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There is now a 303K Nexus 4.

I have RMA'd 8 Nexus 4's. I have used every model except the 210k. I've noticed many improvements in build quality.
With the 302K, we got the little nubs and a more solid feel. Almost all of my Nexus 4's had creaking and build quality issues.
This 303K is perfect. The striping/banding problem with the display has been significantly reduced and the build quality is perfect.
This is the best Nexus 4 I've used. No problems at all. This will be my last RMA. I am keeping this one. :good:
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Glad to hear that. Thanks for the information. Google has been quick and effective. Maybe I will send mine to see if they can replace it...
How many days did it last from u sent the buggy one untill u recieved the new one?
Thank you!

luiseteyo said:
Glad to hear that. Thanks for the information. Google has been quick and effective. Maybe I will send mine to see if they can replace it...
How many days did it last from u sent the buggy one untill u recieved the new one?
Thank you!
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For me, the RMA's have been extremely quick. They ship me a new device in two days flat.

can i check if your phone is rooted when you RMA? I called the nexus hotline and stupidly tell the officer that my phone is rooted with custom rom.
Initially he wanted to direct me to manufacturer then I told him that I will insist on RMA with play store as I am going to restore it back to stock and relock it.
So now he needs to let his specialist know to see if they can still allow me to RMA it.

mgear356 said:
can i check if your phone is rooted when you RMA? I called the nexus hotline and stupidly tell the officer that my phone is rooted with custom rom.
Initially he wanted to direct me to manufacturer then I told him that I will insist on RMA with play store as I am going to restore it back to stock and relock it.
So now he needs to let his specialist know to see if they can still allow me to RMA it.
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I always flash to stock to be safe.
I use this tutorial here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312

Rikusaki said:
I always flash to stock to be safe.
I use this tutorial here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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oh so yr is rooted with custom rom and you reverted it to stock and relock.
They accepted all without any issues? I am worried that they will reject and I end up having 2 devices. Moreover, I am in SIngapore and i have to pay taxes for the faulty phone if play store rejects it.

mgear356 said:
oh so yr is rooted with custom rom and you reverted it to stock and relock.
They accepted all without any issues? I am worried that they will reject and I end up having 2 devices. Moreover, I am in SIngapore and i have to pay taxes for the faulty phone if play store rejects it.
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Yep. No problems so far. I did the exact same procedure for every device. With some of them, I noticed a problem right away and didn't bother to do anything at all. I just called Google right away.

mgear356 said:
oh so yr is rooted with custom rom and you reverted it to stock and relock.
They accepted all without any issues? I am worried that they will reject and I end up having 2 devices. Moreover, I am in SIngapore and i have to pay taxes for the faulty phone if play store rejects it.
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Nah, they know what we do with devices... that's why they sell soo much.. phones. Flash to stock, relock BL and send it. Don't worry they won't reject it.

luiseteyo said:
Nah, they know what we do with devices... that's why they sell soo much.. phones. Flash to stock, relock BL and send it. Don't worry they won't reject it.
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ah thats what I was thinking too.. its a developer device and they expect us not to root?
Was taken aback when the customer service officer says the warranty will be void and blah blah.. Guess I will wait till what the specialist instructs..
my Rev 10 212k powerbutton is failing on me.. zz

Yeah the one I ordered a late march was a 303k version as well, and nothing has gone wrong with mine yet.

ah crap. google play just replied and they are biting on the fact that I had tampered with my phone's software and voiding my warranty. I have written another long email hopefully they can allow me to just rma.
This is plain rubbish. A nexus device but dont allow root.

Does only nexus 4 from USA have this type of serial number?
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When I bought my N4 on March 28th, it was also a 303K - and I grabbed it from my carrier rather than through Google Play (didn't want to wait for shipping, and it was only $7 more, so I decided it was worth the convenience). Also, it's one without the new little nubs. Aesthetically and functionally, it was absolutely perfect! Screen was beautiful, especially when using AOSPA with it's nicely tuned kernel. Still fragile, though, as it's first fall less than 2 feet did shatter the screen. To be fair, it hit concrete face-down, so I'm not really surprised it broke... and to answer hoangtungst, I got mine in Canada.

mgear356 said:
ah crap. google play just replied and they are biting on the fact that I had tampered with my phone's software and voiding my warranty. I have written another long email hopefully they can allow me to just rma.
This is plain rubbish. A nexus device but dont allow root.
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That sucks but to be brutally fair you can't argue really. They make no secret of the fact you void your warranty by rooting.
Sorry
Just out of interest would anyone pay a bit extra for a "true" dev phone in that the warranty remains intact for any software changes?
Thinking about it tho, that would leave lots of grey areas and loopholes, such as turning of thermal throttling and physically damaged the CPU etc.

Mine is a 302k, it doesn't squeak, it does not have nipples, and display is perfect. 303k just means produced in Korea in march 2013. I assume that more important is the hardware rev version, the external parts are subject to modifications without any advertisement, and they are just related to the end of old parts before starting using new ones...

mgear356 said:
ah crap. google play just replied and they are biting on the fact that I had tampered with my phone's software and voiding my warranty. I have written another long email hopefully they can allow me to just rma.
This is plain rubbish. A nexus device but dont allow root.
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You said that your power button is failing? Just tell them, how does a button failing have anything to do with a custom rom put on the device?
If you fried something in side the phone from overclocking etc then yeh I could get why they'd reject it.

Really 8? Why did you send the last one in? Cause you wanted nubs and a new lens? I highly doubt you got 8 defective units. So stupid
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Smallsmx3 said:
Really 8? Why did you send the last one in? Cause you wanted nubs and a new lens? I highly doubt you got 8 defective units. So stupid
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I had the exact same thought. I don't know of anyone who would have gone through the RMA process 8 times for legit reasons. You would move on to a different device long before you dealt with 8 RMA's. Google should have told you to pound sand when you requested the 4th RMA.

kalo88 said:
You said that your power button is failing? Just tell them, how does a button failing have anything to do with a custom rom put on the device?
If you fried something in side the phone from overclocking etc then yeh I could get why they'd reject it.
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Initially they were okay with rma. Then I mentioned about rooted then the officer started saying about void warranty and ask me to back to LG

mgear356 said:
Initially they were okay with rma. Then I mentioned about rooted then the officer started saying about void warranty and ask me to back to LG
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Did you try to call back and speak to someone different? Leave out the rooted part this time.

Samsung is permanently crippling the Note 7 in the U.S.

You knew it was coming in the USA and it looks like December 19 is the day.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-permanently-crippling-note-7-us

What's to stop people from not accepting this update just like the previous one? Unless it's a forced update it won't really change anything

89dynasty said:
What's to stop people from not accepting this update just like the previous one? Unless it's a forced update it won't really change anything
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When you reboot the device it will do the updates on one of the reboots.This is true even if you "delayed" the update.
There is a way to prevent the previous update (you can see on this forum). Unless they found a way around that work around good chances that the same work around would work for this update. I would recommend doing the work around now and before this update.
The work around for previous update. Hope this will work for this update too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-note-7/how-to/updated-limited-to-60-heres-fix-t3495293

I read someplace today that Samsung made a request to the makers of all package disablers on the Playstore to block the Note 7 from being able to take advantage of this... I'll try and find the article.

The one i found isnt supported by the playstore and still has the update packages. Look at the link JaguarXT posted

I highly doubt all the apps are getting on board. I used titanium to block a lot of samsung crap before this and I never got the last update and I won't get this update either.

According to what I read, T-Mobile will be pushing the update on December 27th, that's what CNET is reporting. It also mentions the dates for AT&T as well as Sprint.

Yep I got text from tmobile says starting 27 phone won't be able to charge so turn it in.

Looking like it's time to find a replacement, sadly nothing seems up to par

It will seem like a bold change from what I know and am used to but I'm considering the Honor 8. The specs don't seem to bad for the price point. But it's definitely not a Note 7. I was thinking about going back to the Note 5 but I don't even see it available on the T-Mobile website anymore.

Tiger62651 said:
I highly doubt all the apps are getting on board. I used titanium to block a lot of samsung crap before this and I never got the last update and I won't get this update either.
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That's because you had the good foresight to root, unlike some of us (pointing at myself). Samsung strong-armed all the package disabler devs on the Play Store to no longer block System apps! The way around it was then to purchase the new version anyway and obtain a license, uninstall, then side load an older version. But then in another update even that route was blocked by no longer granting licenses or something. Then someone provided another app independent of the Play Store to side load which is what is being referred to above. It's gotten nasty!!!! Our ranks will shrink further as those who are severely technically challenged fail to take measures to block this update. Personally, I can't help but wonder/worry if Sammy has some type of back door, but that's the conspiracy theorist in me, lol!

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According to what I read, T-Mobile will be pushing the update on December 27th, that's what CNET is reporting. It also mentions the dates for AT&T as well as Sprint.
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Ya I got text from them saying the same, I just laughed
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It will seem like a bold change from what I know and am used to but I'm considering the Honor 8. The specs don't seem to bad for the price point. But it's definitely not a Note 7. I was thinking about going back to the Note 5 but I don't even see it available on the T-Mobile website anymore.
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I have a Note 5 as a backup I'm hoping I won't have to use it. ?
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89dynasty said:
Looking like it's time to find a replacement, sadly nothing seems up to par
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I agree and I will probably change to the cheapest samsung phone to get my $100 and then switch out and use my One Plus 3 till the S8 comes out.
Gotta use my Samsung Rewards up as well... This really sux

I caved last night, I picked up the s7 edge. I'm still keeping the Note 7 though and I'll use it until I'm no longer able to.

NFS855 said:
I caved last night, I picked up the s7 edge. I'm still keeping the Note 7 though and I'll use it until I'm no longer able to.
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Why? You should have just kept the Note7 until the S8 came out... now you have an obsolete phone in 3 months.

I still have the Note 7, the s7 edge worked out in my favor actually. They gave me a Gear VR and now when the next phone drops I'll give my wife the s7 edge. She still has an S5 so it will be a nice upgrade for her.

I'm lost dude. So I have the second version of the Note 7, you know, the one that was supposed to not malfunction. Model # SM-N930T with T-Mobile. OK, so my phone did receive the forced update that make my battery charge to only 60%, I was able to use ODIN and put back the stock firmware, I installed PACKAGE DISABLER PRO and blocked the necessary items needed so I am now at 100% battery life. How is it that we know that is still not enough to block this new update that is coming to cripple the Note 7??? Maybe we are still safe, or is it FACT that it WILL still be forced even though we have the updates and tmobile and Samsung items blocked? Also, with what I have explained, can my phone still be rooted and install a custom ROM or am I too late or second version of Note 7 it was never possible???? Someone please help, I am not a noob, I have been installing custom ROMs since Galaxy S2, but at the same time I am no PRO. All info will help me and the community clarify this sticky situation. PLEASE HELP. AND THANK YOU ALL!!!!! Nothing compares to the Note 7, what other phone has IRIS EYE SCANNER, a SECURE FOLDER LOCK that you can add a secondary app of one you already have with a completely different account, you can lock your notes in SAMSUNG NOTES, an S PEN, A FREAK'N S-PEN for crying out loud!!!!! No Phone compares to this dude!!!!!! HELP HELP HELP HELP!!!!!!!!!!

lefdawg said:
I'm lost dude. So I have the second version of the Note 7, you know, the one that was supposed to not malfunction. Model # SM-N930T with T-Mobile. OK, so my phone did receive the forced update that make my battery charge to only 60%, I was able to use ODIN and put back the stock firmware, I installed PACKAGE DISABLER PRO and blocked the necessary items needed so I am now at 100% battery life. How is it that we know that is still not enough to block this new update that is coming to cripple the Note 7??? Maybe we are still safe, or is it FACT that it WILL still be forced even though we have the updates and tmobile and Samsung items blocked? Also, with what I have explained, can my phone still be rooted and install a custom ROM or am I too late or second version of Note 7 it was never possible???? Someone please help, I am not a noob, I have been installing custom ROMs since Galaxy S2, but at the same time I am no PRO. All info will help me and the community clarify this sticky situation. PLEASE HELP. AND THANK YOU ALL!!!!! Nothing compares to the Note 7, what other phone has IRIS EYE SCANNER, a SECURE FOLDER LOCK that you can add a secondary app of one you already have with a completely different account, you can lock your notes in SAMSUNG NOTES, an S PEN, A FREAK'N S-PEN for crying out loud!!!!! No Phone compares to this dude!!!!!! HELP HELP HELP HELP!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm not 100% sure but the steps with package disabler that you've done should allow you to not have to worry about the new update coming through, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
As for rooting you're out of luck, only the original firmware that shipped with the phone was rootable. After that, this is as good as it gets for us firmware wise

Thnx

89dynasty said:
I'm not 100% sure but the steps with package disabler that you've done should allow you to not have to worry about the new update coming through, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
As for rooting you're out of luck, only the original firmware that shipped with the phone was rootable. After that, this is as good as it gets for us firmware wise
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thnx, much appreciated.

[SOLVED] Google Pay has stopped working.

I have lost all ability to use Google Pay all of a sudden.
My device is running stock O2 UK firmware, is not rooted, and the bootloader is locked.
Has anyone else seen this?
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You aren't the only one.
I had that problem of the device not being certified suddenly since last month. Google Pay suddenly stopped working, and I checked play store and device certification is also not certified.
I did flash the SEA firmware compared to the original firmware that came with the device, which was the HK firmware. Not sure if that had anything to do with it.
If anybody has a clue as to why, please holler! No root, no unlocked bootloader. Stock SEA firmware ROM.

@lilkidz thanks for your reply.
I reflashed the phone a few days ago, and I'm still having this issue.
I switched my firmware from O2 UK to Customised UK to see if it made a difference, but its still the same issue with Google Pay
Again, no root, no unlocked bootloader. Just a stock rom.

So I wanted to update. I have no clue what happened, but just today, when I went to check if my phone was certified or not in the Play store, it showed that it was. I didn't do anything. It just changed.

I have customized sea firmware, and payment also stopped working, in addition to payment, the nfc module does not work...

Yeah, for me, I can use Google pay again. Without notice, I checked the device certification on the play store and it happens to be certified. I was able to add my cards again to google pay.

Same here, I contacted Sony and still waiting a reply
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Over night device certified, and Google pay works again.
Only issue still is biometric with bank app, somehow bank thinks phone has bee. Altered....
All other biometric works.
My 1ii was a xqat52 and running now xqat51 with latest firmware OTA 58.1.A.5.441

New update toady over the air.
Successfully installed 58.1.A.5.474 now device is again not certified.loosing hope. And Google pay not working again.

Me too. Lol same update as above. Installed the update and few days later, my device is again not certified. It was working just fine yesterday. Today, got a message saying my device is not certified.. weird..

Let's see if things changes again by themselves . Lmk if yours changes status again.

Any updates? Did anyone find a solution to this.
SONY are saying to send the unit back to them for repair, and they would charge if found not to be their issue...
Might be the last sony I buy..

xdamanu1000 said:
Any updates? Did anyone find a solution to this.
SONY are saying to send the unit back to them for repair, and they would charge if found not to be their issue...
Might be the last sony I buy..
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I have no problem with Google Pay the problem is you are not on your stock firmware. Return on the firmware your device shipped with and you will have no problems. Changing regions will cause this sometimes especially when switching from Asian to a European firmware

tonev said:
I have no problem with Google Pay the problem is you are not on your stock firmware. Return on the firmware your device shipped with and you will have no problems. Changing regions will cause this sometimes especially when switching from Asian to a European firmware
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I sent it back to Sony, they flashed it back to stock xqat52, still had the same issue received OTA update 2 days later same problem still. Nothing installed left as it is. Used Xperia repair, same thing still. Safetynet cts match false.
Not rooted, bootloader not unlocked.
Fully factory reseted by Sony UK.
Google play store device not certified.
Don't know what else to do.

xdamanu1000 said:
I sent it back to Sony, they flashed it back to stock xqat52, still had the same issue received OTA update 2 days later same problem still. Nothing installed left as it is. Used Xperia repair, same thing still. Safetynet cts match false.
Not rooted, bootloader not unlocked.
Fully factory reseted by Sony UK.
Google play store device not certified.
Don't know what else to do.
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Restore it to factory settings via xperia companion.

tonev said:
Restore it to factory settings via xperia companion.
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I did that, and it successfully restore / repaired but it the same thing.
Thanks for your reply

@xdamanu1000 Did you ever resolve this?
My phone fixed itself, but it then went back to not working.
Coincidently, my Netflix also doesn't work so there's definitely something weird going on, that the system thinks its rooted or something.

waqypaqy said:
@xdamanu1000 Did you ever resolve this?
My phone fixed itself, but it then went back to not working.
Coincidently, my Netflix also doesn't work so there's definitely something weird going on, that the system thinks its rooted or something.
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Never got it fixed officially.
Rooted and magisk all working the way I want it now.
Sony UK wasn't going to help and since I bought it outside Europe according to them, no warranty anyway so nothing to loose..
Wish I rooted earlier!

xdamanu1000 said:
Never got it fixed officially.
Rooted and magisk all working the way I want it now.
Sony UK wasn't going to help and since I bought it outside Europe according to them, no warranty anyway so nothing to loose..
Wish I rooted earlier!
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@xdamanu1000 fair enough.
I've raised a case with Sony Support UK.
Will provide updates on here.
Failing that I'll just root the device and go down the Magisk route.

Update 1:
Sony took my case, and after a bit of diagnosis they asked me to send the phone in for repair.
I sent it on Monday to SBE UK, who sent it back after 2 days.
Their repair form said "Fault resolved" but after setting up the phone again Google Pay still doesn't work
I've called Sony back, and I have to wait 2 working days for an escalation now.
Oh boy...

waqypaqy said:
Update 1:
Sony took my case, and after a bit of diagnosis they asked me to send the phone in for repair.
I sent it on Monday to SBE UK, who sent it back after 2 days.
Their repair form said "Fault resolved" but after setting up the phone again Google Pay still doesn't work
I've called Sony back, and I have to wait 2 working days for an escalation now.
Oh boy...
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Lol,
This is what happened to me too
Fault found and repaired according to their report.
All they did was factory reset and I did that before using experiwhatever software on pc.
They then asked Sony Japan for their expert help.
Waited 3 months, then asked to send handset again .
Wasn't going to wait this long..
Rooted..
Never looked back

Question ***CLOSED*** BootLoader Unlock coming soon - PO

Bootloader unlock for Qualcomm SnapDragon Samsung GalaxyS21 (USA and Canada) and likely S22.
Will update post with more info soon, still need to compile.
Any Help welcomed.
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It works both ways around -

NO WAY..Im down to try anything to help. i got the 21 ultra tmobile unlocked

1st to be done is modify odin accordingly. it will need to be modified before hand to simplify the process for end users and reduce risk of fck ups. After that its simply implementing the code i already have.
jcole6197 said:
NO WAY..Im down to try anything to help. i got the 21 ultra tmobile unlocked
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jcole6197 said:
NO WAY..Im down to try anything to help. i got the 21 ultra tmobile unlocked
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What processor is your s21?

Snapdragon 888

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Snapdragon 888
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did you end up using one of the services? or did you find your own way? - to unlock BL

No I'm still locked

Following!

Update - Nothing major, havent had time to package or time to mod odin yet. Hopefully by monday.

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Update - Nothing major, havent had time to package or time to mod odin yet. Hopefully by monday.
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Definitely looking forward to this. What bootloader version is this geared to work for?

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Definitely looking forward to this. What bootloader version is this geared to work for?
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All up to the latest, BL5. I need someone with an S22 to test it very soon. very likely this method will allow S22 BL unlock too. it seems quite universal according to some of the contributers on Github

Great news!

This is awesome news! Just figured I'd ask considering currently only up to v1 is available for unlock and I believe that's paid only so didn't want to get my hopes up with having up to the Feb update v5 and it only work for say v4 lol

MoKanReefer said:
This is awesome news! Just figured I'd ask considering currently only up to v1 is available for unlock and I believe that's paid only so didn't want to get my hopes up with having up to the Feb update v5 and it only work for say v4 lol
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This will be free, full stop. The process im working on uses Legit Samsung/Qualcomm Dev resources to unlock the BL without triggering knox/screwing up "Secure Apps" like Samsung pay etc, but is also the reason its taking so long to finish. Essentially trying to replicate the "factory process" the engineers use to unlock their BL's during R&D.

This is very promising and you guys are awesome for all the hard work you put in!
I've been kicking myself since realizing only v1 could be unlocked prior. Was actually about to sell off my current factory unlocked S21 ultra and jump ship to RedMagic/ROG. Only hold back for either was the OS on both.
Still may if after dumping samsung's bloatware this thing doesn't stop heating up. Not exactly happy being stuck tethered to a cord using a "phone cooler" to even watch a video (pnp) & use Amazon. Let alone the space the bloat I don't use takes up.

MoKanReefer said:
This is very promising and you guys are awesome for all the hard work you put in!
I've been kicking myself since realizing only v1 could be unlocked prior. Was actually about to sell off my current factory unlocked S21 ultra and jump ship to RedMagic/ROG. Only hold back for either was the OS on both.
Still may if after dumping samsung's bloatware this thing doesn't stop heating up. Not exactly happy being stuck tethered to a cord using a "phone cooler" to even watch a video (pnp) & use Amazon. Let alone the space the bloat I don't use takes up.
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If your phone is overheating check out an app called "Alliance Sheild X" - use it to open some of the internal engineer apps in the "Device Keystring" app. Just be CAREFUL playing with options - look up some of the settings you find, i know for fact there's some in there related to battery/charging current/ display voltage etc. again, use with caution, but if your technically inclined you might find some options that will help you accomplish lowering your devices temps as well as increasing battery life.

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If your phone is overheating check out an app called "Alliance Sheild X" - use it to open some of the internal engineer apps in the "Device Keystring" app. Just be CAREFUL playing with options - look up some of the settings you find, i know for fact there's some in there related to battery/charging current/ display voltage etc. again, use with caution, but if your technically inclined you might find some options that will help you accomplish lowering your devices temps as well as increasing battery life.
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Alliance Shield X uses a zero touch config with Knox Configure so device owner persists after factory reset, as well as reflashing firmware (nand erase included). The flash will appear to have been successful to the naked eye but alas, it will still be managed. The files exists in whichever part of the dynamic partition (A/B) is not in use, I wouldn't recommend using it. Looking forward to the BL unlock, awesome news to hear & appreciate your work immensely.

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Alliance Shield X uses a zero touch config with Knox Configure so device owner persists after factory reset, as well as reflashing firmware (nand erase included). The flash will appear to have been successful to the naked eye but alas, it will still be managed. The files exists in whichever part of the dynamic partition (A/B) is not in use, I wouldn't recommend using it. Looking forward to the BL unlock, awesome news to hear & appreciate your work immensely.
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Not meaning in terms of flash, but simply to use hidden system processes to have more granular control of battery etc. lots of hidden features on these phones. I just simply prefer ASX to find said hidden features in Device keystring, RLZDebug, Google Partner Setup, PreConfig, etc. used in conjunction with a desktop program you can find here on XDA, or simply ADB shell, you can do quite a bit of manipulation.
Also, DEX seems to have some interesting hidden bits too.

K0mraid3 said:
Not meaning in terms of flash, but simply to use hidden system processes to have more granular control of battery etc. lots of hidden features on these phones. I just simply prefer ASX to find said hidden features in Device keystring, RLZDebug, Google Partner Setup, PreConfig, etc. used in conjunction with a desktop program you can find here on XDA, or simply ADB shell, you can do quite a bit of manipulation.
Also, DEX seems to have some interesting hidden bits too.
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What Dex hidden bits did you find? Could you post or DM a screenshot?

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Bootloader unlock for Qualcomm SnapDragon Samsung GalaxyS21 (USA and Canada) and likely S22.
Will update post with more info soon, still need to compile.
Any Help welcomed.
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K0mraid3 said:
Bootloader unlock for Qualcomm SnapDragon Samsung GalaxyS21 (USA and Canada) and likely S22.
Will update post with more info soon, still need to compile.
Any Help welcomed.
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This feels surreal! I wish I could help but it's all Greek to me. I'm a lowly end user, at Your disposal.....S21 Ultra US Tmob

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 9 TOUCH SCREEN NOT WORKING

So I have a galaxy note 9, and I've recently been using the s pen. because the touch screen hasn't been working all the time.. for instance, I can use the same part of the touch screen to open an app (lets say snapchat) for the same part of the screen it will stop working, then before you say its the app, ill get out of snapchat, to to my message app, and use my keyboard, and it will have the same issue, then ill get out of the app again, and touch where I was touching on the screen and it will work, I've managed to turn on the (show touches) in developer options, to show where its registering, and its not showing when I touch the keypad. I've tried to wipe this phone, I've tried to wipe the cache in recovery mode (its stock everything, stock recovery, stock operating system, and unrooted, and the bootloader is still locked) so I'm thinking it is a software malfunction, but I'm not 100% sure, because it sometimes registure as I touch somewhere else than I press, keep in mind (THIS IS WITHOUT S PEN) I would love if someone could help me to fix this issue, thank you soo very much if you want a video I can add a link to my google drive, where I can show you the issue
BEST REGARDS LIAMMMMM

Welcome to XDA
Any permanent magnets near the phone?
Does it fail to work in safe mode?

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Welcome to XDA
Any permanent magnets near the phone?
Does it fail to work in safe mode?
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No magnets, also no case, or screen protector. And no it doesn't work in safe mode, I've tried that too, sorry I didn't list it. I've even tried the (screen test) ill attach the pic of what i'm talking about, it tested fine, every test, and I tested it multiple times.
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No magnets, also no case, or screen protector. And no it doesn't work in safe mode, I've tried that too, sorry I didn't list it. I've even tried the (screen test) ill attach the pic of what i'm talking about, it tested fine, every test, and I tested it multiple times.
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Try clearing the system cache then go into safe mode and check it again.
If it's not hardware, software and you did a factory reset (tested right after reset with nothing loaded*) it may be the firmware is corrupted, reflash to same version. This almost never happens, possibility of a rootkit**. If a reflash fails to fix it is hardware either the display or mobo.
*if you used SmartSwitch, factory reset again without using SmartSwitch. If it's working after that, hand load with care...
**Android 8 and lower are suspectable to the worm X-Helper. It can evade removal by worming out of the user partition. It's a nasty one. There's methods to remove it now without reflashing I believe.

blackhawk said:
Try clearing the system cache then go into safe mode and check it again.
If it's not hardware, software and you did a factory reset (tested right after reset with nothing loaded*) it may be the firmware is corrupted, reflash to same version. This almost never happens, possibility of a rootkit**. If a reflash fails to fix it is hardware either the display or mobo.
*if you used SmartSwitch, factory reset again without using SmartSwitch. If it's working after that, hand load with care...
**Android 8 and lower are suspectable to the worm X-Helper. It can evade removal by worming out of the user partition. It's a nasty one. There's methods to remove it now without reflashing I believe.
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how would i reflash to the same version? if its not rooted? or the bootloader isnt unlocked?

liammmmnnnn said:
how would i reflash to the same version? if its not rooted? or the bootloader isnt unlocked?
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I'm no expert but you can flash the same or latter official stock rom for the device without unlocking the bootloader.

My Galaxy Note 9 started doing the same thing 4 months ago. Some days it actually seems like its fixed but I mostly use the S-Pen instead. Its very inconvenient. I tried the safemode and I posted a few days ago in this forum asking about if I had to match the same base version. I was thinking about rooting it to see if that may fix the issue. Let me know how you make out. I can let you know if rooting the phone fixes mine. I sill need to figure out how to root mine because it is an AT&T phone from USA and seems the base version that is on mine is not all that popular based on m trying to find the matching base version firmware. Either way if you haven't figured out a fix for your by time I do the surgery on mine I will give you heads up on my success or failure to fix the screen issue.

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My Galaxy Note 9 started doing the same thing 4 months ago. Some days it actually seems like its fixed but I mostly use the S-Pen instead. Its very inconvenient. I tried the safemode and I posted a few days ago in this forum asking about if I had to match the same base version. I was thinking about rooting it to see if that may fix the issue. Let me know how you make out. I can let you know if rooting the phone fixes mine. I sill need to figure out how to root mine because it is an AT&T phone from USA and seems the base version that is on mine is not all that popular based on m trying to find the matching base version firmware. Either way if you haven't figured out a fix for your by time I do the surgery on mine I will give you heads up on my success or failure to fix the screen issue.
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Was it refurbished?.... I'm so upset.. just found out my phone was refurbished, the screen isn't original, the motherboard probably is original, the SIM card tray isnt original.. how I found this out, my phone back cover was blue and the body is black, so I decided to open the back cover, (yes I was careful) didn't break anything, and I found this sticker on the flex cable ( I will insert a picture of It), and it brought me to this site "mobile sentrix" where I found out I basically got scammed from a pawnshop selling to me for $200 such a scam, and I can't even return it because it's been well over a month now that I've had it, they would be like, "get out of my store" so I'm basically screwed..

This is the site that the screen came from that the pawnshop bought and sold as a fully working phone... I'm so upset

Keep in mind I'm not hating on that company, even if they scammed the pawnshop, I'm hating on the pawnshop that sold me that phone, and I tried to return it when I first paid for it, and showed him the problems and he got mad and said you get what you pay for and told me to get out of his pawnshop.. and I can sue him because it would caust way more to sue him than to get my money back, and I probably won't, I'd just get his shop shutdown, ughh

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I'm no expert but you can flash the same or latter official stock rom for the device without unlocking the bootloader.
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Found out that's not the issue at all, read my other posts..

liammmmnnnn said:
Keep in mind I'm not hating on that company, even if they scammed the pawnshop, I'm hating on the pawnshop that sold me that phone, and I tried to return it when I first paid for it, and showed him the problems and he got mad and said you get what you pay for and told me to get out of his pawnshop.. and I can sue him because it would caust way more to sue him than to get my money back, and I probably won't, I'd just get his shop shutdown, ughh
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If in the us take him to small claims court. Their rules vary by state. Fees are low, and if you win he pays the court costs!
Small claims court is an informal setting and the judge gives leeway to the participants. A lawyer isn't needed. Be respectful and state the facts, any evidence helps your case.
Don't let him slithzer away! Hammer em!

blackhawk said:
If in the us take him to small claims court. Their rules vary by state. Fees are low, and if you win he pays the court costs!
Small claims court is an informal setting and the judge gives leeway to the participants. A lawyer isn't needed. Be respectful and state the facts, any evidence helps your case.
Don't let him slithzer away! Hammer em!
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But I feel they could use the fact that I took the phone *apart* to their advantage, and say I could have tampered with it, I can't prove that I bought it like this, the only thing I can prove is that the stickers are on the parts of the phone

blackhawk said:
If in the us take him to small claims court. Their rules vary by state. Fees are low, and if you win he pays the court costs!
Small claims court is an informal setting and the judge gives leeway to the participants. A lawyer isn't needed. Be respectful and state the facts, any evidence helps your case.
Don't let him slithzer away! Hammer em!
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Also what would I win? Just getting my money back? I honestly want more, cause I know I'm not the first person he's done this too, like I don't want more for me, I want like his business shutdown or something, or like to be told that he isn't able to do that, also he lied to me and said the phone was 8gb of ram, when it only has 6gb, and he didn't even let me touch the phone or look at it much till I paid for it, and it's a "as is" pawnshop, so if I had a problem after he basically is gonna say I couldn't bring it back