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[General Questions and Answers] rebele1327:
Hello,

I bought a new device but it was opened by a roommate. I read that by using a bootloader or ROM sb can add a spyware that auto install after factory reset. My question is how can I know if my bootloader is unlocked? I checked it and it was locked, but can sb relock it after changing it, so the spyware is there while the bootloaders is locked?

Also, I received a security update now, does that mean the phone is ok?

Also, I read sth about Knox and samsung pass not working for a rooted device, if they work does that mean my phone is not rooted or are there some workaround to fake it?

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
Simply factory reset it, then change your Google account password and you should be fine.

It's extremely unlikely they were able to unlock a Snapdragon bootloader. Reflash it to the stock firmware if you're still paranoid. A Samsung Experience center at a Best Buy can do this for you in the USA.

Why do you think there's spyware?
[General Questions and Answers] rebele1327:
Well, actually I am not in the US. Also, I have no reason to think about being hacked, it is just a bad idea that came out to my mind out of no where as I found the package opened. So I just asked about some evidence to debunk this idea.

I am afraid to develop a paranoid personality😂.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
Welcome to XDA

The Exynos variant I'm less familiar with. If the bootloader is locked and it has the factory loaded bootloader version you should be ok.

A factory reset will clear anything on the data user partition, that should suffice.
[General Questions and Answers] rebele1327:
It is a snapdragon (MENA region). The bootloader is locked but I just wanna ensure that if it was unlocked, edited, then relocked again, it will go back to the original bootloader. I dont know it u understand me or not.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
If it's a Snapdragon (Qualcomm) you should be fine with just a factory reset.
[OnePlus 7T Pro (Regular & McLaren) Q & A] R0mp1p:
Dear all,

I really think I messed up my O+7P after trying to flash a recovery (first LineageOS, once I was in a boot loop i tried to flash TWRP using the All-in-One Tool).

Now I am stuck in a corrupted recovery with no way out. Is it a brick or is there any chance to recover the phone?

Appreciate any advice...

Thx
[OnePlus 7T Pro (Regular & McLaren) Q & A] CLE12283:
hold down both volume buttons and the power button until you see "fastboot mode" and quickly release the power button. once you get to fastboot select "power off". then go to https://xdaforums.com/t/op7tpro-oos...l-to-restore-your-device-to-oxygenos.4002909/ and follow the instructions thoroughly. after its complete you should have a squeaky clean phone. hopefully.
[OnePlus 7T Pro (Regular & McLaren) Q & A] R0mp1p:
worked like charme, thanks!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Shane Gooseman:
i found a pixel 5, which was said to have signal problems and not connecting to mobile network after an update to android 14.

i did some short research (loosing the imei seems to be a thing) and decided to buy the device.

now having the phone i see the imei is fine and downgrading didnot help to get back connecting.

i found the display's raection to my finger gestures kinda wierd and decided to take it apart (to hopefuly find loose or damaged flex cables)

there are both antennas and also their connectors at the pcb missing - how is this possible???
[XPERIA X1 General] feicomodo:
Does anyone know if there is a decent mahjong game for windows mobile? When I mean mahjong I mean the traditional game not "match the pairs".

Are there any other decent games worth downloading for th x1? like texas hold'em?

Thanks.
[XPERIA X1 General] msalmank:
There a bunch of games playable on the X1. Most in full 800x480 resolution. Will be posting info on some that i have on my blog soon... in the meanwhile, check out the screenshots (shows my games folder and programs folder - both containing game icons).

http://xperiancer.blogspot.com/2008/12/xperia-screenshots.html

As for Mahjong... i have PDAmill's Gamebox Asia v5.0 that works great on Xperia - though in VGA resolution but in full screen (i.e. part of the screen is black). As far as i tried, that is the only Mahjong game i got working on the device.

Best Regards.

Salman Khalid.
[XPERIA X1 General] feicomodo:
thanks man I'll have a look!
[XPERIA X1 General] feicomodo:
I noticed you had the ScummVM emulator which is quite impressive! Is there any chance you can send me a couple of games as I cant seem to find any? Thanks
[XPERIA X1 General] msalmank:
I downloaded 'em from Demonoid (torrents). Way too big to send to a person via mail or over the internet like a regular file. :)
[XPERIA X1 General] narutoramen:
love to be able to get that same game... not the matching pair one.
[XPERIA X1 General] msalmank:
To download the game that i mentioned... go here: http://www.pdamill.com/prod_ga.shtml

Game Box Asia has: Mahjong, Shisen-Sho, and Nagori. I haven't tried the other two yet...
[XPERIA X1 General] gallous_boy:
how about some link on how to het these games?
[XPERIA X1 General] Pulpan:
Try Smart Mahjongg

http://www.smartmahjongg.com/

Starts a little bit slow and sometimes it's thinking, but uses full WVGA, different languages and it's free!
[XPERIA X1 General] msalmank:
No links... against forum rulez. :)
[XPERIA X1 General] msalmank:
Awesome! Thanks!

I downloaded Smart Mahjong a few days back but didn't work. Must have been a previous version or something. Am gonna give this a shot again.
[XPERIA X1 General] Pulpan:
1.) @admin: sorry for the link, please delete.

2.) Game starts very slow, first title ist shown, after a few seconds game will start...and works sometimes very slow
[XPERIA X1 General] msalmank:
There are no restrictions to posting links to original sites (i.e. trial or free apps).
[XPERIA X1 General] mjoelnir:
could you pls tell me the name of the game from which you've posted this screenshot.looks like a luxor clone?

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_z4mLZOngpRI/S.../jBq1P1INirU/Screen21_thumb[1].png?imgmax=800
[XPERIA X1 General] msalmank:
That is Abracadaball.
[XPERIA X1 General] mjoelnir:
THX a lot ;-)
[XPERIA X1 General] leobox1:
problems with WVGA, use WVGA FIX 3
[XPERIA X1 General] msalmank:
WVGA Fix 3 sux. Well... ok. Doesn't suck... but is kinda buggy and problematic. Is good for games that don't run on WVGA and you want 'em to badly...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rares6567:
As the title said, my friend have this phone and he told me that it shows that it's charging but not turning on. He go to a repair center too but no luck. Any fix? He said that it had a lot of things like viruses, pop ups etc.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
Probably a dead battery or problem with the board. Give me a picture of what the phone looks like.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rares6567:
Doesn't matter anymore, "my friend" doesn't want his phone repaired. Thanks for the helping tho.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
Ok
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafnov:
But I need one mine to repair! It shows battery missing screen but turns off after inserting battery and does not turn on.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopNotch729:
It could be the battery or the board. If you have any spare batteries around, try that first and then buy a new board if all else fails. If you're just trying to get all your data off, you could try the classic blow dryer - microwave trick. Please give an image of the issue so we can see what's happening.

Thanks!
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] Ryuzawa:
I am currently on the last build of MIUI 12, with latest Canary build of Magisk Delta. After installing Play Integrity Fix and restarting, i was stuck in a bootloop then immediately thrown into TWRP. I have installed Magisk Manager for Recovery Mode, disabled/removed the module but wasn't able to boot successfully. I tried uninstalling/installing older magisk versions but after every change i was always greeted by an error text of "E:Error creating fstab". I am able to full access TWRP.

I am at a loss at what i should do, since i don't have a backup of my data that is in the phone. Any workarounds so i can boot into Android and save my data / get the phone working again?

Thank you.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] alecxs:
in TWRP terminal type

touch /cache/.disable_magisk
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] Ryuzawa:
Hi, just tried and i'm still stuck in the POCO logo

Thank you
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] alecxs:
[Guide] Magisk Modules Disabler for booting into Magisk core-only Mode

Tools needed: boot.img extractor. I recommend the one created by osm0sis from this thread: https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2073775 The first method was developed by osm0sis and removes magisk and all modules. 1. Unpack magisk_patched.img...

xdaforums.com

or try this

https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/pull/7616
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] Renate:
Ha, ha. It might work if you have ADB in recovery and permissive.

Of course you can mod the original boot image or the Magisk'ed boot image or the recovery image.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] Saranswer:
Simple 😊

Pre required conditions :

1. If your phone is rooted. (Ofcourse)

2.And you have a costum recovery installed on your phone ( like twrp or orangefox).

3. And you take a backup of your boot.img (boot image) by custom recovery in past .

Then

Simply .( I know you are in bootloop )

1. When phone goes switch off or turn black screen.

Then suddenly you have to press button combination for go into recovery mode untill you see the recovery icon ( in redmi devices power + volume up ).

2. Press backup icon (☁️)

3. And you see a file of boot partition

Click and install.

4. Your phone now ready to start to normal or system. 😊👍

🎉
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] haky 86:
​

*** Disclaimer
I am not responsible for any damage you made to your device
You have been warned

crDroid is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device also attempting to bringing many of the best features existent today

Features:

https://github.com/crdroidandroid/crdroid_features/blob/13.0/README.mkdn

Before Flashing:

Since my roms are switched to F2FS with FBE V2, it's important to use my crDroid recovery to wipe /data with such file system, I'll not back to EXT4 anyways.

Flashing Instructions:

Pre-installation:

Recovery (Download from here)

gapps (Download from here)

Magisk 25.0 or newer for root (after first boot) - (Download from here)

SafetyNET fix, (Download from here).

First time installation:

Reboot into crDroid recovery by (Vol Up + Vol Down + Power buttons with the device connected to your USB port.).

Run "Factory reset" > "Format data/factory reset" > "Format Data".

Tap on "Apply Update" > "Apply from ADB" .

From PC's terminal, adb sideload your_crDroid.zip then press Enter.

Repeat these steps for GAPPS and Maigks.

Enjoy the fun,

Update installation:

Go to Settings > System > Updater.

Choose the latest update.

Click on Download then proceed with the automated installation.

Working:

Audio.

Bluetooth (Calls and VoIP).

Camera.

DT2W.

F2FS.

Fingerprint.

GPS.

Lights.

Mobile Data.

Mobile Calls single and dual sim.

NFC.

OMX.

SELinux is Enforcing.

Sensors.

Screen-OFF FOD.

Storages, Internal and External SD cards.

VoIP.

WiFi.

Bugs:

You tell me.

VoLTE.

Downloads:

03-12-2023:

SPL: November 2023.

Initial release.

crDroidAndroid-13.0-20231203-a71-v9.11.zip.

Recovery [Use ODIN to flash the .tar].

Sources

ROM: https://github.com/crdroidandroid

Device Tree: https://github.com/crdroidandroid/android_device_samsung_a71

Device Tree Common: https://github.com/crdroidandroid/android_device_samsung_sm6150-common

Kernel: https://github.com/crdroidandroid/android_kernel_samsung_sm6150

Blobs: https://github.com/crdroidandroid/android_vendor_samsung_a71

Blobs Common: https://github.com/crdroidandroid/android_vendor_samsung_sm6150-common

Visit official website @ crDroid.net

crDroid Community Telegram

crDroid Updates Channel

Donate to help our team pay server costs

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[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] haky 86:
reserved, read the "Before Flashing" note thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] khalil30:
nice work ! we have been waiting so long for this 🥲
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] zahi essam:
Thank you for your dedication, you made A71 alive
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] montequiu:
It is a very good rom but this update does not let me install a custom kernel, I tried to install the primekernel and it does not start
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] haky 86:
because prime kernel does not included my f2fs fixes
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] khalil30:
in general, for custom roms custom kernel it's not recommended, the use of custom kernel is intended for stock rom
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] montequiu:
I understand, thank you very much for responding.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] montequiu:
thanks for the recommendation
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] haky 86:
the a71 is officially approved for ota, for A13 and A14 builds, have fun.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] fiampita:
Por que nenhum aplicativo do Google aparece? Como posso instalá-los?
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] fiampita:
Why don't any Google apps appear? How can I install them?
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] haky 86:
flash gapps from the link
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Renval:
Greetings. Can this rom only be installed via adb sideload? Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] haky 86:
1-you can do via sideload method.

2-or using classic method: copying rom+gapps into sdcard and flash from "Apply Update" voice in recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Renval:
Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] johnlara1992:
holaa pude instalar la rom .. pero no me deja instalar los gapps desde el recovery me da error

y la memoria interna no me aparece
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] johnlara1992:
alguien tiene un video para instalarla
[Samsung Galaxy A71 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Renval:
to start I install recovery with odin. then when and how to install playintegrityfix?. Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 6] almahix:
I recently bought a Pixel 8 Pro phone and it came with a "complimentary" Pixel watch 2. I thought it was cool. I previously had a Galaxy watch 3 and loved it. As a disabled guy I spend a lot of time just riding my electric wheelchair all over town. That is my recreation. Often I would stop at the grocery store to pickup a few things and realize I forgot my wallet, so I'd pay with Samsung Pay on my watch. I setup Google pay on the pixel watch but since my phone is rooted Gpay doesn't work. I learned this in the checkout counter at the grocery store. I came home and fiddled with the watch and I couldn't do anything to make it work. So I listed the Pixel watch 2 on Swappa and ran up to Costco to buy the Galaxy 6 for $200. I sold the Swappa watch for $200. The Samsung Pay works great and I really love the watch, except for the rubbery watchband. So I am shopping for a really nice NoGap leather watch band. Haven't found anything I like yet, but the watch is otherwise excellent as was the 3 I had for years. (I gave it to my nephew and he loves it.) Samsung makes fine products. I like their high end phones but they comee with too much bloatware and they aren't as easy to root at the pixel phones. All my home appliances are Samsung, too.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 6] ekerbuddyeker:
I had the pixel 2 for a while. I found it far easier to use than the 6, it's more like an apple watch in its fluidity. Very good for streaming while exercising and using LTE and GPS, no stutter, like I get with the 6 (and worse on the 5 pro). However battery wasn't great and display is a little too small and bezel MASSIVE! So I am sticking with Samsung (as frustrating as their devices are).

I agree it's hard to find a good no gap leather band. Found this and am awaiting delivery, which I found on ebay:

No Gap Leather Silicone Strap Band For Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 47/40 mm | eBay

Band Material : Silicone inner layer and leather outer layer. -Feature: Elegant, soft and comfortable to Wear; Quick release design, just install and detach the band freely by hand!

www.ebay.com
[OnePlus 9] co4:
well my entire day has been a massive headache.

I personally messed up flashing my phone and then messed it up even more trying to get back to OoS using MSMdownloadtool.

drivers are the first and biggest problem.

when I tried to install other drivers, I had previously grabbed I ended up with a issue and unsigned drivers.

I ended up following this little guide:

How to Install Unsigned Drivers in Windows 10

When installing unsigned drivers on Windows 10, Windows pops up a warning saying Windows can’t verify the publisher of this driver software. The following are instructions on how to install unsigned drivers in Windows 10. ...

support.viewsonic.com

qcser.inf is the driver file we need to install there are a few versions around but for me, After searching high and low and trying a few drivers many failed or caused errors I ended up using the drivers out of this cabfile https://xdaforums.com/t/urgent-help-with-the-msm-tool-stuck-in-param-preload.3971363/post-85394955

but because I had just tried to reinstall drivers or uninstall I ended up with multiple drivers installed causing further problems so opening "Device Manager" the extra drivers may not show up

click VIEW > Show Hidden Devices

you may find multiple drivers named:

Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (the correct name)

QHUSB_BULK (the incorrect name)

Unknown USB device (Device Descriptor Request Failed) (the broken install due to I have no clue)

I Uninstalled all the drivers that messed up my install before even attempting to install the driver out of the cab file

now most of the msmtools seem to be for global but I could not get any of them to actually work due to multiple issues the begining problem was the tool stuck in "param preload"

this was how I found the cab file with the driver, I also used a HIGH QUALITY USB CABLE & changed the port used from USB3.0 to a USB2.0 port then param preload was fixed

I encountered a new problem with "Unsupported Target EU" until I used this one https://xdaforums.com/t/unbrick-guide-for-oneplus-9-eu-le2113-only.4448501/

lemonade_22_E.10_210609_repack

as a precaution I removed "-001" which seemed to get added to the OPS file when downloading from the Gdrive

lemonade_22_E.10_210609-001.ops

now I'm back up and running but on a downgraded OoS.
[OnePlus 9] mirko8054:
Hello, a little off topic question but since you are on LE2113 i have to ask, are you on stock OOS 592 firmware any chance?
[OnePlus 9] co4:
I am as of now.

The msmtool was android 11 which to finally upgrade to 13.1.0.592 (EX01)

Required about 5~6 OTA upgrades.

I found when I flashed a custom ROM firmware of 592 my network refused connection and I could not connect to mobile data.

I also wrecked my flash somehow during an attempt to reflash and soft bricked my phone hence all the trouble in the above post.

Currently I'm on Android 13, Oxygen OS 13.1 LE2113_13.1.0.592(EX01)

November security patch.

While I do enjoy custom roms, I'm going to stay on official firmware until I know the firmware files fix the mobile data issues
[OnePlus 9] mirko8054:
I am also on LE2113 592, but i have ran into few issues: the recent app window its missing the close all button with RAM info. Swiping down from middle screen doesnt drop the quick settings menu, and the OOS Check for updates button its missing from the settings, what about you?
[OnePlus 9] co4:
I don't use shelf but everything you've listed seems to be working ok for me.

Oos check for updates

Settings > about device blue box is clickable and I'm able to check for updates the three dots has the options of

Auto update

Beta program

Local Install

On oos12 there used to be a APK you could install to enable the "local install" option.

I don't see any ram info but I'm pretty much using oos 13 fresh and perhaps I've not set certain things up.

Edit;

Settings > home screen & lock screen > recent tasks manager

There is a check box for displaying ram I formation
[OnePlus 9] co4:
I rooted today and noticed something different (if you're used to rooting)

13.1.0.592 (EX01) has a smaller boot.img (around 72mb) than previous versions.

Using the boot.img from the OTA doesn't work correctly well it didn't for me.

But using it from the full 13.1.0.592 firmware (around 5.2gb) worked.

Managed to get everything working including wallet, which I wasn't able to get working on custom roms
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] mtc:
Hi ...

i posted this following text on 27.11.2023 in the "Patched Odin 3.13.1"-section ...

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Hello ....

I searched the forums, but i don't find a better place ... please be so kind and help me ....

I want to downgrade my (new (refurbished)) samsung galaxy note 9 (SM-N960F Germany) from Android 10 (N960FXXS9FVE1) to Android 8.1 (N960FXXS2ARL3) by flashing it with Odin3_v3.14.4 (run as admin). Both Version (10 and 8.1 are official).

After entering the download-mode and successfully "loading" BL, AP, CP and CSC.

After pressing start i've got a message "SW REV. CHECK FAIL (BOOTLOADER)" ...

I search the message and got an information like this: A downgrade from a Bootloder of Version 10 to Version 8.1 isn't possible!

I thought that there is a problem with an locked Bootloader, so i unlocked the bootloader.

After repeating the process i've got the same message!

Restriction: I have to use 8.1 ...

What can i do?

Is it possible to use TPRW or other tools as a workaround?

Thanks ... Michael

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a very friendly user (realbbb Pico Shrub) answered as follows ...

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No going from Bit 9 to Bit 2. Bootloader locked or unlocked, does not matter.

Android 10 to Android 8.1 is possible with custom firmware.

Check with the XDA threads that are specifically for your device.

realbbb

Pico Shrub

-------------------------------------------

i want to follow his advice and want to try downgrading with a custom software. Custom firmware means rooting?

My first question: Is it possible to downgrade from android 10 to 8.1?

i am not really a beginner and i've rooted (a long time ago) my old Samsung galaxy 3.

Now i need a little help and some informations about the programs i need and the way to do it ...

Hopefully Michael

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
All Questions go in the Q&A Section

If you are asking a question, DO NOT post in Development. Rule #15: 15. Keep threads / posts on-topic Whilst a minor amount of off-topic posting may be overlooked, the general rule is that your posts / threads must be relevant to the Forum /...

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] mtc:
Hi V0latyle,

I'm sorry for posting my thread in the wrong place.

I am not really familiar with using this forum ... sorry

You move my thread, but I can find it.

Could you please be so kind and give me a link to the new place?

Best regards ... Michael
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
You're posting in the thread. All is well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] ze7zez:
View attachment 6040529

If you don't find a solution after reading through the search threads you've found, this may be the answer:

Refurbished phones are generally a problem because they may be permanently blocked from changing anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] translpro:
You can't downgrade the bootloader. It's impossible
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] mtc:
Hello ze7zez,

thanks for your reply.

How could I find out, whether I have a fully blocked refurbished one or not?

Thanks ... Michael