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Do I need an SD card?

Before I even attempt to root & install a custom ROM. Do I absolutely need an SD card?

For root & installing custom ROM, it doesn't require to have a SD card..
Though you can buy one to keep your personal files.

Masum56k said:
For root & installing custom ROM, it doesn't require to have a SD card..
Though you can buy one to keep your personal files.
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Okay can someone walk me through this then? Because I've only installed custom rom's through SD cards.
Unless after I root your saying I would have to drag & drop the files into a directory inside the phone.

Krairo said:
Okay can someone walk me through this then? Because I've only installed custom rom's through SD cards.
Unless after I root your saying I would have to drag & drop the files into a directory inside the phone.
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Only 900H version doesn't support SD card..
Which version do you have?

Masum56k said:
Only 900H version doesn't support SD card..
Which version do you have?
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The 900P. I thought it was coming with an SD card smh

Krairo said:
The 900P. I thought it was coming with an SD card smh
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Then I think, you should get 100% support from SD card..

Masum56k said:
Then I think, you should get 100% support from SD card..
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I'll just wait unless someone has a guide on it. I can't afford to have a brick for a phone right now

Krairo said:
I'll just wait unless someone has a guide on it. I can't afford to have a brick for a phone right now
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A bit of searching would have found you this guide http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900p for how to root the G900P. Realy, wait for others to answer your question?
BTW you do need a sdcard if you want to flash roms, because if you data factory reset in recovery the internal sdcard should be wiped before you flash a new rom, unless you push a rom with adb or sideload from recovery.

gee2012 said:
A bit of searching would have found you this guide http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900p for how to root the G900P. Realy, wait for others to answer your question?
BTW you do need a sdcard if you want to flash roms, because if you data factory reset in recovery the internal sdcard should be wiped before you flash a new rom, unless you push a rom with adb or sideload from recovery.
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Thank you & sorry for not searching. I've used ADB & recovery but its been about 2 years since I've touched them.
So if I'm understanding this right. I would be able to for example.
Wipe with recovery or ADB. And use recovery to enter usb mode. Drag & drop the ROM. And install from there correct?

Krairo said:
Thank you & sorry for not searching. I've used ADB & recovery but its been about 2 years since I've touched them.
So if I'm understanding this right. I would be able to for example.
Wipe with recovery or ADB. And use recovery to enter usb mode. Drag & drop the ROM. And install from there correct?
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Best is to place and use a sdcard to put the rom on. First you have to flash a custom recovery through Odin on your pc though, i personaly recomend Philz Touch recovery if available for your phone. Once installed you can flash other roms or kernels. No need to root first as all custom roms are pre-rooted. Make a backup pf your current rom before you flash a new one, just to be safe.

gee2012 said:
Best is to place and use a sdcard to put the rom on. First you have to flash a custom recovery through Odin on your pc though, i personaly recomend Philz Touch recovery if available for your phone. Once installed you can flash other roms or kernels. No need to root first as all custom roms are pre-rooted.
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Okay thats good to know. I planned to root just to get the free wifi tethering so I'll go order one right now. Thank you for filling me in on the S5.

gee2012 said:
A bit of searching would have found you this guide http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900p for how to root the G900P. Realy, wait for others to answer your question?
BTW you do need a sdcard if you want to flash roms, because if you data factory reset in recovery the internal sdcard should be wiped before you flash a new rom, unless you push a rom with adb or sideload from recovery.
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Krairo said:
Okay thats good to know. I planned to root just to get the free wifi tethering so I'll go order one right now. Thank you for filling me in on the S5.
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Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783571 for all available G900P custom recovery`s. Choose a .tar version so it can be flashed with Odin. Good luck mate.

TWRP install T230/NU [SOLVED]

I know to root with kingroot and use SUPERSU me to get rid of KingSU or whatever its called. I want to install a android 6.0 theme rom. ( I hate touchwiz and hate 4.x and lower) and also yes i know its 4.4 themed but i like the look of it. i want to install TWRP to flash that rom.

Pix12 said:
I know to root with kingroot and use SUPERSU me to get rid of KingSU or whatever its called. I want to install a android 6.0 theme rom. ( I hate touchwiz and hate 4.x and lower) and also yes i know its 4.4 themed but i like the look of it. i want to install TWRP to flash that rom.
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Why not install it then?

I have no idea how to flash it!

Pix12 said:
I have no idea how to flash it!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/root-galaxy-tab-4-7-t230-t2835264

I mean just installing twrp...
Also ODIN's link is dead.

Pix12 said:
I mean just installing twrp...
Also ODIN's link is dead.
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Just follow the instructions.... its not that hard... heres youtube video for twrp rooting (it has twrp install steps) youtube video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tzOz8FtBw04

Pix12 said:
I mean just installing twrp...
Also ODIN's link is dead.
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That link I gave you is how to install twrp for your tablet, and I attached Odin to this post

do i do the part to root it or i can flash that rom?

Pix12 said:
do i do the part to root it or i can flash that rom?
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Up to you, I always do the root step out of habit but it shouldn't matter either way since you're flashing a new rom which is already rooted. If you don't do the root step, don't reboot before flashing the rom

If you don't do the root step, don't reboot before flashing the rom
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What do you mean dont reboot?

Pix12 said:
What do you mean dont reboot?
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Install the recovery, boot into recovery, while in recovery install the rom, or the supersu zip (or both) and don't reboot normally until you've done that

Pix12 said:
What do you mean dont reboot?
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You really should take this discussion to original rom thread....

I got twrp working and flashed a rom.

Pix12 said:
What do you mean dont reboot?
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If youre installing a rom in recovery and wipe system and everything dont reboot, install the zip and then reboot

Working root for honor 8 pro

This is only for Honor 8 Pro (DUK-L09)​
DISCLAIMER​YOUR WARRANTY IS NOW VOID. IN NO WAY AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EFFECTS YOU INFLICT ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE BY FOLLOWING THE BELOW PROCEDURE. IMPROPER USAGE OF THE METHOD MIGHT END UP BRICKING YOUR DEVICE AND RENDERING IT UNUSABLE.
PLEASE BACKUP ALL YOUR DATA BEFORE PROCEEDING.​
Purpose of this thread is to provide a working rooting method for the Honor 8 Pro. Flashing Phhsuperuser doesn't grant SYSTEM WIDE root permission.
Functions like granting -rw permissions to apps demanding them for accessing /system partition was disabled, TWRP backup wouldn't work.
With this method, you will be able to operate the phone will proper root privileges.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. UNLOCK BOOTLOADER​
Assuming you have a Huawei ID, use THIS PAGE to get your Unlock code.
Once you have that, enable USB debugging on your device from Developer options menu.
Make sure "Allow OEM unlock" option is selected.
Use the following set of commands via ADB/Fastboot:
adb device (this should recognize your device)
adb reboot bootloader (this will boot your phone into fastboot mode)
fastboot oem unlock *unlock key* (the part between * is where the unlock key goes)
The device will restart and then perform factory reset itself.
2. INSTALL CUSTOM RECOVERY IMAGE (Source : TWRP Thread by OldDroid)​
Download TWRP recovery image from HERE
Rename the downloaded file to recovery.img
Copy it to the ADB folder that you are using.
Use the command "adb reboot bootloader" like in Step 1 to boot into Fastboot mode.
Flash the recovery using "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" command (without quotes)
You have now flashed a custom recovery onto your phone.​
3. ROOTING
Download Magisk installer zip file from THIS LINK . I had personally used v 13.3 .
Copy it to your SD card(I would suggest you to use a external card).
Switch off your device.
Boot into recovery mode by pressing Volume Up and Power Button together.
Once in, swipe to allow modifications.
Go to Wipe - Format Data
Then Go to Reboot- Recovery
You should be back into the recovery mode. Go to Install menu - Select storage - Install the Magisk zip that you downloaded.
Once it is flashed, you can Reboot to system.
Note: To confirm system wide root access, you can reboot to recovery and try to take a Nandroid backup. It should now be possible.​
If anyone happens to run into a bootloop or soft bricks the device, THIS THREAD by @aKp1 will come in handy.
Thanks to @OldDroid for his TWRP thread.

I am rooted using phhs superuser, do I need to unroot first? If yes, I can't find how to unroot the Indian variant.

Going back to Stock = Unrooting
devilrulz4ever said:
I am rooted using phhs superuser, do I need to unroot first? If yes, I can't find how to unroot the Indian variant.
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Yes you will have to unroot first. Since phhsuperuser doesn't have a option to UNROOT, you will have to flash stock ROM.
To do that, download the following: HUAWEI UPDATE EXTRACTOR and STOCK ROM .
Follow below steps:
Extract the Stock ROM
Use the Update extractor and select "Update.app" file. That should give you a list of files. Select "recovery.img" and "recovery2.img" image files and extract them.
Copy them to ADB folder. Boot your phone into fastboot mode, flash the two recovery files you copied.
Next, Copy the "dload" folder to your SD card(preferably external SD). Switch your phone off. Press Vol Up,Vol Down and Power button together. The ROM should start flashing. That brings you back to stock firmware. If you want to re-root, follow the instructions in this thread.

amulbaby said:
Yes you will have to unroot first. Since phhsuperuser doesn't have a option to UNROOT, you will have to flash stock ROM.
To do that, download the following: HUAWEI UPDATE EXTRACTOR and STOCK ROM .
Follow below steps:
Extract the Stock ROM
Use the Update extractor and select "Update.app" file. That should give you a list of files. Select "recovery.img" and "recovery2.img" image files and extract them.
Copy them to ADB folder. Boot your phone into fastboot mode, flash the two recovery files you copied.
Next, Copy the "dload" folder to your SD card(preferably external SD). Switch your phone off. Press Vol Up,Vol Down and Power button together. The ROM should start flashing. That brings you back to stock firmware. If you want to re-root, follow the instructions in this thread.
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Thanks for your reply. I'll try this out.
The build number of the Stock ROM in Gdrive is "Duke-L09I_C675B130" while the one on the phone is "DUK-L09C675B130" are they both the same variant?

devilrulz4ever said:
Thanks for your reply. I'll try this out.
The build number of the Stock ROM in Gdrive is "Duke-L09I_C675B130" while the one on the phone is "DUK-L09C675B130" are they both the same variant?
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Don't worry . It's the same. File name doesn't matter.

amulbaby said:
Don't worry . It's the same. File name doesn't matter.
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Oh wait. Isn't the format data option remove some necessary apps like keyboard and others? Because that's the case before in my Honor 8. After you remove encryption, you need to reflash the region zip so that some important files will be retained.
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adriansticoid said:
Oh wait. Isn't the format data option remove some necessary apps like keyboard and others? Because that's the case before in my Honor 8. After you remove encryption, you need to reflash the region zip so that some important files will be retained.
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The zip I shared is for the Indian variant . As long as someone is having C675(Indian variant) installed, it shouldn't cause issues. However if you come from a different region(C432) , you will have to use region zip. I guess I mentioned that in the TWRP thread, current last post.
But formatting data can't be avoided as unlocking bootloader will wipe it in first place . More over stock ROM encrypts data on first boot, so you will have to format data(decrypt it) and proceed with rooting.

amulbaby said:
The zip I shared is for the Indian variant . As long as someone is having C675(Indian variant) installed, it shouldn't cause issues. However if you come from a different region(C432) , you will have to use region zip. I guess I mentioned that in the TWRP thread, current last post.
But formatting data can't be avoided as unlocking bootloader will wipe it in first place . More over stock ROM encrypts data on first boot, so you will have to format data(decrypt it) and proceed with rooting.
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Wut. So you mean to tell me, that after I decrypt, I should just go ahead and flash Magisk, then reboot? No more additional zip to flash? Sorry man this is getting out of my head.
Sent from my Honor 8 Pro using XDA Labs

Tht's nice bro...u said u wll be cming up wd ths kind of thread..and u r there...thnks....really needed support for the indian variant...
i will dfntly try this....
and one more thing...currently i am facing issues with adaway..busybox...with phh superuser..since no rw permissions...can magisk solve the problem

adriansticoid said:
Wut. So you mean to tell me, that after I decrypt, I should just go ahead and flash Magisk, then reboot? No more additional zip to flash? Sorry man this is getting out of my head.
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That's correct. As simple as that. Decrypt , flash Magisk and you are done. I don't know why many didn't try this all this while.

rexinriot said:
Tht's nice bro...u said u wll be cming up wd ths kind of thread..and u r there...thnks....really needed support for the indian variant...
i will dfntly try this....
and one more thing...currently i am facing issues with adaway..busybox...with phh superuser..since no rw permissions...can magisk solve the problem
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Yes magisk will solve your problem. Phhsuperuser doesn't allow you to grant permissions to any app that tries fiddle with system partition. If you are already rooted , go back to stock and follow the steps outlined.

amulbaby said:
That's correct. As simple as that. Decrypt , flash Magisk and you are done. I don't know why many didn't try this all this while.
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Dafuuuuq. I waa scared all along because of that. I didn't know things changed in Honor 8 Pro. Thanks a lot.
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amulbaby said:
That's correct. As simple as that. Decrypt , flash Magisk and you are done. I don't know why many didn't try this all this while.
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How to decrypt? I successfully rooted with magisk v14 but adaway is disabled after reboot, same case as phhs superuser.

devilrulz4ever said:
How to decrypt? I successfully rooted with magisk v14 but adaway is disabled after reboot, same case as phhs superuser.
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You flashed Magisk while encrypted?
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devilrulz4ever said:
How to decrypt? I successfully rooted with magisk v14 but adaway is disabled after reboot, same case as phhs superuser.
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You need to wipe data (which will decrypt) and then flash Magisk.
Read point no.3 of the installation instructions.

adriansticoid said:
You flashed Magisk while encrypted?
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Have you managed to root your device using Magisk yet?

amulbaby said:
Have you managed to root your device using Magisk yet?
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Not yet. Maybe I'll try tomorrow.
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amulbaby said:
You need to wipe data (which will decrypt) and then flash Magisk.
Read point no.3 of the installation instructions.
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I wiped data, flashed Magisk v13.3 and then v14 after a successful boot (without wipe).

Hello...now i am going back to stock rom b130..from phh superuser.... i am going to follow your instructions of rooting using magisk after this...
But before that i hv one question....should i upgrade to b140 and then follow op..or should i remain in b130 rom itself and start from there..

rexinriot said:
Hello...now i am going back to stock rom b130..from phh superuser.... i am going to follow your instructions of rooting using magisk after this...
But before that i hv one question....should i upgrade to b140 and then follow op..or should i remain in b130 rom itself and start from there..
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Stay with 130. Surprisingly, rooting by this method still allows OTA to come in.

Couldn't update Installation problem with august update

So this week i hadn't time enough to install the august update since my phone is rooted so i decided to do it now. What i did before trying to download the update :
1.Deleted all magisk modules that i had then rebooted
2.Unistalled magisk using restore image then rebooted
3.Went to sys update downloaded and it says installation failed
What do to? I'm not rooted now and i don't have twrp installed.
PS. don't want to install it via fastboot/miflash

Follow this guide in future. https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/tips.md#ota-installation-tips
To fix your problem now, find a stock boot image for your update version you are currently on and flash it.

emiljano539 said:
PS. don't want to install it via fastboot/miflash
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If you don't want to use Miflash (Why ?) you can boot temporary TWRP and flash .zip here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77353883&postcount=542

sipollo said:
If you don't want to use Miflash (Why ?) you can boot temporary TWRP and flash .zip here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77353883&postcount=542
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Do i lose my data if i flash this via twrp?
Idk i don't really trust miflash

emiljano539 said:
Do i lose my data if i flash this via twrp?
Idk i don't really trust miflash
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You won't lose your data.

ludditefornow said:
Follow this guide in future. https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/tips.md#ota-installation-tips
To fix your problem now, find a stock boot image for your update version you are currently on and flash it.
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flashed the stock boot image tried to install it but again it shows that error , i guess the only thing i can do is to flash it manually via fastboot/miflash

sipollo said:
You won't lose your data.
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Okay thanks, do i have to remove the magisk and flash the stock boot.img or it doesn't matter?

emiljano539 said:
Okay thanks, do i have to remove the magisk and flash the stock boot.img or it doesn't matter?
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It doesn't matter. You'll have to reinstall Magisk (if you want to).

sipollo said:
It doesn't matter. You'll have to reinstall Magisk (if you want to).
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which one should i install from them because there are 2 tissot-T files ( for twrp)
"tissot-T-OPM1.171019.026.8.8.23.zip" or "tissot-T-OPM1.171019.026.V9.6.5.0.ODHMIFE.zip" ?

emiljano539 said:
which one should i install from them because there are 2 tissot-T files ( for twrp)
"tissot-T-OPM1.171019.026.8.8.23.zip" or "tissot-T-OPM1.171019.026.V9.6.5.0.ODHMIFE.zip" ?
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tissot-T-OPM1.171019.026.V9.6.5.0.ODHMIFE.zip
The other file is the latest beta.

sipollo said:
tissot-T-OPM1.171019.026.V9.6.5.0.ODHMIFE.zip
The other file is the latest beta.
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I installed the zip from twrp and now after reboot i am stucked in bootloop now i can't even boot into twrp. What to do?
After i flashed it in the end says:
Failed to mount /system Invalid argument

Which TWRP did you use?

sipollo said:
Which TWRP did you use?
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the official one. what version should i use?
its funny now that i flashed the stock rom via mi flash tool and now again the installation shows error..

ludditefornow said:
Follow this guide in future. https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/tips.md#ota-installation-tips
To fix your problem now, find a stock boot image for your update version you are currently on and flash it.
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I'm facing same issue and I was following the guide.

Same here, can't install set Ota, even after remove magisk.
Other thing, cell won't show screen to put pin to boot, previous pin of sim so I think encryption is disable!? Any idea?

Missing emoji when returning to stock

I recently flashed my 6T to stock from EvolutionX and locked the bootloader, and somehow in the process, it seems my keyboard isn't able to display or type any emojis. The steps I followed are:
HTML:
1. fastboot reboot bootloader
2. fastboot boot twrp
3. flash latest OOS
4. reboot bootloader
5. fastboot boot twrp
6. flash OOS
7. boot system
8. reboot bootloader
9. fastboot oem lock
10. boot system and setup (sign in to google, etc)
Is there any step that I missed, or any way to recover this without rooting/unlocking again?

Neontc said:
I recently flashed my 6T to stock from EvolutionX and locked the bootloader, and somehow in the process, it seems my keyboard isn't able to display or type any emojis. The steps I followed are:
1. fastboot reboot bootloader2. fastboot boot twrp3. flash latest OOS4. reboot bootloader5. fastboot boot twrp6. flash OOS7. boot system8. reboot bootloader9. fastboot oem lock10. boot system and setup (sign in to google, etc)
Is there any step that I missed, or any way to recover this without rooting/unlocking again?
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Reflash your ROM through stock recovery ..
You're missing the reserve partition cause you've flashed through twrp..
If you still dont have emoji
root your phone and flash this module
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1899786940962618515

That would be this link here, correct?
https://www.oneplus.com/support/softwareupgrade/details?code=PM1574156215016

Neontc said:
That would be this link here, correct?
https://www.oneplus.com/support/softwareupgrade/details?code=PM1574156215016
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Yes

cultofluna said:
Yes
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Maybe I'm missing something? The only options I see when I'm recovery are reboot and wipe data/cache

Neontc said:
Maybe I'm missing something? The only options I see when I'm recovery are reboot and wipe data/cache
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Yes you're missing the essential you evidently need TWRP to do that...

Neontc said:
Maybe I'm missing something? The only options I see when I'm recovery are reboot and wipe data/cache
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Local upgrade

You could also just run msmdownloadtool, it will reset the device to full stock. There is a version for 10.3.0, just run it and upgrade.

Striatum_bdr said:
Yes you're missing the essential you evidently need TWRP to do that...
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I thought I had to use stock recovery to flash this. Can I just fastboot boot twrp and flash it from there?
cultofluna said:
Local upgrade
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From the settings menu in the os right? I tried that and it kept asking me to move the upgrade file to the root of the internal storage, like it didn't see it or something
efex said:
You could also just run msmdownloadtool, it will reset the device to full stock. There is a version for 10.3.0, just run it and upgrade.
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This is a T-Mobile device that has been converted to international fw. Would I use the international 10.3.0 msm file?

Neontc said:
I thought I had to use stock recovery to flash this. Can I just fastboot boot twrp and flash it from there?
From the settings menu in the os right? I tried that and it kept asking me to move the upgrade file to the root of the internal storage, like it didn't see it or something
This is a T-Mobile device that has been converted to international fw. Would I use the international 10.3.0 msm file?
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Nope, Tmob MSM, international one won't run anyway in your case.

Neontc said:
I thought I had to use stock recovery to flash this. Can I just fastboot boot twrp and flash it from there?
From the settings menu in the os right? I tried that and it kept asking me to move the upgrade file to the root of the internal storage, like it didn't see it or something
This is a T-Mobile device that has been converted to international fw. Would I use the international 10.3.0 msm file?
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Yes just move it to the root of the internal storage..
And install it..
You will have the reserve partition back..( and working emojis)

efex said:
You could also just run msmdownloadtool, it will reset the device to full stock. There is a version for 10.3.0, just run it and upgrade.
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Msm 10.3.0 ?? Link please

cultofluna said:
Local upgrade
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No luck using the latest official fw from OnePlus website. Is there anything else left to try?

Neontc said:
No luck using the latest official fw from OnePlus website. Is there anything else left to try?
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You've flash it but still no emojis?

cultofluna said:
You've flash it but still no emojis?
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Correct. Flashed using local upgrade from inside the os and still didn't fix it.
Edit: after uninstalling updates for Gboard they returned. Thanks everyone for all the replies!

clubhouse00 said:
Msm 10.3.0 ?? Link please
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I found it here on xda, but seem unable to do so now.. I have the files on my work PC, I could upload it tomorrow if you want it. It's for the international OP6T
Edit: Uploading now, will provide link when finished
Edit2: Mega link