Hello everyone,i just want to find out if there is anybody currently looking into a root solution for the Xperia XZ2 on Android Pie?
Trace.Oneil said:
Hello everyone,i just want to find out if there is anybody currently looking into a root solution for the Xperia XZ2 on Android Pie?
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Please look into the TWRP thread.
MartinX3 said:
Please look into the TWRP thread.
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I did look there,but didnt see anything about root being possible on Pie,did i miss it somehow?
Trace.Oneil said:
I did look there,but didnt see anything about root being possible on Pie,did i miss it somehow?
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Ah, sorry.
You are new in the Android world?
Magisk is the most used rooting solution.
You also need TWRP to install it and the drmfix later.
MartinX3 said:
Ah, sorry.
You are new in the Android world?
Magisk is the most used rooting solution.
You also need TWRP to install it and the drmfix later.
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Not new to Android.just new to rooting. I have no idea how to root my XZ2 on Android Pie and i dont want to mess my phone up trying and not being successfull.
Trace.Oneil said:
Not new to Android.just new to rooting. I have no idea how to root my XZ2 on Android Pie and i dont want to mess my phone up trying and not being successfull.
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Luckily you can't mess your phone.
But at the moment you would need to downgrade to OREO and use xperifix to reactivate your camera after unlocking.
Then you can update back to PIE.
downgrading requires a phone wipe.
You could root I first and upgrade with titanium backup or you backup only your media data on the internal and external sdcard.
MartinX3 said:
Luckily you can't mess your phone.
But at the moment you would need to downgrade to OREO and use xperifix to reactivate your camera after unlocking.
Then you can update back to PIE.
downgrading requires a phone wipe.
You could root I first and upgrade with titanium backup or you backup only your media data on the internal and external sdcard.
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Okay,thanks. I think you just answered my question in my post. Root on Pie directly is still not possible and to root presently,i have to go back to Oreo first but is anybody working on a way to root on Pie without having to downgrade to Oreo first?
Trace.Oneil said:
Okay,thanks. I think you just answered my question in my post. Root on Pie directly is still not possible and to root presently,i have to go back to Oreo first but is anybody working on a way to root on Pie without having to downgrade to Oreo first?
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Your welcome.
Root is possible.
But for a working camera you would need to downgrade to OREO, apply xperifix, use your camera one time and upgrade back to PIE.
MartinX3 said:
Your welcome.
Root is possible.
But for a working camera you would need to downgrade to OREO, apply xperifix, use your camera one time and upgrade back to PIE.
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Ahh,now i understand it better. Now all i need to do is find one of you clever guys to assist me when i decide to root my phone. For now im happy with mine as is,i would just like it if Sony had made it possible to change the font style and i would love to get rid of some apps that i dont need or want such as AVG.
Trace.Oneil said:
Ahh,now i understand it better. Now all i need to do is find one of you clever guys to assist me when i decide to root my phone. For now im happy with mine as is,i would just like it if Sony had made it possible to change the font style and i would love to get rid of some apps that i dont need or want such as AVG.
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At least you can deactivate the apps.
On PIE I heared, you can use substratum and Andromeda for your font.
But with root, you can remove the apps and change your font like hell. :silly:
MartinX3 said:
At least you can deactivate the apps.
On PIE I heared, you can use substratum and Andromeda for your font.
But with root, you can remove the apps and change your font like hell. :silly:
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Yes,i know with root it all becomes possible and easy to do. But coming from a rooted Z5,i am very worried about the DRM keys and functionality. When i rooted my Z5 (with help) functions like Super Vivid Colour etc that were lost with DRM,once restored just never seemed to me to be as good as before i rooted.
MartinX3 said:
At least you can deactivate the apps.
On PIE I heared, you can use substratum and Andromeda for your font.
But with root, you can remove the apps and change your font like hell. :silly:
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Can you please point me to a post where i can read more about using substratum and andromeda to change my font @MartinX3
Trace.Oneil said:
Can you please point me to a post where i can read more about using substratum and andromeda to change my font @MartinX3
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Substratum+pie+font :silly:
MartinX3 said:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Substratum+pie+font :silly:
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Thank you ? Will it work on Pie and no root?
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Hi everyone.I have xperia z1 .257 firmware.Im waiting kingo app or 360 supports for .257 firmware.It will be my first root.Im afraid Here is my question.
If i do root should i use another rom ? Can i continue without any rom ? They told me if i dont use another rom my phone can be brick.
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Hi everyone.I have xperia z1 .257 firmware.Im waiting kingo app or 360 supports for .257 firmware.It will be my first root.Im afraid Here is my question.
If i do root should i use another rom ? Can i continue without any rom ? They told me if i dont use another rom my phone can be brick.
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Rooting won't brick your phone. And you can have root on stock
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You can root and stay on stock ROM no need to change to another ROM. Also rooting .257 firmware is not yet supported. Morever I read somewhere that Kingo and Vroot are under investigation for installing tracking malware.
MetalGearSolid said:
You can root and stay on stock ROM no need to change to another ROM. Also rooting .257 firmware is not yet supported. Morever I read somewhere that Kingo and Vroot are under investigation for installing tracking malware.
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yeah i know.because of that im waiting new update
What was that i heard about doing something to your phone messes up the camera? Will rooting it do that to the camera?
No rooting does not affect the Camera. Only unlocking Bootloader will mess up the camera.
Just tried vroot for my Z1 (6903...xx257 firmware) and it doesnt work
Hope to see some progress about it soon as I need root to restore my titanium backups from another phone
Stegy said:
Just tried vroot for my Z1 (6903...xx257 firmware) and it doesnt work
Hope to see some progress about it soon as I need root to restore my titanium backups from another phone
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Please read some of the guides.
It is impossible to directly root that FW,
Downgrade to .534, root and then upgrade OTA
I think dont downgrade your phone to 538.My some friends have problem about camera and walkman bla bla.Wait the root programme for 257
fndkc said:
I think dont downgrade your phone to 538.My some friends have problem about camera and walkman bla bla.Wait the root programme for 257
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There are no problems because you immediately upgrade to .257 OTA and the problems go.
You downgrade to the older version and are on it for as long as it takes to root (2-3 minutes) during that time the camera does work (But you can fix it if you want by clearing the data in the camera common app) but as soon as you upgrade it works again...
Do this my friend i did it and it work for me ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boIq09H026k
gregbradley said:
There are no problems because you immediately upgrade to .257 OTA and the problems go.
You downgrade to the older version and are on it for as long as it takes to root (2-3 minutes) during that time the camera does work (But you can fix it if you want by clearing the data in the camera common app) but as soon as you upgrade it works again...
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kiorix said:
Do this my friend i did it and it work for me ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boIq09H026k
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was this post directed to me?
MetalGearSolid said:
No rooting does not affect the Camera. Only unlocking Bootloader will mess up the camera.
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what does unlocking bootloader mean exactly? sorry im new to this kinda stuff :/
Please read the guides.
They are the sticky threads in the general and development section. Or you can always Google it
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Cleviojr said:
Relax, rooting won't brick your phone hehe!
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guys so i heared something.Cant it get OTA updates automaticlly ? Do ii have to update by manuel ?
xunit94 said:
what does unlocking bootloader mean exactly? sorry im new to this kinda stuff :/
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Learn before doing atleast, so we don't get fifty new threads about generic issues.
This is a development forum, and it would be nice if it's not overly cluttered with useless threads all the time.
Also the mods gets a break aswell
I do not mean to be rude, but people who ask questions, which the answer to, lies a couple clicks away, generally don't want to bother themselves with reading.
This is a shame, because the great developers on here are excellent at writing extensively about how to do things, and what you should and should not do.
xunit94 said:
what does unlocking bootloader mean exactly? sorry im new to this kinda stuff :/
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Here is a video that you might find useful:
That should cover a lot of the questions that you may have.
Hi guys
Are there any new about how to root sony xperia performance(android 7)?
I heared that its impossible to root android nougat?
I tryed to root it twice time but failed
Thanks
yusufelbcr said:
Hi guys
Are there any new about how to root sony xperia performance(android 7)?
I heared that its impossible to root android nougat?
I tryed to root it twice time but failed
Thanks
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Root it!
serajr said:
Root it!
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If im on stock nougat, can I jump to unlocking?
lucifero13 said:
If im on stock nougat, can I jump to unlocking?
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Only if you have already backed up the TA partition (step 1), which is very important imo.
But if you don't mind about sony proprietary software/keys in which will be wiped on unlock process, just go ahead on Nougat and be happy!
help me
Same question, is it possible?
Foxleone said:
Same question, is it possible?
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no. is not.
Pls how can i root tecno W3
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mrmazak said:
no. is not.
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Hey mrmazak,
Thanks for your development and the support of this community with Dirtycow.
To clarify, are you seeing any exploits that could be leveraged in order to root and it will take more time for development, or is it just out of the question?
Thanks,
kvn101
kvn101 said:
Hey mrmazak,
Thanks for your development and the support of this community with Dirtycow.
To clarify, are you seeing any exploits that could be leveraged in order to root and it will take more time for development, or is it just out of the question?
Thanks,
kvn101
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there is nothing that i know about, but that does not mean that it is impossible,. Just unknown.
mrmazak said:
no. is not.
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hey mrmazak,
pls tell me that is it possible to root amazon blu r1hd (custom build version-BLU_r0010uu_v8.4). ?
via SPFT its showing error 2004..pls help !
i09o9 said:
hey mrmazak,
pls tell me that is it possible to root amazon blu r1hd (custom build version-BLU_r0010uu_v8.4). ?
via SPFT its showing error 2004..pls help !
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Blu has changed preloader since v6.6. no access to preloader from sptf, so no flashing, no root
Thanks mrmazak,
Anytime sooner will there be root ?
No, there will not be root. The security holes have been plugged. The tools used to modify the phones have been blocked.
If you installed a recent over-the-air update, you are out of luck - no recovery, no flashing, no rooting. Period. End of story. Done.
Never accept an over-the-air update for a phone that you want to root or modify.
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No, there will not be root. The security holes have been plugged. The tools used to modify the phones have been blocked.
If you installed a recent over-the-air update, you are out of luck - no recovery, no flashing, no rooting. Period. End of story. Done.
Never accept an over-the-air update for a phone that you want to root or modify.
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Wow **** blu.
Guess I'll just return it, you know, cause **** sales too!
Sorry, I am new to rooting with many of my phones and I am getting very frustrated at how many developers patch the root. I used to think Android was friendlier for root than iOS is for jailbreaking, don't think so anymore.
Is there a root friendly list of phones new you have on this forum up-to-date?
Sort of hard to buy a phone requesting from the seller to have the "right version" on it. Ex.) blu phone prior to v6.6.
Thanks.
ty345 ey5w5 said:
Wow **** blu.
Guess I'll just return it, you know, cause **** sales too!
Sorry, I am new to rooting with many of my phones and I am getting very frustrated at how many developers patch the root. I used to think Android was friendlier for root than iOS is for jailbreaking, don't think so anymore.
Is there a root friendly list of phones new you have on this forum up-to-date?
Sort of hard to buy a phone requesting from the seller to have the "right version" on it. Ex.) blu phone prior to v6.6.
Thanks.
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OnePlus actually encourage rooting in some extend.
Foxleone said:
Same question, is it possible?
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it is possible to root V8.4 if you're already using a custom recovery with dirty cows v11
Trailblaza said:
it is possible to root V8.4 if you're already using a custom recovery with dirty cows v11
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If you have custom recovery , then yes. The dirty cow part is only needed to allow bootloader unlock. So once it's unlocked and you have recovery , should be no problem to root
Trash talk lol, nothing is impossible just that you can't do it simple!.
So I'm looking around and I can't see a tutorial.
Can I unlock the bootloader, root, s-off and install a recovery?
Are there any tutorials?
All I want to do is unlock it get rid of the bloatware and then lock it up again so I can still get OTA's
Is that possible?
eskimosound said:
So I'm looking around and I can't see a tutorial.
Can I unlock the bootloader, root, s-off and install a recovery?
Are there any tutorials?
All I want to do is unlock it get rid of the bloatware and then lock it up again so I can still get OTA's
Is that possible?
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You didn't looked into the rom thread, did you? :silly:
MartinX3 said:
You didn't looked into the rom thread, did you? :silly:
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Ooo... are you talking about the debloat script? :silly:
eskimosound said:
Ooo... are you talking about the debloat script? :silly:
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Oh no :silly:
So I can find how to unlock the bootloader, I can install twrp...
But...
I have read that if you root you lose the camera..
Is this true or can I safely root the phone and relock it?
eskimosound said:
So I can find how to unlock the bootloader, I can install twrp...
But...
I have read that if you root you lose the camera..
Is this true or can I safely root the phone and relock it?
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Use xperifix.
Use the latest Oreo firmware I uploaded in TWRP.
Install xperifix and use it with TWRP.
Use the camera one time.
Upgrade to latest PIE.
Install TWRP and camera works.
MartinX3 said:
You didn't looked into the rom thread, did you? :silly:
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MartinX3 said:
Use xperifix.
Use the latest Oreo firmware I uploaded in TWRP.
Install xperifix and use it with TWRP.
Use the camera one time.
Upgrade to latest PIE.
Install TWRP and camera works.
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Great thanks are their any tutorials...
eskimosound said:
Great thanks are their any tutorials...
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Use in xperiafix the manual mode, vendor, a/b and choose the magisk zip.
Not the twrp zip.
MartinX3 said:
Use in xperiafix the manual mode, vendor, a/b and choose the magisk zip.
Not the twrp zip.
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Excellent, thank you very much :laugh:
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Excellent, thank you very much :laugh:
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You're welcome. :laugh:
Hey everyone. I am new on here. And I just bought a Sony Xperia xz-2. I've been so accustomed to the substratum swift black themes on my Note 8 that coming to this has been a bit underwhelming as I was hoping to use substratum to no avail.
It seems that I'll need to root my new phone in android p to achieve what I want from substratum.
I have absolutely no knowledge of rooting. How can I root my phone if I have to in order to use substratum exactly as I did on my unrooted note 8?
Can anyone on here give me explicit details on how to successfully get substratum to work on my new Xperia?
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Hey everyone. I am new on here. And I just bought a Sony Xperia xz-2. I've been so accustomed to the substratum swift black themes on my Note 8 that coming to this has been a bit underwhelming as I was hoping to use substratum to no avail.
It seems that I'll need to root my new phone in android p to achieve what I want from substratum.
I have absolutely no knowledge of rooting. How can I root my phone if I have to in order to use substratum exactly as I did on my unrooted note 8?
Can anyone on here give me explicit details on how to successfully get substratum to work on my new Xperia?
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Google "Unlock Sony XZ2 Bootloader" and "Xperifix".
There are 2 official sites that have tutorials on them
eskimosound said:
Google "Unlock Sony XZ2 Bootloader" and "Xperifix".
There are 2 official sites that have tutorials on them
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Are they full proof in the manner that there is no way one can mess up?
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Are they full proof in the manner that there is no way one can mess up?
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You mean Fool Proof.....and no nothing is Fool Proof...for instance if you typed in "Full" instead of "Fool" you could mess up!!
Its just a way of doing it...you will lose warranty and you could brick it.
eskimosound said:
You mean Fool Proof.....and no nothing is Fool Proof...for instance if you typed in "Full" instead of "Fool" you could mess up!!
Its just a way of doing it...you will lose warranty and you could brick it.
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Haha lol cleaver. Since I have absolutely zero idea what to do. Even with the tutorial, what would you suggest I do?
thepersona said:
Are they full proof in the manner that there is no way one can mess up?
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thepersona said:
Haha lol cleaver. Since I have absolutely zero idea what to do. Even with the tutorial, what would you suggest I do?
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Lol, unfortunately I can't give you the external links, I'm not allowed to but first you unlock your bootloader on the official Sony Unlock Xperia Bootloader site!!! Go there and read the instructions.
Then head over to the Xperifix site and download the Xperifix software and follow the instructions...
Good luck if you choose that path...
I am still Factory and wondering whether to bother..
At the moment it lacks PIE support
Well, i got a XZ2 from my boss for xmas - i love him ( lol ), i'm a SONY fanboy, have many devices since my E10i, very familiar with SONY, so - root without unlocking the BL is impossible atm i guess?
0LDST4R said:
Well, i got a XZ2 from my boss for xmas - i love him ( lol ), i'm a SONY fanboy, have many devices since my E10i, very familiar with SONY, so - root without unlocking the BL is impossible atm i guess?
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Unfortunately :crying:
0LDST4R said:
Well, i got a XZ2 from my boss for xmas - i love him ( lol ), i'm a SONY fanboy, have many devices since my E10i, very familiar with SONY, so - root without unlocking the BL is impossible atm i guess?
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You could install the uploaded Oreo firmware and use xperifix.
After you used the camera and upgrade to pie, the camera will still works (without noise reduction) and the other shiny & nice to have won't work.
The sound vibration system and the color screen system will continue to work.
Well, the PIE color system, not the Sony color system.
But it is similar.
Is there a way possible way without laptop?
GunnerGeezer said:
Is there a way possible way without laptop?
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Even impossible with laptop. No downgrade from what i've heard.
Rosli59564 said:
Even impossible with laptop. No downgrade from what i've heard.
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It still is possible with a laptop, provided the bootloader's are the same. This will factory reset your phone though so back it up
GunnerGeezer said:
Is there a way possible way without laptop?
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Why do you wanna downgrade ? Aint Android 10 any good ?
N1NJATH3ORY said:
Why do you wanna downgrade ? Aint Android 10 any good ?
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I want to add bespoke fonts and A10 doesn't allow it.
GunnerGeezer said:
I want to add bespoke fonts and A10 doesn't allow it.
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Yeah that's the reason i haven't updated my Note 9 (wingfonts) i'm jumping back and fourth Oreo 8.1 to Android 9 Pie, i cant go past march firmware Android 9 Pie, as the bootloader changes then there's no going back!
what happens if the bootlader changed ? can you tell me...
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Alaa apk said:
what happens if the bootlader changed ? can you tell me...
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Bootloop or will stop on Samsung logo, either way it's a soft brick...
ODIN will fail while flashing leaving you with an unusable phoned until you reflash the correct Android 10 firmware with a compatible bootloader.
Only way you might get around this is by unlocking bootloader and rooting phone but that brings it's own bag of cats to worry about...
GunnerGeezer said:
I want to add bespoke fonts and A10 doesn't allow it.
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See links below for custom font on A10
#mono_ apk: https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4899593&d=1576100090
Zip file (extract to root of your storage in a folder named monofonts): https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4899595&d=1576100090
Source: https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/themes/google-sans-fonts-s10-t3910661/page8