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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Village_Idiot:
No really. The problem is that all the apps developed by Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp) are power hogs. Meta does not care if it chews up battery. The primary reason is that Meta is shoving ads in your face. Even when your screen is off, those apps are running in the background. Meta is not the only offender. There are plenty of other app developers that do the same thing.

Also, there are different "flavors" of Android. Each OEM implements it differently (even within the OEMs). This makes it less cost effective to customize their apps for each OEM. There is only one flavor of iOS and iPadOS, so it is much easier to tweak it for iPhones and iPads than it is for Android devices.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] TheKaptan23:
I understand. Thanks. I have another question. You said you turned off google play services. When I turn it off, notifications do not work and many applications do not work. How do you overcome this situation?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
It doesn't effect any notifications for me that I use except Gmail. Most my apps run without it. I tend to shun those that do.

Some of the Samsung apps take the place of Google apps, no need to run both.

If killing Google play Services helps at night it's likely Google backup Transport running.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] eyad101:
Hello, I have something to ask about. I need to know if there is any ability to store a system application variables usin adb. Imagine that I want to open my settings app and do something mabye a confirmation dialog will be shown in order to say something such as alert for something supposed that I did click on OK, i the normal case this alert will never be shown even if you clear the settings app data or clear the cash, is there any way to use adb to store the settings app data before opening it the if anything as the previous senario happened I can restore the settings app to the moment before clicking on the OK button or even before this alert has shown
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Many apps that "need" Google play Services are Playstore pay apps. This can be circumvented by first allowing the app to activate, then firewall blocking their internet connection. Firewall block Playstore as well although it should be disabled except when needed.

If an app doesn't need internet access to function it should be firewall blocked anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] Brumeux:
Hello everyone,

My phone, SM-520F, it starts only in download mode after freezing for several hours. I tried to flash it under Odin3 v.3.14.4, having downloaded the stock firmware via Samfirm. Normally it's the correct firmware, on the box of my phone it says SM-520F/DS TMC , I live in Algeria and the CSC in the region is TMC, so I think it's good.

On the other hand, once on Odin, the flash always fails on Recovery.img . I tried on four different computers, with 3 different cables, I despair. If you have any idea where the problem could come from...

My phone is not rooted by the way.. Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] TuranGM:
I know its late but did you fix that??If yes can you say how??
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] rafcioxd:
I switched from S21 ultra to S22 ultra. I noticed that the sounds coming from the speakers in the S22 ultra are quieter than in the S21 ultra. Can anything be done about it?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] elmor0:
V4A might work if you have exynos variant (awaiting development for snapdragon variant).

Personally using RE Equalizer which does well as a system-wide volume enhancer (including speaker volume).

Wavelet is another option to try (It didn't make much difference for me).
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] jamesta:
Are you using Sound Assistant? It was making it audio sounds lower, I uninstalled it and my volume was much better. Also, Dolby Atmos helps too.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] elmor0:
I'm using neither of Sound Assistant nor Dolby Atmos as they didn't do much in terms of loudness.

RE Equalizer is the best I came across so far - until V4A is going to be a working option.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] winoles:
does this RE Equalizer app have a sizeable impact on battery?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] elmor0:
Nope - not at all.

The app itself is only few KB in size. Works well.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] winoles:
thanks for the info, I will give it a try 😁
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] c0caine_train:
Switch back to the S21, does almost everything better ;P
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] Captain_cookie_200:
I recently changed my splash screen logo from samsung to a custom one i made in pixlr. Its looks coool. A video is attached below.

REQUIREMENTS:

- ROOTED A32 4G

- usb c cable (to connect to pc)

- windows PC (for zipping and etc.)

- ADB installed on your pc. (For running shell commands) [OR YOU COULD USE SOME TERMINAL EMULATOR]

If your doing this on your phone just follow along, i included seperate commands.

STEPS:

1. Download attached up_param.bin (i extracted this from android 11 firmware. it shld work with fine with 12 they are same. Since downloading whole firmware takes alot of time)

2. Install 7zip if you already didn't from here.

3. Make a working directory anywhere

4. Use 7 zip to extract up_param.bin to a folder.

After extracting this is what you should see

View attachment 5775661

These are all the images!

5. modify files as you like. (MAKE SURE THE DIMENSIONS ARE THE SAME. AND DO NOT REMOVE ANY IMAGE IT COULD BRICK)

NOTE: DO NOT TOUCH DOWNLOAD MODE IMAGES. if you f**k them up you will never be able to get into download mode again :)

You can replace boot_warning.jpg, logo.jpg (main file responsible logo), letter.jpg (the logo that shows for a split second), svb_orange.jpg (boot loader unlock warning)

6. select all images -> right click -> add to archive.

View attachment 5775663

7. set it to tar.

8. set compression method to GNU.

This is what it should look like

View attachment 5775665

9. Click on OK.

10. Now connect your A32 to the PC. (enable USB debugging)

11. Copy over the tar file that was generated by 7zip to anywhere. i am gonna assume we placed it in the internal storage (/sdcard/)

12. Run the following commands.

NOTE: I am editing the original thread since i checked in up param file of my new a13 fw and found new file. Its for if the battery temperature is too high. if you modify the up param from a11 fw and flash that it may not exist and the phone will boot loop if it wants to display the menu...

iM UPLOADING A13 stock up_param HERE FROM A325FXXU2CVK3.

Uploaded as up_param-a13.bin

adb shell (Phone users skip this.)

su

(Grant su permission if the popup comes up).

Then run

ls -l /dev/block/platform/****/by-name

After you get a long output. Search for up_param.

View attachment 5775673

(We all have the same phone but just in case some people with diff samsung mtk phones come here).

now we just have to run 2 more commands and we are done!

Taking backups incase something goes wrong.

(People with different phones replace your up_param partition name here.)

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p35 of=/sdcard/backup-param.bin

Now flashing our new modified up_param with new images

dd if=/sdcard/filename.tar of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p35

WE ARE DONE! now reboot and enjoy the new logo!
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] Captain_cookie_200:
CREDITS:

- Orignal post: here.

Also video attached below
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] kilam9900:
Very good thanks
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] Captain_cookie_200:
hehe your welcome. hope it works epikly for you. (if you do it)
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] kilam9900:
I will do it but I am scare to f**k size so I will do it on PC
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] Captain_cookie_200:
oh lmao. if you do end up breaking your up_param it would still boot fine. but downlaod mode would break until a proper up param file is flashed again.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] kilam9900:
I'm reassured
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] uluruman:
I recommend using dd oflag=direct,sync if=/sdcard/filename.tar of=/dev/block/mmcblk[...] otherwise you may get all sorts of problems, even a bricked phone, especially if you reboot straightaway after flashing. Inside Android all data transfers are cached, it's not the Download tool where everything is synchronous (or at least flushed before reboot).
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] Captain_cookie_200:
i didnt have to deal with anything like that. i did multiple flashes atleast 15 flashes using dd to the up param partition and i did not brick my phone at all. worse you could get is a black screen while booting. and your download mode would not work. but its easy to get it back just flash the up param file again the one that was backed up. although thanks for the info. i did this using recovery. could also be done while booted into android itself
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] uluruman:
I ran into this problem when rebooted the phone using the "reboot" shell command right after the "dd". When rebooting from the UI all caches are flushed, of course, but the "reboot" command is a bit crude method I suppose (although in Linux it's always absolutely graceful). Anyway, the logo screen looked absolutely fine, and the system booted okay, but when I tried to enter Download I got the black screen and the boot loop, and no way to either enter Download, Recovery or boot the system. In fact the only thing that still worked was forced reboot (Power + Vol Down). I was able to get out of this situation by connecting the charger and holding Power + Vol Down to force the phone into the off state, then I connected it to the PC and tried entering the Download mode once again, and this time it worked although the graphics was all messed up.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] Captain_cookie_200:
did you touch the download mode images in any way? i dont know why this happened for you. i guess i did press the reboot button instead of using the command. since i do it on first fw reflash and i flash a gsi immdiiately afterwards... download shouldnt have died like that tho. i messed with my down load images completely. i competely replaced them with diff new images that are diff sizes too. i dont know why this is happening for you. my download works fine. although it reverts to the old download image somehow once on downloading mode. for confirmations it does show my edited images.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] uluruman:
I suppose your Download still worked fine because the up_param tar archive was complete and not corrupt, and even image files were normal and not chopped in the middle of the data stream. In my case it was the latter, when cache is not flushed the data stream is just cut, and such a simple program as Download obviously cannot handle broken files. The Download tool itself is kept in the separate "debugger" flash memory, I guess it has the default graphics too which can be displayed if no graphics is found in up_param.
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] Captain_cookie_200:
oh i see. thanks for telling about this. it would help people alot from preventing to brick their phone from bricking
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] uluruman:
Correction: 'dd oflag=direct,sync' does not work in Android shell, the working alternative is 'dd conv=fsync'
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] Captain_cookie_200:
NOTE: I am editing the original thread since i checked in up param file of my new a13 fw and found new file. Its for if the battery temperature is too high. if you modify the up param from a11 fw and flash that it may not exist and the phone will boot loop if it wants to display the menu...

iM UPLOADING A13 stock up_param HERE FROM A325FXXU2CVK3.

Uploaded in orignal thread as up_param-a13.bin
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] Captain_cookie_200:
glad to hear thatt. and your welcome :)
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] elswerky:
how to apply this on snapdragon devices

they don't have up_parem.bin file ??
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] Captain_cookie_200:
they do? check inside bl file of your firmware. Or using the partition list command should show it
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] elswerky:
Bl file itself doesn't have up_parem.bin file

Unlike exynis devices which have it

And am.nit familiar with partition as you said if you can helping me

Talking about tab S6 w8th android 12 , OneUi 4.1
[Samsung Galaxy A32 4G] elswerky:
Also in my device tab S6

There is param file not up_param file

Which refers to

/dev/block/sda7

And when I copy it as param.bin

It doesn't open with zarchive or Amy app and says corrupted

File size is 10 mb
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] gnagis:
anny swedish room out there?

i bought my phone on expansys so its a wwe lang phone but want swedish chars on the keyboard for htc keyboards and ofcource spelling
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] volume:
You can always check out the diamond thread where there is a reg. cab to enable the other languages that are present in both Touch HD and Diamond. Thta way you will able the Swedish keyboard and spelling

Cheers

Volume
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] volume:
and the link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=392197&highlight=swedish
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] gnagis:
isent this only QVGA?

or do i missunderstand that topic? becouse i cant see anything about HD res there?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] halling:
Problaly because diamond dosent have WVGA as the Touch HD.

I was myself interested in buying a HD from england but choosed to sit nice and wait until it's released in sweden ( this week now in stores, last week at online stores)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Kralizek:
where are u from?

I'm from stockholm and i'm waiting for a SWE HT Touch and i'm waiting for the HardSPL for flashing the WWE flash...

what about an exchange? :D
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] gnagis:
im from Karlstad smaler town in midle sweden, and i fixed the language now found a topic on the xperia forum! :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] volume:
Well, it's just a reg edit. All the files already exist on the HD so it's just a matter of enabling

Cheers

Volume
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] lukbenas:
Hello maybe someone can help me with this issue? I can pay money no problem i just need this phone working.

My wife was using phone and, just died. when you turn on it says system has been destroyed.

I took phone to few technicians and nobody could do anything, I tried unlock tools and other things:

It says phone is locked. ( i signed to xiaomi account and like my tech said deleted phone from that account ant still has same issue.

I can pay money if someone can help ;)
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra] ganapathyrman_s:
Hi, if your device is still dead and unrecoverable, i an buy it as i need to replace the broken display of my Mi 11 Ultra. I am from Chennai, India.
[Huawei P20 Lite Questions & Answers] Fjord1:
Hello, how to install ProjectMenuAct on our phone and where to download it? Thank you in advance. (I tried the corresponding code , but it doesn't work).
[Huawei P20 Lite Questions & Answers] -Alf-:
It doesn't work on EMUI 5 and above.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ttcg:
So I have this phone Xiaomi Redmi 10X, and I wanted to put Pixel Experience 11.0 in it, after seeing this thread on GitHub.

To my surprise, following steps on that link was not that easy!

I flashed MIUI 22.1.19 manually (not in the correct way), and I ended up with a hard bricked phone.

Yesterday, while Googling about that, I managed to run into a tool called MTKClient v2.0View attachment 5775669 and it solved my problem, by flashing original firmware and got it correctly working with the default MIUI 13 system.

BUT, that wasnt enough for me, because I still wanted to put Pixel Experience in it since I like it so much and think it is so sexy!!! So I, without knowing what I was doing, erased all the partitions in my phone with that tool.

Now, I cant get it to connect to that tool to work or connect with my device. On the cmd behind though, I do get some hope after seeing that device is still recognized in some way, but that's all there is to it, it doesnt go further, only "Phone detected: Reading model info". View attachment 5775685I've tried to wait and keep both volume buttons pressed at the same time, but to no avail.

Since this, I've tried several tools but none is working to reset my partition table to original state, since I think that's my problem.

Any idea how to fix it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ttcg:
No. What is that?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ttcg:
Even if it connects, it shows no partitions to write over.

What it needs, is to first restore the erased partitions, I think, and then writing (flashing) the firmware into it.
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Thanks in advance!
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[Touch HD General] jyod24:
'The next one is about the software version. From Melvin, it will be the latest one (just completed last week) and fully optimised for Singapore Market. He mentioned that previous version are not fully optimised to utilised the Full HD experience. The Singapore launched Touch HD will be fully optimised.'

http://techielobang.com/blog/2008/1...-year-end-live-event-htc-touch-hd-video-link/

Extracted from here, do you all think that this version of blackstone will really fully optimize for video playback.
[Touch HD General] rovex:
Maybe, not that the videos on that site show us anything. We can only hope.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] MKchrias:
I have updated my phone to S908BXXU2BVKB.

My watch 4 no longer displays notifications from Samsung Clock app alarms.

Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] butchieboy:
Each time my device updates I have to reset watch
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] MKchrias:
Ok, I've never had it happen before
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] Typhoon_Master:
Will there ever be custom ROMs for the S7 FE?

Is there something certain holding devs back from making one?

Just curious.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] Incomtus:
I don't know but you can easily flash GSI now. Also I am wondering if S pen is working with GSI...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] fict:
I've tried dual boot Pixel Experience 13 GSI using DSU Sideloader. It works great. Got UI bugs like the taskbar is cropped, the Settings app is not dual pane.

The S Pen works. if you hover the pen a mouse icon appear. Buttons on the S Pen seems cannot do anything.

Overall the GSI feels very snappy but you will lose some function like protect battery, Dex, S Pen features, better multitasking/multi-windows experience, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] Incomtus:
Hello thanks for your answer, dsu sideloader is working here? I don't see the option in the developer settings, you used the app on GitHub?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] fict:
Yes i use DSU Sideloader app on the github. No root needed but bootloader must be unlocked

GitHub - VegaBobo/DSU-Sideloader: A simple app made to help users easily install GSIs via DSU's Android feature.

A simple app made to help users easily install GSIs via DSU's Android feature. - VegaBobo/DSU-Sideloader

github.com
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] Gallion:
It's super cheap on Amazon right now. Hopefully the cheap price can be an appeal enough that releasing a custom ROM is worth it.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] V0latyle:
I'm no developer, but if you want your Samsung tablet to run AOSP like a Pixel, check out my guide here.

Otherwise, you can install GSIs from LineageOS, PHHTreble, or other projects.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] Chima2:
Until ROMS can preserve some OEM capabilities it will be a ways off before custom ROMs are in high enough demand for this device. Sort of like Sony and how rooting can make you lose access to certain camera functions (if I recall).
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] Typhoon_Master:
we would need a stable twrp for this, aren't we? :S
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] billy996:
Hi my bro. how to flash GSI?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] Incomtus:
Hi!

First you have to unlock the bootloader (IT WILL ERASE ALL USER DATA) (method for maybe all Samsung device) by deactivated OEM LOCK in développement options,

then shutting down tablet and press both vol + and - while you plug the usb cable.

You LL see a warning green screen and you LL be able to unlock the bootloader.

After that I don't know if there is a TWRP recovery for that tablet but if there is one, you could flash it with Odin and then flash GSI.

If there is no TWRP, I think you can flash GSI but I don't know the method att all ..... Maybe take a look on internet "how flash GSI with Odin"?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] Incomtus:
There is an other solution with DSU SIDELOADER but it will just a make a partition with original ROM, and the GSI one.

Bootloader must also be unlocked

Don't hesitate to ask if you don't know what what I am talking about
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] V0latyle:
Not necessarily, you can patch the stock recovery to accept fastboot commands with this
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] billy996:
Deleted
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] V0latyle:
You'd have to contact the developer of the script
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] billy996:
I've flashed the GSI into the S7 FE and it feels great.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] lukeprokopec:
which GSI?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] billy996:
Lineage A13 GSI
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE] lewmur:
First of all, there are several LOS 20 GSI ROMs. Can you give a link to the one you used. And how did you flash it without fastboot? AFAIK, there is no TWRP except for the SM-T735.
[Sony Xperia XZ3 Questions & Answers] duckwind:
Hey guys,

So my XZ3 cannot handle the Android 10 anymore, it requires factory resets every 2-3 months, otherwise it gets laggy everywhere and randomly crashing. What is the safest way to downgrade it to stock Android 9 Pie? I haven't unlocked my bootloader as I want my cam to highest quality, so hopefully I won't need to do it now.
[Sony Xperia XZ3 Questions & Answers] duckwind:
I have heard that the UK firmware is pretty stable. Does it matter if I get a firmware from the UK if I live in Macedonia?
[Sony Xperia XZ3 Questions & Answers] duckwind:
No answer?
[Sony Xperia XZ3 Questions & Answers] nh0ckut3y3u:
just flash android 9 ftf firmware with newflasher.
[Sony Xperia XZ3 Questions & Answers] duckwind:
Will this save the DRM keys for the camera processing tho?
[Sony Xperia XZ3 Questions & Answers] nh0ckut3y3u:
yeah. DON'T unlock bootloader and everything will be fine. Flash stock fw do nothing to DRM.
[Sony Xperia XZ3 Questions & Answers] duckwind:
Thanks, @nh0ckut3y3u. Worked like charm and pretty straightforward. One thing if anyone is looking for doing the same is that you need to extract the .ftf file in a folder.