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[Q] No Mobile Data - using ViperOneS_v1.2.0

Hi there, yes I am a noob here but I searched this and couldnt find anything.
I flashed two HTC one S phones and am having the same issue with both. Everything works great except the mobile data.
Mobile data is turned on in settings, but says disconnected. Wifi works great, the phone makes calls, just no mobile data.
I searched networks and it sees my network "Fido" and even registers with Fido, but it still says disconnected next to the Mobile Data option in settings.
I will try calling our provider I suppose but I am stuck at this point..
I have also wiped cache, and dalvik cache and did a full wipe at install.
Recovery - CWM 5.8.3.1
ROM - ViperOneS_v1.2.0
Please help!

Sorry guys. I got it.
I had to search the carrier specific APN settings and manually enter them.
I didnt read anything about that anywhere and like I said... Im still a noob.
thanks

you dont have by any chance a nandroid backup with the original settings of your fido phone.
or at least the original build.prop

Trashking said:
Sorry guys. I got it.
I had to search the carrier specific APN settings and manually enter them.
I didnt read anything about that anywhere and like I said... Im still a noob.
thanks
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you did good "noob"
apn's are first place to check if no data

ultimul said:
you dont have by any chance a nandroid backup with the original settings of your fido phone.
or at least the original build.prop
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I did a backup from the "backup and restore" option within CWM recovery, just after I had unlocked and rooted. I had not yet installed the the Viper ROM, which leads me to believe it probably still had the correct settings at that time, but not sure.

wow, can you please put that backup somewhere online?
or at least take out the build.prop file from /system folder
pleaseee
PS: CWM recovery just sucks on this model; better use TWRP

If you post the backup Trashking, make sure you note it was made with CWM and needs restored with CWM. As, most of us use TWRP recovery--

so, don't want to make it available for others?

ultimul said:
wow, can you please put that backup somewhere online?
or at least take out the build.prop file from /system folder
pleaseee
PS: CWM recovery just sucks on this model; better use TWRP
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Hey,
Sorry I hadn't logged in for a couple days. Ill help out if I can.

okay,
this is the folder that I have that contains the backup files. I'll need specific instruction on what exactly you need uploaded, and where I can upload it to.
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Im also abit worried this backup may contain personal information, as Im not sure I did a full wipe until I installed the rom. This backup was done after I had unlocked and loaded CWM. I'd like to be sure none of my crap is getting posted.
Also,
Can you please explain why CWM is crap for this model? It seems to work fine on mine but perhaps im missing something.

Upon further review, it seems the reasons most people prefer TWRP over CWM for interface reasons.
Im not sure im worried about that.
I have to disagree with a few posts here, you can do everything the same way with both recoveries. You don't need to flash the boot image in fastboot with cwm I've done it myself and I didn't see any difference in speed between the two backing up or restoring.
It's preference on which you choose to use, I'm not saying that either is bad they both have a great support background and are dedicated to quality as they should be, it's the most important software on your device in consideration to root users and without it working properly your taking a very large risk.
Personally believe recovery should be layed out in a manner that is easy to use and functional for all types of users, adding gimmicks to something that should be taken seriously I feel is unnecessary and both teams do a great job of keeping it clean and treat the work as if they are paid to make them.
Both are great at their work, both are worth having. - Orical
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[Q] Titanium Backup aid (mobilepass)

Hope everyone is having a good week so far.
I am relatively new to my Nexus 5, and loving the phone so far. I am not new to flashing roms, rooting devices, etc., but definitely not a extreme power user by any means.
The one issue I am running into is preserving a particular application, MobilePass, as I flash a new rom on my Nexus 5. By flashing I mean a clean flash (clearing system data etc). I use titanium backup (paid version), and while it will restore the APK, it does not restore the app information. Why this is a problem is the program is used to generate a VPN key, and if the token information is not preserved I have to go through this long process at work to get the VPN working again (sending access code, having infrastructure enable, etc.) Will say, I can understand if it is not possible to restore a program like this for security reasons, but figured I will ask the community.
The steps I take in running the backup in titanium:
- Going to the batch screen
- Selecting backup apps + system data
Have never tried the option to create a flashable zip.
Anyone have pointers or other backup utilities they would suggest?
Additionally, did read over: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717159 but did not really give me anymore information than I did not already know.
Thanks for any help.
**Edit after installing helium (CM backup solution), it seems that there is an option in Android application development to not allow apk backup's. So there might not be a solution here.
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Some apps just don't respond well to being restored. Don't think there's much you can do. Maybe try another backup app to see if it's the same deal?

KJ said:
Some apps just don't respond well to being restored. Don't think there's much you can do. Maybe try another backup app to see if it's the same deal?
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Thanks for the fast reply. Are there any other backup programs you recommend?

Titanium is the best for a reason. Extremely reliable and paid version has many uses.
But just to see if your app is capable of restoring data... Try anything you find on playstore. Just backup that app. Then uninstall it. And try restore. There's "my backup root" and "Helium" . Those are the only 2 I know off hand.
Maybe try the apps website to see if you can find out if it's even possible to restore data maybe first though.

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Titanium is the best for a reason. Extremely reliable and paid version has many uses.
But just to see if your app is capable of restoring data... Try anything you find on playstore. Just backup that app. Then uninstall it. And try restore. There's "my backup root" and "Helium" . Those are the only 2 I know off hand.
Maybe try the apps website to see if you can find out if it's even possible to restore data maybe first though.
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Thanks KJ. I did try Helium, and think I found the issue. Updated the first post with a screenshot. Would be nice if Titanium had the same notification system.

KitKat issue - Unable to delete stuff on ext SD card

Just got my Sony Xperia Z3. Still messing around to get a feel of the UI.
Was not able to uninstall File Commander as I find the UI badly design. So installed ASTRO File Manager, tried deleting a file from ext SD card. pops up a notice saying that due to KitKat design, 'write' to ext SD card is prohibited.
I uninstalled ASTRO File Manager and installed SOLID Explorer, deletion from ext SD card was not allowed as well.
Tried deleting same file using File Commander and it worked
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Probably will try File Expert but expecting the same rejection.

It is a well known issue with KitKat and is brought in on purpose by google.
Basically in an effort to increase security protection to the user only system apps can write to the SDcard. There is a way around it but you need root. Just google "Write to SD card KitKat" for further information and how to revert it.

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It is a well known issue with KitKat and is brought in on purpose by google. Basically in an effort to increase security protection to the user only system apps can write to the SDcard.
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You believe in Santa Claus, too ?
Google tries to force you into using their cloud services, that's all magic.
But it's correct: You need root to edit the file platform.xml. After doing that, everything is ok again.
But DO NOT ROOT, yet ! You'll lose all DRM keys (making the horribly bad Z3 camera even worse) and X-Reality. And believe me: You really do not want to lose that.

Chefproll said:
You believe in Santa Claus, too ?
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What does this mean?
Google tries to force you into using their cloud services, that's all magic.
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If you say so
But it's correct: You need root to edit the file platform.xml. After doing that, everything is ok again.
But DO NOT ROOT, yet ! You'll lose all DRM keys (making the horribly bad Z3 camera even worse) and X-Reality. And believe me: You really do not want to lose that.
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Yes I know, its an old issue and well known how to get around it. And trust me, if I want to unlock my bootloader I will.

The only way around it is to save files in your File Explorer's App folder. With FX Explorer, for example, save your files into Android/data/nextapp.fx/files/
You'll be able to write and delete all you want.
File Commander works across all folders because it's a system apk.

Presumably with root you could just convert your file manager app of choice to a system app with the likes of Titanium and it would then work ok? Or just use one that uses root anyway (like Root Explorer).

Work root you just add one line to platform.xml and then it works just like it did before
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3Shirts said:
Presumably with root you could just convert your file manager app of choice to a system app with the likes of Titanium and it would then work ok? Or just use one that uses root anyway (like Root Explorer).
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Of course, with root you can get around any software restriction. However, in 2 - 3 years it'll be moot (hopefully sooner). It's like when Android dropped the menu key and everyone was pissed. After 2 years no one cares about the lack of a menu key anymore.

Need help with Virus

i was surfing the web as i usually do and i accidentally licked a link and i opened a separate page but there was nothing on it so i went back and closed he tap. I got curious though and i randomly opened my files app on my s7. I went on device storage and i noticed there was a folder that appeared with the name lpe. I opened the file and it contained 6 files. I ignored the file at first but a few hours later i had left my s7 on my table unlocked and the screen began move and it started to open applications. i fighted my way against the phone and i deleted the file and it stopped. I ran my security software i had CM Security and it picked up no virus so i also went on smart manager and ran the device security there as well it picked up nothing I thought it was all over but i was wrong. The file appeared again by itself the next day. I ran security picked up nothing and deleted the file but it kept coming back the next day. Sometimes it comes back twice a day or sometimes once a day. This is been happening for the last week now. I did a factory rest as well but it came back after 5hrs. Before i did a factory rest i had clean the cache partition using recovery mode. I tried going on Android Authority for help but they didn't know what to so i came here. At this point i don't know what to do.

Maybe an app you had installed is downloading again with Google Backup and restore
Try disabling Sync, factory reset again, but this time do not restore when asked on first boot
There is no way any app or virus (I don't think it is a virus) can survive a factory reset, so it must be getting reinstalled somehow

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Maybe an app you had installed is downloading again with Google Backup and restore
Try disabling Sync, factory reset again, but this time do not restore when asked on first boot
There is no way any app or virus (I don't think it is a virus) can survive a factory reset, so it must be getting reinstalled somehow
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Yeah i was thinking to do that as well. gonna try it now and will keep you guys updated if it comes up again.

wawa45 said:
Yeah i was thinking to do that as well. gonna try it now and will keep you guys updated if it comes up again.
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so i factory rested my phone liked you asked, disabled sync and didn't restore my data from startup( i manually downloaded my apps). Your solution had worked only temporary. i was looking through "My Files" app on my phone and there it was again but the file was bigger. it now contained 6 files instead 5. it is now 114mb big which is double what it used to be. the virus somehow managed to get through the factory rest. Does anybody know the fix to my problem?

lpe folder is not a virus, it is a temp folder for something
Pinger or Sideline create an lpe temp folder, probably others too
And you have already been told in your cloned thread here that it is just a temp folder
http://www.androidauthority.com/community/threads/help-my-s7-has-a-virus.38416/

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lpe folder is not a virus, it is a temp folder for something
Pinger or Sideline create an lpe temp folder, probably others too
And you have already been told in your cloned thread here that it is just a temp folder
http://www.androidauthority.com/community/threads/help-my-s7-has-a-virus.38416/
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yes i am aware of that this a temp file it is created after you edit a photo i knew this before. When the file came i hadn't edited a file in weeks or took a photo. i use my phone mainly for games, youtube and doing quick google search. i dont edit photos on my phone and before you ask i have disabled the feature where it saves RAW and JPEG files in my camera settings

Well either way, it is not a virus, just a temp folder that Android creates, so no need to panic

Swift Backup - best app to backup apps, sms, call logs on android.

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Swift Backup can backup your important data in minutes! Its quick, efficient and boasts an elegant design for a refreshing backup experience.
- Google Play.

I tried for Call backups and it works great....... Now thinking to make my apps backup too.

I am using this backup app since long time and it is really a very good reliable app.

Hi... can anyone tell me how to restore if i have backup from Poco F3 and want to restore on K30 Pro Zoom ?
and the devices already rooted.
Because last time, i cant restore even already copy the backup folder to new device.,.. Swift backup app cannot found my backup. (offcourse with same google account)

On LineageOS 18.1 with Magisk I'm not able to backup and restore any App data
The Backup process says "Complete", but when I look at the SwiftLogger I see the following error
ApkReader: Output for file /storage/emulated/0/SwiftbBackup/... [ERROR: dump failed because assets could not be loaded]
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That is probably the reason why it won't restore.
Any idea what to do or where to look?
Ps: I'm just using the local version for now.

Hi everybody,
I switched to Swift Backup from Titanium Backup, and I got lost in the labyrinth of Swift's interface. I took a backup of all my apps, then a nandroid backup with TWRP and then I switched to a different rom.
In this operation, I forgot to back up Swift's password (I wish it could be disabled), so now I'm wondering: is there a way to recover the password for Swift from the nandroid backup? Can it be found in /data/data for example?

How do I change the backup location on this Swift app ?
How do I pick a specific folder ?

LucasBS1 said:
How do I change the backup location on this Swift app ?
How do I pick a specific folder ?
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Anyone ?

LucasBS1 said:
Anyone ?
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If you don't know the answer, read the FAQ.
Can I use a custom folder location for my backups on the device or in cloud?

kubalav said:
If you don't know the answer, read the FAQ.
Can I use a custom folder location for my backups on the device or in cloud?
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Oh... There is a FAQ
Wasn't even finding an official forum
Thanks
A terrible directive for an advanced app. They certainly won't see my money

I'm on the Pixel 7 Pro and finally had the occasion of needing to restore my wallpaper; and it confirmed what I had feared when initially looking at it from the app -- while it was the correct picture/image, it ended up being off-center and zoomed without being able to correct it.
Anyone else having this issue? Know of a workaround or explanation?

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while it was the correct picture/image, it ended up being off-center and zoomed without being able to correct it.
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The explanation is simple: backup apps are unreliable. They only have different limitations. Swift is no exception, as I'm finding many.
This is how you may investigate:
[Root]/data/system/users/0/wallpaper_info.xml
This file carries the wallpaper settings.
I would compare this file before and after customizing the wallpaper to memorize the differences.
Then I would back it up and immediately restore it using Swift
If there is a difference between before and after the backup, you found the cause.
Since I grew tired of relying on these backup apps, I make manual copies of these files you will see around these folders, the folders beying /data/system/, and /data/system/users/0

LucasBS1 said:
A terrible directive for an advanced app. They certainly won't see my money
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Besides the inability to specify the backup dir, I found another problem: Swift encrypts everything.
On titanium, one can extract the app and the data from the ZIPs. Here, I can't.
Moreover, by using apps like Solid Explorer I can make a copy of other apps, with it's clear name, icon, and ready to install (and on a more organized manner).
The only advantage over Titanium is the backup of permissions, but being that the only one, I'd remove the "best app to backup" from the title of this thread.