yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Topics] Junner2003:
Neat, when are you going to buy it? :D

But to get serious for a moment: this cloning is really a desease in these days! Sometimes I wish they just would cut of this part of the world from international trading! It serves no purpose other than scamming some people into a deal with a low-quality device which then does not even have half of the power of the original!

But cloning seems to be a common thing anyway. I can't think of any high-end device which hasn't been cloned. I just wonder why the manufacturer's don't take legal steps against it since for sure even design is copyrighted!

Damn, there are a lot of idiots buying that crap - click on his FEEDBACK page!
[General Topics] liehuo:
Oh man... That's really crap. I'm pretty sure that it's a china made clone.
[General Topics] borce_razor:
Cheap chiny sh*t. Don't worth even if you get it for free.
[General Topics] liamhere:
looks like a right Mongrel

looks like a apple/htc cross breed :rolleyes:

looks sooooo cheap & nasty
[General Topics] saiweb:
I think China has some stupid legal issues, so these manufacturers can't go after them. With that device I can atleast see 2 companies could sue that cloner and its distributor, HTC, and Microsoft and us for copying the stuff from sites like ours without consenting. And even they are marketing using their propritetory stuff without even disclaiming. Sheesh.

--Ram--
[General Topics] orb3000:
Chinese imitation mobiles are totally crap

But as my chinese friend says: "Chinese crap is for export, we keep the quality products for us"

So, there is a lot of good quality/design/functionallity devices but not found so easyly for the rest of the world.
[General Topics] liehuo:
Nice one. "chinese crap is for export, we keep the quality product for us". Hahaha.:D China made clones really makes me puke. There's a small little shop in Singapore that sells all the well known phones imitation. And crowd gather there to look. Very few people buys it because the imitation looks ugly and cheap. Looks more like a toy phone to me especially the X1 imitation. Shall take a photo of it when I pass by and post it here.
[General Topics] TheChampJT:
Color Screen - OMG!!!!!!!

Microphone - Ohhhhh, even better!

Speaker(s) - Not 1, but maybe 2!!!!
[General Topics] JessR:
this looks good.
[General Topics] -haze-:
Wow, it has Windows Mible!!!
[General Topics] pazookie:
its just funny how it says "touchflo 3d" and its the oldschool cube from the touch hahaha
[General Topics] Anolnx:
To say the truth, looking a little closer at the pics, it seems that the so-said "HTC software copies" are good old freewares made here. Look the tree tabs HTC home, I saw that here. And the too-well-formed cube, isnt't it SCLPC++? And I'm pretty sure that these chinese cloner are so in a hurry they won't customise anything, they are all defaults settings.

It is despicable anyway to make money out of freewares without author consent.

Bzw, if you want to play "pick a pair" beetween original and copies, look at this: http://www.china-mobile-phone.com/

Sometimes you can have a laugh:

Vogue dual twist (to hard to rotate the device):

Diamond dual touch:

You'll find clones from blockbusters from Nokia, Motorola, SonyEricsson too.

There are lots of original designs too (at least "designs I don't know the origin), too bad they makes these cheepo clones. Do it really boost the sales?
[BLISS ROMS Q&A] Network_1:
Today I've installed BlissOS 14.3 on my old laptop, Dell Studio 1555 and it's not booting up. Before installing BlissOS 14.3, I've installed the vanilla Android x86 which is from android-x86.org and I've tried: Android 7.1, CM 14.1, Android 8.1 and Android 9.0. All of them aren't booting up and some of them will just stuck at the console and I tried editing the menu.lst file, like setting it to "nomode set xforcevesa" or it will just reboot after booting every mode which is provided in the grub (like BlissOS). I've also tried the LineageOS 17.1 from BlissDev's sourceforge but it's also the same as the BlissOS I tried. Is there any reason that why is it not booting up? PS. I installed Linux (Ubuntu) and also Windows 10 2H21 and they also booted up normally.

Info about how I install:

Create bootable USB using Rufus 3.20 and select USB Storage to boot in the BIOS.

Rufus Configure:

MBR, Quick Format, Fat32
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] fkofilee:
BREAKING: Galaxy Tab S8 finally gets Android 12L (One UI 4.1.1) update with better multitasking

The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is Samsung's first device to launch with Android 12L-based One UI 4.1.1 on board. Now, ...

www.sammobile.com

Can confirm EUX CSC is currently out.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] vboyz104:
Got the update on my regular tab s8 in USA tonight. View attachment 5699971
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] UniX1rm:
Thanks for the heads up. Just updated as well, USA and using it now.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Thanks! I'm amazed Samsung bothered to put the last release out just 14 days ago.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] shim80:
I got the update for One UI 4.1.1, but I'm still in Android 12
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Google did the same thing on the Pixels, where we were most definitely on "12L"/"12.1" but in software version it still said "12".
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] shim80:
Okay

Do you know ho do I disable phantom process killing ? Google should've added option to disable it in developper options, but I can't find it
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] roirraW "edor" ehT:
No, I don't know anything about that. I haven't checked on the Tab S8 Ultra yet, but on my Pixel 6 Pro, there's this option:

Maybe the "Background check" option could also help, if it exists in OneUI?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] xdamm777:
I got the update yesterday on my S8+ but after the first boot I noticed the black background on the boot branding with the white text was flickering instead of solid and once booted the image quality is way worse, like there's no contrast and a yellow filter over the whole screen.

Rebooting doesn't help and no visual related settings were changed under display nor accessibility, anyone else having this problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] UmiCat:
I've been using Android 12L on my Tab S8 for a couple of days, and so far I am very impressed! The taskbar is the game changer. Opening 2-3 apps on the screen was already possible with the edge bar and split screen on 12, but the process is more simplified and intuitive on 12L. The only issue is that you can't use the taskbar on Nova launcher. Samsung launcher isn't too bad but I much prefer Nova... enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Oh, wow! No wonder I haven't seen the taskbar since I'm using Nova. That's crazy.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] UmiCat:
Yea, reading around it sounds like the taskbar doesn't work with any non-stock launcher! So disappointing!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I won't hold my breath, but here's hoping either Samsung will provide a way to use it without their launcher, or someone provides a root way to enable the stock AOSP 12.1/12L taskbar, at least.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] duchoapnpd:
My tab s8 ultra has CSC XXV, Can I flash this rom by Odin?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] roirraW "edor" ehT:
If you download the XXV firmware for your exact model number through SamFirm or similar software, then yes.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] duchoapnpd:
No, I want to flash EUX firmware on my XXV
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] roirraW "edor" ehT:
If you can unlock the bootloader you can flash any firmware you want. Just make sure it's the one for your model.

(your model number may be different)

View attachment 5705555
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] Jake.S:
Flashing stock roms shouldn't need bootloader unlocks. Since EUX is stock rom so it should be flashable anyway without touching bootloader. Because it is stock rom.

Also I'm quite sure I have seen others on here flash other region roms on their devices without needing to unlock bootloader.

Never touch bootloader while warranty is active, doing so voids it.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Okay, I assumed wrong that changing CSC (flashing EUX firmware over top of XXV) would require a bootloader unlock. My mistake! Thank you.

I'll always unlock my bootloader immediately, though. :) No problems for me in the past 12 years, but to be fair, it was only the past 7 years that I've unlocked bootloaders. Before that, and when I was still on Verizon, I was always using exploits to be able to root my Verizon devices. My main devices for the past 6 have been Pixels except for one brief revisit with a Samsung phone a couple of years ago.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] Jake.S:
Well CSC is only a region code sort off. But every rom for each CSC is stock rom so the device won't become bricked or having issues flashing any CSC region roms. But if you flash a custom rom that is not stock then bootloader unlock is required. Because those do not contain correct certificate that the stock roms do and which therefore becomes rejected or failed when trying to flash them without unlocking the bootloader. While stock ones will pass through without any issues.

I used to flash custom roms years back when there was a workaround where only root was needed to flash. Then bootloader could stay as locked and such, but it was due to a glitch/exploit being used under root method.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Good and cool. I'll try to remember this detail. Thanks.

Yep, me too. My first three Android phones were all Verizon variants, so I was happily oblivious to anything regarding bootloaders, and just using the available exploits to root. I *think* I unlocked the bootloader of my Samsung Galaxy S3 - which was my fourth Android, but it's been so long ago, who knows. I know that once Knox was added to the S3, the root method I used tripped it, but from memory in those early days of Knox, there was a workaround for that too.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] Full House:
I confirm I flashed several Samsung without unlocking the bootloader as long as it remains official firmware there is no problem it is from the moment of installing twrp / Root / custom Rom that triggers Knox which allows Samsung to void the warranty only if the legislation allows it as in the United States where Canada the European legislation is much stricter by obliging the manufacturer to provide a material guarantee whatever the software modifications it is up to the manufacturer to prove that it is the software modification which triggered the failure which is almost impossible we all know that all that any software bug can be fixed simply with stock flash.

If we ask the manufacturers they will all say that the flash voids the warranty which is true and false at the same time because everything depends on the legislation in force in the country...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] Jake.S:
Exactly thank you for confirmation. It is because those 3 things you mentioned require bootloader unlock and that is where KNOX gets triggered as invalid permanent.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] duchoapnpd:
I flashed rom by odin on my tab s8 ultra csc xxv, it is good.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] bolleyjara:
Where did you download the firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] Jake.S:
You should get update over OTA if you patiently wait long enough. Unless you unlocked the bootloader or something so that you have to manually flash it?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] PlutoDelic:
Search for Frija.
[Android Apps and Games] gyokov:
Morse code audio and light decoder, transmitter and morse code <-> text translator. Decode morse code transmission audio or light. Transmit using sound, flash, screen and vibration

App on Playstore - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gyokovsolutions.morsecodeengineer

App features:

- morse code audio/light detection using microphone and camera

- morse code transmission using flash, sound, screen and vibration

- morse code to text automatic translation

- text to morse code automatic translation

- input morse code using button or using buttons for dot, dash and space

- input predefined words

- add your own predefined words

View attachment 5699529

Demo video -
[Android Apps and Games] Borchuck:
Hello,

Version 5.5 crash right after start. Last working version is 5.4. What happened?
[Asus Zenfone 9] efkosk:
The display does not turn off during a call, even when I have turned on "Turn on proximity sensor" in the settings

The display doesn't respond, so it's fine, the display just won't turn off.

View attachment 5699549

Does it work for you?
[Asus Zenfone 9] efkosk:
I peeled off the "Tempered Glass Protector for ASUS ZF9" glass and everything works.
[Asus Zenfone 9] shondx:
Same problem, some time during the call the screen is not turning off
[Asus Zenfone 9] shamllakh:
there is a discussion about that on reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/zenfone/comments/ys55fy
[Asus Zenfone 9] shamllakh:
Oops ... i could not find that option on android 13 (am on Version WWW-33.0804.2060.88)
[Asus Zenfone 9] palamosteliaro:
Its the same for me on A13. I had flashbacks with the broken proximity sensor on the Xperia 5 II and III I owned before, but it doesn't seem to be faulty sensor on the ZF. The sensor works and it ignores input touches when you put your hand over the earpiece, it just doesn't turn off the screen as it should. Just software bug, could be fixed.

Its not in the system settings, its in the phone app settings. It doesn't make a difference turning it on or off tho.
[Asus Zenfone 9] efkosk:
Sorry, it's been a while.

I no longer had the strength to solve so many bugs on ZF9.

Buy a Samsung S23 🤣
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nervdoc:
As for me it is not. I'm currently using Oli/Nex 1.93 unsigned.

Referring to the repair service i have send my diamond in, because of a broken USB port, it is a "illegal" piece of software and warranty repair has been rejected. They'd like to charge € 300.- for mainboard replacement.

Well, i have never heard before of a broken USB Port because of Hard-SPL and i even don't believe that Hard-SPL is capable of doing this.

My USB Port stopped working after plugging my diamond to my PC (long time after i had installed Hard-SPL). Charging still works but no way to get it recognized by ActiveSync or as harddisk.

My Assumption is the repair service is talking crap - they probably didn't even check the hardware and pointed their fingers at Hard-SPL after discovering it.

I'd like some comment, from the devs maybe, that Hard-SPL is harmless and not even capable of bricking the USB Port.

thanks,

nervdoc
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nblakqori:
it is done what is done, but for other people please restore the original spl before sending it to the service as a matter of fact restore the orig. rom also.

as for your question, what rom exactly did you have, cause some people expirience the async problem but normaly it gets solved by the rom shef.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Techno-Freak:
No...that hardware malfunction has not been caused by Hard-SPL.

But they are talking about charging you for repair because they just had a look at the bootloader screen, noticed that you have "void-ed" the warranty by modifying the SPL...and this has been mentioned as a caveat so many times in the relevant threads, and if you could have cared to read properly before installing it, you would have known how to revert back to, or load the stock SPL(and stock Radio and ROM, if you flashed a different one) back before sending your device for warranty. This way the device would have been in stock conditions and they would have repaired it for free.

Hard Luck buddy, but that's the way it is...sad but true.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] mugglesquop:
a known problem on HTC devices for the USB board to blow (leading to lack of being able to sync, but still charge) is charging in the car.

if the Diamond is plugged into a charger while the car is started, a hight current can be passed to the diamond resulting in the USB or Mainboard blowing.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nervdoc:
I was running my providers original software but unfortunately i was not able to return to original SPL without a working usb port.

Is it possible to revert back to original SPL without working USB port? Didn't find anything besides flashing from internal storage - whitch didn't work for hard-SPL.

If i had really voided the terms of guarantee is questionable as there is no point which says "don't upload unofficial software"

warranty is excluded if (translated from german):

Damage, in particular dark blotch, lines or cracks on the display.

Damage due to fall, violent pressure etc.

Damage due to water.

Damage due to inappropriate handling.

Damage due to not authorized accessories.

Point 4 could apply though O2 (my provider) offers also firmware/software upgrades.

And as stated before (Hard-)SPL is not able to cause this damage.

Nevertheless i'll try to object to their refusal.

regards,

nervdoc
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Thilo T.:
Hi nervdoc,

let them answer, where exactly it is stated (in the german warranty agreement), that the warranty is void after flashing certain software products.

If they cannot point this out, take legal action.

bye,

Thilo
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] pietrucci:
Maybe ActiveSync via bluetooth? Then you don't need your usb.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] mugglesquop:
Bluetooth doesnt work while in Bootloader mode... ;) :rolleyes:

not possible, sorry.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nervdoc:
I have send them a fax pointing out that regarding the terms of warranty there was no breach at this point.

Bluetooth is an option i already have considered and also used for activsync (...god is that slow)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] mugglesquop:
u managed to get Acticesync to work over bluetooth!! :eek:

that has got to be a first.

i have tried soooooo many times with different phones lol
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nervdoc:
Was kind of a fight but a least I have succeeded. You can even start customruu.exe to flash.

Works flawlessly until entering the bootloader.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] mugglesquop:
lol, i bet.

yeh, that is the problem, needs to have a USB connection, as a bluetooth connection is not supported by the BIOS (or whatever the bootloader thingy is).
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] viperbjk:
Of course bluetooth is supported by SPL.

You can even route the bluetooth connection once you're in the bootloader.

But for that you need to change the port settings (available via console only).

Anyway, yes, Hard-SPL could have bricked the usb port.

Why ?

The usb init itself might have changed between the mfg version (old version) and newer spl versions. So, newer hardware leads to newer voltage settings / calibration.

But honestly ... I doubt that the usb port was bricked by just hard-spl.

In fact, most usb ports are bricked by sticking the usb cable first into the pc and then into the phone ... either due to electrostatic issues or due to overvoltage (unstable usb connection).

So imho a bricked usb port is 99% an hardware issue and no software issue if the software was intended for the phone.

Cya,

Viper BJK
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] mugglesquop:
ah right, cheers for that :)

*hides in corner*
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nervdoc:
Exactly this happened. Phone was on and after connecting it to pc the screen went dark.

Had to remove battery and put it back in to turn my diamond on again.

Another thing is to make this clear to O2's repair service
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] lesiohormon:
Hi

try change the spl without USB like the rom or radio file transfer though bluetooth file to internal storage change name for DIAMIMG and reset phone keep pressing volup button and back button then when phone recognized file press power button to start updating
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Olipro:
they've been told to do this, HTC have sent a document round to RMAs about it.

I would contact them back and tell them that they're talking bull**** and they can either prove that the SPL is causing the hardware defect (in line with EU law requiring the manufacturer to prove your modification breaks the device) or shut up and repair it.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nervdoc:
Already tried this. As far as i know HardSPL is write protected.

At least it didn't work. The update process went well but checking bootloader afterwards it still showed olinex 1.93.

@olipro

Is it possible to restore stock SPL from Internal Storage though HardSPL is installed?

If yes, are there any special tricks to perform. As stated above i already tried without success.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] morbon:
Unfortunately I don't have a good idea for you. But, I had a motherboard on my PC which simply caramelized anything I conected to the front USB console: A Sony camera, A bluetooth adapter, a memory stick, and ALMOST an ipod of a friend which costs 300 euros...Fortunately we conected all the other things before and we realized the problem with the motherboard.

So, it might be something simular in your case, maybe...Check with something cheap, with an old memory stick? Then you will know: don't connect anything...

Just an idea to prevent further accidents....

For 300€... maybe better to wait, save another 300 and buy a blackstone?

Or...save and buy a new diamond? For 300 you can buy on e-bay easily... a bit risky... :(

I have the unassembling manual of the HTC, I downloaded it from somewhere on this forum, have a look. if you want I can send it to you by email. Changing the motherboard looks easy! The only thing you can do is to see which bad things are the best...

Wish you find the best solution!

Plese keep us informed.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nervdoc:
As for the repair service - they refused. Now they're talking about "mechanical damage to the motherboard" which is not covered by warranty.

They also offered me an error report - for some extra charge. Really consumer-friendly.

Now I'll try my luck with the dealer where i bought it.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Szadzik:
As to the idea of changing the SPL from the phone itself.

It is possible to flash the phone from Internal Storage, right?

Are there no ROMs with SPL inside them? So that while the ROM gets installed the SPL is installed too?

I know that some carriers have their ROMs combined with Radios, what about SPL then?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] sly23:
the very same problem

Hi nervdoc,

i got exactly the same issue, tried anything that was suggested in the forums to revive the USB, but it seems to be a hardware problem, though i never used any other loader then the one that came with the device. I got the phone by extending my german O2-contract... now you say, they will refuse to repair it within the guarantee, even if it would be sent in with the original software? Means, they'll charge me anyway?

Well, it wouldn't come with the original software, since i'm on Olinex HardSPL, too ;) would very much appreciate a solution for flashing the SPL from internal storage, if that can be done somehow... didn't find the guy who did it yet :|

Greetz!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] R3PUBL1K:
My my! I have also done this may times - my first time was in 2002.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nervdoc:
Got it back

Got my diamond back... not repaired.

Anyway i can live with it.

I'll resign myself to:

ActivSync via bluetooth

File Transfer via bluetooth or WiFi (did expect much better performance with WiFi - got disappointed).

OS flashing from internal storage.

What i didn't expect was working headphones attached to the USB port - but they do the job :) .
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] mugglesquop:
such a joyous event, that u actually remember it ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] raidendb:
i've been using active sync over bluetooth for quite a while now too.