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[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Jake.S:
If apple does that then they will be violating the privacy law and they will get quickly sued for violating it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] blackhawk:
Not so sure about that. Can Google be far behind? Take a look around at what's happening... you're freedoms and privacy are being taken away piecemeal.

Apple weaponized check
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Jake.S:
Well I have seen few companies getting sued by European Union and such for violating the privacy law. So I'm quite sure shortly after Apple will be sued for it too. Since they will be scanning millions of innocent decives and see what they have.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] truckerdewd:
Plan and simple, NOPE.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] da_ferreira:
Setting aside the crappy battery and questions about the screen durability/longevity, I *might* have considered it if it were not for the truly awful aspect ratio when open. I wouldn't mind having a single device to replace my phone and S7+, but watching any video on the Fold 3 ends up with massive black bars that just take me out of the experience. Yeah, there are black bars on the S7+ as well, but far smaller and easily overlooked.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Sword Fish:
Not a chance, no dual sim, not getting my money anymore. Samsung NA is showing extreme greed on this maneuver. I will not carry two phones every again!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] bmwdroid:
Not at all.

Totally satisfied with my N986B.

Wouldn't even call a change upgrading.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] r.dunne:
I have several of them including 2 Samsung official ones which are the only 2 that don't work, however even the one I have with a charger and USB-C input which solved the charging issue causes the phone to do strange things whenever I plug it in or unplug it from any of my devices and when it's plugged in there's no mic for phone calls and the Bluetooth doesn't connect in my car which is one of the few places I actually like the wireless over a cord. There are other conflicts also but those are the major ones. Also makes Google assistant act up which I don't use. Alexa is my assistant.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] r.dunne:
I actually downgraded, got another note 9 512 today. Gonna use it until I get a better look at pixel or moto G stylus next gen. Now to figure out what to do with this stupid note 20 ultra. I can't mod it because it's a US model and I can't sell it until I obligate the stupid contract with xfinity. Guess it'll be an expensive coffee table conversation piece for a few months.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] blackhawk:
Pay off the phone and then sell it.

Meh, I feel your pain. I was looking at getting either a new N10+ or a N20U.

The 10+ won... bad Samsung, bad Android.

The new 10+ came loaded with Q... and there it will stay most likely for life🤣
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Rapier:
No way gonna switch my Note for a Fold/Flip. I had them both for review and there is no comparison. Fold has a bigger screen but that's all. The productivity (for me) got a dive when I switched to it because in most cases I'm on the road/car/out and it's a pain to use it unfolded. The screen is indeed big but for my needs it's better to have something I could hold in one hand. Also since my car doesn't have Android Auto, the usage of Fold while navigating with that narrow external screen is awful.

Cameras are way better on Note 20 Ultra, the included s-pen is a totally different thing than the "support" of it on Fold and the need to get a bigger and bulkier case with s-pen included is a "NO GO" for me.

Now that rumors of Note 22/S22 Ultra came out, I do hope I'll change my Note next year with a new device
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] dj24:
First time in my life that I've thought about going to the dark side... Seriously considering the iPhone 13 pro max as it's been getting rave reviews and is now the undisputable photo and video king all around and now possibly even SOT. With android let alone Samsung straying far away from its core principle and pretty much looking like apple these days- it begs the question 'why not?'

I'll wait until the Pixel 6 pro reviews come out and if it doesn't take the mantle or at least match the camera improvements of the 13 pro max, it makes it much harder not to. I'll just have to pretend that ghastly notch doesn't exist..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] r.dunne:
Sorry, I know this is way off topic but I felt compelled to share my feelings on Apple, the sheer greed of the company regardless of what happened to me, which may have had nothing to do with them, makes me sick. That's enough money to end many issues that the world faces but do you think they will use a penny of it to help anyone, especially the least fortunate? Nope, they'll just keep it in places where it will generate more profits. It's sickening and I only hope that if I had a company that could generate that much profit in 3 months time I would use at least most of it to do good by boosting up the lesser fortunate in this world who could in turn do some good for everyone as a whole. I see and hear of so many whom all it would take is a little boost to get them going in the right direction, myself included, but can we ever get that boost? Just enough to get over this hurdle of debt or poverty or whatever binds us like chained beasts who would only want to be a friend if we were to get loose but the spectators are sure we would tear them to shreds if we were loosed. No. Give me 9 billion every 3 months and I'd let em all off. I doubt many would turn out to actually be harmful. On the other hand there are these spoiled rich people who are quite harmful but do they ever have to fully account for the wrong they do? Again, no. Any entity that hordes funds that could be used to better us as a collective species doesn't get any money from me. I don't study every thing I buy to find out what the company does with their money but none of the huge greedy conglomerates that I'm aware of do at least. I know Samsung isn't a whole lot better but they do at least some things to help poor kids go to school in places that don't have much and a few other good cause programs and I need a capable device for work and I know there are less expensive options but I don't have a huge bank account either. I work hard for what I have, which isn't very much at all in the scope of things but I do help people out any way I can any time I can and I hope I would still if I did have deep pockets. I can't hand out billions but if I could I certainly would and if I have a dollar that can get someone around me through a meltdown, they're welcome to it. I'm willing to bet that Nobody at Apple headquarters will say the same. Screw Apple.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] hayabusa1300cc:
No I will not be downgrading from the Note 20 Ultra.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] lowkey74:
Almost did last week, but there's something telling me not to.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] blackhawk:
That would be the voice of reason...

It told me the same.

Then insisted I buy another N10+...

I must obey my master... this time🤣
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] lowkey74:
Funny. Now if the 22 ultra has a pen and slot I'll jump ship maybe.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] lowkey74:
Funny! Now if 22 ultra has pen with slot I'll jump ship.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] blackhawk:
Yeah... except I'm still running P and Q,

R makes me see red.

I can boycott Android's bs "upgrade" for years with no pain.

Big brother: You need this experimental vaccine to feel safe*.

Big sister Gookill: You need this lame OS to feel secure*.

Me: Not.

*both do more harm than good (opinion, sucks if turns out to be fact)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] zoso28:
My employment allowed me to get the fold3 for $300, and I currently use the note 20 Ultra but I haven't actually made the switch. I use the fold a bit at home and have been carrying it in my work bag to see what it could do for me but honestly, I haven't once pulled out the fold to do something instead of just using my Note. I realize it's a half-assed approach to testing a device's usability because it doesn't have all of my data and customizations set up, but I really don't enjoy using it that much.

Don't Get Me Wrong, It's VERY cool, but when it comes to productivity and efficiency the fold always feels like more of a hassle than an upgrade. The ergonomics are hard to get used to, I'm always afraid it'll get damaged, and I still haven't found a way to type on it in a comparable way to my note. The pen isn't a deal breaker, but I do grab it and jot things down or extract text from an image a few times a week, so I would miss it on the fold at times.

I convinced my girlfriend that it wasn't a ridiculous purchase because of the significant discount, and that I could sell it for a profit if I decided not to keep it. I'm stuck in a weird first world problem because it's so cool that I don't want to sell it, but so far there's no way I could see this thing replacing my note. I've had every note since the first, a few of the S series, a couple iPhones and the BlackBerry Priv, and have yet to find a more capable device than the note.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] dj24:
I'm still very curious about the Pixel 6 pro that'll be announced next week. If the reported 5000 mah battery life will have decent SOT - I might finally upgrade. I'll miss the S-Pen for sure but I honestly use it for fun mostly instead of productivity.

Anyone here has any experience with prior Pixel flagships? How's the standby battery life overall?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Ducter:
I'm on the other side of the boat. I want a Note pretty bad because they are what I used to always use years ago and kinda think I'll miss them if they do completely go away. Thinking I'll get one for a last hoorah. As to your question, I've had pixels pretty regularly, currently on a pixel 5. Standby is really good, sot is great and on my off days I regularly see 7-9 hours. My pixel 4xl? Horrible. Dead within 4 hours sot and standby, while a bit better still nothing to write about. I'd like to think the pixel pro would have addressed the shortcomings of the 4xl but by early reviews, it hasn't.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] TheMadScientist:
Most definitely not. Because the US models cannot be bootloader unlocked. I will stay on my 20 as long as I can since I have it unlocked and rooted
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] blackhawk:
Consider a new Note 10+ Snapdragon 4G, they are still available for $800. No variable refresh rate means none of the issues associated with it; the 10+ has excellent color rendering. No 5G to cause issues. The new ones are running on Q, avoid ones running on R. Q behaves much the same as Pie; it's very functional and user friendly.

I bought my second one about a month ago. After 2 years the first one runs and looks like new. One battery replacement on this heavily used device. It's a fast, stable work horse that's just fun to use.

The Pixel6's displays are a mess. Numerous issues it seems and lots of returns/replacements.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] dj24:
I've decided not to upgrade to the 6 pro because of mediocre to horrible battery life overall that people are getting. Gsmarena just verified this with their just posted review.

My upgrade will most likely be the S22 Ultra aka note 22ultra if the battery life holds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] lowkey74:
I upgraded for a few days and gave it right back. Couldn't deal with the functionality of the phone. Certain things kept freezing up and that awful narrow main screen got on my nerves.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] carlitos66:
I had Note 10+ and traded it in for Z fold 2 in September 2020. I used the Galaxy Z Fold 2 for whole last year and was waiting for the new Fold 3. It is disappointment for me, so I went to Samsung flagship store in Glendale, California, and bought one of the last available black unlocked Note 20 Ultra , mostly because of waterproof functionality, screen size, S pen and SD card storage. My Z Fold 2 has 256 GB capacity and I am down to 6GB left and I am very conservative with videos and documents. I move files and photos to external storage, but I really need phone with more storage, even if the new Z Fold 3 comes with 512 GB. The crease on the middle screen is annoying and they didn't improve it at all for Z Fold 3. The inner screen on my Fold 2 cracked in the crease by itself after 250 days of use. It was fixed by Samsung under warranty but I don't want to take another chance that it will happen again on the replaced screen. The only better thing on the Fold 2 is the sound of speakers. The true external speakers sound is much better than Note, but that is probably because they don't need to waterproof them. ( Different sound on Fold 3, very disappointing ) The inner screen on the Z Fold is not that much bigger compared to Note 20 Ultra, so I actually "downsized" back to Note line that I have loved since the Note 1. I know the Fold 3 supports the S Pen, but writing over that crease on the inner screen is awkward. Back to Note 20 Ultra for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] blackhawk:
I got another new N10+ a month ago, runs on Q, no battery draining 5G or variable refresh rate. Better color rendering than the newer variable rate displays. Up to 1tb of onboard add on storage and 12 gb of ram keep it snappy.

It's sad but this 2 year old flagship beats out the new ones because it does the job well and is user friendly.
[Xiaomi Mi 11] Zimty86:
I have had the Mi 11 since today, I wanted to unlock the boot loader, but my PC doesn't recognize it.

looked for adb drivers and downloaded them, did not work.

I turned on USB debugging.

can someone give me a tip or with which driver it would work?
[Xiaomi Mi 11] pittrich:
I had the same problem after sending a new device in exchange for my defective one. It was not recognized at all on the USB port. In Fastboot mode only in sideload mode. I just did a factory reset. The device was then displayed as unauthorized in ADB mode, but Fastboot mode is sufficient to unlock the bootloader It was then displayed correctly there. However, the waiting time has increased to over 500 hours. The first device lasted 260 hours. No matter. Now it's in the drawer until August.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] scrilla:
Looking for some help. I have a ZTE MF833V that works great w/my Mint (tmobile) SIM when plugged into a Win10 PC. I'm having trouble getting it recognized on my IB80A4AL (octa core 64GB android 10). I've tried a few things, and where I am at presently is I have tried to root the head unit. SuperSU reports its not rooted, but after following these instructions here:

https://xdaforums.com/t/px5-mtcd-e-...d-8-0-2-4gb-ram.3734189/page-37#post-76725981

I was able to get connected via ADB over wifi, copy the files, and change ownership of the directories listed. PPP widget 3 pops up and says it sees the ZTE modem and asks if I want to use it, and no longer says I need root access, but it errors out with "could not determine system device path for modem" in the logs. I'm outdated in regards to rooting procedures, what is/isn't possible/working in the current android arena, so I apologize for the spotty post. Just hoping someone might guide me to a link, or have some suggestions on the right direction to go to get this USB modem to be detected as a 4g connection device. I also tried kingoroot with no luck. I thought if I could get TWRP loaded, maybe I could try SuperSU or Magisk, but figured I better ask for guidance at this point before I brick something.

Thanks for any help.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] scrilla:
Been reading some more, appears maybe I have missed a step, and wound up down a rabbit hole:

https://xdaforums.com/t/working-rea...n-px5-px3-units.3898344/page-15#post-84573345

Going to play around with changing the connection mode in DC unlocker and see what happens.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] scrilla:
Making progress. Plugging in the modem now, the head unit is recognized and I get the little "cell connectivity" icon. Only issue now is that it is staying solid blue, indicating its connected to the LTE network, but not transferring any data. Any idea what I might be missing at this point?

Thanks
[MTCD Android Head Units General] FransUrbo:
I have one with WiFi on it, it only takes power through USB.. It worked fine for me, however I had the same issue as you - it wouldn't download anything.

There's a setting in Android somewhere which say that it won't download anything on WiFi or 3/4G etc. I just set it to "Always allow" or similar..

I can go look for the exact setting if you need, but that should keep you busy for a while, looking for it :D.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] FransUrbo:
This might be what I did: https://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/how-to-resolve-the-play-store-download-pending-issue/
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] PAPutzback:
My dad passed away last year and one of the thing he left behind was a Samsung SM-t580 tablet. He had stacks of passwords written down everywhere but the one we found for a gmail account did not open the device. I tried all the others also and no luck. So I figured I would factory reset it and set it up for my step mother with her GMAil account. No luck it keeps asking me for his password.

How do I root this thing to act like it is a fresh install and setup a new user. All the instructions seems to take me down the road of having to login to the device first to enable OEM access.

Thank You!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Mohamedkam000:
It's called Factory Reset Protection (FRP), been on action since Lollipop. Directly rooting won't work, you won't be even able to flash TWRP recovery.

Check this video to find out how to bypass the password.

Condolences to you and your family.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] PAPutzback:
Thank You.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] PAPutzback:
The video you shared didn't work but this one did.

Video title: "

BOOM!!! Samsung galaxy Tab A 2016 SM-T580 Android 8.1, Binary 4. Remove Google account, Bypass FRP.​
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] foma2805:
Does anybody has the issue with upper speaker contact? Sometimes stops playing (and the only playing is lower speaker). When I press that place where the upper is situated, starts playing again. Some hints to solve the issue?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Mohamedkam000:
Check this thread, if it didn't help, and updating the OS did not solve it, then it's a hardware issue.

I see that recent MIUI 12.5 has some reported issues, IDK if this helps.
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] enian.doda:
Im having a device corrupt error and cannot access phone anymore. Im trying to find the stock rom to flash with MSM tool but cantyfind it anywhere. You'd think oneplus would have it up on their website already.

Anyone?
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] onyxcode:
Take it to T-Mobile to get it fixed. They most likely don't have it up because all devices from T-Mobile are locked by carrier.
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] enian.doda:
Everytime i go to tmobile for any request, it's always like they their first time doing it (whatever it is).

These people need to be trained on stuff other than the check my balance requests.

I figured if i go to them it'll just be a waste of time.
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] onyxcode:
Try contacting their phone support or go to a corporate store instead of an affiliate location.
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] enian.doda:
A corporate store is worth a try i guess.
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] lzgmc:
There are no stock ROMs available yet. Your only options at the moment are to take it back to a T-Mobile store or get it repaired (under warranty) by OnePlus
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] enian.doda:
Did a warranty replacement from T-Mobile.
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] nv270:
Hopefully we can get the stock rom with Amazon & BB selling unlocked version.

Amazon.com : B07XWGWPH5
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] daboross:
I've got an unlocked and bootloader-unlocked phone - I bought it from OnePlus directly.

If there's an easy way to get the bootloader from an unlocked phone, I'm definitely willing to try it. Everything seems to require a working custom recovery, though, at the very least.

See the discussion in https://xdaforums.com/t/can-anyone-upload-the-boot-img-if-they-can-find-it.4303179/ - it's a very similar problem, and if we get a boot.img that can be patched for root access, grabbing the stock rom should be fairly easy too.
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] mingkee:
There's a major problem: OnePlus has abandoned this phone
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] daboross:
There's a big difference between abandoning a phone and simply not *yet* providing support.

If this phone was 2 or 3 years old I'd believe you. But that's not the case.

The OnePlus Nord N200 5G was released June 25th, 2021. It's only been a little over a month! And they're actively selling them on their website *and partnering with T-Mobile*.

We'll see if they ever release the ROMs - it's a very cheap phone, so they might not. But I would be very surprised if they abandon the phone within this year, and they *certainly* have not abandoned it yet.
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] enian.doda:
It's not abandoned yet.. it's waaay too early.

I inquired oneplus support regarding the firmware.View attachment 5375133
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] mingkee:
Then where's official accessory?

It's been 6 weeks (I bought it at Jun 25)

I bought a case at T-Mobile store and I put on tempered glass for N10
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] daboross:
I suspect they don't plan to make any, the phone is too cheap and they are partnering with T-Mobile to sell it.

I think the T-Mobile store accessories are as official as we're going to get.

That doesn't mean they've abandoned it. They are just treating this phone as less important than their premium ones. And given the price, that seems reasonable.
[OnePlus Nord N200 5G] mingkee:
Unfortunately, it's incremental OTA which requires previous version boot.img
[Motorola Moto G100 / Edge S] ijuanp03:
New software update for Motorola Edge S with a very detailed changelog:

1. System

- Integrated May 2021 security patch

- Added app cloning

- Added real-time internet speed function

- Added option to hide gesture navigation (FINALLY!)

- Modified three-button navigation

- Newly added shutdown alarm function

- Updated Moto App, Moto Operation, Moto Display, Moto Sound Effects

- Optimized MyKey experience

- Optimized system update download stability

2. MyScreen (Left homescreen)

- New myscreen card widgets

- Able to rearrange cards

- Performance fix

3. Camera

- Updated Moto Camera 3

- Updated processing

- Optimized camera imaging effects

4. Moto Gametime

- Bug fixes

5. Moto Device Shield

- Added app cloning

- Updated mobile data manager

- Bug fixes

6. 3rd Party Apps

- Better optimization

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[Motorola Moto G100 / Edge S] ijuanp03:
Another change log:

Motorola added the option to turn on/off Google Play Services from system settings.

This is why I LOVE Motorola China ROM - they OFFICIALLY allow GMS without the need to root or flash to Global Moto G100 firmware.

View attachment 5360415
[Motorola Moto G100 / Edge S] Electimon:
That option was there since day 1.
[Motorola Moto G100 / Edge S] ijuanp03:
Probably I didn't notice but still loving the China ROM for all its features which I couldn't get in stock G100 firmware.
[Motorola Moto G100 / Edge S] Danielson01:
nice update! are there any other changes like kernel version, GPU driver date, modem firmware? bluetooth input lag fixed with bluetooth joysticks?,thanks!