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[General Questions and Answers] nokiplays:
Hey! So i flashed LineageOS 20 and flashed NikGapps, but the problem is that when i open YouTube, everything's working, but then i open a video, and it stutters, by stuttering i mean it pauses every 5 seconds or so, and unpauses after 3/4seconds (not actual pause, it just stops playing, like stuck at a single frame), any fixes?
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
What you can try to address the issue:

Check Network Connectivity

Reduce Video Quality

Force Stop and Clear Cache
[General Questions and Answers] theballo:
Is there any way to change the photo picker in Android 14? Google's picker is absolutely useless! I think I used to be able to use File Manager ± (which I can't seem to set as the default even as the file picker)
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
There is no built-in way to change the photo picker in Android 14. However, you can use a third-party photo picker app.

To use a third-party photo picker app, you will need to grant the app the necessary permissions. These permissions will allow the app to access your photos and videos. Once you have granted the permissions, you can open the app and use it to select the photos or videos that you want to share.
[General Questions and Answers] theballo:
What 3rd party photo picker app? Searching for photo picker on the store nets zero relevant results
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
OMG.

Just to name a few

Simple Gallery Pro

Aves Gallery

Pickture View
[General Questions and Answers] ahmed470:
Can we use google photos as picker ?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] maurophp:
Hi everyone.

I'm looking to rempa the Right Manila Softkeys. And I would like to remap it with a link that will open me directlly the last tab of TouchFlow 3D... that means... the PROGRAMS tab. Is there a way to do that?

I saw it in some videos of originals roms! Mine is edited by H3G and the right key open a web page.

Thanks.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] infido:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila]

"HomeRSKText"="Programmi" <----- what you want

"HomeRSKPath"="\windows\manila.exe"

"HomeRSKArguments"="--switchtopage programs.page"
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] Nyanners:
Hello, I have an S21, it powered off during a software update and now won't boot, enter recovery or download mode.

I can however read MTP data using SamFirm's tool and this is the printout:

Using port SAMSUNG Mobile USB Modem (COM4)
Reading info mode MTP ... OK
Model : SM-G991B
CSC : EVR
AP version : G991BXXS9EWI1
BL version : G991BXXU9EWH5
CP version : G991BXXS9EWI1
CSC version : G991BOXM9EWH5
IMEI : [[REDACTED]]
SN : R5CR5072M0A
Lock status : NONE
Country : GB
MCC : ,
MNC : ,
USB mode : AT,MTP
Unique number : [[REDACTED]]
Android version : 13
FRP status : LOCK
Firmware : https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G991B/EVR
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] man2u2:
Power on with cord. Try some combiations to get in download mode and try Just reflash the firmware packet with odin. Had the same thing but the second time everything was ok.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] Nyanners:
I managed to get into download mode and flash the official FW, alas, it still powers off after the initial boot screen within 5 seconds...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] robnitro:
If it's powering off in download mode, perhaps the battery is at the edge of shutdown %.

USB links sometimes don't provide much power. First, plug it into a wall charger first, it'll be slow but after a night the battery will be full.

Then you can try again, hopefully download mode doesn't power down!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IT_Architect:
I like the Samsung phones but KNOX permanently setting a flag is a problem. I depend on the call recording on my Note 9 where I run Android 8.1 unlocked firmware, where I block updates, and install via APK. In fact, I've written a procedure here which has a pretty long following. Call recording is a necessity for everyone as an automatic note taker, enabling you to concentrate on the conversation rather than taking notes, as a reference when carrying out the aspects of the conversation, and saves lives by not requiring the taking notes while driving to write down some unforeseen critical information that comes up. I've never used financial apps on a phone. With Samsung, there are some pretty severe and irreversible limitations that are incurred by rooting. With that being the background situation, I have a few questions:

1. I'll miss the stylus of the Notes and newer S model Samsungs a lot, but it sounds as though the Pixels are more root-friendly, root can be reversed putting the phone back the way it was, is that correct?

2. There is a call recording app that works with rooted phones. The question I have is can I run that AND a financial app for something like a VISA card? I know at one point it was possible but is that still the case?

*I haven’t rooted since Note 3, where it could be done without tripping KNOX, and everything just worked with no downsides.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] V0latyle:
Please read this post:

[INFO] Play Integrity API - replacement for SafetyNet

THIS IS NOT A SUPPORT THREAD. For questions and support regarding how to fix your Play Integrity verdicts, see the Play Integrity Fix thread. ⚠️BEFORE YOU ASK A QUESTION, READ THIS POST AND THE FAQ!⚠️ ****Update 12/11/23**** Google has been...

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This applies to ALL Android Phones, regardless of manufacturer. Payment apps such as GPay and Wallet depend on Play Integrity, which won't work properly when your bootloader is unlocked.

Also, follow this thread:

🔧 [MODULE] Play Integrity Fix (SafetyNet fix)

PLAY INTEGRITY FIX This module tries to fix Play Integrity and SafetyNet verdicts to get a valid attestation. BEFORE YOU START: - Your ROM must be signed with a private key from maintainer, you can check with this command: unzip -l...

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SomeRandomGuy:
Banks seem to have a stick up their butts to check for root, regardless of the platform/manufacturer. It is an endless cat and mouse game, depending on the day.

The Pixels don't have something like Knox, but you can detect an unlocked bootloader. If you use a distro compiled from source (e.g. Calyx or Lineage) and are above average at playing with build tools, you can sign the build and write the signature keys to the phone keeping a locked bootloader. If /you/ are building it, you can insert Magisk (or the like) into the build chain and sign it, keeping root. (The Calyx devs hate this idea). Now you're just on to the cat and mouse game.

Note: Don't make the same mistake I did (which has caused me to get really mad at Google for horrible customer support- more like hostility) and update Magisk with a locked bootloader. You'll violate the signature (duh) and the device will refuse to boot... even to flash over a revised image that agrees with the keys flashed to the device.

My props go to OnePlus for the most mod-friendly hardware.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] V0latyle:
It's not simply whether or not the bootloader is locked. It's whether the bootlooader is locked on the OEM key. All other circumstances, including custom root of trust, will fail Play Integrity.

Bootloader reports state in androidboot.verifiedbootstate:

If "GREEN", OEM key is installed and bootloader is locked on unmodified OEM firmware.

If "YELLOW", custom key is installed and bootloader is locked on custom firmware.

If "ORANGE", bootloader is unlocked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SomeRandomGuy:
I stand updated, thank you.

I gave up trying (relocking the bootloader) after bricking my pixel and running back to OnePlus where EDL would save me from such a disaster. Just not worth my time, easier to fire the bank (or offending app) instead.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IT_Architect:
Feel free to move this thread.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clark Joseph Kent:
Already done, next time please read the forum titles.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IT_Architect:
I just thought of something. Can you replace the boot loader an original that has the OEM key thereby returning the ability to use financial apps?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] V0latyle:
No.

The bootloader itself does not contain a key. It has been signed with the OEM key, so if you attempted to flash a modified bootloader, you would either brick the device, or it would simply fail to flash.

The bootloader reports the lock state:

GREEN indicates OEM key installed, bootloader locked, and firmware passes verification with OEM key

YELLOW indicates custom key installed, bootloader locked, and firmware passes verification with custom key

ORANGE indicates unlocked bootloader - key is ignored and firmware checks are not performed

RED indicates failure - OEM key is installed and bootloader is locked but firmware does not pass verification

All of this is moot because very few apps if any need STRONG (hardware backed) integrity. Most developers don't want to do this because all devices that shipped with Android 7 and lower are not capable of hardware backed attestation - to be clear, Android 7 had the ability but it was not required until Android 8 - so apps that require STRONG would not function on devices launched pre Android 8.

Most apps either require DEVICE_INTEGRITY which can be passed by spoofing props of those same pre-8 devices...Or, they use third party security engines that implement advanced root detection including Zygisk trace detection, API hook detection, etc etc etc.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IT_Architect:
So then whether you have KNOX or not, once you root, you cannot return to using financial software.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] V0latyle:
Knox is a completely separate issue. It is a Samsung feature that actually has very little to do with Android itself - because Samsung for whatever reason thinks they are a software company, and only use Android as a basic model on which to build their own implementation.

Knox is able to detect whether or not you've had modified or custom images flashed; this permanently trips the Knox bit to indicate that the system was modified at some point in time, even if you return to bone stock software. Samsung features and applications that rely on Knox, such as Secure Folder and Samsung Pay, will no longer function. I don't know if this affects S Pen or other Samsung specific features but I personally doubt it.

Note that Knox only affects Samsung software and has absolutely nothing to do with the Android core, Google services, or third party apps.

You can still use Google and third party financial applications if Knox is tripped; these depend on other Android features such as Play Integrity, which is not affected by Knox.

Here's a crude diagram to illustrate what I mean:

Third party/Google apps | Samsung apps

Google and Android APIs | Samsung framework

Android core

Hardware
​

What I'm trying to indicate here is that though Samsung heavily modifies Android and builds their own framework on top of it, the majority of "pure Android" apps and APIs don't depend on it - only Samsung software does. That's why you're able to use any Android app on any Samsung device, but you can't use Samsung apps (that depend on the OneUI framework) on other devices.

For all other devices (non Samsung), returning to stock firmware and locking the bootloader is as if the device was never unlocked or modified in the first place.

Try to avoid making assumptions about anything. We are here to answer your questions and help educate you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IT_Architect:
This has been tremendously helpful in clarifying the environment.

That's good news.

My assumption came from this earlier post:

The part I still don't understand is how bootlaoders are unlocked and locked, and how it can again be locked on the OEM key.

Thank you for your valuable time.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
So my s22 ultra looks like it's booting from emulate sd card /emulated/0

Data, obb, and media are all locate on /emulated/0 and when I Factory reset my phone it still has residual files that carry over. Along with the fact that when I factory reset, the date and time and location are all wrong. And I have to manually input them

Here are the answers to questions I know you will ask ahead of time

-I did not root it, or modify the phone

-I did not flash a custom rom

-FRP lock is disabled when i perform factory reset from recovery

-I refreshed stock image at UbreakOfix and -it still boots from the emulated drive

-Factory reset and wiped cache about 20 -times from the recovery menu.

-And esim is loaded to the device but I never did that with my service provider.

-Recovery logs were checked and it looks like the OS is a custom rom called "Landroid"

-Recovery shows a lot of pointing to memory sectors for booting, 2 memory sectors are modified, lots of chown happening, initializes a connection on port 500, and boots virtual imgs called dalvek or something like that.

-all my "modify system/all files access" permissions are automatically turned on when factory reset like its default.

WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!

I haven't done anything to this device but it looks like someone has remotely rooted my phone or cloned it and my physical phone is booting a remote ROM
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] AndroidSnowCone:
Ok then, try to flash a custom rom, maybe lineageOS or pixelExperience then report back
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] AndroidSnowCone:
And can you send a screenshot?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
This has spread to all my computers and I have never flashed a custom rom before. Also for some reason my computer isn't even recognizing my USB when I plug it in. And I do have USB debug enabled on
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] AndroidSnowCone:
I have to say that is weird... is there a reboot to fastboot option on the recovery?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] AndroidSnowCone:
Usb? do you mean connecting the charger part to the pc? if it's that, try adb devices and/or fastboot devices
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
There is the option but it never actually goes to Factbook when I try
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] AndroidSnowCone:
Try adb reboot fastboot
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
I can't screenshot anything from recovery but I do have pictures and video on my girlfriends device. I'll post those as soon as I get home
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] AndroidSnowCone:
And do you have adb and fastboot correctly installed on your pc? and what pc do you have you maybe have to install the samsung drivers
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
All the drivers are up to date.

Here is some code from a file I found last night. It showed up put of nowhere in my filesystem
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
I don't have it currently installed and haven't tried adb fastboot because I was nervous about tripping the Knox fuse lol
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] V0latyle:
Your phone isn't "booting" from the SD card, and it isn't hacked. You are making assumptions based on an extremely flawed understanding of how Android works.

/storage/emulated/0is the actual path to which "sdcard" is mounted.

FRP Lock is only enabled if you perform a factory reset from recovery, instead of the system menu.

"Dalvik" is the virtual machine that runs Android applications.

In other words, everything you are seeing is completely normal.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
My FRP lock was disabled when i factory reset from recovery menu...and I reset it 20 times!

I am a noob so forgive me but I have a lot of unanswered questions like, why is my entire file system located in /emulated/0??

I know it's for an SD card, but my file system and all downloads, pictures, etc are located under /emulated.

Data, media, obb... all under /emulated/0

And why does my memory have modified blocks?

I know dalvik is standard in android but why would it be calling out to boot a virtual image?

These are all things nobody has been able to explain.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Reflash to stock rom. If that fails it's a mobo failure
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
Already reflashed stock rom at ubreakifix and same issue. It's like I'm in my own partition like a dual boot situation
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Failed mobo.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
I mean possibly but i think it's more software related. Why would it be booting Landroid OS
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] zgfg:
Without root you don't see System partitions (and not only them)

If you don't see them, it doesn't mean they don't exist

This is not your PC

"I know it's for an SD card, but my file system and all downloads, pictures, etc are located under /emulated"

Of course all of them are on the Internal memory = /sdcard = /storage/emulated/0 = /storage/self/primary
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
What do you mean by this is not your PC?

And I know system partitions are hidden but why is everything that is normally on Internal Storage now on emulated sd when I never configured the emulated SD?

And even samsung told me that emulated storage was not normally used for storage unless you set it up yourself.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
If you had it reflashed to the last known good stock rom there's nothing left to do but replace the mobo. It's not firmware problem at this point, it's a hardware problem.

Regardless the reflash was the last option for a stock Samsung Snapdragon device.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
Ok cool. Thank you for the advice, I think I'm going to get a new phone
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
So why does my device boot "Landroid" then which is a custom ROM
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] V0latyle:
Again, FRP lock is only enabled (turned on) if a Google/Samsung account is signed into on the device. It is activated (locks the device) if factory reset is performed through recovery mode.

If there was no account on the device, FRP remains disabled.

It isn't. That's just the internal storage for user files.

Again, you're probably just seeing the contents of /sdcard. Here's mine:

View attachment 6043179

"SDcard" and "storage/emulated/0" are the same thing, as is "storage/self/primary"

View attachment 6043184

That's not the entire filesystem, though. This is:

View attachment 6043180

And this is only the contents of the system partition. There are a bunch of other partitions on your device: boot, dbto, vbmeta, recovery, data, etc.

What do you mean? How do you know it's modified?

Because Dalvik is a virtual machine.

And honestly, most of them are things you don't need to worry about - you don't understand how Android works, but it seems to me that everything is normal and you just don't know what you're looking at.

Do you happen to know if your bootloader is unlocked? When you restart your phone, do you see this screen for a few seconds?

View attachment 6043185
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] zgfg:
Didn't we answer you that it is the same - one linked to another

If you understand things like you claim (?), then what do my scrinshots with

ls -l

tell -- exactly that, how one is LINKED to another

You didn't configure any.partitions on your phone - you can only Factory reset and the phone will reformat Data and Internal memory

Again, this is not your PC and you don't have any administrative/root permissions and grants

As a normal user (not a hacker who unlocks the Bootloader, flash custom ROMs, install Magisk/root) you are like a PC user with very, ver, very limited rights and permissions
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
I looked at the recovery logs and saw the check on memory and it said 2 sectors were modified but it's hex and I can't understand what it's doing.

And I understand what you're saying about the SD emulated but I'm not sure I'm making myself clear.

With emulated storage it is possible to run 2 ROMs, side by side on the same device. You just have to have the proper kernel. I think it's canary but idk. So I'm saying...somehow my OS is a secondary, lower privileged device running separate from the main filesystem within the emulated SD
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] V0latyle:
If you don't understand what it's doing, how do you know it's wrong?

No. Not even close. Not even REMOTELY correct.

Here are the Android source documents:

Storage | Android Open Source Project

source.android.com

Note:

Basically....Your phones motherboard only has one main storage device, basically a solid state drive. This is divided into partitions. To allow you (the user) to have storage space for downloads, music, apps, etc without endangering critical system data, the Android system uses a certain directory mounted as an internal SD card with the permissions you need to use it.

Android cannot run side by side with another OS. Android can be run in an emulator, as in an emulated Android environment on a PC, but that isn't the same thing. Android does allow loading a "guest" operating system with the Dynamic System Update loader, but the "guest OS" does not have access to the rest of your phone, or the host Android system.

I've tried to explain to you several times that you are making false assumptions based on incorrect understanding of how Android works. Simply put, you are just plain wrong. Your phone isn't hacked, and it isn't running a secondary OS. It is operating as designed. But, if you won't take expert advice, and refuse to challenge your own convictions, we can't help you.

In other words, if you want answers, be willing to accept that you are wrong. If you've already decided that you're the only person who is right, no answer will satisfy you.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
Yes you can dual boot

[GUIDE] Dual-Boot for any Android Device

disclaimer /* * Your warranty is... still valid? * * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, */ Hello This Guide to make Dual-Boot for any android device that can be useful. It allows two Android os installed at the same time...

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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
Regarding permissions, is it normal after a factory reset to have ALL preloaded apps have "modify system settings" and "all file access"

I'm just curious
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
Is it normal to have all apps have the permission "modify system setting" and "all files access" enabled? I can't seem to find any resource to tell me.

Like why would preloaded games need modify system settings?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] V0latyle:
Dual boot isn't the same thing as an emulator. Either way this is not possible on a Samsung device as Samsungs are not A/B so there is only one slot.

Yes, because they're system apps

You didn't answer my question about the bootloader warning.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
If the log looked like after the reflash it's normal.

The log is why you're doing all this? If it's running well there's no issue especially after a reflash.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] android14help:
Even the preloaded games need modify system permission?

And sorry what was the bootloader question
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] zgfg:
You don't even write the posts - eg Iin the post #29 you have two quotes to my post but you didn't write a word of your own

I. #31 only a screenshot, no comment from your side

In the post #24 two screenshots of Internal memory (we tokd you several times it is the same as /storage), that a kid can make and that prove absolutely nothing about being hacked or whateve

Everybody will have the similar screenshots of /storage - an app or user can create additional folders but you will always have Download and some others

I really don't know is it bot on your side, paranoia or what

But I will unsubscribe from and will no more answer

Good luck

PS: You must be a very Very Important Person to be subject to that sophisticated hack with dual boot on your phone

For billions od normal users no one will bother to do that😁
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] V0latyle:
Go back up to the bottom of Post 25.