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[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] juanyunis:
thank you for your quick reply, i did receive the update for the app, and i thought that it was gonna fix it but nope. Did that happen to you?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Try clearing the cam app data?

Clear system cache again afterwards.

Hard reboot (not reset!) might get it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] juanyunis:
No luck, I think I might have to go wipe/flash route. Quick question I have a long time without rooting or modding phones, does samsung still uses ODIN? or is there another software? Is there a way to make a full backup of the user data without losing it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
I'm not the one to ask about flashing. Probably be on a stock 10+ until it dies.

If it's not already rooted there's no way to save most of your app settings.

Poweramp and PD MDM are two of the few apps that provide exportable backup copies for settings/db.

Data can be transferred to the SD card but I would also back that up on the computer. Make sure your contacts, texts, pics, movies, music and documents etc are backed up.

I use ApkExport to save copies of all my apps and updates for faster reloading

I use my SD card like a data drive.

If you're going to go all nuke about it might as well try a hard reset and see if a clean load solves the issue:p
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] juanyunis:
[MENTION=10908597]blackhawk[/MENTION] thanks man. I guess i will have to go hard nuke, I wish that there was a way to copy stuff smart switch way. I transferred everything from my old Note 10+ to this one using smart switch. It sucks that i sold it 1 week ago.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Smart switch didn't work very well for me... it was a time consuming mess.

After a couple reloads if you streamline your data storage it's pretty easy. About a day to get it 90% back plus you learn a lot by playing with it.

I generally wait a while before during firmware updates... especially if it's running well.

If the phone is under warranty and a hard reset doesn't fix it I would sent it in to cover your ass...ets.

Let Samsung sort their own mess out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] juanyunis:
[MENTION=10908597]blackhawk[/MENTION] thank god i didn't import it myself, i bought it from a store, but they imported it from Singapore. I already validated with them that if i can't fix it by doing a hard reset, then i would request a replacement and they agreed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Hopefully the reset will get it done:)

Resets are over used as many times it's a settings issue... lazy techs.

A fresh clean load is nice though.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] RespectForRespect:
Does a bad battery cause spike in Ma or that's in hardware my battery is shot considering it goes to zero when I open camera at 30-40 percent
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Haldi4803:
It doesn't spike in mA if the battery is getting older and you need a lot of power the Voltage can drop. If the Voltage drops below 3.3V the phone will shut down.

The Problem is that the voltage drops extremely fast so almost no logging software can log that, and it's gone after the crash anyway. So except external Battery monitoring hardware thats quite hard to proof.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] jcrompton:
Anyone having issues with Google Duo crashing? I have cleared cache and data for the app and cleared phone cache -- no help

Considering factory Reset but would hate to do that unless I have to
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] alfamega190:
I use it often with no crashes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] dottat:
Nope.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] jcrompton:
Not sure what happened

Ended up factory resetting. All is well now
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Perse26:
I had a bit of an issue today, but it may have been due to the other party's connection/phone.

I could see the other person and they could see me but there was no audio for either of us. I reinitiated the duo video call and everything worked fine. *shrugs*
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] rsacipher:
Google services were down the other day, I'm not sure if it was the same day you were having issues.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] dela4220:
Ok im using slick as my instant messenger, but every so often after I update it, it goes crazy and stops working, im getting an error messege saying Auth failed Socket error host not found. Error number 11001. I dont know wat to do with it, and has anybody come across a cab for the aim from the htc diamond?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] dc13:
i to am getting that error but it just started happening now.. i think u jinxed me hahahaha.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] nitro66215:
I can third that. I to get the error. :( . But since I use yahoo mostly... I just have it go to mobile. SMS is threaded.... so I tend not to lose track of the conversation as easy.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] jambrose:
It sort of works for me but it won't send to Trillian and a couple of other IM clients. I switched to Palringo. It seems to work and allows me to login to multiple AIM names plus all the others and it is free. :)
[Mogul, XV6800 General] DarkManX4lf:
Slick is working now.
[Moto G Stylus (Moto G Pro) Questions & Answers] Saturnin97:
Hello ! NFC stopped working since august security patch i tried to boot in safe mode, reset my phone, nothing works !

Thanks for your help

Yann
[Moto G Stylus (Moto G Pro) Questions & Answers] redbaron2005:
Doesn't have NFC
[Moto G Stylus (Moto G Pro) Questions & Answers] Saturnin97:
Haha yes it has NFC ! i have the European version Moto G pro and i paid in stores using NFC before the August security patch screwed it up...
[Moto G Stylus (Moto G Pro) Questions & Answers] johnjingle:
I'm confused, because it clearly states on Moto's website that the Moto G Stylus does not have NFC.
[Moto G Stylus (Moto G Pro) Questions & Answers] ninjakira:
The moto g stylus is the us Variant of the moto g pro, the only difference between the models is the pro is the "international" version and it does have nfc, where as the usa moto g stylus does not have nfc, always remember just like cars the usa never gets anything cool when it comes to Android phones lol
[Moto G Stylus (Moto G Pro) Questions & Answers] ckristi:
There is a thread open on the Lenovo forums regarding the NFC issue. Apparently many users are affected (including myself; Moto G Pro, not Stylus). Not sure if the rules allow me to provide the link to the Lenovo forum.
[Moto G Stylus (Moto G Pro) Questions & Answers] zapjb:
Ask for permission from a mod. That's what I do now after getting hit over the head with this rule. LOL. Then I state in my post I got permission from a mod to post this. The mods are nice btw.
[Moto G Stylus (Moto G Pro) Questions & Answers] hejupitk:
You can find the thread easily, just google "motorola moto g pro nfc not working".

I just read through whole thread last night. It pisses me off that it's been over 4 months (that is one 3rd of a year) since the first report and it seems they haven't done anything but waiting for some customer to send them their defected phone.

I'm just wondering how hard is the bug to reproduce? And if some changes in security update broke the functionality, how hard is to find the changes and revert or fix them?
[Moto G Stylus (Moto G Pro) Questions & Answers] hejupitk:
Motorola had replied yesterday that they're ' still working with this '.

I can't believe they still don't have anything concrete after almost 5 months since the initial report.
[Moto G Stylus (Moto G Pro) Questions & Answers] sloxn:
I bought Moto G Pro few days ago, phone updated system to Android 10 itself. I even had no chance to try any NFC services before system update, but with Android 10 simply it is not working. When I am putting phone to payment terminal, NFC tag, other phone or BT speaker, there is no reaction, no notification.
[Fire TV General] Rortiz2:
Hi,

Looks like Amazon released two new Fire TV Sticks (Fire TV Stick 3rd Gen and FireTV Stick Lite 1st Gen).

Both devices are running off a MediaTek MT8695D CPU and a PowerVR IMG GE8300 GPU and they come with 1GB of RAM (DDR4).

Apparently, Amazon decided to ship them with Android 9 (FireOS 7).

You can see the full device specs in the "Amazon Device Specification Page":

Fire TV Stick 3rd Gen

Fire TV Stick Lite 1st Gen

I'm wondering if somebody got one of those in their hands and could share with us their experience with them.

The Kernel Source Code can be found here or here (yes, both are the same zip, they just changed the name).

I also mirrored those sources in my github.

Here are some interesting articles that talk about those two devices:

Amazon Fire TV Stick, Stick Lite, and Stick 4K specs compared

Amazon Fire TV Stick 3rd Gen is Powered by MediaTek MT8695D SoC

The Fire TV Stick Lite could be Amazon’s next cheap streaming TV dongle

New 3rd-gen Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite announced by Amazon

[IMG="Source: https://liliputing.com/2020/09/amazon-fire-tv-stick-stick-lite-and-stick-4k-specs-compared.html"]https://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fire-tv-stick-2020-family.jpg[/IMG]​

If you're somehow interested, you can also find in the attachments some pictures of the Fire TV Stick Lite's motherboard (courtesy of [MENTION=10401573]0815hoffi[/MENTION]).

Regards!
[Fire TV General] Bertonumber1:
Excellent share [MENTION=8978978]Rortiz2[/MENTION] was looking at these Lite editions on another forum. Do you think may be possible with same fireos patched Linux similar to 4k unlock but with amonet instead of kamakiri? As you say, won't know until kernel is spilled or someone can grab a log of one.

Here is techdoctoruk review of one [MENTION=8978978]Rortiz2[/MENTION]

[youtube]VUViHRhPFkk[/youtube]
[Fire TV General] Rortiz2:
Hey,

Thanks for the video, looks interesting [emoji106]

About amonet/kamakiri I really dunno if somebody will work on that. I'm sure Amazon already patched the exploits we used in tank/mantis and they probably even disabled the USB DL mode (device not visible in bootrom mode). If bootrom is accessible (I really doubt as even some newer tanks have disabled usbdl), finding a new exploit would require a lot of time and knowledge so yeah, i'd say it will be kinda difficult to unlock the thing.

However who knows.. Maybe after 2 years somebody manages to unlock those two devices. Something similar happened with Fire Tablets (Released in 2015-2017 and unlocked in 2018-2019)..

Regards.
[Fire TV General] 0815hoffi:
Source code

https://fireos-tv-src.s3.amazonaws....ZPrH/FireTVStickLite-7.2.2.3-20200916.tar.bz2
[Fire TV General] Rortiz2:
Thanks, OP updated.
[Fire TV General] Intenti0n:
A full review now including the bench marks:

https://youtu.be/205UpjggP-I
[Fire TV General] Sus_i:
The stick with the best specs (most RAM) runs an older OS than the new ones :eek: :rolleyes:

Where the f*ck is that f*cking android pie update for the 4k?

I really hope nobody buys this crap, because there isn't any support at all.
[Fire TV General] Rortiz2:
Yeah mantis and sloane are better indeed ?
[Fire TV General] ASCiiDiTY:
Can anybody confirm, if these devices have the same issue as the cube 2 with some sideloaded app icons not showing?

I wonder if it is a problem just with the cube 2, or fire os 7 in general.
[Fire TV General] 0815hoffi:
Yes i have the same Problem with Amazon Launcher.
[Fire TV General] ASCiiDiTY:
Mmm. Frustrating. I don't understand why they haven't patched this yet. If they want people to use the original launcher, stuff like this needs to stop happening.

This bug alone was enough to make me use a custom launcher for the first time in 5 years as an amazon user, got my cube 2 yesterday to replace my 2nd gen box.
[Fire TV General] 0815hoffi:
My Post works on FireTV Stick Lite, but amazon Settings and AppStore not available.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=83704367&postcount=20
[Fire TV General] SweenWolf:
Actually its not a bug, if you see the logcats you will find out that on FireOS 7 the Banner icons of apps are downloaded from Amazon Servers and not from the apps.

So if the app is not Present on the store then there will be no icons
[Fire TV General] ASCiiDiTY:
That's not 100% the case. Some side loaded apps still show a logo. There is a not very good work around here: https://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-fix-missing-or-broken-icons-for-sideloaded-apps-on-amazon-fire-tv/

I applied this fix to many apps, and it works, but obviously is no good when using apps that check app signature, and at least two apps I use, do this, so they won't work after rebuilding the apk.

Do you think Amazon did this on purpose? To make it sideloaded apps look nasty? Do you know any better fix? For now I'm using your launcher instead.
[Fire TV General] Bertonumber1:
Hey, is this a link to new Firestick Lite firmware? anyway of extracting boot.img from firmware and patching with magisk then re inserting it patched back into the zip? Or will the bootloader need to be unlocked first and twrp before this is attempted? :) just a thought
[Fire TV General] Rortiz2:
No,

Stock recovery only allows you to install signed zips (replacing something would already break the signature) and you can't manually flash zips in FireTV sticks/boxes (no such option in recovery mode).

Yes, you probably want an unlocked bootloader + TWRP in order to do such thing.
[Fire TV General] Sus_i:
Hi there!

Whats going on? ;)

Any mainboard pics out there?
[Fire TV General] 0815hoffi:
Fire TV Lite

https://github.com/0815hoffi/FireTV-2k-4k-debloat/tree/main/FireTVLite
[Fire TV General] Rortiz2:
Thanks,

I added those in the first post. If you want me to remove them just let me know.

Yes, It's a zip archive. Couldn't get the images to show up as attachments.

Regards.
[Fire TV General] Bertonumber1:
OK bro thanks for clearing that up. I was wondering as I'd seen something on 4pda about a guy managing to patch an android box on android 9 the way I described.

I forgot about the signature with the firestick. Thanks m8
[Fire TV General] Sus_i:
Thanks.

Layout looks like the 4k one, nearly the same chip connections.

Serial console is also there.

Have you tried to short the lite stick, just to see if you can reach phone mode?

Maybe you or someone else can test the kamakiri handshake, but don't press enter if the stick gets found.

Best is if you make sure, that all lines in the 'main.py' file, just after the #1.1 gpt check are deleted/disabled.
[Fire TV General] 0815hoffi:
Test with short FireTVLite
[Fire TV General] Sus_i:
Thanks again. :good:

The lite throws almost the same errors as the later (br patched) tank sticks.
[Fire TV General] Sus_i:
This is a log from a patched tank:

Disable watchdog
b''
b'\x00\x01'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "main.py", line 131, in <module>
main()
File "main.py", line 63, in main
handshake(dev)
File "/root/Desktop/amonet 1.1/modules/handshake.py", line 11, in handshake
dev.write32(0x10007000, 0x22000000)
File "/root/Desktop/amonet 1.1/modules/common.py", line 152, in write32
self.check(self.dev.read(2), b'\x00\x01') # arg check
File "/root/Desktop/amonet 1.1/modules/common.py", line 89, in check
raise RuntimeError("ERROR: Serial protocol mismatch")
RuntimeError: ERROR: Serial protocol mismatch[

Patched tanks doesn't show up in lsusb while shorted, phone mode appears only during normal boot, for a second.

I guess the stick lite is patched the same way and no convenient unlock possible (as there isn't an easy way to write to the emmc/downgrade rpmb, without a working bootrom exploit).
[Fire TV General] itechengine:
I use fire tv cube purchased in US here in India, is there a way to get around the US contents and watch Indian contents and get firware updates like fire tv stick?
[Fire TV General] Bertonumber1:
Have you tried a vpn?

What do you mean by contents, like movies and TV programmes content, there are apps available all over Web for download, filelinked would be your starting point. Then just Google codes. This should help you apk wise
[Fire TV General] ZeroTheSavior:
I got a Fire Stick 4K from a friend... Seems like I got the 2020 edition.

I don't have a microscope or camera so you'll have to deal with my phone camera.

The back shield won't come off, I'd probably need to bend it off.

It still says mantis in ADB too.

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[Fire TV General] 0815hoffi:
This is the normal old 4k Stick.

Chip Date 2009.
[Fire TV General] ZeroTheSavior:
Man do I feel dumb... I was looking at the wrong side of the stick. You're right.
[Fire TV General] nicefile:
Does anyone any new owner here can provide me with xcloud and/or playstation remote play tests ? fire tv4k have choppy sound and lag under anything higher than 480p .
[Fire TV General] itechengine:
E. G. If i wanted to install Sonyliv app, it is not available yo install like many other apps. Firetv Stick has those apps listed.
[Fire TV General] 0815hoffi:
Fire TV Lite Firmware 7.2.2.8 with new Interface.

update-sheldon-diff-Fire OS 7.2.2.8

MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.

www.mediafire.com
[Fire TV General] leptdre:
Is there any way to set the Bluetooth volume in the system for the Fire TV stick (lite) 2020 ??
[Fire TV General] Rortiz2:
Do you have full update zip link? This one just bundles TZ and I need PL.
[Fire TV General] 0815hoffi:
Sorry no, only the diff.
[Fire TV General] Rortiz2:
OK no worries, thanks for your response anyway.
[Fire TV General] EdadeyF17:
Hi, 0815hoffi. It's exciting to know that a developer like yourself is making great progress. Can you help me figure out if a rooting method would work on the two devices, the fire tv stick lite model # S3L46N and the android tv box model # DBH1S?

The need for rooting is for updating the system firmware as it always says unable to update your fire tv stick when launching the new device for the first time. I hope that this description helps you to help me.

My best regards. Thanks
[Fire TV General] Bertonumber1:
Currently there is no known software/hardware exploit for the 2020 android 9 lite edition stick.

Amazon have well and truly patched the flaws which we saw rather amusingly in the older sticks and boxes.

The second model DBH1S Is this the cube or pendant? I think there was an exploit for the cube but it has since been patched over depending on what firmware your device has.

Regards
[Fire TV General] EdadeyF17:
Thanks for the response. Currently, the DBH1S is a Quad-Core by Dangbei from China, and it runs on an Android 10 OS. I appreciate your clarity but is there still a chance on this brand? Thanks again
[Fire TV General] Rortiz2:
that's not an amazon device. this forum is specific for amazon fire tv devices.
[Fire TV General] EdadeyF17:
Oh, OK, I thought all android devices were the focus in this forum and, by that, all OS devices. I guess it's a misunderstanding but thanks for clarifying.
[Fire TV General] TheLonelyByte:
Hi, I would like to know about the progress of whatever you guys are doing here... apparently rooting, 4k unlock and others tweaks are the goal here. Just bought a Fire TV Stick Lite and want to test anything other than that boring Fire OS. If I can test it help with something I'm not that newbie.
[Fire TV General] Bertonumber1:
dl mode is disabled on the newer 2020 sticks

the only real devices still doable are pre-october 2019 2nd gen tanks - pre june/july 2020 4k mantis models with serial number below VM190 (They must have not taken the 6.2.8.0 update as this contained code pushed through fota by aamazon that closed the bootloader to the exploit) And last but not least is the wonderful Sloane Firetv 2 box still open to hacking with open arms;)

basically there is no unlocking/rooting these newer sticks as of late

regards
[Fire TV General] Alexandre123423:
Hi guys !

Do you have some news about an AOSP rom for Fire TV Sticks "Sheldon" ?

To wait, can we use Kodi as launcher on these devices ?

Thanks :)
[Fire TV General] Bertonumber1:
Huh? The sheldon has no custom rom due to its locked bootloader .

Regards
[Fire TV General] Alexandre123423:
Okey, so, have we a chance to have a bootloader unlock on these devices ?
[Fire TV General] Bertonumber1:
Nope sorry... not anytime in the near future anyway. Debloat your stick and use a custom launcher and pretend it's a custom rom. Best you'll get just now

Regards
[General Questions and Answers] TheLotuus:
Hey, guys! this is my first post on this forum and i need your help with my A10

I'm trying to root my A10, and everything was going well until the part of installing TWRP by Odin on my phone, when I try to install, my phone resets normally and doesn't go to the TWRP screen! does anyone know how help me? :confused:

Obs:

Model: SM-A105M (Android 10)

Bootloader: A105MUBU5BTG2

Security Patch Level: 2020-08-01
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GV00:
I've got an Ulefone Armor 9 I recently purchased. As part of setting it up to work as desired, I swapped away from the default messaging app to one that supports dual SIM operation a bit more gracefully.

I've since noticed that after a prolonged idle, such as sleeping, the phone drops all SMS messages. It isn't that they don't send notifications -- they simply don't exist as far as I can tell. I tried a different messenger, and while it displayed the texts received with the other one, the missing messages weren't there either.

This doesn't appear to be an issue between the carrier and phone. Or, rather, if it is it's impacting both carriers at the same time, because sending text messages to both numbers when the problem is present results in neither being delivered. The carriers don't buffer the messages for later delivery as if the phone was offline, and calls come through okay but do not resolve the SMS issue.

I can reboot the phone or manually open the SMS app/bring it to the foreground, after which point I will start receiving messages again. Only ones sent after performing this activity, however. The prior ones are lost.

I've checked to ensure that the app itself is running in the background and Android says that it is. I've not got anything that should be pausing it (that I'm aware of), so I'm not sure why Android would stop sending it messages. I'm also not familiar enough with Android to know how the OS handles texts. Clearly there's some sort of storage & OS management, because the alternate app I tried as part of troubleshooting was able to pull my message history.

Has anyone got any ideas on further troubleshooting steps, or insight into how Android handles texts in general that might help narrow down the point of failure?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBossPlaya:
I'm not sure if this would help but try messing w/ "App Blocker's" settings for your SMS app or even disabling App Blocker altogether (in the settings menu under "smart assist" I think).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GV00:
Unfortunately, it was already off, so no dice there. Ulefone pushed an update I thought might have fixed it, but after about 18 hours of idle I sent a test message and it fell into the void. Opened up the messenger app again and sent another and that one arrived without issue, but no sign of the first.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Myusic:
I bouthgt this S9+ as a new unlocked phone from ebay. When I try to update from Settings, it says current software is up to date. My firmware's CSC is XAA but my active CSC is ATT. I am not sure which firmware to download.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] doubledragon5:
I believe that would be ATT... Is it network unlocked, or Factory unlocked?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Myusic:
I think it is probably network unlocked. There were some AT&T built-in apps when I got the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] doubledragon5:
If it is just network unlocked. The bootloader is locked and your SOL.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Myusic:
Excuse me, but could you please explain what SOL is? And should I try to unlock the bootloader in order to update?