yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] adfree:
recovery.img playing around is IMHO deadly...

As it holds the 2 Button Reboot menu stuff...

It is not similar to Phone... where sboot.bin Bootloader... easy peasy deliver Download Mode by holding Key Combination or by JIG or by...

I killed my SM-R870 by stupid attempts with recovery.img...

But I saw bootloop warning text...

But impossible to reach DL Mode...

A

Pro Samsung Tool has special DIP to force DL Mode as it seems:

Firmware and Combination Firmware and FOTA Delta and CSC change and...

Looks like it could be harder since Tizen... A Stock Firmware for netOdin/Odin not available yet... B Combination Firmware not available yet C FOTA Delta File for study I have...

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Poor guys like me with less luck do stupid things like this:

SM-R765F Teardown

Dear friends, I found that the LTE connection is very useful when you have to leave your mobile somewhere and you can get calls and notifications through mobile connection. I bought a Gear S3 LTE (R765) from a Singapore site because in Italy it...

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Video of my Bootloop...

Need to search...

Only as Info...

Best Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] adfree:
Maybe you are lucky... and only battery empty...

Try to charge for minimum 20 minutes...

To see if Watch do something...

Best Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] SuperPou1:
My battery wasn't empty, it was charged to around 20%. Also... are you sure that recovery.img holds the 2 button menu? Cuz after flashing my recovery.img the menu was there when rebooting, i wasn't able to do anything after selecting "power off" in that menu
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] adfree:
Not sure and I have no Crystal Ball.

All I know it is not safe with netOdin alone...

As you fight with funny Security crap...

Also I have not tested TWRP with latest Bootloader etc...

But I can remember "phenomenons"...

So with my SM-R875F only with old Firmwares successfully tested TWRP...

And TWRP not support netOdin... IMHO.

So if you have TWRP Recovery... you "disabled" netOdin...

So IMHO without USB cable... you can not really play with recovery.img...

Not if you have not tested and working TWRP...

Best Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] adfree:
Long time ago friendly user showed me his GW5... SM-R910 experiments...

I never heard again from him... No idea about actual status...

Please look at his setup... device... wires...

And compare with your test desaster emergency recovery chances...

Only as info...

Best Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] SuperPou1:
so basically... i'm probably screwed because no one exactly knows what is going on inside these watches?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] blackhawk:
It's a briquette... play with it and do more Gookill searches. Somebody has to have the same issue and maybe a solution.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] SuperPou1:
I've searched a bit already and haven't found anything, only a site from samsung that tells you how to factory reset the watch from this menu, where it said not to select that option, but nothing else
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] adfree:
Found my Video from my killed SM-R870...

Watch 4 Classic (42mm)

Hello my friends Please i need some help I have Watch 4 Classic (42mm) Model Number: SM-R885UZKAXAA I need to flashing by oden becose is bricked I need rom and and photo How to connect the USB cable to the watch Please help me Thank you in...

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Only as tiny example how deadly it could be... to play with Recovery aka recovery.img...

Best Regards

Edit 1.

Sorry. Link leads not to the Video...

Strange I can not find the Video... no idea what and when its gone...

Edit 2.

With Link date I was able to find my Video... from 2022... on my own hdd...

This was forever loop... no button no button Combo helped...

Then i tried like in the good old days with resistor... and made tiny short circuit which kills the Board for ever...
[Oukitel (All phone models)] SleepyScarlet:
Recently just bought this phone off of eBay from a seller that had issues with formatting the phone, assuming it's a EMMC issue or something but I wanted to ask here just incase. I've tried formatting the phone using recovery with no avail, same permission denied errors. I tried using fastboot -w which gave me "FAILED (remote: 'not allowed in locked state')". I then tried using "fastboot format userdata", and got " CreateProcess failed: The system cannot find the file specified. (2) fastboot: error: Cannot generate image for cache".

I'm 80% sure this phone isn't broken since it's able to somewhat work, but I'm heavily doubting that I'll be able to get this phone working.

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View attachment 6125033 (h.zip is recovery software, thought this MIGHT of worked)
[Oukitel (All phone models)] temporarium:
Try the oukitel flashing software/ROM if one is available.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] SleepyScarlet:
How would I go about doing that? As you can see in the 3rd picture, I tried sideloading firmware to the device but it didn't work.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] SleepyScarlet:
Looked into it and tried flashing firmware using a "Smart Phone Flash Tool", looks like it's specifically for Mediatek devices. I'm unable to flash anything as I keep getting "status_invalid_gpt".
[Oukitel (All phone models)] temporarium:
Try oukitel support. Get their tool and stock ROM if you can. That's the only thing that comes to mind.
[Xposed Framework Modules] Antho02:
Hi. Gave a try but only results force close

Will see in next update
[Xposed Framework Modules] Senliast:
Updates Manager Extended v1.1​

Changelog:

- fix link

Download: https://github.com/Senliast/xposed-modules/releases/tag/Updates-Manager-Extended-v1.1
[Xposed Framework Modules] Senliast:
Updates Manager Extended v1.2​

Changelog:

- fix target package detection

Download: https://github.com/Senliast/xposed-modules/releases/tag/Updates-Manager-Extended-v1.2
[Xposed Framework Modules] Senliast:
Hi, if you have A10 - it will not work for you. But even in this case it should not crash, but just do nothing, therefore its sus. If you have A12 or higher - can you please try the latest release and if it still crashing - upload a logcat here? Then i can take a look on it.
[Xposed Framework Modules] Senliast:
Updates Manager Extended v1.3​

Changelog:

- make settings file create properly

Download: https://github.com/Senliast/xposed-modules/releases/tag/Updates-Manager-Extended-v1.3
[Xposed Framework Modules] Antho02:
I'm on a14 (OnePlus Nord 2T)

Still crash on app boot with 1.3

Is that what u need?
[Xposed Framework Modules] Senliast:
Yes, exactly this. It should work now, could you please try the version in attachment?
[Xposed Framework Modules] Antho02:
yeah you got it, this 1.4 works all good, thanks for that !
[Xposed Framework Modules] Senliast:
Updates Manager Extended v1.4​

Changelog:

- fix force close on Android 14 and higher

Download: https://github.com/Senliast/xposed-modules/releases/tag/Updates-Manager-Extended-v1.4
[Xposed Framework Modules] 白い熊:
It works fine for Android 14 for me. However when the system is set to Dark mode the colors are like this - very hard to read. Could you fix these colors for proper Dark mode?

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[Google Pixel 6a] Sh0X31:
Hi,

I want to try the new beta on my Phone and want to ask how to update without a wipe of the device. Can I flash it like a new factory image with fastboot and before patch the boot.img of a15?
[Google Pixel 6a] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Yes, you can use the same way to update without wipe as you do on Stable releases, although for the last year and a half, I prefer the Full OTA Zip instead of the factory image:

OTA images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and applying preview OTA images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

You can even feed the Full OTA Zip to Magisk on the phone and it'll automatically extract the correct image out and create the patched version of it (boot.img, from what I remember on all Pixel 6-range devices, unless something has changed, but I don't think so).

Note that I'm not on the Beta - I don't have time for beta testing anymore, but I maintain threads for the betas in the 6 Pro / 7 Pro / 8 Pro sections.
[Google Pixel 6a] diggmc:
No need to flash it with fastboot. Just sign up here. Before doing so, you should be aware that as a Beta, some things may not work as expected. Apparently there's a slow charging bug that may or may not be fixed in Beta-4
[Google Pixel 6a] Sh0X31:
how I add the ota to magisk and how I flash than the ota?
[Google Pixel 6a] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Same as described in my Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 8 Pro threads (sorry, I never got around to updating the 6 Pro one):

July 1, 2024 AP2A.240705.005 Global | .A1 Telus - Unlock bootloader / Root Pixel 8 Pro [Husky] Stable firmware / SafetyNet

Pixel 8 Pro [Husky] July 1, 2024: https://developers.google.com/android/images#husky https://developers.google.com/android/ota#husky https://flash.android.com/ https://support.google.com/pixelphone/community?hl=en...

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Rooting or updating using the (preferred) Full OTA Zip method

"

Just any mention of init_boot, on the Pixel 6a, it's boot instead. Magisk will extract the correct file automatically, which you'll flash to the boot partition.
[Google Pixel 6a] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Attention. I just became aware that the OTA files (not just the factory image) for Beta 4 aren't actually uploaded yet.

When they are, they'll be here:

OTA images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and applying preview OTA images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

Factory images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and installing preview system images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com
[Google Pixel 6a] Sh0X31:
I try the factory image of a15 and this when I flash the bootloader

after reboot the phone boots into Android Recovery
[Google Pixel 6a] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Can you still boot back into the stable firmware?

As I said above, the Beta 4 files aren't actually available yet, so you may want to wait to try again after they're available at those links in my post above.
[Google Pixel 6a] Sh0X31:
Yes when I flash latest a14 it boot up. Lets see if beta 4 works when released.

But did I something wrong?

I downloaded the beta image, extract the boot.img and patch it with magisk

than I rename all files for my update.bat
[Google Pixel 6a] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Beta 3.1 is older than the Stable July firmware, so you can't upgrade to Beta 3.1 - is my understanding, anyway. Hopefully Beta 4 will register as newer, since it is.

I might be simplifying the explanation for expedience sake.
[Google Pixel 6a] roirraW "edor" ehT:
@Sh0X31,

I'll be updating this thread when the actual files are updated:

July 18, 2024 AP31.240617.009 Android 15 Beta 4 "Vanilla Ice Cream" - Pixel 6 Pro [Raven]

Android 15 Beta program for the Pixel 6 Pro [Raven] ⬇️ This is always true when dealing with Betas ⬇️ ⬆️ This is always true when dealing with Betas ⬆️ July 18, 2024: Android 15 Beta 4...

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Apologies that I wasn't on top of things as much as sometimes, since I had seen Google updated the release notes for Beta 4, and I didn't listen to the voice in my head. :D
[Google Pixel 6a] roirraW "edor" ehT:
@Sh0X31,

Images are up, now:

OTA images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and applying preview OTA images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

Factory images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and installing preview system images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

Edit: If the OTA still has an issue for you, the factory image will likely work. Just be aware that Betas (and sometimes new major final Stable Android versions) sometimes work better after a factory reset.
[Google Pixel 6a] Sh0X31:
Any Idea why i cant Install the revanced magisk Module?
[Google Pixel 6a] roirraW "edor" ehT:
No, I don't, but I don't use it or anything like it. If you don't get an answer after 24 hours from when you posted, then feel free to ask here:

July 18, 2024 AP31.240617.009 Android 15 Beta 4 "Vanilla Ice Cream" - Pixel 6 Pro [Raven]

Android 15 Beta program for the Pixel 6 Pro [Raven] ⬇️ This is always true when dealing with Betas ⬇️ ⬆️ This is always true when dealing with Betas ⬆️ July 18, 2024: Android 15 Beta 4...

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if you want.
[Samsung Galaxy S24] S24 surfer:
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[Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers] chinagreenelvis:
Google Pixel 3a

Disclaimer:Team Win strives to provide a quality product. However, it is your decision to install our software on your device. Team Win takes no ...

twrp.me

I followed this guide and successfully made a backup that my phone can restore.

I factory reset the phone and cloned my old phone to it using the Google backup phone-to-phone process.

I created a TWRP restore.

I successfully restored the original backup.

Tried to restore the second backup and got some kind of error when doing data. After the phone rebooted, I can no longer boot into anything but TWRP, only now the touch screen doesn't work either.

I'm able to fastboot into a temporary TWRP image to get the screen working again, but I can't flash the image, I get a "block device required" error for system_ext and then a bunch of other stuff.

No clue what to do at this point to get the phone working again. Any help is appreciated.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] cryptkiller:
Hi,

does any1 know why the colour has got really

bright on this normal today screen it does it with all pictures i use as my

background pic

thanks
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] chaosdefinesorder:
I think I know what's happened. It looks like when the background picture was selected, the transparency level was really low/high (whichever meakes it MORE transparent!)

The way to fix this is to go to Start -> Programs -> Pictures & Videos (I.E. the WiMo program, not HTC's version)

Then navigate to the background picture you want to set as the background and open the picture (view fullscreen) then click Menu -> Set as Today Background and change the transparency level to 0% and tap OK.

Fingers crossed that should solve your problem! Annoyingly you can only change the transparancy this way, not through Settings -> Today!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] cryptkiller:
:) :) :)

Awesome I knew something was there but couldn’t

remember where......

thanks for help
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Woolium:
I Feel like i can't do anything with it being on Verzion but anything helps.

Android 10 (qt) - Secutity Patch Level - 2021-09-01
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
Read the stickies

Questions do not belong in Development

If you are asking a question, DO NOT post in Development. Rule #15: 15. Keep threads / posts on-topic Whilst a minor amount of off-topic posting may be overlooked, the general rule is that your posts / threads must be relevant to the Forum /...

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[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] Woolium:
Sorry lol forgot to put it in qna
[Samsung Gear Fit] zrzhu:
My friend gave me an old Gear fit2. I installed Galaxy wearable, gearfit plug-ins and Samsung accessories, but I couldn't view the steps on my phone. It looks like I need to install Samsung Health to do that. But my phone is rooted. I couldn't find a working patched Samsung Health app. Anyone has any suggestions?
[XDA-University] Hendrix7:
Another method to preserve date and time stamps is using a file archiver that creates an archive file that contains many files. Usually, those files have their date and time attribute attached.

Some file managers have built-in ZIP creators, but not all of them preserve the date and time information. In my experience, ES File Explorer (back when it was popular) did not preserve date and time information. In addition, some ZIP creators might not support ZIP64, meaning the size limit per ZIP file is 4 GB.

If you have Android 6 or above, you can use the pre-installed TAR utility through a terminal emulator app: tar -c -f "name of archive.tar" "file or folder to archive 1" "file or folder to archive 2". Unfortunately, TAR on Android 6 has a hundred character limit, meaning the path and file name together can not be longer than 100 characters.

It is recommended to create large archives (> 10 GB) on a MicroSD card to avoid needless weardown of the internal flash memory. If Android doesn't let you create the archive file in the root directory of the memory card, create it inside Android/data/[package name of the app you are using]/files. Usually Android allows apps to create files in their app-specific directories.

RARlab, the creators of WinRAR, have made a good and versatile archival utility for Android with a graphical user interface. While RAR is a proprietary closed-source format, the RAR extraction utility (unrar) is open-source, and RAR extraction is supported by the open-source cross-platform 7z utility, so you will be able to read your files and don't have to fear digital obsolescence in the long-term.

If you are archiving files that are internally compressed, such as JPG and PNG, you should deactivate compression to speed up the archiving process without needing more space, because internally compressed files can not be compressed much further.
[XDA-University] Hendrix7:
I hereby release both of the preceeding posts under the Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution ShareAlike license.
[XDA-University] ILikeOldStuff:
It can be simpler than that. Since you are trying to use the horribly broken MTP it is obvious you have a working usb cable and at least some drivers installed. If you have those, it is a simple matter to just do "adb pull -a" for the relevant files and that will preserve the timestamps, regardless of location or file types. No muss, no fuss.

As to the files you already moved around and lost timestamps from, they can be recreated (assuming you know what they should have been). Go to https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/bulk_file_changer.html and download that. Use it to change the timestamps as needed on your PC (note creation, modification and access times can all be different if you like), then use adb to push them back.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charliefresco:
Hello everyone, I have two questions about flashing a motorola g54. So, the first question is the how to disable unlocked warning and the second is how to dump the boot.img from my phone with out root. I will very thankful if someone help me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] castor2020:
To dump the boot.img you could try using MtkClient on your PC.

Setting MtkClient up on Linux is a hassle nowadays so I would advise using the Live DVD referenced at the top of the README file.

Make sure that you have an empty 8GB USB stick handy.

Download and execute Rufus.

Now select the USB stick to write to, and then select the downloaded Live DVD.

Now click "Start".

After it is done you should have a working Linux Live DVD with MtkClient.

Reboot your computer into the boot menu (Google this as the steps vary between manufacturers), then select the USB stick.

Launch the Desktop shortcut labeled "MTK" by double clicking it.

Now type into the window that appears

python mtk r boot ~/Desktop/boot.img

Shutdown your phone and plug it in while holding both volume keys.

If your phone is supported then the program will read the boot.img, otherwise it will keep looking for a device.

I hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] ACardAttack:
It has been a long time since I have messed around with this and I can trade in my old S8 for $100 off on samsung, but I need to return it to stock rom. What is the best way to do this? Is there a good tutorial? I know it is a basic question, but I have been out of the flashing game for over 3 years
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] EllieCat:
What is your model code number?
[General Questions and Answers] faisalsadaf:
Received a 27 inch commercial android tablet with Android 11. No physical buttons available except for the reset button. Trying to figure out how to reset to factory default. No pinhole either.

When I go through the Settings -> System -> Reset options -> Erase All Data (factory reset), it says erasing all data but then reloads and brings me back to the home screen. I need to get to the welcome screen so I can register with MDM. Any help would be appreciated.

Model: RK3568

Android Version: 11
[General Questions and Answers] EllieCat:
Unlock dev options, enable USB Debugging and factory reset using adb

recovery --wipe_data
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
It’s a standard procedure that allows you to erase all data and restore the device to its factory settings. However, if you encounter any issues during the process, consider seeking professional assistance or referring to the tablet’s user manual. Good luck with the MDM registration! 🌟.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Doghan13:
Hello everyboby I face an issue who is annoying and I don't find from myself how to solve it.

Since latest July update I can't make any screenshot from Vol-+Power buttons. Any of you facing the same issue or any idea for it ? This is the first time I face this
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Morak75:
No issue for me.

Did you try the gestual way? With swype to capture.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Doghan13:
Swipe to capture is working fine. I rebooted my phone and it doesn't solve my issue, volume is going well up and down, power button is working, but every combination does nothing. Well while swipe to capture is working I'll keep that way to make screenshots. Thanks for the help
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] VorosAdam:
Help please!

I have an T-Mobile Ameo (also known Athena X7500) and i tried the Olipro Unlocker, but the installation didnt finish, at 59% stopped. After that i turn off the device, then turn on, but my device still have a 4 colour screen,red, green, blue and white, it doesnt boot the Windows Mobile, just have the installation screen...

please help :(
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] lakeman:
Don't Panic!

If you have the bootloader screen, you can recover from here.

First, did you remove the sim and sd card?

If so can you tell us what the screen says, specifically what SPL you have?

That helps to know if the unlock was applied.

Next , I would try to load your original ROM while in the bootloader screen.

The unlocker thread is huge but does contain the answers to your problems

and there is also a sticky in this forum detailing the same solution called" failed unlocker the solution"
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] VorosAdam:
I took a photo my bootloader (coloured) screen:

http://kepfeltoltes.pirateclub.hu/pics/20090106317.jpg My device doesnt say anything.

And my memory card and sim was in the slot, and i didnt remove them.

I also took a photo what the Olipro's said now, if i try to continous the flashing:

http://kepfeltoltes.pirateclub.hu/pics/20090106319.jpg

and in this mode, i cant charge the batteries.

and i dont know, where can i find my original rom :(
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] VorosAdam:
i will try what they said for the same problem in the "failed unlocker the solution" forum.

i hope it help me.:(
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] VorosAdam:
Thanks a lot, my athena is live again!!! :)

But the Olipros Unlockert isnt working, the installation go to 100%, the program said that the flashing is succesfull, but my SPL is still 1.1, and i cant flash any roms..

I can understand why. Any ideas?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] lakeman:
edit .posted just after your post, will think about answer

You should find the rom here

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Athena_Upgrades

You can charge the phone with it turned off and plugged into a miniusb cable

Take out the sim and sd card.

The bootloader says SPL1.1 so the unlocker hasn't installed yet so only your original rom will install

I wrote this guide for people just like you

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=429013

Please read it,
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] liamhere:
please don't double post

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