yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] _Ra1n_:
Of course! I just wish we were making progress!

The "error: closed" message suggests you may not be using an up-to-date version of the Android Platform Tools (https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools). Does the following command produce the same error?:

adb shell ls /storage

Are you absolutely sure you removed your PIN/passcode and disabled the lock screen? If you go into Settings > Storage, does the phone display the usage breakdown between (images & video, music & audio, ect) as you'd expect it?

The following ADB command will list every "package" currently on the phone:

adb shell pm list packages

Without getting into too much detail, every app resides in it's own "package." Locate the package for the app you want to launch and attempt to launch the app with the following command:

adb shell monkey -p app.package.name -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1

Replacing app.package.name with the package you want to launch. For example, the following command should launch Google Photos:

adb shell monkey -p com.google.android.apps.photos -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] Matt Spo:
Yes, that command does display every package name. Trying to launch Google Photos via monkey command above led to "No Activities Found to Run, Monkey Aborted." Same message when trying to launch SMS Backup & Restore.

I don't believe I previously mentioned it, but device is NOT rooted. Imagine you probably figured that, lol.
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] _Ra1n_:
I assume the following command returns the same "closed" error as before, then?:

adb shell ls /storage/emulated

This is expected. All modern phones are encrypted whether or not a PIN is set. The PIN, fingerprint, ect. simply protects the key. This enables the user to set a PIN quickly and allows the PIN to be changed without re-encrypting everything with a new key.

In theory, that shouldn't matter. Nothing we've tried so far requires root and I recovered without root when this occurred on my phone.

Clearly your phone is reacting differently than mine did when I ran into this. Other than the Pixel 3 / Pixel 3 XL difference, the only other thing I can think of is that I was on Android 10 not Android 9. Without digging through the source code, Android 10 likely handles the device encryption differently.

Unfortunately I'm not really sure what else to suggest. You may have success updating to Android 10. I doubt it fixes the "Pixel is starting" issue though it may unlock the phone and let you pull data off. I would recommend doing this by sideloading a recent OTA instead of doing a System Update on the phone. If you'd like guidance with this, let me know. Google's page containing all of the OTA images & instructions for sideloading them is: https://developers.google.com/android/ota
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] Matt Spo:
Thank you for that link and for all of your efforts thus far. I messaged google tech support with the issue, I guess before I go the sideloading route to install Android 10, which may or may not help me, I'll see what they say. But I will certainly reach out, privately(?) if I need further assistance.
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] _Ra1n_:
Yeah, wait until you hear back from Google and see what (if anything) they have to say first.

One random thought I had regarding updating to Android 10: Note that on the Verizon model, since the bootloader is locked, you cannot downgrade (as far as I'm aware, hopefully someone can correct me if I'm wrong). I would first try sideloading QQ1A.200105.002 since that is the version I had success recovering my data on.
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] Matt Spo:
Sorry for delay, been trying some things in the interim, unfortunately none of which have helped. I have now updated my Computer OS from Win7 to Win10 which helps get drivers recognized, both MTP and ADB (MTP was not working with Win7). Everything seems to be "running" properly. Upon doing some research, it seems like MTP connection for transfer has been disabled, possibly with my latest software update, which I believe is November 2019 (Android Pie). I could not find anyone mentioning that MTP/USB transfer has been RE-enabled with Android 10.

Could that be a reason I am getting the messages I am getting for ADB commands or is that a separate entity, unaffected by MTP mode being disabled by Google? It seems to me, that possibly my best/only option at this point, in order to (hopefully) recover SMS/MMS as well as photos/videos is to sideload updated software? If MTP still not enabled in the sideloaded update you mention, thereby having same results with ADB commands, perhaps I could at least have the option like you initially mentioned of opening the apps via settings, something which is not an option with Pie?

As always, thanks for your continued help. Btw, Google Tech support had no information to help my situation!
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] _Ra1n_:
In theory that should make a difference. MTP has been a standard for quite some time. Not sure what is (or was) causing your driver issues (if any). Out of curiosity, do you have another computer (or a friend/family member's computer) you can try plugging the phone into?

Interesting, I hand't heard of this. In developer options, what happens when you set "Default USB configuration" to "File Transfer" and then plug the phone in?

Honestly, I'm starting to think that your issue is either A) different than mine in some way or B) The "Pixel is starting..." bug acts differently on Android 9 and Android 10. What we've learned from ADB is that your phone isn't mounting the internal storage. It is possible that Android 10 mounts (and/or unlocks) the Internal storage earlier in the boot process than Android 9. This may be why I was able to access the data from the "Pixel is starting..." screen but you can not.

Unless you can find someone more knowledgeable that has something better to try, I would update to QQ1A.200105.002 (the Feb 2020 update) since that is where I had luck. Since your device has a locked bootloader, you will not be able to revert back to Android 9 (if that matters at this point). Let me know if you need help with this.

At this point, I'd say anything is possible.
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] Matt Spo:
Before going with the sideloaded OTA updates, I found the following sites which had a bunch of tips for people who have had recent trouble getting various Pixel phones to mount as drives on CPU, I am going to play around with these tips first, perhaps it's glitchy software update(s)? https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/8621523?hl=en&msgid=16913445 AND https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/58mp7o/pixel_xl_wont_connect_to_windows_10_pc/
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] _Ra1n_:
Yes. Even without a security PIN set, the "internal storage" (where app data is stored, where your photos are stored, ect) is still encrypted. Really your PIN only encrypts the key to unlock the internal storage. This is why you can set a PIN after you've used the phone and have a lot of data stored on it without waiting for the data to be encrypted (and change/remove your PIN without waiting for the data to be decrypted/re-encrypted). When a PIN is not set, the phone (should) automatically unlock the storage with the stored key. (I'm over-simplifying a little bit, of course)

My comment about Android 9/10 differences was a (somewhat educated) guess that Android 10 "unlocks" the "always-encrypted" internal storage at a different time than Android 9. If this "unlock" occurs earlier, the internal storage may be accessible once on the "Pixel is starting..." screen. Unfortunately we're fighting with a bug/glitch; none of this is an exact science.

Yes, follow the steps on Google's OTA page. No, you do not need to flash the OTAs in sequence. The OTAs available on that page are "Full" OTAs; you can jump straight to any Full OTA as long as it is more recent that the version you're currently on.

If the issue was only an MTP issue, you'd still be able to access the data through ADB, something that it doesn't seem like we've been able to accomplish. Since you've tried multiple computers, I don't think this is related.
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] Matt Spo:
I reached back out to Google Tech. Support since realizing my issue seems to stem from the phone NOT being able to be controlled through connected device (computer) but not being allowed to do so, only allowing connection via "this device." They recommended updating software to most recent version of Android 10, which hopefully fixes that connection problem. I guess my decision is either upgrading to the software version you were on, was it - 105.002 (January) or 205.002 (February)? I saw a discrepancy in previous post between software version # and Month. Perhaps that will allow me to do what I need to do, if not I upgrade to the latest version. If I go straight to the latest version, there's no turning back to trying your software, since bootloader locked. Would you recommend starting with your software update and then potentially moving on to most recent if that doesn't work?

Thank you again for all of your help thus far, seems like this could be the home stretch, exhausted all possible scenarios. If upgrading software doesn't work, seems like I am SoL in hopes of backing up.

Matt
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] _Ra1n_:
You're correct; I mistyped that a few posts back. The version I had success recovering on was "QQ1A.200105.002" specifically.

Correct, if you sideload the most recent update you will not be able to sideload an older update with a locked bootloader. My gut instinct would be to update to the version I had success with because we know it worked at least once. Obviously I can't guarantee it will work for you, but I'm really hoping it does. If it doesn't help, updating to the latest version would be the next step.

Of course! I'm still hopeful this will work out!

Random aside: [MENTION=3118344]Ditamae[/MENTION] ran into the exact same issue as me and seems to have had similar success with recovering data. He responded to my original post about this issue: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=82567069&postcount=5. He indicated he was on the January 2020 update as well.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] cobrajet7:
So my Verizon pixel is on the final official update. Can the bootloader be unlocked?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] lzgmc:
Check developer options (about phone - > tap build number 7 times) and look for the "Enable OEM unlock" option.

If it's greyed out, check this thread.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] djared704:
That's for the Google store pixel.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] Deleted member 10802473:
No Verizon permanently locks bootloaders
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] xor_:
I'm in the process of switching from my old Mi A2 lite to the A3. I thought I could save myself some configuration work by using a TWRP backup from my old device, restoring the data and persist partitions. Which in retrospect was idiotic.

After rebooting, the fingerprint system is not enrolling my fingerprints anymore. I get the animation of the sensor, so it's seeing something, but it's not registering my fingerprints.

I'm on the latest official release (miui_LAURELSPROUTGlobal_V10.3.16.0.PFQMIXM_f0b7606358_9.0.zip) , only with TWRP and magisk added.

I've done some searching, and tried most of the obvious solutions suggested on this board:

- flashed a new OTA-ROM

- wiped data

- flashed a new persist.img from the latest official release

- tried to manually delete the old fingerprint registration data from /persist/data, /data/system, and /data/system/users/0

No success so far. Any fresh ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Questions & Answers] myabc:
Hello. Please can anyone if is possible to show it and how to do? For me it is invisible. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Questions & Answers] felixmorillo:
Hi everyone, i have an unlock us at&t s10e, i´m in Mexico and when i click update software it says is up to date and it´s still in android 9 with june 1 2019 patch, how can i uptaded manually or force it to upde via ota

baseban version is G970USQU2ASG8
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Questions & Answers] Nexiuss:
My situation is very similar to yours, but my version is G970USQU2BSGJ. did your problem has resolved?
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Questions & Answers] felixmorillo:
Yes i did, i downloaded Frija, with that i donwloaded the firmware original from Samsung without any carrier, in Frija you tyoe in Model: SM-G970U1 and CSC: XAA then dowload the firmware and flash it with Odin, if your phone is unlocked you should be fine
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Questions & Answers] darrelian24:
Hi felix, just have one question. After flashing to u1, arw you going to be able to get OTA updates for the u1?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] BlackFear:
Hi, i want to optimize my Today Screen on the TouchFlo.

I want my Tasks (or other Apps) to be shown on the today screen under the calendar, how can I do this?

Thx for the replies ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] sushilange:
use search!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] liamhere:
you tell them! :rolleyes:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] BlackFear:
There are no answers I am looking for!

Und nebenbei, das Netikett besagt dass man Noob-Usern nicht so prompt antwortet und wenn dann mit Hilfe Herr Senior-Member
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] MarcLandis:
Well and this is an english forum.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] pedmond:
Yes there is an answer. However, it implies the effort of doing a search :mad:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] BlackFear:
I searched the Forum and found nothing what is in my interessts.

You could help me instead of doing like I am a dumba**.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] pedmond:
All right, try these links for starters:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=401907

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=402012

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=406206

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=407431

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=407777

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=406681

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=403939

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=398265

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=405749

You should find some interesting things in these threads :)

There is no solution for the tasks on TF3D though...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] BlackFear:
Thank you very much!

Sorry 'bout my previous comments, was just a bit p***ed off :(
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] matt_jackson:
The best way/prog to optimize your Touchflow 3D is Diamond TF3D Config

im übrigen von einem Deutschen Coder ;)

post scriptum:

mag diese "use search" Antworten auch nicht besonders....
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] BlackFear:
Thx, I tried the links and I found the TF3D Config Tool, very very nice, I optimized my TF3D like I need it, the only thing I can't change the today screen....

So I tried the second today. The Second Today App crashes all the time... even the newer version 0.3
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXSantyXx:
Hey,

So i have an Ulefone Armor X5 and it froze during utilization, and now wont boot, its stuck on the Ulefone logo. I tried getting into the recovery, it did once, and i restarted it after that just to try and boot it normaly for the last time before doing a factory reset, and now when i boot into recovery, the screen is all black, no options, the only thing that is shows is: "Supported API: 3" at the bottom.

Any idea how i can revive the phone?

Bootloader is locked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bringsix:
Maybe u need to install stock Rom.

You can download Guide, utility and Rom from official site on link below :

drive.google{dot}com/open?id=1c7W908yo36WWOZ4qu90zCidsbyswmJuh

I hope this will help you..

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Flash with SP Multi Port,, maybe...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pachacouti:
Your stuck in adb sideload mode, if you see API, I reckon, try sideloading the official zip....
[Razer Phone 2 Themes, Apps, and Mods] macjunkie:
I don't know if Anyone as Mentioned this before if you did then THANK YOU. If you like the the dark look for your notifications. The Material Shade app from Google Playstore works with the new MR3 Build. The only issue I have is the Lock screen Notifications are the Normal White Background color. if any one knows how to fix that Please let me know.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] clax6:
Hi all just purchased the note 10 plus 5g.

The colours on the icons look washed out and not as pin sharp as my note 9 to the point that I'm sending it back.

How do you guys cope with it?

The phone is absolutely drop dead gorgeous but I cant deal with the dpi. Anything I'm missing?

Solution****

Ok I know what it is.

So to prove I was kind of right try this in your note 10 plus.

Go to the app draw and press the menu top right 3 dots.

Then home screen settings and change the home screen grid and apps screen grid to 5x5.

Now the icons are more compressed and give sharper edges as they are less stretched out.

Also under screen mode there is only 2 options on my note 10 which is vivid or natural ( on the note 9 there is adaptive)

Changing to vivid and making the white balance gives richer colour to the washed out icons.

I really thought I was going crazy but I'm glad I've worked it out. It makes the note 10 so much better than the default IMHO.

Let me know
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] ogooemeka:
Re u sure, u bought original note 10
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] clax6:
Yeah 100%. I think maybe you need to see them side by side to see it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] winol:
I do not know what device you are talking about, my samsung galaxy note 10+ 975F has a supberb display, tbh, I dont know what you got in your hands
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] ogooemeka:
Am surprise to hear this

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Check if d screen its on wqhd
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] GDHAMTON7:
Yeah the issues I did have got ironed out... By what you mean it got worse?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] clax6:
I tried full brightness turned on vivid.

Really disappointed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] clax6:
I checked that and even put it on the highest settings
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] clax6:
Dpi on the 9 is 515, on the 10 its 498
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] ogooemeka:
Its not matter of putting the full brightness. Use WQHD SCREEN.ITS UNDER DISPLAY SETTING.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] clax6:
I've tried that. But still the same. If you had a 9 side by side you would see it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] ogooemeka:
I have used note 9 ,there is no comparison at all. Note 10+ beats hands down.first time of hearing this.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] clax6:
Have you still got a 9?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] ogooemeka:
I have sold it long time ago
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] tainka:
Change the color profile to vivid under display settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] znel52:
I know everybody is different but I'm gonna have to disagree with that. Note 10 has an Amazing screen better than the last gen in my opinion. Maybe you have some kind of hardware related issue going on or something. IDK just doesn't sound right.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] ultramag69:
I have both the Note 9 and the 10+, Side by side the Note 10+ has the better display.

As has been said earlier, either you had a knock-off clone or just got a lemon.

I also find after using my Note 10+ the 9 feels slow... Noticeably so, with lots of lag.

If I use the Note 9 exclusively for a few days this goes away so its subjective but the difference is there...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] winol:
Exactly, you just nailed it!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] Belimawr:
yeah the base Note 10 does have a worse screen than the Note 9. but the Note 10+ is a better screen. when I switched from my Note 9 to Note 10+ 5G when it launched the 10+ gave better picture quality than the 9. however having seen a standard Note 10 that is actually a downgrade from the Note 9, the Note 9 screen is better than the standard Note 10.

basically the standard Note 10 should have been marketed as a budget model and the + should have been the standard as it is the true upgrade from the 9.

so if you have a Note 10+ the screen should be as clear as the Note 9, the 10+ is about 18PPI lower than the Note 9 due to a larger screen but slightly higher resolution (Note 10+ at 498 Vs Note 9 at 516) so the difference should be negligible at best, by the standpoint unless you are looking at it under magnification it should look identical. the standard note 10 on the other hand is only at 401PPI so it is actually a 20% drop in screen quality and that would be noticeable.

so if you have a 10+ and the screen is noticeably worse I would return it as the device is likely faulty, if you have a standard Note 10 and the screen looks worse the fact is the screen is worse, but then the entire screen and the battery in a standard Note 10 is a downgrade over the Note 9.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] clax6:
Thanks for the replies. I shall try to take a photo of the and do a collage side by side.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] clax6:
Ok I know what it is.

So to prove I was kind of right try this in your note 10 plus.

Go to the app draw and press the menu top right 3 dots.

Then home screen settings and change the home screen grid and apps screen grid to 5x5.

Now the icons are more compressed and give sharper edges as they are less stretched out.

Also under screen mode there is only 2 options on my note 10 which is vivid or natural ( on the note 9 there is adaptive)

Changing to vivid and making the white balance gives richer colour to the washed out icons.

I really thought I was going crazy but I'm glad I've worked it out. It makes the note 10 so much better than the default IMHO.

Let me know
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] Ramprasad92:
Did u try setting the screen mode to vivid? Coz natural looks a bit dull compared to vivid mode :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Bunyamin3:
Alpha ux v8 rom ı installed but game tools don't work

Do you have a file (zip)to fix ?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] AWFRONT:
Have you ever wondered why there is no shortcut to the Dual Sim Menu of the Mate 20X?

Would you like to have a direct link to the Tethering and Hotspot Settings?

Now You Can! All you have to do is:

Pull Down the Notification Panel.....

- LONG PRESS Airplane Mode to access: Airplane Mode toggle, SIM Management, Personal Hotspot, Data Usage

- LONG PRESS Hotspot to access; Personal Hotspot settings, More: Bluetooth Tethering and USB Tethering.

These little tricks will speed up your access to the these 2 important and commonly used settings that some will find very handy.

You can Also reposition the placement of these shrotcuts on the Notification Panel by clicking onto the PenWriting icon on the top right side of the Notification Panel to move the Shortcuts to your preferred places on the Panel.

LONG PRESSING OF MOST NOTIFICATION PANEL ITEMS WILL TAKE YOU TO THEIR REPSECTIVE SETTINGS

DISCOVERED THAT THIS LITTLE TRICK APPEARS TO BE WORKING ON MOST ANDROID PHONES RUNNING ON THE RECENT VERSIONS OF ANDROID INCLUDING Samsung Galaxy Note 8/9/10 and many Other Huawei, Samsung and other Brand Devices.

JUST TRY AND SEE IF WORKS ON YOUR PHONE AND Enjoy Ease of Use!

If anyone has any other access shortcuts on the Mate 20x/5G, then do please share. Preferably, if someone can post a direct shortcut for the Sim Management Menu this would be even more of use to me.

Knowledge is Power! Sharing is Caring! Enjoy!