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[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] coolpoete:
Wrote this message to Google support. I don't suspect I'll hear anything from anybody but I'll post here for my fellow Pixel brothers and sisters that perhaps may experience something similar. I'm disappointed. I know the phone is relatively inexpensive (cheap) and you get what you pay for (?) but this points to bad hardware, simple and plain. How does my 2019 LG G7 on android 9 (!!??) outlast a 4a5g?? I expected more but, alas it is what it is. Peace out, Pixel 4a5g.

"Over my time since I've been on Google Fi I've used and bought a few devices. I started out with a Pixel 4a, then upgraded to the 4a5g and now I'm on the 6 Pro. I love Google phones and have always been a fan since days of the Nexus devices. I was disappointed when my 4a5g started bootlooping 2 months ago. It has never been unlocked or have I attempted to flash ROMs on it. It would eventually stop and boot back up, last for a week or so then bootloop again. This time around it continued for a longer period of time. When I went to try to do a factory reset it is stuck in Fastboot saying "no valid slot to boot." Based on the research on this issue I realize the phone is pretty much dead, even though I can use Google's own Flash tool to flash factory images for it. The phone is no longer under warranty and your support doesn't give any other options than paying for repair upt to $350, which is beyond the worth of the device. I am disappointed that the phone bootlooped to the point of death after only owning the device for LESS THAN 2 YEARS. (Nov 2020). My previous device, a LG G7 that I previously had on Verizon lasted longer, and my dad still uses that phone to this day. I purchased that phone in March of 2019. I know this post will only fall on deaf ears and no one can do anything about it but for the first time in a long time I'm disappointed by a Google phone."

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[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] Kaynejulian:
Why not reflash since those ROMs are easily available? You have access fastboot, no?
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] coolpoete:
I've been flashing and re-flashing this phone for 2 days.
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] Kaynejulian:
What's the output? What is error code? What commands are you using? What does fastboot getvar all show?
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] coolpoete:
I'm using the android flash site to flash the phone with a stock image from Google. It goes through the process with no errors, then it acts like it's going to boot, bootloops twice then goes to the pictured fastboot mode showing "no valid slot to boot." Fastboot shows the build number (android 11 or 12 depending on which I've flashed) but when i try to wipe data i get /system/bin/tune2fs is missing.
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] Thordim:
I thought mine was also. I used this site to get it back to a running rom

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[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] coolpoete:
Thanks for trying, I get file format is not recognized error message. I tried manually installing the Pixel Experience ROM and even got that ROM's recovery to flash, and flashed the ROM, all went well exactly as the website said but then it said that the phone is corrupted and bootlooped. Flashed the stock 12.1 image using the Android Flash Tool, back to above error message after 2 bootloops.
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] Deleted member 6200352:
Wonder if there is any way to check NAND integrity on this device. It's like you flash and reflash and somehow it loses it "bits". Which is weird. I would be temped to try to "semi-brick" it and see if a manual flash (via fastbboot) over all the individual partitions one at a time, would resolve issue, assuing NAND is still ok. That sucks man. I'm sorry.
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] coolpoete:
What confuses me is that even when I manually flash a custom ROM or stock image it goes through the process just fine, no error messages. It boots up, does the little G circle animation and right as it's about to go to the next screen.. bam, it reboots. Does it a second time, then immediately goes to the above-mentioned screen shot. So I think somewhere the hardware or storage drive or whatever you want to call it is broken. I wonder if I triggered it when I tried to enter fastboot during one of the times I tried to factory reset it. I dunno... I'm attempted to let the battery die then recharge and try again or something.

It's ok, I'm sort of over it.. my feelings are hurt at this point. I've been Rooting and Romming since the days of Moto Droid X2, Galaxy Note 2 (before vzw locked their bootloader) and the Nexus 6, so when I got into the Pixel phones I was relieved when I didn't feel like I didn't have to do all of that just to get the phone to feeling like it's working smoothly. I have a 4a that has a broken screen, this one and a 6 Pro (factory), so I've really liked the Google Pixel devices and the software experience. So for this to start bootlooping even without me tinkering with it for over a year is just a disappointment.
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] coolpoete:
If anyone can understand it, here are screenshots of the recover.log file from the recovery screen.
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] coolpoete:
Tried flashing the first Android 11 OTA image from the Google Images site, A4 October 2020 as it's a unlocked Google purchased phone. I noticed it goes through the motions but says status 0 then further that system/bin/tune2fs is missing so nothing is being written. This must be happening every time I try to flash but I'm not actually seeing that nothing's happening on the Google flash website.

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[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
Have you already tried the Android Flash Tool? Given the circumstances I would recommend checking the Force flash all partitions box.
[Google Pixel 4a 5G Questions & Answers] coolpoete:
yeah, that was the first thing i did, tried 11, 12, 13 beta, 13 official... nothing. Lineage too.
[OnePlus 9] JimmyL216:
I rooted OP9 T-Mobile with a patched boot image of C17. Using fastboot boot patched boot.img. Then direct installed in Magisk.

I need help converting back to the stock firmware. I no longer want root and want to update the phone when updates are released. I uninstalled and restored images in Magisk and tried to take the C18 update but I always get installation error. I then factory reset the phone but still can't take an update. If I try to lock the bootloader I end up on a screen that has red writing saying it can't boot to the ROM for some reason.

Any help would be appreciated. Having a hard time finding the T-Mobile stock or how to install it, if I flash it out how to do all this
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] professorcookie:
So I have an old phone with a bunch of photos I can no longer access (mostly of my cat), the phone is absolutely in a sorry state.

It is a Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III, no battery, cracked screen, the side power button is stuck pressed in, USB is none responsive ( no signs of life and PC cannot detect). I've spent a few weeks on and off trying various things to fix the said device, but cannot get it functioning again.

Does anyone know of a way to recover the data from this, essentially the corpse of a phone?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhawk:
Repair it to where it can be booted.

Buy a used one and swap the mobo out.

Use a SD card to download the data.
[Nova Launcher] mkdr:
Ive installed Nova launcher, but I find it super annoying, that it always shows the last app after phone was locked. How can you change it to always show home screen after an unlock?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] CapAdamT:
So I'm trying to unlock my bootloader to root my phone with Magisk (which also patches VBmeta, which is important for me to do). Originally the OEM unlock option was not appearing in my phone's settings, but I fixed that with the date hack (set the phone's clock to 2022-05-01 instead of 2022-08-05). But now when I reboot into the first stage of download mode, the option to unlock the bootloader does not show up, it just has the option to reboot, enter download mode, or show the barcode. When I enter download mode, the KB status shows as ACTIVE. The CSC I'm using is BTU and I'm on the latest CVG2 firmware of Android 12 (OneUI 4.1).

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] CapAdamT:
Anything?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Zdrawko0o:
Make sure that USB debugging in developer options is enabled.

Turn off your device.

Hold volume up and down buttons and keep holding them.

While holding them, connect your smartphone to a PC using USB cable.

There will be a warning message.

"... to continue press volume up ..."

Don't just press volume up button, but keep holding it.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] CapAdamT:
Yeah I do that and the unlock bootloader option doesn't show up. Pressing and holding volume up goes into download mode, as described in the original post...
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Zdrawko0o:
Can't help you, sorry.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] CapAdamT:
No worries lol
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] CapAdamT:
Is the A526B (Snapdragon) as sold in the UK using BTU as the CSC considered a US device?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] ShaDisNX255:
It's not. The U.S. variant is A526U and U1.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Zdrawko0o:
Did you try flashing other firmware from another region?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] ShaDisNX255:
Odin will only let you flash U and U1 firmware on them.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Zdrawko0o:
He said that his device is SM-A526B, not SM-A526U1.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] ShaDisNX255:
Ummmm did you check the post I was replying to. The question was, is this device a U.S. variant and I said no, the U.S. variant models are U and U1.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Zdrawko0o:
Yep. So he can flash another firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] ShaDisNX255:
Ah Ok, I see I misunderstood your question. I assumed you asked me can you flash firmware from another region on U.S. variant devices because you quoted my post where I mentioned the U and U1 variants.

So yeah, any region can be flashed on SM-A526B as long as it's the same model.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Zdrawko0o:
BTU doesn't relate to US at all. BTU is just a region code, code for UK.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] ShaDisNX255:
I'm assuming this question was asked because you weren't getting the option to unlock the bootloader in download mode. Probably the date code wasn't working properly. What I suggest doing is flashing stock firmware with Odin. Completely wipe the phone. Then when you're setting up the phone for the first time, connect to a WiFi network on the setup screen. I've noticed that sometimes OEM Unlock gets bugged when this is skipped and it seems that topjohnwu also caught on to this because he explicitly includes it in his installation instructions of Magisk

Quote from Magisk Installation on Samsung devices:

topjohnwu mentions Internet during the setup but I think it's worked for me better when I connect to a Wi-Fi network.

So after completely wiping the phone with Odin I suggest you connect to WiFi on setup and then check your developer settings again. Hopefully, OEM Unlock will be there without the need to do the date trick.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] CapAdamT:
I actually tried that a while back... Had it connected to the internet using mobile data as well as WiFi, no luck. I'll try again in a few days time once my phone has been repaired by Samsung (warranty).
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] CapAdamT:
Well, that warranty repair took longer than expected. I can now report that I am still facing the same issue. I tried setting it back up while connected to WiFi (speed shouldn't be an issue, I get gigabit speeds and on WiFi I've seen 400mbps).

After checking the bit in the download mode menu, seeing that there is no `unlock bootloader` option, and then booting into Android again, the setting just disappears again, after having enabled it before shutting the phone down.

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] benjmiester:
This is really strange, but I just wanted to add that I'm a U1 US variant owner that was just now looking into rooting and I came across this thread.... before even trying anything I'm already noticing I too have no OEM unlocking option in my dev settings. Really odd. I guess there's the very remote possibility my BL is already unlocked as I bought it used off eBay but I doubt it. I've run several OTAs so that seems very unlikely lol.

For me root is only desired to run Viper4Android so I'm not even 100% sure I want to bother with that now if it's going to be that steep an uphill battle.

---Edit--- Sorry, nevermind I'm dumb, the U1 Us models just aren't BL unlockable. Saw in another thread. All I want is root though, I don't need to flash roms or TWRP usage. Anyone know if that's still doable?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] CapAdamT:
That still needs an unlocked BL...
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Fairy Penguin:
I'm resurrecting this thread to bring up that I also want to REALLY unlock my own Samsung A52 5g and the inability to is driving me insane. My model number is specifically the SM-A526U and also does not have the "OEM Unlock" setting in the developers options. It's kinda frustrating because almost every tutorial or advice I look up for unlocking this phone lean on or mainly talk about switching to this setting I don't have!

And fastboot has not been kind to me either, giving me the "FAILED (remote: 'unknown command') error whenever I use "fastboot oem unlock" on it.

I really want to start working on this phone and give it new life and Samsung is getting in the way of that.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] ShaDisNX255:
This is a U.S. phone model. Samsung hard locks bootloader making it impossible to unlock by regular means. Only way I've seen is with paid methods.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Fairy Penguin:
DANG, really? What options do I have then, with these paid methods? I've heard something called ODIN is used to unlock Android phones, but I dunno if it'll work here...
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] ShaDisNX255:
Odin is used to flash fw to Samsung devices, not really useful in your situation.

Just checked and unfortunately, the A52 5G isn't supported even with the paid method. Looks like Samsung found out about people selling unlock tokens and patched it up on newer devices. Which means that for now, there is no method to unlock your bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Fairy Penguin:
Hell...

That freaking sucks, man :(

I really wish there would be some way to crack this bootloader open as I had so many plans for it. I know people have been able to unlock the bootloader and install stuff like PostmarketOS on the 4g model of this device so I assumed it would still be possible with the 5g version.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] CapAdamT:
I am reviving this old topic again because I *still* can't get it to work, on my A526B
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] ped1609:
hola tengo la a526b/ds y si he podido desbloquear el bootloader y volver a bloquearlo por ahora no vale la pena sin twrp instalar una custom rom o gsi y probé con dsu sideloader pero no instaló , eso si use otro cable usb c porque el que venia no me funciono me di cuenta para instalar una rom oficial por odin y falló. pd soy de españa,Hello, I have the a526b/ds and if I have been able to unlock the bootloader and lock it again for now it is not worth it without twrp to install a custom rom or gsi and I tried with dsu sideloader but I could not install, that is if I used another usb c cable because The one that came did not work for me, I realized to install an official rom by odin and it failed.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] easyxpress:
I have the A526U (not U1) model. Is this still bootloader unlockable?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] ShaDisNX255:
It's not.
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] tetou:
hello

i have a poco m3 pro 5g miui 13.0.1 global version i unlocked the bootloader using the official tool

after that i tried to flash the miui 12.5 global version using miflash everything went well

but after my phone rebooted it was stuck on fastboot mode when i reboot it again it boot to fastboot mode

i tried wiping data using recovery mode

i tried rebooting using recovery mode

and i tried safe boot

nothing worked it always boot to fastboot mode

can anyone help me please
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] XxMarcelo_SillvaxX:
Mod edit - translated by https://www.deepl.com/translator

You need to use the SpFlashTool tool on this device, for being a mediatek the miflash tool does not work at all, I speak from experience lose, but there in the tool you have to just the Donwload option or the device can block no bootloader and even lose the IMEI, and gives a lot of work to recover again, and also need to use the Bipass Tool before the SpFlashTool, without the Bipass tool does not work .

*****************************************************************

Você precisa usar a ferramenta SpFlashTool nesse aparelho, por ser um mediatek a ferramenta miflash não funciona de jeito nenhum, eu falo por experiência própria perder, mas lá na ferramenta você tem que apenas a opção Donwload ou o aparelho pode bloquear nenhum bootloader e até perder o IMEI, e dá muito trabalho para recuperar novamente, e também precisa usar a ferramenta Bipass Tool antes do SpFlashTool, sem a ferramenta Bipass não dá certo .
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] jack lamters:
If you are stuck on fastboot mode on your POCO M3 Pro, don't worry! There are a few things that you can try in order to fix this issue.

First, try restarting your phone. If that doesn't work, then try booting into recovery mode and doing a factory reset. If that still doesn't work, then you may need to flash a new ROM onto your phone.

If you are not comfortable with any of these solutions, then you can always take your phone to a POCO service center or a qualified repair shop. They will be able to help you troubleshoot the issue and get your phone working again.
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] tetou:
thank you for the reply

i did solve it using a new rom (13.0.2) and the phone started normally

i think the problem happened because i downgraded the version in the first try
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] 1lopes:
Por favor não fales português no XDA, podes usar um tradutor online, é uma regra e não quero que penses que estou a dizer isto para o mal mas sim para o teu bem, por favor lê a regra nº4
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] 1lopes:
Have you tried again, could you downgrade back to MIUI 12? I am planning to also downgrade but I'm unsure
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] tetou:
i'm on it right now , i will keep you updated

UPDATE: i tried the 12.5.5 rom from this website and it worked fine i think i downloaded the wrong version in the first try

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[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] wetito:
miui13 is better. app are updated. many super cool mod are available. downgrade to miui12 in my opinion is not the best choice
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] tetou:
i had alot of performance and battery issues with MIUI 13
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] irfan_omi22:
I was having same problem with MI 11 Ultra, Downgrading to MIUI 12. Try Flashing the ROM using "Xiaomi ADB/Fastboot Tools".

MI Flash Tool was constantly giving me Flash Timout Error.
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] irfan_omi22:
But its a battery killer, I was getting only 3 to 3.5 Hour SOT. With Miui 12 Downgrade, I am currently getting more then 5 hours.
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] 1lopes:
First time with Mi Flash downgrade and was a boot

Thanks for updating me
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] wetito:
i charge my phone for 10 minutes 2-3 times a day. SOT statistics are useless for new phones. i prefer a software updated with modern functions instead an holdest
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] Oswald Boelcke:
@XxMarcelo_SillvaxX

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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] ron_hyatt:
hello everyone,

s22 ultra model sm-s908u1 (sm-s908uzkaxaa)...made in vietnam 8/128 version single sim.....how do i know if its a snapdragon or exynos version before buying?

thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
By the model and PN# per se.

That's the 128gb/8gb variant. Not much storage space and 8gb will effect performance once the ram starts loading up.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] nguyenlucky:
Models ending with

u/u1/w/e/n/0: snapdragon

b: exynos

if you're not living in the US (U/U1 models) I recommend the E version, as it's the international model
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Amin2626:
Hello dear, can you go from sm-s908e to me sm-s908u1
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Amin2626:
Hello , can you go from sm-s908e to me sm-s908u1
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] nguyenlucky:
No
[OPPO Reno 10x Zoom Questions & Answers] thanioan1981:
...If not us, who?
[OPPO Reno 10x Zoom Questions & Answers] DAFALTIS:
hello, yes yesterday ColosOs12.1 cph1919_11_H_62 (French)

Radio Q_v1_P14,Q_v1_P14

Kernel 4.14.180-perfs+

I checked every day, I had lost hope, yesterday I try and HoP houaaa ^^

all works ! * -)
[OPPO Reno 10x Zoom Questions & Answers] thanioan1981:
Wow that's great! My hopes are reignited then 😎
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] roseen:
hello fellas , i have s10 ,problem : always booting up to recovery mode ( couldn`t find solution for it )

,,,, oem is locked and there is no way i can flash twrp or custom rom off course ( btw i am noob:))

i tried flashing combination rom using odin ( just to enable usb debugging ) but many msesages of (please get the approval ) for pit ,bootloader, system ...etc

googled the issue , found someone saying it is sort of protection that requires unique key should be requested from samsung

So , how can in bypass it to make successful combination rom flashing ?

any extra files needed plus to the combination rom and pit file ?

please help me out

note : repeat: my phone is oem locked , at flashing stock rom is success but reboots directly to recovery mode ...this is my major problem ,

if anyone can post me sm-g973f (bit15) adb enabler file ?????

it might help

if you guys can hand me in either of those it will be deeply appreciated

thank you all
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] roseen:
giants....does combination flashing successful with test points ? and where can i find them inside s10 ?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] meric57:
Hello Rossen, since you have no experience in this area, I know a lot of things that I took the simplest for my S10 exons SM-G973 F. Installation. John WU the official firmware with magisk modify AP official firmware that you transfer to your S10, then once do you transfer magisk patches with Adb to your PC with Adb pull.

Then with Odin you flash the following 4 files BL-AP magisk patched-Cp-Home CSC you let start, you open magisk active Zygisk restarted if rooted...

I forgot TRWP even if I managed once to install it with magisk then bugs and loss of rooting following updating magisk, normally to install TRWP you must already be rooted with magisk then install TRWP either by modify TRWP image with magisk or by the managed TRWP application you directly flash the TRWP image of the application.

https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html