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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] ranphi:
Oof! Sorry to hear that, dude! But not surprised, given what I've read from other people.

I flashed this build: 14.0.0 UQ1A.240205.004, Feb 2024

(My P8P is the unlocked model purchased from Best Buy).

Good luck! Hope you can get things sorted. I'm gonna continue testing with phone calls over at least the next week, before I'll believe the issue is truly resolved.

EDIT: If you decide to flash, don't forget to enable developer options and disable the automatic install of system updates. My phone's been giving me notifications about once a day that there's a system update and I need to restart my phone to install it. But it doesn't actually do the install when I restart (thank goodness).
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] morgiee:
Hi, in summery we have a Samsung s20fe which is completely stock, but is locked to a carrier in the UK. We are wanting to trade the phone in but you get more if it's a fully unlocked carrier version of the phone.

I've done a little research and have successfully flashed older Samsung's in the past.

With Odin, is it possible to download a fully unlocked UK ROM and flash/overwrite the current ROM, so that the phone will work as normal but unlocked to any provider?

If it is possible does the phone show that it's been rooted in anyway or ROM changes have been applied?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Zxalilh:
You can flash stock without carrier bloatware. For the "carrier lock" though, it's probably on the carrier side and when you run the IMEI, it will show that it's locked to a certain carrier.

The best thing is to ask your carrier for an "unlock pin" which you can enter on reboot after you have put in the SIM of a different carrier.

You should only flash the firmware without carrier bloatware after you have gone through these steps.

You can get the firmware from here. Make sure to flash the right one for your phone since there are two variants of the firmware for your phone(Snapdragon & Exynos). If you want to keep your data, you should flash HOME_CSC. I recommend you flash CSC instead to do a full wipe so you can avoid applications colliding and possibly corrupting your phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexbass99:
Hi, I have this tablet Lenovo P10 Smart Tab Wifi (TB X705F), and I wanted to restore it and use it. But after doing that with Recovery Mode, I found out it still needed the old password or email to configure it, and the problem is there's no way to contact the previous owner.

If I can't access the system is obvious I can't activate manually the bootloader from the settings.

I tried using QcomDLoader (and its Lenovo version) but it doesn't works. Normal version says it can't read raw file, and Lenovo version gets stuck in Flashing state (exactly Sahara state).

I also tried fastboot and the command "fastboot oem unlock-go" doesn't work.

What can I do? The only thing I want is to restore the system and use it as a auxiliar device for my roleplaying sessions.

(And I'm not gonna lie, is my first time doing this, so there are lot of things I still don't understand)
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[General Questions and Answers] Bartek123HD:
i cannot find any twrp/orangefox for my Redmi 10 c (wind) or SM6225 Snapdragon 680 chipset that works on my phone, even if it does work it did not asks for password to decrypt data/does not react when i touch screen

theres even no Redmi 10 c tab on xda
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
It exists a tool named Qualcomm Auto TWRP porter for devices with a Snapdragon SoC.
[General Questions and Answers] Zxalilh:
Try this TWRP. Keep in mind that TWRP 3.6.2 only works with Android 11 or lower. For the touchscreen not working it's probably due to wrong drivers. Also, re-check if your phone is actually a Redmi 10C.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] vazersecurity:
Hello everyone. Hope you are all having a fantastic day.

I got my Pixel 8 Pro on a promotion and am currently receiving monthly billing credits for my device. I have been on the phone with T-Mobile about 20 times over the last two weeks trying to get them to unlock my phone so I can activate "OEM Unlock".

They just keep telling me that I have to pay the device off before they can proceed with the SIM unlock... as we all know, that's a ridiculous policy and I've been trying to brute force my way through Customer Care to get me an exemption to that policy... with no luck so far.

Anyone have any advice for how to go about this, or are there any T-Mobile employees on this forum that can assist?

Thank you all for your time.

-VazerSecurity
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] M.Mosa007:
Only way is paying bills 😞
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
Bro I have the same phone through the same carrier. I got mine really cheap cause of good credit but T-Mobile told me the same thing. Pay off the device and they will unlock the SIM.

However, there are other options. Like IMEI.info, a site built around checking any device IMEI information with unlocking device services for stubborn carriers. The Pixel 8 Pro is on their list but I have yet to use their service so do so at your own risk. I believe they charge around $30 or $40 to unlock devices.

Just type IMEI.info into the web browser search bar to go to their site.

Credit: Hardreset.info
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] jcsww:
T-Mobile's SIM Unlock Policy requirements are meant to bebupheld. Employees unlocking devices that don't meet all of the requirements can lose their jobs.

SIM Unlock Policy | Unlock Your Mobile Wireless Device | T-Mobile

Learn how to unlock your wireless mobile device for use on other carriers (formerly SIM Unlock). See device compatibility and unlock requirement.

www.t-mobile.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Ducter:
I've had T-Mobile unlock several phones in the past, years ago but anyways through Twitter. I've stopped buying carrier phones though so again haven't tried in years.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
I still buy carrier phones with T-Mobile because if you have good credit and sign up for their best unlimited plan, you can get the best phones for next to nothing. Keep them, and get a free upgrade yearly. Like the Pixel 8 Pro, that I'm only paying $200 for, and I can unlock as soon as it's paid off. If I don't decide to use a 3rd party unlock service. Pretty good deal, if you ask me. I just have to put in a little wait time, but it's better than shelling out the $1,000 out the gate just to have the phone unlocked from the start. Granted, I steer clear from Samsung carrier device's..

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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] xdrc45:
Typically it is and can be a really great deal to get a Pixel phone from a carrier like T-Mobile or Spectrum mobile. But you have to follow their unlock policy. I paid only $72 for my Pixel 8 pro with my 7 pro trade in and I had to wait the whole 60 days for them to carrier unlock it through chat. Each phone carrier has there own requirements to unlock the phone. Once they issued the unlock command, I could then toggle OEM unlock in settings, fastboot unlock the bootloader, root, and flash any available custom kernel or ROM I wanted after that. See my post Here for more information and I hope it helps
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
Hey, that's a pretty good deal. $72 for the Pixel 8 Pro. However, I like to keep all my devices. I don't trade in anything, ever.. I'm an Android enthusiast, which to me means keeping everything. Even that old-school LG L38C Optimus from 2015 that I'm still holding onto hope that I can figure out a way to Unbrick. Who knew an early model smartphone would present me such a challenge. But $72 for a trade-in on the Pixel 8 Pro is definitely something I would have to consider. It would be nice if there were a free tool for unlocking Sims, but I'm pretty sure you can only find such services from paid tools like Chimera Tool, etc..
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] vazersecurity:
UPDATE:

I noticed that several of you have suggested reaching out to T-Mobile via Twitter (x.com). This has proven successful, especially since I've been with T-Mobile for 13 years, they were more willing to make an exception.

I owed $750 on the device, and they only made me pay $46. Once that payment was completed, they unlocked the device.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] jedbuilt:
Hello, do you guys know of any reliable paid 3rd party online services that sim unlock T-mobile P8P to enable OEM unlocking tab? Thanks in advance!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
See my first response in this thread.

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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] jedbuilt:
Yeah, I went to IMEI.info, would that unlock provide the option for OEM unlocking though?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
Unlock the Sim and OEM Unlock becomes available.

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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] jedbuilt:
Thank you much! I’ll give it a shot
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
Report back with your experience.

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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Prey521:
Nope, if you call and tell them that you're an Android developer and need to be able to unlock the bootloader to test your apps, they will do it for you. That's how I've done it with my last 2 devices with no problems.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] M.Mosa007:
Test tmo apps? Or my own apps?

And where should I contact him
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Prey521:
Own apps, just call their Customer Support #.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
I just tried this and they told me No. They also repeated that the balance has to be in good standing and the device has to be paid off. At which point I asked how much to pay off the device? They responded that should I decide to pay off the device then it will cancel my promotion to buy the device for $200 by making monthly payments and I will have to pay the full device cost of $1,000. Which doesn't make sense but yeah, didn't work..

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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Prey521:
Keep calling ....with my first phone it took me till like the 3rd Tmo rep that I spoke to who finally got it done.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
I'll try again after I pay my bill next week. Having a zero balance might help.

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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Ericarthurc:
I tired this with Spectrum Mobile yesterday, I still owe about 90% balance on the phone and it's been active for about 5 days on their service.

I tired the android developer scenario and they wouldn't budge. They said it's a systematic process that they make zero exceptions to haha. I gotta wait 60 days and pay it off in full, no exceptions.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Prey521:
Ah OK, I've only tried it with Tmobile. They were pretty dead set at first against unlocking it, but I eventually found the right rep and they did it for me......sometimes you gotta want it more they want to deny it LOL
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
(Don't try this at home kids)

I'm just going to get this off my chest. I know this is wrong but I'm running with it. Out of spite for giving me such a hard time over unlocking my Pixel 8 Pro, I might have conned T-Mobile out of a second Pixel 8 Pro that has "apparently" become lost in the mail after a warranty exchange that I promise you I will not take responsibility for or pay for. I don't actually condone such behavior but people don't really want to get on my bad side--especially conglomerate corporations. They are the worst..

That being said, I'm probably going to go with a 3rd Party Unlock Service for both devices.. While keeping my T-Mobile service. I just need to get on it pronto, before the second Pixel is reported as lost.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Ducter:
Did you meet T-Mobile's unlock requirements? Shouldn't be a hard time if you did, if you didn't, you get what you get and you agreed to it. You can generally get them to unlock via Twitter but still no guarantee.

The lost phone will likely/ rightfully be blacklisted and once connected to a network they'll know. If you're attempting to screw them because they didn't unlock a phone that you hadn't paid off and had service for the required amount of time I hope you end up with a paperweight.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
Why thank you, your hate fuels me and makes me stronger. only weaklings expect love.

T-Mobile screwing me. to unlock my device I have to pay it off to pay it off. they want me to pay full price and get rid of my promotion. however, they agreed to give me the promotion based on my credit so I should be able to pay the device off based on the promotion, but that's not how it works. So I either have to wait a year or pay $1,000.

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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
By the way, because of T-Mobile's decision to screw me, I'd rather throw the $1,000 phone in the garbage than give it back to them. So I don't really care if it becomes a paperweight. It won't, because I already see the loophole, But if it did, I'd be happy either way.

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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] LLStarks:
It's really simple. After the recent policy change, I've given up.

It's a lot easier to buy the phone at Best buy once and then trade it in every year for the next phone bundle might include a watch.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
EDIT: I used a 3rd party service to unlock the sims on both these Pixel 8 Pro's to save from tossing them in the trash. Sims are indeed unlocked, but it didn't unlock OEM Unlock. So either pay full price or wait the two years for the promotion to end. At least I can use them, but I'm still going to buy a Poco..
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] zefyx:
Can anyone recommend an unlocking service for me? It would mean the world! T-Mobile doesn't unlock phones like they used to. I'm told it will be unlocked by the proper department but they then deny.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
Third party unlock service will only unlock the Sim. It will not make the OEM unlock available for modding.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] zefyx:
I don't understand. SIM lock is what keeps T-Mobile users from accessing OEM unlock. How's this?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] nutzfreelance:
good on you. if people were willing to burn their 1000$ just to burn another 1000$ from a rip off company, we would have a LOT LESS companies trying to burn us..

myself, i call customer service whenever i am bored with free time and cost them minimum wage for a Rep every hour answering my stupid questions.

BTW i would use the device as a offline secure wifi device, never on a cell network, never a problem.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Justadudeinspace:
I just had the Sims hacked before they were blacklisted. I'm totally using it, Idgaf.. I have a SIM with free service. It only has like 10,000 mins, 10 GB of Data, and unlimited texting but the beauty of this SIM is that it's transferable between all T-Mobile devices (Now I'm screwing them with their own SIM that's through a 3rd party carrier service, haha). Works like a charm--the loophole I mentioned. Anyway, I closed my account and even offered to give both devices back.

They burned me with em, so I'll let it hit my immaculate credit. Wait six months and cut a deal to pay a third of the price with a small credit hit, but I'll make them unlock them as part of the settlement. Considering I'm paying off a piece of property, my credit will just go right back to where it is. My credit was like 530 when I purchased property. Every payment has been made and now it's above 700.

I like your smooth minimum wage tactic though. I pulled that one on Samsung for three days straight. Their call center became familiar with me trolling them, lol.. I kept switching up personalities, they had to have thought I was deranged and lost in madness.. I even made them call me by name but put the word "The" before it, haha.. It was stupid but hilarious..
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] jedbuilt:
T-MOBILE CARRIER UNLOCK ACHIEVED!!!!!!

So, I bought my pixel 8 pro directly from T-Mobile corporate store on the 5th of May this year. After exploring every other kind of option to get it carrier unlocked, I finally decided to give T-Mobile a call today. Spoke with the representative. Was very nice. Courteous engaged in light-hearted conversation and explained that I was trying to get my device unlocked for development purposes. She put me on hold for a few minutes and said, as I am on the military magenta Max plan, I had forgotten to verify my military status she said. "So I'll tell you what if, you can verify your military status, I can go ahead and unlock it for you to use with any carrier right now!" So I verified within 2 minutes she put me on hold for another 5 minutes. Came back on the line to cheerfully let me know that my device was officially carrier unlocked. Woohoo! I have attached photos showing that it was unlocked so it is possible to do these things through a T-Mobile Representative. I got it done with more ease than I could have ever imagined! So it is possible it hasn't even been 2 months yet and I was able to get it done on my first try. Super happy and I've only had my service for about 3 months so if I can do it you can do it!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TweakMyDevice:
Hey guys...I sold my Tilt and they buyer said when they inserted their SIM it wouldn't recognize it. I flashed the newest Hyperdragon ROM before I shipped the device, and everything seemed to be working fine. The buyer went to ATT store where they tried other SIM cards, but none worked in the Tilt.

It worked fine with my SIM, which I'm using now in my Fuze. Any ideas what would be causing this? Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] siraf:
i have the same problem too. i'm new to this kaiser/tytnII.

i bought it used from a guy. at first i was able to use my simcard on it. But after using it for 2-3 days, the phone failed to detect my simcard.

i tried with other simcards and it worked fine.

* i think the previous owner flashed with hyperdragonIII ROM, when it boots it says hyperdragon III omnia
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] truth72:
Had the same problem. I take my sim card out of my blackberry and put it into my tilt and it recognizes nothing. I take tthe sim out of the tilt back into the Blackberry and works perfectly. I flashed Hyperdragon III ralpheal and blackstone. I finally went back to an at&t based one. Originally when I had dutty's rom or Schapp the sim worked fine
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] cbbplanet:
i have just recently bought a unlocked tilt (i don't think it was ever flashed before because the seller didn't know whats flashing)

however, at first, it couldn't read my sim card at all even though my sim works perfectly on my wing. so i took it to a cellphone place across the street and their sim card worked on the tilt, in the end, i just had to pay an extra 20 bucks to get a new SIM card. it is also a better idea to flash without the sim card in the phone!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TweakMyDevice:
True, I always notice better reslults flashing without SIM and microSD intalled.

I don't know what happened, but the buyer emailed me and said they went to another ATT store and got it working. I'll see if I can find out what the ATT rep did to make it work...
[General Questions and Answers] ST-2008:
Hi all

I have few very old tablets which are collecting dusts. The last check, their battery are still in good shape. Now I'm planing to use those batteries for my smartphones. What I understand is all I need to do is to remove the BMS from the smartphone battery and transplant the circuit to the tablet battery. But after reading some discussions regarding the smartphone battery mod, Some say that it need to modify the kernel as well, but they never say why and how. If this is true, could somebody explain me why? As a former worker of costumer service for a cellular company, also with a basic technical background and education, I don't remember anything which it suggests to reprogram the software in a cellphone for installing a high capacity battery.
[General Questions and Answers] khusika:
This is because the Kernel source code contains battery-data in the form of a file .dts/.dtb/.dtsi. In kernel, battery-data is used to regulate the activity of battery usages in the device when active, idle, or when charging. Without these battery-data, the device will surely read the wrong input/output from the battery voltage that can cause damage to the device itself.

See battery-data on the Google Pixel 3 (Blueline) kernel below for an example:

arch/arm64/boot/dts/google/sdm845-b1-battery.dtsi - kernel/msm - Git at Google

One kernel with 2970mAh of battery capacity can contain 5 different types of batteries manufacturing:

/* Desay using Lishen cell - 10k
* Sunwoda using Lishen cell - 22k
* Desay using ATL cell - 47k
* Sunwoda using ATL cell - 68k
* Sunwoda using Liwinon cell - 100k
*/
#include "batterydata-qcom-b1-10k.dtsi"
#include "batterydata-qcom-b1-22k.dtsi"
#include "batterydata-qcom-b1-47k.dtsi"
#include "batterydata-qcom-b1-68k.dtsi"
#include "batterydata-qcom-b1-100k.dtsi"

Forces to modify the battery with a higher capacity without changing the battery-data even though the device can boot up, sooner or later will damage the device.

And my statement above is one of the many aspects of the kernel source code only to regulate the use of batteries, not yet calculated how related drivers (USB, Bluetooth, WiFi, Display, etc.) in order to adapt to the new modification battery configuration.
[General Questions and Answers] ST-2008:
But doesn't the smartphone remap automatically the capacity of a "new" battery after few full cycles? For what I understand is the smartphone chip "read" the battery voltage continually and associate the the total current (mah) with this voltage in order "guess" the % of charge and the battery capacity.
[General Questions and Answers] khusika:
That's how the kernel works, it doesn't automatically adapt to the new battery capacity. Take a look at the kernel source code that I mentioned above, each battery with the same capacity has a different configuration. This adaptation is not carried out by the Operating System, but by the kernel itself.
[General Questions and Answers] ST-2008:
Ah I see. Basically, it's like playing Russian roulette. But what is the worst-case scenario? I don't care if the battery worn out faster because they will go to recycle bin anyways. I don't see any possibility the mod can harm the device. I mean the circuit stops charging the battery near 4.3V regardless the capacity of the battery or the manufacturer. The smartphone usually shutdown at 3.3V. So I don't see how the "new" battery can damage the device.