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[Google Pixel 4a Questions & Answers] Captus:
Hey guys!

Anyone knows of a ROM with the support of multiple audio input/output?

Like using wired and BT headset/microphones at the same time?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RockL79:
Hi all, I recently bought a z3v off ebay and can't seem to downgrade it. I downloaded flashtool and the firmware file, however once I get to the step where you have to unplug your device and hold the volume down button, it doesn't work. on windows 7 nothing happens, and on windows 11 it says the usb device could not be recognized. I have installed the drivers, and tried other usb ports. When I plug in the usb the device says "Upgrading. Do not disconnect device from PC. Software staus: Official". Im unsure if this is normal or not, but any help would be appreciated
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omar_ahmed-1:
Try to use Sony mobile flasher (another tool).
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] gcarter:
My S21 Ultra purchased new from Amazon arrived earlier, however what I noticed was that during setup was prompted to install operator resources, which could not be bypassed. I initially presumed it was because I had my sim in, so factory reset and re-installed without the sim, but same deal.

Weird that the s21 ultra from amazon (was brand new) came with three.co.uk Carrier branding.

Anywhoo I downloaded the latest unbranded firmware

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (SM-G998B) - BTU - G998BXXS3BULC firmware

Fast download latest Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra firmware SM-G998B from United Kingdom with G998BXXS3BULC and Android version 12

www.sammobile.com

and it flashed without a hitch. However on rebooting the Carrier logo is still there

What am I missing?

PS - This thread is the same issue Im having

S21ultra Three carrier branding (power animation splash screen)

Tried everything can think of to remove three carrier branding used odin and a btu with the csc not home csc and reset. Still it pops up as soon as your setting phone up like its partition into the phone. Will not let me unselect it even though theres tick box its greyed out. I cant stand the...

eu.community.samsung.com

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] gcarter:
I gave up and started a return back to Amazon. Shouldn't have arrived brand new from Amazon with carrier branding on it!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] OnnoJ:
It depends, IMHO, on what the Amazon seller promised you: just an unlocked or an unlocked & unbranded device. Branding is done in factory by Samsung.

Not necessarily anything wrong with a branded phone. It can/should still be brand new. You may only be bothered by the bootlogo on startup (look away) and Three-related apps can be deleted or switched off/disabled.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] dezborders:
SInce around August 2020 it has not been possible to change CSC code by flashing via ODIN.

There is a paid-for service on "SamKey". Do a search. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] :
when using samkey, u have to remove sim cards, then change csc via samkey,

once done, download BTU firmware, use odin, remember to go to recovery format and clean cash

and your good to go
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] gcarter:
Thanks peeps for all the replies, extremely informative :)

Received the replacement yesterday, decided to bump up the storage from 128 to 256gb.

Thankfully on boot and shutdown no more carrier branding on the replacement device!

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[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] parkourz:
First of all, I'm running PE A11

I'm fed up of seeing 10+ apps when I want to update anything in Google Play Store, so I finally rooted my device to find and delete them (they can't be uninstalled traditional way)... But I can't find where their apk's are located (attached screen).

I know that someone may not consider them as bloatware, but I am.
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] melkorbcn:
Is there a modified Android ROM to introduce Google services for a Huawei P40 pro, instead of having to do it later with Goglefier or similar? If so, does it allow updates?
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] tribalweb:
doesn't exist
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] dylansmith:
after so long, I wonder if there's any progress here?!
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] CaseyS:
We don't have any confirmed way to unlock the bootloader, so with that being said there is no custom roms.
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] Superbia:
There are ways to unlock it and not insanity expensive either but I think there's no market for it.
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] CaseyS:
Yes there is now, but at the time it wasn't possible. Also pointless at the moment to open up your phone and unlock the bootloader as there's no custom roms in the work.
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] Superbia:
It's all done with software but I do agree it's pointless as no one is developing for it.
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] CaseyS:
Its not done by software alone, you have to short a pin or two alongside software etc, not something most people are willing to do.
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] Superbia:
The method I saw used software test points. And I saw it first hand, it worked flawlessly if yet a bit nerve wrecking. I am not sure if the program is allowed to be mentioned here as it can have illicit uses so I won't say it's name but it's publicly available. I only seen it used on P40 pro + but would assume it works similarly for all P40 series devices.
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] krzychunh:
I uploaded this way twrp, but due to the lack of modified software nothing after that I could not do more. I would need to know how to modify the software
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Burucu08:
(m2011k2c) When I searched the internet, Mi 11 device appeared, why do you think? is my phone mi 9t

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[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] zgfg:
What is exactly the ROM you are running?

Bootloader unlocked?

Did you ever flash some ROM?

Or, is the phone rooted and you installed some modules, whatever to spoof the model/fingerprint (e.g. to pass SafetyNet)?

All that actions may alter your props that define your phone model - resulting that model may show even some Pixel

One must be very careful with, playing with those props may affect your future OTA and so
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Burucu08:
yes i installed a module for safetynet but i deleted it now i am on MIUI 12.5 a11 china original software magisk is installed
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] zgfg:
Which module you used and now removed?

Did you 'properly' uninstall the module to make sure its changes are reverted and did you reboot after uninstalling the module

Btw, Magisk by itself does not alter the phone model

If you were on stock, you should not needed any module - just MagiskHide.

But I'm not 100% sure for CN firmwares (are they certified with Google that spoofing is really not needed), specially their MIUI 12/A11 firmwares
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Burucu08:
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only these are installed on magisk right now
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Burucu08:
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bu çok garip
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] zgfg:
Disable all those modules (except systemless hosts and Energized.pro - but it doesn't cost you and you will be sure about), reboot and then check

Btw, you should remember how it was when you only had stock firmware and the modules, did it properly show the model as Redmi K20
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Burucu08:
yes it was written k20 before
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Burucu08:
A few days ago, I uploaded a file from termux to open pubg mobile graphics settings, do you think it has something to do with it, to open FPS settings.
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] zgfg:
I dont k know but mybe it slso wnts to spoof the model
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] voidzero:
Hi all,

I had a lot of issues after I had my screen replaced, the fingerprint sensor will not work after that. I reset everything with msmdownloadtool, and because it still does not work, I need a persist partition from someone, so I can fix my sensors and afterwards I will delete the file.

So I would like to please ask someone to perform the following adb actions and share the persist partitions image file with me.

adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/persist of=/sdcard/persist.img
exit

I will be extremely thankful. And so will my wife for who I am repairing the phone after she dropped it... 😅
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] FreshlyBaked 420:
Post 153 has a persist.img shared in this group. Although from all I have read the persist.img should be your own.

[GUIDE] Fix PERSIST.IMG Loss Of Finger Print Sensor

New video guide below VIDEO GUIDE 1. *VERY IMPORTANT* We need to back up your broken persist.img and store it in a safe place. PC preferred. We will need this later. Do not leave the backup on the device as the next step will wipe the device...

xdaforums.com
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] voidzero:
Hey FB, yeah, you might be right about how it needs to be my own. I have my own backuped, but because of this nasty error I'm just gonna try it out and see what works. Thank you so much for finding this for me. I really hope it helps.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] FreshlyBaked 420:
No worries, good luck. There's a couple guide the the 8P guide section you should read though.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] voidzero:
I've been searching, and scrolling and looking... I'm struggling with this one now:

How to Fix Loss Of Fingerprint Sensor Issue on any OnePlus Device

In this comprehensive tutorial, we will show you detailed steps to fix the loss of fingerprint sensor issue on any OnePlus device.

www.droidwin.com

And right now I got my fingerprint sensor to work right after a failed calibration. But reboot once and the fp sensor no longer works again, hardware failure... purportedly.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] FreshlyBaked 420:
I had issues with mine, tried multiple ways to get it back. Never did have any success, so I tried contacting OP for repair. All they tried was the MSM tool with a remote session. I ended up returning it under warranty.

Did OnePlus replace the screen or did you? Or was it third party replaced? If it was OP I'd contact them.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] voidzero:
It was a local repair shop. I might try to return it under warranty anyway and see what they'll say. Unbelievable how obtuse this stuff is.
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] kudiee:
Hello everybody,

maybe one of you can give me a hint where this problems might come from and how to fix:

I have installed LimeageOS 18.1 on my Fairphone 3+ successfully (incl. OpenGApps & Magisk) and in the beginning I was able to install some apps (e.g. WhatsApp) from my old phone (using "adb install <appName>.apk" as well as transfering the data structure(s) from the old phone to the new Fairphone (incl. fixing permissions, etc.).

The next time I wanted to continue this and install further apps from my old phone, this is blocked by the Fairphone (Signature failure). I was able to solve this by disabling the app checking when installing is done from/by adb. But the installed apps crash every time I try to start these. When I install these by the PlayStore these work. Previously I definitely was able to install apps without deactivating the security check in the system settings and these were working!

Furthermore, I had successfully installed and used WhatsApp as described previously. But: some day, BEFORE I started to install further apps using adb, WhatsApp started refusing to show the status pictures/videos as well as refuses to download pictures send to me (message: file not found on sd-card). But I still can upload pictures.

Between initial setup and installation of some apps, I've done nothing special except inserting an SD card and formatting as extension of the internal memory. At least I don't remember more...

Has anybody an idea what might have happened and how I could make things working without a full re-installation?

Any hint is welcome!

Regards,

Markus
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spamm00r:
Hi,

I noticed that the adb wifi daemon gets blocked by the first app that connects to it and another app can not connect to it until I toggle ADB Wifi manualy under fire tv 4k's device settings.

What is programaticaly the correct way of disconnecting from the adb daemon and free it up for other apps to connect?

adb disconnect doesn't seem to work.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SweenWolf:
"adb disconnect" will not work for you because you are not using adb you are using its shell.

Type "exit" and your shell connection will die freeing it for other apps.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spamm00r:
It doesn't work on Fire TV 4K. I have tried several tools, local ADB shell, remote adb shell, Tasker and "exit" command does not properly disconnect the adb session. I have to manually toggle adb access to free the adb shell for another application. It does not matter what application first starts the adb connection exit does not free the session. Only toggling the adb manually in Fire TV Device settings frees it up. Otherwise the adb session will remain active only for the tool that first established a adb session.

Its a huge problem, if the adb shell can only be used by one application and gets blocked by it all the time.

Why is exit not working on fire TV 4k?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SweenWolf:
So you are saying its a problem with Firestick 4k aka mantis. It is not, i know shell connection does not free itself and it has to be implemented in the app.

Try using any one of my app, Launcher Manager, Debloat Toolbox, Update Blocker (make sure you use the latest) they all leave the shell after getting the work done, and you can still use other apps. I think you might also have used "Mouse Toggle", which also leaves the shell after starting its services. So its not the devices problem, its how the shell is handled by the app.
[General Questions and Answers] dieffequ:
Hi, I am looking for a smartphone with a display that is at least 7 inches and relatively affordable.

I was hoping to get a Honor X30 Max but that is only for Chinese market. I saw that Huawei had a Mate 20X but that is quite old at this point.

Is there any alternative at this point, or any credible rumor about a similar device coming to European/US markets soon? Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
You can still get a new Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Plus SM-N975U 256GB (FACTORY UNLOCKED) for $800. 4G, 12gb ram variant.

Running on Q. Got one about 3 months ago, it's my second one.

Though its AMOLED display is fixed at 60hz, it's color rendering exceeds many of the newer phones. Supports up to a 1tb SD card.

You can buy used ones for less but you need to be careful, lots of scamming going on.
[General Questions and Answers] dieffequ:
Thank you, not a 7+ inches though. Although not sure how much difference 6.8 vs 7.2 would make in real life.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
An AMOLED vs LCD though make a huge difference. The curved screen takes away some space on the R/L but it has other uses with Samsung's. The spen is also very handy to have mostly for Smart Capture and as a remote shutter release.

It's a 2yo phone but I wasn't pleased with how Samsung or Android 11/12 are evolving so I stuck with what works. It's a fun phone.

Whatever you get, get a good case for it...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] zcai2672:
I saw this really cool bloomberg application on iphone that can generate nice plots for various stocks with different timelines and have company details and news. Are there any program that is similar to that bloomberg App on PPC, in particularly on the Touch diamond? I have been doing some stock trading lately, so i am quite interested to know. Thanks for the info in advance..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Saguaro423:
Hello All,

I'm new to the group, and am seeking a some advice. I've been doing a ton of research, and now I'm reaching out for assistance. I have a Samsung s8+ (SM-G955U) that I would like to retrieve deleted SMS from the internal storage. The only way I know of to do this is rooting the device, which isn't straight forward on the S8+. Since I do not need this phone rooted to do any development against, I'm wondering if there is a different method of getting the deleted texts. I'm not sure if it's possible to somehow make an image of the files and use an emulator in Android Studio to get to the data/data folders.

I've have USB debugging enabled and ran some third party data recovery software, with no joy.

If rooting is the phone is the only option, is it possible to even achieve root on the SM-G955U? Additionally, it sounds like unlocking the bootloader will wipe all data, so how does one ensure that deleted SMS messages get backed-up and restored?

Sorry for all the questions -- I'm new!

Thanks in advance for any assistance you may be able to provide!
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] teegraves58:
Not sure why their app would do such a thing... View attachment 5501805
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Because the app might refuse to work, or work in a gimped way if you're rooted, or some other secret reason. I'd hide root from Verizon's apps.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Morgrain:
Your attachment doesn't work (at least not for me)

-> View attachment 5501797

Besides that, Verizon is known to cause issues to root users. I don't know of any Verizon apps actually wanting/utilizing (magisk) root access. It's probably a mechanism to detect root and then make your day sour.

Best just, as @roirraW "edor" ehT suggested, hide all the "sensitive" apps with Magisk (Zygisk -> Denylist).
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] teegraves58:
Interesting. My phone is unlocked straight from Google. I simply have the app to pay the bill. I denied access because they can F off lol.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] pcriz:
I have two bank apps and one from work that can tell I'm rooted without requesting root though. But also I use a Korean search engine that also requests root, but isn't gimped at all when I ran it in a sandbox to see what exactly it was trying to accomplish. I wasn't going to log into it or do any purchasing so I'm not sure what it wanted but I think there are sneakier ways to "catch" rooted users.

Also what could Verizon really do to you if they knew you were rooted.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] pcriz:
I honestly think it's a way to farm more information.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I agree, there are sneakier ways, but some apps don't bother trying to be sneaky. Merely just trying to get root access with su is the easiest, low-effort, no development needed way to try.

Some apps just check if your bootloader is unlocked, and then don't work if it is. As far as I know, there's no way to hide that.

I also had the thought like @prciz said that it could be just gathering information.

The literal answer for any app, if you actually granted root access is they could do absolutely anything since that's what root does.

But realistically, if the Verizon app knew you were rooted, they could just keep the app from working, or disable some of its features. It's up to the app developer.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] pcriz:
So the bootloader check is seperate from the safety net check?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I believe so, yes. I've been wrong before, though. 😂
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] pcriz:
Yeah I wasn't sure. I've been on a locked down Sammy so long that there is definitely a learning curve when it comes back to rooting
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] shoey63:
You can't pass Safetynet with an unlocked bootloader unless it is hidden.

Basic integrity will fail.

If root is not hidden, CTS profile will also fail.

The best way to hide both is with Universal Safetynet fix installed as a magisk module
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
That is incorrect regarding unlocked bootloader.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] pcriz:
So you can pass without hiding your unlocked bootloader?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] pcriz:
I dunno if it's this app or me but I keep somehow not quoting anything. Please see my previous
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
Yes I can. There is no way I know of to hide a locked bootloader either.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
There is an app (system - show all) called My Verizon Services that allows them to see everything you have ever done on your phone. From installing apps, to when you last rebooted, last wiped the device and which OS and root apps you're running. Their app depends on that service to run. So personally if you are creeped out, and you should be, delete the app, freeze the service or adb uninstall it. I actually uninstall all 4 below but it's the mips one that is the culprit. If it's disabled and you need support they will see that it's not installed immediately and ask you to approve a text request to view your device in its entirety. If you are rooted you can delete the auto install somewhere is system/apps maybe? Not sure where it is but I'm not rooted so I check this regularly because they have a way of reinstalling on their own either on a monthly system update or something else.

adb shell

$ pm list package | grep 'verizon'

package:com.verizon.mips.services

package:com.verizon.obdm_permissions

package:com.verizon.obdm

package:com.verizon.llkagent

(device):/ $ pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.verizon.mips.services
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Morgrain:
I would like to emphasize on this point, since not everyone is fully aware of it.

If you grant an app full root permissions, chances are that this app can now access your personal data - bank details, app passwords, two factor auth, incoming sms... the list goes on and on and on. Now there are many companies out there, especially Google and Apple, that like to claim to teh world that rooting is potentially evil and dangerous, which is not entirely wrong. Rooting comes with danger. The danger of knowing your ****.

Yes, you might do a mistake and pay dearly. But then again, people are also entrusted with driving a car - and that one can also end up in a disaster, if people don't pay attention. People are also entrusted with a lock and key, and that they properly close their door once they leave. If you take that and "transform" it to the rooting topic, that becomes quite similar. Rooting comes with great possibility, but it's easy to make a mistake.

Now Verizon has, as far as I as a European can tell from afar, a terrible reputation, especially considering root. Whatever the reason is for them trying to get root access, and even if it's done by mistake or just to confirm whether or not you have root (to block stuff, probably), it's best to just hide/block that. I wouldn't count Verizon as a "trustworthy" SU access party.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] 96carboard:
Are they though? Because its starting to get to the point where there's proximity detectors and automatic braking, partial and full self driving cars, that I'm expecting eventually that people will be DENIED permission to drive for themselves.

Humanity is losing.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] pcriz:
I feel like you need more than root access my bank details for instance. It doesn't hurt but at the same time when you consider the part of security that requires something you have, something you know, something you are. A savvy person shouldn't keep all those parts in one place. Hell no one should because then root isn't your biggest compromise.

And root or not you should scrutinize every app because a rooted user being asked for root is one thing. An app or exploit finding ways to elevate privileges is even more dangerous because you don't know it's happening
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] zetsumeikuro:
If you're running the "health" checkup in the app, it requests root since Verizon considers it a security issue/detriment to the device. Basically, if you have a Verizon device and something happens, I think it logs it and they tell you that you're SOL on replacements or some BS like that.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] pcriz:
I feel like most phones on Verizon are unrootable, aside from maybe a paid exploit to unlock them. So replacement would be out of the question anyway, unless they are insuring phones you bring from elsewhere?