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FIRST, IF YOU AREN'T ROOTED YET, THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO ROOT YOUR SM-G9350/9300:
BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING YOU MUST INSTALL S6-CROM.APK, IT WILL ALLOW THE BOOTLOADER TO BE UNLOCKED ON OUR DEVICE:
Download the attached CROM SERVICE apk at the end of this post.
AND THEN: GOTO SETTINGS: ABOUT DEVICE, SOFTWARE INFO, TAP ON BUILD SEVERAL TIMES TO ENABLE DEVELOPER OPTIONS, GOTO SETTINGS: DEVELOPER OPTIONS AND TOGGLE OEM UNLOCK TO ON. ALSO BE SURE YOU HAVE THE SAMSUNG USB DRIVERS ON YOUR PC:
http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117#none
THEN YOU CAN FLASH OUR ROOT.
OREO ROOT + TOXIC OVERCLOCKED KERNEL (BIGS=2.6G LITTLES=1.9G GPU=675M):
If you don't care about having Encrypted Data, you can just flash TOXIC_ROOT+OVERCLOCK_KERNEL_v99.zip in TWRP onto the latest Oreo firmware, and you'll be rooted, with Magisk, Overclocked.
To correctly format DATA and install without encryption:
Steps:
1) Make sure you're updated to the latest stock OREO, and download my TOXIC_ROOT+OVERCLOCK_KERNEL_v99.zip to your external SD Card.
If you're not on the latest firmware, and you want to use mine (CRJ1):
Download Odin v3.13.1 here, and Firmware CRJ1: BL/AP/CP/CSC files: download here ), flash this firmware in Odin v3.13.1 (open Odin v3.13.1, connect device, reboot into Download Mode: reboot, hold Home/Power/Vol Down, then press Vol Up to confirm. (make sure you have samsung usb drivers installed),load BL/AP/CP/CSC and press start).
Allow device to fully boot, then select your language, skip google sign in and skip samsung sign in, get to where it tells you you're all done and you're on the home screen.
2) Boot into Download mode (reboot, hold Home/Power/Vol Down, then press Vol Up to confirm.) Connect Device.
3) Download Odin v 3.12.3 here -and TWRP.tar here, open the TWRP.tar in the AP in Odin v3.12.3 and press START THEN BOOT DIRECTLY INTO TWRP BY HOLDING POWER/HOME/VOLUME UP!
4)FORMAT DATA in TWRP, then press back and INSTALL TOXIC_ROOT+OVERCLOCK_KERNEL.zip from external SD. NOTE: THIS WILL FORMAT YOUR INTERNAL DATA, INCLUDING MEDIA, PICTURES, ETC! THIS IS NECESSARY TO UN-ENCRYPT THE DATA PARTITION! SO MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR INTERNAL SD!
5) Reboot. It might take a while on first boot.
Now you can restore your DATA in TWRP if you have a DATA backup.
Enjoy
TOXIC_ROOT+OVERCLOCK_KERNEL installs Magisk root v18 for you, adds Toxic Boot screen, raises max volume for music and media (and phone), and has a few other small optimizations.
ToxicKernel Overclocked to: Bigs 2.6Ghz Littles 1.9Ghz GPU 675, and Quickcharge 3 support added. Big cores default governor = conservative; Little cores default governor = interactive, core Thermal control disabled. Lightening fast with little drain on battery
Kernel Source
For non-root options or the manual root method:
OREO TOXIC OVERCLOCKED KERNEL (BIGS=2.5G LITTLES=1.8G):
Just flash this zip in TWRP:
ToxicKernel.zip
Uses your current Ramdisk, so if you're rooted, it'll keep your root. If you're not rooted, you still won't be
Control the frequencies with Kernel Adiutor, I set mine for daily use on Conservative Governor, but go Interactive if you want that OC power!
Frequency info:
2496mHz big cores 1824mHz little cores, GPU 650mHz, 300mHz added to all CPU cores for lighter daily useage.
Or for MORE Power:
ToxicKernel Overclocked to: Bigs 2.5Ghz Littles 1.92Ghz GPU 675, and Quickcharge 3 support added. I run this kernel on my own device, with Kernel Adiutor to set governors to Conservative Up threshold 90 Down threshold 80, core Thermal control disabled. Lightening fast with little drain on battery
Just flash this zip in TWRP:
ToxicKernel2.49Bigs1.92Littles675gpuQchrg3.zip
The overclock is built for the S7-Edge version, if you like you can install on the S7 flat and see if it works, let me know if it does!
Kernel Source
OREO TOXIC ROM CRJ1 BASED ON OFFICIAL:
This is a bit of a convoluted way to get root on the new Samsung Binary, but it's perfect. It runs the most up to date odexed (fast) official rom, with boot rooted with Magisk. This method fully passes safety-net.
I've included stock OREO CRJ1 because in my experience Samsung sometimes releases their final firmware (which is possibly CRJ2) with terrible battery life (maybe to get us to buy new phone..)
NOTE: YOU NEED TO FLASH TOXICKERNEL AFTER THE FOLLOWING ROOT METHOD.
Steps:
1) Boot device into download mode (restart and hold POWER/HOME/VOLUME DOWN, then VOL UP to confirm once it's at blue screen). Flash via Odin 3.13.1 [get this ODIN here] - BL/AP/CP/CSC files: download here , unzip to get to the files, load the BL, AP, CP and HOME_CSC files into Odin with phone connected (make sure you have samsung usb drivers installed) and press START. Let device fully boot, skip google/samsung sign in's just get to where the phone has started fully.
2) Boot device into download mode (restart and hold POWER/HOME/VOLUME DOWN, then VOL UP to confirm once it's at blue screen). Flash boot.tar with odin 3.13.1, download boot.tar here
3) Boot device into download mode (restart and hold POWER/HOME/VOLUME DOWN, then VOL UP to confirm once it's at blue screen). Flash via Odin 3.12.3 [get this ODIN here] - TWRP.tar Just download the Odin 3.12.3 (unzip it) and the TWRP.tar [get this TWRP.tar here], open the TWRP.tar in the AP in Odin, connect your device (make sure you have samsung usb drivers installed), and press START THEN BOOT DIRECTLY INTO TWRP BY HOLDING POWER/HOME/VOLUME UP!
4) In TWRP, Mount System, then Advanced: File Manager - rename recoverybackupboot.p to recoverybackupboot.bak, and if there is a 'fixcontents' file, delete it. Then finally, FORMAT DATA in TWRP.
5) Still in TWRP, install no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip [get that file here], then go back and install Magisk-v17.1.zip [get that file here]
6) Boot system, and install MagiskManager.apk [get that here], as well as ESRootExplorer.apk [here], then open Magisk Manager, say yes for it to do it's environment setups, and when it's done, open ESRootExplorer, tap the settings at top left and enable ROOT, then edit /system/build.prop scroll down to bottom you will see ro.config.tima=1, change it to ro.config.tima=0 , then edit /system/vendor/etc/fstab.qcom and scroll down.. DELETE ",forceencrypt=footer,quota" delete exactly what is in the quotations, including the comma at the beginning.
7) Reboot to TWRP (reboot then hold POWER/HOME/VOL UP), FORMAT DATA AGAIN! now at this point you can restore your old Android N or O DATA backup in TWRP, just restore DATA partition ONLY!
8) Reboot system, and reinstall the MagiskManager.apk again, let magisk to it's environment setup again, and that's it!
DONE!
NOTE: DO NOT INSTALL XPOSED OR XPOSED MAGISK MODULE, AS IT WILL CAUSE RANDOM REBOOTS!
I'm working on an Overclocked Kernel but have to wait for samsung to release the CRJ1 source, so we'll have OC and built in wakeblocks soon
If phone turns black after reboot, hard reset (hold power/home/vol up/vol down for 10 seconds) and all should reboot fine.
Why two ODIN's? Not sure, but one can only flash the BL/AP/CP... and the other can only flash twrp, go figure..
That's it! Enjoy!
If you happen to not be locked into OREO binary 3 and wish to explore older Android Versions, see:
THIS IS THE FASTEST AND MOST EFFICIENT ROM FOR THE SM-G9350/9300 S7 AND EDGE SNAPDRAGON VARIANT:
TOXIC 8.0 - BEST ROM FOR OUR DEVICE:
TOXIC 8.0 - 7.0.X.1.C is a conglomeration of the best parts of Android 7.0 and 8.0, it's based off the 7.0 framework-res, with the best features of 8.0, resulting in the fastest, longest battery lasting ROM for the SM-G9350/9300:
Use Odin to flash these BL and CP:
BL:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634742789
CP:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=385035244224409880
Then download and install the rom ZIP through TWRP:
YOU CAN DIRTY FLASH THIS OVER LAST TOXIC ROM:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262904005851DO NOT CONNECT TO WIFI ON FIRST BOOT, TURN OFF AUTO UPDATE IN GALAXY APPS, IF YOU WANT TO KEEP FULL SCREEN ALWAYS ON DISPLAY CLOCK BACKGROUNDS.
Overclocked ToxicKernel (OVERCLOCKED TO 2496MhZ BIGS 1826MhZ LITTLES):
KERNEL ZIP Oct-27-2018 :
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410932744536991420
Download and install the ToxicKernelOVERCLOCKED.zip (flash via TWRP) and reboot, easy as that. When Toxic Overclock Extreme is turned off (in ToxicSettings App) it's set to Efficient Mode, with GPU governor=powersave, Big cores governor=zzmoove (version 70X1C), this lets the phone run nicely with over a days battery with heavy useage, 0.01% / hr battery drain per on doze. To turn on Overclock, goto TOXIC SETTINGS and enable the "enhanced settings: Toxic Overclock Extreme", then click the button to reboot, and enjoy your new perfect overclocked ROM. Toxic Overclock Extreme is set to interactive governor on all cores.
Kernel blocks safe wakelocks, and you can add further kernel wakelock blocks manually.
FOR MORE INFO ON WAKELOCKS AND GETTING INSANELY GOOD BATTERY LIFE, READ:
KERNEL WAKELOCKS:
Kernel blocks safe wakelocks, and you can add/remove further kernel wakelock blocks by editing /system/etc/init.sec.boot.sh (just open in root file editor), you will see at the bottom: echo 'IPA_WS;wlan_txfl_wake;wlan_rx_wake;wlan_scan_wake;wlan_pm_wake;wlan_ctrl_wake;mmc0_detect;alarmtimer;PowerManagerService.Broadcasts;PowerManagerService.Display;radio-interface;doze-wakelock;smdcntl0;alarm;mbhc_wake_lock' > /sys/class/misc/toxic_wakelock_blocker/wakelock_blocker
Simply add/remove names of wakelocks within the single quotes, separated by semicolons, these are the user controlled blocked kernel wakelocks. The current setup after flashing toxicKernelOverclocked makes battery life a lot better, and is the maximum number of wakelocks that I could disable with no impact.
SYSTEM WAKELOCKS:
The best way to block TOXIC rom System wakelocks is with Amplify (paid version), but paid or not, just install Xposed, then Amplify (activate the module), and download then my Amplify shared_prefs file, open with a Root File Text editor, copy contents and paste into /data/data/com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce/shared_prefs/com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce_preferences.xml :
File: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262904026904
And a note about DOZE: install Greenify and Activate in Xposed, then enable AGGRESSIVE DOZE and DOZE ON THE GO in settings. This will allow Doze to work while phone is moving or in your pocket.
These tips I mentioned above, along with ToxicKernelOverclocked, will give you the most amazing battery life possible, 0.0% drain on standby
NOTE: ROM is in efficient mode by default, and in my opinion, keeping it in efficiency mode is great for normal useage. I only use OC for gaming
Frequency info:
2496mHz big cores 1824mHz little cores, GPU 650mHz, 300mHz added to all CPU cores for lighter daily useage.
The overclock is built for the S7-Edge version, if you like you can install on the S7 flat and see if it works, let me know if it does!
Toxic ROM Features:
Customized Toxic Settings (nav bar, button, battery, and every other kind of mod); full screen AOD with clock and Toxic backgrounds ; optimized battery life; optimized performance. etc etc etc.
And since Oreo is the LAST Android version that will be released for this device, this is THE best ROM for it. Forever.
Notes:
XPOSED: Install N 7.0 version of xposed, as the Rom has N framework-res.
NOTE ABOUT BOOT QMG: If you don't like the TOXIC Rom boot animation, you can download the zip "StockBootQMGs.zip" HERE and move those three files into your SYSTEM/MEDIA/ on your device, replacing the files you have there.
NOTE ABOUT ADAWAY: If AdAway can't save to hosts file, dowload AdAway systemless hosts v2 zip attached below and flash in recovery.
And for those inclined, the ALWAYS ON DISPLAY images are very easy to mod, just take your /system/priv-app/AOD_Service/..apk, to your desktop pc, open the apk with winzip or most any archiver, DON'T UNZIP IT, just navigate to the /res/drawable-xxxhdpi-v4/ folder and edit the corresponding aod_image_01...02...03 etc png's, or the aod_wallpaper_01..02.. etc png's, then also edit the previews for them in /res/drawable-xxhdpi-v4/ folder, simply drag out the png images, edit them in photoshop or any png editor, then save them with the same name and drag back into the open winzip/archive (remember DON'T UNZIP!) ..there you go! Enjoy
Kernel Source:
Github: https://github.com/davecotefilm/S7-Edge-sd820-Overclock
ROM Source:
The rom is a mix of the official China and Hong Kong Samsung firmware (as this is the China/Hong Kong Variant of the S7-Edge, and also the only Snapdragon variant with an unlockable bootloader), touchwiz, with some custom black apps added, and the most efficient and powerful parts of Android N and O.
If you are interested in rooting your current ROM, or Marshmallow, Stock, beta Oreo, etc.. see below:
If you want pure 8.0, 7.0 or 6.0 ... follow the other root options for MM, N, OreoBeta... :
ROOT YOUR CURRENT ROM:
1) FLASH TWRP IN ODIN (LOAD TWRP AS ''AP'' IN ODIN, TWRP AND ODIN CAN BE DOWNLOADED ABOVE) - ENTER DOWNLOAD MODE BY REBOOTING YOUR DEVICE THEN HOLDING THE HOME/POWER/VOL DOWN BUTTONS, THEN ON BLUE SCREEN CONNECT TO USB/PC AND PRESS VOL UP.
2) BOOT INTO TWRP, FORMAT DATA (YES YOU WILL LOSE ALL PERSONAL DATA), THEN FLASH (INSTALL) SUPERUSER (SU) ZIP THROUGH TWRP (HOLD HOME/POWER/VOL UP DURING REBOOT TO ENTER RECOVERY):
SUPERUSER ZIP:
The one I used for Nougat:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862692145
or if you prefer, Official latest SuperUser:
http://www.supersu.com/download
ENJOY
ANDROID 8.0 OREO (G9350 EDGE ONLY!) XPOSED HAS BEEN RELEASED AS BETA FOR OREO AND WORKS ON THIS ROM!!
(this is a complicated setup, not for the faint of heart)
Notes: this is BETA, and the bootloader is beta, so it will allow you to go back to Nougat or Marshmallow, but I've heard some talk with other devices that once they release the OFFICIAL OREO, the BOOTLOADER may not let you go back! So I suggest you play with this beta FIRST, and make sure you REALLY LIKE IT, before upgrading to OFFICIAL OREO!!! For example, Oreo (well, at least in beta) system crashes when you delete most any system app (I've debloated as much as I think I can, any more and it just won't boot). Also, there are new priv-app permission rules, so if the permission profile isn't in the ROM, then that app can't be in priv-app (such as Google Play, go figure..)
So, BE WARNED: IT'S POSSIBLE THAT ONCE WE UPGRADE TO OFFICIAL OREO, WE ARE STUCK WITH IT, AND MODDING WILL BE DIFFICULT!!!
Okay, here we go:
Steps:
1) PREPARE THE BOOTLOADER FOR OREO:
A) FLASH Official QL3 firmware for our device, flash BL, AP, CP, CSC with Odin3 v3.12 from this download:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=818070582850504357
B) Let system boot fully, then FLASH TWRP with Odin from this download:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=890129502657594560
C) Install from External SD: RC3, then RC4 (ro.secure==0 or ro.secure==1, depending on what your device is):
Here's for ro.secure=1:
RC3 (flash through twrp):
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=962187416754471788
then flash RC4 twrp:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569965451and if that doesn't work, then do this for ro.secure=0:
RC3 (flash in twrp):
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=962187416754471789
then flash RC4 twrp:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=818070582850504356D) FLASH boot(RC2), it's modified boot that allows for root: with Odin:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=962187416754471790 then Boot system and wait for apps to update/install2) INSTALL ROOTED ROM:
A) Make sure you have a backup in TWRP for your current NOUGAT (and for best results, hopefully it's TOXIC ROM Nougat, but I'm 99% sure it'll work with any other.) Now, WIPE/FORMAT DATA in recovery, then also do Advanced Wipe to clear dalvik, systam, data and cache.
B) Download this deodexed, debloated, pre-rooted, optimized version of Oreo for our device (TOXIC OREO ROM), it basically just mods some things that allow root and play store to work properly, along with some wicked customizations : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=818070582850510001
C) Restore your NOUGAT backups DATA and CACHE only. I REPEAT, DATA AND CACHE ONLY!
D) DIRTY FLASH ROM NORMA OREO V1 it in TWRP, I REPEAT: DIRTY FLASH! BECAUSE A CLEAN INSTALL HAD SOME OF MY APPS BUGGING OUT!
E) go ahead and install XPOSED with the latest xposed installer apk, install it through the system, not in recovery.3) FLASH this CP file in ODIN, to fix the Black/Dark Red Selfie Camera Problem (seems the problem returned in Oreo) : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=890129502657598886
4) DO NOT UPDATE SUPERUSER BINARY!!! If you do, bootloop and back to reflashing!!!
That's it. You will have fully functioning OREO
Thank you hilary trump for all the bits and parts of the OREO BOOTLOADER, and for advise !!!
And thank you xmanz for (accidentally) figuring that dirty flashing over a restored backup was the trick to get apps stable and everything working smoothly !!!
ANDROID 7.x.x NOUGAT (G9300 OR G9350 EDGE) XPOSED HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR NOUGAT AND WORKS ON THIS ROM!!
(with ROM CONTROL advanced settings/statusbar mods/etc):
1) DOWNLOAD THIS ROM TO YOUR DEVICES SDCARD:
Toxic V23 - Aug 15, 2017 (my daily driver, gets 24+hours regular use):
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634793678
TO FIX GOOGLE SERVICES CRASHING: Go to settings, apps -> all and then reset the default app preferences. Then give LOCATION permission to Google Services.
NOTE ABOUT BOOT QMG: If you don't like the TOXIC Rom boot animation, you can download the zip "StockBootQMGs.zip" HERE and move those three files into your SYSTEM/MEDIA/ on your device, replacing the files you have there.
NOTE ABOUT ADAWAY: If AdAway can't save to hosts file, dowload AdAway systemless hosts v2 zip attached below and flash in recovery.
2) FLASH THE FOLLOWING FILES IN ODIN (DOWNLOAD ODIN AND TWRP ABOVE IF YOU NEED TO) - ENTER DOWNLOAD MODE BY REBOOTING YOUR DEVICE THEN HOLDING THE HOME/POWER/VOL DOWN BUTTONS, THEN ON BLUE SCREEN CONNECT TO USB/PC AND PRESS VOL UP.:
BL:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634742789
TWRP (GOES IN AP): DOWNLOAD ABOVE.
CP:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=385035244224409880
3) REBOOT INTO RECOVERY (HOLD HOME/POWER/VOL UP BUTTONS DURING REBOOT), AND INSTALL THE ROM YOU SAVED TO YOUR SDCARD IN STEP 1. PRESS BACK IN TWRP THEN WIPE: FORMAT DATA.
4) REBOOT AND OPEN THE TOXIC SETTINGS, CLICK SETTING THAT SAYS "GOOGLE" IN IT, THEN TOGGLE THE ONE WITH "GOOGLE" TO ON.
5) REBOOT, GIVE GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES LOCATION PERMISSION (SETTINGS:APPLICATIONS.
ENJOY N, AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR 7.1.1
AOD (always on display) MOD
For those of you on Toxic, with AOD (always on display) v20, here's a mod that gives [better] AOD backgrounds: FILE ATTACHED BELOW. Just use file explorer to drag it into /system/priv-app/AOD_service/ and replace the existing file (BACK UP YOUR ORIGINAL IN CASE YOU DON'T LIKE IT!!!).
And for those inclined, it's very easy to mod, just take your /system/priv-app/AOD_Service/..apk, to your desktop pc, open the apk with winzip or most any archiver, DON'T UNZIP IT, just navigate to the /res/drawable-xxxhdpi-v4/ folder and edit the corresponding aod_image_01...02...03 etc png's, or the aod_wallpaper_01..02.. etc png's, then also edit the previews for them in /res/drawable-xxhdpi-v4/ folder, simply drag out the png images, edit them in photoshop or any png editor, then save them with the same name and drag back into the open winzip/archive (remember DON'T UNZIP!) ..there you go! Enjoy
ANDROID 6.x.x MARSHMALLOW (G9350 EDGE ONLY) XPOSED WORKS WITH THIS ANDROID 6.x.x :
1) DOWNLOAD THIS ROM TO YOUR DEVICES SDCARD:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120704579
2) FLASH THE FOLLOWING FILES IN ODIN (DOWNLOAD ODIN AND TWRP ABOVE IF YOU NEED TO) - ENTER DOWNLOAD MODE BY REBOOTING YOUR DEVICE THEN HOLDING THE HOME/POWER/VOL DOWN BUTTONS, THEN ON BLUE SCREEN CONNECT TO USB/PC AND PRESS VOL UP.:
BL:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767133918
TWRP (GOES IN AP): DOWNLOAD ABOVE.
CP:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=385035244224409880
3) REBOOT INTO RECOVERY (HOLD HOME/POWER/VOL UP BUTTONS DURING REBOOT), AND INSTALL THE ROM YOU SAVED TO YOUR SDCARD IN STEP 1. PRESS BACK IN TWRP THEN WIPE: FORMAT DATA.
4) REBOOT AND ENJOY (OPTIONALLY INSTALL SYSTEMWIDE OR SYSTEMLESS XPOSED ATTACHED BELOW)
MARSHMALLOW KERNEL WAS FIXED UP AND OPTIMIZED BY @travis82
That's all, and thanks goes to:
Aurora ROM Team (http://bbs.gfan.com/android-8335509-1-1.html)
Xposed Guys (http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-systemless-xposed-t3388268 NOTE: credits on page)
Mike for sending me to Aurora ROM and hosting is on Google Drive ( @mlkemac )\
Travis for working hard on Kernels ( @travis82)
hello friends
my phone has the latest twrp, the latest magisk installed
I flashed this kernel in twrp. but the phone went into booting loop. is there anyone who can help me by explaining how to do it step by step? i am a little novice in rom vs flaslama
Also twrp does not see the internal memory. So I downloaded the kernel zip on to sd card and installed it that way.Is that why the phone went into a booting loop?
Thanks man! Much appreciated. Will give it a try when I have more time.
Willyman said:
Thanks man! Much appreciated. Will give it a try when I have more time.
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No worries! There's even an Xposed module for changing the AOD image, I'm loving root on this phone!
wow will this work with U.S S7E?
Chord_Hugo87 said:
wow will this work with U.S S7E?
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Don't think so (locked bootloader), but try, Odin will let it or it won't :/
davecotefilm said:
Don't think so (locked bootloader), but try, Odin will let it or it won't :/
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lol I dont have a U.S variant, I was smart enough to get exynos.
Some questions:
1. I've read on chinese websites that some cameras go red, can you clarify what this is?
2. Does the hong kong variant come with warranty, or doesn't come with warranty like the international variant?
3. Is installing the aurora rom a better choice than installing a USA rom? (I want to use carrier-only features).
thiotone said:
Some questions:
1. I've read on chinese websites that some cameras go red, can you clarify what this is?
2. Does the hong kong variant come with warranty, or doesn't come with warranty like the international variant?
3. Is installing the aurora rom a better choice than installing a USA rom? (I want to use carrier-only features).
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1. this was the initial root. it has since been fixed.
2. not sure. I purchased mine in China, and am now in canada. I've tripped knox, so there's no warranty anyways.
3. The aurora is just the best available rom available right now. until we get more development on the 820 cpu. It installs a perfectly working TWRP, and root. There is some chinese to deal with, but the stability and battery is great.
mlkemac said:
1. this was the initial root. it has since been fixed.
2. not sure. I purchased mine in China, and am now in canada. I've tripped knox, so there's no warranty anyways.
3. The aurora is just the best available rom available right now. until we get more development on the 820 cpu. It installs a perfectly working TWRP, and root. There is some chinese to deal with, but the stability and battery is great.
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1. Where are the Chinese here and there that you say are at? I need to know if it's somewhere important or not.
2. Is the battery life improved or worsened by the ROM? Great isn't really clear.
3. What are the most useful features in Aurora ROM?
4. If it's based on a Chinese ROM, not Hong Kong, I'd rather flash USA T-Mobile ROM instead. So is it based on ZCU or ZHU ROM?
thiotone said:
1. Where are the Chinese here and there that you say are at? I need to know if it's somewhere important or not.
2. Is the battery life improved or worsened by the ROM? Great isn't really clear.
3. What are the most useful features in Aurora ROM?
4. If it's based on a Chinese ROM, not Hong Kong, I'd rather flash USA T-Mobile ROM instead. So is it based on ZCU or ZHU ROM?
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The chinese is in the shutdown menu when rebooting but it's also in English. There's a chinese lunar date in the status bar that can be removed in xposed. The Aurora special rom settings are chinese, but that doesn't effect phone at all and I use another phones Google translate camera if i want to use it. Battery is same or better than stock. The advantage is root / xposed and all the things that come with that
Aurora 5.0 in english.. Flash in TWRP
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BykEHJ8urs9JWXRXOElDUDlJWVU/view?usp=sharing
I use the XTouchWiz mod w/ advanced power menu.
It gets rid of the chinese shutdown menu, among other great things
Just thought I'd put a bit here about making headphones louder on the sm-g9350 and any sd820 S7:
The file you need to modify is mixer_paths_tasha.xml. In there, look for the following code snippet:
Code:
<path name="headset">
<path name="ear"/>
<ctl name="COMP1 Switch" value="1"/>
<ctl name="COMP2 Switch" value="1"/>
<ctl name="HPHL Volume" value="20"/>
<ctl name="HPHR Volume" value="20"/>
<ctl name="RX1 Mix Digital Volume" value="76"/>
<ctl name="RX2 Mix Digital Volume" value="76"/>
</path>
<path name="headset-44.1">
<path name="ear-44.1"/>
<ctl name="COMP1 Switch" value="1"/>
<ctl name="COMP2 Switch" value="1"/>
<ctl name="HPHL Volume" value="20"/>
<ctl name="HPHR Volume" value="20"/>
<ctl name="RX1 Digital Volume" value="76"/>
<ctl name="RX2 Digital Volume" value="76"/>
</path>
The analog gain, "HPHL/R Volume" is already maxed out at 20. You can safely raise the various "Digital Volume" entries by 8 dB to 84 without adding any distortion. Beyond 84 (likely up to 124!)
Will this trip the KNOX counter? also will it delete and wipe all the files in my phone?
i got the injustice edition i am kinda worried that it will removed the theme and everything that has been customized in there
I only wanted to change the keyboard, anyone knows how to change the Samsung ime (with Chinese options) to stock samsung ime (the one with no other language settings) im not rooted, please help me
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Mercyisfortheweak said:
Will this trip the KNOX counter? also will it delete and wipe all the files in my phone?
i got the injustice edition i am kinda worried that it will removed the theme and everything that has been customized in there
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It sure will, knox will be 0x1, and wipes data, but it's well worth having root
will it disable google pay?
Mercyisfortheweak said:
will it disable google pay?
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Don't know, I'm in Canada, but I'm pretty sure it won't. I can install android pay, i just can't add my Canadian card
mlkemac said:
Aurora 5.0 in english.. Flash in TWRP
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BykEHJ8urs9JWXRXOElDUDlJWVU/view?usp=sharing
I use the XTouchWiz mod w/ advanced power menu.
It gets rid of the chinese shutdown menu, among other great things
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I have used this instead of the v4 and there is no google.
Mercyisfortheweak said:
I have used this instead of the v4 and there is no google.
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Use another device with Google Translate app and decipher the Aurora Settings app on your S7, use the Translate Camera to highlight text to read it, then Enable the Google Bundle.
mlkemac said:
Aurora 5.0 in english.. Flash in TWRP
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BykEHJ8urs9JWXRXOElDUDlJWVU/view?usp=sharing
I use the XTouchWiz mod w/ advanced power menu.
It gets rid of the chinese shutdown menu, among other great things
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davecotefilm said:
Use another device with Google Translate app and decipher the Aurora Settings app on your S7, use the Translate Camera to highlight text to read it, then Enable the Google Bundle.
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did you created any guides? maybe you can share it
Related
Welcome to the official thread for Intex Cloud Tread.
You can discuss anything related to the phone here. (All links are Google Drive and XDA)
Make: INTEX
Model: Cloud Tread
Stock ROM: Android 5.1
Kernel: 3.10.72 (Remember this while looking for ROMs to port)
SOC: MT6591 (The same as MT6592, so you can easily port ROMs)
RECOVERY
Type: TWRP
Version: 3.2.1 EXPERIMENTAL
Kernel: 3.10.72
Supports: MT6591/MT6592
Download (Note: Old backups doesn't' work with this one.)
*Might have a couple of bugs (CPU Temperature doesn't work, ADB Backup doesn't work), but works for backups and restores and flashing and mounting and ADB Sideloads. This is an experimental build. Use with caution.
Type: TWRP
Version: 3.1.0
Kernel: 3.10.72
Supports: MT6591/MT6592
Download New Fixed Version Download (Note: Old backups doesn't' work with this one.)
OLD Version (This was a half-assed port from Excite Prime that Identifies device as Excite Prime and has a lot of other bugs)
Download OLD Version
Instructions:
1. Download and install SP Flash Tools
2. Start it and go to Download tab.
3. Now, in the scatter loading file box open the SCATTER Text you downloaded. (Link below)
4. Make sure the drop down box is selected at Download Only.
5. Untick all boxes except recovery and double click on the location part of the recovery row.
*DON'T PLUG YOUR PHONE IN NOW*
6. Select the recovery you downloaded from here and click the Download button.
7. Now turn the phone off or remove its battery and plug it in.
The necessary drivers should install and wait for a few seconds until a green tick or circle comes on the screen.
There, one custom recovery for INTEX Cloud Tread has been flashed.
SCATTER FILE - Download (You will need it to use with SP Flash Tool)
If you want the STOCK RECOVERY download it from here.
ROOT
Type: SuperSU
Download
Instructions:
1. Copy the file to your SD Card.
2. Press Volume Up+Power to boot into recovery when the phone is off.
3. There go to Install > Select Storage > MicroSD > SuperSU.zip.
4. Un-check Reboot Automatically. (This may clear the dalvik-cache which is recommended but not necessary and might take some time to boot up the first time.)
5. Then Swipe to flash and reboot.
Congratulations! You are now rooted without the annoying KingUser.
XPOSED
Installer: v89 sdk 22
Download
Uninstaller: Download
Instructions:
Flash XPOSED using the same method used to flash SuperSU above.
After flashing Clear Dalvik-cache (Option is on the same screen) and boot into android and install below APK to manage XPOSED
XPOSED APK v3.1.5
Uninstallation Instructions are also the same.
STOCK ROM - Download
Flash with SP Flash Tools.
After flashing stock ROM from the above link, untick all the boxes and tick only the boot image section.
Now download and select this boot image and flash.
This is because the boot image included in the above linked ROM has screen flickering issues.
Intex Cloud Tread Battery and Performance Optimization
First download and flash this "IntexDebloat.zip" file.
It will remove the bloatware that came with the phone. (User uninstallable apps are not included)
Intex Keypad (Which when automatically updates to Mox Keypad is a privacy nightmare) is also removed. Use Gboard or the stock AOSP keyboard in the phone.
Now make sure you are rooted and have xposed installed.
Install these below apps from playstore or apkmirror or from anywhere
1. Greenify
2. Kernel Adiutor
3. L Speed
4. Busybox
5. Powernap 0.7a (optional) (and don't download the newer versions or update from play store)
After installing all of the above follow these tutorials in order.
#BusyBox - Preparing the phone
Open busybox, grant SuperUser permissions and install it. Now you can uninstall the app if you don't need it.
#Kernel Adiutor - Custom Governor Tunings
Disabling MTK Performance Service
This is one of those situations where a good idea is implemented in a not so good way. Performance service can provide you good performance at a very dear cost of battery life and it can also override or worse play along and consume more power with the below tweaks. So you should disable it before attempting these.
Open Kernel Adiutor, grant su permissions and in the sidebar goto build prop tab
There search for ro.mtk_perfservice_support
Change its value from 1 to 0.
Now we are going to tune the Governor.
Believe me when I say this I've been tuning this phone for over two years now with 100s of different configurations and these are the two best configurations for a balance between power consumption and performance.
Option one: Hotplug with rush function and fast sampling rate (My favorite)
Open Kernel Adiutor > CPU tab.
Make sure the governor is set to Hotplug.
Now change the following Governor tunables;
Code:
cpu_down_avg_times=20
cpu_down_differential=1
cpu_input_boost_enable=0
cpu_rush_boost_enable=1
cpu_rush_threshold=98
down_differential=5
sampling_rate=30000
up_threshold=99
This should give you good performance while maintaining good battery life
Option 2: Hotplug with no rush and high sampling rate (This is also good for battery life but a bit low on performance)
Code:
cpu_down_avg_times=20
cpu_down_threshold=20
cpu_input_boost_enable=0
cpu_rush_boost_enable=0
cpu_up_threshold=90
down_differential=5
sampling_rate=73000
up_threshold=97
No matter what you choose your battery life is hugely dependent on what you choose to do with your device. I usually get 5h of *continuous* SOT on auto brightness with these settings on WiFi and browsing. YMMV.
Some people might suggest setting
ignore_nice_load=1 for more battey life as well. But this phone kinda categorizes everything as nice processes and will only run on 1-2 cores @728MHz if you enable that without MTK Performance Service. It did got me more than 7h SOT but it was basically unusable.
Make sure you enable apply on boot on each page you change to make it apply on each boot!
Now go to I/O Scheduler tab.
There change scheduler to noop for internal storage and sd card if you have one.
Also goto settings and change the apply on boot delay to instant.
#LSpeed, Paget96's masterpiece!
Open L Speed, finish the tutorial without enabling anything and do as follows
Sidebar > Main section
Disable Debugging: Enabled
Window Animation Scale: 0.5x
Transition Animation Scale: 0.5x
(Don't change animator duration scale as it will mess up every animations in the device)
CPU Tuner
Don't enable anything in here, we already tuned our governor with our own values in Kernel Adiutor.
Battery
Battery Improvement: Enabled
I/O Tweaks
SD Tweak: Enabled (If you have a SD Card)
I/O Boost: Enabled
Partition Remount: Enabled
Disable I/O stats: Enabled
Don't enable scheduler tuner as we choose noop in kernel adiutor which can't be tuned!
RAM Manager
You will be tempted to change a lot of things here but don't. It will only make it worse. Just change the below settings
Virtual Memory Tweaks: Battery
Cache Reclaiming: 50%
OOM Killer: Enabled
OOM Dump Tasks: Disabled
Also you can do a fstrim as well if you would like to. No probs.
Now go to settings and chage the apply on boot delay to instant.
#Greenify
Install greenify, enable the module in xposed installer and restart. After boot, make sure you wait till L Speed and Kernel Adiutor apply their settings.
Now open greenify, goto its settings, xposed based features and enable the below
Wakeup timer coalescing
Telephony Wakeup
Greenifying System apps
Now go back, select add apps and on the top right corner, select the three dot button and choose Show All.
Now add every app in the phone to greenify. (Don't worry greenify only hibernates app that consumes battery, those who don't consume battery in the background will be shown as background free.)
Don't add the following apps:
Bluetooth
MTK NLP Service
Phone
Phone (System)
Google play Services
Google Play Services (Persistent)
Voicecommand
Download manager
Calendar storage
Play store
Google account manager
com.mediatek.voiceextension
Google backup transport
Google calendar sync
Google contacts sync
Kernel Adiutor
L Speed
Prevent Pocket Dials
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^These will start again and will consume more battery if you hibernate them.
#Power Nap (Optional)
Only install v0.7a (link above).
It's the basic stuff. Install, enable in xposed installer, open, enable the first option, add L Speed and Kernel Adiutor to it's whitelist. And reboot.
And that's it! Make sure you add any new app you install to greenify. Some say you don't need to hibernate everything, only the rogue apps. But Greenify itself can decide whether it should hibernate an app or not. So that's fine.
This took me a long time to write and more importantly this took me two years of experimentations to find. (Especially the governor tunings). Hope you guys enjoy it.
In addition to this I also recommend using Nova Launcher as the stock launcher is basically adware and follow the usual "don't install every crap-booster-cleaner-app you see" advice to maintain your device.
Device not revealed.
When I start MTK Droid tool, it says,"The device isn't revealed. Connect or reconnect a cable." I waited for like half an hour still the issue persists.
MTK Droid doesn't work that easily with phones newer than KitKat because of an incompatible adb. The solution is to manually replace the adb while MTK Droid Tools is running to make it work.
You can use this script I made that will automate the process and saves you the hassle.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/fix-impossible-to-start-adb-error-t3582571
Remember: Keep the phone connected with USB Debugging enabled before using the above script.
If it fails, try again it will work. :good:
Ritesh Sachan said:
When I start MTK Droid tool, it says,"The device isn't revealed. Connect or reconnect a cable." I waited for like half an hour still the issue persists.
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Bump! :highfive:
Yes it did work, but on running mtk droid tools the icon on the bottom left corner shows yellow colour. So to fix that I clicked on the ROOT option next to the ADB Terminal option. I granted the access through my phone. Few seconds later the icon turns green for few milliseconds and it quickly turns into red colour saying "CONNECTION LOST." Even though my device was connected with USB Debugging ON. HELP ME.
You cant use MTKDroid to root the phone. Try with TWRP and SuperSu.zip
Now even after rooting MTKDroid will report that the phone is not rooted.
That's another security feature of Android. The adbd interface will work on non root mode even after rooting. You have to install adbd insecure apk (paid on google play, but available for free here on its XDA thread) by chainfire to change it to root mode.
Link to adbd - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1687590
Adithya FRK said:
Welcome to the official thread for Intex Cloud Tread.
You can discuss anything related to the phone here. (All links are Google Drive and XDA)
Make: INTEX
Model: Cloud Tread
Stock ROM: Android 5.1
Kernel: 3.10.72 (Remember this while looking for ROMs to port)
SOC: MT6591 (The same as MT6592, so you can easily port ROMs)
RECOVERY
Type: TWRP
Version: 3.1.0
Kernel: 3.10.72
Supports: MT6591/MT6592
Download
Instructions:
1. Download and install SP Flash Tools
2. Start it and go to Download tab.
3. Now, in the scatter loading file box open the SCATTER Text you downloaded. (Link below)
4. Make sure the drop down box is selected at Download Only.
5. Untick all boxes except recovery and double click on the location part of the recovery row.
*DON'T PLUG YOUR PHONE IN NOW*
6. Select the recovery you downloaded from here and click the Download button.
7. Now turn the phone off or remove its battery and plug it in.
The necessary drivers should install and wait for a few seconds until a green tick or circle comes on the screen.
There, one custom recovery for INTEX Cloud Tread has been flashed.
SCATTER FILE - Download (You will need it to use with SP Flash Tool)
If you want the STOCK RECOVERY download it from here.
ROOT
Type: SuperSU
Download
Instructions:
1. Copy the file to your SD Card.
2. Press Volume Up+Power to boot into recovery when the phone is off.
3. There go to Install > Select Storage > MicroSD > SuperSU.zip.
4. Un-check Reboot Automatically. (This may clear the dalvik-cache which is recommended but not necessary and might take some time to boot up the first time.)
5. Then Swipe to flash and reboot.
Congratulations! You are now rooted without the annoying KingUser.
XPOSED
Installer: v87 sdk 22
Download
Uninstaller: Download
Instructions:
Flash XPOSED using the same method used to flash SuperSU above.
After flashing Clear Dalvik-cache (Option is on the same screen) and boot into android and install below APK to manage XPOSED
XPOSED APK v3.1.1
Uninstallation Instructions are also the same.
Recommended and tested Mods:
Ultimate Performance MOD by sohamsen (Tweaks - Flashable with TWRP)
BootManager (XPOSED Module)
GravityBox [LP] (XPOSED Module) (Requires dalvik-cache to be cleared after changing settings to avoid SystemUI crash)
Zeus Contextual Expanded Status Header (XPOSED Module)(Requires dalvik-cache to be cleared after changing settings to avoid SystemUI crash.
Android O (Oreo) Boot Animation by -CALIBAN666-
I made a flashable ZIP here. In case you want the stock animation back, flash this.
If you did encounter a SystemUI crash after enabling some XPOSED module you can boot into twrp and Deleting the folder 'conf' from /data/dev.robv.android.xposed.installer to disable the XPOSED modules without uninstalling it altogether.
Thanks: rovo89 for XPOSED for Lollipop.
If this guide has been helpful for you, please hit thanks.
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Awesome work Adithya ..have been looking for custom recovery for quiet long....and your twrp worked like a charm..Thankyou....just need to point u out that supersu link is not working....keep-up the good work,will be looking forward for new custom roms for intex cloud tread from u.
jackquest said:
Awesome work Adithya ..have been looking for custom recovery for quiet long....and your twrp worked like a charm..Thankyou....just need to point u out that supersu link is not working....keep-up the good work,will be looking forward for new custom roms for intex cloud tread from u.
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Thanks for pointing that out. I will fix it as soon as possible. Also updated some extra info about the tweaks.
i have used this boot animation (Android O (Oreo) Boot Animation by -CALIBAN666- ) ....its working perfect...thanks ... if possible upload stock rom to flash with sp flash tools(in case if phone brick) . i have tried mtk tools to backup and your zip" [FIX] 'It is impossible to start ADB' or 'Phone not revealed' error in MTKDROID Tools" ... no success ...cannot get root in mtk tools though my phone is rooted.
That is a safety measure. Install adbd insecure to enable root interface.
jackquest said:
i have used this boot animation (Android O (Oreo) Boot Animation by -CALIBAN666- ) ....its working perfect...thanks ... if possible upload stock rom to flash with sp flash tools(in case if phone brick) . i have tried mtk tools to backup and your zip" [FIX] 'It is impossible to start ADB' or 'Phone not revealed' error in MTKDROID Tools" ... no success ...cannot get root in mtk tools though my phone is rooted.
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Stock ROM link added.
Adithya FRK said:
That is a safety measure. Install adbd insecure to enable root interface.
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after install [2014.11.10][ROOT] adbd Insecure v2.00 i got root access on mtk tools though weird its not showing my imei numbers its button is gray...block map create scatter is gray
when i hit backup its trying to store preloader and other files on phone then error no space on phone ...only 1 file on comuputer backup its system...any way i got that repair mobile stock rom before its posted ,was not sure if its tested and safe to flash if needed
Before doing anything, please do a readback using SP Flash Tools. The scatter file is in the #1 post.
EDIT: MTKDroid never worked for me too, apart from making the scatter file.
Adithya FRK said:
Before doing anything, please do a readback using SP Flash Tools. The scatter file is in the #1 post.
EDIT: MTKDroid never worked for me too, apart from making the scatter file.
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Thanks for the advice ,got my readback using sp tools.
Just a suggestion, TWRP is extremely good with backups. If you just want the stock ROM, goto TWRP>Backup>Tick all except data and cache. The backup size should be around 1.6 GB.
Note: SuperSU and Boot animation are in the system partition so that will also be in the backup.
Adithya can u edit EBR files ..in our phone EBR 1 is too small ....i know the method ..though not a geek to do it.
hope this link will help u even getting new roms to intex cloud tread ....... http://www.droidgyan.com/development/
jackquest said:
Adithya can u edit EBR files ..in our phone EBR 1 is too small ....i know the method ..though not a geek to do it.
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To be fair, I am not really a geek myself. I did this because I was so desperate to get a recovery.
The EBR records doesn't seem to be too small (I got 171 apps installed) and still says I can have more.
You should try SD Maid Pro it really is a great app to clean the remains if you are rooted, you might get more space that way.
Still, it's good to learn something new and might be useful in the future if you could share how to modify the partition size.
EDIT: I can't really work on my phone now. It's kind of my day to day phone.
just go to the link http://www.droidgyan.com/development/ everything /lots of information for MTK chipset.
Updated.
Warnings about powersave governor added. (Post #2)
Next post will be about saving battery without radically affecting performance using SetCPU.
Welcome to S4 Unified Collection!
STOCK ROM FIRMWARES
[Check my Guides for Installation]
Note: If you can't find the Firmware for your device from the link below, then it's not my fault. Android File Host informed me, they delete files with less population on downloads. I don't have these files anymore.
You can find the latest Stock ROM Firmware for your S4 variant below:
GT-I9295 (jactivelte): I9295XXSDQD6 / Build Date: 2017-04-20 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
GT-I9500 (ja3gxx): I9500XXUHQD1 / Build Date: 2017-04-25 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
GT-I9505 (jfltexx): I9505XXUHQK1 / Build Date: 2017-11-09 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
GT-I9505G (jgedlte): I9505GUEUDPF1 / Build Date: 2016-05-13 / OS: Lollipop 5.1.1
GT-I9506 (ks01lte): I9506XXUDRB1 / Build Date: 2018-02-15 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
GT-I9515 (jfvelte): I9515XXS1BQD2 / Build Date: 2017-04-17 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
GT-I9515L (jfvelte): I9515LUBU1BQF1 / Build Date: 2017-06-08 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
SCH-I545 (jfltevzw): VERIZON USERS: since your bootloader is locked, you must be on the VRUAMDK
SCH-I545L (jfltelra): I545LWWSGQA1 / Build Date: 2017-01-05 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
SCH-R970 (jflteusc): R970TYSGPL1 / Build Date: 2016-12-02 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
SCH-R970C (jfltecri): R970CVRUFND1 / Build Date: 2014-04-11 / OS: KitKat 4.4.2
SCH-R970X (jfltecsp): R970XWWSGQA1 / Build Date: 2017-01-05 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
SGH-I337 (jflteatt): AT&T USERS: since your bootloader is locked, you must be on the UCUAMDB or UCUAMDL
SGH-I337M (jftlecan): I337MVLSGQB1 / Build Date: 2017-02-09 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
SGH-M919 (jfltemo): M919UVSFQA1 / Build Date: 2017-01-04 / OS: KitKat 4.4.4
SM-S975L (TracFone-StraightTalk): S975LUDUANB1 / Build Date: 2014-02-04 / OS: Jelly Bean 4.3
SPH-L720 (jfltespr): L720VPSGPL1 / Build Date: 2016-12-20 / OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
MODEMS & BOOTLOADERS
[Check my Guides for Installation]
Note: If you can't find the Modem/Bootloader for your device from the link below, then it's not my fault. Android File Host informed me, they delete files with less population on downloads. I don't have these files anymore.
You can find the latest Bootloader & Modem for your S4 variant below:
GT-I9295 (jactivelte): I9295XXSDQD6 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
GT-I9500 (ja3gxx): I9500DXUHPB1 MODEM
GT-I9505 (jfltexx): I9505XXUHQK1 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
GT-I9505G (jgedlte): I9505GUEUDPF1 MODEM
GT-I9506 (ks01lte): I9506XXUDRB1_I9506XXUDRA1 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
GT-I9515 (jfvelte): I9515XXU1BQD2 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
GT-I9515L (jfvelte): I9515LUBU1BQF1 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
SCH-I545 (jfltevzw): VERIZON USERS: since your bootloader is locked, you must be on the VRUAMDK
SCH-I545L (jfltelra): I545LWWSGQA1 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
SCH-R970 (jflteusc): R970TYSGPL1 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLAODER - MODEM
SCH-R970C (jfltecri): R970CVRUFND1 COMBINED BOOTLAODER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
SCH-R970X (jfltecsp): R970XWWSGQA1 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
SGH-I337 (jflteatt): AT&T USERS: since your bootloader is locked, you must be on the UCUAMDB or UCUAMDL
SGH-I337M (jftlecan): I337MVLSGQB1 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
SGH-M919 (jfltemo): M919UVSFQA1 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
SM-S975L (TracFone-StraightTalk): S975LUDUANB1 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
SPH-L720 (jfltespr): L720VPSGPL1 COMBINED BOOTLOADER & MODEM / BOOTLOADER - MODEM
RECOMMENDED ROMS
Recommend ROMs for the variants below, are:
Official LineageOS / LineageOS microG, Official crDroid, Official DivestOS or any of JDCTeam ROMs with tags [LIVE] [STABLE] [DAILY]
GT-I9505 (jfltexx)
GT-I9505G (jgedlte)
GT-I9507 (jtfddxx)
GT-I9508 (jfltezm)
GT-I9515 (jfvelte)
GT-I9515L (jfvelte)
SCH-I545 (jfltevzw) VERIZON USERS: since your bootloader is locked, you must be on the VRUAMDK
SCH-I545L (jfltelra)
SCH-R970 - jflteusc
SCH-R970C (jfltecri)
SCH-R970X (jfltecsp)
SGH-I337 (jflteatt) AT&T USERS: since your bootloader is locked, you must be on the UCUAMDB or UCUAMDL
SGH-I337M (jftlecan)
SGH-M919 (jfltemo)
SM-S975L (TracFone-StraightTalk)
SPH-L720 (jfltespr)
Recommened ROMs for the variants below are:
GT-I9295 (jactivelte): Official LineageOS / LineageOS microG
GT-I9500 (ja3gxx): -
GT-I9506 (ks01lte): Unofficial LineageOS 20.0 or Unofficial crDroid
TWRP RECOVERIES
[Check my Guides for Installation]
The list below contains the variants which can use the latest Official Unified TWRP Recovery or Unofficial TWRP Recovery or OrangeFox Recovery:
GT-I9505 (jfltexx)
GT-I9505G (jgedlte)
GT-I9507 (jtfddxx)
GT-I9508 (jfltezm)
SCH-I545 (jfltevzw)
SCH-I545L (jfltelra)
SCH-R970 - jflteusc
SCH-R970C (jfltecri)DCTeam
SCH-R970X (jfltecsp)
SGH-I337M (jftlecan)
SGH-M919 (jfltemo)
SM-S975L (TracFone-StraightTalk)
SPH-L720 (jfltespr)
The list below contains the variants which need a specific TWRP Recovery version:
GT-I9295 (jactivelte): Official TWRP Recovery
GT-I9500 (ja3gxx): Official TWRP Recovery
GT-I9506 (ks01lte): Official TWRP Recovery / TWRP- 3.6.0_9-0 or OrangeFox Recovery Project
GT-I9515 (jfvelte): Official TWRP Recovery
GT-I9515L (jfvelte): Official TWRP Recovery
SGH-I337 (jflteatt): TWRP Recovery Locki Patched by mattgyver
GAPPS & microG
GApps
Note: You should always use the smallest package of GApps, be sure you have selected Platform: ARM and the proper Android version of the ROM you are going to flash. If the ROM you want to flash include GApps, no need to download and flash any GApps at all.
Most of the GApps have also a config. file which can be used to to configure your installation the way you like. You can skip any Package that you don't want to be part of your installation. For more infos about that, read the instructions of the GApps you chose or search in Google.
MindTheGapps
BiTGApps
NikGApps (Only Core version)
Open GApps / Open GApps Unofficial A12L
LiteGapps
microG
If you don't want to use Google Play Services and general move away from Google, microG and its variants is an open source alternative which replace these services.
NanoDroid
MinMicroG
BiTGApps microG
microG
MAGISK ROOT
You can check my Guides for installation.
Magisk (APK)
Magisk.zip (Flashable Zip)
Uninstall.zip (Flashable Zip)
Magisk Canary (APK)
Magisk Delta
FoxMagiskModuleManager (This app replace the official magisk module repository since no longer available)
Momo (You can use this app too check if any modifications related Magisk are detected or not)
Universal SafetyNet Fix by kdrag0n [Video Guide]
Shamiko (Hide Root from apps) [Guide]
Note: If your apps detect root, follow this Guide (or this) to pass SafetyNet and have certified Play Store. [YouTube Video Guide]. For Microsoft Intune and other microsoft apps, check this guide.
PIT FILES
Note: If you messed the partitions of your device, you can fix it by simply flashing the PIT FILE for your variant via Odin in the PIT TAB.
The list below contains PIT FILES for some variants:
GT-I9500 (ja3gxx) PIT FILE
GT-I9505 (jftlexx) PIT FILE
SAMSUNG USB DRIVER
Note: If you have a problem while you connect the device to your PC and PC can't recognize it, you may miss the Samsung USB DRIVER. To fix follow these steps:
1. Download SAMSUNG USB DRIVER.
2. Unzip it and install it to your PC.
3. Connect your device and done! Now should be ok.
ODIN
You can download ODIN HERE. Recommened version is Odin 3.12.3
ULTIMATE COLLECTIONS & GUIDES (APPS)
Check the Privacy & Security section in my Guides.
If for some reason you can't find/install an app on Google Play Store due country restrictions or anything, you can sideload the app from APKMirror.
Android Ultimate Collection & Guides
Windows Ultimate Collection & Guides
ReVanced & ReVanced Extended - Guides & Useful Links
UNIVERSAL ANDROID DEBLOATER
Universal Android Debloater
S4 UNIFIED COLLECTION MIRROR
S4 Unified Collection AFH Mirror
DISCORD SERVER
Please verify yourself at #welcome channel. Read #FAQ channel.
Discord Server
JDCTEAM UNIVERSE
Here you can find the work of JDCTeam over the years for our S4 device!
Scroll Down to check the Guides
Welcome to S4 Unfied Guides!
!DISCLAIMER!
Most people I know (including myself) who used my Guides and steps, did that with success many times. If you don't follow exactly the steps or you do a mistake during the process, I do not take any responsibility for any unexpected results or damage that may happen. However I am here to help if something goes wrong, just ask in the thread.
INSTALL BOOTLOADER & MODEM
You can flash Bootloader & Modem with two methods:
Combined: [Recommended]
1. Download Odin and the COMBINED BOOTLOADER _MODEM.tar for your variant to your PC. [You can find everything in my Collection]
2. Reboot your device to Download Mode by pressing Power Button + Vol.down + Home Button and run Odin from your PC as administrator.
3. Put the COMBINED BOOTLOADER_MODEM.tar to AP section, untick Auto-Reboot, flash!
4. When It's done, reboot your device by pressing Power Button for couple of seconds.
Seperate:
1. Download Odin, the BOOTLOADER.tar and MODEM .tar for your variant to your PC. [You can find everything in my Collection]
2. Reboot your device to Download Mode by pressing Power Button + Vol.down + Home Button and run Odin from your PC as administrator
3. Put the BOOTLOADER to BL section and MODEM to CP section, untick Auto-Reboot and flash!
4. When It's done, reboot your device by pressing Power Button for couple of seconds.
Notes:
Check what version of Modem and Bootloader you have with apps like Device Info HW.
If Modem & Bootloader didn't changed to the version you wanted, do the same steps again with the method you have selected.
If for some reason Odin failed to flash, make sure your run Odin as adminstrator, try to change USB Port in your PC and don't move the cable during flash. Also if you have Odin and the files on an External hard drive, move Odin and all the files you want to flash, into one folder to your Main Drive for example C: drive.
For Stock Rom to have your WiFi working you need to have the same version of Modem/BL as your Firmware. For example if you have QK1 Stock ROM then you need to have QK1 Modem/Bootloader. On Custom ROMs doesn't matter. You can have any Modem/BL of your variant you want but recommend is always the latest.
INSTALL TWRP RECOVERY
ODIN Method (No TWRP Recovery currently installed)
1. Download Odin and the .tar file of the TWRP to your PC. [You can find everything in my Collection]
2. Reboot to Download Mode by pressing Power Button + Vol.Down + Home Button.
3. Run Odin as adminstrator > connect your device to PC > put the .tar file of TWRP in AP section > untick Auto-Reboot in options and flash.
4. Done! Restart to TWRP Recovery. (power button+vol.up+home button)
Recovery Method (TWRP Recovery already installed)
1. Download .img of TWRP Recovery. [You can find everything in my Collection]
2. Reboot to Recovery by holding Power Button + Volume Up (+).
3. Press Install Image.
4. Locate the recovery.img you recently downloaded.
5. Select it and choose the option Recovery and Flash.
6. Go back and Reboot to Recovery.
7. Done! Your new recovery should be installed.
CLEAN INSTALL CUSTOM ROM
Note: If you have issues after flash check possible solutions here:
Check integrity of all downloads (compare checksums), do the downloads again.
Make sure you Wiped everything and Formated Data (format data not just wipe) except external SDCard and USB OTG.
Flash only the ROM (without GApps and Magisk) and check if the problem persists. If yes, flash another ROM.
Try other GApps package.
If nothing helps, go back to stock and start from scratch.
Note: You can also Flash Custom ROM using ADB sideload Method.
1. Backup all your data to PC or to external SDCard. [All your data into Internal Storage will be lost on step 7 while Formating Data or Wiping Internal Storage]
2. Install the latest Bootloader & Modem for your S4 variant. [Read the Install Bootloader & Modem Guide above]
3. Download: [You can find everything in my Collection]
TWRP Recovery.
Custom ROM of your choice.
GApps (be sure you have selected Platform: ARM and the proper Android version of the ROM you are going to flash) if the ROM you are going to flash does not include. [Optional]
Magisk Root. [Optional]
4. Move all these files in one folder to your PC or to External SDCard if you have one.
5. Install TWRP Recovery. [Read the Install Custom Recovery Guide above]
6. Turn off your device and Reboot to Recovery Power Button + Volume Up (+)
7. Installation:
Steps without external SDCard:
Select Wipe > Advanced Wipe
Select Dalvik / ART Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage, Cache and then Swipe to Wipe. [All your data into Internal Storage will be lost]
Go back and select Wipe > Format Data > type yes [All your data into Internal Storage will be lost]
Connect your device to PC while you are on TWRP and transfer into Internal Storage, the ROM, GApps etc. and the files you want to flash.
Flash ROM > GApps [Optional]
Reboot Enjoy!
[Optional] If you want to root, reboot once again to TWRP Recovery and flash Magisk (you need to download it again if you previously had it in Internal Storage) then reboot to system and enjoy!
Steps with external SDCard:
go to Advanced > File Manager > External_SD and delete all folders in ur ext sd card (For example you should delete: Android, .android_secure, LOST.DIR, DCIM, etc) except your personal files/folders and the folder with your custom ROM/Gapps/Magisk/DFE you want to flash.
Each app on your phone with the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission may create files or folders in ur sdcard. Most of these folders have once been created by one of these apps and many of them may be deleted with a few exceptions (e.g. Android, .data, .android_secure, these contain important system or app data like a game's downloaded content):
.android_secure: apps installed and then moved to sdcard
Android: app data/cache
data: app data
.estrongs: ES file manager
LOST.DIR: sort of trash folder (collects recovered files after phone crashes)
DCIM: phone gallery's photos and previews
OTA-update: Over The Air update service
ppy_cross: an unknown third-party app's data.
So I recommend to delete them so you can put your phone/sdcard in a clean state and is guaranteed to be able to re-create these folders.
Select Advanced Wipe
Select Dalvik / ART Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage, Cache and then Swipe to Wipe. [All your data into Internal Storage will be lost]
Go back and select Wipe > Format Data > type yes [All your data into Internal Storage will be lost]
Flash ROM > GApps [Optional]
Reboot Enjoy!
[Optional] If you want to root, reboot once again to TWRP Recovery and flash Magisk then reboot to system and enjoy!
DIRTY INSTALL YOUR CUSTOM ROM
Note: Before you start flashing, keep in mind the ROM you dirty flashing MUST be the same with the one you have already installed.
1. Make a full nandroid backup, just in case something goes wrong. You can use TWRP to do that. (TWRP > Backup > Select everything) [Optional]
2. Remove all Magisk modules. [Optional]
3. Reboot to TWRP and Wipe Dalvik / ART Cache, System and Cache.
4. Flash the ROM > GApps [Optional] > Magisk [Optional]
5. Reboot and Enjoy!
I've skipped some explanations, because if you are going to dirty flash, you already know for example how to boot to TWRP.
CLEAN INSTALL OFFICIAL STOCK ROM
Note: For Stock Rom to have your WiFi working you need to have the same version of Modem/BL as your Firmware. For example if you have QK1 Stock ROM then you need to have QK1 Modem/Bootloader. On Custom ROMs doesn't matter. You can have any Modem/BL of your variant you want but recommend is always the latest.
1. Download the latest stock ROM (Firmware), Modem & Bootloader for your variant, TWRP Recovery (.tar file) and ODIN to your PC. [You can find everything in my Collection]
2. Install TWRP Recovery [Read the Install Custom Recovery Guide above]
3. Reboot to TWRP Recovery and Select Wipe > Advanced Wipe
4. Select Dalvik / ART Cache, System, Data, Cache, External SDCard (if you have) and then Swipe to Wipe.
5. Go back and select Wipe > Format Data > type yes [All your data into Internal Storage will be lost]
6. Reboot to Download Mode Power by pressing Power Button + Vol.Down + Home Button
7. Run Odin as adminstrator from your PC > connect your device > put the Stock Rom (Firmware) file to AP section and flash it!
8. Let the ROM boot.
9. Install the same version of Bootloader & Modem as your Firmware. [Read the Install Bootloader & Modem Guide above]
10. Enjoy!
BACKUP & RESTORE ROM (NANDROID BACKUP)
Check this Youtube Video to see the process in action.
Backup:
1. Reboot to Recovery (Power Button + Volume Up (+))
2. Choose Backup and Select Boot > System > Data (excl. storage)
3. Select Storage and choose SDcard if you have one otherwise let it on Internal Storage.
4. Swipe to Backup.
5. Done!
Restore:
1. Reboot to Recovery. (Power Button + Volume Up (+))
2. Select Wipe > Advanced Wipe.
3. Select Dalvik / ART Cache, System, Data, Cache and then Swipe to Wipe.
4. Press Home Button to go back and Select Restore.
5. Select the backup file with the ROM and make sure Boot, System and Data (excl. storage) are selected.
6. Select Swipe to Restore and when completed Reboot to System.
7. Done!
MAGISK ROOT
The easiest way to root your device is via Magisk, it should work in all ROMs, Stock and Customs.
Install Magisk:
1. Install latest TWRP Recovery. [Read the Install Custom Recovery Guide above]2. Download the Magisk [You can find it in my Collection]3. Reboot to TWRP Recovery by pressing Power Button + Volume Up (+) and flash it.4. Reboot and check whether the Magisk app is installed. If it isn’t installed automatically, manually install the APK. [You can find it in my Collection]Note#1: From Official TWRP Recovery 3.5.1 and onward (and other recoveries based on that), Magisk.apk can be flashed as apk without the need of rename it to .zip. So you can simply flash the Magisk.apk in TWRP.Manually Creation of Flashable Zip:Download the latest Magisk APK and rename the Magisk.apk → Magisk..zip.Note#2: If your bank apps detect root, follow this Guide.
Uninstall Magisk:
Flash the Uninstall.zip in TWRP Recovery and reboot. [You can find it my Collection]
If Magisk App isn’t uninstalled automatically, manually uninstall the app.
Manually creation of Flashable Uninstall Zip:
Download the latest Magisk APK and rename the Magisk.apk → uninstall.zip
Uninstall Magisk directly through the Magisk app. Simply press the Uninstall button.
Note: If your apps detect root, follow this Guide (or this) to pass SafetyNet and have certified Play Store. [YouTube Video Guide]
MIXER_PATHS (INCREASE VOLUME VALUES)
Check HERE and HERE.
HOW TO TAKE LOGS
How to take logs on Android
SCREEN RETENTION FIX
Screen Retention FIx: If you have an issue with screen retention apply this configuration to your device ROM.
BATTERY TIPS
Samsung Galaxy S4 Battery Model: B600BE
Battery Replacment (Video)
Advanced Guide
Simple Battery & Charging Tips
Improve your SOT
Battery Calibration
Method 1
Steps:
1. Discharge your phone fully until it turns itself off.
2. Turn it on again and let it turn itself off.
3. Plug your phone into a charger and, without turning it on, let it charge until the on-screen or LED indicator says 100 percent.
4. Turn your phone on. It's likely that the battery indicator won't say 100 percent, so plug the charger back in (leave your phone on) and continue charging until it says 100 percent on-screen as well.
5. Unplug your phone and restart it. If it doesn't say 100 percent, plug the charger back in until it says 100 percent on screen.
6. Repeat this cycle until it says 100 percent (or as close as you think it's going to get) when you start it up without it being plugged in.
Method 2
Notes: It won't dramatically extend battery life, but it will give your old battery at least 30 minutes additional run time.
Steps:
1. Get "GSam or Ampere" from the Google Play Store.
2. Launch the app and fully charge your phone. (Important: Only proceed with the calibration when the word "Full" appears in GSam or Ampere.)
3. While your phone is still connected to the cable reboot your phone to recovery mode, open file manager and navigate to "/data/system" and delete "batterystats.bin," "batterystats-checkin.bin," and "batterystats-daily.xml."
4. Reboot your phone (while it is still plugged in) and charge it until it reads "full" on GSam or Ampere.
5. Unplug the cable and use your phone normally until it shuts down (0 percent )
6. Charge your phone to 100% while it is turned off.
7. Boot into os and plug in your phone and charge it until it says "full" on the GSam or Ampere.
8. Unplug and have fun!
Battery Capacity Health
Notes:
1) Before checking the battery health, charge the device to 100%.
2) Check charge counter values and consider first 4 digits from left as your battery capacity in mAh. And check charge counter. (Charge counter/level)*100 is the battery capacity.
To find battery capacity in Windows:
Enable Developer options in your device.
Enable USB Debugging in your device.
Conect your device to PC and give permissions.
Open Minimal ADB (run cmd.exe) or Platform tools.
Type "adb shell dumpsys battery" command in Minimal ADB or Platform tools.
To find battery capacity in Android (Terminal) - Root needed:
Download an android terminal app like Termux,
Open terminal and type: cat/sys/class/power_supply/battery/charge_full
Overheating
Following reasons will lead to device heating issue:
During the initial setup after purchase or when restoring data.
Downloading large files.
Using apps that require more power or using apps for extended periods such as:
Playing high-quality games for long time.
Recording videos for extended periods.
Streaming videos while using the maximum brightness setting.
Using the Screen Mirroring / Smart View feature (connecting mobile to a TV).
While multitasking or when running many apps in the background i.e:
Using Multi window.
Updating or installing apps while recording videos.
Downloading large files during a video call.
Recording videos while using a navigation app.
Large amount of data for syncing with the cloud, email, or other accounts.
Exposing device under sunlight when temperature is high around you.
Extensive usage of mobile hotspot and tethering feature.
Using device in areas with weak signals or no reception or in roaming network.
Charging the battery with a damaged / unapproved USB cable.
Device's multipurpose jack is damaged or exposed to foreign materials, such as liquid, dust, metal powder, and pencil lead.
Solution:
Turn off Wi-fi, GPS , bluetooth and other connectivity options when not in use by dragging the notification panel.
Decrease screen brightness.
Close background running applications.
Too many applications installed in device may result in device heating since their corresponding process will keep on running in background. It is advised to uninstall un-necessary apps if not using them.
Avoid using apps like GPS, data dependent apps or graphic intensive games for longer duration since they require more energy to function, causing device to heat.
It is advised not to use device while charging as it may cause the device to over heat.
General:
DO:
Use manual brightness or dim the screen.
Turn off notifications for apps you don't use. Better still, delete/disable the apps entirely if you don't need them.
Enable battery or power saving mode when you want to extend your battery life.
Use the power adapter that came with your phone. Other chargers can charge slowly/faster but they can also damage your phone or battery.
Turn off bluetooth, location tracking, and Wi-Fi (unless you are actively using it)
Turn off print services from bluetooth connection preferences.
Avoid extremes of heat and cold. If your phone gets very hot or cold it can strain the battery and shorten it's lifespan.
DON'T:
Have Bluetooth or Wi-Fi turned on constantly.
Leave apps running in the background. Instead restrict background usage off apps that you don't need running.
Push email means your device is always listening for new email which drains alot of battery.
Drain your phone battery all the way to 0% or charging it all the way to 100%. Keep it between 20% - 90% for longer battery lifespan.
The more advanced the graphics and animations are (games, videos, photos, animations), the harder the processor and graphics chip in your smartphone have to work. More activity means more battery use.
PRIVACY & SECURITY
Some useful links:
All about Privacy & Security at Privacy Guides.
Electronic Frontier Foundation.
PrivacyTests: Open-source tests of web browsers privacy.
Check if your email address or your phone number is in a data breach at Have I been Pwned & at Firefox Monitor.
Test your browser to see how well you are protected from tracking and fingerprinting at Cover Your Tracks by EFF and at Bromite fingerprint mitigations tests.
WebRTC IP Leak Test. WebRTC is a new communication protocol that relies on JavaScript that can leak your actual IP address from behind your VPN. You can find more infos how to disable it at Privacy Guides in browsers section.
Ad Block Tester is a free service on the Internet to evaluate content blocking solutions. It is not designed to be a benchmark, but it reveals the level of blocking against a set of hosts that are very popular.
Check on AM I FLoCed? by EFF if your your Chrome browser has been turned into a guinea pig for Federated Learning of Cohorts or FLoC, Google’s latest targeted advertising experiment.
How to block ads on Android.
εxodus: εxodus analyzes Android applications in order to list the embedded trackers and ads.
Spyware Watchdog Article Catalog: A catalog which determinate under tests and tracking if an app is spyware and what data it collects.
CryptPad: CryptPad is built to enable collaboration. It synchronizes changes to documents in real time. Because all data is encrypted, the service and its administrators have no way of seeing the content being edited and stored.
PrivateBin: PrivateBin is a minimalist, open-source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256-bit AES. It is the improved version of ZeroBin.
ShutUP10++ , Privacy.Sexy: Disable major tracking features of Windows.
General:
Always prefer Open Source or well popular Programs, Apps, ROMs, Kernels & Stuff.
Open Source doesn't mean it's 100% safe but it's unlikely to have something suspicious, since you and other users can check the code in GitHub or in any other code hosting platform the "stuff" is hosted. You can also find and use FOSS apps at Droid-ify.
Prefer ROMs & Kernels with SELinux Enforcing. You can find informations here.
Always download and install Apps, Programs, ROMs & Stuff from official sources and do not use redirection links from different sites. Google is your friend to find the official source of the stuff you want.
Always check the permissions an app requires, before download and install it to your device. If an app ask for permissions which has nothing to do with the app functionality then it's should be reconsider or ask the developer why these permissions needed.
You can also check if the app includes trackers and ads with εxodus.
If you want to avoid Google and Play Store (De-Google), you can choose a ROM without GApps preinstalled like LineageOS and use Droid-ify client which is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device. Note that not all apps from Play Store will be available in Droid-ify or F-Droid. Only Open Source projects. You can find alternatives though.
Alternative you can use LineageOS for microG or any ROM which support signature spoofing and can support microG and use Aurora Store.
For Windows use the default Windows Defender & Malwarebytes to scan your files whenever you want (Prefered before open or install them). Also use the addon/extension uBlock Origin in your Browser. These should be enough for normal users. You can also use the tool ShutUp10++ or Privacy.Sexy to disable major tracking features of Windows.
For Android Do not use any antivirus - antimalware since it's useless, just check what apps and from where you installing.
Always verify the source of addons/extensions in your browser. Avoid installing random and unpopular addons/extensions. Keep it minimal and clean, so browser can be fast and safe, no need bunch of extensions.
If you are using VPN, always check the terms and rules of the provider. Avoid random VPN Services.
Recommended VPN Services.
Using a VPN will not keep your browsing habits anonymous, nor will it add additional security to non-secure (HTTP) traffic.
Recommended is to encrypt your data/files always before uploading them to cloud with tools like Cryptomator.
Always use unique and strong passwords for each of your accounts.
Use awarded open source Password Managers like KeePass or KeePassXC for Desktop and KeePassDX for Android to manage your passwords and have them with you safe, encrypted and secure. Must be noted you can use the same database file between these programs.
Always enable 2 Step Authentication wherever is available for your accounts.
You can use apps like Aegis Authenticator.
Do not open or click on links attached in unknown emails or SMS you may get. Always check the address of the email or the number of SMS and verify it's legit from the official source.
Create and use "burned" email for accounts/sites you have concerns but you definitely want to try them. Do not use your personal or business email. You can also create and use email aliases of your email with SimpleLogin which is open source and awesome service.
DISCORD SERVER
Please verify yourself at #welcome channel. Read #FAQ channel.
Discord Server
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Note: Changes in Collection & Guides happens in real time. The date I post these Changelogs is just a sum up since I can't post all the changes the time that happening to avoid spamming the thread. So you can always consider the Collection & Guides Up-to-Date. However, I may announce some big changes in posts before I include them in the Changelogs.
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Hi guys,
I can't manage to install the Bootloader & Modem via Odin on my phone.
Does the phone need to be already rooted in order to install the B&M?
Attached is also the capture I took when rebooting the phone in Download mode.
I selected "reboot to bootloader" in order to install the B&M, because otherwise Odin won't detect that the phone is connected to the PC. Probably I'm doing something wrong.
Any help will be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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R_A_N_D_Y said:
Does the phone need to be already rooted in order to install the B&M?
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I'n not 100% sure, but I think no
R_A_N_D_Y said:
Attached is also the capture I took when rebooting the phone in Download mode.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The picture shows your device in recovery
R_A_N_D_Y said:
I selected "reboot to bootloader"
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How did you do that? I'm not aware of such a reboot option.
You should boot into download mode (see above for how to). It should look like attached picture 1
In Odin, before you start flashing, you should see a success message "<ID ... Added!! If not, you should check if you have all required driver installed for your device.
pocketrule said:
I'n not 100% sure, but I think no
The picture shows your device in recovery
How did you do that? I'm not aware of such a reboot option.
You should boot into download mode (see above for how to). It should look like attached picture 1
In Odin, before you start flashing, you should see a success message "<ID ... Added!! If not, you should check if you have all required driver installed for your device.
View attachment 5212215View attachment 5212217
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Thank you very much !
R_A_N_D_Y said:
Hi guys,
I can't manage to install the Bootloader & Modem via Odin on my phone.
Does the phone need to be already rooted in order to install the B&M?
Attached is also the capture I took when rebooting the phone in Download mode.
I selected "reboot to bootloader" in order to install the B&M, because otherwise Odin won't detect that the phone is connected to the PC. Probably I'm doing something wrong.
Any help will be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No need root.
Download and install the Samsung USB Drivers in your PC. (You can find it in my collection)
Download the Combined Bootloader & Modem for your variant from my collection.
Turn off your device.
Reboot your device to Download Mode by pressing Power Button + Vol.down + Home Button and run Odin from your PC as administrator.
Put the COMBINED BOOTLOADER_MODEM.tar to AP section, untick Auto-Reboot in options and flash!
When It's done, reboot your device by pressing Power Button for couple of seconds.
New Update:
Changelog:
Added Changelog Tracking at #3 post
Added Privacy & Security section in Guides.
Added a Note to check Privacy & Security Guide at Useful Apps section in Collection.
Added Flashable Zips for Install & Uninstall Magisk in Collection.
Updated the Magisk Guide and added Flashable Zip method.
Reordered the sections in Guides.
Hi Retrial, first of all this is a really useful post thank you so much!
I just bought a brand new S4 GT-I9505 and I used the latest TWRP in your post wich is twrp-3.5.1_9-0-jflte.img.tar for flashing lineage-17.1-20210116-UNOFFICIAL-jflte.zip and I have some question if you are so kind to aswer me:
I want to update the firmware so I downloaded the last one for Italy from Updato.com which is I9505XXUHPK2 (Genuary 2017) and I would like to know if is a good idea to flash it with Odin and if I have to fresh re-installing Lineage. Then I would like to know if after updating the firmware I can update only XXUHQC1_BOOTLOADER and XXUHQC1_COMBINED which are the international versions and obviously the most recent versions.
Do you think is possible? Thanks in advance. Kind Regards
hermes127 said:
Hi Retrial, first of all this is a really useful post thank you so much!
I just bought a brand new S4 GT-I9505 and I used the latest TWRP in your post wich is twrp-3.5.1_9-0-jflte.img.tar for flashing lineage-17.1-20210116-UNOFFICIAL-jflte.zip and I have some question if you are so kind to aswer me:
I want to update the firmware so I downloaded the last one for Italy from Updato.com which is I9505XXUHPK2 (Genuary 2017) and I would like to know if is a good idea to flash it with Odin and if I have to fresh re-installing Lineage. Then I would like to know if after updating the firmware I can update only XXUHQC1_BOOTLOADER and XXUHQC1_COMBINED which are the international versions and obviously the most recent versions.
Do you think is possible? Thanks in advance. Kind Regards
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Hello,
If you flash firmware u need to reflash lineageos from start along with twrp. U can only do it via Odin.
Btw use the latest for your variant from my collection. Doesn't matter the country.
Flashing firmware=flashing stock rom. Why u want to do that if u are already in los?
You can flash bootloader and modem seperate yes (but I recommend to use my combined .tar which include both of them), without the need to flash everything again. Just go to Odin and flash the combined .tar I have made to AP. Once again, all the latest versions are included in my collection, doesn't matter the country so just use them.
All the infos and steps you need are in my collection and guides. Let me know if you have more questions.
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Flashing firmware=flashing stock rom. Why u want to do that if u are already in los?
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Hi thanks for your fast response! I want to flash an updated firmware because my S4 GT-I9505 is new and probably from an old stock so the firmware is for sure the old one (2013-2014) ,right now in lineage os in setting/info I can't see the current version of baseband. I don't care if I have to re-install Lineage and the recovery, I had to do it before installing Lineage, I know I forgot it... but I wanted just to know if is possible to do now without breaking something. Now you say that it doesn't make sense and that is better to just flash your combined Modem and Bottloader package, is it correct? What's your advice: installing your last complete firmware or just the combined Bootloader and Modem package? I red somewhere in this forum that it's better to update the firmware before installing lineage so I wanted to do the installation again in the right way. Sorry if it's an annoying question I'm not an expert and I want just to be sure. Thank you so much for your support.
hermes127 said:
Hi thanks for your fast response! I want to flash an updated firmware because my S4 GT-I9505 is new and probably from an old stock so the firmware is for sure the old one (2013-2014) ,right now in lineage os in setting/info I can't see the current version of baseband. I don't care if I have to re-install Lineage and the recovery, I had to do it before installing Lineage, I know I forgot it... but I wanted just to know if is possible to do now without breaking something. Now you say that it doesn't make sense and that is better to just flash your combined Modem and Bottloader package, is it correct? What's your advice: installing your last complete firmware or just the combined Bootloader and Modem package? I red somewhere in this forum that it's better to update the firmware before installing lineage so I wanted to do the installation again in the right way. Sorry if it's an annoying question I'm not an expert and I want just to be sure. Thank you so much for your support.
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Just follow what Retrial said; flashing his combo-file will accomplish what you want. Starting from scratch like you wanna do isn't any better.
I flashed bootloaders and modems so often, I can't even remember. Flashing stock firmware? Maybe once!
hermes127 said:
Hi thanks for your fast response! I want to flash an updated firmware because my S4 GT-I9505 is new and probably from an old stock so the firmware is for sure the old one (2013-2014) ,right now in lineage os in setting/info I can't see the current version of baseband. I don't care if I have to re-install Lineage and the recovery, I had to do it before installing Lineage, I know I forgot it... but I wanted just to know if is possible to do now without breaking something. Now you say that it doesn't make sense and that is better to just flash your combined Modem and Bottloader package, is it correct? What's your advice: installing your last complete firmware or just the combined Bootloader and Modem package? I red somewhere in this forum that it's better to update the firmware before installing lineage so I wanted to do the installation again in the right way. Sorry if it's an annoying question I'm not an expert and I want just to be sure. Thank you so much for your support.
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Firmware=Stock Samsung ROM. Firmware does not include Modem & Bootloader. So even if u flash Firmware u have to also flash Bootloader & Modem.
Now you say that u are on lineageos, I don't know what version you are but you can flash via Odin the combined .tar file which include Bootloader & Modem and then clean install via TWRP the latest LineageOS along with latest GApps if you use.
If you want to start from scratch-fresh then follow my Guides: "Clean Install Official Stock ROM" and then the guide "Clean Install Custom ROM".
With few words: go to TWRP wipe everything, the connect ur device to PC and flash via Odin the latest Firmware (stock ROM). Let it boot and then flash via Odin the latest Bootloader & Modem. Then flash TWRP and clean install the latest LineageOS with GApps (optional).
Everything you need is on my collection and all steps in my guides. Since u have i9505 variant you need the latest Firmware/Modem & Bootloader which is I9505XXUHQK1.
Let me know how it goes or if you have any other questions.
Retrial said:
Flashing firmware=flashing stock rom. Why u want to do that if u are already in los?
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Retrial said:
Firmware=Stock Samsung ROM. Firmware does not include Modem & Bootloader. So even if u flash Firmware u have to also flash Bootloader & Modem.
Now you say that u are on lineageos, I don't know what version you are but you can flash via Odin the combined .tar file which include Bootloader & Modem and then clean install via TWRP the latest LineageOS along with latest GApps if you use.
If you want to start from scratch-fresh then follow my Guides: "Clean Install Official Stock ROM" and then the guide "Clean Install Custom ROM".
With few words: go to TWRP wipe everything, the connect ur device to PC and flash via Odin the latest Firmware (stock ROM). Let it boot and then flash via Odin the latest Bootloader & Modem. Then flash TWRP and clean install the latest LineageOS with GApps (optional).
Everything you need is on my collection and all steps in my guides. Since u have i9505 variant you need the latest Firmware/Modem & Bootloader which is I9505XXUHQK1.
Let me know how it goes or if you have any other questions.
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Wow your instructions are absolutely detailed and useful, thank you so much Retrial for your support.! I'll opt for the "start from scratch-fresh" install by following your guides. If I can take advantage of your competence I would like to ask you just one last advice: I switched to Lineage OS for privacy reasons (I don't like google so I don't need GApps) and I also use it for sharing internet to my MacBook Pro with USB tethering (not wifi tethering which is not safe for privacy) so do you think that the Optimized Lineage OS (Android 10) version from JDCTeam is the right version for me? May I use the Android 11 version? Probably I'm asking you to much things and I can understand if you can't answer me, you have been really kind and I really appreciated your help. Anyway I'll post here my experience with "start from scratch-fresh instal" .
Anything for the AT&T S4 Active (+) variant?
hermes127 said:
Wow your instructions are absolutely detailed and useful, thank you so much Retrial for your support.! I'll opt for the "start from scratch-fresh" install by following your guides. If I can take advantage of your competence I would like to ask you just one last advice: I switched to Lineage OS for privacy reasons (I don't like google so I don't need GApps) and I also use it for sharing internet to my MacBook Pro with USB tethering (not wifi tethering which is not safe for privacy) so do you think that the Optimized Lineage OS (Android 10) version from JDCTeam is the right version for me? May I use the Android 11 version? Probably I'm asking you to much things and I can understand if you can't answer me, you have been really kind and I really appreciated your help. Anyway I'll post here my experience with "start from scratch-fresh instal" .
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Don't worry mate, ask whatever you want. I will help if I can.
Optimized LineageOS 10 is great but it's EOL (end of life). Optimized LineageOS 11 is also great and it's currently under development.
But since you are looking for privacy & security it's better to use Official LOS with guarantee monthly security patches cause lately optimized los stays a bit behind on updates. (Dev is busy) Soon official 11 will also be released.
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Anything for the AT&T S4 Active (+) variant?
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I think ur variant has locked bootloader so I don't know if anything exist.
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I think ur variant has locked bootloader so I don't know if anything exist.
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Thank you. If you become aware of any work arounds please let me know.
It's a phone that is expendable now
blackhawk said:
Thank you. If you become aware of any work arounds please let me know.
It's a phone that is expendable now
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I know there is a workound for S4 AT&T on specific firmware with locki patched TWRP but I don't think it's exist anything for ur S4 active at&t. I will let u know if I find anything.
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Don't worry mate, ask whatever you want. I will help if I can.
Optimized LineageOS 10 is great but it's EOL (end of life). Optimized LineageOS 11 is also great and it's currently under development.
But since you are looking for privacy & security it's better to use Official LOS with guarantee monthly security patches cause lately optimized los stays a bit behind on updates. (Dev is busy) Soon official 11 will also be released.
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Ok thank you, I'll follow your advice.
STANDARD DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for any damages caused to your phone. Use this Guide at your own risk there is no warranty or guarantee.
How to Root the H910 and install the Lemon Drop Rom?
1. Disable real time scanning, on the windows virus scanner. Download all the files, save terminal emulator to your microsd card the other two save on your computer, unzip dirtysanta, install usb drivers if using windows. Root your H910 with this guide.
h910_root_pkg.zip "DirtySanta root package"
usb drivers for windows
Terminal Emulator for Android "f-droid Download APK at bottom of page"
2. [ROOT] HOWTO: AT&T H910 up to v20g (FULLY TESTED) Note: before you flash the KDZ to downgrade your firmware make a DUMP backup with LGUP all files. You don't need to DUMP system or cache. It will have your EFS.
3. On step3.bat wait for phone to reboot from fastboot mode, when you see the LG logo, pull the battery. Do a factory reset and that will load TWRP How to factory reset the Lgv20.
4. Then format data. Very important, you format data with the older version of twrp that is with dirtysanta.
5. Then power off phone.
Note: This next part is for the H910, you need to get your version of twrp for your model of Lgv20. Latest version of twrp link at the bottom of page
6. Download twrp for the H910 twrp-3.7.0_9-0-h910.img
7. With the phone powered off, hold the down volume button and plug in usb to computer and phone.
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.7.0_9-0-h910.img
fastbboot reboot
take battery out
put back in
go into twrp by doing a factory reset. How to factory reset the Lgv20
8. Then you want to format data once more with the new version of twrp.
9. power off phone
10. Then go to: [Lemon Drop] A [Debloated] & [DeGooged] [Stock] [Oreo] [Rom] for the H910 & Most Lgv20 phones.
(archived)
Install Oreo on the H910 & debloat ALL lgv20 phones.
Any Lgv20 phone can debloat go to step 13. H910 phones start at step one.
If you are having issues downloading the rom you can try this download manager for Firefox.
Turbo Download Manager
1. Download the following files. And put them on the sdcard.
twrp-3.3.1-0-h910.img
H910_20g_Oreo_full_rooted.zip
h910oreomodem.img
H910_1.0-ezV2020.zip new kernel
adreno+5xx+-+v313+rev23+-+non-treble.zip new gpu drivers
Magisk-v19.0.zip (direct link to github)
MagiskManager-v7.1.1.apk (direct link to github)
2. Restart phone into recovery. (aka twrp)
3. Then install twrp-3.3.1-0-h910.img (The img file can be flashed with twrp you just need to select Install Image, select the file and choose recovery).
4. Reboot phone into Recovery
5. Click wipe then Swipe to factory reset
6. Install H910_20g_Oreo_full_rooted.zip
7. Then install h910oreomodem.img (The img file you can flash with twrp you just need to select Install Image, select the file and choose modem)
8. Then install twrp-3.3.1-0-h910.img (The img file can be flashed with twrp you just need to select Install Image, select the file and choose recovery).
9. Then install Magisk-v19.0.zip
10. Then install adreno+5xx+-+v313+rev23+-+non-treble.zip
11. Then install H910_1.0-ezV2020.zip then wipe dalvik cache
12. If you do not want to debloat Stock Oreo, then go to step 16. Otherwise to go step 14.
13. Any Lgv20 Reboot into twrp. Do steps 14, 15, 17, 18. Can debloat numbers 10 - 18
14. Click on Mount, make sure Mount system partition read-only is unchecked. Mount System. Then open up file manager under advanced.
15. If you want to debloat the H910 phone, these 18 lines can be safely deleted with the trwp file manager. Note these 17 lines should be removed before first boot H910.
01. "/system/priv-app/AMBS" bloatware at&t backup and sync messaging
02. "/system/priv-app/ATT_Lookout" bloatware att lookout
03."/system/priv-app/ATT_AppSelect" bloatware installs unwanted apps in background.
04. "/system/priv-app/ATT_DeviceHelp" bloatware
05. "/system/priv-app/ATT_IQI" bloatware
06."/system/priv-app/ATT_RemoteSupport" bloatware
07. "/system/priv-app/ATT_SNT" bloatware
08. "/system/priv-app/MetricService" bloatware
09. "/system/vendor/app/ATT_HotSpots" bloatware
10. "/system/priv-app/EdenService" bloatware
11. "/system/priv-app/LGDMSClient" OTA Updates
12. "/system/priv-app/LIAInformant" bloatware
13. "/system/app/LGATCMDService" OTA Updates
14. "/system/app/LGFOTA" OTA Updates
15. "/system/vendor/app/SecProtect" bloatware
16. "/system/vendor/bin/triton" It's an antivirus program, slows the phone down.
17. "/system/vendor/bin/tftp_server" Prevents phone from downloading any updates
18. "/system/priv-app/GCUV" Blotware some kind of LGE sign in portal, looks like it may cause a battery drain also.
16. Restart and run setup and update Magisk v23.0 confirmed working.
17. Disable MLT/LDB Use a root file manager
required folders:
/system/vendor/overlay/com.lge.mlt
/system/priv-app/LGLDB
open: "/mpt/enable" change "1" to "0"
change file permissions for "/mpt/enable" to 0444
reboot
18. done
Recommended twrp options for backup.
Boot
Recovery
System Image
data (excl. storage)
EFS
Fimrware
LAF/Download Mode
Optional packages to debloat H910 and ALL Lgv20 phones.
LG Messaging is required, to run the setup, first boot. Most other apps that are not on the list, you can just disable them in Oreo.
If for what ever reason you need to reinstall an app all you need to do is unzip the rom H910_20g_Oreo_full_rooted.zip and locate the "system" file and rename to "system.img" mount it on your computer and copy back the folder to the same location on the phone, reboot. Keep in mind this is the "/system" directory on the phone. File permissions 0644 for apk file.
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ALL Lgv20 phones can debloat #07 - #32.
H910 phones can debloat #01 - #31.
These folders can safely be removed.
01. "/system/priv-app/ATT_DriveMode" ATT Drive Mode
02. "/system/priv-app/ATT_CallerNameID" ATT Caller Name ID
03. "/system/vendor/app/DirecTV_Remote" DIRECTTV Remote
04. "/system/vendor/app/DirecTV" DIRECTTV
05. "/system/vendor/app/ATT_UBER" Uber
06. "/system/priv-app/MyATT" My At&t app
07. "/system/app/EditorsSlidesStub" Google Slides
08. "/system/app/EditorsSheetsStub" Google Sheets
09. "/system/app/EditorsDocsStub" Google Docs
10. "/system/app/Music2" Google Play Music
11. "/system/app/Videos" Google Play Movies & TV
12. "/system/app/Drive" Google Drive
13. "/system/app/YouTube" YouTube
14. "/system/app/Maps" Google Maps
15. "/system/app/LatinImeGoogle" Google keyboard
16. "/system/app/Photos" Google Photos
17. "/system/vendor/app/facebook" Facebook
18. "/system/priv-app/facebook-installer" Facebook App Installer
19. "/system/vendor/app/facebook-appmanager" Facebook App Manager
20. "/system/app/Hangouts" Google Hangouts
21. "/system/priv-app/LGEmail" LG Email
22. "/system/app/GoogleInApps" Google In Apps
23. "/system/vendor/bin/xtra-daemon" info
........"/system/vendor/etc/xtra_root_cert.pem"
........"/system/vendor/etc/cacert_location.pem"
24. "/system/app/SDEncryptionHelper" SD Encryption Helper, I don't use SD Encryption.
25. "/system/app/WfdService"
......"/system/bin/wfdservice"
......."/system/etc/init/wfdservice.rc"
......."/system/app/atfwd"
......."/system/vendor/bin/ATFWD-daemon"
........"/system/vendor/etc/init/[email protected]"
.........'/system/vendor/bin/wifidisplayhalservice"
Screen Share may not work, if removed. Been reports of people using this app to hack into the phone, and view everything on your screen via wifi or LTE data reddit
26. "/system/vendor/app/SVIService" This app messes with the auto brightness. With it removed, you can change your brightness level with auto brightness enabled. If it's to bright, turn down the brightness and the phone will remember that setting, next time in the same light level.
27. "/system/etc/init/atrace.rc"
This is for debugging the kernel. Kernel trace logs are stored at "/data/anr/" you can delete them if you want. This slows boot time down and takes up memory. The phone makes a log about the size of 700MB each boot.
28. "/system/priv-app/LGBackup" Slows phone down use twrp to backup up
29. "/system/priv-app/BackupRestoreConfirmation" Slows phone down use twrp to backup up
30. "/system/vendor/overlay/com.lge.sizechangable.weather" Uses cpu cycles
31. "/system/priv-app/LGWeather" Uses cpu cycles
32. "/system/priv-app/Lookout T-Mobile Lookout
Credits, A Special Thank You
@ezzony - for the ezV2020 kernel. XDA
@askermk2000 - for the MK2000 kernel. XDA
@me2151 for DirtySanta. XDA
@clsA for the H910 v20g rom. XDA
@runningnak3d for a great H910 root guide. XDA
@darkknight200 for the H910 Oreo modem drivers. Download Link
at hardreset.info on how to factory reset the Lgv20
at TeamWin TWRP, for TWRP.
at the people over at Magisk, for an Opensource Root.
at XDA, for a Great Platform.
And everyone else that I may have missed that helped with the Lgv20.
Thank you all, for helping make the Lgv20 phone one of the best rooted phones of all time.
how fast is the performance like pubg
DesrtSailor said:
how fast is the performance like pubg
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I have never played pubg so I cant tell you, I can tell you the UI is faster and I do have one game on my phone Reckless Racing 3 and it seems to play a little faster and does not skip frames that I can see. But keep in mind that the Lgv20 is not the fastest phone around it's a 2016 model. But my guide will help you get the fastest experience out of your phone.
did u run geekbench scores or antutu
how is compared to nougat
DesrtSailor said:
did u run geekbench scores or antutu
how is compared to nougat
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Yeah I got some benchmarks. I should have uploaded them but I was still working on my guide. Sorry don't have Nougat.
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My phone has the H91020I update, could I use this method to root? Or I am out of luck.
HAMSATHI said:
My phone has the H91020I update, could I use this method to root? Or I am out of luck.
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That's a good question, unfortunately I don't have the answer, please ask in this forum.
[ROOT] HOWTO: AT&T H910 up to v20g (FULLY TESTED)
I am so glad I waited, this guide sounds like exactly what I am looking for! I'll be attempting this tonight on my backup AT&T V20 variant. Thank you
Dream Reality Syndrome said:
I am so glad I waited, this guide sounds like exactly what I am looking for! I'll be attempting this tonight on my backup AT&T V20 variant. Thank you
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Your welcome.
Darnrain1 said:
Your welcome.
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I attempted to download the Oreo image several times but it seems the mirror on AFH kept dropping out. Is there another host for that particular image? Should I try to find some other Oreo image?
Dream Reality Syndrome said:
I attempted to download the Oreo image several times but it seems the mirror on AFH kept dropping out. Is there another host for that particular image? Should I try to find some other Oreo image?
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I have had that happen before with AFH. I used firefox and just pressed retry a lot. Let me think about this maybe I can just upload the files to xda.
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I have had that happen before with AFH. I used firefox and just pressed retry a lot. Let me think about this maybe I can just upload the files to xda.
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okay I am uploading the files to xda but my upload speed is not that fast. I think this will take an one hr or two. As for package manager and Mixplorer you still should download the apps from the developers.
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I attempted to download the Oreo image several times but it seems the mirror on AFH kept dropping out. Is there another host for that particular image? Should I try to find some other Oreo image?
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xda does not allow me to upload the 2.5 gb file. I guess it's to large.
Try firefox and if the download stops press retry and it should continue where it left off. As for using another version you can try but I recommend H910 V20g it seems to be stable.
Darnrain1 said:
xda does not allow me to upload the 2.5 gb file. I guess it's to large.
Try firefox and if the download stops press retry and it should continue where it left off. As for using another version you can try but I recommend H910 V20g it seems to be stable.
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I will try your method tonight. Thank you for trying!
Dream Reality Syndrome said:
I will try your method tonight. Thank you for trying!
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Try this downloading extension for Firefox. I was having issues also but this worked for me.
Multithreaded Download Manager by jingyu9575
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Darnrain1 said:
Try this downloading extension for Firefox. I was having issues also but this worked for me.
Multithreaded Download Manager by jingyu9575
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This worked out perfectly, thank you!!
My H910 V20 has been up for 18 + days can counting. Very stable install of Oreo.
Darnrain1 said:
STANDARD DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for any damages caused to your phone. Use this guide at your own risk there is no warranty or guarantee.
This guide will walk you through step by step on how to install Oreo on the H910.
I assume that your phone is already rooted. If not, click on this link below.
[ROOT] HOWTO: AT&T H910 up to v20g (FULLY TESTED)
You may be wondering why I used v20g version when there is an v20h version out. The v20g version is very stable. And most of the updates from g to h are most likely just carrier updates not OS updates. I went with version 19.0 of Magisk because it's very stable, newer versions may prevent your phone from booting.
How to install Oreo on the H910 with Root
Make sure you have a backup of all your important files from the internal storage before you start. We will be reinstalling the android operating system.
Note: If you have trouble downloading the files you can try this Firefox downloading extension.
Multithreaded Download Manager by jingyu9575
1. Download the following files. And put them on the sdcard. You can use MIXplorer or another root file manager of your choice you just need to be able to install the file manager from the sdcard (no internet).
recovery-twrp-h910-2018-10-18.img
H910_20g_Oreo_full_rooted.zip
h910oreomodem.img
MK2000 kernel 2.0
Magisk Uninstaller
Magisk 19.0
Magisk Manager 7.1.0
[APP][2.2+] MiXplorer v6.x Released (fully-featured file manager)
Package Manager
2. Restart phone into recovery. (aka twrp)
3. Install recovery-twrp-h910-2018-10-18.img (The img file can be flashed with twrp you just need to select Install Image, select the file and choose recovery).
4. Reboot phone into Recovery.
5. Do a format, then do a standard wipe.
6. Install H910_20g_Oreo_full_rooted.zip
7. Then install h910oreomodem.img (The img file you can flash with twrp you just need to select Install Image, select the file and choose modem) Then select Install Zip.
8. Then install H910_v2.0-mk2000.zip
9. Then wipe dalvik cache
10. Then install Magisk-v19.0.zip
11. Then reinstall recovery-twrp-h910-2018-10-18.img (The img file can be flashed with twrp you just need to select Install Image, select the file and choose recovery).
12.. Reboot phone into System.
13. Then after the phone boots up into the setup screen click next and disable cell and wifi data. Internet need's to be off for this whole process.
14. Click next it will ask you to enable but just skip everything.
15. When you get to home screen, put the phone in airplane mode.
16. Open the LG file manager and install MiXplorer from the sdcard and give it root access. (Or use any root file manager you like, as long as you can install the file manager from the sdcard offline.)
17. Open your root file manager go to (root) /system/priv-app/
18. I deleted some folders, this will make your phone run faster. (Bloatware)
ATT_DeviceHelp
ATT_IQI
ATT_Lookout
ATT_CallerNameID
ATT_AppSelect
ATT_RemoteSupport
ATT_SNT
19. Reboot your phone but stay in airplane mode for now.
20. Install com.smartpack.packagemanager_45.apk (aka package manager) from the sdcard.
21. Open Package Manager give it root access, go to system and do a search for the following updates and Uninstall them. (Updates will break your phone because it's rooted.)
com.lge.android.atservice
com.lge.lgdmsclient
com.lge.lgfota.permission
22. Open Magisk go into settings and disable, Check for Updates. I would recommend just staying with Magisk 19.0 it's stable and works well with Oreo.
23. Congratulations on completing the installation process. You can now enable cell data and wifi.
Note: Don't uninstall the built in weather app, it will cause second screen to crash and make your phone unusable. I would recommend using package manager to disable the apps you don't want, that way you can always re-enable them. Also the Amazon app takes up a lot of battery power. The Amazon app is is not well optimized for android at the time of writing this guide.
There is a bug in the latest version of chrome and web view that makes the screen flicker on some apps. To fix this you need to disable chrome and enable chrome and check do not auto update in the play store, and don't update chrome. I use the Kiwi browser it's based off of chromium and you can install chrome extensions.
I have found a fix for the flickering you have to install the updated graphics driver. This driver is for oreo only lgv20, after you flash in twrp you must wipe dalvik cache.
[10/27][Adreno][OREO][Vulkan]Driver for Snapdragon 820/1[V313 REV23 | V330 REV3]
To fix the image retention install this shell script.
LGv20 fix image retention, aka screen burn in. shell script (root only)
Apps & Tweaks. All apps & tweaks are free to use or open source.
Thermal Throttling Fix LGv20 (Stock root only) (fix thermal throttling for gaming)
[APP][2.2+] MiXplorer v6.x Released (fully-featured file manager) (Root file manager, free to use & no ads, there is a paid version on google play store if you want to support the dev.)
[GUIDE] Best Battery Life Possible (Disable LDB & Logging will increase speed of phone) This guide is for the LG G6 but will work with lgv20 phones, NOTE do not change the screen resolution go to the line that says Disabling LDB.
Package Manager (system app uninstaller)
Clock (Deskclock is a fork of the AOSP clock, so it offers all its functions) Good alarm clock.
LGv20 fix image retention, aka screen burn in. shell script (root only) (shell script to fix the screen burn in aka image retention on lgv20.)
Disable find my device administrator account. (Shell script to disable device administrator account.)
Disable lock screen service administrator account. (Shell script to disable lock screen service administrator account.)
Swap memory disabler (Disable zram on lgv20 Magisk Module.)
Sleep Timer (Sleep Timer helps you fall asleep while listening to music or podcasts. When the timer stops, audio playback is gradually lowered then paused.)
[APP] CpuFloat [March27] Floating cpu, gpu, temperatures, deep sleep, network monitor (Shows cpu info and float's on the screen.)
Simple Gallery Pro (Great gallery app for all your photos.)
Build Prop Tweaks
(just copy and past every thing below in /system/build.prop file at the very bottom save and reboot. With this tweak I recommend you have zram enabled.)
# Tweaks
# better multitasking
ro.vendor.qti.sys.fw.bservice_enable=true
ro.vendor.qti.sys.fw.bservice_age=5000
ro.vendor.qti.sys.fw.bservice_limit=5
# extend battery life
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=180
Issues I had with my lgv20
I had some issues with a magisk module called zram_manager, The apps I had open were acting funny and I had to close them and open them back up again. I don't recommend that magisk module for the lgv20. I just use the stock zram.
I was having a odd issue with the files on my sd card. My file extensions were getting renamed to .0 such as song.mp3.0 so I could not play my music. It was VLC or vanilla music player. I uninstalled both and so far the issue has not returned. For now I am just using MiXplorer to play my music and watch videos on my phone. Update so far it's been a month and no issues with the renaming of my songs.
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Works 99%, except no data (T-Mo, AT&T H910) - modem file? Anyone else found a solution to no data? (Calls OK, just no network data)
TomJ2 said:
Works 99%, except no data (T-Mo, AT&T H910) - modem file? Anyone else found a solution to no data? (Calls OK, just no network data)
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I have AT&T, 4G LTE data works. But if you using an AT&T phone on T-Mobile then that may be why the data is not working.
This is what I found on the internet.
Will an unlocked H910 AT&T model support T-Mobile wi-fi calling?
MORE ATT CRAP TO GET RID OF
In order to completely disable fota. i had to get rid of the following (i deleted anything in the system folder with fota in the file name):
/system/apps/lgfota
/system/etc/fota
/system/etc/terms/fota
/system/lib/libfotajni.so
/system/lib64/libfotajni.so
/system/etc/permissions/com.lge.fota.xml
There's also extra att bloatware to get rid of:
/system/app/vvm_att
/system/vendor/app/facebook-appmanager
/system/vendor/app/facebook
/system/vendor/app/directv_remote
/system/vendor/app/directv
/system/vendor/app/att_uber
The only att app you want to leave on the phone is /system/vendor/app/att_hotspots; wifi calling will not work without it.
Now, get ready for some weird stuff....
GOOGLE CRAP TO KEEP
These folders are split up among /system/app and /system/priv-app
googlepackageinstaller (keep to be able to install apk's)
googleextshared (phone boot loops without this)
googleextservices (phone boot loops without this)
webviewgoogle (aurora store at this moment seems to only work with the webview that came with the stock rom and it's browser and will work with no others)
chrome (aurora store at this moment seems to only work with the webview that came with the stock rom and it's browser and will work with no others)
Here's where it gets weirder, but if i figured it out for everyone, it wasn't easy...
GOOGLE CRAP TO GET RID OF AND KEEP WIFI CALLING FUNCTIONAL
This next part is specifically for degoogling and maintaining wifi calling without having google try to update apps the moment you get connected to wifi. I did this in two stages...
PART 1
Get rid of the following:
These folders are split up among /system/app and /system/priv-app
youtube
editors slides
editors sheets
editors docs
photos
maps
hangouts
phonesky
music
videos
google pay
gmail
latininlmegoogle
drive
calculator
velvet
driveactivator
tag
GoogleBackupTransport
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter
googlecalendarsyncadapter
google tts
hotwordenrollment (all hotword enrollment folders)
google in apps
talkback
GoogleFeedback
GooglePartnerSetup
GoogleOneTimeInitializer
SetupWizard
PART 2
After part 1 is complete
A. Boot into android.
B. Connect to wifi.
C. Activate wifi calling.
D. Verify wifi calling works (call your phone, have another phone call your phone, either or for that test).
E. Go into android settings and disable google play services and google framework, restart phone, then confirm wifi calling still works.
F. Reboot phone into twrp, remove gmscore and googleservicesframework (again, you'll find these folders among system/app and /system/priv-app).
G. Congratulations, you've degoogled as much as possible without clawing at the walls wondering why wifi calling isn't working after you degoogled.
MICROG?
Microg works very well on this phone. Microg is pretty much fake google services so you can still run normal apps from the play store.
1. Reboot into twrp and flash nanodroid patcher patckage. This patches the phone to allow signature spoofing; a requirement of microg.
2. Flash nanodroid microg package.
3. Reboot into android.
4. Open microg settings.
5. Go into "self-check" inside of microg settings, allow everything and check off all the boxes in there.
6. Get out of self-check and go into "google device registration" and turn that on.
7. Update to the latest version of aurora store since the nanodroid package include an old one.
8. Go into aurora store after you updated it, allow all it requires, keep it with the "session installer".
9. Once aurora store initial setup is complete, go into "blacklist manager" and check off all the boxes in there.
A. Aurora store will mistake microg as outdated and want to wipe it out with a google play services installation.
B. You don't want aurora store upgrading any of the android operating system files on your phone.
C. Doing this ensures that any app you install from aurora store afterward won't be blacklisted, and aurora store gets relegated for apps you installed and updates for those apps.
10. Consider installing fdroid so you can keep aurora store regularly updated with the newest version.
11. Congratulations, you've degoogled as much as possible without losing wifi calling and still run apps from the play store.
SHORTER BOOT TIME AND SHUTDOWN TIME
Delete the following to shave seconds off boot and shutdown time (your phone will have no more start up noise, turn on 5 seconds faster, and have no more shutdown animation since att's attempt at visualizing a shutdown was very odd).
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
/system/media/shutdownanimation.zip
You can actually get rid of the media folder, but do that if you don't want user interface sounds, or your typical alarm noises (and that's how you don't wake up to a silent alarm the next day if you delete this folder).
[GUIDE/TUTORIAL/HOWTO] Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Stock to Android 13
[GUIDE/TUTORIAL/HOWTO] Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (hero2lte Exynos SOC) Stock to Android 13 / LineageOS 20
Supported models
International & Canada:
- SM-G935F
- SM-G935FD
- SM-G935X
- SM-G935W8
Korea:
- SM-G935S
- SM-G935K
- SM-G935L
This detailed step-by-step guide helps you transform your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge hero2lte to a powerful one with Android 13.
Make sure your phone is hero2lte/Exynos SOC before going further: in Android, go to Settings > About phone > Check Model number is listed above.
If not, quit this tutorial.
### READ THOSE WARNING COMMENTS
CHANGELOG
v5. Back to TWRP 3.6 (3.7 oversize)
v4. Android 13, TWRP 3.7
v3. BitGApps v1, Magisk 25.2
v2. Update TWRP, add adb to change screen definition, update download link
v1. Initial release for Android 12
1) DOWNLOAD
- djibe Galaxy S7 hero2lte pack: https://bit.ly/djibe-galaxys7edge-pack
(contains Samsung tweaked Odin 3.13.1 + Samsung USB drivers + TWRP 3.6.2_9-0 official recovery + Magisk Root + adb.exe). Unzip files.
+ ROM Unofficial LineageOS 20: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ofing-ota-updates-for-s7-edge-exynos.4484511/
Download latest build: https://ivanmeler.github.io/devices/hero2lte.html
+ BiTGApps Package ARM64 13: https://github.com/BiTGApps/BiTGApps-Release/releases
OR NikGApps T Basic: https://sourceforge.net/projects/nikgapps/files/Canary-Releases/NikGapps-T/
OR MindTheGApps 13 ARM64: http://downloads.codefi.re/jdcteam/javelinanddart/gapps
+ Charge phone to 100%
2) BACKUP DATA
Install Samsung USB drivers (you unzipped earlier).
Then plug phone to PC in File transfer mode.
Collect all .jpg or .mp4
Use Google built-in cloud to backup apps like SMS Backup & Restore to backup texts, contacts, etc.
Backup your WhatsApp messages in Google Drive.
Everything else: podcasts, Authenticators, TODOs etc...
Then copy the backup on your PC.
Make sure you have latest official updates for your phone:
Connect to Wifi and go to Settings > About device > Software update > Update now
### BACKUP NOW, you will lose everything.
3) FLASH TWRP 3.7 RECOVERY
Go to Settings > About phone> Software information.
Tap 7 times on Build number item to unlock Developer options.
Go to Settings > Developer options, switch OEM unlock ON and Confirm.
Shutdown phone.
Boot in Download Mode: hold Home + Power + Volume- until you see blue-green Warning screen and release buttons.
Confirm access to Download mode by pressing Volume+.
Phone now displays "Downloading..., Do not turn off target".
Connect phone in USB, wait for drivers installation.
Then launch Odin.exe (included in my archive) and wait for Odin indicator ID:COM to become blue.
In options: Verify re-partition and Auto Reboot are NOT ticked while F. Reset Time is ticked.
In AP > select twrp-3.6.2_9-0-hero2lte.img.tar
### Same recovery for Korean models (G930S/K/L variants)
### Warranty will be Void after next click ###
Click Start.
Wait until flash Success message appears.
Unplug phone.
Restart phone to recovery :
- hold Power + Home + Volume- until phone screen becomes black...
- and immediatly switch from Volume- to Volume+ (still holding Power + Home) and hold until Samsung's logo is displayed to land in TWRP recovery.
### If Android launches, hold 3 buttons until phone restarts and Samsung logo appears.
4) BACKUP IMEI PARTITION AND SYSTEM (Nandroid backup)
(Boot in Recovery Mode: Hold Home + Power + Volume+ until you see Samsung's logo then release and wait a few seconds for TWRP recovery to boot)
Recovery asks for Keep System Read Only ? > Swipe to Allow Modifications.
Go to Wipe > Format Data.
Type: yes and confirm with bottom right check icon.
Encryption is removed. You can now access partitions.
### If you miss this step you won't have access to any partition.
Back to home menu > Backup.
You can now select the partitions you want to save.
Select at least EFS partition to backup your IMEI. If a flash fails and partition is damaged you will still be able to restore this partition and use the phone.
If IMEI is lost during a flash, phone won't be able to reach cellphone networks.
I prefer to backup Boot, System, Baseband and EFS partitions. In case of problem, you will have your phone in its original state.
Swipe to Backup and wait during process.
Go to Home screen and continue with next chapter.
Save backup: still under TWRP recovery, connect phone to PC.
Go to Mount menu and check Data partition is checked and MTB button is on "Disable MTP" state.
From Windows explorer, access phones memory and copy-paste the TWRP folder (located in root folder, beside DCIM and Music folders) somewhere safe on your computer.
5) FORMAT PARTITIONS
### Make sure you copied TWRP backup from internal memory to somewhere safe.
Go to Wipe > Advanced wipe,
select Dalvik, Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage (if you really made a backup at step 2), then Swipe to Wipe.
Back to TWRP home screen, go to Reboot > Recovery and swipe to reboot.
On next launch, check the checkbox to remember choice and swipe to allow modifications.
6) FLASH ROM, (MAGISK ROOT) AND GAPPS
Back to TWRP main menu, go to Mount menu again to connect phone to PC again.
Connect phone to PC and use Windows explorer to copy files on phone's internal memory.
Copy TWRP folder from your phone to somewhere safe on PC.
This backup can restore your phone to its original Samsung state.
Copy files of ROM + BitGApps + Magisk on phone.
Go back to TWRP Home menu. Then tap on Install > choose lineage*.zip,
Optional for root: Add More zips > Magisk*.zip
then Swipe to confirm Flash.
Wait for operation to end.
Go to Reboot > Recovery and swipe to reboot.
After restart, go to Install, select bitgapps*.zip and swipe to flash.
Then tap Wipe cache/dalvik, swipe to confirm,
then Reboot System and on Install TWRP App? menu, tap on button Do Not Install
Wait for the phone to boot during 5 minutes.
7) ROOT ACCESS
Configure Android as you like.
Don't try to set fingerprints at first setup. It will crash.
No need for extra work to be root.
Magisk launches with Android.
Superuser permissions can be managed from Magisk Manager app.
8) TWEAKS
- Calibrate battery: https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Battery_Calibration
- Set dark Mode to improve battery by 30%
Settings > Display > Dark theme.
- For better battery, remove Always on display
Settings > Display > Lock screen > Ambient display
- Activate Developer options
Go to Settings > About.
At bottom, tap 7 times on Build number. You activated Developer options.
Go to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer options.
- Change screen definition for low GPU/CPU usage: from 1440x2560 to 1080x1920
You need developer options to enable USB debugging.
Open a terminal where adb.exe from my pack is located.
Plug phone and Authorize USB debugging.
Then type:
Code:
adb shell wm size 1080x1920 && adb shell wm density 400
// Defaults 1440x2560 and 504
- Screen sensitivity is too low ?
Try to recalibrate screen sensitivity with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=touchcalibration.favoritappindia&hl=en&gl=US
Enjoy,
djibe
Thanks: @Ivan_Meler, LineageOS team, TWRP team, TopJohnWu
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Coming from another ROM
- Backup
- Recovery: Wipe Cache, Dalvik cache, System and Format Data > yes
- Reboot recovery
- Flash rom
- Reboot recovery
- Flash BitGApps
Enjoy
Force Samsung Galaxy S7 restart
Hold Power + Volume down for 10-20 seconds
Thanks for the detailed instructions.
Please fix two minor typos: In the Odin instructions, the files should be hero2lte* not herolte*.
Re Magisk: 24.0, I suppose, should be used / upgraded to. (I've run into issues with 24.2 on another platform.)
steve8x8 said:
Thanks for the detailed instructions.
Please fix two minor typos: In the Odin instructions, the files should be hero2lte* not herolte*.
Re Magisk: 24.0, I suppose, should be used / upgraded to. (I've run into issues with 24.2 on another platform.)
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Hi, you are correct and I'll fix glitch.
For Magisk, as you report bugs, I'll wait to move to 24.x. You can create an Issue here: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/issues
Thanks for sharing
I have a problemi instaled twrp format data and and instal rom after configuration rom when i rebooting to twrp data is encrypted. why ?
zulwik said:
I have a problemi instaled twrp format data and and instal rom after configuration rom when i rebooting to twrp data is encrypted. why ?
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Hi, did you Format Data then Advanced Wipe > Format Cache, System ?
Then
Reboot to Recovery
Flash ROM
Reboot to recovery
Flash BitGapps
Reboot
I solved problem.
I installed older version TWRP with Odin and new version
hey @djibe89 & other XDA folks, thanks for these steps.
I have a SMG935W8 and currently borked on the BiTGApps step. All proceeded smoothly until there and now I'm seeing an error on TWRP and I'm not really sure how to resolve it.
It's complaining that the install config is not found and that it's an unsupported Android SDK version, which doesn't seem quite right.
Any tips would be highly appreciated
Judging from my deep dive, the current LineageOS 19.1 builds are SDK 32, and the BiTGapps builds only support up to 31... Definitely looking for tips, still.
Going to try this post's GApps
Hi, for now, stick to latest LOS 19 build: https://github.com/ivanmeler/ota_provider/releases/tag/herolte_lineage-19.0_1646935359, not 19.1
Or could you try NikGapps and tell us?
Thanks @djibe89 ! I went with NikGapps and that was a win.
It might be good to edit the top post to say 19.0 or have the NikGapps linked in it, for future readers.
Phone's working great. I appreciate it!
Bujiraso said:
Thanks @djibe89 ! I went with NikGapps and that was a win.
It might be good to edit the top post to say 19.0 or have the NikGapps linked in it, for future readers.
Phone's working great. I appreciate it!
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Hi, I'll update it.
I hoped a newer BitGapps update would be released by now.
Enjoy, this phone is awesome
Hey again!
Been daily driving this for a bit and here's a laundry list of the issues I see, in no order at all.
I'm not sure if they're Lineage issues or artifacts of being an "unsupported" Lineage build.
1. The screen just stays on despite the power save settings (I've tried 15s, 30s, you name it) if I'm on the home screen. Trebuchet, is it?
It's like it has some keep alive function a la YouTube. It's not 100% but it seems far more than 50% of the time that I have to manually lock the device. Anyone know if I've just configured something wrong or if this is how the launcher is supposed to work?
2. Phone services will not stop demanding my location, no matter what I configure. It's every few minutes and it's creeping me out a ton. Why is it so nosey?
3. The call audio quality is still barely usable. While I *can* have intelligible business conversations when required, they suffer the quality noticeably and are terribly robotic and tinny. For personal calls, I tried to play it off once but immediately was laughed out of the call: they asked before even a "how are you" could pass if we could switch to VoIP since it was so comically bad. After some kind tips from Ivan I tried mucking with the mixer levels to no avail. They did seem a bit "low" compared to the 18.1/19.0 values, so I pumped them in a couple places (NB volume from 22 to 32, call default volume on 917 from 98 to 164 -- I have no clue what any of these mean). It might be louder now? It's not worth an A/B test to confirm what should be the expectation, but my point is that it didn't fix the robotic, tinny quality.
4. Banking app complains of the device being rooted, but it isn't. "Great." I hear the latest Zygisk might fix? I haven't tried yet.
Now, I'm still excited to be on 12L! I'm trying to buff my ability to dev on this ROM and fix up some of these issues, as I really don't think this phone needs to be replaced yet, but being stuck on stock Oreo isn't working either, so I say let's hack this thing till it's stable as stock!
Hi @Bujiraso , thanks for sharing.
Didn't use it on a daily basis
Have you tried another launcher ?
I think bank apps detect custom ROM, nothing can be done. Hope I'm wrong. Some genius of signature spoofing can pass this I believe. But I'm not.
djibe89 said:
- To tweak overclocking and more, use SmartPack-Kernel Manager
SmartPack-Kernel Manager - Apps on Google Play
The ultimate tool to manage your kernel
play.google.com
Enjoy,
djibe
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Hi, you can try https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.performancetweaker.app or https://f-droid.org/repo/com.smartpack.kernelmanager_174.apk
hi, is it possible for the model number SM-G9350
Klein44 said:
hi, is it possible for the model number SM-G9350
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Hi, sadly no.
9350 and 9300 have Snapdragon SOCs, not Exynos.
Only Android 8 ROMs: https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-snapdragon-roms-kernels.5975/
Oh, ok. And is there any good custom rom for the SM-G9350 model?
Klein44 said:
Oh, ok. And is there any good custom rom for the SM-G9350 model?
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Like you see here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-snapdragon-roms-kernels.5975/
No.
This happens with Qualcomm proprietary SOCs
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Latest Version v3.3 [15/05/2023]
ROM Maintainer: Andrei @starbucks2010
ROM Info:
Supported devices: [SM-S908B] [SM-S906B] [S901B]
ROM Base: S90xBXXS4CWD3 (Android 13 OneUI 5.1) May 2023 Patch Level
ROM Features:
Kernel:
Stock Samsung kernel
All partitions RW
CSC features:
Call Recording
Camera shutter sound menu
Real time network speed in statusbar
AppLock Enabled
ROM Disarm:
Light ROM debloat
Disabled Encryption
Patched Samsung SmartWatch pairing
Disabled stock recovery-from-boot
Modded Settings/Services
Screenshots in secure apps allowed
Phone status: Official
Software Info ROM Details
Back2Kill mod
Fixes:
Galaxy watch pairing
Secure Folder
Other Tweaks/Mods:
Warning boot screen removed, BR custom boot animation
Automatic EFS backup
Various build prop tweaks
Pre-rooted with Magisk Alpha (needs magisk alpha app install after flash)
Netflix playback (SD only)
Dual messenger app patched for several apps
S23 picture object remover
ROM constraints:
Needs to install Magisk canary 26201 app in twrp after ROM flash
For SafetyNet and Wallet you must install latest kdrag0n v2.4.x magisk module and enable Zygisk
Not working
Knox related apps: Samsung Pay, Samsung AutoFill
Changelog
v3.3
- Updated to latest firmware [CWD3] OneUI 5.1 **You must be on CWD3 firmware to flash BR3.3 ROM zip**
- Kernel patched with magisk canary 26101
- No BR3.3 for S906B due to missing testers/requests
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PREVIOUS VERSION
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v3.2
- Updated to latest firmware [CWCG] OneUI 5.1 **You must be on CWCG firmware to flash BR3.2 ROM zip**
- Kernel patched with magisk canary 26101
Credits
- John Wu for Magisk
- Mr. Waehere for the kitchen and support
- afaneh92 for S22 TWRP and endless help
- LeeXDA18 for help with knox/VK removal and S23 picture object remover port
- the elite team of ROM testers (Mark, Nuno, Kuba, Ashley and many more)
- dutchman89 for Beyond boot logo
- If you like my work and want to support me, consider buying me a coffee (PayPal link)
Download Links
CURRENT VERSION
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SM-S908B ROM Download CWD3 [BR3.3]
SM-S906B ROM Download CWBE (BR3.3)
SM-S901B ROM Download CWD3 (BR3.3)
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OLDER VERSION
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SM-S906B ROM Download CWBE (BR3.1)
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OTHER FIXES
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Bixby fix for BR3.3 CWD3
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USEFUL LINKS
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BeyondROM S22 Group [Telegram]
S22 TWRP [XDA]
S22+ TWRP [XDA]
S22U TWRP [XDA]
If you like my work, support me and buy me a coffee (PayPal link)
Installation:
Spoiler: Coming from full stock
**Note: These steps will trip Knox and possibly void warranty on your phone**
**Note: Following these steps you will lose data on your phone, so back-up before continuing**
UNLOCK BOOTLOADER:
Enable Developer Options: Settings > About Phone > Software Information > Keep clicking 'Build Number'
Enable OEM Unlock: Settings > Developer Options > Click 'OEM Unlock' to enable it
Turn of phone
Hold Volume Up + Volume Down, plug in USB cable (PC to Phone)
You’re now in download mode (Blue Screen)
Press and hold Volume up (bootloader unlock screen)
Pres Volume up to confirm
**Warning** This will now wipe your phone and restart and couple of times but this is normal
When the phone is booted, connect to internet, skip the initial setup, you don't need to sign in to anything
Unlock should be enabled now and greyed out
Congrats you've unlocked your bootloader !
FLASH TWRP + PATCHED VBMETA
OEM Unlock should be enabled now and greyed out
Download TWRP and patched vbmeta for your device from above links
]Boot phone into download mode (from power off Volume Up + Volume Down and plugin USB cable)
Press Volume up to continue
Load up ODIN
Go to options and turn off auto reboot
Select USERDATA slot and select the TWRP+Patched VBMETA file tar you built (Device Specific)
Click Start and wait for Odin to complete with a PASS message
Now Keep USB cable plugged in, hold Volume Down and Power and as soon as the screen goes black press and hold Volume Up and Power
You should now be in TWRP
IN TWRP
Do a full wipe (wipe > Format Data > type 'yes' when asked and confirm)
Reboot phone back to recovery (Reboot > Recovery)
Download ROM and copy either to the phone (PC to Phone) or to a USB OTG device
FLASH ROM:
In TWRP click 'Install'
If using OTG click 'select storage', select 'USB OTG'
Browse to the location of the ROM zip on the USB device, Select and swipe to confirm
Follow the on-screen options
When flash is complete, click 'save logs' (for later use)
Click finish
Reboot to System
After flash and setup complets, download and install Magisk Canary app from Magisk github and install it; when you run for the first time the magisk will need to do some setup and will then automatically reboot the phone
After reboot you're all set, congratulations !
Spoiler: Updating BeyondROM to latest version
When upgrading FW to flash the latest BR these are the recommended steps.
It is assumed that you are already on BeyondROM.
Download the latest/required version of the firmware (Samfirm, Frija etc...)
Unzip the stock ROM zip
Boot the phone into Download mode
Load up Odin and uncheck auto-reboot in Odin settings
Insert the relevant files into their slots (BL = BL, AP=AP, CP=CP, CSC=HOME_CSC) **It's important to use HOME_CSC to keep your data intact**
In the USERDATA slot insert your TWRP+Patched VBMETA tar file (Device Specific)
Start Flash
When flashing completes, keep USB plugged in, hold Volume Down + Power, as soon as the screen goes black hold Volume Up + Power pressed to enter TWRP
When in TWRP, flash latest BeyondROM
When complete, save logs, reboot to system
Enjoy!
Enjoy flashing good people !
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Amazing I have been a great fan of your ROM. unfortunatetly for me I have the sm -
s908E. perhaps in the future you can make a compatible rom for this snapdragon. thanks
luisnica98 said:
Amazing I have been a great fan of your ROM. unfortunatetly for me I have the sm -
s908E. perhaps in the future you can make a compatible rom for this snapdragon. thanks
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I'm sorry, I think my words were very basic. It's a language translation problem. maybe i meant. "If I'm lucky, perhaps in the future, you'll have time to make the ROM for the phone version I use"
Sorry but I never had a snapdragon device. Chances to do a br for it are very slim.
The rom have been updated to latest Oct FW AVI7
starbucks2010 said:
The rom have been updated to latest Oct FW AVI7
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Nice, thank you!
So, considering the installation instructions, does that mean we need to go to AVI7 firmware in order to flash your ROM, or what is the situation when updating the ROM? I'm on your first build.
yes, you need to flash first stock AVI7 fw + twrp_patched_vbmeta in USERDATA slot, reboot to twrp and flash BR16
starbucks2010 said:
yes, you need to flash first stock AVI7 fw + twrp_patched_vbmeta in USERDATA slot, reboot to twrp and flash BR16
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So most likely it will result in a data wipe. Till now I didn't succeed to flash stock ROM without wiping. (Works fine in TAB S7 + and S8U) but kills my data in S22u even when using the home csc.
Thanks anyways.
If you use HOME_CSC when you flash stock, it will preserve your data
starbucks2010 said:
If you use HOME_CSC when you flash stock, it will preserve your data
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I already tried it multiple times, it wiped my data regardless. That's how I do it on my TABs
ekin_strops said:
I already tried it multiple times, it wiped my data regardless. That's how I do it on my TABs
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maybe because of flashing TWRP with the vbmeta patch? disabling encryption formats data partitions, doesn't it
ekin_strops said:
So most likely it will result in a data wipe. Till now I didn't succeed to flash stock ROM without wiping. (Works fine in TAB S7 + and S8U) but kills my data in S22u even when using the home csc.
Thanks anyways.
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if you use stock fmw rooted you can update firmware using home csc without wiping data
if you are using beyond rom make sure you use latest twrp from afaneh92 android file host
if you still have data encrypted you need to flash twrp+ vbmeta, format data and reboot to twrp. after this you can flash beyond rom and no need to format data anymore
great rom Andrei
using with my s22+
0 bugs, everything is running smooth
good job
Hi, this rom is really awesome, is it possible to flash the "Loki Kernel" on it...?
Thanks for your answers, Bruno
brunsman6229 said:
Hi, this rom is really awesome, is it possible to flash the "Loki Kernel" on it...?
Thanks for your answers, Bruno
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Of course
Since this gets rid of some Knox stuff, is it possible to then use the Samsung health app with a tripped knox?
erik2041999 said:
Since this gets rid of some Knox stuff, is it possible to then use the Samsung health app with a tripped knox?
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On telegram group (link in first post) You have flashable zip with working Samsung health
Kuba1996 said:
On telegram group (link in first post) You have flashable zip with working Samsung health
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Is it the latest one though? Or is it the older one that worked with a tripped knox?
Edit: yeah I looked and it is, cool thanks man
For many years I have been using exynos samsung galaxy cellphones. For reasons I dont know Samsung decided to make the S22 series for latinamerica with a snapdragon chip. Even when I should be happy cause snapdragon its said that is faster than exynos, I cannot keep having BR. Its a pity.