[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] oneNight1:
So i turned on my phone and strangely this had happened.

The buttons themselves still work as i can long-press to get the settings menu. Back still works (otherwise i wouldn't be able to do anything!)

I also noticed it had turned on bluetooth.

I don't even have the lock screen and the pull-down menu is blank. So i cannot change settings very easily now either, the only way to do it is physically going into the settings app.

Also i cannot go to the normal list of all your applications either. The only way to get to my applications is to manually add them to the home screen "launcher" thing (is this the launcher? i was never clear on terminology).

I am on SmallEUI V18 https://xdaforums.com/t/updated-sma...eui-5-9-lemax2-aroma-installer-may-1.3524531/

I didn't realise it had been updated.

I cannot use adb, i think maybe i had disabled usb debugging because i heard leaving it on all the time was insecure. However now the developer options won't let me in too, it says "developer options are not available for this user" when i go into the menu. Tried re-enabling them but nothing.

Notifications aren't coming up so I couldn't change the USB connection setting. I was panicking thinking i would be unable to backup anything as i wouldn't be able to put the phone into MTP mode and it would be stuck in charging mode.

Thankfully i can still download and install applications. I found a program called MTP Enabler. I think it was from here but i cannot remember: https://xdaforums.com/t/app-root-r-3-3-marshmallow-mtp-enabler.3263467/

You need root for it but thankfully SuperSU still works.

Aurora store still works so i can get apps there too.

Backed up my applications settings manually (not sure if i did it correctly, i just took copies of the Android/data and Android/obb folders for the apps i wanted, but strangely didn't need root).

Also installed Titanium backup to back them up properly and get some of the Le Eco system apps like camera, IR remote that i might need.

SMS with SMS backup and restore.

Not sure the best way to backup whatsapp, just transferred the folder manually.

So i'm not sure the best way to fix everything.

I cannot remember how to flash roms or do anything since it has been so long since i did it. Anyway I do not even know if it is possible without ADB? Surely it must be, otherwise i might be screwed. At least i have root so i guess that gives me more hope of being able to fix things.

I was really worried at one point because i was trying to run TWRP or something to see if it would recover things but i couldn't remember how and somehow i ended up in Qualcom download mode, with no screen or anything. I had no idea what had happened. If that happens to anyone else, i think you get into it by holding down the power and volume down buttons at the same time. And to get out of it i managed to do it by holding power and volume up buttons. After that i have been too scared to turn off the phone though!

BTW in system analyse, i see something called Le Eco key although it only shows the start and end of it. Is this some kind of encryption key and what is it for? I think i remember it being important when flashing CFW for the first time but i cannot remember...?

After i've managed to sort this i definitely want to wipe my phone and start from scratch though, getting something a lot more up to date on there. At least i have the little i care about backed up now. Will have to re-learn what to do!

I found this thread:

https://xdaforums.com/t/notification-area-home-and-recent-buttons-not-working.3877735/

However I don't know what Users are on my device. How do i find this out? I have root amaze file manager and i can download any apps. What terminal app would you recommend?

Thanks