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Samsung Captivate ROM Flashing *VIDEO* How-To

All links pulled due to XDA Request after an XDA member complained I was only out for profits to a moderator on a few products I have. Due to the fact I link to a product or two and a few other things in many videos, I was asked to pull any content relating to this.
I will still be offering all this great material at my website. Just go to google and search for MobileTechVideos.

Great work!

I'm sure a lot of users will appreciate the time you put into this. I thank you for them ;-)

Good idea, but allow some constructive criticism. Too long of a video, people don't really need to know how the file structuring works, too long of a demonstration is just going to cause them to get impatient and step ahead of you, possibly bricking or causing their device to malfunction. That's all fine and good, but you forgot to emphasize that new Captivate's don't have 3-button.
It's important, because if they end up bricking it, the only way to recover is to make a usb jig to force the phone into download mode. I would say that to protect yourself, give people the proper precautions to flash. If i were to buy a captivate right now, and try to flash Cog or something with Odin and botched it up, I wouldn't be able to boot it into Download or Recovery, and would most likely have to do a warranty claim.
Long post short, I think you should definitely edit video one and make a notion of the importance of the 3-button fix. Good video over-all, and I always thought it would be a great idea to have a visible tutorial video as some people learn better from videos than they do from text or audibles, but way too much information, being well informed is best case scenario for any scene, as it would lessen the clutter of idiotic searchless support we suffer on here, but 3 parts is too much. Another thing I'd like to mention is if people need to be instructed on how to manage their screen real estate, they probably won't understand any of the video.

geokhentix said:
Good idea, but allow some constructive criticism. Too long of a video, people don't really need to know how the file structuring works, too long of a demonstration is just going to cause them to get impatient and step ahead of you, possibly bricking or causing their device to malfunction. That's all fine and good, but you forgot to emphasize that new Captivate's don't have 3-button.
It's important, because if they end up bricking it, the only way to recover is to make a usb jig to force the phone into download mode. I would say that to protect yourself, give people the proper precautions to flash. If i were to buy a captivate right now, and try to flash Cog or something with Odin and botched it up, I wouldn't be able to boot it into Download or Recovery, and would most likely have to do a warranty claim.
Long post short, I think you should definitely edit video one and make a notion of the importance of the 3-button fix. Good video over-all, and I always thought it would be a great idea to have a visible tutorial video as some people learn better from videos than they do from text or audibles, but way too much information, being well informed is best case scenario for any scene, as it would lessen the clutter of idiotic searchless support we suffer on here, but 3 parts is too much. Another thing I'd like to mention is if people need to be instructed on how to manage their screen real estate, they probably won't understand any of the video.
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Thanks a lot for the comment. I know it is LONG, but the intent was to give users a Real-Time analysis and be with them step by step. I mentioned the importance of watching the video BEFORE flashing as well a few times. I included a large disclaimer as well in the beginning. This was really a shot to all the "I have no clue how to ROM" folks so I made it as newbie-proof as possible. Try to keep a, I have no clue how to do this and I'm not an IT pro type of mentality when watching as that is the TARGET audience. I'll definitely consider making a shorter version however with time-lapsed instances.

Well, great job, it's something that should definitely be worked on and stickied. If at all possible I would still recommend at most a pause and a text overlay alerting the noobs in question of the 3 button. I work at AT&T, and I deal with captivates every day, and I get a lot of people who come back in with bricked phones that don't have the 3-button fix. I would say, before they try flashing anything, make sure 3-button is present, and if it's not, stress how important it is, and stress how important it is that they follow your directions to the T if it is indeed absent, as it's the only user-friendly way to recover from a brick. I only say this because the fickle community known as the internet might take it out on you if they follow your video and end up with a doorstop.
Nice job dude, should definitely be a stickied topic, you've done a service to all of the XDA members; we won't have to answer as many questions now!

geokhentix said:
Well, great job, it's something that should definitely be worked on and stickied. If at all possible I would still recommend at most a pause and a text overlay alerting the noobs in question of the 3 button. I work at AT&T, and I deal with captivates every day, and I get a lot of people who come back in with bricked phones that don't have the 3-button fix. I would say, before they try flashing anything, make sure 3-button is present, and if it's not, stress how important it is, and stress how important it is that they follow your directions to the T if it is indeed absent, as it's the only user-friendly way to recover from a brick. I only say this because the fickle community known as the internet might take it out on you if they follow your video and end up with a doorstop.
Nice job dude, should definitely be a stickied topic, you've done a service to all of the XDA members; we won't have to answer as many questions now!
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To truly make sure I'm on the same page as you, are you referring to the 3 button download mode sequence? I teach the step using the 2 button plus USB cable sequence instead. Just making sure.

connexion2005 said:
To truly make sure I'm on the same page as you, are you referring to the 3 button download mode sequence? I teach the step using the 2 button plus USB cable sequence instead. Just making sure.
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Lots of phones don't have any button combination that works, even if you are just holding the vol buttons and inserting the USB. I think he is just talking in general for people to know if their phones are cable of entering download mode via any way possible before flashing, as it is always a topic of "I bricked my phone help me" status.

flashman2002 said:
Lots of phones don't have any button combination that works, even if you are just holding the vol buttons and inserting the USB. I think he is just talking in general for people to know if their phones are cable of entering download mode via any way possible before flashing, as it is always a topic of "I bricked my phone help me" status.
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I see. Nothing leading up to entering download mode will brick the phone. So basically if you are unable to enter download mode during this video, literally all you have done is backed up your applications. At this time I assume a post or comment would be made and other methods may be mentioned. See what I mean? Basically if you can't complete the step at the point of the download mode step, you won't risk getting stuck.

these are very nice videos, gret for begginers!
realy sorts things up!
one thing i am missing here...
the id restore, in all my installes i always backup the 2.1 original device id, and i had to implement it int the cog roms or any other using android id changer.
i tried it on 3 different captivates, with different rom versions of cog, all with the same results. maybe you shuld mention it in a comment or something.
my 2 cents.
Yossi

Death_Keeper said:
these are very nice videos, gret for begginers!
realy sorts things up!
one thing i am missing here...
the id restore, in all my installes i always backup the 2.1 original device id, and i had to implement it int the cog roms or any other using android id changer.
i tried it on 3 different captivates, with different rom versions of cog, all with the same results. maybe you shuld mention it in a comment or something.
my 2 cents.
Yossi
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Excellent point. I did forget about the ID Changer app and that the COG roms and many others were momentarily not reflashing SSID info. I'll try and cook that into the first video.

nice video bro BTW, do you necessarily have to flash back to stock rom using odin or can you just use clockwork and rom manager to do a direct flash?

geokhentix said:
but you forgot to emphasize that new Captivate's don't have 3-button.
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I have build 1009 (newer than the problematic 1008), and my 3 button works just dandy.

xterminater07 said:
nice video bro BTW, do you necessarily have to flash back to stock rom using odin or can you just use clockwork and rom manager to do a direct flash?
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You can but nobody really recommends it. Flashing back to stock is just the easiest way to ensure Vodoo or other lagfix options don't get in the way of the way the ROM was natively intended to install. I wanted to do a full wiping flash. The master clear really is going above and beyond but hey I was being an over achiever...

I think this is really nice, but it seems like there is a gap between the end of video one and the beginning of video two. You explain how to boot into download mode, but then you never actually show the flashing back to stock process, and instead skip right to re-rooting the newly flashed phone.

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I think this is really nice, but it seems like there is a gap between the end of video one and the beginning of video two. You explain how to boot into download mode, but then you never actually show the flashing back to stock process, and instead skip right to re-rooting the newly flashed phone.
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I can't believe I missed that. I recorded all of that footage and have it in the single bulk file but apparently missed it when cropping the file for multi-part uploading. I'll fix it tonight and thank you for pointing that out.
EDIT: I actually didn't miss that. My video project shows I cropped correctly but after producing the software unexplainably cropped incorrectly. I'm patching with the latest update and then hoping I can correctly produce that clip. I'll reupload soon. I just didn't have 30 mins available at the end to full watch the clips.
OK CLIP 2 SYNC ISSUES RESOLVED. ALL CLIPS ARE NOW INLINE...

I'm new to Android but I have some decent enough tech skills from a career in IT and tinkering. However I was absolutely terrified to do this just because of the harsh reality that bricking my phone is possible. This guide was immensely helpful and I'll probably attempt to flash to 2.2 soon. Thanks for all your work!

Should be sticky! v

I've just found your videos and while I haven't watched them yet (it's too late, tomorrow.....) I have one comment - please don't edit out info about file structure, etc. I need that kind of info! I'm hoping to learn enough to get brave and take the plunge

MikeyMike01 said:
I have build 1009 (newer than the problematic 1008), and my 3 button works just dandy.
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Me too - purchased at the beginning of October
My phone has been through a lot and seems un-brickable or at least I can always get back into download mode
Sent from Cyanogen... or something similar

I just Killed my SII

I tried to put a PIT wih odin on my galaxy and something stucks . I CANT START UP MY PHONE.
-download mode - not working
-recovery mode - not working
-jig - not working
When i plug in the phone get worms
Same posts:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125162
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183454
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1120692
I tried this tutorial:
http://androidworld.nl/forum/samsung-galaxy-s/16227-odin-rom-litening-rom-v5-odin-editie.html
Any solutions?

your phone is stuffed, first of all you flashed the wrong PIT and firmware for the wrong phone the one you flashed is for Galaxy S not S2, you can try the usb jib but 99% sure it wont work, youll have to send it back to samsung or get it repaired at a repair center

My warranty is lost? And what did happen so wrong that the phone cant go on?

sebyku said:
My warranty is lost? And what did happen so wrong that the phone cant go on?
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Read the post above yours.
You flashed galaxy S software, not galaxy s2. Different software for different hardware.
Its like filling up with diesel when your car runs on unleaded.
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You can try mobile tech videos. They charge $60 for unbricking.

sebyku said:
My warranty is lost? And what did happen so wrong that the phone cant go on?
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You flashed the wrong software and the wrong partition table to it... You should've read up on the links you gave in your first post before flashing. Second if you'd read up on the flashing instructions on this site you would've known not to use a pit file unless absolutely necesary. And finaly when you encounter a file named s1_odin_20100512.pit which clearly has S1 (meaning Galaxy S1) and the date 12-05-2010 (which is before the S2 was even announced) that should've made you a little suspecious as to whether you had the right files.
You can send the phone to Smasung and hope they don't find out what happened. If they don't they'll repair it for free, if they do you're screwd and you'll have to pay for the repair.

ok mate,
u have 1 of 2 options:
1- u need to send it back for the service centre
2- send it for a JTAG service close to ur place
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7le4GmxZs

Omg, what a waste of a great phone.
Why didn't you actually study everything properly before doing anything like this to a top of the market phone?
Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA telepathy.

Yet another motivation why I won't bother with Rooting, roms or just flashing in General.
Flashing should be a once a in blue thing, this phone is way to fast, does not need at ALL any speed enhancements, you Should fine just experimenting apps. I highly encourage everyone not to flash daily, enjoy what you have. don't loose $800 for nothing or have regrets.

Extreme184X said:
Yet another motivation why I won't bother with Rooting, roms or just flashing in General.
Flashing should be a once a in blue thing, this phone is way to fast, does not need at ALL any speed enhancements, you Should fine just experimenting apps. I highly encourage everyone not to flash daily, enjoy what you have. don't loose $800 for nothing or have regrets.
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Flashing is safe as long as you are able to read simple text and perform the task without errors by understanding the instructions.
Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA telepathy.

Extreme184X said:
Yet another motivation why I won't bother with Rooting, roms or just flashing in General.
Flashing should be a once a in blue thing, this phone is way to fast, does not need at ALL any speed enhancements, you Should fine just experimenting apps. I highly encourage everyone not to flash daily, enjoy what you have. don't loose $800 for nothing or have regrets.
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Driving a car is pretty dangerous too

Extreme184X said:
Yet another motivation why I won't bother with Rooting, roms or just flashing in General.
Flashing should be a once a in blue thing, this phone is way to fast, does not need at ALL any speed enhancements, you Should fine just experimenting apps. I highly encourage everyone not to flash daily, enjoy what you have. don't loose $800 for nothing or have regrets.
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I'm pretty sure our devices are idiot proof unless you go about doing absolutely absurd things like flashing the wrong files and repartitioning your device with a table of an other device. If the people would just read the risk is minimal. Like this OP who did his research AFTER bricking, if only he did it before hand. And what gets me the most, in 2 of the 3 threads he links to the answer is present. Wrong pit file need JTAG programming. But yet again instead of reading through the threads he opts to start yet another thread...
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Extreme184X said:
Yet another motivation why I won't bother with Rooting, roms or just flashing in General.
Flashing should be a once a in blue thing, this phone is way to fast, does not need at ALL any speed enhancements, you Should fine just experimenting apps. I highly encourage everyone not to flash daily, enjoy what you have. don't loose $800 for nothing or have regrets.
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No way. I'm totally new to this and it's brain dead simple if you read at all. A million people have said don't use a pit file. But people do it anyway.

GIR said:
I'm pretty sure our devices are idiot proof
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No such thing, no matter what you do someone will make a better idiot. Exhibit A: this thread.

Idiot number 3 with a galaxy S pit, if you are keeping count.
Darwin would be proud
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Extreme184X said:
Yet another motivation why I won't bother with Rooting, roms or just flashing in General.
Flashing should be a once a in blue thing, this phone is way to fast, does not need at ALL any speed enhancements, you Should fine just experimenting apps. I highly encourage everyone not to flash daily, enjoy what you have. don't loose $800 for nothing or have regrets.
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yes i know but people won't listen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195250

The Post was in deutch .. i just copied the text and put it in google translate ... and i didn`t see in that site .. use only for galaxy s .. sorry my mistake .. i will send it to warranty ..

sebyku said:
The Post was in deutch .. i just copied the text and put it in google translate ... and i didn`t see in that site .. use only for galaxy s .. sorry my mistake .. i will send it to warranty ..
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Good luck with that - your warranty is very much null, void and gone...

sebyku said:
The Post was in deutch .. i just copied the text and put it in google translate ... and i didn`t see in that site .. use only for galaxy s .. sorry my mistake .. i will send it to warranty ..
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Google probably translated it incorrectly because it's Dutch.

B3311 said:
Good luck with that - your warranty is very much null, void and gone...
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Unless they don't notice!
Just say it was a kies update gone wrong!
Then pray

I got a Windows Phone and it is preloaded with secret dev apps

Is this normal?
I have pics . I'm new so can't post to develop threads

WindowsPhoneZ said:
Is this normal?
I have pics . I'm new so can't post to develop threads
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Am I post this to correct place?

WindowsPhoneZ said:
Is this normal?
I have pics . I'm new so can't post to develop threads
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Post it then

WindowsPhoneZ said:
Is this normal?
I have pics . I'm new so can't post to develop threads
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Post here... :victory:

There is a no need to put your pics in Development Thread. Because it will only screenshots so no point.
You can easily upload here to editing your first post.

Pretty sure you're talking about the list of "Z" apps that are found on development handsets. Your phone is not a retail model, instead it was built for OS and firmware testing. It is like a retail one in most ways - that is to say, it can probably be used as a phone - aside from the following:
1) Whoever sold it to you probably stole it (or got it from somebody who did) since they aren't supposed to be sold in stores.
2) It probably doesn't *quite* run a released version of the OS, so it may have bugs that were fixed later.
3) It may not be possible to update it using the retail update channels.
On the more exciting side, though:
1) It should support USB Mass Storage mode in the bootloader. This means you can access it exactly like a flashdrive (but hold on...)
2) It should have an unlocked boot loader (no Secure Boot) so the OS can be modified.
3) It'll have a bunch of internally-developed apps meant for testing, many of which will have unusual privileges.
4) The phones should support kernel (and other high-privilege) debugging.
Such handsets are rarely seen (since they aren't ever officially sold) and are pretty useful to hacker-types looking to find ways to unlock the phone so we can have more access into it. These days we have a fairly good grasp of the stuff that such phones might teach us about retail models, though there may still be people interested in buying that one off of you.

[BRICK ALERT] 9.0 OTA 50.XXXX .342 (RU,BY,KAZ users 1st, you?)

Guys, Russia, Belorussia and Kazakhstan started to receive 950Mb OTA from yesterday.
Lot users report black/grey line/white screen on boot, touch response, but screen not working. Sony Companion software doesn't recover (downloading same OTA firmware).
There are reports of broken TWRP and loosing TA.
Guys on 4PDA do some research, but no clear workaround yet
Most of issues with dual sim H4113 units.
Sony support confirmed mass issues, "soon" they fix it.
Be aware

Anyone downloaded this firmware using XperiFirm? I like to keep all the firmwares as ftfs, even if they have bugs

ch3mn3y said:
Anyone downloaded this firmware using XperiFirm? I like to keep all the firmwares as ftfs, even if they have bugs
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it was removed from XperiFirm yesterday evening or this morning right after blame wave over support, only .123 left there. Bugged one was removed according to 4PDA member who was tracking this. I can only ask him upload if he has it on local drive.

tftgosu said:
it was removed from XperiFirm yesterday evening or this morning right after blame wave over support, only .123 left there. Bugged one was removed according to 4PDA member who was tracking this. I can only ask him upload if he has it on local drive.
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If You could it would be great. Some people may like to try, even if it's dangerous. And I would feel better having all available firmwares

ch3mn3y said:
If You could it would be great. Some people may like to try, even if it's dangerous. And I would feel better having all available firmwares
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one member shared this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WNJ9jAjNC8ahQSEo9LK5G4JNp0b1IpRy/view?usp=sharing
*haven't check myself contents
2nd pending... i will edit this post.
update:
link (yandex.disk)
Contents:
A2 - downloaded by FleshTool.
The other one from XperiaFirm.
credit goes to 4pda member: Toshax

tftgosu said:
one member shared this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WNJ9jAjNC8ahQSEo9LK5G4JNp0b1IpRy/view?usp=sharing
*haven't check myself contents
2nd pending... i will edit this post.
update:
link (yandex.disk)
Contents:
A2 - downloaded by FleshTool.
The other one from XperiaFirm.
credit goes to 4pda member: Toshax
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Thanks. I already downloaded the one before and created ftf (with (i think) working fsc script).
Maybe stupid queswtion, but what is meaning of "A2"? Found it on 4PDA.

ch3mn3y said:
Thanks. I already downloaded the one before and created ftf (with (i think) working fsc script).
Maybe stupid queswtion, but what is meaning of "A2"?
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dunno ;D guy decided to determine that marked a2 are firmware downloaded from different tool i guess. nothing behind dat.

Yep, found his post. One is downloaded using FlashTools' XperiFirm other via standalone XperiFirm. Or at least that's how I understand his post.

Did recover over 7 pcs of XA2 H4113. Had them as my employees devices.
Utilizing Sony Companion, since they had draw back 9.0 from there and replaced with XXX.123 (8.0), had to use wipe data option, otherwise it didn't work.
S/W downloads .123 and flashes it. Device seems to work as before, but some minor bugs pop-out from time to time: like Settings app crash, camera crash (on mode change), no more grey lines (buit-in tests show pass)
All of my devices were locked BL, and no OEM unlock allowed. Not flashed any custom firmware./twrp.
That helped me, but not everyone, some ppl with same state couldn't return to normal, in worst cases they played to much with bugged screen and it went hardware broken (overheat)...
The cure is not for everyone, like as that decease, there are cases of successful updating for 9.0 pie same device. Very very strange...
Had phone call from Sony after all flame, they said using Sony Companion is the only solution currently officially available, even service centers do the same procedure. Regarding stable 9.0 Pie they will report additionally.

Don't you guys have older firmwares from the flash tool? I can already imagine sony just leaving xa2 unupdated forever as they won't even try

davidhozic said:
Don't you guys have older firmwares from the flash tool? I can already imagine sony just leaving xa2 unupdated forever as they won't even try
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XperiFirm has them, 8.0 all the way, please check if you need them.
Those failure 9.0 are in the links above, on your own risk, i'm not the owner.
XA2 will be updated of course, 9.0 is on road-map along with 10. It's just delayed due failures in RU/BY/KAZ, Sony girl said: "... and i think it will happen (9.0) in March" when we talk last week, i tend to believe her . And ofc i will share all the guides if i receive (looks like for failed devices we will utilize Sony companion with reset, that's just thoughts)

tftgosu said:
XperiFirm has them, 8.0 all the way, please check if you need them.
Those failure 9.0 are in the links above, on your own risk, i'm not the owner.
XA2 will be updated of course, 9.0 is on road-map along with 10. It's just delayed due failures in RU/BY/KAZ, Sony girl said: "... and i think it will happen (9.0) in March" when we talk last week, i tend to believe her . And ofc i will share all the guides if i receive (looks like for failed devices we will utilize Sony companion with reset, that's just thoughts)
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Well I need the CE1 or UK firmware and I assume you don't have those

davidhozic said:
Well I need the CE1 or UK firmware and I assume you don't have those
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never heard they launched it for other regions, only 3rd grade countries were involved as pre-launch stage, kinda rough start to be honest. And as i was told global launch is shifted from 4th of March until resolved all potential risks, another test loop involved.
Did you saw something regarding CE/UK somewhere?

My phone's support app was claiming there was an update but it doesn't anymore, idk maybe it wasn't for android P

davidhozic said:
My phone's support app was claiming there was an update but it doesn't anymore, idk maybe it wasn't for android P
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are you on .123 firmware at the moment?

tftgosu said:
are you on .123 firmware at the moment?
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A.13.123 yes

Guys, there was popped notification of 9.0 ota once again, couple days ago. Keeping in mind that previous one killed my screen driver, I decided to wait, but same day ota disappeared (cis regions)...
4pda guys now have completely different experience:
- blank screen on boot (just delay or constant)
- bad camera app experience, especially over 4k mode
- shorter battery life
Be careful.
Links:
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=908380&st=880
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=882003&st=4080

The update is successful. Installed this morning by Xperia companion on my XA2 single SIM, everything is fine and the battery lasts longer. The only thing is that the task manager I did not find the windows with horizontal scrolling but with vertical scrolling as in android 8. For the rest it's fine.
100% battery April 8 at about 2.15pm
1:01 am on April 9th 35% Battery
The only thing is that I wanted to find the task manager with the windows horizontally, otherwise satisfied.
It's fine

rog77x7 said:
The only thing is that I wanted to find the task manager with the windows horizontally, otherwise satisfied
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If you have Magisk you can use this and select System UI. The old task manager will be back.

Well... it's a brick [.352]
I'm in Brazil. I just got the notification to reboot. I did. It now loops on a blank screen on boot.
I read about the 342 version bricking phones and was aware there was a problem. But then they released 352 and people started to report the update was fine. So I didn't really worry, although I was a little concerned in the back of my mind. But then I thought "What's the chance they SCREW THIS UP TWICE IN A ROW, and I'm one of the victims?". Well, there is my answer.
I think I'll call support now. This is a freaking mess...
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Testing Tester said:
I'm in Brazil. I just got the notification to reboot. I did. It now loops on a blank screen on boot.
I read about the 342 version bricking phones and was aware there was a problem. But then they released 352 and people started to report the update was fine. So I didn't really worry, although I was a little concerned in the back of my mind. But then I thought "What's the chance they SCREW THIS UP TWICE IN A ROW, and I'm one of the victims?". Well, there is my answer.
I think I'll call support now. This is a freaking mess...
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Wait, no, it came back, after some 30 min or more.... What the hell? I've had several Android phones since 2010, this never happened before. I seemed bricked, looped over and over, I tried the hard reset shortcut a few times.... Then I took out the SIM to put it on my tablet, so I could call support, and the damn phone came back from the dead. Now I put the SIM back in and it works... I have no reasonable explanation for this.

New to OnePlus.

Good day. I'm a recent convert to OnePlus from LG. Learned the ins and outs of rooting and flashing on that device primarily through reading, and asking for help in the forums. Would anyone be willing to help by pointing me in the direction of info that would help me get started. Obviously I want to root and possible flash custom on this device at some point. Thanks.

Ballroomblitz said:
Good day. I'm a recent convert to OnePlus from LG. Learned the ins and outs of rooting and flashing on that device primarily through reading, and asking for help in the forums. Would anyone be willing to help by pointing me in the direction of info that would help me get started. Obviously I want to root and possible flash custom on this device at some point. Thanks.
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Hey,
Welcome to the dark side
Here's my guide on the bootloader and root for Android 10
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8-pro/how-to/guide-unlocking-bootloader-rooting-t4151823
If you're already on 11 then just use the bootloader guide and skip to the next guide below.
Here's also my guide on how to obtain a boot img, the software needed, how to extract it, how to upgrade whilst retaining root or how to root 11 directly, 2 methods..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8-pro/how-to/root-uk-eu-patched-magisk-boot-img-t4175033
If you have any questions, just ask away.
The OnePlus uses a two slot system..so if you're booted and you flash a boot img it'll go to the other slot.
There also no TWRP for Android 11 yet, but truth be told you simply don't need it..
My advice would be (if you want to unlock etc) is to get updated and rooted, then grab xXx NoLimits which is a magisk ROM.

Really appreciate your response! I'll do my best to not be a complete bother. I am pretty good at studying up before making attempts, but have been known to sound a bit frantic when I get into a perceived mess. Always appreciated the supportive ones in these forums. Peace!

Ballroomblitz said:
Really appreciate your response! I'll do my best to not be a complete bother. I am pretty good at studying up before making attempts, but have been known to sound a bit frantic when I get into a perceived mess. Always appreciated the supportive ones in these forums. Peace!
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No worries pal.
Read and create a structure in your head of what's going on.
If you're not sure then ask or eliminate the possibilities.

dladz said:
No worries pal.
Read and create a structure in your head of what's going on.
If you're not sure then ask or eliminate the possibilities.
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I just came from the Pixel line....took me a bit to get Verizon to properly activate my device but this thing is sweet. I am currently on the xXx NoLimits. The one thing I miss about Android 10 is being able to force fullscreen on certain apps of mine. I've done it for years for certain situations using a root app. Now it no longer works since they did away with the ability in A11. I did notice a "Apps to Display in Fullscreen" under Advanced in Display settings.....nothing there though. What's that all about?

djcrystals said:
I just came from the Pixel line....took me a bit to get Verizon to properly activate my device but this thing is sweet. I am currently on the xXx NoLimits. The one thing I miss about Android 10 is being able to force fullscreen on certain apps of mine. I've done it for years for certain situations using a root app. Now it no longer works since they did away with the ability in A11. I did notice a "Apps to Display in Fullscreen" under Advanced in Display settings.....nothing there though. What's that all about?
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Lol no idea mate, there is a thread about it but not sure if it'll gain any traction.
The emulators I use all go full screen including the cutout.
Check out my centre clock mod in themes and apps..
Plus the energy ring for battery round the camera cutout..
Just looks better

Welcome aboard, dlads posted some good information there , cheers.
I don't have much to add , except for
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qM5W7Xn7FiA

Limeybastard said:
Welcome aboard, dlads posted some good information there , cheers.
I don't have much to add , except for
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qM5W7Xn7FiA
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Hahhaaa nice.
I'd have a bit of this.
Or maybe this.
Absolute bangers them mate. DJ ratty from back in the day

dladz said:
Hahhaaa nice.
I'd have a bit of this.
Or maybe this.
Absolute bangers them mate. DJ ratty from back in the day
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Nice one ???
Although mine was in relation to the No Limit module. For some strange reason that "toon" cameto mind.

Limeybastard said:
Nice one ???
Although mine was in relation to the No Limit module. For some strange reason that "toon" cameto mind.
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Same era ish