I know in the past we were able to flash international roms on TMOBILE. As we dont have a recovery yet, I flashed Tekk . Is there anything else we can flash for customizations? Also I would make a NAND in the past to make things easier if I mess up...... Is there a way to make a similar thing to a NAND just in case?????
No you can't make a nandroid because we don't have a custom recovery. Maybe things will progress in the future but as of right now, nothing.
Also don't flash anything international rom wise. Ever. They have an exynos processor and we have a qualcom.
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I remember I could run note 3 international Roms on my tmobile note 3 just had to change kernel and apply a BT/WIFI fix and it was golden.
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Because ALL the note 3 devices were qualcom except for one model. The 900
I'm still kicking it with the note 3. Dirty unicorns on it.
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I recommend flashing Viper (http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/app-divinebeats-sound-master-phone-sony-t3274355) and Xposed ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6_...t?pref=2&pli=1 ) with FlashFire
For Viper, go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-note5/general/share-viper4android-settings-t3313632 There are a lot of .irs files as well as my personal profile that sounds fantastic on my setup.
For Xposed, be careful. I've seen several reports that flashing it leads to bootloops, while others flash it no problem. I don't think we've worked out what causes the bootloops yet, but for safety, re-enable any packages you've disabled before you flash.
Between these two, your customization itch should be scratched until more comes out.
As far as backing up, the best I can think of off the top of my head is TiBU.
Although I haven't tried a restoration, I was successful in making a backup using FlashFire. Perhaps you can try that?
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Although I haven't tried a restoration, I was successful in making a backup using FlashFire. Perhaps you can try that?
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Wow you made a backup with Flashfire huh. Interesting. Might have to try that out when I'm ready for another full wipe. Thanks for letting us know. Right now I'm too comfortable with my setup.
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Anyone else a tad nervous about flashing a recovery.
I really want titanium backup.
But
My main problem is I want to have a play with different sound mods, but the device is sooo new im scared about voiding the warranty.
Any thoughts
???
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You'll be able to go back to stock and reset the flash counter with triangle away should you need to send your phone back for service. That is, unless you do something very wrong so just make sure you read and understand everything before flashing.
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You'll be able to go back to stock and reset the flash counter with triangle away should you need to send your phone back for service. That is, unless you do something very wrong so just make sure you read and understand everything before flashing.
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Duuuuudddddeeeee
Your a legend
All I have wondered this whole time
Custom recovery here I come. Any suggestions
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jcurran.jc said:
Duuuuudddddeeeee
Your a legend
All I have wondered this whole time
Custom recovery here I come. Any suggestions
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TWRP
Please press thanks if I helped you!
TWRP is buggy and pretty awkward to use. The UI is horrible.
I'd recommend Philz Cwm recovery, it's awesome!
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jcurran.jc said:
Anyone else a tad nervous about flashing a recovery.
I really want titanium backup.
But
My main problem is I want to have a play with different sound mods, but the device is sooo new im scared about voiding the warranty.
Any thoughts
???
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Don't b scared.
Don't be scared, and read the forums here
Make sure you understand what you are doing, and there are some awesome guides here for beginners, read them. DO NOT forget to create a backup before you proceed. Download the official firmware for your model too, just in case something goes wrong. And be confident, hopefully nothing will go wrong if you follow the steps word by word.
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TWRP is buggy and pretty awkward to use. The UI is horrible.
I'd recommend Philz Cwm recovery, it's awesome!
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Hi, like Jccurran.jc, I am a new comer to the Android world and delighted to have a S4. Having rooted my phone, I am starting to explore what custom ROMs have to offer. In this staged process, I am now keen to get Recovery on my phone but despite my readings still have a number queries that I would be grateful for someone to help me understand. All of these are based on the premise that you must have custom recovery on your phone before moving to installing a custom ROM on it. The specific questions I have are:
Am I correct in understanding that "custom recovery" is merely the means of installing a ROM to return to should the installation of a custom ROM go wrong?
If this is the case, why can't your Stock ROM achieve this fall-back role?
There seem to be several ways of installing a custom Recovery whether it be via TWRP, ClockWorkMod and Philz CWM. These all seem to achieve the same objective but use different custom recovery file formats whether they be zip, taz or image files. However, is the method of choice largely a personal one and once the custom recovery file is in place, it doesn't make any difference when you move on to installing a custom ROM or are you now locked into a set way of installing a Custom ROM?
All guides to undertaking installation of a custom recovery stress the importance of backing up your phone (which is a little confusing to a new comer as I have Titanium Backup Pro but can't backup my ROM until I have Recovery in place?). I have done what I can but note that some sites recommend using EFS Prossional to backup my phone's EFS settings folder that contains very critical phone specific information that include IMEI (encrypted in the nv_data.bin), wireless MAC addresses and product code. While I can't be certain that this doesn't happen with Apps like My Backup Pro or Helium, it seems very sensible to help avoid bricking my phone but the program itself requires BusyBox v1.20.2, not the current version in Google Play Store which is more recent but as the developer states is less stable than the older version (and with which EFS Professional wont work). Despite my best attempts to locate the older version as a APK file I haven't been able to as most links point to crap or seem to be for inclusion in custom ROMs (but this may reflect my lack of understanding of the Android system). Can anyone help me understand this and point me to a site where I can obtain the necessary version of BusyBox to enable me to run EFS Professional?
Some sites, including one of the responders to this thread, point out the importance of staying with your phone's offical firmware so that the modem and other hardware components of your phone continue working properly. I have purchased an unlocked international GT-I9595 phone via an internet store that has the baseband version I9505ZHUAME1. Should I my custom recovery file be the same (or its more recent release) or can I use an international LTE variant file such as "CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.zip"? Obviously, living in Australia, I am not wedded to the Hong Kong based ROM that is native to my phone.
If the answer to the previous question is to stay with the phone's native ROM, then this may force me away from TWRP as it doesn't believe there is any Recovery files available for my phone. Does this fit with other people's experience?
Many thanks in advance for any responses as I totally agree with another responders to this thread (FlOYD') advice: "Make sure you understand what you are doing!".
Basically the first step to customising your Android device is rooting, second step is backing up EFS and third is installing a custom recovery.
The stock recovery doesn't give you an option to install anything or make backups this is why you need custom.
The first thing I do after flashing a custom recovery (usually a .tar.md5 file in PDA section of Odin) is back up my current state.
You can choose any recovery you like, like firmware, some are built better than others. CWM is the original and probably the most used, followed by TWRP. They both have advantages and disadvantages.
I prefer Philz version of CWM personally as I don't flash CM based ROMs and tend to stick with Touchwiz ROMs.
You can also flash custom kernels using a custom recovery this is basically the 'bridge' between your phone's hardware and software. You can change LOTS of things with a custom kernel, I won't go into that.
Once you've backed up your EFS and current state you can flash a new Rom, try it out, if you don't like it then just restore back to your old back up
Before making any changes to themes, or installing zips you should make a backup, that why if anything goes wrong you can just restore it again. And believe me it happens often!
Read through threads, read again and when using Odin double check everything is in the right place and DO NOT TICK REPARTITION!
I'm sure you'll be fine, you seem like a responsible guy lol
Have fun with your new toy!
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Have an S5 with no screen. I know the phone works, had a friend lend me their screen so I could show someone else it worked to sell (which didnt happen cause its locked to ATT). I havent enabled USB Debugging on it nor rooted it, though i know my way around Odin and dont need a screen for all that.
ANYWAY...are there any kernels based on stock TW that have USB Debugging enabled by default? Phones pretty powerful enough to be able to sideload and run BBQ Screen and use the device with some minor latency but i dont mind. Just wanna use my $250 shelf ornament til i can afford/find a screen
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Have an S5 with no screen. I know the phone works, had a friend lend me their screen so I could show someone else it worked to sell (which didnt happen cause its locked to ATT). I havent enabled USB Debugging on it nor rooted it, though i know my way around Odin and dont need a screen for all that.
ANYWAY...are there any kernels based on stock TW that have USB Debugging enabled by default? Phones pretty powerful enough to be able to sideload and run BBQ Screen and use the device with some minor latency but i dont mind. Just wanna use my $250 shelf ornament til i can afford/find a screen
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There are custom roms that have this, need root and whatnot though so I think you're SOL, no custom kernels or anything exist for the g900a
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There are custom roms that have this, need root and whatnot though so I think you're SOL, no custom kernels or anything exist for the g900a
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i dont suppose any of these roms would be flashable with ODIN would they, seeing as i couldnt use TWRP or CM?
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i dont suppose any of these roms would be flashable with ODIN would they, seeing as i couldnt use TWRP or CM?
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Nope.
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Nope.
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rawr...
so i found a way to enable usb debugging using recovery, pulling and editing a file, replacing it and then supposedly can allow my pc to connect to adb on the device using adb keys...but its all hypothetical. whats worse is even if i do get it working by some miracle, id still have to figure a way to register the device to my Mobizen account...and then figure out how to even start the app from the phone and...ugh...
someone on stackexchange said they were able to do so with a galaxy s3 that had a busted touch, but my S5 has NO screen at all. worth a shot you think? or should i just figure out a way to make $100 quick...or worse, beg someone with a waterlogged device to let me have their screen?
heres a link to the method/madness to get their usb debugging active
http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/120394/can-i-enable-usb-debugging-using-adb
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rawr...
so i found a way to enable usb debugging using recovery, pulling and editing a file, replacing it and then supposedly can allow my pc to connect to adb on the device using adb keys...but its all hypothetical. whats worse is even if i do get it working by some miracle, id still have to figure a way to register the device to my Mobizen account...and then figure out how to even start the app from the phone and...ugh...
someone on stackexchange said they were able to do so with a galaxy s3 that had a busted touch, but my S5 has NO screen at all. worth a shot you think? or should i just figure out a way to make $100 quick...or worse, beg someone with a waterlogged device to let me have their screen?
heres a link to the method/madness to get their usb debugging active
http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/120394/can-i-enable-usb-debugging-using-adb
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Needs root so I think you're out of luck there as well
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Needs root so I think you're out of luck there as well
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root and custom recovery arent an issue with odin. i may actually have found a friendly person on a FB group im in who is willing to consider trading the screen off her broken S5 to me so heres hoping!
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root and custom recovery arent an issue with odin. i may actually have found a friendly person on a FB group im in who is willing to consider trading the screen off her broken S5 to me so heres hoping!
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They are an issue with an att s5, you can flash either of those with odin. If you can get a screen you should be good but otherwise unless you were already rooted I don't know of any way.
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They are an issue with an att s5, you can flash either of those with odin. If you can get a screen you should be good but otherwise unless you were already rooted I don't know of any way.
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ah...you know i didnt actually consider that ill need to somehow mount in TWRP then allow SU permissions in Android after getting root installed. welp, looks like im sitting on the wishing train til about 10. thanks for listening in Rakuu. i knew i could depend on XDA ^_^
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ah...you know i didnt actually consider that ill need to somehow mount in TWRP then allow SU permissions in Android after getting root installed. welp, looks like im sitting on the wishing train til about 10. thanks for listening in Rakuu. i knew i could depend on XDA ^_^
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Can only root with towelroot, can't flash any custom recoveries like twrp or cwm, can only flash touchwiz based roms through flashfire or safestrap.
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Can only root with towelroot, can't flash any custom recoveries like twrp or cwm, can only flash touchwiz based roms through flashfire or safestrap.
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after my experiences using CM and AOSP, i really dont mind using stock TW after rooting, removing all the junk like launcher and carrier stuff. im pretty fluent in modifying the interactive gov for balancing performance and battery life. this things pretty beast anyway, so i dont anticipate much issue with gaming and stuff.
just for reference, towelroot DOES work with the latest update correct? and MM will be pushed at some point?
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after my experiences using CM and AOSP, i really dont mind using stock TW after rooting, removing all the junk like launcher and carrier stuff. im pretty fluent in modifying the interactive gov for balancing performance and battery life. this things pretty beast anyway, so i dont anticipate much issue with gaming and stuff.
just for reference, towelroot DOES work with the latest update correct? and MM will be pushed at some point?
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Towelroot only works on KitKat, and never know with att lol, s5 has MM but att has barely given us 5.1
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Hi Everyone,
Im using an att LG G2 with Paranoid Android installed; I bought the phone at release I am pretty sure and through att. I believe it to be PA version 3.4 and Android version 4.3.1 from looking af the about phone settings. Basically Ive had this phone on loan to someone for about a year and it is just bogged down with shovelware. Netflix wont even load. I was comfortable playing around with ROMs before but ive been in the Ios scene lately and am out of practice. I have some recoveries but I'm concerned with having not played around on the phone's root for several years now so I'd rather not use something that may be incomplete.
My main concern is having the phone back to its speed from before, getting rid of all of the apps, and starting fresh. Id like to keep PA, hopefully upgrade to the latest version, but if i can just factory reset that works too. I'm pretty sure i could reinstall PA starting from scratch with a clean phone. I've been through the forums different times and I really do find that the info is all consolidated well. I hope I don't come accross as lazy or unwilling to search, I just had a bad experience flashing my Galaxy S2 so whenever I'm not certain on the process I try to consult with people more involved.
Thank you all for your time,
Andrew Rapp
Forgive me but I've had this phone on the shelf for a bit and am seeing now that paranoid Android is relatively dead. That'd be unfortunate since I really dug the interface! But if it really is no longer being supported would anyone have a suggestion on a ROM upgrade? Thanks again!
Cm13 or 12.1 both available with a few variants based on them just give them a whirl.
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Treboeth said:
Cm13 or 12.1 both available with a few variants based on them just give them a whirl.
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I had CM back on my s2! I could get down with checking it out again. Going through their website is a lot of helpful information, however, most of it seems to be garnered at first time users. I'm using this guide here:
https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_d800
and I'm curious if I can skip the first half (installing a custom recovery); because I'm pretty sure I have one installed already from when I flashed PA. How would I go about checking?
Just reboot into recovery to check the version.
But it would be best to update to TWRP 2.8.73 (latest version).
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So once I've updated TWRP (which I do have installed) I can skip that first half and just do the second part? Thanks for the help btw; really trying to bring the phone back to life since I love the screen and size
If you have flashed Roms before you know the rule, read the first post then read it again then read it a third time
Make sure you have the correct bootstack, I suggest the official CM ROM to start with by Drastic then you can always try the others AICP,Bliss,ResurrectionRemix and Crdroid.
I like AICP for the customisations been on it for a couple of days to try out.
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I know, being cautious to a fault here >_< I just ended up using flashify to update twrp; that was easy enough. I'll use the app to make a back up I believe and then try following instructions on the website! Thanks for all your help, hopefully I won't need to return XD but still keeping the topic open just in case!
Nope! I get an error when trying to install the CM zip file. In red it says:
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/cm-12.1-20151117-SNAPSHOT-YOG7DAO1KI-d800.zip'
I was able to get in what appears to be a broken CM installation, which fortunately includes file system exploration and messaging. Accessing the phone from the computer is no problem either. Any idea what the issue here may be?
Bump!
Not sure to be honest,if you have followed the steps in the OP post up in the thread by @drastic and I am sure the more knowledgeable will help you solve the problem.
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I'm sorry, which thread is that?
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I'm sorry, which thread is that?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3264508 Cm13 [emoji6]
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Ahhh thanks! Yeah I'd been doing the 12.1 downloads from the CM site but yeah that process seems to be the same. Could it be possible that my something weird had been done with the person I loaned the phone too? He liked to tinker and I wouldn't put it passed him to have done something funny with it, or even I before having loaned it. Coud the bootstack be an incorrect? Is there a way I could check?
Can you get the phone back to stock Lollipop,if you think he has played around this may be the best option.
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Can you get the phone back to stock Lollipop,if you think he has played around this may be the best option.
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I was thinking that'd be the best option; just to start everything over. Would that process be extensive? I'm on a work computer so I can use recovery and get the files on my phone but anything too complex or needing me to use installers I'll probably have to wait until tomorrow
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Should give you all you need, it could take an hour or two but will give you a fresh start.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Should give you all you need, it could take an hour or two but will give you a fresh start.
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Thanks! I'll probably wait until my next day off and then try to run through it all
Don't laugh, but I'm still using an S3 running BoneStock ROM v3.4. I'm going to pick up a brand new S7 from the Verizon store, but don't know which firmware I can expect it to have. I like root because I like AdAway, Greenify, and Titanium Backup. What are my options without making the phone laggy? Also, is there a thread somewhere that lists which firmwares can be downgraded and how far back the phone can be downgraded to? For example, PI3 can be downgraded to everything but PE1. QC9 can only go as far back as QA4. Once you hit QK2 you can't go further back than QH4. I remember seeing something like that in the S5 threads, but I haven't seen anything like that for the S7.
I also want a ROM that has a lot of the native features enabled. Recording a phone call is important. Increasing the number of recipients for an SMS text is important.
I was also contemplating an S8, but not sure.
Thanks.
1) Every root option will make the phone lag. 2) you can downgrade as far back as you want with Odin. 3) check the ROMs section. there are several ROMs that will give you tons of options/mods without root such as this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s7/development/rom-t3629175
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1) Every root option will make the phone lag. 2) you can downgrade as far back as you want with Odin. 3) check the ROMs section. there are several ROMs that will give you tons of options/mods without root such as this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s7/development/rom-t3629175
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I thought that once you went past certain firmwares OTA, you couldn't downgrade before certain versions because of the updated boot loader.
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I thought that once you went past certain firmwares OTA, you couldn't downgrade before certain versions because of the updated boot loader.
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From what I have read, that has been proven false on the S7.
So, I've had this phone since shortly after launch. I came from a pixel 2 XL after one of my middle school students broke it. I pretty regularly ran custom roms or just a couple modules and root apps here and there. I know you lose fingerprint sensor by installing custom roms, just curious as to what everyone else did? I assume the procedures are all still the same as the pixel 2.
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I unlocked yesterday, root and installed a kernel and run OOS Stock Rom. You should do that, if you don't want to loose the FP. Probably I would be trying some ROMs, but not now. I come from a OP3 with Custom ROM.
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So, I've had this phone since shortly after launch. I came from a pixel 2 XL after one of my middle school students broke it. I pretty regularly ran custom roms or just a couple modules and root apps here and there. I know you lose fingerprint sensor by installing custom roms, just curious as to what everyone else did? I assume the procedures are all still the same as the pixel 2.
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There's 2 roms we have here that have the fingerprint sensor working, because they're actually Magisk modules that run on top of OOS. Revovation Ice (Only works with stable OOS) and XXX No Limits (works with stable and beta, you can find this one in the OnePlus 6 forum). I'm using Renovation Ice right now, I love it!
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There's 2 roms we have here that have the fingerprint sensor working, because they're actually Magisk modules that run on top of OOS. Revovation Ice (Only works with stable OOS) and XXX No Limits (works with stable and beta, you can find this one in the OnePlus 6 forum). I'm using Renovation Ice right now, I love it!
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Sweet. I actually tried Friday 2 and still have it and it did not go well. Could not figure out what gapps to download, seems like everyone I picked was the wrong one. Had to learn how to put this phone back to stock and was freaking out. Nandroid backup didn't work. Every time I hit reboot system it would put me right back to the same spot, except it was TWRP encrypted, wouldn't reboot. Ended up having to figure out how to get it back to stock and haven't tried it again yet.
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Sweet. I actually tried Friday 2 and still have it and it did not go well. Could not figure out what gapps to download, seems like everyone I picked was the wrong one. Had to learn how to put this phone back to stock and was freaking out. Nandroid backup didn't work. Every time I hit reboot system it would put me right back to the same spot, except it was TWRP encrypted, wouldn't reboot. Ended up having to figure out how to get it back to stock and haven't tried it again yet.
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Why are you trying to install Gapps? The stock OOS already has them. Renovate Ice runs on top of the stock ROM. Back to Stock is as simple as flashing the latest ROM even with a factory reset(complete wipe). Set up as normal after flashing, then flash Twrp. Install Magisk if you want Root then Renovate Ice. There are guides on how to do all of this.
Havoc rom required then according to the directions. That's the too I tried Friday night. It was a rough night.
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Havoc rom required then according to the directions. That's the too I tried Friday night. It was a rough night.
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Oh ok if you are installing non-OOS ROMs yes.
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Oh ok if you are installing non-OOS ROMs yes.
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You guys have me all about the stock ROM though. Glad that is a thing. Hopefully the installation process goes more smoothly
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You guys have me all about the stock ROM though. Glad that is a thing. Hopefully the installation process goes more smoothly
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Phone corrupt? Simple fix actually. Download the MSM Download Tool, it's here on XDA in the Guides section for some reason. There's the T-Mobile version of the tool if you bought your device from T-Mobile, and the global version of the tool (two separate threads on here) that will reflash the device if you bought from OnePlus directly. Shoot me a message if you need some help, I don't mind at all! [emoji1]
EDIT: Note that this tool formats your device COMPLETELY. You'll lose all your pics and files, but it cleanly installs OOS for you and relocks your bootloader as well.
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Phone corrupt? Simple fix actually. Download the MSM Download Tool, it's here on XDA in the Guides section for some reason. There's the T-Mobile version of the tool if you bought your device from T-Mobile, and the global version of the tool (two separate threads on here) that will reflash the device if you bought from OnePlus directly. Shoot me a message if you need some help, I don't mind at all! [emoji1]
EDIT: Note that this tool formats your device COMPLETELY. You'll lose all your pics and files, but it cleanly installs OOS for you and relocks your bootloader as well.
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I downloaded the tool, and have some experience using them but ended up doing the fastboot method . Are they the same thing except one is just via toolkit ?
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I downloaded the tool, and have some experience using them but ended up doing the fastboot method . Are they the same thing except one is just via toolkit ?
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Well, basically the MSM tool doesn't go through your bootloader. This device has a Qualcomm download mode built in that's an even lower level mode than the bootloader. The MSM tool can restore your device even if it's TOAST (for example, corrupted bootloader or just can't boot to it.). It's easier that fastboot as well! It's a perk of having a OnePlus for sure! [emoji106]