yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] vdevl:
thanks for the guide and files! i followed it step by step and had no probs at all. i have both the 4 and 4XL and wanted to stop in and say thanks for both guides. update went smooth on both devices :D

btw i was using stock kernel but restored both the boot and dbto images just in case. no problems there either.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] Brosid:
So I watched some videos and i think i understand how to do it by simply downloading the firmware and add the correct files to each one bl,ap,cp,home but I don't know what country firmware to use? I tried getting one that was from unknown country but there was no CP_xxxx file in it so do i get a different firmware? It was a Unknown country one.

Files

[IMG="Files"]https://i.gyazo.com/62ec01a0d490ebd6491098a206289637.png[/IMG]

my tablet is also not rooted just a normal tablet on android 9 not sure if that matters

As to why i want to do this is my tab s3 is slower and feels like a cheap tablet now and want to go back lol
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] Pact:
"my tab s3 is slower and feels like a cheap tablet"

Can you explain further on this? More lag when scrolling? Less apps are stored in memory (they need to reload from scratch when you switch to them)? Apps take more time to start?

Have you tried a system reset and start from scratch? Or tried a debloated custom Pie rom from the dev section?

Because there's lots of complaints on how Pie is somehow slower than Oreo, but I haven't see a thorough explanation, or actual data on this. In fact there's equally plenty of posts saying Pie is just fine.

Honestly I'm interested in knowing more, because I got this tablet already set up with Pie, and having fully reset it, I didn't encounter any lagging. It certainly feels smooth. Only issue is that I feel apps were killed faster than I thought, certainly doesn't give the impression of having 4gb of RAM. But I don't have a reference point, so I don't know if Oreo is better.

The device is still in warranty so I don't want to do any tweaks.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] Brosid:
hello yes ive tried a reset before and its usually stuff like me pressing the home button or multi button and noticed 2 second delay and scrolling lags and the battery drains fast now i remember leaving it on standby fully charged and will check it back 3 days later and it be like on 20-40% and now it dies in 8 hours on standby mode maybe less/more.

as for other firmware this would be my first time doing anything like this which is why i made this thread because it wasnt containing a file that ive seen people talk about in videos/tutorials.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bitelmaniaco:
Hi, I have this error on ODIN: emmc write fail: aboot

Some clue to resolve it?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] jd1639:
What version of odin are you using? Use 3.13.1
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] romaincn:
I tried many time to reset and even wiped my tablet but the problem is still not handled. Snailed everytime. I dont know how to do it now.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] Srambo217:
My tablet is on stock 9.0 and it runs terribly. The entire interface feels sluggish and clunky. I turned off scale animations and switched to a super minimal launcher and it still feels like it takes .5- 1 seconds to react to any input. Even rotating the display lags by 3-5 seconds. I also noticed the volume has been nerfed with this firmware. Removing the annoying safety cap does nothing to the overall volume. I handly even use my tablet anymore since 9.0 made it feel worse than a $60 Chinese tablet from Walmart.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] pooyab:
I managed to downgrade from 9 to 8 using T825XXU3BSD1 UK rom. It had right bootloader version that made the process possible. give it a try
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] Antonielli:
Hi @Srambo217,

I have the exact same problem with my Tab S3 after upgrading to Pie. Is there any solution to this?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] kitty035:
@Antonielli, did you manage get your tablet downgraded?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] Antonielli:
No, sadly I did not.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] kitty035:
These are the steps I followed when I did it myself over a year ago. I Modified the steps since you are not rooting your device.

1. Download the firmware you need from a reliable source. (sammobile is a good place)

2. Go into settings on Device, find Build Number and tap on 7 times to unlock Developer Options.

3. Go into Developer Options and turn on USB Debugging and OEM Unlock (very important even though you are not rooting)

4. Download and install latest version of ODIN for Samsung and any drivers you need for your computer. Also extract the downloaded firmware in easy to find place.

5. Put tablet into Download mode (hold Power, Vol Down, and Home button together) and open ODIN.

6. Hook tablet to computer and make sure it show up in ODIN, then place the AP, BL, and CSC files in their right slots. Don't use CSC home file.

7. Click Start.

You are basically following the same steps that someone does to root their device only you are installing the factory firmware instead of a custom one. So please double check my steps with the steps posted by more senior members in the rom section. I do know that I was able to personally downgrade my device twice when learning how to install custom roms. I went from Android 9 to 8 both times.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] LeinadSOFT:
[Update] I got it. I changed the firmware to a more current Android 8 one. The one I was trying was from 2018. The one that worked was from 2019. Thanks for the step by step.

Is not working. ;-;. I have aba s3 t825 Brazilian version. This device has android 9. I wanted to downgrade to Android 8 but I was unsuccessful. This is error ( SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 3 > Binary 1 )
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
Afaik it's only possible to downgrade when the bootloader hasn't been changed during upgrading.

At least that's what I experienced on one device.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
I'm getting ready to try this almost 4 years later. Where did you get your rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
That last question was for pooyab. If this downgrade fails , could it permanently brick your tablet?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
Try samfrew.com
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
I went there and all they had was Android 7. I need Android 8. Another question is is their anyway to make a copy of my current android 9 from my tablet, in case the downgrade fails? In other words, create the rom from my tablet itself.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
How do you know my s3 is showing up in Odin? In the Odin log it just says <ID:0/004> Added!

Does that mean it's showing up in Odin? And since I have to wait for you to answer that question, how do I safely get out of downloading? It says do not turn off target
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
Amother thing is, should you try to go into download mode when your tablet is turned on or off? I did it when my tablet was already on, and it worked.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
But you wrote that 3 and a half years ago. Which odin is best for S3?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
Another question I would have, is when you search for firmware, like on sammobile, they only have UK but not USA?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
I just saw on YouTube, that you should use this file if you want to keep your current settings. Us that true?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
Found this: https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-T825

Says from 7 to 9.

Which one do you own btw?

Not possible afaik.

Could in that case flash latest stock via Odin taking CSC instead of just HOME-CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
That shows it

Just reboot using pwr button.

BUT make sure Odin says "Passed" after flashing.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
Doesn't matter
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
It's true BUT when you change OS settings can't/shouldn't be kept.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
bmwdroid. Thanks for answering all my questions. I really appreciate it! I'm very nervous about doing this. I downgraded my NVIDIA shield about 6 years ago, and it worked. This will be only my second time.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
I just went to that link, and they don't have an American flag. I bought my S3 from Amazon in the US. Can't Americans own tablets? I don't understand this. So in my case, which one should I use?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
You might find out, when looking at the build data or "base band version" and compare it with what's shown on samfw.com.

Mine is three days away on Sunday I can tell you more.

Travelling with a newer tab.

Which one do you own?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
As I wrote it might not work if bootloader has a higher version on 9 than on 8.

What's your reason for downgrading anyway or did I overview that?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
I have the 10 inch Tab S3 I bought in 2018 from Amazon. It was great at first, but after they upgraded to pie from oreo, it turned into a real pig. Very sluggish. Now the icons appear on the desktop slowly. Before they all appeared instantaneously. I mainly use it to fly my drone, so performance is very important. It has great colors. My brother couldn't believe how good it looked. He said the display was as good as his iPhone.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
If it doesn't work, what do I do then?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
Well I did it, and it looks like it's working. I have Android 8.0 and Samsung 9.0. Only bad thing, when it was finishing, it came is some foreign language, like Turkish. But I got it back to English. Anyway, so far so good!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
Good to hear.

Which stock ROM did you take?

Still don't know which device you got.

Like SM-T82??
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
I said right here. the 10 inch Tab S3

I think it's this one. T820XXU3BSD1_T820OJV3BSD1_MID

It's going to take me a long time to get my tablet the way it was before the downgrade. I was able to make some improvements. I made my gmail address my primary one. The one that was primarily before, my kids hijacked it. Google does not allow you to change your primary account. The first account, is the primary account forever. Really stupid. Couldn't fly my drone today. It will take a while before I even know, if this download will restore my tablet to the way it was when I first bought it from Amazon in 2018.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
Not really said as there are three different ones existing acc to gsmarena.com (see pic)

So it's the SM-T820 while I got the 825.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
@shb777 So your kids can send mails using your name ??

I have several Google accounts so each is the primary one.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
I didn't know there were three different versions of the S3. My kids don't use the gmail. Only my YouTube.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
So far this downgrade doesn't seem like it's changed much. The tablet is still sluggish, specially when it first starts. I wonder if that "Samsung Experiance" would be the problem
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
Perhaps it's worth testing LineageOS.

[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][14][EAS][OTA][SM-T820][SM-T825][2024-3-9] LineageOS 21 for Galaxy Tab S3

/* * Your warranty will be VOID after installing a custom ROM. * * Get notified yourself that I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. * Please do some...

xdaforums.com

Of course Idk if your drone app is working with a custom ROM even when not rooted.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
What is ldk? I'm on a trip now. I brought both my tablets. I can fly my drone with the A9+ and watch the video on the S3, which has a MUCH better screen. In fact, the A9+ is only HD. Thanks for the info. You've been a great help to me and I really appreciate it!

My S3 has another problem. It's USB connector is damaged so it only works one way to charge the tablet and connect to other devices. So I have to turn it 180 degrees all the time. I fly my drone around the ocean and it has gotten salt water on it. I got that moisture indicator on it a lot before. Thanks again for your help. Steve
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] bmwdroid:
short for "I don't know"

Sorry to hear that.

Wouldn't like to try to replace it myself but perhaps you are better in electronics than I am.

Glad I could help.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] shb777:
I know what Samsung would say if I told them to fix the connector. They would want to change the whole circuit board for $200. I tried to buy contact cleaner but my wife couldn't find any. I'm in a real remote location with no stores here. I'm using starlink for internet. I can't take contact cleaner on a plane because it comes in a areosal can. Fortunately I brought my other tablet so I can fly my drone with it.
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] justwondering:
Anyone with personal past experience that can recommend any products / techniques that will help remove scratches from a Nintendo switch screen or similar type of plastic screen?

Anything you've used in the past for a similar problem, That has worked and done the trick?

I've googled for a while, various posts about using plastic polish, micro fiber cloths, but there seems to be conflicting evidence as to if it is a good idea or a bad idea.

My own switch has had a screen protector on since new, the one with the scratches is a cheapie one I bought recently.

(image of scratched screen is not my own)
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] JvaOneShotzXprX:
Honestly, if you think you can do it yourself, replacing the digitizer itself is only $13 USD and you get a brand new screen. That's what I did to a cheap switch I got from eBay for $100, granted I do have experience repairing electronics.

Otherwise, I think you're SOL. There's very few things that will do the Job, and you'll never really have it back to the original condition. Not even close.
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] justwondering:
That might be my best way forward, I shall watch some YouTube video guides.

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] kevinireland11:
So poor and laggy always crashes whilst playing pubg, cpu or gpu can't handle it, never getting an exynos again
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] StoneyJSG:
Snapdragon all the way!
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] kevinireland11:
Lol yeah iv found out the hard way, after pubg crashed I ran a benchmark and it got 200k less than exynos is ment to have , so poor, I'm waiting on the oneplus 8 pro and trading this heap of crap in. The snapdragon 845 performs better than 9820
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] donkeykong1:
So true. This phone is so overhyped and overpriced, it's beyond sad

Poslano sa mog SM-G975F koristeći Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] kevinireland11:
Oneplus and huawei really care about hardware and software, I will trade my s10 plus in and then buy either oneplus 8 Pro or huawei p40 pro
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] InsertUserAlias:
I looked in the forums before posting this and only found one or two threads that sort of helped. lol.

Long story short, I have tried ROM after ROM after ROM, the first few weeks they all seem fine, but 2-3 weeks after a new flash they all turn flaky. Since I use my phone for SMS, MMS, email, internet, and obviously the phone itself, I need something that can encompass all those features but REMAIN stable. My biggest issue I usually run into is my constant switching between landscape and standard mode causes my phone to lock up and my screen to go all white or criss-cross and stick showing both landscape and standard modes about 5-6 times a day. This has happened on every ROM I have tried.

I need a WING ROM that has all those features, a decent page pool size, 6.1 based (or has threaded SMS), and preferably does NOT have the cube lol. I am not a fan. If anyone has recommendations for me, please let me know and either provide a link or the version and author of the ROM you recommend (so I know what to search for). It's been awhile since I have been on this site, or any ppc site, so I am not up to date on what's the most currently cooked ROMs.

Just as an FYI, I am currently using Open Touch 4.0
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] AsaSpades:
I use the same rom, and constantly IM, use the phone, MMS, Internet, and Text. Whatevr rom you have the phone will go slow while switcing from Portrait to Landscape mode, its slow when you are on the stock rom. The only adive is to just download whatevr programs u need if u want more, or try to cook your own rom. Open Touch 4 is very stable and is a very good rom, although i dont understand what u mean by they become flaky after 2-3 weeks
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] InsertUserAlias:
I know the switch is usually slow, the speed isn't the issue, it's the fact that my phone will completely lock up and require a soft-reset if I switch between views too often/quickly. Aside from what comes stock on Open Touch 4.0, I have only installed iContact, Yahoo2Go!, and Slick.

As far as the become flaky part... after a few weeks of use it seems the performance of my phone takes a HUGE dive. Things start locking up far more often. I will start getting odd messages/error messages I never had pop up earlier (and I don't install anything new or mod the phone in any way after I flash to a new ROM and install the 3 previously mentioned programs), the phone will randomly reset itself, my email and MMS will stop working, it will have sudden issues with EDGE (and when I call T-Mobile they say everything is fine), etc etc. lol. I think my phone just may be possessed! I was actually thinking of switching back to the stock TMO ROM and just upgrading. I don't know if that would work better for me or not. lol.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] mcdavey:
take the phone and go to the latest tmboile rom that was released. this should resolve any minor issues that may have happened during previous flashes. Next try itspapadiamond rom. it is not HTC home based and is battery status based. It has so far been the most stable rom i have been using. You must also remember that messages take up space on the phone and if you are not deleting the messages you will inevitably fill the phones memory up with texts and also clearing your browsing history every week is also helpful. i filled my phone up with that garbage and it ran TERRIBLE. third what programs do you have running in the backround when your switching from portrait to landscape.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] InsertUserAlias:
The only things I have running usually are Messaging and ActiveSync. Do you have the links for the lastest TMO ROM and the itspapadiamond ROM? If not, I will find them. I just don't know if there are specific version numbers and if so, those would be useful so I don't come across a thread saying it's the latest ROM and it in fact... be outdated lol.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] robpet2:
use the RC5 rom - its more stable than the RC5.3...

see post 5...

follow the directions with setting up your weather for Batterystatus, and thats really it... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=396036
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] shassouneh:
Hi All,

As part of me unlocking the bootloader via the 9008 method, I somehow managed to hsoe both my reocvery and system images. Now trying to boot either of them will result in a kernel crash (in very very dim text). Barely readable, if at all. I had also nuked laf_a and laf_b, which means I cannot enter Download mode either!

The good news is I can get to the v35 bootloader and it does show that the active slot is A, and fastboot is working.

So in summary, I'd like to be able to boot a system image, preferably 9.0 Pie. I also would "like" to get TWRP installed so I can dink around with LineageOS.

When I try to boot the TWRP.img from fastboot I also get a kernel crash right after the "device cant be checked for corruption" warning.

Can someone please help me unbrick this?

My current hope is to convert a Verizon KDZ (there are no AT&T KDZ's) into .bin format, and then extract the various .img files and try to flash them one-by-one in fastboot.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] xaxxelous:
If you are using SGMarkus' TWRP it is for Pie and not compatible with Oreo. That is probably why you can't boot off of it. Even installing it wouldn't work as long as you're on Oreo. Sorry I didn't catch that earlier...
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] shassouneh:
Yeah it was a catch 22. For some reason my phone (before any modding of ANY kind) would not get any OTA to get it up to Pie. I made the mistake of unlocking the bootloader and trying TWRP, and now i'm hosed! :(

Any help (or perhaps if someone has backed up oreo partitions s/he would be willing to share) would be GREATLY appreciated!
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
Yeah V35 bootloader (Oreo) clashes with TWRP (pie and Q) so either restore stock Oreo boot.img or replace V35 bootloader with the V40 one....
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] shassouneh:
I tried replacing the v35 bootloader with the pie-based one in SGMarkus' thread. Made no difference. Unfortunately I don't know how to get the "Stock" Oreo V40 bootloader.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] xaxxelous:
Does this mean you lost fastboot too?
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] 1688_:
Hello.

Did you solve this? same as mine.

please any help.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] isko01:
Hi to all

I watch so many YT videos about camera comparison and see so many bad things about S20U camera. Is that because still camera software in beta or it is just what S20U is?

I watch S20U vs:

- Note 10 Plus,

- Huawei P40 Pro,

- Xiaomo Mi10,

- Iphone 11 Pro

And yes S20U have new big camera sensor but still they are no big improvements in night shoot's, astophotography, zoom, night videos, portret and etc.. And every phone have better camera in most situation. Whats wrong with S20U? Will Samsung fix this with software updates?

All the best
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] FinalBossJay:
Not quite sure how you think most phones have a better camera but from someone who ACTUALLY has an S20U I can tell you this camera is fantastic. And with every update will continue to get better and better.

Feel free to not purchase it though. It isn't for everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] dhorgas:
Come on now. You know that's not exactly true. This phone has pretty serious camera issues, from poor optics to focus problems, etc. It's not a terrible camera, but it is not worth the price tag. Samsung has to do a lot more work on the software side to make it better. I've had the phone since launch and while updates did improve things, it still falls short compared to other flagships. Both iPhone 11 Pro and Pixel 4 take better photos (I have those phones too), as does Note 10+ in most cases (I have it too for comparison). With that said, it is possible to take good photos with the S20 Ultra, so it's not all bad.