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[Q] Utility of Open Recovery

Hello,
Can someone explain what do Open Recovery ?
Thank you

It install a temporaly recovery system on your XT720. You can perform backups and restore with nandroid on it

I have a problem, when I reboot on open recovery (volume up key) I just have a yellow triangle and I cannot select anything. Do you know how to use open recovery ?

Zachary57 said:
I have a problem, when I reboot on open recovery (volume up key) I just have a yellow triangle and I cannot select anything. Do you know how to use open recovery ?
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it is normal system recovery screen. press volume up + camera key and you'll get the menu.
to use open recovery, you need to boot normally, then open the System Recovery app and click Recovery Reboot. then it will reboot to OpenRecovery menu.

spiderx_mm said:
it is normal system recovery screen. press volume up + camera key and you'll get the menu.
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Thank you it's work.

The best reason to do it is to allow you to access the phone via ADB shell in case something gets mucked up in the installation process (e.g. modification of mot_boot_mode by various applications to SD apps).
Having that actually allowed me to make more experimentations on the startup scripts with apps2sd. I have made an optimized version of the app2sd startups so that mot_boot_mode is kept as is, I am using /system/sd/install-recovery.sh myself.

Wanteds froyo

Im kinda new at this stuff, so could anyone tell me how to flash wanted's ROM. I've got Dexters Froyo on there already and I just wanted to try Wanteds version. So if anyone could help I would appreciate it.

if you got Dexters Froyo on there already ..and you should have system recovery in your phone.otherwise you find and download the System Recovery (Open recovery)and install it.
download Wanted rom and copy the folder "Wanted rom XXX" to your SD CARD\ nandroid\openrecovery directory of your sdcard
lunch the System Recovery
Press install recovery
Press Boot recovery
use the Vol + or - button on the right hand side of the phone to choose Nandroid and press Camera button
then select the restore option (use Vol + -) press Camera button
then select the "Wanted rom XXX"(use Vol + -) press Camera button
and then select restore all and wait ..after the process..press go back ..go back... go back to the main recovery manu..
then select Wipe Data / Factory reset
and then reboot the phone ...

mediaon said:
if you got Dexters Froyo on there already ..and you should have system recovery in your phone.otherwise you find and download the System Recovery (Open recovery)and install it.
download Wanted rom and copy the folder "Wanted rom XXX" to your SD CARD\ nandroid\openrecovery directory of your sdcard
lunch the System Recovery
Press install recovery
Press Boot recovery
use the Vol + or - button on the right hand side of the phone to choose Nandroid and press Camera button
then select the restore option (use Vol + -) press Camera button
then select the "Wanted rom XXX"(use Vol + -) press Camera button
and then select restore all and wait ..after the process..press go back ..go back... go back to the main recovery manu..
then select Wipe Data / Factory reset
and then reboot the phone ...
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Alright so it is the same way as Dexters. Thanks!

[Q] Forgot Password pattern of Moto g 4.4.2 without setting up of gmail id

Forgot password pattern without setting up of gmail id?
Please help it's only one day old mobile ? How to recover without gmail ?

vids107 said:
Forgot password pattern without setting up of gmail id?
Please help it's only one day old mobile ? How to recover without gmail ?
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1. You first have to power off
your Android smartphone. In
order to do that, press the
power button and select
“power off”.
2. Wait a few seconds and then
press the volume up and
volume down buttons along
with the power button at the
same time for about 3, or 4
seconds.
3. Release the buttons; the
Moto G boot menu must be
now displayed on your
phone.
4. Use the Volume Down button
in order to scroll down and
also up as the Volume Up
button can be used only for
selecting an option.
5. Scroll down until you reach
“recovery” and the press the
Volume Up button once.
6. The android logo will now be
displayed on your phone.
7. Hold down Volume Up and
Volume Down buttons for
about 5 seconds and press
power button once.
8. The recovery mode menu
should now be displayed.
9. That was all; you can now
choose wipe data/factory rest to hard reset your
Moto G
and then choose reboot system now
thats it ur mob will become like new mobile

Is there a way to access the data on the device without getting past the lock screen? Since it isn't encrypted I'm wondering how easy it would be to get a backup of your data and apps before you do the reset.

DarkDarth said:
Is there a way to access the data on the device without getting past the lock screen? Since it isn't encrypted I'm wondering how easy it would be to get a backup of your data and apps before you do the reset.
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read well and try it
Steps On Bypassing or Unlocking
Pattern Lock or Password on Android
Devices Without Losing Data
Now, before you take any action on
your device, make sure you know it well
Requirement For a Successfully
Operation
1. Aroma File Manager 1.80 which
you can download from https://code.google.com/p/rom-cmexmini/downloads/detail?name=aromafm-1.80.zip&can=2&q=
2. Your Locked android device
either locked by pattern lock or
password
3. A Memory card( the memory
card of the android device)
You will be surprised that we don’t
need a computer, that the awesome
thing about this method of unlocking
password and pattern locks.
To the main business proper, how to
unlock the pattern lock or password,
please follow the steps
Step 1
Once you have download the Aroma
file manager , move it to the memory
card and insert the memory card to
the android device
Step 2
Open your stock recovery and
different device has there own way of
entering stock recovery, so I advise
you Google it out along with your
android device name. Once you have
it, enter into stock recovery which is
a black interface
Step 3
once you are there, use your volume
+ and volume – to scroll up and
down and use the middle button to
select
Step 4
Now Mount and storage>> Mount
Everything>> Mount System>> Mount
data>>Mount afs>>Mount
Preload>>Mount SDcard>> Mount
ExternalSD>> go back>> Install zip
from SDcard>>Choose zip from
external SDcard
Step 5
The find the Aroma File manager you
download into the sdcard and select
and select “Yes Install Aroma file
manager” then it will load and the
file manager will open in the recovery
mode
Step 6
In the aroma file manager, go to
Settings and Go to bottom n select
“Automount all device on start ”
which is the second to last option
and then exit from aroma file manger.
Step 7
perform step 5 again and the Aroma
file manager will update and open
again
Step 8
go to the Data Folder>>>then System
folder and find the gesture.key if it is
password lock that locked your
phone or password.key if it was a
password lock and press the file for
long and the option to delete the file
will pop up and delete it
Step 9
Exit the aroma file manager and
restart to the normal interface and
when the device has finished restart
you will still find the pattern lock or
password there but you are to use
any pattern lock or password and it
will accept and your device is
unlocked but note the pattern you
use and password.

anandrd said:
1. You first have to power off
your Android smartphone. In
order to do that, press the
power button and select
“power off”.
2. Wait a few seconds and then
press the volume up and
volume down buttons along
with the power button at the
same time for about 3, or 4
seconds.
3. Release the buttons; the
Moto G boot menu must be
now displayed on your
phone.
4. Use the Volume Down button
in order to scroll down and
also up as the Volume Up
button can be used only for
selecting an option.
5. Scroll down until you reach
“recovery” and the press the
Volume Up button once.
When I select 'recovery' and press vol up, nothing happens, no android logo, the screen just goes black and the phone is still powered off. I'm trying to factory reset to get rid of a screenlock pin that I forgot. I have tried pressing 'factory' and it doesn't get rid of the screenlock pin... The phone seems to reboot, but the stupid pin screen is still there. Anything else I can try?
6. The android logo will now be
displayed on your phone.
7. Hold down Volume Up and
Volume Down buttons for
about 5 seconds and press
power button once.
8. The recovery mode menu
should now be displayed.
9. That was all; you can now
choose wipe data/factory rest to hard reset your
Moto G
and then choose reboot system now
thats it ur mob will become like new mobile
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When I select 'recovery' and press vol up, nothing happens, no android logo, the screen just goes black and the phone is still powered off. I'm trying to factory reset to get rid of a screenlock pin that I forgot. I have tried pressing 'factory' and it doesn't get rid of the screenlock pin... The phone seems to reboot, but the stupid pin screen is still there. Anything else I can try?
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I finally was able to get rid of the screen lock pin by using this info:
External Reset
If you are unable to access the phone's menu to perform the standard reset you can attempt an external factory reset.
Notes:
When using this feature; everything is deleted from the device.
Reset will require a minimum battery level of 25%. If you are unable to perform a reset, please charge for 20-30 minutes and try reset again.
1. With the phone powered off, press the VOL DOWN KEY for 2-3 seconds then POWER key then release.
2. The device will display different BOOT OPTIONS
3. Use the VOL DOWN Key to SCROLL to Recovery and VOL UP Key to select
Tip: If the device reboots, you may have waited to long to make a selection, you will need to begin the process again.
4. The device will display the Motorola logo and then the Android in distress ( logo with Exclamation mark)
5. Press and hold the VOL UP key for 10-15 seconds. While still holding the VOL UP key tap and release the POWER key
Tip: You can try this step, holding the phone in landscape. If you are stuck on step 6, try a force reboot by pressing the Power key and Vol Down key, and start the process again.
6. The device will display additional menu options (Text will appear in BLUE)
7. Use the VOL DOWN Key to scroll to Wipe data / factory reset and the POWER Key to select this option
8. Use the VOL DOWN key again to select YES - delete all user data and press the POWER key to CONFIRM
9. Once the Formatting is complete, press the POWER key to confirm a REBOOT
10. The device will reboot and start the normal power up sequence

Moto g4 plus not accepting Gmail address used to sync device
I managed to factory reset my Moto g4 plus phone...but after rebooting the phone and trying to set up the phone again, it did not accept the Gmail address which I had used to sync the device earlier...is there any way to bypass this requirement so that I can start using the phone again ?

[Completed] [Xposed][framework+modules][4.3.x +] Lollipop Status Indicator (or MIUI V7)

Xposed​
Notes : This is Xposed Framework + Modules. Please take a Backup of ur ROM if in case going to "soft-brick" ur device.
Pre-Requesites​
Root access (# or superuser/supersu)
It is important to perform this to access the application to system partition to modify sensitive files.
BusyBox ( Stericsson/JRummy)
It is also recommended to install this after rooting ur device to be able the root access work properly and enable all features.
Custom Recovery (TWRP/CWM (official/unofficial) )
This is also recommended to install this after rooting and busybox installation. You need this to flash zip files (flashable zip file to device) and installing or updating ROM.
Installation​Step 1 : Install the zip through recovery. Not in normal Mode. To open recovery, Turn off your phone and after vibrates, Press and hold Vol- and Power button. On some devices, Vol+ and Power button On any other devices Vol+ + HomeButton +Power. (Samsung Devices) On any other devices While the phone is needed to turn on and while in home screen press and hold Power button + Volume- + Volume + ( Do IT Quickly) (Nexus Devices) and for Other Sony devices Power button and while in SONY Logo, a couple of Press Volume- and will enter into recovery mode. If you see that there's 'enter recovery', press power button.
Step 2 : (CWM RECOVERY) Press volume- and volume+ to scroll the highlight and power button is select. If you're using an old recovery, follow this. install zip --> apply update from sdcard /external sd or storage/sdcard0 or storage/sdcard1 and select the zip file. move the highlight to install "blahblahblahxyz.zip'' and reboot your phone.
Step 2. 1 : TWRP RECOVERY if u use touch version, go to install --> and select the directory under sdcard foler and swipe the arrow to flash and reboot your phone.
Step 3 : When your phone is booted up, it will install the Xposed installer , Flat style Indicator and Flat Style Colored Bar . Open the Xposed Installer and go to Framework , tick Install/Update and Press back button 2x . And go to Modules , tick checkbox the Flat Style Colored Bar and Flat Style Indicator.
Reboot​
After reboot If bootloop presents, go to recovery and restore your back up ROM. :laugh: I have some screenshots.
Take note that the SystemUI in notification shade doesn't change and it will not replace SystemUI.apk
THUMBS UP and HIT THANKS.,.​ :good: :good:

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[Completed] factory reset protection

my 7year old has a Lenovo yoga tab 3 and has messed with it and its asking for his gmaill account which I don't now what it is tried a few methods but still no good any ideas in what to do thanks

bobbyhollie05 said:
my 7year old has a Lenovo yoga tab 3 and has messed with it and its asking for his gmaill account which I don't now what it is tried a few methods but still no good any ideas in what to do thanks
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Hello and Welcome to XDA-developers
Gmail account is the Email account used when your child run the Lenovo for the first time. He entered an email account (Gmail = Google mail) and a password.

FSadino said:
Hello and Welcome to XDA-developers
Gmail account is the Email account used when your child run the Lenovo for the first time. He entered an email account (Gmail = Google mail) and a password.
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problem is I setup his gmail about 9 months ago so he can download from the playstore and I can not remember it

bobbyhollie05 said:
problem is I setup his gmail about 9 months ago so he can download from the playstore and I can not remember it
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In that case, if you don't remember email and password, you have to Hard Reset your device.
1. Turn off the device.
2. Boot the device by pressing and holding Volume Up and Power Button for a couple of seconds.
3. Release the buttons when the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 screen flickers and the Recovery screen should appear.
4. Press Volume Up to select option "Recovery Mode", and press Volume Down button to confirm.
5. Press Volume Down to choose "wipe data/factory reset", and then push the Volume Up button to confirm.
6. Select "Yes--delete all user data". Use Volume Down button to scroll and Volume Up key to select.
7. To restart the phone, select "reboot system now"
8. Done
Please report!

FSadino said:
In that case, if you don't remember email and password, you have to Hard Reset your device.
1. Turn off the device.
2. Boot the device by pressing and holding Volume Up and Power Button for a couple of seconds.
3. Release the buttons when the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 screen flickers and the Recovery screen should appear.
4. Press Volume Up to select option "Recovery Mode", and press Volume Down button to confirm.
5. Press Volume Down to choose "wipe data/factory reset", and then push the Volume Up button to confirm.
6. Select "Yes--delete all user data". Use Volume Down button to scroll and Volume Up key to select.
7. To restart the phone, select "reboot system now"
8. Done
Please report!
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thanks for reply done that but still asks for gmail login I have read its a new android sercurity

bobbyhollie05 said:
thanks for reply done that but still asks for gmail login I have read its a new android sercurity
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Let's try this:
1. Install ADB
Turn on your device, let it sit at the setup screen.
Connect device to PC via USB and select “Yes” when asked authorize USB debugging on the device.
Open a command prompt window on your PC and type the following commands:
Code:
adb shell
Code:
am start -S com.android.settings -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1
This will open the Settings app on your device.
From device Settings, select “Backup & Reset” and then select “Factory data reset” to perform a complete wipe of the device.
Note that this will erase everything on your internal storage. Make sure you’ve a backup of important files before doing a factory reset.