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[Q] Lost my Huawei Camera App

Hey folks,
NOTE: SOLVED, update below
On my VTR-L09 Single Sim, I flashed TWRP to edit /vendor/etc/hosts and then flashed recovery again. I went a wrong path there and had to flash the original recovery in order to do a factory reset & wipe. My /data-Partition was broken during the process, too, because I was accidentally wiped it
After the fresh wipe, I started the phone again and after it loaded, configured it (without restoring from my backup) and after a couple of seconds my camera app disappeared from the home screen. Dafuq? Since then, I tried to recover it a couple of times.
I am now hoping that the B126-Update brings my camera app back when it arrives via OTA, but until then:
Does anyone have an Idea where my camera app went, and how I can get it back?
Obviously, I checked under the disabled apps.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
I am on VTR-L09C432B123
UPDATE: I worked out a way of re-flashing an official update without funkyhuawei, check out https://forum.xda-developers.com/p10/development/dev-introducing-redlotus-source-huawei-t3601493

Did you try to install another camera app to see if the camera turn on? it's possible that the data folder of camera to be erased.

Lukx said:
Hey folks,
On my VTR-L09 Single Sim, I flashed TWRP to edit /vendor/etc/hosts and then flashed recovery again. I went a wrong path there and had to flash the original recovery in order to do a factory reset & wipe. My /data-Partition was broken during the process, too, because I was accidentally wiped it
After the fresh wipe, I started the phone again and after it loaded, configured it (without restoring from my backup) and after a couple of seconds my camera app disappeared from the home screen. Dafuq? Since then, I tried to recover it a couple of times.
I am now hoping that the B126-Update brings my camera app back when it arrives via OTA, but until then:
Does anyone have an Idea where my camera app went, and how I can get it back?
Obviously, I checked under the disabled apps.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
I am on VTR-L09C432B123
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Have you tried the HiSuite system restore option. I never used it. But if it works like the restore option from Samsung and Sony. You should restart your phone in recovery mode and the original firmware will be flashed?

Hey
thanks for your answers.
The hisuite does not support my model yet (argh).
OpenCamera works fine, whatsapp's camera feature as well....
The Gallery App is still there, by the way.

I'm having the same issue too after an unsuccessful root which required me to factory reset my P10. After factory rest the stock camera app is missing..
Could someone upload their stock camera backup file? It would be much appreciated.

I attached the HwCamera2 folder with apk, lib and oat folder from /system/priv-app.
I'm on VTR-L29C432B123.

Jannomag said:
I attached the HwCamera2 folder with apk, lib and oat folder from /system/priv-app.
I'm on VTR-L29C432B123.
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Thanks for the file. May I know how do I get it installed?
I navigated through the same directory and found the same files as yours. I tried installing the apk file from both my own and yours but it says it is corrupted.

Thanks, @Jannomag. I have found that most other Huawei-Apps in that priv-app folder are also missing (except I am not entirely sad about many of those). I'll keep digging a bit.
*Update* I just found in my /etc/whitelistedapps.xml points to /vendor/etc/whitelistedapps.xml, which in turn does not exist.
could somebody with a working Camera app please check whether that file /vendor/etc/whitelistedapps.xml exists, and what is written in there?
This is just a straw I am holding on to, not a real trace or hint, though.

Lukx said:
Thanks, @Jannomag. I have found that most other Huawei-Apps in that priv-app folder are also missing (except I am not entirely sad about many of those). I'll keep digging a bit.
*Update* I just found in my /etc/whitelistedapps.xml points to /vendor/etc/whitelistedapps.xml, which in turn does not exist.
could somebody with a working Camera app please check whether that file /vendor/etc/whitelistedapps.xml exists, and what is written in there?
This is just a straw I am holding on to, not a real trace or hint, though.
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Hy Lukx, i have exactly the same problem. Wanted to root my phone, but I couldnt see the zip file in twrp, so i wiped whole data and did formatting the whole phone. after reboot my camera app was gone, also the themes were disappeared. I tried installing the firmware for my huawei (from a russian site but I dont know if its the right firmware) but it stopped at 5%.
My Phones Build Number is: VTR-L09C432B113
Thanks
stilla98

Funny thing... I am suspecting that some version mismatch of the recovery or boot partition during the Wipe might be the cause, although I do not have any proof of that.
I am currently trying to write a free alternative to funkyhuawei, so we can flash the full firmware easily again. I think i won't be done with that before mid next week, though...
I am using the OpenCamera app in the meantime.

Lukx said:
Funny thing... I am suspecting that some version mismatch of the recovery or boot partition during the Wipe might be the cause, although I do not have any proof of that.
I am currently trying to write a free alternative to funkyhuawei, so we can flash the full firmware easily again. I think i won't be done with that before mid next week, though...
I am using the OpenCamera app in the meantime.
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So you are telling me, that the funkyhuawei method works? I saw that my Version is supported. Should I try it?
Thanks

stilla98 said:
So you are telling me, that the funkyhuawei method works? I saw that my Version is supported. Should I try it?
Thanks
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I didn't say that
But as FH reflashes your phone fully, it should do a full recovery. If you feel like investing money into that, why not try? Otherwise, I recommend you wait along with me for another week and see how far I get with my approach, which I promise to release for free...

Lukx said:
I didn't say that
But as FH reflashes your phone fully, it should do a full recovery. If you feel like investing money into that, why not try? Otherwise, I recommend you wait along with me for another week and see how far I get with my approach, which I promise to release for free...
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Okay , i will wait for it. I will also install the opencamera app.. by the way, do you also have problems with the design? im having only one design and i cannot add more..

stilla98 said:
im having only one design and i cannot add more..
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I never really use the theme feature, as I have found "my" favorite theme initially and it's now in the Huawei Backup I carry around through reflashes (highly recommended, it stores on SD card). But the "Designs" app seems to show me a couple of designs, yes. I don't want to try downloading them right now, though.

Lukx said:
I never really use the theme feature, as I have found "my" favorite theme initially and it's now in the Huawei Backup I carry around through reflashes (highly recommended, it stores on SD card). But the "Designs" app seems to show me a couple of designs, yes. I don't want to try downloading them right now, though.
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okay, i hadnt a microsd card since yesterday, i also backed up my phone before wiping and formatting but there are still no themes, i will try installing them on sd card.. thank you for your help

just install via fastboot boot.img recovery.img cust.img system.img
i have same problem but i can fix it

Same problem
Lukx said:
Hey folks,
NOTE: SOLVED, update below
On my VTR-L09 Single Sim, I flashed TWRP to edit /vendor/etc/hosts and then flashed recovery again. I went a wrong path there and had to flash the original recovery in order to do a factory reset & wipe. My /data-Partition was broken during the process, too, because I was accidentally wiped it
After the fresh wipe, I started the phone again and after it loaded, configured it (without restoring from my backup) and after a couple of seconds my camera app disappeared from the home screen. Dafuq? Since then, I tried to recover it a couple of times.
I am now hoping that the B126-Update brings my camera app back when it arrives via OTA, but until then:
Does anyone have an Idea where my camera app went, and how I can get it back?
Obviously, I checked under the disabled apps.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
I am on VTR-L09C432B123
UPDATE: I worked out a way of re-flashing an official update without funkyhuawei, check out https://forum.xda-developers.com/p10/development/dev-introducing-redlotus-source-huawei-t3601493
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I have the same problem with my Huawei p10, don't have the camera apk but I can use with the open camera. did you fix the problem? Thank you

been there done that
Guy all you need is follow step on this link to restock rom and start unlock bootloader again

You can try to restore factory settings.

Bluetooth not working at all, Help!

So 3 days ago woke up trying to link my phone to my sound system and noticed BT isn't working.
When I toggle it to ON it's not responding and switches back to OFF.
That happened a day after updating to the Oxygen OS 4.1.6.. don't know if it has anything to do with it.
Tried to force stop BT, clean cache and data.
Didn't work at all, already purchased my OP5 so I figured once I get it I'll factory reset the 3T to solve the issue, well today factory wiped it, still not working.
Downgraded the OS to 4.1.3, still! Not working, Im exhausted and I don't know what to do.. Help!

Noyelk said:
already purchased my OP5 so I figured once I get it I'll factory reset the 3T to solve the issue, well today factory wiped it, still not working.
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"Factory reset" is a bit of a misnomer. All it does is wipe data (and cache too, I assume) which you already tried. It won't magically restore a former OS version or otherwise touch anything in the system (as some folks seem to believe).
Noyelk said:
Downgraded the OS to 4.1.3, still! Not working, Im exhausted and I don't know what to do.. Help!
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I would think the full zip update would fix it. Maybe try the 4.1.6 (or even 4.1.5) full zip?

redpoint73 said:
"Factory reset" is a bit of a misnomer. All it does is wipe data (and cache too, I assume) which you already tried. It won't magically restore a former OS version or otherwise touch anything in the system (as some folks seem to believe).
I would think the full zip update would fix it. Maybe try the 4.1.6 (or even 4.1.5) full zip?
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I downloaded the 4.1.3 full zip from OnePlus.net, updated through Oxygen recovery, I'll try another version as you said, will let you know, thanks!

redpoint73 said:
"Factory reset" is a bit of a misnomer. All it does is wipe data (and cache too, I assume) which you already tried. It won't magically restore a former OS version or otherwise touch anything in the system (as some folks seem to believe).
I would think the full zip update would fix it. Maybe try the 4.1.6 (or even 4.1.5) full zip?
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Tried, not working.. will try to contact OnePlus support, it doesn't make sense.

Issue with incoming calls

After upgrading (dirty flashed) to OxygenOS 5.0.5 & OxygenOS 5.0.6 from Nougat (OxygenOS 4.5.1), in the incoming calls screen doesn't appear the toggle to pick up the phone , just the caller name and number, I have to slide down the notifications bar to be able of picking up the call. Do you know how to solve this?

Factory reset - major Android upgrades require that to avoid issues

Many thanks for your answer but I'd prefer to find the root cause of the issue.

spaniard said:
Many thanks for your answer but I'd prefer to find the root cause of the issue.
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The root cause is that you dirty flashed.
Seriously, if you have random bugs after dirty flash, the most likely solution is to clean flash or wipe data.

spaniard said:
Many thanks for your answer but I'd prefer to find the root cause of the issue.
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The root cause is the incompatibility between major upgrades and doing such upgrade very often introduces weird bugs.
This probably wouldn't be the cause if upgraded like from Android 8.0 to 8.0.1 (just an example), but not 7 to 8.
Every manufacturer, if asked for support, will ask you to reset your device to default and check if problem persists.

Thanks guys, I know that and I think that this is the most probable solution, anyway as I'm too lazy for clean flashing will keeep researching a more direct solution. Next step: trying a new dialer.

spaniard said:
Thanks guys, I know that and I think that this is the most probable solution, anyway as I'm too lazy for clean flashing will keeep researching a more direct solution. Next step: trying a new dialer.
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That's a temp solution till u start having other problems too.
U know what's the problem, so sooner or later u shall proceed with factory reset.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk

RASTAVIPER said:
That's a temp solution till u start having other problems too.
U know what's the problem, so sooner or later u shall proceed with factory reset.
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Will try to wait until Pie

spaniard said:
I'm too lazy for clean flashing will keeep researching a more direct solution. Next step: trying a new dialer.
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My opinion, the clean flash is the more direct solution. Tinkering with things like a new dialer is indirect. You may even be causing more problems than you solve. The problem is conflicting user data. The stock dialer app works just fine.
With a dirty flash, I always say "hope for the best, prepare for the worst". Meaning, you can try to dirty flash (as it is quite convenient). But be prepared to wipe or clean flash if you run into any issues with the dirty flash (which you are).

Well, the issue was caused by an old call recording Magisk module, restored latest nandroid backup, deleted the module and dirty flashed again 5.0.6 an everything looks working nice again .

Revert from Android 10 to Android 9 - All stock

Hi,
I am done with the android 10 update as it is full of bugs and I do not have any wifi.
is there a smart easy to go back to latest stock android 9 ?
bootloader is locked

meisterlampe2000 said:
Hi,
I am done with the android 10 update as it is full of bugs and I do not have any wifi.
is there a smart easy to go back to latest stock android 9 ?
bootloader is locked
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Second update is 100% clean of any bugs. Maybe factory reset Is you still have problems

Baron60 said:
Second update is 100% clean of any bugs. Maybe factory reset Is you still have problems
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What errors were fixed?

mh, i cannot connect to any wifi network, even the open without password,cypher...
That is still the case in the Jan Update, will try the factory reset now.

meisterlampe2000 said:
mh, i cannot connect to any wifi network, even the open without password,cypher...
That is still the case in the Jan Update, will try the factory reset now.
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hi.
u want connect with share internet with Bluetooth
very easily

****oonn said:
hi.
u want connect with share internet with Bluetooth
very easily
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sure, thanks. But what i really want is a working operating system

Baron60 said:
Second update is 100% clean of any bugs. Maybe factory reset Is you still have problems
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Ok, dude, stop misleading people. Maybe it is 100% bugfree for you. Which I doubt, unless you do have device personalization services installed as a system app and can use 5 GHz hotspot; both of these problems present in mine and my wife's phone, who upgraded today, thus not coming from 13 jan upgrade. Or maybe it doesn't have any bugs that bother you, but it's enough to go quickly through the the various threads to see that you're wrong in claiming that's 100% clean of bugs.

Hey i just wiped the phone (factory reset) and now WiFi is working fine again. So definitely a SW migration bug, to those who suffer the same (wifi not connecting at all), you may have to do that or wait for a proper fix (Jan 2020 patch did not solve for me).
Thx!

hugohenry16 said:
What errors were fixed?
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Slow WiFi fixed. UI glitches with gestures and other UI things fixed. Too early to tell but battery seems slightly better

Baron60 said:
Second update is 100% clean of any bugs. Maybe factory reset Is you still have problems
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No, you shouldn't do a factory reset unless you want an annoying banner at the Settings page

Terrible battery since Android 10 update

Hello,
I got my Note9 (N960W) at the beginning of December and was really happy with it, great quick phone, getting 8-9 hours SOT with AccuBattery, which is quite exagerated probably, and around 4h30 while monitoring with GSam.
I got the Android 10 update on Monday, March 9. I used to lose around 8-9% total overnight, but now with Android 10, it's more than 20%-30%. SOT is really worse than before too, but screen off time is the worst, more than 5% per hour. It was 2% per hour with Android 9.
I didn't change anything, didn't install any new apps or didn't change my habits. I just upgraded the OS. What the hell happened? Anyone with the same problem? What can I do? I already wiped off the cache but it didn't change a thing...
Thanks for any help...
Edit: I forgot to mention I also got a couple random freeze and reboot while using TuneIn Radio, something which never happened while on Android 9...

Do a fresh install and see if problems persists, if not, you fixed it.
For me fresh install solved all bugs and problems I had with dirty update

Do a factory reset or new clean install.
My phone is 1.5 years old and battery life is very well with android 10. About 7hrs sot.

metaleloi666 said:
Hello,
I got my Note9 (N960W) at the beginning of December and was really happy with it, great quick phone, getting 8-9 hours SOT with AccuBattery, which is quite exagerated probably, and around 4h30 while monitoring with GSam.
I got the Android 10 update on Monday, March 9. I used to lose around 8-9% total overnight, but now with Android 10, it's more than 20%-30%. SOT is really worse than before too, but screen off time is the worst, more than 5% per hour. It was 2% per hour with Android 9.
I didn't change anything, didn't install any new apps or didn't change my habits. I just upgraded the OS. What the hell happened? Anyone with the same problem? What can I do? I already wiped off the cache but it didn't change a thing...
Thanks for any help...
Edit: I forgot to mention I also got a couple random freeze and reboot while using TuneIn Radio, something which never happened while on Android 9...
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-CRO-Maher said:
Do a fresh install and see if problems persists, if not, you fixed it.
For me fresh install solved all bugs and problems I had with dirty update
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Mr.Vag said:
Do a factory reset or new clean install.
My phone is 1.5 years old and battery life is very well with android 10. About 7hrs sot.
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This. Android updates are terrible with the incremental update system where only the changed portion of code are pushed to the device.
always do a factory reset when ther are major changes, such as when we went from 8->9 and 9->10.

Thanks for the replies.
But what's the difference between a factory reset and a clean install? If there is one, which one is the best?

metaleloi666 said:
Thanks for the replies.
But what's the difference between a factory reset and a clean install? If there is one, which one is the best?
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Theoretically, if you update your phone from OTA and something goes wrong, then it's possible that the problem won't be fixed by a factory reset because the files it's "restoring" from are already corrupt in some way.
When you clean install through odin, you are flashing the entire OS and replacing every file in the filesystem. This can solve a lot of random problems when Android phones get updated from one flavor to another, i.e, Android 8 -> 9, or 9-> 10.
A lotmof people here disagree that factory reset and a clean install are different. But I disagree with them. If you only update through OTA, then it's entirely possible something can be "corrupt" in the filesystem.
This is because OTA updates are "block based", so instead of replacing all of the files for an update, only the modified "blocks" of data are downloaded and installed. So over time, it's possible to get a bad OTA update that doesn't clean up prior conflicting files, or something like that.
Just my 0.02$

My phone is not rooted. Can I update from Odin still?

metaleloi666 said:
My phone is not rooted. Can I update from Odin still?
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Ofc you can. No root needed.

Mr.Vag said:
Ofc you can. No root needed.
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I didn't do factory reset or clean install so far.
This is weird. Today, I was off work and I nearly had 8 hours SoT. Screen off time seems to be improving too. Still, got some wifi bugs today, it shut off a few times for no reason while being home.
But just before posting this, I got a random reboot.... Hmmmm...... Never had a random reboot while on Android 9.
Looks like I'll have to do this reset or clean install....

metaleloi666 said:
I didn't do factory reset or clean install so far.
This is weird. Today, I was off work and I nearly had 8 hours SoT. Screen off time seems to be improving too. Still, got some wifi bugs today, it shut off a few times for no reason while being home.
But just before posting this, I got a random reboot.... Hmmmm...... Never had a random reboot while on Android 9.
Looks like I'll have to do this reset or clean install....
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Yep..always must leave phone 1-2 days to see exactly how battery is.
For my opionion just reset your phone and you'll be fine.
Do a reset from recovery if you want..
Vol up + Bixby + power buttons.. and pick factory reset ...

Mr.Vag said:
Yep..always must leave phone 1-2 days to see exactly how battery is.
For my opionion just reset your phone and you'll be fine.
Do a reset from recovery if you want..
Vol up + Bixby + power buttons.. and pick factory reset ...
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I prefer odin, because unlike a factory reset, you can use the HOME_CSC file and keep you apps and settings intact, while re writing the filesystem for system. If that fixes things then no need to re set up your device, saving you between 30 mins-2 hours depending on how many settings you prefer to be a certain way.
If that doesn't fix your problem, then you can nuke the whole thing with the CSC file.
Factory reset through the phone relies on having the correct files to restore from, and with the way Android updates, it's becoming more common for the filesystem to get mildly corrupt in one way or another where factory reset through the device doesn't fix the issue thanks to block based updates. I don't think the block based system is cleaning up after itself properly and is leaving behind old code that conflicts with new code personally, but that's just a guess.

Frick_trump said:
I prefer odin, because unlike a factory reset, you can use the HOME_CSC file and keep you apps and settings intact, while re writing the filesystem for system. If that fixes things then no need to re set up your device, saving you between 30 mins-2 hours depending on how many settings you prefer to be a certain way.
If that doesn't fix your problem, then you can nuke the whole thing with the CSC file.
Factory reset through the phone relies on having the correct files to restore from, and with the way Android updates, it's becoming more common for the filesystem to get mildly corrupt in one way or another where factory reset through the device doesn't fix the issue thanks to block based updates. I don't think the block based system is cleaning up after itself properly and is leaving behind old code that conflicts with new code personally, but that's just a guess.
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Thanks. Where can I find the exact file I need for my phone to flash with Odin? I'm from Canada, on the Videotron carrier and the phone is the N960W.

metaleloi666 said:
Thanks. Where can I find the exact file I need for my phone to flash with Odin? I'm from Canada, on the Videotron carrier and the phone is the N960W.
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Search xda for samfirm download tool, install it and the needed windows components on your computer.
Then go to sammobile.com and look up your phone, sm-n960w and find your specific carrier code, it'll be 3 letters. Then use that code for the "region" box in the samfirm tool, and sm-n960w for model. It will download the latest firmware from samobile at the fastest speed your internet will allow.
Alternatively you can download it straight from samobile, but the download speed is DSL like unless you pay for an account.
The flash through odin, make sure you load the HOME_csc file and not the stands CSC file in order to reta9your settings and data.
flash CSC (along with all other fields) if your problem isn't fixed.

i got 960ou1 and i get 7 hours or more with the 10 update

Frick_trump said:
Search xda for samfirm download tool, install it and the needed windows components on your computer.
Then go to sammobile.com and look up your phone, sm-n960w and find your specific carrier code, it'll be 3 letters. Then use that code for the "region" box in the samfirm tool, and sm-n960w for model. It will download the latest firmware from samobile at the fastest speed your internet will allow.
Alternatively you can download it straight from samobile, but the download speed is DSL like unless you pay for an account.
The flash through odin, make sure you load the HOME_csc file and not the stands CSC file in order to reta9your settings and data.
flash CSC (along with all other fields) if your problem isn't fixed.
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Thanks. I'll hold for a while, as the battery gets better as it seems... But I keep this in my bookmarks.

Well, I just flashed with the HOME_CSC file. Hope it'll fix the problems with the battery...