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[General Questions and Answers] Paula 2024:
I did all of this and the backup found 2.9 giga but after installation it gives to me unable to restore I use android 9 Huawei nova 3i
[Samsung Galaxy A54 5G] BlackMesa123:
This all depends on the app. Some apps only require the phone to have "Official" system status (stock unmodified firmware), some check the warranty bit value, meaning they will stop working once the fuse is blown, no firmware flashing can restore that unfortunately.

OTA updates app rely on the userspace bootloader status prop (ro.boot.flash.locked), installing any Magisk/KSU module that spoofs it will restore back this feature. However it is highly recommended you don't update your device via OTA updates as there's an high chance you'll soft-brick your device due to how OTA updates work (https://source.android.com/docs/core/ota/nonab/block), only update manually via Odin if you really need to (remember to use the HOME_CSC tar, the CSC one will factory reset your device)
[Samsung Galaxy A54 5G] BlackMesa123:
I highly suggest replacing this with the official Magisk installation guide for Samsung devices
[Samsung Galaxy A54 5G] Sanzium:
Thank you very much for helping!

I couldn't understand about the apps which checks the warranty bit. I was talking about Samsung Wallet/Pay and Samsung Pass specifically, as are the only ones which won't work even with your module. Do these two check the warranty bit? Or there are others that check, but you can spoof it with your module?
[Samsung Galaxy A54 5G] trrfx:
I used to root all of my phones, on some also installed Cyanogenmod/LineageOS. Apart from diverse set of tweaks and tools what was most important to me was to be able to run Viper4Android, Vanced Youtube and AdAway.

What annoyed me most though was the inability to receive OTA updates (without hassle of installing through command line / TWRP) and that some banking security apps refused working.

Now after recently purchasing the A54 I planned to first try to run it without rooting. So far it works pretty well using the following 'workarounds':

+ Music: Found a combination of either Musicolet or Poweramp and Wavelet gives me the same heavy deep bass i was achieving with V4A -- even slightly more detailed audio I'd say.

+ Youtube: Revanced works flawlessly. No ads, no BS.

+ Ads: I set private DNS in settings to dns.adguard.com. So far so good.

Hope it might be helpful to some ✌️
[Samsung Galaxy A54 5G] Keetz:
"Ads: I set private DNS in settings to dns.adguard.com. So far so good."

I gotta try that one...HATE ads with a PASSION. 😬
[Samsung Galaxy A54 5G] BlackMesa123:
Most of the Samsung apps/services that do not work anymore when the device is "tampered" have those checks, however how do they check it changes. Samsung Pay/Wallet and Pass aren't fixable in any way as the whole app core runs in TEE (https://github.com/BlackMesa123/KnoxPatch/issues/43), other apps use different (and fixable) methods such as props checking, hw key attestation (SAK) or simple root detections (check if su exists or certain apps are installed). Once your warranty bit is blown there's really no point at locking back your bootloader (unless you want to gain back STRONG attestation for Play Integrity) since most of the apps will not work anymore
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] KidJoe:
I use my S23Ultra as a BYOD device enrolled in our company's MDM, and having a work profile.

Mid-summer I read articles saying that with Android 14, the work profile was changing. Unlike Android 13 and lower, in Android 14 it no longer actually "stops" when you select "turn off work profile." Now it pauses, still syncs, you just don't get notifications. It was something so that you didn't get bombarded with notifications, and such when you turn it back on. And so MDM policies can still come down, etc.

I later read (September?) some articles saying that might change and appears to have been reverted during beta.

Unfortunately I have not read articles fully confirming it.

Now that the final OneUI 6 Android 14 is starting to roll out, I'm curious if they truly did roll back the "turn off work profile" or not.

For anyone who has a work profile, also received OneUI 6 & Android 14? Can you run the ADB commands at this article with the work profile "turned off" to confirm behavior? https://www.androidpolice.com/android-14-pause-work-profile/
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] pratik_193:
the command in android police does not work on windows laptop. however, pm list user command gives below:

UserInfo{10:Work profile:10b0}

which means work profile is active (when its disabled)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] KidJoe:
UGH. Bummer. thank you!
[Motorola Edge 40 Pro  / Moto X40 (China)] ThunderSoldier23:
After speaking with Motorola Support, unfortunately the smart stylus sold separately with Edge+ (2022) is not compatible with Edge+ (2023)

stylus : https://www.motorola.com/us/accessories-edge-plus-folio-stylus/p?skuId=810

Per Motorola : "The stylus uses electronics that are only compatible with Edge+ (2022). There is no information regarding a new stylus being released for Edge+ (2023) at this time"

IMO, This smart stylus is one of kind currently in that it works as an air mouse using the ready for feature, and support wireless qi charging. The main thing I'm upset about is the air mouse functionality that is lost using ready for (I use ready for desktop on external display sometimes and the smart stylus air mouse has come decently in handy).

Has anyone tried getting the smart stylus to work with the latest edge+ (2023)? From my understanding, this is a software limitation as the stylus only functions on the old Edge+ (2022) when bluetooth is enabled and connected (for touch/button input). There is no stylus setting by default in Android settings unless the old Edge+ (2022) detects the stylus, then the stylus setting appears.

Latest model Edge+ (2023), can connect via bluetooth but there is no response from the stylus (touch, button, air mouse etc).

Any thoughts? As workarounds, do custom roms support stylus out of the box? Might just be a lost cause here :/
[Motorola Edge 40 Pro  / Moto X40 (China)] jimmie32:
Stylus support requires corresponding hardware in the touch screen in order to work. It is unlikely that you'll get it to work on an unsupported model as it lacks the sensors for detecting the stylus location on screen.
[General Questions and Answers] Peelp5090:
So, I was using my Oreo devices, When it came to me, how, much time do we have for Oreo? I was very disheartened to realize that Oreo did not do much in terms of time. I was, browsing my XL4, and I wondered, how much time is left for Oreo? How does originally happen? When I was browsing my XL4 and downloading Opera and then I realized, it came to me! How long does Oreo actually have left? I just can’t believe that Oreo coming to an end. Tell me what you guys think in the comments! 🙂
[General Questions and Answers] Anthony13270:
Android Oreo brought several improvements, including better performance, picture-in-picture mode, notification channels, and more. Users generally appreciate updates that enhance functionality and security. However, the perception of Oreo devices could depend on factors such as device compatibility, manufacturer customizations, and individual preferences.
[General Questions and Answers] Peelp5090:
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[General Questions and Answers] pro_granade:
bro this has to be an ai
[General Questions and Answers] Peelp5090:
me???
[Galaxy Grand Prime Android Development] katruisya:
Disclaimer:

I'm not responsible for bricked devices, dead sd cards and etc. This rom now tested only on G530FZ. So test it on your risk.

Features:

Zipaligned

Build.prop tweaks

Deknoxed

Deodexed

No lags

Debloated

Storage

Bugs:

None

How to install:

Go to TWRP

Make full backup

Go to wipe section, advanced wipe and wipe cache, dalvik cache, data

Go to install section

Choose SM-G530W Port.zip

First boot may take some time. Be patient!

Links:

ROM: https://mega.nz/file/bl0iRTDC#OJp75qjK9QbhYuC2OyJR0jkp7io_xrKLlDyxaKE_Rjs

Kernel source: https://opensource.samsung.com/uploadSearch?searchValue=G530

TWRP: https://github.com/Galaxy-MSM8916/releases/releases?q=twrp&expanded=true
[Galaxy Grand Prime Android Development] ZG_DEV:
Thanks for your great work, man :)
[Galaxy Grand Prime Android Development] nottherealgio:
for what variant and model?
[Galaxy Grand Prime Android Development] katruisya:
sm-g530fz
[Moto G6 Questions & Answers] Galoso:
Take this scenario:

You have a device with flashing_locked;

You have no access to the system;

Fastboot goes into loop claiming he does not run any slots (seems lime they were erased)

You can access:

a blankflash, but you are, so far, able to upload the bootloader files;

You cannot boot any boot file, due to error on fastboot claiming they cannot verify signed boot file (something like that)

Is this case, I can only see a patch:

Somehow, able to make the bootloader go as unlocked state, then you might flash files on fastboot?

So, that's the question:

How we can edit bootloader files to make the bootloader unlocked?

Thanks in advance, people.
[Moto G6 Questions & Answers] Renate:
xbl and abl (and many other files) are protected by Qualcomm SecureBoot and the signing by Motorola.

You will not be able to edit those without breaking the signing.
[Moto G6 Questions & Answers] Galoso:
Breaking the Android Bootloader on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 | Pen Test Partners

This post is a companion to the DEF CON 29 video available here. A few months ago I purchased an Android phone to do some research around a specific series of NFC chips, which required me to gain root access to the device in order to fully access its hardware capabilities. Gaining root access on

www.pentestpartners.com

A great job from this.
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[TCL 10 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] rombegonia:
just now i send a e-mail t tcl ask unclok the bootloader in the future i say the answer finally the community can create roms for this phone see you again...
[Android Head-Units] pigvet:
The backup camera is connected with Junsun headunit. It is powered by back light cable. Worked petty well till few month ago. At the beginning, it shows no signal totally. Recently it can work for just few seconds at the beginning and then the picture start to distort with lines and then quickly lost the signal. Can anyone please tell me the possible causes?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gpvecchi:
I noticed that when the camera is set to 50 Megapixels, the time to take a photo is quite long, needing to keep your phone steady. If you move, the picture results deformed. In my opinion, the phones takes more pictures and combine them together, making it not a real 50 Mp sensor...

What do you think about it?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Morgrain:
AFAIK Google uses binning to make 4x 12.5 MP pixels and fuses them together. If the ultrawide and tele are used, then AFAIK Google bins 4x 12 MP (48 MP) and upscales the remaining 2 MP internally.

That's the way Samsung has built the Sensor.

If you don't like that, you can switch back to the non pro mode. It will increase contrast in my experience, but you slightly lose details.

I also noticed that the pro mode (50 MP) sometimes makes photos blurry (when there are moving objects, like animals, cars or humans in general). It's only really good for still photography. Hopefully Google will be able to improve /shorten the time it takes to make a Pro mode picture in the future.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Utini:
The 50mp mode has defeniately a better quality in daylight+night shots but only on still object. For fast moving stuff take 12mp or make a video and shoot pictures while recording?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] CHH2:
I'm in the camp of the "full sensor resolution" being a bit gimmicky. As pointed out, it is physically impossible for Google to give us the full 50/48mp since the photo sites are all covered by a quad bayer pattern filter. The best they can do is attempt to do some trickery with information from adjacent sets of quad pixels. At best, we're getting a 25/24mp image. And judging by just how far I have to zoom in to see a difference in resolution, I'd say that's about right. I haven't taken a single photo with the 50/48 mode that I thought was a keeper over shooting in regular binned mode. Maybe if I put my phone on a tripod but at that point, I might as well be carrying one of my regular cameras.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] danw_oz:
Yeah I agree, even the slightest movement during the shot, the results are not sharp at all.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Mrowkarz123:
Your regular camera sensor does have a bayer filter too, that's how it get's color data, and you are getting full resolution images out of it.

The 50Mpx is in fact full res, it just have very slow readout speed (not sure the reason of that tho). But you will not get the pixel to pixel sharp details, sinply because such small optics can't give you that optical resolution. Even the cheaper full size camera lenses are struggling with those resolutions (with a much bigger sensor - so much bigger pixels). It will give you more details, but don't expect DSLR like sharpness at full res. It will also require a bit more light.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Utini:
Tbh I don't have much of a problem with holding still to get sharp images when using the 50mp sensor.

But I generally take 2-3 shots of an object and then sort them out when I get on my ride home or when I am at home.

That being said, at the end of the day there are for sure images in my collection that are not sharp due to not holding still. But I still got 2 more images of the same object and always end up with one being fine. I guess I even developed some kind of feeling where I know if I have to re-shoot again or if I believe I held still and it is just fine.

But the difference between 12mp and 50mp is night and day once you zoom in or use it as a wallpaper on your TV/monitor. It won't make any difference on a smartphone wallpaper or for instagram/facebook/whatsapp/telegram (although telegram can at least use pictures in full quality).
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] CHH2:
Oh, trust me, I know very well what my cameras have which is why I am very confident in my answer. The arrangement of normal bayer pattern means that each photo site that is green sits next to two red and two blue sites. Those adjacent sites help each other out. On the Pixel sensor each green site has one blue, one red, and two green sites sitting next to it. So it's only getting half the data it needs when running the full 50/48. Only when it is running the binned version at 12.5/12 is it acting like the bayer sensor in a standalone camera.

The slowness of the 50/48 is not the readout. The sensor dumps all the information of all of the photo sites no matter which mode you're in. It's more likely the bottleneck is at the processor where the data is interpreted. Since the sensor is filtered in a binned quad pattern, the processor is set-up to ideally work with the data in that grouping. To get what the end users are expecting for the full 50/48, the processor is having to do some trickery (what that is exactly we won't know until either Google or Samsung say something) with the data to get that. Running outside of the streamlined pipeline takes time.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] CHH2:
You must have one of those fancy new 8K TVs. A 4K TV is only around 8mp worth of imaging.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Mrowkarz123:
It is true that quad bayer matrix captures only half of the color data resolution, but it does capture full res luminance data, which we are more sensitive to. The problem is also, even if it was normal bayer matrix, such small lens just doesn't have the optical resolution for that, it simply cannot resolve pixel-size details.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Utini:
LG OLED 55 CX (4k - color calibrated) with a viewing distance of 2-3 meters.

I did my own blind tests with landscapes, daylight indoor and night sight indoor pictures.

Especially when you crop in (I think it starts getting more noticable at 50-100% zoom). Also I found a slight improvement in color and brightness with the 50mp mode. I did around ~12 pictures (6x 50mp and 6x 12mp) and had one 50mp to be blurry (night shot).

I also have faith in google to further improve the speeed and quality of the 50mp.

BUT: For any random picture at work or for telegram/whatsapp or basically anything that isn't worth saving to show around friends or (one day) my kids, the 12mp is absolutely sufficient.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Mrowkarz123:
Brightness is just a matter of settings (expousure/iso). What improvement in color? Usually with the same settings, binned version should give better SNR and better overall data quality at a cost of resolution (of course it's software binning so it won't be as good as hardware binning in CCD sensors, but it should still give at least slightly better results).
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Utini:
I think the colors just looked better on the 50 megapixel sensor. However better usually means more vibrant, which quite often also means that it's more artificial. The difference was very small though and not seen on every picture comparison.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Mrowkarz123:
Color saturation is pure processing thing. For me, better means just better color reproduction. I'd guess that it process 12Mpx and 50Mpx differently. I'm actually more interested in comparing the RAW files, which I might do.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Utini:
Ye maybe it just did different processing because I switched sensor and focus a few inches / centimeteres differently than I did with the previous shot. As I said, really minor difference. To me the amount of detail is the bigger difference.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] CHH2:
I was able to do some more digging to figure out what exactly is going on with the "full resolution" mode and I am correct, it is done through trickery and not an actual real dump of the full sensor. There's a very good reason there's the dot in circle just like in Night Sight mode and that's because it is shooting several frames and combining them as best as it can and interpolating a "full resolution" file. This is per a DPReview deep dive on the P8/P8P camera features.

The best image a 4K TV can display is around 8.3mp. As for the 50mp images, see above.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Mrowkarz123:
If you read the article in the pro controls part, they specificaly say: ,,Likewise, the high resolution DNG files are saved after 'remosaicing' (trying to re-create the level of color detail a conventional Bayer 48MP sensor would have captured), and after the alignment and combination of multiple frames.''. They say strictly about the color detail.

There are of course methods of increasing resolution by moving the field of view. Some cameras use sensor shift, but it usually does a precise movements.

There is also a method called Drizzle, used mostly in astrophotography, but it requires a lot of frames, and small movements (best results with movements of 1/3 of the pixel size).

A haotic hand movement wouldn't allow for such resolution recreation. It is however easier if you have luminance data at full res, which those sensors do provide. Even though you have one color filter over a group of 4 neighbour pixels, each of them captures separate luminance value.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] CHH2:
I read the whole thing. You are NOT getting an real full resolution image off of a physically binned sensor. It's all shenanigans of processing. You can try to talk yourself into it but the reality is that it's maybe half the full reso interpolated up to the "full resolution". Yeah, you can get luminance off of each site but as even you point out, that's only half the story off of a sensor. Even if you are rendering in B&W in the end, you still need accurate color data which is much less exact when half of the neighboring pixels are essentially "yes men" and not discerning. I'm sorry but you just are not getting true full resolution images when you click over to 50/48. It's just not happening. 🤣
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Mrowkarz123:
But you don't understand that luminance data is much more important than color, we're much more sensitive to brightness differences than color. You can use half color resolution on full res luminance data and it can be unnoticable untill you do some pixel peeping. I've seen this method used by astrophotographers, back in the days when most of them were still using CCD cameras (which, compared to modern CMOS sensors, allows for actual hardware binning, that is worth using).

In fact, this whole disscusion is pointless in terms of smartphones, because you wouldn't get any more detailed image even if you had sensor with "standard" bayer matrix, simply because such small optics cannot physically resolve such small details. That's the real problem here.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] CHH2:
And yet, all of the proof everyone talks about for the 50mp being better than the 12.5 is.... pixel peeping. So you just outed your own argument. And the amount of zooming in people are talking about in order to argue how much better 50 is over the 12.5 is way too much than should be expected in a real 50 vs 12.5 comparison. In a REAL quadrupling of megapixels captured, even the untrained should be able to see a doubling of resolution. That has been the widely accepted formula since the days of the early 00s.

And this discussion isn't pointless because a standard bayer pattern would show more detail than this pattern. Anyone with any reasonable knowledge of digital photography knowledge knows this. Go ahead, link me to anyone who supports that what the P8P puts out as full reso is really full reso. I doubt you'll find it. But humor me. As far as I've been able to find, no one with actual knowledge of what is going on is impressed enough to support Google's brag. Most are pretty much disappointed that it is exactly as I stated.... a bit of Google trickery. If it really is as you say, there should surely be someone else out there with some actual real proof.

The fact is that the "full res" mode is just trickery that should be taken with a grain of salt. Anyone taking it more seriously than that has no idea wtf they are talking about. Until I hear from someone who knows the science behind digital imaging saying otherwise (and I'm just not seeing it nor do I expect to because I've only been working around this stuff for 20 years!), I'll stick with my assessment. Anything else you say is BS.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] CHH2:
Nope. I don't use protective filters over my lenses on my standalone cameras either. Standalone lenses I use lens hoods and lens caps. For my phone, a case that has a raised lip around the camera.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Mrowkarz123:
The thing is, you cannot apply 1:1 DSLR cameras rules here simply because that's a topic, where size does matter. I clearly agreed that you won't get a full 50Mp detail, but it's not the quad bayer that's the reason here, and with such small sensor and optics, standard bayer matrix wouldn't give you more detail simply because optics. Those cameras are getting diffraction limited (read about Airy disc).

If it would use only half the resolution without using full res luminance data, no software trickery (excluding generative AI) would give you much more detail over that. It takes multiple frames when capturing, but it's using it to increase the SNR, such haotic hand movement over few frames does not provide enough data for resolving more details.

And this should be easy to check on some focus pattern printed on paper. I have not seen such test (if you have, please provide a link, I will gladly take a look), but If I get some time after work I will do it myself.