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Nokia 5&6&8 PROTOTYPE Comparison

Let's talk about the Nokia Android Phone prototypes.
Right now, I have Nokia 5&6&8 prototype phones. All of them has unlocked bootloaders, and that means I could install a third-party recovery on them.
However:
1. Right now, I could only install TWRP on Nokia 6 prototype - Of course, I backed up the original recovery, and I also rooted it and installed Xposed Framework on it.
2. When I got the Nokia 5 prototype, it got FRP Locked, and I managed to get rid of it. I could test the third-party recovery on it with "fastboot boot" command.
3. When I got the Nokia 8 prototype, it got boot loop, flash latest OFW doesn't help at all. I still have no idea of how to fix it. I didn't find any recovery in it's OFW.
In Nokia 5/6 prototype, the model is totally different from a retail phone. For Nokia 5 prototype, the manufacturer and model are "Heart". For Nokia 6, the manufacturer and model are "Unknown". However, there's no "Heart" or "Unknown" string in their respective build.prop. I wonder if Heart is Nokia 5's codename?
The design of Nokia 6 prototype is slightly different from retail phone as you can see. I can understand they used "BRAND" logo on the screen instead of "NOKIA", but the camera design is different.
Since I still can't bring the Nokia 8 back to life, I have no idea of its specification.
Here's the photos of them. I'm sorry for the "annoying" watermarks on them, but I need to avoid others to steal these photos for their own purposes.

hikari_calyx said:
Let's talk about the Nokia Android Phone prototypes.
Right now, I have Nokia 5&6&8 prototype phones. All of them has unlocked bootloaders, and that means I could install a third-party recovery on them.
However:
1. Right now, I could only install TWRP on Nokia 6 prototype - Of course, I backed up the original recovery, and I also rooted it and installed Xposed Framework on it.
2. When I got the Nokia 5 prototype, it got FRP Locked, and I managed to get rid of it. I could test the third-party recovery on it with "fastboot boot" command.
3. When I got the Nokia 8 prototype, it got boot loop, flash latest OFW doesn't help at all. I still have no idea of how to fix it. I didn't find any recovery in it's OFW.
In Nokia 5/6 prototype, the model is totally different from a retail phone. For Nokia 5 prototype, the manufacturer and model are "Heart". For Nokia 6, the manufacturer and model are "Unknown". However, there's no "Heart" or "Unknown" string in their respective build.prop. I wonder if Heart is Nokia 5's codename?
The design of Nokia 6 prototype is slightly different from retail phone as you can see. I can understand they used "BRAND" logo on the screen instead of "NOKIA", but the camera design is different.
Since I still can't bring the Nokia 8 back to life, I have no idea of its specification.
Here's the photos of them. I'm sorry for the "annoying" watermarks on them, but I need to avoid others to steal these photos for their own purposes.
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Hi what twrp flashed on Nokia 6 and 5?
Please post twrp here...tank you

To answer your questions
1. "Heart" is Nokia 6 ROM here (start with PLE https://mega.nz/#F!1ENgnThL!FyL9uYCC3Dq-16elThKAPg ). I used to install it on my Nokia 5 to have root access 'cause I can't seem to find the Nokia 5 TWRP
2. Phone's name and parameters are stored in cda partition. Editing build.prop won't matter in Settings
3. From my point of view, your 6 got the retail's camera design
4. Plug your 8 into the computer to see if it can get to EDL as its ROM is available now
5. On your Nokia 6, try patching the boot.img with Magisk Manager and install instead of the SuperSU root as SuperSU and Google services ain't getting along
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@hikari_calyx do you have the modified SuperSU zip in the recovery?

wolfyapl said:
@hikari_calyx do you have the modified SuperSU zip in the recovery?
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Sure.
I've uploaded it in the Nokia 6 Root Guide, file name is verify-xinkid.zip .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...de-how-to-flash-custom-recovery-root-t3702354
wolfyapl said:
To answer your questions
1. "Heart" is Nokia 6 ROM here (start with PLE https://mega.nz/#F!1ENgnThL!FyL9uYCC3Dq-16elThKAPg ). I used to install it on my Nokia 5 to have root access 'cause I can't seem to find the Nokia 5 TWRP
2. Phone's name and parameters are stored in cda partition. Editing build.prop won't matter in Settings
3. From my point of view, your 6 got the retail's camera design
4. Plug your 8 into the computer to see if it can get to EDL as its ROM is available now
5. On your Nokia 6, try patching the boot.img with Magisk Manager and install instead of the SuperSU root as SuperSU and Google services ain't getting along
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A4: Yes, Nokia 8 prototype can enter EDL by connect to PC while holding both volume keys. But Nokia 8 retail can only enter EDL by fastboot command with service purposed bootloader loaded.
A5: I've replaced a Nokia 6 Retail Phone TA-1000 with November Security Update, which SuperSU works pretty well with Google Services.

New guy Moto G stylus (G Pro 2020) rootd

Hi new guy here. Got couple moto g stylus (2020 pro). Mine Ive tried out arrow, havoc cr stag, bliss and resurrection. My wife's exact same phone she decided to have me install resurrection remix and magisk root it. ADB installed until last step which was fastboot -w. Had error about not auto formatting RAW format. I managed to fix that but still boot looped or twrp 35. Sofia will load but can't install any rom. Any suggestions?

MotoLindvall said:
Hi new guy here. Got couple moto g stylus (2020 pro). Mine Ive tried out arrow, havoc cr stag, bliss and resurrection. My wife's exact same phone she decided to have me install resurrection remix and magisk root it. ADB installed until last step which was fastboot -w. Had error about not auto formatting RAW format. I managed to fix that but still boot looped or twrp 35. Sofia will load but can't install any rom. Any suggestions?
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Welcome to XDA!
Have a look on your devices section, sure you can find a solution
Moto G Stylus (2021)
The Moto G Stylus is a 6.8" phone with a 1080x2400p resolution display. The Qualcomm SDM678 Snapdragon 678 chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The main camera is 48+8+2+2MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 4000mAh capacity.
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Good luck

[NEWS] EU A2020G Android 11/R Update

ZTE used to post their OTA images on the Germany Site (ztedevices.de), however they now post these on the somewhat global official site:
Download link: https://ztedevices.com/en-eu/support/select-product/axon-10-pro/
(Select Germany, then download "From Android 10 to Android 11")
Just like installing OTAs before, unpack the zip file, copy the "update.zip" to the phone, then goto Settings--System and Update--System Update, Install the zip, reboot and you're done.
New features and fixes:
--1.Fixed transition animation when opening apps (As in 9 or 10, just the "square" animation) and swiping back to home page.
--2.App Drawer background is now pure white, the text is black just like Pixel Launcher does.
(The Launcher still doesn't change a lot (but CN version does), same Wallpaper and WallpaperPicker, but fixed changing size problems of some widgets)
--3.New notifications page and Settings. Reduced the gap between two signal meters (if you have two sim cards then you will notice)
--4.New lock screen settings and always-on display, fixed color temprature changing.
--5.Have two dial pad tones (DTMF and piano), four screen locking sounds.
--6.Screen-edge mistouch prevention and quick waking up GAssistant by pressing the power button.
Screenshots are below, transition animation demo:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fp4S9UQiv6w-dttNwtf3c2IDYh30en4T/view?usp=sharing

Hello Folks,
Could anyone please upload the ROM package to others space like google drive?
Couldnt download it, after selected the country as German and click Software -- MyOS11.3.4_A2020GPro_EEA - I agree, it soon look back to same page as I press F5....

93123211 said:
Hello Folks,
Could anyone please upload the ROM package to others space like google drive?
Couldnt download it, after selected the country as German and click Software -- MyOS11.3.4_A2020GPro_EEA - I agree, it soon look back to same page as I press F5....
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try this direct link:
https://oss.ztedevices.com/prod/cn/direct/germany/a10pro4g/A10%20Pro%204G%20SD%20card%20software(414360B1331MyOS11.3.4_A2020GPro_EEA).zip

Hello
willwongprd,​it works, thanks for your kindly help~~

Mine is 2020G but it says attached messages. I am in EU, downloaded german version. Current version screenshot.

obladi64 said:
Mine is 2020G but it says attached messages. I am in EU, downloaded german version. Current version screenshot.
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Same problem here. Does anyone know a way to flash a complete ROM without having the bootloader unlocked? Can I use EDL? I even have a working Axon 10 with Android 11 firmware. But I do not know how to flash via EDL.

Any chance this will work on the now forgotten US version?

I am unable to perform the update coming from 2.9 :-(

obladi64 said:
Mine is 2020G but it says attached messages. I am in EU, downloaded german version. Current version screenshot.
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Seems like it's unable to upgrade from 2.9, and I didn't notice there's even a 2.9 package. I upgraded from 2.8 successfully, maybe you should use OTA or MiFlash to downgrade to 2.8 and perform another upgrade.
Besides, the rollback package for this version seems useless, so if you want to rollback, you have to use MiFlash and the EDL packages to reset to V1.6 or later.

willwongprd said:
Seems like it's unable to upgrade from 2.9, and I didn't notice there's even a 2.9 package. I upgraded from 2.8 successfully, maybe you should use OTA or MiFlash to downgrade to 2.8 and perform another upgrade.
Besides, the rollback package for this version seems useless, so if you want to rollback, you have to use MiFlash and the EDL packages to reset to V1.6 or later.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm sad. The Axon 10 is a perfect design and piece of hardware. I also had an Axon 7 before, so I have 4-5 years of experience in ZTE software support and I can say it may be the worst in the planet. In the end, I decided to switch to Pixel 6. It was very well priced with Bose headphones, although not Bose is my favorite, but a good name and quality, right?

obladi64 said:
Thanks for the reply. I'm sad. The Axon 10 is a perfect design and piece of hardware. I also had an Axon 7 before, so I have 4-5 years of experience in ZTE software support and I can say it may be the worst in the planet. In the end, I decided to switch to Pixel 6. It was very well priced with Bose headphones, although not Bose is my favorite, but a good name and quality, right?
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Exactly. The reason I use this phone is that this was gifted by one of my relatives when I graduated from high school. If there was a chance, I would possibly choose OnePlus or Xiaomi. Thanks to XDA, there are still some chances to customize my phone.

Hi there, I just downloaded and unzipped the file to the root but it doesn't show up when I look for an update, do I need to unlock the bootloader? I'm from Mexico

The only deference between G and U version is the modem.
If we can extract the modem from your phone maibe we can flash G ROM to USA version.
I did that in Axon 7 .worked great.
So I need some instructions how to that.
If anyone can help would be great.

Hi all
can anyone please make FULL EDL image of the android 11?

hello again
i flushed the android 11 to the us version.
the modem, as expected not working.
i have us modem from edl image.
how i fluh just the modem?
how i cand make a full EDL buckup?
ty

WELL I FLUSHED THE USA MODEM WHIT THE EDL TOOLS .. AND NOW I HAVE
WORKING US VERSION WHIT ANDROID 11.

le011 said:
WELL I FLUSHED THE USA MODEM WHIT THE EDL TOOLS .. AND NOW I HAVE
WORKING US VERSION WHIT ANDROID 11.
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Hi le011, is everything working stable on your Android 11 with USA modem? Are you having any connectivity issues? Does the GPS work and lock on instantly like it did on Android 9?

brian117 said:
Hi le011, is everything working stable on your Android 11 with USA modem? Are you having any connectivity issues? Does the GPS work and lock on instantly like it did on Android 9?
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Hello
So far I have no issues in connectivity . GPS is working great...tested whit GPS Test app and Waze app .
The modem I flushed is from Android 9 A2020U EDL image.
So far Al good. The system runs very fast like new phone .
I'm on stock bootloader, still looked.
Best regardes

le011 said:
Hello
So far I have no issues in connectivity . GPS is working great...tested whit GPS Test app and Waze app .
The modem I flushed is from Android 9 A2020U EDL image.
So far Al good. The system runs very fast like new phone .
I'm on stock bootloader, still looked.
Best regardes
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Thank you for replying. That's good to know. Would you kindly be able to tell me the steps and instructions on what you did to install everything? I cannot find a download for the Android 11.

brian117 said:
Thank you for replying. That's good to know. Would you kindly be able to tell me the steps and instructions on what you did to install everything? I cannot find a download for the Android 11.
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Hello
Well, the idea is like this:
Flus the G full EDL image whit MIFLAH program.
Link to EDL: A2020G_PRO_V2.1 android 10 EU_FULL_EDL.rar — Yandex.Disk.
Ty to dimkin_76 and djkuz
** stay whit the G modem!!!!
Restart the phone. You will have WI FI. You will get system update to V 2.8. take it.
After you have the V2.8 , then get the android 11 SD card update.
Download the SD card update to android 11 From this post, ty to Willwongprd:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/news-eu-a2020g-android-11-r-update.4338393/
download link:
https://oss.ztedevices.com/prod/cn/...ware(414360B1331MyOS11.3.4_A2020GPro_EEA).zip
make the update.
Restart the phone and you have the android 11 MYOS on your phone but whit G modem.
Now its time to flush U modem.
Download the U full EDL image from hear: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=17248734326145680432
Ty to bobthenormal.
Extract the file and copy the MODEM .BIN file to another library .
Rename the MODEM.BIN , twice to: NON-HLOS.bin AND NON-HLOSb.bin.
To flush the modem I used this tool: Axon 10 EDL Tool 3.2.5 from this treed:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ash-backup-restore-bootloader-unlock.3964605/
( There is another tool but it didn’t worked for me.)
Put the 2 modem files you renamed in the flush/modem library in the Axon 10 EDL Tool 3.2.5 folder.
Connect the phone to computer and activate the program and choose flus the modem. It take me some time until the program worked for me but finaly it did.
After the modem flush you will have ex U variant phone whit android 11..
Good luck….
Ty to all for the hard job to keep your AXON 10 PRO alive…
Chears…

Straight to the point

The reason i am here is to ask for help. I have driven myself crazy in solving this complicated problem i have.
Ok
i own a moto g4 xt1624 and though about rooting it for all the reasons why people root.
Got the bootloader code unlocked the bootloader and installed twrp recovery file.
Went ahead and followed all the steps to install Lineage os 14.1 steps from their offical site.
Done all Flashed the file and the device is stuck on a screen now Saying :
Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted.
ID:bad key
Tried every forum on here the device doesn't seem to connect to pc . No showing up in device manager also
Installed all moto usb and qualcomm 9008 drivers .
The device just doesn't enter into fastboot mode no matter what i do
Pls. suggest something .

namdevannistbast said:
The reason i am here is to ask for help. I have driven myself crazy in solving this complicated problem i have.
Ok
i own a moto g4 xt1624 and though about rooting it for all the reasons why people root.
Got the bootloader code unlocked the bootloader and installed twrp recovery file.
Went ahead and followed all the steps to install Lineage os 14.1 steps from their offical site.
Done all Flashed the file and the device is stuck on a screen now Saying :
Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted.
ID:bad key
Tried every forum on here the device doesn't seem to connect to pc . No showing up in device manager also
Installed all moto usb and qualcomm 9008 drivers .
The device just doesn't enter into fastboot mode no matter what i do
Pls. suggest something .
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Welcome to the forums
Hope this helps
Moto G4
The Moto G4 is a mid-range Android device. It comes with 5.5" FullHD IPS LCD display, 1.5GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 chipset, 2GB of RAM and either 16GB or 32GB internal storage. MicroSD expansion capability is also included. The rear shooter is a 13Mp camera, while the front is a 5MP...
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Please help with recovering data from soft bricked Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Merlin

Hi. On the start i want to apologize for any chaotic description i may give, or mistakes/unclear explanation since for first - english is not my native language and for second i'm terribly tired and depressed as a result of 2 days searching for informations how to solve my problem. Lets get to case.
Patient:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 (merlin), complete model "M2003J15SG", it have unlocked bootloader, no root, no custom recovery, probably no granted permisions for adb.
I'm not sure which version of rom it have at the moment i remember only that it was global.
Case:
Few days ago Xiaomi displayed notification about possible upgrade to MIUI 13. That was not the first update that i installed directly just by accepting it, so i decided to give it a go.
After that, my phone went to infinite bootloop (there is a mi logo with "powered by android" that stays there for minute, and then it reboots and situation repeats itself).
Recovery is not working (or i do it wrong -> power+ vol up, maybe it's damaged after this update) i cant get into fastboot either (power + vol down).
However when i connect to pc and press power + vol down windows makes sound of pluging and unpluging device few times (probably its a mode that i can flash it with new rom with flash tool).
If i can (probably) flash whole ROM then what is a problem? :
Main problem is, that i have there very important data there, especially text messages and there is no way i want to lose it.
To give you small tip why it is so important to me i will explain it with a bit of offtopic:
Inside of sms google app i have messages that contains crucial informations, like my ex employer incriminating messages, codes that gain me acess to meds in pharmacy, adresses and so on - i just can't lose it because at the end i could have a pretty big trouble about it, including my ex employer tring to make me a scapegoat for his own decisions in front of a law. End of offtop.
Expectations:
I've so far read that if i will have custom recovery, i would be able to make a backup of data inside of Redmi.
Then i would try to flash entire ROM, but important is that i will have that data backed up.
Since i'm not a master class when it comes to adb, flashing, and so on - i would like to ask you for help.
I mean i know how to flash rom or, unlock bootloader, or root - but i lack knowledge about subjects that matters in this particullar situation,
especially i dont know can i flash only recovery with flash tools, and if so - will it erase internal data,
where to get already prepared scatter and recovery, how to do it - i need extremaly step by step help, so i could understand it and do it.
Is it possible to flash only custom recovery with flashtools without erasing data, and if so - how?
Is it possible to flash ROM without data being erased - if so, how?
Is there any tool i should look into, or maybe when it cames to switching to recovery/fastboot i'm doing something wrong?
Is there ANY and i mean ANY way to or fix bootloop, or at least get custom recovery without permanently losing important data?
Warning:
If you need any more informations - let me know and i will post it.
I've searched with google for 2 days right now and i have no straight answer for a questions.
If i posted question that already was asked - i apologize, truly i am not able to be on highest level of my perception and thats why i would like you to explain things to me like for a 8 years old.
I would appreciate any form of help with a subject. Thank you in advance for a time, knowledge and answers.

Wrong section.
Merlin is Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and not Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro.
Try here:
Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model)
The Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) is a 6.67" phone with a 1080x2400p resolution display. The Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G chipset is paired with 4/6GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage. The main camera is 48+8+5+2MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 5020mAh capacity.
forum.xda-developers.com

VD171 said:
Wrong section.
Merlin is Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and not Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro.
Try here:
Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model)
The Redmi Note 9S / Note 9 Pro (Indian Model) is a 6.67" phone with a 1080x2400p resolution display. The Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G chipset is paired with 4/6GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage. The main camera is 48+8+5+2MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 5020mAh capacity.
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Edited - you are right, that's not "Pro", but merlin still. And for sure not indian.

I've updated to MIUI 13 too and I lost all my data too.
I've inspected the problem.
After upgrade to MIUI 13, it modifies the encryption keys for decrypting contents.
So, if you didn't backup these keys, there is no possibility for recovering.

VD171 said:
I've updated to MIUI 13 too and I lost all my data too.
I've inspected the problem.
After upgrade to MIUI 13, it modifies the encryption keys for decrypting contents.
So, if you didn't backup these keys, there is no possibility for recovering.
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I think that i should at least try to access data since i've seen a lot of weird stuff that shouldnt work in some way, but did.
Would you be kind enough to tell me - is there a way to flash TWRP with flash tool in download mode without touching data partitions?
And if it is, can you explain to me how to do it or give me some link particullary to files for my model (recovery and scatter)?
This MIUI 13 update really surprised me in a bad way, it's even worse to hear i'm not the only one with that problem

VD171 said:
I've updated to MIUI 13 too and I lost all my data too.
I've inspected the problem.
After upgrade to MIUI 13, it modifies the encryption keys for decrypting contents.
So, if you didn't backup these keys, there is no possibility for recovering.
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Can you please guide me specifically?

try reflashing boot and recovery in fastboot.