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[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Any clue what is causing the issue? There is a very big one staring you in the face: the battery.

I don't know why you would go back to a guy who clearly scammed you with a POS battery, but all your issues stem from the battery currently in your unit. In your position I would be moving heaven and earth to get a genuine battery and finding someone reputable to do the work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GurgMar:
Hi all, I apologize in advance if this question is not in the right section.

I wanted to get some advice about phone hacking protection, I have Android. I am especially worried about hacking accounts in social networks, which I access from my phone. Can you please tell me if you use additional apps? Or is it not necessary, what do you think?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oswald Boelcke:
@GurgMar

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However, prior to your next posting please read the guidances that are stuck on top of every forum like

Note: Questions go in Q&A Forum

If you are posting a Question Thread post it in the Q&A forum. Technical discussion of Android development and hacking. No noobs, please. Device-specific releases should go under the appropriate device forum...

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and the others. I've moved the thread to Android Q&A.

Thanks for your cooperation!

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alecxs:
I am not aware of any app, only read about MVT Mobile Verification Toolkit
[Samsung Galaxy A12] ayazyounis:
Hi. I have a Galaxy A12 that Im trying to get into recovery mode so I can reset it. I cant remember the pattern. I have tried two methods but both have failed, each time, where you would normally see the Android person and it boot into recovery, it just beeps and boots normally.

I have tried putting a pin locked SIM into the phone, powering it off. Holding Vol Up and Power until you see the Samsung logo. Then letting go of Power and holding Vol Up. Doesnt work just get the beep.

I have also held Vol Down, held Power and restarted the phone then switched to the Vol Up key.

Both times I just get a beep and it boots into normal OS.

Anyone come across this and know how to get the A12 into recovery mode so I can factory reset it.

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy A12] Oneplus#:
Did you saw that video? Go to minute 2:30
[Samsung Galaxy A12] ayazyounis:
Thank you very much. This worked. Amazing. Such a simple but effective solution.
[Samsung Galaxy A12] uthoocha:
WOW, just WOW, a week I have been trying to break into the phone. I should have started at XDA. Thank you

ayazyounis I thought I had watched every Youtube video on this one.​
[Introductions] chisancode:
I am a health professional interested in Android app development so it's been 5 months now since I started writing my first code. The whole process is exciting and I'm happy to be here. My goal is to develop apps that solve problems in my region and I already have a lot of ideas. I hope to absorb as much knowledge as possible from experienced app developers here. Thanks!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TurboGate:
Hey guys, I searched but I couldn't find the solution. As opposed to everyone who begs to have their scroll button only control the volume level. I have a different issue, and I've seen it on 2 different Tilts so far. No matter which window you are in on the tilt, everytime you use the scroll button, it pops up the volume setting and changes that, instead of scrolling the active window up/down etc. It gets really annoying and I cannot figure out how to stop it from doing that. If someone can direct me to the fix/tip, I would appreciate it.

Lastly, I have the unlimited data plan, and since I connect to my company's exchange server, my connection is pretty much always on. When it stays connected for a while, eventhough I get my emails fine. If I launch my internet browser, no matter what website I try to go to, I get an "403 forbiden" error. It still stays if I completly close explorer and relaunch it. The only thing that fixes it is killing the 3G connection and letting it reconnect. That's another annoyance I hope you guys have a fix for.

Sorry about the long post and thanks

Greg
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TurboGate:
still having that issue, anyone?

please
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mskip:
Never come across either problem before, which Rom are you using and what is your SPL version?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TurboGate:
Both phones are using original ATT rom with recent 6.1 rom update.

The problem is that basically sometimes, the jog wheel goes crazy. When the scroll wheel is rotated, it only affects the volume, the volume control bubble pops-up, and thats all it wants to adjust. It seems that somehow, the tilt thinks it's still on a call, because the wheel behaves as if it was on a call.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] TheWolf_Prod:
Hey,

I have a problem with finding original ROM for my Samusng A505FN/DS - before uploading custom ROM I made a backup in OrangeFox of ALL files (system, vendor etc. ) but I can't restore it because I left screen lock turned on (4 digit PIN) and I get a message about it that it must (I don't remember exactly what it said) be removed - so I started looking for another ROM that will fit my phone but every ROM I install has the same problem, namely the phone doesn't rotate automatically and SafetyNet returns me that I have "restore_to_factory_rom". In that case, how do I find the factory ROM? My phone is:

Model: Samsung A505FN/DS

SN: R58M67YEGXL

Country: Poland (Orange)
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] jnolanmobile:
I don't know how relevant this is to your situation but if you're looking for stock images, you'll have to look up your specific Country Code (CSC) for Orange. That should be easily searchable w/ your preferred search engine. The Fijra windows application (search XDA for the latest version) should pull the latest version of the ROM for you. I've also been pulling images from samfw.com & sammobile.com .

Restoring it via Odin might be worth a punt.

(I have yet to flash so I'll simply wish you good hunting.)
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] Phonehacker2022:
Unlock bootloader flash twrp or orange fox recovery wipe all partitions and format data then flash original Samsung A50 firmware don't flash user data only flash 4 files same happend to me yesterday lol hope that helped
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] jnolanmobile:
Hey, do you have an idea if Orange Fox will work on a SM-A505W? TIA.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ronros:
Hi Good Day, is There any custom rom of android 12 one ui 4 for Samsung S8 plus? Im still in official android 9 pie. If theres one can you send me a link so i can flash it. Thank you very much.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ronros:
Up
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] gnikolson:
Up
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Ptreki:
Up
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] bmDominatezz:
Up. can we install one ui 5 gsi on this phone?
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Questions & Answers] hung6418:
Cs bạn nào cho tôi link bản rom pixel cho mimix3 với ạ..cảm ơn nhiều
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Questions & Answers] NOSS8:
https://download.pixelexperience.org/andromeda

In English please ;)
[Moto G Stylus 5G] DjFrajo:
Moto g stylus was pattern locked before I had reset it. Now trying to bypass the frp lock it has a pattern I have to enter before proceeding. After reading done tutorials and watching a few, when I get to the specific point of going to the drive to change the user icon it loops back the coding the user icon picture with out meeting me to further the process.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] Tommy2tones2017:
This worked for me last night I have moto g stylus android 12 model # xt2131-1

When you get to the WiFi menu after you disable and a few steps later reenable Google startup service and you don't see continue without WiFi option don't worry I didn't either i had to go back into settings thru accessibility and disable Google startup services again free that it let me get pass.. hopefully this helps

Moto G Stylus 5G FRP Bypass Android 12 2022 Google unlock

How to bypass Google account verification/FRP lock on Moto G Stylus 5G 2022 without computer Android 12 XT2131 XT2215 MetroPCS, Boost, Tracfone, Verizon

lgaristo.com
[Moto G Stylus 5G] X_shinobi.apk_X:
Bunk, doesn't work. Must of been patched or something
[Moto G Stylus 5G] runed.OS:
Just log into the google account that was previously registered to bypass the lock. Easy.

You can also return the device and get a full refund.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ulumia:
I want to try Android version 1.x
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 11650153:
i find it!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 11650153:
See the link has everything you want! software official (Android 1.6 - 2.1,) ROMs (CyanogenMod 7 - CyanogenMod 10 (Latest Android 4.1.2) (Working Google accounts,) Tools: Flashtool, X8 Toolbox and official software for pc (Not working,) Drivers for usb, ALL KERNELS, Revoveries, MANUALS and MODULES!!!

2.98 GB folder on MEGA

157 files and 29 subfolders

mega.nz
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ulumia:
Will I be able to install the official ROM from the Xperia W8 on the Xperia X8?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 11650153:
I do not know this may cause problems in the future
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] omaralt:
hey guys, this is what i'm trying to do:

when i go to contacts tab, when i click on all people, it opens up the default contacts program. i want it to open another program (finger friendly friends). how do i do that? i downloaded diamond TF3D config, and it doesnt seem like you can do that... any ideas? thanks

omar
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] omaralt:
nobody knows?
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] slyng1:
Check the iContact thread because I think this question was asked. I.e. if you hit the phone button and then "contacts" it will load iContact, however from the people tab it won't. I'm not sure they ever resolved that problem, but if they did, please post the response here, because iContact seems like a much better program (and the scrolling is the best I've seen on Windows Mobile...)
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] omaralt:
i didnt find anything (a link to that thread would be nice). but i'm thinking a simple registry edit would suffice??
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackbuster14:
Does anyone here know how to remove the scratch on the Gorilla Glass Victus screen? the screen on my Samsung S21 Ultra was hit by a key so it caused a scratch that was a bit difficult to remove. Here I will send the picture.

View attachment 5617333
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Probably not a key but spring steel ie key ring is hard enough to.

How deep it is determines if you can polish it how and how you do so.

If it's too deep polishing it will distort the glass.

You're dry palm and underside finger tip are abrasive to glass and can be used to polish out small scratches. It takes at least 30 minutes of rapid back and forth movement in the direction of the scratch with a finger tip.

I can't tell how deep that scratch is. If more than a micro scratch this technique won't work.

A Cerium Oxide based glass polish can cut it but you don't want to learn on this piece of glass.

The glass may also (I think it is) be chemically treated and removing that treated layer will degrade it. Any scratch in glass creates a stress point and weakens it.

Ignore it.

Get it replaced.

Try to finger polish it out if only a micro scratch.

A inexpensive screen protector like Gorilla IQ Sheild would have prevented this... if it happened once it will likely happen again.

​
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Gilg@mesh:
it seems to have a screen protector applied so the screen itself is not scratched...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] alessandro_xda:
Agree...

Looking at the front camera the thickness of the screen protector is visible
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackbuster14:
No, scratch was on the Gorilla Glass screen. I applied a screen protector after it was hit to prevent it from getting hit again.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] RedWave31:
In that case, a very good option IMO would be to apply (over the Victus glass) a glass protector that uses transparent UV Glue for bonding.

The liquid UV glue will "fill" the gap without any buffing required. Bonus, the fingerprint sensor is OK, although it works around 50% less (and you have to registrer your fingerprints again after putting on the screen protector)

A kit is around 40$ now, with a USB UV light, a liquid glue, and a wraparound glass protector.

Mine was the SPIGEN Platinum 2.0.

It IS however, rather hard to apply correctly... takes 30 minutes minimum.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] thanito:
I second that ⬆️

If you try to remove the scratch with any kind of abrasive you'll end up removing the coating of the glass, so a uv glue to work as a filler and hide the scratch would be your best bet.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Won't hide it; different refractive indexes...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] thanito:
It might work like a glaze/filler on car paint, never done it on my mob, but principal is the same.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Car finish isn't being looked through like glass (clear coat not withstanding).

A protective cover is the best you can do; the refractive index is the same across the whole surface. The scratch will still be visible either way.

If it really annoyed me I take a shot at polishing it out; by hook or crook.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] thanito:
Agreed, but imagine this scratch being a chip on the windshield and the uv glue used with a uv tempered glass protector being a resin that is used to repair stone chips on glass. Again the principal is similar, of course the scratch will not vanish but it may be less visible when you apply the glue and the glass tempered glass on top. Fgos, I am talking about tempered glass together with uv glue, not just glue to fill the scratch.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Maybe that's what should be used; it's refractive index is very close to glass.

There's no easy fix that I'm aware of.

If shallow enough, a micro scratch it can literally be polished out with your hand.

I use a Gorilla IQ Sheild on my N10+ and keep nothing else in that pocket... this is why.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] RedWave31:
Like everything repair-wise:

Always try the ADDITIVE method first (that can be reversed), before falling back to the SUBSTRACTIVE method.

You can remove the glue, you can't unpolish your screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
A fail is a fail. The more you screw around with it the more likely you'll cause additional damage.

You need to gauge it's depth; short of polishing it out, epoxy is the only material that has chance of enduring.

Easiest route, replace it or wait for it to break... if it does.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] DS1000RR:
So in essence you are fooked, accept you screens damage and move on :D
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] wewe_charming:
Try to use UV glue tempered glass.

Mine was scratched like yours, and it vanished behind the tempered glass..

The downside is, your fingerprint scanner wont ever be the same again, eventhough the extra sensitivuty-thing has been turned on.

I've tried to re-register my fingerprint, but it still not as sensitive as before..
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
An additional recommendation is to at least initially buy tempered glass and UV glue from aliexpress for just a few bucks. You can buy 2 or 3 different ones from different sellers and hope to receive at least 1 higher quality protector. However I am recommending this as it is best to learn to apply the UV protection on the cheap. Instead of spending 40 bucks and making a ruining mistake.

And you also might have to re-register your finger prints like 3 or 4 times so it would be able to read them fast.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Furious Froyo:
I've had different luck with different UV glue. I've had some that wouldn't stick at all, and one that was essentially super glue. Luckily, that was a work device.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
Indeed, hence why it is best to get from a few different sellers. I did once have the superglue effect on an S7 edge some years ago. It was a massive torture to remove after the tempered glass shattered. But since then this has not happened again and I have had over 10 UV applications on different devices. It is best to buy from sellers that have sold thousands of glasses and have at least hundreds of reviews. This would confirm that the certain item sold has existed for a while and it is confirmed to function normally.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neoroid:
https://www.corning.com/microsites/csm/gorillaglass/PI_Sheets/2020/Corning%20Gorilla%20Glass%20Victus_PI%20Sheet.pdf

https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/896188O/3mtm-liquid-optically-clear-adhesive-2321-technical-data-sheet.pdf?&fn=LOCA%202321%20TDS%20FINAL%20V3.pdf
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neoroid:
Same refractive index

http://multi-com.eu/multicom/pdf/uv_loca_tp_2500f_liquid_optical_clear_adhesive_glue_50_g_en.pdf
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neoroid:
This is it https://amzn.to/3GnshKG
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] RedWave31:
First, don't forget : you NEED a UV lamp (even if direct sunlight works, you can't turn it on/off in case you need to reposition the screen protector). If you got a lady with a UV nail kit, I used it to install mine (and saved 20$ by using just a replacement kit), but it's trickier (glue is extremely liquid, you have to protect the side buttons)

Second, people suggesting to "just use glue directly on the screen", why didn't you give precise instructions how-to, then?

- UV glue will be "invisible" but it will MAKE GLOBS if you only apply one drop or two. UV glue is either supposed to be "injected" into full cracks (windshields with rock impacts) or SANDWICHED between... a phone screen and a screen shield.

- It is also extremely liquid when not cured and will spill everywhere if you use a full set without a proper screen shield kit

- ONLY USE LOCA UV Glue (as in the shortcut from neoroid), as other UV glue might be hard as rock and unable to be removed

If you use only UV glue and not a screen shield to level the glue, you will have to either "buff" the glue glob, or apply a very, very, very small quantity exactly in the scratch with a paper towel > why not go for a 30-40$ full kit and get rid of the problem and future worries alltogether...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Wagedroid:
So i have scuffing and scratching along right side of screen from the plastic window on the S View Case. Samsung will replace the screen for free if under warranty (which i still am) but there's a huge shortage on the S21 ultra black frames/screen. So i have a free replacement, but Samsung doesn't have any screens to ship out to repair shops.
[Realme GT 2 Pro] manus31:
Picked up a new update .15 version today.

Heres log View attachment 5617341
[General Questions and Answers] chris_j11:
Android phone email app?

- we r currently using outlook 365 at work, unfortunately, the mobile app cannot display my custom search folder which shows all my emails from the last 7days

- I have multiple folders and folders within folders for my rules/filter

- displaying all my emails from the last 7days in one location makes it easier to check for new email and review all my emails rather than going thru each folders
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] EViS:
The wait is finally over:

O2 Shop

My-XDA

I say the wait is over, what I actually mean is that as a result of O2's 3 separate systems, you either need to (pretend to) be a business customer or be a new customer. Either way it's out, you just need to be lucky to speak to the 'right' advisor :).

Post away any deals you receive.

ps. The phone was in fact released on the 6th of this month as originally forecast, they simply chose not to make it available :o.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] amygdalo:
Must be soon

I am an O2 exec customer (fool - big bills) and I got a call from O2 couple of weeks ago confirming that it was coming out on the 3rd of November and offered to send me one as soon as it was available. I still have not received it but will keep you posted. It must be soon now :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] meeporox:
i just called the customer service and the lovely lady said it will be released some time next week. The other lady told me it will be released on next tuesday:)
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] GaZ:
Ooh, now I'm not normally a fan of operators putting their own branding/colours into the interfacem but that blue TF3D looks reeeaaal purdy :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] EViS:
O2 Forums all say it's out. Many have already ordered and are awaiting delivery ;).
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] amygdalo:
Nope just called them and it is not out yet :( The release date they have on their system is 10th November but none have become available. I have been promised a handset as soon as it becomes available so I will let you know when I have more news.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] velqn:
Hey guys,

in case you are not happy with the default One UI apps background management, you can check this solution. In a nutshell, there is a Memory Guardian module part of Good Guardians, that allows the user to switch from default to the so called "quick switching mode" that somehow reduces the aggressive background app killing, i.e. app refresh.

Moderator Edit: YouTube link removed due to violation of XDA external links policy.

I have tested this with following apps:

- Spotify

- Mixcloud

- Instagram

- Snapchat

- Tiktok

- Youtube

Some other users tested this with Waze and other apps and it seems that it works.

What is the idea? Well imagine you are browsing through insta and you find a nice post that you d like to check, but then something else pops up and you switch to another app. Then after you are back to your app (in this case insta) One UI would "refresh" the app, meaning that it will reload it, and you will lose your "last state", i.e. imagine refreshing the app or close/opening it.

Download Samsung Good Guardians from the Store ► https://bit.ly/3yGFUms

Download Samsung Good Guardians for a manual install ► https://bit.ly/3yOehYD

It is also supposed to work with some of the heavy games, test it and let me know if you apps refresh is a bit better (i.e. not refreshed so much) or ... no difference at all.

I have tested this on my S22U with 12G of RAM but I guess it should have a better impact for 8 GB and lower RAM configs.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] billmurray1004:
Appreciate the find!

I have 8gb version and apps are staying open much better now
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] velqn:
Nice to hear that! Can you let us know which apps did you test? Also - how much of VRAM (Virtual RAM) do you use?

I makes a bit of difference on my 12GB version so I assumed that it would be even better/bigger impact on 8GB and less.

Strangely enough this function is not very popular, was almost not able to find much info around. The whole Good Guardians tools are widely underestimated and they pack a few good tricks.

Thermal Guardian for example can let you adjust the thermal threshold of your phone, so it can potentially tolerate a bit more heat where battery life is exchanged for better peak performance and hopefully also sustained.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] gav83collins:
il try this thanks, HTRACK is always closing after 5 or more apps overtake it in the que
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] billmurray1004:
So...I just sort of excluded all apps for the most part to test. They stay in ram longer but still hit a point where they refresh. Using 8gb vram but haven't seen ram usage above 6gb or so yet
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] velqn:
Can HTRACK be further tweaked, perhaps from dev options? I remember seeing something for background processes, like a limitation factor setting.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] velqn:
Yep, it`s not a silver bullet, but still some positive impact.