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[Q] Q: Detection of Rooted Devices by Security Appliances

My question is an academic one, of sorts.
My workplace has recently permitted the use of personal devices at the workplace, and they are using a Mobile Iron appliance to "secure" and manage these devices.
A recent change to these appliances resulted in my rooted Incredible being blocked access to the system. The one answer I cannot seem to get a clear response on is how this was detected, as my device had been working in this capacity before a recent change to both the back-end appliance and the client on the device. Clearly, though, this is not the case for all devices, as I know of someone who is still successfully using a rooted Samsung Galaxy S.
I tried a couple of iterations to determine how it detected my rooted device, and, at this point I have returned it to stock with S-OFF. I am pretty confident that the latter is what triggered my device being detected and blocked.
So, anyone have any insight as to how these appliances/devices detect root? Are they inspecting at the hardware level as opposed to a scan of applications?
Looking forward to the discussion.

Assuming superuser no longer on the device?
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Correct. I returned the device to stock FroYo (2.2), with no SuperUser.

On the sd card there is a log file that says s-off maybe it see that

That must not be the case, as I did not format my SD card when I returned to stock. The soff.log file is still there.
So, perhaps it is not looking at that low a level. Given what I am seeing, though, it is certainly not looking at the applications either.

jasonjthomas said:
That must not be the case, as I did not format my SD card when I returned to stock. The soff.log file is still there.
So, perhaps it is not looking at that low a level. Given what I am seeing, though, it is certainly not looking at the applications either.
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I'm no expert by any means but I would think that its some type of script that runs asking for access permission to the phone that only a superuser would have. I have an authenticator for a blizzard account that always pops up with a message that running it on a rooted phone is dangerous, so I'm asuming there is some type of script imbedded in the app that lets it know its on a rooted phone by querrying for su access. Why your buddies phone is not being blocked has me stumped.

HUGE security flaw

Anyone else uneasy that no matter what if someone finds your phone they can hook up to pc and have access to your internal storage?? Is there no way to change this and have a charge only option under usb?

If someone has your phone plugged into their computer, you either:
1) Are with them
2) Had your phone stolen.
If you have your phone stolen, there's nothing stopping them from battery pulling, going into recovery, and getting all your data from there (granted you're rooted).

Still ide rather not anyone including nosey friends get the pics of my ding dong off my phone with out my permission...
All kidding aside you see my point right

It's very simple, set a passcode and MTP does not show any data until the phone is unlocked.

beast67x said:
Still ide rather not anyone including nosey friends get the pics of my ding dong off my phone with out my permission...
All kidding aside you see my point right
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I typically prefer nekkids of my gf on my phone vs sausage but to each their own

This is why you should likely have the ability to remote-wipe your device (via Software), and why you need to ponder very carefully what data you keep on your phone. The easiest way to avoid your friends finding pictures you'd rather they don't see is not to keep those pictures on your phone in the first place.
There are encryption-based Lockboxes which function on the Galaxy Nexus, and it does actually support Full-Disk encryption (with many bugs and downsides), but in short, you need to assume that anything on your phone is accessible to anybody who cares enough to take it from you. Remember, security never buys you safety against others getting your data, it just gives you time to respond before they can get access.

Wow how foolish of me. I totally didnt realize and i googled this an apparently no.one else did.either thanks

sluflyer06 said:
I typically prefer nekkids of my gf on my phone vs sausage but to each their own
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Hahaha its my own sausage i swear.
Seriously though the guy above is correct. Locked my phone, plugged in, and no data shows.until i swipe and enter pin

There are also apps you can download to lock certain apps you don't want opened. (Gallery for instance)
I agree though, the safest and best bet is to set a password on your phone and be done with it!

beast67x said:
Hahaha its my own sausage i swear.
Seriously though the guy above is correct. Locked my phone, plugged in, and no data shows.until i swipe and enter pin
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A setting for my Exchange server for my company that i work for reminds me each time setup my phone that they can remote wipe my phone. As can i From our Web Access portal for email. Just another option.
Will

Mine doesn't work that way.
I have a pattern set on my galaxy nexus. If I connect it to my computer the "internal storage" doesn't show up until I unlock the phone.
However, if you lost your phone, there are numerous ways to get your data. This applies to most phones out there
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move the pics you don't want people to see into a hidden folder then they wont show up in the gallery

I have "gotya" installed. Not only will send me the gps location of my ohone command but also take a pic of the peraon using the phone when.an incorrect pin is entered. Screw wiping my phone ill just go get it myself

6.0 Makes N7 Feel Like a New Device!

Am I alone on this thought? I was really thinking about selling this tablet a month ago and decided to wait for the update, because I knew how terrible Lollipop was/is. I really am glad I waited, this tablet feels like a brand new device! No lag, approximately 650MB being used on average!, battery life is amazing, WiFi connection doesn't drop anymore, so far I can't find a flaw! If I did, there are so many pros to this update it couldn't take away the happiness I feel about what is better!
What do you think? Am I alone on this thought?
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I share you thoughts but GPU performance is crippled since lollipop :/
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I think it's great too. Much more polished. The only problem is that I can't access my microsd using user apps that don't require root.

Really? I thought that was one of the major changes to 6.0? Very strange... I don't use an external SD though, but still, strange nonetheless. I wonder how the Moto X Pure will do hearing this, considering that's a big selling factor for it.
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KK for performance, LP or MM for a low gaming performing device and a higher Android number in Abour Tab

Patozan said:
I think it's great too. Much more polished. The only problem is that I can't access my microsd using user apps that don't require root.
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nikeman513 said:
Really? I thought that was one of the major changes to 6.0? Very strange... I don't use an external SD though, but still, strange nonetheless. I wonder how the Moto X Pure will do hearing this, considering that's a big selling factor for it.
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Micro SD is accessible via system app. Once you insert your portable storage, go to Settings/Storage & USB and there you will see your portable storage drive. Click on it and you will be able to access your files. No problem watching movies stored on my micro SD. :good:

Unfortunately wifi option doesn't work properly and you can quickly drain the battery if you don't turn off wifi when you haven't access. Keep wifi on during sleep option is broken.

rsfinsrq said:
Micro SD is accessible via system app. Once you insert your portable storage, go to Settings/Storage & USB and there you will see your portable storage drive. Click on it and you will be able to access your files. No problem watching movies stored on my micro SD. :good:
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The catch is you can't access your files if you're not using a system app or a user app with root access. Since most multimedia apps don't actively ask root permission, they won't have rights to access the microsd folder created under "/mnt/media_rw". You can't change the permissions to the microsd folder either. Perhaps if you set up your microsd as "internal storage" (see adoptable storage feature) instead of "portable storage" all multimedia apps can access it (since these apps have permission for it, of course), but Android M didn't implement that feature yet, at least as far as Flo is concerned.
Luckly Chainfire's Stickmount app uses its root rights to mount the microsd inside the internal storage (under sdcard), where all apps have access.
I was quite shocked to find out that a feature like adoptable storage, which has been announced by the media as Google finally playing along fairly with external storage, seems to be actually quite the opposite.

in this light YES it feels like a "new" device ... coming directly from a backyard in china with cloned firmware not belonging to this hw ,-)
would be interesting what TO understands as "battery life is amazing" when standby lasts max 2days.
Having to en-/disable WiFi everytime I want to use my tab is anything but amazing.
To add another one to the list: access from PC via USB doesn't work either.
One has to enable developer settings to switch USB to MTM allthough it is allready selected, charge only seems to be default with no possibility to change for standard users.
This seems to be the most untested and buginfested "upgrade" I encountered in my Android history.
I doubt even M$ could do worse ...

magic55 said:
Unfortunately wifi option doesn't work properly and you can quickly drain the battery if you don't turn off wifi when you haven't access. Keep wifi on during sleep option is broken.
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i see the same problem. My wifi does not turn itself off. Has anyone found a solution for this battery drainer????

does this update bring any changes related to gsm dialing, gsm ussd dialing and sms receiving/sending?
(related dead thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2025377)

schufti said:
in this light YES it feels like a "new" device ... coming directly from a backyard in china with cloned firmware not belonging to this hw ,-)
would be interesting what TO understands as "battery life is amazing" when standby lasts max 2days.
Having to en-/disable WiFi everytime I want to use my tab is anything but amazing.
To add another one to the list: access from PC via USB doesn't work either.
One has to enable developer settings to switch USB to MTM allthough it is allready selected, charge only seems to be default with no possibility to change for standard users.
This seems to be the most untested and buginfested "upgrade" I encountered in my Android history.
I doubt even M$ could do worse ...
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I have that usb problem too thats some bull****.
Battery life is pretty damn good I got over seven hours screen on time over 3 days with not light usage (no games). I don't have any wifi problems but even a bad signal shouldn't drain it since Doze should shut it down so I'm not sure what would be draining your battery. I lose 1-2% overnight.
My biggest problem with 6.0 is Doze. Turns off everything for good standby time, works great for that but now I don't get lots of notifications like email or calendar when it's dozing and excluding them from battery "optimization" does not work. They gotta fix that ****.

looks like I'm not alone with WiFi battery drain.
Maybe it is related to the LTE version?
Today I lost 20% overnight ... on a freshly flashed system w/o any installed apps, not even google account.
Just WiFi credentials and set keep WiFi on to never ...
Good time to test the CM12.1 ....
Edit: somehow 6.0 fails to recognize my 16GB Lexar 3.0 USB-drive. It says it's defective and offers to format but fails with a runtime error. The same USB-drive works w/o problem on my lenovo.

Has anyone have issues downloading files using Chrome? I use CF Lumen, and Chrome prompted me to disable that, which I did. Tapping links for downloads has no effect; I tried multiple sites to be sure. Weird!
[EDIT] Delete please - I posted my question in the Lumen thread.

hmmm, mysterious.
yesterday I left it as is at my office and it lost only 5% in 16 hours ... allthough WiFi was allways on according to batt graph

Is this WiFi behavior normal for marshmallow? I don't think so... Any solution for this?
Unlocked bootloader and rooted

Hi,
at least yours doesn't lie to you. Mine pretends to have not been using wifi ... but if I shut it off, I can see the difference.
It is interesting that the periods where wifi is shown as off were situations where no wifi was available or couldn't connect.
Due to the graph and stats, wifi was on but didn't consume (allmost) any energy. But if I totally disable Wifi I can see the difference (battery life prediction: 15 days)!
If I sum up all consumption infos I get 258mAh used in about 9.5h. 258mAh are approx 5.9% of the battery (not 19%) and recalculated the predicted life should be approx. 16 times 9.5h ... so something is very flawed in this region.

Mine is exceptional, like 1-2% overnight battery usage. My only observation is when I set the tablet down and use it the touchscreen rarely registers a touch. When it is held in my hands and I use my thumbs it works fine.... It has a rubber tpu style case stretched over it, doesn't make a difference. It also has a tempered glass screen protector. Is there a way to turn up touch sensitivity? I know some Samsung builds actually had that option.
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[Resolved] Unable to connect OP3 to computer

Hello,
For the past few days, all of a sudden, I am unable to connect my One Plus 3 to any computer. Phone is running OOS 4.0.2, stock recovery, no root.
Tested in two systems running Windows 10, Kubuntu and Windows 7 in which I was able to connect and transfer files to and fro earlier.
The phone is getting charged when connected to computer.
USB debugging is enabled, drivers have been installed and reinstalled. When connected to computer, there is no notification in the notification shade or the status bar that the phone has been connected. so cannot pull down notification shade to change the connection type.
The system also does not recognise the phone and there is no information displayed about phone in the Windows Explorer side menu.
adb devices in normal mode and fastboot devices in bootloader mode do not throw any results at all.
Under Select USB configuration, toggling or cycling through the options (Charging, MTP, PTP etc) has no effect and it stays on Charging all the time.
I have checked with original data cable that came with my phone, with a micro usb cable attached with usb c adapter and also with another original cable borrowed from a colleague.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Buddy,
restart your phone, enable developer options, disable OEM unlocking and enable usb debugging. Connect your phone and choose 'transfer files' mode on the phone.
Go to My computer<My devices<MTP devices will show up<double click<update driver<choose install from system<install the MTP usb option and install driver.
It worked for me. Let me know if it works

Dipinn Verma said:
Buddy,
restart your phone,
It worked for me. Let me know if it works
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Hello,
Thanks for your help.
I took this to the service center, where they diagnosed this as a mother board problem !!! Apparently due to rooting !!!!!!! Which would void the warranty !!!!!!!!!!!!!
After raising a stink, since the device was under warranty they accepted and replaced the mother board without any extra charge.
Funny enough that a representative of Oneplus himself concurred rooting will lead to mother board getting damaged and also about the warranty being voided if software was changed / altered!
anyways, phone is now getting connected . so problem solved.

Dipinn Verma said:
Buddy,
restart your phone, enable developer options, disable OEM unlocking and enable usb debugging. Connect your phone and choose 'transfer files' mode on the phone.
Go to My computer<My devices<MTP devices will show up<double click<update driver<choose install from system<install the MTP usb option and install driver.
It worked for me. Let me know if it works
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Hello my friend,
I have the same problem when I try to connect the OP3 to my computer, so how I enable developer options? I have the last version o system operative.
Thanks

albertfs78 said:
Hello my friend,
I have the same problem when I try to connect the OP3 to my computer, so how I enable developer options? I have the last version o system operative.
Thanks
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Settings<about phone<tap build number 8 times
you will developer options enabled in the settings menu

pvramk said:
Hello,
For the past few days, all of a sudden, I am unable to connect my One Plus 3 to any computer. Phone is running OOS 4.0.2, stock recovery, no root.
Tested in two systems running Windows 10, Kubuntu and Windows 7 in which I was able to connect and transfer files to and fro earlier.
The phone is getting charged when connected to computer.
USB debugging is enabled, drivers have been installed and reinstalled. When connected to computer, there is no notification in the notification shade or the status bar that the phone has been connected. so cannot pull down notification shade to change the connection type.
The system also does not recognise the phone and there is no information displayed about phone in the Windows Explorer side menu.
adb devices in normal mode and fastboot devices in bootloader mode do not throw any results at all.
Under Select USB configuration, toggling or cycling through the options (Charging, MTP, PTP etc) has no effect and it stays on Charging all the time.
I have checked with original data cable that came with my phone, with a micro usb cable attached with usb c adapter and also with another original cable borrowed from a colleague.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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Go to about Phone.... And Press build Number 6/7 Times.. back to settings and Find out Dev mode.. If not work... Than do a factory reset... if not solved.. than follow Oneplus 3 Hardbrick Rom Flash method ?

pvramk said:
Hello,
Thanks for your help.
I took this to the service center, where they diagnosed this as a mother board problem !!! Apparently due to rooting !!!!!!! Which would void the warranty !!!!!!!!!!!!!
After raising a stink, since the device was under warranty they accepted and replaced the mother board without any extra charge.
Funny enough that a representative of Oneplus himself concurred rooting will lead to mother board getting damaged and also about the warranty being voided if software was changed / altered!
anyways, phone is now getting connected . so problem solved.
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This is a lie. Rooting can't damage the motherboard since much of your system actually has root capability. It's just that your apps have been denied.
Now, if you used root to overclock the cpu and turn off the hardware thermal throttling then, yes, but that's not from rooting, it's from being stupid.
Oneplus always allows rooting
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albertfs78 said:
Hello my friend,
I have the same problem when I try to connect the OP3 to my computer, so how I enable developer options? I have the last version o system operative.
Thanks
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Everyone PLEASE STOP TELLING PEOPLE TO ENABLE ADB when you have MTP problems. They are not related in any way. You do not need developer options to use MTP. Stay out of menu items you don't understand.
The most likely cause is that your Windows is confused. Plug your phone into a friend's Linux machine to see she the issue is at.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk

uudruid74 said:
This is a lie. Rooting can't damage the motherboard since much of your system actually has root capability. It's just that your apps have been denied.
Now, if you used root to overclock the cpu and turn off the hardware thermal throttling then, yes, but that's not from rooting, it's from being stupid.
Oneplus always allows rooting
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OT Post below:
Of Course, I did know about that.
But the "Senior Tech" in the One Plus Experience Store insisted that the website explicitly informs rooting and unlocking bootloader will void warranty. He even went to the extent of opening said page to point out the fact. But the very first line in the web page was that the warranty will NOT be void !!
Next he tried dodging by saying that line was meant for OnePlus One and not for any other phones !!!!!
Only on further escalating the issue to the OnePlus Rep in the store, could I make any head way.
Again, the One Plus employee still toed the same line that the ambiguous lines were meant for the OPO and not for OP3, but he caved in to change the mother board.
All this leaves a bitter taste in the mouth for sure...........
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You should be thankful that the oneplus guy does not say that windows broke youre phone..

pvramk said:
Only on further escalating the issue to the OnePlus Rep in the store, could I make any head way.
Again, the One Plus employee still toed the same line that the ambiguous lines were meant for the OPO and not for OP3, but he caved in to change the mother board.
All this leaves a bitter taste in the mouth for sure...........
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Well, you have to remember that Oneplus is in China, and my guess you aren't nearly anywhere near China. There are idiots everywhere and I would have raised a huge scene. The problem is that you can't just take your business elsewhere, so you have no leverage and it's in their best interest to try and convince you to pay. It has been asked on the forums about rooting the Oneplus 3 and the official word from a Oneplus employee, not some stupid repair tech, was that rooting did not void the warranty, but if you send in a phone that was rooted, they would first determine if you did something to it as root that would screw it up (like disabling throttling) and if your actions as root damages the phone, it would not be covered by the warranty. Rooting doesn't void the warranty if the fault is Oneplus hardware.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk

null0seven said:
You should be thankful that the oneplus guy does not say that windows broke youre phone..
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Lol yeah dodged that bullet.
Well not only OnePlus, but it's just my opinion, I guess all service centre techs are of a similar mould... Get defensive right from get go, try to blame it on the user and get out of a sticky situation. There might be exceptions but the service centre guys for any electronic purchase i have made invariably have tried to blame me first for any service request !!

uudruid74 said:
Well, you have to remember that Oneplus is in China, and my guess you aren't nearly anywhere near China..........
Rooting doesn't void the warranty if the fault is Oneplus hardware.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk
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Well I'm from India (Bangalore, where we have the "Experience" store)
And of course beyond a limit where they started treating me like an idiot, I did have to behave like a .... Rhymes with "tick" and starts with a "D" to get the attention of someone higher up.
I'm yet to understand why this issue cropped all of a sudden. I did root the phone and install a custom ROM but after nougat went the stock route, which was what I tried explaining initially, that the phone worked normally for a while after installing stock but suddenly got weird, to the tech guys who of course ignored it... The hardware issue came up 'after' a while after installing stock nougat.
Another gem the one plus rep uttered which I had not mentioned earlier:
He acknowledged there is a problem in the motherboard,. Now get this: even though they (OnePlus) had a way of reverting the hardware changes made by using a specific software they were not authorised to give it to level 2 service tech. Hence they decided to change the motherboard !!!!
At this point I was too tired of OP guys' B.S. to even care and went along with it as long as my issue was cleared.

pvramk said:
Well I'm from India (Bangalore, where we have the "Experience" store)
And of course beyond a limit where they started treating me like an idiot, I did have to behave like a .... Rhymes with "tick" and starts with a "D" to get the attention of someone higher up.
I'm yet to understand why this issue cropped all of a sudden. I did root the phone and install a custom ROM but after nougat went the stock route, which was what I tried explaining initially, that the phone worked normally for a while after installing stock but suddenly got weird, to the tech guys who of course ignored it... The hardware issue came up 'after' a while after installing stock nougat.
Another gem the one plus rep uttered which I had not mentioned earlier:
He acknowledged there is a problem in the motherboard,. Now get this: even though they (OnePlus) had a way of reverting the hardware changes made by using a specific software they were not authorised to give it to level 2 service tech. Hence they decided to change the motherboard !!!!
At this point I was too tired of OP guys' B.S. to even care and went along with it as long as my issue was cleared.
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You should report this to Oneplus in China. Likely, the experience store is a contracted 3rd party and oneplus needs to set them straight.
And yes, hardware issues can sometimes take awhile to creep up. This is more common in Chinese parts, but that's how you get stuff cheap!
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk

pvramk said:
Hello,
For the past few days, all of a sudden, I am unable to connect my One Plus 3 to any computer. Phone is running OOS 4.0.2, stock recovery, no root.
Tested in two systems running Windows 10, Kubuntu and Windows 7 in which I was able to connect and transfer files to and fro earlier.
The phone is getting charged when connected to computer.
USB debugging is enabled, drivers have been installed and reinstalled. When connected to computer, there is no notification in the notification shade or the status bar that the phone has been connected. so cannot pull down notification shade to change the connection type.
The system also does not recognise the phone and there is no information displayed about phone in the Windows Explorer side menu.
adb devices in normal mode and fastboot devices in bootloader mode do not throw any results at all.
Under Select USB configuration, toggling or cycling through the options (Charging, MTP, PTP etc) has no effect and it stays on Charging all the time.
I have checked with original data cable that came with my phone, with a micro usb cable attached with usb c adapter and also with another original cable borrowed from a colleague.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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This is not just a problem for OnePlus 3. It's a general bug for most Windows systems that have been updated. There's a very easy fix for this.
With your phone connected as MTP, navigate to this folder and locate this file
C:\Windows\INF\wpdmtp.inf
Right click on the "wpdmtp.inf" and click install.
Windows will detect your phone...
If I helped you don't forget to say thanks

iAmWiz said:
This is not just a problem for OnePlus 3. It's a general bug for most Windows systems that have been updated. There's a very easy fix for this.
With your phone connected as MTP, navigate to this folder and locate this file
C:\Windows\INF\wpdmtp.inf
Right click on the "wpdmtp.inf" and click install.
Windows will detect your phone...
If I helped you don't forget to say thanks
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Two things: read the post quoted by you carefully. No detection at all by PC leave alone as MTP. How do you want him to connect as MTP?
Second, read a couple of posts above. The OP's issue is resolved.
What you are talking about is a different issue.

pvramk said:
Hello,
For the past few days, all of a sudden, I am unable to connect my One Plus 3 to any computer. Phone is running OOS 4.0.2, stock recovery, no root.
Tested in two systems running Windows 10, Kubuntu and Windows 7 in which I was able to connect and transfer files to and fro earlier.
The phone is getting charged when connected to computer.
USB debugging is enabled, drivers have been installed and reinstalled. When connected to computer, there is no notification in the notification shade or the status bar that the phone has been connected. so cannot pull down notification shade to change the connection type.
The system also does not recognise the phone and there is no information displayed about phone in the Windows Explorer side menu.
adb devices in normal mode and fastboot devices in bootloader mode do not throw any results at all.
Under Select USB configuration, toggling or cycling through the options (Charging, MTP, PTP etc) has no effect and it stays on Charging all the time.
I have checked with original data cable that came with my phone, with a micro usb cable attached with usb c adapter and also with another original cable borrowed from a colleague.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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tnsmani said:
Two things: read the post quoted by you carefully. No detection at all by PC leave alone as MTP. How do you want him to connect as MTP?
Second, read a couple of posts above. The OP's issue is resolved.
What you are talking about is a different issue.
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Ohhh sh*t... I read wrong

How do I change the subject line to {CLOSED} ?
Thanks....

pvramk said:
How do I change the subject line to {CLOSED} ?
Thanks....
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Click the "Report" button and make a request. One of the MODs will take care of it.

tnsmani said:
Click the "Report" button and make a request. One of the MODs will take care of it.
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I think I might have reported your post ... My mistake. I'm sorry...

Problems with type c to type c transferring of data from Nexus 6P to Pixel 3 XL

Hi,
I tried to transfer data from my Nexus 6P to the Pixel 3XL using the Type C - Type C cord included in the box but the 2 phones would not recognized each other. When i go into the settings, it says UBS is not connected. The only thing that worked was when I used a Type A/C cord with the adapter. Do you think this is a hardware issue? This is my third P 3XL, the first 2 did not have problems transferring data using Type C/C. Since im still within the 15 days, i want to make sure its not a sign of a bigger problem. I know i can RMA if it turns out to be some other problem but i dont want a refurbished phone if i have had this phone for less than a month. Has anyone come across this issue and what do you think the problem is. I chatted with google but they were no help. Thanks!

This is such a niche experience I am doubtful you will find a significant number of people who have even attempted the task let alone had issues with it.

parakleet said:
This is such a niche experience I am doubtful you will find a significant number of people who have even attempted the task let alone had issues with it.
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Really? So people don't transfer data from an old phone onto a new phone using a type c to type c?

randomvisitor said:
Really? So people don't transfer data from an old phone onto a new phone using a type c to type c?
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What he is saying is that data transfer app will only ever appear when you reset the phone. Since it's a one-time use (usually) you won't get feedback on your highly specific issue. Use the phone and enable USB debugging. Transfer files back and forth between your PC/Laptop, use USB-OTG. Install and use adb/fastboot. I understand your sensitivity, but If all this works the phone should be a keeper. What did you return the first two phones for? Why didn't you set the new Pixel up with the old Pixel(s)... why go back to the N6P? Surely you had set both of them up the way you wanted before the replacement came, right?

v12xke said:
What he is saying is that data transfer app will only ever appear when you reset the phone. Since it's a one-time use (usually) you won't get feedback on your highly specific issue. Use the phone and enable USB debugging. Transfer files back and forth between your PC/Laptop, use USB-OTG. Install and use adb/fastboot. I understand your sensitivity, but If all this works the phone should be a keeper. What did you return the first two phones for? Why didn't you set the new Pixel up with the old Pixel(s)... why go back to the N6P? Surely you had set both of them up the way you wanted before the replacement came, right?
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Ok. Thanks. That makes sense now. I seem to always be the lucky one and get lemons, thats why I'l ultra careful. I returned the last 2 phones because both of them had screen sensitivity issues. On the first one, i couldn't scroll from the bottom of the right hand side of the screen. The 2nd one, i had issues with the bottom left hand side. I didnt realize the problem until i tried to change from letters to numbers while texting. Everytime i would have to tap multiple times in order to make the change and then found out that i wasn't able to scroll from the bottom inch of the phone.
Thanks for your tips, i will definitely try it out! Have a good one.