This phone was given to me with marshmellow and im having the issue of not being able to update google play service among other things. the other issues im having might be the effect of the google play service. i just wanted to know if its worth attempting the downgrade on lollipop
shatheone said:
This phone was given to me with marshmellow and im having the issue of not being able to update google play service among other things. the other issues im having might be the effect of the google play service. i just wanted to know if its worth attempting the downgrade on lollipop
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Depending on the underlying issue, you may still encounter the Play Services issue on Lollipop as you have on Marshmallow.
First, see if you can work the issue out on your current system.
- Delete cache and Data on Play Services.
- reset app preferences and reset default apps in the menu in the Apps folder in Settings.
- delete your Google account and re-install it.
- use LGUP-NEW to reinstall your Marshmallow rom (H81220). Check out this site for some H812 stock roms:
https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-h812-firmwares/
scroll down to the firmwares list and install the correct stock kdz - carrier and version
You can downgrade to Lollipop (H81210) using LGUP-NEW - frankly I haven't noticed a lot of difference between them but does have the current advantage of being rootable. Some members report better battery life but you will lose some security updates.
sdembiske said:
Depending on the underlying issue, you may still encounter the Play Services issue on Lollipop as you have on Marshmallow.
First, see if you can work the issue out on your current system.
- Delete cache and Data on Play Services.
- reset app preferences and reset default apps in the menu in the Apps folder in Settings.
- delete your Google account and re-install it.
- use LGUP-NEW to reinstall your Marshmallow rom (H81220). Check out this site for some H812 stock roms:
https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-h812-firmwares/
scroll down to the firmwares list and install the correct stock kdz - carrier and version
You can downgrade to Lollipop (H81210) using LGUP-NEW - frankly I haven't noticed a lot of difference between them but does have the current advantage of being rootable. Some members report better battery life but you will lose some security updates.
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thanks for the reply, i actually did all of those things, including a factory reset. i will try to reinstall using lg up, maybe something in the stock image got corrupted? i learned that even if my phone boot loops, it wont be repaired as the serial number is out of range. so i might hold on to it until theres a good custom available
shatheone said:
thanks for the reply, i actually did all of those things, including a factory reset. i will try to reinstall using lg up, maybe something in the stock image got corrupted? i learned that even if my phone boot loops, it wont be repaired as the serial number is out of range. so i might hold on to it until theres a good custom available
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Yes, very possible that something got corrupted. Definitely try a re-install of your stock kdz with LGUP-NEW.
If you haven't checked out steadfasterX's bootloader unlock thread, you will have to in order to install any custom rom with some assurance of success:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/bl-unlock-unlock-bootloader-proof-t3648288
You might as well get started now as it won't be long before he publishes. You will have to install his SALT program and create a backup before proceeding to unlock your bootloader preparatory to installing any custom rom:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/tool-salt-lg-revolution-t3717864
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Yes, very possible that something got corrupted. Definitely try a re-install of your stock kdz with LGUP-NEW.
If you haven't checked out steadfasterX's bootloader unlock thread, you will have to in order to install any custom rom with some assurance of success:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/bl-unlock-unlock-bootloader-proof-t3648288
You might as well get started now as it won't be long before he publishes. You will have to install his SALT program and create a backup before proceeding to unlock your bootloader preparatory to installing any custom rom:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/tool-salt-lg-revolution-t3717864
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i couldnt get LG up to recognize my phone even after taking out the battery, so ill have to find another usb cable and try that. i see two different kdzs for my software version so ill have to research the correct one. and im not planning one unlocking the bootloader until theres a better way. id sell it before risking a brick
shatheone said:
i couldnt get LG up to recognize my phone even after taking out the battery, so ill have to find another usb cable and try that. i see two different kdzs for my software version so ill have to research the correct one. and im not planning one unlocking the bootloader until theres a better way. id sell it before risking a brick
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IF, you'd actually read steadfasterX's thread and in particular his latest update (last page on the thread, currently) ... you would realize there had already been a proof of a successful unlock of an H812. I suspect your phone has been screwed up by somebody who didn't know what they were doing in the first place. No one has done more work in this area and had more successes than steadfasterX - good luck for waiting for a better way or getting much trying to sell it - check ebay and see the prices - LOL.
sdembiske said:
IF, you'd actually read steadfasterX's thread and in particular his latest update (last page on the thread, currently) ... you would realize there had already been a proof of a successful unlock of an H812. I suspect your phone has been screwed up by somebody who didn't know what they were doing in the first place. No one has done more work in this area and had more successes than steadfasterX - good luck for waiting for a better way or getting much trying to sell it - check ebay and see the prices - LOL.
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i didnt mean any disrespect, but the process is still in alpha state. this is my only phone currently so i dont want to risk bricking it. i have no reason for unlocking bootloader when there isnt enough rom support to justify doing so
shatheone said:
i didnt mean any disrespect, but the process is still in alpha state. this is my only phone currently so i dont want to risk bricking it. i have no reason for unlocking bootloader when there isnt enough rom support to justify doing so
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The risk of bricking your phone has been minimized with steadfasterX's process - he has had a couple of successful unlocks of an H812 now and when he publishes it for the public, the risk will be minimized as much as it can be in any unlock case.
With respect to your phone not being recognized by LGUP-NEW. Make sure you have installed the LGMobileDriver_WHQL_Ver_4.2.0 available for download from the US LG site - the Windows driver will give you problems.
sdembiske said:
The risk of bricking your phone has been minimized with steadfasterX's process - he has had a couple of successful unlocks of an H812 now and when he publishes it for the public, the risk will be minimized as much as it can be in any unlock case.
With respect to your phone not being recognized by LGUP-NEW. Make sure you have installed the LGMobileDriver_WHQL_Ver_4.2.0 available for download from the US LG site - the Windows driver will give you problems.
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well i wouldnt care doing it if there was more rom support, i dont see a point in unlocking at this point. if im missing a benefit of unlocking right now, enlighten me. and thats the driver i already have installed
shatheone said:
well i wouldnt care doing it if there was more rom support, i dont see a point in unlocking at this point. if im missing a benefit of unlocking right now, enlighten me. and thats the driver i already have installed
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One benefit might be fixing your screwed up phone. Still didn't read the OP I guess as you were advised to in steadfasterX's bootloader unlock thread. Here's an idea ... before making summary judgements with little or no knowledge, perhaps you should check with the member that is sited in the "proof" for the H812 and post your questions there for the Roms he has tried. My understanding was that he was on Lineage for Nougat - the most popular downloaded custom rom for .... are you ready ... the H815/H811 - here's an idea ... why don't you check out ALL the roms that are for the H815/H811 in the Android Development section ... hmm ... really?
sdembiske said:
One benefit might be fixing your screwed up phone. Still didn't read the OP I guess as you were advised to in steadfasterX's bootloader unlock thread. Here's an idea ... before making summary judgements with little or no knowledge, perhaps you should check with the member that is sited in the "proof" for the H812 and post your questions there for the Roms he has tried. My understanding was that he was on Lineage for Nougat - the most popular downloaded custom rom for .... are you ready ... the H815/H811 - here's an idea ... why don't you check out ALL the roms that are for the H815/H811 in the Android Development section ... hmm ... really?
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if you took 10 seconds, you would see i actually posed in that thread. and all they did was direct me to the OP which says nothing about lineageos working for h812, or that the h815/ or h811 roms work for this variant. all it says is that i can flash nougat based roms. so the thread isnt too helpful, im not sure why you think it is.
shatheone said:
i didnt mean any disrespect, but the process is still in alpha state. this is my only phone currently so i dont want to risk bricking it. i have no reason for unlocking bootloader when there isnt enough rom support to justify doing so
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Hey man, i'm agreeing with you for most of this...
I'm also not going to risk anything until 10 H812 users have successfully unlocked bootloader and flashed a custom rom (one thats intended for h815 or h811) with steadfasterx's method. Maybe you can flash H815 custom roms once the bootloader is unlocked... but just to be safe, let's flash other stock carrier firmwares in the meantime...... in the end no matter what anyone says, its your phone at risk...
Member TheLatios381 and I were asking same question here:https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4...10-q2-2017-t3567402/post75742903#post75742903 because no answer to our question on steadfasterx's thread...
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Need someone to verify this for me. It says here that you can use a program called "EZ Unlock" to unlock the bootloader on the Galaxy S 3.
Can someone verify if this app would unlock my GS3 bootloader? I'm on 4.3 so mine is updated unfortunately. I would just get the bootloader unlock code from Samsung but I don't have an international model, that's the only one they would give you the BL code for.
EXTRA CREDIT I heard rumor of something called a "golden backup" supposedly a backup that exist on the phone of the older version you upgraded from, anyone?
drago10029 said:
Need someone to verify this for me. It says here that you can use a program called "EZ Unlock" to unlock the bootloader on the Galaxy S 3.
Can someone verify if this app would unlock my GS3 bootloader? I'm on 4.3 so mine is updated unfortunately. I would just get the bootloader unlock code from Samsung but I don't have an international model, that's the only one they would give you the BL code for.
EXTRA CREDIT I heard rumor of something called a "golden backup" supposedly a backup that exist on the phone of the older version you upgraded from, anyone?
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No joy there, I'm afraid. Ol' Sam knew what he was doing with the 4.3 bootloader thing and a BL with EZ Unlock is a No-No. I just tried it now and whilst the whole process went well enough, the outcome was a hard brick. It, therefore, doesn't seem possible to 'unlock' your bootloader, at least, not for now.
The 'golden backup' is an option you see in the service menu. Not sure what it does though.
Larry2999 said:
No joy there, I'm afraid. Ol' Sam knew what he was doing with the 4.3 bootloader thing and a BL with EZ Unlock is a No-No. I just tried it now and whilst the whole process went well enough, the outcome was a hard brick. It, therefore, doesn't seem possible to 'unlock' your bootloader, at least, not for now.
The 'golden backup' is an option you see in the service menu. Not sure what it does though.
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Really you tried it out? why?!?! also any information on the golden backup? how about accessing the service menu on android 4.3?
drago10029 said:
Really you tried it out? why?!?! also any information on the golden backup? how about accessing the service menu on android 4.3?
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Yeah. Just to see if there was any way I could add to the body of knowledge... I'm aware EZ Unlock works with older firmware versions of the VZW model. The instructions on the site, however, suggested it works with the i747 as well. Apparently, this must be with older firmware versions as well and not the 4.3. After powering off the phone following the process, the phone just wouldn't power back on again. At least, not until, I'd inserted my debrick card and done a firmware restore.
I know I've seen the golden back function when accessing the service menu via *#197328640#. Never had to use it though so I wouldn't know if it does back up from older firmware.
Larry2999 said:
Yeah. Just to see if there was any way I could add to the body of knowledge... I'm aware EZ Unlock works with older firmware versions of the VZW model. The instructions on the site, however, suggested it works with the i747 as well. Apparently, this must be with older firmware versions as well and not the 4.3. After powering off the phone following the process, the phone just wouldn't power back on again. At least, not until, I'd inserted my debrick card and done a firmware restore.
I know I've seen the golden back function when accessing the service menu via *#197328640#. Never had to use it though so I wouldn't know if it does back up from older firmware.
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Well, your failure has become my knowledge lol. I'm still really interested in the learning about the "golden backup" though. I wonder if the Galaxy S4 unlock procedure would work for us? I may play around with it.
and glad you knew about the SD De-brick. I thought you just haphazardly tried used EZ unlock :silly: so the SD-Debrick works on 4.3?
Honestly, I've read a lot of stickies but most of the OP's don't mention things supporting 4.3 or not, so it makes trying things out a little tougher. Is there a "back to stock" 4.3 guide? I assumed that's what you did when you bricked. Every 4.3 forum/guide I find is all like (4.3 beware this and beware that!) lol
Back to stock
drago10029 said:
Well, your failure has become my knowledge lol. I'm still really interested in the learning about the "golden backup" though. I wonder if the Galaxy S4 unlock procedure would work for us? I may play around with it.
and glad you knew about the SD De-brick. I thought you just haphazardly tried used EZ unlock :silly: so the SD-Debrick works on 4.3?
Honestly, I've read a lot of stickies but most of the OP's don't mention things supporting 4.3 or not, so it makes trying things out a little tougher. Is there a "back to stock" 4.3 guide? I assumed that's what you did when you bricked. Every 4.3 forum/guide I find is all like (4.3 beware this and beware that!) lol
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486 As close as it gets for now...at&t
drago10029 said:
Well, your failure has become my knowledge lol. I'm still really interested in the learning about the "golden backup" though. I wonder if the Galaxy S4 unlock procedure would work for us? I may play around with it.
and glad you knew about the SD De-brick. I thought you just haphazardly tried used EZ unlock :silly: so the SD-Debrick works on 4.3?
Honestly, I've read a lot of stickies but most of the OP's don't mention things supporting 4.3 or not, so it makes trying things out a little tougher. Is there a "back to stock" 4.3 guide? I assumed that's what you did when you bricked. Every 4.3 forum/guide I find is all like (4.3 beware this and beware that!) lol
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Oh! I wouldn't risk "bricking" my phone if I wasn't reasonably sure I could recover. In fact, I've "intentionally" bricked this particular device in every way you can imagine just for learning purposes. I really think an unlock exploit is possible and we may be closer to one now than we know. Indeed I feel Touchwiz 4.3 has been unduly vilified because of the secure bootloader and other than the absence of a free unlock option, it's a major improvement on previous versions. I haven't seen the S4 unlock procedure. Can you send me a link to any thread on this?
There are a couple of threads dealing with recovery and return to stock for the 4.3. The first is a guide on how to recover from a hard brick caused by flashing the wrong bootloader. That was where I got my debrick file from ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Whilst the second is a guide on returning to factory stock (4.3) firmware via custom recovery ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
pckarma112 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486 As close as it gets for now...at&t
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Larry2999 said:
Oh! I wouldn't risk "bricking" my phone......
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"I REPLIED TO THIS AT WORK FRIDAY, WONDER WHAT HAPPENED"
Thanks both you guys, I'm actually not concerned with warranty though. I'm ultra careful so I've never used once so far for something I broke on a phone lol.
And thanks for the stock guide pckarma, probably wouldn't of found that on my own. also would you 2 know if flashing any i747 rom with cmw/twrp would work on my phone with updated bootloader? (being that I don't flash a different bootloader of course lol)
drago10029 said:
"I REPLIED TO THIS AT WORK FRIDAY, WONDER WHAT HAPPENED"
Thanks both you guys, I'm actually not concerned with warranty though. I'm ultra careful so I've never used once so far for something I broke on a phone lol.
And thanks for the stock guide pckarma, probably wouldn't of found that on my own. also would you 2 know if flashing any i747 rom with cmw/twrp would work on my phone with updated bootloader? (being that I don't flash a different bootloader of course lol)
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Yes, it should work - as long as you are not flashing a non-compatible bootloader. I noticed also from the development threads that someone has now put together an Odin flash-able image for 4.3
Larry2999 said:
Yes, it should work - as long as you are not flashing a non-compatible bootloader. I noticed also from the development threads that someone has now put together an Odin flash-able image for 4.3
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The only compatibility problem I had was with the old TWRP version which I knew doesn't work with KK ROMs, just updated to the new TWRP and Kit Kat flashed fine. And "development thread"? You mean one of the stickies their?
drago10029 said:
The only compatibility problem I had was with the old TWRP version which I knew doesn't work with KK ROMs, just updated to the new TWRP and Kit Kat flashed fine. And "development thread"? You mean one of the stickies their?
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I was referring to the one posted in this thread by enewman...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
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I was referring to the one posted in this thread by enewman...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
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When the time comes hopefully it works.
I am certain my G4 is TWN, from the box and the software version. But what are the actual differences to the European H815? Specifically, can I flash European KDZs or use the EU command for flashing a rooted /system image?
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dd if=/data/media/0/system.rooted.H81510c-EU.img bs=8192 seek=55296 count=529920 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
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I have a the TWN version too damn it. - that's what happens when you buy from a global vendor over the internet .
Good news is that you can flash the EU rooted system image. I did and it worked fine.
Bad news is that you can't unlock the boot loader (yet), which means no TWRP or custom roms and flashing a stock Marshmallow leaves you without root and no way to downgrade.
Cheers
BTW I don't know of any differences between the EU and TWN devices other than the version coding - to me it just seems to be a way for LG to control their different markets.
Thank you for this. I do not want to unlock it just yet, since I bought it from a local vendor and I have a 2 year warranty with them. I see there is already a rooted image for v10d TWN, so I will flash that soon (are you sure the parameters for the dd command are the same?).
Sidenote, it would be nice if we could compile our own KDZs and make rooted ones.
metalboy94 said:
Thank you for this. I do not want to unlock it just yet, since I bought it from a local vendor and I have a 2 year warranty with them. I see there is already a rooted image for v10d TWN, so I will flash that soon (are you sure the parameters for the dd command are the same?).
Sidenote, it would be nice if we could compile our own KDZs and make rooted ones.
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I can't really comment on the all the parameters in that command string except to say that it's one I used and it worked well. Whether those numbers would need to be modified for the 10D image or not I can't say - I would suggest you ask the author of that original rooting thread.
BTW you can't unlock the bootloader on the TWN version just now in any case. I tried the official method over the weekend and was told the TWN version was not supported. There's unofficial unlock method available for any G4 variant yet either but people are working on it.
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I can't really comment on the all the parameters in that command string except to say that it's one I used and it worked well. Whether those numbers would need to be modified for the 10D image or not I can't say - I would suggest you ask the author of that original rooting thread.
BTW you can't unlock the bootloader on the TWN version just now in any case. I tried the official method over the weekend and was told the TWN version was not supported. There's unofficial unlock method available for any G4 variant yet either but people are working on it.
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Probably the parameters aren't different between firmware images, because they depend on the partition table of the device.
Now waiting for a version of Xposed that is confirmed not to drain battery. Thanks again!
I'm running xposed now with about 10 modules. I don't see any great battery drain.
wadken1 said:
I have a the TWN version too damn it. - that's what happens when you buy from a global vendor over the internet .
Good news is that you can flash the EU rooted system image. I did and it worked fine.
Bad news is that you can't unlock the boot loader (yet), which means no TWRP or custom roms and flashing a stock Marshmallow leaves you without root and no way to downgrade.
Cheers
BTW I don't know of any differences between the EU and TWN devices other than the version coding - to me it just seems to be a way for LG to control their different markets.
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Hang on, I can flash MM into my TWN? I missed that, how does that work? Is there a thread?
wadken1 said:
I have a the TWN version too damn it. - that's what happens when you buy from a global vendor over the internet .
Good news is that you can flash the EU rooted system image. I did and it worked fine.
Bad news is that you can't unlock the boot loader (yet), which means no TWRP or custom roms and flashing a stock Marshmallow leaves you without root and no way to downgrade.
Cheers
BTW I don't know of any differences between the EU and TWN devices other than the version coding - to me it just seems to be a way for LG to control their different markets.
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I did the same thing, buying online and getting stuck with TWN. I came from a GS6 and was thinking "I'll wack an AOSP ROM on the G4 and I'll have the perfect phone". Now I'll probably never buy another LG even though I actually like the G4 but when we pay close to $1k for a phone we should be able to do what we like with it!
There is a thread for stock marshmallow which you can install with flash fire but there's no root available with that option just now.
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There is a thread for stock marshmallow which you can install with flash fire but there's no root available with that option just now.
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I've tried to find the correct thread but could you point me in the right direction?
Thanks
gz5ztg said:
I've tried to find the correct thread but could you point me in the right direction?
Thanks
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Sorry. Missed this while I was away.
The thread I'm talking about is http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/stock-h815-20a-stock-rom-t3233049
BUT be warned you will lose root !!. So far as I know just now there is no way to get root on stock MM without an unlocked bootloader. This may have changed inthe last couple of days - you'll need to read around the forum.
ALSO there is no sure way back to L is you decide you can't live without root (I certainly couldn't so I'm waiting for further developments). I think I read that someone here more-or-less accidentally managed to recover back to L but I didn't really have time to take in all the details so futher reading needed if you want to take the risk.
wadken1 said:
Sorry. Missed this while I was away.
The thread I'm talking about is http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/stock-h815-20a-stock-rom-t3233049
BUT be warned you will lose root !!. So far as I know just now there is no way to get root on stock MM without an unlocked bootloader. This may have changed inthe last couple of days - you'll need to read around the forum.
ALSO there is no sure way back to L is you decide you can't live without root (I certainly couldn't so I'm waiting for further developments). I think I read that someone here more-or-less accidentally managed to recover back to L but I didn't really have time to take in all the details so futher reading needed if you want to take the risk.
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Okay thanks, maybe I will wait. This is going to sound like a completely noob type question but what is it that you are doing that you couldn't live without that requires root?
gz5ztg said:
Okay thanks, maybe I will wait. This is going to sound like a completely noob type question but what is it that you are doing that you couldn't live without that requires root?
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Here's a few of the things I use which need root:
TI Backup
LMT Launcher
Bubble UpnP
FX Explorer (with root)
Gravity Box (xposed) to give expanded desktop
Llama + Secure settings (allows for automated control of airplane mode, gps and others which have been denied by google for default seetings)
Buidprop editor - allows altering a number of settings but especially DPI
Greenify advanced functions
Amplify
Better Battery Stats
Flashfire
Busybox
Viper4Android
SE Linux Mode Changer (needed to allow Viper to work)
Hello amigos, just to clarify i'm new to XDA so lets get to it then shall we!
So I bought this LG G4 from a guy on eBay, and it basically just arrived today. So the weird thing about the device is, It has a Anti-Rollback Version 4. Ive personally never seen this especially in the UK. Isn't it just the US that's supposed to be effected by these issues???
Is there any way of getting around this or what ever?
Its on Android 6.0 and its the H815 variant, I've tried booting into the boot-loader and that doesn't work (Yes I've used ADB but that didn't work either I also used recovery which for some reason I can access but not the boot-loader ) This is the main issue. There is also something else that doesn't make any sense. The device has an update from LG, It downloads perfectly fine but when it goes to flash the update it just doesn't flash. It comes up with an error. That's all it says in the recovery, error. Yeah that's about it really. The phone works perfectly fine on 6.0 but I just wanted to see if one of the greight minds here could assist me with this issue or just upfront call me stupid for wasting my money on an old phone :laugh:.
Which H815 variant is it?
EU, USA, TR, Int'l?
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Which H815 variant is it?
EU, USA, TR, Int'l?
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It looks to be the EU version to me. I cant be too sure though. Its running on the OPEN EU firmware though. (H81520D)
go to:
settings > about phone > hardware info
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go to:
settings > about phone > hardware info
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Yes the model number is LG-H815. It doesn't say if its EU or INT or what ever.
Is this unusual?
Sileo2056 said:
Yes the model number is LG-H815. It doesn't say if its EU or INT or what ever.
Is this unusual?
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That's on the page below. There it gives you software version....
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That's on the page below. There it gives you software version....
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H81520D is the software version
you need to unlock the bootloader before accessing it first.
this is the only official way for so.
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
If I may ask to better assist you, what do you plan on doing exactly?
LPCG7 said:
you need to unlock the bootloader before accessing it first.
this is the only official way for so.
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
If I may ask to better assist you, what do you plan on doing exactly?
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Firstly I plan on rooting and adding TWRP as I did on my old G3. I tried to use LG's method but it did not allow me to fastboot. When I used ADB it just well, restarted the phone. I used the command adb restart bootloader as it states on the unlocking site. I used administrative permissions. Whats unsual is, I can use adb restart recovery perfectly fine to get to the stock recovery.
The confusing thing for me is, the device has the antirollback version 4
Its the EU version of the H815. It makes no sense!!!!
I'm trying to figure out what could have caused this to happen mainly... The only version with antirollback version 4 is the LS991 ZVF... How is this even been done to this thing!? Its running on the H81520D firmware which 0 of them have the antirollback version 4 that i'm aware of. The bootloader is mysteriously inaccessible by anything I do! This is really bugging me now. Could this be a franken device?
Before proceeding further, check whether your device has SN 404 or other. It is found by removing your battery or checking on the box labels.
LPCG7 said:
Before proceeding further, check whether your device has SN 404 or other. It is found by removing your battery or checking on the box labels.
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Nope it's sn 606....
Sileo2056 said:
Firstly I plan on rooting and adding TWRP as I did on my old G3. I tried to use LG's method but it did not allow me to fastboot. When I used ADB it just well, restarted the phone. I used the command adb restart bootloader as it states on the unlocking site. I used administrative permissions. Whats unsual is, I can use adb restart recovery perfectly fine to get to the stock recovery.
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To begin with, I rooted mine by downgrading to LP stock rom as rooting MM is not quite easy using this link : https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/how-downgrade-g4-h815-t3264864
Then I had FIsH twrp installed cause I couldn't unlock my BL using : https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/locked-twrpinfish-locked-g4-devices-t3573048
>>ITS RISKY<<
Sileo2056 said:
The confusing thing for me is, the device has the antirollback version 4?
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Secondly, yours has ARB v4. So there are some hardwork involved in finding a kdz that won't brick your G4 on flashing. As you say it is very much confusing. So do proceed ahead only after properly checking your informations and cross examining carefully.
LPCG7 said:
To begin with, I rooted mine by downgrading to LP stock rom as rooting MM is not quite easy using this link : https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/how-downgrade-g4-h815-t3264864
Then I had FIsH twrp installed cause I couldn't unlock my BL using : https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/locked-twrpinfish-locked-g4-devices-t3573048
>>ITS RISKY<<
Secondly, yours has ARB v4. So there are some hardwork involved in finding a kdz that won't brick your G4 on flashing. As you say it is very much confusing. So do proceed ahead only after properly checking your informations and cross examining carefully.
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Many people are saying the H81520P KDZ file will work for me, apparently once I install it onto the device downgrading is pretty simple.
As for FIsH, eh... I cant figure it out at all. I was so confused by looking at the page for it, I was like eh...
EDIT: Every time I try to upload the KDZ to the device I get this. https://www.leonf.elhs.co/images/LGUP_05-01-18_11-50AM.png
Sileo2056 said:
Many people are saying the H81520P KDZ file will work for me, apparently once I install it onto the device downgrading is pretty simple.
As for FIsH, eh... I cant figure it out at all. I was so confused by looking at the page for it, I was like eh...
EDIT: Every time I try to upload the KDZ to the device I get this. https://www.leonf.elhs.co/images/LGUP_05-01-18_11-50AM.png
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Installing FIsH is confusing at first...ask me more about it but with proper reading and carefully executing the steps you should be doing great:good:
This common error may be fixed by updating your LGUP DLL file. follow the first steps on https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803
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Installing FIsH is confusing at first...ask me more about it but with proper reading and carefully executing the steps you should be doing great:good:
This common error may be fixed by updating your LGUP DLL file. follow the first steps on https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803
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Hurah, we are getting somewhere. Im now getting flashing fail and its not restating the device with that DLL!
Sileo2056 said:
Hurah, we are getting somewhere. Im now getting flashing fail and its not restating the device with that DLL!
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You followed the steps as said to the letter?
LPCG7 said:
Installing FIsH is confusing at first...ask me more about it but with proper reading and carefully executing the steps you should be doing great:good:
This common error may be fixed by updating your LGUP DLL file. follow the first steps on https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803
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Yes i'm following the instructions to the letter. with LGUP. Still getting the error though.
is your phone restarting?
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is your phone restarting?
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What happens is, follow the instructions on that LGUP thread that you sent me, I put the kdz in and restart lgup and then its on refurbish. I click start and the antirollback error appears on any KDZ I use apart from the H81520p_00_0314 which kicks out a Flash Fail error. Oh and thanks for helping me with this!
Hi guys
I do have an unusual situation here. Got a Honor View 20 Test device (or presample) directly from a Honor guy. I'm really happy about it as the bootloader is already unlocked. Okay, I honestly don't know what's the plus about it as I can't find a TWRP for this one.
Anyway, my main issue is the installed test ROM:
It shows:
Model: VNA-L29
EMUI Version 8.1
Android Version 8.0
Internal Memory 32GB
RAM 4GB
Using DevCheck System Info App it shows the truth:
Android Version 9.0
Internal Memory 128GB
RAM 6GB
There are some testing apps on it which I can't uninstall. One of them locks the phone after some days if I'm logging in. I have to do a hard reset to make it work again.
Updating the ROM in Recovery doesn't work. Uninstalling the app doesn't work. I'm thinking about trying to update to an official ROM thru DLOAD or HiSuite but this would lock the bootloader I guess - if it's even possible. So if I would be able to install TWRP and an official ROM to use with TWRP I should be able to update it.
Any idea? Every help is appreciated! Thank you!
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Update: I took the risk and just flashed the actual ROM 238 from androidhost.ru thru DLOAD. Phone works like charm and device still has an unlocked bootloader.
Thanks!
dude010 said:
Hi guys
I do have an unusual situation here. Got a Honor View 20 Test device (or presample) directly from a Honor guy. I'm really happy about it as the bootloader is already unlocked. Okay, I honestly don't know what's the plus about it as I can't find a TWRP for this one.
Anyway, my main issue is the installed test ROM:
It shows:
Model: VNA-L29
EMUI Version 8.1
Android Version 8.0
Internal Memory 32GB
RAM 4GB
Using DevCheck System Info App it shows the truth:
Android Version 9.0
Internal Memory 128GB
RAM 6GB
There are some testing apps on it which I can't uninstall. One of them locks the phone after some days if I'm logging in. I have to do a hard reset to make it work again.
Updating the ROM in Recovery doesn't work. Uninstalling the app doesn't work. I'm thinking about trying to update to an official ROM thru DLOAD or HiSuite but this would lock the bootloader I guess - if it's even possible. So if I would be able to install TWRP and an official ROM to use with TWRP I should be able to update it.
Any idea? Every help is appreciated! Thank you!
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Send it back and ask for an actual phone
Hamza5682 said:
Send it back and ask for an actual phone
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Thanks for the advice :laugh: :laugh:
I got this one for free so I wanna make the best out of it.
Huawei/Honor devices cannot be unlocked. So there is no active community with CFW developements so there is no point whatsoever of going in to shady sites and trying to 'unlock' your device bootloader.
You can try to update with download method(as it is the only way) If you brick the phone just recycle it and be done with it. There is not many options.
looneylv said:
Huawei/Honor devices cannot be unlocked. So there is no active community with CFW developements so there is no point whatsoever of going in to shady sites and trying to 'unlock' your device bootloader.
You can try to update with download method(as it is the only way) If you brick the phone just recycle it and be done with it. There is not many options.
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Thanks for your feedback. As I wrote at the end of my first post I updated with the regular firmware. Everything works smooth and the bootloader is still unlocked.
I'll try this at the weekend with the manual I found on XDA. There are CFW for a lot of Honor and Huawei devices but the firmware is quite old so I'll not even try .
https://openkirin.net/devices/
Maybe it's just fake
looneylv said:
Huawei/Honor devices cannot be unlocked. So there is no active community with CFW developements so there is no point whatsoever of going in to shady sites and trying to 'unlock' your device bootloader.
You can try to update with download method(as it is the only way) If you brick the phone just recycle it and be done with it. There is not many options.
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Why would you say that when it is clearly possible? My Honor View 20 is unlocked and has Magisk running on it. There are other people with an unlocked bootloader, just look at the "Root Guide" Thread.
The problem is getting the unlock code. As far as i know there are no trustworthy providers at the moment so please be carfeful!
Regards
garris_bibop said:
Why would you say that when it is clearly possible? My Honor View 20 is unlocked and has Magisk running on it. There are other people with an unlocked bootloader, just look at the "Root Guide" Thread.
The problem is getting the unlock code. As far as i know there are no trustworthy providers at the moment so please be carfeful!
Regards
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Because there is no official way to unlock phones bootloader(you cannot get unlock code, at least officially) If you are willing to give your personal info in shady sites, that is your own risk and fault if your IMEI get's in to wrong hands....
So basicly im guessing there is 90% locked vs 10% unlocked Huawei/Honor phones in the world. :good: Congrats if you are 'geek' enough and went true the shady process to get in those 10%. BUT there is no active developements of CFW. Yes there is some but they are unstable...
Oh yeah and official security apps(like banking, to pay with nfc) for security reasons check phones bootloader and if it is rooted/unlocked then you cannot start them. I dont know if it is worth the trouble anymore to bang on your chest and root your android just because of ''freedom''....
Again, it IS possible, thats what i'm saying. Nothing more, nothing less. So if you say 'its is not possible to unlock bootloader' then thats just plain wrong. Everyone should be able to make an informed decision for themselves, we're not children anymore. I definitely agree that you shouldn't give your data to some shady site.
In addition, i'm not sure what unlocking and rooting yout phone has to do with 'banging on your chest'.
Although the advantages may be minor nowadays, they are still there. The banking apps (i'm using) work just fine. If you are used to rooting your phone then its hard to accept all the restrictions
Regards
Previously ive rooted all my androids aswell. But ive stopped on my last main device(4years ago) because when you have full official support, whats the point? The hustle of manually flashing weekly because of updates and bug fixes... Meehh. Its not 2010 anymore when it was 'cool' to have a rooted phone(thats why the chest expression. )
If the device is like 3years old and dosent have update support anymore from the manufacturer
then it is a different story. Then you can flash newer custom android version and play with the device more to extend phone pocket life.
Ehmm i guess it is in country's security law or something. Because here where i live none of the banking apps work if you have rooted phone, when you open it just sayes that security check failed and error code(that you have a rooted phone)
neither lot of cupon apps where there is your sensitive info. ???Even mcdonalds app dosent let to use cupons on my rooted phone.
I have older rooted android to play on in my spare time. ?
Think we're on the same page anyway, right?
Guess i am lucky that i have rooted phone with apps and updates working. Though, i have to mention this again, i'm not sure what that has to do with being cool. Ppl are not bragging about it (at least no one i know ever has), its just that i like to have as many customization options as possible. Coming from a Xiaomi device i felt pretty restricted at the beginning
Doesn't matter, have a nice day!
Regards
Just got a Redmi Note 8 Pro with Global ROM and discovered that call recording won't work due to Google/Android Pie limitations.
After some searching, I found (on this forum) that the Indonesia ROM supports call recording on this phone.
Here are my questions:
1. Will burning a different ROM affect my warranty?
2. Will I lose any functionality by switching from Global to Indonesia ROM, and if so, what? Specifically, will NFC functionality be affected?
3. If I ever do a factory reset, will the phone revert to Global ROM?
4. I found the Indonesia ROM files here. There are three files called Recovery, OTA, and Fastboot. Do I need them all? If so, do they need to be burned in any specific order?
5. Where can I find complete instructions for burning the Indonesia ROM? I am new to Xiaomi, and the last time I burned a ROM to a phone was 5 years ago (Samsung); I don't remember anything, so I'd like instructions that assume nothing and don't skip any steps (instructions for intelligent dummies). I found these instructions for installing TWRP, but there's nothing about what to do next, and there's a list of pre-requisites with no explanations (Unlocked Bootloader, Phone Drivers, ADB and Fastboot Drivers), making the instructions insufficient for a noob like me.
Thanks much.
yossidme said:
Just got a Redmi Note 8 Pro with Global ROM and discovered that call recording won't work due to Google/Android Pie limitations.
After some searching, I found (on this forum) that the Indonesia ROM supports call recording on this phone.
Here are my questions:
1. Will burning a different ROM affect my warranty?
2. Will I lose any functionality by switching from Global to Indonesia ROM, and if so, what? Specifically, will NFC functionality be affected?
3. If I ever do a factory reset, will the phone revert to Global ROM?
4. I found the Indonesia ROM files here. There are three files called Recovery, OTA, and Fastboot. Do I need them all? If so, do they need to be burned in any specific order?
5. Where can I find complete instructions for burning the Indonesia ROM? I am new to Xiaomi, and the last time I burned a ROM to a phone was 5 years ago (Samsung); I don't remember anything, so I'd like instructions that assume nothing and don't skip any steps (instructions for intelligent dummies). I found these instructions for installing TWRP, but there's nothing about what to do next, and there's a list of pre-requisites with no explanations (Unlocked Bootloader, Phone Drivers, ADB and Fastboot Drivers), making the instructions insufficient for a noob like me.
Thanks much.
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Hey,
Before going any further you first need to make sure what region is your phone. Is it a Chinese phone (bought from AliExpress for example) or a real Global phone (bought from a local store/official retail). Because you could very well own a Chinese phone shipped with a Global Rom flashed on it and this could result in some problems for you in terms of what you can do with it and how you can do it.
If you bought/received a phone with already unlocked bootloader, you should return it.
Unlocking bootloader should only be done by you when you need it.
1. Technically unlocking bootloader, ESSENTIAL step prior flashing anything, void your warranty.
However and that's what is interesting, if at some point you decide to flash back your original region rom (here Global) and lock back bootloader, none will know but Xiaomi servers you once unlocked this device certainly not a local reseller. So in term of warranty you should be safe, that is of course unless you brick your phone doing stuff you were not supposed to do with a locked bootloader if you are following.
2. If not mistaking, I think you loose NFC. Indian phones for sure do not have NFC at all, for their version, the chip was replaced with a 2nd SIM card tray (not shared). Not sure if you read the functionality afterward using rooted tricks.
3. No that does not work this way. When you are running a Rom, any version, if you factory reset that room, you just return to installation screen of that given Rom.
To return to Global Rom, you will need to reflash that Global Rom using the same method you did successfully flashing the Indonesian Rom (or any other rom) for example.
Would be wise to first download the exact version of the Rom you are currently using on your phone for archives purpose (BURN IT on good quality medias!) to revert back to it when/if needed. You can also archives OTA updates of that version you may not have taken yet to apply them manually if you ever revert back to that Global Rom and want to.
4. Different versions depends on what you are doing. In your case Fastboot version is what you need at the moment. You can find all different kind of versions of Roms for your RN8PRO on that site
As for the way to flash them, order and everything, you will need to look for guides online,
I dont think any order matters, just make sure to flash them all before rebooting disconnecting device. But if you are unsure of what you are doing, you'd be probably best using a tool such as MiFlash.
5. Here you can find one from the MIUI community website guiding you through the use of MiFlash to flash a stock Rom on your device.
Just note you do not have to use any tools to flash the .images of all partitions, you can easily doing it from command line using fastboot flash command one after an other.
Also note that installing TWRP is usually not needed to flash stock Roms (unlike flashing custom roms). Trying to mess up with the recovery partition is actually what seem to brick most of the devices.
However please note UNLOCKING your BOOTLOADER is MENDATORY.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
doesnt matter if you switch to any rom variant .i have switched mine to indonesian ,europe and indian and alll worked fine execpt indian version felt a bit laggy .just download the fastboot version of the rom and flash it through mi flash tool xiaomiflash .your bootloader needs to be unlocked and dont forget to check cleann all button in mi flash and dont check clean and lock
I have got global version and changed imei with unlocked bootloader. Can i flash indonesian rom without lose f my imei?
Thanks in advance for your answers
Muad.Dib,
Thanks for your detailed reply.
If I understand correctly, unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty just the same as rooting the phone, so if all I want is to get call recording, I may as well just root the phone and save the bother of flashing a different ROM.
Does that make sense to you, or do you see any advantage to flashing a different stock ROM instead of just rooting the phone? From past experience I've seen that rooting has additional benefits anyway.
BTW, I bought my phone on Banggood. It was advertised as Global ROM, and that appears to be what it has. As soon as I turned the phone on it updated to MIUI Global 11.0.2.1; I don't know what version it was before the update.
Muad.Dib said:
Hey,
Before going any further you first need to make sure what region is your phone. Is it a Chinese phone (bought from AliExpress for example) or a real Global phone (bought from a local store/official retail). Because you could very well own a Chinese phone shipped with a Global Rom flashed on it and this could result in some problems for you in terms of what you can do with it and how you can do it.
If you bought/received a phone with already unlocked bootloader, you should return it.
Unlocking bootloader should only be done by you when you need it.
1. Technically unlocking bootloader, ESSENTIAL step prior flashing anything, void your warranty.
However and that's what is interesting, if at some point you decide to flash back your original region rom (here Global) and lock back bootloader, none will know but Xiaomi servers you once unlocked this device certainly not a local reseller. So in term of warranty you should be safe, that is of course unless you brick your phone doing stuff you were not supposed to do with a locked bootloader if you are following.
2. If not mistaking, I think you loose NFC. Indian phones for sure do not have NFC at all, for their version, the chip was replaced with a 2nd SIM card tray (not shared). Not sure if you read the functionality afterward using rooted tricks.
3. No that does not work this way. When you are running a Rom, any version, if you factory reset that room, you just return to installation screen of that given Rom.
To return to Global Rom, you will need to reflash that Global Rom using the same method you did successfully flashing the Indonesian Rom (or any other rom) for example.
Would be wise to first download the exact version of the Rom you are currently using on your phone for archives purpose (BURN IT on good quality medias!) to revert back to it when/if needed. You can also archives OTA updates of that version you may not have taken yet to apply them manually if you ever revert back to that Global Rom and want to.
4. Different versions depends on what you are doing. In your case Fastboot version is what you need at the moment. You can find all different kind of versions of Roms for your RN8PRO on that site
As for the way to flash them, order and everything, you will need to look for guides online,
I dont think any order matters, just make sure to flash them all before rebooting disconnecting device. But if you are unsure of what you are doing, you'd be probably best using a tool such as MiFlash.
5. Here you can find one from the MIUI community website guiding you through the use of MiFlash to flash a stock Rom on your device.
Just note you do not have to use any tools to flash the .images of all partitions, you can easily doing it from command line using fastboot flash command one after an other.
Also note that installing TWRP is usually not needed to flash stock Roms (unlike flashing custom roms). Trying to mess up with the recovery partition is actually what seem to brick most of the devices.
However please note UNLOCKING your BOOTLOADER is MENDATORY.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
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Did you check if NFC works with Indonesian ROM?
maanni said:
doesnt matter if you switch to any rom variant .i have switched mine to indonesian ,europe and indian and alll worked fine execpt indian version felt a bit laggy .just download the fastboot version of the rom and flash it through mi flash tool xiaomiflash .your bootloader needs to be unlocked and dont forget to check cleann all button in mi flash and dont check clean and lock
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yossidme said:
Muad.Dib,
Thanks for your detailed reply.
If I understand correctly, unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty just the same as rooting the phone, so if all I want is to get call recording, I may as well just root the phone and save the bother of flashing a different ROM.
Does that make sense to you, or do you see any advantage to flashing a different stock ROM instead of just rooting the phone? From past experience I've seen that rooting has additional benefits anyway.
BTW, I bought my phone on Banggood. It was advertised as Global ROM, and that appears to be what it has. As soon as I turned the phone on it updated to MIUI Global 11.0.2.1; I don't know what version it was before the update.
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You're welcome, I am happy if I was useful to you in any kind of ways.
Well yes and no. Yes apparently you 'could' achieve call recording when rooted (yet I still fail doing so even if I installed the default MUI apps module I got from Telegram group. The setting to automatic recording is set to on yes, but I dont see recordings in the supposed destination folder nor I can see a simple button to record any voicecall I used to have on older versions of Android. Me failing to make it work - I did not try very hard to be honest - does not mean you cannot find someone who succeeded into doing so in that telegram group for RN8PRO).
That said it would not be a 'native' solution, just a patch/workaround. If it works well great, if not, well...
On an other hand by flashing to a Rom which does support it natively, well you are covered for the use you need.
So the advantage I see (with the included disadvantages) is better support for the function which is not supported for privacy reasons en Glob/EU market.
Does that come at a price?
Probably.
For example are you ready to trade off NFC for native call recording support? That may be a choice you have to make in the end. Again that said, if you root your phone on that new Rom, install NFC drivers manually as root (I see no reasons why that would not be possible after all) you may be able to patch NFC on that other Rom since unlike Indonesians market phone, you do have NFC hardware.
For example, myself, I wish I could have made that kind of bargain/trade off, giving up that NFC feature I have no need for, to get 8GB or Ram + 2x Sims + SD and not an hybrid tray. Unfortunately that's not the kind of trade I could make here in EU unless I would have ordered directly from Amazon.in (assuming that would have been possible) or third party website, but that was not possible for warranty reasons among other things.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
yossidme said:
Did you check if NFC works with Indonesian ROM?
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Yes it does as it is officially available in every variant expect indian variant.
UPDATE:
I finally had the time to test the MIUI-default-apps Magisk module available for download on Telegram group, originally made for MIUI 11.0.1.0, and it works properly on MIUI 11.0.2.0 EEA. Does not require changing Rom.
Hope this helps.
Well, I have finally started the process, but got stymied by the Bootloader Unlock tool (Couldn't unlock. Please unlock 168 hours later.). Quite frustrating. I see that a lot of people have this problem and had to try again more than once, waiting a week between attempts.
Is there a workaround or do I just have to wait a week and hope for the best?
Also, assuming all goes well and I eventually manage to unlock the bootloader and flash the Indonesia ROM, do I use the same tool to re-lock the bootloader (in order to restore the security of the phone)?
And if I want to unlock again in the future, will I again possibly get the "wait and try again next week" message, or does that only happen the first time?
Thanks.
Muad.Dib said:
UPDATE:
I finally had the time to test the MIUI-default-apps Magisk module available for download on Telegram group, originally made for MIUI 11.0.1.0, and it works properly on MIUI 11.0.2.0 EEA. Does not require changing Rom.
Hope this helps.
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yossidme said:
Well, I have finally started the process, but got stymied by the Bootloader Unlock tool (Couldn't unlock. Please unlock 168 hours later.). Quite frustrating. I see that a lot of people have this problem and had to try again more than once, waiting a week between attempts.
Is there a workaround or do I just have to wait a week and hope for the best?
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No workaround, you just have to wait (and yes I know how freaking frustrating it was for me...). You can even start meditation classes meanwhile it helps
yossidme said:
Also, assuming all goes well and I eventually manage to unlock the bootloader and flash the Indonesia ROM, do I use the same tool to re-lock the bootloader (in order to restore the security of the phone)?
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It depends on what your the flavor of the phone you got. You may want to have a look at that other thread Relock bootloader after flashing ROM Indonesia where we actually covered this exact subject
The good thing about that 7 days wait period is you can gather all the intel you need to be 100% ready when the time come to seriously mess up with things.
So you know, once your bootloader is unlocked, first thing you will want to do BEFORE anything else, is blow off that security which needed Auth Account to unbrick account (ONLY WORKS FOR PIE, ANDROID 9 MIUI VERSION BEWARE).
All information is here: [GUIDE][INFO][PSA] Redmi Note 8 Pro - Megathread
yossidme said:
And if I want to unlock again in the future, will I again possibly get the "wait and try again next week" message, or does that only happen the first time?
Thanks.
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The waiting time is for one time only (THANKS GOD!).
So if you relock, beside having to get your hands on the unlock tool once again and have added the same infos as for the first time in the phone, you will be able to unlock right away.
That's at least a good news
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Muad.Dib said:
UPDATE:
I finally had the time to test the MIUI-default-apps Magisk module available for download on Telegram group, originally made for MIUI 11.0.1.0, and it works properly on MIUI 11.0.2.0 EEA. Does not require changing Rom.
Hope this helps.
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My friend,
Would you like be so kind and share that magisk module with others or maybe just indicate the spot where I can get it? I would love to try this out. THX
kamyk70 said:
My friend,
Would you like be so kind and share that magisk module with others or maybe just indicate the spot where I can get it? I would love to try this out. THX
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Yes of course.
It is a module you can find on the Telegram group called "Redmi Note 8 Pro | OFFICIAL".
Like me you will have to go in there even if you do not use Telegram.
Once there and you got the /notes it is called the default apps.
I cannot share it myself here because I am not the developer of that module, as you can understand that's against forums policies.
All I can tell you is it works correctly on EEA MIUI 11.0.2.0.
Good luck!
Hope this helps.
Muad.Dib said:
Yes of course.
It is a module you can find on the Telegram group called "Redmi Note 8 Pro | OFFICIAL".
Like me you will have to go in there even if you do not use Telegram.
Once there and you got the /notes it is called the default apps.
I cannot share it myself here because I am not the developer of that module, as you can understand that's against forums policies.
All I can tell you is it works correctly on EEA MIUI 11.0.2.0.
Good luck!
Hope this helps.
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Thanks man, I got it! ?
I have disovered that there are different NGC protocols and that my Redmi Note 8 Pro does not read NFC cards of some protocols. I'm wondering if it might not be a driver issue. where would I look for NFC drivers?
Thanks
Muad.Dib said:
For example are you ready to trade off NFC for native call recording support? That may be a choice you have to make in the end. Again that said, if you root your phone on that new Rom, install NFC drivers manually as root (I see no reasons why that would not be possible after all) you may be able to patch NFC on that other Rom since unlike Indonesians market phone, you do have NFC hardware.
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kamyk70 said:
Thanks man, I got it!
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You are much welcome, glad I could help
Regards
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yossidme said:
I have disovered that there are different NGC protocols and that my Redmi Note 8 Pro does not read NFC cards of some protocols. I'm wondering if it might not be a driver issue. where would I look for NFC drivers?
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Sadly I have no idea. I think you should make a new thread about this to get more visibility and probably more answers from people who actually knows the answer.
Hope this help.
Regards.
Muad.Dib said:
UPDATE:
I finally had the time to test the MIUI-default-apps Magisk module available for download on Telegram group, originally made for MIUI 11.0.1.0, and it works properly on MIUI 11.0.2.0 EEA. Does not require changing Rom.
Hope this helps.
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Hi can you share more details???IS IT SAFE?? I want miui message and call apps not Google's one... How can i have them without changing ROM to Indonesian??? Now i have global ROM.
yossidme said:
Did you check if NFC works with Indonesian ROM?
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yup it is working perfectly fine on indonesian rom as i am still using it
Alisoofi said:
Hi can you share more details???IS IT SAFE?? I want miui message and call apps not Google's one... How can i have them without changing ROM to Indonesian??? Now i have global ROM.
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Hey,
Sorry was AFK for a while. In case you still need answer, going to reply just in case.
Well there is not much to add, you simply install the module from within Magisk once it installed, you reboot, and it works out of the box, you go in the settings and you set it as you like.
Good luck!
Do i need to root before installing it ?
Do i need to root before installing it ?