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[XPERIA X1 General] malik80:
Both methods dont work..... TRY THIS ONE

I had same problem with hard reset. I used all the ways to reset mentioned in this post but nothing helped me untill i tried a bit different way, you can also try this may be it solve your problem.

Step by step

1. switch off your phone.

2. enter in bootloader by press and hold volume down key then press and hold power on button keep holding both untill four colour bootloader screen shows up. (release power on and volume down)

3. press and hold both left and right silver keys at front while holding them press and hold hardreset button located under battery cover untill white screen with warning shows up.

4. open keyboard and press "R"

5. Follow instruction on screen.

Its Done. Hope this will help you
[XPERIA X1 General] meX1cAn:
saved by malik80

dude thank a lot, i was getting upset, mad and scared, dunno why it got stuck at the green windows mobile screen, not going further.

that was hard to perform lol, hard-reset the "hard way" al by myself.
[XPERIA X1 General] Geezay:
I have also experienced problems hard resetting the device and have resorted to Start>Settings>Clear Storage and it seems to have the same effect, no?
[XPERIA X1 General] zenkinz:
thanks, this works!
[XPERIA X1 General] leobox1:
yeah.. clear storage is the same right??? hardreset ya?
[XPERIA X1 General] fazlittc:
can someone take a video on this 'hardreset'

i think this could be very helpful

thanks.
[XPERIA X1 General] dongsese:
just hard reset my xperia after trying so many times like the others out there.

just wanna add additional info, you have to keep on pressing and holding the 3 keys (2 front keys and the reset button) until you get the blue screen.

if you press then simultaneously for just a few sec w/o waiting for the blue screen, you'll just soft reset your unit.
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] stevekel57925:
Hi everyone, hope all is well

Can I get some guidance please

A friend of mine hacked my sons switch and then accidentally made an update. I've tried re installing everything but now can't seem to get it to run. I get an on the switch after running tegra. I've tried many different methods on YouTube and get the same error

Please help as my son is desperate and I feel like a failed dad lol

Thanks in advance

Steve
[Introductions] zheayy_:
Hello my Name is MuhdZuhri

Actually I know XDA along time ago and visit here daily to check latest Forum and Custom Rom for my Device.

Im not developer, just a regular boy testing a custom rom for my device and report a bugs or feedback.

Im still studying HighSchool and live with my parents.

sorry for bad english...

have a great day...

Signed off

zheayy_
[Android Head-Units] zachwiej:
Hello everyone.

Recently bought android head unit for my mustang, unfortunately I found out that the vent cover is partially covering the top portion of the screen rendering the status bar unreadable.

I found an solution for that

Over ADB type wm overscan 0,15,0,0 (adjust the 15 to whatever you want)

That will shift the whole display area but it is the only solution I could find. Is it an persistent solution i don't know.

Also to enable ADB on 7862 cpu headunits:

1.Instal ADB drivers and console on your windows pc (also I had to manually assign drivers from the driver list to the unknown device in the device manager)

2.in the head unit in settings enable developer options(3368 is the password) and debugging then change usb function to second one (right top corner three dots)

3. Connect windows laptop with the third USB connector in the android car head unit (the one which is separate) (normal usbc cable works if laptop has usbc)

4. Open windows command line and enter "adb shell"

5. Enter "wm overscan 0,15,0,0"

6. Type exit
[Android Head-Units] zachwiej:
Please move to android head units general
[Android Head-Units] marchnz:
Try again using report button. Mods don't read treads here.
[Android Apps and Games] LW2:
Have you ever played Word Games? The satisfaction and fulfillment you get as you advance up levels cannot be expressed by words. From improving your thinking capacity, increasing vocabulary, enhancing cognitive skills, boosting your self-esteem, to stimulating your brain activity, the benefits of playing word games are multifold. Though board games create a unique social bonding experience, given the current situation, it would be safer if we could play them in the comfort of our home.

If there were an app that suits both kids & adults, in addition to enabling us to play in our native language or a foreign one, wouldn’t it be just fabulous? Lost Words: word puzzle game is a puzzle-based play store app developed by L.W. The game offers several unique features with over 5000 word puzzles in various languages.

Once you click on the installed app icon, you will be prompted to either register via Google or Facebook or skip the sign-in process. The advantage of signing in is that you can save your game progress to your account and continue where you left off every single time.

You must then select your game language. The language options include English, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Danish, Finnish, French, Hindi, Hungarian, Romanian, Polish, and Ukrainian. By entering your age on the next page, you can enjoy an optimized gaming experience.

To begin with, you can either choose to Find the words or Unscramble the words. With Find the words, you must find the correct word from the jumbled set or find all possible word combinations while choosing to Unscramble the words. What starts out easy and predictable turns challenging and complicated as you progress up the levels.

Rehearse with 4-letter words and get your groove on up to 12 letters. Find the nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs that got lost. The more the levels you attempt, the better your attempts would be.

You will earn a free coin per level on successful completion. And when you complete a series of game levels, you either earn free hints or coins. Use your hints when you find it hard to finish a game level. Once you have exhausted all your hints, you can buy more with the coins you have earned. Short of coins, worry not? Watch a video to earn 25 coins, earn rewards from offers or buy hints by paying cash.

Click on Stats to view your graph, best result, best day, and Streak to view your current and longest streaks. By sharing the "Lost Words: word puzzle game" with your friends and family, not only do you help make their work breaks more fun but also get 15 free hints per unregistered user. Invite as many people as you wish and get free hints for every accepted invite.

Though ads that appear once in a while hinder the game flow, you can remove them by paying a moderate amount.

Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cib.org.lostwords

AppGallery:

https://appgallery.huawei.com/#/app/C103001137

Uptodown:

https://lost-words-word-puzzle-game.en.uptodown.com/

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/g.lost.words
[OnePlus 9 Pro] jmfixitman:
So I have a new, non-rooted 9 pro. For some reason when I create new folders the built-in gallery app does not show the pictures in them? When I download a new gallery app (which has ads and I hate), it works fine??? Is it me, or is this a known gallery bug for these phones??
[General Questions and Answers] olelink:
Is there any way to leave a newer usbc phone plugged in 24/7 and have the battery only charge to 60%, or a way to bypass charging all together temporarily while maintaining data connection? I have a unique scenario of testing where my phones I'm working with have to be left in nonstop
[General Questions and Answers] Tsathogga:
Hello. I don't know if this is the best place to ask but let's go.

I have two SD card adapters. One is working, but I'm using it already. The other one I thought was broken but it isn't. His problem is he is not reading the SD card. It's not that it's broken, it's just blocked. And it has no lock. It looks like it didn't come with a lock or the lock broke, anyway... It says my SD card is locked but it isn't, its lock is locked. Is there any software I can use to unlock it?

Tape solution did not work.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] SSThing:
Having discovered that my S9 (now on Android 10) no longer supports individual "allowed devices" control via the hotspot, I need to upgrade.

But I cannot get a straight answer from Samsung about whether "allowed devices" is in the options on the S21 ultra. I specifically need to restrict access to the hotspot for different devices at various times of the day and cannot access the devices directly to turn their WiFi on/off.

Can anyone confirm what options are available please?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] KingFatty:
Is there a particular sub-category of options we can focus on?

There are many many options and I'm not sure where I should look.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] SSThing:
Just the options available in the hotspot.

There definitely used to be an "allowed devices" option but that is replaced with "connected devices" (on the S9) which is just a list but there's no option to control access to individual devices in the list.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ripnetuk:
Hi,

Im not seeing that option on my UK (Three branded) S21 Ultra im afraid
[General Questions and Answers] Mrjones31:
Hello all,

I have been more privacy conscious for an extended period of time now. I use CalyxOs because I still need some apps, both work and personal that do not work in GrapheneOs. However, the last one I have a question regarding the collection of data by Big Tech and I am wondering to what extent I am about my privacy and if I am not taking too much actions for nothing? After all, I see a lot of videos and tutorials about degoogled phones. I understand that with degoogled phones combined with minimizing apps (and especially not installing google apps) it becomes more difficult for the Big Tech to get a full profile than with a stock os. So this means that I take all kinds of precautions that make me put more effort, like not using a lot of easy apps anymore, in device (now Pixel 4) much less good specs than e.g. Galaxy S21 etc. My question now is, to what extent do I actually protect my privacy this way? Some examples: I no longer use Gmail but Protonmail, but many of my recipients still use Gmail, so my mail "comes anyway" to Gmail. Conversations via Whatsapp, but also Signal or Session or Briar etc. are at my friends/family on a stock android. But then the conversations are also not private like on a CalyxOs right? So in short, what my question is, do these efforts and sacrifices of ease of use still have any use if all the two way interactions don't guarantee my privacy anyway?

I'm no expert and maybe someone can help me clarify the privacy process?

Thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] zimral.xda:
I recommend the following:

Use a custom Rom without any google stuff. There is either

1.) LineageOS for the Pixel4 _WITHOUT_ any "gapps", "mindthegapps", "microg" and whatever their names are.

2.) CalyxOS WITHOUT "microg" - make sure to switch off the checkbox during installtion.

3.) GrapheneOS

I only have experience with #1 & #2, i am using ~95 Apps and i discovered only one which refused to run without the socalled "PlayServices" and this is the "Flightradar24"

Some other ideas:

- use a personal firewall like NetGuard Pro or the built in one in CalyxOS and restrict as much as possible network access for ALL apps.

- use a dedicated contact app (i use "simple contacts" from FDroid) to separate private contacts from the "standard" contact app which can be read by Telegram or Whatsapp.

- extract the native Pixel4 camera app and sideload it onto your custom rom based phone and restrict network access of it to have all features of the good original Pixel Cam app.

- Do not use the google search engine, use "DuckDuckGo" or one of the other alternatives.

- check that you _do not use_ the google DNS servers (8.8.8.8) use another one like "digitalcourage" - check "duckduckgo" for trustworthy dns servers

- lock for the actual version of the "Privacy Handbook" there is a very good one but its in german language, not sure if there is a similar one in english

- regarding gmail: tell people that you _do not send_ mail to google mail. "gimme another mail adress plaese, i dont want to have the contents of my mail scanned by google POINT!"

In other words: Avoid as much as possible from "BigTech", use open source alternatives. Support Open Source projects. Use a privacy friendly mail provider, in DE they are cheap ~ 1,- €/month you have the privacy and a ad free WebGUI and you support their business.

The other side of the medal: Stay away from the Web/Internet/modern technology :-) but this isn't a solution

Thats my 2 cents :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] clarabell324:
Yes I have searched for days and RTFW to no avail. New 8525 from warranty. I dont have a data plan as I only use home wifi or the rare hotspot. I flashed hard spl, flashed WM6. Everything on the phone works perfect except the wifi button stays X ed. Wont recieve broadcast from router at any distance. Did something happen in the flash. Is it the radio missing something or a driver missing. I reflashed the ATT WM6 ROM from HTCAMERICA just in case and have same problem. It doesnt seem like this has happened here yet or I am blind from reading for 3 days. Thanks so much in advance, you all rock.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] blakest:
perhaps you need downgrade your spl to 1.01 and then use mtty to fix

your wifi
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] colin41kad:
wifi on hermes

i have a hermes (herm200) with wm6 pro (from TNT series) everything works so well, except the wifi.

it will not start at all,

blakest suggested using mtty to fix, but where to start? perhaps someone could do a step-by-step?

or a stable enough rom will do.

tia.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] ultramag69:
I'd suggest also looking at the registry to see if its activated.

You need to use a registry editor then go to HKEY_local_machine>software>HTC>CommManager>WLan. 1st entry should be value name : default, Value data : \WLanMgr.exe

2nd entry should be Value Name : Device name,

Value data : 5-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\TIACXWLN1

Some newer roms don't have these filled in (especially the WLanMgr.exe value.

Hope this helps...

Cheers...:D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] beastfellow:
its better to move for warranty
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Nergal di Cuthah:
Has anyone with a Google unlocked P6P (previously no UWB) experienced UWB connection with the December update (US Carriers) . I just switched my 5G Verizon account (on a Google unlocked) to one that includes UWB (i upgraded for other features all at the same price of my current plan) but we don't have it where i live (barely have 5G but i'm future proofing) so i'm just curious whether the Google unlocked really did achieve UWB.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] therock3181:
UWB has nothing to do with 5G that Google just enabled on the P6P

What is Ultra-Wideband (UWB)? Here's everything you need to know | Bleesk

Ultra Wideband is a fast, secure, low power radio protocol used to measure distance and location precisely. Here’s everything you need to know about Ultra-wideband.

bleesk.com
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Nergal di Cuthah:
Thank you for the information. What is the 5G that was added that unified carriers?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Matterhorn:
I just checked the T-Mobile 5G UC connection with my P6P running the 17 update. Speetest registered 362 Mbps! It's faster than my home connection.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Matterhorn:
Judging by the speed I'm probably picking up 5G medium wave. I've seen reports of over 700.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MArtyChubbs:
To be fair, VZW does market their mmwave service as 5G UW (Ultra Wideband) I was confused, too
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Morgrain:
Jea, that's marketing mumbo jumbo.

The Ultra Wideband that the P6 Pro has is a new standard, just like NFC, Bluetooth or WLAN. It's designed to offer a similar experience like NFC (close contact data transmission), but offers much higher data speeds (MB/s instead of kb/s). As of now it's relatively exclusive, since only a couple High-End phones support this (IPhones Max, Samsung Ultra, Pixel 6 Pro...) and on the other side there's almost no usecase (yet). Beyond a couple of industry operations (those ones have specific and special equipment, so they don't use phones) only BMW offers this tech to unlock a couple of their higher tier cars, so it's a technology that is only usable for a couple hundred/maybe thousand people on planet earth right now.

In the future, this tech might be used for identification (there's talk about ID on phone or whatever), but those plans will not come to bear earlier than in 2-3 years. UW - as of now - is something nice for a spec list, but in real world usage, it's almost useless.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
Is there some way to get back MagiskHide functionality now that it's not supported in core?

I have 23016 installed (for latest p6xl)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] jlokos:
It's unnecessary as zygisk works fine to hide apps.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
Ooh, I will try that!
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lughnasadh:
In addition to what @jlokos said about using the deny list, the Alpha version of Magisk by vvb2060 still has the Magisk Hide function I believe. Just another option...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
I have SafetyNet fix & Zygisk denylist, and it's working for Play store.

It looks like some apps are not happy with Zygisk, though, namely amazon app store (appears to detect root)

Will try vvb2060's, is this it?

Further fix `oplus.fstab` support · vvb2060/Magisk@7a56af6

A Magic Mask to Alter Android System Systemless-ly - Further fix `oplus.fstab` support · vvb2060/Magisk@7a56af6

github.com

Hmm not quite, not sure if it includes that yet this one doesn't but the code is in master, looking around
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lughnasadh:
This is the latest (from Telegram group). Join the Telegram group to keep up with latest. Can't give a link b/c it's not allowed.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
Latest seems to include the MagiskHide cleanup, and amazon appstore is detecting root
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] stroke55:
Did you clear data and cache of the ama appstore?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
Yup

Edit: and there are no extra settings for MagiskHide, how is this supposed to be different?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] stroke55:
I installed Jeff's crappy appstore, selected it in Magisk Alpha's 23016 hiding list, was able to start it without any root-detection-message and uninstalled it instantly thereafter 😬 So it should work. What do mean by extra settings for Magisk hide? I just selected it in the hiding list.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
To clarify, the app store starts but hides some apps if it detects root.

Play store does the same if it detects root (currently doesn't, thanks to safety net fix). For instance, Netflix, Pokemon Go, etc..
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
Also noticed Netflix & such are unable to start with "Sign in ... with your saved password" flashing like crazy & unable to actually sign in.

logcat says

12-16 21:31:18.375 1505 3393 W InputManager-JNI: Input channel object 'aeeda26 com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.auth.api.credentials.assistedsignin.ui.AssistedSignInActivity (client)' was disposed without first being removed with the input manager!

This is very likely a different issue... but present with 23016 canary.

Maybe I should try to reflash & try fresh
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] foobar66:
Hmm ... you must have done something wrong ... hiding works fine for me. I would suggest to:

- remove all magisk modules (and reboot)

- re-patch boot.img and download to PC

- in the Magisk app, click 'Magisk deinstall

- reboot (no root now)

- reboot to bootloader

- flash patched boot.img

- reboot

- re-install Magisk app, 'hide' the app in settings

- enable zygisk

- configure denylist, make sure that when you select an app you also select ALL services underneath it for hiding

- install USNF 2.2.0

Now check your root detection apps, they should work.

Netflix should also work (clear cache for Play Store and Google Play-services)

All is working fine for me.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
I just factory reset, reinstalled magisk, added a plain account (no copy apps from old phone), enabled zygisk, added USNF, hid magisk.

Installed YASNAC (passed), reset storage for Play Store (device is now certified), installed Netflix.

Added Netflix to denylist, reset Netflix storage.

Opening Netflix -- still infinite loop of gray "Sign in ... with your saved password" at the bottom.

Pixel 6 Pro, sq1d firmware. Magisk canary (23016)

Aside, adding Google Play-services to denylist doesn't survive a reboot. There are "denylist rm" entries in the log after safetynet-fix, maybe it removes those..?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] foobar66:
You should not add Google play services to denylist !

Then clear Netflix cache again, reboot ... try again ...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
I tried it with no Play Services, and clearing Netflix storage, same thing.

This is happening specifically when my google account is on the phone and it has a saved Netflix login info.

Also tried with SD1A fw from Nov., same thing.

I tried removing the saved pw - everything is fine, Netflix works.

Re-saved the pw after logging in, logged out & opened Netflix again -- same issue (see attached)

In other words, it's not really Netflix that's the problem...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] foobar66:
When you log out of Netflix (from within the app; click profile icon upper right; then 'log out') do you then get the app's login screen? If yes, can you log in properly on that screen?

Only other suggestion which I have is: log out of Netflix from a browser/web. Remove your Netflix password from your Google account (also on the web). Login on Netflix (browser), save password again in your Google account. Then try again on Android/phone.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
Will try..

Meanwhile, apparenly Amazon app may just be garbage: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/1/22811710/amazon-android-12-appstore-drm-issues
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Android-Desire:
Amazon app works for me, just ordered Spigen cover, screen protector and lense protector all from Spigen on Amazon.

My banking app dont even like developer settings enabled or root or root hiding at all, can even see i have bootloader unlocked, so i am forced to live with no root through.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] mac796:
I had a heck of a time with the Amazon app but it didn't have anything to do with root. Was adaway. Had to run the log and white list a few things now it's good to go.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
I was talking about Amazon App store, sorry for confusion.

Please share what the "few things" were 😜

Also, was it the Amazon app store or their main store app?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
Confirmed: installed the latest firmware, fully locked & wiped. OEM locking & dev options off.

"Fixed" Amazon appstore (32.89.0000) starts up fine but does not list apps which are not visible in rooted mode.

DRM is so annoying...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Fry-kun:
This seems to be a problem with vanilla install as well (no root, oem unlock, or dev options enabled), must be smart lock or app bug.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fknxperiaZ2:
Trying to get past the pattern lock on my old Xperia Z2 (see help thread for why :))

Just wondering if there might be such a thing as an FTF which has a custom Kernel that has ADB enabled to allow me to get round pattern lock?

thanks in advance...
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] DeanPall:
Hi Guys, a couple of questions:

Has anyone tried the new offical HTC WM 6.1 update with Blackberry connect software? If so, did it work OK?

Secondly, maybe at bit of a n00b question here but can I get google maps and Opera mini to work on my Nike using my Blackberry data connection?

I'm so pleased I managed to get the Blackberry software (version 4.0.0.97) to work on my Touch Dual as work were insisting I had a Blackberry which I tried and hated so I now have the best of both worlds! I just don't want to mess it up now!

Cheers, Dean