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[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] AlternativeTotal2211:
Hi,

I'm debloating with the amazing program ADB AppControl by @Cyber.Cat , so much easier than with ADB and CMD.

I managed to find out about all processes but a few ones.

For the qualcomm, google and android ones I've written a post in the General Discussion Forum (find it in my profile).

Here it's about the LG ones:

Enabler Customizer (com.lge.smartenabler):

There seem to be a possibility that it's related to preinstalled LG stuff aka bloatware, but I'm not sure, and nobody seems to know what it really does.

AnimalResource (com.lge.animal.resource):

sounds like something you should not find preinstalled on a phone. Animal? wtf?

And there is literally ZERO info online. If you manage to find something I'll praise your googling abilities!

product.lge.data.server.LgDataServiceMain (product.lge.data.server):

no info anywhere...

And it wants unrestricted data access...

CalligraphyDictionary (com.lge.calligraphydictionary):

no info anywhere.

I can only think about a learning function to improve recognition of handwriting, but it's only speculation.

SRTC (com.lge.srtc):

In THIS very useful post it says "smart configuration provider from profiles in / srtc folder".

But somewhere else I find root checker, and somewhere else something about subtitles.

Any idea?

com.lge.entitlementcheckservice:

according to THIS article, it's to install stuff all at once in many devices.

According to THIS article, it's for the Egnyte app.

But it could also be generally for any entitlement thing.

So, what's this service really for?

And these two gallery related processes: com.lge.gallery.contentservice (aka Content Service) and com.lge.gallery.studio (aka Photo Studio). I tried to see what changes in the gallery with these two enabled or disabled and it's always the same, so I'm wondering...

Btw I hope you know: DON'T MESS WITH com.lge.sui.widget!!!

Thanks
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] AlternativeTotal2211:
Anybody?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] jefffrom:
anyone got any recommendations ?
[Android Software Development] G4stavoM1ster:
Just a silly file for removing bootloader warning on A145M device.

Instructions:

1. Download the .tar file below.

2. Open Odin.

3. Flash the file via BL slot.

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[GUIDE] How to install GSIs on Samsung A14 series (Fastbootd method)

This is a quite lengthy tutorial, so pay close attention to the steps I'll mention below. Also, it's my first time creating a tutorial like this, so I apologize for any misinformation, and English is not my native language. For this tutorial...

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[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Alnashief99:
Hi, I just ordered an AMOLED LCD in LAZADA. It's working but it only has 90hz refresh rate even if I set it 120hz in the settings. And is it still possible for me to install custom rom with this screen? Would factory reset enables it 120hz refresh rate? Thanks in advance for the reply, and sorry for my english, not really my main language
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Zxalilh:
I don't think that's a software problem. I think your replacement screen is a cheap one that can only go up to 90hz.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
You realize that LCD and AMOLED displays are completely different technologies?
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Zxalilh:
They use as if it were the same as the word "display". No need to be harsh bout' it.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Huge difference. Some replace AMOLED displays with knock off LCD ones. Proper terminology matters...

LCD is actually a very generic term as there are different technologies within this category.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Zxalilh:
I know the difference myself. I'm trying to explain to you what the OP meant.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Then you should explain it to OP not chastise me.

What if it actually is a knock off LCD?
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Zxalilh:
It probably is.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
That seems to happen all too much. Or they sell used displays as new.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Alnashief99:
Yes! Before it was a TFT display then I bought an AMOLED screen, the seller said it supports finger print and 120hz unlike the tft one. So after installing it. It does support finger print, developer option refresh rate says 120hz when I turn on refresh rate counter but in ufo test it only goes 90hz
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Zxalilh:
The original display of the OnePlus 8t is an amoled.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Alnashief99:
this is AMOLED, Not TFT not LED and not IPS. it also support fingerprint which my previous replacement display doesn't. Now can I still install custom rom with this LCD that I'm using now?
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Zxalilh:
I recommend you don't call it an lcd because it's confusing lcds and oleds are two totally different things. You can install a custom rom and see if that fixes the issue.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Terminology misuse is incredibly and disconcertingly widespread. OLEDs and AMOLEDs displays are separate technologies as well and aren't compatible with each other.

To make it even more daunting the AMOLED displays continue to evolve and morph into new variants.

Before doing that verify the current firmware is intact. Factory reset and if this fails reflash the current firmware. If that fails then your suggestion and hopefully it bypasses the damage.
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] Zxalilh:
I get that you want me to know that it's and "Amoled" panel but I wanted the OP to know what they were saying was wrong. Amoled is a type of oled hence why I called it an oled.

The drivers in the stock firmware couldn't have been damaged as it's not exposed as a single file.
[Google Pixel 7a] rngqf595:
Anyone knows default value of back gesture inset scale?

After rooted my pixel7a, I’ve changed back gesture inset scale to 0. And I could disable back gesture.

But I want to back to default.

If anyone use default value, Please check the value from "settings list secure" by adb shell.

Or, Please tell me default value
[Google Pixel 7a] BroJac5246:
It appears to be null by default and 1.0 if manually set— but 1.0 doesn't reflect the width, just whether the settings app controls the setting.

I based this on SystemUI Tuner, where I've changed the left gesture but not the right one. I'm not entirely sure how it works, so that's just my observations.
[Google Pixel 7a] rngqf595:
Thank you for your check!

Thought I've checked the value "0" "1" "2" "-1" "-2" just in casw "null". but It was not work.If I want to back to default back gesture, I need factory reset.

Thanks for your information!

I could find the value and share it here.

After Factory reset, I've comfirmed the value of back gesture.The result i below.

But! It was so easy to change the value using "Pixel Expert". so....easy....
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] Itzashim:
My poco x3 pro unable to find system partitions and unable to mount storage problem showing.

Internal storage is showing 0 mb also memory and otg is aslo showing 0mb. I tried many recoveries but it not working. I flashed many fastboot rom but its not working it stuck on logo. Please help
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] DarthJabba9:
If flashing a fastboot ROM (using the Mi Flash tool) doesn't fix the problem, then you probably have a hardware fault.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] Binarybard:
It's not a big issue. If you couldn't fix that just reply and let me know.
[Xiaomi Mi 10T / 10T Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] amr_oe:
I am trying to install Eliterom or the Stock Rom for Mi 10t (Apollo), But when I follow the steps to install via ADB Fastboot tools, the phone disconnects the moment I press Enter on the "adb sideload rom.zip" and shows an error then I cannot execute any command until I disconnect it and reconnect again, however, I can Install Roms like CrDroid, LineageOS, and other AOSP Roms. Can someone help, please?
[Xiaomi Mi 10T / 10T Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] zaqm:
Hi,

You can install miui rom from custom recovery. In this case you'll need to use the zip package.

Another way is to install fastboot rom through MiFlash. There are plenty of videos on YouTube and Google tutorials how to do that. Do not relock the bootloader and backup all your files on the phone!

Good luck,

zaqm
[Introductions] Monk987:
Hi, I'm from French Polynesia.

I love modding stuff like arduino, hacking tools and recently watch.

That's the reason I'm here today. Looking for solutions for my TicWatch Pro 3 ultra GPS that endless bootloop.

Can't wait to leanr et discuss on all that subject.
[General Questions and Answers] mraeryceos:
In reference to working with photos on Android.

Google wants to railroad you into using their albums for photos organization. However, that's not the Mandalorian computer science way. Using hierarchical folders is "the way". The Google way is ****.

I backup to Google because it's convenient and for the amount of photos I take, or because I don't care about super high resolution, it's free.

The Google photos app makes it hard to organize photos into folders. Your folders get lost into tens of app-created folders because Google shows your folders flat without a tree all mixed in with each other, and not in any sensical order.

If you try to use a normal file manager, or any competing photo album software, to delete unwanted photos, you have just failed to delete them from Google photos. You have to use Google Photos to delete unwanted photos.

Once you take the time to organize your photos into folders, Google automatically archives older photos that you've worked hard at organizing, moving them out of the folders you've placed them in. Now they all are held hostage in the Google archive. It gives you the option to "unarchive". What this really means is that it will shoot them in the back of the head, because unarchiving doesn't place them back into the folders you had organized them into.

Don't ever try to make a deal with The Empire.

Is there a storage/backup alternative that's close to free, or free?

Or could I use Google Drive instead of Google Photos? Is there a sane solution?

Note that Google drive itself doesn't use hierarchical storage, even if it presents your files in this way. This causes some really strange behavior sometimes.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
I won't like Gookill touch my photos. The only Google cloud app I use is Gmail.

I use Samsung's app and DV photos as well as the Samsung File app for sorting. Fortunately the photo date is incorporated into the photo's file name on the N10+.

There's nothing like Canon's Zoom browser or DPP though that I know off. Rather irritating.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
You're totally wrong here. The best way to organize files (including photos and videos) is to have a flat structure (no tree or hierarchy) and use labels (or albums). With the use of Filters and Search, you can easily find what you want. Files are sorted in reverse chronological order.

The only feature I wish Google Photos offered in their mobile apps was the ability to delete files directly from the albums, as opposed to simply removing them from the album. The delete option did show up some time back (in the mobile app), but they have removed it again unfortunately. On the website, you can delete files directly from the albums though.

Folders and tree structure is old school. Labels and albums (with sort, filter and search) are wayyy superior, if you know how to use them!

This is also why mail organization by Gmail is a million times superior to that offered by all other services like Outlook, Apple Mail, Yahoo, etc.
[General Questions and Answers] mraeryceos:
USB C stick to me is just a phone with more storage. You can easily network to transfer files instead of sneakernet USB stick.

Google drive/photos is like keeping your money in a bank and carrying a credit card instead of carrying around thousands of dollars. Lost your phone? No problem.

I used to like a popular third party photo manager for Android. Can't remember the name. Maybe I could use it instead of Google Photos and still have free unlimited for shrunk images? Maybe Google has an API for third party apps?

Having my own Linux server would be cool, but also is a bit of work. I have to be CEO for a bank.
[General Questions and Answers] mraeryceos:
I can still use labels in some photo software, that runs on top of hierarchical storage. Old school means compatible with Linux and all its tools. If Linux decides to run on a flat file structure, I will follow.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
If you be a little more specific on what exactly you want to do, I may be able to provide you with a solution/ workaround.

All my photos and videos are uploaded to Google Photos AND OneDrive in real-time. This is how I organize my photos and videos on Google Photos:

1. On my phone, all camera files go into the DCIM/ Camera folder.

2. On my phone, all screenshots go into the Pictures/ Screenshots folder.

3. I backup these folders on my Windows PC, and sort each folder by file type. I do this 2 or 3 times in a year.

4. I create an album on Google Photos called Camera Roll (year). Likewise, an album called Screenshots (year). There is a folder (or two depending on the number of files) I create every year for each category.

5. From my PC, I copy all photos from each folder and add to the corresponding album on Google Photos. The process is superfast as all photos are already present in Google Photos, and they just need to be added to the album.

6. I do the same for videos. This process takes time because Google Photos does its thing to identify whether the video being uploaded is already present in the cloud or not. This step is not necessary as Google Photos already has a filter for Videos.

7. As with albums for events like a family function, holiday, etc.: I create an album soon after the event and add all photos and videos from the specific dates to the album. This process is very fast too.

On top of all this, Google Photos allows you to search for files based on location, date, face, etc. This way you can quickly find the files you want, and add them to an album, as required.

I don't see the need to have any folder structure here. All files captured using the camera (which is the most important) have plenty of metadata in them that any good photos app can use to organize and present files nicely for you. I'm not sure if a good photos app is available on Linux, but you can always use Google Photos for web using a browser to find what you want.

As with alternatives, I suggest Microsoft 365 Family Plan. It is the best cloud storage that comes with 6 TB of storage for a very reasonable price. You'll need 6 different accounts to make use of the full 6 TB though.
[General Questions and Answers] FrogMaster-:
If you're interested in a self hosted option I've been using Immich and have been pretty satisfied. It's not perfect, but it works pretty good and has quite a few features that are similar to Google Photos.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
Old school, by date only for main photo database!😎 year/month/day broken into yearly main folders and then months/day if needed.

You can put a brief title on the subfolders.

Projects can have their own folder below the main one or their own in that year.

Old school means you need to use your big brain.

When you have 10's of thousands of images or more you want by date organization and a bloody tree. Tags mean more data to get lost or corrupted.

If you don't organize a large music collection by using artist, album, track you will be boned when you have 6000 tracks. You really going to tag 6+K worth of tracks? 100+k of images?

If you lose those tags?🤣

You better get it right at the get go or you'll have a massive jigsaw puzzle puking all over you.

Trusting Google? Don't ever do it. They can and do alter and discontinue services/features whenever they want.

Or if they lose all your data or account, YOU are left to pick up the pieces. If there are any to pickup. They don't care about the individual. The damage they cause you is an acceptable lose to them!

Never compress databases as that may be your last copy when things go to pieces. Keep a bare minimum of 2 complete copies on 2 hdds.

Having a phone without a data drive is a bad plan for multiple reasons. Having a phone with 128gb, no expandable storage and 1tb of cloud storage is Google's plan to make you barefoot and pregnant.
[General Questions and Answers] mraeryceos:
I'm curious why you didn't use the default options like Google or Apple.
[General Questions and Answers] mraeryceos:
The Mystic, thanks for your methodology. I've had previous bad experiences with Google, including Google contacts. Google was excellent while being run by computer programmers, but it's been a train wreck since about 2010.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
That's right. Google went from "don't be evil" to don't give a flying fk who you fubar.

I have zero confidence in Gookill now other than if they can fubar it, they will fubar it.
[General Questions and Answers] Hendrix7:
Imgur perhaps?

Or Amazon Photos?
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
I have been using Google suite of services from well before 2010, and I have been having a great experience till date, and I have no reason to believe why that would change going forward.

I don't know your particular case, but I have seen many cases of contacts being messed up not because of Google, but because of 3rd party contacts apps that unfortunately ended up blaming Google for the mess.

The lesser there is human intervention in providing these services, the better it is. One has to have proper systems in place with top-class security, and there is no company today that does it better than Google.
[General Questions and Answers] FrogMaster-:
I'm a big fan of free, open source software. I also run a NAS / Server with more than 28TBs of storage. So I find it a little silly to pay a trillion or billion dollar company every month for a little bit of storage when it's something I can easily maintain myself.

There are other front-end applications that manage photos, documents, ETC that more or less meet my needs.

I also don't really like sharing that much data with Google, while I'm painfully aware they know everything about me already. I do like some semblance of control over my data.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
Can you explain how it is silly to pay for a service just because the service provider is a billion or trillion dollar company?

I have considered running a server myself by purchasing the required hardware. But then decided against it because of security reasons. The moment I open up my server to internet access, there are just too many threat factors that I will expose my data to. I don't have the expertise to keep my system secure against all existing and evolving threats.

Because of being a massive company, Google and similarly big companies enjoy huge economies of scale, and the consumer eventually benefits in terms of lower costs.

Running your own server isn't a one-time investment. You need to factor in redundancy, running costs, on-time replacements/ upgrades, etc. On top of everything is SECURITY of data over the internet. I found that paying a subscription (at current rates) was worth it just from security perspective. In return, I'm able to SECURELY access all my files from any device, anytime. And the tools and additional services that Google Photos offers sweetens the deal even further (if you haven't used these, you wouldn't know what I'm talking about).

~28 TB of files is indeed huge. Paying a subscription for that amount of storage can be very expensive. And if most of these are downloaded files like movies/ TV shows/ etc. then I agree it is a total waste of money to pay for storing junk. I have my NAS server with 8 TB capacity which I used to run for storing similar junk. I have long turned it OFF and deleted much of it. I found paying subscriptions to streaming services was much more sensible and time-efficient instead of wasting time downloading stuff online, adding/ modifying their metadata, and storing them, only to be watched just once, and very rarely a second time.
[General Questions and Answers] FrogMaster-:
If that's ideal for you, there's no problem with that. I would personally rather prioritize my privacy to some degree over the convenience offered by a large corporation. I also find it preferable to have control over my sensitive data, rather then relying on a company to back up that information. There's no telling what might happen to that data otherwise, or the potential of it to be recovered if it's lost, corrupted, ETC. Being someone with a more technical background, I would rather invest my time and resources for a skill set I already posses then pay Google for example for something I could maintain with very little effort.

When it comes to the aspect of security, there are ways to ensure your services remain secure. You don't necessarily need to expose them publicly either. A VPN connection to your home network would be one example of a secure method of accessing your data no matter your location.

I've also hugely automated parts of my setup to avoid needing to invest more than the necessary amount of time that is needed. However, I think we're getting a little off topic. My original response was to suggest a potential alternative to Google Photos.

I've really enjoy the functionality that Immich offers, well it's not perfect I think it's a decent alternative to Google Photos for someone who may want to venture down the self hosted path.

Have a wonderful New Year! :)
[General Questions and Answers] Hendrix7:
Not only that, but cloud services might have implemented copyright filtering. Google, the largest cloud storage provider, certainly does have it.

For videos and audio detection, they probably employ the same system used on YouTube.
[Sony Xperia 5 Questions & Answers] minamiaka:
A multi-system production software I need to use requires me to install the first system in partition a so that I can install the second system in partition b. If the first system is on partition b I will not be able to use this software. But no matter what I try, I can only write the ROM to the partition b (even though I switched the active slot to the partition a using the fastboot set_active a command), what should I do?
[Sony Xperia 5 Questions & Answers] linccracker:
use "fastboot --slot a flash whatever whatever.img" or "fastboot --slot b flash whatever whatever.img"

wher whatever is boot,recovery,system,oem etc
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] JackNthaBoxxx:
Ive watched every video and read plenty but I am still coming up short.

If anyone can seriously help or possibly do it for me I am payment ready.

Moto G play 2023
[Introductions] 2tru.:
Hello everyone,

I've just created an account but I've been using the forum without one for years now, there's a lot of useful resources and software in here and I hope having an account improves this experience.

- Tru.
[Xiaomi 12S Ultra] Al-Jalodi:
Hello guys, I have xiaomi 12 s ultra china firmware, I want to change region to China but I can't change it, the region option is not appearing, in my mi account it shows USA, I can't change it either, any advice how to change it? I will be thankful.
[Xiaomi 12S Ultra] NOSS8:
The country of the account and the change of region on the phone are 2 different things.

This model is only intended for China and only has CN ROMs, no Global.

With this rom you can change region.

[ROM][MIUI][thor] Xiaomi.eu ROM for Xiaomi 12S Ultra

How to install Xiaomi.eu ROM for Xiaomi 12S Ultra Steps to install xiaomi.eu ROM for first time from China ROM (All your data and files on internal storage will be deleted!) - Unlock your bootloader by Mi Unlock tool...

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[Xiaomi 12S Ultra] Al-Jalodi:
Thank you so much for explanation.