[howto] Disable capacitive buttons and enable software buttons

I find the capacitive buttons hard to use so after a bit of trial and error i found a way to enable software keys and disable the capacitive buttons.


To enable software keys :-

With root file editor, edit the build.prop and add the following to the very bottom

qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

Reboot and the soft keys should now now be showing! They auto-hide as well when required.

WARNING: If you install a ROM update that changes the build prop it will disable the softkeys.
You can usually still navigate to edit the build prop again and then save and reboot though.




To disable capacitative buttons

Use root file explorer and navigate to /system/usr/keylayout
edit the mtk-tpd file and put a # in front of the lines for home, back, menu, app switch

e.g
# key 172 HOME VIRTUAL
# key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
# key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
# key 580 APP_SWITCH VIRTUAL

Reboot and the capacitive buttons no longer work!

tested working on Androium rom so far

Software & Charging Problem

Hi, I have a z3 d6653 my phone was constantly rebooting even though I know its a software thing as it has happened before and by flashing stock lp again it got fixed this time I ignored it and by letting the phone off as it's not my daily driver I wanted to see if itll settle by itself. It did settle and I used the phone till 4% but when i took it back it was off Im sure bc of it starting to reboot again so I wanted to charge it then fix it but after 1% charging it was constantly rebooting in charging mode so with that 1% I thought of booting into recovery and wiping only caches but during the operation it went off and now even though the led is showing like it's charging, it isn't actually so I decided to ask here if any of you can help me i.e know any way how to charge the battery..

Axon 7 software update

Just received an update this morning. Not sure what is new? Anyone else.




Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk

Xperia M5 dual software update

Sony has rolled out marshmallow update for M5 dual....
Couldn't update OTA. Had to get help from customer support. Ultimately updated via PC through Xperia companion.Attachment 3828344Attachment 3828345Attachment 3828346Attachment 3828347Attachment 3828348Attachment 3828350

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S7 New Software Update - What are the features?

i just had a 28Mb update and i don't know what are the features.
I stumbled upon 1 : if you have an unread message it appears like a small orange thing near the edge.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy s7 Edge.

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software htc one m9

Is there a program to check my phone if everything goes well?
I have a problem with my antenna but i am out of garantie.
Can i check it with something or give me a suggestion.

Thanks a lot

Display broken or just some kind of software error?

Hello everyone,

I'm new here, hope I posted my problem in the correct section.

I have a problem with my display.
Since I haven't had an USB-C to USB 3.0 adapter and I wanted to back up some photos, I connected my Nexus 5X with my laptop via bluetooth (mobile data all used, no wifi close and no USB-C to USB 3.0 cable).
What should go wrong?

Well after I touched "send" the display kind of "broke" (if you can call it that). Also in the setting there is some flickering.
It is still working (well scrolling is not always working and i have to touch with some force sometimes) however it suddenly got some line and stuff. I added a few pictures to make it clear what I mean.

The phone is almost one month old. I have never dropped it, it has absolutely no scratches at all.
I already hard reset it, wiped the cache and restarted it multiple times.
Also I tried to enable / disable HW Overlay and GPU rendering - nothing helped.
I do not know what else to do? (I am getting close to believe that the display is broken)
(Only thing I didn't do yet was opening it up, thats the last thing I want to do)

Do you have any idea what the problem might be?
Any help would be nice!

Thank you and regards,

accname

PS: I tried to add some links, but xda won't let me -.-

I need your software version please

Hey guys, I need your help I rooted my phone for a while and went back to stock but since going back it doesnt feel the same and ive noticed a few differences. Could some please tell me the version of software they are on and in the uk? Im just looking to go back to the software that came with the phone out of the box

Thanks in advance
Isaac

software bug ?

all of the sudden I had problems with my g4 running marshmallow
most google apps stopped working (gmail - google store - google keep etc ...)
and some apps stopped opening ( 365scores etc ...... )
so i did factory reset
it worked well for 24 hours then i faced the same problem again
i did factory reset again and it worked for only about 24 hours too
note : it is not rooted
anybody have a solution ?

thanks in advance

Problem with Panasonic Eluga Switch software and Download Mode

Hello, i have an Alcatel Idol 3 5,5 (6045) and i decided to root it, so installed all that i needed (drivers, adb ..). But the problem is that i need to unlock the OEM thing, so i need to flash my smartphone to its original stock ROM, so i downloaded the Panasonic Eluga Switch one (which is a rebranded idol 3) and launched it, but the problem it seem that my device CAN'T load in download mode, i tried anything :

Uninstalling/Reinstalling all drivers
Executing the software as administrator
Executing the software with Windows XP compatibility mode
The volume + and - and USB method
The ADB method, it worked for anything else (rebooting in fastboot and recovery mode) but it won't work for the download one, it just reboot normally, i don't know why all is exactly correct, i tested with MTP and PTP usb modes, and in two differents windows, and nothing worked at all. :)

Please, is someone have the solution to boot my stupid idol 3 on download mode i would be grateful to him. Cordially.

T-mobile LG V10 software recognition error

Hello to all,
Respected members I have a LG v10 T-Mobile version with MM 6.0 stock version. I bought the phone today only. I have rooted many phones without any issues or trouble. Today when I used the method described in this thread [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmob.../tool-t3283944 ]. Now the problem is that I followed all the instructions up to the letter & everything was going ok.
I clicked the install.bat file the phone rebooted in download mode then it displayed that welcome to fastboot & there were a few options. On pc it in the CMD window which opened when I clicked install.bat file
which was present in the zip file I downloaded from the post it was displaying that waiting for device for I think may be 2 or 3 minutes. The it closed after 5minutes & I was seeing a black screen with 2 options with fast boot heading on top. The first option is to press the power button for 10 seconds to restart the phone or press fast reboot from adb. The problem is that I clicked both up & down volume keys after keeping the power key pressed for 10 seconds or more but nothing happened. The screen stayed for atleast 40 mimutes. Now the problem is that When I took the battery out of the phone to restart it booted & then after
lg mobile logo it displays that software not Recognize or Recognition failed. Can anyone please tell me what to do or that it is bricked or not. At the moment there is no bootloop or anything else. The phone is still connected to the pc with usb cable & is in firmware update mode. One more thing I wanted to respected members is that can I remove the phone or not. The phone is connected since 3 hours. I am at the moment download original stock firmware for T-Mobile v10 which MM 6.0. Any help or suggestion is greatly appreciated.

3 note 4 have software problem

hello guys
i have 3 note 4 with software problems
1-Imei
2-bootloader
3-sumsung account

is there anyone can get accses to my pc using teamviewer and fix that iwill pay the fixer (Paypal)
ihave 4boxes:
z3x
octa plus
spt
nspro

Jiake A8 software upgrade

Be kind, I never done this before. But I'm looking for the update for a Jk A8 phone.
Or even better a great ROM for it. I'm trying to learn how to install a ROM but I do need an upgrade for my JK A8 phone. I have a HTC Desire 610 that I will be playing with. I will be looking around for some help on well the whole ROM install. I heard I need to install some thing like SP_Flash_Tool_exe_v3.1424.0.0 to flash the ROM.
I need step by step illustrations on how 2's.

Any kind help will make my month.

Problem with Software Update with Xperia Companion

When i conect my M4 it says its up to date but its on 5.0 and then i pres on software update and this window appears
and then i click update and this appears and when i click ok nothing hepends it doesent start to donwoad a new firmware i tryed this on 2 pc's same result

Mi3w Broken audio software

I would like to ask a question and want to find a solution for my problem. I'm facing a quite big issue which is my loudspeaker output produced cracked sound, like a lost channel of radio and it has become worse. The logcat can be found many times (attached image). I have clean flash to miui (also used qpst many times), but ended up the same. Flashed to cm12.1 and cm13, and also the same. The problem still arise. I have already asked in miui forum but ended up nothing. I also have changed to new loudspeaker twice but still the same. Connecting to headphone doesnt have any problems, no cracking sound.

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FDE and desktop management software

Hi,

Hopefully this thread meets the criterion of being a discussion about physical device security.

Having just mislaid a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact/5.0.2, I've decided to use the opportunity to invest in a phone that meets my security requirements.

Specifically, I need a phone that offers FDE that is compatible with the default desktop management software (ie. not adb) using the official, unrooted ROM.

So, for example, AFAIK none of the Sony phones nor any of the Samsung phones meet this criterion, because as soon as FDE is enabled, you can no longer interact with the phone using the manufacturer's desktop management software for the purposes of:

• backing up text messages and call logs
• managing media on the internal storage
• making and restoring device backups

There are other criteria that I'll be applying, but it seems best to start with this one.

I'm also keen to understand why this is such an apparent issue (IME) for Android-based phones. Is it a fundamental architecture issue?

Updating software on rooted device

Hi all I have rooted nexus 9 with custom recovery and currently running stock android 6.0.1 but I have update available showing up but the question is can I just update the software as usual or are there any steps involved ?

Restore point not working - incompatible software versions - downgrade?

I was to turn in my phone (Sony Xperia Z1 compact) for a warranty issue (battery acting up). The guy in the store told me there would be a factory reset at the service point so I went home, used the built in Sony approved "Backup & Restore" app (with current experience - DO NOT USE IT!!!). To be safe I created 3 different restore points (just in case) and stored to my SD card. I backed up everything, contact list, messages, photos etc using the sony app. To be extra safe I did install the google + app to backup my contact list (wich of course also failed, it only backup up 6 of my ~500 contacts, don´t ask me why).

Got the phone back today. Battery replaced (nice!). Software upgraded - Didn´t ask for that but lets see. Went home. Popped in my SD card with my restore points, selected to restore and got the message: "Cannot restore - Selected backup records cannot be used du to incompatible software versions. Please select a more recent backup file". After searching the internet and spending an hour chatting with the sony support it seems I´m pretty much screwed. That (useless) app appears to ONLY be working if used on the exact same phone model with the exact same OS version.

The guy at Sony tells me that the only way to handle this is to unlock the boot loader wich will void my warranty. I asked if it was possible to just pull the contacts and messages from the backup file but no, according to him that app stores the backup up stuff in a non-typical way wich is impossible to reach unless you have the correct version on the phone.

It seems like there are a lot of smartheads in this forum, does anyone have an idea on how to either pull the vital data from the backup or any other idea? The boot loader unlock option is not very tempting since it will void my warranty, not give me automatic updates in the future and on top of that there is a risk I´ll screw up my phone for good.

As a last comment, it would have been nice if the App informed you about the fact that it would only work on the same OS-version, that would for sure have made me think twice and made at least one backup using another system but no. I found threads about this as early as december 2013, still users will continue to loose all their data. A simple popup with that information would save a lot of people a lot of headache.

Return Software Status to Official?

Hey Guys,

Is there any way to return the software status of the XT1575 to Official? What about Status Code back to 0? Been having touchscreen issues and want to try to get Warranty swap, but would like to try to relock everything first. I've locked the bootloader back up, returned to stock, flashed original boot logo, etc, so the only triggers now are the Status Code and the "Software Status".

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

How to stop "Software Update" message from popping up all the time

935FD, Rooted, TWRPed on old firmware. I keep getting OTA Software (Firmware) Update available popping up all the time. I'm traveling at the moment and can NOT update and risk bricking my phone. (Since I'm rooted, I can't do OTA update, have to either use ODIN or FlashFire). Is there a way to stop the message popping up? It is really annoying! (I already disabled "Download updates automatically" in the "About Device" in "Settings".

Many thanks!