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[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] samdaman91:
@scothouse I ran into a smiliar situation with the OnePlus 8 5g tmobile. After installing the global Rom and upgrading to android 12 i couldnt relock it.

so what i did was downgrade my phone to android 11. the OEM unlocking was still greyed out but i was able to execute the fastboot flash cust-unlock unlock_token.bin command. then voila i locked it.

once you do that then update your phone then you are down.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Klusio19:
Just use MSM tools. Of course everything will be factory reset
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] jefffeely:
Were you able to re-upgrade to Android 12 once the bootloader was locked again?
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] samdaman91:
Yes with OTA
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] handydandy:
In case anyone is on Android 13, I was able to re-lock the bootloader without issue.

I didn't need the unlock_token back when I flashed the global ROM to replace the Tmo one. I do need the token for the re-lock purpose though
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] kylebellamy:
I'm going through eye surgery and one of the things that I use quite a bit is the accessibility magnification.

In the latest versions of Android OS, there's some kind of floating thing that sticks to the sides of the screen and is almost constantly in the way of something I need to tab or whatever.

Loved it so much better when I had access to the button down at the bottom. I could just click it when I needed it.

So is there any way to put that back? I honestly did try to search but I don't think I'm using the correct search terms so I never found anything useful.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Alekos:
that shortcut is moveable but you are right, it can get in the way and is annoying.

Are you using 3 button navigation? In the accessability options under Acessability Shortcut, it says you need to use 3 button nav for it appear in the navigation bar.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] kylebellamy:
Huh. I have a three button navigation running. I'll have to look at the settings and see what I'm missing. I don't suppose it makes any difference that this is a pixel 6 pro running the latest?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] kylebellamy:
Yeah, I just checked the settings and it is definitely on and there is no indication or slider or anything that says to add it to the navigation bar.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] 96carboard:
First of all, I don't run the factory system image, I run GrapheneOS, which is a security minded distribution of google-free AOSP.

Looks like the option you're looking for is at the bottom of the accessibility menu, "Accessibility shortcuts". Go in there and select "Accessibility button", then "Location", and select "Navigation bar". That would do it for you, at least on Graphene. Hope it helps.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] kylebellamy:
Oh you rock!!

What an odd place to put that choice. It's buired where I wouldn't think to look for it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] coolz_hari:
Motorola MPX900

i have Motorola MPX900 ..the OS is windows 2003...i wanna upgrade to WM 6.0 or if possible 6.1 ...how can i do that? what are the softwares needed to do that? please give some info....i have been waiting from weeks but no one is helping me..please some one help me
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] coolz_hari:
Please some one reply for my question...i have been waiting for the answer from days
[Introductions] ChrisTW88:
So i'm new to coding and want my learn project to do with phones. I like linux phones for these reasons.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ssamurai:
Hello

I have an issue with the IMEI on my RN8 , the 2 IMEI are not there, I looked in the internet for the file no1 worked for me except on with 1 IMEI.

Can I find a working one with 2 IMEI here.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
Maybe this :
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ssamurai:
thanks for ur answer

that xqcn file didn't work it wasn't the right one

I flashed it anyway and it bricked my phone I fixed that after restoring an EFS backup I took from the internet but it does just fix the EFS doesnt retore the IMEI

the only QCN that worked for me is the one in attachment but it has 1 IMEI for the 2nd sim I cant correct the one for the 1st sim, I tried all the QCN I could find in the internet 1 that one worked
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
Maybe your device is not global

(You can open the QCN with 7z)

compare the one that is working with other that have 2IMEI and see the differance and try to edit with a hex editor, if you can't then your best bet is 4pda
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ssamurai:
that's a good question, when I bought the phone it has the FW with google contact and google dialer and SMS app I installed the global FW on it the have xiaomi dialer and messenger
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ssamurai:
so the there are more files in working QNc in \00024670\default\Provisioning_Item_Files\ than the not working one in qcn\00004115\default\Provisioning_Item_Files\EFS_Data\

same for the folder EFS_Dir in the same directories

and the size is not the same but I dont' know how that would help

for the 4pda site it's in russian unfortunately

thnk u for ur help
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ssamurai:
so after some checking the QCN that worked for me has phone model called nicobar same for my phone name when I try to restore the QCN

but for the other QCN either it's another model or unkown
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] G-up@94:
What board version do u have ? I lost my imei too when unbricking with Test point via edl

I couldn't restore my imei can u tell me your Telegram so I can ask you some questions tjnx
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] Fandroid Tech:
Try searching for these terms on google. "deadboot repair" "edl" "firehose". Usually after flashing a deadboot repair package the imei resets by reading the chipset. Goodluck.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ssamurai:
the board version is 1.2.9 nicobar I solved the issue partially I have my 2 cards working fine and can make calls didn't check the 4G yet

I can give u all the QCN I used but before do a EFS backup if the QCN brick your phone u can restore the EFS from recovery and the phone will boot normally.

I don't have a telegram sorry
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ssamurai:
if your are talking about flashing the room using the firehose with the Qfil I tried it but didn't restore the IMEI it helped me cuz the phone was bootlooping in any mode fastboot or recovery but for the IMEI no
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] G-up@94:
Can u send the qcn file and on what ROM where you when restored the qcn

Even qfil version u used plz...

And are u on miui ROM now
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ssamurai:
I used QPST v2.7.480.7

the QCN that resolve the issue is the one I put on the attachment in my 2nd message in this thread

I attach all the QCN I have tried

for the ENG u need to have the ENG rom flashed with a special tool if u dont have it don't try them

I used the EEA cuz my phone had it in the begining
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] Fandroid Tech:
To my knowledge the imei value is stored/burned in the soc on all snapdragon chips. I am not sure why it did not auto regenerate after an edl flash.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] ssamurai:
if u can't understand that how can you explain how I lost my 2 IMEI after updating to MIUI 12.5

the issue now is my 2nd Imei is not the one I had and the 1st is 0 but both sim work
[General Questions and Answers] lz_lz:
I compiled the Xiaomi poco M3 kernel from

https://github.com/MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource

on branch

lime-q-oss

with commands

export ARCH=arm64 && export SUBARCH=arm64
export CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/aosp_prebuilts/aarch64-linux-android-4.9/bin/aarch64-linux-android-
export DTC_EXT=
make ARCH=arm64 CC=clang CLANG_TRIPLE=aarch64-linux-gnu- vendor/citrus-perf_defconfig
make ARCH=arm64 CC=clang CLANG_TRIPLE=aarch64-linux-gnu- EXTRA_CFLAGS="-I $PWD/techpack/display/pll/ -I $PWD/techpack/camera/drivers/cam_sensor_module/cam_cci/ -I $PWD/techpack/camera/drivers/cam_req_mgr -DSDCARDFS_VERSION= -I $PWD/" -j$(nproc --all)

I unpacked the original boot.img from the official ROM from the xiaomi's website, which is the exact ROM I have on my phone:

unpackbootimg -i boot.img -o boot_img_unpacked

Then I repacked with the new kernel:

mkbootimg --kernel "$SCRIPT_DIR/devices/$DEVICE/kernel/k/arch/arm64/boot/Image" \
--ramdisk boot.img-ramdisk \
--dtb boot.img-dtb \
--cmdline "$(< boot.img-cmdline)" \
--base "$(< boot.img-base)" \
--kernel_offset "$(< boot.img-kernel_offset)" \
--ramdisk_offset "$(< boot.img-ramdisk_offset)" \
--tags_offset "$(< boot.img-tags_offset)" \
--dtb_offset "$(< boot.img-dtb_offset)" \
--os_version "$(< boot.img-os_version)" \
--os_patch_level "$(< boot.img-os_patch_level)" \
--pagesize "$(< boot.img-pagesize)" \
--header_version "$(< boot.img-header_version)" \
--hashtype "$(< boot.img-hashtype)" \
--board "$(< boot.img-board)" \
--ramdisk_offset "$(< boot.img-ramdisk_offset)" \
-o ../boot.img

then the phone won't boot. I repacked with the official kernel from boot.img just to see if my repacking method was working, and with the original kernel, it boots. So the problem is probably on the kernel.

Do I have to update some offset? Like, is the dtb offset the same in this kernel as in the official one? I don't know why the dtb offset since the dtb is also in the ramdisk. How do I know if the dtb is being picked from inside the kernel or from the ramdisk?

One thing to notice is that my phone is on Android 11, which uses 4.19.113 while my kernel is 4.19.95 (the latest available on xiaomi's website), which I think was meant for Android 10. However, I think I should at least boot, even if with an older kernel. At least see some error.

I tried fastboot oem enable uart but this option is not supported by the Poco M3, so I guess there's no way to debug over usb like in the Pixel phones. Is there any way to know what's happening? I found some methods for debugging but they all require a kernel that at least boots, but I don't even know if mine is booting. Maybe it is but can't start any graphics?

I made a docker container that facilitates downloading, hacking the kernel and etc: https://github.com/lucaszanella/and...tree/18fbd933094f8ad6e63e65b2795ce80c377f8dc6 so if anyone wants to try, I'd be really glad. I'm working on tutorials to bring more people to kernel hacking, that's why I bought the Poco M3.
[Introductions] J_s_d1:
Long time lurker, but new user :)

Just here for help now.

Installed a ROM on my phone now trying to downgrade but failing badly.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dav007:
hi i just got a spv m3100 i wont to put wm 6.1 or 6 and wont to unlock the phone its on orange uk network

model No HERM100
[Sony Xperia 1 III] bruno.cl88:
I am no expert in photography, but I am a tech enthusiastic and I like what the Xperia 1 iii offers as a package.

I believe there are other people like me out there, so I want to share how/what I do to take good shots with this phone.

My previous phones are:

Galaxy S20

Pixel 6

Photo Pro app:

I use the app on Basic mode.

I use this original app for shooting pics on a sunny day, with abundant light.

This is the only app usable for video and pic shooting using the front face camera.

Gcam port app:

MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV1u_MGC.apk

drive.google.com

If the lighting condition is any different from a sunny summer day, I would rather use this app than the original Sony app.

I tried many different ports and the one above mentioned is the most functional one. Still, video record with any camera and front facing camera pics crash with all tested Gcam ports.

Video Pro port app:

Videography Pro 1.0.A.0.25 (Android 11+) APK Download by Sony Mobile Communications - APKMirror

Videography Pro 1.0.A.0.25 (Android 11+) APK Download by Sony Mobile Communications - APKMirror Free and safe Android APK downloads

www.apkmirror.com

Used to record videos with the 16, 24 and 70 leaves.

Settings I use: WB, ISO and Shutter on Auto and 4K 30fps with Stabilization On.

You can also record at 4K 120fps but with no stabilization.

I found this app a lot easier to use than the Cinema Pro app that comes with the phone.

I can post some sample comparison pics later on if people are interested.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] liggerz87:
Might want to have a look at pro cam X i use that to record when becuse the video can be to darkI was able to get it for free not sure if it still is
[Sony Xperia 1 III] bruno.cl88:
Thanks for the tip, I tried the ProCam X Lite.

But I found the Sony Video Pro port to be the best one by far.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] bruno.cl88:
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Photo Pro - Basic mode

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Gcam 8.1 port

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iPhone 13 Pro
[Sony Xperia 1 III] liggerz87:
You could also try open camera it's hard to explain like I just have a lamp on in living room and it's very dark but if I use other app it brightens it up I'll try upload a pic to show what I mean
[Sony Xperia 1 III] liggerz87:
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[Sony Xperia 1 III] liggerz87:
This is pro cam X the dark one was photo pro but updated from cda that someone posted Xperia 1 iii app as you can see very dark

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[Sony Xperia 1 III] kevinmcmurtrie:
It wouldn't surprise me if the entire Alpha team rage-quits because Sony Mobile keeps saying "Alpha" in their Xperia phone marketing.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] liggerz87:
True I figured it was shutter speed 1.30 or was 30s so if I want to use video in dark I had have like use 2 different apps
[Windows 11] aybarrap1:
I've searched but to no avail. I have a personal folder I created in my Desktop user folder on windows 11. At some point it just disappeared. I have selected show hidden items and even did a name search but neither process allows me to locate it. However when I try to create a new folder with the same name a popup asks me to confirm the folder replacement. It states the destinaltion already has a folder with the same name. Even if I click yes to replace it, the new folder immediately disappears. I have created other folders with different names and they show up just fine. Any thoughts?

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[Windows 11] Gearninja:
It's a Registry issue. You can still go to it through Windows explorer's address bar by manually typing the address or the run box.

To quickly access the run box, press CTRL then the R key, then type in %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Tools then press enter. It should take you to that folder.

Another thing you could do is that you could rename that folder to a different name through the command line.

To do so, using the same shortcut to access the run box, CTRL and R, then type in cmd and enter. Once the command line shows up, type in cd %USERPROFILE%\Desktop

Once the directory in cmd change into the Desktop, you can rename that folder by simply typing ren Tools Tools_2

I hope this helps, there are a couple other things you could try, but I believe that should do it.
[Windows 11] aybarrap1:
Thank you for the response and it is greatly appreciated. Gave all of the methods a go and Windows still cannot see that folder. I thought utilizing the command line would really work but no luck there. I decided to just add another folder to my 2nd drive for now so it is not really an issue. So far this is the only folder that has done this that I am aware of and I hope it stays that way.
[Windows 11] Gearninja:
You're welcome. I'm willing to attempt to fix it on TeamViewer if you're interested, just give me a good time that works for you. If not, I recommend using Recuva or some other recovery software, that'd allow you to access the files for sure, the issue still seems like it's a Registry issue, preventing everything from seeing that this folder exists. I'm not sure what could've caused it, would have to troubleshoot the problem to know and see whether it's just that folder.

However, you could also try to quickly move the folder content into a temporary folder by doing the following. CTRL and R, cmd, cd %USERPROFILE%\Desktop, mkdir Tools_2, move Tools\* Tools_2

Let me know how this goes
[Windows 11] aybarrap1:
Gave the command line a go and it actually discovered and moved a couple of shortcuts I had created. When trying to create the folder I still get the same message and Recuva did not assist. I am good on time. I don't know when you are available. I am usually available from 8pm to 1130pm EST.
[Windows 11] Gearninja:
It's interesting that you were able to move some shortcuts, If it moved shortcuts from there then there might not be other files. Recuva might have marked the folder as existing, that's probably why it didn't recover it. I'm available tomorrow at said times, message me whenever you wanna get started. It shouldn't take that long to figure out

Meanwhile, you could try running a system check in case any part of OS is corrupted. Run cmd as admin by pressing the Windows key and X the selecting Command Prompt (Admin). Enter sfc /scannow. Once it's done, type in DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
[Windows 11] aybarrap1:
I only had 2 shortcuts. I was working on a fresh install so had not done much. Just more surprised about the folder...and it being the only one that I am aware of.

I ran the system check. The check did find some corruption and fixed it according to the scan. I ran DISM as well. However, it still did not restore the folder and I am still getting the same error when I try to create it again.
[Windows 11] Gearninja:
Gotcha. I could check It out on TeamViewer if interested in finding what happened, but you could simply delete than folder through the command line. Run it as admin just in case, you can use the Windows key and X shortcut, then cd %USERPROFILE%\Desktop and type in rmdir Tools
[Windows 11] aybarrap1:
Well now we got somewhere. rmdir did the trick. I was able to create the folder again and it actually shows now. I will keep an eye for any other folders going missing. Hope this was just a one off. I definitely appreciate the help. If it does happen again any time soon I will follow up here.
[Windows 11] Gearninja:
Glad to hear that it worked out. Seems like that folder's attributes got messed up in the registry somehow. Sure thing, let me know if you're faced with any other issues, hopefully it'll be fine though. Take care
[Windows 11] aybarrap1:
So within a couple of days of this, I uninstalled a feature from Windows because I don't use it and my computer doesn't even support it. Did this in Windows 10 on this hardware with no issues. As soon as I removed it, Windows 11 UI froze. I waited for over an hour and still frozen. I force restarted, reinstalled the feature. Everytime I booted up and logged in, the UI would freeze after about 2 to 3 minutes. I decided to go back to my last restore point when the PC worked and was still freezing.

Reinstalled Windows 10 via disk image and scanned my hardware for errors (ssd, RAM, hardware stress tests for CPU and GPU) and all tests were good.

I created a new Windows installation media using a different USB drive and reinstalled Windows 11. I did all of my usual configurations, which included removing the feature that seemed to have started the freezing, and so far no issues for the last 5 days. On my last 11 install sfc \scannow found corruption but as of today has found nothing on the reinstall. I have not found or seen any other issues.

I truly believe that my last install of Windows 11 was a bad install. I took a disk image just to be sure.
[Windows 11] Gearninja:
Glad to hear that it worked out. Freezing could be caused by many things, software or hardware related. Could be overheating, slow hard drive or bad sectors, one of the RAM sticks going back, corrupt system files and registry, memory leaks causing high RAM usage, bugs in certain windows services causing CPU spikes, and conflicting software, services or drivers. Depending on the how and when the issue started, you'd be able to diagnose it, perhaps check the error logs in event viewer and see what changed last like you did. I don't see how an unneeded feature removal could cause issues, unless other features depend on it, but either way seems like removing it wasn't the issue since you removed it with no issues after reinstallation. I agree with you, there was probably other underlying issues in the previous installation, especially if you haven't installed any 3rd party software that could've been problematic. Hopefully it's all good now, but in case anything comes up in the future, in cause it isn't an obvious recent change, use safe mode to see if it's a 3rd party software related issue, disable unnecessary startup 3rd party services and software from msconfig and task manager, check event viewer for errors, check task manager and see if there is any high resource usage or CPU spikes, install a Temperature monitor, check the hard drives health or run a defragment, run the system repair commands just in case, if non of that helps find the issue or fix then it could be a rootkit backdoor that's causing issues, but it's highly unlikely. General advice for viruses, use Sandboxie to run software and executable that you download from unofficial sources, it runs things in an isolated environment, so they won't effect your system installation in case something is wrong with them. I believe that pretty much covers most factors. Take care :)
[Windows 11] aybarrap1:
Thank you for the input. I used a variety of hardware tests and monitored temps as part of my rundown. On Windows 10 I never had these issues for the 7 months I used it. But admittedly I did not think about the possibility of a bad driver. Regardless at the moment everything seems to be working fine and I am monitoring for errors. I will keep you posted if anything else arises.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilqar200:
Hello dear forum users. Help me to repair Samsung gt-i9500 phone. The phone turns on but it does not boot beyond the logo. It is impossible to turn off the phone either. I have to remove the battery to turn it off. I wanted to do a hard reset, but it didn't work either. I went into factory mode, but the on / off button just does not work there to select menu items. There are 6 items in factory mode menu: 1)Full test 2) Item test 3)Test report 4)clear eMMC 5)version 6)reboot. I read on the Internet that clear eMMC is a hard reset, but I can’t choose. The phone does not respond to pressing the on/off button to select. The phone does not respond when trying to select other items too. I have googled that i need to flash the phone in this case. I connected the phone to the computer using a usb cable. Installed the driver.I entered factory mode on the phone.Phone is successfully recognised by Windows. I downloaded sb flash tool and downloaded one of GT-i95** MT6575 roms also.I have launched sp flash tool and choosed scatter file from rom folder that i have downloaded and pressed download button. But process didnot started and nothing happened. Sp flash tool didnot started process.I have attached screenshot of device info from Skipsoft Android Toolkit. I dont know why it have strange serial number . Maybe someone tried to repair it but unsuccessfully or i dont know.I can run adb on this device and can view files on this device with adb. I dont know how to get root on this device with only adb option to interact with device.I cannot get to download mode also . It shows me red triangle with exclamation mark. In this screen i pressed on/off button + vol.up button to enter . No response to this from device.Also Windows didnot recognise device when i pressed vol.down + home+on/off .It shows unrecognised device in device manager.But in Factory Mode this device was recognised by Windows.So i stucked in repairing this device. So guys what to do next to repair this device ? thanks for answers.