lost soft keys cripples the os(SOLVED) - Honor 8 Pro Questions & Answers

As post title, for some reason randomly my soft keys (ie home/back button) disappears and I can't find out how to get them back! I've re installed OS a few times which isn't ideal, and have installed a workaround but it's a pain to use.... Am I the only one to have this issue?
Any help appreciated!
Update, Workaround 05/09/17 :
Have found a solution...well not a solution as such but if this happens to you after an update or at all I found a workaround.
In adb mode with phone hooked up obviously:
adb shell settings put global navigationbar_is_min 0
I then restarted device and the navbar is back. I was hoping this would fix my issue full stop but seems to happen every couple of days.
Hope this helps someone as I was going insane reformatting all the time, and having spent some time with the custom roms, I missed the stock camera app and the better battery life of EMUI(never thought I'd say that!)

lunchplease said:
As post title, for some reason randomly my soft keys (ie home/back button) disappears and I can't find out how to get them back! I've re installed OS a few times which isn't ideal, and have installed a workaround but it's a pain to use.... Am I the only one to have this issue?
Any help appreciated!
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Is your phone still under warranty?
Sent from my Honor 8 using XDA Labs

lunchplease said:
As post title, for some reason randomly my soft keys (ie home/back button) disappears and I can't find out how to get them back! I've re installed OS a few times which isn't ideal, and have installed a workaround but it's a pain to use.... Am I the only one to have this issue?
Any help appreciated!
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Did you rooted ?

Nope. No root. Rebranded to Honor 8 pro from V9 but stock Emui now

lunchplease said:
Nope. No root. Rebranded to Honor 8 pro from V9 but stock Emui now
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Once dload the firmware and do a factory reset.

venugopalu007 said:
Once dload the firmware and do a factory reset.
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Yeah I may have to do that. I've factory reset 5 times now and can't place why it just suddenly disappears on me. Was hoping to find a way to restart the startup wizard as others in the past, albeit on other phones, have said that that works to bring the keys back
I've changed the config of them in settings just to see if that makes any difference but I don't know why that would! I'm just sick of resetting...maybe I need to reflash the firmware again....or try one of the other roms that have been made on here. Will keep plugging away at it thanks

lunchplease said:
Yeah I may have to do that. I've factory reset 5 times now and can't place why it just suddenly disappears on me. Was hoping to find a way to restart the startup wizard as others in the past, albeit on other phones, have said that that works to bring the keys back
I've changed the config of them in settings just to see if that makes any difference but I don't know why that would! I'm just sick of resetting...maybe I need to reflash the firmware again....or try one of the other roms that have been made on here. Will keep plugging away at it thanks
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Good luck try and report.

Rommco05 said:
Try this via adb:
Hide Status Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*
Hide Navigation Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
Hide Both Bars type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
Back to normal/default type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control null*
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Nope didnt work...the commands to hide worked and the rest reappeared with the back to default setting but the bottom options never reappeared
Thanks for trying to help....open to any other ideas

lunchplease said:
Nope didnt work...the commands to hide worked and the rest reappeared with the back to default setting but the bottom options never reappeared
Thanks for trying to help....open to any other ideas
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Hi all
Any other thoughts on this? This may sound stupid but if I press the down arrow on the navbar(after one of the many times Ive reinstalled) and the navbar disappears immediately....surely there's some way to get it straight back? Something so obvious Im missing?! What happens if you press that button??? Please help..Im driving myself crazy with this issue!

Hi all. I posted this elsewhere, but just so in case it's missed, this is what I've done to regain keys:
Have found a solution...well not a solution as such but if this happens to you after an update or at all I found a workaround.
In adb mode with phone hooked up obviously:
adb shell settings put global navigationbar_is_min 0
I then restarted device and the navbar is back. I was hoping this would fix my issue full stop but seems to happen every couple of days.
Hope this helps someone as I was going insane reformatting all the time, and having spent some time with the custom roms, I missed the stock camera app and the better battery life of EMUI(never thought I'd say that!)

lunchplease said:
Hi all. I posted this elsewhere, but just so in case it's missed, this is what I've done to regain keys:
Have found a solution...well not a solution as such but if this happens to you after an update or at all I found a workaround.
In adb mode with phone hooked up obviously:
adb shell settings put global navigationbar_is_min 0
I then restarted device and the navbar is back. I was hoping this would fix my issue full stop but seems to happen every couple of days.
Hope this helps someone as I was going insane reformatting all the time, and having spent some time with the custom roms, I missed the stock camera app and the better battery life of EMUI(never thought I'd say that!)
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You can put this solution to OP so that others can easily find it.

lunchplease said:
Hi all. I posted this elsewhere, but just so in case it's missed, this is what I've done to regain keys:
Have found a solution...well not a solution as such but if this happens to you after an update or at all I found a workaround.
In adb mode with phone hooked up obviously:
adb shell settings put global navigationbar_is_min 0
I then restarted device and the navbar is back. I was hoping this would fix my issue full stop but seems to happen every couple of days.
Hope this helps someone as I was going insane reformatting all the time, and having spent some time with the custom roms, I missed the stock camera app and the better battery life of EMUI(never thought I'd say that!)
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Oh at last got a solution

sniperlife:D said:
You can put this solution to OP so that others can easily find it.
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Done. Good call @sniperlife thank you

lunchplease said:
Done. Good call @sniperlife thank you
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You got it.

Don't forget to edit the title with [SOLVED] so people now it has the solution if they face the same issue

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[Q] New Software Update for T-Mobile LG G3 D85110m

I can't for the life of me find any sort of documentation for this update, Nothing is listed on T-Mobile's website and I cant find any immediate changes in the UI. The only info I can find about the tmo G3 is that it should be at D85110c. Anyone else get this D85110m update?
I just installed this update but can't find anything about it either.
Here's a screenshot of the build number and the baseband, in case that changed too.
someone help please. I accidentally clicked update even though I was rooted. Now when I try to enter download mode, it goes straight to TWRP and when I turn off my phone and then press the volume up button as it's turning off, it shows a screen saying firmware update but the percentage bar doesn't move. HELP
Did this update lock me in custom recovery?
Late yesterday (20140909) I got a status bar notification that a T-Mobile Software Update had been downloaded, and that I should click on it to update. I left it alone for some hours but then, used to a couple of years of easy Cyanogenmod updates (I'm rooted stock on this phone), I went ahead and clicked on the update. It threw me into TRWP and just sat there. I went looking for the download, to update manually from there, and couldn't find it. Now I can't get the phone to boot to system, just the recovery. After a few attempts, I tried restoring a five week old backup, but it still dumps me in recovery. Can't seem to get out of it. I can't even verify that this is the same update you guys are talking about (can't get to settings), although the timing is right. What can I do from here?
LG_D851
Rooted stock
Ripped out Carrier IQ stuff
If this is the wrong spot for this post, Mods, please help me out.
Lawrence
With this update, I can launch camera app from the lock screen.
bemusedsamadhi said:
Late yesterday (20140909) I got a status bar notification that a T-Mobile Software Update had been downloaded, and that I should click on it to update. I left it alone for some hours but then, used to a couple of years of easy Cyanogenmod updates (I'm rooted stock on this phone), I went ahead and clicked on the update. It threw me into TRWP and just sat there. I went looking for the download, to update manually from there, and couldn't find it. Now I can't get the phone to boot to system, just the recovery. After a few attempts, I tried restoring a five week old backup, but it still dumps me in recovery. Can't seem to get out of it. I can't even verify that this is the same update you guys are talking about (can't get to settings), although the timing is right. What can I do from here?
LG_D851
Rooted stock
Ripped out Carrier IQ stuff
If this is the wrong spot for this post, Mods, please help me out.
Lawrence
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after NUMEROUS attempts and deleting all my data, I found an incredibly simple solution...
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...ricked-lg-g2-stuck-twrp-no-download-mode.html
DrakalDragon said:
I can't for the life of me find any sort of documentation for this update, Nothing is listed on T-Mobile's website and I cant find any immediate changes in the UI. The only info I can find about the tmo G3 is that it should be at D85110c. Anyone else get this D85110m update?
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I've gotten what appears to be this update but I am rooted and TWRP so I know I cant select it to install like a few other users have done. Is there anyway to remove this update from the notification bar or maybe download it and apply through TWRP... I thought I turned off the call home feature when I bought the device and rooted a few months ago...
Heitem said:
With this update, I can launch camera app from the lock screen.
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Ive had shortcuts on the lock screen to do this since the first week I had the phone... Im sure there has to be more to this update than this...
Long press on the notification and go into app info and turn off notifications to remove it from your notification bar
OhioDroid80 said:
Long press on the notification and go into app info and turn off notifications to remove it from your notification bar
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Done... Any chance this decide to update on its own without any human intervention?? I dont have time to deal with fixing the phone if it does install and then fails because of TWRP right now...
I'm under the impression that human intervention is necessary for the update to apply itself on the phone. You don't chose yes it shouldn't load.
I think there is a battery life improvement.
tmo 10m update discussion is already going on in the tmo g3 general section: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/general/update-t2872755/post55357425
typicalgamer said:
someone help please. I accidentally clicked update even though I was rooted. Now when I try to enter download mode, it goes straight to TWRP and when I turn off my phone and then press the volume up button as it's turning off, it shows a screen saying firmware update but the percentage bar doesn't move. HELP
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You can open the terminal emulator in TWRP and run "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota". That might help. Helped with the LG G2 all the time.
I'm on Sprint. I think I can speak for everyone with a locked bootloader that we wish we had this problem. Haha. You just need stock recovery installed probably.
try another command
typicalgamer said:
someone help please. I accidentally clicked update even though I was rooted. Now when I try to enter download mode, it goes straight to TWRP and when I turn off my phone and then press the volume up button as it's turning off, it shows a screen saying firmware update but the percentage bar doesn't move. HELP
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anjini said:
You can open the terminal emulator in TWRP and run "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota". That might help. Helped with the LG G2 all the time.
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Right .. then type:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc
and enjoy
tested on d851 t-mobile
DrakalDragon said:
I can't for the life of me find any sort of documentation for this update, Nothing is listed on T-Mobile's website and I cant find any immediate changes in the UI. The only info I can find about the tmo G3 is that it should be at D85110c. Anyone else get this D85110m update?
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Beginning September 10, the LG G3 received a software update to D85110m. This update provides features and improvements (Hide)
New Features
•T-Mobile Free Inflight Texting support
Improvements
•NA
This goes along with the Uncarrier 7.0 announcement from today, that T-Mobile has partnered with GOGO inflight Wi-Fi and will allow text, MMS and visual voicemail support inflight
updated while rooted and dragon rom
typicalgamer said:
someone help please. I accidentally clicked update even though I was rooted. Now when I try to enter download mode, it goes straight to TWRP and when I turn off my phone and then press the volume up button as it's turning off, it shows a screen saying firmware update but the percentage bar doesn't move. HELP
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I updated on accident also and now I cant boot phone I tried to install new rom and nothing just bots right back to twrp . I cant connect from sideload as it doesn't finish loading sideload on my phone can I reinstall twrp from my sdcard ?? want to try updating that and see what happens
I also cant get download to connect it doesn't even make a sound like its connected to the pc like where it would install a driver nothing
bassmek2 said:
I updated on accident also and now I cant boot phone I tried to install new rom and nothing just bots right back to twrp . I cant connect from sideload as it doesn't finish loading sideload on my phone can I reinstall twrp from my sdcard ?? want to try updating that and see what happens
I also cant get download to connect it doesn't even make a sound like its connected to the pc like where it would install a driver nothing
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I had the same problem and using these two commands in TWRP terminal emulator should work (as stated above). It will give you a 'no space' error, but that is expected. After that the phone should boot back to normal.
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc
Be sure to not make any typos - apparently you can completely mess up your device. It took me quite a while to find out about the misc command - just the fota one didn't do it for me...
I got the OTA yesterday.
I traded in my S4 on the jump program yesterday, (9.16.14), and got an LG G3. When I got home I noticed that an update was downloaded and ready to install and since I had barely got it and it wasn't rooted or anything I decided what the heck. I applied the update and my version is now 110m and like the other guy said there is a "camera slider" on the lockscreen that I don't think was there before. But I have had this phone for less that 24 hours so maybe I'm wrong.

Lg qmemo+ toggle resets after reboot

Recently I did reset my phone via lg support tool and restored my phone manually. Now everytime I reboot the quick toggle for q memo reappears on its own. I uncheck it from my toggles and reboot then its back again. The only way ive been able to stop it is to delete the app, but I use it(just not from the quick toggles) so I dont like that option. It wouldnt even really bother me if it didnt put it all the way in front of the other toggles... Anyone know how to fix this?
I got the EXACT same thing, damn, no idea how to work this out.
I tried flashing a new .kdz to no avail, this is so irritating.
Ruttix said:
I got the EXACT same thing, damn, no idea how to work this out.
I tried flashing a new .kdz to no avail, this is so irritating.
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I figured it out, the solution I found is in this thread.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/help/quick-toggles-resetting-reboot-t2875611
Swizzle82 said:
I figured it out, the solution I found is in this thread.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/help/quick-toggles-resetting-reboot-t2875611
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Hehe, just found it aswell.
Thanks!
To sum up:
Titanium Backup > Wipe Data for lge.provider.systemui > reboot

OP3 random restart

sometimes my oneplus 3 restart without reason, i have installed the oxygenOS 3.2.7 do someone else have this issue , its just me or? ill post a battery log also.
its really annoying and dunno what do =/
My congrats for the great autonomy ?
The info you've sent are not enough to analyze your reboot issues.
1) Have you rooted your device?
2) If yes, are you running SuperSU, Kingroot, Phh's Superuser? What version?
3) What the apps that are getting root permissions?
4) Are you using Xposed? What version (e.g. v86.6 systemless with Magisk v8, the v86 stock)?
5) Have you tweaked or replaced the stock kernel?
Simone98RC said:
My congrats for the great autonomy
The info you've sent are not enough to analyze your reboot issues.
1) Have you rooted your device?
2) If yes, are you running SuperSU, Kingroot, Phh's Superuser? What version?
3) What the apps that are getting root permissions?
4) Are you using Xposed? What version (e.g. v86.6 systemless with Magisk v8, the v86 stock)?
5) Have you tweaked or replaced the stock kernel?
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everything is stock, still new of android so and ty
athais said:
everything is stock, still new of android so and ty
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Much strange.
I'm having an heavily modded OP3 with OOS v3.2.7, never encountered instability.
You should try factory reset asap, there's nothing you may do, since device is completely stock and works for most users.
I can't give you more help, sorry ?
Simone98RC said:
Much strange.
I'm having an heavily modded OP3 with OOS v3.2.7, never encountered instability.
You should try factory reset asap, there's nothing you may do, since device is completely stock and works for most users.
I can't give you more help, sorry ?
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do you think an update could resolve the issue? in case i could wait an OTA update and if dont fix this issue try a factory reset
athais said:
do you think an update could resolve the issue? in case i could wait an OTA update and if dont fix this issue try a factory reset
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Not, because OOS is working well for most users, so there is no "fix reboot issues" in any todo list.
Go with factory reset, when you find the needed time.
If problems still persist, contact OnePlus and explain the issue.
I think that some upgrade maybe the cause of your troubles, due to massive change of stuff that the end-users can never see.
You know that Samsung updates often make device slower or keep crashing some system app?
Why excluding that OnePlus have done (involuntary) the same?
Updates are not always guarantee of stability, especially with firmware different than Google stock.
Simone98RC said:
Not, because OOS is working well for most users, so there is no "fix reboot issues" in any todo list.
Go with factory reset, when you find the needed time.
If problems still persist, contact OnePlus and explain the issue.
I think that some upgrade maybe the cause of your troubles, due to massive change of stuff that the end-users can never see.
You know that Samsung updates often make device slower or keep crashing some system app?
Why excluding that OnePlus have done (involuntary) the same?
Updates are not always guarantee of stability, especially with firmware different than Google stock.
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thank you for all yours advice man, i came up with , waiting next OTA, then try factory reset, and if not solve this issue well, OP support is the way suppose , thank you again !
btw just asking in developer options i saw suspension mode active, can be this that cause truble ?
Flash another room
Seems to be an issue with OOS, I had the same problem, and flashed MIUI 8 and had 0 reboots. But when I flashed Fredoom OS based on OOS 3.2.7 my phone kept rebooting.
athais said:
sometimes my oneplus 3 restart without reason, i have installed the oxygenOS 3.2.7 do someone else have this issue , its just me or? ill post a battery log also.
its really annoying and dunno what do =/
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Are you using a case? I had a cheap eBay clear case on my phone and it wasn't moulded properly over the power button, there was no indent on the inside for the button to sit in so it used to turn off in my pocket and back on later and produced battery graphs similar to yours.
Hope this is a help.
athais said:
thank you for all yours advice man, i came up with , waiting next OTA, then try factory reset, and if not solve this issue well, OP support is the way suppose , thank you again !
btw just asking in developer options i saw suspension mode active, can be this that cause truble ?
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Did your problem solved? I am having same problem.
I have the same problem. I am currently on 3.2.8 and also had this problem on beta 9. Few days ago it happened in front of me, the phone was on the desk nothing running in the background. That was kind of the soft reboot, didn't triggered my locked sim, (my sim card is locked needs to enter PIN when phone startup) and after that I checked Settings=>About Phone=>Status, the uptime didn't affected too, seemed nothing was happened. I think this also happened to some other people but they just didn't realize it.
Karthi91 said:
Did your problem solved? I am having same problem.
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Are you running the latest 3.2.8 and if yes have you tried a factory reset?
Sent from my OnePlus3 using XDA Labs
bonham1988 said:
Are you running the latest 3.2.8 and if yes have you tried a factory reset?
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Yes.. I'm on 3.2.8 and did factory rest also. No use
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athais said:
sometimes my oneplus 3 restart without reason, i have installed the oxygenOS 3.2.7 do someone else have this issue , its just me or? ill post a battery log also.
its really annoying and dunno what do =/
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Same for me. Is your problem solved? Please help me. It is really annoying. I have Pin setup for restart so when boot happens in night, if no input for pin phone stays off.
Can this be related to SIM carrier:Radio drivers?
I dont think so.. Because i havent changed Sim
Karthi91 said:
I dont think so.. Because i havent changed Sim
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Try using non 4G/LTE SIMS.
I am facing the same problem.
My device is at service center.
Day one:No reboots.I asked them to put some SIM & then check.
I did that after reading your post. No luck. Are they replacing it? How many days since it is in service center?
Facing problem from last 2 weeks.
I submitted once last week.They clean flashed older rom.Worked fine for one day,then reboots started again.
Then this technician had remote session and flashed the rom OnePlus3_16_A.17_161118(OOS 3.2.8):Reboot frequency went too high.
Had to go to Service center for diagnose. 2 days now.No proper response from them.
I had the same issue from several days now, wiped cache, did factory reset, wiped data, nothing worked, I read somewhere that let battery drain down to 0 and then full charge removes electricity or static from the phone, and that may cause random reboots, gonna try that
Belyakovni said:
I had the same issue from several days now, wiped cache, did factory reset, wiped data, nothing worked, I read somewhere that let battery drain down to 0 and then full charge removes electricity or static from the phone, and that may cause random reboots, gonna try that
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Seriously? That sounds like one of those hilarious Microsoft Answers sort of posts! Running the battery down will not get rid of "electricity or static from the phone", apart from anything else the battery protection circuit would not allow the battery to drop to zero volts as it's not good for li-on batteries.
The Oneplus 3 seems to like to soft restart, mine sometimes decides to do it 3-4 times a night (rarely during the day) and then is fine for awhile. Tell tale sign is the battery graph showing large gaps in the usage pattern. I would suggest that there is an inherent firmware issue judging by the number of people reporting the same issue on a number of different forums.

Does anybody have 47.1.A.16.20 UK cusom?

Hey all
I very recently made the mistake of upgrading my phone, not realising that it was a complete overhaul from 8.0 to 9.0. I absolutely hate it. There are a dozen downsides and, as far as I have noticed, not a single benefit to this upgrade. I have gotten frustrated many times already due to the stupid little changes and have spent a good portion of my day attempting to figure out how to reverse it.
Now I'm not that tech-savvy, and the only method to get back the phone I knew and loved is to 'flash' it (?) using a software which I have acquired. I must also apparently make sure to back up my data because downgrading in this manner apparently does not ensure any of your personal data is protected.
So my question here is twofold:
1. Does anybody have the UK version for the latest 47.1.A.16.20 firmware as an appropriate file (FTF?) for me to get back the phone I paid for as opposed to this crap?
2. What would be an appropriate method of backing up my phone such that I can recover it all post-flash with all of my settings and user data intact?
Thank you all so very much for your help!
PCBearington said:
Thank you all so very much for your help!
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Just downgrade it yourself, you won't damage the phone or change your warranty status.
Here is a copy of 47.1.A.16.20, It's not the UK version, but that makes no difference
Download Newflasher and put it in the same folder as the firmware you downloaded
Delete persist*.sin to avoid losing android attest key.
Turn phone off completely. Then start newflasher.exe and follow instrctions. Plug the phone into the pc whilst holding volume up(+), then no & no in the newfalsher dialog box, then you should be away.
You might need a copy of the Sony driver
I would make a backup with Xperia transfer before you do anything, you can't keep your data when you downgrade, so this would be the easiest way of keeping the important stuff. Back up onto your sdcard, then restore once the flash has completed.
Didgesteve said:
Just downgrade it yourself, you won't damage the phone or change your warranty status.
Here is a copy of 47.1.A.16.20, It's not the UK version, but that makes no difference
Download Newflasher and put it in the same folder as the firmware you downloaded
Delete persist*.sin to avoid losing android attest key.
Turn phone off completely. Then start newflasher.exe and follow instrctions. Plug the phone into the pc whilst holding volume up(+), then no & no in the newfalsher dialog box, then you should be away.
You might need a copy of the Sony driver
I would make a backup with Xperia transfer before you do anything, you can't keep your data when you downgrade, so this would be the easiest way of keeping the important stuff. Back up onto your sdcard, then restore once the flash has completed.
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Hi Steve, I accidentally installed the update today and I wish to revert too. Apparently the Xperia XZ1c has DRM keys for things like the camera and video processing which if custom firmware is flashed will be lost. Is this an issue when flashing an older version of a stock xperia rom like you are suggesting? Thanks
Joecalone said:
Hi Steve, I accidentally installed the update today and I wish to revert too. Apparently the Xperia XZ1c has DRM keys for things like the camera and video processing which if custom firmware is flashed will be lost. Is this an issue when flashing an older version of a stock xperia rom like you are suggesting? Thanks
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No unlocking the bootloader is an entirely seperate procces and can't be done accidently flashing firmwares. You have to get an unlock code from Sony and do some ADB magic.
There is another tools called Flashtool, that does the same thing as Newflasher, but has the power to delete your DRM, if driven improperly, so I don't recomend that.
Newflasher is safe to use and won't damage your TA partition (DRM keys), just note the persistxx.sin removal, that stops damage to one of the partitions.
You can't keep you data when retro-grading, you must wipe the phone to factory, there isn't any other way.
Didgesteve said:
No unlocking the bootloader is an entirely seperate procces and can't be done accidently flashing firmwares. You have to get an unlock code from Sony and do some ADB magic.
There is another tools called Flashtool, that does the same thing as Newflasher, but has the power to delete your DRM, if driven improperly, so I don't recomend that.
Newflasher is safe to use and won't damage your TA partition (DRM keys), just note the persistxx.sin removal, that stops damage to one of the partitions.
You can't keep you data when retro-grading, you must wipe the phone to factory, there isn't any other way.
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Thanks for the quick response! I'm backing up my phone right now. You mentioned the persistxx.sin removal, sorry if the answer is obvious but I'm a bit new to all this, does Newflasher do this automatically or do I need to do it myself? If so, how does one go about removing it?
Joecalone said:
Thanks for the quick response! I'm backing up my phone right now. You mentioned the persistxx.sin removal, sorry if the answer is obvious but I'm a bit new to all this, does Newflasher do this automatically or do I need to do it myself? If so, how does one go about removing it?
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It'll be in the firmware folder that download
Didgesteve said:
It'll be in the firmware folder that download
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Ah right I think I understand you, I opened the ftf file with 7zip and deleted the file named "persist.sin". I'll be flashing it tomorrow so I'll let you know how it went. Really appreciate the tips
PCBearington said:
I absolutely hate it. There are a dozen downsides and, as far as I have noticed, not a single benefit to this upgrade.
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Hey PCB! Could you tell me more about all those downsides? I'd like to know more before/if I (ever) decide to upgrade.
I know that clock on the left-hand side would irritate me. Also, volume buttons defaulting to media is something I don't like.
But you mentioned "a dozen" so I'm curious.
Tnx!
komer said:
Hey PCB! Could you tell me more about all those downsides? I'd like to know more before/if I (ever) decide to upgrade.
I know that clock on the left-hand side would irritate me. Also, volume buttons defaulting to media is something I don't like.
But you mentioned "a dozen" so I'm curious.
Tnx!
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Hey man! I wrote up a few reasons on a Reddit post earlier so I'm just going to paste that if that's okay!
Volume button now always does media volume instead of a sliding scale for normal stuff ie ringtone
Lots of irritatingly unnecessary changes such as the time now being in the top right so my muscle memory has me checking the time and I'm momentarily confused.
They've changed the overall aesthetic to be more Apple-y resulting in a really weird look, making the text in most places look larger than usual (especially the notifications).
The pull-down-from-the-top menu now shows two rows of enlarged buttons instead of three like before.
The WiFi and Bluetooth drop down menus have gone, so now if you want to quickly switch between two networks instead of being able to do it all in one screen you have to go to the settings page for WiFi and Bluetooth.
(this one is very minor) the colour of the keyboard has gone from black and orange (which I liked) to black and blue.
I know it sounds like I'm being awfully nitpicky but honestly the few bits of functionality that were removed were things I relied on a lot; I just don't appreciate such ****ty unnecessary changes for no apparent reason.
As far as I can see, there are absolutely no improvements or upgrades or anything at all that I can point to and go "yeah that's worth it."
I've been using this update for only a little while and I'm sure that there are other things which'll pop out at me over time as well!
Hope this helps mate
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The pull-down-from-the-top menu now shows two rows of enlarged buttons instead of three like before.
The WiFi and Bluetooth drop down menus have gone, so now if you want to quickly switch between two networks instead of being able to do it all in one screen you have to go to the settings page for WiFi and Bluetooth.
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These two are absolutely unacceptable. An update should never remove features or make previous things harder to do, this update is an absolute joke. Now once again I have to go through the arduous process of factory resetting my phone to downgrade simply because Sony couldn't put out a competent update to save their lives.
Thanks mate! I agree with you 100%. The phone is "perfect" just the way it is and some changes, that Google and Sony made, should totally have been optional. I would upgrade it just for curiosity.... but I don't wanna regret it later.
Cheers!
Are we talking about toggles? You do know that you can add a third row? For WiFi and Bluetooth just do the long press and go to settings.
I've just updated and am I wrong or the recent app switcher and the navigation bar are still the same and not the Pie version?
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Are we talking about toggles? You do know that you can add a third row? For WiFi and Bluetooth just do the long press and go to settings.
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I can only have two rows shown at a time on mine! I looked in the settings as well, any other buttons now have to be swiped across to access because of how ludicrously large they made them.
bexem said:
I've just updated and am I wrong or the recent app switcher and the navigation bar are still the same and not the Pie version?
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You're not wrong. It's the same. Sony removed Google's gesture navigation.
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I can only have two rows shown at a time on mine! I looked in the settings as well, any other buttons now have to be swiped across to access because of how ludicrously large they made them.
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Sorry man, I forgot that I changed dpi in settings. Take a look at the screenshot I attached.
Didgesteve said:
It'll be in the firmware folder that download
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Hi, me again :laugh:
I tried flashing the phone today with newflasher but to no avail. I downloaded those xperia drivers, added them using device manager, and the hardware wizard gave the following message
"The following hardware was installed:
Sony sa0117 ADB Interface Driver
The software for this device is now installed but may not work correctly.
This device cannot start (Code 10)"
I tried flashing anyway after the phone had been put into debug mode but newflasher simply prompts whether or not I need GordonGate flash driver. If I type "n" to skip, it throws the error
"No usb device with vid:0x0fce pid:0xb00b !"
Joecalone said:
Hi, me again :laugh:
I tried flashing the phone today with newflasher but to no avail. I downloaded those xperia drivers, added them using device manager, and the hardware wizard gave the following message
"The following hardware was installed:
Sony sa0117 ADB Interface Driver
The software for this device is now installed but may not work correctly.
This device cannot start (Code 10)"
I tried flashing anyway after the phone had been put into debug mode but newflasher simply prompts whether or not I need GordonGate flash driver. If I type "n" to skip, it throws the error
"No usb device with vid:0x0fce pid:0xb00b !"
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If you're using Windows 10 it would have completly failed to install your driver and didn't bother telling you. Restart Windows 10 in safe mode and look for 'driver signing disabled', then try again.
Edit: or click 'Yes' to first question in Newflasher and it will prodice a zip file of the drivers you need, then apply as above.
Didgesteve said:
If you're using Windows 10 it would have completly failed to install your driver and didn't bother telling you. Restart Windows 10 in safe mode and look for 'driver signing disabled', then try again.
Edit: or click 'Yes' to first question in Newflasher and it will prodice a zip file of the drivers you need, then apply as above.
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No luck with either of these unfortunately. I'll try doing it on my Windows 7 PC at home, hopefully I'll get better results with that :fingers-crossed:
Dark Emotion said:
Are we talking about toggles? You do know that you can add a third row? For WiFi and Bluetooth just do the long press and go to settings.
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Sorry man, I forgot that I changed dpi in settings. Take a look at the screenshot I attached.
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Would you mind telling me how you did that? I trawled through the settings briefly but couldn't see anything applicable!
Would really appreciate it!

Question my mobile network keeps resetting when downloading something after rooting with magisk

i recently flashed magisk on this phone through odin methodm it works. but my mobile network keeps resetting. i havenno idea why. as soon as i download something or do normal tasks it just diesm i haven no idea on what's going on.
UPDATE: this problem still exists after uninstalling magisk. what happened? i am gonna try to flash new firmware and see if something happens
Update: please someone help me. this is getting annoying i don't know what to do. please. i have finally found my perfect non laggy rom! which is stock. but the mobile data glitch is just... i attached the video below. please someone. if you want logs i can give
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Update: please someone help me. this is getting annoying i don't know what to do. please. i have finally found my perfect non laggy rom! which is stock. but the mobile data glitch is just... i attached the video below. please someone. if you want logs i can give
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I connected my laptop to the hotspot while taking a class. and my mobile service just disspears as you can see
is someone gonna help me with this? i dont see anyone else having this problem. nor am i getting answers from anywhere. I am just stuck with unoptimised laggy GSI'S? rip me.
Hello mate sorry for the wait, https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/fixed-rooted-a325m-suddenly-no-imei-no-sim.4386753/post-86588571 here the solution, have a good day
i actually followed that tutorial deleting the imei many times but the problem always presisted. like 5-15 times
Same thing happening, also using the same phone. This is insane
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i actually followed that tutorial deleting the imei many times but the problem always presisted. like 5-15 times
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I also followed the same tutorial, but the issue still persists.
Franzyy said:
Same thing happening, also using the same phone. This is insane
I also followed the same tutorial, but the issue still persists.
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i would just recommend switching to GSI at this point if you really want the mobile data back. i dont think this is going to be fixed till the next firmware update. GSI fixes this. i am personally using crdroid 8.8 it works the smoothest out of all of them. the battery drain is an issue but i can live with it. i dont think samsung is going to push out a firmware update soon. i bet they dont even know this issue exists in the firmware. this is why i never wanted to go with a midranger from samsung. they dont care about us. well.
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i would just recommend switching to GSI at this point if you really want the mobile data back. i dont think this is going to be fixed till the next firmware update. GSI fixes this. i am personally using crdroid 8.8 it works the smoothest out of all of them. the battery drain is an issue but i can live with it. i dont think samsung is going to push out a firmware update soon. i bet they dont even know this issue exists in the firmware. this is why i never wanted to go with a midranger from samsung. they dont care about us. well.
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For the battery drain you can try reset battery info with ACC, stratophere x performance or root essentials (deprecate)
Franzyy said:
Same thing happening, also using the same phone. This is insane
I also followed the same tutorial, but the issue still persists.
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What did you do? it made my imei dead but the tutorial fix it.
Did you put the imei folder in RO and activate offline mode and flash stock?
kilam9900 said:
What did you do? it made my imei dead but the tutorial fix it.
Did you put the imei folder in RO and activate offline mode and flash stock?
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I fixed it by installing a custom rom.
kilam9900 said:
For the battery drain you can try reset battery info with ACC, stratophere x performance or root essentials (deprecate)
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can you link me to those and instructions?
Captain_cookie_200 said:
can you link me to those and instructions?
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of course,
ACC u just have to select the number on the CLI, juste type acc on termux and select the option (if u have unzip error with the module, just unpack and repack)
Stratosphere : The module, just type su -c strpmenu in termux and choose the option for reset battery
Root essentials : The app, just install it and select the option
I think the best and easiest way is Stratosphere
(For all of this, you need to charge your phone at 100%)

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