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[General Questions and Answers] tanaykamal:
No I didn't unlock the bootloader I just did oem unlocking, yes I wasn't that well versed in Android tech before

No I think you misunderstood me I said the main malware could be in the bootloader just that it probably install more malware in the system(I tried all avs though) probably in the recovery section or somewhere where avs can't reach

I said if I use a VPN not the malware then the malware cannot see it that's what I found

I got logged out of all my accounts and locked out too and my media contents is floating across the internet which I happened to see

I think it's a malware or spyware of somekind that can install more malware or just maybe one of its features

I have heard of bootkits so that's probably it maybe ?

Could you please explain how this works exactly I can provide you as much information as possible sorry for my mistakes

(I may have done something that which may have met the conditions)

you could probably provide examples of what it is and how it works

I have a Redmi which has a Android 7 miui 11
[General Questions and Answers] V0latyle:
The OEM Unlocking toggle does not unlock the bootloader, It acts as a safety to make this possible. Therefore:

This would not be possible if the bootloader was not unlocked, and as I tried to explain, if the bootloader was corrupted the phone would not function at all.

I think you misunderstand. A VPN connection applies to ALL traffic on the device, unless you've set up split tunneling for individual apps. If malware were present on your device, it would still be able to read your web traffic regardless of whether you're using a VPN.

It is more likely that you used a weak password, or possibly provided your password to an attacker through phishing. Otherwise, it's possible that you granted permissions to a malicious app or website to access your media. This is very frequent with social media, because of the ability to use your social media account as a login on other websites. Given your admission to doing something that wasn't very smart to begin with, I highly suspect that this is the case - you did something unwise that allowed someone to gain access to your information.

You're thinking of a rootkit. Android is designed to be resistant against these, through the use of dm-verity and Android Verified Boot. Of course, if the bootloader is unlocked, most of these are disabled.

Explain how what works?

It is possible for a malicious app to install a rootkit on your device, if there is an unpatched exploit. This is why keeping your firmware up to date is important.

If you want to be absolutely sure your device is clean, find the section of this forum that applies to your device (you can use the Search function) and learn how to update the firmware. Perform a factory reset at the same time. If you do these two things - flash the factory firmware and perform a factory reset - this should clean any malware off your device. You'll lose all your data, of course, but your security is more important.

What model of Redmi?
[General Questions and Answers] tanaykamal:
Thank you for your elaborate reply it really helps

My conclusion is that the phone service shop might not have flashed it properly although he used a method to flash the device image which doesn't unlock the bootloader (how?)

Yes I did not have knowledge at that time to unlock the bootloader so I don't understand how the malware is still surviving after a factory reset and a flash(as said before)

I don't really know why she told me to turn on oem unlocking but she also told me to stop using vpns so therefore the conclusion

Yes you are right i did give access to the (malicious)app which did trigger the Google play and I had to install anyway (I'm sorry I know) which was unwise

As soon as installed it, it disappeared into the background and

I wanted you to please explain what I could have done to cause this damage to my phone and the link as said before the malicious website which lead me to download a

malicious

APK and I installed it(please elaborate on the process of this what could I have enabled and what I could have the installed and the process which I would have to do to make this possible)

I did probably enable whatever

permissions it asked me to

I have a Redmi 4x (sorry for not telling properly before)
[General Questions and Answers] V0latyle:
It is usually possible to flash original factory firmware without unlocking the bootloader because everything is signed by the OEM's key.

I am not convinced you actually had malware on your device, because I'm not going to assume that your assumptions are also correct. It is certainly possible, but not particularly likely.

And none of this seemed like a red flag to you? Bruh...I've been divorced twice. When a girl is asking you to do questionable things, don't do it. She won't like you any more for it. Trust me.

There's two possibilities here.

One is the social media vector. Some apps allow you to use a social media account to log in, such as Spotify, where you can use your Facebook account to log in instead of setting up a separate Spotify account. When you do this, you give the app (and website) access to some of your account information. Many games are like this. The XDA website in fact allows the user to use a Facebook or Google account to log in, instead of setting up a separate username and password. When you use these, there is a pop up that tells you what the app or website is requesting. The fix for this is to check the account security settings of whatever service (Facebook, Google, etc) to see what apps or websites you have given permission to; you can then revoke any that you find suspicious.

The other is local app permissions, as you've described - some apps may request access to certain files and features of your device, such as your messages, call logs, location, media files, et cetera. If the app is removed, the permissions are generally reset.

Okay.

Since this particular thread is more of a general Android security question and is not device specific, it's fine where it is. If you do however have questions that are specific to your device, make sure you use the correct section of this forum: https://xdaforums.com/c/xiaomi-redmi-4x.6954/
[General Questions and Answers] tanaykamal:
Yes I just recently checked my Google account where I made the account and the only Device that is logged in is my phone and surprise there's a Linux computer on it but it disappeared now for some strange reason

I've only made these accounts with myself and i told no one just created it on the phone so that no one knows it and created new accounts with every app (from factory reset without backup) so the first option can be eliminated

The only other solution to the option is to unlock the bootloader and to flash the file because I already did it without unlocking the bootloader (difference?)

hopefully it should work if my theory is right about the bootloader

It's only possible in this situation if my phone is compromised that my Google account is compromised

I mean how else can it survive because flashing the phone image without unlocking the bootloader wipes everything but the bootloader

Thanks again for everything
[General Questions and Answers] V0latyle:
Unlocking the bootloader just performs a factory reset, which only wipes /data. It does not wipe /system or /boot or any other critical partitions. Still, I don't think you actually have a virus on your phone. You need to change your Google account password and enable 2 factor authentication using your phone number.
[General Questions and Answers] tanaykamal:
One Last question

Does flashing the Android phone with a stock image remove malware in the locked bootloader or is it necessary to unlock it then flash?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] tanaykamal:
Let me rephrase does flashing the Android phone with a stock image remove malware in the bootloader which is originally locked or is it necessary to unlock it then flash (please explain a bit more) thanks.

And also flashing the bootloader separately is not required as flashing the stock image flashes the bootloader?

Also the term firmware, reflashing and flashing stock image is the same thing?
[General Questions and Answers] V0latyle:
It depends on the device.

Samsung devices use Odin to flash firmware, and you don't need to unlock the bootloader unless you're flashing factory firmware.

Most Android devices can also sideload an OTA update through recovery, and as long as it's the factory firmware, it will be signed with the OEM's private key so unlocking the bootloader won't be necessary in this circumstance either.

Some Android devices such as Google Pixel can be flashed in bootloader mode, but even to flash factory firmware the bootloader must be unlocked.

As I have explained several times, it is very unlikely that malware resides in the bootloader. The bootloader's only job is to look for a boot path and load it into memory. That's it. If the bootloader image was changed in any way, including by malware, the device would fail to boot and would require replacement of the mainboard.

It depends on the firmware, but I think you're getting ahead of yourself, due to the reason I stated above.

Yes

I've been doing this for more than 10 years. I have read the Android documentation and I have a deep understanding of how Android works. If I'm telling you something is unlikely or impossible, it is indeed unlikely or impossible. My impression here is that you have come to erroneous conclusions about what malware could do to a phone and are assuming that your conclusions are correct. We can go round and round all day, but there comes a point where you're either being obtuse or paranoid.

If you want to ensure your phone is not compromised, perform a factory reset (wipe your data) and flash the factory firmware. That's it. That's all you have to do.
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
Consider this

Android OEM key leak means sideloaded "updates" could be hiding serious malware

Samsung, LG, and MediaTek are among the companies affected.

www.xda-developers.com
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] gjc10212:
When typing out an SMS using the stylus on screen occasionally a word e.g 'tomorrow' will display as 'tomorrowtomorrow'.

Is this a function that can be turned off or am I being a spaz! :D
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] jonnywestin:
I also discovered this annoying phenomenon, and it is a very disturbing problem on a, otherwise excellent device.

I don´t have any answer. Instead I 'lift' this thread in hope of an answer.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] smartd:
Ditto, sometimes clearing the user dictionary can help improve matters
[OnePlus 9 Pro] lawyeradam:
Hello all. Does anyone know how to edit the persist.img file to fix the fingerprint registration issue for a OnePlus 9 Pro? I found a video walking through fixing on a OnePlus 8, extracted the file, saved to desktop, but that's where it ends. When I open Solid Explorer and go to engineermode there is no engineeremode_config which is where the edits go for the 8.

Does anyone have any experience / advice on this???

Much thanks!!!
[Realme 8] Medzik:
LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 13 (T), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. You will need to provide your own Google Applications package (gapps). LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

Base source code is available in the LineageOS Github repo. And if you would like to contribute to the project, please visit our Gerrit Code Review.

* Warranty is voided.
* We are not responsible for anything that may happen to your phone after installing custom ROM.
* You do this at your own risk and take responsibility for any damage to your device.

Make sure you have the Realme UI 3 C.18

Downloads:

ROM and Recovery

GApps: NikGapps (T) (optional)

Root: Lygisk (optional)

Clean Flash:

Reboot to recovery

Format Data

Flash the ROM

Flash GAPPS (optional)

Flash Lygisk (for root, optional)

Reboot

Device Tree:

https://github.com/realme-nashc/android_device_realme_nashc

Kernel:

https://github.com/realme-nashc/android_kernel_realme_mt6785
[Realme 8] Medzik:
New build 2023.08.18

Download:

ROM and Recovery

Note: Make sure you reflash gapps, magisk or other packages before you boot into system.
[Realme 8] Medzik:
New build 2023.08.30

Download: ROM and Recovery
[Realme 8] Medzik:
New build 2023.10.22

Download: ROM and Recovery
[Realme 8] dark_lucifer_illuminati:
Can we flash on RUI 4
[Realme 8] Medzik:
Sorry for the delay.

No, you need to flash C18.
[Realme 8] RGBisLyf:
hi my twrp on my realme 8 4g cant detect my storages can i flash the latest OTA update using sideload without formatting data? thank you so much
[Realme 8] Medzik:
You should use lineage recovery
[Realme 8] jian21:
Hi what lineage recovery should i install i cant find my phone on official site if you can provide links and a basic tutorial how can i install it im thankful (im a noob sorry)
[Realme 8] Medzik:
https://github.com/M3DZIK/lineage-builds/releases/download/2023.08.30/lineage-20.0-20230830-UNOFFICIAL-nashc-recovery.img
[Realme 8] Medzik:
View attachment 6032034
[Realme 8] maximilionus:
Works flawlessly, thanks for maintaining this ROM. Out of everything I've ever tried, Lineage is always a top notch experience.
[Realme 8] Medzik:
New update 2023.11.15

Download: ROM and Recovery
[Realme 8] Medzik:
New update 2023.11.16

Download: ROM and Recovery
[Realme 8] PolishElectronic:
do you have any link to c.18 firmware? I would like to rollback from 4 and flash LOS
[Realme 8] Medzik:
If you flash C.11 then there should be an update to C.14 and then to C.18 from what I remember.

C.11: https://rms01.realme.net/sw/RMX3085GDPR_11_C.11_2022071617230000.zip
[Realme 8] 5ifty6ix:
I am using the latest RealmeUi 4.0.

What process should I use for proper installation? And also, I haven't unlocked Bootloader yet.

This will be so helpful if you guide me. I am new to this device and also my only device, so I don't want to mess up anything.

And I also didn't understand the C.18/C.11 etc. What is this?
[Realme 8] Medzik:
I unlocked bootloader using this guide: https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-rui3-unlock-bootloader-on-realmeui-3-with-deep-testing.4447831/

C.18 is the stock version of realme ui 3, it is required for this rom to work properly.
[Realme 8] 5ifty6ix:
I am using RealmeUI 4.0. This process is for RealmeUI 3. Is the process similar?
[Realme 8] Medzik:
You must downgrade firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
Hi everyone! I have a problem with my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. While listening to music, the playback stops randomly when I use Bluetooth headphones. Currently, I’m using YouTube Music, but I’ve also tried Apple Music and Spotify. The same thing happens with Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro and AirPods Pro. I noticed that this problem occurs more frequently when I’m in a crowded place with more people. Do you have any tips on what this is and how I can solve it? It’s very frustrating sometimes!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
Some voice assistant activating?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
No, none of them!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] blackhawk:
Global power management. There are different ways to manage it but I disable it entirely.

Developer options>standby apps; if all buckets show as active then global power management is off.

It's control in Device Care.

These are the settings I use in Pie, yours will be similar. Use the above check to see if you nailed it.

View attachment 5968611

Alternatively you can set exceptions for certain apps. Personally I find this unsatisfactory as you need to nitpick through everything including any needed dependencies. So with it disabled I target the power hogs and deal with each on a case by case basis. This works better for me and I get excellent SOT on my N10+'s... and no random cut outs.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
I will try and test it
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MiddleThinkr:
i have the absolute same issue, what i could observe is the following:

while i drive in my car and listen to, lets say spotify, and my phone get a notification (i only use vibrate, no sounds) the Audio of the Music is suspended for the estimated time for the notification sound to play

the only thing i can do to circumvent this is to set my sounds to OFF at all.

Never found the culprit for this behavior
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
I also use only vibration. I think that might be the same problem. After a few seconds the music resumes playing.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
Unfortunately, this solution does not work. Check out the other answers. There are more interesting details.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
Re: Re: Notification issue

Hey, yes this indeed worked. I no longer have that pause when on vibrate. Settings-sounds and vibration-notification vibration pattern- just choose a pattern do not select sync with sound

us.community.samsung.com

I found this article about the issue. I changed the notification settings and test it
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] blackhawk:
Disable the notifications that are causing it.

Goggle play Services could be one of them. It's an invasive app that I normally disable; however find my device, gmail, playstore, Google backup Transport and some 3rd party trash apps are dependencies of it. I allow it as needed for Gmail.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] illetyus:
Do you use any app that puts your phone to deep sleep stage? Like MAXHZ or something?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
No, I do not use any app like this
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
I tried this solution but unfortunately it does not help :(
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] aureum:
Is this happen when the screen is off? I was have similar issue that music stops playing when my screen was off, looks like system put app to sleep to not drain battery. I go to the device care and in battery section i put all my music apps to Never Sleeping Apps section, after that it plays ok for hours, issue is gone.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
I tried to add the YouTube Music app to Never Sleeping apps but it is not in the app list
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] blackhawk:
Disable global power management. Start there.

Dependencies matter; if you or a app disabled a needed parent app or dependency it will need to be restored.

I never said it be easy or quick...

Play with it; there are simply too many variables and you're holding the device. May take an hour, days or weeks but if you keep looking you'll eventually find a solution or work around. Do multiple Google searches for it; doesn't have to be the same model or OS version. Many Android issues are long standing.

If possible it's always better to find the root cause rather than do a factor reset as with the latter it's likely to reoccur.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
If I turn off the global power management, then the battery life will get worse, if I understand correctly. Or am I mistaken?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] blackhawk:
You should track down the power hogs and deal with each on a case by case basis.

Global power management was always a mess and it doesn't optimize a Samsung... not by a long shot. You can make exceptions in Global power management but any dependencies of the problem app need to be included.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bakobela.85:
The problem is that there are a few minor things that are making me regret switching from an iPhone to Android, and this is one of them. Don't get me wrong, I love the S23 Ultra, but these little things are really annoying to me, things that work perfectly and flawlessly on iOS. I've reached the point now where I might switch back soon.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] blackhawk:
Samsung flagships are now practically iPhones at this point. Outrageous prices with no expandable storage.

I run stock N10+'s on Android 9 and 10. No issues like this unless I invoke global power management.

iPhones are a cookie cutter design from hardware through firmware and software. They have much tighter control of everything. Everything tends to work at the cost of user control/options. They bore me to death.

Android's have a definite learning curve for their proficient usage. Apples are easy and limited.
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[Moto E7 Questions & Answers] ennioedwards:
help :(

I currently have this official ROM installed

Motorola Moto E7 Xt2095-1-Ds - Firmware Oficial

Descargar Gratis la ROM del Motorola Moto E7 XT2095-1-DS y actualiza en sencillos pasos, para que le sumes beneficios a su desempeño. En Motorola nos hemos

firmwareoficial.com

I hope the help🙏🙏🙏🙏
[Moto E7 Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
Please provide a detailed description of your problem.
[Moto E7 Questions & Answers] ennioedwards:
I can't unlock the bootloader officially for my motorola, the commands are not valid:

.fastboot devices

.fastboot oem get_unlock_data

.fastboot oem unlock

what I went to the method of overwriting the rom and at the same time unlocking the bootloader with mtkclient,, but there was an error in the process,,, at the same time when I turned on the device by mistake, I deleted the imeis and that message appears on the screen

I use the translator
[Moto E7 Questions & Answers] ennioedwards:
I'm new, I don't understand how to post questions in the forum, sorry if you don't understand my English because I use the translator😅
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] SzymcioYa:
So i have a rooted pixel 6 pro, and i wanna upgrade to android 13. I dont really know how do i do it, should i do it using the "boot to inactive slot after OTA" option, i mean its not really an ota update, its a system update and a ota update weighs like 24mb while android 13 upgrade weights 2.04 gbs, so if i do this the boot to inactive slot after ota way, will my phone get bricked? And ofc theres the sideloading method which is fairly easy, but id very much rather use the other method.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] urbestfreiind:
I'm not really 100% sure to be honest with you. when I rooted my 6 pro I did it using the beta version of 14 for the 7 pro. a form I was on told me that the six pro is weird to root and that you have to use 7 pros Rom you get from Google to complete the root successfully. I ended I ended up getting the boot.img there and that's what I that I patched with magisk. so I didn't like have to go through any of the booting to any lots or anything. I just patch the boot and flashed it and it was rooted. I've been on the android 14 beta version of Android since I flashed. I really wish I could have been more help buddy. Best of luck!
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] SzymcioYa:
so u just upgraded to a14 and didnt do anything to root but it still had root access?