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[LineageOS Questions & Answers] doomsboygaming:
Unlocking process for FireTV 2 Sloane: https://xdaforums.com/t/unlock-root-twrp-unbrick-firetv-2-sloane.4222331/
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] doomsboygaming:
WE HAVE MOVED THREAD LOCATIONS AS DEVELOPMENT PERTAINS TO FIRE TV: Link

We are now publicly releasing the ROM to anyone who may have the ability to flash it to their device.

Instructions:

Reboot to recovery mode: Power off your device and then boot into recovery mode.

Cache: In the recovery mode, select "Wipe" or "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" option and confirm the action. Next, select "Wipe Cache Partition" and confirm. Also, choose "Wipe System" or "Format System" to ensure a clean installation.

Place the GApps zip file in the same location as the LineageOS ROM. (preferably a good MicroSD card)

In recovery mode, select "Install" or "Install Zip" and navigate to the location where you placed the LineageOS ROM file. Select it and confirm the installation. After it finishes, repeat the same process for the GApps zip file.

In order to have ADB control, you will need to either use an A-A cable or connect through Ethernet using the IP that will show on the Top Right of the screen.

IMPORTANT STEP! Push your RSA key!You need it in order to be able to navigate any menus.

For Windows Users: adb push C:\Users<your_username>.android\adbkey.pub /data/misc/adb/adb_keys

For Linux Users: adb push /path/to/your/adbkey.pub /data/misc/adb/adb_keys

Reboot and Test: Once both the LineageOS ROM and GApps are successfully flashed, select "Reboot System Now" to boot into the newly installed custom ROM. MAY TAKE A MINUTE TO START LOADING

Downloads:

LineageOS 14.1 UNOFFICAL ROM: Link

GApps: Open Gapps (arm64/7.1/tvmini) - Link

When reporting bugs, include the following information:

Grab a logcat: After the problem occurs, capture the logcat by connecting your device to a computer and using Android Debug Bridge (ADB) or use a logcat app from the Play Store. Please include at least a few pages of the log, not just the last few lines.

Known issues:

HW decoding

Wi-Fi direct

Sound

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

MTP not working in TWRP

Notes:

SELinux is in Permissive mode.

The ROM only supports sloane

Any help is welcome, as well as help on how to fix issues.

How Do I:

Reboot into TWRP: Power off your device and connect via an A-A USB cable and Run sudo ./boot-recovery.sh on a terminal opened in the Amonet Directory then power back on the device.
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] doomsboygaming:
WE HAVE MOVED THREAD LOCATIONS AS DEVELOPMENT PERTAINS TO FIRE TV: Link
[Touch HD General] kennethhansen:
I feel that the opera browser is very slow to display wap pages. If I try IE to display wap pages the pages are displayed almost instantly. Anyone else with the same experience? I have the norwegian rom version.
[Touch HD General] onesolo:
What version you have of Opera? I'm using the latest leaked beta, 15202 and it's very fast compared to previous leaks and stock version.
[General Topics] blackhawk:
Never encrypt data drives, always format on the device it's going to be used in first, then leave it there. Do up/downloads to the card through that device. Never share the card with other devices as it may corrupt it.

Use the internal memory for apps and preferably the download folder. Always leave enough drive space headroom, at least 10% preferably 20% or more on internal memory. There can only be one DCIM folder on the phone; any duplicate folder must not have the word "dcim" in them! If having the dcim folder on the card doesn't work, do it on internal and then transfer to the card frequently, always redundantly backup the card. Putting apps on the card will cause issues, avoid doing so.

Older devices will have trouble supporting anything beyond Android 9 and maybe even that.

Android 9 is relatively secure unless you do stupid things. Below Android 9 there are huge holes and they are suspectable to nasty partition worming viruses like X Helper.

Custom roms bring custom problems and make troubleshooting more difficult.

If you are operating the device within its limits and still getting erratic behavior malware is a possibility (database could have a scripted jpeg or other malware). Especially if happening on multiple devices. If on only one device and it's not malware; possible hardware failure.

If it's operating on lower than Android 9 a partition worming virus is a possibility. Change your Google password.

I would go with a stock rom first and see how it behaves. Start troubleshooting from there. You need to methodically troubleshoot these problems. Not following the suggestions I made will make things more complicated and maybe unworkable. Any device older then 2017 or so is going to be a handful. I personally wouldn't expose it to the internet if running on Android 8 or lower without substantial 3rd party safeguards and even then it might get tagged.
[General Topics] mayly:
I have to point out that using the adaptable/format as internal storage feature implicitly encrypts the MicroSD card. In combination with a missing/user-unaccessible file system repair utility like fsck this is a recipe for data disaster at least since this regression (corrupting the file system/storage pooling) has been introduced somewhere around Android 9.

Is a developer behind storage pooling on Android here on XDA or could someone point me to them to report the issue to?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mathimino:
Hi, I want to mod my phone (Xiaomi 11T Pro), but I don't want to lose my data, and doing a backup on an unrooted phone doesn't back up all your data (like home screen, app data, etc.).

So I was wondering, if I replace the recovery.img file with twrp.img in a MIUI ROM file, then install it from the "Choose an update package" option (photo), will it install TWRP? And is it safe?

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] volumnus:
Like most people, I store pics and vids to my storage card, yet when I open "pictures and videos" the first folder the program opens is in the main memory. I have to take out my stylus and make several presses before I can access the storage folder on the card where I actually keep my pics and vids. Why doesn't "Pictures and Videos" remember the last folder I visited? Why is the default set to the phone instead of the card? Why doesn't it give you an option to change the default settings? I've searched and searched for a thread on this topic with no results.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] artyjeep:
Have you tried S2V? I think it's a much better application for viewing pictures. It remembers your last location. Here is the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=358187
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dwizzy130:
Change this key in the registry: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Pictures\LocalPath

to: \Storage Card

dwizzy130
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] volumnus:
I used Total Commander to change the key but it changes back

Each time I run "Pictures and Videos", it changes back to the default.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] volumnus:
I like S2V. Is there a similair app for vids?

Thanks. :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] artyjeep:
I like TCPMP

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=380387&highlight=tcmp
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] JimmyMcGee:
I use Schap's Advanced Config and Change the Default Picture Location to my Storage Card. Works wonders.

Well that was before I started using Manilla and Camera Album.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
For example:

Download Aurora Store 4.2.5 Android APK File

Aurora Store Android latest 4.2.5 APK Download and Install. Download apps and games with Aurora Store!

apkpure.com

What is and can one calculate this "signature". Does someone have a website where this is explained well?

Couldn't find something good.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhawk:
It checks as clean on online Virustotal.

That's what I use. If there's any doubt I don't install it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
Virustotal is a good way. But this signature is a calculation for android apk's i would assume....would like to understand this better.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oswald Boelcke:
I'm a long time user of Aurorastore without any issues. I've downloaded and installed it via F-droid:

Aurora Store | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

An unofficial FOSS client to Google Play with an elegant design and privacy

f-droid.org

And I haven't heard about any malicious application that was provided via F-droid.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simplepinoi177:
After doing some quick research into it...

Apparently the "signature" is when the app developer "signs" their app/apk to show its authenticity, where it comes from, who created it, and/or if it is unchanged. According to the Aurora store page in apkfree.com, they explain it like this; "...apk file contain the signature of the official developers."

Here's some resources/"websites" I found that explain the subject in detail...

Sign your app | Android Studio | Android Developers

Learn important concepts related to app signing and security, how to sign your app for release to Google Play using Android Studio, and how to opt in to Play App Signing.

developer.android.com

apksigner | Android Studio | Android Developers

Learn about the apksigner tool which allows you to sign APKs and to confirm that an APK's signature will be verified successfully on all versions of the Android platform supported by those APKs.

developer.android.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/dtwdno

Hope this illuminates the subject for you; and I pray I am on target on this being what you are interested in. If not, I apologize for missing the point and submitting extraneous info/resources in error...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhawk:
I download then scan. Sometimes I don't like what I see. Even if the check sum matches that doesn't mean the original app was clean.

Playstore, or any source can be breached one way or another. Sleepers are a common tactic; they get their payload after being installed.

Unless an app needs internet access to function ie a browser I firewall block it. I also don't update them; all upgrades need to be scanned.

No auto updates, ever.

I scan an app from that site recently and it got 3 hits as containing a trojan. May have been false hits but just not worth the trouble it could've caused. I refrain from app sampling. Most my apps have been in use for years and many are the original version first downloaded. I rarely have issues.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
Thank you but that was the link that i didn't udnerstand:LOL:

i thought maybe someone knew about it and had a link how to calculate this beast...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oswald Boelcke:
Regarding your general concerns about Aurorastore, you might not know that my esteemed team mate, Senior Moderator, member of the Developer Commitee and the Developer Relation Team and Recognised Developer @theimpulson not only contributes to Aurorastore's development but currently keeps the development alive as you see in the below quoted post:

I can asure you that this application is absolutely safe. If you don't trust a person like @theimpulson it might be better to sign off from XDA.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
Ok man you take this seriously. To not update is cumbersome. So you use a firewall, which one? And you like firewall better than to take network permissons away?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
Hm "absolutely safe" is like nothing. and secondly w

Why not write him how to do it better (instead writing me in a strange sounding tone) correct the 2 links on the readme on gitlab?

AuroraOSS: Downloads

AuroraOSS: Stable

and maybe repairing or delete this website:

{Mod edit: Link to fake Aurorastore website removed. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}

It doesn't seem to be used for anything right now...

It was not my intention to trash anyones work. But if everyone keeps his mouth shut about everything, everything gets worse....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oswald Boelcke:
@XAM999 I've removed the link to the fake Aurorastore website from your above post and just six hours ago, I've told you not to post such links here:

Please read my message now as a friendly warning! Any further violation of our forum rules might lead to more severe consequences to your account.

Respectfully

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhawk:
If you don't upgrade or update the firmware your apps all work the same, no factory reset or chimping around to work out bugs. Near zero maintenance. I've seen Samsung and Android firmware/software upgrades break too many devices destroying core functionality and sometimes rendering devices or important apps useless. The fact this OS load as configured/used continues to run securely even after over 3 years validates this strategy to me. It's has the best track record of any PC/phone I ever owned. So yeah I'm loving it.

With Android 9 and 10 this is a practical strategy, 11 and higher maybe not as much so. I absolutely don't want scoped storage running on my devices.

I use NextDNS and Karma Firewall (only fully functional on Pie or lower). With a logging firewall like this it's easy to spot trouble makers and where they're connecting to. For my Android 10 variant I still need to shake it down. It serves as a backup for the one I'm using so it's back burnered. Will likely need to replace Karma firewall on that one.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
I don't know if this is a fake site. And it seems the site is from "the" @WhyOrean under contact it links to the "whyorean" Gitlab page so its pretty sure "the" Rahul Patel the maintainer of the project. It links to the offical Gitlab Repo and so on.

Rahul Patel · GitLab

GitLab.com

gitlab.com

i didn't see that you removed my link from the previous message..

Now you understand what i mean of a Web of Phishing Style looking websites?? You assessed it yourself as a phishing site....

That is what i meant it would be good to clean this mess up...

Or is there Gitlab repo hacked too??

But this is the wrong thread??

PS Why did you start this here? This Thread was about the APK pure Website and specifically the signatures how to calculate them....

PPS still I mean i don't want to start a fight or somehting but why bring this in this thread?

EDIT: I now saw how the other thread exploded and i didn't see that. I wrote more in lenght my thoughts about it there. The sentiment is there that it is clearly a phishing site, i don't know since it doesn't even try to get you to download anything and it does link all the offical sites correctly - even the gitlab page of aurora store. More detail in the other answer.

For me it would have been better to send me a pm and to this other thread than starting the topic all over here. And if you know Impulsion it would have been great to ask/tell him about the broken links/ the other website than to come out swinging like that with no new info.

The actual question how to practically calculate the number on APKpure is now drownded in the other stuff...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
Interesting take i have graphene OS on my phone whcih is basically Android 13.

Why wouldn't you recommend it on Android 13?

With this "no updates" theory i understand that you want to save yourself from broken updates, but what about fixing severe security holes. You don't believe in it?

Well to the scoped storage haven't really read about it enough. But i kinda thought it reduces the access to storage by giving the app the impression to be able access everything but in reality it can't...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WoKoschekk:
you can calculate the signature with an app like Termux:

- rename your *.apk to *.zip and extract META-INF/*.RSA

- open Termux and execute

keytool -printcert -file <PATH_TO_*.RSA>
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
Thank you! i am new to this so can you tell me how to "extract META-INF..." is done any link?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhawk:
Scoped storage and legacy app incompatibility.

SD card interface issues.

Not really. Find work arounds for known major holes. Most malware is user installed. Either deliberately, by improper configuration or use.

Android 12 had a huge hole in it that 9 and 10 didn't.

This N10+ in my hand is an experiment to that end. Last firmware update was 11/2019.

It goes to the worst websites; I don't cuddle it.

However I will back out of sites or even purge the browser data if closing the page or the browser or clearing the cache doesn't get it. Wifi is always disabled, and NFC as I don't use/need them. Bluetooth is disable in high risk areas.

All downloads go into the Download folder and are vetted before they are moved. There's a lot of things I do by habit now that help to protect the device. I run stock devices so the bootloader is always locked; one less vector. The device never leaves my possession. No foriegn drives or cards, ever.

Everything is redundantly backed up and isolated so I lose little if compromised other then time. Being my strongest and longest Android load ever says it all.

More importantly it fulfills its mission. Even if I had to reload today I'm still ahead in the game. Pie is a relatively secure OS unless you do something stupid.

It has some advantages but it burns extra cpu cycles thus robbing performance and SOT.

Not needed for trusted apps.

There's no saving dumb bunnies anyway... they get run over no matter what you do.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
like always disabled you don't log into your home WIFI? So you want to stay 100% anonymous?

Your no update systems reminds me as a stark variant of what i did back in the days with my computer: To only load the update before the recent update. So that the errors introduced in the latest update get a chance to get corrected. But i quit it at one point it became to exhausting...

Yeah i do the same. That is why i like hashes then you know witht the file hasn't been tampered on their way to your machine....

When you have your phone always with you you dont actually need this.. But at night when you sleep ok.

That is actually the great thing about GrapheneOS immediatley after you install it the bootlaoder is locked again and you never have to unlock it again. And it has verified boot, so whatever the woman sleeping next to you tried over night or you put some stick in your phone, the phone would simply not boot without a warning message...

So true.. The question is not if you are paranoid.. It's just if you are paranoid enough:cautious:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WoKoschekk:
take your downloaded APK and rename it:

apkpure.apk -> apkpure.zip

a ZIP is an archiv. open it and extract the file I told you before. then install Termux, open it and execute the following commands:

1. pkg upgrade

2. keytool -printcert -file <PATH_TO_*.RSA>

if you extract the *.RSA file into your internal storage of your device then the path will be /sdcard/*.RSA. Where "*.RSA" has to be the correct file name.

Digital signature - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

this is how to sign an APK.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WoKoschekk:
edited the link to Wiki
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
@WoKoschekk thx man..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhawk:
No such thing. Android's the only internet connected device.

Windows was always a mess. My laptop never has internet access.

Paranoid is not a normal or desirable mental state. Not to be confused with appropriate vigilance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XAM999:
Out of curiosity how do you get then Software on your Laptop?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhawk:
Download on to the Android, scan it and then transfer it over. It used mainly for making backup hdds and such. The Android is the front line device.
[Monitors] CarlMars:
Hello, a pole fell on my Lenovo screen and the outer plastic broke and the two flat cables that connect the screen to the "processor" spidered out. I'm trying to find these two cables to repair my screen, but I can't find them anywhere. Do you know where I can buy these? As for my screen, it's perfect (that's what counts).
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] onciotat:
Hi,

I've been having this issue for a while now.

When the brightness is high everything is fine, but when the phone sits idle and the screen lowers the brightness before it turns off it gets this weird green flicker.

I can also trigger this by lowering the brightness as you can see in this video.

Xperia 1 II flicker

Is it a software or a hardware issue, what do You think?
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Welcome to XDA.

Probably hardware.

Factory reset, if that fails reflash to stock rom.

If that fails its hardware. May be a improperly seated or failed connector/ribbon cable.

Any caseless drops or water exposure?
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] onciotat:
Thanks, not a good outlook.

I bought this phone used, but it started happening after a month or so.

There was no water exposure, a drop might have happened, i'm not 100% sure.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Sorry to hear that.

Return it if possible. If purchased with a card see if you can return the phone and have them do a charge back if the seller isn't helpful.

The damage may have occurred before you owned it if it's hardware.

Always case these phones, Zizo makes excellent inexpensive cases. That's all I use on my N10+'s.

I have always bought new phones to try and avoid issues like you're having. Regardless if new or used always buy from a trusted source.

Talk to them on the phone; it's a good sign if they don't hide behind e-communications.
[Sony Xperia 1 II Questions & Answers] onciotat:
Factory reset did not change anything.

I'm returnung the phone.

It's a shame, I like Sony phones.

Thanks for the help.
[G1 General] omrynet:
hello my friends,

i get today my g1 from usa and i want to install a hebrew font that i can read. can i do that in this build number : TC4-RC30 116143 ?

thanks,

omry
[G1 General] demontefixo:
You need a modified phone and then you could follow the instrcutions here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=443794

The TC4RC30 is the official build and not changable (yet...we hope).

--M
[G1 General] omrynet:
so can i moddified my phone ? or i cant right now ?
[G1 General] cboy007:
you can't at the moment.
[Android Head-Units] Deleted member 12657337:
Hi everyone, I just bought Mohawk TS10 android player. System info as attachedI notice my head unit missing the theme app.

Anyone knows why this happened?
[Android TV General] yanzaotang:
I Got an iptv box with amlogic s905x2,ADB tells me it support Treble.Has anyone biult GSI for Amlogic S905X2?

Information

Name:Skyworth E2900V22C

SOC:Amlogic S905X2

Rom+Ram:2GB+8GB

Android verson:Android9.0-ARM32

Treble support:A only -none system as root-only allow android9
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] iAndreas:
Hello to all xda users , wish you all a great weekend first of all :)

Now lets get to the point , can someone help me boot NetHunter or install or flash it into my phone as the title say's the phone is a Poco X3 Pro wich im intending to expand my researsch on , so if anyone kind enough could give me a Message or post here some details I'll contact imediatly.

Thank's in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] pudliks:
Hello, so I just got Xiaomi Redmi pad which is not a global version but china version. From what I saw on YouTube I thought it's gonna be the same to install Google play services and google store just as on Mi pad 5 or Mi pad 6 via Getapps. Seems like I was wrong. I can't install Google play services for ar on getapps.. Tried install some on mirror apk then google store and failed as well.. Any solution to this without having to flash the whole tablet to Global version ?

I found Google services on some Ourplay app, but I can't install anything there, each of them fails to install with "you have not installed the game" message..

Thanks for answers.