yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] TonyApuzzo:
Very quick guide for how to return to stock, factory reset, and relock bootloader. This is if you're going to trade in the device or re-sell it.

I am assuming that you're pretty familiar with this process based on the assumption that you unlocked the bootloader in the first place, but it was 2+ years ago so you don't remember the details. This is for you.

If you don't correctly re-install the factory image in step 12, you are at risk of bricking your phone, stop and ask for advice if anything isn't clear or if any step fails.

This will DELETE all your phone's data, proceed with caution.

Tested on Windows 11 PC and Pixel 3a

First make sure you have the Prerequisites here: https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-pixel-3a-sargo-unlock-bootloader-update-root-pass-safetynet.4443459/

Enable Developer Mode and USB Debugging as described here: https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/dev-options

Remove the sim card from the phone and erase any esim cards, restart the phone and enter your password/passcode, go to the home screen

Download the latest Factory Image (not OTA) for sargo, sargo-sp2a.220505.006-factory-978959e1.zip, to your PC, instructions are in the link in step 1 under Spoiler: Downloads

Unzip the factory image to a known location on your PC

Open a command line tool in the folder extracted above, confirm the flash-all.bat file is in the current directory

Plug the phone into your PC with the appropriate USB cable

Run adb devices on PC, if your device is "unauthorized", then approve the connection on the phone.

Rerun adb devices and confirm your phone is authorized

Run adb reboot bootloader, phone should restart to the bootloader screen

Run fastboot devices and confirm your device is listed

Run .\flash-all.bat, wait until the command says it is done, press any key to go back to command prompt.

Eventually the phone will reboot to Google Setup, may take 10 minutes, don't get worried unless it takes more than an hour or if an error is displayed while restarting

Skip past everything, do not connect to WiFi, do not enter an account, get to home screen

Go to settings and re-enable Developer Mode and USB Debugging

Run adb devices on PC and approve the USB Debugging on the phone

Run adb reboot bootloader

Run fastboot flashing lock

Follow the instructions on your phone to confirm and finally lock the bootloader

Unplug phone and restart it

Confirm Google Setup starts but do not proceed, just power off the phone, it's ready to ship
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] bioly87:
or just use this official web tool https://flash.android.com/welcome
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] TonyApuzzo:
You still end up needing to have all the USB drivers setup, and will have to run the `adb flashing unlock` using ADB and it is a less reliable process in my experience, particularly if you don't use Chrome.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] b4rgh3st:
Does still works if you're coming from an Android 13 ROM or does the "anti rollback" feature not apply to the 3a?
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] fuadhdmini:
I'm thinking of installing Ubuntu Touch. The requirements is to return to Android 9. Is that still possible? Anyone reverted back to previous Android version?
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] fuadhdmini:
Haha. Terrible Jan 2023 update. Cellular connection not stable on my P7P while posting this asking for my newly bought Sargon for Ubuntu Touch project
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] fuadhdmini:
Update: revertable. Even on flash.android.com you can choose previous stable public build including Android 9 ones
[Touch HD General] DinoZ1:
Hi guys !

How to change the password screen, I mean it is really ugly,...

I am a designer I can do something (in term of images) but where is it located on the phone (folder?).

Thx in advance
[Touch HD General] DeeVinity_Angelo:
hey, i also want to do this, kinda weird no replys...

can somone, step up please?!?!
[Touch HD General] dusanko:
Didn't realize at first that you were speaking about the password screen, thought it's the sim PIN screen. Anyways, it would be nice to have a similar style to the one where you enter your sim PIN

See pic below
[Touch HD General] KaidM:
Password Screen

Thats a great idea guys :)
[Touch HD General] Chris Cross:
I have been thinking about that since the first time I saw the screen. I hope someone can point you in a direction - and since you (DinoZ1) are a designer, then... all the better. :)
[Touch HD General] dataSaMm:
Also the skin of the pin screen would look nice on the calculator.
[Touch HD General] Valynor:
*bump*

I also like the idea of a darker password screen very much, would make it more difficult for others to see what you are typing, too.
[Touch HD General] samir_d:
I was looking for something like. Even in it's basic form.

How do you enable this? (Im assuming this is for when the phone comes out of standby and you need to put in a password to unlock the phone right? )

A cool interface would be cool...

Thx.
[Touch HD General] Chris Cross:
To enable this, go to Start--settings--lock and make the desired changes.
[Touch HD General] samir_d:
Thanks Chris Cross...

Yikes, that is one ugly screen....If someone does write something for it, please keep an Enter button instead of having to press the unlock button...

Thx!
[Touch HD General] Ryon:
PLEASE

Can someone more talentet look into this!

I have been trying a little but can't find the files for the password screen..
[Touch HD General] DinoZ1:
Have been searching as well but maybe the password screen is not made of images,... it could be made of background colour and text...

What do you think ?
[Touch HD General] Chris Cross:
That could likely be the case. If you change the theme in windows (for example to the red Guava one), that password screen also changes colors accordingly. On the other hand, the sim password screen stays the same (as far as I know). So, it might be that the phone lock screen is indeed made up of designated colors and text (matching the given theme) and not made up of images.
[Touch HD General] DinoZ1:
Does that mean that we have to deal with this ugly password screen forever :(

please say no... ;)
[Touch HD General] garyjmobey:
another wierd thing about the pin-password screen

is that it pops behind s2su, and winterface or at least it's transparent

I have to hit the keys Blind....

the keys appear when you hit them but are itherwise hidden
[Touch HD General] N4D5:
Exactly the same prob here, good job we knw where the numbers are.:D

Id love to sort this out though.

Nad
[Touch HD General] DinoZ1:
Finally an alternative

They made it...

Check it out

http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2009/03...slide-to-unlock-screen-for-windows-phone.html
[Touch HD General] ookami_samishii:
No, they just added a new window, I had this program and I have the password lock enamble, when I had that program installed I get 2 password screen each time that I want unlock the phone.
[Touch HD General] constablechris:
Install Dutty's ROM - there is a new password entry screen. Very nice :)

I'm sure it's on other newer ones too, but I only have experience with Duttys.
[Touch HD General] Slim84:
found somethung

hey guys I found somethin here http://www.handango.com/catalog/ProductDetails.jsp?storeId=2218&deviceId=1152&platformId=30&productId=225518 maybe its what youve been looking for, problem is I havent tested it yet. So I cant tell if its good or not
[Touch HD General] WingZer0n:
Folks how do I disable this???
[Touch HD General] Fallen Spartan:
How do you disable password?

For general password i.e. if phone isn't used for a while etc go to Start/Settings/Personal/Lock and disable lock

For phone lock i.e. when you turn phone on it asks for password go to

Start/Settings/Personal/Phone/PIN-PIN2 and unclick box to disable
[Touch HD General] WingZer0n:
Thank a million! :D
[Touch HD General] dgdax:
That software (aka iGate) looks like exactly what I'd like to have - expect for the payment part of it!

Are there really no other skins available for the password screen?
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] SinclairLen:
so i just got my xperia 1ii today, i was wiping the screen with a bit of wet cloth before sticking on the screen protector, then i saw mist on the front facing camera, next thing i know it screen starts to flicker and turn green, then it died, it was a sad day for me, is it possible for water to get in an ip68 phone when brand new?

it was also kinda my fault for using wet cloth, but like all my other ip68 phones this never happened to me T _ T
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
WYSIWYG... yes it's possible.

Never assume the seals are intact. Protect from water exposure at all times is what I do.

Will Sony warranty cover it???
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] SinclairLen:
I am not sure about Sony's warranty on user error.

There is nothing in the box stating anything about warranty. I bought it online but there is a physical shop that I collected the phone from.

I left it in a bag of rice for 10 hours but the screen still turn up black screen with some odd lines and shut itself down, I feel so dumb for causing this, I usually do the same way of installing screen protectors for my Z3+,Z5 and XZ and water never got in, I feel so embarrassed and unlucky T_ T
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Rice Doesn't Work!

The phone needs to be powered down and the battery disconnected asap. Otherwise it will likely be destroyed if it isn't already. It needs to then be completely dried out.

-or-

Battle it out with Sony.

Obviously the first option is incompatible with the second option. I'd send the mess back to Sony, they may or may not suck it up easily.

Sony is a pain to deal with...
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] SinclairLen:
Sony is hard to deal with, ya so I've heard, too bad stores are not open today or tomorrow need to wait till Monday.

damn it I bought rice for nothing.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
I know Sony well, as I have torn into them multiple occasions. They are rotten to the core.

That however doesn't mean that a loose chainsaw can't find an artery🤣

I'm one of the few customers who's gotten a refund check and spoke with a VP in Teterboro NJ. They are slime... the VP's are the worst; a midlevel manager is more likely to help you if you slip through one of the cracks in customer support.

If they take back without trouble, fine.

Otherwise better buckle up Dorothy, it's going be a rough ride.

Did you use a MC or Visa to make the purchase? If so you got leverage...

Send unit back for refund of replacement and do a charge back through the bank.

Do you want another? If not be clear you want a full refund.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] SinclairLen:
Here's the thing I live in Malaysia, I bought it online, and these guys are a small retail start-ups.

They Imported the device from Hong Kong cause we are kinda short on phones that are price above $600. Malaysians don't really spend much on buying new phones hence the difficulty to find high end phones locally, especially Sony, not a popular pick in recent times.

Visa here doesn't even provide any leverage hahaha.

would try to send it back to their local store tomorrow.

I would actually like to get replace to be honest, but some how I have doubts in my mind saying that its gonna be super thought ride.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Have the rear cover removed, disconnect the battery*. Is there visible water in it?

Get out as much as possible.

You need a warm, dry room. Lay on side with a high volume fan on it. Let sit for a couple days.

If you can get anhydrous isopropyl alcohol** carefully flush with that to remove the water. Use care as if it gets between the glass and display it will leave a water mark. Then dry as above.

All connectors, everything must be 100% dry before you reconnect the battery. The room must be dry, heat drives out moisture; use a hot box if you must. Keep temperature under 110F. This may save it...

*the sooner the better.

** never use methanol or isopropyl that isn't at least 96% alcohol. Never use any solvent including isopropyl alcohol with LCD display, it will poison it!
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] SinclairLen:
I don't dare to remove the back cover, wont that void the warranty?
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] SinclairLen:
I think water got in the LCD connectors, cause last time I turn it on I has weird flickering and turns green with vertical lines.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Yes it might.

That's a AMOLED display not a LCD...
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] SinclairLen:
I got some silica gel put in an air tight jar, its been sitting over night since yesterday, hope it turns on tomorrow, or else I am gonna feel so awkward when I bring it to their store.

Damn I've never brought a Xperia phone or any phone in for water damage or any sort of claim warranty before, its giving me the shakes.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
That will do nothing. Do Not power it up.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] SinclairLen:
[UPDATE]

So I brought it to the store, there was a bit of resistance there, but in the end they allow me to bring it back in for a check.

They say hopefully there is no red on the water damage sticker, cause if there is, they cant help, but if its just faulty they can replace the phone.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] Pandemic:
Sony use since xperia 1 an Oled display and not Amoled.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
You'd be surprised at what silica dessicant beads can do.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Heat drives out moisture. You need air circulation as well for best results. With a sealed phone that isn't going to cut it.

First any free standing water needs to be dumped out... that's sort of funny, but true.

If you every dealt with flood damaged cars the magnitude of the problem becomes clear. Powered on circuits can be damaged irreparably in a short amount of time. A lot depends on the conductivity of the water and how long it sits there. If the battery was disconnected the car may be salvageable.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
Heat can help but the point is to make the air inside the bag extremely dry. Air readily absorbs moisture, which eventually evaporates. Very true about keeping everything turned off; while deionized water is non conductive and won't bother anything, most accidental spills and drops are in contaminated water which not only can be conductive, but may leave behind trace elements as it evaporates.

Still, I've had quite good success with desiccant rescue bags.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
I've cleaned thousands of circuit boards over to remove the flux. Sticking them in a sealed container with dry air is one thing I never did to dry them. Anhydrous sopropyl alcohol is an excellent cleaning/drying agent for most electronics, but needs a dry room to avoid condensation as it evaporates. Dry warm/hot air with high air flow is best for both isopropyl and water. Most times I also used compressed air to knock off the solvent/water beads then dry the pcbs. A high air flow blower of a large shop vac was another favorite for drying them.

Heat drives out moisture ie hot box. Hot boxes have been used for over a century especially in humid climates to preserve surgical instruments, camera equipment and electronics. Works regardless of the outside humidity. The box or cabinet is sealed but not completely air tight.

The surgery room at Pennhurst actually had it's surgery instrument cabinets lined in the back with steam heated radiators, circa about 1900.

They had large glass doors.

You could vacuum dry it though as this be very effective but again the cover should to be removed at the minimum. It's easy to make a small vacuum chamber, the vacuum pump doesn't need to pull a high vacuum to work well at a warm temperature.

Desiccant bags are best used to keep sealed items dry rather than to remove water per se.

I use them to protect lens.

As for the conductivity of the water it's a crap shoot. It could be mixed with sweat, be acidic, or otherwise contaminated.

I used RO water to flush my Buds case when it fell into a full cup of coffee, cream and sugar. The RO water to chase the sugar, then anhydrous isopropyl alcohol to chase the cream and water. Allowed it to dry in the sun and in a room for a day with the spot welded battery in it. I had the case torn apart and flushed within 5 minutes. 2 years later it still works normally. I drank the coffee after I cleaned the case, perfect day🤣
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] SinclairLen:
Silica gel works to a degree on my phone, the screen was able to turn on with the start-up logo but as soon it turns on it restarts itself.

I guess two day wasn't enough, especially on phones that are partially sealed, but I guess its true, not all phones are made equal when it comes to waterproof, I remember my XZ was completely waterproof, the swimming pool kind of waterproof.

Its like buying a lottery when you get a phone that fails its waterproof.

still waiting for update from the seller hahaha.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
It needs to be completely dry before power up.

It should have had the battery disconnected because the power controller circuits aren't completely powered down even when off.

The longer it stays in that state the greater the chances the damage will be permanent. Corrosion never sleeps.

Unless it's a dedicated underwater camera or enclosure never assume it will be watertight.

Even these enclosures have extra room for water leakage. If you saw the seals in these cams you be more cautious. They usually work pretty good but they can fail straight from the box or at any time... as you have witnessed. I keep my phones bone dry in spite of their water ratings.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] SinclairLen:
So they vacuum pack my phone before trying anything, so I was lucky they actually tried something off the books, now my phone is all good, but the warranty was void.

Advice before any watery endeavours *#*#7378432#*#* service test, pressure sensor, see the pressure if it drops when you press it, if it drop it means its not waterproof.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] cat139lyleb:
Don't want a custom, want a stock firmware, please?

Thank you!
[OnePlus 9 Pro] luckylui:
https://xdaforums.com/t/tmo-9-pro-modem-retention-data-fix.4292445/
[Sony Xperia XZ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Sjll:
Lineage 19.1 for Xperia XZ​

/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/

About LineageOS

LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 12.1,

which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

All the source code for LineageOS is available in the LineageOS GitHub repo.

And if you would like to contribute to LineageOS, please visit our Gerrit Code Review.

Official LineageOS website : http://lineageos.org

About LineageOS Legal : http://lineageos.org/legal/

Important Information

1. This ROM has nothing related to ODM images! So you don't need to ask/install anything like that, just follow the instructions.

2. DON'T Flash OEM from SODP.

3. You need to flash Stock Oreo and boot into it before flashing this ROM.

4. This ROM is suitable for dual and single model

5. You will meet a delay when recognize sim at the first boot.

Downloads Links

LineageOS 19.1:

Unofficial:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/release-sjll/files/kagura/19.1/

Google Applications (optional):

NikGapps: https://nikgapps.com/ (ARM64->Android S->core,)

Information: Flash the GApps before the first boot. If not, a clean flash is recommended.

Flashing and updating

LineageOS clean install:

Download the latest build of LineageOS ROM

Full wipe and factory reset (recommended / backup to make sure not to loose data)

Flash the LineageOS ROM zip from the Recovery

Flash the GApps to have the Google Applications (optional)

Every additional zip you want to flash (optional)

Reboot

LineageOS update/upgrade:

Download the latest build of LineageOS ROM

Wipe cache and dalvik cache

Flash the latest LineageOS ROM zip from the Recovery

Every additional zip you want to flash (optional)

Reboot

About the builds:

Source: https://github.com/linelessos

Issues and reports

Report issues only if you are using the ROM kernel

If an additional mod is installed, make sure it's unrelated, and mention it

Make sure the issue wasn't discussed earlier in the threads

Share a log of the error with CatLog for example

Also thanks to:

The LineageOS Team

The CyanogenMod Team

The SODP Team.

Olivier

Chippa_a

Everyone involved in working and testing

Contributors

@erikcas @Sjll

ROM OS Version: 12.1

ROM Kernel: Linux 4.4.x

Version Information

Status: Beta
[Sony Xperia XZ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Sjll:
FEATURES AND ISSUES

- Boot: Ok
- Bluetooth: Ok
- WiFi: Ok
- WiFi Hotspot: 2.4 Ghz Only
- RIL - Phone - Data: Ok
- VoLTE: No
- GPS: No test
- Camera: Ok
- Camcorder: Ok
- Lights: Ok
- MicroSD: Ok
- Accelerometer: Ok
- Compass: Ok
- Gyroscope: Ok
- QTI sensors: Ok
- Touchscreen: Ok
- FM Radio: NA
- Fingerprint: Ok
- Vibrator: Ok
- Microphone: Ok
- Audio & music: Ok
- Bluetooth audio: Ok
- NFC: Ok
- Kernel: Ok
- Graphics: Ok
- 3D Rendering: Ok
- Clock: Ok
- DRM: No test
- Offline Charging: No
- USB: Ok
- USB Tethering: No test
- USB OTG: No test
- Encryption: No
- SEPolicies: Permissive
[Sony Xperia XZ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] star__dust:
Hi, Good to see you again Sjll. Thanks for this great rom.

I am using it now it is smooth rom.

I have not tested Rom yet but fingerprint works a couple times then it stops working.

it seems that after install NikGapps: https://nikgapps.com/ (ARM64->Android S->core,) fingerprint makes problem!

MindTheGapps-12.1.0-arm64-20220605_112439.zip | by Alessandro Astone for Generic Device/Other

Download GApps, Roms, Kernels, Themes, Firmware, and more. Free file hosting for all Android developers.

androidfilehost.com

installing "MindTheGapps-12.1.0-arm64-20220605_112439.zip" solved my fingerprint problem and also google play issue.​

Anyway, thanks for your effort.

​

​
[Sony Xperia XZ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] ichrin:
Ohhh! Thanks for your work!

I'll try it! I wonder if the fingerprint will work successfully. On android 11 and android 10, my xperia xz often automatically reboot if I use fingerprint to unlock my phone. I try to get the log but I can't get anything useful, it just looks like kernel panic.

I am using crdroid 9.0 now.

感謝sjll大佬！

Best wishes.
[Sony Xperia XZ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] ichrin:
After flashing I installed magisk.

And this is the logcat file.

My Xperia XZ still automatically reboot when I am using fingerprint to unlock the phone.
[Sony Xperia XZ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] star__dust:
Fresh installation:

Flash latest Oreo ftf with Flashtool.

Flash latest TWRP in recovery partition. ---->https://dl.twrp.me/kagura/twrp-3.6.2_9-0-kagura.img.html

Reboot in recovery (Power off then press Power and volume down in the same time, when it vibrate, release power), Wipe Data, Cache and Dalvik/ART Cache. if it is possiple format ---->yes

copy rom + GApps

flash lineage-19.1-20220812-UNOFFICIAL-kagura.zip

flash MindTheGapps-12.1.0-arm64-20220605_112439.zip ----->https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=15664248565197177719

reboot
[Sony Xperia XZ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] ichrin:
Thanks for help! I am testing the fingerprint now.