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[Google Pixel 6 Pro] burned-donut:
tl;dr; because android and Linux are open source

Whenever the app is starting either in windows or android, the only thing it can reach out it's an operating system. The app has almost no privileges over the OS while the OS has ALL over the app. Since the app wants to work with its own data that shouldn't be leaked, the app somehow must ensure it can trust the highly privileged OS before it brings the data into it. How an app can ensure? Well, with certain assumptions it can.

Windows is a proprietary OS with proprietary drivers. All drivers and critical binaries in the OS are passing Microsoft's signing to ensure they aren't modified and their developers are known. OS and drivers are all binaries which makes them hard to be modified or at least such modification would require abnormal resources like expertise, time, money, and knowledge. Windows passes different certifications, security audits, and under permanent attention from security researches. Such things as audits are trying to ensure the OS applies all available security measures and is using available hardware to protect the system and apps from intrusion/modification, thus enterprises trust it. Considering the all above, you, as an app developer, can easily assume: I can trust Windows as its binaries can be hardly modified as it leverages hardware to secure everything, so whenever our app will ask the OS to provide a hardware protected storage for the data, the app will get it.

The all above applies to the stock Android as well, and apps trust such systems. The only difference here is that app developers know that Android and Linux kernel are open source and anyone can modify them and flash into the phone. Now, how an app can ensure it runs on the OS that can be trusted? The app can do that by checking whether the OS is rooted or not. If it's rooted, the OS is certainly somehow modified. The app's devs are assuming that highly privileged modified OS can fake/emulate secure storage and steal the app's data from the less privileged app.

If you wish here is an analogy: Windows is a Ritz Hotel and Android is AirBnB. While they are serving the same purpose: host you as a guest, they are different, and you'll deal with them differently as a guest. Ritz has reputation, a license to run a business, and no one can fake a Ritz hotel. When you stop in a Ritz hotel, you can 100% be sure you can trust it and there are no hidden cameras in rooms as well as you can expect a decent service. Absolutely different story with AirBnB. In AirBnB everyone can be a host, and this brings a problem with a trust to a random person. Once you stop in Airbnb apartments, you highly likely will try to find a hidden camera to understand whether you can trust the host or not.

PS: as per my knowledge, some banking apps aren't running on rooted phones due to same reasons
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] 96carboard:
That is all hogwash. They harass owners of mobile devices *because they can*, which is exclusively connected to expectation and not security.

As for your example of a custom compiled kernel, THAT IS NOT ROOT. That's just a custom compiled kernel.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] burned-donut:
It’s not a “just”. Kernel is the most privileged part of the whole system and “just custom compiled” for app developers means “it’s no longer a kernel signed by the manufacturers we trust as they have contracts with vendors supplying a DRM subsystem and this unknown kernel has endless power over the system and who knows how it was altered”. Thus “just custom compiled android” with “just root functionality” is the same thing from the app’s perspective. Google for “android verified boot” and you’ll learn why “just custom compiled kernel” breaks the chain of trust.

PS: in past I was a developer of a linux multimedia devices that had supported the same thing to play drm media. Without proper drm support which requires a verified boot no one will allow you to join the US media market and import your devices. If Hulu app would allow to play a licensed content on devices without drm+verified boot — the Hulu immediately would be kicked out from the market by other players.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] dragynbane222:
A custom kernel is not the same thing as root. In classic Linux and UNIX, root is a user account that can do pretty much anything (even delete the entire OS if you know what flags to pass to rm, I will not go into what they are). Root is present on a lot of Linux distros until disabled, and all variants of BSD.

Next time do your research before acting like you know what you're talking about, there will always be someone who actually knows that will take you down a peg.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] burned-donut:
You didn't read my comment carefully. I did say:

The app doesn't care about the rooting itself, it has only concerns about whether it can trust the whole system or not. If the system is rooted → it came from an unverified source → it's likely somehow modified because it's open source → no trust. The rooting is only a red flag because none of stock Androids have it. Nowadays, there could be other options to check whether the chain of trust is broken or not, so apps could decline to work even if there is no rooting at all but custom kernel had broken the chain.

That's no longer true. The Linux kernel (and Android particularly) has the SELinux subsystem that can be tuned up to prevent a root user from doing that. Kernel has absolute privileges, and kernel can manage what's allowed to the root user. Next time, do your research before acting like you know what you're talking about.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] 96carboard:
What are you on about? That has nothing to do with this discussion.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] 96carboard:
Being open source has NOTHING AT ALL to do with whether or not it is modified.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] burned-donut:
Sorry, no wish to continue a discussion after such confident but fallacy statement. Good luck.
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] tanniman:
I would like to root my redmi note 9s (I believe it falls in the category of the note 9), but as I wanted to unlock my bootloader, the device told me, I will loose security features, such as the fingerprint scanner and the face recognition. Will I really loose them and if so, is there a way to get them back while the phone is rooted?
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] samnaqvi:
Not having worked on your specific device, but most often unlocking (or relocking) the bootloader results in a memory wipe. Better do that when your phone is new or before you have configured it according to your tastes.
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] tanniman:
Okay, thank you!
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] Mineplayerminer:
The only thing I lost on my RN9 was the device search through the Mi Account. Even though I would never use MIUI. Google has a much better find my device function. Try finding your phone model in some YouTube videos, if they say something about fingerprint loss. I don't recommend you use the face unlock as it's really easy to bypass.
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] tanniman:
Okay, thank you very much!
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] tanniman:
I will. Thank you!
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] Mineplayerminer:
Unlocking the bootloader will disable the encryption and other features, so that's why it wipes after unlocking.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4] efkosk:
Hello,

Does anyone here have a problem with verification in various applications via QR?

Yesterday I couldn't activate the bank application via QR. (I still haven't activated it) I thought there was a problem with the app. However, today I have the same problem with the Viber application and others.

I start the scanner, I point the camera at the barcode on the monitor (I tried several monitors) and nothing happens. I tried manual focus, nothing helps.

Well thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4] samnaqvi:
I'm facing the same problem on my Pixel 6. I had resorted to taking photos of QR codes, enlarging them and rescanning them via secondary display.

Last week, suddenly, everything started working when I scanned it from afar, without trying to fill the scanning rectangle with the code. Start from afar, move in slowly, and it would scan 7 times out of 10.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4] efkosk:
it doesn't work for me at all. I had a similar problem on other devices, it worked as you say, but not at all on this phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4] samnaqvi:
Is manual value entry an option? As in entering the value manually that in encoded in the QR?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4] efkosk:
Some apps do, some don't. I solved the bank's application by entering the text manually. Anyway, it's quite annoying that it doesn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4] wpscully:
I use Google Authenticate as a two-factor authentication tool. When transferring phones you export and import the 2FA information using a QR code displayed on the old phone, and scan it using the new phone. I mention this because I had no problem scanning this QR code using my new Flip4, scanning from the screen of my old Samsung S21. These QR codes are pretty dense. So I don't think the Flip4 phone has a problem, per se.

You probably know this, but also, check the Camera settings as there's a check-box to enable scanning QR codes.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4] efkosk:
I also use Gauth and it worked for me there. I have the scan QR function activated in the camera. I also tried clearing the cache of the camera... nothing helps.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4] mt2020:
Just set up an act on Microsoft Authentication. Grabbed qr code before I even aimed camera at it!
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4] spiritedawayyoda:
Are you sure that your camera doesn’t scan a single barcode? Try to scan different templates of barcodes and see if it works with some. I’ve seen cases(not to Z Flip) where a camera works with some specific barcodes only.

Go and create a free QR code(not a dynamic, but a simple one); insert a simple URL and generate a couple of QR codes with different templates. Try to scan each and see if it works with some(there’s no reason not to work with all). But, if some of them work and others don’t, then it’s certain that your camera is having difficulty with reading specific QR code templates, and most likely you’ll solve this annoying issue by factory reset.

However, if you don’t want to complicate things just use the Google Lens app to scan(probably the easiest way). Hopefully this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4] efkosk:
Thanks, but this won't help me.

Reading QR codes inside applications does not work for me. It works for me through the photo app.
[Redmi 9 Power / 9T] Hydent:
Hello,

I just rooted my phone and the wi-fi isn't turning on. I click on the button to turn it on but it turns off as soon as I leave the control center. I have tried putting the not-rooted image back into the phone but it isn't working. Should I get my phone to a repair center, should I reset it ? IDK what to do...

Sorry for my bad english, I'm french.

I don't know a lot of things about modding an android phone, so please be kind if the issue has a dumb solution.

Have a great day !
[Redmi 9 Power / 9T] Oswald Boelcke:
Hello and good afternoon, @Hydent

Welcome to XDA. I hope you'll always find and get the support you require.

However, prior to your next posting please read the guidances that are stuck on top of every forum like

Note: Questions go in Q&A Forum

If you are posting a Question Thread post it in the Q&A forum. Technical discussion of Android development and hacking. No noobs, please. Device-specific releases should go under the appropriate device forum...

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and the others. I've moved the thread to

Redmi 9 Power / 9T

The Redmi 9 Power is a 6.53" phone with a 1080x2340p resolution display. The Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and 65/128GB of storage. The main camera is 48+8+2+2MP and the selfie camera is 8MP. The battery has a 6000mAh capacity.

xdaforums.com

Thanks for your cooperation!

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Redmi 9 Power / 9T] Hydent:
Thanks !
[Redmi 9 Power / 9T] Skcyte:
The phone have a known issue for its connection. There's already a thread on how to fix it
[Redmi 9 Power / 9T] Hydent:
Fixed it by reflashing the entire phone (went to https://new.c.mi.com/global/miuidownload/index and ran a "flash all" script)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mbarvian:
Hey guys,

These applications are taken directly from the Rose/HTC S740, which does not have a touchscreen, and should work with any QVGA 240x320 screen!

Here are the applications (click on one of them to download it):

ActionMenu

Adobe Reader

Audio Booster

Audio Manager

BootLauncher

Camera

Camera Album

FM Radio

Jblend Java

PhoneCanvas

Quick Notes

RSS Hub

Sliding Panels

Voice Recorder

Volume Control

Please note that I don't have a Rose, so any screenshots will have to come from you people that have one :).

Enjoy ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] solomhamada:
thank you very much

will try some and tell you
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nir36:
thanks dude.. :)

what's sliding panels? and is the volume control different from the opal one?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mbarvian:
look here for sliding panels:

http://mobilearsenal.com/review/htc_rose_flowers_on_the_wall/hardware_today_screen.html
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nir36:
realizing it's a smartphone i now don't know if it'll work on my polaris..
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JokeZony0u:
hm..i wonder if this stuff will work on a touchscreen phone..haha
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JokeZony0u:
Just installed the sliding panels on my Titan..doesn't work, it installs but it doesn't show up anywhere..dang! wished it worked b/c I like how they look
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kancrutt:
sliding panels is for smartphones
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] twolf:
Just a warning, BootLauncher and Camera Album have the same link.

;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cruzzmz:
yup the link r the same
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tipu2185:
What about the weather application.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lepsyfou:
great pack my friend , thks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] antipasta:
Does anyone have the correct link for the s740's htc camera album?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kingtaco11:
The one for htc camera is the same link as the boot launcher! fix please!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Gerfaut:
I uploaded a version of HTC Album here here. (V1.0.822.716)

It works fine.

I hope it can help you.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hollywould:
Can some one please give me a working link for The RSS Hub, since all links are dead, and I really need that program? Thank you.
[Introductions] ghazz_<>:
good morning/evening/night

i am a new member here and i am a student

i want to build roms for m21.

(sorry if there are any mistakes)

I have repo synced

and don't know how to add device tree or vendor. Basically proprietary blobs.

i want to bulid an android 10 havoc for samsung m21 (sm-m215f) with all the goodies and i am a noob so asking for some help
[Introductions] Sib64:
Hi and welcome to xda.

I noticed that you needed help when I read your message.

And when you need help, you should respect other members by greeting them, which is the least you can do when you arrive in an unknown place.

Moreover, if you arrive on the forum without greeting anyone and without introducing yourself, your request may not be answered.

I therefore invite you to click on the button at the bottom right of your message and to modify your title and your message.

You can read the other previous messages from members to help you.

Thanks in advance and have a good day.

Sib64
[Introductions] ghazz_<>:
i an sorry ,

how should i greet everyone?

will a simple good morning/evening/night work?
[Introductions] Sib64:
A simple Hello, it's better than nothing and introducing yourself with a few words would be excellent.

After try to explain what you want exactly.

For exemple, you want to build or flash a custom rom ?

It's really different!
[Introductions] ghazz_<>:
i feel old

still can't make lineage trees though ;-; only twrp
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kholo5:
Hello guys, Please Help!!

My Samsung J2 core was working fine until I get low storage warning even though I don't have much installed on the phone.

Now I can't delete or open any app on my phone. This is what I get when I switch on my phone:
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] nocio:
Hi guys, I have one odd question.

Is it possible to downgrade android and OneUI version to android 11 oneui 3.1?

I'm on the latest version od Android with August security patch.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] tickmaster:
Yes its possible. YOu have to use ODIN and correct firmware files.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] johng75:
but the aug patch put us at

G991USQS5CVHC

i thought with the '5' baseband, we couldnt go back, plus it wont boot into bootloader any longer even thou the option is still there in the recovery menu, just a full reboot.... id love to read up on where these steps are... from what i read, im hosed after being upgraded from 4 to 5? plz tell me im wrong, and there is light at the end of the tunnel... ID kill to go from U to U1
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] nocio:
Unfortunately, we can't :/

What is BIT/BINARY value?

What is a bit, binary, or U of Samsung firmware? How to check which bit, binary, U of my phone? What is BIT, BINARY, U? When flashing Samsun...

samfw.com
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] rn0rdin:
possible only if you are on same REV
[About XDA developers] hendrixus:
I wrote the thiefs(iphonethemeforpocketpc), see my sig.I took the sig from "Blazingwolf"

They responded as follows:

"Hello,

In regards to your thoughts.

A theme can be developed by anyone. It might look the same but we developed our own and take pride in our developments.

Thank you for your concerns.

Best Regards,

Sales Department

iPhone Theme For Pocket PC

www.iPhoneThemeForPocketPC.com"
[About XDA developers] hendrixus:
Another one, of the same http://www.myiphonetheme.com/

See the testimonials!
[About XDA developers] hazeline:
Disgusted by this...

:mad:Omg, they even posted icontact....... scammers, they had the same desgin too. Earn dirty money ppl.
[About XDA developers] maskrider2001:
What do you call them?

I D I O T!
[About XDA developers] tekoholix:
Or, ID10T, so they can't even figure out what you're calling them...
[About XDA developers] hendrixus:
The other I.D.I.O.T is http://www.web-resort.com/

They also advertise on youtube with "their" (read xda devs) products.

More on those "companies" incl the registrar

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2631201&postcount=242

It also was reported here
[About XDA developers] cPT.cAPSLOCK:
I've grabbed http://www.iphonethemeforpocketpc.com's information trough whois.net and found it's hosted at hostmonster.net. You can contact them trough abuse@hostmonster.net and report it.

The problem is that http://www.myiphonetheme.com/ has found a way to bypass WhoIs.net :

-----------

Domain Name: myiphonetheme.com

Expiry Date: 01-Oct-2009

Creation Date: 01-Oct-2007

Name servers:

ns1.hostmonster.com

ns2.hostmonster.com

Registrant Name: Whois Manager

Registrant Company: Whois Proof LLP

Registrant Email Address: pa6zr9jkv@whoisproof.com

Registrant Address: PO Box 4120

Registrant City: Portland

Registrant State/Region/Province: OR

Registrant Postal Code: 97208-4120

Registrant Country: US

Registrant Tel No: +1.2024700599

Registrant Fax No: +1.8663666681

-----------

So, we can't report it's hoster. However, I've mailed to the info address asking where he hosted it. Hope he'll tell me.
[About XDA developers] Spalla:
Stupid scammers, hope they get banned.
[About XDA developers] AKMark:
The webhost

IP address: 74.220.207.187

Host name: host187.hostmonster.com

74.220.207.187 is from United States(US) in region North America

Hostmonster is the host. What you don't have is the person responsible for the website registration.
[About XDA developers] tsowen:
There are a lot of people who will do anything to make a quick dollar even if its off of someone else's work which is sad. Its a shame that A_C has put some much time and effort into this program and provides it for free and these people are trying to earn a profit off of his hardwork. Truly sad! :mad:
[Huawei P50 Pro] honor2022:
Huawei P50 Pro HN1JADEMA VC HFRF Photo MB​
[General Questions and Answers] Bypassme:
hello my Lenovo tab M10 plus fhd is bricked it won't turn on shows black screen and vibrates I can't even see the battery symbol when I charge it how do I fix it please I have a rooted Chromebook will that help fix it?
[General Questions and Answers] Yahoo Mike:
You'll need a Windows computer and a USB cable. Maybe a friend has one you can use?

Download and run LMSA from Lenovo. LMSA will reset your tablet.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] long4got10:
Hey, first of all thank you everybody for all the work you put in to these phones. I'm pretty new to all of this

I installed LineageOS nightly on my KB2007 and attempted to flash the global modem & Magisk module for DSDS to enable dual-sim capability (as per this guide), but something must've failed that I don't understand, because now not only does dual-sim not work, but my original sim can no longer connect to the network

In the process it didn't occur to me (because I'm an idiot) to adb pull the original modem.img for backup before replacing it

What can I do to restore the original modem so I can keep using this phone? Does anyone have a copy of the original KB2007 modem.img?

Thanks for any help you can offer

Note: I've also tried factory resets, and re-flashing LineageOS, to no avail
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Vipe838:
In this reply I'm assuming your using LineageOS 19 (Android 12).

Seeing as the guide you followed is from 2021 the modem firmware you flashed is most likely for android 11.

And as such likely incompatible with android 12 firmware.

The Magisk module from the guide might also be incompatible with LineageOS 19.

If you want at least one sim to work i recommend reflashing the firmware.

NOTE: When updating firmware follow the guide/thread to the point. This phone was released with both DDR4 and DDR5 RAM. Flashing firmware for the wrong DDR type will brick your phone.

You can update your firmware by doing one of the following:

1. Flashing a firmware zip from this xda thread: (thread)

I recommend using KB2003(EU) android 12 firmware as that one is recommended by the LineageOS maintainer.

Make sure you flash android 12 firmware the .zip name should end with (12.0-ddr).

2. Using LineageOS firmware update guide: (guide).

You can get full stock rom from here: (stock rom). Since the OnePlus site still hasn't been updated with the android 12 ROM. I recommend using KB2003 firmware since it's recommended by the LineageOS maintainer.

3. You can also try to only flash the modem.img from one of the above options and see if that works.

(For the first option its inside the .zip file)

Alternatively if you require dual-sim you can go back to the stock rom using the MSM-tool.

MSM tool xda thread for Oneplus 8T: (thread)

MSM tool xda thread for T-Mobile Oneplus 8T: (thread)

Using this will wipe your phone and relock your bootloader.