yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] spawnlives:
From the link i gave you

PC app is called Frija it will download latest firmware for your device

Read the first post for instructions and download

Otherwise you can use websites like updato, samfrew or sammobile
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] Jinfiltration:
Thank you so much, really great help.

I was flashing and trying myself for almost 2 days.. and i came here ask for help with-in afew hours, my galaxy is back alive =)
[Realme X7 Max 5G] Nanayaw123@:
Hi please can you provide files for Realme GT Neo Flash Edition (FE) as it has the latest firmware A.11. You provided files for only GT Neo and X7 Max. Find attached a screenshot showing the current GT Neo Flash Edition Firmware. Thank you
[Realme X7 Max 5G] philipjan26:
Question #1. I'm having currently an unlocked bootloader, and custom GSI installed (GT Neo). Do i need another instructions to do?
[Realme X7 Max 5G] mahotlov:
No. dont lock, firstly flash Firmwire
[Realme X7 Max 5G] philipjan26:
Update:

Im able to change my GT Neo ROM to Indian Variant. Thank you so much sir!

Experience:

Instruction #13-#15 are quite tricky.

Issues Encountered:

- my windows pc cannot detect the mediatek com port

- proper timing of clicking DOWNLOAD on SP Flash Tool

How i manage to proceed on SP FT Download:

- first turn off phone (assuming below instructions are DONE -> How i fixed (to detect):)

- SP Flash Tool needed Configs are Done (just waiting for the Downlolad to be clicked)

- MTK Bypass (Administration) is waiting for device

- after SUCCESS MESSAGE on MTK Bypass, immediately click on Download (SP FT)

- once download is started, you can unhold VOL - & + wait to be finished

How i fixed (to detect):

- downloaded this mediatek vcom drivers -> https://www.thecustomdroid.com/mediatek-preloader-usb-vcom-drivers/

- there are some popup that appear (i forgot to remember), i just clicked yes

- then restart pc

- turn off device

- open LIBUSB Filter device (Goal is to detect "Mediatek xxxxx yyyyy zzzzz" usb device on the list)

- Hold VOL - & VOL + AND PLUG Type C Cable

- Check the LIBUSB Filter list and once you see any "MEDIATEK ZZZZZ XXX" click and install

- once success, you can go to -> How i manage to proceed on SP FT Download:

Hope that helps! Thank you .
[Realme X7 Max 5G] mahotlov:
You can use firmware for Gt Neo or X7 Max (better) for FE ver. phone
[Realme X7 Max 5G] MahiSingh083:
View attachment 5416559

Following your instruction properly.. but still getting this error while flashing.

@mahotlov please take a look into this.
[Realme X7 Max 5G] TeckySairam:
Guys, i have a doubt i am gonna buy this phone like in a week so when u buy the phone does it come with latest update (a.18) or it comes with a.15 y am asking is becoz in a.16,17,18 to many bugs so only anyone reply me
[Realme X7 Max 5G] vikas776:
It does not matter since it is easy to downgrade to a15 as per the OP instructions. I tried this multiple times.
[Realme X7 Max 5G] TeckySairam:
KK Thnx For Quick Reply!!
[Realme X7 Max 5G] neojoe:
It works great, @mahotlov thank you for sharing this, for your help, and guys this is legit, follow carefully the steps.
[Realme X7 Max 5G] hawks-SOAD:
Thanks for this worked perfectly.

One thing to note you have to work fast when put into MTK mode as it will disconnect rather quickly.
[Realme X7 Max 5G] dusty2020:
Thank you. Totally worth the time. The x7 Max firmware feels much better than the GT Neo one.
[Realme X7 Max 5G] abidrockzx:
as i have x7 max(INDIA) , can i install realme gt neo deep testing apk and unlock its bootloader and after flashing the firmware can i get backk to the locked bootloader state ?? through your.bat file or i"ll get stuck on image destroyed page ??
[Realme X7 Max 5G] Shou1814:
great!

Could you guide how to go back to gt neo firmware from X7 Max firmware??

And anyway to remove the google dialer? too annoying
[Realme X7 Max 5G] mahotlov:
You can use Deep apk for X7 Max or GT Neo. No problem

1. Yes. Everything is the same, just use the firmware for Gt neo( A27)

2. Remove without root- No.

You can use another dialer
[Realme X7 Max 5G] Shou1814:
View attachment 5437159

i do the same to come back into gt neo but it appear that

Please help me

Thanks
[Realme X7 Max 5G] mahotlov:
I need full screenshot FlashTools and Mtkauthbyoass tool
[Realme X7 Max 5G] Shou1814:
View attachment 5437285

i uncheck 3 option (locked bootloader), UART : 921600 and already check com port

still not run

View attachment 5437289
[Touch CDMA General] king6700:
at the end of November I may be leaving sprint (tear tear) but I want to know will the gps on my touch still work without sprint service because I have notice that since I update to the new official sprint rom every time I use the gps it dial up first even though I use a party gps program.
[Touch CDMA General] socrate007:
your touch must be configured to use aGPS

see tweaks for vogue tread for fix.

Btw, if u use googlemaps,or similar app, then web connection is needed... Need to use Tomtom Navigator and buy maps.
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] Webeera:
What is the latest price of samsung galaxy in USA?
[Samsung Galaxy A40 Questions & Answers] gmarko247:
Hi!

I have a problem with a galaxy a40 device, I flashed a stock ROM with Odin, everything went fine, green lights, PASS and all, but now the device just won't go pass the SM logo anymore. When I turn on, logo appears 2-3 secs I get a warning of the unlocked BL then logo comes back and after a second the phone restarts itself and the same goes on forever ( well about several hours, and after that it just shuts off somehow ). I cannot enter recovery mode or download mode at all. I keep pressing the combinations Power + Vol Down, Power + Vol Up, All three and every combinations I have just found on the internet so far. Odin doesnt recognize the phone, which is not a surprise since it won't start up. I have tried with adb but waiting for device is all I get.

How is it even possible that I cannot enter download mode at all? There was no problem with the physical keys, and the power still works, I cannot test the Vol buttons tho.

Has anyone ever had a problem like this? How can I come back from this? Is there a way to flash a ROM without download mode or turned off phone?

Thanks for any help!!
[Samsung Galaxy A40 Questions & Answers] breversa:
The download mode for this model is different from previous Samsung's :

IIRC, with the phone off, you need to hold VolumeUp and VolumeDown, then plug in the USB cable connected to a computer (you may need to press Power to power up the phone, I can't recall properly).

From there, you should be able to restore a stock ROM with Odin.

Let us know if it helped ! :)
[Samsung Galaxy A40 Questions & Answers] SMOKERBUNNY:
Here the same problem, have a40 in loop and never get rocgnized for computer, tryed many different cables, and installed a booring large amount of drivers software and nothing...
[Samsung Galaxy A40 Questions & Answers] alecxs:
you need to power off device completely. let battery drain if you can't shut down. press and keep holding volume down + plug in usb cable for Odin3 (I doubt both?)
[Samsung Galaxy A40 Questions & Answers] SMOKERBUNNY:
Generic answers, repeated 800 times why really need to waste a post with that? and that not was the problem:

1- For no usb recognition, is this phone bad design, in the back tap where is the battery in the samsung logo more or less if you push with fingers and charge is because the design of baterry is so crap and your usb port goes off when the under tap cable moves or just get little out of conection. If you can get working after push, usb on phone will do too.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] manmikey:
Have I missed something or does the adaptive brightness feature in the display options only work on the main display but not the cover display?

I know the cover display can be adjusted manually with a swipe down but if I've been indoors and have it low its then unreadable going outside and too dim to see the screen to turn up the brightness
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] twistedumbrella:
Pretty sure adaptive brightness relies on the front camera sensors, which are looking into the bottom half of the screen when it's closed.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] Gunde:
There is none, but I wish. Even just a manual setting based on time of day would be great.

To see it during the day it's just way to bright at night.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] manmikey:
I have spoken to samsung support and it is the case that the brightness of the cover screen is manual adjustment only
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] eartied:
Hello,

I need to launch an event when a dll increments or decrements its global count of usages (GlblcntUsage MODULEENTRY32), but I don't know where is that info saved on the registry, any idea?

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] Sataris:
Hello everyone!

I have simple, but difficult at same time question:

Is there any possibility to install any process thats working total independlytly to system?

I mean - you install, for example something like 'gps tracker' or any else kind of spy software on your phone - after all, someone steals your phone, uploads a new firmware and after that you still have access to gps?

Sec question - if you can't do this because new firmware remove all aplications and daemons working in background - can you do this when "new owner" of phone only make "factory reset" without upload new firmware?
[General Questions and Answers] James_Watson:
In case that your phone is stolen or lost, why not to take advantage of the Android system security features, Factory Reset Protection (FRP) as well as 'Find My Device'?

'Find My Device' makes it easy to locate, ring, or wipe your device from the web.
[General Questions and Answers] Sataris:
Its not about functionality. I would not like to buy a used phone with additional pre-instaled "software". If it is possible and I cant remove it by reinstall software it will be scary. So I want to know if it is possible at all and if so, how can I check it?

If it will be possible it can be used to protect device too, every stolen phones got instant flash so when it happen 'Find My Device' would't be work.
[Android Apps and Games] Deleted member 11650153:
Hi!!!

Flip Clock is the best clock application to put it on the home screen of your phone!!! :)

RECUIRES: ANDROID 1.5 (CUPCAKE) AND UP

DOWNLOAD
[Android Apps and Games] nek46:
@Stefanos53

nice clock bro:) (y)
[Android Apps and Games] Deleted member 11650153:
@nek46 Thanks Bro :) ! Yeah is very good...
[Android Apps and Games] P0902157:
To whoever made this clock I THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH, when i became nostalgic for the htc sense flip clock earlier last year i've searched high and low for ANYTHING similar and this is it, i can confirm it works on Android 13 and both the hour & minute clock flips (although it's a little laggy i honestly don't care)
[Android Apps and Games] nek46:
check this ,unfortunately the clock it is little laggy and some app not work. https://xdaforums.com/t/htc-sense-t...s-sense-9-for-all-devices-12-03-2018.3049438/

and check this post #168 by akatarmo https://xdaforums.com/t/app-4-1-fancy-widgets-clock-weather-widget.4374901/
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 3] evg111:
Помогите пожалуйста скачать COMBINATION-FT55_R845USQU1ATL2_clean_v1
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 3] JazonX:
Check here

https://xdaforums.com/t/r845-combination-firmware-download-links.4354443/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.j4s2000:
I flash my etel m4 smart phone with wrong firmware after I power on my it showing white screen. Now I flash it correct firmware its not working. No power

Sp flash tool new version

I have Official firmware for etel m4

Please help me solve this problem
[Off-topic] sheela130:
I am new could someone point me in the direction of the PDA section, in particular DEll Axim X51V, I need to down load the restore / utility CD
[Off-topic] mkent_barbados:
Is it made by HTC?
[Off-topic] fzzyrn:
there is a thread somewhere on the forums with everything you should need. just search it
[Off-topic] Black93300ZX:
If it's not made by HTC there is no section for it, sorry.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] NullCode:
1) what is this

2) you could've pastebin'd the log files bruh

{Mod edited language - Regards Oswald Boelcke}
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Pachacouti:
I dont use pastebin. I wanted to post my proof here. My call. thanks for the suggestion though, I mean, why send a good hack to another site when I would not have found it if it were not for comin here?

Surely xda deserve some credit, which I give by posting my flashing log here...

I know all will find what I posted will work to write a ro system.

Su and Magisk ARE dead, john wu says so...

I say this is why.

Flash boot-debug.img instead of boot.img gives

adb root

adb shell

# <- the point of root!!!

Ps, I may be a bro to my 3 sister's, but I aint no bro... :O

I find what they cant see, because they gave away the sight to see, what I see, they no longer can ;)

Until I light the way....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gringo80:
1. ROOT su binary is already included in GSI builds (original author is phhusson and not topjhonwu) since the begining of the project. It's not a new thing. Here Magisk came to Hide this feature !

2. Magisk doesn't give only ROOT ... but the "systemless option" for the dynamic modules that is the half part of the whole package !

3. Have you tested SafetyNet ???

4. TWRP is already a root method since you can access to /data partition and other partitions too !

5. Oh yeah, it looks like you have an old device without dynamic partitions (aka SUPER) ...

Cheers
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Pachacouti:
im not using gsi, i'm using stock ma man, stock!

it's actually genuine root with stock!

Allbeit different from what we used to call root, it is ultimately a rooted boot-debug, as in:

#

Oh, for the record everyone, I'm on an A-only arm64-v8a Armor x5, the mt6762 which also claims to be mt6765, running lates updated Android 10_Q, no, NOT PIE. System-as-Root

and I would not be writtng in the system_1.32 thread if I did not have a super.img partition...

which I am currently flashing using nothing more than replacing my stock boot.img with the stock boot-debug.img, though I had to unlock bootloader to do this...

couldn't chmod the system_1.32 if the # did not show, true or false?

No Magisk... No su... the secret is in adb root not being available in user OR production builds, so use boot-debug.img to be able to type adb root to type adb shell to get #

No twrp. Stock recovery is not available, using boot-debug.img, so I flash twrp anyway.

Beat that!!!

You CANT, cause it's true... following magisk makes you think you need root when you were already given it in stock rom, (only viable if you see boot-debug.img beside your boot.img in stock folder), now if this is true, and obviously it is, then why did john wu not notice?

too busy waiting on me...

Time for a BIG update from magisk then? Not. (needed, pmsl)

Selfie Clappin Syndrome has left the buiding...

Ps, attempting magisk on boot-debug.img kills all adb and root access gained by not doing so.

I can and do flash my twrp, and have done so now, from lopstom into recovery, since normal stock recovery does NOT show when using boot-debug.img, and system_1.32 has just given me rw access in twrp, so systemrw actually works with no su or magisk installed.

On with testing...

And for the record, this is where I found out what you now know:

VTS testing with debug ramdisk | Android Open Source Project

source.android.com

works on Android 10_q stock, NOTE THIS IS FOR GSI ON ANDROID 11

Im on stock. nuff said.

Oh, look... debug vendor... debug... yum yum
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Pachacouti:
Oh, and safety net pass's, because the debug is legit (stock boot-debug.img) lol, oh look, no magisk...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Pachacouti:
The downside is... I'm sitting with a completely rooted fone... with no root apps.

busybox is replaced with, yup, you guessed it, toybox! not by me, but comes as stock...

last I heard before discovering this was toybox IS the new busybox...

It's actually like linux without the 'custom' - in adb shell lol...

And it is indeed the desktop launcher kicking us out of writing to system in the first place, when rooting, since the desktop launcher cannot run root commands,, as it has no root rights. forcing PIE and earlier roots simply wont cut it...

I have to say it folks... upgrade...

And write some updated apps that dont hold us back!!

Oh, and I'd forget a ro system, cause even with systemrw, it's only in twrp it's of use to me, but cant save anything TO it, so kinda pointless to me for now... then I remind myself this is written for pie lol...

Edit, and I'll add this:

With only one phone to work on, so no experience in a/b partitioning, I'll assume (bein the mother of all f'up's lol) that the reason a/b partitions exist is because a pie bootloader is 2 bootloader's, split into 2 when remixed into android 10, seperating the pie users access to variant=eng being available, to having to flash boot-debug.img since windows 10.

Here's the kicker... I have yet ot flash any cusstom rom.

From stock I flash boot-debug.img, and twrp recovery, followed by the backup super_fixed.bin created by system_1.32, reboot into twrp and can instantly mount system/vendor as is expected of system_1.32, the script is only required once, if you make a back up that is...

Yet I cannot load any custom rom the usual way... twrp may show mounting system, but even when fastbooting TO system, in adb or twrp, I have to reflash a super, so forget writing overlay file systems pandering to big companies, write a writable system knowing it's all contained in a SUPER image using boot-debug as root scource.

I can however, flash a super and load an entirely different OS, rw across the board... if I flash a super.img

The kicker is having a completely new root that comes with the fone and how it works...

su is pointless, as is magisk, you are already root.

Get it?

magisk takes this away.

so if your on android 10 and over... forget magisk, load your boot-debug, and take control of your new root tool.

magisk cant see the countless other mount points made for each file for each app for each gif for each bit of binary, each has it's own mount point lol...

it's gettin that way

Final point. Open a folder, go INTO it, and run any exe. While exe is running, attempt to delete folder exe is contained in. Now you know why you cant write a ro system. Close the exe, and viola!!

You cant mount a folder you already occupy in gui of fone. Ahem.. remount /system.

It's like typing su to get #

forget su

#

The greatest trick is convincin people of security when there is in fact none when it comes to software.

Their greatest security is their idiocy.

The PARTITIONS of history have taught us not to doubt insanity and it's virtues...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Pachacouti:
And for problems mounting systemrw, no problem, no root!!

Android OverlayFS Integration with adb Remount
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Droid_Nut:
Thank you for your efforts in a root solution.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Pachacouti:
Usin the above convoluted method, I can indeed rw the ro system.

I deleted childspace apk as test. It worked.

Using only this order:

Place stock boot.img, recovery.img and boot-debug.img in the adb folder.

Also place your 'here's one I made earlier' magisk_patched_bootloader.img here.

Now the nippage:

1: Unlock stock bootloader. Reboot into bootloader, after granting adb keys.

2: Flash boot-debug - NOTHING ELSE.

3: Reboot into fone gui.

4: adb root

adb disable-verity

adb reboot - (boot into bootloader)

5: Flash magisk'd boot.img

6 (optional, I did this) Flash backed up Super_fixed.bin (had to rename to img)

7: flash twrp...

Now you can do what you want.

After this I removed the magisk'd bin, returned to my debug and the childspace app I removed stayed removed from a ro system.

So yeah, there's your door, blank vbmetas prevent rw access using this method. Use your real vbmeta when flashing boot-debug, boot debug will NOT work with magisk installed, I tried every utha way... all we really need is a nu su app that works using this method instead of simlinkin the heck out of ...

Now how to do this without the magisk step, and keep it..?

user-debug (are not user or debug img's, but the third lol)

Now they ARE hard to find, need to make one, not my cup of tea...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Pachacouti:
something to add..

Busybox 1.31 Install error on Android 9 -- SOLVED · Issue #93 · meefik/busybox

OK, I managed to solve the installation issue with Android 9 on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6. Here's how I did it: root the tablet by installing twrp, dm_verity and magisk boot into Android install ro...

github.com
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lebigmac:
Hi Pachacouti. Thanks for your interest in my SystemRW project. I hope it was helpful to you.

Where can I find this stock boot-debug.img file that you're talking about? I can't find it inside my stock Xiaomi firmware (MIUI).

Yes that's true my SystemRW script should work regardless of whether Magisk is installed yet or not. All you need for it to work is a root shell in recovery.

Have fun!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Pachacouti:
To answer your first question, take the boot-debug.img from here, the first you see, and try it. if it is the same size, it will most likely work

Be aware that this is a 32mb in size bootloader, others are 64mb, they obviously wont work.

This is not to say a 64mb boot-debug.img will NOT work, it simply wont FIT.

Then be aware of a/b or a-only.

If you check the first post, from where I flashed all stock, I flashed the boot-debug.img to boot, NOT recovery. I am attempting to create a working twrp'd version for my fone, but I'm too slow for the instant gratificationist in me lol... using stock vbmeta... in otherwords, it would work, cause it's all legit, and how android 10, 11, and 12 actually work.

I find your script is a perfect find to see if we can indeed write to anything, now how to move what access you have in twrp to include mounting these 3 partitions dm-1, 2, 3, while in the actual gui...

Again, if you cant get into recovery, flash twrp to recovery after flashing boot-debug.img, It does work, but I think settings in recovery are not needed when booted to boot-debug, so the recovery is actually not necessary, but we're used to it, so NEED...

Edit, here's my boot-debug, thought I was in another thread lol..

And FFS, DONT try magisk with this, root is destroyed when doing so, this is not me dissin john wu, it's google fighting back... respect da john wu saaaa

Ps, enjoy this misunderstanding:

I flashed and ran systemrw_1.32 with NO root, no twrp, no recovery, I did it all in adb using nothing but boot-debug.img flashed to boot, with legit vbmeta.

In user builds, flashing blank vbmetas is what actually cause's the inability to manipluate ro system.

At least since PIE. Android 10_q and over... different ball game.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mllllnmmn:
forreal
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Pachacouti:
Did you know....

A few years back, when alcohol 120% came out, I downloaded a dvd that turned out to be corrupt. The image supplied by Alcohol 120% always came with an mdf file, and the disk image itself. Mdf is actually the md5 hash of the dvd.

When attempting to burn disk, I accidently chose the mdf, (md5 hash) instead of the actual disk image, and it turned out that the mdf hash reproduced the disk image byte for byte.

In otherwords, the 4.7gig dvd image was never necessary. That's 4.7gig reproducable from an md5 hash of say 100kb in size.

Now imagine this in fones. Dont store the file, store it's hash.

The CIA hate me now...