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[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qumad:
Is there a way to get Google TV running on Amazons Fire TV Cube 2nd Gen as the interface instead of the preinstalled one from Amazon?

I did try to search the forums if this has already been asked and answered, but could not find anything (?)

If there is a previous post about it feel free to point me in the right direction.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers] Jerry Garcia:
I sideloaded 13 TPB4.220624.008 without enrolling and now i'm still waiting for Stable 13 OTA. Tried sideloading full OTA and get the recovery error "update package being older than the current build...." I understand the whys, Is it just a matter of waiting? Read something about a small update file to get Stable 13. Anyone have any insight into this? Thanks
[Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers] Tulsadiver:
Go to settings and check for update. You could download full ota.

Full OTA Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers

developers.google.com
[Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers] Jerry Garcia:
I hope this helps some people out there. My solution was to simply enroll in beta and I got the update without delay.
[Touch HD General] nikki-m:
My music tab doesn't seem to be working as it should.

I have lots of music CDsloaded onto the storage card, and they show up when searching in the library, but I can only get a single album cover displayed on the TouchFlo page at a time.

Finger-scrolling up or down keeps the same album cover, but just changes through each trach.

How do I get to display and scroll through ALL the different albums?
[Touch HD General] blackb1ade:
I dont think you can scroll albums at that level, you have to go into library and use the album tab there to choose your album [and there is a picture of each front cover displayed on that list if you have it loaded - then scroll tracks on that album by swiping the front page

If you have a playlist with all different artists/albums on it will display the corresponding album cover, but the credenza album thing is purely an iphone feature as far as I can tell. Someone may write something for it at some stage, but dont hold your breath!
[Touch HD General] nikki-m:
Yes, that's how it seems to be.

But looking at several demos of the Touch HD and TouchFlo 3D on YouTube, they show several album covers stacked up, and finger-scrollable just like the photos.

How do the demos show multiple album covers, when both you and I seem to be displaying only one cover at a time?
[Touch HD General] Nomel:
My HD shows one Cover for each Track. Try to make a single folder for every album. My HD shows one cover for all files in a folder.
[Touch HD General] nikki-m:
So it isn't possible to flick through albums on the TouchFlo screen to select albums, it appears. I have to go into the library , select albums, and then scroll up or down.

Yes, I can see that works easily! 1 - 0 to the Ipod!!
[Touch HD General] TTDegs:
there have been a few threads on this (though I haven't done anything about it yet as I'm still playing with other bits of the phone LOL)

from memory, a work around is to put a jpeg of the album cover in the folder - but I'm sure that there was also a more elegant solution!

or I may be just completly mis-rememberring it (in which case sorry!)

a search on coverart or album should hopefully get you in the right direction :)
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
I bought a 5a from the Google Store in the US back in Nov 2021. I have since moved to New Zealand.

So apparently the Pixel 5a was never released here, so support options are extremely limited. Google store support says I'd need to mail the phone back to the US to get warranty service done. I don't think so.

Here's what happened:

Phone was working fine. Was on a phone call. Screen froze. I could hear the person, but they couldn't hear me. I did a hard reset, and the screen went black and never came back on. The phone itself is working-- vibrations, bluetooth devices connecting, etc. But the screen remains black.

I inspected the screen for microfissures, just in case, but didn't see any. Because of how the BSOD happened, it seems very likely it's a software crash that borked my display.

I'd love to do a factory reset, but I cannot access the bootloader because the screen doesn't come on at all.

Is there a way I can access the bootloader via my laptop through USB cable without having to access the screen at all? I never rooted this phone, so I don't have an easy back door entry to the bootloader.

Thanks in advance for your help.
[Google Pixel 5a] Brandroid28:
so, this is "funny", cause it just happened to mine, too. were you on the new 13 release? or did you use the app Repainter? cause I don't know what happened with mine. i was rooted, and thought it had something to do with that. first time it happened, i was able to use the flash tool available in the chrome browser. second time, it didn't work (couldn't reboot to fastbootd) and i had to send it in. anyways, not sure if you would have ever enabled usb debugging. enter fastboot by holding power and volume down. then do a flash with the flash tools. not sure if you'd have to wipe your data. google should receive my 5a tomorrow and hopefully they'll give me an update

so i saw 3 more posts on here about the same problem - one of em in the last week. can't be this common of a problem with other devices
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
No I'm running stock everything. Not rooted but I turned USB debugging on.

What's the flash tool available in the browser you are referring to? Were you able to factory reset even with a black screen? If so, I need to know details :)
[Google Pixel 5a] Brandroid28:
Android Flash Tool

flash.android.com

have to use chrome

yeah, the first time i was able to restore it. you should be able to tell the phone is still connected. connect the usb, hold the power and vol down buttons until you hear or see the alert it's connected. then select it on the the flash tool. choose the build to flash. i left all the options as default, but you probably don't have to relock the bootloader
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
Just to be clear, will I need to be rooted to use this? (I am not)
[Google Pixel 5a] Brandroid28:
no you don't. i don't think you have to have been connected to it before. like usually when you use adb, you have to approve it from your phone the first time. but i'm not sure
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
Just tried this.

At one point in connecting to the Android flash tool, you have to tap on the screen to accept a debugging prompt, which doesn't work as my screen is black.

So how did you get this working?
[Google Pixel 5a] rchris494:
have to tried powering on with power + vol down to see if you can get to the bootloader?

have to tried to reflash the stock rom? from here https://developers.google.com/android/images#barbet

you must use chrome browser to do this.

you only need bootloader unlocked to reflash the stock rom.
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
So I'm guessing that I can get into the bootloader to attempt to unlock it, but i can't do anything with it because the screen remains black.

Is there a way that I can bypass the screen on the phone with some sort of tool that will display and let me interact with the phone on my windows laptop? If i can do that, I'll finally be able to do a factory reset without having to reflash anything.
[Google Pixel 5a] EonOfBlack:
Did you happen to have "Allow OEM unlocking" toggled on in Developer Options in Settings before the issue started happening?
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
I definitely have USB debugging enabled, but I didn't modify any other settings. It's pretty stock barbet. The problem is with the black screen I can't accept USB debugging on the phone after I initiate a request on the PC.
[Google Pixel 5a] EonOfBlack:
Does the screen stay black but still accept inputs, or is it completely unresponsive with no display?
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
Also, the problem with trying to flash a new rom is that:

1) my phone is locked, and I cannot unlock it with a black screen

2) I have to accept something on the screen of the phone (which is black) to allow the flash to initiate
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
I am 100% sure the phone is operating correctly behind the viel of black screen darkness.

The phone is completely responsive to button presses and paired bluetooth devices. I can tell this because the bluetooth devices tell me that they've connected, and I've also turned on the accessibility (hold vol up and down) so I get voice prompts that tell me the phone is locked, % battery left, charging status, etc. I am sure the phone is accepting inputs from the USB cable when I attempt to flash.

The first barrier is that the phone is locked, and the second barrier is that I can't accept any screen inputs/usb connections with a black screen.

If there were a way to initiate a factory reset only using physical buttons, I think I'd be fine.
[Google Pixel 5a] EonOfBlack:
Sorry, I was meaning does it accept touch inputs? If it does, you should be able to guess the location of the prompt on screen and accept it.
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
No touch inputs at all. That's the whole problem. The phone otherwise seems to be working fine.
[Google Pixel 5a] rchris494:
so they do make hdmi casts. i had one for my htc one m9. basically it would mirror the screen to my tv by older android connector to hdmi. i am sure they make newer ones that are USB-C to hdmi. it is similar to the one in this video

. except with not being able to use the touch screen as well you would have to use a usb c splitter and then get cheap usb wired mouse to work with it all. not sure if wireless would work. i did use my bluetooth mouse but that was a long time ago on my htc one m9 and once again no touch input leaves you with not many options. it is not a free option. unless you buy it all then return it if it doesn't work or you manage to solve the problem.

you might also want to try the main general q&a forum on xda. https://xdaforums.com/f/general-questions-and-answers.456/ maybe a recognized developer will read it and know of something. the pixel 5a forum isn't most active forum for development.
[Google Pixel 5a] jcp2:
The Android flash tool site only requires USB debugging enabled. If your bootloader is not unlocked, the AFT will unlock it for you. ***unless it is a Verizon locked phone.
[Google Pixel 5a] EonOfBlack:
But that's the issue. They aren't able to accept the ADB debugging request if they can't use the screen.
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
The problem with AFT is that it requires a screen tap (and an unlocked screen) to accept the USB debugging connection.
[Google Pixel 5a] schleima:
The more I think about this, the more I wonder if this is a hardware issue after all.

Since I'm not getting the rainbow G logo when booting up, that says to it might be a hardware issue. I did have a cracked screen replaced at U break I fix before coming to new Zealand, and I wonder if the screen connection on the motherboard came loose or something, which caused the crash and subsequent black screen?
[Google Pixel 5a] rchris494:
android platform tools

open command prompt in android platform tools folder

from bootloader (vol + down)

fastboot flashing unlock

vol down once then power to unlock without being able to see the screen is the command sequence.

then maybe flashing the factory rom image again
[Google Pixel 5a] Brandroid28:
sorry for not keeping up with this. just got my phone back from the warranty repair. they called it a power problem and I can tell they ended up replacing the display. it's too bad they can't offer support. but maybe you can get it replaced again somehow.
[Google Pixel 5a] im1nfected:
@schleima, did you have any luck finding a solution?

I have a similar problem as you.

For me, my screen went dead after updating to Android 13. After the update, the phone rebooted and then it hung on the home screen for 20 seconds. Then it went blank!

I know the phone works fine - rings, vibrates, bluetooth devices connect etc.

I event did a blind factory reset (using the hardware buttons), but no luck.

Unfortunately for me, I'm in India, where the phone was never launched. Hence no official support available.

I took it to a local repair shop, who said they tried putting on a new screen, but that didn't work either.

I wish there was a way to somehow flash Android 11/12.
[Google Pixel 5a] rkitect:
To be fair, it's not because you're in NZ. We bought our Pixel 5 in February of last year and even though the customer rep was familiar with the problem, knew it was a motherboard failure, they still wouldn't stand by the device and give us an option for replacement. Guess it's time to start looking forward to the Pixel 5/a class action that will be cropping up in the near future.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] r3k0:
So, got a 256 SD version yesterday, pretty soon noticed a type of blanked out port on the button side that i had not noticed on pics i had seen of the phone online.

Anyone know what it is and why it's not on 99% of the pics i see ??

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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
This?

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Probably has to do with the antenna.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] r3k0:
No mate, can't you see my 2 images?

Its a 20x4mm section.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Mark it... that's why you got the big bad spen and screen write.

Likely an antenna.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Space_Egg:
It is a 5G mmwave band antenna
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] elmarian756:
He probably means this, and i don't have that on my s22u at all. Others does have this?

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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
That's an antenna I think. To verify watch a tear down vid of that model.

Makes you wonder if and if so how much it weakens the frame rail.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] elmarian756:
Yes after some google looks like some s22u has this and some others does not.

It is a cutout for 5g mmwave antena and probably yes, it could weaken the frame a bit or at least be a snapping point if the phone flexes too much. Just as antennas cutouts are.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Village_Idiot:
It's one of the antennas. The 5G one.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] r3k0:
Yer, sorry, i should have used my s-pen to circle it idd ;) didn't think i needed to though as its fkn huge :D

So as I'm in the UK i understand i won't even be using it? :/ bummer!
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Jaxom84:
Strange, I ordered mine from the German Samsung website and I don't see anything like this.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] r3k0:
Mine is a SD version from US, so maybe that's it?? 🤔
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] olafsand:
US models have mmwave 5g, other regions phones dont have. You can see it only US phones.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] RockwellB1:
Has nothing to do with 5G from what I actually understand (not all 5G phones have this cutout, even US mmwave ones N20U for example). It actually has to do with Ultra-wideband which is used for precise location detection. Not Verizon's stupidly named UWB 5G. Something similar first appeared on the iPhone 11 I think, when Apple decided to launch their Airtags or whatever they are called.

It allows the phone to detect other equally equipped devices or tags or whatever comes along in the future with much greater accuracy than before. So say you have a tag on your keys, the phone will show exactly where they are (the couch for example) instead of something like "within 5ft of you".

Ultra-wideband - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Jaxom84:
Thanks for the explanation, but it is still strange that this cutout is not seen on every models. Are all S22U compatible with ultra-wideband? Mine has the option, but no cutout. 🤔
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Samsung is like a box of rabid gerbils; there's no rhythm or reason sometimes for their bizarre behavior...🤣🤭🤣
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] RockwellB1:
The N20/N20U didn't have the cutout but was able to do UWB stuff. Glass isn't the greatest for allowing signal through, so my guess is it's a way to allow better signal now that they have tags and such.

It *could* be mmwave 5G, but everything I've read points at an actual UWB antenna. Mainly because not all mmwave phones have the cutout, and reading into the iPhone when the cutout first appeared (they say it's for their tags).

But yes, like BlackHawk said, Samsung does mysterious things for the different regions. If the features you need work, then I wouldn't worry about it too much. I just find it annoying it's probably a weak point in the frame, but I've sat on my phone without a case and no issues so...

EDIT:

So I was looking at teardown images and that antenna actually says mmW on it. So it does have to do with mmwave. The fact not every mmwave phone has the cutout but this does still makes me think it's at least something to do with the fact glass isn't the best for signal strength and they decided to do things this way.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Makes you wonder if Samsung IDed it as a potential weak spot then modified it.

You get the impression Samsung is in a big, bad hurry.

Samsung's last solid flagship release remains the N10+ in my opinion. Its stood the test of time very well for a phone... it's a beast.

It's sad to see Samsung degrade their flagship line yet their midrange line still has expandable storage. This inverted marketing devalues their flagships... and they know better but like a brat they just do what they want. Then they make up lame excuses rather then owe up to their screwups. I don't see much hope in Samsung nowadays.

Samsung's latest Buds+ successor failed to impress me as a replacement. Not sealed and with half the battery life. The noise cancelling at this price point will not be optimum so it will likely degrade the sound quality noticeably. Worse the latest firmware update for the Buds+ degraded the audio quality. Do Not update the firmware if you have a pair of Buds+ as firmware they are shipped with sounds better*. The firmware is a pain to rollback too.

wtf Sammy, you nuts?🧐😡🤬

*I did an extensive side by side comparison... not my imagination! The old version is slightly higher decibel, brighter, with a noticeably better sound stage (that may not be the right term for a sealed bud but that's how it sounds)!

Got one pair of Buds+ that needs the firmware rolled back now because of this.
[Thinkpad Tablet Android Development] MikqPL14:
This version of TWRP works on the Lenovo TB-X606FA and TB-X606F. It might also work on the other variants of TB-X606. Reported working on TB-X606X.

Warning: this TWRP will

not

work for any of the Tab M10 variants with Qualcomm SOCs. For the TB-X505F

* Disclaimer *

* Your warranty is now void and your tablet is cute. *

* We're 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 recovery

* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if

* you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will turn you into a furry. :p

Working:

Almost everything is working including:

data decryption

MTP

OTG

Installation

It is recommended to flash magisk zip after flashing recovery.

If Windows 10 does not recognise your tablet in fastboot mode, then see post #2.

How to install:

1. Unlock bootloader

2. reboot to fastboot: adb reboot bootloader

3. disable dm-verity: fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmetalentab.img

4. flash recovery: fastboot flash recovery fbrpx606f.img

5. fastboot reboot recovery (if you cant, turn off device and boot to recovery by holding all buttons)

6. flash magisk.zip

7. Your device is now UwU

OUR WEBSITE: https://sites.google.com/view/femboyrecovery
[Thinkpad Tablet Android Development] HackyNoob:
what is difference between lenovo tb x606v & lenovo tb x606F

cause i have lenovo tb-x606v
[Thinkpad Tablet Android Development] z704w40:
Can confirm it works. THX
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] Cryte-k:
Hello, I am wanting to buy a case for me A52s but I only find Case for A52 in my country .. will it work? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] ShaDisNX255:
Yes, it works for both.
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] Cryte-k:
perfect thanks
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] Cryte-k:
Another question .. a A53 case will work in an A52S?
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] Marvin.the.Martian:
No
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] Cryte-k:
ok thanks
[Google Pixel 6a] Zaxx32:
Just wanted to double check in light of the anti-rollback e-fuse google implemented.

Are we still ok to use the 'restore images' option/method in Magisk in order to keep root whilst taking the latest OTA (A13} update?
[Google Pixel 6a] tlxxxsracer:
Why not just download the factory images.. patch the new boot. Flash images and flash the patched boot.
[Google Pixel 6a] Zaxx32:
Wanting to keep data...without editing flashall? dumb reason tho...guess cuz I still don't trust myself not to screw it up...
[Google Pixel 6a] wire55:
I used PixelFlasher. Keep Data option and patched boot image. Was up and running in less than 10 minutes going from A12 to A13. No loss of root and retained all functionality of modules. Still pass safetynet and gpay works
[Google Pixel 6a] Zaxx32:
Damn it....why do I NEVER remember that. Have to take that stupid lil bug patch they issued just before 13 dropped. 1.25mb update taking a friggin hour ota...smdh
[Google Pixel 6a] Zaxx32:
Finished the ota then used pixel flasher...MUCH faster! Tyfrm...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] pedroo:
Can someone make icons like this?

Thanx
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] zerocool81:
:d i like it! very good!!
[Samsung Galaxy A50s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & O] physwizz:
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@Badger50

@moderator

could you please remove?
[Samsung Galaxy A50s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & O] physwizz:
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[Samsung Galaxy A50 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] physwizz:
physwizz A505 R kernel version 3.1

SM-A505f s9 Android 11

For testing

For OneUI 3.1

( also works for GSIs)

Samsung securities disabled

More CPU governors

Conservative, On-demand, Userspace, powersave, performance, energy_step, shedutil

Optimised for performance

CPU:

Big 936 MHz - 2314MHz

Little 403MHz - 2054MHz

lz4 default compression added to zram

Bugs:

?

Installation

Post#2

Kernel

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