yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy A40 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kevios12:
Changelog 2021-06-27

* A40: upstream lineage-18.1/devicetree

* A40: Fix Adaptive Brightness

* A40: Fix Settings > Battery > Capacity values

* A40: Fix Device Overlays

* A40: Enable 5Ghz WiFi Band

* A40: Fix CPU Temperature (QS Toggle > CPU Info)

* A40: Fix Modelname

* June Security Patch

* Update to xtended 7.0

* Full Changelog: Here
[Samsung Galaxy A40 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kevios12:
Changelog 2021-07-19

• July Security Patch

• Update to xtended 8.0

• FIX Blur

Full Changelog: HERE
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Robert314:
I've copied a device tree from apollo (Mi 10T) with minor changes. I've also built a vendor tree from the latest MIUI 12 Firmware release

Please feel free to contribute as I've never done this stuff before
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] stolenpentium:
Hello, can somebody anybody create a cab file to fix the notorious low in call volume on the tilts earpiece I been looking for quite the while to no avail...Does anyone know how I can fix this I can't even use the tilt as a phone without having to use a bluetooth headset or using the speaker phone function....A PDA that cost this much and is so hyped up does not live up to the credit it is given....Ok maybe I'm reaching it's a GREAT devise I'm just fustrated with the poor in call quality of the phone earpiece...PLEASE HELP!!:mad::)
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Sleppyiecat:
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SpiceOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 11 (R), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

SpiceOS is based on the LineageOS Project with extra contributions from many people within the Mallu Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. You will need to provide your own Google Applications package (gapps). LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

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Kernel source code: Kernel // Device tree // Vendor

Our Source code is available in the SpiceOS Github repo

Base source code is available in the LineageOS Github repo.

Working:

Basically everything

Broken:

You tell me whats broken, also grab logs

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Basic LineageOS features

Lottiee Animation

Theme picker

4G/LTE toggle

Bluetooth Battery Status

VoLTE Icons

VoWiFi Icons

Volte/Vowifi Icon Ovveride Toggle

QS Tile Vibrate

QS Tile Title

QS Row&Coloumn Customization

Lockscreen Lock Icon Toggle

Toggle For Roaming Indicator

Lockscreen charging Info

MIUI Volume Panel

Compatibility:

Xiaomi Mi 9T // Redmi K20 (davinci)
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Download links

Notice:

No other custom kernels are supported in this thread. Only stock kernel and official builds will be supported. If you use another kernel tell which one before bug report.

Installation:

Reboot to recovery

Wipe system, data, cache, and dalvik

Install SpiceOS zip

Install any addons you wish to have (like magisk etc)

Format data

Reboot system

Important notes:

* Required * firmware version is android 11 firmware (21.x.y).

GApps are included.

Formatting data (all user data is wiped, including internal storage) is requied on clean flash.

Telegram Community

Davinci spice chat
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LineageOS team

AOSP

SpiceOS Community

CrDroid

AOSPA

Pixel Experience

BlissROM

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[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] nicoleanns:
about to try this out!! thanks for this
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] NOWO1983:
I will try it too!!

The gallery app doesn't start...
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Sleppyiecat:
It does
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] mejsi:
Screenshots? :(
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] LanguageSoez:
Well! My phone have just arrived. I'm switching from an S7 edge that I've been using for the last 4 years. So far I find that the screen is pretty good! Better than the S7E. The speed is excellent and of course, the ONE UI 3.1 is superb. I've already uninstalled some unwanted apps. As regards the camera, haven't tested it yet. But obviously, the GCAM will make it better.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] NiceGuyIncel:
Of course it'll be better than a 4 year old phone lol. If you think one UI is superb, try using stock android or oxygenos, you will be blown away.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] neoxcool:
I got A72 and the picture quality coming out from the stabilized Sony IMX 686 sensor with pixel binned 16 MP pictures is superior to Samsung HM2 108 MP giving just 12MP images ... So is A52, I don't believe your "honest review" ....
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] NiceGuyIncel:
A72 is not A52. Specs are one thing, software is another. You don't have to believe anything. As I said in my review, you should experience the phones in person preferably from friends who bought it and then make a decision.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] blackhawk:
The OP is obviously a satisfied customer 🤣

Griping about it being water resistant is really picking at nits. It adds little cost and help to seal out dust, extending the usable service life of the device.

Charging a phone while using isn't a good idea and it should charge slow whilst using regardless of the wattage capacity of the charger brick being used.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] AHE_XDA:
I appreciate your feedback. I'm certain most of those who are still undecided will as well.

To be frank, this device has received overwhelming amounts of good press, which, as a consumer, is a good thing.

That said, constructive criticism is a key component towards improving upon future A series models and/or polishing the current user experience.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] blackhawk:
Paid press is always good press...

The Samsung Fold series always get rave reviews but they're expensive, fragile and limited devices. Worse I'm being kind in my criticism.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] Valthek:
Weird, I have never encountered this.

I don't mind this at all since it's already proven that fast charging does hurt your battery longevity.

I agree with this, although I prefer it for the occasional media consumption. For general usage, it might lead to some eye strain for some people which includes me.

The build despite plastic is decent enough considering the trade-offs with its other specs at this price point and an IP6X is always welcome. The camera is nothing spectacular but not bad, given that it's harder to quantify the expected degrees of quality per $ at this price range. Performance is fine for the majority of the time but there are occasional stutters or lag you will encounter. Overall, I'm very satisfied with my purchase. It's also worth noting that warranty and software support tend to get overlooked when looking at the price.

I was considering Poco F3 as an alternative before getting my A52 however, I didn't go through with the Poco F3 because of various issues and concerns that I can't be arsed to list.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] SirDigitalKnight:
This phone is on my list to upgrade from my Essential PH-1. Keeping an eye on ROM development and Gcam development. I can get it for around $354 depending on the COP to USD conversion rate in Colombia. Anyone know better deals out in the wild?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] Akash1322:
Well, I will answer this from the perspective of an Indian Millenial coming from Mi A2 (and having only used crappy Micromax and Redmi phones in the past, this is something which I think most Indian youth can relate to). Let's go point by point :

1. UI

Having used stock android and MIUI, I can confidently say that OneUI is definitely a bit clumsy, but it is easy to get used to compared to FuncTouch and MIUI. Also, *there is no Google dialer*, meaning you can safely do call recording. Also OneUI has "Link to Windows" baked right into it, which is a huge boon in my opinion as it kinda compensates for the lack of DeX support, I think this is one of the most underrated feature of Samsung phones.

2. Ads and Bloatware scene

Now this maybe specific to India only. I set the device up using GeekyRanjit's guide on "How to setup Samssung devices" on YT, and so far (1 month later) I have got no ads except wallpaper services message when I swipe from right on lock screen. Also, all bloatware can be either disabled or uninstalled (unlike MIUI and ColourOS), so no problem there. Overall it is much much better than Redmi, Poco and Realme offerings. Though here Oneplus NORD maybe better.

3. Camera

TBH I bought this phone for the camera, and consider the competition it did not let me down, sure there is a bit of over sharpening going on in most images and indoor/low light photos and videos have a ton of noise but considering the competition in 15k-25k INR, it is definitely better. I use Gcam 7.3.018 by Urynx05, and it does improve video stabilisation a lot thanks to OIS (only Oneplus NORD has OIS in this price). For night mode, stock night mode is better than night sight (much brighter and well balanced). Daylight pics, it is a mixed bag, macro camera is good but could have been better,but considering how rarely it is used, it is fine.

4. Display

Most Indian milllenials like me are currently upgrading from LCD to Amoled. I having never used an Amoled, am satisfied with the display. But yeah you are right Amoled displays do cause more eye fatigue than LCD.

5. Availability and Customer support

This is where this phone shines! Here in India, this phone is available like everywhere, in most mobile shop in any market no matter, how small or rural the area, this unfortunately is not the case for OnePlus and Redmi, POCO (infamous for flash sales and black-marketing)etc., thus Galaxy A52's actual competitors are phones from Vivo and Oppo, which are usually more pricey. Also, Samsung customer services is next to Apple.

Set your priorities before buying a phone and you won't be disappointed, my suggestion, if you want good camera hardware and reliable phone go for it, but if you want to do gaming I would suggest you to look elsewhere say iQOO Z3 for 20k INR.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] DenisCerri:
I am trying to get either this phone or s10? I was leaning more towards a52 since it could get up to android 14 opposed to 12 on s10.

Which one should i get?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mx3racer:
Hi all what are the best apps for the fold 2?

1 Goodlock

2

3

4

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[Sony Xperia 10 II Questions & Answers] Bodomir:
Recently I noticed that the stock Sony camera app does not use the telephoto lens at all !?!!

I am on the stock Android 11 (59.1.A.2.28).

Can someone else confirm or reject this?

You can simply cover the telephoto lens with your finger and switch the zoom to 2x on the camera app... (The telephoto lens is the lowest one on the back)

When I installed another camera app (Open Camera for example) it can take pictures with the telephoto and they definitely look different that that taken with the Sony app and 2x zoom.

This finding shocked me a lot! What do you think?
[Sony Xperia 10 II Questions & Answers] Bodomir:
It turns out the software decides weather or not to use the actual telephoto lens based on lightning conditions and maybe something else..

Sometimes it actually uses the telephoto, sometimes doesn't...
[Sony Xperia 10 II Questions & Answers] Meloferz:
Tried Open Camera, but couldn't use the wide camera, I just could use with the Sony stock camera.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] ammarr:
Just checking if anyone at all has gotten TouchFlo 2d working on the wizard. I'm using j.vd.spank's wm6.1 and all I get is a today plugin which says click here to launch TouchFlo or something like that, but nothing shows up on clicking.

Is this a rom problem or is something incompatible with the wizard?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] Youmoussa:
I've just tried yesterday. Same problem.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] dhawal4u:
Yeah I Recommend Not To Install As Me Too Faced It & Had To Reset My Pda
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] Engersen:
Same problem here. Only TouchFlo Message on Toadyscreen. :(
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] sommozx:
me too!!!

I780 - 320x320 resolution - 128 dpi (the same with 96 dpi)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] DurKNesS:
I got one of the first versions to run but the wizard is toooooooo slow to handle it. it was running at 1.97 frames per second and it looked like it needed to be around 24 to function. Great looking program but my wizard is slow.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] ammarr:
The first version was Touchflo 3d which required more intensive processing. TouchFlo 2d seems to work fine on other (similar to wizard) xdas.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] wyzepro:
perhaps it would work if it were cooked into a rom?....can we get one of the cooks to see if that works?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] c4software:
Same Problem Here...

Maybe a rom Cookers can search the missing(s) file(s) ?

I think its doesn"t work because one (or a lot) of file(s) are/is missing on the wizard.

Or (if my brain is not corrupt) like the TouchFlo Port, its maybe a missing Reg Key.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] gullum:
I'm trying to get this into a rom and will report back on how it goes

it does not look like it's going to work straite out of the box :(
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] boto:
any idea what is the problem gollum?

maybe we will need some special hack to get this working on our wizards?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] m.carroll:
I've tried this on both 20273 (tnt's b3 release and another) to no avail, so even some ported from diamond dont seem to work. someone on an engadget mobile comment said they got it to work. what could we be missing?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] ashasaur:
That would be me(Christian Walters) on the Engadget Mobile comment that said it worked...and it did...twice. I got it too load on a hard reseted Wizard runnin the beta one of the newest TNT ROM, but never again...I dont know whats wrong with it:/
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] m.carroll:
Hi Chris! Bummer that we can't get it to work again, and after all that time installing too :(
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] c4software:
For me on the lastest TNT Rom it never started :( realy realy strange.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] yahn:
Same thing here. Let's hope Gullum comes up with a nice working rom (thanks in advance for the hard work).
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] c4software:
i'm sure its due to a missing reg key (or DLL)... if only trace debugging tool exist on WM. :(

Hmm bad news :

ELVES

Polaris

Kaiser

Artemis

Hermes

NIKE

Herald

Trinity

Titan

All devices of this lis have an QualComm chip... Manilla 2D use certainly native routine of this processor :( so using it on an ARM based device are certainly impossible.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] samy.3660:
You are wrong, not all of those devices have qualcomm chip. Hermes have samsung and it works on touch which has omap 850 processor.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] c4software:
Sorry for this quickly conclusion, i hope Golumm (or anybody else) find the way to use it on wizard :D
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] gullum:
I've got some of the apps to work on but not manila yet but I will try again and again and again :D

I'm shure it's just some dll thing
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] gullum:
ok I'll just update what I've got working so far

Youtube works and plays videos no problem

Google maps works

Phone canvas works

Audio manager works

Keyboards work

Larg Startmenu works

Large title bar works

Opera Works

but still I havn't gotten manila 2d to work
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] iceblade997:
the Herald has an OMAP 850
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] Noonski:
If this was on a wizard it would make sense getting slow.

It installs loads of files to Windows.

But One good thing of Manilla is that a big part of the skin files don't need to be in Windows (ext rom for instance) so that would bring back some performance.

Registry conflict where some registry settings don't get cached quickly enough.

But again more then worth downing TNT rom and extracting it then recook with M2D.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] Moha1155:
Do u have rom V3:10
[Nubia Red Magic 6] Masacr3:
would be the same process for version V4.12? 🤔
[Nubia Red Magic 6] chocolote4444:
Yes. Mine is showing up as still 4.12
[Nubia Red Magic 6] mslezak:
Are you SURE it doesn't pass SafetyNet? The Magisk check is broken download SafetyNet Checker from the app store and see what it says...
[Nubia Red Magic 6] chocolote4444:
I does not pass safety net. I've tested every testing app on the Play Store. I'll keep looking for a solution though.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] adwinp:
You're missing the "flash" command inside, as such:

fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

A couple of questions:

1: does the phone retain full functionality? radio (BT/A2DP/different wifi bands/fingerprint scanner/camera)?

2: have you tried using an empty vbmeta?
[Nubia Red Magic 6] chocolote4444:
Everything still works except the fingerprint. When the bootloader is unlocked, the fingerprint stops working.

As for flashing empty vbmeta images, I have not tried it. I know some devices you may have to flash an empty vbmeta img at last resort but I was able to boot it up using the stock vbmeta.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] adwinp:
Thx for responding.

1: Would you be able to test/comfirm if the fingerprint scanner is restored when relocking the bootloader using either the rooted boot.img or the stock one?

2: The same issue with fp calibration is faced by RM 5S/G users; can you check if the calibration fix in these forums works also for the RM6?

3: Lastly, have you tried flashing the latest phh GSI to see if it's working?
[Nubia Red Magic 6] mslezak:
Yes usually you just flash stock vbmeta.img via fastboot: fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img --disable-verity --disable-verification should try it out...
[Nubia Red Magic 6] chocolote4444:
Fingerprint scanner should work after relocking the bootloader. As for flashing a GSI, there's no custom recovery for this device yet so I can't test any GSI roms yet.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] adwinp:
In this case, would you be able to run the following tests & share findings?

1: reflash stock boot, relock BL - check if fingerprint scanner is fixed

2: flash rooted boot.img (disable vbmeta), relock BL - check if fingerprint is fixed

If that would be the case, we could copy the calibration data from such a device; the data would be in /mnt/vendor/persist/goodix - I checked the stock ROM & it's not in there meaning it probably gets copied over during boot or mount-binded.

The last theory I want to check is the link between BL lock status & the fingerprint scanner - if some people have reported success with fixing the scanner with the builtin tool, there's a chance that the system framework or some other app is checking for the bootloader lock status & disabling the fingerprint if the former is unlocked. I've dumped the stock firmware but couldn't find a goodix dedicated apk, hence my hunch that it's a framework overlay. We would need to identify where the code is stored, decompile, find the security checking routine, disable, recompile & check agian - assuming it's not in any of the native libraries or the binary.

Assuming the access to the fingerprint scanner is indeed baked into the framework, using an AOSP GSIs would mean that the system would get unrestricted access to the fingerprint scanner, thus no blocking issue.

Thus (& addressing the 2nd part of your previous response), I'd suggest a 3rd test:

3: flash phh GSI or LOS GSI. The reason for the latter is because LOS usually has a wider range of hardware supported via hardware overlays.

You don't need a custom recovery to flash GSIs as these are fastboot images, so the following should suffice:

fastboot flash system gsi.img
fastboot -w
[Nubia Red Magic 6] whincloud01:
Umm Sir, got some problem with the global rom i patched it from your link. i cannot save any photos even screenshot. its nothing on my gallery. it seems it is not saving any photo. i hope you can teach me to solve it. thanks in advance
[Nubia Red Magic 6] adwinp:
Do a factory reset as you need to properly reinitialize package IDs, SELinux contexts & permissions.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] whincloud01:
thank you. it is working well now.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] Masacr3:
I did the root process, but the phone stayed in the redmagic logo and it does not start me, what is the next process? flash the stock boot.img and it won't start
[Nubia Red Magic 6] FFX2:
@chocolote4444 please share the solution when it gets stuck on the logo
[Nubia Red Magic 6] chocolote4444:
I am currently looking into it
[Nubia Red Magic 6] sitlay:
Thanks for the guide
[Nubia Red Magic 6] letzdoit:
Hi. Will this also work for Android 11 on RM 5s?
[Nubia Red Magic 6] Nocturne Seigneur:
is there any way to unlock bootloader without enable OEM unlock in developer settings?

My device is stuck now, can't access settings, can't get past google account setup
[Nubia Red Magic 6] bs3pro:
No. Just format data, start over.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] Nocturne Seigneur:
the thing is... after wipe data same thing happened, nothing is solved, it just stuck here
[Nubia Red Magic 6] adwinp:
Can someone with the device, with a (re)locked bootloader, please check & confirm, whether the following process works:

1: delete all fingerprints & disable unlocking via fingerprint (remove screenlock altogether or via PIN only)

2: unlock the bootloader via:

fastboot oem nubia_unlock NUBIA_NX669J

Please pay attention as this is different from the generic fastboot flashing unlock

3: enable unlock via fingerprint & report if the fingerprint sensor works, else, the issue with calibration persists.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] bs3pro:
Worth a shot, but I wouldn't expect anything different.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] dana8h:
Thanks for sharing rooting

but i need TWRP for Redmagic 6 NX669J ?

if available please tellme?
[Nubia Red Magic 6] SpongeBobbbb:
I had done this with RM5G

but when try to unlock with RM6 pro

it shows that

fastboot oem nubia_unlock NUBIA_NX669J
FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed
[Nubia Red Magic 6] bob24260:
I used simple fastboot flashing unlock on mine and it worked fine. No adverse effects on fingerprint or anything else.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] adwinp:
Which version of the firmware did you execute this action?

Most users in the past confirmed the fingerprint scanner would stop working after unlocking the BL, which would mean that this behaviour got changed in a recent update.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] bob24260:
4.1.2. was the software I used. I had the US or as it's more commonly known as, Global version. I've not suffered any ill effects. I've unlocked, relocked and unlocked again with zero bad consequences.
[Nubia Red Magic 6] bob24260:
This is a screen recording of my fingerprint working. I'll be glad to answer any other questions you might have.

Screen Record_2021-05-09-15-41-29.mp4

drive.google.com
[Nubia Red Magic 6] adwinp:
That's great news, thanks for taking the effort in sharing the screenrecording!

I do have 1 request - can you please flash the latest PHH GSI & report if you're able to boot; if this is the case, whether the fingerprint works as well?

Once you download the image, you can flash it via fastboot (after uncompressing it with 7zip):

fastboot flash system downloaded_file.img

You will also probably need to factory reset to avoid bootloops:

fastboot -w

v4.12 is the same build you based your instructions on - maybe this was fixed with the monthly security update?

Have you applied any OTA since? If you did, & since you encountered issues with the fingerprint sensor, would you be in a measure of trying relocking/unlocking again, & confirming whether the fingerprint sensor works for you after rooting?
[Nubia Red Magic 6] bob24260:
I can give all this a go later this evening. I'm currently out with wife for Mother's day and I'll have to wait until I get home. Glad to help any way I can.