yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alecxs:
dump vbmeta off the phone, like you did with kernel.

for magisk make sure to enable "Magisk in recovery" option when patching TWRP.img

I don't know about custom ROM, but most likely because simply there exist no boot ramdisk, one have no chance other than installing magisk into recovery ramdisk. except you install pre-rooted custom ROM (like phhusson GSI)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slx23:
but if I flash a custom rom can I install magisk normally?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slx23:
If i try running

fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta vbmeta.img

i get this error:

fastboot: unknown option -- disable-verity
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alecxs:
try again with latest platform-tools.

if still unknown option, try each flag on it's own. if both options unknown, generate vbmeta_disabled.img in TWRP terminal your own.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slx23:
But what disabling vbmeta does?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alecxs:
it prevents boot-loop on custom binary by disable avb/dm-verity

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/avb/+/master/README.md#The-VBMeta-struct
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slx23:
Thank you, i have also installed Magisk in the recovery ramdisk and it works.
[Moto Edge 30 Pro] hopehappy:
I'm in Europe, anyone can tell me sar value (head and body) of this phone please?

I Need europeans values
[Moto Edge 30 Pro] V0latyle:
I assume you're asking about the Moto Edge 30 Pro?

Why are you concerned about SAR values? Radio signals are not ionizing radiation, and at the minimal power levels emitted by phones, can't do anything to body tissue
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] cerxity:
My Samsung galaxy tab a 10.1 2019 (sm-t510) is now usless. Because I flashed a recovery in download mode, and the recovery won’t boot so now I have no recovery and the os is gone aswell. It’s soft bricked I waited for the battery to go dead and when I plug it in it just keeps rebooting then shutting off rebooting then shutting off can’t get into download mode even when I press the two buttons because it just rebooting and rebooting even if it’s dead and I plug it in I would very very appreciate it if someone could help me this is my main tablet and I’m heart broken. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] cerxity:
All it does is just keep rebooting.
[Vivo X80] molhamstar:
Hi all , 2 days ago i updated my phone to android 13 through wifi ,

i did reset network

restart the phone

airplan mode off on

nothing work

i did also reset all settings

i will write some examples

my wifi on , my sim data on

when u open google chrome app and google something , it gave me network error , i must refresh the page couple of time till chrome finally load the page

but with my bank app ,*swedbank* when i open the app , directly tell me network error

i need to turnoff wifi and let only sim data on so my bank app work

vivo support couldnt help me with anything
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] jimdan:
Is it generally safe or desirable to update any of these firmwares? Does it in fact update them with a downloadable newer firmware or does it

just refresh the same installed firmware from a safe backup?

Also I'm noticing that the 'Bluetooth Version' listing at the bottom is showing, 'Error'. Is this normal? If not, what should it be.

Also under the Bluetooth Version subsection:

CC/PDIC Module FW Version: 32.00

CC/PDIC Binary FW Version: 32.00

If these are abnormal, I would love it if someone could post a screen grab of theirs.

Thx!

**UPDATE** Okay, turned on BT before I ran the code again and I got:

BCM4361B2 Crown 1QW ANT1 [Version:0110.0230]
[Touch HD General] CaptainAwesome:
Hey I have some questions so I thought I might collect them all in the same thread =)

1) Any SMS replacement/software that will make the SMS-threading a bit more similar to iPhone? When I saw my mates iPhone I was very enticed by the look and feel of the threaded bubbles approach.

2) Some better guide to WIFI? And some better WIFI manager application. I need/want my phone to roam between different WIFIs with different settings. My work WIFI gives a proxy, my homewifi dont, most cafe WIFI doesnt use proxy either. I also want to make sure that my GRPS/3g is never accessed without explicit approval. Whenever I try to go to start -> settings -> connections I only find setups for modems(GRPS) etc. Never any good way to specify wireless, profiles and so forth.

3) Improve GPS. Right now (when I have internett at all on it) the position is off by ~50-100 meters.

4) Reverse GPS. I would like my phone to transfer GPS-information to a server (eg. via webservice or similar) so I can track my phone if it's stolen/lost. Not even sure this is possible but I would think it is.

5) Exporting numbers from a Nokia N95 -> Touch HD. I have synched all my numbers with my provider but it turns out they don't support HTC yet for synchronization (burn!!!!) and my simcard only supports 400numbers, not to mention I only found ways to copy 1 and 1 contact to simcard. I need a way to move larger amount of numbers (up towards a thousand) easily from an N95 to a Touch HD.

Best regards
[Touch HD General] Sallcho:
I remember there was a software for a glofiish phone, that sent GPS position as sms to number specified if pin/security key(or smth like that) is entered incorrectly. I'm also searching for smth like this for HD.
[Touch HD General] ofiaich:
Hi!

there are a few threads here on anti-theft software.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1543674#post1543674

W.I.M.P. is one of them.

this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=404025&highlight=anti-theft+software discusses Ultimate Theft Alert v3, W.I.M.P. and Sprite Terminator

Hope this helps.

Ofiaich :)

Ofiaich :-)
[Touch HD General] pitt1983:
for the number 5:

the better way is to use MSOutlook, you syncronize it with nokia pc suite, then with active sync you syncronize your HD and voilà.
[Touch HD General] CaptainAwesome:
Ah yea I could try that =) Is there anyway to prevent activesync at spesific locations from synching numbers into outlook though? I have large amount of private numbers I do not want synched into my outlook at work, nor do I want worknumbers to be synched into phone automaticly since I really don't want to end up accidentaly calling or texting people from work (even worse my bosses) drunk at 5 in the morning =)

I also tried mJustice now and got it to work half. +m to popup messagebox worked, locationcall.exe I have no idea what does, +g for gps did not work. Might be because Im sending text from same phone as Ive installed it?!

Best regards
[Touch HD General] CaptainAwesome:
Still baffeled on those three =) I have been unable to find any good replacements/applications for this =)

Regards

Cptawesome
[Touch HD General] umexed:
As an sms replace i use VITO SMS-CHAT which works great with our device! finger friendly with nice scroll animation :)

check it out at

http://iwindowsmobile.com/threaded-sms-messaging.html
[Touch HD General] twocandles:
If you haven't found a solution yet, this is what I did when I moved from N95 to HD:

- In Outlook, go to contacts and create a new contacts folder. Move the contacts from the "main folder" to the new one. Your main contacts folder should be empty.

- Sync the N95 with Outlook. PC Suite allows you to choose the outlook folder you want to sync to, but ActiveSync doesn't :( . This is why you need to go through the first step.

- Sync the HD with Outlook. (see note below)

- IN outlook, delete the contacts from the main folder.

- Move the contacts back from the folder you created in the first step to the main folder.

- If you're done, to make sure that the contacts are not sync'ed again, disable contact sync in ActiveSync.

NOTE: the first time I sync'ed the HD with outlook, instead of copying all the contacts from outlook to the HD, it deleted all the contacts from outlook! It seemed that the sync process "believed" that the version on the phone was newer than Outlook's. To prevent this:

- When the n95 contacts are copied to outlook, create a new folder to back them up. If the main contact folder is emptied, then copy the contents from the "backup" folder back to the main folder.
[General Questions and Answers] seunhq:
My old Infinix Hot s3 X573, won't boot. It's stuck in the Infinix boot logo. All efforts to hardest the device failed. I have loads of files on it that I'll like to back up. I can access the phone's edl mode by short testing. I have no idea what I'm doing, and I've been looking for answers everywhere. Please how can I back up the files on my phone, and what tools do I need?
[Android Studio] Dhanen:
Did you take a look to the logcat? The error and its line should be there.
[Android Studio] Dio V:
Hey I am in search of a talented programmer to collaborate on the next great app with. Please let me know if you're interested. There is compensation.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Questions & Answer] wellersl:
It seems like anything that fits the SE's will also fit the 7+ and the 8+. Can anyone confirm? I know it's true of screen protectors. Is it true of all cases? It's true of most, if not all, rubber cases.
[Google Pixel 6] PixelPixelPro:
I'm following the instructions here for creating a signed build. The goal is to re-lock the device using a self signed key. Yes I've read all the reasons this isn't worth the trouble, just assume I have a good reason to do so. Zero issues creating and running my custom ROM. However, when I run the 'sign_target_files_apks' script it fails with the following message 'AssertionError: Failed to find vendor.img'. It failed even when I tried it on an unmodified build. I've also pulled the most recent source code and the issue still persists.

Summary of checking out and building the ROM:

I've verified that vendor.img exists:

I've attached a copy of the full stdout, but here's the last bit where it died:

Thanks in advance for any help!
[Google Pixel 6] AnierinB:
Are you using a prebuilt vendor.img?
[Google Pixel 6] PixelPixelPro:
I believe vendor.img is being rebuilt from the extracted files in google_devices-raven-tq1a.221205.011-428bd924.tgz that create the aosp/vendor/ directory.
[Google Pixel 6] NonStickAtom785:
Hm. That Vendor image might also need to be signed by ur personal signing key? And also check to make sure that ur directory paths are relevant in both syntax and filesystem and terminal
[Google Pixel 6] PixelPixelPro:
Yeah I'm fairly sure it needs to be signed by the personal key and I think the script is designed to do that. My current working theory is that Google tweaked the directory structure around and did not update the script since everything appears to be where it should be. Think I'm going to need to bite the bullet and dig into the python code with a debugger and figure out what's going on.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] JojoOn3DS:
Hey so my father's phone just kinda bricked itself one morning. We don't know how or why. But he did tell me he installed the newest software update a few days ago, meaning he got OneUI 5.0.

If it matters, this is a german version of the S20FE, unfortunately im unaware if he has the Samsung CPU or Snapdragon CPU version.

I'm tasked with getting the data off the phone, but unfortunately i can not boot into android. The phone either freezes at the "Samsung Secured by Knox" logo or bootloops at that logo. When charging it does not show battery percentage, only the lightning symbol.

I can easily access the downloading mode, but recovery mode is very hard to get to, usually because of the bootloop, takes me around 10 to 30 minutes to get into.

Wiping Cache partition does not work, "repair apps" results in the bootloop

The logs always end displaying 3 times the same error: unable to set property "ro.boottime.init.mount.cache" to "1": error code: 0x18

Does anyone have an idea on how to get all the files off of it? I heard you can use Odin to flash it without losing data but also heard that it doesnt work since OneUI 3.1, and since OneUI 5.0 is very fresh i don't think anyone ever tried flashing it without data loss.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Unless you can boot it into safe mode you're boned.

If he really needs the data... take it to a data recovery specialist. Rates are around $800 for advanced recovery services, it may be less.

Otherwise see if a factory reset fixes it. Always redundantly and regularly backup critical data to avoid complete data lose.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] JojoOn3DS:
Safe Mode Freezes up

And knowing my Father, he won't pay that amount of money to recover the data..
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Maybe it's a lesson he needs to learn the hard way. Androids rarely crash and burn but it does happen. Messing with the firmware is always a risk. One reason why I never do OTA updates/upgrades.

Data is fragile... not redundantly backing it up is an open invitation for trouble. A drop, water exposure, a near lighting strike, a hardware failure, malware, etc can destroy the data if that's the sole copy of it. Really it's only a matter of time until it happens. He needs to take a more vested interest in the device... or suffer the consequences.

Maybe someone here can help you but hands on by a specialist maybe the only viable shot there is at recovering the data now.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] rcolitz:
I have been able to unbrick Samsung devices in the past. I have posted what I did on this website.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] JojoOn3DS:
Update, he sais he has his files on google drive. Now i tried to reinstall android using Odin3, i installed OneUI 4 with android 12, the farthest that i got was now a charging indicator showing percentage and the samsung android bootlogo after the bootloader logo. but then it crashes. OneUI 5 android 13 makes it bootloop again. The last thing i might do is just root the device
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Well that's good... if it works.

You try the last version it was running on before it went to hell? If was me I use the earliest version available. I would not root it as dad will likely get in trouble for sure... and lose some core features forever.

First thing I would have tried is a factory reset. Anytime you flash firmware you're taking a risk; there's zero risk to clearing the user data partition.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] JojoOn3DS:
The data is already gone, it was backed up by Google Drive and my dad got the data on his older phone now. The earliest version i can install after an OneUI 4 update is OneUI 4 android 12, which i have already tried, any older than that results in a Fail because the device refuses to flash OneUI 3 or older.

It does boot android *sometimes* with OneUI 4 Android 12. but never to the "Welcome" screen. OneUI 5 Android 13 causes it to reboot nonstop again (like originally). I am planning on downloading different versions of OneUI 4 android 12 for this device and see if it ever boots fully.

Allthough this seems like a software defect, im starting to doubt the battery itself, because when it was charging it only showed 5% after an entire night on the charger.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
If SOT sucks now...

Replace the battery before you attempt another flash. Not worth bricking a phone over a battery.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] JojoOn3DS:
Yeah will probably do that, i have already flashed it like 30 times probably haha, still soft bricked like before but not hard bricked.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
No harm, no foul...
[XPERIA X1 General] hotiron07:
Anyone has any idea how to change the look of this keypad for entering numerical pin after device lock ?

Even changing the ugly grey to some other colour would be good. Thanks.
[XPERIA X1 General] maedox:
The colour of the buttons follow the Today screen theme. (At least it did when I changed the theme in Spb Mobile Shell (not the panel one).)

I chose blue theme, and the buttons are now dark blue. That's all I know.
[XPERIA X1 General] hotiron07:
oh ok ... i think it does ...

i think i managed to get it to grey again ...

thanks a lot ...

anyone know how can i style it by replacing pictures or whatever, please let me know ...
[XPERIA X1 General] kramki:
i know you can change the colors in registry, refer to http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=WindowsMobile5Colors, the value number that you may need to change is 8..dont know about changing the pictures on them. Hope that helps
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] unknowns300:
After power off due to out of battery my phone got bootloop, it always reboots after 10s, even in fastboot or in recovery mode (I tried flashing twrp but with 10s I can't get into twrp), I let it charge overnight and the fastboot getvar battery-voltage command gave me the result 4342, what should i do now? My devices is Redmi Note 9S (curtana), can anyone help me plz
[Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) Question] unknowns300:
nvm, i plugged it in for another 7 hours and it went to 4369, i got into recovery and it only got 10% battery, i finally got it back on
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] Vero.:
Hi! (written from translator) Change the touch and screen module. They sent it to me and now the image that is projected in the image is perfect, but when I turn it on to try to use it, the phone screen stays blank
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] joke19:
You can go in the recovery menu? Factory reset maybe help
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] Vero.:
Traté de hacer esto, pero ahora se apaga y se enciende. intentare instalar el sistema operativo
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] joke19:
Okay.

Next time english please. How to use mi flash tool, you know?
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] sergiocupitra2020:
Veo que el problema de reiniciar con pantalla blanca esta dando mucho, lo tuve que mandar a reparar y de momento no ha dado ese problema (escrito desde traductor)

Mod translation: I see that the problem of restarting with a white screen is giving a lot, I had to send it to be repaired and so far it has not given that problem (written from a translator)
[Realme X3 SuperZoom Questions & Answers] AlestR:
Hello everyone! My phone only starts in boot/recovery mod, but my bootloader is unlocked. Is there TWRP or OrangeFox on rui 3.0?
[Realme X3 SuperZoom Questions & Answers] the_arxyn:
First define your problem briefly then we can help
[Realme X3 SuperZoom Questions & Answers] AlestR:
I wanted to get root on rui 3.0. I unlocked the bootloader, flashed the patched vbmeta.img and boot.img. And the phone is now constantly running in boot/recovery mod
[Realme X3 SuperZoom Questions & Answers] shadowkiller4231:
Hey, in case you haven't managed to fix the problem yet or if someone else is looking for a solution, I was able to resolve it on my own. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any stock recovery for rui 3.0, which caused it to be stuck in a bootloop. However, after thorough searching, I discovered a recovery image on the support Telegram channel. Despite the lack of context, I decided to give it a try since I had already tried multiple recoveries, and surprisingly, it worked!

Steps to Fix Bootloop Issue and Flash Custom Recovery (rui 3.0):

Step 1: Download Necessary Files

Download the recovery image i Uploaded from this Google Drive link: recovery.img

Find the vbmeta.img file at this location: vbmeta.img

Save both files to a convenient folder on your computer.

Step 2: Connect Phone to Computer

Connect your phone to your computer using a USB cable.

Step 3: Access Command Prompt or Terminal

Open a command prompt (for Windows) or terminal window (for macOS or Linux).

Step 4: Navigate to Platform Tools Folder

Change directory to where you have the Android Platform Tools installed.

Step 5: Flash the Recovery Image

Move the downloaded recovery.img file into the Platform Tools folder.

Enter the following command to flash the recovery image:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Step 6: Disable Verity and Verification

Still in the command prompt or terminal, run the following command to disable verity and verification:

fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

Step 7: Wipe Data (If Stuck in Downloading Mode)

If your phone ends up in Downloading mode instead of bootloader/recovery mode, look for "Wipe Data" or "Factory Reset" in the options and select it.

This will erase all data on your phone.

After wiping data, your phone should boot into the operating system.

Step 8: Flash Custom Recovery (Optional)

If you still wish to flash a custom recovery, you need to first rollback your phone to rui 2.0.

Find the rollback package and detailed instructions on this forum link: Rollback Package and Instructions.

Scroll down on the forum page to find the mentioned rollback package and step-by-step instructions.

Step 9: Reboot and Verify

After successfully flashing the custom recovery and/or rolling back to rui 2.0, reboot your device.

Verify that your phone now boots correctly and operates without issues.

Note: Flashing a custom recovery or performing any modifications carries risks and may void your warranty. Proceed with caution and carefully follow the instructions.

I hope these steps are helpful to you or anyone else experiencing a similar issue! Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with!
[General Questions and Answers] ilie25:
Hello. Can someone help me with a windows application to unzip a zip file that has a password. In that file there are two txt files. Thank you.
[General Questions and Answers] ilie25:
This zip.Please help me.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] DXPOHIHIHI:
Hello! I want to be a poweruser for a couple of reasons, recently moved to the crdroid version 9.0 android 13, and the battery life is super tanky compared to eu 13.0.9, though I want to be able to do more.

Recently I found out MicroG a requisite app for using revanced drains alot of power overnight, with it I drain 8%> or more, uninstalled it and the issue was gone. Though I still want to use yt revanced without the drain, and yes tried battery optimization settings, still drains overnight.

A solution for this is rooting my device, you can use revanced without microg if your device is rooted.

So if anyone will be willing to provide an updated and easy to follow guide for rooting poco f3, then I'll be glad!
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] 3zozHashim:
Download magisk.apk and flash it with twrp (twrp should recognize it, if it doesnt, rename it to magisk.zip)

Done

If you need safetynet fix (when you root your phone, playstore becomes uncertified and some apps wont be downloadable, this module fixes that)

Release v2.3.1-MOD_2.1 · Displax/safetynet-fix

SafetyNet & Play Integrity API workarounds for Magisk - Release v2.3.1-MOD_2.1 · Displax/safetynet-fix

github.com
[XPERIA X1 General] hotiron07:
Is there any registry key that can be alter or another other method, to automatically activate the device lock when the phone goes into sleep or power down ?

I tried s2u2 but I am looking for something really simple, just auto device lock when power down will do.
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[Off-topic] Nicknackpaddywack101:
Wut

A Canada goose?

Clearly i'm a person who only uses bing...
[Off-topic] blackhawk:
Definitely catnip drunk...
[Off-topic] blackhawk:
Definitely a dinosaur...

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If Mike says so, it must be true...
[Off-topic] blackhawk:
The dinosaurs still roam the earth... just downsized. The road runner gives you an idea of what it's larger carnivorous ancestors were like... formidable.

Crafty, fast, aggressive, territorial and intelligent.

Got a dinosaur on my van hood...

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