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[RECOVERY] [11] [ALPHA] TeamWin Recovery Project (ebba) (2021-09-09)

Introduction: Team Win Recovery Project or TWRP for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. We started from the ground up by taking AOSP recovery and loading it with the standard recovery options, then added...

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[General Topics] Alexander09rrr:
I've been contemplating my next phone choice lately. Any suggestions or recommendations?
[General Topics] Rajarshi Khatua:
Choosing a new phone depends on your preferences, needs, and budget. As of my last update in January 2022, here are some general recommendations across different categories:

1. **Flagship Phones:**

- **iPhone 13 (or the latest model):** If you're already in the Apple ecosystem and enjoy a seamless integration of devices.

- **Samsung Galaxy S21 (or the latest model):** Known for its impressive display, camera capabilities, and overall performance.

2. **Value for Money:**

- **OnePlus 9:** Offers a good balance of performance, camera quality, and price.

- **Google Pixel 6:** Known for its excellent camera and clean Android experience.

3. **Budget-Friendly:**

- **Samsung Galaxy A52:** Provides a decent set of features at a more affordable price.

- **Moto G Power (2021):** Known for its long battery life and budget-friendly price.

4. **Camera-Centric:**

- **Google Pixel 6 Pro:** Outstanding camera capabilities, especially in low light.

- **iPhone 13 Pro:** Impressive camera system with features like ProMotion technology.

5. **Gaming:**

- **Asus ROG Phone 6:** Specifically designed for gaming with high refresh rates and powerful performance.

- **Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2:** Another gaming-centric option with a unique design.

6. **Compact Phones:**

- **iPhone 13 mini:** If you prefer a smaller form factor without compromising on performance.

- **Sony Xperia 5 III:** A compact Android option with solid specs.

7. **Battery Life:**

- **Samsung Galaxy M32:** Known for its large battery capacity.

- **Moto G Power (2021):** As mentioned earlier, renowned for its long-lasting battery.

Before making a decision, consider your usage patterns, the features that matter most to you, and your budget constraints. Additionally, check for the latest models and reviews, as the smartphone market evolves quickly.
[General Questions and Answers] andyman1222:
I don't know about you but I find it an absolute pain trying to get around all the dumb changes and restrictions in Android 13 on my new phone. I just want to bring back the look of Android 10-11 or earlier, use the old (and perfectly harmless) apps I've been using since the Nexus days, and also have an updated phone to install new apps that don't necessarily need the latest changes. (If someone can tell me how to completely revert the UI while maintaining Android 13, I'd like to know, the closest I got was getting square icons back and installing Power Shade to bring back a half decent quick settings drawer).

Android's open source, so what if, in theory, someone were to go back all the way to Android 1.0, and progress updating each Android change, but rather than removing features, create a new setting to enable that feature as appropriate? I'm talking primarily UI, whether you would want a pre-KitKat look or mix and match with an Android 13 quick settings but with the classic orange and black look, or original Material theme or something else. But also bring back old features that may have been removed for one reason or another- again with UI customization, but also maybe some removed permissions (like the ability to select sdcard with the file selector) or optionally re-enabling old hardware support or something.

I'm not one to create custom Android ROMs (busy+no experience making custom ROMs), but I have an idea that it won't be an easy thing to do- first, being able to expose changes to settings for the user to select on their own is some dramatic low level Android changes, and make sure they don't conflict with actual security patches and don't contain vulnerabilities. Then on the UI itself, there would have to be tons of workarounds to get the entire or only parts of the OS to update. And with nearly every change for upwards of 10 years (!) the system disk is bound to be one of the largest ROMs. And even after all that there might still be unnecessary restrictions, regarding Google's proprietarization of their apps- in particular, the play store will probably still block old Android apps. Maybe some features and apps would have to be optional additions like installable zips or vendor images, in order to keep the system image size down and allow people to pick and choose what they'd want.

So I ask: would you be a sort of user to use such a ROM? Or is there a better way I can bring back looks and features of older Android versions on newer Android? If you know something about creating custom ROMs, anything you'd want to add about the viability or development of such a ROM?
[General Questions and Answers] Alexander09rrr:
In the context of smartphones, "root" refers to the process of gaining superuser or administrative access to the device's operating system. It allows users to access and modify system files and settings that are typically restricted.

Why Should I Root My Phone?!

Rooting your phone can provide increased customization options, access to advanced features, and the ability to remove pre-installed bloatware. However, it's crucial to note that rooting also carries risks, such as voiding warranties and potential security vulnerabilities. Proceeding with caution and being aware of the consequences is essential.
[General Questions and Answers] ZG_DEV:
Thank you for the info, mate :)
[Huawei Mate 20 Lite Questions & Answers] perambulate123:
I can not update my Mate 20 Lite from

SNE-LX1 8.2.0.132(C782)(Official)

The phone is not bootloader unlocked or rooted

Message from phone when I try to update is

Your system is up to date

I can not find firmware that exactly matches my build

I do not want to risk updating with (C432) firmware
[Android Head-Units] IBIZTLY:
Hello!

So I recently got an Android Head Unit

The model is a F9210A seems like something from XYAUTOMy carplay wasn't working and I tried flashing an update for my headunit to see if ZLINK decided to work but now I'm stuck on a loop of the head unit booting and then instantly after booting powering off like a bootloop basically but weirder

My head unit has buttons but there's no combination I have tried that works to boot it into recovery

I Attach images below and describe behaviour

Behaviour

Boots normally

works for 15 to 20 seconds

Power off pop up appears

boots into a wipe cache / data screen

goes in a erasing screen

boots again

repeat

Pictures Attached, Any help would be appreciated and whoever gets me to boot into recovery or help me salvage my head unit I'm willing to pay pal them for their trouble

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[Android Head-Units] Ansabskm:
Did you get sollution?
[Android Head-Units] sonensu:
I have similar unit by look,but it has the same board inside.

Im looking for a solution to root it,as the volume of the unit is super low.

Did anybody managed to root it?

It runs android 9 acording to cpu-z.

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[Android Head-Units] mdayan:
Hello, I have the same unit and the sound level is low and even though I installed the Zlink application as APK, after turning off and on multimedia, it deletes itself and returns to factory settings. Unfortunately, if anyone has found a solution, I would be very grateful if they could help me.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Geekser:
I am trying to establish ABD to flash the latest build for November. I thought I had setup everything correctly but when I try to confirm I do have ADB access - I get the following error:

PS C:\platform-tools> adb devices

adb: The term 'adb' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program.

Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

Suggestion [3,General]: The command adb was not found, but does exist in the current location. PowerShell does not load commands from the current location by default. If you trust this command, instead type: ".\adb". See "get-help about_Command_Precedence" for more details.

PS C:\platform-tools> ^C

I guess there is somethjing else I need to do to configure things so I have ADB connection to my phone from my Windows 11 PC.

Can anyone help me?

I have not used a GOOGLE phone in a long while, so maybe things have changed? I also seem to recall an ADB tool that could be installed on windows that simplified this whole thing a lot more.......any help is greatly appreciated.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
If using PowerShell, try ./adb devices. Using command prompt you can just use adb devices.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuiyohtanay:
While flashing using mi flash tool i by mistake clicked on clean all while the process of clean all and lock halfway through

It didnt respond for like a second or so then it looked like it continued and i waited for success result

Is it possible that it got partly flashed then interrupted and changed to clean all or did it just ignore it?

I realised could have bricked my phone but it came out ok it looks like only the android logo is missing in the start up

Looks ok and boots up although recovery requires pc suite for miui 8

Redmi 5
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] djixon:
Hello good.

I have noticed that with the updates the camera has gotten worse.

It's not a matter of dirt, since I keep them protected and clean them every 2x3.Yesterday I went to take photos of the eclipse and it is incredible (comparing to photos from 2 months ago) and both those photos and the rest have more of a watercolor effect and loss of definition and details. During the eclipse, the texture of the moon was not even visible and it had many wings of light.

To give you an idea, the photos of the s21 (which I also have) come out better than those of the 22.In the Spanish HTCmania forum they also talk about itWhat's more, here I leave a photo of the moon before the updates.

In the official Spanish Samsung community there are also many complaints about this issue: https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5...mara-del-s22-ultra-cada-vez-peor/td-p/8450629

It is a problem that at least we have noticed in Spain, the owners of the Exynos version, I do not know if it also happens with Snapdragon

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We have created a petition on CHANGE to ask Samsung to return the quality of the camera, even if you have not noticed a deterioration, we would appreciate your support: https://www.change.org/p/exijamos-a-samsung-que-devuelva-la-calidad-de-la-cámara-a-los-galaxy-s22-ultra
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Well first off the moon image is AI generated.

Clear cam data and the system cache.

Triple check all the many cam settings!

If you have upgraded the OS version, factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Village_Idiot:
Upload them directly to XDA. I don't think anybody will likely click on those links.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] djixon:
I had not thought of it. The truth is that since I don't speak English, and this was a paste copy of another post in my language, I hadn't thought of it.

I'll do it tomorrow, thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] djixon:
Update with comparsion
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Village_Idiot:
I see the difference. But I don't think it is a camera problem. The exposures are different with the door being blown out in the S22U. The S22U seems to have taken the exposure off of the woman (I presume is your wife). She is a little under exposed in the S21 pic and, but properly exposed in the S22 pic. The latter would cause it to overexpose the door and blow out the highlights.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Village_Idiot:
I don't see it getting worse. These are from last night.

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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] djixon:
You have exynos or snapdragon version? I exynos

I have added more images from before and after the August and September updates, which is when we have noticed the worsening in the camera
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] djixon:
Sorry for answering now, but this thing about being with the translator and so on makes me a mess hehe.

In both of them I told him to focus on my wife (if she is my wife) and that is the result. The 2 photos automatically. It could be an exposure problem. In this case, I do not deny it, but the problem is that for whatever reason the photos of the S22 Ultra Exynos come out worse than they did until summer, be it due to focus, be it for whatever reason (See the current photos on a computer screen or tv causes damage to eyesight).

What's more, I work a bit as a photographer (with a normal SLR, it's more of a hobby with which I make some money) and sometimes I use my mobile for certain photos. I don't do that today, because before it was a little noticeable what the photo on the phone was, but the clients didn't notice that, today it is very noticeable.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Village_Idiot:
Snap Dragon. The Exynos version of the S22 has always been problematic. It wasn't the cameras. The cameras are the same on both the Snap Dragon and Exynos versions. The camera app and the algorithms on the Exynos were the problem. What results do you get using Expert RAW?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] djixon:
I think they have made things worse based on software in snapdragon. Expert raw has also lost quality, especially in expert raw.

In the forum that many of us have complained about, there are 2 with the Snapdragon version that have not suffered that camera quality downgrade, so you can see that it is in the Exynos version.

By the way, a Samsung salesperson admitted to me that they have indeed made the camera worse through software, but we don't know why. The fact is that neither in its own community nor in the complaints on Twitter has Samsung spoken out yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Hard to say from the images as they aren't controlled but looks like metering and/or exposure issues.

Firmware updates/upgrades can and do break Samsung's. The issue may never be resolved by Samsung easily. It may be a production batch hardware issue with relatively few affected.

Reflash to last known good version and don't update/upgrade. Good as it gets; use what works. Security will not be an issue as long as you don't do stupid things. Any OS from Android 9 and higher is reasonably secure.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] djixon:
A Spanish photo colleague is going to downgrade to the July version, which was the last one in which the camera worked great.

If it works for him, I imagine that many more of us will follow in his footsteps, because seriously, in the exyno version there are many of us who complain about this same thing.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Village_Idiot:
Expert RAW has received two updates since the Android 14 rollout. I got the latest this morning. It didn't say what they fixed.

Just so you know, those two images I posted were taken with Expert RAW this past Friday. This one was taken with an S22+ (Snap Dragon) on the same day using Samsung Camera app in Photo mode (not Pro). Both the S22+ and S22 Ultra were upgraded to Android 14. Both the S22 Ultra and S22+ are the U.S. U models (Verizon).

I can't speak to the non-US models. It's possible that there may be some small differences in the firmware with the non-US versions that can be causing problems. Like I said, the Exynos variants have had many issues with the camera.

As to the Samsung salesperson said, do you have it on record? I don't put much stock in hearsay.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Eventually Samsung may push out firmware that corrects this. In reality there's no reason to update/upgrade the firmware if the phone is fulfilling its mission. The minor perks (if any) that you gain aren't probably worth the trouble especially if you can't find work arounds.

This stock N10+ is still running on Pie. Last factory reset was over 3.5 years ago, last update 4 years ago. No malware in all that time on this heavily used device. Remains fast and stable with minimal maintenance.

Less downtime means more playtime.

Block or disable these 2 apps to prevent OTA updates/upgrades.

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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Village_Idiot:
What does this have to do with this thread? We don't care what the Note 10+ is running on. Stop trying to hijack threads.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] TheManWithTheGoldenGun:
I have an S9+ with me, the customer doesn't remember the screen lock password and I can't reset the factory defaults because the MDM is locked and the option doesn't appear, I tried to go into download mode to install a new firmware and reset the phone via odin , but the button methods don't work and I have to go through S9+ in software Hijack to open Download mode.

But the stock roms failed during the download, i tried to install a MDM lock to unlock the Phone but failed too! What i should do?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] mvikrant97:
You would need to try to unlock the bootloader first and then flash an modfied knox removed firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] TheManWithTheGoldenGun:
Exist some method to unlock the bootloader without unlocking the phone? I dont have the screen lock password.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] adfree:
You tried Combination Firmware?

For latest bit 17 I am out of luck to find Combination Firmware...

SM-G965F...

But bit 11 IMHO floating around...

Only as info.

Best regards

Edit 1.

I have only this:

COMBINATION_OXM_FA80_G965FXXUBATG1_OXMFAC_CL16955344_QB33117452_REV01_user_mid_noship.tar.md5
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] TheManWithTheGoldenGun:
i'm trying to find a combination firmware to the SM g9650 Binary 9 but i just find binary 6 or 7, i know i cant install a bottom binary normal stock rom, this apply to the cobined firmwares right?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] adfree:
I can also find maximum bit 7...

COMBINATION_FAC_FA80_G9650ZHU7ATG1_FACFAC_CL13230190_QB33142573_REV01_user_mid_noship_MULTI_Network.tar.md5

I have not found way to downgrade Bootloader...

Stuff like direct eMMC or killing Bootloader not tested...

Too dangerous for me.

Best Regards
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mihmi66431:
Bought this phone to play around with it. but when i look at dev settings there is no oem unlock
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mihmi66431:
Turns out its not needed
[General Topics] teknixstuff:
Universal Android Installer allows you to easily (and semi-automatically) install a custom recovery, ROM, recovery zips, Magisk, and modules, on many devices.

The tool is very easy to use and guides you through any manual steps required.

Download here or watch tutorial

If your device and combination is not listed below, comment your device model, recovery, ROM, and modules, and I'll add them.

Status	Device	ROM	Recovery	GApps	Root	Other
Fully Supported	Pixel 4a (sunfish)	LineageOS 20	TWRP (Material Theme)	MindTheGapps	Magisk	Marshmallow Boot Animation
Fully Supported	Galaxy A52s 5G (a52sxq)	LineageOS 20	TWRP (Material Theme)	MindTheGapps	Magisk	Marshmallow Boot Animation
Factory	Galaxy A52s 5G (a52sxq)	Factory (Tiramisu)	Factory	Factory	None	None
Fully Supported	Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100)	LineageOS 19	TWRP	MindTheGapps	Magisk	Marshmallow Boot Animation, Universal SafetyNet Fix
Alpha	Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100)	LineageOS 20	TWRP	MindTheGapps	Magisk	Marshmallow Boot Animation, Universal SafetyNet Fix
Outdated	Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100)	LineageOS 16	TWRP	OpenGApps Pico	AddonSU	Marshmallow Boot Animation
Outdated	Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100)	CyanogenMod 13	TWRP	OpenGApps Pico	Developer Options Root	Marshmallow Boot Animation
Factory	Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100)	Factory (KitKat)	Factory	Factory	None	None

Tutorial:

Download here
[General Topics] ZG_DEV:
Thank you for your good work!
[Android Themes] BopMaster231:
So I managed to get the apk file from another xda page but sadly I think they deleted the thread.

Soon here is the link for the S9 wallpaper.

Infinity Wallpaper_2.4_com.swautoma.wallpaper.infinity_082740

MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.

www.mediafire.com

Enjoy:)
[Android Themes] XCatoc:
Thanks it works
[Samsung Galaxy A71 Questions & Answers] xyqnn:
My A71 cannot read my fingerprint on let's say PixelExperience, when I tap my finger on the FP setup it sometimes works and doesn't (mostly doesn't) which causes the thing to time out in enrollment or even when it does work then it just doesn't work at all with unlocking. Is there anything I can do or debug to fix it? This issue happened around last year in December. Please Help!
[Samsung Galaxy A71 Questions & Answers] xyqnn:
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Issue can be seen in this video.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 Questions & Answers] Pupet_Master:
If you have TWRP you can actually remove the fingerprint there..

But i think it's against the policy of XDA to post a tutorial, but it's easy to find
[Samsung Galaxy A71 Questions & Answers] xyqnn:
I'm not trying to remove fingerprint, I am trying to fix it. You can see the issue in the video I posted.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 Questions & Answers] Pupet_Master:
That's a hardware issue
[Samsung Galaxy A71 Questions & Answers] xyqnn:
If you read the thread a bit more, you would see that the fingerprint works on OneUI roms but not AOSP. It cant be a hardware issue since it works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 Questions & Answers] Pupet_Master:
So what are you complaining about? The GSI ROM don't have the proper drivers for finger print
[Samsung Galaxy A71 Questions & Answers] xyqnn:
I am using the same rom that fingerprint always worked on.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 Questions & Answers] Pupet_Master:
Now it don't, simple as that.

If it's not a hardware issue it's a software issue, in that case drivers.

Maybe if you roll back to an older version of the ROM to test you can find out. But if the sensor work on another ROM it's a driver issue.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 Questions & Answers] xyqnn:
Yeah I give up, I think its a vendor issue as the same version of ROM that I know fingerprint worked on doesn't work anymore. Anyway I switched to haky's Lineage and all works well
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] alankck:
Hi. I have an AT&T V60 smartphone and somehow was hacked. When I realized that I visited this site to try to repair the OS by myself. When I was using LGUP I noted they flashed my phone with a verizon firmware. As you know there is no AT&T firmware to restore my phone to the original firmware. At the end I had to use an AT&T Android 13 backup (Luns).

What I need, if you have the skills to help me, is to verify if my phone is running the original bootloader and OS. And I want to know if the dm-verity system is working as it should be.

Thanks for your help
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] Alex_XV6700:
There's already a Guide to do this here in the forum. Please look it up. Your AT&T variants name is V600AM.
[LG V60 ThinQ Questions & Answers] alankck:
Thanks

I'll Do it