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[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] ramniearh:
Hi all! This is my first attempt to flash a custom rom and I'm stumbling. Summary below:

DEVICE AND SYSTEM:

Xiaomi Mi 6X

Running MIUI 11.0.6.0(PDCCNXM) (based on Android 9)

Device bought in China in 2018, not used until now, only updated through Xiaomi OTA.

Mi Unlock status - Unlocked

Developer options unlocked

USB debugging - activated

Phone not rooted.

Phone has no lock screen password set.

FILES TO FLASH:

1. dm-verity anti-rollback flash:

no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip

2. Paranoid Android custom ROM:

pa-quartz-5-wayne-20200924.zip

METHOD

I'm using Google pltaform-tools (https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools) + TWRP files (https://twrp.me/xiaomi/xiaomimi6x.html) and command prompts in adb and fastboot.

WHAT HAS WORKED SO FAR

adb devices OK - cmd shows hexa key

adb reboot bootloader OK - phone enters fastboot

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img OK - cmd shows Finished. Total time: 1.504s

fastboot reboot (holding recovery key combo to avoid entering automatic MIUI recovery) OK - TWRP loads

Then the problems start. TWRP shows:

Mount

Decrypt Data

Enter Password

and no password in the realms of man or heaven works. by clicking cancel as a workaround several mounting problems appear:

THE ISSUE

Since TWRP can't decrypt internal storage, I can't find the zip files I copied to the phone's memory.

Googling around I found the OTG option and tried it. But as it turns out it's also impossible to mount OTG (on Mount, the option for OTG appears but clicking it does nothing)

Googling more I found out about abd sideload, but TWRP fails to start the feature (on Advanced -> ADB sideload -> select Wipe Dalvik Cache + Wipe Cache)

Also googling intensely I found that by wiping the memory (on Wipe - Format Data - write "yes") then reentering recovery it was possible for TWRP to enter a decrypted mode. after doing this no password is required but both OTG and ADB show the same problems as before (and of course the internal memory files are no longer there).

As a summary of my woes, this is what I've tested so far and the results:

View attachment 5192311

Assorted tests with older versions of TWRP have exactly the same results.

After every wipe I have to set up MIUI11 again, open developer optios, allow USB debugging etc. My fingers hurt. Morale is low. My soul is leaking. Any ideas on where to go next? Is this some unfixable incompatibility between TWRP and MI? I think I've exhausted the paths I can find by just googling around like a progressively more hairless maniac noob.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] afonso14401:
TWRP sucks for mi 6X. Download this one (OrangeFox Recovery) and everything works fine.To install it extract the zip and flash the recovery.img that is there. After that reboot to recovery and if it still asks for password just ignore, go to menu, manage partitions, clik on data, click on the button that will show, then format data and type yes. This will clean every partitions (It's the only way i found to fix encryption since our device doesn't support sd cards)Then download the Rom you want to your pc and then copy to your phone storage and install it. Good Luck.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
I wonder if Samsung have managed to fix this, seems a big problem with high refresh rate OLED phones, and even TVs. Would be a deal breaker for me as it makes my 8pro look horrible in low light. V tempted by the s21 Ultra but would have to know if it suffered from it .
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Toss3:
I'm in the exact same position: Have a Oneplus 8 Pro right now and don't want to have to deal with black crush, green or red tint at lower brightness levels, posterization, etc. Only phone I know thus far that's pretty good in low light with an amoled screen is the iPhone 12 Pro Max so hopefully Samsung will have solved most of the issues with the S21 Ultra, and if not I'll return it and just get the iPhone 13 Pro Max when Apple releases it later this year.

I'll report back as soon as I get the phone (hopefully on the 29th). :)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
The 8pro has been one of the worst phones I've owned, the green tint and black crush is horrible at low light, I have widevine L3 without ever unlocking the bootloader or modifying it an I get lag and crashes on A11. I'm pretty annoyed at shelling out another 1k so soon after buying it but I can't put up with it anymore, just don't want all the hassle of the green tint stuff again.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Toss3:
If you want a properly calibrated screen - Apple's iPhones are the only option; just need to make sure you pick a model with a screen made by Samsung => a lot of iPhone users are reporting issues with LG's panels (iphone 12 & 12 Pro).

I also primarily use my phone in bed at night to watch youtube, movies, tv series, etc. and the black crush is unbearable. My Tab S7+ is a bit better, but suffers from Green Tint at lower brightness levels. My friends iPhone 12 Pro Max is basically perfect.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Geekser:
I traded my S20 Plus in for the Samsung Note 20 and honestly, I have never had any of the display issues you mentioned on either phone. From what I have heard from others who have reviewed it already, we should not have any issues with the S21 Ultra either.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] dscline:
My S20U has never had this issue. I'm laying in bed at min brightness and 120hz as we speak.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] big_b0sss:
That's why I have traded my OnePlus 8 pro for £470 and getting the 21 ultra fingers crossed hopefully ultra won't suffer like 8 pro
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] omarkhamas84:
still there
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
The green tint is still there on the S21 Ultra? Any pics?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Toss3:
Just got my S21 Ultra.

Thoughts on the display:

Great uniformity

No black crush even at the lowest brightness level

Green tint is there at the lowest brightness levels

Can't see a difference between the 8 Pro and S21 Ultra at max brightness
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
Damn, so still green tint! Is there much difference between the 8pro and Ultra display? Is there an improvement on the Ultra because of the displays are much the same I may as well cancel my pre order.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Toss3:
The display is flatter and there's no black crush (can see shadow detail even at the lowest brightness setting). HDR also looks much brighter on the S21 Ultra. Other than that there's not a huge difference. My OnePlus 8 Pro also feels smoother in daily use (browsing the internet and scrolling -Exynos 2100 version). The camera seems better on the S21 Ultra.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] eyeatoma:
I've got the S21 Ultra 5G Exynos. No green tint at all. If people have it they are isolated cases, and you should get your phone replaced.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Toss3:
Do you have another phone with an lcd-screen you could caompare it to? I think most people wouldn't notice the green tint without comparing two devices side-by-side (it's really subtle).
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] eyeatoma:
Yes, I had the s20 ultra yesterday. That also had no green tint. I've tested a number of apps, running on 120hz WQHD. I've run it on the lowest brightness and have also raised it. Tried, Instagram, Camera app, youtube, etc. No green tint at all.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Toss3:
The S20 Ultra also suffers from green tint so you're comparing two green tinted phones. Not everyone notices it. Only way to prove your phone doesn't suffer from it would be to take a photo next to a phone with an lcd-screen showing the same image on both in low light.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] eyeatoma:
I've got an Iphone too. Definitely no green tint. And it's not as subtle as you think it is. These videos show it being pretty clear.

Is it possible you are imagining it?

Also it has been resolved with software fixes on the s20 ultra
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kishengajjar:
Have you ever told yourself "The next time I'm at the shops, I better pick up XYZ", but then you get the shops and completely forget about it? It could be any variant, like:

"The next time I'm at the bank..."

"The next time I go to Mom's place..."

Etc.

Imagine having a GPS powered application that popped up a reminder the next time you were within X metres of a pre-saved location. That would kill the battery, wouldn't it, because you'd have to leave the GPS on the whole time.

I like what Google Maps have done to their latest edition which can show you an estimate of your location based on Cell Info. Can this be used to make a location based reminder application?

Perfection would be if the application could pickup the location of an Outlook Task as well, and if it recognises a saved location in the text of the Task, it would pop up. Just a thought...more likely wishful thinking :)

I've search the net, but I don't think an application with this capability exists. If anyone knows of one, please do let me know. If someone thinks they can make one, that would be great too. I'm not a programmer, but I would willing be a tester or provide creative/functionality input, if you like.

Thanks,

K
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] wyzepro:
Please be encouraged

This is a great idea...and if we dont do it here we will wish we had....one of those things that just makes life simpler and once we implement it wont know how we got by without it....let's say you have something in the trunk or back seat that you keep meaning to drop off...say the dry cleaning or the computer you promised your neice or church....but you never remember obviously till you get home and see it while grabbing your things out of the car...well this type of service would go a long way to help you look like you're not the absent minded geek that we all know we really are!!.......while we're dreaming it up...how about a part of it functions like this...lets say you're driving out and about and see say a house you like...cause maybe you're in the market... a few taps would bookmark your location within a few hundred meters....and the next time or every time depending on how you have it set up...you'd be alerted that you were near your bookmarked location...sweet
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bigruss:
Well apps like SKScheMA and PhoneAlarm allow system changes based on cellid so it should certainly be possible to set up a pop up box with a todo based on cell id. I guess the tricky part would be a nice gui.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lastnikita:
you'll need to have gps on all the time, so your ppc won't last half a day ! :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kishengajjar:
You obviously didn't read the entire post. I already mentioned the battery drain issue if the GPS was used. The alternative was CellID. Thanks for taking an interest though.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kramerica2:
That's a great idea. Phonealarm has location based profiles using cell ID. I'm sure that a skilled developer could use that to make an app that does what you offer...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pmcall:
TrackMe offers this feature
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lastnikita:
sorry I replied too fast ;)

now another problem is, from what I've seen on my device, tri-positionning was not accurate at all, around 500m accuracy as opposed to few meters of GPS. That could still be useful from town to town needs, though (like "go see your mother !" :D)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kishengajjar:
I followed the link to the App you suggested. Although the main page for the app doesn't talk about this CellID feature and the reminders, it looks like the update logs have them mentioned, and the screenshots look like the reminders must work the way I'd like.

UNFORTUNATELY, I've got an HTC TyTN which doesn't have a lot of memory for me to install .NET Compact 3.5 (I've got other required apps installed which I can't remove) so I can test the darn thing.

Perhaps if some of the other contributors to this thread would like to try it out and let me know, please? :D

I'm going to buy a Touch Pro next month (when they finally release an Invisible Shield for it) and I'm going to officially love this program, it it does what I want it to.

Ciao

K
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kishengajjar:
Don't worry about it. We all skim through sometimes. In fact, when I first mentioned the idea to my brother, he barged in with the same comment, just as I was getting to it :)

I think 300 - 500M would be sufficient if you needed to remind yourself to pickup a tub of your favorite coffee then ext time you were at your supermarket (unless you live next door to the supermarket).
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kramerica2:
For those of us that live in relatively big cities, 500m is usually enough for those things...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kishengajjar:
I took another look at the app you suggested (Is it the one by Espinosa?). It looks like it's a full featured location tracking application, but I don't think it has the specific feature discussed in this thread.

In fact, the app seems to be way too big to be practical for everyday use anyway.

If I'm looking at the wrong TrackMe, do let me know.

K
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kishengajjar:
Here here. Or is it hear hear?. Not sure, but what the hell...I agree with you :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kramerica2:
I've installed TrackME. seems that it doesn't have the required feature...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kishengajjar:
Yes, I noticed. So I see we're still looking for an app that does this. If anyone finds one, do post :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] digitus:
Android

Funny this came up because I was checking google android last night and noticed that someone won 250,000 with an app that does exactly this as well as lets you price check other stores in the area

Here is the link:

http://code.google.com/android/adc_gallery/

hmmmm....just looking again and its not there. I know I seen something just like what you are talking about on andriod yesterdy:confused:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pmcall:
In TrackMe -> yes the one by Espinoza -> Menu|Tools|Geofence|ShowAlerts|Add|General

where you have the option of specifying a Latitude and Longitude the distance from the lat and long, and whether to fire an event based on if you are in the area or not. In the NotificationsTab you can specify if an e-mail or sms is to be sent, and what address/number to send the notification too.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kramerica2:
I don't want a SMS or an e-mail. I want that the application will open a specific note when I reach a certain place. Or a pop-up reminder.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] programatix:
PhoneAlarm would be the best. It does not have the exact feature you are looking for, but you can ask it to run certain program/application when you are within a certain CellID choosen by you. You can also label the CellID to your liking.

If you buy the software, you can actually ask the author to add the feature you want. He is very open to suggestions. And if you do, you can also ask him to monitor the CellID first, and if you are in the CellID, then the GPS can be used to track the range of the specified point.

Good luck.

Edit: I just checked the software, it has the feature of using the GPS for location detection.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kramerica2:
PhoneAlarm can indeed solve the problem. You need to make permanent notes for each location, and then tell PhoneAlarm to open the specific note for your location.

For example: you make a shopping list note, create a profile on PhoneAlarm that's called Shopping, and tell it to open that note when switching to Shopping profile. You can keep the note itself, just change it's content. The same thing can be done for the bank, parents' house, etc...

My only problem with PhoneAlarm is major battery drain...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] wubbo51:
I was kind of thinking about the same thing ,every time your phone knows you are around the specified target the cellId uses. And gps comes on every hour to specify you're current location (and maybe even more frequent as you approach the target)

edit: maybe this app http://code.google.com/android/adc_gallery/app.html?id=25
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kishengajjar:
Lets call it "Minders"

This "Locale" App for Android looks pretty good, but the key feature, namely the reminders, aren't easily available. The rest of the app sounds great.

Regarding PhoneAlarm, I think that's the equivalent of packing a commando unit where all you really need is a swiss army knife.

Here are the specs for the ideal application in my head:

Name: Minders

Locations Tags:

Current Location

Saved Locations

New Location (brings up a Google Maps style map with circled areas)

Multiple locations could be markable as "The Huge Retail Park" or a particular street lengthwise as "Oxford Street" (When adding locations, there could be an option to "Add more zones/hotspots"

The Google Maps feature which translates Cell ID to Lat and Long will become necessary here, methinks

Reminders:

Reminder pops up on the screen and you have two options

Dismiss: Message is deleted/archived and never displayed again, unless rechecked (Check box option might be nice for periodically recurring items)

Snooze: Customised Snooze option which says "Snooze this alarm for X minutes/hours and if I'm still at this location after the period specified (Or just Snooze until next time) This could be set in application options or just a snooze menu.

What do you all think?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dez93_2000:
love this idea (though i wonder how much one can reduce the need for it by having a good guess at what time they'll need reminding, then setting an alarm. I suffer from CRS* and this helps me).

similar lines: i'd love the option for my phone (TouchHD) to recognise when it's at home and turn on bluetooth and wifi. Ooh ooh! I recently found someone's shared gmaps layer of free wifi spots in London (but there'll be others assumedly) - how sweet would it be to be able to have your wifi turn itself on when it's in a free wifi spot, then auto-update the weather, get your emails, cache a big block of local gmaps data, etc?

Linking various ideas and featurecreeps which aren't there yet - phone informs you when you're near points of interest based on filters you've setup in gmaps and it's downloaded. E.g. "beep! strip club, next left", or bars with high ratings and keywords which match your preferences, etc...

I'm gonna check out PhoneAlarm... [edit: kish is right. like buying a swiss army knife cos you need a toothpick]

Dez

*Can't Remember Sh1t.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dez93_2000:
alternatives:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=458311

and

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=448783

and

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=328114
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] MLonon:
Alternatives not up to snuff.

1. Almost there, but does not do GPS. Also appears to be a dead project....

2. I guess you could have it launch the Tasks app or some other list manager, but that is still kludgy and wasting resources. Also does not do GPS/Triangulation.

3. Way too complicates and still really does not do what we are asking for.

I need a task manager/ todo app that I can set reminders based on time and/or location. And by location I mean GPS. I work and do most of my shopping within a mile of my home so just looking at cell towers without at least triangulation is pretty useless for me.

I used to have this with my BB Bold using reQall and there are at least 7 ways to do it on an iPhone. SOMEONE must have made a WM knockoff somewhere...right?

I AM WILLING TO PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THIS AND I AM A CHRONIC CHEAPO!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mogli:
Re: Alternatives not up to snuff.

I beg to differ: there is, in fact, no way to currently realize this on the iPhone, because it doesn't allow background threads to run. Hence, the phone cannot track your position in the background. The only way to do this would be to keep the application running in the foreground all the time.

And yes, I've implemented such an app on WM6.1. However, I'm neither using cellid nor GPS, but the available WiFi access points, as a location landmark. This is nice, because it is higher accuracy than cellid, doesn't require as much battery as GPS, and works indoors as well. The only downside is that in rural areas without any wifi access points in sight it won't work.

Unfortunately it hasn't really reached the point where I could broadly distribute it (also, there are some patents on this -- not by me). But it is working on my Kaiser, and I'd be happy to share an alpha version with anyone who is interested. Please PM me, if you are interested.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kishengajjar:
I take it you're not bothered by the battery drain of keeping the WiFi on?

PS: I thought this thread had died eons ago :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mogli:
I don't keep it on. I just turn it on for a few seconds every so often. Polling the location once a minute seems plenty.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] MLonon:
Does not everyone Jailbreak?

Touche! You are correct, the iPhone apps only work if you are in the app at/near the desired location. Since I always jailbroke my iPhone(s) I did not remember the difference.

Can/does your app have a fall back besides WiFi? I think that there are some places I would need this to work that do not have WiFi? I will check and get back to you.
[Realme X2 Questions & Answers] RowdiRaja:
Dear Friends,

Any buddy knows , how to activate the carrier aggression option on Realme X2 Indian variant?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] rhcp2112:
Hey guys,is there anyway to disable the light sensor on AOD, because I have the famous pink line and when I have the AOD on and I'm in a environment with lights it turns on heavily,flashing the pink line and draining battery,I want to know if there's a way to make the always on display the lowest brighter as possible
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] REDGxHD:
Hello everyone

I need your help.

I want to use my sd card as internal memory

but it turns out that in android 8.1 it is very difficult.

I tried adb but it does not recognize the Shell type commands

(try sm force-adaptive)

If someone has a solution and wants to help a noob, comment and help make my life easier.

Thank you for reading

PS: I am not root
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] sumeshmeena:
You will need root first. Then install Apps2SD and partition sd card to use as internal.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Use the SD card as a data drive not an OS drive!

You got it all backwards.

Even if you can use the SD card like that you'll take a needless performance hit.

Store all critical data, backups etc on the data drive. Leave the downloads on the internal memory until they're vetted malware free before moving to the data drive.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] QueenSelen:
in have j7 prime (rooted and have magisk) i tried everything adb, apps2sd and many more but nothing worked in adb everything is fine but nothing changes on phone i also cant do it on apps2sd please help my devices original internal storage is too little i need to make more storage with my sd card (sorry if my engilsh is bad)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] craftycarper1:
What have you gone for? Contract? Direct purchase from Samsung?

Been looking for a few days for a decent contract offer and ended up ordering from CPW, S21 Ultra 256gb £43/month 100gb data with the usual buds pro and smart tag offer, S10 trade in to cover upfront payment (most of it)

Any upgrade offers from Voda were garbage in comparison to the new contract deal so will be doing the PAC shuffle in a couple of months to get my years old Voda number on to my new Voda contract.