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[General Topics] TheReini:
Oh my god, I finally managed to decrypt my chats...

I'm not sure if my approach works in your case, but maybe it's worth a try...

#No root needed

#No risk of losing current Chats

Instructions:

1) Make a cloud backup of your chats.

2) Download Bluestacks and allow root access

3) Install Whatsapp on Bluestacks and load your backup

4) Create a local backup in Whatsapp on Bluestacks

5) Download a root file explorer (I used "Root Browser") and copy the key file from

/data/data/com.whatsapp/files

to some path on bluestacks sdcard

6) Open the preinstalled file explorer (Media-Manager) and export both the keyfile from 5) and your database from /sdcard/Whatsapp/Databases to your local Windows machine.

(Key file can also be extracted on the phone itself (without Bluestacks Emulator) using

WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor-master)

7) Clone the following repository to your local machine and decrypt your database

GitHub - ElDavoo/wa-crypt-tools: Manage WhatsApp .crypt12, .crypt14 and .crypt15 files.

Manage WhatsApp .crypt12, .crypt14 and .crypt15 files. - ElDavoo/wa-crypt-tools

github.com

Failed tries:

- Whapa always exported a 0 byte database

- WhatSoup Web Scraper kept crashing after some minutes on Windows, as well as Linux VMware

- WhatsApp Viewer threw an Error: unzipping (inflate), invalid key

!!! Important !!!

Windows Text Editor doesn't display the decrypted database in a readable way.

You have to open it in some kind of SQL software or test it online here:

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[General Topics] Deathmoney89:
Hey everyone, I ended up using this app:

GitHub - p4r4d0x86/WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor: Allows WhatsApp users to extract their cipher key and databases on non-rooted Android devices.

Allows WhatsApp users to extract their cipher key and databases on non-rooted Android devices. - p4r4d0x86/WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor

github.com

But it didnt work and ended up deleting my local backups... is there anyway to recover it?

Google drive back up is a week old.

Samsung s22 non-rooted phone

Any help would be appreciated.
[General Topics] beracheng:
Doesn't work for accounts that transferred accounts to another phone.

Key file gets deleted from old phone if you use whatsapp on another device.
[General Topics] lucas.g:
Hello folks,

I am getting a

on WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor-master with Android 12 (Realme RMX3393).

Using the APK mentioned in the inital post as legacy APK.

Any ideas how to cirumvent that or what else to try?

By the way Whapa to downlowd the Drive data worked like a charm but I am unable to get my hands on the key.

The people that achieved the extraction could they state on what OS the ewxtraction was successful?

I could get relatively easily down to an Android version 10 ... ;-)
[General Topics] affliction_emrah:
hi, sorry but couldnt understand if this process would solve my problem, so im asking; i made a backup for my Whatsapp to Drive then made a factory reset to my phone, installed Whatsapp, before i restored my real back, i did a new backup and i realized that, my real backup gone, only one i could restore is the new one which is nothing inside, is there a way to get older backup in Drive, or do you guys think can i get those files on my internal storage via any data recovery software? Thanks in advance!
[General Topics] evershade:
I'd like to try this but I'm a bit confused about the #3 step. Doesn't Bluestacks need the key to load the backup? I'm not entirely clear how the backup loading is done.
[General Topics] TheReini:
You don't need a key to load the backup as Bluestacks is treated like any real physical device, which can use Whatsapps service to recover all chats from the backup..

When starting Whatsapp on Bluestacks for the first time and recovering the chats, it will load the backup from Whatsapps database and create ITS OWN key on the local bluestacks storage, that the loaded backup is encrypted with.

Now all you have to do is pull the key and corresponding backup from Bluestacks and decrypt.
[General Topics] evershade:
I thought WhatsApp didn't have a key and couldn't access your messages.
[General Topics] TheReini:
No, every device has a key to decrypt the chats. Else it couldn't use the chats in the App either....

The challenge is getting access to the key, because it's hidden in a directory that requires root privileges. The Bluestack method I explained above is a cool workaround if you can't/don't want to root your phone, because Bluestacks is rooted by default, so you can just grab the key from there...
[General Topics] evershade:
I'm still a bit confused. I understand that my phone has the key on it in a root-privilege directory. But the cloud backup doesn't contain the key, right? Otherwise I could just download the backup and get the key directly.

So when I load the backup onto Bluestacks where does it get a key to decrypt from?
[General Topics] TheReini:
When recovering your chats on a new device, Whatsapp also sends you this new key to the device. Therefore, there are tools intercepting this communication and grabbing this key before it's stored. Those didn't work for me though...

The chat sent by Whatsapp is obviously also encrypted with that key.

I don't know if Whatsapp had to decrypt their backups and encrypt it with the new key, if all keys used by different devices are the same, or if Whatsapp has a decrypted version, so they only encrypt before sending the chats... Knowing that my key can decrypt my chats is good enough for me :)

WhatsApp does have a public Encryption Whitepaper though, where they explain all their encryption algorithms and handshakes... You can check that out if you want to dig deeper
[General Topics] anmac1789@gmail.com:
I have these types of files that I backed up from my galaxy s8. I want to read and open whats in these files. How can I do it ?

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Why not log into whatsapp business using your real number in vmware android 9 then get the key and decrypt the databases that way ? would the key from vmware be different from the key inside the non-rooted android phone ?
[General Topics] Nanairo123:
does these techiniques still work now in 2023? and if someone already took my number , will the key still works if I have the same phone and msg crypt 14 saved in database and google backup? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Starman2021:
Was wondering if someone could answer this for me.

I bought a note 20 Ultra sm-n985f which is exynos but I am not able to get some features to work such a WiFi calling, rcs in samsung messaging etc.

Am I able to flash the csc from the SM-G986W snapdragon without any issues or would this mess up my phone.

Thanks in advance for your help!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] G@y beee:
And please

If there any way to convert sm-n986n to international version
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Nettwerk:
If you flash SD version over Exynos or other way then your phone will be paperweight. Don't do it. You can change CSC but not firmware from different chipset devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Starman2021:
Do you know if there a way to modify the csc files or one of the images to include my carrier settings?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] G@y beee:
I have sm-n986n ktc and want to make it koo

My plan is

1.change csc using device info sam plus(root)

2.flash koo ROM

Is that right?
[Google Pixel 6] utnick:
I'm trying to install the Google USB driver on a Windows 10 machine, but I am running into this:

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Getting the driver from:

Get the Google USB Driver | Android Studio | Android Developers

The Google USB Driver is required to perform adb debugging on Windows with Google devices.

developer.android.com

What am I doing wrong here?
[Google Pixel 6] ne0ns4l4m4nder:
just use "15 Second ADB"
[Google Pixel 6] utnick:
It may be a moot point. I can use adb.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Ghost_in_love:
suddenly after 24 hours of updating to android 12 my phone screen went to be pink
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Well ain't that purdy...🤣

Try clearing the system cache but really you should probably do a factory reset.

Lol, Android 11 and 12 are 2 pills I'm not swallowing.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Randi03:
Hmm, that is strange. It looks exactly like if you have enabled "Show surface updates" in developer settings. Check in developer settings and make sure it is set to off.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Just turn off Developer options to reset to default as sometimes it goes glitchy and needs a reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Ghost_in_love:
it is off

in kids mode work fine
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] alexnew33:
HI!

I playing with different firmwares on ulocked LG v60 At&T. After I erased FTM, OP_A OP_B, MODEM_A MODEM_B, SID_A SID_B I try to put phone in download mode but phone back to edl mode.

Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 in system but I have no access via QFIL. I try to hold PWR and VOL-, all three buttons. Nothing helps.

How to put my phone in working order?
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] mkennedy455:
Did you ever fix this? I have this problem right now. Stuck in edl mode and can't get to download mode.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] surgemanx:
It's bricked.You'll need to restore it via Qfil.Read this post here,it has the 20q firmware for AT&T as well.

LMV600AM Restore/Ugrade Guide

This restore process is intended for the AT&T V60 (lmv600am) model and will WIPE your data so back it up if you want to keep it! This process will restore the lmv600am to original factory state for the AT&T v60 v20q build (a11). I’ve dumped all...

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[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] mkennedy455:
It looks like this was what he was trying to do...was trying to get a remote sim unlock...

He was doing at least steps 1-4 on that list but kept getting some Sahara error and wanted me to go back to download mode again which is when it ended up stuck in edl and only connects via qfil.

Mine is a t mobile variant but it looks like the same steps just different file to flash.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] surgemanx:
Yes it's the same steps.Try this and it should get you to download mode and do a refurb. with a T-Mobile kdz. and LGUP.Get the device in edl mode.Open Qfil,and choose flat build etc.Load the firehose,and then choose partition manager.Erase,not delete or remove these 4 partions.After you erase these,load these 4 back in the respectful partition places.This will be boot_a,boot_b,recovery_a,and recovery_b.Then restart the device.This should get you back to a working download mode so you can flash a working kdz image back to the device with LGUP.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] mkennedy455:
I will try this again now that the phone has sat a couple days but I believe that's exactly what the "unlock tech" guy was doing and it was giving a Sahara error of some kind. I thought I had a picture of the exact error but I don't.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] MrLeronex:
if you still have problems after i can restore a firmware for you
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] mkennedy455:
That would be amazing. The unlock company (unlockboot.com) has been pretty quick to reply and wants to at least put it back to stock even if they can't sim unlock it for me but the biggest downfall now is opening up the back of a water resistant phone that's never been apart just to disconnect the battery.

It would likely take months to drain the battery from 100% to get it out of EDL mode.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] MrLeronex:
This sounds like a very easy fix. You can exit edl by button combination too, you hold vol- and pwr till your fingers hurt. No joke, it will get you out of there, although if it takes that long then it will probably just re-enter edl because it's bricked.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] mkennedy455:
Yeah I've been trying that over and over again for a couple days now. Even took it with me to work and yesterday I was holding vol - and power while driving between jobs in hopes it would randomly come back. While connected to my computer doing so causes it to disconnect briefly but immediately reconnects via qfil USB mode.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] MrLeronex:
That means your device is bricked, it cannot boot therefore only being able to reboot back into edl, I suggest you message me and we will make it bootable.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] surgemanx:
Just write those 4 files in the zip I uploaded with qfil,and then kick it out of edl mode.Leave the usb cable hooked to it and hold volume down and power until you hear it lose connection with your laptop/desktop.As soon as it does,release and hold volume up.It should boot in to bootloader mode and then write the kdz of your choice with LGUP.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] mkennedy455:
I will try this tomorrow. I don't like to attempt this stuff when I'm tired, mistakes can be costly.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] Aroy48:
Does this method worked for you.

My complete partition is deleted. The phone is in EDL 9008 mode.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] mkennedy455:
I never ended up trying it again. I cut my losses and used it for parts for my other phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] felipeunderx:
I'll cut to the chase, I have a Nokia 1.3 and it is in edl mode (9008) due to bad flashing, the story is as follows. I tried to flash using the fastboot command and I had everything ready, the ROM, minimal AND fastboot, etc, and it occurred to me when I didn't know how to flash the partitions .. download the file "flash-all.bat" from the internet and at the end I ran it .. and so I left the device in the state I am in, rather in (900E) then I managed to change or go to Qualcomm 9008 mode. I would like to know if there is a way to get the phone back or not, thank you.
[P8 Lite (2017) Discussion] RangerKevin2:
Hello, I've recently installed TWRP on my PRA-LX1, i made a backup of all partitions in case everything goes wrong... and everything went wrong ! I tried to install a custom rom so i formatted all partitions except internal storage, boot, cust and version (all unformattable partitions) . The installation of the custom rom failed so i planned to restore my backup then i realized they've been deleted. my data partition is now only 500MB instead of several gigabytes

Now i want to flash the stock firmware but i can't.

I tried:

- the sd card method but "software installation failed" after a few seconds

- Download the lastest package from Huawei (ERecovery) but "getting package info failed"

- extract the firmware then flash it via fastboot but fastboot doesn't let me flash vendor and product images. twrp too (error:"cannot flash images to file system")

Now my phone is completely stuck

What i can do right now:

- boot into TWRP

- boot into Huawei ERecovery

- boot into fastboot

I think the situation can't get worse. At this point I'll do anything to get back the stock rom even if it's dangerous for the phone. If someone have a full twrp backup of the p8 lite 2017 PRA-LX1 on android 7, please share it
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G] Hot-Proton:
I am on latest Miui 12.5 and will use Shizuku for root but this App need wireless debugging but i dont see this on Developer options.
[Google Pixel 6] silverkin:
Front camera quality is awful, my Oneplus 7 was shooting better photos than this one...

Anyone experiencing the same thing? Can we expect some improvements over time?
[Google Pixel 6] utnick:
I rarely take selfies (heck I rarely take photos) so I can't really compare it to my previous LG G8X so if you could describe what you're seeing that you don't like then I will keep an eye out for it and report back if I see the same.
[Google Pixel 6] king_david43:
Yeah the Pixel 4XL was better in low light for me but in good lighting they aren't too far off. But the pixel 4 seems to get more detail.
[Google Pixel 6] NavySpark:
It gets the job done. Not really a selfie taker but use it for Skype from time to time.
[Google Pixel 6] 96carboard:
Its got a wider angle lens so might receive a bit less light per area on the sensor.
[General Questions and Answers] Cprince:
Where do I find SHM1.1.1.153?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scorpion_83:
Hi.

I try to fix something in my LG G3.

It is a D855 version with 5.0 Rooted android with TWRP recovery.

I try to make this phone automatic turn On when I connect charger and Off when I disconnect charger.

I know it must be done from kernel but have no idea how🤔

If one of You know how to do it please help.

Thnx
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Questions & Answers] PatsyDarling:
I can't get TWRP for Samsung Z Flip 2 SM-F700F/DS . Where to find? If I find this how can I get it on the Samsung Z Flip 2 ? USB debugging is unabled...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Descor:
Hi,

I'm using an USB c to audio jack female converter in order to connect my normal earphones to the s21 ultra USB c port.

Every now and then the sound stops and it resolves after unplugging the USB c out and plugging it back in. It doesn't help to unplug the earphones from the converter side and back in.

It only resolves it when unplugging the converter from the USB c port of the s21 and back in.

Is that a problem of the s21?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Disable all power management and clear system cache.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Ipse_Tase:
What app? Mine was doing that for Whatsapp calls (sound dies when the screen goes dark) and I disabled battery optimization for app...had been fine since.

BTW...just disabling power save mode doesn't help.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Developer options>standby apps, if all buckets states show as active, power management is disabled otherwise it is running. You can't disable it here though.

With power management disable:

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[Windows 11] zapjb:
Holding onto W7P64 here with a deathgrip how about you?

Did you voluntarily go to 8, 10 or 11? Or did new hardware force upon you a new OS? Would you have held onto W7 if you could've?
[Windows 11] Deleted member 1890170:
I recently upgraded to official Windows 11 and do not regret it, on the contrary.

Windows 7 was relased October 22, 2009 , it's prouduct support ended on January 14, 2020.
[Windows 11] NakWon Choi:
Good
[Windows 11] zelendel:
I am keeping my main work PC on windows 7 due to privacy issues and my gaming PC is staying on windows 10. I refuse to allow that much control over my pc. Really to be honest there is nothing that 11 offers that is really all that appealing.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] kikifish:
Par contrat, les opérateurs peuvent choisir les modules à intégrer aux ROM des terminaux qu'ils commercialisent. Ainsi Orange est célèbre pour ses ROM particulièrement "light", avec de nombreux outils tout simplement supprimés. Un des utilitaires les plus visé reste Windows Live Mobile. Cette suite logicielle est pourtant très important aux yeux de Microsoft, puisqu'il s'agit du développement à destination du grand public. Pour cette raison, l'éditeur américain a pris la décision de distribuer gratuitement ce composant. Toute fois une des briques les plus importantes semble avoir été oubliée en chemin... En effet l'outil de messagerie instantanée "Messenger" n'est pas intégré !

Il est possible de le télécharger ici:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/mobile/wl/languages-en-us.mspx
[Samsung Galaxy J4+ Questions & Answers] tomasg201:
Hello, everyone!

I just got a J4+ from a family member after my iPhone stopped working, I've been an iOS user for over 4 years.

Before moving to iOS in 2017, I used to be a Samsung/Android user and I also used to install custom roms on my phones but I see that things are a bit diff now.

What is the best custom rom for J4+? I need less lag on apps like Instagram (specially in the camera section), TikTok (videos lag a lot on One UI) and on games.

I see that nowadays you need to unlock the bootloader in settings and then flash some unlocking stuff on TWRP before being able to install roms? I'd need quite a guide, if anyone can help :)

Thank you!!
[Samsung Galaxy J4+ Questions & Answers] Cyndaquissshhh:
phhusson's GSIs.

This link always points to the latest release.

This link points to v313, (maybe) the last version that will work on J4+ since it is an A-only device.
[Samsung Galaxy J4+ Questions & Answers] Cyndaquissshhh:
Remember to use the arm-aonly image. Either Googapps or Vanilla variant is fine, it's up to you.
[Samsung Galaxy J4+ Questions & Answers] Cyndaquissshhh:
See here for instructions:

How to flash a Generic System Image (GSI) on Project Treble supported devices

So your device supports Project Treble, what does that mean for you? It means you can flash a Generic System Image such as LineageOS or Resurrection Remix! Enjoy AOSP-based custom ROMs! Here's a guide on how to install these ROMs.

www.xda-developers.com
[Sony Xperia 10 III] TrulyPain:
I want to know any compatible custom recovery for Xperia 10 III. I tried installing TWRP but that ended up bricking my phone.

I don't know if it helps but it is an XQ-BT52.
[Sony Xperia 10 III] ada12:
no any custom recovery available for your devices
[Sony Xperia 10 III] TrulyPain:
Okay, would you expect any custom recovery being released soon or is my best hope to create an myself?
[Sony Xperia 10 III] ada12:
Best solution is compile yourself ...

3day ago I have used twrp trees generator from stock recovery.img

Here sources https://github.com/Aarqw12/twrp_lena

But I no compile succefully for now I'm really no experimented for twrp stuff...

or I will try compile stock recovery witch signature verificstion disabled for allow all zip flash
[Sony Xperia 10 III] ada12:
good news I booted just now twrp compiled

I need fix some issue before open thread
[Sony Xperia 10 III] ada12:
bug no fixed : internal storage decryption ( mtp too so )

work : booting , touchscreen , fastbootd, external storage / usb otg , backup , access to partition system,vendor ...

I hope in 1-2 day its stable
[Sony Xperia 10 III] Kyrimeas:
It is sufficient for custom roms

I have a small request. Can you send me system and vendor partitions? Or at least tell me how to get it.

In LG, I could use qfil for this. In Sony I can't do that anymore :confused:

In adb I don't see vendor and system

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[Sony Xperia 10 III] ada12:
Its fstab I extracted from /vendor/etc , its give you response how is mounted
[Sony Xperia 10 III] zpk787:
For encryption, you can just decrypt it after installing twrp. Then you'll be able to see your sdcard no problem.

[Deprecated] Universal DM-Verity, ForceEncrypt, Disk Quota Disabler [11/2/2020]

Hi all! For the past couple of months, I've been looking into making a more universal solution to disable dm-verity and forceencrypt. Needing to take different zips, modify them for different devices, and then cross your fingers when you switch...

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[Sony Xperia 10 III] TrulyPain:
Got any updates on how it's going?
[Sony Xperia 10 III] ada12:
No, when I add qcom encryption & blobs recovery no boot...

Without encryption stuff its boot but I get 0mb internal storage
[Sony Xperia 10 III] psychofaktory:
Has there been any progress on the matter yet?

It would be really great if we have the ability to flash unsigned zip files.

@ada12 can you provide me your TWRP build?

I would love to test it.

Even without working decryption it would be a huge added value
[Sony Xperia 10 III] wirespot:
@psychofaktory what are you trying to accomplish with the recovery? There's a Magisk module (Backup, by Draco) which gives you a command line tool that dumps partition images, and you can flash them with fastboot. I've dumped the boot partition and compared the checksum with the one I flashed (the one patched by Magisk) and they're identical.

There's also a stock recovery that's very limited but allows you to do factory reset.
[Sony Xperia 10 III] psychofaktory:
It would give the ability to flash unsigned zip files.