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[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Questions & Answers] bpopilek:
Dead Pixels x2!

I am already on my 2nd Galaxy Z Flip and now trying to get #3! My first phone developed a spot of dead pixels in the middle of the screen. They magically appeared less than 24 hours after I received it. It was only plugged in to charge overnight, so I know that they were not caused by me. It then took over 3 weeks of multiple calls to finally get it replaced! At first, they kept trying to get me to send it in for a refund, and then told me that I could just buy a new one to fix it. I told them that they were dumb and that this was not a logical option. I received this phone through the Samsung Device Insights program for 1/2 price and a replacement would cost me the full amount.

Finally, after spending another hour on the phone and telling my story for the 50th time, I finally got through to someone in a higher up support office. He agreed with me that the previous calls and my experiences were ridiculous. He took the time to contact a local authorized Samsung repair store where he could send a replacement phone for me to pick up. On the bright side, I only had to turn in the phone, and I got a completely brand new one in the box. He said I could keep all the accessories from the original phone. While it did take a few days longer than I was originally told, I did eventually get the new phone.

Fast forward to today, I have had this replacement device for exactly 20 days. I am presently at work and when I opened the phone to check my messages, I found MORE DEAD PIXELS! Just like the last phone, they are always visible, only this time they are at the top of the display. I made another call back into Samsung, and I am currently waiting for a return phone call from Anthony. He just so happens to be the same upper level support person that I spoke with last time. He was the only one that was able to get the phone swapped out. Now I am hoping he will call me back to get this taken care of again.

I will say that If I do not get a call today as promised, I am sending it back for a full refund and I will never again buy another Samsung product. I am leery about even getting a 3rd unit after the horrible experiences I have had. Have any of you had similar problems and did they get your defective phone screens repaired/replaced as promised? So far, I am very underwhelmed and think that Samsung has a long way to go to provide proper customer service.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Questions & Answers] evergreeny:
Me too

I've had a Z flip for 5 months and tiny dead pixels on the top of screen.

I've never dropped nor wet.

I went to Samsung repair shop in London and they told me that they can't repair under warranty and I had to pay 99 pounds.

They mentioned that they could see tiny scratch on the screen which I couldn't see my eyes.

My friends told me that Samsung after care are terrible and I agree that.

I've been carefull this phone and I've never had a problem with dead pixels before.

I felt I was conned and very disappointed with Samsung
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] basel.go:
Dear friends

i have a big problem with my ulefone power 3

i got this message INVALID GPT

please anybody know what i must do ?

i put screenshot , i tried different roms.

the mobile has unlocked bootloader and i instaled android 8,1 before i have this problem..

now my mobile have black screen and he is detected from sp flash tool

sorry for my english language

see the screen shot in the links

https://imgshare.io/image/D260O

https://imgshare.io/image/Dwzy9
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KIBS2173:
Try this

Hi there,

Most Chinese branded phones have their own custom stock rom, so installing any version of rom will soft-brick the device.

You have to find the STOCK ROM for the device.

I suggest use this website to find your STOCK ROM

https://www.needrom.com/category/ulefone/power-3/

Regards

KIBS2173
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] brun0ww:
Any audio I play straight from WhatsApp is crackling after I update my Nokia 6.1 Plus to Android 10 yesterday.

Is anyone also facing the same issue?
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] joshclaudio:
Hi. Yes, it's a known bug in Nokia 6.1 Plus Android 10 update. As far as I know, an update is scheduled this month which includes March security patch and fix for this audio bug.
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] mohtaw:
i still have the same issue after march update ... so will it be fixed ?
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] brun0ww:
Same here.
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] StefyRox:
Still its here ? Seems like they gave up android one ?
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] brun0ww:
Problem still persists after April security patch.
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] brun0ww:
I realized that the problem is not only related to WhatsApp, but I also noticed the same crackling sound when I was playing a game (Horizon Chase) as well.
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] Xrobot:
They may not fix it soon. If your phones Bootloader is unlocked, just flash a custom ROM and enjoy. ?
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] gopu5:
Hey Guys, I do have WhatsApp cracking sound for both normal phone call & WhatsApp audio recordings so in this case I decided to take a step further to confront Nokia on Twitter but at the same time we need a pool of people reporting the similar issues under my post to have the company feel customers is everything & they need to somehow fix it. Would you join hands with me?

https://mobile.twitter.com/GKGopaKumar5/status/1266723703057833984
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] brun0ww:
Apparently it was fixed with today's OTA system update.

It took 3 months to get it fixed though.
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] StefyRox:
Wow! Thats a good news but i still did not have any update ?
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] Xrobot:
They finally fixed the crackling sound in May MR.

Any idea how to get the URL to the zip would be very helpful. I messed with the system partition after the upgrade, and it went directly to download mode but surprisingly the phone booted up after flashing the 'old' android 10 system image..

Nokia just patched vendor partition and forces us to download the whole payload 'again' :confused:
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] KelvinCrag:
#Patch

Nokia 6.1 Plus Maintenance Release (Full OTA)

DRG-415C-0-00WW-B01

Build Info:

Android Version: 10

Build Fingerprint: Nokia/Dragon_00WW/DRG_sprout:10/QKQ1.190828.002/00WW_4_15C:user/release-keys

Google Security Patch: 2020-05

Size:1.35GB

Install method here.

Release notes

Credit to [MENTION=6098723]vicente001[/MENTION]
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] Xrobot:
Thanks so much bro. Will certainly check it out tomorrow. I need it to fix the phone slot _a. It doesn't boot when set. :good:
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] KelvinCrag:
You're welcome.

---------- Post added at 06:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:47 PM ----------

It seems the WhatsApp audio with cracking noise is not completely fixed cos when you play an audio in WhatsApp and you minimise the app, though audio isn't coming out with noise but it stutters. I would like others who uses WhatsApp and have successfully upgraded to the latest May MR build to confirm this issue :(

EDIT: Fixed!
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] brun0ww:
Yes. I can confirm that the problem is not fully resolved yet.

After last OTA update, I was playing a voice note from WhatsApp with the screen turned on and the audio was fine. As I wrote before, the crackling audio problem seemed to be resolved after that update.

However as soon as the screen automatically turned off, the audio started to stuttering.

In other words, the problem is only partially fixed.
[Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Questions & Answers] KelvinCrag:
I found a fix. Just backup your chats and clear WhatsApp app data and cache. Enjoy!!
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] JJosuke:
I know people are going to **** on me for it, but I can't tolerate android emojis, and the only way I know of to do it is to use emoji switcher by rooting (I had an S8+), but rooting my S8+ almost put me into a bootloop and it has progressively slowed down my phone over time, so I'm quite concerned about doing it to a brand new S20+ 5G. Is there any offmarket app that can be downloaded that has this capability? I really don't wanna be rooting a brand new S20. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] corruptbyte:
The Textra SMS app will let you choose which style of emoji you display (some of them are an extra purchase, $1.99 I believe). It is a full replacement for the messages app, though. It does have a ton of customization in addition to the emojis.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] rodrigofd:
Without root, no app will be able to replace your emoji font system-wide.

And actually, because of how the new system partition works in the S20(*) devices, really the only practical way to replace emojis is via a custom Magisk package (because you cannot directly write to /system anymore, at least not for now).

That's what I'm doing on my S20+, at least. I'm using a modified Magisk module I based off another XDA project (San Francisco Fonts), with iOS 12 emojis, it works relatively well, say 8.5/10 (the sprites get cropped when rendered at some apps or locations)
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Ronny220:
I use Chrooma keyboard, this has iOS style emojis
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] corwin_amber:
If you decide so, go for it. Personally, I would never root for such a thing, but this is utterly up to you and your free decision. No need to **** anybody over such a thing ?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] cheekee:
All,

I'm being driven crazy by a recalcitrant Orange M3100. I had my old one set up no problem with O2 but it got stolen so my friend gave me his old one. Now I cannot get mobile internet/MMS etc to work. When I try to connect I get the "there is a problem connecting to the GPRS service in your registered home network". This was the case with both Orange's WM5 and Shaps WM6.

I've studied all the posts on here and have installed a radio ROM that, apparently, should work but it still doesn't. I've tried about 6 but none of them solve the problem. Voice/SMS work fine as does WIFI. Current setup is as follows:

ROM: Schap's 4.31

ROM date: 10/03/07

Radio: 1.47.00.10

Protocol: 32.80.7020.20H

It's unlucked and HardSPL7 is installed.

If anyone could help me out I'd be really grateful!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Sniuk:
I've recently set up my m3100 using o2 to receive mms,

following the settings on this website.

That was the only one that has worked for me.

http://www.m3w.co.uk/2006/11/o2-settings/

i don't know about internet, but mms works.

hope this helps

regards
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] cheekee:
Thanks Sniuk - will tag that for future reference. I've now just solved the problem and, ultimately, it was nothing to do with the phone. Despite me having asked *twice* O2 had failed to notice and remove the GPRS bar that was put in place along with all the other bars when my handset was stolen last week!!

They've given me some free line rental to apologise, though :)
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] hipsthor:
I rooted my Pixel XL and it worked fine for the first week, then it started to crash when i tried to use something microphone related. So today i recovered the phone to the stock version provided by google.

And it got worse, not only do the apps crash when using the mic, but also everything soundrelated is not working anymore. Phone is lagging all the time.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] hipsthor:
I rerooted my phone back and everything started working. Then I restarted the phone and it stopped again. IDK what to do, it's unusable.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] djared704:
You might have a pixel that has cracked solder joints. Do some research about the lawsuit that occurred in mid 2019. I heard if you take it to a uBreakiFix store they repair it for free.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] mycomputerisjunk:
I really hope this phone gets rooted and perhaps a ROM. I came from the OnePlus 7 Pro and yikes! The stock s20 says it has 520 apps installed, which includes my usual apps. My OnePlus 7 Pro has my identical apps installed, and it is under 150 for system and user apps.

The phone is crazy fast, but it would be ridiculous with a semi-stock Android.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iamnotkurtcobain:
You can uninstall the apps with ADB.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] wormeyman:
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/

Here is how to do it without root access, maybe Samsung and OnePlus count differently?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] mishufac:
Disabled apps

You can use adb or if you are lazy like me, you can buy a package disabler for 3€.

The apps I disabled are in the attach. You can disable more for better battery, but I still want the Samsung experience.

Maybe someone can suggest more apps that can be disabled without touching the Samsung experience.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] sublimaze:
I recommend using CCSWE App Manager rather than deleting via adb. You get the same effect, but if you need to restore an app/service, all you have to do is toggle a button, which is much more convenient than using adb.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] kenfb1:
Hi,

Do you happen to have a list of what you disabled using CCSWE that's safe

and/or not needed for a smooth setup. CCSWE has color coded system files

in red, are these safe to disable????

Ken
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] sublimaze:
All system files are potentially dangerous to disable/uninstall.

I disabled the following with no issues whatsoever:

Bixby routines

Bixby voice

Bixby voice stub

Briefing

(Samsung) Calendar

(Samsung) Contacts

Facebook

Facebook app installer

Facebook app manager

Facebook services

Game launcher

(Samsung) Launcher

Messages

Netflix

Samsung Daily

Samsung Galaxy friends

Samsung Internet

Smasung Internet panel

SmartThings

Voice wake-up

Obviously, if you use any of those apps/services, then don't disable them. I use Google Calendar & Google Contacts, so the Samsung versions are unnecessary. And I use Pulse SMS, so no need for Messages app.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] kenfb1:
Thanks,

I'll give them a try,

Ken
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] aexp08:
Anyway to bypass the FRP? I'm running 8.0. Currently trying to flash with ODIN but it's not working. So in may be doing something wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] bravetraveler:
I have exactly the same problem. Help Please !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] shah22:
This isn't the right sub forum for asking help.. plus you made duplicate thread.. ask in question/answers and also give more details
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] tuukkaaa:
hi everyone, sorry for mai bed england, i finaly switched from my s8 to s20 ultra 5g g988b, and i think i got scammed... next day i got messege from samsung forward leasing that says that my phone is not payed for next month of leasing and will be locked soon...BUT IT WORKS OK, developer mode activates okay, its do factory reset and activates without network normally, should i have worry about this? Can i do oem unlock when 7 day of use pass? anyone knows something about this scam and samsung forward leasing btw? No i cannot return it.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] jonboi:
Did you buy the phone, or lease it?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] shollywood:
What back alley did you buy it from?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] tuukkaaa:
From very weird shop that sell phones only for cash with no waranty for really cheap, i bought many phones from them already and no problems, i think their supplier is doing weird things. Thats not a question, do you knew anything about unlocking on that phone? As i knew its not a mdm.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] tuukkaaa:
Does anyone unlock boot on s20 already? What i need to do to get oem unlock in developer options?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] tdevaughn:
Nobody here can help you unlock a phone bought from a 2nd hand source, that appears to be not a legitimate sale. Sounds like Samsung is still owed for that phone
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] shollywood:
So you kinda answered your own question then. Hope you got it REAL CHEAP!!
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] dlads:
So you leased a phone! Didn't pay for the next month, otherwise known as a never pay and now you want help?

Lol.

PS: any further questions please see the above line.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Morpheus991:
Running the most recent OTA with Android 10 on Verizon:

Been noticing weird issues recently, unable to answer calls sometimes until I reboot. Static and clicks on calls. Earlier today when I answered my phone it sounded like a conference call with someone else making a noise (a chuckle) and the actual caller sounded distant. Weaker signal, some texts not going through and a few other issues like not being able to interact with the shortcut screen (all the way to the left of home screen).

All of these could be from system bugs, I'm not one to be paranoid, just wondering if anyone knows how to check etc.
[Shadow General] OooH-Boy:
Hi, anyone got an spanish ROM for my Tmobile HTC Shadow. tks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Makerucia:
Hello guys, My phone has fatal error. Plz help me T^T

I can't lost my data.

that is very important...

I explain to my Phone's situation.

First. OEM is locked and encryption unsuccessful.

I can use TWRP

but, I can't setup TWRP to my Phone...

Because, I can see the text 'Custom Binary(Recovery) blocked by FRP Lock' when on install TWRP on my phone...

Can i restore my data?...

plz Help me...

waiting solution...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Dark Stranger:
No. Without the oew activated, you will not be able to unlock the bootloader and without the bootloader unlocked you will not be able to install twrp. So the only solution is to reinstall the stock rom via odin.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
I have been doing some research , was looking to get into the unlocked bootloader snapdragon models for obvious reasons..

Here are the following:

S20 Ultra - SA-G988BD Latin American Snapdragon model (should have unlocked bootloader)

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1549755-REG/samsung_sa_g988bdgr_galaxy_s20_ultra_g988b.html

Same thing for S20+ it's a model # beginning with SA.

Are these models truly bootloader unlockable, and how is development for unlockable snapdragon samsung devices?

Where should I be sourcing the purchase from?

known sellers of F\DS versions (exynos) (of all variants)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Ga...hash=item1f0b2b1cc8:m:mSdP4qhLx0dRJgKOI8ClGMw

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Ga...92:m:mo1w8WlyKXHUa-jnEGtmWjg&var=503079501845

If you know of other sellers , sources, please post em up and i'll update OP
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
I'd prefer to buy the snapdragon model, if i could unlock bootloader and root...
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
Bump
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
Any advice? would like to pull the trigger soon
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
anyone?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] dlads:
Ok so from what I've read and it's everywhere btw..

The Snapdragon variant does not allow bootloader unlocking. However it's probably going to be substantially faster both CPU and GPU, plus more efficient.

The exynos is going to be unlockable.

But the downside is that it's going to be slower, less efficient and if memory serves; developers hate the exynos chipset and the madness that comes with it.

Not very well optimized, but hey it's the price you pay.

If you're not in the EU then the SD is the preferred choice. As the 5G bands appear to be regionally specific, not sure if this will change in the future but from past experiences, if it doesn't exist on launch then don't assume it'll be added later..

I'm losing heart in this device and it's stupid chipset conundrum, plus the price is stratospheric, there shouldn't be a compromise, but obviously there is.

My advice if you haven't commited yet, wait for the OnePlus 8 pro, it'll have the 865, will have 120hz, wireless charging, ip68 and will be unlockable..

Unless you're in the states and your provider locks it down. In which case, get it direct. Pay it off with PayPal finance.

;)
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
ya i'm in the states and yes you are right it seems everywhere,

I really don't want to deal with exynos madness again, i dealt with that on my note 8 korean version and even signal suffered horribly.

I heart the "N" models (the korean variant) is also SD? and locked? is this really true?

I remember back in the day snapdragon Latin american and HK variants were unlockable...
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Barcovn:
N version unlock. I use it now
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
bootloader unlocked?

can u show proof?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
any update from you guys ? which versions have you purchased?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
So i actually can't seem to find the unlockable bootloader snapdragon model anywhere, which one is it?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Aezhyr:
Any news?

Are the version SM-G9880 and SM-G988N unlockable? Or are every SD versions locked? Does someone have any information about this? I'm considering returning my Exynos version and import the SD one from WondaMobile. Either the G9880 or the G988N depending on whether they're unlockable or not.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Barcovn:
N version, oem unlock work. However i can't find any twrp or guide regarding root for snap 865
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] nobrain3000:
Yeah, i ordered also a 988N. That's great!

Gesendet von meinem SM-G975F mit Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Barcovn:
Lot of Korean Bloatwares. Hope can root and debloat them soon
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
I ordered the g9880HK snapdragon version from eBay store never msrp. I get it on Tuesday
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Aezhyr:
Can't you remove the bloatware with adb commands?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Paul_Deemer:
Just a note to anyone considering the exynos chipset. They Run Hot and Battery life is Terrible! The Snapdragon is also far superior!
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] nobrain3000:
Yess and package disabler works too.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] masri1987:
What's safe to disable?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shandell31:
i am looking foe the binary 5 combination file with no luck can anyone lead me to a non paid site peferably thanks in advance .
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Nicholas2048:
Hey, so I got this idea from a book and I was wondering if there's a way to make it possible if I root my phone. I want to have 2 separate user accounts but there is no option to switch accounts, the way you would access one is to type in its password (say 1234) and the way you access the other would be to type in its password (5678). So it doesn't look like there are multiple accounts, and if I need to give someone the password I can tell them 1234, but all my actual data is hidden unless I type 5678. Is that possible? I am willing to root my phone.

Thanks