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[General Questions and Answers] user0u:
Even if you had root, I don't think transferring the app data would work because you are skipping two android versions. The app would most likely just crash.
[General Questions and Answers] simplepinoi177:
you can't without root access....

other than Google and Samsung proprietary apps/services that can get transferred through the cord or cloud backup, app data never gets transferred unrooted. There might've been some hope if it was an official app, but this is a 3rd party, external, modded app -- there's simply no way (just based on these properties).
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
Unless the app provides a way to backup game progress to the cloud or via social media linking, there is absolutely no way for you to transfer app data without root. Even if the source device is unrooted, target device must be rooted to copy app data, but this too is very unlikely.
[General Questions and Answers] simplepinoi177:
this...

I was going to elaborate, and say pretty much the same. It's why I said it needs to be "official" -- only official apps would be able to attach to an account (email/social media) and/or get linked (without being blocked/denied) to the company's servers (that hold the app data/saves).
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
I doubt this part. If the company had such a system, it might as well simply block the modded app from even connecting to its servers. Users won't be able to even play!
[General Questions and Answers] simplepinoi177:
I think you misunderstood me -- what you're saying is what I was saying.

the "without being blocked/denied" is meant for the modded unofficial apps when/if they were to try to connect to its servers.

But in the end, glad we agree...!
[General Questions and Answers] eedo30:
Thanks for your answers.

You're not giving me the best news unfortunately.

So: assuming that I can't do much about it, isn't there even a remote chance of recovering it? (At this point it doesn't cost me anything to try, the only thing is I don't want to brick my phone.)

For example I was thinking, is there a way to update an app with an apk that has a different signature? For example, creating it with my rooted s5 and exporting it to the 10+? That way I could simply save them on Google Play.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
No.
[General Questions and Answers] eedo30:
Great
[General Questions and Answers] eedo30:
And there's no way to root it without deleting all the data, right?
[General Questions and Answers] CXZa:
adb backup with data doesn't work then? Is it removed feature already? IDK...

It had problems though...

I've little knowledge about newer androids, but earlier if it's test signed you could make an "upgrade" to it and get access it's data as itself. The target device must be rooted though if test signing the newer version is not an option.
[General Questions and Answers] eedo30:
forgive me but, what does test signed mean?
[General Questions and Answers] CXZa:
With Google's keys... if modder has used his own then above doesn't work...
[General Questions and Answers] eedo30:
If I export the apk to a rooted device, I can't extract the signature and reuse it, right?
[General Questions and Answers] CXZa:
Right. But is there a way to make the system bypass the signature check? Hmm, maybe... idk/remember.
[General Questions and Answers] eedo30:
And there's no way to root it without losing all the data?
[General Questions and Answers] eedo30:
Yes, you can/could, (not sure about the new Androids). Using luckypatcher I remember that I could disable signature checking but it was only possible with root.
[General Questions and Answers] CXZa:
If you open that apk as zip and see the meta-inf/cert.rsa file in hex editor or whatever, does it contain text android@android.com somewhere?

Then it's probably signed using the test keys...
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
Rooting by itself doesn't cause data loss (although it is always a good idea to take a backup before flashing anything).

If the bootloader on your phone is locked, then unlocking it (which is the 1st step before any modification can be done) will wipe everything.
[General Questions and Answers] simplepinoi177:
Everything you're saying may be possible, but you can only have even a slight chance of all of that working if have root.

adb backup works, but not with app data....
[General Questions and Answers] eedo30:
I'm not sure I understand but I'll try as soon as I get back to town.

Still I'm not in a good situation, my bootloader is obviously not unlocked.

Any guide/person who could help me try?
[General Questions and Answers] simplepinoi177:
You could be walked through it, but as I said, "...

if

[you] have root", which unless you have an unlocked your bootloader to root (AFAIK for Samsung S10 and S22) -- which understandably you can't do at this stage as it will wipe what you are trying to backup/transfer -- which unfortunately you don't have, there's not much point as it is not a viable option.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
Few years back, I was playing a game where I spent a lot of time, even money in making in-game purchases. I then purchased a tablet and tried to play the game there. That is when I realized that the game wasn't syncing my progress and in-app purchases, and there was actually no support for it either.

I wrote to the developer multiple times, requesting for a way to sync data, but got no response. I then complained to Google Play Store stating this is unfair on consumers both from the developer's side as well as from Google because signing into the Game using my Google Play Games account was of absolutely no use, and in many ways misleading too (what was the signing into Google Play Games for?).

Google promised to help me, but unfortunately they took a few months before the developer actually implemented a way to sync game data. By then, I had lost interest and moved on. I stopped playing that game.

My advice to you with the limited information I have: just move on!
[General Questions and Answers] eedo30:
I actually succeeded guys!

I noticed that fortunately (I didn't remember) I had already changed the signature of the app as a test signature, so I downloaded the official (and updated) apk and changed its signature with the test one. So I saved my data to the cloud as normal. All completely root free. (I was very close to wiping everything btw)

Thank you all so much for your help

I'm sorry to hear that, actually the same thing happened to me with this same game in 2017 (if I remember correctly).

I had already been playing for three years and I lost everything, the support was unable to give me further help.

Initially I lost interest but I then started again after about a year, at least I took ""advantage"" of it so as not to repeat some in-game mistakes I had made with the previous account.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
Many congratulations!

But think of it this way: apps (including games) require a lot of time, effort and money to make, and more money to maintain an online game (server costs, etc.). if you like the app/ game and use it, the least you can do is to show your appreciation to the developer by rewarding him for his time and effort. Put yourself in the developer's shoes and think how you would feel if someone mods the app you develop and deprive you of the revenue you worked for.
[General Questions and Answers] eedo30:
I know this and in this case the game is not modded to be able to bypass payments but rather to customize the UI and the time in game (I'm not very patient). The game is also singleplayer only so I don't really get a competitive advantage over other people.
[General Questions and Answers] woman burner:
my target device is rooted how can i transfer ALL my data from my unrooted pixel 6a to my rooted pixel 7
[General Questions and Answers] sd_shadow:
You don't
[General Questions and Answers] woman burner:
why what about what he said and why cant you just use an exploit from a higher access device mainly a pc connected to the phone to control the phone/make the files readable from the pc and transferrable
[General Questions and Answers] woman burner:
yeah i dont know **** honest question
[General Questions and Answers] simplepinoi177:
@woman burner , even though you have root access to copy/write more than .apk app file (particularly data & ext. data) on your destination device (pixel 7), you don't have root access to read the same data you'd need from your source device (pixel 6a) to "transfer ALL [your] data" -- the best most backup apps and adb can do is backup and transfer the app/apk file, but the settings & data & saves & personalization & and any other aspect wouldn't be able to because you wouldn't have root access to read all that stuff to transfer it to your destination device (pixel 7). That's why you need root access on both devices/ends, and that's why it was said to be impossible when one is unrooted.

The way Android "speaks" to a PC is that it only allows a PC to have the same access to the device as the stock unrooted access and for whatever particular protocol -- for instance, "PTP" mode will give it the access to only find & see photos, "MIDI" mode will give it access for only musical instruments connections and whatever data/protocols those require, so "File Transfer" will only give it access to see the folders & files on the /sdcard or /internal_sd (internal storage) and none of the "root" directories or data therein (where "ALL [your] data" resides). The exploit you may be thinking of

is

Magisk; but in a sense that only works locally. If the devs at Magisk decided to develop a way to allow USB connections to include/employ it's "exploit" and root access to "File Transfer", then maybe -- but then also you'd need to have run the "exploit" on your Pixel 6a and already have root access for that to even be conceivable; which requires the device to have its bootloader unlocked by the way (which would wipe the device to achieve, thus you losing all the data anyways, so it basically defeats the purpose).

In the end, you can't run an "exploit" (which is Magisk) from a PC externally or on that end -- from my basic understanding, Magisk "exploit" root access is achieved in the bootup stage of an unlocked bootloader on the device. The PC can't emulate it nor apply it from the PC's end -- AndroidOS hasn't even set up USB access and/or on a Windows/Mac PC capabilities for such a thing.

That's my attempt to explain it in a nutshell, roughly. Hopefully it helps you understand.
[General Questions and Answers] Kalel88:
So my question is, are there any phone that are specifically made for rooting/developing? Were the manufacturers even might have an "app store" or some kind of software store that has all the roms, apps, modules, everything in one place. Probably a dumb question
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pr3muToS:
Hey,

i got a problem with a phone, seems liek the OS is bricked... but i still can get usb debugging to work and got o fastboot ect...

On the phone in settings i see my 128gb storage, shows me 30Gb photos, 18gb system, 15gb apps ect...

But when i connect the phone to the PC, the MTP doesnt work... nothing pops up for external storage..

In Adb shell i tried to list list disks.. shows me nothing...

in Adb Explorer it only shows me 3GB Root storage and the /sdcard folder is sown as broken link..

also cant open it via ADP shell....

Is there any otpions to get the storage working again? In OS settigs it also shows me the 128gb and whats used for what...

Maybe anyboy got an idea.

BR
[OnePlus 11] Alteron:
Hi,

My OnePlus 11 was rooted, I installed the new OxygenOS <CPH2449_14.0.0.304> from the system update option, It rebooted my phone and I lost my ROOT.

So I am trying to get it back working without losing all my files and data.

I downloaded the update pack with Oxygen updater, unzipped the file, and used payload to get the boot.img.

In Magisk I selected the file to patch and patched it.

With that patched file I used the command "fastboot boot <patched file name.img> and my phone booted.

Now I think that I should go back to Magisk and do a "direct install" but this option is missing!!

What should I do to get back my phone rooted without wiping my phone?
[OnePlus 11] cahir1495:
I think you should type "fastboot flash boot name.img". But I used init_boot file in my OP11

You can extract init_boot.img, patch it in magisk and flash in adb using "fastboot flash init_boot name.img".

In future updates, you can use option to install magisk in inactive slot (after OTA), but you must do it between installing update and rebooting
[OnePlus 11] Alteron:
Hi Thanks man it worked!

I understand that I should use an app for the OTA updates, trying to download Oneplus local update, It looks like it's trying to update my system update and I can't install it. do we have a working method for future OTA updates?
[OnePlus 11] cahir1495:
I use "MyApplication2" app to update. There is link for this app in Oxygen updater guide
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] 2revup:
Hi guys,

got myself an upgrade to the touch pro, and I am having problems with the browsers both the std opera build and IE, when I go to login to my banking site, i get the standard messgae that my cookies are not enabled they are infact enabled and my date and time is perfect.

the url is

https://ibanking.stgeorge.com.au/InternetBanking/welcome.jsp?bhcp=1

its a java based screen I belive, however on my 838 pro with opera 9 beta I was able to login flawlessly (tried on sevral ROMS on the 838).

what am I missing is there a patch?

Thanks
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] 2revup:
anyone anble to help with this?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Kostas_Ts_86:
Hello to all!

I have an issue with task changer of One UI 6.0.

Specifically, lag is detected when pressing recent apps button and 1) when screen resolution is on QHD+ , 2) screen mode is set to natural. I have no idea what's happening but I had the same issue on One UI 5.1

any thoughts?
[Samsung Galaxy A12] Badger50:
Samsung Galaxy WHAT?? Please be more specific so your thread can be moved to the proper device forum if necessary.

Also, please take note of XDA Rule #5 regarding duplicate threads:

-Regards: Badger50
[Samsung Galaxy A12] Qrrty:
Sorry for the duplications, I don’t know how this forum works. I thought the topics weren’t connected to each other as on Reddit. Anyway, galaxy s22 ultra
[Samsung Galaxy A12] Qrrty:
Can you delete this thread so I will post another one and it will appear in the "Threads with no replies" section?
[Samsung Galaxy A12] Badger50:
I could have easily moved this thread to the proper forum section if you would have given me a chance instead of just posting a new one. Please read the Forum Rules

again before posting more questions.

-Regards: Badger50
[Other SmartWatches] kaskrys6:
Hi

Is anyone able to export such a watchface (hwt, hfm) from the Huawei ultimate gold watch? Maybe this dial also appears in other Chinese watches (replicas), as is the case with the dials of the regular Huawei watch ultimate.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] Dfis:
Hello

I received a brand new phone, unrooted with locked bootloader and I'm having an issue to bypass SafteyNet.

It pulled this error: cts profile match.

After investigating, I saw in the Software Info that the core version is DOCOMO instead of Global but the LTA version is G8441 (On Android 9 settings it shows as G8441).

Even when tried to repair thru Xperia Companion, it failes due mismatch firmware, it shows SO-02K instead of G8441.

Any idea how to align it to be on G8441 only? I assume this will fix the SafteyNet error as well.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] Oswald Boelcke:
Closed! Please continue in your already available thread:

Safetynet failed cts profile match on stock firmware

Hi all I have a brand new Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, unrooted locked bootloader with stock firmware, and when running the SafteyNet test, it failed on: cts profile match. Any idea how to fix it?

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordavik07:
So i wanted to flash a custom rom on my Infinix s3 plus. I had to unlock the bootloader to install twrp, but got stuck at bootloop. Fixed that by flashing the stock rom i has using Techno flash tool. It got fixed. Then tried to wipe the data from twrp for flashing custom rom. Accidentally wiped system. Tried to flash the stock rom using techno flash tool. Unfortunately it didn't work. And now the phone wont show any sign of life. While pluggin into pc using usb cable, the windows connection sound plays, but nothing shows. SP flash tool, techno flash tool no longer detect the device. Any chance i can revive this phone or is it gone forever?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Qrrty:
Help, I left my Samsung S22 Ultra at 0% for two days and before that everything was running good (I didn't download anything, didn't flash anything)

Then, I went to charge it and it was stuck with the charging logo for about 8 hours without displaying the battery percentage ( as in this pic I found https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5...D1D4FD506E2E88A/strip-exif-metadata/true?v=v2 )

(I tried everything: volume up+power button, volume down+power button, and I had no recovery mode, nothing! It just rebooted himself, just to show again the charging logo)

After that, alone, it began to show the "samsung powered by android" starting page, remaining locked in that page for about 45 minutes just to restart again and show again "samsung powered by android" page for 45 minutes.. and so on, until I connected it to my pc, and know I have the downloading mode, with this displayed:

Odin Mode (AVB Fail)

vbmeta: Error verifiying vbmeta image: invalid vbmeta header (6)

CUSTOM VBMETA

No VBMETA

VBMETA.

Downloading....

Do not turn off target

What is the problem? What I have to do?

Thank you a lot!
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] krynyx:
Download the correct firmware for your device and try again.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Qrrty:
How can I download it if Odin doesn’t recognize the phone when I connect it to the PC?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] krynyx:
You need the firmware to unbrick your device.

To make odin to recognize the device you have to install the needed drivers. So you can put the device on edl mode an try to flash the firmware.

Try connecting the phone when hold volume- or volume+ button.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Qrrty:
I don’t think are drivers the problem with Odin, because the last time I used and set Odin was 1 year ago, to update the Android version (no mod) of this phone, and since then I didn’t update or flash anything. Is a problem that appeared out of nothing!

Another problem is that I don’t have the normal download mode, but just the Odin Mode (AVB Fail).

And, giving you more details, also the PC can’t recognize the phone, it appears as a DVD Volume
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] legionfx:
Try a different cable. Same thing happened to me and I even had to buy 2 cables cause the first one was just trash. Odin I'll recognize it for sure even if half dead.

Last resort try a different PC cause it may have some issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Is the battery charging/charged?

If there's no indication of the battery producing the required power don't attempt to flash it!

The battery's internal controller may have permanently disabled the cell if it's internal voltage got past its critical level.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] krynyx:
Your device is hard bricked! Normal download mode doesn't work in this case. You have to put your device in EDL mode.

Try this:

- Set all needed files on ODIN

- Press download button

- Power off the device

- Connect the device on computer when press and hold volume down button. (you can try volume up key too).

- Odin will be start flashing...
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Qrrty:
For Knowledge, can you explain me why don’t flash in this case?

I don’t think the phone it’s charging, because the loop stops 30 min after I unplug it from the charger and it shuts off. While it is charging, it just shows the charging logo without the percentage.

Anyway, do you think that replacing the battery can solve this?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
If the battery dies during a firmware flash it will leave it corrupted. Boot up and flashing use a lot of power. The PC or charger can't provide enough current to reliably boot and especially to do a flash.

If the battery is older than a year it may have failed. Any swelling is a failure. If it's not fast charging (or wasn't before this) at it's normal rate either charging faster or not fast charging at all it's an indication of a battery failure.

For my N10+ from 20-70% nominal fast charge rate is 1% every 30 seconds. If that goes down to 1% every 20 seconds it indicates a large lose of capacity. When an Li is at 80% of its rated capacity it's considered degraded and has reached the end of its service life.

If there's any doubt of it's current capacity replace it before you proceed. As it will make flashing it hazardous at best.

I don't think a bootloop times out but rather the battery eventually reaches its capacity limit. I haven't tested that as mine would power off when boot looping (a buggy 3rd party app was the cause).

Eventually it would automatically go into safe mode after repeated start attempts in normal boot mode.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Qrrty:
Battery is old for sure. And the fact that the battery may be responsible for all this is supported by the fact that all this happened out of nothing after I left for 2 days the phone at 0%.

A guy told me that failed battery can corrupt system files due to voltage variations.

Now I have to understand if these voltage variations issues are permanent and so if even after a battery replacement the phone won’t work. What do you think?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] SkyEua:
I had a Motorola Edge 30 that refused to charge. One night I left a Hiby FC4 dongle playing music, which killed the battery.

What makes me buy the S22 ultra. I tried different combinations of cables and chargers, 4 days of trying and hours of charging, nothing made the phone charge. After I bought the S22 I decided to put it in the cheapest and most pirated power bank possible and after 1 hour the cell phone charged!

I took it to assistance and they condemned the cell phone.

Claiming that the cell phone didn't even consume any energy, it was a paperweight.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Qrrty:
Did your phone was stuck on the charging logo without showing the battery percentage too while plugged in?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
The actual shutdown voltage is above the onboard Li battery controller's critical permanent shutdown voltage. Depending on the battery's condition and ambient temperature it buys you usually a month or two before the cell voltage reaches a critical level. However with a degraded cell that time could be much less. It's best to avoid discharging beyond 20% as it excessively stresses the battery latter during charging. If you do take it all the way to auto shutdown start recharging asap not days latter!

The rom is generally immune to low voltage as it's not volatile memory (unless being flashed!). The user data partition is not because it's actively being written to and it can potentially be corrupted by voltage fluctuations.

The power controller trades amps for volts and more so as the battery voltage decreases. The V+ for the rest of the mobo is constant as is it's average current draw. So if the battery can't supply enough current both voltage and current will collapse for the mobo and crash it.

Replace the battery. Unless the mobo has failed it will restore the nominal mobo voltage levels.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Qrrty:
Thank you for explaining me everything in details, I’m learning new stuff.

It’s very strange to get “avb fail”, “invalid vbmeta”, “no vbmeta” errors just for a battery failure 😩
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Well if you corrupted the firmware you'll need to deal with that after you fix the battery issue.

Battery failures are fairly common on Androids starting after being a year old or older.