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[XAP] Internet Sharing + Interop Unlock all-in-one for Samsung Phones

As long as your device is unlocked in some way (Developer/Chevron/Other) you can get internet sharing on your Samsung phone.
IMPORTANT: If you updated to 8107 via Zune you may have also updated your phones firmware. If this is the case you will not be able to use this hack. I would suggest rolling back to 7720/7740 and updating via CAB Sender using the cabs in Heathcliff74's thread.
1.) First install the WP Dev Tools and unlock your Samsung phone.
2.) Use Microsoft's Application Deployment Tool to send THIS (Update 8107 use THIS) to your phone. Don't run it, delete after it has been deployed.
3.) Install the Diagnosis app by typing ##634# on the phone keypad.
4.) After the Diagnosis app starts type *#9908# and select 'System Tweaks' press 'Save' then 'Close' and RESTART your phone.
5.) Your phone now has internet sharing and as a bonus is interop unlocked!
6.) (optional) Press the 'thanks' button at the bottom of this post if it worked for you.
PS: You need to have a recent mango firmware on your phone or your diagnosis app and drivers will not be new enough to work.
EDIT: I built the file depoyer using the tools provided by Heathcliff74 so many thanks to him! Also, ADC is built in to this as well so no need to worry about that. I also upped the max number of connections from 3 to 5 devices.
NOTE: If you have internet sharing turned on (active hotspot) you will not be able to deploy XAP's untill it is turned off. Also, as with any xap, you need to have your screen unlocked to deploy this to your phone.
SECOND NOTE: If you can't get any XAP's to deploy try turning ICS on then off again, it may correct some errors.
Rcf686 said:
Yes this works on the Focus S. You will have to download the wireless manager from the samsung section of the marketplace so you can get your 4G back after doing the interop unlock.
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burguins said:
What I thought was, maybe there's a problem in deploying the interop XAP, since I was using PHONE7MARKET to deploy the app. I launched again with Microsoft's XAP deployment tool, and it worked this time.
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rich27 said:
I found the fix for the 8107 update, the following registry tweak needs to be made:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\ICS]
"UserProcGroup"=dword:32
Set the "UserProcGroup" value from "32" to "5" will make IS work fine. Don't forget to reboot your phone.
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tnmilenium said:
It looks like I might have found a solution to my problem. I went back and reinstalled the xap for this hack which did create the missing registry entries. However I was still having the data problem. So I starting thinking about how my phone is different from most of the people using this hack and thought to turn off sim security. That seems to have done the trick. I am guessing that with sim security turned on ADC is not doing what its supposed to because the sim card is locked until the OS has fully booted and I put in my pin to unlock it. Since I really dont know what ADC does this is just a guess however I have only had a few minor data issues since turning sim security off. Anyone else out there having data issues should give this a try and let us know if it helps out.
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Bjd223 said:
Anyone with data issues try:
Diagnosis > *#32489# > Back > Back (to Phone Control) > [7] Network Control > [1] GFC > [3] Setting Cancellation
Wait for it to say success, then reboot. This fixed all my data connection issues after applying this patch.
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vip_snoopy said:
I just found the solution my wifi/cellular data 3G/4G conflict problem!
After numerous restart and changing different APN in Wireless Manager without any success, I went into WiFi settings panel and deleted my stored Wi-Fi networks. After rejoining, I got online instantly! Try it if all others fail!
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Over 8000 downloads before last update. Only 25 thanks.

Nice work! Good idea to combine the ProvXMLs and include re-running AutoDataConfig.

Works Smoothly. Tested with Samsung Focus 1.3 Mango
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About app
My Question: how does it works with interop unlocked devices?
Can they also go this way to recieve thetering?
thx for answeres

Omnia7xdax said:
My Question: how does it works with interop unlocked devices?
Can they also go this way to recieve thetering?
thx for answeres
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If your device is already interop unlocked it will stay that way and no harm will come to you

Awesome, it worked perfectly!

Just wanted to update that one of the forum members found that if one has kept Internet Sharing On and try to deploy XAP file it fails. Read it here
One should turn it off and then deploy XAP files.

voluptuary said:
As long as your device is unlocked in some way (Developer/Chevron/Other) you can get internet sharing on your Samsung phone.
1.) First install the WP Dev Tools and unlock your Samsung phone.
2.) Use the Application Deployment tool to send THIS to your phone. You do not need to run it and you can delete it after it has been deployed.
3.) Install the Diagnosis app by typing ##634#
4.) After the Diagnosis app starts type *#9908# and select 'System Tweaks' press 'Save' then 'Close' and restart your phone.
5.) Your phone now has internet sharing and as a bonus is interop unlocked!
PS: You need to have a recent firmware on your phone or your diagnosis app and drivers will not be new enough to work.
EDIT: I built the file depoyer app using the tools provided by Heathcliff74 so many thanks to him! Also ADC is built in as well so no need to worry about that and I also upped the max number of connections from 3 to 5 devices.
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Okay I have samsung focus v1.3, latest firmware (Mango), diagnositic v922, and successfully deploy xap file to my phone, but I dont see any system tweaks in drop down, all I see is gumi, suwon2g, and suwon3g test bed. Am I missing something? Thanks

TX Admiral said:
Okay I have samsung focus v1.3, latest firmware (Mango), diagnositic v922, and successfully deploy xap file to my phone, but I dont see any system tweaks in drop down, all I see is gumi, suwon2g, and suwon3g test bed. Am I missing something? Thanks
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You actually don't have the newest firmware. After the Mango update you should get one more update that is a Samsung update for your drivers and it also includes a new diagnosis app. If you don't get this update notification when you connect to Zune you can try sending THIS update package to your phone to get the newest diagnosis app but this is at your own risk and I don't know that internet sharing will work without the newest Samsung driver update.

lol, i did actually have the new firmware, what actually happen, the mango update alone with the new samsung drivers didnt update my old diagnostic app, so all I had to do is uninstall the old diagnostic from my phone, then re type in the ##634# code to reload it and bam Diagnostic ver .0103 was now there. Your suggested helped me figured that out, thanks again.. It now works

any idea whether the new "extra settings" on the Smasung Omnia can be found this way , its gotta be somewhere close , doesnt have to actually even be on the older phones , but I assume with the new firmware it was added , I dont know if the firmware is the same for the newer devices , Samsung deliberately deleted us 1st generation phone users from the newer software for some reason , others have proven its capable of using it

Two things you should know:
- deploying xaps just works if the screen is unlocked!
- internet doesn work on the phone after the xap has been deployed - but there is a solution:
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I saw "internet connection sharing" in the settings but couldn't enable it because my phone didn't have a internet connection itself.
So don't forget you have to repair your internet settings on the phone! Samsung's official "Netzprofil" app ("network profiles" in english?) did the job for me. I changed to an other operator, afterwards changed again to the correct one and rebooted the phone...

hugohabicht said:
Two things you should know:
- deploying xaps just works if the screen is unlocked!
- internet doesn work on the phone after the xap has been deployed - but there is a solution:
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I saw "internet connection sharing" in the settings but couldn't enable it because my phone didn't have a internet connection itself.
So don't forget you have to repair your internet settings on the phone! Samsung's official "Netzprofil" app ("network profiles" in english?) did the job for me. I changed to an other operator, afterwards changed again to the correct one and rebooted the phone...
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ADC is built in. You have to restart like it says in the directions... So no you don't have to repair your internet settings all you have to do is read the directions. Also the screen has to be unlocked to deploy ANY xap that's just how it is.

voluptuary said:
ADC is built in. You have to restart like it says in the directions... So no you don't have to repair your internet settings all you have to do is read the directions. Also the screen has to be unlocked to deploy ANY xap that's just how it is.
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Sorry - didn't work for me. After clicking "save" i waited another 10 seconds, clicked "Exit", closed (back button) the diagnosis app and rebooted the phone.
Rebooting means that i switched it off and/but it turned on again automatically because I didn't remove the USB cable...
The screen unlocking hint was just to help unexperienced users (like me). The App Deployment tool just gives an error number if you forget to unlock...
I don't think my post was completely senseless (thinking of users being new to the topic) but...sry for the noise

hugohabicht said:
Sorry - didn't work for me. After clicking "save" i waited another 10 seconds, clicked "Exit", closed (back button) the diagnosis app and rebooted the phone.
Rebooting means that i switched it off and/but it turned on again automatically because I didn't remove the USB cable...
The screen unlocking hint was just to help unexperienced users (like me). The App Deployment tool just gives an error number if you forget to unlock...
I don't think my post was completely senseless (thinking of users being new to the topic) but...sry for the noise
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What phone do you have? Is it a 1st gen phone or 2nd? ADC 'should' fix the internet issues. I don't know why it wouldn't for you.

Can this save you from having to pay extra for Internet sharing if you purchased a Focus S? Or will you still have to call and have it provisioned through att? Thanks.

kwill said:
Can this save you from having to pay extra for Internet sharing if you purchased a Focus S? Or will you still have to call and have it provisioned through att? Thanks.
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Yes, if you use this it will get rid of the message that pops up telling you you need a new plan for it. I just tried it on my Focus S. However I would be cautious though, I used to tether my Focus all the time and AT&T caught on and now if I tether at all again they will automatically switch me to a more expensive 4GB tethering plan from my unlimited plan.
And thank you OP, I interop-unlocked my Focus S and it has been a pain getting getting my AT&T settings configured again. I tried all the methods from the interop-unlock guide, with the exception of SIM unlocking my phone and using the Network Profiler app, and none of them would work. I also tried editing the APN but that doesn't give you options for MMS. This xap was the only way I was able to edit RunADC successfully and now everything is perfect. Thanks a lot!

clfosk said:
Yes, if you use this it will get rid of the message that pops up telling you you need a new plan for it. I just tried it on my Focus S. However I would be cautious though, I used to tether my Focus all the time and AT&T caught on and now if I tether at all again they will automatically switch me to a more expensive 4GB tethering plan from my unlimited plan.
And thank you OP, I interop-unlocked my Focus S and it has been a pain getting getting my AT&T settings configured again. I tried all the methods from the interop-unlock guide, with the exception of SIM unlocking my phone and using the Network Profiler app, and none of them would work. I also tried editing the APN but that doesn't give you options for MMS. This xap was the only way I was able to edit RunADC successfully and now everything is perfect. Thanks a lot!
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OK, thanks much for that. Maybe I'll try it. It's for my brother's phone, so not sure how much tinkering he's willing to put up with.

Revert Back
Is there a way to revert this ? I am getting lot of Inertop Exception with many other apps.

Anyone think we could get the 100GB drive promotion

Now that we have root is there any way to trick Google drive into adding the free 100 GB of storage some carriers gave and Verizon took away.

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being it's not an option on vzw, why not change built prop to trick or to think it's another variant that is eligabe.

phillymade said:
being it's not an option on vzw, why not change built prop to trick or to think it's another variant that is eligabe.
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Tried editing through phone got someone from Sprint to upload theirs. However it won't let me put LGLS991. Stops at the first 9. Have not tried editing through a PC though

Use a different editor. You should be able to change the build type in the build.prop and trick google drive into allowing the 100gb storage. Just be careful with the build.prop because screwing something up will cause you to boot loop. So backup important data in case you have to flash the KDZ to restore your phone. You should be able to adb push a backup build.prop from a console to recover a bootloop but above is worst case scenario.

player911 said:
Use a different editor. You should be able to change the build type in the build.prop and trick google drive into allowing the 100gb storage. Just be careful with the build.prop because screwing something up will cause you to boot loop. So backup important data in case you have to flash the KDZ to restore your phone. You should be able to adb push a backup build.prop from a console to recover a bootloop but above is worst case scenario.
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Changed a couple lines and upon reboot they were unchanged lol. Model and Product... Set them to Sprint and when it rebooted they were back to Verizon

Since I'm a little daring, I just straight up replaced the build.prop on my VS986 with the one from the LS991. It booted just fine, without a data connection, but WiFi works. I cleared Drive data and reopened the app. No prompt during the Product Tour regarding extra space. I think we can safely say that it isn't checking the build.prop.

Another possibility is that the check is done whenever you initially sign into the device with your Google account.
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DonJuan692006 said:
Another possibility is that the check is done whenever you initially sign into the device with your Google account.
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Do you mean when you first boot after a factory reset? I dunno. Google drive comes preloaded but I don't think it initially starts until you first load it. Is the promotion still even still valid?
I know there were some wishy/washy responses from Google about the promo that it was "fake" or "rumored and untrue".
Maybe you have to uninstall the Google Drive app and install fresh

player911 said:
Do you mean when you first boot after a factory reset? I dunno. Google drive comes preloaded but I don't think it initially starts until you first load it. Is the promotion still even still valid?
I know there were some wishy/washy responses from Google about the promo that it was "fake" or "rumored and untrue".
Maybe you have to uninstall the Google Drive app and install fresh
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Correct. When you first login to the device you should get an email notification stating so. I'm sure that they collect the device data at that point for stuff like that promotion to do a cross-check when you login to the app.
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DonJuan692006 said:
Correct. When you first login to the device you should get an email notification stating so. I'm sure that they collect the device data at that point for stuff like that promotion to do a cross-check when you login to the app.
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So, really, the only way would be to flash a rom of a variant that is in that promotion.
Still pretty stupid. I saw the ad. It clearly states "Buy a G4 and get 100gb free".
LG has always done stuff like this with storage. I remember a few LG phones coming with DropBox and other storage promos.
So here it is. WHAT IF you factory format the phone. Swap out the build.prop PRIOR to first boot (using the COM method maybe?). I am not sure you can ADB push the file over before setting it up.
OR you can get ballsy and flash the "rooted sprint system image" and see if it boots. I would think the worst case scenerio would require a KDZ back, but hopefully able to boot, grab the promotion, flash the Verizon rooted System image, and reboot again into a normal rooted verizon rom.

player911 said:
So, really, the only way would be to flash a rom of a variant that is in that promotion.
Still pretty stupid. I saw the ad. It clearly states "Buy a G4 and get 100gb free".
LG has always done stuff like this with storage. I remember a few LG phones coming with DropBox and other storage promos.
So here it is. WHAT IF you factory format the phone. Swap out the build.prop PRIOR to first boot (using the COM method maybe?). I am not sure you can ADB push the file over before setting it up.
OR you can get ballsy and flash the "rooted sprint system image" and see if it boots. I would think the worst case scenerio would require a KDZ back, but hopefully able to boot, grab the promotion, flash the Verizon rooted System image, and reboot again into a normal rooted verizon rom.
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I'm thinking a simpler solution would be to remove your Google account, modify the build.prop, and sign back in. Of course, this is all speculation.
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Forgot pattern, dont wanna wipe 10k photos

I have forgotten my pattern and ive been trying for a whole day to get it right, but it just wont work. I'm on 6.0, theres no alternate way to log with google account.
I've been trying things out, but even with my computer, no luck at all, my usb is like "use usb for charging" and i cant change that cause i need the pattern.
If someone knows a way, how to pull those photos out, knows a way how to bypass the lockscreen, I'd really really appreciate it, these photos mean the life to me and im gonna be very depressed if i lose them.

uranmorina said:
I have forgotten my pattern and ive been trying for a whole day to get it right, but it just wont work. I'm on 6.0, theres no alternate way to log with google account.
I've been trying things out, but even with my computer, no luck at all, my usb is like "use usb for charging" and i cant change that cause i need the pattern.
If someone knows a way, how to pull those photos out, knows a way how to bypass the lockscreen, I'd really really appreciate it, these photos mean the life to me and im gonna be very depressed if i lose them.
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Assuming your phone wasn't in airplane mode (ie, it is powered on and is connected to wifi or your cellular network), you may be able to use Android Device Manager. Log into the Google account associated with your phone, select the device and click 'lock'. You'll be prompted to put in a new password, which you can then use to unlock your device.

computerslayer said:
Assuming your phone wasn't in airplane mode (ie, it is powered on and is connected to wifi or your cellular network), you may be able to use Android Device Manager. Log into the Google account associated with your phone, select the device and click 'lock'. You'll be prompted to put in a new password, which you can then use to unlock your device.
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I did that but its asking my pattern first
Since Google has verified that a screen lock is already set, the password you entered won't be needed.

uranmorina said:
I did that but its asking my pattern first
Since Google has verified that a screen lock is already set, the password you entered won't be needed.
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Well darn. I should have tested that before posting - I'm sorry.
There are some things I've encountered via Google search about deleting a file but it's not clear if it actually works and in all explanations requires ADB debugging to already be enabled and the bootloader to be unlocked. I'm unwilling to test the method because I don't want to mess up my own phone's setup.
Unfortunately, I think you're straight up out of options, besides a factory reset.

Does stock recovery supports adb? That might be woth a try

Do you have TWRP i got a file to help you

soff > flash twrp > boot to twrp > plugin to computer > done

Freezing and lags after last update

I've been getting screen freezes that last a few seconds and lags that got much worse after the last update. Is anyone else having this problem? Any solutions?

I had this, so at the weekend I went and completely flashed the image via adb and it's fixed most of my issues. I have noticed that Facebook is constantly slow to load(compared to my Galaxy S6) so i've left an app review - and uninstallled, now using FB lite for the time being

No issues here, but manually updated to March using the factory image followed by root via fastboot twrp.
You need to add more detail to your posts as there are lots of questions left unanswered that could be important.
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Do you mean the march security update? Was it updated OTA or manually? If manually, which image and what method? Rooted? Modded? Have you checked your apps for any that might be suspicious or just really old? Have you backed up and reset? Etc etc.
Good luck

kboya said:
No issues here, but manually updated to March using the factory image followed by root via fastboot twrp.
You need to add more detail to your posts as there are lots of questions left unanswered that could be important.
Eg
Do you mean the march security update? Was it updated OTA or manually? If manually, which image and what method? Rooted? Modded? Have you checked your apps for any that might be suspicious or just really old? Have you backed up and reset? Etc etc.
Good luck
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For me, I was on February before I flashed the latest build at the weekend.
I had various apps installed, could have been anything. Most of the experimental apps were things like the modified camera app which allows the Pixel XL 2 HDR+ etc...
Personally, I think flashing a device over ADB is a necessity sometimes - I had tried clearing the app cache, with this a/b boot partitions, there's no clear cache in bootloader - so took the plunge, glad I did because my battery and overall performance of the phone has improved.
I just forgot to lock the bootloader, which means when I came to pay for my train this morning I couldn't set up Android Pay.

droid_1989 said:
For me, I was on February before I flashed the latest build at the weekend.
I had various apps installed, could have been anything. Most of the experimental apps were things like the modified camera app which allows the Pixel XL 2 HDR+ etc...
Personally, I think flashing a device over ADB is a necessity sometimes - I had tried clearing the app cache, with this a/b boot partitions, there's no clear cache in bootloader - so took the plunge, glad I did because my battery and overall performance of the phone has improved.
I just forgot to lock the bootloader, which means when I came to pay for my train this morning I couldn't set up Android Pay.
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GPay works with unlocked bootloader and magisk

kboya said:
GPay works with unlocked bootloader and magisk
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Yeah, I get that, but I don't root anymore. I don't fully see the need to - and it feels like it's more hassle these days.
Maybe when I get some spare time I will consider rooting again. I'll just lock the bootloader via fastboot and adb tonight.

I only really root for adblocking, but it's entirely your call

Android P DP2: my bugs and questions

Grats me with switching from iPhone x to Google pixel 2 XL
Right after that I've installed Android P and then start to use phone.
Info: My pixel is not Verizon model, without any root and I'm afraid to lose all my data (2 days of work with password etc).
Bug's:
1) xiaomi ip web camera and other doesn't work normally. Problems with connections and speed. Especially on wifi - "The network is busy, please try again later(30102005) "
Tried: restart, battery opt. Off, change wifi 2,4 / 5, use simmilar apps for ip cameras. On the iPhone everything is ok in all apps with all the cameras.
2) can't create 3rd Google account: after pattern check, phone sending me to the previous page. Nothing helps.
Tried: change protection, restart, different apps to add Google account, search through settings, kick two authentication.
Maybe someone knows how to fix it...
And a few questions:
1) is there any sense to make root on DP2? ( I mean few weeks before DP3 or special features for new user as me)
2) how can I backup everything? Best soft tool (no root or mods right now).
Tried to search and there was no exact answer like "This app will be the best and will backup all your data".
3) Is there any chance to resolve my problems without a wipe and how?
If some of the questions was already pls leave a link (tried to search)
Thanks in advance. And hi from Ukraine

Update: Just received app updates. Everything is working fine now.
If someone can help with other questions - feel free to do it

moriartyx said:
Grats me with switching from iPhone x to Google pixel 2 XL
Right after that I've installed Android P and then start to use phone.
Info: My pixel is not Verizon model, without any root and I'm afraid to lose all my data (2 days of work with password etc).
Bug's:
1) xiaomi ip web camera and other doesn't work normally. Problems with connections and speed. Especially on wifi - "The network is busy, please try again later(30102005) "
Tried: restart, battery opt. Off, change wifi 2,4 / 5, use simmilar apps for ip cameras. On the iPhone everything is ok in all apps with all the cameras.
2) can't create 3rd Google account: after pattern check, phone sending me to the previous page. Nothing helps.
Tried: change protection, restart, different apps to add Google account, search through settings, kick two authentication.
Maybe someone knows how to fix it...
And a few questions:
1) is there any sense to make root on DP2? ( I mean few weeks before DP3 or special features for new user as me)
2) how can I backup everything? Best soft tool (no root or mods right now).
Tried to search and there was no exact answer like "This app will be the best and will backup all your data".
3) Is there any chance to resolve my problems without a wipe and how?
If some of the questions was already pls leave a link (tried to search)
Thanks in advance. And hi from Ukraine
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I am using Magisk on DP2. There's TONS of posts about how to get it up and running.
After you root, you can use Titanium Backup to backup all cache and data of user/system apps.
If your bootloader is unlocked, you won't have to wipe anything. If it is locked, you will have to unlock it to root, and that will wipe all data. Google is pretty good at backing up all your downloaded apps (but without data) so you might want to look into that.
Good luck.

bradhoschar said:
I am using Magisk on DP2. There's TONS of posts about how to get it up and running.
After you root, you can use Titanium Backup to backup all cache and data of user/system apps.
If your bootloader is unlocked, you won't have to wipe anything. If it is locked, you will have to unlock it to root, and that will wipe all data. Google is pretty good at backing up all your downloaded apps (but without data) so you might want to look into that.
Good luck.
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Thanks! Do you have any issues with adding more than 2 Google accounts? Still the same thing. Double checking password and then back to the previous page

moriartyx said:
Thanks! Do you have any issues with adding more than 2 Google accounts? Still the same thing. Double checking password and then back to the previous page
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No issues. I have 4 Google accounts but I only sync Gmail and Drive on the other 3.

Fixed this one "2) can't create 3rd Google account: after pattern check, phone sending me to the previous page. Nothing helps".
Answer was hiding in the developer option menu.
Settings - System - Developer options - Don't keep activities.
So each time when I switching between apps they reload. It's because every app crashes as soon as I'm leaving it.
The same situation is with adding Google account. Each time phone opens another window previous crashes
When you activate Dev Options - check everything there