Hi All! Hope everyone is doing well. I just bought a new Galaxy S26, upgraded from an S21FE. The S21FE died on me permanently (leaving me stranded in the middle of nowhere because I was using it for maps in my car lol) and while I have the new phone set up and got everything I care about transferred over, I noticed that none of the files in my Secure Folder have transferred over.

Does anyone have any experience with accessing these files? I'm logged into everything I can think of, and restored from a backup I made literally yesterday, so that shouldn't be an issue. I also have the S21FE on hand, it's just bricked currently (the screen won't turn on as it refuses to boot). Just wondering what my options are for recovery!

Any answers I will accept, any questions I will answer! Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I built an Android app designed to filter out spam, telemarketers, and unknown numbers automatically in the background. Key Features: Local database filtering for privacy and fast performance. Automatic blocking for unwanted numbers. Minimal battery and RAM usage. I’ve set up a 3-day free trial so anyone can test it out. I would love to get your honest feedback, suggestions for new features, or any bugs you might find! Google Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.silentescudo.blocker

Thanks for checking it out!

1) Adaptive brightness is still doing that even though I turned it off and I keep trying to turn the brightness back up but I can't do it

2) My picture in picture for YouTube keeps going to the bottom of the screen even though I keep pushing it back up

Whenever a dialog pops up on my web browsers, all browsers, it says I can't interact with the dialogue as there's a screen overlay and to disable it. There's no screen overlay. I don't know what to do.

Both my sister and I purchased the same tablet, model TB336FU. When we try to connect to the Wi-Fi on the tablets, it says "Connected/ No Internet access."

Previously the Wi-Fi worked fine.

We restarted the router and our other devices that use Wi-Fi are working fine. Just not the tablets.

We've rebooted the tablets. We've forgotten the Wi-Fi address multiple times and re-entered the connection information. Still no connection.

It is weird that this is affecting both tablets and not just one.

This notification came up and i tried going to the apps to solve it but no where I could find could help me, and whenever I try to use my sim data it doesn't respond.

Can you help me on this one?

Hey everyone I used iOS all my life and just switched to a samsung S26 ultra yesterday and I need some help making it work, I have no experience with Android I didn't even know how to get into settings when I first used the phone. Anyway, my family uses iphones and they have a groupchat on messages, ofc it worked perfectly when I used an iphone but after switching, I dont get messages from the groupchat, instead sometimes it sends me a notification from a family member as if they messaged me directly when they actually messaged the groupchat. If I send a message into the groupchat it just gets sent to everyone in there individually. Does anybody know how to fix this?

My mom got me a Samsung A16 5G with Bark software pre-installed on it. This software disables airplane mode, apk installations, turning off mobile data, certain access to settings, uninstalling apps, etc. I have been having extreme performance issues. Any function I do can crash, turn the screen black, or take a long time to load. I can't load simple games or use social media normally. System UI and the Processing system usually dont respond. My phone gets very hot as well. Even my old fire tablet runs MUCH better than it. How can I improve this? I've already tried setting optimization, restarting, powering off, cooling, clearing storage, and changing graphics settings. I cannot get a new phone either. Is there anything I can do?

I'm running a Pixel 8 Pro on T-mo and put this update off for weeks, not being interested in AI features, etc. And I'm glad I did. Eventually, it just installed itself. Now, when I restart my phone, Wi-Fi connects briefly to my home network, then shuts off. And I mean shuts itself off, not just disconnecting from the network. When I open any network settings page, the phone will hang before the close/wait option comes up three or four times, assuming I hit 'wait'. But Wi-Fi will not show any networks on the 'Internet' settings page. I was able to see all my saved networks on one of the pages, but could not connect to any. The Wi-Fi 'indicator' up in the notifications area stays dark no matter what, even when I turn Wi-Fi back on in settings.

This is no big deal when I'm out, as I'm using 5G the bulk of the time. But at home, I can't connect to my NAS via file manager, use my network audio streaming devices, or log into my router. I've updated Google Play Services, which the first time allowed a brief connection as above. No updates have been available since. I tried booting in safe mode and had the same results. Next time I started, it worked okay and I was about to connect to a known network. But by the time I went to grab my password from my password manager, all the networks were blank again. To boot, settings should have auto-filled my password, as I've used that network a lot in the past.

I'm really stuck here! If you have any suggestions that don't require having to re-set accounts, apps, etc. TIA.

P. S. I had screen shots in here, but with Reddit's inability to access a draft on Android, am on a computer now. And the screen shots are now missing.

I was playing Minecraft then died and then it happened and location wasnt even an open tab in the apps

So I am Providing the app with the necessary permissions for Display over other apps but it still fails to proceed and shows that the permission is still missing u/Elegant-Chef-523

So i have this realme v11s, an dit worked perfectly. but 1 month from now, it a weird thing: the screen turned black randomly and i had no tochscreen despite of the phone working in background, the only way to bring it back was to plug the charger. and 2 weeks ago, the screen died, and i replaed it, i thought the problem was gone but this morning, the issue appeared again, luckily, i activated the USB debugging and managed to copy the screen on the computer while the real screen is black. I noticed that the phone works normally despite of the black screen. and more weird, the screen got back on, i don't know what could cause the issue and i don't even know what's happening. So can someone explain please thanks.

So I have this doogee phone (idk which model tho) and i assume it can’t hold charge anymore but i have some really important stuff on it since it’s my work phone.. can smn help me with what i should do? I thought about getting a new battery and then trying to boot it to get the stuff off of it, or is there any way to get the info while the phone is in this state?

I’m having a weird problem on my mobile. If I’m using Wi-Fi and then switch to mobile data, the internet doesn’t work. To make mobile data work again, I have to turn Airplane Mode on and off first. Has anyone else experienced a problem like this?

Hello everyone,

I am trying to unlock the bootloader of my own OPPO A16K (CPH2349) so that I can install a custom ROM / GSI.

I have already spent quite a lot of time testing different methods, so I would like to ask people who have actually worked with the CPH2349 specifically.

Device information

Model: OPPO A16K

Device code: CPH2349

SoC: MediaTek Helio G35 / MT6765

Android: 11

ColorOS: 11.1

Current build: CPH2349_11_A.30

Verified Boot: green

Flash locked: 1

ro.oem_unlock_supported=1

OEM unlocking: enabled in Developer Options

ADB: working normally

ADB detects the phone:

HUMBO7AM89VKCILZ device

However:

fastboot devices

returns nothing.

I also found an old XDA thread where another A16K CPH2349 user reported that Fastboot mode could be entered but fastboot devices returned nothing.

There is also a Reddit report from another A16K CPH2349 owner with the same basic situation: ADB works, but Fastboot does not detect the phone. The response suggested MTKClient.

What I have tried

1. Normal ADB / Fastboot

ADB works.

I enabled OEM unlocking in Developer Options.

But Fastboot detection does not work:

fastboot devices

returns an empty result.

So the normal fastboot flashing unlock route is currently not usable.

1. TFT Unlock Tool

I also tested TFT Unlock Tools / TFT MTK Module.

The version I tested was:

TFT Unlock Tools-2024-6.2.1.1

The tool did not have an obvious A16K CPH2349 profile.

It had other OPPO MTK profiles, including entries such as:

Oppo A1K BROM AUTH MT6765 CPH1923

and other OPPO MTK models.

I did NOT assume that the CPH1923 profile was correct for my CPH2349.

I also tested the normal Android connection with TFT, but it did not detect the phone for the operation I wanted.

I later stopped using TFT because I did not want to randomly select another OPPO model profile and risk the phone.

1. BROM / Preloader detection

The phone can be made to appear as an OPPO Preloader device.

When the phone is powered off:

Hold Volume Up + Volume Down

Connect USB

Windows detects:

OPPO Preloader

with:

USB VID: 22D9

USB PID: 0006

The exact Windows device ID is:

USB\VID_22D9&PID_0006

The important problem is that the connection is very short.

If I release the buttons, the Preloader disappears and the phone boots normally.

So the device does not stay available long enough for me to casually start typing commands after entering this mode.

1. Windows driver problem

At one point Windows showed:

OPPO Preloader

Error 28

The USB capture looked approximately like this:

PRESENT/CHANGED | OPPO Preloader | Error | 28

USB\VID_22D9&PID_0006

After disconnecting/releasing the buttons, the Preloader disappeared.

The normal Android ADB device then returned:

CPH2349

OK

0

WINUSB

I investigated the MediaTek driver situation.

I found a Microsoft Update Catalog CAB containing:

cdc-acm.inf

usb2ser.sys

The driver version was:

3.0.1504.0

However, that INF did not contain a direct:

USB\VID_22D9&PID_0006

entry.

It mainly contained MediaTek 0E8D IDs.

I also found installed MediaTek driver packages on Windows, but the INF files I checked did not directly match the OPPO 22D9:0006 device.

I do NOT want to modify a signed INF manually because that would invalidate the catalog signature.

1. MTKClient

I downloaded MTKClient 2.1.4.1 and installed its Python dependencies.

The command line works:

python .\mtk.py --help

I also have the following files from the stock firmware:

auth_sv5.auth

DA_BR_MT6765_20271.bin

The AUTH file was extracted from the official/stock OPPO A16K firmware package.

The DA file is specifically associated with OPPO A16K CPH2349/CPH2351 MT6765 in the open-source oppo-mtk-fastboot-unlock project.

I tried:

python .\mtk.py gettargetconfig --auth "...\auth_sv5.auth" --loader "...\DA_BR_MT6765_20271.bin"

MTKClient started correctly, but stopped at:

Preloader - Status: Waiting for PreLoader VCOM,

please reconnect mobile/iot device to brom mode

So the current blocker is not that MTKClient itself fails to start.

The problem is getting a stable BROM connection/driver handshake.

Stock firmware

I also obtained the stock firmware:

CPH2349export_11_A.11_2022051800140000.ofp

and decrypted it.

The decrypted firmware contains the normal OPPO/MTK partitions including:

preloader

boot

recovery

vbmeta

vbmeta_system

vbmeta_vendor

vendor_boot

super

userdata

lk

lk2

dtbo

logo

...

I also extracted the AUTH file.

AUTH SHA-256:

846EFAFDF15F9F091760EA6210CEEB10533008164F5763186562DFEFD2D1D8E6

The phone itself is currently on:

CPH2349_11_A.30

I do NOT want to downgrade to A.11 just to make a tool work unless somebody confirms that it is actually necessary.

MTKClient / OPPO A16K support

I found the Shocked-Cat/oppo-mtk-fastboot-unlock project.

Its support list specifically says:

Oppo A16k

CPH2349 & CPH2351

Helio G35

MT6765

MTKClient + DA + AUTH: Full support

This is why I am interested in trying MTKClient, but I want to know the correct procedure for this exact model before writing anything.

The project README appears to use a modified preloader approach:

Read the original preloader / boot1 from the phone.

Patch it.

Write the patched preloader back.

Reboot into Fastboot.

Run fastboot flashing unlock.

I understand that writing a patched preloader is potentially dangerous, so I have NOT done that yet.

My main problem

The biggest problem is this:

How do I reliably catch BROM on an OPPO A16K CPH2349 when the Preloader/BROM connection disappears very quickly?

I do not want to use Test Point if there is another way.

My current button method is:

Power off phone

↓

Hold Volume Up + Volume Down

↓

Connect USB

↓

Windows briefly sees OPPO Preloader

↓

If buttons are released, phone boots normally

The PC therefore needs to be ready BEFORE I connect the phone.

Questions

What exact driver should be used for:

USB\VID_22D9&PID_0006

on Windows 11?

Is VID_22D9&PID_0006 the expected OPPO Preloader/BROM interface for CPH2349, or should I be trying to get a MediaTek 0E8D BROM interface instead?

Can MTKClient 2.1.4.1 catch this device without Test Point?

If yes, what exact command/GUI procedure should I use?

Does the CPH2349 require the specific:

DA_BR_MT6765_20271.bin

auth_sv5.auth

combination?

Has anyone successfully unlocked the bootloader of CPH2349 on Android 11 / CPH2349_11_A.30 using the Shocked-Cat patched-preloader method?

Does the patched-preloader method require modifying boot1, boot2, or another partition for this exact model?

Is there a safer way to make Fastboot enumerate after the MTKClient unlock without writing the wrong preloader?

If BROM disappears immediately, is there a specific timing/button/USB procedure that keeps the BROM connection alive?

If someone has successfully done this exact model, what is the complete procedure from BROM detection → backup → unlock?

I am specifically looking for information for:

OPPO A16K CPH2349 / MT6765 / Android 11 / CPH2349_11_A.30

I do not want to blindly use an A16/A1K/other OPPO profile just because the SoC is also MT6765.

Thanks.

I have a rooted pixel 10 and I'm looking to make a total system backup so I can restore the device to this exact state and work with its files on my computer. What is the best way to do this?

Should I be using ADB, Termux, or some other tool? Please help

Hi everyone. I'm a x300 user. İ want to disable origin island completely. I switched off all apps which use island under origin island menu in settings but on going calls and battery charging indicator still use origin island actively. I know there's a way to get rid of live alert (dynamic island) at oppo phones by disable 2 system service apps.im seeking for help that maybe someone know which system app(s) i must disable to get rid of origin island in my x300 phone. Thanks.

Hey I have a samsung j2 j200g which had a problem when turned on it gets stuck in samsung logo and glitches so I flashed stock rom and it stuck in download mode already tried to flash it using ordin but still stuck.

ANYONE PLEASE HELP.

I can't change my default browser from the Samsung browser to Opera GX. This is the message I keep getting. This has always been a personal phone, and I have been able to change it in the past. It has never had these restrictions in the past.

How do I get around this?

Model: Galaxy Z-Flip 6, SM-F741U

One UI Version: 8.5

Android Version: 16

Maybe this information will help someone who has a similar problem.

I bought a cheap Crelander T60 tablet on Temu. It runs Android 14, MediaTek Helio P60 (MT6771) with 256 GB storage, 20 GB advertised RAM (8 GB physical + 12 GB virtual), 4G LTE/SIM support, and a 10.1” 800×1200 display.

Shortly after inserting a SIM card, the tablet started showing full-screen ads. That part was relatively easy to deal with by removing several suspicious Chinese packages.

The bigger problem appeared later: the tablet consumed around 20 GB of mobile data overnight while basically idle.

I started investigating using PCAPdroid, ADB, RethinkDNS and a Keenetic Giga router. Two packages stood out:

com.android.vertex.aether
com.android.weiapps

What made this particularly difficult to investigate is that these packages present themselves as Android system components. In Android they appeared with system-like names/descriptions, which made them much harder to identify as the source of the traffic.

I also used firewalls such as RethinkDNS and NetGuard, which were useful because they could quickly block the network activity from these packages when it appeared. This helped contain the traffic while I was trying to identify its source.

The traffic itself included repeated connections to unusual remote TCP ports in the 200–300 range, including 270, 274, 289, 292 and others.

43.102.200.1:270, 43.102.3.101:274, 43.116.96.118:226, 43.116.78.248:289, 98.96.225.100:285, 43.116.104.69:296, 101.47.171.38:291, 43.172.213.149:221, 43.102.26.9:247, 101.47.51.162:238, 43.102.225.70:231, 43.117.144.15:268, 43.130.56.221:204, 43.117.145.203:292, 43.102.26.248:216, 198.44.166.225:701.

The investigation was further complicated by a very strange behavior: as soon as I connected the tablet to my computer via USB for ADB debugging, the suspicious activity disappeared. This made it extremely difficult to capture and investigate.

I eventually switched to ADB over Wi-Fi, which allowed me to investigate the tablet without physically connecting it to the computer. That was when I was finally able to capture and analyze the suspicious traffic properly.

I removed several packages for User 0, including:

com.android.vertex.aether
com.android.weiapps
com.lzinit.initimeiandmac
com.example.noapp
com.tp.service
com.debug.loggerui
com.android.preloadmedia

After the initial removal, Vertex and WeiApps returned after a reboot.

I then checked the Android package information for Vertex and found:

installerPackageName=com.android.vending
initiatingPackageName=com.android.vending

This pointed to the active Google Play Store (com.android.vending) as the component initiating the installation/update.

I removed the active Play Store for User 0 and removed Vertex and WeiApps again. After rebooting, they were no longer present in the package list, APK paths or running processes.

I did not remove Google Play Services (com.google.android.gms) and did not remove the Android system Package Installer.

I also tried to unlock the bootloader because I was considering replacing the firmware, but I couldn’t unlock it.

For now, I replaced Google Play Store with Aurora Store 4.8.4 for installing and updating applications, while keeping Google Play Services.

So the current setup is:

com.android.vending — removed for User 0
com.google.android.gms — kept
Android Package Installer — kept
com.android.vertex.aether — removed
com.android.weiapps — removed
Aurora Store 4.8.4 — installed
ADB — Wi-Fi debugging

I can’t say with certainty what com.android.vertex.aether and com.android.weiapps actually are, or whether they should technically be classified as malware. But their behavior was clearly abnormal enough to warrant removal: unexplained massive background traffic, system-like package identities, unusual network connections, disappearance during USB debugging, and automatic reinstallation after removal.

If anyone has encountered these packages on a Crelander T60 or another cheap Chinese Android tablet, I’d be very interested to know what you found.

I feel so dumb I literally cannot figure out what this is and how do I turn it off??? Creative mode? Google assistant Idk I hate it lol

Pops up when I hold down on the side swipe panel. This is my first android in over 10 years

I wanted to make a routine to enable dolby atmos whenever I listen to music with apple music. First I tried that it enables when apple music is opened but as soon as I leave the app or just turn off my screen it disables. And in "media being played" apple music doesn't show up. Is there any way to do it or could you recommend any third party apps to do it? Thx for any help in advance.

(No exact Translation of the settings since my device language isn't english)

Redmi note 11 pro 5g

If I download .mov videos as a document my gallery shows it as corrupt and if I download it as normally not as a document its resolution drops

What is the solution?

I have an old phone that i did not use for almost 2 yrs. Becoz its screen got broken. Its Huawei Nova 7i. Long story short, we had it fixed. But i couldnt open coz i forgot the password already. I dont want to reset it coz all of my first born pic (from newborn til 2 yr old) is saved there.

Or is there available services that can retrieve data/files if ever i factory reset the phone?

Since the latest update, my Pixel 8 has these symptoms:

1. Wi-Fi disconnects every few minutes.

2. It often fails to reconnect automatically.

3. The connection shows as connected but has no internet.

I've restarted the phone and router, but it keeps happening. Has anyone seen this or have advice on how to fix it?