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[Samsung Galaxy A34] PayinIndiAzzTech:
Silly on Samsungs part to disable Fastboot Mode on their phones and still keep bootloader unlocking available (partial OEM unlocking for latest firmwares though). Thats like welcoming customers to your shop & then shoving them out half satisfied with a grim face. Samsung should allow proper bootloader unlock & fastboot mode on their devices & yet they complain against kim Jungs oppression over others while samsung not allowing its own customers full freedom. Just because OEM Unlock & Fastboot is available doesn't mean ALL of Samsungs customers will opt for unlocking & rooting maybe just 30% of them. These phones are pratically locked! thats why 3 years go by and hardly any developer is interested in samsung devices. Wondering if its a strategy going on between chinese manufacturers & samsung coz fully unlockable phones are where chinese manufacturers are winning whille samsung still doesn't allow flashing 3rd party stuffs fully even though they are aware of it. Samsung should allow freedom to their customers. I don't see a bright future for samsung if it continues this way coz the number of people who would eventually see the benefit of rooting their devices should only grow as word spreads. I'm already opting for chinese phones instead of samsungs even though samsung devices are better build quality & i've always used samsung for more than a decade but the custom mods scene is being strangled by the likes of samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy A34] TBM 13:
What do you mean by this?
[Samsung Galaxy A34] TBM 13:
If custom ROMs boot I don't see why GSIs wouldn't. Does it boot far enough to grab logs and see what the issue is?

Also afaik if download mode reports bootloader is locked, then neither Custom ROMs nor GSIs should be able to boot.

Why did this happen? Did the EFS partition get corrupted just by unlocking the bootloader or did you mess with it?

I'm planning on unlocking my phone (SM-A346M/N) and trying a GSI soon, so it's handy to have information from someone who already tried it.
[Samsung Galaxy A34] PayinIndiAzzTech:
I'll say no to the first question because Custom ROMs for Samsung devices are a different story while GSIs are a different story. What does Treble Compliance claim? Treble claims that if the device has Android 8/8+ then treble GSIs & Treble based Roms should work right? Well, apart from crDroid none had booted on both my J-Series phones. BUT that is between Treble & Google, Samsung (as an OEM) is a different ball game & so is Xiaomi (xiaomi devs talk about how difficult & unpredictable MIUI is when it comes to Ad-blocking, that gives away the xiaomi environment..its not as simple as googles' android is, OneUI & MIUI etc. are android forks/distros i'd say).

Devs say its the recent BL patched thats preventing GSIs from booting..its checking every partition for mods. crDroid is an exception but It didnt go past the logo screen even with disble-DM-Verity mod or maybe Multidisabler broke it IDK (for galaxy A71 8/128 4g variant). I didnt bother to check logs as I was frusrtrated.

I think the EFS thing was due to multiple GSI flashes but fortunately a Device Custom ROM appeared and I was able to boot & able to restore the EFS using MiXP..now i'm on the only GSI that booted-CrD.

Yes I'm trying to get hold of SM-A346M/N older 4g variant though but nobody seems to have thrown it back to the aftermarket yet, maybe samsungs pickinup all the old variants and making it 5G for resale..thats the only reason I can think of. Galaxy A34 5G didnt even show any thread on xda. Good Luck! I hope you dont have to wait for 2 years for a demn TWRP which displays the SYSTEM partition as wipeable..if I may suggest why not try the high-end models in Xiaomi or 1+ devices ?
[Samsung Galaxy A34] TBM 13:
I thought you were talking about this phone, so nevermind.
[Samsung Galaxy A34] PayinIndiAzzTech:
I think you missed the point, what I was saying is that regardless of Old or New Samsung devices, if the Factory Firmware is upgraded to later than Feb 2023 then the Bootloader( in Samsung that is Download Mode instead of Fastboot Mode) is also upgraded. So, the new bootloader is patched differently by samsung than the older bootloaders as it checks for abnormalities in every partition of the OS while booting, so thats why nothing boots and hence a dedicated developer is needed to make a bootable ROM or bootable GSI & that could take upto 2-3 years since the purchase of the device or upgradation of the device. Exynos still allows some flexibility that Snapdragon doesn't with respect to 3rd party software flashes. So its nothing to do with A34 or A71 or S-series or M-series or F-series or J-series you know, its the latest firmware update thats PATCHED is what the problem is & the fact that there arent many developers ready to work on cracking the new patched bootloaders is what im saying. So thats why I was suggesting other devices like xiaomi or 1+ that have Fastboot enabled instead of the demn Samsung Download Mode.
[Samsung Galaxy A34] fede2782:
I had a a22 5G. I successfully installed a GSI on A22 5G (Mediatek) and it booted up with latest bootloader (August 2023). Before I sold A22 5G I locked bootloader again with stock rom and the BL unlock toggle is grey like it was before the unlock. OTAs are working fine but (as expected) the Knox Bit Efuse was 0x1. My Tab S6 Lite (Exynox with November 2023 bootloader) is unlocked too and i can flash on it every rom i like but, on this device, i need to use a custom kernel/initramfs with AVB disabled otherwise it wouldn't boot. I don't plan to unlock my A34 in the next 3/4 years because i bought it to take advantage of Samsung amazing software support policy but i don't like One UI much because the only useful features (like Subtitles in Multiple languages and other Pixel-like features) are still missing.
[Samsung Galaxy A34] PayinIndiAzzTech:
Yes you're right i think, it's the patched(AVB disabled) Custom Kernels thats helping to boot i guess which some of the Custom ROMs have already incorporated so they boot but the rest of the GSIs still didn't boot. Daybefore, I tried Derpfest & AncientOS latest Android13 & 14 GSIs and they didnt boot on my Galaxy A71 4g but yesterday when I flashed Prime Kernel separately for A71 after that the GSIs are booting. The same should then work for any Samsung model including A34.

So, what I'm saying is it took a developer to work on an AVB-Disabled Custom Kernel (which is a MOD) for the Custom OSes to boot on latest samsung bootloaders, therefore my original point still stands. And whatever I had said about Samsung Market Share and Planned Obsoletion & Political angle- I STILL STAND BY IT. If it wasn't at the mercy of the developer who released the Custom Kernel then we as Samsungs customers would still be stuck with a OneUI only!

Thats a different matter whether you like/dislike OneUI, OneUI is full of features but it still its a Fork/Distro of Android, OneUI is NOT Stock Android. That is Propreitory, so Samsung is not running a charity to help its customers for free (S23 Ultra, Z-Fold etc. all cost a lot of money). In fact, as per what I have experienced its trying its best to manipulate its customers and the market to make more $MilBil.
[Realme GT 2] HelloRLuser:
Am i the only one that just dont get updates at all and need to update manually? am i the issue or is it realme? Got my phone in February and then in April I've updated my phone to android 13 to the latest version whice was "march update" after that not a single update and by the end of June I've decided to update manually.Can anyone relate? do i need to update manually for the rest of my life with this device?
[Realme GT 2] tomass171:
It's not only you. Many people report this problem. At least we can download updates from here.
[Realme GT 2] HelloRLuser:
Thanks for the respond

It's disappointing ngl and yeah XDA developers we appreciate ya
[Realme GT 2] Stano36:
The problem with OTA updates is that Realme does not send updates to all regions at once.

My advantage of getting links is that I can connect to servers in different regions.

I enter various combinations into the script to achieve a result that will satisfy users who want quick updates.

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The video shows that there are different versions of OTA updates in different regions.

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[Realme GT 2] HelloRLuser:
That's interesting how long have you been doing this? Also thanks appreciate your work and anyone who involved in this 🙏👍
[Realme GT 2] Stano36:
I don't know exactly how long, but probably at the beginning of this year. Do you want to try it?
[Realme GT 2] HelloRLuser:
Not sure i want to try but i wanna know a bit more about it
[Realme GT 2] abdouhafez:
i was facing same issue so i used VPN while im checking the update once it appear to you the update disconnect the vpn and download the update as normal .
[Redmi Note 12 4G] saxoboy:
Hello all, I have this phone since few days because my Pixel 3a died.

First problem with wifi, is not working with DHCP (DNS, and GW are in 0.0.0.0) ; I have to put manualy the addresses. It's a known problem ?

Second problem with notification, when I receive messages on Instagram/whatsapp/snapchat, I don't have notification, but when I open the application I have new messages...

It happens to someone ?

Thanks
[Redmi Note 12 4G] iWisp360:
Maybe that is a problem with your device, i have the same one and i did not experience any problems about that, try flashing xiaomi.eu
[Redmi Note 12 4G] ComradeWave:
I don't know anything about DHCP, I don't have any problem with it, maybe consider flashing xiaomi.eu. About the notifications problem, take a look if those apps have the "MIUI Optimization" settings enabled, it's usually that.
[Redmi Note 12 4G] SFAZ38:
If possible try to factory reset your device from recovery.
[Xiaomi Mi 11] Geordiepaul15:
Hi all,

I've got the common issue with storage being full as a result of system files.

I've bought an SD card so that I can move my apps over to it but despite activating the settings on develop options, it will not allow to install directly to it.

Is there any fixes for these storage issues?
[Xiaomi Mi 11] dromaczek:
Mi 11 dont have sd card slot
[Xiaomi Mi 11] C7TJFVB7-CAZ:
yo i thought the same, like wait WHAT? the Mi11 dosent offer an SD Slotty ^_^
[General Questions and Answers] Murtpoiss:
I'm trying everything here but cant get the FM to turn on ...

I got a few apps that are ready to play but they might not be compatible ...

The app runs but says that the FM radio is turned off ... and it's not even asking permissions to turn it on ...

On my Redmi note 11 there was FM radio service that i had to give access and that did it but one my Realme 7 i cant find such thing

Please if any of you have any idea how to get it working ... would be nice ;)
[Android TV General] TweeterBox:
is there a version of Lineage that can be installed onto an android box?
[General Questions and Answers] Codericcardo:
First of all, I'm not an expert - I only know Java, JS and PHP. I was curious to find out how it's possible to decompile a Unity game into a readable language. I'm struggling to understand the .smali files. Before posting this question on the forum, I took the time to do some research on Google. I tried using APK Toolkit and then APK Tool GUI. Unfortunately, APK Toolkit doesn't have a function to work with apks files, whereas APK Tool GUI manages to extract various .apk files from the .apks package in just a few minutes. However, the main challenge remains: the .smali files are difficult to interpret.
[General Questions and Answers] Codericcardo:
You did not answer my question
[General Questions and Answers] kred1:
For the last week I have been trying to unlock bootaloader on my xiaomi mi 9 se but without any result. The problem here is when I try to log in to the latest version of mi unlock (v7.6) it asks me to provide the verification code that was sent to my mobile phone but it never comes! I tried to log in using email, phone, qr code and always the same. I feel that I tried every tip I have found on the internet :/ I even tried to install the old version of mi lock - v4.5 and I was able to log in without asking for verification code but after logging there is no standard view of this tool but I can only see / edit there my personal data but when I close it and open v7.6 it still requires to log in + verification code. Is anyone able to help me to fix it?View attachment 5985459
[General Questions and Answers] NOSS8:
It may be your carrier blocking the sms or your plan does not allow it.
[General Questions and Answers] kred1:
Is there any way I can fix it?
[General Questions and Answers] NOSS8:
try this tool:

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[ASUS ZenFone 8] nilezon:
I will try to keep this thread updated with download links for Zenfone 8 firmware and OTA updates.

Please PM me if you have a missing file.

List of firmwares for Zenfone 8, ZS590KS WW/EU​

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Android 13​

33.0210.0210.332 [DUMP/MEGA] [OTA/326]

33.0210.0210.326 [DUMP/MEGA] [OTA/314]

33.0210.0210.314 [DUMP/MEGA] [DUMP/MAGNET] [OTA/312] [OTA/312/MEGA]

33.0210.0210.312 [DUMP/MEGA] [DUMP/MAGNET] [OTA/296] [OTA/296/MEGA]

33.0210.0210.296 [FULL/MAGNET] [FULL/MEGA] [FULL/MEGA] [OTA/269]

33.0210.0210.269 [FULL/MAGNET] [OTA/210]

33.0210.0210.210 [FULL/MAGNET] [OTA/160]

32.0501.0403.4 (Beta 3) [FULL/MEGA]

Android 12​

31.1010.0411.160 [FULL/MAGNET] [FULL/MEGA] [OTA/138]

31.1010.0411.138 [FULL/MEGA]

31.1010.0411.132 [FULL/MEGA]

31.1010.0411.122 [FULL/MEGA]

31.1010.0411.113

31.1010.0411.89 [OTA/72]

31.1010.0410.72

31.1010.0410.61 [RAW/MAGNET] [RAW/PROTON]

31.1010.0410.43

31.1004.0404.107

31.1004.0404.92

31.1004.0404.81 [FULL/MEGA]

31.1004.0404.73

31.0803.0403.54 (Beta 2) [RAW/MEGA]

Android 11​

30.12.112.82

30.12.112.72 [FULL/MEGA]

30.12.112.62

30.12.112.56

30.12.112.46

30.12.112.36 [OTA/22]

30.12.112.22

30.11.51.115 [RAW/MAGNET] [RAW/PROTON] [OTA/103] [OTA/112]

30.11.51.112 [OTA/103]

30.11.51.103 [OTA/83]

30.11.51.97 [OTA/83]

30.11.51.83 [OTA/67]

30.11.51.67 [OTA/60]

30.11.51.60 [OTA/57]

30.11.51.57 [OTA/50]

30.11.51.50 [OTA/44]

30.11.51.44 [OTA/36]

30.11.51.41 [RAW/MAGNET] [RAW/MEGA] [RAW]

30.10.46.64

30.10.46.36

30.02.46.97 (Debug/QFIL)

Thanks to​

@dohanin @dmd79 @Hans Satt
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nilezon:
HOWTO​

How to flash full ROM​

Copy full ROM zip file to the root of your phone internal storage.

Reboot phone.

A notification will appear. Click it to start updating.

Here is Asus official FAQ

How to flash OTA​

Make sure the OTA file is matching your current firmware.

Rename the OTA zip file to:

UL-ASUS_I006D-ASUS-[VERSION]-1.1.99-9999-user.zip

N.B! Replace [VERSION] with actual target version.

For example: UL-ASUS_I006D-ASUS-33.0210.0210.314-1.1.99-9999-user.zip

Copy full ROM zip file to the root of your phone internal storage.

Reboot phone.

A notification will appear. Click it to start updating.

N.B! If you are rooted, you must "restore images" in Magisk before starting the update.

How to flash dump​

This is for advanced users only.

Flash using fastboot, to inactive slot. More details will be added later.

Change active slot and reboot.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] dmd79:
Hello

Add this full firmware

25.28 GB folder on MEGA

9 files

mega.nz
[ASUS ZenFone 8] CocodaMonkey:
I just wanted to say thanks for doing this. It's a huge help and ridiculous that Asus made this necessary.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] vomad:
Man you are hero :) Please tell how to flash OTA-package from your collection of ROM's? I can put full package (a.k.a. WW......269) to internal storage and flash but phone can't see OTA-package.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nilezon:
I have updated post no 2 with a "how to".
[ASUS ZenFone 8] vomad:
Yes it works, thanks!
[ASUS ZenFone 8] MCterra10:
Hi guys,

I received this response from ASUS support regarding the firmware removals:

"Thank you for your patience. We have reviewed this case; feedback is below:

Kindly be advised that This firmware has been recalled due to a bootloader issue that was found on the Google side.

Once Google releases a patch, we will re-release the firmware, although it may be under a new revision number.

We do not have an ETA at this point in time when that will be."

It sounds there may have been a serious vulnerability found.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] T-97:
Hi, I thought I'd try my luck here since the forum section for my phone isn't that active. I own a Zenfone 8 Flip and I was wondering if you have a similar firmware collection for the Flip version. Thanks in advance.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nilezon:
Unfortunately I do not have any full firmwares for Zenfone 8 Flip. I could probably get you the OTA update links though.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] T-97:
Yes sure. Many thanks.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] Colifin:
Possibly dumb question, but is it possible to downgrade firmware versions? I'm currently on 33.0210.0210.314 and experiencing some issues, and want to see if using an older version fixes it. I tried downloading 33.0210.0210.296 and putting it at the root, but my phone isn't giving me any sort of prompt when I reboot it.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nilezon:
It should be possible using a "RAW" firmware, i.e. 31.1010.0410.61, 30.11.51.115 or 30.11.51.41.

I think you can downgrade to Android 12 using 31.1010.0411.160 as well.

Disclaimer: I haven't tested this

Edit: it's not a dumb question, btw

Edit2: You should factory reset when you downgrade. Keeping your data/apps will cause problems.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] Colifin:
Hmm okay thanks. I've been trying to avoid the nuclear option of doing a full factory reset, but at this point I've tried basically everything else. Wish there was a RAW Android 13 firmware, since if it is a firmware issue it's only with a recent version. :/
[ASUS ZenFone 8] bzprince:
thanks for your efforts,

I follow the steps to flash OTA then after rebooting the phone I didn't receive any notification, So does this mean that my phone already rooted? because I bought it used so maybe it was rooted.

Anyway, could you please tell me how to restore images in magisk in easy steps.

Thanks in advance
[ASUS ZenFone 8] bnsmb:
There was a raw image for Android 13 on the ASUS pages (a beta version but it could be updated to the real version) until ASUS removed all OS images for the Zenfone 8 from their website.

But that would not help : Installing a raw image on the ASUS Zenfone 8 always deletes all data on the phone

regards

Bernd
[ASUS ZenFone 8] bnsmb:
root enabling is something you do in the installed Android OS -- you must do that everytime you do a reset .

I guess you're talking about unlocking the bootloader -- that's a onetime step and independent from the installed OS

If the bootloader on your phone is unlocked you should see a warning message about an unlocked phone each time the phone is booted

regards

Bernd
[ASUS ZenFone 8] bnsmb:
Downgrading via installing a raw image works - I did this many times

And this was the recommended solution from ASUS to get back to the old Android OS after installing the beta version of a new Android version

regards

Bernd
[ASUS ZenFone 8] bzprince:
I dont see any warning when booting the phone, but still no notification for the downloaded OTA file.

by the way, I dont receive auto OTA updates and it is telling that firmware already update while the current version is 31.1004.0404.107
[ASUS ZenFone 8] Homka1122:
Hi. Can you share links to OTA update files for ZenFone 8 Flip?
[ASUS ZenFone 8] yoppy25378:
I want to reinstall the OS to fix a problem that a factory reset did not fix, can I use these firmwares?

Sorry for the layman's question, thanks.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] bzprince:
I need the steps to flash dump from scratch please
[ASUS ZenFone 8] amenthes:
I had hoped the official downloads on the asus site would come back on their own. I just emailed ASUS support as well, asking for the 314 download. If anything interesting turns up, I'll let you know.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] D-IMAN:
I didn’t find any firmware or instructions in the topic header... 😢

Does anyone have the RAW 13 Android firmware and instructions for flashing it? ☺️
[ASUS ZenFone 8] amenthes:
that answer didn't take long, but it's also not very confidence-inspiring:

"data security reasons", yeah sure. I asked them to clarify.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] amenthes:
my follow-up yielded this non-answer:
[ASUS ZenFone 8] Jgruar:
Is it possible to get the DUMP from A13 version 314?

You cannot get root back without the boot.img. I was not aware it's not possible to extract boot.img from OTA updates, so can't get root anymore.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nilezon:
Yes, it is possible :) I'm attaching the boot.img from 314.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] Jgruar:
Thanks! I tried different payload extractors but they all failed on incremental ota payloads for some reaosn.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] D-IMAN:
To upgrade the firmware, for example, from Android 13 to 12 or 11, is it enough to put the firmware file in the smartphone’s memory?

Or do I need to do some other manipulations?

And what exactly is needed, OTA\DUMP\FULL?
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nasch007:
OTA = Updated offered by ASUS over the air, typically incremental and not complete;

DUMP ~~ Someone dumped the firmware from their working version(?);

FULL = Unsure if this is the same as a RAW update, but should be a full install of the firmware.

There are multiple ways to update. Pretty sure all are destructive to data. The most surefire way to start fresh is to connect via adb and reboot to bootloader, and run the flashall_aft.cmd or update_image.bat (unsure the difference between the two; seems to be one flashes super and one does not, but probably other people that are smarter than I am can tell you more).
[ASUS ZenFone 8] D-IMAN:
Thanks for the info!

Unfortunately, I had to do a normal reset because I couldn’t find any suitable instructions, not for adb, not for firmware...

Maybe the next time I'm going to do a reset, instructions will appear (for adb and RAW) on how to do all this.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nilezon:
There's a legend at the top of the OP:

FULL and OTA are installed by putting the zip file at the root of the internal memory.

RAW is flashed using fastboot, with the included batch file or shell script.

DUMP is for very advanced users. Can usually be flashed using fastboot, but could cause problems if the partition table has been changed, etc.

To upgrade, use FULL or OTA. Your data will be preserved.

To downgrade, use RAW and then upgrade to the desired version using FULL or OTA. Your data will be cleared.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] D-IMAN:
Maybe you have instructions on how to use fastboot?
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nasch007:
Quick question for you, if you don't mind. When using the RAW, what is the difference between using the flashall_AFT.cmd and the update_image.bat files?
[ASUS ZenFone 8] sirozan:
Official Asus website is back up...with 33.0210.0210.296: https://www.asus.com/mobile-handhelds/phones/zenfone/zenfone-8/helpdesk_bios?model2Name=Zenfone-8
[ASUS ZenFone 8] dohanin:
Latest firmware just announced today.

【Release Note】

ZenFone 8

Updated Android security patch to 2023-10-05

[231109]ZenFone 8/8 Flip_WW/EU/RU_33.2010.2010.326 (Android 13)

【Version】 33.2010.2010.326 【Model Name】 ZenFone 8 (ZS590KS) ZenFone 8 Flip (ZS672KS) 【Release Date】 2023/11/14 Since the server pushes update notice to different serial numbers by batches, it may take some days for you to receive the FOTA notice. Thanks for your patience. You may tap “System...

zentalk.asus.com
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nilezon:
I've added the dump for 314 to OP. Still looking for 326.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nasch007:
Has anyone dumped the payload.bin from the new OTA update? A13 .326, with an Android Security Patch date of 10-05-2023. I wonder if it address the apparent "security issue" ASUS alluded to?
[ASUS ZenFone 8] kmbu:
Hi :)

Great work with this thread. I'm wondering if there's a direct link (off the Asus website) for the full 33.0210.0210.312 and 33.0210.0210.314 software...or is it only the OTA that's available directly from them? I remember they had links on the support page for the Zenfone 8, but now it seems they've all but removed it from the website.

Thanks!
[ASUS ZenFone 8] nasch007:
PSA: Don't install the .326 over the air update... https://zentalk.asus.com/t5/zenfone-8/zenfone-8-bricked-after-os-update/td-p/397921