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Lets discuss what we can do with our rooted V20!

Hey guys,
Its been a while since I rooted my phone (I've been using Samsung phones with locked bootloader) and it sure feels good to be back!
Now, I've been out of the loop for so long that I don't know what I should do next with my rooted V20!
I would love to have you guys come in here and discuss how we can make our V20 even better!
Thing's I've done so far.
Install Adaway
Remove Bloatware using titanium backup (is there better way to remove bloatware beside titanium backup?)
So far I removed all the TMobile apps, is there anything else I should remove that will improve the battery life?
Thanks and lets get this thread going! :good:
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leyvatron said:
Install google assistant
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Instruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di5SlVIamjE
substratum theme engine - suggested by deeznutz1977
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.substratum

Install google assistant

I hear ya, I was on a S7 Edge and a S6 before that. It has been a while. With that being said, LG stuff can mostly go....unless you use it. It doesn't seem to be too bad, so you might be able to leave them. Download Better Battery Stats and see what is causing any wakelocks that can be prevented.

Has anyone managed to get rid of Lookout? I hate that thing and want it gone.

leyvatron said:
Install google assistant
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What are the steps for this

czerdrill said:
What are the steps for this
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di5SlVIamjE

Might want to FREEZE apps instead of uninstalling until a viable stock restore is available

Adblocking for sure. Should help improve battery life a hair by not downloading data for ads and processing them to be shown.

I smell a brick about to happen. Way too fast....How would you recover ? Be careful people.....Paperweights are not fun
I just read somewhere At&t has a locked bootloader...Figures

LuckyColdJohnson said:
I smell a brick about to happen. Way too fast....How would you recover ? Be careful people.....Paperweights are not fun
I just read somewhere At&t has a locked bootloader...Figures
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From what I've read, TWRP isn't doing proper nandroids, and there isn't a stock image to flash. At the risk of sounding "elitist," I'd recommend going slow.

At&t didn't even have the HTC 10 when I went in. The good days are dying....Root, I will miss you

LuckyColdJohnson said:
At&t didn't even have the HTC 10 when I went in. The good days are dying....Root, I will miss you
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yup, they passed on the HTC 10

I haven't gotten the phone yet (though LG store has already called me that I can get it already just been busy due to all saints day festivities) so wanted to ask, how did you root your v20? and what version is your V20?

douger1957 said:
From what I've read, TWRP isn't doing proper nandroids, and there isn't a stock image to flash. At the risk of sounding "elitist," I'd recommend going slow.
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So your saying LG doesnt have an app to reflash to stock FM? i see threads for the stock T mobile firmware. What about the nandroid issue with twrp do you know where the github repo is for our version of twrp i'll check it out.

albinoman887 said:
So your saying LG doesnt have an app to reflash to stock FM? i see threads for the stock T mobile firmware. What about the nandroid issue with twrp do you know where the github repo is for our version of twrp i'll check it out.
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I know what's in the root thread in the development section.
Is this what you're looking for?
The problems with the .tot files in a nutshell.
I'm not a dev. I can bearly muddle my way around ADB commands. I know what I know from watching the struggles in the root thread. Yeah, there's root and little else. The process doesn't seem quite ready for prime time which of course hasn't stopped the root commandos.

I CAN CONTROL THE WORLD WITH ROOT! LOL . No but really, what can't you do with root? you can do everything as long as the phone doesnt required to implement any new hardware within the phone... I like my Adaway, and greenify, and removes or freeze apps i dont like nor need, I like my pie bar for faster shortcuts (sure, the phone itself has the second screen to put up to 5 apps, but the pie bar give you a lot more options so i will have the 5 on the second screen plus the many mores in the pie bar which is a fast process too, maybe even faster than the second screen), i also like my xposed for every module i desire, AND MY BELOVED TITANIUM BACKUP! and many many more things

The one thing I hope and pray to see come from this newly acquired root is a camera mod that will allow 16MP in full 16:9. Please pull through devs! I would donate for that :highfive:

animator776 said:
The one thing I hope and pray to see come from this newly acquired root is a camera mod that will allow 16MP in full 16:9. Please pull through devs! I would donate for that :highfive:
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That's likely because the sensor isn't 16:9 shaped, it's 4:3. You have to crop the sensor to get 16:9.

leyvatron said:
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Had this in ALLO... Much nicer to be able to hit the home button though. Very nice work around...
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Vexamus said:
That's likely because the sensor isn't 16:9 shaped, it's 4:3. You have to crop the sensor to get 16:9.
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Oh yeah... That must have slipped my mind

Chromecast issues

Has anyone else experienced issues using a chromecast with their honor 8?
It used to consistently work flawlessly with my Galaxy S5, but since I've switched casting has been very buggy.
Finding the chromecast is usualy the first issue, half the time when I go to cast no devices show up.
Mostly frustrating is after something is casting I lose volume control when I am outside that specific all. Before I could toggle the volume on my TV from any screen and it showed the slider along with the phone media and ringer volume. It also seems to disconnect from the chromecast quite a bit as well. Sometimes ending the cast, but usually I'll have to close the app and reconnect in order to be able to control it again.
I've tried factory resetting my chromecast and never used guest mode, not sure what's causing the problems.
Anyone know of any possible solutions?

I have been having the same issues.
Phone just can't see the chrome cast.
Would be good if anyone has any solutions ??

Same issue here...
Reseting everything didn't change anything...

tiboutibou said:
Same issue here...
Reseting everything didn't change anything...
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I have posted a question on the UK Honor Google+ board
See what they say.
I can't even get BBC iPlayer to cast so there is definitely some thing wrong.
Now TV just released an update that was ment to deal with the casting bug but still no casting !!

Hey guy's,
I will have my Chromecast back soon so ill do my best to figure out what the problem is.

Thom Knepper said:
Hey guy's,
I will have my Chromecast back soon so ill do my best to figure out what the problem is.
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Hey @Thom Knepper it's really good to see you on here.
As your an Honor Rep your exactly the guy that we need to have about on XDA
Welcome
John
Guys.
I have just reset my phone to factory settings and I'm able to cast again !!
Not sure what happened to stop the castings but a factory reset sorted it

johnhux7 said:
Guys.
I have just reset my phone to factory settings and I'm able to cast again !!
Not sure what happened to stop the castings but a factory reset sorted it
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So it must be another software that's blocking everything...
I hope that you guys find the problem because i can't...

tiboutibou said:
So it must be another software that's blocking everything...
I hope that you guys find the problem because i can't...
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Yes mate it must be.
My phone is like a new phone today after resetting it.
All the bits that were not working are working again.

I'll try this week-end.
It's so long to reinstall and login in every app...

tiboutibou said:
I'll try this week-end.
It's so long to reinstall and login in every app...
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I made a back up before resetting, put it into my SD card.
From resetting to having everything back on took me about 30 mins it was easy and well worth the effort
John

johnhux7 said:
I made a back up before resetting, put it into my SD card.
From resetting to having everything back on took me about 30 mins it was easy and well worth the effort
John
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you were totally right
everything is back to normal after a factory reset
and it didn't took too much time.
backed up apps with the honor software and it wasn't that long. just the apps not the settings to be sure to not recreate the problem if it was caused by another app.
thanks a lot.
i'll inform some guys in the french forum that had the same probelm
good "casting" to you all

tiboutibou said:
you were totally right
everything is back to normal after a factory reset
and it didn't took too much time.
backed up apps with the honor software and it wasn't that long. just the apps not the settings to be sure to not recreate the problem if it was caused by another app.
thanks a lot.
i'll inform some guys in the french forum that had the same probelm
good "casting" to you all
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No worries mate.
It's no bother to reset hey
Phone back to new again
Enjoy your casting
John
Sent from my Honor 8 using XDA Labs

tiboutibou said:
you were totally right
everything is back to normal after a factory reset
and it didn't took too much time.
backed up apps with the honor software and it wasn't that long. just the apps not the settings to be sure to not recreate the problem if it was caused by another app.
thanks a lot.
i'll inform some guys in the french forum that had the same probelm
good "casting" to you all
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Does your volume control work as it should now?
I'm still having issues controlling volume from outside the app that is casting after a factory reset.

Bluboo Dual | ROOT

Hi Xda,
i got myself a bluboo dual, ok phone for the price ill say, but well im a bit annoyed to see that there is nothing on how to root it yet, anyone have information on which twrp i could use on it ? for information the device is on mtk6737T.
Kind regards

Me too still waiting

Hey, I have one as well and seem to be in the same situation as you. In Kingroot you can send a request to for them to work on a rooting process within the app. I suggest you download Kingroot so you can add yourself to the list of people who requested!
On YouTube there is a video called "How to ROOT Any Android Device Without A Computer |One Touch Root (2016)" by user The Android Guy that shows you how to get that installed on your phone.
Have you had an issue with the weather app installed on the phone giving you ads? I've run many anti malware apps and it says that it is a malware as well.. I guess we have to thank Blueboo for that.. Anyways, I hope that there is a solution soon because I think once I am able to uninstall that app the phone will be working the way I want it to.
All the best,
condor020 said:
Hi Xda,
i got myself a bluboo dual, ok phone for the price ill say, but well im a bit annoyed to see that there is nothing on how to root it yet, anyone have information on which twrp i could use on it ? for information the device is on mtk6737T.
Kind regards
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Waiting too
About the weather app, you only have to disable it and the app ad will be gone forever. It's a good phone, a shame that it got not much community support But bluboo have done a good work with the updates.

nopal10 said:
About the weather app, you only have to disable it and the app ad will be gone forever. It's a good phone, a shame that it got not much community support But bluboo have done a good work with the updates.
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how to disable the weather app?

condor020 said:
Hi Xda,
i got myself a bluboo dual, ok phone for the price ill say, but well im a bit annoyed to see that there is nothing on how to root it yet, anyone have information on which twrp i could use on it ? for information the device is on mtk6737T.
Kind regards
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Rooting Bluboo dual is super Easy
Still interested?

Lol well the phone must be in some garbage place at the moment miles away from me ?? thanks anyways

condor020 said:
Lol well the phone must be in some garbage place at the moment miles away from me ?? thanks anyways
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Ooh
Seems you ditched the phone

Well I was happy with phone until the screen broke, my fault though.. are you happy with the phone after while?

condor020 said:
Well I was happy with phone until the screen broke, my fault though.. are you happy with the phone after while?
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Nope
I regret buying it although it is not my main Device

Help please (root bluboo)
Kelly West said:
Rooting Bluboo dual is super Easy
Still interested?
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I'm interested, can you help me please root my phone?

wissou said:
I'm interested, can you help me please root my phone?
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U still interested?

Force Close

Hey, i just bought my Nokia 3 and find some problems : some apps just wont work.
Google, Gmail, and many games, Messenger like Line wont even open. Some apps like facebook can be opened but theres some features when i try to use its force closing again. Can anyone help?

Panduabinugraha said:
Hey, i just bought my Nokia 3 and find some problems : some apps just wont work.
Google, Gmail, and many games, Messenger like Line wont even open. Some apps like facebook can be opened but theres some features when i try to use its force closing again. Can anyone help?
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And you haven't rooted it or unlocked bootloader? Why not return to the shop where you bought it and ask for a replacement? Or if there's a Nokia care in your area you can go there

redweaver said:
And you haven't rooted it or unlocked bootloader? Why not return to the shop where you bought it and ask for a replacement? Or if there's a Nokia care in your area you can go there
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I didnt do any root, is this Nokia Care really necessary? Can i fix it myself?

Panduabinugraha said:
I didnt do any root, is this Nokia Care really necessary? Can i fix it myself?
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I just think it will be more convenient, so they can't say it's because you did so and so thing. If the phone is recent enough, you should be able to get a replacement with no questions asked. However if you don't want to do that, try doing a factory reset

Galaxy S6 - Can't do anything at all

I recently got myself a free Galaxy S6 in topaz blue 32GB version. It was missing a battery so I put one in and it surprisingly seemed to work, well until some stuff started showing on the screen.
Unfortunately, the phone seems it can't mount any partitions whatsoever. Upon booting I get various messages about not being to able open or mount partitions, which unfortunately means I can't access the recovery menu. Have tried installing many different original softwares from various carriers but nothing seems to work. One thing which I did get working is TWRP, I managed to install it via odin, but now all the different storages show up as 0MB, tried various tips from youtube but none seem to work. I can push files to it via ADB but none can install due to no partitions being able to be mounted. I can't even wipe any partitions via odin. I'm starting to suspect the device probably had the storage encrypted somehow.
I've given up all hopes now , can someone please help me? Is there even any help for my device?

First off you should never have even rooted this device. When u root a device it voids all warranty. Second have you tried buying a different battery.

Serpent.king said:
First off you should never have even rooted this device. When u root a device it voids all warranty. Second have you tried buying a different battery.
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To my knowledge, the device wasn't rooted as stated by the previous owner when I went to pick it up, and right now it is using a 1 year old battery so I don't think that's an issue.

Do you have a way to live stream the phone so I can walk you through a couple things.

Serpent.king said:
Do you have a way to live stream the phone so I can walk you through a couple things.
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I could record a video/take pictures if that's what would be okay

catst22 said:
I could record a video/take pictures if that's what would be okay
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Imma be needing to see the inside of TWRP so imma be guiding you Along and without live recording it makes it hard because i can be missing s lot of details

Serpent.king said:
Imma be needing to see the inside of TWRP so imma be guiding you Along and without live recording it makes it hard because i can be missing s lot of details
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Ah okay, I may be able to get that done. What platform do you use so I can live stream it to you?

I use omlet arcade imma have to install it first and see if its gonna run well on this piece of crap

Serpent.king said:
I use omlet arcade imma have to install it first and see if its gonna run well on this piece of crap
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My keypad is now typing by itself randomly lol

Serpent.king said:
I use omlet arcade imma have to install it first and see if its gonna run well on this piece of crap
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Not too familiar with that but I've heard of it before. I'll have to make an account first but that's no big deal

Serpent.king said:
My keypad is now typing by itself randomly lol
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Okay so I made an account and have set it up on my phone aswell, but I think my internet connection is either too slow or not stable enough because the stream keeps ending on me and freezing. I don't know how we could do this but would youtube do? Sorry I'm not good with these streaming things as I've never done it before lol