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[MOD][TEST] ART WhatsApp Fix 4.4

I happened on this post whilst trying to get some SystemUI.apk mods to take on ART:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47604251#post47604251
I tried the modified libart.so file by @cernekee on my Moto X VZW Dev Ed (because a working phone needs to be broken fixed) and it seems to work. I've made a flashable file to remove the leftover WhatsApp parts and flash the new libart.so if you'd like to give it a go.
Steps to install:
1. Switch to ART. (You need to have stock SystemUI.apk and SystemUI.odex - see attached).
2. Flash zip in recovery
3. DO NOT WIPE DALVIK/CACHE
4. Reboot and profit reinstall WhatsApp from Play Store if needed.
As usual, make a backup first and please don't flash this if you are uncomfortable fixing a bootlooped phone!
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If you screw up and wipe dalvik/cache, just flash the stock libart.so zip (attached) reboot then reflash the Mod.

Will this work on the brazilian firmware?

No clue. But this is a Nexus 5 libart.so and it's working on a Vzw Moto X so it most likely should. This isn't something I'd try with a locked bootloader though.

Just tried here and it's working perfeclty! Thank you!
I didn't even have to reinstall Whatsapp.
One question though: what happens if I try to wipe cache one day? Will it bootloop the phone?

MaKTaiL said:
Just tried here and it's working perfeclty! Thank you!
I didn't even have to reinstall Whatsapp.
One question though: what happens if I try to wipe cache one day? Will it bootloop the phone?
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Yes but the fix is easy:
Hold power button (shut off) > boot to fastboot > boot to recovery > flash the stock libart.so > reboot > flash nexus 5 libart.so > reboot.
It has happened to me once so far lol.

question
i dont understand what do i have to flash , moto x libart, moto x stock libart , o systm ui odex ... can i help me a bit plx

bastianvy said:
i dont understand what do i have to flash , moto x libart, moto x stock libart , o systm ui odex ... can i help me a bit plx
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Do you have root and custom recovery?

chaoslimits said:
Do you have root and custom recovery?
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yes i do

bastianvy said:
yes i do
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OK.
Make a backup of your phone.
Download all 3 zip files.
Enable ART if you have not done so already
Reboot and let Android optimize itself. Whatsapp should crash at this point.
Reboot into recovery and Flash Moto X_ART_Libart.so.zip
Do NOT wipe cache/dalvik and reboot.:fingers-crossed:
If your phone boots fine, launch Whatsapp. :victory:
If your phone boots but you have no status or notification bar, flash SystemUI_VZW_Odex_Stock.zip; a mod is breaking SystemUI.apk.
If your phone does not boot (most likely because you wiped cache/dalvik), shut it down (hold power button). Then boot into recovery via fastboot and flash Moto X_ART_Libart_Stock.so.zip.

chaoslimits said:
OK.
Make a backup of your phone.
Download all 3 zip files.
Enable ART if you have not done so already
Reboot and let Android optimize itself. Whatsapp should crash at this point.
Reboot into recovery and Flash Moto X_ART_Libart.so.zip
Do NOT wipe cache/dalvik and reboot.:fingers-crossed:
If your phone boots fine, launch Whatsapp. :victory:
If your phone boots but you have no status or notification bar, flash SystemUI_VZW_Odex_Stock.zip; a mod is breaking SystemUI.apk.
If your phone does not boot (most likely because you wiped cache/dalvik), shut it down (hold power button). Then boot into recovery via fastboot and flash Moto X_ART_Libart_Stock.so.zip.
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thanks ^^, i will let u know how it goes to me, (sorry for my bad english)

is there a whatsapp fix for ART without flashing this file via recovery?
i've only root permissions on my 4.4 AT&T

P910iii said:
is there a whatsapp fix for ART without flashing this file via recovery?
i've only root permissions on my 4.4 AT&T
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I would strongly advise against touching anything in /system/lib without having a backup via recovery. Don't do it.
Edit: It's especially dangerous if you mistakenly wipe dalvik/cache.

Thank you, i'll wait 4.4.2

Is there any way to flash this on a stock recovery or by any other means? I have 4.4 with stock recovery, SlapMyMoto root and MotoWPNoMo.

dicarli said:
Is there any way to flash this on a stock recovery or by any other means? I have 4.4 with stock recovery, SlapMyMoto root and MotoWPNoMo.
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The new version of Whatsapp supports ART i guess.... Try it once...

Bricked Moto G XT1032?

My phone is hard-bricked:
I have a Moto G XT1032 GPE Convert with 4.4.4, the phone out of the blue just rebooted and doens't pass from the ''Google'' screen.
Try with the MotoTool convert again to a GPE, these errors appear:
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When the phone reboot, doesn't pass from the screen with the Google Logo.
I Try restore to stock firmware.
I try flashing CM11 through recovery but show up errors like: ''e:unable to mount ' /cache'', ''e:unable to mount ' /system'', ''e:unable to mount the internal storage'' and in the end a FAILED error in red.
I can acess to the Bootloader, the Recovery, not the system.
Dont think my phone is lost, I can acess the Bootloader so,.. but i dont know what to do anymore, can someone help me with some guidance to bring back the phone to life?
sorry my bad english.

You only tried do flash system? Haven't you flashed anything before system?

kirmr said:
You only tried do flash system? Haven't you flashed anything before system?
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That image is from MotoTool, when i try to convert again to GPE, the moden, bootloader etc flash just fine, until come to the part of flashing the system that error appears 3 times, then the process continues and the phone reboot, appears the screen with the Google Logo, the phone vibrate and that's it, the phone don't even go to the boot animation, get's stuck in the Google logo screen.

_Drifter_ said:
That image is from MotoTool, when i try to convert again to GPE, the moden, bootloader etc flash just fine, until come to the part of flashing the system that error appears 3 times, then the process continues and the phone reboot, appears the screen with the Google Logo, the phone vibrate and that's it, the phone don't even go to the boot animation, get's stuck in the Google logo screen.
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Chupista, try this guide it worked for me in some occasions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laU6NQ0LxR0&list=PLB0RKQDFm9rQe5_SlE8zZwBPboy8nzQlf

_Drifter_ said:
My phone is hard-bricked:
I have a Moto G XT1032 GPE Convert with 4.4.4, the phone out of the blue just rebooted and doens't pass from the ''Google'' screen.
Try with the MotoTool convert again to a GPE, these errors appear:
When the phone reboot, doesn't pass from the screen with the Google Logo.
I Try restore to stock firmware.
I try flashing CM11 through recovery but show up errors like: ''e:unable to mount ' /cache'', ''e:unable to mount ' /system'', ''e:unable to mount the internal storage'' and in the end a FAILED error in red.
I can acess to the Bootloader, the Recovery, not the system.
Dont think my phone is lost, I can acess the Bootloader so,.. but i dont know what to do anymore, can someone help me with some guidance to bring back the phone to life?
sorry my bad english.
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This is caused because you updated to 4.4.4 previously, and the partition table changed. When you tried to downgrade, the partition table didn't accept the old system image. Now you must wait for a 4.4.4 GPE image, that is the only thing that can unbrick your phone, since it will have the updated gpt.bin.

kirmr said:
Chupista, try this guide it worked for me in some occasions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laU6NQ0LxR0&list=PLB0RKQDFm9rQe5_SlE8zZwBPboy8nzQlf
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Unfortunately didn't work. But thanks for the help.
tatazeuz said:
This is caused because you updated to 4.4.4 previously, and the partition table changed. When you tried to downgrade, the partition table didn't accept the old system image. Now you must wait for a 4.4.4 GPE image, that is the only thing that can unbrick your phone, since it will have the updated gpt.bin.
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So... no idea when the Image is release it? Could be tomorrow, next week or month right? Theres really nothing i can do to reverse this?

Well, good luck mate
I'm sure you'll that fixed very soon.
If flashing original file through adb won't do the trick..
Can't do anything more to help u. Propz.

_Drifter_ said:
So... no idea when the Image is release it? Could be tomorrow, next week or month right? Theres really nothing i can do to reverse this?
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I made a method to recover your phone for use! Sadly, you will only be able to use custom ROMs (at least until there's a 4.4.4 image)
Check it in my thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/help/recover-4-4-4-downgrade-brick-temporal-t2801946

[cofface] [3.1.1-0]Twrp recovery for Huawei Nova2

Hi guys,
I made the TWRP from TeamWin official sources for Huawei Nova2 . You can download the img and flash it from fastboot.
Bootloader unlocked required!
Installation:
Unlock bootloader (skip if you have already unlocked it)
Reboot into fastboot mode
Flash using
Code:
HTML:
fastboot flash recovery cofface_pic_al00_recovery_en.img
Reboot
Download:
AndroidFileHost
Bugs:
When device is encrypted you can't see the files into recovery
Let me know if there are others
if u feel that this work has helped u OR u think that the work i put into making this is worthy of donations, then click on the following link for buying me some coffee/beer/etc:fingers-crossed:
PAYPAL DONATION LINK
email:[email protected]

Unfortunately It is not working!
After flashing your file there is still the Huawei EMUI Bootloader and no TWRP. Bootloader was unlocked before. Fastboot was working fine.
Any idea?

Problem with Google GAPPS
Hi,
Thank you for your tuto and your ROM
I have bought my nova 2 in china.
Do you know how to install GAPPS. I have tried different version (stock, pico,.. ) but it's no use.
Do you know if I have to change the region first ?
Is it ok with your ROM ?
Regards

Perfect
Perfect, thank you!

Not working
Hello,
TWRP ist not working for me, I still have the EMUI bootloader after flash and reboot.
Boot into TWRP Recovery ("fastboot boot cofface_pic_al00_recovery_en.img") is aborted with:
"FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)"
Is there anything I've done wrong?
Thx!

dr.luther.1517 said:
Perfect, thank you!
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did it work with your Nova 2?

i have got a demo device ( from germany ). Can some one upload his OEM info for a normal device ?
And yeah... it works

Success
Works very well, Thanks !
But ... while playing with it I lost the stock ROM for my Huawei Nova 2.
Since there is no download source available, could anybody share a stock ROM backup so I could restore using Twrp ?
Thanks !

My Nova 2 (PIC-LX9C432) automatically encrypts the disk after the first run, and then TWRP is unable to read /data partition nor do nandroid backups as a result. Can someone guide on how to disable encryption or get TWRP to decrypt data.
I read elsewhere that newer versions of TWRP are able to decrypt if you set a password / screen lock.

WARNING!!!! DO NOT FLASH THIS RECOVERY
Ideally cofface should remove this thread as flashing this recovery causes harm and no good. This TWRP port does not detect nor decrypt encryption on the 'data' partition and hence you will not be able to root your device nor take a nandroid backup.
What's worse, you will loose your recovery partition and will not be able to flash any other stock Nova 2 firmware updates.
If you have not yet flashed recovery and have the stock, please do a backup of your stock recovery and upload for the benefit of those who have lost it because of this recovery. See this thread...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nova-2/help/help-restore-stock-recovery-t3741034

jusma said:
WARNING!!!! DO NOT FLASH THIS RECOVERY
Ideally cofface should remove this thread as flashing this recovery causes harm and no good. This TWRP port does not detect nor decrypt encryption on the 'data' partition and hence you will not be able to root your device nor take a nandroid backup.
What's worse, you will loose your recovery partition and will not be able to flash any other stock Nova 2 firmware updates.
If you have not yet flashed recovery and have the stock, please do a backup of your stock recovery and upload for the benefit of those who have lost it because of this recovery. See this thread...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nova-2/help/help-restore-stock-recovery-t3741034
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Perhaps you could get some tips from nova (1) thread there we had the same problems. But so long we have a working twrp with backup possibility.

Hi, i used this Twrp, but did not notice the error mesaje when i "create" a back up for all my data, then when deleting some things, i went off the road and ended deleting the complete operative system, and know i dont seem to be able to find a room for my phone is a huawei p10selfie(in my country) or huawei nova 2 plus (in the rest of the world) model BAC-L03, sry if i dont use the correct words, since english is not my native lenguaje

I was installing this twrp in Nova 2i and it get bricked ...I can only open TWRP which is just usless i can't flash anything from TWRP coz TWRP is not able to mount anything .Bootloader won't start and even my pc can't detect my phone. Any hope ?

iamramanlmc said:
I was installing this twrp in Nova 2i and it get bricked ...I can only open TWRP which is just usless i can't flash anything from TWRP coz TWRP is not able to mount anything .Bootloader won't start and even my pc can't detect my phone. Any hope ?
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Nova 2i is Mate 10 Lite! https://forum.xda-developers.com/ma...e--roms-kernels-recoveries--other-development

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Can I flash an encrypted device?

Hi,
I have a Galaxy Note 4, running on TWRP 2.8.5 and on OS 6.0.1. I am into a tricky issue as the device is encrypted, and I am unable to load to it, as upon booting into the OS it throws a tantrum about the device being encrypted. I'm unable to factory data reset it via the TWRP as well. The device is not rooted. Long story short, I dont care about the contents and I'm willing to flash to the OEM firmware. Will I be able to do this? The device is not carrier locked. Is there any pre-requisites to check?
Please advise, and many thanks.

abhishek_turbo911 said:
Hi,
I have a Galaxy Note 4, running on TWRP 2.8.5 and on OS 6.0.1. I am into a tricky issue as the device is encrypted, and I am unable to load to it, as upon booting into the OS it throws a tantrum about the device being encrypted. I'm unable to factory data reset it via the TWRP as well. The device is not rooted. Long story short, I dont care about the contents and I'm willing to flash to the OEM firmware. Will I be able to do this? The device is not carrier locked. Is there any pre-requisites to check?
Please advise, and many thanks.
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I would flash the latest TWRP image, format all partitions and then flash the stock firmware or a new rom to get rid of the issue.

LS.xD said:
I would flash the latest TWRP image, format all partitions and then flash the stock firmware or a new rom to get rid of the issue.
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Hi, thanks for your reply.
When trying to install the rom, I received the error as below.
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I tried the following as well but I received the same error when I attempted to install the rom:
1. Go to Wipe > Advance Wipe > Selected system & data > swipe to wipe
2. Went to Wipe > Format Data > typed yes > and wiped successfully.

Hello, what is your phone's model?

LS.xD said:
I would flash the latest TWRP image, format all partitions and then flash the stock firmware or a new rom to get rid of the issue.
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-Hope- said:
Hello, what is your phone's model?
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Hi, It is Galaxy Note 4 N910G

Hello, here is the latest twrp for your device
flash it through Odin:
https://dl.twrp.me/trlte/twrp-3.1.1-0-trlte.img.tar.html
Allow modification then go to wipe > format data > type yes
Then reboot to recovery again and flash the rom

-Hope- said:
Hello, here is the latest twrp for your device
flash it through Odin:
https://dl.twrp.me/trlte/twrp-3.1.1-0-trlte.img.tar.html
Allow modification then go to wipe > format data > type yes
Then reboot to recovery again and flash the rom
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This actually helped. I was able to flash emotion rom, but I'm unable to flash the official samsung rom downloaded from sammobile. I downloaded the rom file twice, but it simply refuses to install, with the error "failed to map file" and "error installing zip file".

Hello,
Official Samsung ROMs are flashed using Odin, twrp only flashes image and zip files not tar files

bootloop in recovery after forced OTA update.

Hi,
I was running the latest stock Android 8 firmware for the op6 with magisk & twrp.
I delayed the firmware update since month then yesterday I was forced to update.
My phone reboot everything was fine. no twrp & no root anymore because of the update.
I booted in latest twrp (fastboot boot twrp.img....) then I flashed the twrp.zip. After reboot I flashed magisk.zip.
After the latest reboot phone stuck for ~30 sec at the warning message saying boot-loader unlock blablalbla. then the phone reboot again and put me in twrp.
What can I do from there ?
Thanks for you help.
Julian.

Do I need to use this method to start from scratch ?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/rom-stock-fastboot-roms-oneplus-6-t3796665

You have used the latest blue spark TWRP? If not you should do it

Try booting to the other slot

Deacon-Frost said:
You have used the latest blue spark TWRP? If not you should do it
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I installed the last twrp on official website its not the one ?
I manage to boot the OS with a factory reset on twrp but I lost all my apps. only magisk app what installed. (because it was installed as a system app?)
I flashed the zip again and now it's everything is working but I can't install netflix... so it seems I'm not systemless :/
if you have any idea on how to make all the things right again it will be nice :good:
thanks for you help

foomanjackel said:
Try booting to the other slot
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I'm still struggling with this A & B. last time I was on twrp it show me I was on B I think

you need to flash two times the full rom, flash rom flash twrp reboot to twrp, flash rom flash twrp, reboot to twrp flash magisk, reboot

Toni Moon said:
you need to flash two times the full rom, flash rom flash twrp reboot to twrp, flash rom flash twrp, reboot to twrp flash magisk, reboot
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two time like on A and on B ?
how to boot A to B or B to A ?

when you flash one time and reboot to recovery and flash the rom again,you flash the rom in two slots, you didn't need change slots

I had the same problem, boot loops after rooting the recent OTA update. after soem troubleshooting with TWRP and not really getting anywhere I accidentally wiped the phone (stuck in the Chinese menus, was a mistake). prolly for the best, working great after re-flashing the OTA.

Toni Moon said:
when you flash one time and reboot to recovery and flash the rom again,you flash the rom in two slots, you didn't need change slots
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Understood !
When I flash magisk for the last step do I need to swipe right "to allow modification"? if I want to be systemless?
A guy is talking about that here and I'm confuse about that => https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76564294&postcount=6
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