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[General Topics] OGUST.luck:
Hi

After restart phone cannot reboot , it hangs showing ulefone logo and nothing happens.

Hard restart doesnt help too.

Phone didn't ever had any damage, it was working fine, but yesterday i noticed that it became buggy. Like switching between android accounts started to to show max screen light but i was using minimum screen light and middle button to navigate between apps started to malfunction and couldn't control opened apps, after restart it became like this and i cannot move any forward from now...

I did not tried flash the stock firmware yet and actually I don't know if I can do it?
[General Topics] denis9rafael:
Hopefully you should still be able to do it. The only time I could not reflash the phone was then the actual connector broke. I had to send it to repairs. Thankfully Ulefone did not care about the bricked software. So try to reflash. If it does not work, contact Ulefone and tell them the phone no longer connects to the computer and that you suspect it is a hardware issue. This is the important part. They are great and hopefully they will repair it at no extra cost. Also I noticed that the twrp method gives unstable results and you don´t really need it. I would recommend using the good old Magisk root. It should be enough.
[General Topics] oindividuo:
Something's not quite right for me. If I just flash the patched boot image, my front camera and fingerprint reader don't work and crash into a reboot. So I flash the image with TWRP so that I can clear cache and dalvik, and the issues are fixed. However, if I then flash the original patched image without TWRP, I'm back to square one.

How do I fix the camera issues without TWRP? How can I clear the cache and dalvik through the shell or fastboot?
[General Topics] denis9rafael:
Sorry for the late reply. As I mentioned previously, I stopped using the TWRP image. It was unstable for me too and with Magisk it is not really necessary. Use the Magisk image for best results.
[General Topics] oindividuo:
That is my goal 😅 it's just that anytime I install the magisk image, I get the selfie cam and fingerprint reader issues. The only to fix them seems to be clearing cache and dalvik, which I can only do through TWRP.

Can I fix the camera crash without TWRP?
[General Topics] Quantun1108:
Hello everyone! Can someone build LineageOS and a kernel for Kali nethunter?
[General Topics] TheKum:
Just re-rooted my phone according instructions from the first post using magisk 25.2 without a glitch

but once UI starts wifi and bluetooth are not working! Tried several times and each time I clean install with SP MDT on windows computer and after that I root on Mac . Problem persist.

Anyone has any suggestions?

Thanks in advance
[General Topics] oindividuo:
Regarding this, I ended up finding a solution. Basically both provided images caused an issue for my device:

The pre-patched image (patchedEEAboot.img) made it so that the selfie camera and the fingerprint reader didn't work.

The image with TWRP (boot_TWRP_220321_magisk_v24300.img) has the well-documented stability issues, it would shutdown/bootloop randomly after a few months (though the selfie cam and fingerprint reader worked fine)

So what I ended up doing was acquiring the stock boot image and patch it in the magisk app, like in the instructions. So, if someone else ends up in my position, feel free to use my patched image (EU 256GB) or patch it yourself instead of using the images in the instructions

@denis9rafael it might be worth it to include this edge case in the original post.
[General Topics] Lop3:
Are you guys able to disable your proximity sensor?

It drives me nuts.

If my left thumb goes near the top of the screen the whole screen turns off for 2-3 seconds.

I never put the phone against my head so I hate the proximity sensor.

I've used Magisk and MicroG etc on other phones, but I haven't rooted this phone yet...

Without rooting, I've tried to disable the proximity sensor like this:

1. Settings > Developer options > Hardware Accelerated Rendering > Proximity Sensor (option missing)

2. Using official UleFone proximity calibration app, trying to calibrate the sensor as "not covered" while my thumb is pressed down on it. The app wouldn't accept that extreme value... out of acceptable range.

3. In ADB shell, this had no effect:

settings put secure proximity_sensor_check_enabled 0

4. /sys/class/sensors/proximity_sensor does not exist:

echo 0 > /sys/class/sensors/proximity_sensor/enabled

find /sys -name '*prox*' 2>/dev/null

doesn't find anything.

5. I tried remounting `/` as RW to

echo 'ro.sensor.generic.proximity=false' >> /system/build.prop

but of course phone is not rooted yet so I can't remount.

Any ideas?

Can I create `vbmeta_null.img` myself somehow? With 100% respect and appreciation for you sharing your help and comments, I don't want to install files from annonymous people on XDA-Developers.
[General Topics] benhall847:
FYI everyone - Ulefone just dropped an Android 12 ROM for the Armor 13

find the rom here

Software Download - Ulefone

Software Download,Support

www.ulefone.com
[General Topics] benhall847:
I was unsuccessful in rooting the Android 12 ROM

If anybody is able to root the Android 12 ROM please post about it!

Note: This rom flashed me a new IMEI number... (and its an IMEI number for a DOOGEE phone LOL)
[General Topics] oindividuo:
@Lop3 I have not tried this, but you should be able to get the vbmeta.img from the official firmware and flash it with some flags to get the same result, as such:

fastboot flash vbmeta --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta.img

(try at your own risk, etc etc)
[General Topics] Lop3:
Thanks for feedback. Did you lose your data when you flashed the new ROM?
[General Topics] Lop3:
Thanks, how do you get it out the official firmware, do you mean copy it off my running phone with ADB or is there a way to extract it from the official firmware?

And when you say official firmware... does ulefone provide MODEM and APNHLOS images separate from the ROM, similar to how Samsung does it?

What IS vbmeta.img?
[General Topics] Lop3:
How can I check if my phone is EU or Non-EU version?

Nothing on the box or in the phone says "EU version" or "NON-EU version"

I bought it in South Africa, but use the 2-pin EU power plugs extensively in South Africa. The included charger came with an EU plug.

My phone says:

Baseband: MOLY.LR13.R1.MP.V110.P3,MOLY.LR13.R1.MP.V110.P3

Kernel 4.14.186 # 2 Wed Apr 13 16:46:41 CST 2022

Build number: Power Armor 13_TF2_V03

Barcode: 6 937748 734291

The included paper manual has languages: EN, ES, IT, DE, FR, RU, UA, JP (mostly european languages)
[General Topics] oindividuo:
You can find the EU and non-EU firmwares on their website, the vbmeta image is inside the zip. I don't know how to tell appart an EU phone from a non EU phone unfortunately.
[General Topics] benhall847:
I purposely did a full wipe & flash via the SP Flash Tool

If one is able to simply "Upgrade/download" - I'm not sure, but I would assume yes.
[General Topics] benhall847:
You think you'll give the Android 12 ROM a shot? :D

I tried rooting it using the method here but no luck for me personally.
[General Topics] Lop3:
Is Android 12 significantly nicer on this phone?

So when I have time I'll likely try Android 12 if there's a significant improvement.

I don't currently really need root.

The extreme annoyance with the proximity sensor spontaneously stopped.

If we could get LineageOS and a clean official TWRP, that would be amazing.
[General Topics] benhall847:
IMO, yes.

Though setting up Google Phone - Call Recording w/o the announcer was a tiny bit trickier but still easy to get done.

Also - Android Auto side loaded apps - a lot of them dont work now (especially without root) but I was able to get Screen2Auto working & it even supports touch screen :D

Screen2Auto gives me everything i need out of Android Auto

(mirrors my phone screen & audio so any app can be displayed on android auto)

Those two things were slightly more difficult to get setup but are working perfectly fine now

The one thing about Screen2Auto - I have to launch the app twice to get it fully functioning each time.

Granted - I could pry just downgrade my android auto APK.... i might look into that.

Battery life definitely seems better.

I'd say its adding about 10-20% battery life with my usage.

A neat feature that Android 12 brought is an "Extra dim" setting in the notifications tab allowing you to set your screen extremely dim for nighttime/ saving battery. (long-press "Extra dim" to bring up the extra dim settings & lower the brightness even more.)

I had some weird behavior when using a custom launcher in Android 11 - custom launchers feel much smoother now when going "home" from inside in app.

Bubble chat/message notifications are much better now.

QR Scanner is now built into notifications & stock camera.

(Maybe the original stock camera had that feature, but there was no quick way to access it.)

My only other complaint would be the styling of the notification toggle buttons.

I much rather the styling of Android 11's toggle buttons.

That said - still looks great & feels much better than Android 11.

Gesture navigation also seems to function better & have a couple more settings available to tweak than android 11.
[General Topics] Lop3:
Thanks for the info, yes I've found the minimum brightness of this phone in Android 11 much too bright at night. Blinding.

It's great to hear that you got MORE battery life by upgrading.
[General Topics] TheSwedishMrBlue:
Man, I'm a dummy. Is there a kind soul who has or can make a dumbed down video version of this tutorial? I suck at this, all I want is to update my phone.
[General Topics] benhall847:
The OP/tutorial is for rooting your phone, not updating it. FYI
[General Topics] TheSwedishMrBlue:
Oh, but isn't this the first step before you can update?
[General Topics] benhall847:
Nope.

You can simply update the phone using the SP Flash tool

But that can also delete your IMEI number & is a powerful tool

(basically you need to update without formatting the phone using the SP Flash tool)

The Android 12 ROM needs to be inside the SP Flash tool folder

I used SP Flash tool v5

Power off the phone

Setup SP Flash tool

Plugin the phone to your computer

let it do its thing

done.
[General Topics] benhall847:
note: do all this at your own risk I may not always be around to provide help tbh.
[General Topics] TheSwedishMrBlue:
Nice! Thank you! Seems simple enough, much appreciated!
[General Topics] benhall847:
No problem!

just remember - update WITHOUT formatting the phone

to preserve IMEI numbers

(i'd also write down your IMEI numbers just incase - as you can always restore them later if needed.)
[General Topics] plarfman:
Hello,

We are working on a kernel source for the Power Armor 13, the one on the github is broken and needs fixing so we are doing that, this will help on working LineageOS and so on, you will get boot images to test on your device and report issues, if you are interested, please message me on telegram @plarfish and we will add you to a group, thanks.
[General Topics] plarfman:
NOTE: the image is done and we are waiting for a tester
[General Topics] acechains82:
I kept getting errors on SN writer trying to write the IMEI, I just used the latest Maui Meta, with the drivers and that worked.

Maui Meta Tools versions

Maui Meta also known as SP Meta is a Windows tool for Writing IMEI and fixing NVRAM of a Mediatek (MTK) Android phone. It also enables you modify certain info about the device. Tutorials on Maui Meta

www.hovatek.com

Just gotta click connect, then in tools click IMEI download. Read the data, put in the two IMEIs and write the data. Try and remove all the spaces.

The checksum number will be the last IMEI digit.

Was pretty easy.. No auth files or DB or anything, straight to nvram.
[General Topics] acechains82:
I found that android 13 with the fingerprint and cell service eventually worked with the Android 13 Stable GSI, so I plan on using that:

Grab Android 13 stable GSI from: https://developer.android.com/topic/generic-system-image/releases

Download ADB and fastboot tools: https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools

Install Ulefone ADB drivers: https://gsmusbdriver.com/ulefone-power-armor-13

-> For the drivers, you may need to manually install and select the Android Device driver in Device Manager once in one of the secondary fastboot modes. There are two fastboot modes, one will allow flashing vbmeta.img and the other system.img

-> enable developer options (Tab about phone 10 times)

Configure on-device developer options | Android Studio | Android Developers

Learn how to configure system behaviors that help you profile and debug your app performance.

developer.android.com

-> Go to system -> developer options and allow OEM unlocking

-> power off phone

-> Hold power + volume up until bootloader appears (If you see a menu with three options, select enter recovery)

-> select enter fastboot

-> in command line type fastboot.exe reboot bootloader

-> Once rebooted into first fastboot menu, in command line type fastboot.exe flashing unlock

(At this point you may be ready to flash vbmeta.img (or you will see a menu to select fastboot, if so, use volume down to select fastboot)

-> in command line, flash vbmeta.img from the GSI image folder: fastboot.exe flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

-> Reboot into second fastboot menu, type: fastboot.exe reboot fastboot

-> you may need to hit power key to bypass vbmeta check

-> flash system.img

-> in command line type: fastboot flash system system.img

-> Once completed, Enter recovery from this fastboot menu

-> Wipe Data/Factory Reset device -> Factory reset

-> Enter bootloader fastboot menu again

-> reboot into bootloader: fastboot.exe reboot bootloader

-> wipe userdata: fastboot.exe -w

-> reboot: fastboot.exe reboot

-> Go through setup (or skip everything)

-> Connect to wifi

-> Log into google

-> install google phone and google messages apps

-> Go into Settings -> Network and Internet -> SIMs -> Access Point Names -> Set your correct APN or add one

Enter hidden menu in phone app: *#*#4636#*#*

-> Phone information

-> Set preferred network type/may need to play with to get calls working (I set it to the most bands then it automatically set itself and calls started working)
[General Topics] acechains82:
After playing with a few ROMS I found the best one was Project Elixir:

ProjectElixir Download

Works great, looks like a pixel.

Had to erase product partition so it would fit, then just install the IMS mediatek apk, enable volte etc after rebooting in the treble settings.
[General Topics] yus625:
Hi, thanks for a very detail guide. but i got stuck at flashing vb meta. after i typed in the command and press enter nothing happen. waited for like 10 15 mins, still nothing. restarted the phone, loss my data, the phone end up with bootloader unlocked thou. tried this again a few more times and still the same result. kindly help. thx
[General Topics] Kyr4l:
hi, could you recommend a GSI that has no GAPPS installed ? i'm willing to replace the stock ROM with another that still receives updates and allows signature spoofing so that i can use microg

also does the IR module works with a non stock rom ?
[General Topics] Kyr4l:
hi sorry for the late reply, you can find that info in "settings" then "about phone"

check the build number, if it contains "EEA" then it's an EU ROM
[General Topics] Kyr4l:
did you find any guide to flash it ? without losing data ?
[General Topics] ITMonke03:
Hey, thanks for the guide, it was really good, I rooted my phone with it. I installed nethunter for learning, but my problem is when I want to use any kind of dongle, it doesn't work. I tried every driver but it still nothing. Now I figured out that maybe the kernel is not supporting these features so I need a custom kernel. But I can't find it for this model. I searched it for months and because I am not an expert I don't really know how should I modify the kernel source to support dongles. Can someone help me? I would really appreciate it. (Wifi dongle: awus 036nha)
[Nokia 9 PureView Questions & Answers] radgoll:
I have been using Nokia 9 Pure View for 2 years now. Currently my smartphone is running Android 11 software, and I see the phone lagging more and more. It gets worse and worse with each update. It seems that in this way the manufacturer artificially ages the smartphone. The Nokia 9 Purview ran best with Android 9 Oreo. An already dead battery is also a problem. I will be replacing it nibbly as I already have a new one. I checked that voltage at 60% is 3.55V, it should be 3.85V. Can this cause the smartphone to hang up? Can replacing the battery heal this phone or maybe a software downgrade? The question is will all apps work then? I would like to change the software because the video stablization does not work as in the beginning, the video after stablization is still shaky, the photo quality is also definitely worse. What do you recommend?
[Nokia 9 PureView Questions & Answers] the_aLeXiS:
Replacing the battery for the new original one will fix the camera issues.

Can you tell us how can you get Android 11?
[Nokia 9 PureView Questions & Answers] danerrickcuba@gmail.com:
Hello, anyone knows what codes to use to test mic problems in Nokia 9 PureView?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mélix_42:
Hello,

I would like to root my phone, wich is something I haven't done in ages. Is there a step by step guide on how to do that ?

I have, as stated in title, a s88 plus Doogee. It has Android 10.

I'm not sure what other precision I should give.

Sorry i the question as already been ask, I have found it.

Thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mélix_42:
hello again

So I started with these tutorials:

Comment rooter facilement ton smartphone avec Magisk? - tutox.fr

Dans ce tuto,je vais te montrer comment rooter facilement ton smartphone android avec Magisk un outil opensource. Autrement dit, le moyen de devenir

tutox.fr

unofficial twrp 3.7.0 Root Doogee S88 Plus - unofficial twrp

Download unofficial twrp 3.4.0 root Doogee S88 Plus, user who own Doogee S88 Plus can root it by following the below Instructions

unofficialtwrp.com

How to install TWRP recovery on Android smartphones

Installing TWRP on an Android device is the first step towards custom development.

www.xda-developers.com

Apparently my phone has an AB partition scheme (i downloaded an app called treble checker that said supported wich according to https://krispitech.com/support-a-b-partition-slots/ means it's AB scheme), so I'm on "Case II: Devices with A/B partition scheme" of the how-to-install-twrp

Step1 ok

step 2 ok ? it reboot at the bottom left is written FASBOOT mode in very small and it has been like that for several minutes now, I'm unsure if that's what's supposed to happened

I tried step 3 but I got stuck one "waiting for any device" in windows powershell

I'm not clear on what I'm doing wrong.

Please send help ? ;-)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 1890170:
Download matching "Doogee USB Driver" onto Windows computer and install it.

Download Doogee USB Driver for Windows (Latest Driver)

Download the latest and original Doogee USB Driver to quickly connect any Doogee Smartphone and Tablets to the Windows Computer.

androidmtk.com
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mélix_42:
Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mélix_42:
i installed the matching files on windows and started again the procecedure but i still have waiting for any device on the shell and small fastoob mode on phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 1890170:
Have you ever OEM unlock enabled on phone?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mélix_42:
Yes i have OEM unlocked
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] Deleted member 11588735:
I have Poco X3 Pro and want install custom ROM because of battery performance on MIUI. I game in Genshin impact and want best performance and great battery. Which Rom is the best Arrow Os or PE+ ? Which works with NGK kernel for Poco X3 Pro ?

Which kernel is better NGK or LYB ?
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] Berer:
So What did you choose, i'm literally in your case rn, i'm also playing g i, so i'm still confused,
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] Berer:
I'm heavy player so i'm searching for best performance with more stability, long battery life etc.

Or if there's other better options

-last question do i have to update for 12.5.9 first or something i still at 12.0.7-
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] Rafi Arafat:
Arrow os 12.1 will be best for performance as it comes with minimal customization and latest version has game space for gamers.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] aron11195:
in terms of gaming and customization, i'd recommend crdroid
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] pdesmarets:
It's not available on Wiki. Before I start flashing cooked ROMs, I'd like to be sure that I can go back for warranty, etc.. Thanks in advance
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] freco:
I already flashed DCS rom over 1.90.401.1. It would be nice to have the original.

I hope it will be available soon since it 's in wiki page.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] dabs:
Why not back it up yourself?

jcespi has put together an excellent guide on the subject.

[edit]

And if you look in the 2nd post there is a link to the rom you asked about.. :rolleyes:
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] freco:
Thanks dabs. Excellent guide from jcespi.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] phonefan:
Nevermind.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] shafez:
ROM 1.90.401.1 has been available in the WIKI for long time.

What are you talking about here?!!!
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] mosaab35:
hi

i picked up my phone, i tried to enter the pattern , it seems to be wrong, its here next to me , i can do nothing, it has like 100 gb of data, i dont want to reset it.

help me in anyway that keeps the data, already tried google devices cant find it, tried mi assistance it cant connect to it.

thanks guys
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] MO35AB:
sorry, i forgot and logged in with fb, so i created a new account, this is my original one.
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] Nailyouh:
Is your Redmi Note unlocked(bootloader)
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] anur@g:
Enter wrong password multiple times. Phone should ask to login to mi account to reset password. Do that.
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] MO35AB:
No its not, i m happy to tell u i was able to remember the pattern, by watching a 12 h video on youtube with all patterns, mine was in the first 5 min or so ... lol , i m using it now to write this reply, thanks a lot, but how to deal with it in case i had a bootloder ?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] jackthewolfcub:
Hi guys can u post your SOT here, i wanna buy this phone almost i have offer for250 bucks only but battery is essential for me
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] althafjava:
SOT??
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Saky22:
Screen on time...
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] althafjava:
Well if you have Same money. Please choose a Realme phone .. which will provide SD 888 or 870
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] jackthewolfcub:
realme = bugs, this is not answer for a question about SOT in A52
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Gaga Kanasta:
About 8 hours on mine a52s.Always on display,120hz,wi-fi and data are turned on all the time...
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Allan_Hun:
SD 888 burns battery fast
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] jackthewolfcub:
thx brother can u tell do u have know problem wuth micoriphone or ear speaker in your samsung?>
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Gaga Kanasta:
Not so far. And I hope not in the future, I had a bad experience with the previous Mi 11 Lite 5g phone...
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] althafjava:
Pixel will be better
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Jakubek07:
I have a52s and yesterday during night shift with 60fps dark mode, mobiledaya on, plenty of camera use (but quite low brightness since i wos wokring outside) i got 9hours
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] gvamp:
I have 6h SOT over 3 complete days with little phone usage and 8-9h over 2 days. 120Hz, no AOD, debloated.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] palimatix:
8hrs SOT over 1.5 days of good amount of camera use and Instagram. Reduced to 60hz from 15% of battery. No AOD and no Samsung Account signed in.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] bobfrantic:
1 day 13 hours since last charge with 8hrs 51mins sot

first full charge of brand new a52s 5g SM-A528B