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[Sony Xperia 1 III] Coleh:
Hey all, been using this phone for a while and even though I'm frustrated with the 888 chip's heat output I'm still using it for now. That said, next year most network providers are disabling 3G Networks and by extension, calls. I'd rather not have a £800 brick that can only call on Wi-Fi/WhatsApp so I'd like to know if anyone in the UK specifically has had success bypassing this issue. Is it as simple as flashing a different region firmware onto it? Is that even possible? All help/guidance is greatly appreciated, thank you.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] Ndlelex:
I do know that the phone has to be supported by at least one vendor in your country (one which offers VoWifi/VoLTE). In that case, you'd just have to flash firmware associated with that vendor in your phone. There may be bloatware, depending on that vendor's customization.

Needless to say; your SIM card must also be provisioned for that feature by your own network provider.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] RiNo808:
I know that this subject has been posted before and i have searched and searched everywhere for the answer and came up empty handed...

my problem is that when i hook up my touch cruise to my windows vista 32bit it give me and message saying "USB device not recognized, device has malfunctioned"

tired several of cables and devices and it will connect with my tilt but not the cruise...i also rebooted both device and computer...i also upgraded windows device center...

has anyone found a fix...or is there a driver that i need to install...i am running duttys rom...been away from the cruise forums due to i was using an iphone...please help on this situation...thanks in advanced...
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] owais0903:
Samsung has disabled access to Hidden Phone settings (For band selection,disabling 5G) which could be accessed by apps like NetMonster and Samsung Band Selection App.

This Has happened after the June 1 Security Patch update.

Any suggestions of workaround appreciated.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Griffin7296:
In the Samsung Band Selection app select the 2nd option More Network Settings and it should work
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] goTouch:
Didn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] brachiopod:
FWIW Samsung Band Selection still works for me after June 1 update on U1, I can still access the "Preferred network type" setting after clicking "MORE NETWORK SETTINGS" and then the name of my SIM.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] mookiexl:
Sucks I've just started using it everyday about a month ago and now is gone out of life.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Abaddon:
Not working anymore with u1. I miss forcing my phone to use a specific band
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] mikeypalmsprings:
The Samsung Band Selection explains the app depends on the fireware to exploit the hidden menu. This has happen before and eventually have a app update
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] crispy1805:
It may not update this time, according to the developer.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] brachiopod:
Yes, it still works that way for me too on the July update with U1.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Slaggy:
I have a workaround, but I won't be explaining it in detail.

From what I gathered; Samsung has only disabled the hidden menu through an app update. The function is still accessible on a firmware level. Which means there's still hope if you're rooted. You can download an older version of Samsung Call Settings and do a system-less installation of it.

I did the downgrade using LP magisk module, but since it's blocked on XDA I can't really explain the process here.

Haven't tried yet, but any other system-less app installer modules might do the downgrade as well.

or, if you're running a custom version of OneUI, just ask a OneUI Rom developer to downgrade the app in their rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] insestito:
I want to try this because my S22 has very poor band signal on 3G-4G (my network doesn't have 5G)
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Diman778:
can you link to the apk?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] wild_west:
Go to dialpad snd enter *#2263#
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] MMuthu4322:
After so much difficulties I have got it... *#73# did not work at all.

"If you cannot access the menu with the above codes, then follow these instructions to unlock the secret codes."

section in https://addrom.com/how-to-enable-all-bands-through-service-menu-on-us-ca-samsung-galaxy-s23-series/

helped. SamFW Tool did the trick. It is very unfortunate Samsung hidden these things.
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[Redmi 9 Power / 9T] F59B:
Hello all, i'm tired to edit the ROM when i install one because i have a LEMON phone (REDMI 9T NFC).

I want to change the name of my phone to LIME to install directly ROM without edit the file "updater-script" everytime because developper forget my device to the juice ROM.

Can i do this and how ?
[Redmi 9 Power / 9T] F59B:
ok I have the answer ... edit Build.prop with X-plore in a rooted phone.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] busterman:
Has anyone found an app that allows you listen to sirius satellite radio? All the apps I did find only allows you to connect to Sirius in the US.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] madman34:
SelectRadio

Try SeclecRadio. It gets Sirius and allows you to add links also, so if Canada is not there you can add it if you can listen online to it then SelectRadio will do it.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] oneders65:
Try this one

Try this one. I have never tried Canada but it may work for you.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] busterman:
RE: Try this one

Thanks friend! Installed the SiriusWM5 cab and selected Canada in the settings...worked straight away.

Much obliged!

Ed:D
[Lenovo P11] localbus:
When I first use the PC mode, the xiaoxin pad pro manage to have 2 monitor in extended mode, but now, I can only mirror the screen...

Didn't do or change anything... any one knows ?

Thread closed.... there is an option to extend just that is sooooo BUGGY！
[Moto G 5G Questions & Answers] maybeme2:
I've avoided the ota upgrade to android 11 because I heard of problems after the upgrade. But maybe the reported problems are from a vocal minority - or not?

What has been the general experience after moto's ota upgrade to 11?

Thanks.
[Moto G 5G Questions & Answers] RETIEF:
I am running 11, rooted, debloated. I have limited r/w access. It is running well. However, I don't see any advantage over 10.
[Moto G 5G Questions & Answers] maybeme2:
Thank you.

How do I turn off the regular notification to update? I'm not rooted, and have "Smart Updates" off.
[Moto G 5G Questions & Answers] RETIEF:
I don't know.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] ParkwayDrive08:
Hey Guys,

I just had to buy another v60 because I had purchased an AT&T version while using T-Mobile. The phone works until July when Tmo phases outs some legacy bands. So I bought a proper T-Mobile LG V60. I went all out and bought a genuine new one and its great but I noticed it weighs A LOT LESS than my previous AT&T. Its weighs 7.6oz, which matches specs, so I'm not worried, but its my older AT&T I'm wondering about, it weighs 8.2oz! I always thought it was heavy and just attributed it to the 5000mah batt. Can anyone with an AT&T confirm that theirs is also that heavy(8.2oz)??
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] Xryphon:
It's possible that the difference in weight is due to the modem (i. e. CDMA vs. GSM, if that applies). Other than that, I don't know what else could be the cause.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] ParkwayDrive08:
Ok thanks for the input. It's like a brick compared to my new phone. It even stays cooler longer because of the extra mass when charging. I've searched the forums, reddit and Google and can't find any reference to the extra weight. I guess you wouldn't notice unless you had bought two different versions of the phone though.
[Samsung Galaxy A51 Questions & Answers] vmirrimv:
Hello, recently I have flashed my phone with the following version of TWRP (11/12, 3.6.2):

https://xdaforums.com/t/recovery-unofficial-teamwin-recovery-project-v3-6-2-android-11-12.4400869/

Everything went well and the recovery has been sucessfully flashed.

The problem is, that while my phone is in TWRP, I need to transfer files to it, because I need to flash a custom ROM.

I tried to do it via MTP, but Windows says, that the file size is much more, that one can transfer to phone.

How to fix it, because in TWRP for Android 11 (not for 11/12) everything worked well.

BTW:

- While my phone is in system, adb works.

- ADB Sideload feature does not work.

- Data partitition is mounted.

- Multidisabler --all has been ran.

What should I do? Please help!
[Samsung Galaxy A51 Questions & Answers] reyalPreyalP:
Try to go to the Mount, then Press Enable/Disable MTP. adb devices, if still nothing disconnect cable and connect it.
[Samsung Galaxy A51 Questions & Answers] vmirrimv:
I have done it many times, but there was no result from that
[Microsoft Surface Duo 2] Blob Blobbed:
Unnstall your niagara launcher sports fans, it is trash.

now brace yourselves, this fascist is about to shill a commie launcher

google play defaults to the tablet version of yandex's launcher for surface duo 2 and it is delightful.

between the other 3 ive tried: micrisoft, niagara, nova prime; yandex is easily my fave so far...

other than the same rotation bugs you get with windows launcher, the only glaring issues ive noticed are that sometimes when switching from 1 screen mode to dual screen mode, the second screen will stay off about 10-15 seconds after u unfold it, the app drawer in 1 screen portait mode cuts off the 5th row of apps, and i dont see an option to change the number of rows in the drawer.

other than that, this launcher works like it was made.for dual screen...

or maybe we shouldn have been trying the tablet versions of laiunchers this whole time?

good god. in almost 2 years this thread has had not even 20 posts. is xda just not as popular as it used to be? cuz, granted my last 3 or 4 phones have been somewhat obscure, they still had hype. more than this warrants. yeesh
[Microsoft Surface Duo 2] carortruck80:
I think, and would have to agree, that people are scared to invested in the duo after all of the software bugs from the door along with the demise of windows phone. if they just added an android emulator, I would have delt with it. However, to just eol the phone and os just hurt.

Anyway, I have been running nova and from time to time, I have a problem with touch response. is it any better? Is that why you changed launchers?

I use my duo in phone mode most of the time and even pocket it like that. Maybe I don't see many issues because of that?

PS. Love your Pic. Carlin was a prophet! Played a good cardinal too!
[Microsoft Surface Duo 2] Blob Blobbed:
the short answer to ur first quesrion is yes

the long answer: nova (prime) is more or less the only launcher ive used for prob the last 3 years on 5+ phones and it had so many issues on duo 2, i went back to stock launch3r in less than a day, it just wasnt compatible imo.

regarding ur second questio: if by 'phone mode' u mean '1 screen mode' then i would not install yand3ex launcher cuz it doesn5 seem to like leaving landscape rotation.on the home screen or randomly on other apps which i find rather annoying.

and yeah carlin was great, him and patrice oneal are the only dead comedians who i find.myself wondering what their take on certain things these days would be.

edit: totally agree that for such a newfangled concept, an easy straightforward root process along with easily unlockable bootloader to install custom roms is a must (assuming thats what u meant by android emulator?). i might have been willing to buy duo 2 brand new full price had that been the case.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] lanny:
I just test my Polaris wireless speed on http://www.dslreports.com/mspeed. The browser is Opera 9.5 and the new IE6.

The D/L speed on Polaris with WIFI is lower than my HTC Tornado with only 802.11b.

So i think maybe the 802.11g is disabled default in Polaris. How can i enable it?

BTW, my router is Linksys wireless N.

Thanks!
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] T1TAN20:
Use SKtools.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] rspillo:
Many thanks, now my polaris in very very fast :D
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] cbasualdo:
And what has to be done with SKTools? :confused:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] rspillo:
My SkTools in italian language: Ottimizza ---> TCP/IP ----> Supporto WLAN 802.11G change in si [yes]

Now the polaris in Wlan have double speed
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] lanny:
I cant find this option in SKTools latest ver.4.4.4.1 (registered) :(

But i got the 1200-1700 kbps, is that mean the G has been enabled in this ROM?
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] rspillo:
Before i have 600 Kbps, now 1700, you?
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] psychedelicNerd:
Look in Tune Up!-->Network (Tab)-->WLAN 802.11g Support. Set this to Yes if its No. :)
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] lanny:
Got it! 10X buddy!

But the speed looks like similar to before.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] kufor:
there's a thread about that:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=292421
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] speakerphone:
I swear i could connect to G before, but then it broke a week ago.

now sktools shows it's off!
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] SuperJMN:
I went to the registry and the key Parms didn't have those values. I just created them. Should the work?
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] fellu4485:
So i rooted my Oneplus Nord 2 and got into a bootloop wiped the device using TWRP booted into rooted OS and wifi and bluetooth are not working. I dont have a backup of EFS partition.
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] pankspoo:
Flash Boot image
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] krugm0f0:
Flash vbmeta.img

.\fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

or from twrp.
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] fellu4485:
Didnt work
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] krugm0f0:
Try flashing stock boot, then vbmeta. Restart phone, let it boot and see if it works.

If yes, reboot to bootloader again, and fastboot flash rooted boot image. My latest image attached. And then vbmeta. Reboot phone.
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] pankspoo:
You need to flash stock Boot image not rooted
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] fellu4485:
I did
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] fellu4485:
I can't get WiFi and Bluetooth to work
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] Zombnombs:
This error is almost exclusively caused by having the wrong boot.img.

I know you already said you're certain you flashed the correct boot.img, but the fact your phone is showing these symptoms means you likely have the wrong boot.img, as is true in 99.999% of these cases.

The only other possible cause of these symptoms would be because you wiped or corrupted your persist partition.

The persist.img partition contains unique data calibrated to your own device which contains calibration specific to your phone's wifi and bluetooth module/antennas, if you wiped this partition by accident, you will need to find a backup of the persist.img taken from YOUR OWN DEVICE and reflash it, no one else on these forums will be able to provide these for you.

Again, I'll restate that the chances of the persist.img case being the cause here is almost unheard of unless you distinctly remember tampering with the persist image, which you would have had absolute ZERO reason to have done so.

I would highly recommend that you double, triple, and quadruple check you flashed the CORRECT boot.img before resorting to messing with your persist.img, it's likely your download source provided the wrong one, or you mixed up the files in your downloads folder which happens frequently.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
Hello community!

I think this is the best place to ask this question as this is a forum of default for all developers.

Why is Android not providing backup of app data?

On iOS, factory reset and restore is a breeze. The process is extremely simple, and there is absolutely no user intervention required after a factory reset. iOS simply puts everything in its place as if nothing happened. Same is true for macOS, WatchOS & iPadOS. This is just a wonderful implementation. The only limitation is if an existing app is no longer available on the Apple AppStore. In that case, the app data would still remain in the cloud (or iTunes backup), and can be easily restored if the app (.ipa file) is backed up using iTunes (or similar 3rd party software).

Can someone answer why the same is not available on Android, despite it being the more versatile software?

As far as I know, backup over ADB isn't reliable. And more importantly, ADB isn't for everyone.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
android is google. there exist native backup option to backup app data in google drive. adb backup is androids native backup option. it will save apps data to PC and can restored even to other devices.

so your question should be, why android provides solution to app developers protecting their app data from backup.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
The native backup solution doesn't backup most of the apps data. As a result, most things must be setup from scratch after a factory reset. The process isn't automatic and requires plenty of manual work. This is clear from the numbers below:

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Size of actual backup:

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It is clear that most apps are not backed up, and only a very few apps' data is included, which I believe is mostly Google stuff.

That said, why does Android allow developers to prevent their apps' data from being backed up? This doesn't make sense because the data belongs to the user, not the developer of the app.
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
what you don't understand app data can be perfectly backed up. it's just the app developers they decide whether it's allowed or not. It's controlled in AndroidManifest.xml

android:allowBackup="true" API level < 30

android:debuggable="true" API level > 30

https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/behavior-changes-12#adb-backup-restrictions

btw your screenshots refer to EXTERNAL_STORAGE

https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
On iOS, the backup doesn't include apps' own data (those that are required for the app to run properly), instead only the data that the app has collected from the user, such as settings, login credentials, etc. So that when the user restores a backup, everything simply works like nothing happened. And this includes crucial apps like Banking apps too.

During the restore process, the system downloads the apps automatically from the Store that comes with the entire database, libraries and other files that the app needs to run properly, which isn't part of the backup. The user doesn't have to worry about any of these things as the system handles EVERYTHING automatically.

I don't understand why App Developers should have a say in whether the user specific data that they collect and store in their working directories should be part of the backups. That data belongs to the user and as such only the user should decide whether it needs to be backed up or not, just how it is in iOS.

On Android, where does the app save all of user configurations and files?
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
I think we can track it down to simple rule.

if you wanna have control and responsibility about your phone in your hands, use android.

if you don't care a f** about what's stored in cloud - buy iPhone
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
You missed an important point: on iOS, user decides whether his data that is collected by an app should be backed up to the cloud or not. You get to control what to backup, and what not to backup. If user chooses to save in the cloud, Apple is pretty good in keeping that data secure. Most cases of breach are users' own stupidity.

With Android, it is absurd that the app developers make this decision for the users. And you are saying one should use Android if he wants to take control of this. I don't see a simple or reliable way to do that.
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
Yes because Android is highly customizeable. I know how to backup my data. There exist TWRP, Migrate, Titanium, and I never used any cloud. Btw the last thing I would backup is /storage/emulated/0/Android this is the first directory I always delete, and I never lost any app data (although I don't know what obb really contains as I never played games, used WhatsApp or any other memory wasting stuff)

It's okay if it is absurd to you, but sure it's not a technical reason. I have linked the documents explaining. To me it would scare me to dead if my device would re-install everything and becomes in the exact same state as before factory reset
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
can you give example app please, let's do reality check
[General Questions and Answers] x3r0.13urn:
It's simple, main reason is GDPR, cmiiw

Data needs to be separated between application data (config, everything that is not stored any customer/user/client information) and user's data (login sessions, anything that might compromise customer/user/client information).

For most application data, it can be safely assumed, google, huawei, or any third party software, can back it up, stores it in any kind of their backup storage (cloud, ftp, you name it), and restores it as they wished. However, as the user's data, they cannot. At least without user's consent. And it's because of GDPR.

And @Alecxs is correct. Imagine if someone can restore your data in their phone, and then they were identified as you, imagine the horror. If you think no it's impossible, think again. If you think Apple is secure and that's not possible, think again.

And now, why many backup apps exist in play store that can do that? Simple, they don't provide any kind of agreement that they will store your data in their storage, it's always in your local storage or your own cloud storage (dropbox, drive, you name it). And because there isn't any clear protocol from android to do so (separated backup between application or user data), most of them needs to be operated under root.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
GDPR? Seriously?

Is GDPR not applicable to Apple?

And GDPR is not about backup and restore. It is about collecting user data without authorization AND using it for purposes that benefit someone else.

For the purposes of backup, all data remains with the user account and not used for any purpose other than to restore the same to the user's device(s), subject to credentials verification.

By your logic, there cannot be any cloud based solution either, including emails!

As mentioned before, Apple is pretty good in taking care of their cloud services. And so is Google. Most cases of breach have been found to be a fault at the users' end. Someone keyed in their credentials in the wrong place and then complained that their account is compromised, their photos have been leaked - not Apple's fault.
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
please give me example app pkgname so I can double check