yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
There are multiple reasons. The following are some that I can think of right now:

1. If your happy with the old version of the software, then just use the old version. I had a 2013 phone till about 2021. I think I started using it around mid 2016.

2. Better Mousetrap. Security issues. And there are new features on new phones. My 2013 one did not have a fingerprint reader (not that it was a deal breaker for me, for some it may be a camera) And the security of the phone was well behind. But, I did not do any financials on the phone or very private stuff, so if I was hacked, I basically had nothing to lose. ie I could run an old unsecure OS.

3. Cost. They are built with Planned obsolescence so that they are affordable. My old devices all physically died before I retired them and would of cost more to fix, than replace, with the next old device (I think I ended using 3 exact same 2nd hand devices last phone, they were so cheap). To make a device last a long time, the cost would be ludicrous. But understand, I personally think they cut corners too much for only a small % extra profit. They are screwing me as well. But people keep buying the device.

4. I kept my phones alive well beyond their expected date by learning how to build custom ROMs from source for unofficial devices no longer supported by others, to move the software well beyond the manufacturer support and even the "community". When you buy a new device, they tell you something like 2 years support, if you expect more, then dont buy that device. However, everyone has come to accept that, so I dont know any manufacturers that offer beyond 3 years. And again, it would be EXPENSIVE. They would need to build in future proofing into the hardware. Generally I think the manufacturers have found a price point that the consumer is willing to pay every few years, instead of paying 10 times that every 5 years.

These are high tech devices built to minimise cost, so they physically die due to cost cutting manufacturing standards. My current device is a Pixel 4A (bought new) and its go gorilla glass 3 while others use Gorilla Glass 5, but it was relative cheap. Actually, now that I think of it, all my phones died before I finished with them and felt I HAD to update the software, It was the hardware that has been the restriction for me. And I dont play games so do not need the ultimate processor and memory.
[General Questions and Answers] Fooking Rekt:
Apps nowadays are no longer optimized in any way. In the past 50-100MB was considered a large app. Nowadays basic apps such as Samsung Notes eat up 350MB+.
[General Questions and Answers] Craftyawesome:
For raw text sure. Although if you are sending images in the chat those have likely gotten larger and sometimes more frequent.

Video is another story entirely. There is silicon dedicated to encoding/decoding specific codecs, but can't support codecs released after the device was. You could use the CPU, but it will draw more power and possibly lag. And similar to images most people are expecting higher quality than what was typical 10 years ago.

Viber supports android 5.0, and that's actually almost 9 years. So if your 10 year old device got an update to 5.0 after a year you could manage that. And the last version that supported 4.4 could potentially still be functional if you have the apk.

5 years is a little harsh. https://www.megumethod.com/blog/recommended-minimum-sdk-version-for-android-projects seems to have 8.0 (6 years old) as the worst, with most being 4.1 (11 years) - 6.0 (8 years).

(for the 3 apps with the asterisk, FB is 6.0+ with the same claimed version number), Messenger is 5.0+ with the same claimed version number, Instagram has an old version for 5.0+ but 7.0+ has the same version number as 9+)

Even the 7.0 and 8.0 seem to be wrong? Google play will give me an older 5.0-11 compatible Netflix, and FB lite has 4.0.3 with the same claimed version as the 8.0 version. So that would be top 15 most downloaded apps all functional on android 6 (assuming none are wrong in the other direction).

On the development side of things, I guess you probably sometimes want to use some sdk feature or library or framework with a higher minimum then you want. So if you don't increase the minimum you will have to skip the feature or implement it in a more complicated or potentially inferior way. Increasing the minimum version is usually cheaper.

As for performance often a company won't believe it's worth the extra cost of dev time/QA and testing to optimize it a lot. It is also increasingly common to build non-native apps. Either some cross-platform framework or a webview app.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ansar.ath.gr:
A701 ITALIAN CEOS19212 Build 19212.1.0.3 STRUCTURE

This is the structure of Mio_A701_ITA_WM6.1_CEOS_5.2.19212_Build_19212.1.0.3_Mobile_Vista_1.00_Premium:

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OEM

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->ExtendedPKG

->LangDB

->NEWAPPS

->NEWDRIVERS

->OEM_DPI_96

->OEM_DSM

->OEM_Lang_0410

->OEM_Modem

->OEM_USB

->OEMAPPS

->OEMDRIVERS

->OEMDRIVERS_0410

->OEMMISC

->OEMOPERATORS

->OEMVERSION

->OEMXIPLernel

->OperatorPKG

->OperatorPKG_PT

->SecurityOff

OEM.cer

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SYS

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->.ROM

->.VM

->Ansar Tweaks

->AutoRunCFG

->AUTOUPDATE

->Autoupdate_Lang_0410

->Backup

->Base_DPI_96

->base_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320

->Base_Lang_0410

->Base_Lang_0410_DPI_96

->Base_Lang_0410_DPI_96_RESH_240_RESV_320

->BaseApps

->BaseAppsFiles

->Bluetooth

->Bluetooth_Lang_0410

->BROWSING

->Browsing_DPI_96

->Browsing_Lang_0410

->BROWSINGCORE

.>BtCrawler

->BTDUN

->Bth_A2DP

->Bth_A2DP_Lang_0410

->Bth_HID

->Bth_HID_Lang_0410

->Catalog

->Catalog_Lang_0410

->CommonNonEA

->DLAgent

->DRM

->Enterprise

->Enterprise_DPI_96

->Enterprise_Lang_0410

->Enterprise_Lang_0410_DPI_96

->Entertainment

->Entertainment_DPI_96

->Entertainment_Lang_0410

->Entertainment_Lang_0410_DPI_96

->FWUPDATE

->Fwupdate_Lang_0410

->GPSID

->INTERNETSHARING

->IPSECVPN

->IPSECVPN_DPI_96

->IPSECVPN_Lang_0410

->MediaOS

->MediaOS_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320

->MediaOS_Lang_0410

->MediaOSFiles

->Metadata

->MSXIPKernel

->MSXIPKernelLTK

->NetCF [2]

->Office

->Office_DPI_96

->Office_Lang_0410

->Office_Lang_0410_DPI_96

->OneNote

->OneNote_lang_0410

->OS

->OSFiles

->Phone

->Phone_DPI_96

->Phone_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320

->Phone_Lang_0410

->Phone_Lang_0410_DPI_96

->PhoneRedist

->PhoneRedist_DPI_96

->PhoneRedist_Lang_0410

->PhoneRedist_Lang_0410_DPI_96

->Pocket Screen Capture

->ppgprov

->Redist

->Redist_DPI_96

->Redist_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320

->Redist_Lang_0410

->Redist_Lang_0410_DPI_96

->RUNTIMES

->SampleMusic

->Shell

->SIM_TKit

->SMIME

->SMS_Providers

->SQLCE

->SqlCeMobile

->SqlCeMobile_Lang_0410

->SQM

->Srs Wow HD

->Transcriber

->Transcriber_Lang_0410

->Transcriber_Lang_0410_DPI_96

->Vista Driven

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->WelcomeCenter

->WelcomeCenter_Lang_0410

->WinCENLS_WWE

->WindowsLive

->WindowsLive_DPI_96

->WindowsLive_Lang_0410

->WkTask_0410

->WWAN

Regards, ansar

_________________

Mio A701

UBoot R48

CE image WM6.1 ITA CE OS 5.2.19212 Build 19212.1.0.3 Mobile Premium Vista 1.00

GSW 3.2.2_3.1.00.12 - SDK.003P1.01a
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ansar.ath.gr:
Package Tool Preview

This is what you get from PKGTool.exe

[Core OS]

Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs

[Versions]

OEM: 5.2.0.203

SYS: 5.2.19212.1000

NET: 2.0.7045.0

SYS: 5.2.19212.1003

SYS: 5.2.19202.1000

[Language]

0410 - Italian (Italy)

[DPI]

96

[Certificates]

CN=OEM_UpdateCert

CN=MiTAC001

CN=OEM Sign 2005

O=MiTAC Root Certificate Authority

O=MiTAC Root Certificate Authority

CN=Microsoft Corporation CE Image Update Test - Root

CN=Microsoft MDD Dogfood CA - MS Root

CN=Microsoft Windows Mobile PCA, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

[Missing Manifests]

Regards, ansar

_________________

Mio A701

UBoot R48

CE image WM6.1 ITA CE OS 5.2.19212 Build 19212.1.0.3 Mobile Premium Vista 1.00

GSW 3.2.2_3.1.00.12 - SDK.003P1.01a
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] DXPOHIHIHI:
Currently tried a lot already and cant seem to pinpoint which can provide me best of the three, currently leaning with crdroid but im unsatisfied with the battery life.

And would you care to elaborate and compare to other roms?

Poco f3 discussion
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] febry_valdy:
I would say AOSPA Android 13 (does not matter official or unofficial) has the best battery endurance for Poco F3, at least for me, also I just wanna say that Android 11 has better battery endurace compare to any newer android version, you could try either arrow or lineage os android 11 (they are old ROMs but if you wanna find rom that simply work and no stability issue then you should try either one of them).
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] lapirado:
Currently I'm in GhostOS. For me the best rom for our device. Tons of features (probably the most complete rom, beside ancient), very smooth and fast, and the best bb that I've get (and I tried dozens of roms).

The dev is very dedicated and gives weekly updates.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] jefffrom:
as far as Battery Arrow is the best
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] teml:
ghost os Where can I download it? Do you have an official website? Do you need to climb over the wall? Do you have a vanilla version？
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] lapirado:
1. Here

2. No

3. Your choice, not mandatory lol

4. Yes
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] lapirado:
GhostOs it's a fork of crdroid (like CR on steroids), so don't mind the references to it on the rom. And it's a exclusive of alioth
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Steve2006:
On Telegram.

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[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] xstarbuck1982x:
Link?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Steve2006:
Poco F3/Mi 11X/K40 frissítések ™
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] Agonice:
So What I am trying to show here is that there is some sort of a delayed reaction from the phone after I swipe left or right from the home screen, where I can't open the app drawer (by swiping up) for a second. I believe this might be a Oxygen OS bug because the same bug didn't happen when I tried Nova Launcher. Can someone test this out on your phone and leave a feedback, Thanks <3
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] Agonice:
Please anyone thank you :(
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] YuriBasescu:
Man, I think you have lot of accumulated stress.

That's not a problem at all

Relax and enjoy life
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] Agonice:
Do you encounter this bug on your device too ?
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] VampireHeart:
Never had this issue on my Nord 3
[Introductions] strufin:
Hi, thanks for give me the possibility to join this community.

Im from Italy and i'm here to learn about android.
[Introductions] keyang556:
Welcome!
[General Questions and Answers] Agonice:
I know this sounds really dumb but I just want to know if there is any difference between uninstalling and disabling unwanted packages. Yesterday I followed a guide on Reddit on how to save battery life while on idle by disabling some pre-installed packages nobody really needs, the only pet peeve I have is he mentioned that disabling is recommended because uninstalling is very risky and can have opposite effect. To quote him:

So if I disable an app, can it still run in the background or should I just remove it completely instead ?

By the way, here is the aforementioned Reddit post [OOS13] How to eliminate basically all of the extra battery usage, especially when idle.
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
Disabling a package will prevent the app from running and using resources on your device. However, the app's data will still be stored on your device and the app can be re-enabled at any time.

Removing a package will delete the app from your device, including all of its data. The app cannot be re-enabled without reinstalling it from the Google Play Store or another source.
[General Questions and Answers] Agonice:
Thanks for your reply. Do you mind if I ask do you think what he said is true ?
[General Questions and Answers] Octeble:
If it's a system app, the safest option is probably uninstalling updates and disabling.
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
Yes, Android packages can rely on the presence of other packages. This is done through the use of dependencies. A dependency is a relationship between two packages where one package needs the other package to function properly.

For example, the Google Play Store app depends on the Google Play Services package. This means that the Google Play Store app will not work if the Google Play Services package is not installed.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ledrocnoc:
Does anyone know (and can tell me how to :)) if it's possible to map a hardware button to turn WiFi on / off (without having to go through the connection manager screen)?

Thanks.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kilrah:
AEBPlus can set shortcuts for lots of things, including that.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kpcz:
You can find it in this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=398050
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ledrocnoc:
Got it...

Thanks for the tips. I ended up installing AEWiFiToggle and patching the registry to map it to the PPT button. Works great.

Cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] strufin:
Hi, i've big trouble with this tablet.

I cant unlock frp with the guide founded on youtube, cant flash wit odin cause the tablet have oem lock.

Someone have an idea?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
Please search before posting.

Samsung Galaxy FRP Unlock Thread!

Please apologise me if your thread or messages remain unanswered but I get a lot of messages and notifications from so many thread and users on a daily basis from all over XDA so there would be a delay in answering you back. Thank you for your...

xdaforums.com
[General Questions and Answers] djcaptpln880:
Greetings

I have a Canadian XP8800 Telus Version it seems

I found this custom rom on here online:

Sonim Xp8 Custom Rom - CellPhone Firmwares

Sonim Xp8 Custom Rom We at are dedicated to providing our consumers with the greatest products and services, which include custom ROMs that may enhance

cellphonefirmwares.com

Do you know if this will work with my XP8800?

How would I install TWRP on this phone?

Thanks in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
The custom ROM mentioned on the website is

LineageOS 18.1​

and it's claimed there it got successfully tested to work on XP8800.

If you look inside here

Devices

This is the Team Win website and the official home of TWRP! Here you will find the list of officially supported devices and instructions for installing TWRP on those devices.

twrp.me

then you'll notice that a TWRP for the XP8800 doesn't exist.
[General Questions and Answers] djcaptpln880:
Is it possible to install that Custom Rom in the link I sent *without* installing a custom recovery like TWRP which there appears to none of?

If so, how would I do this?
[General Questions and Answers] djcaptpln880:
In that link there is this file:

XP8A_ATT-user-8A.0.5-11-8.1.0-10.54.00.zip
[Android Head-Units] mostafa3bdou:
Hello Guys,

-I've bought and installed in my car the head unit attached in the screenshots below.

-The head unit came with Android 9.0 and attached also all the hardware specification I could acquire.

-I've known that this head unit it can be upgraded to Android 11 (or more) but unfortunately, I don't know from where to start.

- It will be appreciated if somebody could guide me about the steps to perform this upgrade.

- Please let me know if any information is still required.
[Android Head-Units] mostafa3bdou:
Anybody can help me please? :rolleyes:
[Android Head-Units] marchnz:
Search RtFF https://xdaforums.com/search/68296649/?q=Rl78c&o=relevance
[Android Head-Units] shadowstep:
@mostafa3bdou All your latest duplicate posts have been deleted; posting the same content in multiple threads is considered spam. Kindly do not repeat this. I suggest you read the Forum Rules (especially Rule 5) before posting going forward.

Regards,

shadowstep

Senior Moderator
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariusz112:
I unlocked the bootloader In Huawei mediapad T3 8 KOB-LO9 via hcu client you can also via dc-unlocker I entered twrp 3.1.1 for Huawei mediapad T3 8 KOB-LO9. I couldn't root Huawei mediapad T3 8 KOB-LO9 I tried superuser zip,magisk.zip and disk lock. Invisible how to enter boot img from magisk image or through erecocovery or recovery or oeminfo in Huawei madiapad T3 8 KOB-LO9 now I have something like in the picture next to the power vol up or power and volume down button. What should I do now also sitting unroot in Huawei madiapad T3 8 KOB-LO9 any advice, tips?

android starts normally and when starting android in Huawei madiapad T3 8 KOB-LO9 something like this in the information I have in the tablet Huawei mediapad T3 8 KOB-LO9
[Wing, P4350 General] rpp293:
Hi Everyone,

I need to replace the screen and digitizer on my phone and I was wondering if anyone could please post a guide on how to do so that would be great. Also, I am a newbie and would like to know the difficulty level of repairing my wing? Any help is greatly appreciated! Great thanks to all in advance. Happy Holidays everyone !
[Wing, P4350 General] arucard98:
I have the herald service manual... I used it to disassemble my phone so I could spray paint the case
[Wing, P4350 General] rpp293:
Thank You So Much. I have a quick question, what is the level of difficulty for a newbie?
[Wing, P4350 General] licensedtoquill:
It is actually very easy indeed, especially using Mike's tutorials

THe only slightly difficult bit are in getting the semicircular circuit out and back in when you take the whole thing apart but you dont really need to do this when replacing the screen. Dont be put off by the dissembly instructions which show you how to do this. When you have got the screen off, that it IT.

Lastly as others have commented, re-assembly of the keyboard to the base can be a bit tricky unless you are doing it quicly and remember exactly how it came off. I once broke an L shaped 'foot' which I insist mysteriously isnt shown on the YouTube tuturial.

You can even get the digitiser off the screen relatively easy, though there isnt much point in doing this as it isnt worthwhile getting a screen without a digitiser, nor does the digitiser often break before the screen does. (I DO have a Hermes which has a hole in the digitiser, which nevertheless does still work!)
[Wing, P4350 General] arucard98:
Can this same flex cable be causing my phone to be constantly opening the phoneprogram?
[Wing, P4350 General] rpp293:
First of all, Thank You for responding. So using Mike's Tuts, and by reading the required info, I will able to easily replace the lcd screen? Also, what is the required reading for a newbie to replace the lcd? Again, Thank you for your help.
[Google Pixel 6] Kigul:
Hey everyone, sorry if I do any grammar mistakes(english isnt my first language).

I tried go to settings, pressed to build version and then got password request. I wrote "#GoogleDemoUnit#" and got to the menu, so I suppose it's a password for my phone.

In that menu I don't have any option to disable demo mode. I tried to do factory reset and then go to advanced settings(before internet connection), then I connect to the internet and press "demo retail mode" both checkmarks is unactive here.

If I press factory reset in the settings it doesnt ask for a password.
[Google Pixel 6] Oswald Boelcke:
@Kigul Welcome to XDA! I hope you'll always get the support you require.

However, I've closed your thread as a subject matter related one already exists:

https://xdaforums.com/t/pixel-6-retail-demo-mode.4433053/

Please review the XDA Forum Rules with special emphasis on rule no. 5 and always post in an existing thread if a topic already exists, before creating a new thread. Thanks for your cooperation.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Don Monti:
Hello! Before saying what's going on, I need to inform you that I have no experience with this type of device, I'm a basic user and I came here on XDA because I saw a post saying that maybe I could get help here. What's happening is, I bought the Mi Pad 5 on Aliexpress, global version, some applications don't work on the tablet because it says it needs play protect (I'll leave some prints), I don't know how to solve it to be able to use a drawing application called Infinity Painter, I bought it and used it on my cell phone but as soon as I bought the Mi pad 5 I couldn't install it, it didn't even appear on google play, my solution was to use an apk (which I have no idea if it was safe lol) but I work with drawing and I needed to deliver my commissions. How can I solve this, certify the device? I've followed several tutorials but I couldn't. Another guy asked me to do a root test, I'll even leave the prints here too. Thank you in advance, I really wanted to be able to install the application and update to the latest version.

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[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Vagelis1608:
Try this and let us know:

GitHub - kdrag0n/safetynet-fix: Google SafetyNet attestation workarounds for Magisk

Google SafetyNet attestation workarounds for Magisk - kdrag0n/safetynet-fix

github.com
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Don Monti:
There is step by step tutorial to do this?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Don Monti:
What i do next?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] charlene17:
Hi,

I've been out of a smartphone for 2 years and had to buy one as it becomes impossible to have administrative life without or a social one.

Anyway I've bought a S10+ but restoring stuff didn't produce what I had back then.

The main issue is SMS/text theming.

I've nearly lost my eyesight due to a bad glaucoma and bright clear colors blind me. I use theme park to tweak whatever possible.

in SMS/text app, I still have and can't change the background color of what I send, always in bright green.

Is there a theming app allowing me to tweak that part ?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] StrifE:
Don't know much about theming on OneUI, you could try other SMS apps like QKSMS, or Simple SMS (you find it on f-droid).

Or you can look out for some black & white theme on galaxy store, see if it changes messages app too ( I used to like [MINU] Black Edition v2 back in the days when I had a Galaxy S8, it's still available)
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] monc1975@yahoo.com:
Yes, QKSMS, allows changing of the text bubble colour, probably plenty of others do as well(y)
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] charlene17:
I suspect that there is something else at stake here, like samsung personnalisation CGU as EVERY theme installed from galaxy store exhibits the same issue : my messages are white on bright green background. Something really very ergonomic...
[General Topics] jakus4:
The phone is Sony Experia 601SO with android 7.

It used to record location info for photos with only the location enabled, but it suddenly stopped doing that.

When I'm taking a picture with location enabled (both in photo menu and general settings) , if it has WiFi access, it will show the pin icon and record the picture location. If WiFi is not enabled, it just shows the satellite icon (which means it cannot find location data) .

I checked and Google maps also stops working without WiFi (just shows a blank screen)

Any ideas? BTW I'm saying WiFi specially because the phone has no simcard in it, my wife basically uses it as a camera because it takes damn good pictures.