yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Topics] kurac01:
Hi everybody,

is there a possibility to restore contacts after a hardreset with the hermes ?

Some program maybe like there are on computers for restoring deleted files?

Thanxxx!
[General Topics] Rudegar:
if you sync with outlook you get them all back when you sync
[General Topics] sdlopez83:
pim backup. Try to use the search... or google it
[General Topics] orb3000:
Pocket controler is a good option!
[General Topics] steffabc:
do you mean: you lost contacts doing a hard reset? no backups on pc or syncs in outlook?
[General Topics] kurac01:
yeah , that´s it,i lost all contacts because of hard reset
[General Topics] kurac01:
and i had no backups....
[General Topics] nickytheshaft:
well, sorry but you will have to creat theme again...
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
ArrowOS

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*** Disclaimer
I am not responsible for any damage you made to your device
You have been warned

ABOUT

ArrowOS is an AOSP/CAF based project started with the aim of keeping things simple, clean and neat.

Website: https://arrowos.net

Telegram: Channel | Chat

Github: https://github.com/ArrowOS

Code Review: review.arrowos.net

E-mail: arrowos.contact

Blog: blog.arrowos.net

Pre-installation:

TWRP(Z00T) (Download from here)

TWRP(Z00L) (Download from here)

NikGapps core (Download from here)

Installation:

Backup your data to PC, OTG flash drive

Flash recovery and boot to recovery

Wipe system, data, cache and dalvik, then reboot to recovery

Copy ArrowOS and Gapps to internal memory then flash them in TWRP in same order

Reboot and enjoy :)

Download:

Google Drive Folder

What's not working?

USB Debugging (Wireless Debugging works fine, you can use it instead...)

ZE60xKL Speaker

What's working?

Everything else?

Known minor issues:

Rarely, opening the settings from quick settings can crash the system-ui. This issue is not persistent and if it happens, only happens after a reboot or restarting system-ui(like changing ui elements from customization options).

Opening a notification will solve this issue until the next reboot, also this problem didn't happen when i had a password/pin protection.

ROM OS Version: Android 11

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.108

Based On: AOSP

Android Security Update: September 5 2022

SELinux: Enforcing

Status: Stable
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
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I made this rom for personal use and can't regularly update or maintain it. Don't have enough time or storage space on my drives for it. So, if you find some other bugs feel free to report it for other users but i probably won't be able to fix them. Apart from the hotspot problem i didn't encounter any major issues...

I made 2 roms for these devices, crDroid and ArrowOS, wanted to see if ArrowOS was more lightweight and faster compared to crDroid... didn't see much difference in terms of performance. and ArrowOS dropped android 11 support so the security updates are a bit behind. anyways, since i already built it why not share it? so you guys have a vanilla rom option as well... personally i'll stick with the crDroid for now. but it's a personal preference.

link to the crDroid thread: https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-android-11-z00t-z00l-crdroid-v7-29-unofficial-20-04-2023-stable.4578239/
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] lenigma1too:
@OP It just so happens my Z00T JUST got her cracked screen as SERIOUSLY bloated battery (seriously, it pushed the screen up 1mm bottom right corner... Till I popped the back cover that is, lol!) Replaced!

I actually beta tested for a dev way back when these where new, lol

Gimmie a day, I'll report back, if your still wanting Laser feedback?

Cheers either way!
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
yeah would be nice. i'd like to see if it works on Z00L and if the same bugs are present or if there are more bugs... i don't have any way of testing that variant but since every other developer built roms for these 2 devices together and both had similar experience i'd assume Z00L would be fine as well...
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] lenigma1too:
*Open mouth, insert foot*

Its actually the ze551kl, the 1080p variant of the Z00L 720p.

But, rereading your op, it IS this variant you couldn't test, correct?

Anyways, now that I'm no longer lying to you (🤭☺️), I'll be testing on a ze551kl, not ze550kl or selfie🙃
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
i think that's a Z00T as well? still... even if it's the same code, it's still a different device. any testing is better than none :) i just wanna know if the Z00L rooms are working tho :D i compiled em but still no feedback for em.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] jimjack12:
Thanks for the great work and effort to keep these devices alive.

Today I only tried the installation on ze550kl z00l and everything went fine. Twrp 3.3.1-0 is nikgapps core arm64. I haven't been able to test it thoroughly, but the basic functions work very well. The audio is also great, unlike previous versions of Android 10 where the audio sometimes worked and sometimes it didn't.

Immediately after, as recommended by you, I installed CrDroid, so I can't say about this rom.

A thousand thanks
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
by audio do you mean the loudspeaker issue during calls? or was there another audio bug in the 10 roms? i didn't actually use 10 on this phone. just tested briefly and loudspeaker issue was big enough for me to just walk away. don't know all the details about previous roms except for groovy nougat.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] jimjack12:
Con l'audio intendo che non si sentiva nulla completamente, suoneria, musica, ecc...

Questa versione tuttavia non sembra avere questo problema.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] jimjack12:
Hi @selfie zenfon.

With the little time I have available, I tried to do some tests on ze550kl z00ld.

As mentioned in the previous post, I installed crDroid, with twrp 3.3.1-0, but after doing a factory data reset as the operating system and after the first recharge, the smartphone went into bootloop.

Then I installed Twrp 3.7.0_9 and Arrowos. I also tried doing a factory data reset with this rom and it has been working fine for about 3 days without any bootloop.

I can also say that it is about 10% smoother than CrDroid.

I would also try CrDroid with Twrp 3.7.0_9 as soon as possible to see if it will bootloop again.

Also I want to compliment you: I don't know if you are a developer and I don't know how you compiled these roms, but I can tell you that they work very well and I can say that they are among the best custom roms for these devices.

Thanks so much for the great job
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
last and probably the final build is up!

hotspot fix applied to the arrowos as well...

enable blurs option is removed.

face unlock wasn't working on this rom so removed the relevant packages and it won't show up in the settings anymore.

duckduckgo browser won't be pre-installed as a system app as it's available on playstore.

this build doesn't have a pre-installed browser right now, but as i said i made these roms for my personal use first... i won't be using ddg and not having a pre-installed browser isn't a problem for me.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
tried 3.7.0_9 again, no matter what... i can't install any roms with it. either it says factory reset on the first boot and reboots to the recovery. or system boots up but can't do anything... can't install apps, take photos etc. my storage becomes unusable. if i wipe the partitions using older version and install the rom with the latest, then it works. but if i wipe my phone with the new twrp is causes that problem... @str4610 also used a newer twrp without any issues but i don't know. i can't make it work :D

don't know anything about the crdroid bootloops, i didn't have that problem yet. but if this rom works better for you that's fine. applied the hotspot fix :) now this one is a fully functional option as well...

also it would be nice if you can test the latest builds for both if you have some spare time. i can test the z00t but i don't know if the z00l builds even booting up :) should work but can't be certain without actual testing.

edit: ah :D twrp was fine. my phone was messed up lol :D had to resize my data partition and everything is ok with the latest twrp now.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] jimjack12:
Thanks so much for the great job.

I confirm the installation of the new version of CrDroid and ArrowOs (It's a pity that this rom has been abandoned..).

TWRP used: 3.7.0_9-0.

Installation:

1) Format the data

2) Wipe system, data, cache and dalvik

3) Reboot into Twrp and install CrDroid+NikGapps Core

To speed up the system a bit, enable developer options and scale animations from 1 -> 0.5

I confirm the following features:

-Bluetooth

- Double tap to turn off/wake the screen

- Wifi

- Torch

- Camera

- Basic functions.

Not using the smartphone as a daily driver, I can't say more.

Thank you so much for your time and effort to maintain this device.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
@jimjack12

thanks for testing it :) most of the custom rom groups stopped developing 11 long before arrow did. it's still not that far behind and security updates are not "that" important on such an old phone. and i can't promise to update crdroid or lineage either. i don't have enough storage on my drives so i was using an old sata 2 hdd from 2007/2008 lol :D

can't regularly set this development environment for just the updates.

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120gb off brand ssd hanging for system/swap/cache and 640gb old af hdd with some badsectors is for android source code :D not ideal... all my actual drives are almost full...
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
final update is released... applied the last patches i made for crdroid, all cores should be online for all the devices now. didn't get any bug reports for arrowos but since my device sources were the same, i assumed it would have the same issue.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
Last time I checked the previous update prior to the latest one didn't had the Smart Orientation. Rest was all good.

Is it implemented now???
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
no feature updates. just applied the fixes i made for crdroid.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] fdxnameword:
sorry, on my cellphone, Asus Zenfone Selfie can't be flashed

i am using Z00T version
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
zenfone selfie works fine with this rom. its my own test device. maybe your download failed? or file corrupted while copying to the phone? what's the error you're getting?

if the phone was encrypted it might require a data format(not wipe)
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] fdxnameword:
i got this error
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] fdxnameword:
if I forcefully remove the script that prevents me from flashing after flashing I restart the cellphone and the cellphone immediately enters fastboot
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] fdxnameword:
hello the custom rom was working normally

I updated the firmware to the latest firmware and it worked

Thank you
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] fdxnameword:
sorry now i can't open phone app and contact app

the app always force closes
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Hello, most likely you did not wipe correctly and I suggest you use another version of gApp
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] bupeapoop:
Hi,

Whilst attemping to switch from [ROM][13][OFFICIAL] PixelOS [AOSP][STABLE][15/04/2023] over to [ROM] [13.0] [alioth/aliothin] ArrowOS 13.0 [MiPa] [OTA] from scratch, I've attempted to install two Firmware versions in an attempt to successfully transition from one OS over to the other. These are as follows:

- miui_ALIOTHGlobal_V13.0.5.0.SKHMIXM_74dd0fb2e5_12.0

- miui_ALIOTHEEAGlobal_V13.0.9.0.SKHEUXM_f9603cf7f3_12.0

The Instruction procedure was followed from the ArrowOS guide in this link HERE.

The ArrowOS boot, vendor_boot and Latest rom zips were all downloaded. Both the vendor.img and vendor_boot.img were both installed.

The issue is whenever I attempt to install the recommended firmware versions, I'm encountering the following error message below.

This error message is preventing me from continuing to proceed by installing the latest version of Arrow OS 13.

Can someone please help me resolve this issue ASAP as I'm completely stuck and cannot find a solution to resume with the installation.

Your help would be greatly appreciated in this troublesome time! 🥺😭😭
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] robboman88:
Hey mate, before you flashed the firmware did you follow the step to format data? Try to format data and flash the recommended FW. Make sure you use the FW recommended for the region of your phone. If you are still stuck join the Arrow support group on telegram. You will get help quicker and more feedback over there.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] klam997:
Hi guys,

I'm sorry in advance if this was addressed already. I just bought an unlocked S20 FE (G781U1) online because I wanted it to be my gaming device. I saw videos and xda threads online about rooting and unlocking the bootloader. I am sure I followed all the steps correctly when installing ADB and fastboot. However right at the steps where I type "fastboot oem unlock", it keeps failing. My device can be detected when i type both adb devices and fastboot devices so I was sure I am following the right steps. I even tried typing the "fastboot flashing unlock" and that also came up as a command failed. Am I doing something wrong or do I need to install new fastboot/adb drivers?

Here is a screen shot from my device information.

Also, in the off chance that this is not possible to unlock the bootloader or root, is there a way to optimize the phone's gaming performance such as overclocking cpu/gpu? I have only debloated the samsung softwares.

Thanks in advance everyone!
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] 3mel:
Samsung phones don't natively support fastboot in this way for unlocking (or anything else). also worse still you have a U1 model i.e. a US model which sadly don't have unlockable bootloaders by normal means.

if it's on very early firmware it's possible that a paid service may be able to unlock it for you. having looked at your screenshot this doesn't apply here.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] klam997:
Thanks for the reply.

Man, I was hoping I was just doing something wrong instead.

So this phone is pretty much impossible to be rooted at this current time? I was looking on the xda threads on kingoroot but it seems like everyone is saying they are pretty shady. I was thinking if I could use that tool, I could root it and overclock my phone then reverse everything (kingoroot stuff) and hope the overclock would stay?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] gsm foyez:
U can try stock AP firmware with magisk manager
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] klam997:
I'm looking at the github page for magisk

https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html

Doesn't my bootloader need to be unlocked to do this? or is the magisk manager something else
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] gsm foyez:
Don't need boot.img just install magisk manager apk and copy AP file firmware your phone storage now patch this ap file by magisk manager app after patch success u can get file download folder then this patch file flash with Odin
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] 3mel:
you are making the newbie who's asking for help look more knowledgeable.

their bootloader can't be unlocked!!
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] nestorburma:
hi

i have the same problem i baught a sm-g781u with locked bootloader and i would know if i must flash with odin only the patched ap file ,or must i flashed the all firmware (ap,bl,cp,csc and userdata)

sorry for my english,

thank's
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
View attachment 5894253My s8+ had UAE firmware on it, settings showed FD version but all other apps like HW info and antutu, Samsung members said F only.

Moving forward I tried to flash a custom official noble rom, and I clicked install twrp too. Fast forward after installation my phone only is stuck in downloading screen, and holding down volume down and power button keeps taking me back to download mode, and it won’t even boot or do anything else. It’s just stuck. I tried to flash official firmware from Odin, i wasn’t sure what my csc was so I flashed and tried every single rom of UAE and I could not flash a single one. It keeps failing. My sister has exams, and I’m being held responsible, I’m poor and my mom can’t buy her a new phone let alone fix this from a shop. I beg any kind soul to please help me out of this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
Alright, lets fix this. :D Looking at what firmware is available for your phone. Can you please give me your CSC? Dial *#1234#" to figure out what you're current CSC code is.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
Wait...you can't dial. :ROFLMAO: Well, what country are you in?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
Sir, the phone does not do anything but go in download mode, this is a screen shot I kept before starting the flashing process
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
I am in Bangladesh, this is a second hand phone and I’m not sure but I sense that this used to be a single sim phone and the previous owner put a dual SIM card tray and installed firmware for FD model, and somehow both sims did use to work just fine.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
I’ll tell you where everything went wrong and what was the state of the device so that you can make a better judgement of where I ****ed up.

1. I used adb fast boot from cmd to reboot the phone into fastboot.

2. I installed linageos 19.1 android 12 version and the phone was working perfectly. The custom rom was installed.

3. Then I wanted to tweak the phone to increase battery life, stop over heating and screen flicker so I did some research and downloaded hadesRom v12.0 Pie S8/S8+/Note8 and stored it in my phone memory and flashed it in the similar way as linage OS. I also went ahead and tried to install a2n kernel. When trying to install, I received a message saying that I’m trying to install a wrong kernel where my g955 is “N” and not “F” which indicates that it’s a Korean variant but this contradicts everything I’ve done before, anyway that didn’t create a problem but I did this without even rebooting after the hades rom. Ever since then, I’ve been booted back to download mode and I’ve tried flashing official firmwares but nothing helped. It failed every time I’ve been up all night since yesterday and my mother is on the verge of kicking me out, I’m pulling my own hair to find out what is actually wrong but I can’t find anything.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
All details of what has been done to the device***

ll tell you where everything went wrong and what was the state of the device so that you can make a better judgement of where I fvkd up.

1. I used adb fast boot from cmd to reboot the phone into fastboot.

2. I installed linageos 19.1 android 12 version and the phone was working perfectly. The custom rom was installed.

3. Then I wanted to tweak the phone to increase battery life, stop over heating and screen flicker so I did some research and downloaded hadesRom v12.0 Pie S8/S8+/Note8 and stored it in my phone memory and flashed it in the similar way as linage OS. I also went ahead and tried to install a2n kernel. When trying to install, I received a message saying that I’m trying to install a wrong kernel where my g955 is “N” and not “F” which indicates that it’s a Korean variant but this contradicts everything I’ve done before, anyway that didn’t create a problem but I did this without even rebooting after the hades rom. Ever since then, I’ve been booted back to download mode and I’ve tried flashing official firmwares but nothing helped. It failed every time I’ve been up all night since yesterday and my mother is on the verge of kicking me out, I’m pulling my own hair to find out what is actually wrong but I can’t find anything
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
How?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
Also, what version of Android did you have with stock? - Right now it looks like I can only download A9 for your device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
Secure check fail: (pit)

And then if I reboot the phone into download mode, and reset and start the process from scratch again, it fails and the error this time is write operation failed
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
Android 9 on stock, then installed linageOS with android 12 then flashed hades ported android 9 and that’s where it went wrong
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
I

I’ve even tried multiple csc in both Odin 1.3 and the latest one. I haven’t left any stone unturned from my knowledge. All adb drivers and Samsung drivers are installed as well
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
So do you want to go back to stock A9 or LOS19, both are an option.

Is this with F, or FD as the end of the model firmware?

It sounds like the PIT error happens when the firmware isn't the right version.

Also, do you want the BNG (Bangladesh) firmware or something else?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
BNG firmware is fine, I don’t know if I should flash F or FD, as I’ve tried both and both have failed. I’d rather go back to A9 and then work my way around. And I have all the firmwares downloaded. I think I’ve messed up my boot loader somehow.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
Beggars can’t be choosers, I just want the phone to work again, and somehow get out of the download mode
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
So, what exactly happens when you flash the firmware, a PID error?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
Secure check fail: (pit)

And alternatively

Write operation failed, this is after I get pit fail and try again
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
Look at this tutorial. I've followed it before. Just make sure that you're flashing it properly with Odin, as you need to make sure you wipe the device:

As you can see, flashing the CSC file will wipe, whereas the HOME_CSC will not.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
Yes I’m aware and only using the CSC file not home.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
Try looking at these solutions. Let me know if it still doesn't work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
I’ve narrowed down the problem, it’s me not sure which csc my phone is and the exact firmware
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
Alright! Sorry for the late reply.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
Well, if you're in Bangladesh the original owner was in the United Arab Emirates, according to the screenshot.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethical_haquer:
The firmware should correspond to the model number, which is "SM-G955FD" according to the screenshot. Although I do remember you saying you weren't sure whether it was F or FD.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
It doesn’t boss, I haven’t stopped trying, I’m sure it’s me flashing the wrong firmware, I need to know my firmware but I don’t know how. Nothing won’t be displayed on my download mode screen either.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafin123:
The installed firmware did say FD as per screenshot, I’ve tried flashing many FD firmwares till now, however antutu and hwinfo including Samsung members recognised the device as F only, I don’t know about this