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What's the point of rooting an active if you can't do anything with it. Now you can't even get the new at&t update. Someone explain what the reason is please besides the thrill of pointless tinkering.

psideburns said:
What's the point of rooting an active if you can't do anything with it. Now you can't even get the new at&t update. Someone explain what the reason is please besides the thrill of pointless tinkering.
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I do lots of stuff with my rooted S4A. Wanam Xposed, Pie Controls, frozen ATT bloat and Avast Firewall to name a few things. It even text messages and makes phone calls!
New update=yawn. 4.3 isn't a big deal (unless you want a Gear).

psideburns said:
What's the point of rooting an active if you can't do anything with it. Now you can't even get the new at&t update. Someone explain what the reason is please besides the thrill of pointless tinkering.
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It depends on what you're trying to accomplish. I personally have root so I can fully utilize Titanium Backup to backup my entire phone, block ads, use Folder Mount to force files to be saved to my external SD card, install Cerberus as a system app to utilize more of its features, and install Xposed Framework and Xposed Modules to endlessly customize my phone and add additional functionality to it. It's up to you whether or not you think rooting is worth it. With that said you can always update to the official AT&T 4.3 firmware using the Odin files found in this thread.

Good points for your purposes granted. But I loved to change roms on my gs2 until I found cm, then I stuck with that one as my fav. I'm just frustrated that it is not that easy or even possible anymore, at least with this phone that I like and plan on keeping for a while.

psideburns said:
Good points for your purposes granted. But I loved to change roms on my gs2 until I found cm, then I stuck with that one as my fav. I'm just frustrated that it is not that easy or even possible anymore, at least with this phone that I like and plan on keeping for a while.
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Have you looked at SafeStrap?

Devo7v said:
It depends on what you're trying to accomplish. I personally have root so I can fully utilize Titanium Backup to backup my entire phone, block ads, use Folder Mount to force files to be saved to my external SD card, install Cerberus as a system app to utilize more of its features, and install Xposed Framework and Xposed Modules to endlessly customize my phone and add additional functionality to it. It's up to you whether or not you think rooting is worth it. With that said you can always update to the official AT&T 4.3 firmware using the Odin files found in this thread.
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Hey Devo, you run xposed framework on the stock rom with no issues? I had some problems with it on my sgh-i537 and some of the modules wouldn't work at all. If I tried to install the hypderive device tools(shutdown) menu, when I use the shutdown button my phone locks up and just shuts off, no menu ever appears. I really like alot of the hyperdrive functions, I'd love to be able to add the hyperdrive tweaks too, but never had any luck there either.

As concern me I will sell my s4 active No Roms No updates :'(
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Hey Devo, you run xposed framework on the stock rom with no issues? I had some problems with it on my sgh-i537 and some of the modules wouldn't work at all. If I tried to install the hypderive device tools(shutdown) menu, when I use the shutdown button my phone locks up and just shuts off, no menu ever appears. I really like alot of the hyperdrive functions, I'd love to be able to add the hyperdrive tweaks too, but never had any luck there either.
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Yeah, I run Xposed on my stock ROM. The only issue I ever had was a few days ago when I updated XPrivacy and the phone refused to boot. I had to flash the Xposed disabler with SafeStrap. I run the GPE ROM in slot 1 so I can't speak to the way Hyperdrive works. Sorry I can't be more helpful.

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Yeah, I run Xposed on my stock ROM. The only issue I ever had was a few days ago when I updated XPrivacy and the phone refused to boot. I had to flash the Xposed disabler with SafeStrap. I run the GPE ROM in slot 1 so I can't speak to the way Hyperdrive works. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
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Ok, I see. so whatever is in your slots can affect your stock rom as well? I also ran GPE in another slot for a while and I liked it, but with the aroma installer and the hyperdrive tweaks, it really is something I'd like to stick with. I wish I understood more about what is shared and what isn't between roms in slots and the deal with the locked bootloader. We're a long way from Windows Toto, lol. Then again, I do networking, not programming so much.
So, do you run the advanced power menu module on your stock ROM? I really like the HyperDrive version, I think it's called HyperDrive Device Menu or something.
I want to say I installed wanam and xposed from apk files, no flashing. Maybe I need to start there. Thanks again.

monkeyhouse said:
Ok, I see. so whatever is in your slots can affect your stock rom as well? I also ran GPE in another slot for a while and I liked it, but with the aroma installer and the hyperdrive tweaks, it really is something I'd like to stick with. I wish I understood more about what is shared and what isn't between roms in slots and the deal with the locked bootloader. We're a long way from Windows Toto, lol. Then again, I do networking, not programming so much.
So, do you run the advanced power menu module on your stock ROM? I really like the HyperDrive version, I think it's called HyperDrive Device Menu or something.
I want to say I installed wanam and xposed from apk files, no flashing. Maybe I need to start there. Thanks again.
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I don't think that the Rom slots impact each other unless you are running low on space.
I don't have am advanced power menu and I'm not sure what the Hyperdrive one looks like. That said Wanam had a couple of options that extend the power menu that are worth a try.
Everything I've installed has been by directly installing an apk. Except for dark dialer, dark contacts, and call recording.

Devo7v said:
I don't think that the Rom slots impact each other unless you are running low on space.
I don't have am advanced power menu and I'm not sure what the Hyperdrive one looks like. That said Wanam had a couple of options that extend the power menu that are worth a try.
Everything I've installed has been by directly installing an apk. Except for dark dialer, dark contacts, and call recording.
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thanks for the info man. I will try the wanam menu and see, think I tried it once, but still had the issue with the button locking up. One thing for sure, installing these other ROM's gives me plenty of ideas of how to change my stock ROM! BTW, I love D.C. saw the FW's at the National Harbor last year, good time. There's an Amtrak that runs direct from here and you can drink on the train!

Devo7v said:
Yeah, I run Xposed on my stock ROM. The only issue I ever had was a few days ago when I updated XPrivacy and the phone refused to boot. I had to flash the Xposed disabler with SafeStrap. I run the GPE ROM in slot 1 so I can't speak to the way Hyperdrive works. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
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Hey Devo, how do you un-flash something? I flashed a accuweather transparent widget that doesn't work and I think it might have stopped my air gesture from working, just working back from things I have changed recently and that is one of them.

monkeyhouse said:
Hey Devo, how do you un-flash something? I flashed a accuweather transparent widget that doesn't work and I think it might have stopped my air gesture from working, just working back from things I have changed recently and that is one of them.
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You need to open up the zip file and look inside the folders to see what files are flashed and where they ate flashed. This will tell you what files were changed our added then you can manually remove them. I would also ask the creator to post a zip that removes the necessary files to return to stock. It should be easy enough.

Devo7v said:
You need to open up the zip file and look inside the folders to see what files are flashed and where they ate flashed. This will tell you what files were changed our added then you can manually remove them. I would also ask the creator to post a zip that removes the necessary files to return to stock. It should be easy enough.
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thanks man, I know that wasn't your issue and I really appreciate your response.

psideburns said:
What's the point of rooting an active if you can't do anything with it. Now you can't even get the new at&t update. Someone explain what the reason is please besides the thrill of pointless tinkering.
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Quite a few apps don't work without root access. Plus it is necessary to be able to use tethering without a separate plan. Battery doctor, quickboot, app quarantine, and titanium backup are just a few on mine.

System apps request root access? Selinux? Setenforce?

After flashing magisk 13.2
System app away ask for root access for one time when startup
And I find the system app will ask for root access again if I change the setting of selinux

I'm getting the exact same thing on my device, left everything default and tried factory reset and it keeps happening , did you find any solution for this?

Most likely an RR bug. I deny it once and it never asks again unless I wipe Magisk manager data.

paed808 said:
Most likely an RR bug. I deny it once and it never asks again unless I wipe Magisk manager data.
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At first I was certain it was only one system app that's trying to gain root access so I wasted about an hour googling it trying to find a solution but after I wiped Magisk manager I found out it will ask for random system apps upon reboot, I couldn't find anything about this issue except this post, the weird thing that all of them is issuing setenforce 1 and on all of them list the FM radio app on their data usage for some reason.
Also I wanna avoid giving everything root access so I hope I can find a solution for this because I like RR and I don't want to switch to another rom.

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At first I was certain it was only one system app that's trying to gain root access so I wasted about an hour googling it trying to find a solution but after I wiped Magisk manager I found out it will ask for random system apps upon reboot, I couldn't find anything about this issue except this post, the weird thing that all of them is issuing setenforce 1 and on all of them list the FM radio app on their data usage for some reason.
Also I wanna avoid giving everything root access so I hope I can find a solution for this because I like RR and I don't want to switch to another rom.
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Try denying it instead of granting it. Also, I think the bug is that it's the Settings app that's doing it (because of the SELinux switch) but the OS mistakes it as another system app, maybe they share the same system stuff) Idk, I'm not a dev. Sometimes when I monitor network activity anything the kernel does is showed up as FM Radio. If this doesn't make sense, I'm tired lol.

Thanks for answering, It's driving me crazy because I'm the type of guy that has to know what causing it but I've spent too much time on this already and this seems the only post I can find on this subject,maybe I need to master my Google fu or maybe it's rare because I'm pretty sure I didn't get this on my previous flash...
Anyway, I just saw that Lineage OS has finally been released officially for the redmi note 4 so I'm gonna give it a try, but because RR is mostly based on LOS I hope I'm not gonna get the same results.
Update: I've clean flashed the latest nightly of LinageOS ,GApps and Magisk(it doesn't come bundled) and so far I'm not getting strange root requests from system apps so like you said looks like it's a RR related bug, I'll try clean flashing RR again just to see if it will fix this, if not I will probably stick with LOS.

Did any of you guys enable the "suspend actions" in RR configuration settings?
I first had this happen a couple months ago and related it to the suspend actions. Makes sense right, since your radio is trying to switch itself to 2g?

Omfg. Been looking for this post everywhere, dang and not much topic on it.. ):

zerolam said:
After flashing magisk 13.2
System app away ask for root access for one time when startup
And I find the system app will ask for root access again if I change the setting of selinux
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If u update your Magisk version now, its works or not ?

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If u update your Magisk version now, its works or not ?
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No it doesn't.. I disabled the activity for the switch using my Android tools though, seems it did the trick.

[ROM] AOSP 8.1.0 for Sailfish

I successfully built 8.1.0 AOSP from source for Pixel (Sailfish).
This is my first ROM and there could be issues I'm not aware of.
Not Working:
Dialer keeps crashing when making or recieving phone calls
Working:
Camera and Flash
Speaker
Fingerprint sensor
LTE
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Auto brightness
If you encounter any other issues, please tell me and we can try to resolve them.
Requirements:
Unlocked bootloader
Newest fastboot installed and set up correctly
Stock 8.1.0 should be installed prior to flashing this
This will delete all your data, make backups of everything
Download:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vQRNRpSYQP2BrlCpzIpQpQNQrmlBYvTb
Installation:
Reboot your phone into bootloader
Open a terminal where the AOSP-sailfish-v1.zip is located
fastboot -w update AOSP-sailfish-v1.zip
I recommend installing F-Droid as gapps for 8.1 aren't available yet.
What I want to figure out now is why the dialer crashes when making calls and also how to make this TWRP flashable.
I also plan to update the ROM every month as new security patches become available, just like on the stock ROM.
If anyone wants to replicate the build, I just used the main 8.1.0 repo and the 8.1.0 driver images:
Code:
repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-8.1.0_r1 --depth=0
https://developers.google.com/android/drivers#sailfishopm1.171019.011
Any testing and help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Great effort! Gonna try and flash it and then possibly help you debug the dialer problem.

I really want to flash this, but I cant be w/o a functional dialer. Can you try disabling the stock dialer and sideloading the dialer from the play store?

computercarl said:
I really want to flash this, but I cant be w/o a functional dialer. Can you try disabling the stock dialer and sideloading the dialer from the play store?
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There's no Google apps available for 8.1 as far as I know, so no play store. I installed Dialer2 from F-Droid but it seems like third party apps can't replace the actual calling interface that pops up when you make or receive a call.
And I wouldn't install this on a device that you plan on relying on just yet. Wait a few days until the issues are fixed. As far as I can tell from my use these past couple hours, the only major issue is the dialer.

HeavyHDx said:
There's no Google apps available for 8.1 as far as I know, so no play store. I installed Dialer2 from F-Droid but it seems like third party apps can't replace the actual calling interface that pops up when you make or receive a call.
And I wouldn't install this on a device that you plan on relying on just yet. Wait a few days until the issues are fixed. As far as I can tell from my use these past couple hours, the only major issue is the dialer.
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try https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-phone/google-phone-14-0-176716531-release/ ? Sure it's not optimal, but, might get a functional dialer for the time being, until the real issue can be resolved.

It needs bunch of dependencies which cannot be installed this way. Eg Dialer framework
It appears though if this https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-dialer-t3557412
works better. You do get few crashes, but only once, the second time you try same thing, it works.

Couple of questions:
1. When you say this will delete all data, do you mean that internal storage will also be wiped?
2. Is it rootable? And if so, any idea whether SuperSU or Magisk is needed?
Thanks.

just wondering, why would I want to use this over stock?

jmiller3342 said:
just wondering, why would I want to use this over stock?
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No additional services running, no gapps prerolled in, bare minimum. Think of this as LineageOS 15.
My plans are to run it, install the smallest gapps I can to get gmail and calendar working, install Elemental X and Magisk to hide unlocked bootloader.
Fast and Lean.

pavanmaverick said:
Couple of questions:
1. When you say this will delete all data, do you mean that internal storage will also be wiped?
2. Is it rootable? And if so, any idea whether SuperSU or Magisk is needed?
Thanks.
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1. Yes this will wipe everything. Back up all files that you want to keep.
2. I've tried SuperSU which fails at patching sepolicy and Magisk which results in a bootloop.

HeavyHDx said:
I've tried SuperSU which fails at patching sepolicy and Magisk which results in a bootloop.
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Not sure which version you tested, but https://forum.xda-developers.com/pi...-12-5-2017-t3715120/post74749046#post74749046 talks about what ver seems to work on 8.1 stock.

HeavyHDx said:
1. Yes this will wipe everything. Back up all files that you want to keep.
2. I've tried SuperSU which fails at patching sepolicy and Magisk which results in a bootloop.
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Ah, thanks for the update. Do you think it'll be okay if I use TWRP to wipe Cache, Data and System, and then install this ROM, but without the "-w" option? The internal storage shouldn't affect the ROM, right?

pavanmaverick said:
Ah, thanks for the update. Do you think it'll be okay if I use TWRP to wipe Cache, Data and System, and then install this ROM, but without the "-w" option? The internal storage shouldn't affect the ROM, right?
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Yeah should work just fine. Just delete the userdata.img from the zip (there's basically nothing in there anyway)

Any plans of a Marlin release?

HeavyHDx said:
Yeah should work just fine. Just delete the userdata.img from the zip (there's basically nothing in there anyway)
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All right! Gonna try it out over the weekend. Will report back...

AlexBrookes said:
Any plans of a Marlin release?
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I can build and upload it real quick, but I wouldn't be able to test anything.

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I can build and upload it real quick, but I wouldn't be able to test anything.
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I'd be willing to test it. Thanks!

computercarl said:
No additional services running, no gapps prerolled in, bare minimum. Think of this as LineageOS 15.
My plans are to run it, install the smallest gapps I can to get gmail and calendar working, install Elemental X and Magisk to hide unlocked bootloader.
Fast and Lean.
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oh cool . thanks brah

Have you guys tried going to the default apps section and setting Phone as the default dialer? Fixed it for a few other ROMs i've tried that ran AOSP bases for other devices, might be applicable here.
EDIT: No-go, wierd.

HeavyHDx said:
I successfully built 8.1.0 AOSP from source for Pixel (Sailfish).
I recommend installing F-Droid as gapps for 8.1 aren't available yet.
Thanks.
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Gapps are kicking around now...
Check 'em from here ( https://forum.xda-developers.com/pi...os-15-1-pixel-xl-marlin-t3725985/post74976717 )

New update is up for Nokia 5.1 plus

I have noticed a new update is available for our devices. There isn't much detail but it seems it isn't just a security update.
V2.20A

Ilgazc said:
I have noticed a new update is available for our devices. There isn't much detail but it seems it isn't just a security update.
V2.20A
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I have received the update as well, although I just updated to the pie update from Oreo yesterday, I noticed that night mode isn't working (is it the same for you) - thinking of performing a factory reset
Also is your device rooted? Cus I can see the magisk icon on your status bar.
Thank you.

keonramses said:
I have received the update as well, although I just updated to the pie update from Oreo yesterday, I noticed that night mode isn't working (is it the same for you) - thinking of performing a factory reset
Also is your device rooted? Cus I can see the magisk icon on your status bar.
Thank you.
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Hello
There isn't any global dark mode, I heard it is coming in Android 10. Google keeps adding dark mode to their apps though.
It is rooted through the "temp root solution". System and boot partition are still locked and Magisk is stuck on a old version. I just use it for titanium backup etc.

Ilgazc said:
Hello
There isn't any global dark mode, I heard it is coming in Android 10. Google keeps adding dark mode to their apps though.
It is rooted through the "temp root solution". System and boot partition are still locked and Magisk is stuck on a old version. I just use it for titanium backup etc.
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Thanks I was able to get it working, do you have any modules working well with it (what are they?), Trying to set up edxposed (so I can use lucky patcher) without luck

Ilgazc said:
Hello
There isn't any global dark mode, I heard it is coming in Android 10. Google keeps adding dark mode to their apps though.
It is rooted through the "temp root solution". System and boot partition are still locked and Magisk is stuck on a old version. I just use it for titanium backup etc.
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How did you get titanium backup running? it keeps saying it can't detect root.

keonramses said:
I have received the update as well, although I just updated to the pie update from Oreo yesterday, I noticed that night mode isn't working (is it the same for you) - thinking of performing a factory reset
Also is your device rooted? Cus I can see the magisk icon on your status bar.
Thank you.
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How did you get titanium backup running? it keeps saying it can't detect root.
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It runs fine here however you can lose the entire root (super user) functionality unless you reboot sometimes. I think phone's hard core power manager kills Magisk sometimes. When it happens Magisk will say new version is available.
BTW I use this root method:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-x5/how-to/temp-root-solution-nokia-5-1-plus-t3948577

keonramses said:
Thanks I was able to get it working, do you have any modules working well with it (what are they?), Trying to set up edxposed (so I can use lucky patcher) without luck
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Some users report some stuff working but as there is no TWRP and Magisk manager shell, I am afraid to test things. Basically anything running early will fail, think like running a NT service vs running on user login. This thing runs very late for any advanced hack to work.

Ilgazc said:
It runs fine here however you can lose the entire root (super user) functionality unless you reboot sometimes. I think phone's hard core power manager kills Magisk sometimes. When it happens Magisk will say new version is available.
BTW I use this root method:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-x5/how-to/temp-root-solution-nokia-5-1-plus-t3948577
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It's the same method I followed to get root, but titanium isn't detecting it, I attached a screenie

Help Apps being killed
Guys please I need help l my apps that I want to run are being killed, email WhatsApp Adguard etc

Question Phone keeps freezing

Hi guys
After unlocking bootloader and installing the EU rom as I did previously I now seem to have a constant freezing issue where I have to keep rebooting the phone. Sometimes it works and sometimes you open a app and you just get a blank white screen just sitting there. The only thing different I have to to previously is use magisk delta rather than the normal magisk.
Anyone else having this issue?
Regards

Probably caused by magisk/modules . Try different magisk or without magisk.

Bobfish said:
Probably caused by magisk/modules . Try different magisk or without magisk.
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No modules installed. Magisk used to be good but now it's a ****show where they changed the zygisk something where unless it's enabled you cant hide apps which then defeats the purpose of using banking apps as it's det xted some bull along those lines hence wanted to try delta magisk as it lets you also install and extract boot and root without using a pc. Much better at working than not al magisk.
I don't understand why good stuff has to go restarted rather than get easier and better.
Sorry I sound a bit frustrated as another issue I'm having is this bastard what's app migration of chats from iPhone to android. My gosh what a nightmare that is. Still haven't managed to transfer