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Hello...World?

Just wanted to take a second and introduce myself... to myself??? I made the transition to android last week after packing an iOS for the past few years even though I really wanted to get android so that I could design/implement/build/deploy my own stuff directly to the phone without having to jump through apple shaped hoops. My background is .net/delphi (daily) and java (every so often) so I figured I should be able to hit the ground running. However, before I start doing anything I wanted to run a few things by you all just to make sure I have read and understood everything as I should have.
I just got my AT&T GS4 and have verified using *#1234 that my firmware version is indeed the latest crappy "MF3" type, and as such I am left with two options (1) Root my phone without "loki-doki" ( i.e. the only way to revert changes/bad ROMs ) and pray or (2) dont...
I've seen a few posts of people confirming the root process works via the SD card, but then what? Are there any ROMs that are stable enough that you would recommend to someone who absolutely can not afford to brick their phone?
Any helpful advice will be greatly appreciated as I'm looking forward to start contributing to the cause as soon as possible.
thanks,
xda_n

xda_n said:
Any helpful advice will be greatly appreciated as I'm looking forward to start contributing to the cause as soon as possible.
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XDA caters for most phones and may have a forum for your phone too, doing a search or clicking on forums, can guide you to the right place and same community members to guide you. SO try going here for correct answers, you may not need to ask even as someone may already have written the answers for you.
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[Q] Huawei H866C Question

Hello everyone!
I seem to have a big problem with my phone that I cannot figure out. I'm fairly good with phones and very good with PC, but this problem eludes me.
My Huawei H866C was working just fine yesterday until boom, system freeze. This happened numerous times and most of the time, all I was doing was looking around in the settings etc. My first gut reaction was to factory reset it.
So I did.
When it was done, the phone rebooted like it should, and there I found the "tutorial" screen.
I tap the green android and it proceeds to the next screen which has only one button labeled "Begin"
When I press begin, it immediately throws this error; The application SetupWizardEx (process com.huawei.setupwizardex) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
Well, needless to say, I've many dozens of times with no success.
I recall a similar incident with my sisters motorola droid bionic, in which after a reset the phone wanted some carrier info before it would load the home screen and let you use the phone. With that incident, I was able to bypass it by touching all 4 corners of the touchscreen. I can't find anything like that to bypass this tutorial nonsense.
I know that the phone isn't bricked, because I never rooted it. Furthermore, I can still bring up swype keyboard settings by holding the menu softkey. From there, I can click a web link in swype help and open the browser with no wifi connectivity. I can go through browser settings, and swype settings. When I first turn the phone back on, I can even use the slide-down menu briefly before it takes away my access.
I was really starting to like this phone until now.
Is there any way to bypass this annoying tutorial so I can use the phone? Otherwise, I'm afraid my money was wasted.
I have included some fairly low quality pictures to try and illustrate my problem.
ANY help at all would be greatly appreciated.
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Well admins, you may as well delete this thread. It's helped no one, including myself. I'm just going to return the phone and get my money back..

HuaweiTurk said:
Well admins, you may as well delete this thread. It's helped no one, including myself. I'm just going to return the phone and get my money back..
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And that's exactly what I did. My best advice? STAY AWAY FROM TRACFONE/NET10/Straight Talk at ALL costs! Sure, they give you cheap unlimited everything, but the phones are pure garbage. :good:

BYOP
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Can anyone help me identify this? [SOLVED: FAKE GALAXY S6]

Hi.
So i got an s6 from eBay.
It's not reacting to my touch. (it is, but with insane delay and barely!)
Couldn't figure this out.
Suddenly or occurred to me that something is fishy since home screen should not be organized like this (this is AFTER full reset!)
(why would twitter be inside a folder named Google?)
Also looks to be non-stock.
Here's a pic.
Can anyone tell me what am I dealing with here?
Does not seem to be running the usual Samsung rom.
Was this device tinkered with?
Also see video here:
https://vid.me/29AP
Thank you!
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Is it a real S6?
Theres a thread in the General section about how to try and spot a fake S6.
that article mentions the fake ones are running droid 4.x, but thats not to say they haven't mucked with the version number on it.
edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/difference-real-fake-samsung-galaxy-s6-t3153108

CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chinese letters on boot is a definitive answer to my question right?

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chinese letters on boot is a definitive answer to my question right?
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Yes you got a copy of the galaxy s6. thats why its running so slow.

these fakers might as well build a phone with the effort they put into these!!!! it's insanely crafted!!! if software wasn't as ****ty - might have missed it!!
(one of them is actually quite snappy)

benyben123 said:
these fakers might as well build a phone with the effort they put into these!!!! it's insanely crafted!!! if software wasn't as ****ty - might have missed it!!
(one of them is actually quite snappy)
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Since you bought off eBay. Did you pay via paypal?
Just lodge a claim against them for selling a fake item.
Make sure and screenshot the ebay listing as well

Yes I will definitely file a claim. Thank you.
Everyone else - BE WARNED!!!
My advice:
Turn off phone.
Press and hold power button + volume down button.

Mediatek K107 MT8752 - Can I change the current ROM ?

Hello all!
First of all, I need to point out that I am a newbie when it comes to Android modifications, but I work in IT, so I have a good general knowledge on how these things work. I say "general", because obviously, working in IT does not make me a professional in this in any way...far from it. I'm just saying so in case you guys can explain to me, or point me a guide I can follow to achieve what I'd like to do Also, English is not my first language, so I apologize in advance if my text is hard to read..
I ordered a cheap chinese tablet from Aliexpress, but I can't post links...so I can't show you. But it's an Octa Core MT8752, 10 inches (really 9.6 though )
For the price I paid, it really does the job, and I am very satisfied. However, I hate the interface. It's not a big deal, but it's annoying. The icons, for one, are ugly. I own a Nexus 7 (2012 model) and it does not look the same, even if they both run on 5.1 Lollipop. I know it sounds stupid, but it bothers me Plus, everytime it boots, I see the big, ugly, Mediatek logo pop-up before the Android one does.
I'm well aware it shouldn't really matter, but I'd like to change that. Is there a way I can flash this tablet with another rom? I was already successful rooting it with KingRoot. I was about to go on and see how to make a backup with MTK Android Tools.
All that rambling to say I'd like to change the look and feel of the tablet and get rid of some junk applications that came already installed on the tablet. Some of these applications were installed by me.
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Also, it bothers me that it seems like the disk space was split in two partitions. Can I change this?
Now, I searched for a while, and I've come across what I believe may be the factory file for flashing, but I am really unsure...I wonder if these files will come with the same icons built in.
Does anyone have any experience with said tablet? I would just like to know what I can do to flash it with another rom, without screwing anything up. I'm really new at this, and I'm not even sure which guide I should follow.
Thank you for your time

FRP locked SM-G930w8 ( disabled OEM unlock on custom ROM )

Hello all,
From what I can tell XDADevelopers is the best place to ask stupid questions - because I'm noticing with how much time I've spent on here trying to solve this problem that everyone here seems to be particularly helpful! However, I have spent way too much time trying to solve this myself, so this is my last ditch effort before I go and buy myself a new phone, haha. If anyone can get this phone working again for me I will PayPal, send some BTC, or eTransfer ( if you're in Canada ) for your time!
So here goes:
I installed an 8.0 Oreo Superman ROM ( I don't remember the exact one I flashed - IIRC it was this one but I'm not entirely sure, but it was working really well and I was extremely satisfied with how everything was working ). Now I did this a while ago and I've been extraordinarily busy lately so it's been a while, so forgive the lack of detail. I was trying to install some sort of application/feature through Magisk Manager and it wasn't working as expected so I did what in hindsight what I know now to be an incredibly stupid idea - which was to disable OEM Unlock and disable developer options and reboot hoping it would get whatever I was attempting to install working. Instead I was greeted immediately to the following bootloop upon starting the phone again:
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I'm unable to boot into TWRP and Odin/PC does not recognize the phone at all. I've tried on multiple computers, different cables, etc. My other Samsung S7 has no trouble being recognized by my PC & Odin as well as Samsung Kies, so I know it's not a driver issue. I only have the IMEI engraved on the back of the phone since I have long lost the box that had the SN on it, which might allow me to reset it through Kies as far as I understand. I am starting to think this is well beyond my capabilities to fix, or the phone could potentially be completely bricked. But again, that's why I'm here asking for advice.
I have tried my best to solve this on my own but I simply don't have time to keep working on this - so like I said, I'd be willing to pay to have someone attempt to come up with a fix for this issue or at least tell me I need to go and buy a new phone - though, ideally I'd prefer the former, haha. If the phone is toast, I was thinking of getting a lightly used Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 off Kijiji or Ebay or something - but if anyone has any recommendations for an alternative I am open to that as well, but I like the bezel-less design and the fingerprint reader, but ideally I'd like an OLED and wireless charging.
Anyways, hopefully someone on here has a solution or at least tell me with 100% confidence that I can safely toss this phone and I will keep my fingers crossed....
Thanks guys - any help would be greatly appreciated.