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[Q] WhatsApp backup and restore

Hi guys,
Moving from Nokia Lumia 920 to Nokia Lumia 930. Neither has SD card. Phones are developer unlocked. I keep phone number and etc.
Is there any way to keep my message history?
PD: I know it's an old question. I just can't believe there is no solution yet. Are WhatsApp developer so useless they won't use native app backup feat?

CharlyAR said:
Hi guys,
Moving from Nokia Lumia 920 to Nokia Lumia 930. Neither has SD card. Phones are developer unlocked. I keep phone number and etc.
Is there any way to keep my message history?
PD: I know it's an old question. I just can't believe there is no solution yet. Are WhatsApp developer so useless they won't use native app backup feat?
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You could sideload xap and keep doing backup by yourself using WPPT

djtonka said:
You could sideload xap and keep doing backup by yourself using WPPT
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Thanks djtonka. But I guess it will work for the next phone, right? No way to retrieve current history? :crying:

CharlyAR said:
Thanks djtonka. But I guess it will work for the next phone, right? No way to retrieve current history? :crying:
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I think it will only rewrite inastalation files without touching Data folder when you use Update option

djtonka said:
I think it will only rewrite inastalation files without touching Data folder when you use Update option
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Mhmm... Worth the shot. Thanks!

CharlyAR said:
Mhmm... Worth the shot. Thanks!
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I just tried on same YT app and an clip downloaded before ramain after Update with xap via WPPT
WhatApp is free of charge but I will send it to you via prv. Also this latest version is modyfied to instrall/move on SD card.

djtonka said:
I just tried on same YT app and an clip downloaded before ramain after Update with xap via WPPT
WhatApp is free of charge but I will send it yo you via prv. Also this latest version is modyfied to instrall/move on SD card.
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Thank you! Will try that. The tricky thing is that Lumia 920/930 doesn't have SD card. So I need the ability to move the data somewhere else. Or do something else I don't know of, of course. :silly:

In WPPT ther is a window Isolated storage, just copy the whole main folder by clicking on app name and Get to save on hard drive. After all you can import folder into app.
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In WPPT ther is a window Isolated storage, just copy the whole main folder by clicking on app name and Get to save on hard drive. After all you can import folder into app.
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Haven't used WPPT in ages. Will look into that. THANK YOU! (again)

Unfortunately, I fear this won't work. As far as I know, WhatsApp saves to *some* other directory, since it is able to find backups after the app was uninstalled. I had the same problem, but then my old phone died and I lost the messages anyways.. But at least 4 months ago, it didn't work this way. I just wanted to tell you this, don't rely on it.
I think it's because WhatsApp got the medialib photo full capability, to be able to write/read to storage before wp8.1. Maybe they used that to store the backup somewhere else.. on WP8 with SD card, they even put it on the sd card as far as I remember..

Has anyone had any luck with any other method? I would love to know how to backup Whatsapp messages / data from my Nokia 930.

Nope. Really frustrating.

CharlyAR said:
Nope. Really frustrating.
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Agreed. I guess you could just email them to yourself, but i hate that option and is a complete waste of time.

Also, be aware that you will loose any audio message and there is NO way to back that up.

Have you contacted them to ask them to enable cloud back up?

They don't bother to answer you anything more than a "currently you can't". "Talk to the hand" philosophy.

Apart from that. How is your windows phone experience?

I'm really satisfied. I love the user interface, it has all the feats I need, very stable, very sturdy devices (Lumia)... I don't picture me switching over some other existing platform.
I see you had a Lumia 930 yourself and a lot of Android devices. Even some BBs and iPhone. Any particular reason you ask?

CharlyAR said:
I'm really satisfied. I love the user interface, it has all the feats I need, very stable, very sturdy devices (Lumia)... I don't picture me switching over some other existing platform.
I see you had a Lumia 930 yourself and a lot of Android devices. Even some BBs and iPhone. Any particular reason you ask?
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I'm a smartphone addict! haha. Well, I was. I'm quite tired of Android. Even though devices change, get faster, have different materials... They always end up being the same... I want a new UI. So I had the L930 for a few days, had some really bad bugs like battery drain and got really hot. So I returned it, and got the LG G3, which is sitting on my desk. I pulled the plug again and got the L930 again due to pricing (a lot cheaper than my G3!, which has begun to lag... and for a near 500 euro phone, I can't stand that...)...
So ... That's my story! I love all smart phones, really, except the iPhone. I just really want fluidity, my apps (like for Google Music, Google Tasks, even though I don't mind switching task managers, LINE messenger and Whatsapp), and stability (like battery, and UI).
I think WP is a good bet! I just wish the 1520 cost less xD I would have purchased that one! But it costs 150-200 euros more than the 930! At least now I'll get more out of my Samsung tablet! haha. That way I have a tablet with all my "Android" stuff, and a phone that just... works
Hopefully this L930 won't come defective! From what I read, all I'd have to do is reset the phone after installing all the updates and then I'll be good to go! =D And this time instead of white, I got a green one! Woohoo!
Where do you host your contacts? And email? From outlook or gmail?

Hahaha.
I've tried Android but got tired: they always ended up lagging, crashing, etcetera. I never had to hard-reset my WP once I got them running. And I feel pretty comfortable with Windows. Even my Tablet is Surface (Pro).
I can't tell you much about the issue you experienced with the Lumia 930, I've still haven't switched my Lumia 920. But I never had that kind of experience by far. Were you running some app that could cause that? Battery for me lasts a approximately a day (WhatsApp, mails, news and calls, mostly). And definitively no overheating. Also the Lumia 930 in Spain should have at least Cyan updates... There's not much to update.
Regarding contacts, mail and calendar, I've always used Hotmail/Live/Outlook. And Live Folders/Sync/Mesh/SkyDrive/OneDrive. So, kinda "natural" for me since all gets in sync with WP. I have Gmail just as a secondary account. I did use Gmail in WP for some jobs (Gmail enterprise). Integration seemed to work, at least the basic stuff. But Exchange is Exchange...

Samsung cloud failed network error on app backup. Prepping before recall return.

I've tried every scenario to get this part of the Samsung cloud backup (App Data) on my Note 7 to work, but it keeps failing at around the 76% mark. I've even deleted more than a few apps, optimized the ram and or whatever is included in the "Device Maintenance settings", and gone on to boot my phone into bootloader mode or whatever it's called when one holds down the Power, home, and volume up button to wipe cache.
I've deleted all bloat where for that matter as well. Anyone else running into this problem? If you have, and have fixed it. Please offer a solution fix please. I'd like the switching over to a new Note 7 to be as seamless as possible like many other's that are gonna be in the same predicament are.
I'm certain that I am not the only person with this problem. So please please post logical suggestions and fixes. We'd rather not have this thread bloated with me too's before a solution is found. Gotta get this thing returned soon. Thanks!

This issue has been happening for me since the note 5
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Same issue here, also since note 5. Mine failed at 90%. I was still able to restore. Not sure what didn't get backed up or restored, seems like I have everything.
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The reason why you guys are having this problem is because you have some bloat ware disabled. Enable all the bloat and do it again. You could try to figure out exactly what specific apps it is but that took me like an hour to do that.

BTW, the +new+ Samsung cloud is exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 so far. It's not the normal Samsung backup that we've had in years past on our previous Samsung phones. Basically the new integrated Cloud that is found on the Note 7 allows for a complete mirror of your device should one choose to replace the previous phone for whatever reason with a restore.
This new version goes one step above any other manufacturer out there, including Apple. It is supposed to literally copy everything if you choose to do so from your previous device and restore it to a new Note 7. It's Samsung's latest and supposedly greatest tech on this matter. Not trying to be a D, but if you are not informed on the particulars and are looking to speculate only, please allow someone with the proper knowledge to contribute to this thread. I'm seeking a fix. Again, I'm certain that someone has come across this issue and has an answer. If it stays empty, so be it, but seeking a real solution. Thanks

I was also having an issue with the Apps not backing up, I use an app called EZ Disabler and had about 27 apps disabled. I re-enabled all apps, and it worked fine. Evedently there was an app that I disabled. I have gone back and disabled the apps I had proir. At least I can reinstall all apps when I get my the Note 7 (non-fire catching version). Hold this helps...

hughedee74 said:
BTW, the +new+ Samsung cloud is exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 so far. It's not the normal Samsung backup that we've had in years past on our previous Samsung phones. Basically the new integrated Cloud that is found on the Note 7 allows for a complete mirror of your device should one choose to replace the previous phone for whatever reason with a restore.
This new version goes one step above any other manufacturer out there, including Apple. It is supposed to literally copy everything if you choose to do so from your previous device and restore it to a new Note 7. It's Samsung's latest and supposedly greatest tech on this matter. Not trying to be a D, but if you are not informed on the particulars and are looking to speculate only, please allow someone with the proper knowledge to contribute to this thread. I'm seeking a fix. Again, I'm certain that someone has come across this issue and has an answer. If it stays empty, so be it, but seeking a real solution. Thanks
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I had to disable Package Disabled Pro and reboot just to get the backup to cloud to finish. Then I did a factory reset. When I attempted to restore, not everything came back! Very annoying! Just my 2¢.

Yeah, thanks guys re-enabling any disabled app fixes the problem. Easy fix it seems.

Thanks to the posts in this thread I was able to get Samsung Cloud working so that I should be able to mirror the contents of my current Note 7 to the new Note 7. I also purchased EZ Disabler which appears to be a very useful tool.

What failed to be restored?
RaymondPJR said:
I had to disable Package Disabled Pro and reboot just to get the backup to cloud to finish. Then I did a factory reset. When I attempted to restore, not everything came back! Very annoying! Just my 2¢.
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eelton said:
What failed to be restored?
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Most of my settings and a variety of apps. The Samsung app updates I had installed had to be done completely over. For Google some were completely missing. Those that weren't had to be updated immediately. No data whatsoever was saved including passwords already set up. It wasn't a total waste of time, but it wasn't the experience you get with Titanium Backup.

Texus91501 said:
This issue has been happening for me since the note 5
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This is why I now use the smart switch back up to SD card only.

Merely re-enabling Samsung-specific apps seemed to have fixed it for me. For example, I have several apps disabled, and all I had to do was re-enable S Voice .

I re-enabled all apps on my Note 7 and still get the failure. I'll keep trying.
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Just uninstalled Secure Folder and backup completed perfectly! Hope this helps others.
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False alarm. Couldn't back up a second time. I'm baffled.
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Confirmed. Re-enabling disabled apps does the trick. I restarted the phone after enabling the apps and before backing up, just in case.
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I've reenabled apps and rebooted - no luck.
Apps backup goes to 90% then fails...
Server error every time. I would really like this to work since setting up this device takes me few days atleast (since i dont have the time to do it in one go).
Any sugestions?

exxeHR said:
I've reenabled apps and rebooted - no luck.
Apps backup goes to 90% then fails...
Server error every time. I would really like this to work since setting up this device takes me few days atleast (since i dont have the time to do it in one go).
Any sugestions?
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I don't know what to do! Seems Smartswitch isn't working right either. I tried transferring data from my Note 7 to my loaner S7, but every time Smartswitch was trying to move data from the empty S7 to the Note! Samsung Cloud was at least partially successful.
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hughedee74 said:
I've tried every scenario to get this part of the Samsung cloud backup (App Data) on my Note 7 to work, but it keeps failing at around the 76% mark. I've even deleted more than a few apps, optimized the ram and or whatever is included in the "Device Maintenance settings", and gone on to boot my phone into bootloader mode or whatever it's called when one holds down the Power, home, and volume up button to wipe cache.
I've deleted all bloat where for that matter as well. Anyone else running into this problem? If you have, and have fixed it. Please offer a solution fix please. I'd like the switching over to a new Note 7 to be as seamless as possible like many other's that are gonna be in the same predicament are.
I'm certain that I am not the only person with this problem. So please please post logical suggestions and fixes. We'd rather not have this thread bloated with me too's before a solution is found. Gotta get this thing returned soon. Thanks!
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I was having the same exact issue, including the failure at 76%. After reading the comments, I re enabled only s voice. This worked and the backup now completes.

I know this is about Samsung cloud, but does anyone know if this is a backup of messages?
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I got pretty much everything back except my messages. Well, actually i got one message back from my old note 7???

Re-enabling apps for me didn't do the trick. It went higher this time though! It gets stuck at 83% now... I'm not sure what I did to break it, but Maybe its just because im on Verizon...

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What to do about the not not working volte? Earlier even after june security patch volte with jio was working fine but ever since hmd released that server update, it's all messed up. Can't make calls at times and the data doesnt work most of the times. What should i do?

Dual sim dialer and hands free
Hi my previous dual sim phone had a dialer where you could key the phone number and press one of 2 dial out icons (one for sim1 and one for sim2).
Is an option like this available in the standard rom 7 plus ?
I have set the default dialing sim to sim1 so that hands free works as per my previous phone. Is this necessary for hands free ?

Anyone here from Korea? I cannot use VoLTE. Apparently, Nokia phones are not registered in the VoLTE here. Living in place that has the fastest internet and call connection, the 2018 phone becomes the bottleneck. Smh.
Does anyone know a workaround for problems like this?

Hi,
I've got two questions.
1. Is it possible to stop Google Play from adding new icons for every app installed in the default launcher? I don't want to change my launcher, hence my reason for asking.
2. Is it possible to have multiple variants of messengers in the phone, kind of a similar feature in S7 after Oreo update? I need one for my work Sim.

sjahanzebh said:
1. Is it possible to stop Google Play from adding new icons for every app installed in the default launcher? I don't want to change my launcher, hence my reason for
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hopefully this work also with default launcher... i use with NovaLauncher workaround to "not put on primary desktop" (i want to put on second desktop):
on non used part i have placed 3rd widget "Transparent Widget"

sjahanzebh said:
2. Is it possible to have multiple variants of messengers in the phone, kind of a similar feature in S7 after Oreo update? I need one for my work Sim.
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Try apps like Parallel Space, here are some alternatives on a quick googlesearch. https://alternativeto.net/software/parallel-space/

sjahanzebh said:
Hi,
I've got two questions.
1. Is it possible to stop Google Play from adding new icons for every app installed in the default launcher? I don't want to change my launcher, hence my reason for asking.
2. Is it possible to have multiple variants of messengers in the phone, kind of a similar feature in S7 after Oreo update? I need one for my work Sim.
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Yes, you just need to disable the Add Icon to Home Screen setting in the home settings - see screenshot.
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Try apps like Parallel Space, here are some alternatives on a quick googlesearch. https://alternativeto.net/software/parallel-space/
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Yes, I like Parallel Space. Unfortunately it seems to not work with the P beta - every time I open the app it immediately crashes.

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Yes, you just need to disable the Add Icon to Home Screen setting in the home settings - see screenshot.
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No such option on Oreo 8.1

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Yes, you just need to disable the Add Icon to Home Screen setting in the home settings - see screenshot.
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Yes, I like Parallel Space. Unfortunately it seems to not work with the P beta - every time I open the app it immediately crashes.
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I don't have that option. What could the reason be?
Also, no way of having dual messenger option naively then?

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I don't have that option. What could the reason be?
Also, no way of having dual messenger option naively then?
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That screenshot is from Android P-beta. Just try Parallel Space or alternative.

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I don't have that option. What could the reason be?
Also, no way of having dual messenger option naively then?
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No, no native dual messenger option in the Android One version. The China market software, on the other hand, does have this function (my wife has the Chinese version of the 7 plus).

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Yes, you just need to disable the Add Icon to Home Screen setting in the home settings - see screenshot.
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That screenshot is from Android P-beta. Just try Parallel Space or alternative.
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Oh. Guess I have to wait till P releases then.
I'll give parallel space a look.
Thanks!

Hi all,
just got mine. So far i like it. There are a few things that bother me though.
1: settings->storage->internal shared. At the bottom in system i have 13GB used. Why so much? I cant imagine that android 8 uses so much.
2: in developer settings i saw aptx, aptx HD and a lot more to chose from. But every time i select anything else then the default and exit dev options, it reverts back to default. Why that?
Im on 8.1.0.
Thanks!
PS: is there some PC software available for the new HMD Nokia lineup? I know in the past there were the Nokia PC suite and Ovi suite but i doubt they work with the new phones.

I have a really odd WiFi problem with my Nokia 7 plus. I had problems when I first set it up - I couldn't enter my Google credentials over WiFi. It would only work with a SIM inserted to use mobile data.
Since then it appears I can't browse, or use applications on the Nokia 7 Plus which use secure connections over my home WiFi - eg. Twitter, Amazon login etc.
No other devices (Mobile Phones, Laptops, Tablets/ Smart TVs) are affected by this problem using the same network, no special rules have been created for this host on my WiFi AP/Router.
And I don't get the problem on other WiFi networks - only the Nokia 7 Plus on my home Wifi. Anyone else experienced this or know what to do to fix it?

Immediately lock not working properly it takes half sec
After press the power button

how to unlock the bootloader of nokia 7 plus ta-1062? the chinese variant of this phone doesn't allow me to use google pay

Hello,
Am rocking a Nokia 7 plus but it is now stuck in April security patch after downgrading from Android p beta 3 to Android Oreo 8.1.0 .Also checked manually in the system settings but still no luck.
Any help will be appreciated.

How is the build quality?
Hello
I have just bought this phone couple of days back and i am loving it so much so far.
I have not even touched its ceramic coated back yet and have just put the plastic cover as soon as i opened the box,
Is the ceramic coated rear and overall build is such fragile to spoil quickly ?
My mom's Moto G5 Plus still has decent quality back after an year of not very careful use.
So, what is your suggestion ?

[Win/Mac/Linux] One-Click Custom Rom installer

Hey guys, I'm looking for some testers for my Free-Droid application. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux and is perfectly compatible with the Galaxy S5.
This software should be most useful to people new to custom rom installation. It takes from you the hassle of looking for TWRP and a Rom, it downloads everything for you (including magisk, microG and F-Droid) and does all the flashing on autopilot. For those users starting from scratch, it also helps setting up the drivers on windows machines.
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@imska have already posted on your main thread. .....
As far as the "Odin" look. Well, Odin, is much easier to read. Seems that some things, are Under others. As if the display is 1 size, with more info to actually have space for. (e.g. In Expert- towards the bottom , " -install google sync" is actually, Under the words "Only change these setting if you really know what you are doing" ! So yes, need to clean up this Free-Droid a bit.
What is confusing a bit, is where to work and where to look. Terminal has all the major things running like Passwords, IS the phone connected, etc.
one more Issue... Info- Sprint Galaxy S5 (SM-G900P Sprint KTLEDV ); Currently, Running LineageOS 16.0 (build date 22Jul19) w/Magsik!
Terminal says I am running a custom Rom. The Free-Droid Windows says that it does not know how to deal with my phone....
So Do I take that it only works with "Stock" images?
Oh, On Github, I did not see the galaxy S5 code name KTLEDV in your approved list??? could that be the issue here? Just not added into the system?
Hopefully you can get this cleaned up. Willing to try test it out again.
Just give me a shout, when you have a newer build out....
Tanx

Thanks for testing!
It does not need a new build to fix device detection... I did not know of a SM-G900P variant of the S5, but I just added it to the codename lookup table. Now it should recognize your device as the kltedv and know how to deal with it. The tool finds LineageOS, RR and AEX for the kltedv
Unfortunately, there is no official release of TWRP for kltedv and therefore Free-Droid will not be able to install stuff if a user is still running stock rom. Which TWRP do you use and where can I find it?
About the terminal output:
The stuff that gets printed there is just logging. You can just ignore it. A terminal window does not even open on windows or mac. Entering sudo password in terminal is only relevant for linux users and could only be avoided by setting up udev rules...
The "running custom rom" detection is there for the tool to decide whether to look for a TWRP image or not. So in your case, the tool should work now. For other kltedv users running stock, I will need to add a TWRP image to my archive.
Window layout / text positioning:
I have no idea why things do not display like in my screenshots... Can I send you a .jar to test if the layout is better?

imska said:
Thanks for testing!
Window layout / text positioning:
I have no idea why things do not display like in my screenshots... Can I send you a .jar to test if the layout is better?
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Hey there! Please, was not "*****ing nor Complaining" about your app. Had read this thread, and the Link to another. Only had 1 person say it worked. I am always on the lookout for just about anything, that makes me life a bit easier!
Was on me laptop, Toshiba P55 (15" 1080 screen, no touch, 4th gen i5, 16GB Ram, and 1TB SSD running upto date Ubuntu 18.04.02) and was not running any other programs ( I had seen that I would have to use Terminal for password. That's OK with me, like a bit of control. Had some error there, popped up twice, both times trying to run it. Before asking about password. Everything seemed OK from there.
But the layout was not as Pictured in Pic 3, in the OP.
Oh, me phone. Actually I am on Virgin Mobile, which is that same the Galaxy S5 from Sprint on same network. TRWP, currently on build 3.2.2, there is a newer build out, but this still works well, believe it came out back March or April of this year.
I just thought, that it needed a bit better layout, so others, do really get into a mess by missing a line or 2. That would stink!
IF you would like me to test something, I am "OK" with that. Just send through PM message.
I can see, how this really can be nice, am not sure where it looks for ROMs and such.

godofsalt said:
Hey there! Please, was not "*****ing nor Complaining" about your app. Had read this thread, and the Link to another. Only had 1 person say it worked. I am always on the lookout for just about anything, that makes me life a bit easier!
Was on me laptop, Toshiba P55 (15" 1080 screen, no touch, 4th gen i5, 16GB Ram, and 1TB SSD running upto date Ubuntu 18.04.02) and was not running any other programs ( I had seen that I would have to use Terminal for password. That's OK with me, like a bit of control. Had some error there, popped up twice, both times trying to run it. Before asking about password. Everything seemed OK from there.
But the layout was not as Pictured in Pic 3, in the OP.
Oh, me phone. Actually I am on Virgin Mobile, which is that same the Galaxy S5 from Sprint on same network. TRWP, currently on build 3.2.2, there is a newer build out, but this still works well, believe it came out back March or April of this year.
I just thought, that it needed a bit better layout, so others, do really get into a mess by missing a line or 2. That would stink!
IF you would like me to test something, I am "OK" with that. Just send through PM message.
I can see, how this really can be nice, am not sure where it looks for ROMs and such.
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No hurt feelings. Can you please replace the Free-Droid.jar file in the "bin" folder of the application with this one and report back if the layout in the expert pane is still messy? And you could help me investigate the issues on startup if you click "Report bug" in the help pane of the application and send me the created zip with the log files.
Thanks

@imska
You asked about an email. Did you want that sent through the link on your other thread (something like bug at Free-Droid) Or a PM here through XDA?
Asking, ahead of time, have yet tested. Will be very soon, but, because I am not sure where to send you an email.
Tanx
Edit- Forgot to throw Git-Lab into the mix, as places to report any sort of Bug. (yep, I always try and look up what ever Srcipt, On Github, Git-Lab, and/or LineageOS Gerrit!)
Tanx Again.

godofsalt said:
@imska
You asked about an email. Did you want that sent through the link on your other thread (something like bug at Free-Droid) Or a PM here through XDA?
Asking, ahead of time, have yet tested. Will be very soon, but, because I am not sure where to send you an email.
Tanx
Edit- Forgot to throw Git-Lab into the mix, as places to report any sort of Bug. (yep, I always try and look up what ever Srcipt, On Github, Git-Lab, and/or LineageOS Gerrit!)
Tanx Again.
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Send it however you prefer. Thank you.

Version 0.7.0 released
stability improvements
fixed a few bugs
added button to rescan for roms
added driver installation help button
preparing ability to choose MoKee and /e/ rom
support for oneplus devices
Happy flashing!

OH man.....
Seems rather S L O W... on the download. 2 days trying to get their Latest Free-Droid......and counting!!!
Always get "Timed out" by there Sever, just trying to get the darn thing!
Still working on it! let ya all know when and if it goes....or comes

I'm sorry but after a short power shortage in the building, the server is not reachable. Since I will not get back home before the weekend, there is nothing I can do for now. I am pretty sure to have that solved on Saturday though, so patience please.

Problem fixed, sorry for the downtime...

Hi,
I'm looking to install the kitkat 4.4 os onto my samsung galaxy s5 and was very excited to see your new app written for people like me with not much experience in doing this sort of thing.
I thought it would be a good idea as there is a lot of apps on my phone that i don't use and I can't uninstall them and I'm running out of room.
Unfortunately this program couldn't detect my phone after plugging it in to my computer via usb and following the instructions to turn on debugging via usb.
Here are my phone and machine specs:
samsung galaxy s5
SM-G900I
Android Version 6.0.1
Baseband version G900IDVU1CQD1
I'm using windows 7 to install
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers.

Alright. I am a noob that has been reading the forums for a long minute. I have no idea what I am doing as far as flashing, rooting and customization goes... and I need to learn. So instead of using my S8+ I have decided to use my old beloved S5 as my test subject to try and understand what is what ect, ect, ect.
Is this a good place to start? I have a MacBook Pro I can use and/or a Lenovo with Windows 10 that I can use as well. I guess I am hoping that maybe I can get a Thumbs up from someone that this may be a good place to start.
I can do my best to report any thing back if it might help...
Thanks.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+ using XDA Labs

Fellofftheporch said:
Alright. I am a noob that has been reading the forums for a long minute. I have no idea what I am doing as far as flashing, rooting and customization goes... and I need to learn. So instead of using my S8+ I have decided to use my old beloved S5 as my test subject to try and understand what is what ect, ect, ect.
Is this a good place to start? I have a MacBook Pro I can use and/or a Lenovo with Windows 10 that I can use as well. I guess I am hoping that maybe I can get a Thumbs up from someone that this may be a good place to start.
I can do my best to report any thing back if it might help...
Thanks.
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It depends on what you aim for... If you just would like to install lineageos on your S5 then you're welcome to use free-droid for that. If you would like to really understand what everything means and how things work, I think free-droid might not be the right starting point, because it is meant to hide all the (more or less) complicated stuff from the user and make the installation as easy and convenient as possible.
If you choose to use it and something does not work as expected, you're welcome to report back here.

3DRea said:
Hi,
I'm looking to install the kitkat 4.4 os onto my samsung galaxy s5 and was very excited to see your new app written for people like me with not much experience in doing this sort of thing.
I thought it would be a good idea as there is a lot of apps on my phone that i don't use and I can't uninstall them and I'm running out of room.
Unfortunately this program couldn't detect my phone after plugging it in to my computer via usb and following the instructions to turn on debugging via usb.
Here are my phone and machine specs:
samsung galaxy s5
SM-G900I
Android Version 6.0.1
Baseband version G900IDVU1CQD1
I'm using windows 7 to install
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers.
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If you are on windows then this is very likely a problem with drivers. Have you tried the "still not detecting" link below the instructions?

For those of you who also own a Sony device: Free-Droid is now compatible with Sony devices!
0.7.5 update should also fix an issue for some variants of the Galaxy S5 like the kltedv (SM-G900P)

S20FE (Snapdragon) (SM-G781B): Force remove GameOptimizationService howto -

For anyone that has been struggling to remove this damn app (com.samsung.android.game.gos), I found the solution (atleast for me on my S20FE (G781B). It goes without saying you WILL need root enabled on your device for this method!
Fair warning you do this at your own risk
Go to the Googleplay and install 'File Explorer (by jrummy) ', or download it from apkmirror. Then open up the app and go to root then system then priv-app - /system/priv-app
There will be a folder in there called 'GameOptimizationService', select the folder and then select delete.
Then via adb, check and remove the app again, you should get a 'failure' message meaning its already been removed so you will never see a toast popup error agaib (happy days) -
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.games.gos - see below for revissed instructions
Now as I find the theme app & service pointless I have gone and remove that also, but I will need to monitor is long term to see what side effect (if any) that will have. The upside is it removes is from the list in the settings app.
[update] Courtesy of @justin22 we now know you don't have to remove the app just use an alternative method to hide - 'pm hide com.samsung.android.games.gos' This will have the same effect, as in stop the app from running in the background which then stops the annoying popups.

Moved this to its own post to make it easier for people to find -
- https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/s20fe-sm-g781b-manual-de-bloat-via-adb.4367745/

b1k3rdude said:
For any that interested here is a list of what I removed via adb, @moderators, where os the spoiler function?
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Here ya go buddy
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Badger50 said:
Here ya go buddy
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Ah Sweet, thanks for that. Have been looking for that for a while, didn't occur to me to click on that button, doh!

This worked well on Tab S7.. Thanks

Great that you found a solution, too bad it has to be on a rooted phone.
The only reason i won't root my phone is beacuse of using samsung pay and some banking apps
I still hope samsung will eventually come to its senses and either fix this GoS crap or allow us to completely remove it
It's driving me nuts that i cant play games without lag on my phone (Galaxy s9+)

Hi @b1k3rdude
I am using a galaxy Tab S4 with android 10. Not rooted. Root privileges caused me more hassle than benefits so I flashed the stock image again. I also went thru the painful and deep debloating process. I would love to send you my debloat list, if you'd like to review it.
If I remember correctly I left the 3 gos apps. Dunno why. Are you telling me that if I remove them, my GPU won't throttle anymore?
The only way I could make the GPU stop throtthling was with mtweaks. I set the clock speeds to max. But the temps went crazy. But hey, I got no major framedrops from 60 to 40-30 like I was having before.
I have recently bought a Tab S7 hoping that the frame drop thing was gone. I was wrong. Same game (Rules Of Survival), same maxed out settings (max quality, max resolution, max FPS, no shadows, no MSAA), same debloat (on the S7 I deleted the GOS stuff too but not the system folder you mentioned) and I was still experiencing frame drops. Not as bad as before but they were still there. And you know what?! Lowering the settings did not improve AT ALL the performance. I have already returned the S7 because it had some weird touchscreen problems.
I think I might stick with the S4 until some Chinese company won't come out with a nice and powerful android tablet. Lenovo has got the P11 PRO but it's less powerful that the S7 and it costs more LOL. But without all that Sammy crap it might perform better.
My OnePlus Nord can handle Rules Of Survival ways better than my Tab S4 and similarly to what the Tab S7 was doing.
Edit: back in the days when I rooted the S4 I was talking to a friend of mine who addressed me to that damn thing called DVFS that downclocks the GPU when it's under load causing those massive framedrops.

I remember that DVFS nonsense. games would perform wonderfully for about 10 seconds then turn to crap. it was a cheat for better benchmark scores if I recall the theories of the day.
tell me Samsung doesn't still use that ?

exnokiafan said:
Are you telling me that if I remove them, my GPU won't throttle anymore?
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I don't play games on my phones, so I cant help you there I am afraid (I have a high end desktop PC for gaming).
I just didn't want the service running in the background, constantly complaining via toast notifications that some Samsung apps/services it wanted weren't running.

com.samsung.android.games.gos doesnt need to be deleted/removed
a simple
pm hide com.samsung.android.games.gos
kills the app without changing anything,besides the state of the package.
pm hide is great for stuff that ignores pm disable !!
its as if the package was removed.

justin22 said:
pm hide com.samsung.android.games.gos
kills the app without changing anything,besides the state of the package.
pm hide is great for stuff that ignores pm disable !!
its as if the package was removed.
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Ah cool, thanks for that, I will add this to the OP.
This no makes me wonder how many other apps you could do this on, for example could we get away with this on com.samsung.android.kgclient for example without causing a softlock..?
I would test this, but cant untill twrp for this device get updated with external sdcard support. [update] - you can backup/restore to an external USB drive (I went and bought a USV-C to NVME enclosure and a 256GB SSD for this.

nah,I wouldnt touch that one (kgclient) ... another app I tried to hide was com.ims(service).something... but the system got sluggish,and I was glad that I could enable it again.
pm hide is like it was uninstalled,but the package remains...so be CAREFULL !!!!!!!!
I use automagic for my trial and errors.
I build a flow which consists of <disable/hide package> - <timer : 60sec> - <enable/unhide package>
its kind of a failsafe.if nothing happens.. GREAT and I stop the flow,if the system gets buggy but not rebooted,then after 60secs the package is active again.
also I add the <enable/unhide package> action to the autostart flow.. hoping that this would get executed even if the lockscreen is locked (not sure though about this one).
Later I add a label in titaniumbackup to the frozen apps,so I hope that I can restore (refreeze) frozen apps if I should EVER have to do a factory reset again.
Without TWRP my desire to freeze anymore packages is kinda low,as I always have to accept to do a factory reset if I disable the wrong package
Btw.. when there will be a TWRP (T870).. you dont have to do a factory reset when flashing the twrp package right ??

justin22 said:
Without TWRP my desire to freeze anymore packages is kinda low.
Btw.. when there will be a TWRP (T870).. you dont have to do a factory reset when flashing the twrp package right ??
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Same, I know @afaneh92, is working on getting ext. SD card support atm.
If its an updated version of twrp, you just flash from ODIN. You DO NOT have to touch the phone (eg doing factory reset and such).

thanks for the info !
I looked for a TWRP for SM-T870,but I didnt find anything (only S7+).
So there is a TWRP for T870,just without xSDsupport right now ?
If so where can I find it/OR is there a post where I can check for progress/or info (when its ) available ?

@justin22 I just had a check myself, there's no development of TWRP posted here for you.
from android 10 released devices onwards TWRP development is much harder. google has changed the way partitions are organised from what I've read. root is more involved now too. development on lots of Samsung devices has slowed right down. we need devs to own these devices I think to be motivated. we're looking at months of waiting especially with bootloader unlock in the US not being free for now.

@3mel : again thanks for the info !
When I got my S7,I couldnt shake the feeling that this will be my last Samsung device.Alone the ****ty warning screens every time I reboot,all the crap installed,and pointless apps/processes you cant get rid of without bricking the whole thing (kgclient(payment),...).
And now no TWRP...

justin22 said:
When I got my S7,I couldnt shake the feeling that this will be my last Samsung device.
Alone the ****ty warning screens every time I reboot
And now no TWRP...
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Same, each time SS keep making it harder for use to root and flash custom recovery and roms to our devices.
You can flash boot animations to remove this.
We have TWRP, just no Ext SD card support atm. And without an S20FE the dev cant work on this :-(

do you have a tutorial /thread/link for boot ani flash &/or T870 TWRP (even without SDcard support) ? (I couldnt find ANY twrp for the T87xx(S7) series,only the T97xx (S7+)

justin22 said:
do you have a tutorial /thread/link for boot ani flash &/or T870 TWRP (even without SDcard support) ? (I couldnt find ANY twrp for the T87xx(S7) series,only the T97xx (S7+)
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I had a look and there was nothing on this site, other than the TWRP site there's no other place I'd trust if they said they had it. best thing might be to ask in the other tab 7 TWRP threads if they'd be compatible with SM-T870 or if they could made so.
if that's the newest sexy tab with the S-pen you've got, it should have a few users who feel the same way. also check whether it has a locked bootloader, that'll be a big factor if half the world's devs can't flash test builds.
TWRP development sounds like a real pig of an affair nowadays
TWRP and Android 10
Please note that this post is primary related to TWRP and the Pixel 3 and 4 and devices that may ship in the future that ship with Android 10 as their origin...
twrp.me

justin22 said:
com.samsung.android.games.gos doesnt need to be deleted/removed
a simple
pm hide com.samsung.android.games.gos
kills the app without changing anything,besides the state of the package.
pm hide is great for stuff that ignores pm disable !!
its as if the package was removed.
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Just tried this but got a security exception thrown. A quick search explained that Google actually removed hide a while ago?
If anyone has an alternative that would be great. Disable doesn't work for game services as it restarts straight away.