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[Q] Any apps to play online games over 3g

I would like to know if there are any apps (rooted or not) that would allow my phone to receive wifi from my mobile A.P. on the same phone. Mobile ap right now disables wifi but was reading about the wifi tether aps and may have the wrong idea about how they work but gave me the idea that could do what i need. I have a Samsung showcase through element mobile in north central WI. Firmware ver. 2.2.1 hardware ver I500.04 model sch-I500 kernel ver 2.6.32.9. I know the connection would most likely be laggy but would just like to see if it is possible. Any ideas please post. If there is nothing out there would make a great challenge for the developers to create

Huh? I guess not. bump

[Q] SGH-1497 enable screen mirroring

The wifi only model of this tablet running 4.1.2 has screen mirroring capability. However AT&T in their "infinite wisdom" decided to leave it out. I am looking for hopefully just a quick and dirty hack to enable it. Here are possible solutions in order of what I would like. I will accept any answer that get the feature, but I would like to not have to put some completely different custom ROM on it as it is for my dad and he is used to the interface as is. Thanks all for reading.
1. The stuff is all there and they just disabled it (maybe just edit a file after rooting the device)
2. They left out some files to offer screen mirroring (just copy some files over after rooting device)
3. Putting a custom ROM on (as long as I can get play store and all other normal functions)

I was thinking, does anyone have the stock firmware for the wifi only version of this? I was going to get that and get the firmware for this AT&T one and see what files the wifi version has that the AT&T one is missing. I tried searching online but it is old and all the links I find aren't there. The only model I can find is the 5113 which seems like a foreign version because all of the firmwares are from some other bloody country. I need the US version since the 1497 has the US version. Please help

Rooting SM-t230 on a mac

I have just spent near enough a whole day trying to root my Samsung Tab SM-T230. I know there is site that do this for a payment but i want to do it myself, mainly to get rid of bloatware but also i like tweaking things.
The big things seems to be the Mac, there is software out there but it's not compatible with Mac High Sierra 10.13.6.
Does anyone know if this is possible for a start, if so does anyone have links to a site that has the up to date files.
If this is in the wrong place apologies, i am pissed off, my head is full of crap and i am going for a beer.

hawkeyefxr said:
I have just spent near enough a whole day trying to root my Samsung Tab SM-T230. I know there is site that do this for a payment but i want to do it myself, mainly to get rid of bloatware but also i like tweaking things.
The big things seems to be the Mac, there is software out there but it's not compatible with Mac High Sierra 10.13.6.
Does anyone know if this is possible for a start, if so does anyone have links to a site that has the up to date files.
If this is in the wrong place apologies, i am pissed off, my head is full of crap and i am going for a beer.
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Check this page (https://desktop.firmware.mobi/) and this one (https://theleaker.com/how-to-use-odin-on-mac-osx-jodin3/).
EDIT (2018-12-21): Just found JOdin3 also on XDA:https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2598203
JOdin3 Web Browser Based and Offline flashing tool
This is the official support page for JOdin3, a CASUAL-X project. JOdin3 allows you to flash Odin files on Linux, Mac and Windows. It is powered by CASUAL and @Benjamin Dobell 's Heimdall tool. Using the power of CASUALcore, LibPit and Heimdall, it enables flashing of Odin files in the same manner you'd expect from the offical Samsung Odin tool.
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How to downgrade T-Mobile LG Velvet 5g

Hello, I am hoping someone can help me. I am at my wits end with this phone since the Android 11 update came out. Since I've updated the phone has been insufferable. Chrome freezes when it plays videos and when viewing apps that are web based such as my news feed stories or Google news (which uses some form of chrome or WebView or whatever?) When there's an ad the page goes into what I can only describe as "seizure mode". The page will just flash and not move, videos and pictures will get pixelated, it's made using those apps impossible.
Point is, I want to downgrade my device back to Android 10 and because the T-Mobile version is a snowflake and has a different processor I've had a difficult time finding concrete info on how to do the downgrade or where to get the firmware. Would appreciate any guidance. Thank you

I just happened upon this website: https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-lmg900tm-firmwares/
I'm having problems with the camera and was hoping to downgrade and see that'll fix my problem.

I can't find the correct DLL to get anything working.

You can extract the dll from the kdz file you're trying to flash. I don't know for sure if that'll fix your problem but just a quick bit of info.

tooter1 said:
I can't find the correct DLL to get anything working.
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Use the patched LGUP and it should work.This may give you a little bit better example as well.Hope it helps!Replace x's with t's in the link. hxxps://www.mylgphones.com/g900tm12g-t-mobile-lg-velvet-5g-software-update-with-december-2020-security-patch.html

Do LDU's have a CSC?

I have been trying to find the CSC of my tablet, before flashing it. None of the usual methods work, and even with the paid version of Phone INFO+ (SAM) by vndnguyen, there is no information to be found. All the fields in the CSC tab are empty.
Don't LDU have a CSC?
Can they be flashed at all?

In the end, after I bought vndnguyen's Phone INFO+ (SAM) app off Google Play Store and the app found no CSC data at all, I concluded that LDU's may have region free firmware.
Now, if I understand correctly, CSC files mainly contain mobile network presets for local providers, like Sprint and AT&T frequencies and protocols for the USA, for phones and tablets which can connect to a mobile network (3G, 4G, etc.). That would mean, CSC does not matter for devices that don't use mobile networks, like a WiFi-only tablet. If someone can confirm or deny, that would be good.
Whatever the case may be, I just used the links in the official XDA guide to flashing Samsung firmware to download Odin and the right firmware for my device* and picked a CSC at will. I made sure to backup my settings, remove my Google account from my tablet (to prevent FRP lock problems) and flashed my device. Other than the first boot up taking a few minutes longer than the video guide I was following, everything went smoothly and the device is now running the upgraded firmware without issues.
I don't recommend you flash your device, but if you do this is how I flashed my LDU. Before you proceed read up on the issue, cross your fingers and take responsibility.
* Tip: when you know the model name for your device (like SM-T820, for example) a good way to find your firmware page quickly on SamMobile is to just Google: SamMobile model name. If you know your preferred CSC just add that to the search string. SamMobile is a good resource but Google was much easier for me to get to the firmwares I wanted.