yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] jim256:
I tried contacting them about it a month or so ago, and again tried just the other day and got a response here:

http://www.ppckitchen.org/forums/showthread.php?t=469

My question is simply...would there be any real interest from the general HD population?
[Xiaomi Poco F5 / Redmi Note 12 Turbo (China)] Vicalvi:
Hello, I've had my POCO F5 for a few days and I noticed that some notification icons are being displayed in a square format and not circled as usual. Reading some forums and websites I realized that this bug has been happening for some time in MIUI. Is anyone having the same problem? Is there any tip to solve and get the notifications in circle again?

Example:

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Laucher: Poco Launcher

MIUI: 14.0.5.0 Global

Thnak you.
[Xiaomi Poco F5 / Redmi Note 12 Turbo (China)] lolimstupid:
try applying default poco theme
[Xiaomi Poco F5 / Redmi Note 12 Turbo (China)] Vicalvi:
Dude, that was the problem. The icon theme I was using was causing this bug in notifications. Changing to another theme solved it, thank you.

By the way, when you switch between "Conversations" "Status" "Calls" in your Whatsapp, does this white square animation appear? Is this normal or is this another bug? It seems that animation is not working properly, could it happen if yours is like this?

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[Vivo X Fold] adriantsang:
Hi all,

I am considering to purchase my 1st folding phone, thinking about Vivo X fold 2 or Honor Magic V2

Which one is better? Many Thanks.
[Vivo X Fold] darzy88:
i had the vivo x fold 2 and it was a fantastic phone really couldnt fault it, i have since ordered the honor magic v2 which hopefully will be with me on monday as i simply wanted a slimmer foldable and also that increase in battery capacity in the honor magic v2

i would say that app ways things are easier on the vivo x fold 2 atm especially in regards to google apps whereas on the honor magic 2 there is a few more hoops to jump through in order to get the apps running through apps such as gbox which more or less emulates google apps on the honor instead of running them natively

i would say though if you are for buying 1 right now i would sway you more towards the honor magic v2 simply because its a newer slimmer device with a bigger battery capacity and also the phone is getting a global release which means there is potential that a global rom could appear for the chinese variant atm which would then unlock the whole google app experience such as google pay and android auto and also not have to emulate other google apps such as gmail and the likes
[Vivo X Fold] adriantsang:
thank you for your comment and opinion, how about the camera performance? since some of the user said Vivo Camera is more powerful than Honor one.
[Vivo X Fold] darzy88:
havent received the honor as yet im awaiting the delivery i found the vivo camera to be more than enough and have heard from multiple sources that he camera is actually better again in the honor magic v2 so hoping thats the case
[Vivo X Fold] domineus:
I had it briefly (both devices)

Vivo x fold 2 had the better camera. Almost by leaps and bounds. But it was also a larger device and it packed in a very good camera. Baffling to remove the periscope lens but the photos were all great (not x90 pro+ fantastic but very good).
[Vivo X Fold] darzy88:
just received my honor magic v2 today and all i can say is wow, i must say the cameras are def an upgrade over what the vivo x fold 2 cameras where not a massive difference though but definitely sharper , i also found that the digital zoom went much farther than that of the vivo x fold 2 which was quite a short distance , the only downside so far is having to use either gbox or gspace to run my google apps but apart from that i have no complaints at all
[Vivo X Fold] guybrush2099:
Google services are coming to Magic V2 too. Beta version run them without problems. Even Euro version will get full g services
[Vivo X Fold] Agaaga:
In which one is the fold least noticeable?
[Vivo X Fold] J-A-J-O:
sorry for digging up old topic, but I just compared old Vivo X Fold+ to Honor Magic V2 and I have to tell that Vivo has much better cameras at every aspect. Only lack is 4K at selfie, but overall selfie cam has better quality at Vivo. I'm also surprised that even Honor V Purse has better selfie camera than Magic V2. Magic V2 from other hand is of course slimmer, but has also better quality of the screen than any other foldable I used, maybe only Samsung Z Fold has comparable one, but Samsung screen wears off after some time, due to crisp fold.
[Vivo X Fold] Prydateer:
you cannot compare an old device to a much newer device. I just bought the Vivo X Fold 3 and come from the Honor V2. the Vivo completely crushes the Honor in every single aspect
[Vivo X Fold] perfecteric:
I have them both, cameras on Vivo are superior. Software also. I do miss the "grippynes" of the PU version, the Vivo is smooth as butter, glides through the fingers to easily. And the weight and size of the V2 is also a bit better
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
Just got the phone - rooted. Works.

European model - F946B version.

Used the latest Hungarian FW - no other newer one - from samfirm, patched AP by Magisk.

Flashed, Magisk wanted two reboots - and then it wanted to patch BL again directly, one more reboot.

I'm rooted - checked, works!
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] loizos250:
whats the reason for root? i used root in all my devices but after i cannot find custom rom i dont see a reason for rooting. am owning a fold 2(wait until 11-08 to take fold5)
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
Complete control of the phone: app backup/restore - not via google, ad-block - not via VPN but through iptables, modifying system - theming via hex, gestures etc., using LSposed, uninstalling corp spyware and so on...

Some of the things that you can achieve vIa root can be "replicated" fully or partially some other ways - but nothing beats root in my mind.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] thebigtross:
Please could you detail a little more how to root i'm coming from one plus 7 years didn't patched à Samsung for long time ago.

I oem unlock, install magic, patch BL, flash with Samsung tool ?

I really need to be rooted ASAP :)

I'm on F946B/DS on 946BXXU1AWG4
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
Patch AP, not BL.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] justnike:
hey there! this is my first samsung in a decade, and I would love to root it as well. OEM unlock doesnt seem to be appearing in a dev menu. US model F946U, I know it comes without OEM unlock from the factory, but is there any way around it?

thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
No - the US models can't be rooted. Not easily anyway - there seemed to be some wild hacks for older models, but it's basically not doable. You're out of luck.

Only thing - sell it and buy an EU model.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] teknowiz23:
Is there an international version I can buy and use all the new fancy 5g bands for T-Mobile and Verizon in the United Qualcomm States of America?

Asking of course.. because I want to root
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] iron@ss:
The international model, F946B, does not have the mmWave 5G antenna for the U.S. networks. See... https://xdaforums.com/t/z-fold-5-models.4614957/
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] teknowiz23:
Oh I am fine with c band, I'm never in a mmwave area anyways. Currently I get 850mbps with the fold 4 on c band so awesome news, thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] Synoyx:
Wow, great news !

I'm really interested by rooting my ZF5, have a long time that I didn't made it with a samsung (S7 edge ...), is the Knox counter still there in samsung devices ?

I don't want to loose my warranty on a foldable device ... :')
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] iron@ss:
Yes, the Knox counter is here to stay and tripping it will lose your warranty and not available for Samsung trade-in. There have been ways of rooting using Magisk in the past that does not trip Knox but I would wait until there is a guaranteed method. I used to root all my phones but gave up from the S21 Ultra onwards as I could do most things without it.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] teknowiz23:
Removed.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] Mibuix0r:
haha, you could just say having backup/restore. Every non root backup doesn't actually back up any app data. They just copy a few directories from internal storage that aren't important, sometimes messages and call logs, then just redownloads all the apps if it can, if it can't redownload them it doesn't even transfer them. They don't back up anything and you will still have to change all your settings in every app again if you lose your phone or switch to a new one.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rosrog:
I've tried severally with the different methods (such as changing dates, removing sim, and reflashing same csc firmware) to obtain oem unlock on my fold 5 sm-F946B, but so far oem unlock still missing. How did you obtain oem unlock or any advise on what I could do? Please help. Thanks.

Otherwise, you could share here the exact firmware you used, which contained the oem unlock. Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] iznogoud69:
Hello

Good job !

I was on Huawei Mate20 rooted, and now on Fold 5 but i didnt understand the process.

Canu have a quick tutorial with screenshot and linkd to download all element to complet the root please ?

THX
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] jpbl1976:
I haven't done this in a while but does anyone have a link for the latest usb drivers for windows? I can't seem to get ADB to recognize my Z Fold 5.

NVM: it was my cable...
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] ronaldheld:
Should I assume the US models will not be rootable?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
US models of Samsung top phones are never rootable. Only the EU models are good.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rosrog:
Unable to activate missing oem unlock in sm-f946b european version? ive tried several recommended ways unsuccessfully. Please anyone help with any guide. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
① Enable “Developer settings”.

② Connect to Wi-Fi.

③ Toggle “OEM unlock” to “On” in “Developer settings”.

④ Reboot to “Download mode”.

⑤ Once the pale “Download mode” screen appears, don't press “Up” — you must long-press up!

⑥ This will reset the device again.

⑦ Go through the initial device set up.

⑧ OEM unlock is now active.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rosrog:
Thanks for this. But the problem I'm experiencing is that the oem unlock toggle is still missing, not showing in the developer settings; and i want some help on how to get it to show up. Thanks for your help.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
Number ② above — if you really have an EU F946B model, it's not showing up because you're not connected to internet.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rosrog:
I actually have an EU F946B model, and connected to the internet. i really find this strange, as I'm no stranger to rooting and unlocking bootloaders, etc. Never had this situation. I unlocked and rooted the z fold 3 & 4, including fixing oem unlock when missing; but this has defied all my efforts so far. I tried a second z fold 5 device of same EU version; missing oem failed to show up as well; so I think I may be missing something, though I've carefully followed same guides I used on the folds 3 & 4. Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] runs:
root+magisk？

which backup/restore app do you use？swift backup or alpha backup pro
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
Which country did you buy it in? What's the FW version?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
Magisk — yes.

Backup — 3c All-in-one Toolbox.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rosrog:
I bought it in the UK; after my failed attempts to restore missing oem unlock, I read your first post, and I installed the Hungarian FW; so my current firmware version reads: Baseband- 'F946BXXU1AWG3'; Build Number-'.....F946BXXU1AWG4'; SP Software Version- '...OXM_WWA, '...WWA/WWA,WWA/EUX/EUX

The second device I tried was also bought in the UK. Currently on F946BXXU1AWG4; OXM_EUX
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
Your post doesn't make sense — you can't flash FW without unlocking the BL! So how did you flash it if you're saying you have no OEM unlock?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rosrog:
Actually, you certainly can flash stock FW without unlocking OEM or BL. I've done this severally; but unless you unlock OEM and then BL, you can't root or flash custom ROMs (except of course if in every such case, my BL was factory unlocked and I didn't know it, which is weird)
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
Very interesting - I could vouch for the fact that this is impossible with Samsung, I'll have to try on the next locked device, I've tried in the past - it wouldn't go, but those were older models...

Anyhow - the only thing I can think of now is - there was some talk of the UK models having something inbuilt which might disable the OEM unlock as these are not really EU-devices, albeit being f946b.

It was inconclusive in the sense that it's not clear if it is so, or not - it was in some older threads... Don't know.

For European models it's always: get online, developer settings, OEM unlock is there...
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rosrog:
I'll get another EU device from outside UK and see how that pans out. Thanks for the information.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rosrog:
I have now received another EU device from outside UK, and was able to restore missing OEM unlock to root the device; and I can confirm what you suggested that there's certainly an issue with the UK and Canadian versions. In both cases, missing OEM unlock button is not restorable with all the currently published methods. Thanks for your help.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] nikerossxp:
September update (F946BXXS1AWI4) - confirm working method.

ALL DATA WILL LOST!

Steps:

Unlock bootloader

Optional: change region (XXV as mostly best)

Upgrade to latest version (ota or ODIN)

Install latest Magisk.apk on phone

Upload AP file from firmware to phone

In magisk app use install - patch boot - open uploaded AP file

After done, new .tar file will placed in storage\Downloads on phone

Download it on PC, then flash with ODIN as AP file

After reboot, phone may not boot, and shows menu "retry, factory reset, ...". SELECT "factory reset".

After phone boot, you must to install Magisk.apk again, open app, and agree to additional instell, phone will reboot.

Voila, it's done. Maybe you need open Magisk app and install magisk in auto mode, and reboot, idk, i did it on my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
Just moved back to fold and picked up my 5 today 😁 are there any quirks on World wide edition that I need to know about before I root? Or are smamsung leaving the camera alone nowadays? Hehe he.

This fold is awesome 👌
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] nikerossxp:
The bad thing i see for rooted device: if you flash next update without backup of data, you will lost it. Anyone knows, how to avoid this?

Maybe flash modified boot without rebooting help, will test it after new version comes.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
They didn't mess with the camera this time - no problems rooting, no negative side effects no, Dex and sharing also not messed up.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
flash stock files in odin first (BL, stock AP, CP and HOMECSC) with auto reboot off to perform the actual update then...

don't reboot to system but reboot download and then flash your patched AP file to root and then reboot to system

im pretty sure that's how i did it on z fold 3
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] paparobot:
hello i have the french model and i have the OEM unlock option too. my model is SM-F946B/DS
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
anyone managed to confirm ths for Zf5? if not ill give it a whirl later on with sept firmware (im on this but reflashing will be as good as an update for the purposes of any testing)
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
That was Fold 4 - on Fold 5 no problems…
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rosrog:
I tried it on zF5. so far, didn't work. I'm not sure if I did anything wrong, but I sure followed the steps laid out here. All data got wiped out, and I had to start all over again.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rodrigofd:
@白い熊 could you elaborate a bit more on that part in your OP that you say:

> and then it wanted to patch BL again directly, one more reboot

What exactly does that even mean? I've done Magisk patches 100s of times since S7/8 up until S23 Ultra (my previous phone before getting this one yesterday), and I don't recall anything like that

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
the absolute short of it is that flashing patched AP after unlocking bootloader is sufficient for root, none of the other firmware files needed flashing for the rooting part . I haven't had a chance yet to get a full process together but am still meaning too.

im still convinced there's a way to update and keep data with root also lol
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rosrog:
You're absolutely right on the patched AP. Have you thought about TWRP yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
i have no experience personally in cooking TWRP but i did have a lot of testing experience in finding out sammys tricks on fold 3. not sure if we will see it on zf5 will we? hopefully ill be wrong on that :)
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] Largewoodenspoon:
Got my fold 5 on Saturday. Rooted it immediately. Gotta love the ease of the whole process.

Safetynet-fix applied. All necessary apps functioning as expected!
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] rodrigofd:
Would you mind confirming if Google Pay/Wallet works as well?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] Largewoodenspoon:
Hi there. With magisk universal safetynet-fix applied and googlewallet checked of in zygisk deny list, it works just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
Issue i am getting at the moment is every time i flash root via odin, im getting the system corrupt recovery message. all is good when i reset using the available option but obviously having to wipe each time i update is frustrating.

IIRC on fold 3 we had to use TWRP and flash magisk as a twrp zip to keep data when updating with root.

Has anyone achieved updating with root with keeping data?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] CANNON_XDA:
I am using SM-F946N.

Boot Loader Unlock disables the camera.

Even after spoofing, it is not enabled.

How can I enable it?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] aj2019:
Hello! When I patch the AP file using Magisk, it is creating a 1-2MB file from a 10GB file. What is it that I am doing wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
Read the log that Magisk displays in its terminal window when it's patching the file - it'll tell you what's wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] aj2019:
I couldn't understand the logs! Is there anything in particular I might be doing wrong? I am doing this:

- Unlocking the bootloader

- Installing Magisk

- Copying AP file of the fw to the internal storage

- When I try to patch it, it creates a 2-5 MB patch file.

Questions:

- is it because I am not installing a custom recovery?

- in magisk, i do not see anything under 'method'. I only get the option to select the zip and patch

- can i relock the bootloader after root? Because I want to reenable the cameras
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
Post the log.

You can't lock the BL on a rooted phone — you'll have no unroot.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] aj2019:
So, once rooted I cannot re-lock the bootloader? That means I will lose the camera?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] 白い熊:
European Fold 5 doesn't block the camera on root, only the Korean one.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
i will get a guide up - just haven't had the time of late. My son has been yacking his guts up all week

search for my posts as im sure one of them give a high level guide on rooting.

you can always relock bootloader but firmware must be stock (ALL of it)
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] robroy90:
Could someone please help me understand what I am missing here?

I have the SM-F946B and I have OEM unlock successfully enabled. Right after I took delivery of it, I used Odin 3.14 to manually upgrade it to Android 14 (BXXU1BWKA). It boots up just fine, and confirms it is running OneUI 6 and Android 14.

I used Magisk to patch the stock AP file to add root. When I try to flash that, it fails. I also downloaded a TWRP recovery and when I try to patch that, it also fails.

Thanks, any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] Chillest:
Enabling OEM unlock alone is not enough. You have to unlock bootloader after that (long press of volume up in download mode).
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] burninghouse:
Is there a video tutorial available to root Z fold 5? I cannot find any video on YouTube. I am afraid if any step go wrong then how to come back to stock and working phone
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
now oneui 6 has landed, ill do a guide. it is not a hard process thankfully
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] burninghouse:
Thanks. I dont want to update to latest version. I want to stay on android 13 and only want to root. Please let me know when you have made a guide for it please. My model is SM-F946B
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
I haven't forgotten and root process is the same. Hopefully have some notes up this weekend
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
1. Download preferred firmware files and unzip so you see 5 files. AP, BL, CP, CSC and HOMECSC. Install magisk app on device and copy AP to internal storage.

2. Open magisk app on device and select install, then "select and patch file". On the next screen, find and select the AP file in your devices internal storage. The magisk app will patch the file with root and send the file to downloads on internal storage.

3. Copy the patched AP file to PC and set aside for now.

4. Download odin downloader from the Internet and also ensure Samsung drivers are installed on PC (use Google search for info as this should be known about before rooting is attempted)

5. On device, go to software information in settings and tap on buildnumber 7 times to bring up dev settings. Check oem unlocking and USB debugging. NOTE If oem unlocking is not there, you cannot root.

6. Connect phone to PC and reboot device then immediately hold down both volume buttons to enter download mode. Hold volume up to enter device unlock mode then let go after 10 or so seconds, on the unlock screen, press volume up to unlock bootloader and reboot device. All data is wiped and bootloader is now unlocked.

7. Skip right through device setup, only connecting to WiFi and enable dev settings again. Check oem unlocking is greyed out. Keeping device connected to PC, reboot to download mode again.

8. Open up odin and load BL firmware file in BL slot. Add the magisk patched AP file to the AP slot. Add CP to the CP odin slot and HOMECSC to the CSC slot. UNCHECK AUTO REBOOT and then start the flash.

9. If all files are loaded correctly, the flash will show as passed on odin. Hold volume down and power for 7 seconds to reboot to system.

10. If the device boots to recovery stating data is correct, don't worry, just select factory reset and reboot.

11. Your device will now boot and have root. Go through setup normally then install magisk app if needed and open it. You'll be prompted to let the device to reboot after 5 seconds but select no and go to install, "direct install". After selecting thar,your device will reboot and have full root.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] exocetdj:
Those are basic root steps above and I have used this process on oneui 5.1.1 and 6. If you are unsure of any of the steps, please ask for help from others here or use Google as I do not have the time to answer support PMs
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] solid.snake:
@exocetdj

As far as you know, what can the process involve ?

Can we have any Knox tripping message, any camera not working, any Samsung Pay not working ?? What ever that doesn't work or display as usual ??

Thanks