yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodken:
How to Restore Android Phone from Google Backup Selectively.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ptcexgo:
***Little late to the party here but here is a potential solution for anyone who finds this thread in the future!

Disclaimer, I am in no way responsible for lost data. Proceed at your own risk. I am not associated with or representing Activity Launcher.***

This is the solution I found that worked for me. I have a Pixel 7 on Android 15.

***In my experience, this will only work if you have not yet restored any data from a previous backup. If you have, sorry these aren't the droids you're looking for. You may be able to solve this by removing all accounts off the device first but proceed at your own risk.***

1. Head over to the Google Play Store and download Activity Launcher.

2. Launch the application and search for ".D2dWizardManager" (Optional: Right click that and "Copy link address" (or equivalent) for easier copy-pasting)

3. Find the associated activity. This may vary, but I am not sure if it will or not. In my case, the activity is "com.google.android.apps.pixelmigrate.migrate.componend.D2dWizardManager"

4. Tap the activity to launch it and voilà, you have now launched the activity and will be given the option to restore your device.

5. Prosper with your newly restored device. :cool:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ErikUden:
This is amazing! Thank you so much for leaving this here!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guatiao:
Thank you for sharing this! Just to be more than clear, this method would overwrite any data on the phone, it wouldn't merge the backup data with the new one, right? I'm about to try this method for my previous phone SMS and MMS messages.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cragmire:
I just did this, and at least for the one RCS text conversation that had new messages on the new phone, the text message history was merged, not overwritten. All the old messages just got added on top of the recent messages received on the new phone before restoring.

OH MY GOODNESS THIS WORKED EXACTLY AS I HAD HOPED! It even restored my home screens and background when I wasn't thinking about that yet. I literally made an xda forums account just to say thanks lmao.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Legatus99:
superb, nothing beats this. Thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damnn-ash1:
WOW!!! Like someone else said, I literally created an account to say THIS ACTUALLY WORKS AND THANK YOUUU‼️ 🎉💃🥂
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ptcexgo:
Glad it helped so many of you out!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eollis929:
Genius! Created an account just to comment on this. Saved my backup after breaking a phone and having to get it repaired and then upgraded. Thank you so much!!

Note: worked even after I restored data from a previous backup.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] icanrule:
I miss the old days with twrp. If I wanted to try another rom, no problem, use twrp to do a full backup. Try the rom. If I don't like it then twrp puts it back on the system and everything just worked perfectly.

I've tried programs like swift backup and titanium backup but they never do a proper full backup. It always says couldn't restore this or that. Permissions are screwed up a lot of the time. Cache or apps malfunction. It isn't smooth and has caused me to stop using roms, kernels or taking big chances with programs that could break the system.

What can I do to complete a proper backup of the full os and then easy restore if I screw something up similar to the way twrp used too?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] StanWiz:
I asked the same question when I acquired my p6p - answer is there is no simple way to test roms on this device. Saving/restoring roms is a convoluted, human error prone process - imho testing roms isn't worth the risk/effort.

My next next device will have twrp support.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] TheTrueJayTwenty:
Omg, this!! I pretty much just asked the same thing, there has to be a better option other than Swift Backup. I currently use Swift to backup all apps, etc. Then flash new ROM to try out, restore with Swift, then have to manually reset everything else up. Its time consuming but does get the job done. I haven't had any stability issues thus far, but like I said this can't be our best option... Come on it's 2023 the custom ROM scene has come a far way to have this being the best we can do lol. But then again this is coming from someone that has little knowledge of how things work on the system level.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] fil3s:
Lineage os has its own recovery, but I'm not sure you can back up with it. I use swift with my openssh server 👍 gets the job done, but I agree it's a pain having to login again etc.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bush911:
I miss TWRP too. I even treated the title as "What do you do **with** TWRP?" and took it for granted that TWRP for the latest Pixel phones is ready.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] w_tapper:
what new phone brands do have twrp nowadays tho?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] TheTrueJayTwenty:
Stumbled upon this thread: https://xdaforums.com/t/app-root-5-...tom-rom-migration-tool.3862763/#post-78060823

Looks promising. I tested on 1 app like it suggests, and had no issues.
[Samsung Galaxy A20 Questions & Answers] Hahayes7:
I've recently unlocked my phone's bootloader, and have done a bunch of things to it. However, for whatever reason, the amount of usable storage shows as 8gb instead of whatever it normally is, probably 32gb.

Can anyone help with this?
[Samsung Galaxy A20 Questions & Answers] Hahayes7:
Update: a simple factory reset fixed the whole thing.
[Samsung Galaxy A23] theduke7:
attached update log View attachment 5910635
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] brokenheartrecords:
The network access feature was available in arrowos 11 but it is not present in arrowos 13,Cherish os 4.7 as of 14/5/2023. Please let us know whether your Rom support this feature. I am not not talking about blocking background network feature. But blocking Internet for app as a whole.
[Android Head-Units] nhb2318:
I have two Android Head-Units on my car, which I modified myself. One is in the dashboard (7-inch screen), no buttons, can not be operated, can only be controlled by voice, I mainly use it for navigation. I also have another Android Head-Units (9-inch screen) on my center console that can be touched. Sometimes I want to operate the small screen, which is very inconvenient, so I want to find a remote software to let the big screen control the small screen. Recently, I have been working on a software called "VNC", but it doesn't work. Although I have "rooted", it is difficult to succeed, sometimes do not even have images. What other good remote control tools do you have? I need LAN remote, not that kind of internet connection.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Wahid78y2:
This is a small project based on AOSP. We try to be a platform for beginners and support the Custom ROM community with our own unique contributions as well. This ROM exists thanks to inspiration of AOSiP, Thank you! #StayDerped

/* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/

GApps included!

Changelogs

Device Changelog

Source Changelog

What's broken?

https://graph.org/Bugs-and-Notes--DerpFest-A13-05-09

ROM

Magisk

​

Credit/Thanks:

• Thanks to @DarkJoker360Dev for dtree.

• Thanks to @I_AM_ATOMIC for Recovery

• Thanks to @noturnodoob for Server.

XDA:DevDB Information

DerpFest, ROM for the Redmi Note 8 Pro

Contributors @NurKeinNeid

ROM source

Device source

Kernel source

ROM OS Version: 13.0

ROM Kernel: NoVA Kernel

ROM Firmware Required: Pre-Included

Based On: AOSP

Status: Official
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] ajeossix9:
Can I have the screenshots?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Wahid78y2:
They can be found here

I hope mods don't remove this link
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] cruncher1234:
It's a good ROM. I just got an OTA update with security state from May so it is comfortable and all functions are working.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Dracp893:
I have a few problems with this custom software. Firstly the device does not enable fast charging with the original charger. Second, the device has a very poor Bluetooth connection
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Dracp893:
View attachment 5929511
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Dracp893:
In this version everything is great. Including battery life. But the above 2 things make the experience very bad
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] hossputer7:
How can install this room ?

Like Samsung phone with Odin write twrp and then install it . in this phone how can I setup . help :)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] MidnightOwl666:
Do we have to enable the Disable Encyrption feature? Can I skip this feature?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] MarkILab:
hey can i dirty flash this over pixelexperience?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] alunity:
Bluetooth is very bad, really low range. Audio stops when headphones are ~0.1m from phone. Anyway to fix?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Wahid78y2:
Join the support group and flash Bluetooth fix
[Redmi Note 8 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Wahid78y2:
No
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jannat722:
Hello sir,

Please built twrp recovery for tecno lc7

Device tree is out in github

Please built 🙏
[OnePlus 11] RussianBear:
Hi, all.

Had my 8T since Dec 2020 (longest ever for a device), and just can't find a device worth upgrading to. Anyone here jumped to 11 and thinks it was worth it?

Thanks!
[OnePlus 11] brisseau:
I made the jump from the 8T to the 11 and I like it (mostly). The phone is super-fast and the software is pretty darn good. I'm starting to get antsy for some custom ROM's though (eg: paranoid android, pixel extended, etc).

The only thing I didn't really like (at the beginning) was the waterfall display on the edges. I don't really notice it any more but (personally) I prefer flat displays.
[OnePlus 11] RussianBear:
Good deal. I just feel like 8T is still plenty fast until they discontinue the update support here in a year or so. How's the camera on 11?
[OnePlus 11] birdie:
1. This is not OxygenOS. I wouldn't say it's complete crap but it's leaves a lot to be desired.

2. Battery life is poor.

3. Camera is barely any better than for my even older than yours OnePlus.

4. Yeah, it's fast, too bad it's overheating even when using light apps like Google Maps.

I've no idea what to upgrade to but I'm not a fan of OnePlus 11 by a long shot. I've heard some Lenovo/Motorola and Asus phones feature a ROM which is close to stock Android.

Oh, and the Pixel 7 Pro is certainly an option as well, though stock Google Android is missing a ton of features from OxygenOS, even simple ones such as double tap to wake (it can be single tapped to wake but that leads to an extreme number of unnecessary wake up's).
[OnePlus 11] joe.scurab:
I can't recommend it.

I have 8T and with the update to A13 it went way down in terms of sw quality :/

That worse sw quality + unreliable USB-C connecter made me looking for other devices.

After watching some reviews I got an incorrect impression that the OS/SW is better on OnePlus11...

But it's not...

- constantly fighting with android auto, when you connect the phone to your car, usually 1st attempt works, 2nd and any following doesn't and you need to do some dance like usb debug enable/disable or reboot to make it working...

- now with latest update, it has broken pressed state so most of apps don't have it visible

- whole UI is weirdly bloated, I prefer more dense content, I was already using the custom DPI value to override it, now the number must be even higher, but this value doesn't survive reboot... what a pain, if I have to reboot every other day...

- Notifications UX is somehow weird comparing to pixel 7 with A13, I have hard time to just dismiss it by swiping it out, very annoying.

- I don't like much the oneplus photos app, so I just disable it to get rid of it. What a surprise to see that the camera app has the oneplus photos app hardwired, so it it doesn't open any photos app, so I had to reenable it back again just to be able to see a history of photos directly from camera app...
[OnePlus 11] RussianBear:
Thanks, guys. My wife has a pixel 7 (non-pro) and I don't like it at all lol I hear youtubers raging about xiaomi and other Chinese phones (hell, OP is one also), but I'm on the fence on those due to security and update support.

Is Samsung any better than when it had that weird UI back in the day?
[OnePlus 11] brisseau:
I must be one of the lucky ones because I haven't had any issues with the USB charger, battery life (I can get almost 2 full days if I really stretch it out), Android Auto, the notifications or the photo app. I agree that it's not the Oxygen OS we've grown accustomed to but it's not the worst thing in the world (in my opinion).

But to each his own. Everyone has to make their own decision on what they can live with and what they can't.

I'd love to have a Pixel for the streamlined OS but the charging speed to stupid slow compared to the OnePlus 11 (hell, even the OnePlus 8t is way faster at charging). The camera on the OnePlus 11 is (for me) fine for the daily quick photo but I have a Canon DSLR that I use if I really want a good photo.

RussianBear, my suggestion is the try the OnePlus 11. If you like it, great. If not, send it back.
[OnePlus 11] RussianBear:
I just can't seem to justify paying full retail for this thing. It'd have to be that much better than 8T for me to drop near 1k (looking for max specs) on a new phone. Their 100 day gimmick is cool, tho lol
[OnePlus 11] cavist:
I have 10-9hrs average screen on time while traveling.

Nothing overheats while having gps navigation active during my trips.

SOT are great, especially when I switched from OP7Pro.
[OnePlus 11] GoldChildTX:
I enjoy using my OnePlus 11, it's my first day to day device back with Android since I left behind the 6T and went to the iPhone lol The camera has improved to the point where it can be in the conversation with the Pixel and Galaxy phones, OxygenOS isn't as clunky as I thought it would be, and 80W charging is amazing.
[OnePlus 11] RussianBear:
I jumped from 6T to 8T :)
[OnePlus 11] SourPower:
Camera is snappier, fast charging, more battery, faster device.
[OnePlus 11] 2Pints:
I moved from OP8T to OP11, and the first big thing is the vastly superior battery life of the 11.

Wiht my OP8T I had grown used to the idea that i would need to take a powerbank with me if i was going to be out all day, and that it would need to be left on charge overnight to ensure it was full in the morning - before going out for day , my new OP11 - at the moment easily lasts all day - and no longer needs an overnight charge

So OP11 has

better battery life

much nicer screen

its faster/ more responsive

havent had enough time to use the camera yet - but first impressions are its an improvement over the 8T
[OnePlus 11] scottlam1:
I have the 11 and 8T and much prefer my 8T. I'm actually actively trying to sell my 11. I probably would have a different opinion if OnePlus didn't take away a person's rights to fix their phones themselves with MSM, but that's mostly an Oppo issue. I tinker with my 8T because I know if I botch something, MSM will save my ass.
[OnePlus 11] nirogu325:
Then you can wait a bit for a lower price and I think the 100 day offer ended on April 30th. I've upgraded from both OP6 and 9 and I think it was worth it. Some people have hardware issues as it happens with any brand, while some just need a factory reset to straight up things. Everything is running perfectly here. Everything launches faster, haven't had heat issues, not even with Maps and the five year updates gives the thing longevity. Battery life is also lasting much more than OP9 despite using OOS. The only thing I wish is to once more have tools like MSM publicly available and of course, custom development which might come one day.
[OnePlus 10 Pro] Alldayismokebomb:
Especially on call of duty mobile also just when browsing the internet swiping or scrolling is laggy... Rooted View attachment 5910681
[OnePlus 10 Pro] Alldayismokebomb:
Should I upgrade ?
[OnePlus 10 Pro] dlads:
You're a little behind.

But I would suggest turning off QHD 100% if it's on. Turn of power saver if it's on and disable expanded RAM... Could explain why but the info is out there if you need it..

Beyond that then yes update. You're quite behind.
[OnePlus 10 Pro] Alldayismokebomb:
Is there a way to not have to format and lose all my data ect... And stay rooted .
[OnePlus 10 Pro] Alldayismokebomb:
Worked perfectly. Ty
[Redmi 9 Power / 9T] totallyme:
good morning

today i unlocked the bootloader and tried installing an unofficial twrp made for my phone, everything went fine, the recovery img flashed but when i tried to go to recovery it got stuck on bootloop.

ive tried a different version and im gonna try orange fox but i cant start my phone, only on fastboot

the recovery came from android geek or something
[Redmi 9 Power / 9T] jhonycrazy93:
No meu funcionou apenas o TWRP 3.6.0 vc acha ele aqui no fórum.
[General Topics] J0k3r0906:
I ran across this very informative site based on various qualcomm rf modems in which it outlines and gives specific details of radio band freq. capabilities, up/dl specifics, unlock capabilities, etc, etc. Also provides links and resources for unlocking purposes. All credit goes to the person(s) who took the time to document everything and spread the knowledge whether it be for career purposes or hobbiest reasons. Knowledge is power!💪

P.S. If you are simply in the market for a new handset but also looking for certain radio freq capabilities, this would be a good place to start. Cheers!👍
[Xiaomi 11T Pro] LordJohn80:
How can I see the actual mAh of the battery in MIUI 14.0.8?

An app (smart charging) said 4080 mAh at 100% but I don't bite it, since i used it for awhile and stayed at the same numbers.

I can't believe that in one year it lost 20% of full capacity.
[Xiaomi 11T Pro] blackhawk:
You can certainly lose 20% in one year. Heavily used Li's have a 1-2 year lifespan. At 80% of their original capacity they should be replaced to avoid a battery failure which can damage or destroy the device.

Any swelling is a failure.

Battery replacement is part of necessary routine maintenance. With most models is not a big deal if the tech knows what they're doing.
[Xiaomi 11T Pro] LordJohn80:
Any reliable way or software to measure it?
[Xiaomi 11T Pro] blackhawk:
jeeesze, just replace the battery.
[Xiaomi 11T Pro] LordJohn80:
Why? I don't have a problem, other than a software that told me 4,080 mah. I want to double check it. As simple as that.
[Xiaomi 11T Pro] blackhawk:
Large print doesn't impress me.

Hook a damn watt hour meter in series with the battery and fully discharge it from 100%. Then when you find the battery actually is degraded you can replace the $20 Li with a clear conscious.

Or wait for it to fail, my preferred scenario...
[Xiaomi 11T Pro] LordJohn80:
I don't know why the print is big. Haven't noticed until you wrote it.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite] Brent.:
hello everyone, this morning my tablet decided to freeze completely, I could no longer do anything even if I turned it on again and therefore I had to proceed with a hard reset only that I no longer remember the gmail credentials. How can I proceed? I'm not very gripped with the topic, it's android 12 and the tablet model is as follows:

Thanks for anyone who tries to help me.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite] mvikrant97:
I hope your tablet is unlocked now.
[Realme 5 Pro Questions & Answers] As3ad22:
Hi there

My phone is Realme 5 pro (4 GB RAM)

I flashed Havoc os ROM (Android 11), but I'm facing some serious problems:

1. At the first boot, a message pops up "System UI is not working/responding"!! And it's slow.

2. There's NO AUDIO at all!!

3. The camera go (pre-installed) is crashing and not working!! And doesn't let the flashlight work properly!! And I can't switch any camera app either, due to this issue!!

Any help?!
[Android Head-Units] 1960darrenh:
Hope someone can help. I have an Android 8.1 head unit (Chinese) which has been working fine. I removed it from my car and powered it up in the house with a PC PSU, this enabled me to sit for a few hours and set all my apps and home screen up just as I want it. Once all was done, it was running great. I installed back in the car and on powering up, everything was good. A couple of days later, I got in the car and the android displayed “Erasing" and took about 10 minutes to boot. On boot it has gone back to factory defaults and deleted everything. Even worse, the original launcher screen will not come on and it just says “Starting android" but does not progress any further and I cannot get into any settings.

Does anyone know -

1) How to access recovery mode, either by the reset button combination or taking the motherboard out and shorting?

2) or How to Install the original or another Android that will work with my unit?

Or any other ideas? I'm fairly confident when it comes to fixing stuff, just need a walkthrough to get me up and running again.
[Android Head-Units] TorstenH:
I had the same issue after installing a new firmware in my Junsun V1 Pro with Mtk8257 CPU. Unfortunately you're just writing that you have a Chinese head unit but all Android head units are from China...

This happened only once and after configuring everything again I have no further problems. The "Starting Android" screen appeared several minutes. So still stay patient and wait.

I thought the erasing happened because I remounted the vendor partition for write access in a wrong way. Maybe you installed a software component or performed some special actions which may be the reason for the erasing?
[Android Head-Units] imamanv:
Hi guys, I am new to this forum as well as android unit. I just want my android head unit to update to its latest firmware but I am not able to find any. May be i am not sure of the model I have.

Could you guys let me know which android unit I have and where to find the latest firmaware.
[Android Head-Units] Candesta:
View attachment 5910697

This is the screen on my junsun v1 pro when I go into the trip computer on my Peugeot 208 1.4HDi. The gear icon (ringed in red) asks for a code when I tap on it and I cannot find a code for this anywhere. I have no idea what it's for since the other 2 screens just have a clear button to reset the trip memory. I assume there are some settings but since I can't find the code, I have no idea. If anyone knows what this code is I would be grateful!!

[edit] I have tried all the obvious ones: 8888 8878 1234 5678 etc etc etc
[Android Head-Units] marchnz:
As per usual, post Android system information including MCU version.
[Android Head-Units] Candesta:
I assume this means that no-one here knows, or can hazard a guess. I posted the question in the wild hope that someone might have the same setup and know what the code is. To be honest, if you don't know what the code could be then I doubt that the system info and Mcu version will make any difference unless you have a magic key to extract it.

I don't have access to the car just now but, if it will make any difference I'll get the info when I do...
[Android Head-Units] TorstenH:
Usually it's better to post your question in a thread related to your head unit because many users will get an email with your question.

Most users will not read a thread with the generic title "any ideas please?" because in most cases it only contains a thrown down question asked by a lazy user.