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Just a quick warning, recently a number of new accounts have been targeting Honor 20, Honor 20 Pro, and Honor View 20 owners by sending them unsolicited DMs offering to purchase their phone or the build.prop* file for more than double the original value of the device. THIS IS A SCAM. The user is likely intending to use the phone to claim certain in-game promotional items without actually paying. If you engage with them, one of two things may happen:
- They will insist that you send your phone to them first before they pay, but once they receive your phone they never pay up.
- They will pay you, but then use PayPal to force a chargeback and reclaim their payment even if you legitimately send them the phone.
Also, offering to trade phones is against the XDA Forum Rules, clause 7.
Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is a scam.
* PS. With regards to why people are so interested in the build.prop file, at some point there may have been a rumour that the file contained unique device serial numbers that could be used to spoof someone's device and claim promotional items without their consent. However, this appeared to be a false claim because the build.prop only contains system configurations and hardware model numbers, neither of which can be used for AppGallery redemptions. Sadly, it doesn't seem to have stopped these people from continually begging for the file. You also need root access to read/overwrite this file so if anyone tells you that they need your file to "repair" theirs, it's likely a lie.
Yes they are all fake. I have been ignoring such messages on xda, Facebook and Instagram for codes which they asly in terms of some help or some help with issue and thinks users are fool to be trapped in their scams but in fact people are smarter than they think
Aaaaah Fortnite.... ?
That what you get when you register for all those phone ''unlocking'' sites. Scammers get your full info and then spam the f.. out of you.
Huawei/Honor devices cannot be unlocked, because officially it is not possible, period!
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Found this over at DroidLife so I thought I would share with everyone!
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Just after Google I/O finished and Android 3.1 started popping up on XOOMs across the nation, we quickly realized that its newly announced movie service was not so root-friendly. That’s right, Google or its contract with the movie industry, must have figured that since your device may be rooted, you planned on doing nothing but stealing from them and blocked your access. So that XOOM you bought, which came with the ability to be unlocked, can no longer access all of its services unless you lock it up tight again.
It’s only getting better though. The new Blockbuster app for the DROID Charge that became available this week, actually calls you out for being rooted and even proceeds to tell you that you will struggle to enjoy its content. The app comes equipped with Widevine’s DRM software that has the ability to detect whether or not your device has been left untouched in the system department. Oh and speaking of Widevine, did you know that Google owns them? Who would have thought?
Welcome to the future of rooted users, my friends.
Cheers Cory!
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Any thoughts? hope no other Apps will follow behind
It seems like it's just the movie companies doing this, and not actual google and or blockbuster. There will be ways around it no problem though.
Seem interesting
same here, i hate when they block
is this on the LG Optimus 2x (UK), the LG G2X or both?
blockbuster is going out of business anyways... so it really is a pointless app
It's usually the movie/music companies doing this, saying "you can't have our content unless you do exactly what we say."
i hope that no other applications have the same block for rooted phones. .
Yeah it was more than likely a movie company thing. Just cause we enjoy customizing our phones with the latest and greatest things doesn't mean we're stealing movies. Besides, one doesn't even need to be rooted to download free movies. Their loss since they're losing out on lots of business. I know I'm not going to unroot just to have Blockbuster.
I didn't realize Blockbuster was still around.
With Netflix, and other apps that fish for shows, I can't imagine why anyone would stick with blockbuster.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordon...ost-release-date-galaxy-s9-plus/#74be71f6251c
Galaxy S9 pre-orders have begun for Samsung’s deceptively well-upgraded (if controversial) smartphone and it will hit stores on March 16th. But read Samsung’s small print and there’s a nasty surprise in there which can hit your wallets hard, and maybe even make you cancel your upgrade plans altogether…
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Heavily marketed across the site is ‘Samsung Upgrade’. This entitles you “Get the latest Galaxy Phone every year” and it is the default payment option when you try to pre-order the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 Plus, regardless of whether you requested it. Choose it and you are still told the “total” is the standard price for the phones (either $720 or $840), but Premium Care has been added “on separate financing terms.”
Premium Care is not listed as part of the “total” but will cost you an extra $11.99 per month over a two year period. The first month is free so that’s 23 payments totalling an extra $276. If you’d like to find out more about it Samsung states: “For additional questions regarding Samsung Premium Care, please call 1-866-371-9501.”
Furthermore, if you do place this order by accident then because the first month of Premium Care is free you won’t notice it in your billing. You will in month two, but then you have already passed the 30-day return window. Samsung also retains the right to increase the monthly cost of Premium Care at any time with 30 days notice.
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That's if you chose that option, you could have paid it in full or just financed it as well.
Yeah, and it's not like it was hidden that they were adding on the insurance, unlike the article seems to imply. It'd also standard procedure for such an arrangement, and apple, Motorola, Google and others do the same. This article came off to me as nothing but click bait.
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Forbes and most other new sites are click bait and propaganda crap.
In what way is this hidden? (Also seems to be US site only)
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I looked at it, didn't seem that hidden. It defaulted to the care plan but as long as you read the 3 options its not hard to figure out which one to select if you just want the phone.
If you can't tell the difference between those 3 options, then you shouldn't be purchasing the phone on the internet.
Hey guys,
Reporting a shocking incident and service feedback from Google support outsourced to B2X in India.
A week back I encountered a display flickering issue all of sudden while I was trying to click few photos on my Pixel 3 XL. I assumed it was a glitch and I reset my phone, but the issue remained same and I immediately called Google support for further help, they assigned a field engineer for further checks (Ticket - GL0068474)
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The field engineer arrived next day and he examined phone and informed that this is a display issue and the same will be replaced since there is no physical damage and Phone is in good condition (he mentioned the same in the Job sheet & a copy was also given to me)
After 4-5 days I receive a shocking mail from B2X team telling I need to pay Rs. 19637/- (approx 285$) as repair charges since my phone has severe damage. (which is nothing but a lie as my phone never had any physical damage which also confirmed by the B2X engineer, I even have video proofs that my phone never had any damages).
I was completely shocked to receive such response from Google/B2X and I immediately reached out toe Google support team to get this escalated, they accepted the escalation and it has been 2 days now and I have not received any further updates from either Google or B2X
I am now worried that Google will ignore this and send the phone back to me unpaired
How do I take this forward
Mark this details to Google Twitter and Google support email with all proofs including the video
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have done all that, patiently awaiting their positive response now but I am not hopeful
never ever thought a Company like Google would provide after sales service in this manner, this is where Apple wins hands down.
In all fairness, most companies would just give a new phone and deny the problem.
If there's anything I've learned from my time in the military... Be annoying about it until the issue gets resolved, be extremely persistent.
is there anyway that I can get mail IDs of Google heads in India or even mr Pichai ?
Anybody heard of this new phone to be released in August? Just asking because I would like more details on it. Such as hardware details, OS details etc. And the possibility that the bootloader is unlocked and maybe someone is already working on root method?
Freedom Phone
Freedom Phone
freedomphone.com
Thank you
AFAIK the phones offered by Freedom Phones are Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL running GrapheneOS.
More info here
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AFAIK the phones offered by Freedom Phones are Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL running GrapheneOS.
More info here
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Thank you for the information but I think we may be talking about 2 different organizations. The link you provided is .net and the one I posted is .com. Not only that but the freedom phone from your post has graphene OS while the one from my link uses freedom OS.
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I saw that on the NTD channel on YouTube (it's a conservative news channel that YT would never recommend)
https://www.youtube.com/c/ntdtv/videos
They were saying that the Freedom Phone is a plan by a guy who become a millionaire by his age of 18, because he invested in Bitcoin. So, a prejudice warning right there.
Next, they said that his main concern was that it is hard to source the hardware (really?), because the big names in cell phone business do dominate the industry, while none of them interested in privacy. (True).
So, he had figured out how to get the hardware and his new freedom phone is flying off the shelves, because it is a revolutionary new concept where the phone has his own store and doesn't allow the network location scanning and so on, so basically it is a de-googled phone.
TRexombo said:
Anybody heard of this new phone to be released in August? Just asking because I would like more details on it. Such as hardware details, OS details etc. And the possibility that the bootloader is unlocked and maybe someone is already working on root method?
Freedom Phone
Freedom Phone
freedomphone.com
Thank you
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Conservatives are touting this phone to be patriotic, etc... but there are articles claiming its a cheap chinese knockoff with huge security issues, likely built in to the phone at the request of the NSA for snooping purposes.
Hello, good morning, good afternoon, good night everyone. I'm new to this site and honestly I'm a little sad and a little desperate. Two days ago, this tablet that I bought arrived: https://www.ebay.com/itm/164952253163?var=464487247387
He arrived with the box torn (maybe it's because of customs here in Brazil that decided to open the box to tax me. I paid around $62 fee, to receive the item.) I came across a tablet with a somewhat performance different than expected. Unfortunately, some settings shown in the ad didn't turn out to be true and this impacted the performance I expected from my device. I knew it wasn't a tablet from Samsung or Asus or another famous company, but I was disappointed because of the seller's lack of honesty with the actual settings of the tablet. Without going too far, I wanted to change the ROM of this device, it comes with these settings here: http://specdevice.com/showspec.php?id=3b14-d459-34a4-d06c0033c587
But, as it's not as specific as a Galaxy Tab A7 or other, I couldn't find a ROM to install on it. Could you help me in this regard? It looks like some CUSTOM ROMS are universal, working on any device that has the mt6592 but I'm afraid to mess up. I would just like to use a system a little more fluid for my device
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You obviously got cheated, hence why not return tablet to ebay and request refund of purchase price?
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You obviously got cheated, hence why not return tablet to ebay and request refund of purchase price?
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I already thought about it. I will open a dispute about the item, but if I end up keeping it (since on some platforms, even if I get a refund, I still get the item) I would like to know if I can make this kind of ROM modification, for, for me, I believe, it will be more advantageous than doing the return process. What do you think?