaware of?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] paxar331:
Thanks for the info. The one I got said it can't work on Sprint or Verizon networks, and is missing the serial #, as you said.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] vishal198900:
I got just one from bay with S/N missing and software version G710ULM10g. Latest patch level Sep 1, 2018 (Android 8.0.0). Is there any way to install Android 10 based ROM?

Assuming that after following the steps (Part 1 only) (hope we can skip part 2?) to somehow install G710ULM20e_00_NAO_US_OP_1010 (Android 9), is there a way to follow similar steps after part-1 to update it to Android 10 based ROM?

It would be great if someone can help to install Android 10 directly from Android 8.0 (without the need to installing Android 9). I am not sure if its even possible to get Android 10 on such bay unlocked devices without S/N.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] netookska05:
If you must know the serial number there is a one site that you enter imei and it'll tell you what it is. Just gotta search on Google.

Serial number is lost when bootloader is unlocked. You can regain it if you relock and go back to stock. Not sure what version of g7 you have. More likely it's probably crossflashed and sold like that so there won't be a kdz to go back to stock.

Android 10 has a thread they tell you what kdz to crossflash too and how to update to android 10 with the activity launcher app.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Kaepernick:
I just got a 710pm off ebay. I unlocked the bootloader, crossflashed to ulm pie, and rooted. It works just fine. [emoji106]
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] vishal198900:
I don't know if there's much use of serial number. Isn't it better to have unlocked bootloader?

Can you please help me with the correct thread post for crossflashed devices like mine bought through ebay? I appreciate your help.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] netookska05:
Here's the crossflashing thread using command line lgup.

Thread: https://xdaforums.com/lg-g7-thinq/how-to/cross-flash-oreo-pie-firmwares-lg-g7-g7-t3915303

There's another lgup dualmode you can use the partion dl option to install the Korean kdz that Android 10 uses. Search for that.

To install the Android 10 LGUP_FOTA.up update which you use activity launcher to install.

Thread:

https://xdaforums.com/lg-g7-thinq/how-to/android-10-beta-lg-g7-g710n-t4059483
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] vishal198900:
Thanks. My phone (G710PM) is cross-flashed with G710ULM firmware Android 8. Please suggest is below plan will work?

1) First update existing firmware to stock Android 9.0 i.e. G710ULM20e_00_NAO_US_OP_1010 using these steps.

2) Then install Lineage OS 17.1 (based on Android 10) because it needs stock Android 9.0 as a pre-requisite using these steps.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] netookska05:
Yes it will work.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] paxar331:
I'd also like to add that Google Pay will not work, at retail brick and mortar stores.

A pop up says device may be rooted or modified.

I have magisk installed and it seems to trick Schwab banking app.

Edit:
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] captain barbosa:
I am not an expert but I just bought one of these Ebay phones. It has Pie but what would like to know is how can I get the security updates? Or is that not possible? Please help. Thanks in advance.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] audietron25:
If you're on Pie, I doubt you have one of these Sprint phones. Check if you pass SafetyNet and if so, you have a native ULM model. Most G7 variants receive very few updates (including the ULM).
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] captain barbosa:
It did not pass the Safetynet check. Also the seller confirmed by pm that it is not a genuine ULM model like they had on the listing but rather "G710PMP unlocked version". I looked up the IMEI and it says it is G710PMPL. The phone settings say it is G710ULM.

Also The Serial number is not on the sticker or on the Hardware info. The Software update center is not working properly. It says not updated yet when it should display the date of the last update. The pop-up says "You are using the latest software version for current OS" yet as I just mentioned it also says "not updated". The Android security patch level says July 1st 2019 which is a year and a half ago. My old phone which is also a G7 that I bought from Google Fi has a security patch level date of February 1st, 2020.

How can I update to the security patches as they come out or is this impossible? Please help.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] paxar331:
These don't seem to work with VoLTE. Got a text from AT&T MVNO warning phone will no longer be compatible soon.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] jesus.sea:
i'm one of this users, until now i just been able to cross flash my device to android 10 converting it to NULM but i just dream with the posibility of unlocking the bootloader, root and flash a custom rom but i guess it will stay as a dream i guess
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Al1630:
I have the same message. I am on Tracfone (owned by Verizon now) using an ATT SIM. VoLTE is not available to me. Does anyone have experience with other carriers - does VoLTE work on T-Mobile or Verizon?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] itswinter06:
can confirm both VoLTE and VoWifi worked on T-Mobile (ULM20f Pie). However, didn't work with Android 10 (tried KR & CA). Had to go back to pie.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Al1630:
Interesting. I'm running Pie. I turned them both on through the hidden menu, VoWifi showed up in settings but won't actually enable, VoLTE is still totally missing.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] itswinter06:
I was using command line "LGUP_Cmd" to cross flash and wipe the device first. After that LGUP with "Partition DL" option.

kdz file: G710ULM20f_00_NAO_US_OP_0218.kdz

No hidden menu changes.