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[General Questions and Answers] Agret:
Sorry I thought you were already using adb to backup and restore it. What app are you using? No root isn't required to perform adb backup and restore of apps. The arrows are not needed that's correct.

You would do the backup like this as an example:

adb backup -f mcdonalds-app -apk -shared com.android.mcdonalds.mymcdonaldsapp

You can get the package name from various device information apps, from adb packages list command or by just viewing the Google play store in your browser for that app and checking the URL.
[General Questions and Answers] alexbobspoons2:
Thanks, so do I install adb to windows and it has a text box?

Currently I have been using an old version of ES-File-Explorer to do backups and have also tried some other standard backup apps from the app store.
[General Questions and Answers] Agret:
Ah okay that might be part of problem, some newer apps are packaged as 'split apk' to seperate the architecture from the app and region specific stuff. You need to use a newer tool to do your backup/restore.

Go grab Split APKs Installer from github:

Releases · Aefyr/SAI

Android split APKs installer. Contribute to Aefyr/SAI development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

SAI-4.5.apk is the file you want to download

You can use this to export your game and then try to reimport it, let me know how it goes.

Exported APKs go into a folder called SAI in your storage with the extension .apks which is a renamed zip that contains the multiple apks.
[General Questions and Answers] alexbobspoons2:
Thanks is this split apk different to XAPK files then? Again is this okay without root?

Thank you again!
[General Questions and Answers] alexbobspoons2:
Wow thank you I have tried 2 apps so far and they have both worked THANK YOU!!!! absolute star thank you!!

This is so important to me as it safeguards my little boys future happiness thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] alexbobspoons2:
Wonderful thank you again!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] snebojsa:
Have S21 Ultra SM-G998B, pure stock, not rooted, but last year have changed the CSC to ILO and didn't get OTA updates anymore.

When check from phone it says that there is no update...

I'm on Android 13 UI 5.1 and security update from March 2023.

When I check online there is Firmware for ILO CSC with Android 14 and UI 6.0

Is there any way to manually download just OTA file and flash it like I get an OTA update directly to phone?

I don't want to flash whole firmware because of my data, it will be deleted and I don't want that.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] oscillum:
I guess it should work by downloading the recent firmware for your device (e.g. with Frija) and flashing in Odin, just make sure to put the HOME_CSC instead of CSC, then your data should be fine.

I don't know about changing your CSC to ILO though and whether it makes a difference in the procedure.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] snebojsa:
I have flashed Samsung devices many times with Odin before but never with reatain user data (HOME_CSC), always clean install, so don't know how it will affect data.

Have downloaded full firmware with Frija already, but waiting if someone have idea about OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] oscillum:
I always used HOME_CSC except when I wanted a clean system, never had any issues so far. Updating the Android version might break some functionality/compatibility with (older) apps, but user data should remain untouched.

I imagine the OTA updates practically do the same thing since you're usually not losing any data when updating directly on the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] snebojsa:
Ok, thanks for answer.

OTA usually have 500-1000MB but full firmware have over 8GB, so i think flash with full firmware will rewrite everything... Hopefully not😁

I have secure folder enabled (for work) and don't want to mess something.

Yes, i could (and should) do an update, but it's a process and Smart Switch do not backup the Secure Folder data...

Maybe I just skip all updates.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] oscillum:
Well, maybe wait for input from others then, too.

I did not know about the difference in size, but I guess it makes sense :D

What I can say from my experience is, again, that I never faced any issues updating with full firmware and HOME_CSC. App data and user data remained untouched for me after updating, but I have no idea about secure folder because I never used it, so I can't say anything on that (maybe there are alternative ways you could pull a backup from that?).

Best of luck anyway ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] snebojsa:
Yes, there is a way to backup Secure Folder. Must export all data from it to regular phone storage, then use Smart Switch to transfer to PC.

But, it's a process and never had time for that, and phone works great, so... Maybe, do not repair something that's not broken 😁

Wll see what will do, thanks anyway 👍

P.S.

OTA updates surely keeps Secure Folder data intact, know from my Note 9.

Full flash with HOME_CSC, never tried.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] snebojsa:
Update:

I manage to do it by another way.

Use SamFw to change CSC back to original, then updates start to come. Update everything to last update than back to CSC that was earlier.

Everything went smooth, nothing was erased or deleted, everything works even the Bank applications, GPay, Secure Folder...

Perfect!😁👍
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] 12gage:
I was wondering what is the best divx player for the touch pro, I have Core and Divx Player and (at least when stereo BT headset is used) lag tremendously. Core has video lag, and divx will play the video okay with a great deal of audio break up. I noticed that there isn't much tweaking that you can do with the Divx player, but with Core is there ideal settings I should try? I had this same problem with my apache but I figured that The Touch would be fast enough to not be an issue. Thanks in advance.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] meth0dGSX:
Divx is a old codec now, you sure u dont mean Xvid? try TCPMP
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] 12gage:
yes I'm sorry xvid is what I meant, I'll try TCPMP, I thought that it and Core were the same. I thought that TCPMP was early free development and Core was final and costly.
[General Questions and Answers] stewarta13wsb:
I'm really struggling to find help importing my bookmarks from Vivaldi to the Samsung Browser on my S23 Ultra.

The last I found (not on XDA) was -

Open Samsung Internet browser on your phone.

Tap the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) in the top right corner.

Select "Settings" from the menu.

Scroll down and tap "Import bookmarks"

And this is where it all falls apart for me!! I scroll down but there is no import option? This was only posted 19 days ago so I am baffled (some say it doesn't take much!)

I have an HTML file exported from Vivaldi but can't get it into Samsung Internet?

Any help appreciated.

Stewart
[General Questions and Answers] runs:
you can use KiwiBrowser

https://github.com/kiwibrowser/src.next/releases

or the app bookmark folder to import them
[General Questions and Answers] stewarta13wsb:
Thanks for that, but I'm confused! Is the KiwiBrowser in place of the Samsung one?

As it turns out, the whole thing might be a waste of time anyway, and it was prompted by an article I saw which said the Samsung Browser was now available for Windows 11, but I can't find it in the Microsoft Store.

Maybe I'll just stick with Vivaldi on both (which was what I was trying to do with Samsung Internet. One browser across all platforms.
[General Questions and Answers] Fooking Rekt:
Samsung Internet has no import bookmarks feature
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Homage:
Hey guys, it's been forever since I rooted a phone. I am looking into rooting my LG G7 with Magisk. I have heard (read) that you can root the G7 without a PC and without TWRP using Magisk and I was just wondering how accurate this was and if anyone could point me in the proper direction for safe instructions
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] parrots_:
I think it's possible, all you'll need is another phone with Bugjaeger, and USB-OTG.

First of all, of course, you'll need to unlock the bootloader. Enter fastboot using the ADB phone, and then run 'fastboot flashing unlock'.

You're better off using TWRP for this, because that'd make things a whole lot easier, not only to root, but also to recover if something goes wrong.

Secondly, flash the recovery image to the G7 after unlocking the bootloader.

After that, you can probably just sideload the Magisk ZIP in TWRP.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] anarix0:
Hello,

I want to know if anyone has got the stock bootanimation and samsungani files from /system/bin

and if they would share them here. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Flaher:
it must be from stock rom? i have one from viper os
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] anarix0:
if it will work with normal os then sure
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Flaher:
i only found bootanimation file so here you are (u need to unzip it)
[Nothing Phone 2] Kylewolf:
How are you liking the update to android 14?

Have any features you enjoyed been removed?

I'm coming from oneplus so I still am always so scared of what's going to be broken/removed after each update. Figured it might be nice to have a thread for people to share their opinions.

Thanks!
[Nothing Phone 2] Molylpekeee:
I was on the fence to either sell the phone, or find any improvement in user experience, because couldn't feel "home" for good 2 months. So decided to update to 2.5.1 and luckily I didn't regret!

I'm coming from OnePlus 6 which I've used for 5 years. I swapped it to OP 10Pro, what lasetd a month for me, just couldn't get on with the "all new OnePlus".

I've missed the three finger screenshot, what came up with this A14 update!

Also the control buttons on Spotify notification has came back finally, so I can swap songs on the notification, like it was on Android 9 what I've used so far.

Imo it worth to update, the phone!
[Nothing Phone 2] Kylewolf:
I heard that holding the quick settings torch toggle no longer does the glyph torch, is thst true?
[Nothing Phone 2] ImjustSaiyan92:
Wrong. Still works mate.
[Nothing Phone 2] ImjustSaiyan92:
2.5.1 has been solid.

Battery life has been fantastic, love having three finger screenshots back and the glyph lights have been improved when using it for a visualizer.
[Nothing Phone 2] xtcislove:
There is not much to complain about the NP2 im really looking forward to the future. I will get a NP3 for sure.

It just works and i dont miss a thing.
[Nothing Phone 2] dlads:
Battery on update was crap, factory wiped, stayed the same.

Installed arters kernel, now it's on par with A13.

Feature wise it's pretty much the same tbh... Had a few nips and tucks here and there... Theming doesn't work as well as it did on A13 but I guess that may be to do with repainter app rather than the update.
[Nothing Phone 2] Kylewolf:
bummer repainter dosent work. Is there anything you would miss going back to 2.0.4? Sounds like I mightbe happier sticking with that.
[Nothing Phone 2] dlads:
Nah it does work, just not as much works as it did on android 13..background still themes as well as a bunch of other stuff, but I found some to be missing.. status bar for example.

Tbh after using 14 for a while, it is what I'll be sticking with.

Plus with the ROMs that are coming in soon, you'll want to be on 2.5.2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Badger50:
Greetings. Exactly what is it you're asking, or what do you want to relay?? Posting concise and accurate questions is highly recommended as per XDA Rule #3:

-Regards: Badger50
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vendo232:
Is there a ROM which supports exFAT SD CARD in order to have larger files than 4GB on SD CARD?
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] zioPiero27:
My Xiaomi 12 Pro update automatically to MIUI 14.0.17.0.TLBEUXM

Unfortunately, no Fastboot rom image is available on official website https://miuirom.org/phones/xiaomi-12-pro

Just Recovery (5.00 GB) ed OTA (372.15 MB) ROM available.

I need boot.img from Fastboot rom for Magisk.

How can I get boot.img?
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] spiderpool27:
Unfortunately, obtaining the boot.img file from a Fastboot ROM can be challenging, especially if it's not provided on the official website. You might consider reaching out to Xiaomi's official support for assistance or checking forums where developers share custom ROMs and resources. Be cautious when downloading files from unofficial sources to avoid potential security risks.

Try on your own then try this

How to Extract boot.img from Stock Firmware

You can extract boot.img from stock firmware and use Magisk to patch it. This will help you to root your device or fix bootloop issues.

www.theupdatebox.com

As your xiaomi device just download the stock firmware and extract it you find boot.img
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] NOSS8:
Download the recovery and use

How to Extract payload.bin and get the stock boot image file - TrendyPort

How to Extract payload.bin and get the stock boot image file? I have included two methods in this article. With a PC and without.

trendyport.com

for extracting the boot.img.
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] NOSS8:
thank you for not talking nonsense.

Edit:

You edited your post but it remains obsolete, the recovery roms are in the "payload.bin" format.
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] zioPiero27:
That's true: the recovery roms are now in "payload.bin" format.

I found this guide to extract boot.img from payload.bin:

https://aiomobilestuff.com/extract-payload-bin-and-get-stock-boot-image-file/

Unfortunately, I still can't extract the boot.img. I get an error:

AttributeError: module 'collections' has no attribute 'MutableMapping'

Can anyone help?

Here is the complete output:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\payload_dumper.py", line 12, in <module> import update_metadata_pb2 as um

File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\update_metadata_pb2.py", line 8, in <module> from google.protobuf import reflection as _reflection

File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\reflection.py", line 58, in <module> from google.protobuf.internal import python_message as message_impl

File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\internal\python_message.py", line 62, in <module> from google.protobuf.internal import containers

File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\internal\containers.py", line 182, in <module> MutableMapping = collections.MutableMapping

AttributeError: module 'collections' has no attribute 'MutableMapping'
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] NOSS8:
And the one I posted?

How to Extract payload.bin and get the stock boot image file - TrendyPort

How to Extract payload.bin and get the stock boot image file? I have included two methods in this article. With a PC and without.

trendyport.com

Probably a Phyton problem, try putting everything in a single folder and at the root of the disk.

Afterwards I don't have too much knowledge on this subject (never used it).
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] Renate:
There are many versions of payload_dumper out there in Python.

Some of them are out of date.

I don't even remember where I got mine, but I recompiled update_metadata_pb2.py as it was out of date.

Just rename this from .txt to .py
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] zioPiero27:
Thanks for your answers!
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] zioPiero27:
Everything is in the same folder, but it doesn't work.
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] zioPiero27:
That could be the solution! Any official payload_dumper page?
[Xiaomi 12 Pro] zioPiero27:
Update! Take a look at this post

https://xdaforums.com/t/windows-pay...and-other-img-files-from-payload-bin.4442149/
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MagicJungle7053:
Only using pc as it will go to firetv then restart so I think the os is bricked
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Finnzz:
Not unless it's booting far enough that you can make an ADB connection to issue a reboot fastboot command.

Wouldn't make a difference anyway, fastboot is locked down, there's no recovery options there.

About all you can do is try a different power adapter in case the original in dieing. And try booting in safe mode:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peterxsimon:
1. I have a Lenovo Xiaoxin TB-J606F and I accidently installed a wrong firmware (Grobal firmware for Lenovo p11) on my device and it unable to boot. The device shown my installed firmware is incompatible with this device. I need to install the chinese rom (ZUI) but now I can't do anything because I can access only to the fastboot bootloader. My device state is unlocked but I don't know what to do to install a new firmware.

When I follow blog post and told me to press power-button + volume-down but my QFIL still unable to detect port so I can't do anything else.

2. Can you help me to change the PRODUCT_NAME please?

Now I'm trying to read and understand operating system and linux kernel and also android system to make me understand in a long run. But, before I'm reaching that, it's would save my time and my life if anyone here help me to fix my device at the first time.

Please help or guild me to fix my device.

Thank you every expert that dedicate your time for me. Appreciated

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peterxsimon:
Now, I can't boot in anything because I follow AI instruction and I fastboot flash everthing and it broken. I can only boot init fastboot. My ADB tool can detect only fastboot port.
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] umarmunir94:
I have a Google Pixel 4 which I absolutely love and don't want to replace.

However, it was patched which although allowed both sims to be used, disabled banking apps and some applications from properly functioning.

I decided to get rid of the patch, unroot my phone and lock its bootloader and bought an extra phone just to put my SIM card in.

So I downloaded the latest Pixel 4 OTA from Google's website and installed it via fastboot on Windows and the installation went successful

However, after turning on my phone I no longer see the list of available Wi-fi networks.​

Already tried turning off/on wifi, throttling, airplane mode, restarting modem router etc.

Can anyone please help? I am so lost at this point.
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] spiderpool27:
It seems like you've encountered a post-update issue with your Pixel 4's Wi-Fi functionality. Have you tried clearing the cache partition on your device? This can sometimes resolve post-update glitches.
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] umarmunir94:
No I have not. I don't know how to do that. I did however, wiped the data and restored to factory settings.
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] spiderpool27:
Clearing the cache partition is a separate step from a factory reset. To clear the cache partition on your Pixel 4, follow these steps:

1. Turn off your Pixel 4.

2. Press and hold the Volume Down button.

3. While holding the Volume Down button, press and hold the Power button.

4. Continue holding both buttons until the phone logo appears, then release both buttons.

5. Use the volume buttons to navigate to "Recovery mode" and use the Power button to select it.

6. When you see an Android robot with an exclamation mark, press and hold the Power button.

7. While holding the Power button, press the Volume Up button once and release both buttons.

8. Use the volume buttons to navigate to "Wipe cache partition" and use the Power button to select it.

9. After the process is complete, select "Reboot system now."

This won't delete any personal data, but it can sometimes resolve system glitches.
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] umarmunir94:
View attachment 6055855

Sorry for the poor quality, I had to take this image from my laptop's webcam.

So I could not find any 'Wipe cache partition' option.

The only options listed here are:

Reboot system now

Reboot to bootloader

Enter fastboot

Apply update from ADB

Apply update from SD card

Wipe data/factory reset

Mount /system

View recovery logs

Run graphics test

Run locale test

Power off
[Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers] spiderpool27:
In the bootloader mode, you can use Fastboot commands to perform various operations, including wiping the cache partition. Here are the steps:

1. Connect your Pixel 4 to your computer via USB.

2. Ensure that you have the necessary Fastboot tools installed on your computer.

3. Open a command prompt or terminal window on your computer.

4. Navigate to the directory where Fastboot is installed or where your Fastboot executable is located.

5. Run the following command to wipe the cache partition:

fastboot erase cache

6. Once the command is executed, you can reboot your device by using:

fastboot reboot

This will erase the cache partition on your Pixel 4. Keep in mind that this process doesn't delete any user data, but it can sometimes help with system-related issues.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] elink94:
if you need (like me :)) to get back to the original HTC Touch Pro Orange Rom,

1.90.73.4 (Build 19965.1.2.3), click here.

It work fine with radio 1.02.25.30

I backup and rebuild my original ROM before flashing to the nice Elite RC2.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] t-dkp:
it's great for months that I request, I even ask how a backup to share mine.

Thank you again my English is very bad:)
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Dark Pator:
Thank you very much for this link! Was looking for it for few days!
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] chicken_zy:
so it should be in french, doesn't it?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] kid-furious:
It's an Orange french 6.1 rom.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mikkil:
hi i am a newbie and i to want to get back to my original orange rom please could someone explain in details how to perform it (i've already downloded the rom is that all? do i need to dowload also the radio)
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Qui-Gon Ginn:
No, just lauch the exe
[Lenovo Legion Y700] DroidMaster0:
Good post I will try to make some videos about the different GSI ROMS and how they behave as we comented 😉
[Lenovo Legion Y700] k_basara:
Flashed crDroid 10.1 on my Y700 2022 model, thanks for your tutorial.

I have two questions though:

a. there is no auto brightness;

b. the tablet is in portrait mode by default

Are there any fixes for these?

Thanks.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] vicenteMartinezY700:
A. I do not use autobrighness so Idk

b. For me was working, this is strange, can you enable auto rotate?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] k_basara:
Found a Magisk module which does following things:

Enable face recognition on crDroid

Enable adaptive brightness

Prevent phone related apps from loading (didn't work on my device)

Enable game mode switch

Here it is:

GitHub - SMARTASW/LegionY700-GSI-Fix: Lenovo Legion Y700にGSIを導入した場合に便利なMagiskモジュールです。

Lenovo Legion Y700にGSIを導入した場合に便利なMagiskモジュールです。. Contribute to SMARTASW/LegionY700-GSI-Fix development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com
[General Questions and Answers] passengeroftime:
Is there any way to keep my screen from turning on when plugging/unplugging the device? I have a rooted S23. I tried the Snoozy Charger app, but its not compatible. Any advice?
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
You can try disabling auto-brightness what will prevent the screen from turning on when it is connected to a charger, as the light sensor will not detect a change in brightness.