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Hey guys.
I've been searching around a bit looking for a solution to get the Playstation app and remote play app working on unlocked bootloader, but I haven't found anything.
Is it even possible?
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SuperVaesel said:
Hey guys.
I've been searching around a bit looking for a solution to get the Playstation app and remote play app working on unlocked bootloader, but I haven't found anything.
Is it even possible?
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Not possible. Once you unlock the bootloader you lose your DRM keys, remote play wont work and play station app will no longer work. You will just keep getting error messages. But if you backed up your DRM keys before you unlocked bootloader, you can relock it, then restore the keys to gain access to those features again. If you did NOT back up your sony keys that are unique to ONLY your phone you are SOL. I unlocked my phone, lost my keys and was basically stuck with a phone that couldnt do nothing i actually purchased it for. So i gave it to my wife and bought another one...
I read remote play was ported to every android 4.0+ but i couldnt figure out how to run it on my unlocked bootloader xperia z2. It is a shame how sony punishes us, at leas i could fix the camera, but i miss miracast and remote play
Its not exactly punishing
Protection of their creations but yes its anpoying
There is a DRM FIX in the cross dev section that aparently works
Envious_Data said:
Its not exactly punishing
Protection of their creations but yes its anpoying
There is a DRM FIX in the cross dev section that aparently works
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But it didn't work for you right? I read that, and I the entire thread only worked for 2 or 3 people with a Z2.
Someone put a instructions that he followed to get the patch work.
Duilio Patiño said:
But it didn't work for you right? I read that, and I the entire thread only worked for 2 or 3 people with a Z2.
Someone put a instructions that he followed to get the patch work.
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actualy... that is a very good point.
it works for few people and even then i still cant get any DRM functions to work even if i Restore my TA partition or folow exact instructions for this mod
I'm not seeing any traditional update software options in the about phone section. How will we receive Android OS updates on this tablet? Thanks.
Well it seems in the moment there just are no updates...
Normally you should get your update via ota (you should see an update option in your "main menu"), except for beta/leaked versions, if they should leak anyhow/anytime...
For now, there are no leaked or official updates for our mediapad m3 :-/
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Well it seems in the moment there just are no updates...
Normally you should get your update via ota (you should see an update option in your "main menu"), except for beta/leaked versions, if they should leak anyhow/anytime...
For now, there are no leaked or official updates for our mediapad m3 :-/
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If you Google nougat for Huawei mediapad M3 there are several sites that claim they have the download you can Flash
The only thing in the about phone setting I can find about updates is updating the emui
As I know the update emui menu will also update your android (for example to android 7 + emui 5.0).
I know these sites, but as long as I do not see a link hier on xda, on the huawei news pages or on the huawei homepage itself I think these links are just nonsense.
(For example some of these pages just link every phone available and say "download XXXXX android 7 here"... I would not try to install these... But I also suppose you won't get a real package anyway there.)
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As I know the update emui menu will also update your android (for example to android 7 + emui 5.0).
I know these sites, but as long as I do not see a link hier on xda, on the huawei news pages or on the huawei homepage itself I think these links are just nonsense.
(For example some of these pages just link every phone available and say "download XXXXX android 7 here"... I would not try to install these... But I also suppose you won't get a real package anyway there.)
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Thank you. Those sites also try to force you to open up Facebook page......total b.s.
Rally don't know if we ever see 7.0 for the M3.
The M2 never received 6.0, and what I heard is that Huawei just doesn't give a fu** about tablet software.
Huawei generally doesn't give a fu** about software updates. My Mediapad X2 GEM 701 never received an update. That's why I had to undergo a hugely complex updating procedure with chinese ROMs modified sh1t.
I just got the new update with October patch. They removed the navigation bar too.
How did you get this patch for your m3? Mine can not find any updates...
Chinese version only perhaps?
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How did you get this patch for your m3? Mine can not find any updates...
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Actually it's the September security patch,but I got a notification in the update section. About 256mb. Took about 20 min to complete. I bought my tablet in Thailand.
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I just got the new update with October patch. They removed the navigation bar too.
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Do you mean you can now disable the on-screen buttons or what has changed with that update? Thx!
I think that the NOUGAT OTA will be sent together with the new EMUI 5.0 (this version of its ui layer is based on android 7)... Anyone know an approximate date?
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Do you mean you can now disable the on-screen buttons or what has changed with that update? Thx!
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Correct,also it said better chrome operation,so maybe people that had problems running chrome in small format ,now can. I always had mine set in medium text and didn't have a problem. There were other things it said ,basic improvements,etc... I can't really notice any change other than the ability to disable the new buttons. Which like I said ,disables the ability to start split screen. Unless someone can tell me how to do NB it with only the fingerprint scanner......I'm also running Nova free launcher.
Plainly,this tablet is sick as F. I'm coming from a wifi only Xperia z3tablet compact though...... the only reason I bought this just because the camera Hardware had a malfunction on the Sony.
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Correct,also it said better chrome operation,so maybe people that had problems running chrome in small format ,now can. I always had mine set in medium text and didn't have a problem. There were other things it said ,basic improvements,etc... I can't really notice any change other than the ability to disable the new buttons. Which like I said ,disables the ability to start split screen. Unless someone can tell me how to do NB it with only the fingerprint scanner......I'm also running Nova free launcher.
Plainly,this tablet is sick as F. I'm coming from a wifi only Xperia z3tablet compact though...... the only reason I bought this just because the camera Hardware had a malfunction on the Sony.
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Do you mean it's sick as F in a good way or negative? How does it compare to the z3 compact please?
emmanuelw said:
Do you mean it's sick as F in a good way or negative? How does it compare to the z3 compact please?
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Haha haha,
Yes in a very good way. It's heavier than the z3 compact,and no water resistance,but it's smooth ,fast,and the LTE connectivity is incredible. I always have 5 bars of 4g. Now ,I live in Thailand,and the internet is crap here compared to the USA,so in the states it's probably even better. It was half the cost of a normal flag ship phone too,and it's basically a huge phone. It comes with a screen protector and a case,however the case is Carmel color and hard to look at,but it's growing on me. This tablet charges very fast too.
If your on the fence,buy it for sure.
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I think that the NOUGAT OTA will be sent together with the new EMUI 5.0 (this version of its ui layer is based on android 7)... Anyone know an approximate date?
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That will be awesome. It's hard to think of this tablet being any better,and to think I almost bought a galaxy tab s2 for $70 more..,..glad I didn't.
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Haha haha,
Yes in a very good way. It's heavier than the z3 compact,and no water resistance,but it's smooth ,fast,and the LTE connectivity is incredible. I always have 5 bars of 4g. Now ,I live in Thailand,and the internet is crap here compared to the USA,so in the states it's probably even better. It was half the cost of a normal flag ship phone too,and it's basically a huge phone. It comes with a screen protector and a case,however the case is Carmel color and hard to look at,but it's growing on me. This tablet charges very fast too.
If your on the fence,buy it for sure.
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Do you have the original Chinese rom in it? Did it come with Google play installed? Someone mentioned touchscreen issues on another thread here, do you have any issues as such? Thanks for all the information
emmanuelw said:
Do you have the original Chinese rom in it? Did it come with Google play installed? Someone mentioned touchscreen issues on another thread here, do you have any issues as such? Thanks for all the information
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Yes it came with playstore installed. I have no other issues. It's much better than I thought it would be.
michi.widy said:
Rally don't know if we ever see 7.0 for the M3.
The M2 never received 6.0, and what I heard is that Huawei just doesn't give a fu** about tablet software.
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As far as I read not all CPUs are conform with Android 7.0. The M2 has one of them. The CPU of the M3 is conform so i hope we will see the update soon.
The update sucks and I'd like to go back to stock firmware. Anyone know how to do this without tripping knox? Surprised once u unenroll from the bats program it doesnt have an ota to go back to official firmware like Google does with the pixels and such.
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The update sucks and I'd like to go back to stock firmware. Anyone know how to do this without tripping knox? Surprised once u unenroll from the bats program it doesnt have an ota to go back to official firmware like Google does with the pixels and such.
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Lol it's beta what did you expect, anyway you'll need to download a firmware for your variant and then flash through odin, this doesn't trip Knox or anything.
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Lol it's beta what did you expect, anyway you'll need to download a firmware for your variant and then flash through odin, this doesn't trip Knox or anything.
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does it wipe anything or you still retain all your data?
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does it wipe anything or you still retain all your data?
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This will wipe data unfortunately, I'm not sure if there's a way to do it without wiping it.
the smart switch pc worked great to restore back to 7.0 ive played with betas before but nothing as terrible as the first release of oreo on the s8. that was trash
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the smart switch pc worked great to restore back to 7.0 ive played with betas before but nothing as terrible as the first release of oreo on the s8. that was trash
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nevrlow said:
the smart switch pc worked great to restore back to 7.0 ive played with betas before but nothing as terrible as the first release of oreo on the s8. that was trash
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Yeah I dont notice enough of an upgrade to deal with the lack of stability. I got all the developer previews on my Nexus 6p and none were this bad. Did using smart switch wipe your data?
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Yeah I dont notice enough of an upgrade to deal with the lack of stability. I got all the developer previews on my Nexus 6p and none were this bad. Did using smart switch wipe your data?
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Yes it wiped my data but I was beyond frustrated with the oreo beta and just wanted the phone back to the way it was the day I bought it. All seems well back on 7.0. I did unenroll from the beta on the samsung+ app prior to flashing back to stock with smart switch and as soon as it booted back into the stock firmware, I was prompted to download the oreo beta. Highly annoying but found an app that allows you to block software update notifications. You would think samsung would take a few notes from google and provide an ota rollback to get back to stock but they didn't. Luckily smart switch was the easiest software I ever used to restore a phone. Literally plug in and just wait.
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Yes it wiped my data but I was beyond frustrated with the oreo beta and just wanted the phone back to the way it was the day I bought it. All seems well back on 7.0. I did unenroll from the beta on the Samsung+ app prior to flashing back to stock with smart switch and as soon as it booted back into the stock firmware, I was prompted to download the Oreo beta. Highly annoying but found an app that allows you to block software update notifications. You would think samsung would take a few notes from google and provide an ota rollback to get back to stock but they didn't. Luckily smart switch was the easiest software I ever used to restore a phone. Literally plug in and just wait.
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OK I used the cheater app to get Samsung + to give me the Beta on my unlocked S8. There is not a dis-enroll option in Samsung + that I can see (because I used the cheater app perhaps?) when I was on the Beta or now that I'm back on 7.0. I did use Smart Switch to downgrade. So as soon as I log in after downgrading, the Beta automatically downloads and best you can do is say install later which is says it will do at night. I factory reset thinking the upgrade it tied to my Samsung account but no, I sign in with a different Google ID and a different Samsung ID but still the Beta downloads. How and the hell do I get this to stop? All I can think of is see if I can disable updates with BK. This crazy.
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OK I used the cheater app to get Samsung + to give me the Beta on my unlocked S8. There is not a dis-enroll option in Samsung + that I can see (because I used the cheater app perhaps?) when I was on the Beta or now that I'm back on 7.0. I did use Smart Switch to downgrade. So as soon as I log in after downgrading, the Beta automatically downloads and best you can do is say install later which is says it will do at night. I factory reset thinking the upgrade it tied to my Samsung account but no, I sign in with a different Google ID and a different Samsung ID but still the Beta downloads. How and the hell do I get this to stop? All I can think of is see if I can disable updates with BK. This crazy.
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Yeah I'm using bk disabler and it hasn't tried to force install the update. I'm sure once the official release of oreo comes out we will be good to go with deleting that app. That beta program is some trash. Lol
what kind of bugs? I'm pondering it but you guys have me worried lol
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what kind of bugs? I'm pondering it but you guys have me worried lol
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Well it really looks no different, no magic feature that I noticed except duel messenger if you use that. I will offer the advice that if it's not offically offered to you via Samsung + where you will be able to dis-enroll, stay away. I forced it with the app being pushed here on XDA and now I can't keep it off unless I want to disable system update with BK. Just spent an hour on the phone with Samsung application support, they remoted into my phone then escalated the ticket for a callback. RutRow, wish there was a cheater app to dis-enroll in the beta.
So I took the plunge, even installed it without wiping and no issues at all. Not even a single crash or anything
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So I took the plunge, even installed it without wiping and no issues at all. Not even a single crash or anything
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The thing I couldn't take is when long scrolling, like a webpage where it take multiple finger swipes to get to the bottom or an app like Flibboard where you continue to scroll, the app will just close and your kicked back to the desktop.
Can you tell me how the Beta sign-up goes thru the app, Sammy support keep asking me what steps I did to sign up for the Beta. like they are wise to people forcing it. She asked a few times if I filled out a form. Thanks
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Can you tell me how the Beta sign-up goes thru the app, Sammy support keep asking me what steps I did to sign up for the Beta. like they are wise to people forcing it. She asked a few times if I filled out a form. Thanks
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You should tell them exactly how you cheated the system to get Oreo. Otherwise, you are just delaying the trouble shooting, when they are looking at the wrong end due to your lies.
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I've been sitting on my unlock bin for a few days now. Once exited to flash 9.0.x but now I left scratching my head of what do I lose by doing so. I've searched countless threads to come up with the following issues. Could some users that have made the jump clarify somethings? How can I extract the Tmo Modem before flashing? Is there a writeup somewhere?
1. Once the bootloader is unlocked - Corporate type apps stop functioning - INTUNE/Mobile Iron - ( I have to have INTUNE on my phone to pull company emails)
2 Google Pay - NFC - If seen a few post about Google Pay not working -
3. Unable to download some normal everyday apps from the play store - Netflix
4. Streaming content is reduced to 480P -
Yes you can go back to stock. Easiest way is by using MSMDownloadTool.
Of course you'll get storage wiped
MobileIron works for me. The only issue I've had with it is due to the parallel apps feature. You can remove the work profile and then mobile iron worked.
Try magisk to pass cts/safetynet.
Same with Google pay. You need a custom kernel or use Magisk. You'll pass cts/safetynet and can use it without any issues.
You can still download everything. Guess how? Yep, magisk.
Only Netflix and Amazon prime is limited. I'm not sure what Amazon puts their videos at, but Netflix does 960x540. Which isn't that bad at all, at least my opinion on a 6" screen. The Netflix sources are clean and there's no artifacts, so the video is better than it seems at that resolution. I'm not watching a lot of full length episodes or movies on my phone, so for me it's not a big deal.
And as mentioned above, you can go back to fully stock by using the msmdownloadtool. So just unlock your bootloader and try this all out. If there's any deal breakers, just go back to stock.
hartleyshc said:
Only Netflix and Amazon prime is limited. I'm not sure what Amazon puts their videos at, but Netflix does 960x540. Which isn't that bad at all, at least my opinion on a 6" screen. The Netflix sources are clean and there's no artifacts, so the video is better than it seems at that resolution. I'm not watching a lot of full length episodes or movies on my phone, so for me it's not a big deal.
And as mentioned above, you can go back to fully stock by using the msmdownloadtool. So just unlock your bootloader and try this all out. If there's any deal breakers, just go back to stock.
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YouTube TV most tend to not add to the mix but it's also effected by a bootloader that's unlocked.
It defaults to 720x480 @ 30 FPS (basically 480p). The 30 FPS is key. Once you unlock bootloader it's L3 encryption and that's why for the others too (Netflix/Amazon Prime). Having bootloader locked you get 1920x1080 @ 60 FPS or 1280x720 @ 60 FPS on YouTube TV. Resolution isn't as big of a deal but the frame rate certainly is for sports.
You need to enable Magisk Hide, not just install Magisk.
LLStarks said:
You need to enable Magisk Hide, not just install Magisk.
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In regards to what, exactly?
refedit said:
Yes you can go back to stock. Easiest way is by using MSMDownloadTool.
Of course you'll get storage wiped
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Does this relock the bootloader? If so, I assume I'll be able to re unlock using the existing unlock.bin provided from OP
Nosferatu. said:
YouTube TV most tend to not add to the mix but it's also effected by a bootloader that's unlocked.
It defaults to 720x480 @ 30 FPS (basically 480p). The 30 FPS is key. Once you unlock bootloader it's L3 encryption and that's why for the others too (Netflix/Amazon Prime). Having bootloader locked you get 1920x1080 @ 60 FPS or 1280x720 @ 60 FPS on YouTube TV. Resolution isn't as big of a deal but the frame rate certainly is for sports.
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Is there a workaround for this? Do you know why content providers care about the encryption level?
Thanks for clarifying. I think there was a post about a tool that checks the resolution and framerate.
WizCipher said:
Does this relock the bootloader? If so, I assume I'll be able to re unlock using the existing unlock.bin provided from OP
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Not sure you can relock.
WizCipher said:
Is there a workaround for this? Do you know why content providers care about the encryption level?
Thanks for clarifying. I think there was a post about a tool that checks the resolution and framerate.
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There's no work around other than keeping your bootloader locked (then you won't have root).
It's widevine DRM encryption. Just about every device is L1 which provisions the device for HD playback. Once you unlock your bootloader you drop to L3 and are only provisioned for SD content. If you go back a year to the OnePlus 5T days OnePlus got in hot water with the community since they shipped a device without L1 support.
If you want to read more about it here, check it out. I haven't rooted my OnePlus 6T (first phone in 6 years to not do so by choice (e.g. there's root available vs no option out there)). I've got everything I need (system-wide adblock, iYTBP, etc.).
https://www.androidauthority.com/widevine-explained-821935/
EDIT: Run the MSMTool and go back to stock stock and you'll have a locked bootloader and back to L1 provision should you want it.
Nosferatu. said:
There's no work around other than keeping your bootloader locked (then you won't have root).
It's widevine DRM encryption. Just about every device is L1 which provisions the device for HD playback. Once you unlock your bootloader you drop to L3 and are only provisioned for SD content. If you go back a year to the OnePlus 5T days OnePlus got in hot water with the community since they shipped a device without L1 support.
If you want to read more about it here, check it out. I haven't rooted my OnePlus 6T (first phone in 6 years to not do so by choice (e.g. there's root available vs no option out there)). I've got everything I need (system-wide adblock, iYTBP, etc.).
https://www.androidauthority.com/widevine-explained-821935/
EDIT: Run the MSMTool and go back to stock stock and you'll have a locked bootloader and back to L1 provision should you want it.
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This is super helpful - I only want the benefits of the Stock OP Roms . I haven't needed to root a device in years. Thanks for confirming that the MSMTOOL would relock. This will allow me to proceed with testing the process.
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Not sure you can relock.
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Msm tool does relock.bootloader. You are able to use the same bin to unlock again. We have a complete restore and unlock.orocess for our device.
Source: I've done all the above.
Nosferatu. said:
There's no work around other than keeping your bootloader locked (then you won't have root).
It's widevine DRM encryption. Just about every device is L1 which provisions the device for HD playback. Once you unlock your bootloader you drop to L3 and are only provisioned for SD content. If you go back a year to the OnePlus 5T days OnePlus got in hot water with the community since they shipped a device without L1 support.
If you want to read more about it here, check it out. I haven't rooted my OnePlus 6T (first phone in 6 years to not do so by choice (e.g. there's root available vs no option out there)). I've got everything I need (system-wide adblock, iYTBP, etc.).
https://www.androidauthority.com/widevine-explained-821935/
EDIT: Run the MSMTool and go back to stock stock and you'll have a locked bootloader and back to L1 provision should you want it.
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Not to hijack, but I'm curious what system wide adblock you are using?
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Not to hijack, but I'm curious what system wide adblock you are using?
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Use Blokada (don't use DNSFilter it's more complicated)
Read this thread...it'll have all the info you need
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...nergized-protection-ad-porn-malware-t3803773/
hartleyshc said:
MobileIron works for me. The only issue I've had with it is due to the parallel apps feature. You can remove the work profile and then mobile iron worked.
Try magisk to pass cts/safetynet.
Same with Google pay. You need a custom kernel or use Magisk. You'll pass cts/safetynet and can use it without any issues.
You can still download everything. Guess how? Yep, magisk.
Only Netflix and Amazon prime is limited. I'm not sure what Amazon puts their videos at, but Netflix does 960x540. Which isn't that bad at all, at least my opinion on a 6" screen. The Netflix sources are clean and there's no artifacts, so the video is better than it seems at that resolution. I'm not watching a lot of full length episodes or movies on my phone, so for me it's not a big deal.
And as mentioned above, you can go back to fully stock by using the msmdownloadtool. So just unlock your bootloader and try this all out. If there's any deal breakers, just go back to stock.
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Most of my company adds are saying that I'm rooted, didn't think I rooted by flashing. I've tried magsik hide to no avail. Any other suggestions?
I'm rooted with Magisk bootloader unlocked T-Mobile 6t and it's awesome. I have noticed 0 change from how my phone worked before. YouTube still looks great and Netflix too. Can't speak to corporate apps but if you pass Google safety net you will probably be fine
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MobileIron works for me. The only issue I've had with it is due to the parallel apps feature. You can remove the work profile and then mobile iron worked.
Try magisk to pass cts/safetynet.
Same with Google pay. You need a custom kernel or use Magisk. You'll pass cts/safetynet and can use it without any issues.
You can still download everything. Guess how? Yep, magisk.
Only Netflix and Amazon prime is limited. I'm not sure what Amazon puts their videos at, but Netflix does 960x540. Which isn't that bad at all, at least my opinion on a 6" screen. The Netflix sources are clean and there's no artifacts, so the video is better than it seems at that resolution. I'm not watching a lot of full length episodes or movies on my phone, so for me it's not a big deal.
And as mentioned above, you can go back to fully stock by using the msmdownloadtool. So just unlock your bootloader and try this all out. If there's any deal breakers, just go back to stock.
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Please I am little confuse, I have unlocked the bootloader not root, I cannot install NETFLIX from the Google Play. I can install the APK? the only limitation will be the streaming quality?
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trade said:
Please I am little confuse, I have unlocked the bootloader not root, I cannot install NETFLIX from the Google Play. I can install the APK? the only limitation will be the streaming quality?
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What ROM are you on? I've never had these issues on a stock unlock with Magisk and playprotect passing
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Please I am little confuse, I have unlocked the bootloader not root, I cannot install NETFLIX from the Google Play. I can install the APK? the only limitation will be the streaming quality?
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Yes.
The limitation will be streaming quality on Netflix and Amazon.
This forum seems to have been the place for Axon 7S discussion since the device doesn't have its own forum subject. I thought this was the place to post this news.
A couple months ago I bought a 7S from AliExpress mainly just to check out. The general consensus was that the device would be stuck with Android Nougat. Today, however, I received a pleasant surprise as my device just performed an over-the-air update to Android version 8.0.0 (see link for screenshot). I am now even more happy with my purchase of the phone. I know there are still questions about its fitness for use in the US due to its antenna configuration (I'm planning on using it mostly as a media device, so this isn't too important to me, but I wanted to throw it in), but I think, for the $200-ish that I paid for it, this is a great buy, especially as ZTE seems to be continuing to update it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pickypenelope/47267104892
So that's Oreo BO3 which is as far as the A2017G has come too. Is it still very Chinese software wise and does it have Google Play and other GAPPS?
Or do you have to jump through hoops to make it useable outside China?
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So that's Oreo BO3 which is as far as the A2017G has come too. Is it still very Chinese software wise and does it have Google Play and other GAPPS?
Or do you have to jump through hoops to make it useable outside China?
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I do remember going through a few hoops, but I found the Play store on the ZTE store and installed everything from there. Though, there was lots of Chinese to try and get through. When I tried to sideload GAPPS I had no luck, finding the Play Store on the ZTE Store was the key. Also, with the Oreo update all my apps were maintained, so I didn't have to go through that rigmarole all over again. As it is now, I'd say it's perfectly usable.
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Predatorhaze said:
I already placed it like 10 times on the forums....install play store apk from apkmirror and install your apps trough play storeeee.
You dont want to install stuff from the ZTE store outside china(asia)
cant you people readdd sh***,on p4da the same ****. No one cant read
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K ... rude ...
Unfortunately, I didn't do a good job of remembering exactly the steps it took to get the Play Store and Google Services installed on the device. I remember messing around A LOT with different apk files from apkmirror, but until I installed something (unfortunately I don't remember exactly what it was exactly, though I think it was the Play Store) from the ZTE Store, I couldn't get anything from apkmirror to load. Amazingly enough, I can read, but sometimes the Internet doesn't know everything...
pickypenelope said:
K ... rude ...
Unfortunately, I didn't do a good job of remembering exactly the steps it took to get the Play Store and Google Services installed on the device. I remember messing around A LOT with different apk files from apkmirror, but until I installed something (unfortunately I don't remember exactly what it was exactly, though I think it was the Play Store) from the ZTE Store, I couldn't get anything from apkmirror to load. Amazingly enough, I can read, but sometimes the Internet doesn't know everything...
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it was not for you lol,sorry.
but flashing opengapps on stock rom will mostly cause problems or not work.
also if your not from asia and not in asia i recommend you disable the zte store and zte alive update
Predatorhaze said:
it was not for you lol,sorry.
but flashing opengapps on stock rom will mostly cause problems or not work.
also if your not from asia and not in asia i recommend you disable the zte store and zte alive update
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Thanks.
After getting the Play Store working I totally disabled all the Chinese ZTE apps. Good call there.