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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] nixnixnixnix4:
I'm happy with 12GB RAM.

It proves to be enough for heavy video taking and editing.

I think it'll last the next 4 years of updates with ease.

But, don't let anyone tell you that size doesn't matter. It does.

Actually, bandwidth matters just as much if not more than sheer size.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] chetly968:
I'd like to point out I have 3 phones (a z Fold 2 and a OnePlus 9 pro) including my S21 ultra and I decide which one I'm going to use that morning. Does that mean I have 36 gigs if ram technically? I know I have 768 gigs of storage for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
It means you should be using a SD card as a data drive. I have 977gb on one phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] varcor:
I'm fairly confident if 100 people were handed a device, which couldn't be identified by physical variations, didn't check the internals and used them for a couple of days, 97 wouldn't be able to determine whether the phone had 12 or 16GB of RAM. We're tripping over toothpicks here.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Lol, I wouldn't lose sleep over it🤣

Get as much as you can. The only downside is initial cost.

Like MS I'm sure Gookill will find new and unproductive ways to hog the ram in the near future like flies on $hit.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] nightoooo:
I had S21 Ultra with 12GB of RAM, i started to use DEX and what i noticed that i couldn't do multi-tasking more than 3 apps at the same time! Also when i checked the RAM usage, it was up in 10.5GB and had just 1,5 GB free left. So i guess with 16GB of RAM, i would open more active apps inside dex (i think 5 instead of 3) and still have more RAM left in case i am using 4G/5G, getting a phone call while i am using Bluetooth headset, or simply a video call, i guess the extra 4GB RAM (in the 16GB variant) will help alot!

Another thing, please do not compare your PC/Laptop RAM usage with Android phone RAM management, there are many differences and think about what we today do with our smartphones are much more than before, the camera systems inside our phones getting more complicated and resource hungry, then when 5G is also new in our world, this might also affect RAM usage a bit because it's about an extra component to be taken care in the phone.

I am having my finger on the "order" button to buy the 16GB RAM variant just because i want a smooth user experience without compromises.

Also, according to this "10 months" old article https://www.sammobile.com/news/sams...16gb-lpddr5-dram-chips-pyeongtaek-line-2/amp/ it says ...

So my guess is that 16GB RAM is not the same 12GB RAM inside S21 Ultra. There are performance & size differences mentioned in the article and that's also was confirmed by Ice Universe when he bought a new S21 Ultra with 16GB RAM after his first one with 12GB RAM was broken!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] nixnixnixnix4:
Meanwhile, an iPhone can guarantee a smooth user with just 6GB of RAM. I am embarrased to be using an Android phone these days.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
I've used Apple products... they aren't all that much. Maps worked better but that's about it.

I find them irritating.

I'll take my 10+ with it's 512/512* gb dual drive and 12gb of ram over a flagship Apple any day.

Even the most expensive iPhone with 512gb of memory wouldn't meet my needs.

You can have your one size fits all bore box and I'll take my customized fun box.

*expandable to 1.5 tb, that's 1tb more memory than any iPhone. I can have 1.5tb of memory for what Apple charges for 512 gb. Worse no dual drive with an Apple. NO.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
This question is very similar to ' does d*** size matters ' ?

And the answer is preety much the same what a girl replies i.e Size doesnt matter that much , but the way you use it matters more.

Apple with 4gb ram can outperform android's 8 or 12 gb ram.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] samuk190:
for egg ns emulator, 16gb ram does help alot considering that samsumg have lots of bloated apps, as I have realme gt 12gb ram and I had ram shortage in resident evil 6
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] samuk190:
thats not true, you can't compare both system because there is no nitendo switch emulator for iOS, I doubt that if that existed 4gb ram wont be enough to run a single game
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ione2380:
Actually, no, it can't. My iPhone 12 mini was so smooth in the first 3 days, then it started to stutter like garbage, after installing more apps and ram started to fill up.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] nightoooo:
Once more again, don't compare with something else than an Android device, your comment is irrelevant for many reasons duo to totally different structure and software OS. You don't have same multi tasking ability in iPhone like in Android, that's why I choose Android 100 times before I think about iOS.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] enigmaamit:
Grass always looks greener on the other side.

There are problems on both platforms, just like there are distinct advantages of Android and iOS. Neither is perfect and just like everything else, they never will be.

One user may be passionate about customisation, tinkering, granular control, file system access etc while the other may just want iMessage, a simple to use, familiar phone without too many generational changes.

One person's necessity may be emulators while the other my want the best video shooting and editing tools. Each person's reqirements will be different, and each will come with compromises.

If you think the latest iPhone series is trouble free, just do a google search for Iphone 12 problems and it may open your eyes. Same as the S21U or the OP9Pro and all other phones, they are all flawed one way or the other...

You just have to decide which compromises you're willing to live with, and which ones you cannot stand. That will give you your platform of choice. Or like some of my friends, you can use both, each for it's strength.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] samuk190:
its easy to say that iPhone is better with less RAM, when background policy is set to update once every 60 MINUTES, on new iOS phones, when android does enable run background tasks non-stop.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rahimali:
So I just got this tablet HDX 8.9 (apollo) today and I was trying to unlock bootloader, got unlock code flashed vulnerable aboot and twrp then thought i would test twrp (and maybe get a full backup) before using the unlock code but have been stuck in fastboot since then.

the tablet is now stuck in fastboot mode, responds to fastboot devices but fastboot -i commands don't work.

I booted into ubuntu live cd. it was a pain just to install adb and fastboot in 18.04 and 18.10 (which I had handy). fastboot -i commands did work there but then on rebooting the live cd fastboot wouldn't show anything when i had to go through the torture of installing adb and fastboot again.

i've been into bulk mode and back twice but still stuck at fastboot. need help here please. thanks in advance.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rahimali:
Fixed it! Since it was accepting fastboot -i commands from Ubuntu, tried with a liveCD of v20.04.1.

ADB/fastboot was much less of a pain in the hind side installing on this version and I only needed to give the one unlock command. So all done!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Dai_321:
Hi Everyone,

So i just bought the s21 ultra t-mobile from samsung.com. As i understand it, the device is locked to tmobile simcard. I have an att sim card and would like to understand my options if i want to continue to use att sim card.

Since i will have device paid in full,

1. Can tmobile unlock the device for me even though i have no account with them?

2. If they will not unlock it, is my option to then get a prepaid card top it with 100 dollars work with phone for couple months then switch back to att after they unlock?

3. Is there a shorter way, like when i receive device can i just flash unlocked firmware and that would make me able to use any sim?

I am just looking for the following

1. Unlocking device

2. Having wifi call as with this weird att\tmobile combo as i understand it i will not have wifi calling? so flashing unlocked\att should help? but given tmobile unlocks my phone

Thanks alot for your help
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] rmrl2008:
Message @Tmobilehelp on Twitter. They'll unlock for you. I did this recently for a couple of A71. I also confirmed with them before ordering the S21 Ultra.

Thank you so much for taking the time to reach out, My name is Marva and I will be working with you moving forward! I hope that overall your day is going well so far! We always want to be respectful of your time and appreciate you hanging in there with us to make sure that you're all set. I know it's important to get that device unlocked for use on other networks. Traveling is so much easier and versatility of an unlocked phone is awesome. We do have a process for devices purchased directly through the manufacturer. So yes, you are definitely able to purchase from Samsung, then you'll just need to share your device imei with us here and we can submit the request. It does take about 72 hours to complete and then you'll use the preinstalled unlock app once your request has been processed. Let me know what other questions you have abut this.

That's correct, this process is specifically for non T-Mobile customers that purchase their devices through Samsung so you'll be all set!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] BladeRunner:
They are not as accomodating with current Tmo customers.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Shuthefrontdoor:
How much did you pay? I cancelled my preorder yesterday and today I tried to reorder but now the tmo version is $100 more than yesterday
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] afaneh92:
If someone willing to unlock S21 bootloader on snapdragon variant PM me for unlock and testing TWRP build.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] BladeRunner:
Yeah, it looked the $100 off the TMO version was only for a day or so.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Bobb_o:
I believe they will unlock if the phone is fully paid off. They will also do temporary unlocks for travel.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] BladeRunner:
Needs to be active on a line for 40 days. They USED to be much more flexible about that but the last couple of times I've tried they've stuck firm on that.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] motoridersd:
I've had T-Mobile unlock phones for me in the past, even when the phone hasn't been active on my account for 40 days, but I have had my Tmo account for a long time with several lines and financed devices. I don't ask for unlocks often, I've maybe done 3 or 4 over the years. Last one was a Pixel 4 XL and before that it was an iPhone XS.

I noticed this too, and now the Sprint version is $100 off. I would think that getting the Sprint version would work just fine on Tmo these days (especially since all US branded devices are the same hardware model), but then, would that phone be locked to Spring SIM Cards only and using my Tmo SIM would be a problem?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] schwaitz:
I have installed Destinator PN yestereday and had no real problems.

I did a short test and it worked fine with no apparent issues with the screen resolution, though the info bar that normally sits at the bottom of the screen was stuck about 1/4 from the bottom of the display.

How can I fix it , putting the infobar in the bottom of the screen ????
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] Heeni:
In case anyone else has the same problem:

After installing Magisk v21.3, the phone wouldn't power on. The usual post-install reboot did nothing. Pressing the power button did nothing. :eek:

Fixed it by accessing bootloader (power + vol down), then

fastboot boot twrp-3.5.0_9-0-ocean.img

and flashed the previous version.
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] Heeni:
Magisk v21.4 is working OK.
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] Tom2112:
Wouldn't power on? Then how did you get it into fastboot mode?
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] Heeni:
It wouldn't power on using just the power button. I was able to get into fastboot mode using power + volume down.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] Ephesus:
Hi everyone,

I am running into an issue where certain files do not show up in my apps. I formatted my data partition and re-installed the latest oxygen OS version (November 2020), but when I transferred my pictures and music back onto my phone they do not show up in my gallery or my music player. I can see them in my file manager and when I open them individually through the file manager it works, but they just don't show up in my other apps.

I thought it was something to do with f2fs, but I reformatted to ext4 and it is still happening. Any help or insight would be appreciated.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] Ephesus:
I swithced to CrDroid 7 and the issue is no longer present.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] deyunta1991:
Is there a person that can help me get my oneplus 8t 5g unlocked I tried with T-Mobile but they aren't helping me at all so if there is a way to unlock it without T-Mobile let me know thanks.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] jwarrior319:
Message @magnefica
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] psilocub:
yep, @magnefica helped me out.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] deyunta1991:
He isn't responding to my messages I don't know why I tried letting him know twice but no luck 🥺🥺
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] kanpol:
try there facebook site, message the t-force people, there the ones who did the sim unlock for me. took them a few hours to do it, so be patient with them. the ones at twitter told me to wait 40 days and try back lol
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] Drinkingpants74:
I'm trying to unlock the bootloader on my G7 Plus, however when I put the bootloader code into Motorola's website it tells me the device isn't compatible. I've talked to support 2 times now, once online and once over the phone, and they both have informed me that I have the Motorola G7 Plus, not the T-Mobile variant, and that the device can be unlocked. But when I put the code in on the website it just spins for a few minutes then says the device isn't supported.

I've run the getvar command and it says:

(bootloader) kernel: uefi

(bootloader) version-bootloader: MBM-3.0-lake_retail-38523c9489-201120

(bootloader) product: lake

(bootloader) board: lake

(bootloader) secure: yes

(bootloader) hwrev: PVT

(bootloader) radio: TMO

(bootloader) storage-type: eMMC

(bootloader) emmc: 64GB SAMSUNG DH6DAB RV=08 PV=02 FV=0000000000000002

(bootloader) ufs: N/A

(bootloader) ram: 4GB SAMSUNG LP4x DIE=16Gb M5=01 M6=06 M7=10 M8=12

(bootloader) cpu: SDM636 1.0 (2)

(bootloader) serialno: ZF6523R926

(bootloader) cid: 0x0032

(bootloader) channelid: 0x1b

(bootloader) uid: 23A7CCF6

(bootloader) securestate: oem_locked

(bootloader) verity-state: enforcing (0)

(bootloader) sku: XT1965-T

(bootloader) carrier_sku: XT1965-T

Is there anything I can do?
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
The moto unlock site is unreliable and finicky try a different

browser, pc, internet source...

or try later it often just doesn't work
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] Drinkingpants74:
I've tried on both a Linux and Windows laptop as well as my phone, on WiFi and on Data, all over a span of 7 hours, and none of them have worked. I'm beginning to think I might not be able to actually unlock the device.

When I look up the model number it tells me it's the T-Mobile one that isn't unlockable, but then I have a chat from Motorola telling me it's an official one. I might look for a different model of this device and see if it changes my outcome
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Another option if you want to

PM me the unlock code and I can try it.
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] Drinkingpants74:
I've sent it if you're willing to give it a try. Thanks for this.
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Sorry no luck here either.

Don't know why, your cid # should be available for unlock.
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] Drinkingpants74:
I decided to give it another try today and for some reason it worked. I guess I just needed to be a lot more patient. Thanks for the help.
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Like I said site is finicky, and instead of it saying I'm sorry there's an error, it just says

"Your device does not qualify for bootloader unlocking."
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] youzi0335:
it is strange that i got the same phone from amazon and i have unlocked it and installed custom rom successfully.

(bootloader) kernel: uefi

(bootloader) version-bootloader: MBM-3.0-lake_retail-38523c9489-201120

(bootloader) product: lake

(bootloader) board: lake

(bootloader) secure: yes

(bootloader) hwrev: PVT

(bootloader) radio: TMO

(bootloader) storage-type: eMMC

(bootloader) emmc: 64GB SAMSUNG DH6DAB RV=08 PV=02 FV=0000000000000002

(bootloader) ufs: N/A

(bootloader) ram: 4GB SAMSUNG LP4x DIE=16Gb M5=01 M6=06 M7=10 M8=12

(bootloader) cpu: SDM636 1.0 (2)

(bootloader) serialno: ZF6523****

(bootloader) cid: 0x0032

(bootloader) channelid: 0x1b

(bootloader) uid: D21D134B

(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked

(bootloader) verity-state: disabled (0)

(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes

(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912

(bootloader) reason: UTAG bootmode configured as fastboot

(bootloader) date: 11-05-2020

(bootloader) sku: XT1965-T

(bootloader) carrier_sku: XT1965-T
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
He got it unlocked, moto site was just not working correctly, and had to try several times.
[General Questions and Answers] turbotechX:
When using Android as a Hotspot to stream video on Roku both devices want to run at max rate and eat up all monthly data. I would like to limit the data rate of the hotspot. Suppose I have a 10GB / month plan and limit my data rate to 2 Mbps then I can get 10,000*8/(2*3600) = 11.1 hours instead of 2 hours with Roku and phone running at the max rate. I can barely tell the difference in video quality.

I can't find the setting in Android to set this rate. I can only find the settings for the amount of data used. That doesn't help. I saw online a post showing an Android hotspot rate setting but I can't find what version of Android it is in or if it was a rooted version.

Overall, please post which flavor of Android allows the hotspot max data rate to be set by the user.
[General Questions and Answers] turbotechX:
I found a solution. Buy a router that allows tethering and has QoS shaping control. Problem solved.
[Xiaomi Mi 6 Questions & Answers] RivenNero:
ROM version: lineage-17.1-20210114-nightly-sagit-signed

Recovery version: lineage-17.1-20210114-recovery-sagit

Firmware version: 20.6.18

I flash the latest Lineage OS 17.1 on my Mi 6.

I have not installed any third-party software, or even flashed OpenGapps.

I have tried to completely erase all partition data and re-flash Lineage OS.

But the battery drops quickly.

Then i found the log.

View attachment 5189841

What is "53:qcom,glink-smem-native-xprt-rpm:93:7781b8.qcom,mpm"?

I uploaded my Bugreport.

Can somebody help me ....
[Xiaomi Mi 6 Questions & Answers] demonntlxda:
you can try to connect a usb drive vie OTG cable, if the phone can go to deep sleep then your type c port is having trouble.
[Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 Questions & Answers] Caliche12:
I have some issues when i switch to the front facing camera, when i press the shutten buttom, it doesn´t take the photo. I installed pixel experience plus rom on android 10 version, installing custom kernels and the device is rooted with magisk manager. I´ve tried to fix this using the normal kernel and other kernels, installing and uninstalling some magisk modules. I´m using the nikita gcam 2.0 and i´ve tried other gcams like parrot , the_dise, etc... someone has the solution to this issue?.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] savas20041:
I have an s20 + with beyondrom 1.5 and root via magisk. but i cannot edit and save system files. it is also not possible to install system apps. the question would be what can you do to get write access? sorry for my bad english i write with a translator. regards
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] Assassyn:
Hello everyone, I’m back in the Android family again and I see a lot has changed in the last 3 years. I went into the playstore and don’t see all of the apps I’ve purchased, and I’m assuming that’s because of Android OS compatibility. I was very happy to see some core apps I use were still there, but what happened to the launchers? The variety is nothing like it used to be. At one point in time, I had between 10 - 14 on my phone that were similar but also different for one reason or another. Thankfully Nova Launcher which is my number 1 pick is still available. I think Apex Launcher is also, sadly TSF Shell and Next Launcher are gone. I liked those, but I see Go Launcher is. Now I haven’t used that launcher in at least 7 or 8 years, because they began charging for things that used to be included for free. I remember when that was the top launcher and was worth using. The reviews I see are terrible to say the least. I tried to visit their website and got some message basically stating the site isn’t up as far as I’m concerned. What is going on here, and what could they possibly be selling for an in app purchase for $109? I would never spend that kind of money for an in app purchase. Are there any other good launchers available that I’m missing? I saw a couple of launchers that were based on Windows Desktop layouts, and a MAC OS layout.
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] kaluna00:
https://xdaforums.com/t/launcher-choice.4190269/
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] Assassyn:
Omg thank you!!!
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] niteowl360:
Here is what I'm using

View attachment 5255847
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] niteowl360:
Microsoft Launcher seems to also work well with the Wing.

You will lose the Carousel Apps though in swivel mode.

But it seems to take care of the 5 second delay that KLWP has when launching Apps from the Home Screen.

Nova also takes care of that though
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] Assassyn:
Wow that looks good. Is that KLWP also? I haven't played around with a build your own widget since UCCW.
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] niteowl360:
Yes, mainly KLWP. Not really a widget but an entire theme built using KLWP.

It's a fairly steep learning curve, but works well on the Wing
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] Assassyn:
Ok I'll have to read up on it. Don't want to get burnt out because I don't understand it completely.
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] niteowl360:
Lol Yes it's not the easiest to get to grips with. Cheers

Btw which launcher did you settle on in the end.
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] kaluna00:
That looks really slick!
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] Assassyn:
I switched to Nova to play around with KLWP, because I am not entirely sure if Win-X Launcher (NO ADS) is compatible. Its either that, and/or I really just don't know what I'm doing yet. I plan to learn more about to use it this weekend.
[LG Wing Themes, Apps, and Mods] TxDragon2007:
I use Total Launcher and have for years. It gives you a blank palette to place any widget, any icon, anywhere. Allows for windows with swipe actions. Use of any icon pack in the play store. Mix and match icon styles. Completely customizable. Works with KLWP and KWGT. Has Tasker plugins.

Overall, IMO its more freedom to customize than any other launcher. You be the judge. Happy Launching...
[LG G8X ThinQ Questions & Answers] War-Rasta:
I'm looking to buy a used G8X on eBay (GSM Unlocked) to use in the Dominican Republic. I was wondering if there's an advantage to buying one version over another (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc) or if they're all the same. I know some times phones will have diferent variants that won't let you use the same rooting methods or the same ROMs.

Also, do all versions support the dual screen case, even if it didn't originally come with it? I'd probably buy the phone without the dual screen and maybe buy that later.

Thanks in advance.