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[Google Pixel 6a] G5-User7080:
you should be able to get in system OTA's even while being rooted so long as you didn't modify /system in any way.

If you want to do that you need to first restore the stock boot.img, typically done by going to magisk -> restore images, for details refer to the guide for the pixel 6, check the automatic OTA section.

Though it might be easier and safer to sideload the OTA instead, you can find details for that in the same guide under the sideload OTA section.

As far as I understood it doesn't matter if you still have modules installed and a rooted boot.img when you sideload, but if you want to be super safe you could always just disable all modules and flash stock boot.img

After sideloading OTA you have to re-root, so keep a magisk patched boot.img ready to boot from.

unroot is just as easy as flashing stock boot.img or uninstalling through magisk.

I'm not exactly sure what the difference between the "uninstall" and "restore images" option is in magisk.

"restore images" is supposed to restore your stock boot.img if you previously rooted by doing "direct install" in magisk.

And I suppose uninstall does the same but also removes all of magisk instead of only unrooting?

Don't take my word for it, it's just a guess.

Relocking bootloader requires you to be 100% stock, and iirc that also requires you to wipe your device, but not sure about that one.

I'd recommend you use pixel flasher for that as it leave little room for error, typos and the like.

In essence you just download the latest factory image from google, flash everything including wiping data and relock bootloader after that.

That said, using Pixel flasher or android flash tool with the wipe options checked do the same for you without needing to type out commands and navigate your downloaded archives.

Is it necessary to flash to both slots?

I don't know, hopefully someone else can answer that one.
[Google Pixel 6a] juv3nal:
Thank you for your answer and your time, very much appreciated! I'll have a look at that guide. Thanks!
[Google Pixel 6a] juv3nal:
I don't know if anyone is getting this error in PixelFlasher...

Active code page: 850

Sending 'bootloader_b' (11574 KB) OKAY [ 0.261s]

Writing 'bootloader_b' (bootloader) Flashing pack version bluejay-1.2-9288097

(bootloader) flashing platform gs101

(bootloader) Validating partition ufs

(bootloader) Validating partition ufs

(bootloader) Validating partition partition:0

(bootloader) Validating partition partition:1

(bootloader) Validating partition partition:2

(bootloader) Validating partition partition:3

(bootloader) Validating partition bl1_b

(bootloader) Validating partition pbl_b

(bootloader) Validating partition bl2_b

(bootloader) Validating partition abl_b

(bootloader) Validating partition bl31_b

(bootloader) Validating partition tzsw_b

(bootloader) Validating partition gsa_b

(bootloader) Validating partition ldfw_b

FAILED (Status read failed (Too many links))

Finished. Total time: 2.662s
[Google Pixel 6a] Lughnasadh:
Best to go over to the Pixel Flasher thread and post your support.zip so the dev can take a look at it.
[Android Apps and Games] Senliast:
What does this do?

Modded WhatsApps generally doesnt update itself, so you have to download the update manually. As known, WhatsApp stops working soon after a new version comes out, if you dont update it. So you have to always download update manually. This Tasker profile does it for you. It regularry checks for updates of WhatsApp in background and, if one is found - it automatically downloads and installs it. Once installed, you dont have to do anything. The profile is intended for AlexMods WhatsApp Plus (https://alexmods.com/wamods-en/), so make sure you are using this WhatsApp. Of course, if you want - you can change it, so that it downloads any other WhatsApp from any other web-site.

Preparations

Please backup your Tasker and WhatsApp before installing. Do note, that this requires root, as Android doesnt allow to install APK without root.

Installation

1. Extract the archive into /sdcard/Tasker (i.e. into corresponding folders).

2. Open Tasker

3. Long press on "Profiles", select "Import profile", then select every downloaded profile.

4. Disable and exit Tasker, then enable and exit Tasker or just reboot the device.
[Android Apps and Games] rhetorician:
Is this a reputable developer? Downloading apps from places I'm unfamiliar freaks me out. Just interested in in the community's thoughts
[Android Apps and Games] Norbertus20:
Someone check it ? Any feedback ?
[Android Apps and Games] Senliast:
Feel free to check if before running by disabling Tasker, importing profiles and opening tasks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsusang:
Could someone please share if Android allows 3rd-party dialers, such as the LineageOS phone or Simple Mobile Tools' dialer app, to make emergency calls/call 9-1-1 if the phone's default dialer is uninstalled (example: Samsung dialer is uninstalled by adb com.samsung.android.dialer)??

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] COUPON4Vitamins:
No, apparently you won't be able because I tried to call 211 and got redirected to Google Voice which didn't work either. I am sure it would be exactly the same for 911. It sucks we still need stock dialers for emergency calls.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Aryo_Ibrahim 340:
I want to try running Nethunter on my Xzp, can you guide me, thanks 🙏
[Touch HD Accessories] Cheesy Dave:
No one has mentioned the excellent vaja cases (http://www.vajacases.com/). I've had several and most recently a "Hermes" / Tytn one. This I'm now using on my belt for the HD but it is an untidy fit as the HD is so much thinner.

Vaja don't have one for the HD - but has anyone found another Vaja case that is a better HD fit? Perhaps a different phone has similar dimensions to the HD ?

Although the Vaja options are expensive and cost a bit for shipping from South America the quality is the best I've ever seen and also the fit is always very good and not so bulky like many of the other brands.

Thanks for tips ...
[Touch HD Accessories] WILD9:
Im loving the Iphone 3G flip cases, very slick. Hope they release something similar for us.
[Touch HD Accessories] 8014700:
I have spoen to vaja directly and they do not intend to carry a touch hd case in the near future......its a shame.
[Touch HD Accessories] Cheesy Dave:
Thanks for checking. Yes, a big shame - but maybe one of the other Vaja cases fits well to the HD ????
[Touch HD Accessories] WILD9:
Yeah I just had a mail back from them too :

Hi,

At present that model is not in our immediate manufacturing plans.

Anyway, thank you very much for your interest in our cases

Best regards,

Maria Cecilia

Garcia Querol

Customer Care Department

www.vajachoice.com

I'm not convinced that wont change though, Microsoft really seem to be running with the Touch HD as their flagship WM phone, Iv'e seen so many banner ads for WM featuring it recently.
[Touch HD Accessories] GenIDE:
That's so disappointing! Their iPhone 3G cases look awesome, I'd love something similar for the HD. I'll keep my fingers crossed...
[Touch HD Accessories] josemariaperin:
Vaja cases for Iphone 2G fits ok

Iphone 2G size: 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm

HD: 115 x 62.8 x 12 mm

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy S23] KrIsKo9695:
Hi, I have had the phone for a few days and it feels quite warm. Is that the case with you?

They only use social networks. The degrees reach 38 40. And the phone feels quite warm.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Tanya777:
Hello, I bought the s23 a few days ago. My device is getting hot in some applications. Especially when I open the camera, when I enter the settings section, when I change the camera and video settings, it gets hot. How is your screen on time and battery values?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] KrIsKo9695:
4-5 hour's on screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] omer7:
And what's screen off time?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Tanya777:
Almost the same . In other forms, they said that the device does not heat up at all. I couldn't understand too
[Samsung Galaxy S23] KrIsKo9695:
15 hours.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] KrIsKo9695:
We'll hook up someone else to see how the temperatures are.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Tanya777:
Yes, we will wait for other users' feedback on their temperature status.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Richard Thomas1:
How's the weather in your locality, based on the warm and cold weather conditions the phone heat will differ too! Also, it's a new phone so it'll receive an update which will solve the heat problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Tanya777:
Where I live, the air temperature is around -6, but inside the house it is 22 degrees. As you said, it can be fixed with an update, but it affects all s23 users?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] benjaminben117:
Why is it going so high?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] KrIsKo9695:
I do not know.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Tanya777:
hello, when you bought the phone, did you transfer using samsung smart switch? I think we encountered this problem because we did it this way.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] KrIsKo9695:
Yes. But then I hard reset it.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Tanya777:
Then I'll give it a try, there's a chance it will be fixed.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] KrIsKo9695:
50/50
[Samsung Galaxy S23] goTouch:
Just got my S23. It is about 4 Celsius more than S22. I live in a hot country, but using Facebook and whatsapp, it gets 37 to 41 Celsius. My s22 was ~4 degrees less

But phone feels very fast. No lag
[Samsung Galaxy S23] goTouch:
Adding more info, I'm still on AWA6 firmware. Some countries already got an update AWBD wich idk if it improves anything.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] rabihyamak:
I have same problem and i transfer data using smart switch too , so the problem will persist like this even after few days from finish transferring? Or it will be ok later ?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Tanya777:
I had continued. a bit of luck. but my advice is clean setup or you need to install manually .
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Compwxr:
A device of this size, running last gen chipset will always get a bit hotter when running demanding tasks such as videocalls, games, using camera apps (photo or video) etc. In my case I didn't find abnormal temperatures while using the phone in such situations, other than lower than expected SoT. Currently running 2-3 charges a day (cap at 85%) with the regular S23 version.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] rester555:
I noticed a "feature" by Verizon called, HD video. You can toggle it on and off. I noticed when using video streaming services that you get limited to 10 Mbps when they ISP detects video playing.

Does anyone notice a difference between the toggle on or off? I used VPN and I noticed video quality can be selected for higher bandwidth behind a VPN but not when toggling HD video on associated Verizon unlimited plans.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] zetsumeikuro:
This is nothing new and has been a thing since 2017~ and almost every single carrier does it. If you're on UWB you can get 4k streaming. With the toggle off on 4G and nationwide 5G you'll be subjected to 480p video and 720p on UWB. Most people won't notice the difference above 720-1080 anyways while watching on a small screen.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] pgrey2:
Yep, in my TMo plan it can be turned on-off per-device.

Seems like a feature to me, and if you don't know that about your plan, well, like @zetsumeikuro says, most will never even notice...

Maybe read those updated terms of service, next time (ok, so I don't read them e-to-e either, just parts :unsure:) ... :oops::ROFLMAO:

Technically, they could call it the video-battery-saving-feature, and it would be correct, in a round about sort of way. Sales/marketing is what it is.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] rester555:
I understand this is nothing new. I'm just saying people who have Verizon plans, you can bypass the 480p limitation by using VPN because I confirmed it. Otherwise you have to toggle the HD video on and off depending on the unlimited plan you have.

My observation here was that the toggle switch did not change the bandwidth for me on an unlimited plan that had a HD video on off function in the Verizon account.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] pgrey2:
Yeah, agreed, nothing new, just carrier-tweaks to try and manage bandwidth, that can be unhelpful if you want a high-def view of things. I've had 2-4k phones since the early 2000's for essentially this reason, so I'm very familiar. Not necessarily for 4K in that timeframe, obviously, but for pics/diagrams/whatever, 1080 is pretty limiting, IME/IMHO.

I haven't actually tracked used-bandwidth with the switches on TMo, I just know that 4K gets knocked-down to HD, if it's enabled (10Mbps is right around the low-threshold for 4K, so the VZW numbers make sense).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] KasyaDMHH:
Samsung S23 Ultra know bypass charging fearure?

Someone noticed that this feature is available in Game Launcher - Game Booster. However I cant find this option.

Also, what happens when the charging reach the max charging limit? Going to bypass mode or recharge from time to time?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] OnnoJ:
See this thread: https://xdaforums.com/t/bypass-battery-while-charging-gaming.4550059/
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] ydagana:
Hello and hope you guys are well, and I apologize if my post is lacking any info or in any way as I'm still new here.

I have an SM-S908U1 with XAA/XAA CSC code, I hope someone can help me with which CSC should I patch it with to fix poor network issue (poor quality call, poor network signal and barely working LTE/4G).

To give more context, I live in Morocco, my phone used to work fine, I'm not sure what CSC code it has before as I only learned a bit about what CSC is after the research I've done when I had this issue a couple weeks ago.

I travelled to Turkey and used a Turkish SIM card there, it worked fine. I also installed the official January update while I was there.

I came back home on January 23rd, and put back my Moroccan SIM card and noticed the network issues right after, used different SIM cards from different operators, all with the same issue.

I tried all the possible fixes, from resetting network settings to factory resetting my phone, and I even downgraded android to November's security patch version (using ODIN and a ROM for SM-S908U1 XAA) in case the issue was caused by the newest update. None of those worked. I just updated the phone the normal way to January version again.

After a lot of research online, I now think the guy I purchased the phone from maybe patched the phone but whatever he did was overwritten while I was abroad and/or maybe with the software update.

Now I wish someone can point me towards what CSC code should I patch (if any), Morocco's CSC is MWD but it's for SM-S908E with Exynos and I'm worried patching my phone with that one wouldn't work. And I have no idea if any of the other CSC codes for SM-S908U1 would solve the issue or if I have to do something else other than changing CSC.

Thank you for reading all of this even if you have no clue about it, and I'd so appreciate any help pointing me to in the right direction.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] peacey8:
You cannot flash Morocco or European CSC on US S22U. However, you can unlock all LTE & 5G bands using the service menu which should help with your connection issues outside US. See this guide.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] ydagana:
Thank you very much, that sounds like it would solve my issue, I'm going to try that today and post an update later.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] ydagana:
I did all the steps in that guide and unlocked all LTE and 5G bands, I can now see LTE+ (instead of just LTE before) but the network issue is still present, even with LTE+, internet is very slow (slow ping and 1~2Mb/s speed compared to 40Mb/s on other phones in same location), call quality is also still bad, hope you and someone has a clue what might be the problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] ydagana:
Hi @peacey8, sorry to bug you again. I followed your guide and enabled all bands and still have the poor network issue, when I compared my list of bands to your screenshot, the only thing that is different is that on yours it's showing: CDMA: w HDR, on mine it's CDMA: w/o HDR, I wonder if that could be the reason.

If I go to CDMA band preference to activate With HDR, it says "NOT SUPP".

Thank you in advance and please let me know if you have any ideas.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] youriyas:
hello sir have you found a solution for this problem I think I have the same problem thank you
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Woolium:
i have 2 of these kindles and i really want to put lineage on it to try to run genshin
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Legitsu:
no
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Woolium:
why thoo
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knw257:
The reason is that there's currently no way to unlock the bootloader. Without this, there's no way to install a custom ROM on the device, or even develop one in the first place. Until someone figures out how to unlock the bootloader, all other development for 10th gen devices and later will be impossible
[XPERIA X1 General] Wlk:
Any idea whats wrong when I cant transfer any files to Xperia through Windows Explorer? I open device, doesnt matter if I try to upload to main memory or storage card and system says The file XXX could not be copied. It may not exist or cannot be transferred.

Same situation on tvo computers, probably something wrong in Xperia. I know that hard reset would proly help, but it is last option...

UPDATE so tried to solve my problem and found out, that there is something wrong with WMDC and sync. When I connect device on one of my two PC, it installs driver but in WMDC is just red cross and text Error. Nothing else. Tried to disable advanced network support in USB2PC, tried to reinstall WDMC even with deleting stuff in registry. Still no help - I dont want to do hard reset, so many programs already installed and tuned :(
[XPERIA X1 General] Wlk:
strange is that it shows in Sync Center as guest and I'm able to see files, but not upload anything nor sync data :(

EDIT Tried:

-reinstall WMDC

-reinstal WMDC with registry cleanup (HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE...)

-disable firewall

-disable advanced network services in USB2PC settings

-run net localgroup Administrators /add Local Service (found in some thread)

-deleting driver for X1 in device manage (Mobile Devices\X1a)

-clean sync data from ActiveSync in mobile, resulting just in empty contactlist and still not being able to sync

-delete windows mobile network driver in device manager resulting in device not being detected anymore, althrough net driver shows up after conection

getting bit desperate now :(
[XPERIA X1 General] Wlk:
So hard reset is on the way...lets see if it helps.
[XPERIA X1 General] charchar03:
Hard reset should work.

I was able to sync when I first setup the x1, then I added the owner information to the device, sync failed after that. I did a hard reset and setup owner information first then sync with wdmc, sync works every time now. (I think wdmc registered owner information during initial sync to the device, I maybe wrong but I am too lazy to test my theory since I got it working now)

do you recall when you added owner information? prior or after the intial sync to wdmc.
[XPERIA X1 General] Wlk:
changed owner info long time ago, after sync - it was fine.

I can recall that yesterday I used SK Tools to clean X1, and also deleted some strange files in root of memory (some with extension .vol). Dunno if it was what caused problem...

EDIT and yes, hardreset worked :)
[XPERIA X1 General] billybobjones:
i had this problem.. what i did.. opened sync center..deleted the device.. readded it through device center. problem solved?
[XPERIA X1 General] Wlk:
there was only red circle with X and message Error, nothing you can do :(
[XPERIA X1 General] billybobjones:
ya this happened to me. in sync center in vista (not sure bout xp) u can deleted the device. do so, then readd it using the windows mobile device center (partnership blahblah) and it should work again :S?
[XPERIA X1 General] Wlk:
No, only think which helped was hard reset. And now it happened again, getting quite mad about it :(
[XPERIA X1 General] gtrab:
Same problem for me !!

Red circle with an X in windowss vista but all OK on my other machine (win XP)...

Maybe a ROM bug ??

I am using USA NorthAmerican generic stock ROM

Which ROM do you have ??
[XPERIA X1 General] Wlk:
EU stock (bought in Czech Rep.). My also works with ActiveSync on XP, byt not with WMDC on Vista (2 machines tested). Crap crap crap - only solution I found is to reset and reinstal device
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] varsz:
I have the version with Snapdragon, the first thing I did was "root" it and install these apps

+Package disabler Pro (To disable all GOS services, also disable all Bixby services since I don't use them)

+FDE.AI (To increase performance, highly recommended, although to force high hertz on the screen is not compatible and gives errors)

*GLTOOLS (To force 90 fps in CODM, although here I have problems with FPS losses and heating, I have an external fan cooler to avoid heating as much as possible, even so I still have low fps jerks)

+KILLAPPS PRO (To close any application that runs in the background, also those of the system, although at the same time they reactivate themselves)

I also lower the resolution to FHD+ and put the colors in natural, which by my logic I understand that I should force the processor less and heat less, the latter if it worked for me the temperature remains stable and the battery lasts much longer.

I have 15 days with the phone and in my little experience with it, I notice that it is not a cell phone to play for many hours CODM without external ventilation, since it gets very hot and you lose a lot of performance.

In general, I expected more from him, I thought that by forcing 90 fps and having external ventilation and lowering resolutions I was going to have a high and constant performance in CODM, which disappointed me.

Has anyone had other configurations so that the game is stable and without crashes?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] IFNg:
CoDM just sucks on this phone. My OnePlus 8 Pro with a Snapdragon 865 was at least playable. I'm getting a lot of freezing even when not at mac settings
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] franco985:
Hi to all, until December update VPN on my P7P is fylly working. After January update it hasn't worked anymore. Today i have updated to February patch, the result is the same. Anyone have the same problem? Any solutions? Thanks in advance.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] schmeggy929:
We all have this problem, Im pretty sure it is Google Server side.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] franco985:
so any fix for the moment?
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] ariesgodofwar:
No, not unless you can change Google's server config
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] roysun:
See this thread - clearing data for Google One app seems to temporarily fix it for some folks, but it stops working again soon after.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] funkybear34:
google can detect if you are rooted and have a unlocked bootloader, the vpn will only work with a locked bootloader on stock. it didnt work when i was on a custom rom or rooted on stock. hope that helps this is only my opinion tho from my own research.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] xdrc45:
While it may be true that they can detect a unlocked bootloader and a rooted device. They are Google! 😂 As they can probably detect pretty much anything and everything you do on a "Google device". Even while using a Google VPN to block it lol. 🤣 For now though, they do allow us and tell you exactly how to unlock the bootloader and very easily I might add "Thankfully" and they don't punish you for it. Yey. I've heard it was a Google 1 issue and not an end user issue. VPN worked perfectly fine for me on the November and December firmware builds while being on stock, unlocked bootloader, rooted and running Kiri kernel and I used it quite frequently. Once I updated to the January build it quit working and I was hopeful that the February build fixed it. Still we all face the same "VPN is disabled" problem. I did just send a help ticket to Google 1 about the VPN not working issue. Curious as to what they have to say about it, not working for us Pixel users in the last 2 builds. I'll post their reply when I get one back.