yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] twixyfig:
I downloaded hemdall and im reading the README and it says "Put your device into download mode and plug it in." its something for drivers but it keeps saying USB device not recognized 🥲
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
repair usb jack (or replace mainboard)

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002342422692.html
[General Questions and Answers] twixyfig:
View attachment 5813643

Its dead.

Welp thank you alecxs for all your help, you were very helpful with this.
[General Questions and Answers] Memozit:
OFinding a recovery is beyond impossible, as the Omix X400 is not a well-known device. And since I can't write software, I need your help. [Better with OrangeFox (priority) and/or TWRP]
[General Questions and Answers] BJNul:
For real. First i had a OPPO A5S. almost nobody has any idea what it is. now i have OMİX x400 and the only thread is this 😭
[Huawei P9 Plus Questions & Answers] tanglang13:
Hi all,

My Huawei p9 plus has an old rom version that never updated (probably because i bought it in Taiwan)

I want to install the latest stock rom but i can't find a live link on the web, they are all broken.

can anyone share a link to download the latest rom vie-l29c636b391

thanks
[Vivo X90 Pro Plus] varun.gid:
Hey Guys.. i see many who's pay isnt working and some magically have it working... please help on how to make it work? With latest play store apk it still shows App is updating error and i cant use Pay

Please help.
[Vivo X90 Pro Plus] Deleted member 11872899:
You'll also need to update Play services.

Play Services Info (Update) - Apps on Google Play

Utility app to check the status, install and update the Google Play services

play.google.com

Check this app it may help you
[Vivo X90 Pro Plus] stoja88:
I have the solution :

Install fron Play Store : Google Device Policy.

Regards
[Vivo X90 Pro Plus] Kenshin1870:
Somebody has issue when you search an app and crash? I can update apps, navigate in the home screen of the plays tore etc, but if i search an app it crashes
[Vivo X90 Pro Plus] 77ntonio:
If I may ask, what exactly does this app do?
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] gsessons:
I'm trying to see how to turn on the Vibrate, so when I text using the touch keypad it will vibrate. Is there a cab. for it or in the setting (I could not find it in setting) thank you
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] sdlopez83:
You could look into touch response but that will make everything vibrate.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=450256

There is another one that is older and i believe you can use it just for the Sip. I have not tried it but i know its out there.

Cheers broheem
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waterworlds:
Hello everyone,

I've got one of these STK Titan X rugged tablets running KitKat 4.4.2

STK Tab X Rugged Tablet

Tough 7-inch HD Gorilla Glass display Certified IP68 dust and water resistance Android 4.4 KitKat operating system 8 MP rear and 5 MP front cameras Up to 19 hours' talk time 3G internet capability

www.onedirect.co.uk

I would like to have the OS upgraded to as late a version as possible. STK can't help since the device was discontinued and is no longer supported.

Anybody out there who can help - or can help with instructions?

I'm based in the UK and Denmark.

Thanks,

Lars
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] UltimateGamer83:
I'd like to compare it to the Galaxy S21. Would that seem reasonable? I have no issues on my device as far as gaming goes but my phone is rooted. And I debloat some of the apps. Does that alone make a difference? For games like COD Mobile I experience zero lag even at max settings. I play mainly small games like pocket city and media runs fine on Pixel 7 Pro in my experience.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Jerry111506:
I just upgraded from s21+ exynos version and it was all worth it. I only played nba 2k20 and Mobile legends, havent encountered issues so far
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] lil_kujo:
Gaming performance is somewhere between the SD888. I have notice that the performance at least with COD mobile has changed and seems like is dropping more frames then it used to. This I think is more related to the game then the phone since my other device with a SD888+ has been experiencing the same. Also in regards to COD the max frame rate you will achieve with ultra setting is a low resolution and only 90 fps. My SD888+ can play at medium graphics with 120 fps. this is probably because of the GPU ( I'm guessing here).
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] EtherealRemnant:
The SoC is plenty capable but games have to be optimized for Vulkan to have good performance on Mali GPUs. Every game should work fine out of the box but may lose to Adreno devices when settings are cranked.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Salilsarkar:
The only thing bothers me in gaming part of p7pro is that I can't hear any game sound in Bluetooth headphones while talking over discord or normal phone call.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Cedar Mill:
Take it from me, for retro gaming, yes, it all works at least with the OpenGL renderer. Older ports of games to Android (except those only made for NVIDIA SoCs), Dreamcast. GameCube, Wii, and PS2 all work over OpenGL. Stay the hell away from Vulkan on Mali GPUs. AetherSX2 is discontinued, so PS2 emulation on Android will never improve from how it currently is, but what is here should be enough.

"Modern" gaming on Android is only possible with Yuzu, which requires Vulkan, unfortunately, and Mali GPUs are straight up missing features in silicon, meaning that driver shims are going to need to be developed, and driver shims will reduce performance by a lot compared to supporting the features natively.

Is there any custom ROM or kernel that removes/disallows the half-assed Vulkan implementation?
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Locoman_:
Don't let the Romulans know your dealings with the Vulkans.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] JohnTheFarm3r:
Tensor is the last thing you should get if you plan on "gaming". Assuming that you won't play some old games that run on even 10 year old device.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] otonieru:
I think thats more an android behaviour. You can try 'DisableAudioFocus' lsposed module. It allow you to get multi audio source instead of the OS focusing only on one source
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Cedar Mill:
Forgot one more thing. You will need to reenable 32-bit app support as some games that natively support Android were either developed at a time when there was no 64-bit NDK or are still developed for 32-bit ABIs. The Pixel 7 Pro will, by default, not allow installation or execution of 32-bit armeabi or armeabi-v7a apps and games. Alternatively, you can also disable the PhantomProcessKiller and then just use a VM for those 32-bit apps. VMOS can even run Android 4.4 with Dalvik for games that do not work on Android RunTime.

I found Magisk Zygote64_32 to be the best and easiest way.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] JohnTheFarm3r:
All the apps/games on playstore are 64Bit. So, that would be the case only if he downloads it outside of playstore.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Cedar Mill:
But most games actual gamers are interested in are not in Google Play to begin with, so moot point there.

Besides, I know of actively developed games that are still not 64-bit. They are not on Google Play, for reasons more obvious than not being 64-bit.
[Android General] Renate:
I've finally gotten up to speed with OTA and manual updates using a zip file.

They all had META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary and updater-script.

And yes, I know a bit about the Edify (and previous Aroma) script languages.

So, imagine my surprise when I got some questions from people about "update.zip" that has a payload.bin and signing but none of this updater stuff I've come to rely on.

Has anybody seen this? Where did it come from?
[Android General] Renate:
Ok, I'm not up to speed and living in the past.

The new OTA update format has everything packed into a payload.bin

It does not use any scripts.

There appears to be no formal documentation of the format, although there is source code.

https://cs.android.com/android/plat...er:system/update_engine/update_metadata.proto

See also: https://source.android.com/docs/core/ota

TLDR: The embedded manifest (as protobuf) lists the operations to be performed using embedded compressed files.

REPLACE = 0; // Replace destination extents w/ attached data.
REPLACE_BZ = 1; // Replace destination extents w/ attached bzipped data.
MOVE = 2; // Move source extents to target extents.
BSDIFF = 3; // The data is a bsdiff binary diff.
SOURCE_COPY = 4; // Copy from source to target partition
SOURCE_BSDIFF = 5; // Like BSDIFF, but read from source partition
ZERO = 6; // Write zeros in the destination.
DISCARD = 7; // Discard the destination blocks, reading as undefined.
REPLACE_XZ = 8; // Replace destination extents w/ attached xz data.
PUFFDIFF = 9; // The data is in puffdiff format.
BROTLI_BSDIFF = 10; // Like SOURCE_BSDIFF, but compressed with brotli.
ZUCCHINI = 11;
LZ4DIFF_BSDIFF = 12;
LZ4DIFF_PUFFDIFF = 13;
[OnePlus 10 Pro] Arksuga:
It's been like half a month since I got the OnePlus 10 pro, it's been working flawlessly until just two days ago. Since then, even when I'm not using the phone and the screen is turned off, the phone is at 40-42°C constantly. I'm really worried because it has been working cool (well not as hot as now) even when using high demanding games, but now it even turns off the 120hz because of how hot it gets when just using chrome for example. Should I try and do something to fix it or directly send it to get the phone checked?

It might be obvious but the battery life has also gotten horribly worse than before, and it only cools down after completely turning the phone off.
[OnePlus 10 Pro] blackhawk:
What's running in the background?

A logging firewall may help find it. Cloud apps are always prime suspects.

Any new apps or updates in that period?

Possible malware. Try to find the root cause however if malware is suspected and can't be eliminated or if the root cause eludes you, factory reset.

It may be a hardware failure but more than likely it's software issue. If it persists right after factory reset it's either firmware or hardware; send it in at that point.
[OnePlus 10 Pro] Arksuga:
Might be the Pokemon infinite fusion zip i downloaded because it all started after i downloaded that file. I deleted it but the problem still happened. Right now temperature is back down but I'll try and do what you said. If the problem still persists Ill probably factory reset, but right now for some reason it's better, battery is still acting weird but ye
[OnePlus 10 Pro] blackhawk:
It may have contained malware, downloaded it as an update or acted as a trojan preloader.

It may not have contained any malware or imported any but could have altered hidden user settings that didn't revert back after uninstalled; just a poorly coded app.

If device isn't behaving normally and you can't find the cause, nuke it... factory reset. Start with a clean load and then be careful what you install and download.

I try not to sample apps as while rare they can damage the load. Just because it comes from Playstore doesn't mean it's safe or vetted. Playstore continues to fail in this regard. A clean Android load can last years with minimal maintenance provided you don't upgrade/update the firmware. Updating apps is generally a bad plan as well. This N10+ is still running on Pie, current load will be 3 yo in June. It runs like a bat out of hell and security is not an issue.

Whenever side loading always use online Virustotal to scan it first. If there's any doubt from the results, don't install it. Not worth the risk or the time consuming trouble it can cause.
[OnePlus 10 Pro] Arksuga:
I later downloaded the same zip in the PC because it's actually a PC game and it did say something about malware, so I'll probably factory reset the phone. I have had a OnePlus 8 pro for almost three years and still works like a charm. It has Evolution X flashed but still, that's why I'm trying to take more care of my 10 pro, since i kind of destroyed the battery of the op8pro (due to playing while charging and leaving it charging all night for a few months probably), but then this happened so i got pretty worried. Thanks for the help and the tips ^^
[OnePlus 10 Pro] blackhawk:
You're welcome.

Android and Windows aren't normally effected by the same viruses etc as the malware can't cross platform.

On heavily used devices the battery lasts about 2 years. Simply get it replaced.
[Sony Xperia 5 IV] davestuarts:
Hi all, just today I've succesfully rooted my 5IV, installed just a few apps with root to get started and all seeems good.

My issue is, I want to remove a few system apps and not simply disable. I've tried the usual root uninstall aps I've used inthe past,

but they have all failed on Android 13.

I also tried a magisk module (systemless debloater), though a slighly more tedious process, I tried just two apps to test with. Followed the instructions but so far it has failed too or perhaps I need to try again.

Has anybody tried and had any success with above or another way? Thanks
[Sony Xperia 5 IV] Ashark1979:
Hello, you can describe in detail your actions. I also want to get root.

The TA section was saved, if so, how.

I don't want to lose my keys.
[Sony Xperia 5 IV] davestuarts:
I followed this guide to unlock bootloader and root. The only thing you will lose is widevine, so things like Bravia core wont work, cameras etc all are ok.

https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-windo...g-with-magisk-and-flashing-firmwares.4552365/
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] alexnoalex:
Just got Fuze and install Elite RC2. Unfortunately some of my midi files don't play with either one correctly.

I have started a thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=413936 while back regarding Kaiser.

Generally my understanding is that htcmidi.avd file may be large (and contain all samples) or small. In case of small file, Tone_Sample.data file contains all samples.

However, Tone_Sample.data case does not work for me.

I've seen some cooked roms include full htcmidi.avd and it works well.

Am I missing something with this Tone_Sample.data approach? May be some config? Would it hurt to include large htcmidi.avd file in cooked roms? (or another words what is the advantage of Tone_Sample.data approach)

Seems like an easy fix.

Mentioned thread contains a copy of large htcmidi. Also I am attaching 'The Good, the bad and the Ugly' tune that does not play well. On shipped rom and Elite RC 2 you can't here the famous tune.

Thanks

Alex
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamza5445:
Can I downgrade LG K50 from Android 10 to Android 9?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsujjamanrifat:
download lg up patched tool

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=127dWYpFLO92yA5x7LVEAkmBReHMug_hU&export=download

download lg k50 firmware android 9

LG X520HM | LG K50 | Version: X520HM10c_00_OPEN_SCA_OP_0828 | Firmware for Region: ARG from ARGENTINA - Lg-firmwares.com

LG X520HM Download the latest version of firmware | OS Version: Android 9 Pie | Firmware version: X520HM10c_00_OPEN_SCA_OP_0828 | ARG - Fan club LG-firmwares

lg-firmwares.com

power off phone

hold vol up and insert usb cable connected to pc

wait until firmware upgrade comes up

select kdz downloaded firmware

flash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] azazeldev:
Hey, I kinda messed up with the "get_code.bat" in here. I got an empty key file and didn't notice, so I just continued to do everything until step 8, which is when I realized I couldn't continue. Now I'm stuck in either TWRP or [fastboot]. How do I get out or get my code? Sorry if this is a really basic question, I'm a total newbie.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ethjam:
If you have TWRP you can simple push your rom image with adb then install normaly for recovery.

Dont trust me, you better research A LOT before that, I just bricked 2 of them in different ways
[General Questions and Answers] arthur.levene:
Hello XDA community !

To be honest I'm a newbie here, and not really experienced on mobile phone technical stuff

My Zenfone suddenly stopped working last week, without any particular reason.

The only thing I can see when I on the device is the "Powered by Android" logo. But nothing else happens after.

Then I wanted to start the recovery menu, but even when I select "recovery mode" or "fastboot" nothing happens, it's still showing "Powered by Android" logo and no more

See this screenshot :

View attachment 5811369

I tried to plug the device with USB to my linux laptop with android studio installed, but adb devices show nothing

I also tried to create a microSD card, bootable, with exFAT partition and put the phone firmware on the root of the card (as described https://www.asus.com/supportonly/zenfone max plus (m1)(zb570tl)/helpdesk_download/). Even with it, recovery or fastboot options give the same screen as above

My idea was to be able to boot from sd card and be able to "revive" somehow the phone, and at least being able to download user data from it with the help of adb

I'm not sure if it's possible of if I should prepare the microsd with another format or partition layout

Any idea to guide me ?
[General Questions and Answers] arthur.levene:
Thanks for your answer.

Sorry also because I made a mistake : I think fastboot mode is active

What I did : In the menu above, I selected "Fastboot mode"

then I got an output : "CSC FASTBOOT mode"

Then I plugged the phone on my laptop USB

The "lsusb" command returned an additionnal device :

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bb4:0c01 HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.) Dream / ADP1 / G1 / Magic / Tattoo / FP1
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0bb4 HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.)
idProduct 0x0c01 Dream / ADP1 / G1 / Magic / Tattoo / FP1
bcdDevice 1.00
iManufacturer 1 MediaTek
iProduct 2 Android
iSerial 3 J1AXJR04D658EJ6
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 0x0020
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 256mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 66
bInterfaceProtocol 3
iInterface 4 fastboot
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 1
Device Status: 0x0001
Self Powered

"adb devices" still returns nothing but "fastboot devices" does :

J1AXJR04D658EJ6 fastboot

"fastboot reboot" does also reboot the phone ...

From there I guess at least I can do something. I don't know if I'll be able to recover some data, but anyway if I can recover my phone that would be fine too.
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
you can unlock bootloader with mtkclient (do a backup beforehand) and flash TWRP from fastboot, to see if that leads to something.
[General Questions and Answers] arthur.levene:
ok thanks a lot. I'll have a look to mtkclient / TWRP and try to manage ! :-)

Will let you know soon.
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
keep in mind unlocking from fastboot forces factory reset. It will flush keystore in TEE, don't try this even with full backup. TEE can't backed up.

unlocking from mtkclient afaik does not wipe userdata. but do a backup of userdata + metadata + seccfg (or even better full dump) just in case.

you can try to boot into EDL mode with both vol keys + usb, modified fastboot, DIY deep flash cable or test point method.

https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-tool-...tboot-no-more-test-point-method-kenzo.3398718

also please note TWRP is maybe not able to decrypt, because encryption keys are bonded to bootloader lock state.

however some people claim it's possible, maybe due the fact that seccfg is patched in way to circumvent this (untested).

if you can't boot into recovery from bootloader, you can boot into file from fastboot (requires bootable slot)

fastboot boot twrp.img
[General Questions and Answers] arthur.levene:
thanks Alecxs for all the information. I'll take some time to read carefully everything.

In the meantime, I installed successfully mtkclient on my laptop. I didn't know about this tool before :)

I used first the read partition tool, which went fine for almost all partitions except userdata :-(

it started but stopped after 9 GB (over 52) with the following message :cry:

Failed to dump sector 12517376 with sector count 109592543 as MyZenfone-partition dump/userdata.bin

18.0% Read (Sector 0x12D6C80 of 0x6883FDF, 42m:19s left) 18.67 MB/sDAXFlash

DAXFlash - [LIB]: Error on reading data: MMC error (0xc0040030)

looks like game over ...
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
well.. if this is game over, then you have nothing to lose I guess? so backup all partitions excluding userdata (--skip=userdata) then only try to unlock seccfg (do not erase any partition ignore instructions) then boot into fastboot and check if TWRP can boot

TRY AT OWN RISK YOU MAY CORRUPT USERDATA ENCRYPTION OR ERASE USERDATA​

python3 mtk da seccfg unlock
python3 mtk payload --metamode FASTBOOT
fastboot boot path/to/twrp.img
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
might be possible to dump userdata excluding unreadable sectors. but you need to read the instructions. nevertheless the dump (even if healthy) is impossible to decrypt on PC, can only be decrypted on the origin phone itself...
[General Questions and Answers] arthur.levene:
thanks alecxs, I think I'll try to boot into twrp

My concern is to find a suitable twrp for my device. There is no official port for Asus X018D

I tried to find it by googling and found this on "unofficial twrp" site

twrp 3.2.3 For Mediatek MT6750 Phone

which could be ok for mine maybe except they it's for android 8 and 8.1, while I was still on Nougat 7

I don't know if trying this could work or not ?
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
you need TWRP for the Plus variant. can you share boot.img + recovery.img read off device?
[General Questions and Answers] arthur.levene:
yes I can share the dumped partitions from mtkclient (the extension is .bin)

boot.bin :

boot.bin

drive.google.com

recovery.bin

recovery.bin

drive.google.com
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
okay let me try to port generic TWRP. you can meanwhile try that Oreo+recovery+tested.img (login required)

edit: X018D_TWRP.img for android 9 (no login required)