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[Redmi Note 10S] Oswald Boelcke:
@notKubi Thread closed as duplicate of the thread that you created yesterday:

Someone Have Pixel Experience 13 Plus ROM?

Does anyone have the Pixel Experience 13 Plus ROM? Rosemary. Because the website was down

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[Asus ROG Phone 7 / 7 Ultimate] DarkSiria36:
Hello, I just bought a Rog Phone 7 and after only a day of use it began to randomly shut down without a reason. Suddenly the screen freezes and then shuts down, i have to restart it manually with power button. Did someone have the same problem? Is there a solution? I had this issue two times when playing a game and the third time today while scrolling Facebook's home.
[Asus ROG Phone 7 / 7 Ultimate] Zxalilh:
Looks like a hardware issue or some corrupted files
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ulissesemuman:
Today Netflix released GTA Trilogy to customers.

I was able to install and play on my cell phone (Poco F5 Pro), but when I try to install in Bluestacks from the Play Store, a message appears stating that the tablet is not compatible.

So I extracted the apk from my phone, and sideloaded it on Bluestacks. The game opens, but an error message appears.

What do I need to do to run this game on the emulator?

I would like to use a copy of the version I already have on my cell phone, I don't want to download it from some website at the risk of getting a virus.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] lern2lvewithit:
Hey i was just doing a sprite back up and when my phone restarted it said "it cant start up file {a92e92f9-8ab1-4964-857e-86680c419e25} because its in trusted or cant be found for me restore it." does anyone know what that file is? and how can i restore it?

Please help!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] denco7:
Does it happen every time you restart the phone ? or just that once. If it does not do it every time and the phone runs okay, then don't worry about it.

If it keeps popping up, then do a hard reset, you have everything backed up now.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] lern2lvewithit:
it happens every time i restart. the issue now is that i did the hard reset but i didnt about the issue and i saved my backup with that problem so now i dont know how to fix it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] lern2lvewithit:
it has something to do with the start up...i found it in the start up folder but i have no clue what it is
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] denco7:
so you did a hard reset and the problem was gone ? But as soon as you restored your data from sprite back up the problem was back ?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] lern2lvewithit:
yea i did the hard reset and it worked...i had no issue but when i did the restore it came back cause when i backed it up i had that issue and didnt even know so the back up saved with the problem....then i just figured to go into the start up folder and found that file...it was a start up application that i never saw before yesterday right after i dl some applications...it came with it but doesnt do anything....so i got rid of the file and now my problem is gone.
[Redmi Note 10S] ferroop:
Hello everyone... I'm having trouble with my Redmi Note 10s, model M2101K7BI. It loads the first configuration but after joining WI-FI, under Setting your smartphone (this can take some minutes) it gets loading and then shutdown the smartphone... After a while, it powers on again and the steps are repeated.
[Motorola Moto G71 5G] kevinmessidev:
View attachment 6044147

LineageOS UNOFFICIAL 20.0 | Moto G71 (5g) (corfur)

Features:

• Safety

• Latest patch

• Vanilla Build

ROM Credits

•LineageOS

Device Changelogs:

•KernelSU Supported

•SafetyNet by default

•Optimized

Installation guide:

• Flash Boot.img and Dtbo.img

• Reboot recovery aosp

• Format data and reboot recovery

• Apply update (Confirm)

• In cmd terminal (platform tools v33)

• adb sideload <filename.zip>

• Flash Gapps (adb sideload <gapps.zip>)

• Reboot system

KernelSU Installation

Mode bootloader>

In terminal>

fastboot flash boot <filename.zip>

fastboot reboot

Links ROM | Recovery | KernelSU | Donate

Support group: Here

Source ROM: https://github.com/LineageOS

Source Kernel: https://github.com/moto-corfur/android_kernel_motorola_sm6375
[Redmi Note 10S] notKubi:
I changed my rom to evolution x a13 (rosemary) and now I have no sound, just headphones
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] H3R3T1C:
View attachment 6044150

Unit Converter is a simple and easy to use unit converter for Wear OS. It works both on round and square watches.

Supported Conversion Units

• Temperature

• Speed

• Length

• Weight

• Time

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Source Code
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] H3R3T1C:
Reserved
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] H3R3T1C:
App just went live on the Play Store so it may be awhile till the download is available. App is open source an can also be download via Github from the first post.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] hafizimtiaz:
Folks, I have a Galaxy S21 (Snapdragon 888, 256GB, NTT DOCOMO). The CSC is DCM and the model number is SC-51B. I have been trying to flash the official firmware (that I downloaded through Bifrost and Frija) using Odin, but everytime I get the dreaded "Re-partition fail" error in Odin and "Secure check fail: PIT" error on my phone screen.

i) I have tried the both patched and un-patched Odin 3.13 and 3.14, still the same error.

ii) I have extracted the PIT file from the CSC file, and tried flashing with the PIT file, still the same error.

iii) I have tried flashing just the BL/AP/CSC/HOME_CSC, still no luck.

Just to clarify, I have the correct drivers installed, and my phone is detected in Odin.

Any help is much appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] hafizimtiaz:
I was able to solve the problem. Please see the steps below [note that this will trip Knox]:

Unlock the bootloader: go to Settings > About phone > Software information, and tap the Build number multiple times. Then go back to Settings > Developer options, and enable OEM unlocking toggle. It will show a warning. Agree to the warning if you are ok with it.

Turn off the phone. Connect a USB cable to your computer (I am assuming you already have samsung USB drivers installed on the PC). Press volume up and down buttons simultaneously, and while these buttons are pressed, connect the other end of the USB cable to the phone. It will take you to a screen, where you will see three options: download mode, unlock bootloader, restart. Long press the volume up button to unlock the bootloader. You will have to tap the power button twice at some point. Note that, it will wipe your data, and take you to initial setup screen.

Turn off the phone and follow the steps in (2) to go to download mode (short press volume up when it shows three options).

Fire-up Odin (I used the patched 3.14.1), and load the proper firmware files into BL, AP, CP and CSC. Click Start, and it should flash your phone with the stock firmware.

You can relock the bootloader now by going to the recovery mode (step 2) and long pressing volume up again. Please note that

This will not re-enable Knox.

I tried to flash US firmware (SM-G991U1), with a matching bootloader number (1 in my case), it flashes upto about 95% (vbmeta.img I think), and then fails showing some error like "Complete write fail" or something similar. At this point, the phone won't boot, and you'll have to go to download mode again to flash the stock firmware to make it usable again. [So much for flashing US unlocked firmware on Japanese Galaxy S21!!].

Happy flashing.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] Sharkam:
So where you able to flash the US firmware? Or you returned to your original firmware?

And what did you gain from this? I am specifically interested in enabling Esim.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] hafizimtiaz:
No, I wasn't able to flash the US firmware. Apparently, not all models with the snapdragon 888 are the same or cross flashable. So, I had to flash the sc-51b firmware (the original one).
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] Sharkam:
Do you have Esim working?

Can we at least change the csc?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] hafizimtiaz:
No, the Japanese model sc-51b doesn't support esim. Additionally, the only csc this model supports is the DCM (the original docomo csc). I haven't tried samkey though, as samkey website says this model is not supported.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] Sharkam:
I read that the docomo s21 should receive one UI 6 this month, did you receive it?

Also is the lack of Esim hardware or software related?

And thank you for all your answers!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] hafizimtiaz:
I didn't receive the OneUI 6 update yet. Regarding Esim, I suppose its a hardware limitation.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] KosugiYukina:
Seems that ntt docomo releases the one UI 6 upgrade for s21 series today finally.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] hafizimtiaz:
Yes, at last :-)

I have been using it, and I didn't find any issues so far.
[Introductions] Dark Photons:
hi all, thought i'd best introduce myself again, been on and off here awhile and cant remember if i had or not haha.
[Introductions] apophis9283:
Glad you're here.
[Samsung Galaxy S22] DaCapitan:
I have the Google voice app on my phone, and I have one main GV number for which I tell my phone dialer to route through when it makes calls.

I have another Google voice number on another gmail account I use for sending/receiving calls.

Over a month ago, all of the sudden, many times when I make a call with the default call app which routes through Google voice, or when I use google voice app to dial on the second number, the other side cannot hear me.

Even if I'm using Bluetooth headphones, and sometimes even if I switch to speaker(although sometimes I switch to speaker and it works fine).

When this happens, if I hang up and call back, they can hear me fine.

Whatsapp NEVER has problems, and I don't think Skype does either. The microphone works fine.

I think it is clearly a software problem, but I cannot figure out how to fix it. I can have hour+ long conversations without any issue, it's just about every other call, or sometimes every 4th or 5th call, the other side cannot hear me till I hang up and call back.

How do I fix this?

ATT S22.
[General Questions and Answers] NSAA:
How can I lock my touch pro again after installing a ROM ?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] zentr00:
Does this rom work in Tapas?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] luistro:
WoW first official tread!! Thanks
[Redmi Note 12 4G] ronicann:
most "topaz" roms usually work on "tapas" as well
[Redmi Note 12 4G] luistro:
Work Netflix in PlayStore?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] zenTR01:
I still don't want to take this risk. I tried to download alphadroid ROM with OTA update before and failed because it was stuck in bootloop and the phone became a hard brick.
[Redmi Note 12 4G] Claroooooooo:
Waiting for Tapas and Topaz user to comment if this ROM works on both devices.
[Redmi Note 12 4G] paatha13:
Does radio included on rom?

DT2W,OTG is working fine?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] ronicann:
I didn't encounter any major problems. Only when it detects the fingerprint incorrectly, the notification does not disappear from the screen and it gets a little too hot during fast charging. So is the battery situation

View attachment 6044755
[Redmi Note 12 4G] scemer:
Can the fast charge be disabled in settings? What do you mean about the fingerprint and notifications. Can you show more screenshots?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] ronicann:
Fast charge not disabled in settings.

Fingerprint notification sometimes does not appear on the screen. If it happens again I'll take a screenshot.
[Redmi Note 12 4G] scemer:
Thank you
[Redmi Note 12 4G] luistro:
Work bank apps?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] ronicann:
yes
[Redmi Note 12 4G] ronicann:
Yesterday it froze on its own and did not open any applications. Calls were coming but there was no ringtone. It was fixed after restarting.

I'm returning to spark os today. In general, it can be said that Horizon Droid OS is just fine. Negative aspects include lack of customization, lack of fluidity, and late opening.
[Redmi Note 12 4G] InvisibleKiller:
Can you please share a link to Spark OS or maybe PM it to me?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] ronicann:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/agatharom/files/Spark-13.9-UNOFFICIAL-topaz-20231029-gapps.zip/download
[Redmi Note 12 4G] InvisibleKiller:
Absolute legend. Cheers pal
[Redmi Note 12 4G] wahuka:
safety net It does not passed with safetynet-fix-v2.4.0-MOD_2.0, any solution?

Edit: solved with safetynet-fix-v2.4.0
[Redmi Note 12 4G] berkayktas:
What are the known problems? Is the A14 ROM or this ROM more stable? Is it work in tapas?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] Loyerss:
I have tested this rom on my redmi note 12 4G (no NFC) and it's work perfectly !

I didn't find any bugs !
[Redmi Note 12 4G] berkayktas:
offline charge?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] berkayktas:
Is battery consumption good?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] Loyerss:
Offline charge it's work for me :)

And for battery consumption, -30% in 2 hours on tiktok, idk if is good or not ?

But I think I'm going to change the ROM because with Android 14, my phone is not powerful enough to launch games correctly. (Example: Brawl Stars launches, but it's unplayable because I must be at less than 1 fps)
[Redmi Note 12 4G] berkayktas:
Have you tried crdroid?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] Loyerss:
I'have tried crdroid with android 14.

The battery usage is same between horizondroid and crdroid 👌

Your rom is perfect ! Thanks you <3
[Redmi Note 12 4G] berkayktas:
Are you using horizondroid a13 or a14?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] pvtaru:
Did you have any bugs with crdroid? How's deep sleep? I heard it isn't fully working on some aosp rom
[Redmi Note 12 4G] Loyerss:
HorizonDroid with Android 14 👍🏼
[Redmi Note 12 4G] Loyerss:
No, i don't have bugs 👍🏼

For me everything works 👌

Actually i use HorizonDroid with Android 14, and it's totaly works 👍🏼
[Redmi Note 12 4G] berkayktas:
I am currently using xiaomi.eu rom os 1.0.4. Can I install the rom directly?
[Redmi Note 12 4G] Loyerss:
yes i think
[Redmi Note 12 4G] pvtaru:
What version of horizon are you using?
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] Bllsn:
What kind of recovery should I set?
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
u can use pixel experience recovery
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] Bllsn:
The fingerprint does not work
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
Hey there, I wanted to ask you, is there any Game Boosters from Pixel that are like the MIUI Game Booster? because I think it's rather useful. Thanks
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
yes i think btw without game booster it gives good performance
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
grab logs buddy
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] Bllsn:
Where can I find them?
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
it can run 90 fps on games without unlocking them or using set edit? because I had to use set edit to get 90 FPS on MLBB (Device is Redmi 10 5G)
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
connect your device with adb then run adb logcat -d > logcat.log u will get a file give me that
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
try that i think set edit stuff isnt needed
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
oh yeah one last question, are you able to provide a link to the custom recovery we need to use? I tried using Pixel Recovery (I just booted it not flash it to see if the recovery works) but it just boots back to system
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
it works and i will release the recovery soon
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
Ok I'll try flashing it and see if it makes a difference
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] Bllsn:
it is necessary ?
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
got a new problem saying that my recovery partition doesn't exist

C:\Users\aaron\Desktop\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery C:\Users\aaron\Downloads\PixelRecovery-090823.img

target reported max download size of 134217728 bytes

sending 'recovery' (65536 KB)...

OKAY [ 1.577s]

writing 'recovery'...

FAILED (remote: This partition doesn't exist)

finished. total time: 1.599s
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
yes
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
fastboot flash boot buddy not recovery
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
I got a bootloop doing that...
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
then u did fastboot reboot recovery or not
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
yep, boots back to system and not recovery
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
fastboot boot does this:

C:\Users\aaron\Desktop\platform-tools_r34.0.4-windows\platform-tools>fastboot boot C:\Users\aaron\Desktop\PixelRecovery-090823.img

Sending 'boot.img' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 1.578s]

Booting FAILED (Status read failed (Too many links))

fastboot: error: Command failed
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
reflash stock rom
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
Can't flash the ROM. but when I tried flashing your Pixel Experience it works

C:\Users\aaron\Desktop\platform-tools_r34.0.4-windows>adb sideload C:\Users\aaron\Desktop\platform-tools\update.zip

loading: 'C:\Users\aaron\Desktop\platform-tools\update.zip'

* cannot read 'C:\Users\aaron\Desktop\platform-tools\update.zip' *
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
I hope you can tell me how to fix this, as the PE has many bugs especially with the touches
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] unknownguy123:
how to root?
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
Kindly Watch YouTube :) .

I know but I am busy rn
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
It has same process as Pe sir
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] Bllsn:
Nfc is not working. Can you fix it?
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] taki_india:
All Veriants Doesn't Have NFC + NFC Has lots of bugs so We Dropped That
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] Sam123@:
Please fix Jio calling issue fast.

I am waiting for that, after I will install the rom.
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] DXCVVXD:
how do i install it? the pixel recovery tells me to reboot to install some additional packages when reaching 47% of sideloading.

is there a way to install it without this?
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] aaronshayn:
been using it, good the first time I installed but gets laggy once in a while, and I see that optimization isn't enabled on the game dashboard, bad ram management (?) or possibly because of the 4GB variant. no floating windows, but I guess overall still better than MIUI just not that much features
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] Boss7099:
Please tell will it work in redmi 11 prime 5g miui 14.0.7 India 4 64
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] zsad:
hey im can install HorizonDroid in POCO M4 5G? im use Orange fox mb i can use and TWRP
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] PuszekReksio:
i did everything like the rom instruction said and i get dm-verify error then bootloop
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] duypham341:
please you can share "PixelRecovery-090823.img" , thks
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] duypham341:
thanks you.
[Poco M4 5G / Redmi Note 11 E / 10 Prime+ 5G] Noel Kreis:
I'd love to try this rom. may I know if this rom still can be download because I cannot see the link in the description
[Google Pixel 6a] Zaxx32:
I need to confirm I'm back on the factory kernel for the P6a running stock A14 (Dec. update)

Tried to google with no luck. If you have not installed a custom kernel...plz look under settings - about phone - android version - kernel version and post the version #. Tia for the help and piece of mind...lol
[Google Pixel 6a] beeshyams:
November update

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[Google Pixel 6a] Zaxx32:
Thank you! Pretty close to what I have...probably cuz I've flashed the Dec. security patch I'm guessing.
[Google Pixel 6a] aaronzimm75:
This is stock 14 with December update.View attachment 6044376
[Google Pixel 6a] Firecats:
View attachment 6044440
[Google Pixel 6a] Zaxx32:
Bingo! That's a match...awesome, ty!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] sreto:
I need help with English rom infiltration into HTC touch dual.gdje to find the link for the download
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] animelover:
Why don't look into this thread? :rolleyes:

And yes, that's the latest official ROM!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] sreto:
Htc touch dual

PHONE IS WITH SWISSCOM network can DOWNLOAD ROM
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] animelover:
Flash HardSPL first and then you're be able to flash ANY Niki ROM! ;)
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] sreto:
Htc touch dual

where to get Flash hardspl?

give me the link?

please
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] vcdwelt:
Look the Sticky Threads. Use the Search and you will find all Links you will need!

------------------->http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=355730

This is a Forum and no personal help Service.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] iron@ss:
Samsung have begun rolling out the December security update for the S21 series. CSC code AUT for Switzerland has it so far.

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[Samsung Galaxy Watch 6] theshot99:
Is anyone kind enough to explain to me how to pass the frp code of the galaxy watch 6? I am desperate
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 6] unlockgod1:
i am also requiring this.

Anyone?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 6] Aethera:
That is intended as theft protection. Normally the original user has to do the factory reset. If you are not the original user, you should ask the original user to perform a reset.
[General Topics] Munk.3:
Thank you for making this Noah. I just want to say, for the readers, the about device section has the main/project/accomplishments/ info or summary no what I've done.

Everything before that are important events leading up to this attempt at modding the device.(back story)

Though I still recommended to read everything. It would mean alot if anyone else is interested!

Thank you for your time,

Munk.3 🙉
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] -GREY:
Good day!

Hi everyone,

I live in the Philippines, where the Pixel series has not been officially launched. To acquire one, we rely on resellers who import them from Japan. However, some customers prefer the more expensive "US variant" over the “Japan variant”. I’m curious, what’s the catch?

Thank you!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] simplepinoi177:
Kamusta ka na, pare!

I think the primary difference is radio bands and possibly NFC (tap phone as a wireless card). There are some bands that only are employed in Japan that aren't in US, and vice versa. Also I think US has mmWave and I'm not certain Japan does.

This is just things I've heard/may-have-seen, I haven't actually read into it...
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] wangdaning:
There was a recent thread https://xdaforums.com/t/flash-pixel-8-pro-japanese-version-to-international-version.4643910/ talking about feature difference and converting. In that case it was that you cannot turn off shutter sound on the Japanese variant. I am guessing there are probably some other small quirks based on local regulations.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Morgrain:
I am relatively certain that the only physical difference between the US variant and ANY other Pixel variant is the lack of the mmwave antenna (not every Pixel sold in the US has the antenna, anyway), other than that any difference is purely software based and can be overcome with custom software (like the shuttersound that is, by law in Japan, necessary for a phone - to prevent pervs from, well, doing perv stuff).