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[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Questions & Answers] Arjun B:
Hey guys. I'm trying to root my device using TWRP and magisk, and so far nothing seems to be right. The custom recovery keeps reverting back to stock recovery. And even if i flash it again it doesn't detect my internal storage.

I also flashed that decrypt(pie).zip file.

I unlocked my bootloader using the official tool if it matters. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Questions & Answers] wang1024:
Here are some advice for you:

1.You shold reboot into twrp in first reboot,

CUSTOM RECOVERY WILL BE WIPE during stock flimware is booting(the "Zenfone" with four dots screen).

2.Flash Magisk20.3 or newer version.

3.Official twrp cannot read encrypted data pratition, AsusDecryption(Pie).zip maybe only can disable stock forceencrypt.

4.The method I use:

Boot into fastboot->Flash TWRP (via computer)->Boot into TWRP->Keep System Read only->Flash Magisk zip file->Reboot into system->Install Magisk Manger->Let Magisk recover itself and reboot->Done

(Wish you can understand my terrible English)
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Questions & Answers] Arjun B:
Thank you. Flashing the Disable encryption zip file fixed the issue. So far TWRP is still there.
[Introductions] pablooo.o:
Hi,

I'm new on site so I'd like to say HALLO everybody :))

I'm intersting in alternative firmwares for my devices like TV box and other.
[Introductions] orb3000:
Hello and welcome to XDA!

The secret here is reading and searching, you will get the most of XDA this way.

And of course, enjoy your stay!
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] wrathbinge:
Hello i have the following issue, have Xiaomi Note 9S with locked bootloader and not Mi Account on it. It's locked by mdm and must be flashed with Global rom in order to unlock it. I can start in Fastboot and also recovery mode. But how can i flash it without unlock the bootloader?

Thanks a lot in advance, any help it's gonna be appreciated.
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] jwchips:
You can flash official rom without unlocking the bootloader.
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] wrathbinge:
Yeah jus noticed it, could flashw with XiaomiMiV2 Tool or so! Thanks a lot, if someone can close this please.
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] a7md_j3fr:
!!how ?????
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] boekhoffm:
When I try the latest version of this tool, "curtana...Redmi Note 9S" is not in the list of devices, so how to proceed?
[General Topics] Poker85:
I have an HTC touch diamond and a tomtom one xl. I wanted to buy the car charger for the htc, that is mini-usb, but i was thinking about the possibile to use the one of the tomtom (mini-usb as well).

Do you know if it is possible?

Thanks for your answers.
[General Topics] Quiksmage:
If it's mini usb it should work. Plug it in and see. i had a plug before that didn't give enough power to my phone though, so if it does work, make sure the % starts going up.
[General Topics] Poker85:
But anyway i'm afraid that it gives too much power or too few power and to damage the HTC. Is it possible?
[General Topics] OmsagroSylph:
Mini usb differences in chargers

though mini usb is the basically the same, some devices may accept power on a different pin. For example plugging in a motorola charger into an old mio will just show as a USB connection, and not charge. IGO makes universal chargers... Most devices are A32 tip, blackberry's are mostly A29, and HTC uses A53. They all supply 5v just on different pins. Dont worry about wreaking your device, the most that will happen is that it will think its hooked up to a pc and trickle charge.
[General Topics] Poker85:
Thank for your answers...

But anyway how could i know if tomtom charger has A53 as well?

News: I found it. Tomtom one xl uses A32 standard, so it's not compatible with htc devices.
[General Topics] OmsagroSylph:
A32 is standard. its pretty much exactly like plugging device into your computer. so it *should* charge your htc if it charges while hooked up to computer. It may charge more slowly "trickle" but it should work just fine. only the 29 probably wont do anything.
[General Topics] Poker85:
Thanks for your support.

It's always good to meet people so informed like you in this forum.

When i'll try i will post the result.

Bye bye
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] R4uelius:
Hi everyone, i want to know if is posible flash a custom rom (with the bootloader unlocked) without a custom recovery like TWRP.

Because I would like to have the possibility to return to the stock rom and block te bootloader if i want in the future.

thanks for your asnwers. :)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] Shafin2315:
This is just an absurd question. There's literally no way apart from that. Flashing a custom will always need a custom recovery. If you wanna gonna go back to the old MIUI then u can do it without any hassle and relock the bootloader along with it anyways, easily. Research and learn about things first before asking these.
[Google Pixel 4a Themes, Apps, and Mods] dashing.sujay:
Hello guys.

I have been using 4A for about 6 months now. My calling is heavy due to nature of my work. However, I am really disappointed by the dialer which 4A comes with due to following reasons-

1. No unlimited call logs which is a very big bummer. It's such a basic thing any phone maker must provide.

2. Smart search from dialer is as bad as it can be. I'm coming from a Xiaomi phone and Google should really learn a few things how to make a dialer app. The search is billion times better in the latter.

3. Lack of call recording which I can live with but is desirable.

Basically I'm asking if I can install any third party dialer (preferably MiUI) ? I'm ready to root if it's needed.

Please help me. I'm on the verge of going back to my MIUI phone as my main phone just because of this crappy dialer.

PS: I can't go custom ROM way because I don't want to lose stock camera's quality.

Thanks
[Google Pixel 4a Themes, Apps, and Mods] TomekUser:
Try using TruePhone ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hb.dialer.free ). I have call recording and I have never came to a situation where call log was too short - I have checked my favorite contact and I have log since I installed it.

P. S. U have root on my phone, but I am not convinced if it is needed. Try it as IMHO is the best dialer with tons on customization.
[Google Pixel 4a Themes, Apps, and Mods] EngineerMind:
Hi,

Can you elaborate on these two?

I ask because if I click the middle "Recents" button at the bottom, the call log is very limited. But if I then click the three dot button in the top right and select "Call History", it will go back very far in time.

Also, what problems are you having with the smart search? Can you mention a couple of examples?
[Google Pixel 4a Themes, Apps, and Mods] dashing.sujay:
I did check the history and surprisingly found out today that my call records are only till 6th of April from today and then directly to Oct 2020. Don't know how is that possible, but this is what I found.

I'll explain my problem to you.

When I bought this phone, I had imported around 10k call logs records but when I used to check history of numbers I dial frequently, I came to know it's not storing unlimited history. Like the person whom I have called 20 times has only 2 entries in the log.

Until today I didn't know that history between 20 Oct 2020 to April 5, 2021 is missing. I don't have a sane explanation for this.

Regarding smart search, see following scenarios:

It doesn't search if I type keywords which are between the names. Eg name is John, if I type 646, it should show but it doesn't. It always search with first letter only, be it name or surname.

Second case.

I have a name saved called Prathmesh, my dialer always fails to show it. I dial 77284, it shows other relevant search results but not this and when I type next digit, no results at all. In the frequent updates of Google dialer phone app, after one particular update, it started searching but after next update again stopped. This is one example, I can give more.

Third case.

It doesn't search from unsaved numbers. Suppose I vaguely remember I had received a call from a number which had 5555 at last but couldn't exactly remember, there is no way I could find using Google dialer.
[Google Pixel 4a Themes, Apps, and Mods] dashing.sujay:
Thanks for app suggestion buddy.

It solved almost all of my problems.

Now I can search the way I want, can record calls, and possibly can store unlimited logs.

Thanks a ton again.
[Google Pixel 4a Themes, Apps, and Mods] dashing.sujay:
I was happy with the app but now call recording isn't working. 😞
[Google Pixel 4a Themes, Apps, and Mods] samurai_r:
I have been using drupe dialer (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.drupe.app&hl=en_US&gl=US) for many years to address exactly the problems that you have mentioned. You can give it a try. But here also, the inbuilt call recorder is not working with Pixel 4a. It used to work with my older Oneplus X.
[Moto G7 Play Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
This should be your firmware

https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/channel/official/TIMIT/

XT1952-1_CHANNEL_TIMIT_9.0_PPY29.105-134_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

There are newer versions like this Android 10

XT1952-1_CHANNEL_TIMIT_10_QPYS30.52-22-8-9_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

I would start with the version you have.

Download the firmware, unzip, find the flash.file.xml, open it with a text editor, copy, and paste into the online flash.file convertor, link in my thread.

https://xdaforums.com/general/rooting-roms/guide-flashing-motorola-firmware-t4042039
[Moto G7 Play Questions & Answers] danheg:
Thanks! I'm trying it now.

I do get "(bootlaoder) is-logical:system_a: not found" (or a corresponding similarity) for almost every line. Also, boot.img still returns a "bad key" during flash.

Device reboots, and I get a "bad key," but it reboots into the operating system.

That should allow me to reinstall LOS, or at least I can try and see if it'll do so.
[Moto G7 Play Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Bad key is pretty common for moto devices with unlocked bootloader, usually just means the boot.img isn't signed the way it expected.
[Moto G7 Play Questions & Answers] danheg:
Okay. 18.1 + MicroG running again. I'm also getting the N/A on boot again, as I did last time.

Big thanks for that! I had been plucking the boot.img out of of zips in the expectation that it would eventually work. Didn't realize I needed to flash the whole system.

I found myself in this mess because I wasn't able to properly lock the bootloader. Unless there are specific suggestions on what I should try or do better, I'd just leave it open. It bugs me a little, but it's not a huge issue.
[Moto G7 Play Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Moto's must be completely stock to Relock the bootloader, and even then it can be tricky.
[Moto G7 Play Questions & Answers] danheg:
Okay. What I take away from that is that it's difficult, if not impossible, to re-lock the bootloader of a Motorola loaded with Lineage?
[Moto G7 Play Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Do not lock a moto device with a custom rom, unless you don't want it to work ever again.
[XDA App Bugs and Requests] IamTheBRAVE:
Just a while ago, i viewed all my alerts then exited for a while. When i opened xda app again i was surprised to see 10 alerts when i did not receive any new notifications. The list is updated but the count is still at 10.

When in website view, the menu shows 2 alerts (but it's only one). Opening the alert page shows 10 again.

Maybe clearing the cache could fix it?
[XDA App Bugs and Requests] orb3000:
It was about an update in XDA servers, all should be normal now.

You can read more about it here

https://xdaforums.com/t/trophies-got-replaced-by-levels.4261735/
[XDA App Bugs and Requests] XDARoni:
Hello, thanks for pointing this out. This was a one-time event and shouldn't happen again.
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] Guitarfreak26:
Hi All

Currently running the china rom until I can flash the eu one in 7 days. Was just wondering is there anyway to use Nova and gestures?

I've installed fluid navigation, granted over adb and it works perfect until the screen goes off. As soon as the screen goes off it seems to kill fng which then doesn't work again until a reinstall. It's really weird
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] Jhonxs:
Hello,

Heard that it has something to do with miui optimizations, try disabling that from the developer options and let us know how it goes.

Cheers !
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] Guitarfreak26:
Thanks, tried that but still no joy. Works fine until the screen goes off then it completely kills it. Must be something with stock gesture taking over but they don't work with Nova
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] Guitarfreak26:
Using the edge gestures app and this seems to work..
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] Jhonxs:
sorry to hear that, i also have the premium Nova launcher app and waiting to see whenever they will make this possible. i even bought sesame integrations for it .

saw a workaround on the mi.com forum but that guy was using xiaomi.eu

https://c.mi.com/thread-3660446-1-0.html

Not willing to flash xiaomi.eu only for this functionality, not to mention that they really improved the stock launcher in miui 12 and 12.5 sounds even more interesting .

Cheers !
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] Guitarfreak26:
Working well now with edge gestures, even from the bottom.

The nova Google now page doesn't work though for some reason. Ive still got 6 days to decide whether I'm flashing eu or not lol
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] xanthos84:
how did you now get it working?
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] Guitarfreak26:
Edge gestures from play store works great. Doesn't even need adb permissions.

My Google feed page randomly started working too on nova :/

Only issue currently is now with Google news widget. I can press the buttons to scroll through headlines but can't open it by pressing :/ unless I open the app first then the widget works again for a short while lol
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] speedtripler:
Same, I thought I would have to flash the eu rom and use nova launcher but I can't live without gestures but after a day I figured out how to turn on the app drawer and get rid of the vault and all that Chinese nonsense.

They're is a lot of crap I could uninstall from the cmd line but I'm getting great battery life already and I don't want to break it .

After Watching a YouTube video on miui 12 features I learned how to make miui launcher almost like nova

Still have 5 days to decide whether to install the eu rom but I heard you can't relock the bootloader ( or it bricks ) and this will break all your finance and banking apps which would be unacceptable...
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] tupac19861013:
Can you share that video of Miui 12 features. Thank you
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] speedtripler:
I started with that one which got rid of the vault and the Chinese search bar which made the phone usable with an app drawer

Last night I found a 1 click debloater for xiaomi phones and got rid of more but I'm not finished yet.....
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] RoughNeck1971:
Which 1 click debloater did you find?
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] speedtripler:
This one worked a treat:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/duh08i
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] Youdoofus:
So, Sammy did this same erroneous move on the S6 and now again on the S21, no sd card slot. I know any replies are speculative at best, but do we suppose that theyre gonna bring it back on the 22? they cited the exact same bs reason on the S6 "storage will be in the cloud" as this time. I guess my real question is anyone really missing the sd card slot and any speculations of Sammy bringing it back on the 22?
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] C0derbear:
I sincerely doubt it'll come back, their most direct competitor (Apple) hasn't supported secondary storage ever so the general public doesn't seem to care.

I have an S21+ and I made sure to get one with 256 GB storage - I reviewed how much local storage I used on my S*+ SD card and "only" had about 100GB on a device with only 64GB internal storage. So, I figure 256 should be okay long term.

The only class of data I haven't pulled across from my SD card was the local photo albums, but they were only a few GB. I may yet refresh that but the days of "here look at my pics" and not having enough data network or wifi for Google Photos to function well are long behind me.

Now, the offline mapping data and offline music storage - that's the bulk of my data, and the ~ 100 GB usage leaves plenty of space left for apps and OS updates and such, for me.

If your uses include numerous large apps (e.g. games) and much more content then you'd need the 512GB variant to be safe, IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] william58:
I almost didn't buy my S21+ 5G because of no SD card slot.

My S9+ had the SD card slot and I miss it.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] blackhawk:
Screw samsung. No slot, no sale.

Between that and Android 11/12 and their Apple lust, the next release looks like it will be more dog meat. I'll get a used Note 10+ 512gb running on Pie, remain happy and save money.

Ain't nothing to me...

The Note 20 U is the other option but it's price for now is too high. If it doesn't have a huge square cornered display, I don't want to look at it.

The round corner displays looked horrible. Samsung will probably screw up there too.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] Hurricane Andrew:
I honestly don't miss it. I thought I would, so I opted for the 256GB model and even that still appears to be overkill at this point. I get that there are certainly use cases where it would be critical for some people, but Samsung isn't targeting those folks.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] blackhawk:
You use the SD card as a data drive.

Yes... a dual drive hand held computer.

Even my laptop is set up like this.

Only the OS, apps and downloads go on the internal memory. The data is more secure on a separate drive.

I can do a factory reset without losing data and no internet connection. No hours of reloading data.

Even my app copies are stored there, no Playstore needed.

A full reload on my stock phone takes me about 2 hours to fully restore.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] Jason_Nguyen111:
Try AnyBackup, you can transfer your data to micro SD card easily, if you are a fan of Micro SD card.

you can google it for details.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] spiderx_mm:
SD card slots are like the optical drives in PC, IMHO. You're scared that you might need it one day, but they're obsolete already. You can easily (and better) replace them with USB-C flash drives. I've been without an optical drive on my pc for 10 years and without SD card on my phones for 3+ years (Starting with Huawei P20 Pro and now GS21+) and never have a problem. Won't go back to SD cards either as well.

I never use SD cards as data storage mainly because they're slow. Try recording a 4K video on SD card and you'll know what I mean. Unless you've got a UHS II or above class SD card, you'll have problems.

Storage space-wise, My P20 Pro is 128GB and now my GS21+ is 256 GB and I never have problem with space. If you took a lot of videos or photos, just backup your vids or photos to a USB-C flash drive and delete it from your phone periodically.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] spiderx_mm:
I remember those days where I flash my phone twice every week with the CyanogenMod nightlies and have to backup/ restore data every time. I did the same as you mount/ remount SD card as data partition. But those days are gone. And most of those people are too. They're not left much, becoming endangered species already. Most of the normal phone users never factory reset their phones and wipe/ restore their data every Friday. Samsung knows it. Huawei knows it. There is more performance benefit in chopping SD card off and use faster internal storage for all the read/writes.

Actually Huawei tries to save it with their home-brew Nano Memory Card but didn't succeed. Not a lot of people buying those cards. So, yeah, they listened to the market instead of a bunch of enthusiastic "power" users. We need to find our own way for our better convenience to adapt the changes.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] blackhawk:
All my machines are dual or greater. Even my ancient Dell laptop.

No SD card slot, no sale... it's simply too much of a burden not to have one.

I could easily put 1.5 tb of data on a drive. Right now it's about 340 gb. To load that on the internal takes about 6 hours making a factory reset an all day nightmare.

Really I want dual SD card slots...
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] Jason_Nguyen111:
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[Samsung Galaxy S21+] blackhawk:
Cut and paste only. Especially for wav files.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] spiderx_mm:
Oh yes, I've also have 3 HDDs (one M.2 boot drive, + one 3.5" HDD for Data + Apps and one 2.5" HDD for music) in my desktop, 2 HDDs in my office laptop (Boot + Data) and only 1 drive in my personal laptop (Lenovo Yoga which everything is soldered onto the mobo). But the sad thing is you don't get my point. From the manufacturers' POV, you're one out of million. And they won't care. Coz the rest of 99.99999% of the users don't need what you need.

Sadly, it's not No SD, no sale. Apple already proved it. Huawei already proved it. Pixel already proved it. It's just no SD, no buy for you only bro. Get real.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] blackhawk:
Allow me to retort...

I'm real. That's why I'm holding a dual drive 1 tb 10+ in my hand at this moment🤣

I wouldn't have an Apple or Pixel if they were free let alone hackware from the CCP even if they had SD card slots😡

They proved nothing; there's a sucker born every minute. You can get rich on them, that was proven over a hundred years ago.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] spiderx_mm:
You're as real as a Bengal Tiger sir.

Are Bengal Tigers real? Yes they are. Aren't they magnificent? Hell yes they are. Do they still exists? Yes they do, but not a lot. 🤷‍♂️

Oh, and here are some not-so-fun facts for you.

Current top devices list in XDA developers.

- OnePlus 8T - No SD Card slot

- ROG Phone 3 - No SD Card slot

- Huawei Mate 40 Pro - No SD Card slot (with NM Card slot)

- Redmi 9 - with SD Card Slot

- Realme X2 Pro - No SD Card slot

- Galaxy S21+ - No SD Card slot

- Google Pixel 5 - No SD Card slot

GSMArena top smart phones for 2021

- Galaxy S21 Ultra - No SD Card slot

- Poco F3 - No SD Card slot

- Mi 11 Ultra - No SD Card slot

- ROG Phone 5 - No SD Card slot

- iPhone 12 Mini - No SD Card slot

- Moto G100 - with SD Card slot

- Redmi Note 10 Pro - with SD Card slot

- Redmi 9 - with - SD Card slot

out of all, only some mid-tier, yesteryear, CCCP hackware devices have got the SD card slot. So, have fun with it.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] blackhawk:
No SD card slot was a bad bet on Samsung's part. High end phones are a luxury now... they better be loaded with more than bloatware. It is their customers that define them not the other way around. Customer loyalty is a gift best not abused.

Word on the street is there will more flagship phones with SD card slots in 2022.

Either way I'm good for another 5 years.

Right it's Android that's the bottleneck... and it's in a high G flat spin. 11 is a disaster.

Q is as high as I'll go but Pie is preferable.

In five years Android like Apple may not matter to me🤣