yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] markquinton:
Easiest way is to flash your device with a rom from one of the chef's on here. Your device will be a million times quicker (maybe not quite that much but it will be noticeably quicker for sure!) and it will come with a working copy of QuickGPS.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SephGaming:
Hey folks,

I'm rooting around my new phone trying to get rid of some standard stuff, bloatware, etc. It used to be that I couldn't move the clock from the home screen, but I managed to remove that. However, I am still left with the date that's stuck there and as far as I can tell, that's part of the "At a Glance" app/feature. Does anyone know if that's a singular APK (or perhaps several) that is (are) unrelated to anything else? I want to try removing it (them) just to see how it'll affect the rest of my phone.

Yes, I am aware of the risks and willing to Factory Reset if nescessary, so I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. If it's part of another APK and cannot be removed/altered in any way on it's own, then I'd like to know about that too ofcourse :)

Kind regards,

Seph
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Hello, i tried helping my grandmother by installing the global rom on her Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 Pro WIFI, however as it didn't work i tried forcing the rom onto it by flashing it manually using fastboot, after this i am not able to power it on, or reach fastboot. It's just a black screen it doesn't matter how long you hold the power key it's just completely black.. Is there something i can do???? Or is it completely destroyed?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] mkcs:
Global ROM is not available for PRO version. Probably you flashed a wrong one. Try flashing back the CN one matches your model.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Ahh thats the thing, it won't even power on now, i cannot even access fastboot
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] mkcs:
long press "Volume Down" + "Power" for a few seconds at the same time and then release only"Power" once the fastboot logo appears, finally release "Volume Down" to enter the fastboot mode
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Keyvannn:
Its for xiaomi mi5

Maybe helps

https://xdaforums.com/goto/post?id=66856879
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Yeah so the only problem with this is that mine won't even show up even though i have said drivers installed.. I'm starting to think it's hard bricked
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] fritzeman:
Hello, yes same as me. The tablet are in the 9008 edl state when you put it on your computer. there are many flashing tools out there, the problem are the flash authentification from xiaomis side. i prepared a empty pc with windows 10 and loaded the last fastboot image. then i got a telegram contact from a russian guy who was able to use the xiaomi auth procedure, cost me 30 dollar and 3 days to find out this crap
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] fritzeman:
Xiaomi needs a better way to unbrick its devices instead of Authorized Mi Accounts

Xiaomi has locked down the EDL mode on all of its devices, making it nigh impossible to unbrick a device without an Authorized Mi Account. Read on for more!

www.xda-developers.com
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] mikefnz:
When it's plugged into the PC, is it recognised with "fastboot devices" or "adb devices"?

If it is you should be able to wipe with "fastboot -w" and start again.

Google detailed instructions.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Unfortunately no, i do not get any response from fastboot whatsoever, there's no device detection in either fastboot or device manager. I even tried on my laptop which is brand new still no sign of life
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Where would i be able to get in contact with someone like that??
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] mikefnz:
Try different cable & different pc usb slot?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] daonzz:
Try flashing using * Xiaomi professional pro tools . Buy credit and all done,
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Unfortunately any cable/pc i try i get the same result, i'm debating wether i should just get a new one for her with global rom instead
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] mikefnz:
Don't give up yet!

Charge the tablet with another cable that you know works.

Make sure that you have the most up to date version of Platform Tools.

Make sure that when you're in the Command Prompt that you are in the Platform Tools folder.

Check connections with another device....
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Hello again, i tried with all possible cables and or devices, somehow it still does not show up, i am rather confused and thinking that i might've broke it fully
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] mkcs:
Buy an EDL Cable For Qualcomm 9008 Mode for deep flashing
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] mikefnz:
Have you got the most up to date version of Platform-tools installed and are you checking the connection from a CMD prompt in that Platform-tools folder?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Could you please link me one of those? I'm over in the EU so maybe they'll be fairly easy to find?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Yeah, i've been doing all of that. I just now found out that there's an EDL cable specifically made for flashing in that mode
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] daonzz:
Use XPT pro ,
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Blitzz.666:
You should be able to find someone online that has a dev account and will help you to remove the back of the tablet, to short circuit 2 pins and force the tablet in EDL mode(no special cables required), plug in the usb-c cable to a pc\laptop with windows.

I did this when I locked the bootloader of my redmi k20 pro by accident that was CN and I had global rom on it.

i paid a guy 5 USD and via teamviewer he flashed the CN rom once again...but in EDL mode, where only dev accounts can flash roms.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
I already bought a cable that's supposed to do the short circuting for me, do i need to have it charged and can a depleated battery prevent it from connecting
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] filjusz:
Afaik edl mode was locked by Xiaomi long time go
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Damn! Does this mean that it's fully bricked then??, either way i ordered a new one for her but i'm still trying to fix it maybe for my little brother to use.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] amn1987:
To make matters worse even official service center folks don't have access to EDL authorised accounts. Instead they insist on a motherboard replacement which is total BS. Your only recourse is to get hold of someone who does. They charge anywhere from $20-40 AFAIK.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] parser:
@desyncccccccc maybe a little late to party but official forum of xiaomi in turkey can assist you also.

Servis Hizmeti - Xiaomi Tamir ve Servis Hizmetleri

Merhaba Değerli forumdaşlarımız. Bildiğiniz gibi Bazı durumlarda cihazlarımız yazılımsal/donanımsal olarak tamir gereksinimi verebiliyor. Bende bu konuda elimizden geldiğince Bu büyük ailenin cihazlarının tamiri için servis hizmeti sunmaktayım. BAŞLICA SUNDUĞUMUZ HİZMETLER; Çökmüş ve Yetkili...

forum.miuiturkiye.net

it is basically authrozied account service for bricked devices and afaik they do not charge you anything since we screw around w xiaomi devices a lot here in Turkey :D
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] gurihemp:
Good afternoon my friend, I am and I purchased the same tablet from the Brazilian aliexpress rom CN and I did the same procedure as you, but it gave an error and my tablet only turns on in mode 9008 ( EDL mode)

Download and Install Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008

One of the most important driver when flashing or restoring MIUI ROM is Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008. In post we’ll try to cover the installation process as detailed as possible as well as we will include all required download links.Advertisement Latest Version of Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008...

xiaomifirmware.com

After a lot of searching I discovered that there are two ways to recover the device

1 - deep cable usb

2 - removing battery and putting usb installing rom through *MiFlash Tool*

solution 1

tutorial -

where to buy - https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/32918029563.html

solution 2

With the battery disconnected from the device, connect the original USB cable and flash it with the miFlash Tool, I opted for option 1 and bought the cable, as soon as it arrives I'll post if I got it, good luck and sorry for my english
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Hello, thank you very much for the solution! i will try it out as soon as i can. I never ended up throwing the tablet away so it will be awesome if i can get it to work again!!
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] gurihemp:
não desista ainda meu amigo, espero ter conseguido te ajudar, coloquei todas as informações que pude e tentei resumir o máximo que pude. assim que o cabo chegar vou testar novamente, se possível tente instalar o driver qualcomm 9008, o link está na descrição e ele aparecerá em seus dispositivos no meu computador. boa sorte para nós
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] gurihemp:
https://c.mi.com/thread-3820377-1-1.html

Rookie Bunny

hackvice Author |

#2

Hi, yes I understand that.

I did the QFIL only yesterday before that I tried the Test point method and the result was the same.

And anyway when I tried the QFIL I got Sahara down Error. And I was unable to do anything.

Edit: Just tried again to boot in EDL with the pin and it worked but now I have "cannot receive hello packet" in MiFlash

View attachment 7729226

Edit2: Guys, I did it thankfully to this dude here

samsa What I did was:

Removed battery connector

- Reattached battery connector

- Connected phone via known-good USB cable to PC (connect straight to PC motherboard USB ports, do not use any USB hubs etc between phone and PC)

- Shorted the test point pins while holding "power" + "volume down" -buttons until I hear the windows device disconnect 2 times.

I used metal tweezers for mobile phone repair by IFIXIT xDMy phone now was in EDL mode with the notification flash blinking and in "device manager" was recognised by Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008. But had Triangle Icon.I then updated the driver to the year 2013 and was fine.

Then I have successfully flashed the firmware with MiFlash.

-disconnected the USB cable and then the battery.

-reattached the battery and powered the phone!
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] amn1987:
That method doesn't work anymore as Xiaomi has blocked off the EDL mode. Only those with authorised EDL accounts can access. If the device is under warranty the service center should take care of it. Otherwise they will cite an issue with the motherboard and of course it's replacement is prohibitively expensive. In some countries even authorised service center folks don't have access to authorised EDL accounts.

Try the Xiaomi Turkey forums as suggested above or the Telegram group for paid help.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] gurihemp:
boa noite meu amigo, meu Deep cable Xiaomi chegou ontem, porem sem sucesso, o boot EDL realmente foi bloqueado, entre contato com autorização xiaomi aqui minutos e no Brasil e atraves do teanview ele conseguiu em 5 teanview passar o nome do software que ele usou Xiaomi_Pro_Tool_V6 ou mais recente

Vou te falar passo a passo o que o técnico fez, se quisermos conectar via teanview e vou tentar te ajudar

Programas

* Xiaomi_Pro_Tool_v6.0 ( https://download.xiaomiprotool.com/Xiaomi_Pro_Tool_v6.0.zip )

* libusb ( https://github.com/libusb/libusb/releases/download/v1.0.26/libusb-1.0.26- binários.7z)

* Driver USB QDLoader ( https://www.gizdev.com/qualcomm-hs-usb-qdloader-9008-drivers/ )

Depois de tudo instalado, você vai executar o Xiaomi_Pro_Tool_v6.0 como administrador e criar uma conta, fazer login depois de

logar você vai procurar o modelo * Redmi k40 Gamming/ poco

F3 ( por causa do mesmo modelo de processador faça

tudo de acordo com a imagem que te enviar .... segure botao de desligar por 40 segundos desconectado ,,, apos isso conectar cel no pc e clique em + Flash NOW +

vídeo pra te dar alguma luz

qualquer coisa pode mandar mensagem que vamos vonversando , boa sorte
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Any idea if this will actually work??
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] gurihemp:
BOA TARDE AMIGO, O TÉCNICO OFICIAL XIAOMI USOU ESSES PROGRAMAS E NESSA ORDEM PARA VOLTAR O MEU MI PAD 5 PRO WI-FI A VIDA, ACREDITO QUE VAI SIM, BASTA TENTAR
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] maxroy:
do you have a photo of the test point?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] UmiCat:
(I don't understand the language, so I asked Dr Google!)

My understanding is that, yes, these tools are for unbricking Xiaomi devices, but you need to buy 'credits' from a distributor to use them. That is, having an 'authorised xiaomi accout' means having an account for one of those apps with paid credits. There are a few other similar apps out there if you look around. They all seem to work in a very similar way to Miflash or QFIL, but they have this paid capability for EDL flash. I am no technician, but I know this because I too have recently had someone unbrick my completely dead Pad 5 (Pro 5G) remotely this way. It took me a few days to find the right person (encountered a few time wasters), but it was worth it. I paid 30USD.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] maxroy:
please tell me where this model has a test point
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] empty.cad:
Mi pad 5 pro wifi ( elish ) how to testpoint edl , my phone hard brick :cry:
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] desyncccccccc:
Would you mind linking me to that person specifically? I could still use some help with this
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Tatane3555:
Hello Team, I have also bricked my mi pad 5 and try to find someone with an EDL account to unbrick it.

How do you contact them ? because on Telegram it's written "you can only send message to mutual contact" when I try to send a message
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Ton-ea:
Olá Amigo, eu estou com o mesmo problema com o pad 5 pro... o vídeo infelizmente esta indisponível.

Sou da Região de Campnas/SP, a sua técnica foi por aqui?
[Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Questions & Answers] kureijisama9523:
Help new to TWRP

I want to install twrp on my mi 10 ultra chinese 12.5.6 android 11
[Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Questions & Answers] kureijisama9523:
Help new to TWRP

I want to install on my chinese 12.5.10 android 11
[Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Questions & Answers] Oswald Boelcke:
@kureijisama9523 Thread closed as duplicate of this thread that I've moved from the "Guides etc." section to Q&A:

https://xdaforums.com/t/mi-10-ultra-chinese-twrp-12-5-6.4385745/

Please review the XDA Forum Rules with special emphasis on rule no. 5 and post only ONCE. I f you realised that you posted in the wrong section just report your thread and let us move it instead of creating a duplicate. Thanks for your cooperation.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[General Questions and Answers] stam87:
Hi,

I only had this Xperia 5 for less than half a year and I'm pretty devastated right now. I have never had an Xperia die on me so soon.

It just suddenly went into a bootloop and one thing led to another.

I basically want to ask:

1. What's the best guess at how this happened?

2. Is this a common issue amongst the Xperia range?

3. Is my warranty voided?

4. Is there ANYTHING I can do to save my phone?

Cheers everyone,

Shaun

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BACKGROUND (long read, sorry)

So it was just sitting on my desk on Thursday, doing nothing. And suddenly it started vibrating periodically. Thought it was just notifications as usual so I paid no attention. It wasn't until I looked at it that I notice the "Sony" and "Powered by Android" logos flashing sequentially that I realised it was in a boot loop.

After some experiment, I figured out that the device managed to boot when the sim card was taken out. So I ended up replacing the sim card immediately and the phone seemed to work for the rest of the day.

On Friday, the phone was still working till about midday. Went out for lunch and groceries and then it suddenly bootlooped again. As I was out, I took it to a nearby repair shop and left it with them. At this point, the bootloop could not be resolved by taking out the sim card. They were upfront that they had no idea what the problem could be at that stage, but the only thing they can do is to either swap the battery or completely wipe and reinstall the phone. I chose the latter option as opening the phone would compromise its IP68 rating.

Saturday (yesterday), I got the official bad news that my phone is bricked. It now displays "Your device is corrupt. It can't be trusted and will not boot. Your device will be powered off in 5 seconds" when trying to turn it on. They reckon the hard disk got fried, and could only speculate that I possibly dropped the phone VERY HARD once. But that never happened. Not recently, anyway.

Took it home and tried to use the Xperia Companion tool to repair the software on it. The tool seemed to think it was successful, but when trying to turn on my phone, the results were the same. At one stage, I did manage to get it back to bootloop again, but it went to the "device is corrupt" very soon.

Then I tried the flashtool and wanted to get back to the very original firmware and software that came with the tool. I don't think FlashTool did anything, as after loading the .ftf file and connecting my phone, all I got was

09/028/2022 10:28:19 - INFO - (null:-1) - Using Gordon gate drivers version 3.2.0.0

09/028/2022 10:28:19 - INFO - (null:-1) - USB buffer size set to 512K

09/028/2022 10:28:19 - INFO - (null:-1) - Opening device for R/W

09/028/2022 10:28:21 - INFO - (null:-1) - Device connected in flash mode

nothing happens after this point.

Tried the Xperia Companion tool again but now after connecting my phone (it detects that it's connected), the prompts don't continue to the part where it actually tries to repair the software.
[General Questions and Answers] stam87:
more details. The attempt with FlashTool mentioned above didn't work, but later it worked when I downloaded a slightly different FTF file. I managed to try different regions of FTF (Hong Kong and UK). Both with no luck at the end.

Very disappointing. At this stage, I wonder if it is a waterproofing issue. I did wash my phone before all this happened, but it would have been days before the issue occurred. Also, this is my fourth Xperia and I do notice that the quality is progressively worse. I'll be getting a Nokia XR20 soon. Bit sad to leave Sony, especially since the J9210 released in 2019 still has a far superior chipset to the XR20 release almost 2 years after. Granted that when new, the J9210 would have costed significantly more than the XR20... Would have hoped for a more flagship offering from Nokia. Next is the styling - I don't think any other manufacturer is even close to Sony when it comes to styling. My subjective opinion, of course, but Sony was the only one that got me away from my iPhone 4 back in the day.
[General Questions and Answers] stam87:
Update: Got the XR20. Hate it.
[General Questions and Answers] mobnoob:
Let me guess, the phone is set to "automatically" (always disable this option) check for updates, download and install?

The phone was probably installing something and you interrupted the operation by interacting with it.

I assume the phone is still under warranty so why don't you contact the support center and just say the phone auto updated and something went wrong?
[General Questions and Answers] Ghengis042:
Seconded, I don't know anywhere on the planet where a 6-month-old phone wouldn't be under warranty. Although, why would you have bought a 2-year-old phone six months ago? It was already out of updates when you bought it.

As for Nokia, I don't know why anybody buys most of their phones these days. They used to make great budget flagships (or near-flagships) with 7xx / 8xx SoC, now most of their dreck ships with something like the 4xx in your XR20 -- a fine chipset for a handset that costs 100-150 EUR, absolutely insane at the 400+ EUR price point.
[General Questions and Answers] mobnoob:
A 2 year old phone is still fine unless you're picky with updates and you want to help manufacturers and so every two years you spend $500.

By the way, it's a Sony and yes they used to make great phones (made in China?) but the Chinese manufacturers now are the first top in the world for sales because they can beat on price with a better hardware.

I practically owned all major brands from the first Motorola military phone to the various Nokia, Sony, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, Oppo.

The old Nokia, Sony and Samsung were great phones.

LG is expensive garbage.

Xiaomi & POCO, they offer too many whistles and blowers but phones always have several issues like my ex POCO M3 which couldn't receive MMS messages plus other annoying issues, plus NO NO and NO they never replayed to my complaints made by e-mail, on Facebook, in their forums, GARBAGE!

Oppo has been more than great and I'm happy with my A74 5G, no issues, no need to troubleshoot, just turn the phone on and use it!
[General Questions and Answers] Ghengis042:
I'm uncomfortable using phones with known security issues that will never be patched. I have my whole life on this thing, I use a TOTP (rotating one-time code) app for 2FA on a lot of accounts, and I know the actual risk isn't *that* high but I'm going to feel like a real idiot if I get pwned because I kept using a phone for 2 years after the manufacturer stopped patching it.

I don't buy what I like to call "Very Chinese Phones" (wholly owned and operated within China) because I'm not comfortable trusting firmware from vendors that only answer to the CCP -- see above about security. So, that doesn't leave me with a lot of options in the current market.

* LG totally quit making phones last year; I'm still using a G7 but getting increasingly uncomfortable about the firmware (see above).

* Motorola is pretty close to "wholly-Chinese". I've bought a bunch of their phones in the past but I don't feel great about it. Also, their current crop of "phones" is all 6.5" or larger (!!!), and I want a phone, not a tablet.

* Samsung is OK but I don't like their UI skin and I have zero interest in thousand-dollar devices; their midmarket isn't very competitive

* Asus seems promising but I can't find any in my price range. If I were spending 800+ EUR I'd consider them.

* Pixel seems great but they keep getting bigger. I'll probably wind up buying one, but I wish they'd support SD cards like most other vendors do now. Keeping a keen eye on the upcoming 6a.

* Sony seems fine but is consistently overpriced, tends to be 20-40% more for similar components versus the others I listed.
[G1 Android Development] dagentooboy:
the USB driver for windows is available at:

http://dl.google.com/android/android_usb_windows.zip

It seems to work... I will update this thread with what I find.
[G1 Android Development] chrimage:
Thanks for posting the driver!

I've tried a few things with adb, and so far I can't get an install to work over usb. I tried the following command.

http://www.android-freeware.org/tutorial/how-to-install-apk-files-on-android-device-emulator Had some basic info about the emulator, not sure what would be different for the G1.

The "adb shell" option allows you to access a shell on the phone over USB, which is really great but it appears you don't have root privileges. Any ideas on how to obtain root priveleges? Also, is there a command to install from the android shell? When i cd to /sbin i get access denied. I'm trying to figure out some kind of way to invoke an install either from the device or over USB.
[G1 Android Development] dagentooboy:
I have the same problem... working on it now...
[G1 Android Development] benmyers2941:
I don't know about the USB installs, but it seems to be something with the APK as well. I also have the OperaMini.apk and it does nothing. I downloaded the iTunes remote via the G1 and it installed just fine without getting a PC involved.
[G1 Android Development] benmyers2941:
It looks like you have to put the phone into a "Debug on USB" mode to use ADB. It's working for me now.

http://code.google.com/android/intro/develop-and-debug.html#developingondevicehardware
[G1 Android Development] chrimage:
So you were able to install the opera mini apk through adb with no trouble? I got the error listed above and did have debug mode on
[G1 Android Development] Valicore:
Thank you dagentooboy!
[G1 Android Development] Mikey:
Can someone explain this for this not so savvy person?