yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
Basically it is an early upgrade program where you lease a phone and make monthly payments. When you pay off at least 50% of the total price you return the phone and are able to lease another phone for monthly payments.

Now what happens after you return the phone may vary, but if I recall correctly when you return the phone they accelerate the remaining payments. So long as the phone meets the set criteria for being in good condition they will credit the account for the same amount. If the phone is to banged up, damaged or something else which makes it not meet the criteria they set you will be charged the remaining amount (or what ever amount is set forth in the terms/conditions). So the only thing you should be paying at the time of upgrade would be the sales tax for the new phone you are upgrading too...

Of course if you want the most accurate answers you should call the carrier/provider whom you are getting the galaxy forever upgrade through.

My provider has a similar early upgrade program, but unless I have the handset insurance I have to pay a 45.00 upgrade along with what ever taxes are for the total price of the phone. So for the Galaxy S20 Ultra it would be about 100 dollars out of pocket for the early upgrade (45.00 early upgrade fee, rest is sales tax).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] ultramag69:
Essentially you pay for the rest of your life and NEVER actually own a phone as it is being leased (or paid off forever)...

Might as well throw your soul in there too as the devil now owns it anyway..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
True... The program is geared towards those who want to have the latest phone every year. For this a person should be aware of what it is they are enrolling into and what it means to "lease" a phone.

But if if I recall correctly it is optional and not mandatory. Even if a person is enrolled under the Galaxy Forever program a person can just simply finish paying the lease normally and (once done paying) own the phone in question.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
With AT&T it's a perk if you want to upgrade due to eye candy your soul can't resist.

A better and cheaper option if you're hell bent on buying a new model.

So far Samsung hasn't given me enough reasons to migrate from the 10+

Probably skip a year or two and see if Samsung can get back on the ball. Major fail in the newest models; way expensive for good internal memory + external memory and no bluetooth AptX HD support.

The Note 20 ultra is also ultra harder to protect with it's cam tit which makes it thicker as well.

The laser focus is nice though... about time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] Belimawr:
if it's the samsung upgrade program it's really not worth it unless there is a big upgrade.

I took it from last year from a Note 9 to the 10+ 5G as I wanted 5G as I live in a 5G area, but in truth it was a bad deal. I paid probably £500 then had to send back the phone after a year and all I got off the new phone was token £100, if I held on to the phone for the 2 years the trade in Value would probably still be higher than £100 and I could definite sell the phone for more than that.

also if you have any damage on the phone over general wear and tear you will likely be charged for repairs on top.

so yeah I did it to get 5G as it was an important update for me but on a regular yearly update it's a really terrible deal and should be ignored unless you have money to burn.
[OnePlus Nord Guides, News, & Discussion] flar2:
ElementalX kernel is ready, I will make a proper thread here when I have time.

For now, you can get it in version 5.51 of EX Kernel Manager {Mod edit}

It's rolling out on the Play Store tonight
[OnePlus Nord Guides, News, & Discussion] goRt:
Working fine on my 12gb, thanks for your continuing work
[OnePlus Nord Guides, News, & Discussion] iamelton:
my fav kernel since OP5.. thx..
[OnePlus Nord Guides, News, & Discussion] flar2:
There's not much need to tweak anymore. Custom kernels are used for the added features
[OnePlus Nord Guides, News, & Discussion] lekiaM:
Thanks [MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] i really enjoyed your kernel on my OP5, made the switch to Nord and was happy to see your support for the Nord also:highfive:

Edit: running without problems, as usual!

Do you have plans for OC also?
[OnePlus Nord Guides, News, & Discussion] flar2:
I haven't looked into it deeply, but I don't think oc is possible on the new chips
[OnePlus Nord Guides, News, & Discussion] Oswald Boelcke:
[MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] THREAD CLOSED and download link to paid software removed!

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[HTC Vox] 2frustrated:
Hi,

Is it true that once you upgrade a radio version you can't go down to a lower version. I've successfully managed to install version 1.34.405.1_4.1.13.54_03.10.90 from Radio 4.1.13.54_03.10.90 (don't ask why) but my phone still says I have Radio 4.1.13.54_03.10.90.

Thanks
[HTC Vox] h4waii:
No that is not true. That is the exact same radio version you posted. Some ROM's do not flash a radio. The best bet is to flash a stand alone.

Once you are finished flashing your ROM and happy with your device. Patch SPL using the regular SPL method and then run FLASH from within the SPL folder, this will flash a patched SPL to your device and act as a Soft SPL. From here you can flash any radio and number of times to test the best one.

Hope this helps you out.
[HTC Vox] tipu2185:
I also tried many radio versions before setlling down. Ofcourse you can downgrade it as h4waii said:)
[HTC Vox] 2frustrated:
Thanks for the help.

Is the method given by jockyw2001 Soft SPL because if so that's what I've been using.

Btw, what does SPL stand for?

Thanks
[HTC Vox] h4waii:
It should be in the Wiki, the uSPL is by jockyw2001 and it is loading a patched SPL from RAM. Flashing the uSPL over the ROM SPL will turn it into a "soft SPL".

SPL stands for Secondary Program Loader
[General Questions and Answers] alkene:
Tired of the fonts on yowhatsapp, is there a way to add fresh fonts on the application?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ItsNikolasGR:
Hello there,

I recently wanted to chance my phone emojis to iOS Emojis. I found Newgon's font that had iOS emojis on it but it had a very ugly "letter" font. I used to use Rosemary and still want to, but I can't combine the Rosemary font with the Newgon's iOS Emojis font's emojis. I tried to combine them using FontForge and other font editor programs but an error pops up saying "No (useable) bitmap strikes in this TTF font. Any ideas what to do to make all of it work?

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge // SM-G935F

Software: Android 8.0.0
[Lenovo Z5 Pro GT Questions & Answers] omcdr:
I have unlocked bootloader and installed TWRP 3.4 for my Lenovo Z5s.

I wiped partitions and installed LineageOS 17, 16, and other ROMs.

My phone doesn't want boot any system I got reset loop.

In bootloader I see SECURE BOOT - yes - is it problem with secure boot ? How to disable it ?
[Lenovo Z5 Pro GT Questions & Answers] vesdan:
You installed vendor firmware update?
[Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers] 424aca:
Device: Pixel 4 XL 10.0.0 (QQ1B.200105.004)

Carrier: ATT

Purchased: Unlocked @ Best Buy

It's been many years since I used my XDA account but I've been a little nervous about the update roll outs for my device.

I was getting pretty frequent updates up until January 2020. I see that on Google's official firmware page, this lines up with what has been released.

I guess my question would be: Have updates for this specific variant of the Pixel stopped because of Covid or did I make a mistake by purchasing it at a brick and mortar and not online?

[IMG="Factory Images for Pixel"]https://i.imgur.com/yqvE4Gj.png[/IMG]

[IMG="Screenshot of Device Build Number"]https://i.imgur.com/bmPB3hyl.png[/IMG]
[Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers] Lughnasadh:
No updates haven't stopped and the last factory image on their official page is for the August 2020 security update. Same goes for the factory OTA page.

https://developers.google.com/android/images#coral

You should still be able to update whether or not you bought it directly from Google or from Best Buy.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers] 424aca:
Do you know why some variants, i.e. my own are updated to the January edition (as seen in the Official Firmware Download Page by the Jan 2020 marking) while others have Feb, June, July?

Thank you for your time
[Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers] Lughnasadh:
I don't really understand. The official page lists August as the last update (as can be seen in the link I gave you). That is for all Pixel 4 XLs.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers] 424aca:
There may be a slight misunderstanding. In the screenshot you provided, it is true that it shows Aug on the last line. That Pixel 4 XL Variant is the Google Play Store version (QQ3A) That is not the Pixel 4 XL Variant I have.

A direct example from your screenshot would be

Line 1 where it states the variant related to "All Carriers Except ATT" Which has the March Update

Line 4 is also a Pixel 4 variant that has "TW Carriers" which has the May Update

A better example of Pixel 4 XL with different variants would be here: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/24852169?hl=en

I am just going to assume that my variant QQ1B.200105.004 which still only has the January release will be updated eventually
[Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers] Lughnasadh:
The August update is for all Pixel 4 XLs. Once in a while Google will put out a separate update for different carriers but if you see only 1 update in a month that means it is for all Pixel 4 XLs unless otherwise noted.

The "variant" number you speak of is not a specific model variant but rather just the number assigned to that month's update. You can safely update to the August patch as it is for all Pixel 4 XLs.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers] v12xke:
No. Your phone should be on the August update. There is an update every single month. That August image is "global" meaning there was only one and it works with every P4XL. Download and (dirty) flash the AUGUST image, or just wait until Monday the 7th for the September image. Dirty means editing the flash-all bat with notepad to remove the -w (wipe) flag so it preserves your data. Many people who just wait for their phone to catch an OTA update can get stuck on an old update. Many times a one time manual update via fastboot gets the phone unstuck and it will OTA normally again. Just follow the directions on the image download page and make SURE you are using the latest adb/fastboot binaries... v30.0.4 (July 2020)
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
NOTE** After a week of using edexposed it was evident that my battery life suffered, as such please be aware of this trade off, for me it's simply not worth it but please read on if you're fine with it.. you'll still get a day but the difference is clear.

Xposed - Gravity box

Pre- requisites

Unlocked bootloader

Rooted

Magisk installed.

Process

------------

Download this: https://github.com/RikkaApps/Riru/releases

Install it using magisk

Reboot

Download this: https://github.com/ElderDrivers/EdX...6.2/EdXposed-YAHFA-v0.4.6.2.4529.-release.zip

Also install it using magisk.

Reboot

Open xposed and update to the full version.

Reboot

Download this: https://github.com/GravityBox/Gravi...0.0.0-beta-7_q/GravityBox_Q_10.0.0-beta-7.apk

Install it.

Activate in Xposed

Activate the Xposed manager too.

Reboot

Make activate the second you need then once complete

Reboot.

Once you've made one change your can alter on the fly

There's an image of what it looks like on my phone afterwards, I can't post it here as it's an edit, just check the thread

Thanks [MENTION=3470202]burtonlax[/MENTION] for reminding me that Xposed is still a thing.

It will appear off center as it's relative to the screen, bare in mind our cut out is on the left

If this thread looks odd, its because it started out as a question.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] vsTerminus:
So with the latest yahfa canary and edxposed in App List mode with SafetyNet Pass enabled, safety net is passing for me. GPay will let me set up contactless payment if I want to.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
So from what I have, what would I update?

Cheers man this is great to know.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
Currently removed the clock from the status bar. Prefer it to on the left.

K-Klock may cause a bootloop so haven't tried that.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] vsTerminus:
Short of finding a way to get FSBI working (which would require xposed - I tried edxposed yahfa, no luck) I haven't found a way.

Our icon blacklist does not have positional clocks, and the substratum theme I tried just resulted in a bootloop.

I badly want to put the clock back on the right side but so far I haven't found a way to do it.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] burtonlax:
Try gravitybox
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
Didn't that use xposed?
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
Thanks.

The right side? Why?? That would look mental.

Take a look at my screenshot

Battery round the camera, networks on the right, would have been perfect to have the clock in the middle, why would it wasn't the clock on the right too?

Anyway nvm appreciate your response. I think carbon has this option and probably PA. I'll probably the up on one of them.

Cheers.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] burtonlax:
Yeah
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
Have you installed xposed on Android 10 ?

There are several xposed apps I used to use but I haven't seen anything about it on this phone or my last one. The last phone I had, most the mods started to fall to work.

Personally I wouldn't go for xposed, should have put that in the OP.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] burtonlax:
Yeah I'm running it now for an AOD mod on my OP8pro.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
Of crap really lol

Which one did you install? Any info would be great
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] burtonlax:
Edxposed, the yahfa one
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
? You decided that the clock looked better on the left?

never heard of it tbh. How did you install it? The chap above seemed to be having issues.

I've just come across an issue myself, my phone has two OS's one is carbon the other is oxygen, trying to get back to oxygen.

This AB **** is really crap. Just doesn't need to be this tedious

EDIT: Just flashed the zip from oneplus to both slots then formatted data in stock recovery. Back now
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] Daniel Hjelvik:
I don't know but it would be a nice addition for your magisk rom module.

Perhaps even add full date next to clock?
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
I agree
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
I'm trying to find the time which needs to be edited to move the clock.

Apparently it was changed to avoid notches..

Besides xposed there must be a way.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
So yep gravity box seems to be our only way at the moment.

Added a guide to the op.

Sorry I know it's not easier to accomplish but that's avenue in 2020

PS: little off centre. It's already smiting me.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
Added the date, looks ok now
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] burtonlax:
I think it looks more natural on the left.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] vsTerminus:
*chef kiss*

Obviously doesn't pass safetynet with xposed, but worth it for GravityBox and the stuff it enables me to do.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
Hmmm, where's your signal?
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
I like it to be as minimal add possible. I'm using energy ring so I'm not having to hand a battery on the right..
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
Mm banking app still working with Xposed lol so all good there..

I'm happy.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] vsTerminus:
Turned it off because I can't make it say "LTE" instead of "4G" :P
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] snovharry:
Renovate ice has lots of tweaks including center clock. Unfortunately, it's awl work in progress for op 8/8pro. Limited tweaks only for now. But works great in 7/7T series.
[Touch Cruise General] Suthea:
Hi,

Could you please tell me if there is a program that do the same job as the Sysinternals's AutoRuns (see link)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Is there a similar software for HTC Polaris ?

Ty
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beefamato:
I'm thinking about buying a WearOS watch, but I want to know if it has an app to do what I'm looking for.

I'm looking for a music or podcast app that is simple, that can do 3 things (like a old-school mp3 player):

Can I manually upload audio files to the watch and play them with an existing app?

If so, could I upload an hours-long mp3 file, would I be able to listen to half on a jog, and then resume where I left off when I return to it the next time I jog?

Do the playback speed functions work for an uploaded audio file?

Thanks ahead of time!
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beefamato:
To update, Wear Casts has all of the playback features I wanted, and I found Nav Explorer to quickly upload files from my pc via ftp over wifi. Very good setup!
[Android General] hermeez:
Thank you for re-posting this as an option to root the S5. I did get stuck on flashing the recovery. I have tried a few times and every time it just flashes orange , restarts and loads normally. I have verified root.

i have used the recovery found here

https://xdaforums.com/android/general/guide-rooting-umidigi-s5-pro-magisk-t4151183

I have no success installing TWRP. Do you know if twrp has a recovery that will work?
[Android General] _cab13_:
Hey guys it's me again !

Got some good news : I bought a S5 Pro as well

And I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT !

I might get into rooting it soon, idk.

Thanks for the shout-out [MENTION=9276323]zerosava[/MENTION]
[Android General] zerosava:
No luck for me finding a custom recovery (twrp or anything else.)

If you have any exp with them, see if you can make the F2's (found in the F2 root thread) work. It SHOULD only need a minumum of tweaking, just to account for the (afaik) slight soc differences. i'm not gonna hold my breath. there seems to be a void when it comes to enthusiasm for this phone. by my serial no, i have the 4832nd phone manufactured. compared to serials ranging from 22000- 189000 for my other umis (f1play, s3pro, f2, power3)
[Android General] _cab13_:
I think I'll try making TWRP soon for it.

The F2 TWRP would not be usable this easily, it's easier to start fresh.

If anyone wants to try, download the sources for the F2 TWRP on my GitHub, then you need to extract the stock kernel and replace the F2's with the S5pro's
[Android General] pupiduSK:
root working thanx :)
[Android General] QUICKLARA:
Hi guys ,i lost the imei on my phone and have the" Googlekeystate:fail", how can i fix them, thanks for you help.
[Android General] zerosava:
Sorry, but I made this clear in the original post:

Disclaimers

This is important, please read thoughtfully.

whatever you do,

NEVER EVER

use SP Flash Tool in "Format All+Download" mode. This will wipe your IMEIs and some other bad stuff will happen like loss of fingerprint sensor.

This cannot be reversed by us.

I do not know how to help you. My only suggestion is to post your problem in UMIDIGI's forum here: UMIDIGI Forum

If anyone can help you, that's where to find them.
[Android General] Ruiz702:
Please I need your help I reset it wrong with SP Flash Tool and now I get Googlekeystate: fail and it doesn't grab my fingerprint I'm desperate I need a solution please
[Android General] zerosava:
I am sorry, but you will have to contact UMIDIGI support. Only they can help you as far as I know. I feel for you, I really do. I did this when I was a newbie with my F1 Play.
[Android General] trocaderos:
hello, good and bad news.. fix but fingerprints are lost for good

https://community.umidigi.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=19722&extra=&page=1
[Android General] ZeNNoP:
i followed the instructions but i got stuck after step 4 it would be nice if this had a video walkthrough thanks for the guide though =w= 10/10 would try to root again lol
[Android General] stick2020:
hello folks,

This message is not about rooting s5 but rather about downgrading. I posted on the umidigi forum but have not received an answer. So the problem is the new OTA update that they pushed out yesterday. After update I lost 4G connectivity and i am unable to restore it. I want to roll back to the previous update. They have the roms available on the forum and I downloaded one but what I am not sure is can I use SP flash tool to just download the older ROM version on top of the new one?

I see lots of manuals on how to update but how do I safely downgrade?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Sticks
[Android General] zerosava:
Do a "download only" flash of the "super", " vbmeta_system", and "vbmeta_vendor" partitions only (uncheck all other partitions) from the previous ROM. That should do it.
[Android General] zerosava:
What precisely stuck you?
[Android General] ivanjakecloud:
There is a new update firmware please make a rooting tutorial on youtube.,
[Android General] AndySkullCandy:
Somebody made a custom TWRP and posted it on here. So if that'll help anyone out and get them to make a tutorial video, that be great. 'Cause I'm reading this over and over again, and I think I can do it, but I'm being very hesitant about it. And it's getting me all frustrated. I had it on "Flash Mode". And when I continued typing it out, it didn't go through and that had me on a raging panic attack. Luckily, it didn't mess up. But now I'm more hesitant. Please make a quick tutorial, doesn't even have to be perfect...

TWRP is at the bottom of this page:

[MT6785]How To Root Umidigi S5 Pro And Install TWRP 3.4.0 Recovery ~ Techswizz

To Root Umidigi S5 Pro, we will be using the Adb Tool Mode with TWRP recovery for Umidigi S5 Pro. It will be wise to read the post very well before flashing the recovery to avoid any Device errors or brick.

www.techswizz.com
[Android General] bmaz121:
Thanks for this guide. I am completely lost with step 7 and 8. What does the Unlock the bootloader using fastboot flashing unlock and pressing Vol+ mean?????? Where do you enter the unlock code and what is it?
[Android General] SplatStick:
I am able to get FastBoot Mode on my screen (through step 6). I plug the phone back in per directions & I hear the Windows device connected chime.

I type: fastboot flashing unlock in the same cmd window

and I get "<waiting for any device>" in the cmd window and it hangs.

Every few seconds I hear the Windows device disconnected noise, but no device connect chime. This lasts indefinitely.

I repeated step 7 several times with variations with the Vol+ button: pressing first, holding down while pressing enter in cmd window, pushing afterward, holding down afterward, etc. Same results as described above.

Any help available? Should I not unplug my phone from the PC? The F2 directions did not require that.

thanks!
[Android General] zerosava:
Try these drivers: https://mtkusballdriver.com/download/mtk-usb-v1-0-8

(Uninstall old ones, if any, first, then reboot before installing)
[Android General] Drkmatr1984:
⭐ Winner!
[Android General] Halwer:
Dear members!

There is another UMIDIGI S5 Pro thread and I just wanted to let you know that I made a half working TWRP for the device, however with this ,,super" partition layout we should try to flash custom GSIs through fastbootd, but for now it does not fully work for me.
[Android General] Cinephile 74:
Hey folks with brains bigger than mine, I was wondering if anyone could tell me how I might be able to tell which variant of the Umidigi S5 Pro I have, the UK or American version?
[Android General] Cinephile 74:
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