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[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] Anubarak16:
Well... I'm not the best choice to answer your question. In my opinions notches, punch holes, curved displays and no bezels are disgusting.

I hate none symmetrical phones so all those are totally a no go for me. Plus I mostly have my phone in my hands when I use it so small bezels / curved displays result in faulty touch recognitions.

That being said most phones in the world are nothing for me. Out of those I care about power and performance because I buy my phones for 4/5 years. An outdated chipset / lesser power might be a pain in the ass in 3 years when I still want to use chrome with my 30 tabs, play games simultaneously and write messages between loading screens by switching apps in <1s.

So currently my choice is the Asus cause it fulfills nearly all my criteria. If OnePlus had no Notches/Punch holes + a larger battery I would take those. I considered many other phones but all of them either look not so good and are weaker compared to Asus. Funfact: Buying a new Smartphone usually takes me around 4/5 months every 4/5 years 😂
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Shame Samsung isn't an option. The Note 20 Ultra takes great photos. The pinhole camera is a silly design, but at least they centered it. The raised camera lens is awkward, but easily fixed with a case.

I've taken pictures of people flying past that look like they stopped to pose. Samsung makes good cameras, so you may still want the lens inside someone else's shell.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] Anubarak16:
Sometimes someone makes bad experiences with certain brands. Let it be customer support or defective devices.

I would never buy a Samsung device for myself as well because no other brand caused me so much trouble in the past. Let it be unlocking the bootloader or other related things.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Fundamentally, the internals are only one of a couple sets each generation. Even the software and entire support staff are changed out. You may not want to support Samsung, but you did. Guess who made your display panel?
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] Anubarak16:
I never said I don't want to support or harm them. I know many use their panels.

It's the same for OLED TVs and LG.

Of course they may also change the software but I rooted several Samsung devices and except for my very first one (Galaxy s1) all of them were not as easy as OnePlus devices or Nexus.

It's a combination of many things together that disappointed me or friends - not only with phones It's the same with other devices. (I had to work with the software of their TV devices once and it was a pain in the ass compared to LG WebOS or Sony to make my software running).

I'm open to give them a chance again when I think it will become better (I highly doubt this will ever be the case since I guess I'm not their peer group) but until that day I won't buy devices directly from Samsung.

I don't just say "it's trash" for no reason or "hate" them or whatever... I keep in touch with the company and inform me about their products but mostly they don't suit my requirements
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
That's also a completely different story, but I still try not to let experiences by others shape my own views on a brand. I've found over the years that a lot of people's experiences vary in identical situations and sometimes the story is embellished for the sake of the audience.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] sagiag:
Well for me it's very simple.

My android device must be rooted .

In Samsung devices you triggered Knox and that means that you will not get OTA or never will be able to use Samsung apps .

For me it's not relevant but if you will try to sell these device you will probably will lose plenty of money.

Beside, I'm hate that Samsung is trying to be apple.

This is android the must customisable OS ever why they are forcing me to use the device as they think ?

It's not the meaning of android
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Samsung and Apple settled that seven year dispute in 2018 and have gone their separate ways.

There are modules to overcome most restrictions from tripping Knox, so the impact is minimal. (I believe this is what elliwigy was explaining to you in the Galaxy 21 forum.)

The resale value decreases with time, but the best way to maximize the value is to protect the device. If ALL rooting trips Knox, then you sell it as rooted (positive), not "with Knox tripped" (negative).

As for your last point, there is a little background to understand. When you root, you unlock unrestricted access to the core filesystem. Sure, you can install Magisk, SuperSU, or some other whitelist app. Assuming it is functional and nothing you install after that is malicious, it can easily seem like there is no reason not to root. That is not always the case.

Samsung and a few other manufacturers have made a dedicated effort to bring a lot of the features people install custom ROMs to get into their own firmware. This is meant to give you that functionality without the risk. Sure, it seems like they are forcing their version on you, but it's actually that they are trying to keep you from being a support ticket. Look at this forum alone. We have two people that wiped out their IMEI trying to root. There isn't a single part of the rooting process that should even touch the IMEI.

It's your life and your choice, but it never hurts to have all the facts.

Best of luck with your decision.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] Anubarak16:
You could consider the sony xperia 1 iii as well...

I've watched many performance tests, it's very fast and the camera is rated as good. Only objective weak point is the smaller battery

My only reason for not buying it is the side mounted fingerprint sensor.... yeah I know - I'm kinda strange but I want my fingerprint on the screen and not on the side of the phone.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] mahdibassam:
Funny that I came across this thread today, I have a Oneplus 9 Pro on the charger right now, and the ROG Phone 5 in my hands 😁 I have used both and switched between them for weeks now. Oneplus is obviously much lighter and Better in the hands because it's smaller. The camera on the oneplus is also MUCH better. Both front and back. The software is also better and much more up to date.

On the Asus, the screen is gorgeous, mainly because it doesn't have a hole punch. Quality wise it's same as oneplus when I look side by side. The speakers are just crazy good, even though not useful for me as I'm on buds. The battery life is CRAZY good. Nothing on the Android world compares for me, only. IPhone battery was thus good. The camera is obviously not as good as other flagships, but defnitely usable and doesn't render the phone a o go for me.

I am really not a gamer on my phone as I have a pc. But with the Asus I do tend to play here and there just because it's a pleasant experience.

Overall I'd say I love both, and haven't really decided which one to sell 😁😂
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] mahdibassam:
One small note to add. The fingerprint sensor on the Asus is trash compared to oneplus. I have glass protectors on both phones. On the Asus the sensor is pretty much useless. Works one out of 10 times. On the oneplus it works every single time.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] bleachwind:
I was a Oneplus user and I picked ROG 5 this time. The speaker is mindblowing....
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] Anubarak16:
Is that only due to the glass protector or was it the same without it?

Never heard complaints about the fingerprint.

@twistedumbrella do you have any issues?
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] Anubarak16:
Could you please explain that a little more? I guess this always depends on subjective preferences but would be interested to see your point of view.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
CN -> WW breaks the software for it.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] Anubarak16:
I see... But in general without that change it should be okay shouldn't it?
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] mahdibassam:
Really? That's pretty unlikely, if it breaks the software it should not work at all, rather than sometimes work and sometimes don't.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
It doesn't work at all. There is a thread about it.

https://xdaforums.com/t/debugging-fingerprint.4298771/
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] Anubarak16:
That's why I'm so confused about the "is sometimes works" statement.

I know there is the above mentioned issue that it breaks during that conversion but my question was about

How so? I never read something bad about the fingerprint - if it was really that bad someone should have mentioned / noticed earlier?
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] mahdibassam:
Mine isnt the issue that our friend mentions above - the fingerprint sensor works. but its just really <Moderator Edit> bad, doesnt work 9 out of 10 times. I do have a glass protector on the phone, but i highly doubt it would cause issues, its an optical sensor so should work with or without a protector.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Actually, it's rather common for that to be a screen protector issue.

If you look at the Whitestone protectors (and the various knockoffs), they have a section of the instructions that now involve putting a weight onto a marked area and running an extra cure over it.

Most protectors that support the onscreen readers have added a small area that is visible in bright light at certain angles. They also typically recommend turning up the screen sensitivity and recording two of the same finger AFTER installing the protector.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] mahdibassam:
What you are saying is 100% true, but ONLY for Samsung phones as they use an ultrasonic sensor. All other phones including ROG phone use an optical sensor, which doesn't need any sort of special treatment to work with a protector. My oneplus 9 pro works flawlessly with a glass protector. It's just this rog device having issues.

But you are right though, I do feel it's the screen protector causing the issue (even though it shouldn't). I ordered a new one from Amazon, will keep this one on until it arrives and then il test with a new protector.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
If you are interested in why the same methods for Samsung can also be applied to other types of sensors, here is a decent article on how they work:

How fingerprint scanners work: Optical, capacitive, and ultrasonic explained

Fingerprint scanners are an essential feature in the smartphone market. Here's how they work and what you need to know about them.

www.androidauthority.com

It's a lot like holding a protector in front of the camera lens. If you add some space between the lens and the protector, ripple the protector, or even place it at a slight angle, the image is not going to be identical. A reader that accepts all of these images as identical is actually lower quality than the one that says there are subtle differences. That would also be more secure.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] EoinF:
Hi, I recently flashed the latest TWRP for S10 (twrp-3.5.2_9-3-beyond1lte.img) using Odin.

In the Odin app, everything appears to be successful, however, the phone now shows the warning for the bootloader being unlocked and immediately switches to a Download Mode screen. At the top left of the screen it shows this:

ODIN MODE (AVB Fail)

recovery: Error validating footer. (0)

recovery: Error verifying vbmeta image: invalid vbmeta header (6)

VBMETA 6973FXXSBFUF3, 41014081R

No matter how many times I turn the phone off and on, it constantly keeps going back to this screen. The only way I can fix this is by flashing the stock firmware onto the phone with Odin. IfI try to flash TWRP again after this, it just repeats the previous problem. TWRP was working yesterday when I was using it, sol am really confused

as to why this issue is occurring.

This issue seems to have started after I flashed Lineage 18.1 onto my phone through TWRP. Lineage was constantly launching so I turned the phone off and went back onto TWRP and deleted my data, OS and internal storage. I don't know how this would affect anything though, but I can't access TWRP since.

If anyone would have any idea how to resolve this problem and allow me to access TWRP on my phone again, it would be greatly

appreciated. Thank you

(My phone model number is SM-G973F/DS).
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Cilvaring:
Did you ever manage to get this solved?

I'm having the same issue with my S10e.

After flashing TWRP it goes into download mode and whatever I try it always boots into download mode until I flash the stock rom and start over again.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Deleted member 4398224:
My phone is Samsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G973F).

I have never used Lineage, but I read that Lineage has problems with TWRP.

I root Stock ROM with Magisk. With Magisk I patched AP file, and install BL, CP, CSC and patched AP with ODIN.

After that I install TWRP and vbmeta.

TWRP.img I patched with Magisk. Version of Magisk is 25.1. After I patched .img with Magisk, I copy it on PC with ADB. After copy on PC, I convert patched .img to .tar and it install with ODIN.

First of all, transfer the patched TWRP image (magisk_patched.img) file from your phone’s storage to the PC.

Open the folder where the file was transferred.

Hold the SHIFT key on the keyboard and right-click on any empty space inside the folder.

Then select the ‘Open PowerShell window here’ option.

Now, enter the following command to rename the ‘magisk_patched.img’ to ‘recovery.img’:

mv magisk_patched.img recovery.img

Instead of magisk_patched.img, type the name you got when you patched the .img with Magisk and then Enter.

For me it looks like this:

Next command for Galaxy S10 is: tar cf twrp-beyond1lte.img.tar recovery.img

Now you can install TWRP with ODIN.

I installed TWRP.tar and vbmet.tar with ODIN.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Cilvaring:
Thanks!

I will give it a try.

Where did you get the vbmeta file?

Or did you have create it yourself? - That's one part I'm unsure of.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Deleted member 4398224:
Before root Android.

From here:

https://xdaforums.com/t/recovery-official-3-6-1-x-twrp-for-galaxy-s10-e-5g-exynos.4180287/

Here you can download TWRP, vbmeta and multidisabler samsung.

For vbmeta and multidisabler samsung you need click on Instructions: Odin (Windows) CLICK TO SHOW CONTENT. Here are links for download.

Boot into TWRP, Flash Multi-Disabler zip, and Format the Data

Press Power and Volume Down buttons together to exit Download Mode.

As soon as the screen turns off, quickly press and hold the Power, Volume Up, and Bixby buttons together until the Bootloader Warning message appears.

Once the Bootloader Warning screen appears, release the Bixby and Power buttons, and keep holding the Volume Up button to enter TWRP recovery mode.

Tap on the ‘Install’ button in TWRP.

Navigate to the MicroSD card and select the Multi-Disabler ZIP file.

Swipe the button on the screen to flash the Multi-Disabler zip file on your Galaxy S10.

Once the file has been flashed successfully, go to ‘Wipe’ > ‘Format Data’ in TWRP.

Enter ‘Yes’ in the field to format the data partition/factory reset the device.

Finally, go to the ‘Reboot’ menu in TWRP and select ‘Recovery’ to boot your Samsung Galaxy S10 device into rooted OS with.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Foxlegendary:
this method of patching is good, thanks for sharing!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Deleted member 4398224:
You are welcome.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Jimmy Cu:
Dear All,

I am trying to modify audio_hw.c in hardware/qcom/audio/, but after adding debug log to hardware/qcom/audio/audio_hw.c and rebuild AOSP for Pixel 5 ( https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-11.0.0_r22 ) and flash to device then checked and saw that this change did not compiled (or did not call when device working)

Do you know the audio HAL directory in the Pixel 5 AOSP ? I want to modify audio HAL of Pixel 5 AOSP (redfin)

Thanks & BRs

Toan
[Microsoft Surface] mikegadd:
So just got the Surface Pro X hooked it up to 950xl dock and usb > ethernet and hdmi and it works.

Any other tips and trick to share
[LG K92 5G Questions & Answers] matttt22:
I am sure if you have found this forum, you are also looking for the ability to root the LG K92. Unfornatuely, it looks like as it stands currently there is no known way to root the K92.

There was one glimmer of hope on another thread https://xdaforums.com/t/root-aquired.4253159/ but it looks like that may have been a dead end as well.

Am I understanding, unless there is a exploit to gain root access from the Android 10 OS, the only possible way would be to get the bootloader unlocked. I have a K929AM (LG K92 from AT&T) and, as I am sure you already know, LG does not have that on the supported list for bootloader unlocking. In fact, it looks like all of the K series phones do not have bootloader unlocking supported. When you try to boot to Bootloader, it boots into the OS and if you boot to fastboot, you get fastbootd where the OEM unlock does not even appear to work.

According to https://lgk20.com/lg-k92-5g-root-bootloader-unlock-twrp-custom-rom-lmk920am/ (scroll to the bottom) we would expect to see a "bootloader unlock page" but I am not even sure if the LG K92 has one of these and, even if it does, if it would be accessible.

Does anyone have any suggestions on any unsupported methods on how to unlock the bootloader on this phone? I would be happy to test anything at this point. If we can somehow figure this out, this method may work on other K-series devices which would be a big win. So far, the only menus I can access are FASTBOOTD and Download Mode.
[LG K92 5G Questions & Answers] matttt22:
To add to this, it looks like it is possible to access the Bootloader (bootloader unlock page) from the LG K20. https://lgk20.com/lg-k20-plus-unlock-bootloader-metropcs-mp260-t-mobile-tp260/2/

I am wondering if it is possible to somehow force the K92 into this menu even if short circuiting something on the board.

Anyone have any ideas?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] CSAPawn:
​

OctaviOS is an AOSP based rom focusing on Unique and Smooth UI with handy features. OctaviOS is a reborn of pie based PearlOS.

* Your warranty is now void.

* We are not responsible for anything that may happen to your phone by installing any custom ROMs and/or kernels.

* You do it at your own risk and take the responsibility upon yourself and you are not to blame us or XDA and its respected developers.

CLEAN FLASH :

-Reboot to recovery

-Take Backup (Not Necessary)

-Flash your firmware(If required)

-Reboot To Recovery

-Wipe System, Vendor, Cache, Dalvik Cache and Data

-Flash the ROM

-Flash Gapps (If Vanilla)

-Flash magisk (optional)

-Reboot

DOWNLOAD: Vanilla Build, GApps Build

-Lineage OS

-AOSP

-Superior OS

-Pixel Experience

-Extended UI

-Havoc OS

-CrDroid ROM

-Fluid OS

-Others, I forgot to mention

OctaviOS Source

Telegram Group

REPORTING BUGS!

As soon as the problem occurs, take a logcat!

for more READ THIS

OctaviOS for Redmite Note 8/8T

Device: Ginkgo

Maintainer: Tokatsu

Build Type: Official

Kernel Source: https://github.com/OctaviOS-Devices/kernel_xiaomi_ginkgo

ROM OS Version: 11.0

ROM Kernel: Linux 4.14

ROM Firmware Required: Must be on Latest Firmware

Based On: AOSP

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 2.8

SELinux Status: Enforced

Release Date: 2021-June-26
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] abe520:
WLAN MAC is wrong
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Sensei 7:
Please help, my Redmi note 8 charges very slowly after flashing this ROM. It takes close to 8 hours to fully charge.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] CSAPawn:
2.6 Changelog

26/06/2021

• Source Changelog

• Updated Blobs from 21.6.21

• Dipper Fingerprint for SafetyNet

• Upstreamed Kernel to 4.14.235

• Moved Xiaomi Parts to System

• Merged Pie Libs for better camera quality, thanks to @aryaman895

2.7 Changelog

16/07/2021

• Source Changelog

• July Security Patch

• User Build

• Blobs updated from LA.UM.9.11.r1-03900-NICOBAR.0 (CAF)

• Updated Blobs from 21.7.7

• Upstreamed Kernel to 4.14.239

• Fixed WFD

• Fixed xiaomi parts KCAL settings out-of-the-box

• Returned to SkiaGL for UI rendering

• Added LED indicator for offline charging

• Added FPS Info in QS

• Added Call Recording support

• Freed some RAM from useless virtual framebuffer

• Switched to QTI health implementation

2.8 Changelog

10/08/2021

• Source Changelog

• August SP

• Blobs and Kernel updated from LA.UM.9.11.r1-04500-NICOBAR.0 (CAF)

• Updated blobs from MIUI V12.0.1.0.RCOMIXM

• Upstreamed Kernel .242

• Enabled IORap prefetching

• Undervolt GPU to reduce heat

• Boost GPU to max for blur

• Various updates and optimization in kernel

2.9 Changelog

20/09/2021

• Source Changelog

• September SP

• Merged LA.UM.9.11.r1-04600-NICOBAR.QSSI12.0 and android-4.14-stable in kernel

• Updated blobs from MIUI V12.0.2.0.RCOMIXM

• Added LCD CABC and HBM support

• Fixed Willow Info Page

• Fixed WFD on Vanilla Build

• Set voice call volume steps to 6

• Improved pixel charger animation

• Removed widevine firmware hack, R firmware is mandatory

• Updated clear speaker audio from MIUI12

• Reverted AOSP's old VM settings tweaks

• Added missing qti_whitelist sysconfig

• Disabled useless cnss-diag service

• Increased default f2fs checkpoint interval

• Increased hispeed freq for big cluster

• Disabled conservative PL boost

• Improved schedutil governor ratelimits

• Boost I/O during bootup to improve boot speed

• Boost CPU during wake for faster faceunlock

• Various updates and optimization in kernel
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] CSAPawn:
Reserved #2
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] MemurBey:
I like this rom. So much customizations. But it uses a bit more ram. Can you reduce it? Arrow has 2.3 gb free ram. This rom usually has 1.5 gb.

Thank you.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] CSAPawn:
Octavi has numerous customization. It might need some room to operate those features. One user was able to have atleast 2gb free before. Please check running apps on background
[Asus Zenfone 6 Questions & Answers] Gaburieru Pucho:
Hello, I've been experiencing several bugs in the latest Android 11 update. I was told to do a clean installation and check if the problems still continued. The bugs are still there. So, I've been thinking to downgrade to Android 10. Should I go for it? Please let me know if you, too, have downgraded from 11.
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[Touch Cruise ROM Development] haj houj:
hey i wonna ask what's the difference between 2D and 3D video drivers for the TC ?
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] 02xda2:
Hi, Do you mind Searching and Reading ........ There are lots of threads and pages available on this forum. So you can start over right away. Best Wishes.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] benleonheart:
z0mg!

2D Drivers are for 2D.

3D Drivers are for 3D.

:O
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