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[OnePlus 12] sand_man:
I've rooted every OP I've owned, primary reasons were Viper4Android, Gcam modules, customizations including custom fonts and 3rd party launchers, call recording. Youtube vanced as well (adless Youtube).

But the caveat with rooting is the effect it has on banking apps. I been using Google Wallet for maybe 18 months now and it's very convenient and nice to have but root creates all sorts of issues with it. There fixes and work arounds that work (for the most part) but it adds a level of maintenance which becomes a little frustrating. There's also the small issue of Netflix and Widevine certification which breaks when rooted.

So yeah, on my OP12 I have found some lovely custom fonts off of the theme store, call recorder app I am now using doesn't require root in order to work, Gcam modules too, don't require root to work, I have a paid account with Youtube so it's adless out the box. 3rd party launchers work fine but there is an animation anomaly that currently exists which makes 3rd party launchers unusable IMHO. I don't think root fixes this although some claim Quickswitch does (a tweak requiring root).

So for now I am really missing Viper4Android and I really enjoy this app. It transforms my music and the quality of sound that is transmitted by the device. I'm currently using DolbyAtmos, but this is a poor substitute.

The bottom line for me though, there is not enough advantages to rooting to vindicate the risk of bricking the phone, the risk of voiding warranty, the risk of Google Wallet patching future exploits to their payment apps...

The OP12 is so strong out the box, I have set my mind to enjoying it as is, until I get very bored with it...
[OnePlus 12] InfinityBelow:
yeh
[OnePlus 12] sand_man:
Many users root for custom roms, custom kernels etc which boost battery life and over all performance as well as offering high levels of UI customization.

I must say, my experience with custom roms and kernels was mostly insignificant verses the number of functions and features that would break using a custom rom. The risks to the device are high when you start over clocking cpu with modified kernels etc

Long term I don't see the point and the exercise is maybe somewhat futile and time consuming...
[OnePlus 12] sizzlemane727:
I've usually always rooted my devices And I've rooted my op12 but have had to factory reset it multiple times because of issues.
[OnePlus 12] giaur:
If you need to ask - no you should not.
[OnePlus 12] MyronAz:
I've rooted every phone I've had. So far I have not rooted my OP12 but I've only had it a few weeks and I probably will. I recently learned about Shizuku which solves some limitations of unrooted devices. The ones I care about that Shizuku solves are restrictions on file system access and also Oxygen's lack of an auto start manager. The one remaining important (to me) limitation of unrooted is the lack of a battery charge limiter. Theoretically Oxygen has this built in but it doesn't work (also I'd like more control - Oxygen's only option is 80% charge). Another reason for rooting would be to install an aftermarket ROM. Oxygen sometimes shuts down background apps even when you tell it not to. I also miss some of the UI customizations you can do when rooted (Gravity Box) but that is less important.
[OnePlus 12] Adamk14:
What issues?
[General Questions and Answers] sorin_581972:
i tried rooting my oneplus 10 pro ne2213, unlocked the bootloader but i couldnt really understand how to obtain the right boot img and i just flashed one that i thought was good and now my phone is bootlooping, i dont know what to do and im stressing out.

the phone is android 14 latest update, ne2213 EU

please if anyone knows how to help me i will be eternally grateful.
[General Questions and Answers] EvvyXan:
Download the stock ROM and reflash via fastboot or any other method of your choice
[General Questions and Answers] sorin_581972:
i tried everything, i cant even get into fastboot cuz everytime i try to hold the designated buttons it just restarts really fast ending up in a bootloop yet again

plus im on oos 14 from what i heard they removed it so now im literally stuck with my... in my hand
[General Questions and Answers] EvvyXan:
If you can't power it off then long press power button till it goes off and release the power button and long press vol up button(maybe vol down button depends on ur device)

Then maybe you will be able to go to recovery. If you get an error screen like "no command" press pwr button+vol up together.
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
If you are experiencing a boot loop on your Android device, there are a few things you can try:

Force restart the device: This may be enough to break the boot loop and allow the device to boot normally.

Boot into recovery mode: If you can boot into recovery mode, you may be able to wipe the device's data or flash a new firmware image.

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Contact the device manufacturer: If you have tried all of the above and are still unable to fix the boot loop, you may need to contact the device manufacturer for support.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] MRX_X:
Hello guys and girls

I try to change this info but i cant edit it.

is it possible to change this info (look red arrow)?

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[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] bmwdroid:
@MRX_X doesn't seem possible to me without putting in a different SIM card.

SIM-Manager recognises that automatically.

Tested with an expired and original number vanished.

Did put the working one back in and the number was shown again.

Only option to me is to deactivate the working SIM.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5] MRX_X:
hmm, ok . the number was only start showing when i use phone provider addon. so i hope there was way to delete or something
[General Questions and Answers] refael1:
Mod translation: I have a rooted qin f21 pro but the volte is not available in my country.

Does anyone know what file/application needs to be edited, and what type of editing, to add the frequencies of the telecommunications company in my country?

Thanks!
[Redmi 9 / Poco M2 Questions & Answers] astateofsekai_:
Hey everyone,

I hope someone here can help me out. I've run into a bit of a problem with my Redmi 9. Somehow, I've lost the IMEI number on my phone. As a result, I'm unable to make calls or use mobile data, which is super frustrating.

Here's the catch: I use a macOS system exclusively (yeah, I know it's a bit unusual for dealing with Android issues). I don't have access to a Windows machine, so I'm looking for solutions that work with macOS.

Has anyone else experienced this issue and found a way to restore the IMEI on a Redmi 9 using a Mac? Any advice or steps you can share would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help!
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
I've been using Rethink firewall to take out the trash rather than uninstalling apps. Samsung is a prime offender too.

Gookill is quit busy even with Google play Services and Framework disabled.

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[General Questions and Answers] GalaxyA325G:
Unfortunately, developers are seduced by the Adam & Eve apple that Google

offers them, which contains at least three API serpents, as listed below.

1. GSF (Google Services Framework) <com.google.android.gsf>

2. GMS (Google Mobile Services) <com.google.android.gms>

3. Google Firebase & Google Services Firebase App Indexing

Which, as far as I can tell, is actually FOUR separate API entities:

GSF (Google Services Framework) <com.google.android.gsf>

APIs developers link into to access Google Services such as

Gmail,

Chrome,

Google+,

Google Maps,

Youtube

(and others I'm unaware of as yet).

GMS (Google Mobile Services) <com.google.android.gms>

APIs for apps to link into Google Services such as

Google Backup,

Play Store Services,

Contacts Sync,

Account Management

(plus perhaps precise-location services, I think, which is why so many apps now require "precise location" even though they have no need for it - because Google apparently made the option for location services w/o Wi-Fi removed from the API!)

Google Firebase

(back-end APIs to Google's front-end cloud APIs)

Google Firebase App Indexing

(on-device search results + Google Internet statistics uploading of the index!)

What would make this thread useful would be a good summary of the

differences, where I took an amateurish stab at it above, but a developer would likely know the difference, I would think, instantly between all four of these Google APIs.
[General Questions and Answers] GalaxyA325G:
To delve deeper just into Google Services Firebase App Indexing...

> Google Services Firebase App Indexing (search related):

> <https://medium.com/android-news/fir...ing-personal-content-into-search-c52bfe45b3ac>

> "A note about privacy: The personal content index only exists

> on the user's device. None of the user's personal content is

> uploaded to Google servers and it only remains on the device

> while the app is installed. However, aggregated statistics

> about apps' usage of App Indexing and other system health

> information may be uploaded to Google servers."

From that alone, it's clear Google is definitely the recipient of the Google Services Firebase App Indexing aggregated statistics which are uploaded periodically.

The simplest way I can summarize what that cite clearly states, is this:

Google isn't gathering the data (which is to be found in a local search)

The app is gathering the data (to be found in a local search)

But the app isn't uploading that data (which it stored on the device)

The app is just storing the data (making it available to the search)

Google says they only upload "aggregate statistics" about that data.

Not the data itself.

In summary, of three things, we only fully know two of them:

We know what data each app is storing in the Firebase App Indexing db

We know who is uploading that index (google) and to where (google)

But we do not know how much of that index google is uploading

Certainly the Google Services Firebase App Indexing contains extremely detailed accounts of your activities, down to every contact you've connected with and every app you've used and every location you've searched for and which songs and movies you've viewed, etc.

But Google says they only upload to their servers an "aggregate index".

Whatever that is.

Does anyone know more about what this "aggregate index" actually contains?
[General Questions and Answers] GalaxyA325G:
While "Google Services Firebase App Indexing" is deprecated, Firebase App Indexing is still very active on our Android phones, where an UPDATE_INDEX is still, even today, being uploaded periodically to Google servers based on what this cite explains.

Seeking to understand how to rectify that privacy issue, what made this quest for knowledge difficult is most references that mention Firebase do not mention all the components of Firebase, which makes any summary problematic.

For example, the Wikipedia for Firebase doesn't even once mention "app indexing" (nor even the word "indexing") which is a classic case where people don't understand what Firebase is (lease of all me).

<ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebase>

Nonetheless, I think that the search term of "com.google.samples.quickstart.appindexing" brings up some good examples.

<ttps://www.google.com/search?q=com.google.samples.quickstart.appindexing>

A/B Testing (Google Services Firebase A/B Testing)

AdMob (Google Services Firebase AdMob)

Analytics (Google Services Firebase Analytics)

App Indexing (Google Services Firebase App Indexing)

Authentication (Google Services Firebase Authentication)

Cloud Firestore (Google Services Firebase Cloud Firestore)

Cloud Functions (Google Services Firebase Cloud Functions)

Cloud Messaging (Google Services Firebase Cloud Messaging)

Cloud Storage (Google Services Firebase Cloud Storage)

Crashlytics (Google Services Firebase Crashlytics)

Dynamic Links (Google Services Firebase Dynamic Links)

Performance Monitoring (Google Services Firebase Performance Monitoring)

Realtime Database (Google Services Firebase Realtime Database)

Remote Config (Google Services Firebase Remote Config)

Notice that an oversimplified summary of what Firebase is, in relation to Firebase App Indexing, is that Google lumps a huge number of completely unrelated "things" into Firebase - one of which is Firebase App Indexing - which itself - is incorporated into developers' apps to enable their app data to be searched on the phone - and - which is where the PRIVACY impact arises - where Google periodically uploads to Google servers a snapshot of "aggregate statistics", whatever those may be.

If anyone has insight into what those "aggregate statistics" are, that would aid our quest for understanding what impact Google Services Firebase App Indexing has on our privacy.
[General Questions and Answers] GalaxyA325G:
While Firebase App Indexing is deprecated, it's still on my Android 13, and I'm sure it's still on your phone - where here is a description I found about the deprecation...

<ttps://github.com/firebase/quickstart-android/blob/master/app-indexing/README.md>

"Firebase App Indexing Quickstart​

Firebase App Indexing is no longer the recommended way of indexing​

content for display as suggested results in Google Search App.​

Please check the App Indexing Documentation for more details."​

<https://firebase.google.com/docs/app-indexing>​

What's interesting in this link is this adb command:

c:\> adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "https://www.example.com/articles/test" com.google.samples.quickstart.appindexing

To make sure I was connected to adb, I ran this test first:

c:\> adb shell am start -n com.google.android.gms/.location.settings.LocationAccuracyActivity

Which successfully started that activity on my phone over adb, saying:

"Starting: Intent { cmp=com.google.android.gms/.location.settings.LocationAccuracyActivity }"

com.google.android.gms/.location.settings.LocationAccuracyActivity​

#Intent;action=android.intent.action.MAIN;​

category=android.intent.category.LAUNCHER;​

package=com.google.android.gms;​

component=com.google.android.gms/.location.settings.LocationAccuracyActivity;​

end​

But when I ran the listed command, it failed:

c:\> adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "https://www.example.com/articles/test" com.google.samples.quickstart.appindexing

Which reported:

"Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW​

dat=https://www.example.com/...​

pkg=com.google.samples.quickstart.appindexing }​

Error: Activity not started, unable to resolve Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=https://www.example.com/... flg=0x10000000 pkg=com.google.samples.quickstart.appindexing }"​

To debug why it failed, I ran a search for a random package name:

C:\> adb shell pm list packages | findStr /i "osmand"

Which reported "package:net.osmand.plus" so I know that it's working.

Then I searched for the desired package in question:

C:\> adb shell pm list packages | findStr /i "appindexing"

C:\> adb shell pm list packages | findStr /i "quickstart"

C:\> adb shell pm list packages | findStr /i "com.google.samples"

etc.

Each and every one of which shows that this com.google.samples.quickstart.appindexing package is not on my system.

Nonetheless, the point is that NOTHING in the description shows any

relationship whatsoever to the cloud, including this related link.

<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android-app-indexing>

"App indexing allows us to enable Google to crawl through an android ​

app's content and present it to users through Google Search results."​

In summary, we still don't know the most important privacy aspect of what the Google Firebase App Indexing "aggregate statistics" are that are periodically sent to Google servers - which is a bit scary that we don't have a clue.
[General Topics] squint:
I remember back when Windows Mobile was Windows CE and you could reply to a message in any inbox with whichever email address you wanted, via a drop down menu - just like in Outlook.

They removed this feature. I know you can do it with Flex Mail - but I was wonder why nobody has just modified the original windows messaging program to accomadate this - like they have modified Pocket IE...

Has someone?
[Samsung Galaxy A54 5G] geo.tn:
Hello, I recently got a Samsung A54 (SM-A546B) with the CSC code SFR. I've been facing network cutoffs and poor LTE performance. while reading i found about about CSC codes and i like to know if they can affect things like available bands and network performance, especially when using the phone outside its intended country.

I have a few questions and would appreciate any insights or experiences:

Do different CSCs have different bands? I've heard that changing the CSC can affect which LTE bands are available. Can anyone confirm this or provide details on which CSCs might offer more bands for my model?

Does CSC affect network performance when the phone is used in a different country? Specifically, will my current CSC (SFR) limit my phone's network performance when I travel outside the country it's intended for?

For the Samsung A54 (SM-A546B) with SFR CSC, which LTE bands are available? If there are limitations, which CSCs can I change to in order to unlock more bands?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 (2021)] were928:
Any port of gcam that works on this tablet? I have tried a few and they don't work :(
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 (2021)] Maxim-Root:
Hello sir, they probably don't exist, and such an app only supports Snapdragon processors, which means a port is probably not possible either
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 (2021)] were928:
Thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy S24+] eddiedimitris:
Good evening, I changed csc from eux to Ins via samfw. It's something I've been doing for many years now on Samsung devices. For the first time I don't get ota updates. I turned it back to eux, it got a normal upgrade, I put Ins again and now it still doesn't get the ota update. Do you know why it happens this time? Thanks
[Google Pixel 8] SerkanTer:
hello guys,

I'm a new owner of a pixel 8 smartphone. I'm dissapointed about pixel os because i have a huge battery drain. The back of the Pixel 8 is often warm and the battery runs out quickly. Is there a custom ROM or kernel that is more battery-friendly?
[Google Pixel 8] thatsupnow:
Stock. I've made my rounds with most of the custom kernels and it seems like the phone gets warm while using it and battery suffers. I've never had this issue with stock rom or kernel
[Google Pixel 8] yardsale23:
Use "LTE Only" rather than 5g. Battery life is outstanding- I charge every few days.
[OnePlus 11] bynarie:
Basically I OTA'd from 14.0.0.701 to 14.0.0.800 and it soft bricked my device. So I had to set my active slot back to the one holding 701 firmware. Now when I go into system updates, its just telling me to restart to finish update, but I want to know how to re-trigger the OTA download and install. Is there a way to delete files/clear cache/whatever to trigger the update process again?
[OnePlus 11] MrSteelX:
Oxygen-updater is your friend.
[OnePlus 11] bynarie:
Oxygen updater doesnt help me.. The only thing it does is downloads the OTA zip file. I have no way to install it though. My phone has no local upgrade option.. None of the APKs work either.. So I need to find another way
[OnePlus 11] MrSteelX:
Here

After install it will be called system update
[OnePlus 11] bynarie:
Yea I finally got it figured out.. I had to use an ota.apk from oneplus.com forums and it worked.. It might be the same one you posted on here. But I got it working. Thanks for your help!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] dui2:
Hello!

Mostly of these portable chinese gadgets for retro games the entire OS run from an external SD. That makes the process of installation of any custom firmware very easy since one just need a Etcher like program and the .img to flash his new system. And also good SD cards are cheap and with much higher capacity than any internal eMMC. Meanwhile these box still are tied with the internal eMMC OS boot when we are talking about Android TV. Such Android TV system running from SD would be very welcome not just for box with non working internal flash but also for people who want to expand the capacity for apps and files. Free from brick worries, if a system don't work just flash the SD again. That would be a revolution for ATV!

I need directions about where to begin trying doing it. For example. The excellent [v9] Aidan's ROM [S912] [ATV 9] [DDR3 & DDR4] [LAN1000].img from @aidanmacgregor is compatible with my obscure HifiXplay Q S912 box because I already used it before the internal flash died (always stuck before formatting at 7%, also my eMMC is not detected by tools like the Khadas Rescue, so yes, eMMC is dead). I could try port this img to boot from a SD card but I need directions about where to look to achieve it. I managed to easily boot from SD by flashing with Etcher the Ubuntu OS for Khadas VIM2 (vim2-ubuntu-22.04-gnome-linux-6.1-fenix-1.4-221229.img.xz) and it just worked on my S912 device while it is meant to be used on VIM2 device, no wifi but Ethernet works. Sadly theres no Android TV SD firmware for Amlogic devices.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] wlm29:
Okay, I have tried a good 6 different roms, and for some really strange reason no matter what rom I use, from full manila to standard 6.1, using the sdkcerts update or not, my weather will only update via activesync. When I update and I'm not tethered to my usb cable, weather will connect to media net without an issue, but then will come back saying it can not update with the city I have listed. I have the correct information, because again, it will update via activesync. I'm not sure what the issue is because it follows with any rom I have tried. Does anyone know what might cause this? I can access the web, youtube, anything via media net 3g/gprs without an issue, so it's not the connectivity on my hermes. I'm currently on Tia's manila 2D 20954 rom. Thanks!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] inf909:
I am Havein The Same Problem:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] Tanjitoobb:
I guess this app/website is used for changing locations and its in polish language , do you know what it is by seeing a screenshot of the interface

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[General Questions and Answers] EllieCat:
Google image search says it’s just for locations

here is what is says
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] middle_road:
Two out of Three Ain't Bad...

I bought three P7Pros off of the same seller on eBay. Listing stated "T-Mobile ONLY".

All three seem to have been on UltraMobile. Two worked fine with Mint SIM.

We are on Mint Mobile. Since Mint and Ultra are owned by TMO I figured. . . ( -wrong)

First one - the screen had been poorly replaced - being returned. Mint SIM did work fine though. Shows Ultra as the Carrier.

Second one - Honey's, working fine. Popped in our Mint SIM and it's been fine. Shows Ultra as the Carrier.

Third one - for me. Is locked, SIM or Carrier?

Returns an Error "SIM Card isn't supported. Ask your carrier if this device can be unlocked...

Wasted over (5) hours of my life with Ultra's Tech Chat, and Mint's Tech Chat to no avail.

Was basically told "to take it back to the store where I bought it."

. (Oh the joys of Off-Shore, Out-Sourced Tech Support. -NOT)

. I do wish that their grammar could be improved upon.

Mint Tech even suggested that I contact Google to get the device unlocked.

Ultra Tech support didn't even know that they were owned by T-Mobile. Told me I was wrong and that they only used TMO's towers.

Note to Ultra, never tell a customer that they are wrong.

I tried a current RedPocket SIM that's running on TMO lines, and an old Sprint SIM. Same error so far.

Interestingly on T-Mobile's IMEI Checker it shows:

SIM Slot #1 -- couldn't be determined

But on:

SIM Slot #2 (eSIM) it stated:-- that it was unlocked and could be used.

Is there any method for me to carrier unlock this third one and get it to function with Mint?

(Pardon the noobness of the question, I haven't done any flashing or rooting for a few years.)

TIA
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] samikhan2424:
did you check if your on the same build on all the phones?