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Wondering if any of you guys could help me out here?
By the way, if this is the wrong section for this, apologies and feel free to move?
Nexus 7, 16gb, rooted with stock 4.1.2. I have not edited the build.prop, still using the 4.1.2 Keyboard, Gmail etc.
So, nothing changed other than unlocked/rooted.
I have superSU pro and have 'Survival Mode' enabled, which is basically and OTA Rootkeeper (I am sure you already know this...)
When we got the OTA to 4.1.2, it worked no problem, survival mode worked and I kept root and custom recovery.
So this morning I get a notification to upgrade to 4.2, which I done. It restarted, and installed with no errors etc, then comes the Google screen with the unlocked padlock... and it stayed this way for an hour, so I am assuming it is borked?
I restarted it, same again, so rebooted into the bootlaoder menu. Going into recovery shows the android dude on his back, red triangle ! etc, so I gather my custom recovery is gone.
So the question is, where to go from here, and is there a walkthrough I can use to resuce this (I am techy enough minded, but given the state it is in, loathed to make it worse down to sheer stupidity)?
Any help would be much appreciated guys.
BTW - I used Wugs Toolkit to root, so that is all set up with drivers etc, can that be used now to recover?
No ideas?
Has any one worked out a way of encrypting your note and still be able to run a custom ROM? The warning about this on the safestrap thread has been up for a long time (since KitKat?) and I was hoping that someone might have made some headway into this...
If not, how do I re-root post encryption? I don't even really know what limitations to expect after this process either.
Any help, advice, links, karma loans, anything really would be appreciated!
Cheers
brisinger08 said:
Has any one worked out a way of encrypting your note and still be able to run a custom ROM? The warning about this on the safestrap thread has been up for a long time (since KitKat?) and I was hoping that someone might have made some headway into this...
If not, how do I re-root post encryption? I don't even really know what limitations to expect after this process either.
Any help, advice, links, karma loans, anything really would be appreciated!
Cheers
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This is what worked for me...
I just flashed my NC2 backup to stock slot, uninstalled safestrap, busybox, unrooted with supersu and rebooted. I ran "quick encryption" with no problems (I didn't try full device) and towelroot worked as usual. Full root access probably defeats the purpose of encryption but that wasn't my call
Boot screen is clean, no custom triangle and I did not run triangleaway
I hope you can help me, I have already formatted my computer and nothing goes on that.
Some people tell me that I should install the stock but as you know this was installed through ota, I could say how to remove this or if it affects something
Thank you
I have a issue with a virus or bug or* malware or something like that Long ago without knowing much about security I got into pages and sure I downloaded a virus which I can not remove I do hard reset a factory reset I even*reinstall the system following the instructions get me by the OnePlus support web and still have the problems I found that about the problem when one day my phone star going slow and every time I turn of the cellphone* and turn on when I go to archives*the file appears*a file with the name
voice_instructions_unitless.zip
I erase the file and the file appears when I turn of and turn on what I can do what the best step I spoke with a person recommended me to do a Root Because he told me that the virus was at the root of the system or components or something like that and deleting the whole system and reinstall everything I could recover my phone but I do not know how to do it I am never Root a phone before I Read some tutorial but I am scare because i just updated my phone and maybe the tutorial be outdate i read the comments and is never clear I need help and oneplus customer service what me to send the phone so they can fixed but I don't have other phone what you recommend please help me
I have the OnePlus 3T
OxygenOS version 5.0.6
Android version 8.0.0
Eddcam said:
I have a issue with a virus or bug or* malware or something like that Long ago without knowing much about security I got into pages and sure I downloaded a virus which I can not remove I do hard reset a factory reset I even*reinstall the system following the instructions get me by the OnePlus support web and still have the problems I found that about the problem when one day my phone star going slow and every time I turn of the cellphone* and turn on when I go to archives*the file appears*a file with the name
voice_instructions_unitless.zip
I erase the file and the file appears when I turn of and turn on what I can do what the best step I spoke with a person recommended me to do a Root Because he told me that the virus was at the root of the system or components or something like that and deleting the whole system and reinstall everything I could recover my phone but I do not know how to do it I am never Root a phone before I Read some tutorial but I am scare because i just updated my phone and maybe the tutorial be outdate i read the comments and is never clear I need help and oneplus customer service what me to send the phone so they can fixed but I don't have other phone what you recommend please help me
I have the OnePlus 3T
OxygenOS version 5.0.6
Android version 8.0.0
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Questions belong in the 'Questions' section.
In your position i wouldn't do anything less than a run through of the unbrick tools. To my mind that's about as clean a reset of your software as you can get. Even then a stubborn virus might still linger. Have you tried any of the virus scan apps from the store yet?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.malwarebytes.antimalware
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Unbrick guides:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/unbrick-unbrick-tutorial-oneplus-3t-t3515306
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/guide-oneplus-3-3t-unbrick.531047/
If you're not at all confident in being able to follow those guides, or if no apps from the Store are any help, you should send your phone to Oneplus, or have a friend run through the guide for you.
Question:
When you did the Factory Reset, did you boot into the OS without signing into your account and without restoring apps to check if the .zip was gone? Because if you do have malware it's most likely from an App you installed. Restoring the same app, or restoring a backup that has the malware would obviously reinfect you, even after a Factory Reset.
Try the reset and once done boot into Android, skipping all setup steps. Don't restore anything. Is the problem still there? If not, don't restore anything that isn't from the Play Store.
The name of that .zip sounds like you might have tried installing some custom voice pack for Turn-by-Turn navigation? Don't install random .apk files from unreliable sources!
There is no virus for Android and there is no way that anything harmful would survive after a factory reset.
Something else is happening and probably the OP has some other problem with his device.
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There is no virus for Android...
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People use the terms virus and malware interchangeably. Being a pedant about what term he uses isn't helpful at all. While it may not be a 'virus', Android can easily be host to any number of malware problems.
...and there is no way that anything harmful would survive after a factory reset.
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While i mostly agree, a Factory Reset leaves the /system partition intact. Malware could theoretically replace system binaries with malicious versions. I'm sure malware like 'DroidDream' were more than capable of surviving simple resets.
Something else is happening and probably the OP has some other problem with his device.
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Could be, but I have no reason to doubt his claim. Sounds to me to be a simple case of sideloading a dodgy .apk. If the .zip mentioned in the OP is surviving a Factory Reset, it could be one of two things. Either some nasty malware or something that is being restored after the reset. Either sideloaded by the same .apk or restored via a backup method like TiBU.
As i mentioned above, he should reset and check before restoring anything.
I've seen adware recently that was displaying Ads in a users Dialer, generated by an infected Play Store app. They had to reinstall apps one at a time to discover which app had the malware.
Thanks Dirk
thanks for your answer the first question I have is why the unbrick tools
the second is I download the antivirus from the Play Store application runn the antivirus program to the system and did not detect any virus or anything It says my phone is clean
The third I did the Factory reset I even created a new email account and I did a clean installation I did not backup any application I downloaded them again from the Play Store I have never downloaded applications outside the Play Store what has happened is that after the factor and reset the first two days the phone is working the third day be using it starts to fail the applications that always installed on Facebook WhatsApp Google translator and others I can make a list If you want but everything has been from the Play Store and are applications downloaded by thousands of people
fourth and if I can not download anything from Play Store Then what I can do to download applications where you recommended to download the application I will do the Factory reset and follow the steps mentioned and not install anything from Play Store I'll let you know what happens
fifth I'll be more aware to see what is installed
sixth You think a headphone wireless can install a virus or malware or something like that I remember that something weird happened when I plug my headphones and by mistake I accept something that I'm not sure why was
Eddcam said:
the first two days the phone is working the third day be using it starts to fail
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1) In what way is it "failing"?
2) Have you considered trying a Custom ROM? That's what most of us use xda for.
Dirk
the third day i turn he phone off and turn on the phone on when I go to archive the file is there again then the phone star going slow it get out control like do think by himself like close the app o ver Freeze or the app that I have open stop working and I remember ask me to accept some kind of voice permission by mistake I accept this time the volumen get lower that is it normal I raise the whole volume and it is heard less than previously I want to have a phone clean out the problem but Whit this
I am going to learn more about the custom rom because I don't know to much about a hope this fix my phone
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the third day i turn he phone off and turn on the phone on when I go to archive the file is there again then the phone star going slow it get out control like do think by himself like close the app o ver Freeze or the app that I have open stop working and I remember ask me to accept some kind of voice permission by mistake I accept this time the volumen get lower that is it normal I raise the whole volume and it is heard less than previously I want to have a phone clean out the problem but Whit this
I am going to learn more about the custom rom because I don't know to much about a hope this fix my phone
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I mentioned before that the .zip you named before sounded like a custom voice pack for turn-by-turn navigation. When i Googled it there were similar sounding .zips on a few fileshare sites. I assume these are malware. Now you get problems with "some kind of voice permission". You can see how these things might be related, yes?
Do you use navigation? What App do you use? Have you installed any custom voice packs?
I don't know what you mean by "the archive". Do you mean Internal Storage? Can you upload a screenshot?
My guess is that one of the apps you keep installing is bad. Malware or just bad coding, it doesn't matter. You should factory reset and only install Google Apps for now. Don't install anything else. That means during the setup process on the clean install, when you sign in and sync your account you don't want to automatically restore your Apps. Install only Google Apps from Play Store after setup and run the phone like that for a while to see if it fixes the problem.
To rule out a bad OTA/Install of OOS 5.0.6, follow these instructions to reflash the ROM:
https://downloads.oneplus.com/oneplus-3t/oneplus_3t_oxygenos_5.0.6/
Dirk said:
1) In what way is it "failing"?
2) Have you considered trying a Custom ROM? That's what most of us use xda for.
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2) not really
Devices with almost pure Android like Oneplus don't really need a custom Rom.
Especially when they still get regularly updates like 3T.
Rooting and other info are provided too, we are not here mostly for custom Roms.
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2) not really
Devices with almost pure Android like Oneplus don't really need a custom Rom.
Especially when they still get regularly updates like 3T.
Rooting and other info are provided too, we are not here mostly for custom Roms.
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Are you new?
OOS is not "almost pure Android" and neither are most Custom ROMs. You're comparing Apples to Oranges.
Are you going to tell all the people using Pie ROMs right now that they should stop and go back to OOS because "they still get regularly updates like 3T"
Most people use XDA for Custom ROMs. Get over it and stop posting already.
Eddcam said:
I have a issue with a virus or bug or* malware or something like that Long ago without knowing much about security I got into pages and sure I downloaded a virus which I can not remove I do hard reset a factory reset I even*reinstall the system following the instructions get me by the OnePlus support web and still have the problems I found that about the problem when one day my phone star going slow and every time I turn of the cellphone* and turn on when I go to archives*the file appears*a file with the name
voice_instructions_unitless.zip
I erase the file and the file appears when I turn of and turn on what I can do what the best step I spoke with a person recommended me to do a Root Because he told me that the virus was at the root of the system or components or something like that and deleting the whole system and reinstall everything I could recover my phone but I do not know how to do it I am never Root a phone before I Read some tutorial but I am scare because i just updated my phone and maybe the tutorial be outdate i read the comments and is never clear I need help and oneplus customer service what me to send the phone so they can fixed but I don't have other phone what you recommend please help me
I have the OnePlus 3T
OxygenOS version 5.0.6
Android version 8.0.0
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It is not malware or a "virus", it required by Google Maps for voice navigation.
Had you open the archive and inspected its contents, or performed a simple Google Search, you'd know exactly what it was for.
Sent from my OnePlus 3T using XDA Labs
Dirk said:
Are you new?
OOS is not "almost pure Android" and neither are most Custom ROMs. You're comparing Apples to Oranges.
Are you going to tell all the people using Pie ROMs right now that they should stop and go back to OOS because "they still get regularly updates like 3T"
Most people use XDA for Custom ROMs. Get over it and stop posting already.
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Do you know how to use the forum's search option?
Or even find the member's signatures.
Then you would know if I am new or not.
And your question is irrelevant. I answered to your post about why people join XDA. U make wrong assumptions, which is not necessarily bad. It's worse that you try to convince about your arguments by posting incorrect info.
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Hi all,
I'm hoping someone here can give me advice on how (or if!) I can recover from a bootloop after a failed Magisk update attempt, without losing the data on my tablet...
My Tab S8 was boot-looping constantly after I tried a Magisk update; trying the plugged-in-volume-up+volume-down trick from this thread gives me the screen with options for Continue, Device Unlock Mode, or Cancel. Before I go any further, I really want to make sure I don't do something that will accidentally wipe all my data!
I'm a long-time Android user and generally just competent enough to follow instructions (like the incredibly helpful howto guide in this forum!) and root my various phones and tablets, but tbh I don't have a full understanding of the various modes and what does / doesn't wipe the data on the device. I have a handful of documents on it that I would really like not to lose, so I don't want to screw this up by choosing options I don't fully understand... Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
(Or if someone with actual clue is willing to jump on a web meeting and help me recover it without losing data, I'll gladly compensate you for your time...)
Thank you in advance,
Lisa
Have you tried the Root How-To's instructions to update your firmware without wiping, only using the same version of the firmware your were on already?
Apologies if you already tried that.
Good luck!
roirraW edor ehT said:
Have you tried the Root How-To's instructions to update your firmware without wiping, only using the same version of the firmware your were on already?
Apologies if you already tried that.
Good luck!
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Thank you! I looked at that, but haven't tried it yet - my concern is that I don't know why the Magisk update failed, so I don't know whether trying the Root How-To's update would run into the same problem. The bootloop is incredibly difficult to interrupt - I had to try the volume up + volume down multiple times before getting the timing right.
If that's the best way to proceed, though, I can certainly give it a shot!
lorenzin said:
Thank you! I looked at that, but haven't tried it yet - my concern is that I don't know why the Magisk update failed, so I don't know whether trying the Root How-To's update would run into the same problem. The bootloop is incredibly difficult to interrupt - I had to try the volume up + volume down multiple times before getting the timing right.
If that's the best way to proceed, though, I can certainly give it a shot!
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I do believe it's the best option since Magisk needs to be updated in the AP file. You likely need to dirty flash to stock first, if possible (not rooted, without wiping), so that you can have a working system to use the Magisk app to manually patch the AP file, copy the AP file back to the computer as the instructions say, then flash again.
roirraW edor ehT said:
I do believe it's the best option since Magisk needs to be updated in the AP file. You likely need to dirty flash to stock first, if possible (not rooted, without wiping), so that you can have a working system to use the Magisk app to manually patch the AP file, copy the AP file back to the computer as the instructions say, then flash again.
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THANK YOU for your advice here! I was just able to restore it to the original firmware simply by following the Root How-To's update-without-wiping instructions. Currently debating whether I really want to update it and risk further problems, or just stick with the working firmware... But either way, I was able to recover the documents I need and it's great to have the tablet working again. I really appreciate your help!
Be well,
Lisa
lorenzin said:
THANK YOU for your advice here! I was just able to restore it to the original firmware simply by following the Root How-To's update-without-wiping instructions. Currently debating whether I really want to update it and risk further problems, or just stick with the working firmware... But either way, I was able to recover the documents I need and it's great to have the tablet working again. I really appreciate your help!
Be well,
Lisa
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You're welcome, glad that helped! I know I was nervous the first time I updated Magisk, but I did it at the same time I updated the firmware. That is, I would've had to update the Magisk app first, so that I could apply that updated Magisk to the new AP file.