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[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Chanaka Namal:
Oh, Brother

Unfortunately, Android 10 Binary 8 Firmware Not Release, Only Available Android 10 Binary 5 , it means you can't turn back 😥
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Kenora_I:
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It is supported by your phone. The binary version isnt an issue and you do not need to downgrade.

SamKEY has been updated to support A11 some time ago.

You can use the software.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Gasser.Atef:
what does it mean limited carriers? mine is from the UAE and its unlocked will this work on my phone? and if it works which CSC should i change it to if i need call recording?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Kenora_I:
Probably it means that some carrriers may or may not work on it.

And the csc to change it too is something i havent checked but ill get back to you on that
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] flunkyball:
I changed my CSC on G981B with latest firmware DUH from DTM to DBT two days ago through Samkey without any problems.

However, I found the Telekom branding DTM compared to the "free" DBT variant surprisingly better. DTM asks you during first setup if you want to install any of the Telekom related stuff which you just can deny. Furthermore it comes only with a basic set of Samsung apps such as dailer, camera etc. DBT however brings you the full load of every Samsung app you can imagine (AR, Health...), all the facebook, google etc. frontends as well as microsoft apps.

So in the end if you are aiming to debloat your phone you have much more to get rid of on DBT than on DTM ;-)
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] aningro:
Hello everyone, I need help.

Yesterday through Samkey I changed the CSC to my S20 5G brand Vodafone with CSC origin OMN

Apparently everything is OK

Now if I check the manager version software info I find

....._ SM-G981B_OXM_ITV _......... previously it was ....._ SM-G981B_OXM_OMN _.........

And

ITV / ITV, ITV / EUX / OMN formerly OMN / OMN, OMN / EUX / OMN

also the App Phone Info (which I have always used) tells me:

PRODUCT CODE - SM-G981B ....... ITV was previously SM-G981B ....... OMN

ACTIVE CSC CODE - ITV before OMN

STATE OF CSC - Italy / IT as before

When I performed the procedure with Samkey he replied everything OK operation performed successfully and if I check now info from Samkey it tells me that ID Carrier ITV (Before (OMN)

The strange thing is that as soon as I changed CSC and HARD RESET, the phone started and downloaded the Firmware update via OTA from G981BXXS8DUE4 to G981BXXU8DUF9 (I had already loaded the G981BXXU8DUF9 firmware I had to downgrade because Samkey did not manage it) but the next update via OTA to G981BXXU9DUH2 (already available for ITV but not OMN) it does not, if I update firmware from the menu it says firmware already updated and also the App Phone Info tells me that the latest firmware "YES" while if, always in the App I go to do a Firmware search for CSC ITV tells me that the latest version is the G981BXXU9DUH2 and not the G981BXXU8DUF9 which I updated with OTA previously.

I connected the mobile phone to the PC and with Smart Switch it made me update to G981BXXU9DUH2 normally, however, the thing that remains strange is that from App Phone Info it tells me that the loaded version is G981BXXU9DUH2 but that the last one is the G981BXXU8DUF9 (the previous one) as it is possible, where did I go wrong and how can I fix it.

Thank you

I hope I was clear!!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] l7777:
I find myself in an area with Verizon 5G and LTE coverage. The Pixel seems to prefer LTE but I suspect it is super saturated as download speeds are only in the 1-10 megabit range. Sometimes it switches to the 5G network and can get nearly 100 Mbps down. Is there a way to force the 5G network or disable the LTE network? I can usually get it to switch to 5G by toggling between Global and UMTS/GSM/LTE but it takes a number of tries and made me wonder if there was a way to force the switch.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
That's a good question of which I don't have the answer. But let's say you did force it and disable LTE. What would happen when out of 5G range? I frequently see a bounce between the two but that's usually not when I'm stationary only on the move. My LTE speeds are better than 5g in my area so I don't concern myself much. Curious if you do figure it out and what the ramifications are.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] l7777:
I would expect signal to drop if you were somehow able to turn off LTE. For my purposes I'm mostly stationary and would switch back to all networks when I left. An edge case for sure.

Having been here for enough days it appears to reliably switch to 5G if I hold the phone near the window while toggling the setting. It then holds the 5G network until I go through the interior of the building for some reason and the 5G signal likely gets too weak. I'm guessing the algorithm for switching isn't seeing enough signal strength to switch back to 5G once I return to the room.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
I think the simple answer to this conundrum is that 5G is not quite ready for prime time. They are building out but in order to get into a building they will need more coverage and perhaps some other technologies to extend the range internally. Hopefully by the time I get my shiny new P6 things will improve.

I haven't tried a speed test with 5G lately but it was pretty abysmal a couple of months back. LTE was about 20% faster at my home. However, I went to NYC and the speeds for 5G were lightning fast. It's a waiting game I believe.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] l7777:
It's certainly not ready to replace LTE, but in my case it is a significant improvement until I get to the elevator it seems. Once there it switches to LTE and won't switch back until I toggle. As I said, certainly an edge case and I've found a workaround but it would be nice to force it from time to time. IMO rather than being groups of network types, you should just get checkboxes for the ones you want the phone to use at any point in time. Of course we'll probably never see this as it would likely increase support calls as people changed settings and then got dropped calls/no signal.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] squiggs1982:
Evening guys.

Ok, think I have sealed my own fate to some extent here, but hoping there might be a solution.

I had a Kaiser which I installed TomTom 7 on using the hack whereby you buy the maps for the GO 720 and trick the Home app into thinking that it is a 720 (before the diamond maps were available - what can I say, I'm impatient! ;-) )

Anyway, predictably, I've now got my TP and have installed the tomtom 7 cab onto the device. However, it tells me that activation failed. I would go to the ttcodes.com website, but for some reason I can't find the damned product code for the maps on my tt account page (it says "product code , " instead of a number??!).

All I want to do is "unactivate" the maps somehow and then do an OTA refresh with my new product/device code. Is this possible?

To be honest, I'm a bit fed up with TomTom these days. I've spent literally hundreds of pounds on them over the past few years and upgrading on PDA is always either incredibly difficult or lags behind the TomTom hardware. If I can't get this sorted, I might just cut my losses and give ALK a new customer...

Cheers guys

squiggs
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Xtreme XL:
what version of Tomtom did you install?? 7.450 or 7.451
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] ardsar:
To change is easy however you can only change your device once in 6 month period. in tt find your product code - press the satellitestrength button followed by pressing on version number. In this list you will find your product code. Goto tomtom web site, log into your account and goto change my device at the bottom of the screen you can type in your new device product code. once done, you then need to download your map to tom tom home as the activation code will be different within the file. Sync your tp and all should work.

let me know if map share and traffic work. I can not get these to work.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] squiggs1982:
@ Xtreme - installed 7.451

@ Ardsar - THanks, but the problem is, I can't get that far. It asks me to choose a map, so I choose my UK & Ireland map and it throws up the activation error.

Thoughts?

cheers
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Xtreme XL:
copy the ttnavigator.BIF from the root of your memorycard to your pc and open it with Notepad.

now you can read your devicecode

have you contacted TomTom already with this problem?
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] ardsar:
also delete your map - it should then let you download a free city map if you havnt done so yet.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] squiggs1982:
Aha!

I've deleted the map and downloaded the freebie. Will work on work on it from both angles.

Haven't contacted TomTom yet (was hoping to avoid the pain!) but will do if I can't get anywhere.

Will let you know how I get on.

Thanks

Squiggs
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] squiggs1982:
Arrgh! It now shows the map for download on TomTom home but says "This item does not work on your device. Therefore it cannot be installed".

It obviously realises that it's not a 720 but that's what the map's for.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] ardsar:
Have you vchanged your code on tomtom website? The map on your pc is prob still for your old device. Goto my maps on tomtom web site and re download. (move your old map to an area outside of tomtom home just incase it goes wrong. usually found under my docs/tomtom/downloads (or similar)
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] squiggs1982:
Hi again guys,

Ok - checked the tomtom website and compared to the product code that's on my account website, but they are already the same? I can only assume that TomTom home synchronises the two?

TomTom home still says "This item does not work on your device. Therefore it cannot be installed".

Any thoughts? I'm thinking that even if I speak to TomTom, they'll just say I shouldn't have bought the 720 map for the Kaiser and just to buy new maps? Seems to be the way they normally work. :-(

EDIT: I should note that there is no trace of my UK map on the device. Just the fresh TT install and my free download map of my area that I got last night.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] ardsar:
Just a thought - did you delete your maps from tomtom home and your pc? If not i suggest you try backing them up to CD or something, remove them and try again. I'm not sure at what point the activation code is generated - ie when you install or download. Failing this, i guess x20 maps are not compatible.

Unfortunately, if you contact tomtom, they will just tell you to go away as version 7 is not released and supported in the UK. Sorry mate, i dont know what else to suggest. I used 710 maps on my kaiser which worked fine, i guess the x20 version maps are just to different.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] DonDie:
Delete mapname.meta.dct and reactivate or generate a new .meta.dct by using a tt8_keygen.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] squiggs1982:
Thanks ardsar. Tried all that I'm afraid. Think it's time to walk to ALK. Ho hum :-(
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] ardsar:
Guess you have a choice to either buy the correct maps or move to ALK. I have Navigator live 7 (touch diamond edition) and i was not that impressed by it. Scrolling around the map is very very slow compared to tomtom, and the traffic module is not user friendly at all and requires intervention whilst driving!. Also they use navteq for their mapping data however the latest map is about 9 - 12 months out of date, although some of the road changes that have happened in my area are more up to date. From what i understand, tomtom will be releasing version 7 at some time so you may want to hang it there. Somehow, traffic started working last night, so i am happy now!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
Hello Guys,

like the Title tells i got Problems rooting my Samsung S10

I follow this Guide: https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html#samsung-system-as-root

and already tried to look up the error i get but i didnt find anything usefull yet

so everything works fine till i have to flash the Magisk Patched AP to my phone then it fails at vendor.img and after a Reboot the System is damaged. After that i just flash the unpatched AP and it works again but no matter how often i retry all steps or just the flashing part it always fails at the Vendor.img now i wanted to ask if anyone could help me or atleast tell me whats the mistake

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[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Look below.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Here.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
so that is basically what i did and what didn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Did you follow each steps correctly?

Did you install a custom ROM?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
I am just trying to install Magisk nothing else and yeah i did the steps multiple times with the same outcome it always fails at the Odin Flash part.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
So you did flash a custom rom successfully and the issue is when you flash the modified AP?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
so no i did not flash a custom rom it is not required for Magisk

like i said i just try to flash the Patched Magisk AP and it always fails at the Vendor.img
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Have you also flashed this?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
no i didnt yet.

do i need it cause here he says its not needed if i only flash magisk

and isnt that a Post Flash process?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Do you have ramdisk when looking in magisk?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
it says No
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Magisk in Recovery​

If your device does not have ramdisk in boot images, Magisk has no choice but to hijack the recovery partition. For these devices, you will have to reboot to recovery every time you want Magisk enabled.

Since Magisk now hijacks the recovery, there is a special mechanism for you to actuallyboot into recovery mode. Each device model has its own key combo to boot into recovery, as an example for Galaxy S10 it is (Power + Bixby + Volume Up). A quick search online should easily get you this info. As soon as you press the combo and the device vibrates with a splash screen, release all buttons to boot into Magisk. If you decide to boot into the actual recovery mode, long press volume up until you see the recovery screen.

As a summary, after installing Magisk in recovery (starting from power off):

(Power up normally) → (System with NO Magisk)

(Recovery Key Combo) → (Splash screen) → (Release all buttons) → (System with Magisk)

(Recovery Key Combo) → (Splash screen) → (Long press volume up) → (Recovery Mode)

(Note: You CANNOT use custom recoveries to install or upgrade Magisk in this case!!)

So you read the above?

​
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
ok so u now just repeat the stuff said in the guide i linked?

i told u i do everything step by step but as soon as i have to flash the AP i cant cause it fails at the vendor.img nothing post flash its WHILE flashing it fails
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Yeah i got that before posting, internet sucks right now.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
When patching the AP file did you select recovery mode in magisk?

And im assuming you used adb pull not MTK to transfer the file to the pc
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
yep i checked Recovery Mode

and used the adb method so the file wont get corrupted
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
And your sure the vendor.img is the issue. Dosent Odin give a err code?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Oh, and you should be using the latest version and the binary should be the same.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
well it always stops there like u see in the odin spoiler it doesnt give me any error code so i am pretty lost with that

and what exactly do you mean with that
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
The version of the bootloader and the software should be newer. Or you can try using a patched version of odin
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Patched Odin 3.13.1

For those looking for a modified, modded, or patched odin that is a newer build than all the fake and renamed prince comsy 3.12.3 versions floating around. I patch recent Odin versions to offer similar functionality to the princecomsy; in that...

xdaforums.com

Download the latest one Odin1.14 with patched in the filename.

Then try flashing.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
sry it took me a while to try that

so i downloaded the 1.14 patched odin but i still got the same problem View attachment 5368009
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Youve tried redownloading and extracting the rom right?

Maybe look into the vbmeta.img
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Oh and does the phone say anything when odin fails?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
i redownloaded the rom multiple times already

how and what should i look for in the vbmeta.img

nope it just waits till it finishes
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Okay, this is probably exhausting for both you and me.

Would you just give it to an authorized service centre?

Probably for the best if I don't waste your time trying out solutions
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
sry that i bother you.

well in Germany there are no service centre's that root phones for you

so i gotta still look for a method but thanks for trying mate

Edit: i Just made it i did reset my PC and after that it worked without any problems

sadly i still dont know what exactly didnt work but that fixed it
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
Huh.... Well that makes sense now.

Its theoretically possible that your windows installation was interfering with Odin in some way, and by resetting it, it had fixed the issue.

Well sorry for not telling you about trying Linux instead of windows.

And you weren't a bother. At the point I thought that presenting endless solutions would bother YOU in the matter.

So I thought it would be best for you to get someone elses help.

I enjoy helping people, but sometimes I get the reminder that I cant solve everyone's problem.

Anyways, good luck with your rooted s10!

-Kenora
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parelath:
Thanks alot for the help anyway you tried your best and in the end it kinda did work.

and to be honest i love playing around with that stuff :) i hope that someday i will help someone with his problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenora_I:
No problem! Have a good day forward!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] phaze3131:
confirmed none of this works

I have tried 10 times and it just boots back into stock recovery so I guess rooting is not possible and all of these people are just playing games with us to waste our time
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sakodie King TI:
I own a Tecno Spark 4 KC8 Android 10 Device having a MediaTek chipset. I tried to install TWRP on it. First I flashed an empty vbmeta.img file on it and all went well. Secondly, I flashed twrp.img and all still went well. Problem came in when I tried to reboot to recovery. By all methods, the phone booted to the stock recovery instead of twrp making me to think that my mission of flashing twrp was not effective, so I decided to close the bootloader. Then when I tried to boot up my phone using "fastboot reboot," this is where the turning point came in. My device is stuck at the logo interface and it goes on and off repeatedly with the following message displayed each time it tries to reboot

"Red State

Your device has failed verification and may not work properly

Please download boot image with correct signature or disable verified boot

Your device will reboot in 5 seconds"

And that is it. 5 seconds is now "thy kingdom come" and it seems only low battery will even cause the phone to shutdown as the battery is not removable

Please I need help. I have the SP Flash tool and Stock Firmware but I am not sure there's likely to be a fix as I can't even go to recovery mode or use any adb/fastboot command. Also there's no Tecno Service Center in my area
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenora_I:
Do you have a DA file to flash?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sakodie King TI:
DA File? How do I get DA file?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenora_I:
The DA file meant to get secure boot off.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenora_I:
Tecno KC8 DA File | Download MTK Secure Boot Auth File

On this page, we will guide you on how to download and install the Tecno KC8 DA file. DA file also known as the Download Agent file is a file that helps

www.getdroidtips.com

Download that DA file and load in SP flash tool as shown in the website.

Then flash whatever you need.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sakodie King TI:
Am I to download it from the internet? And if I get it what do I do?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sakodie King TI:
Please as shown in which website? I can't see a link to the website you are talking about
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenora_I:
The link in my post.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenora_I:
Method 1: Use MTK Secure Boot DA file with SP Flash Tool

1. Download the latest version of SP Flash tool and launch it.

2. Wait till SP Flash tool loads up. After a successful launch, navigate to the download tab.

3. Click on the “choose” button in front of the Download Agent option and select the downloaded Chuwi Custom secure boot DA file

4. The custom DA file should now be loaded (you’ll see it in the address displayed)

Now you can carry out all the tasks you want to perform i.e. FRP unlock, IMG flashing, Security codes check, Firmware flashing etc.

Note: Do not use “format” devices with secure boot or flash using “firmware upgrade” option. You can use these feature with normal(default) DA files but not with Secure DA files.

Download Link:

Tecno KC8 DA File - https://droidfilehost.com/download/download-tecno-kc8-da-file/

(File contains: mtk_allinone_da.bin)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sakodie King TI:
Thanks so much I have downloaded the DA file. Please I want to know if the file is for KC8 Android 10 or KC8 Android 9? Or is it going to work for any of the Android versions provided the phone is Spark 4 KC8?

Please reply me now before I go out of track again
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sakodie King TI:
I have extracted the .rar DA file and now when I loiad it to SP Flash tool it says "LIB DA not match, please re-select DA or ask for help"

What is happenng?

Please I need help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenora_I:
File on MEGA

mega.nz

Try this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sakodie King TI:
Still shows "LIB DA not match, please re-select DA or ask for help"

And now each time I relaunch SP Flash tool, it comes up with that message
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenora_I:
Open SP Flashtool and click on Options at the top

Click on Options again or use the CTRL + Shift + O shortcut keys

Under General, untick Check LIB DA match and then click the close button

You can now select your custom DA file without the error
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sakodie King TI:
The file is now loaded. Please what do I do next? Should I click on download or what?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenora_I:
Then you can flash your twrp or stock ROM.