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[Resolved] Play Store & Mobile Network force closing, can't send/receive texts/calls
Hi there!
I installed the Resurrection Remix ICS AOKP ROM v.1.8.1 on my unlocked Galaxy S II i9100 a couple of days ago after factory resetting it, wiping the SD card, cache, etc.; completely getting rid of everything from the previous Resurrection Remix ICS ROM I had on there before.
Spent a lot of time customizing it over the past couple of days and not had any problems. I have a UK GiffGaff SIM which runs on the 02 network. There is a GiffGaff app on the Play Store that copies the correct information into your clipboard so that you can go through the steps of creating an APN easy as pie. However, whenever I go to Settings/More/Mobile networks a dialog box immediately pops up stating "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped." and puts me back to my app drawer. I spent a while trying to fix it, then loaded up the Play Store to look for APN apps, but whenever I try to download an app it comes up with the same message above with "Settings" replaced with "Google Play Store".
I've literally spent hours and hours getting extremely frustrated and would be very appreciative of some help as I currently cannot send or receive texts or calls, cannot use the internet without Wi-Fi and cannot download any apps.
Things on the top of my head that I've tried are deleting the vending.apk (Play Store) in the system/app directory and copying another version of the store over, clearing caches of numerous apps, clearing Dalvik cache, wiping cache partition in CWM, restored some apps and settings from my Titanium Backup backup (which replaced some of my customization that I worked hours on ) and searched for ages for the APKs of some APN apps. I even wiped data/factory reset the phone a few minutes ago, but I still can't access Mobile networks to input the APN and now Google Play Store isn't even in my damn app list anymore!!
Can someone help please?
Edit: Managed to get the Play Store back, downloaded an APN app successfully, opened it and it force closes!
RESOLVED: If anyone else has similar problems, just download the ROM that's installed onto your phone, install it again, boot into CWM, wipe cache, wipe Dalvik cache, fix permissions and reboot! Thanks JJEgan and Sun90
Clean re flash its the rom at fault .
jje
JJEgan said:
Clean re flash its the rom at fault .
jje
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Thanks for the reply! Do you mean downloading the ROM onto the phone, wiping all data and installing the ROM again?
MC0NRAD8 said:
Thanks for the reply! Do you mean downloading the ROM onto the phone, wiping all data and installing the ROM again?
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simply reflash the rom over the exsisting one then wipe cache and dalvik do fix permissions and reboot everything will wrk fine afterwards
PS: do not wipe any data
Sun90 said:
simply reflash the rom over the exsisting one then wipe cache and dalvik do fix permissions and reboot everything will wrk fine afterwards
PS: do not wipe any data
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Ohhhh myyyyyyyyy goddddddddd. I love you. Haha, downloaded and installed the ROM, now everything works completely fine!! Thank you so much I'll remember that tip for the future
By the way, are some of the textures and backgrounds in this ROM supposed to be.. messed up? Like, some menus such as Settings have completely dark checkered backgrounds which look ugly o_o And when I pull down the notification bar, there are a lot of blue diagonal textures which again, look ugly.
Is this just me or is it the ROM? If it's the ROM, are these textures being worked on?
Thanks again
MC0NRAD8 said:
Ohhhh myyyyyyyyy goddddddddd. I love you. Haha, downloaded and installed the ROM, now everything works completely fine!! Thank you so much I'll remember that tip for the future
By the way, are some of the textures and backgrounds in this ROM supposed to be.. messed up? Like, some menus such as Settings have completely dark checkered backgrounds which look ugly o_o And when I pull down the notification bar, there are a lot of blue diagonal textures which again, look ugly.
Is this just me or is it the ROM? If it's the ROM, are these textures being worked on?
Thanks again
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u can check the link below for some good cwm flashable mods for system background as well as phone dialer background choose the one u like dwnld the same and flash it from recovery and enjoy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25666954&postcount=28585
PS:- please do not try the tablet mode ui in the above link since it has got issues still
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hey if all ur issues r resolved please edit ur orginal post by putting issues resolved and close the thread this is as per XDA rules
Sun90 said:
u can check the link below for some good cwm flashable mods for system background as well as phone dialer background choose the one u like dwnld the same and flash it from recovery and enjoy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25666954&postcount=28585
PS:- please do not try the tablet mode ui in the above link since it has got issues still
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Wow, I had no idea we could do this! Thanks a lot, haha, it all looks awesome now! One last thing if that's okay How can I customize what I see after pulling the notification bar down? I done a little Googling just now but kept finding apps that just customize the actual bar and not the bad textures after pulling it down.
Are there mods for that too?
Edit: Ah, will do! Thanks for informing me
2nd Edit: How do I close the thread?
I upgraded my SII to ICS. I then discovered that I could change the fonts on the phone, so I installed an app called Fontomiser SP and downloaded a font called AppleGaramond.htm. I decided I didnt like the font, so I deleted it, and uninstalled the Fontomiser SP app from the device.
Now, I find that every hour or so, I get a notification that AppleGaramond.htm download is complete, I look at my list of files in "Downloads" and the file is there again. So, I delete it, then I get another notification that download is complete, and there it is again in my downloads. If I don't delete it, I end up with several versions of the files sitting in my "Downloads" folder.
How can I stop it constantly downloading this file ?
(By the way, I am a complete novice on the android system, so if possible, please keep it simple !)
dawnj1965 said:
I upgraded my SII to ICS. I then discovered that I could change the fonts on the phone, so I installed an app called Fontomiser SP and downloaded a font called AppleGaramond.htm. I decided I didnt like the font, so I deleted it, and uninstalled the Fontomiser SP app from the device.
Now, I find that every hour or so, I get a notification that AppleGaramond.htm download is complete, I look at my list of files in "Downloads" and the file is there again. So, I delete it, then I get another notification that download is complete, and there it is again in my downloads. If I don't delete it, I end up with several versions of the files sitting in my "Downloads" folder.
How can I stop it constantly downloading this file ?
(By the way, I am a complete novice on the android system, so if possible, please keep it simple !)
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go to recovery mode wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache and fix permission and reboot the device and see it worked or not
For rebooting to recovery: press volume up, home button, and power button simultaneously and wait for the phone to reboot. Now you have to do what sahil said above.
For cleaning dalvik cache, enter "advanced" menu first.
dawnj1965 said:
I upgraded my SII to ICS. I then discovered that I could change the fonts on the phone, so I installed an app called Fontomiser SP and downloaded a font called AppleGaramond.htm. I decided I didnt like the font, so I deleted it, and uninstalled the Fontomiser SP app from the device.
Now, I find that every hour or so, I get a notification that AppleGaramond.htm download is complete, I look at my list of files in "Downloads" and the file is there again. So, I delete it, then I get another notification that download is complete, and there it is again in my downloads. If I don't delete it, I end up with several versions of the files sitting in my "Downloads" folder.
How can I stop it constantly downloading this file ?
(By the way, I am a complete novice on the android system, so if possible, please keep it simple !)
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Goto Settings - Apps - All , then clear data for the following applications:
1. Downloads
2. Download manager
Reboot phone
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gb.yolo said:
For rebooting to recovery: press volume up, home button, and power button simultaneously and wait for the phone to reboot. Now you have to do what sahil said above.
For cleaning dalvik cache, enter "advanced" menu first.
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OK, I think I have managed to re-boot. I have no idea how to clear the cache, and i do not know how to get to the "advanced" menu either ! Or check permissions........
Sorry for being so dense ! I warned you I was a novice !
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Goto Settings - Apps - All , then clear data for the following applications:
1. Downloads
2. Download manager
Reboot phone
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I managed to do this
Open a picture in gallery, one that effects can be added too...click on sticker and see if they are there? After a restore and updating to latest gallery they arent working and fc the gallery...just comes up white boxes...I dont know if they preload folder isnt being backed up via twrp or if the bug is there due to the updating of the gallery app.... But the fix is posted below...
i am assuming the data/preload folder gets deleted when htcdev unlocks the bootloader which is why this occurs
OK for anyone that has this issue, i fixed it with a flashable zip...it flashes the data preload files which are the sticker images for gallery....Hope this helps those with the issue...
[UNMAINTAINED]
This is for both locked/unlocked. Being 100% stock it is not going to unlock your BL, mess up your DRM/keys etc!
As some people asked me hereby I present you my new all-in-one solution for z3c d5803, this time based on LP 5.1.1, with following charateristics:
- Based on LP 5.1.1 23.4.A.1.264 FW (D5803, customized IT); 23.4.A.1.200 (D5833, customized HK) both with good spaced LTE icon
- pre-rooted with SuperSU 2.46 and Dual Recovery 2.8.21
- 100% stock (odexed)
- Heavily debloated with my own original big list
- xposed flashable v78 official by rovo for 5.1.1 + xposed APK alpha4
- Web View Google already updated to latest version as of 21/Jan in /data
- NFC icon restored
- Etar Calendar replacing Sony's
- Google Keyboard, Dialer and Contacts replacing Sony's (normal V8) or stock Sony versions (in V8_sony version)
- Nova Launcher replacing Sony's
- ES File Manager (pre-bloated version) replacing stock one
- QuickPic (neutered signed pre-bloated version) replacing Sony Album
- Z3+/Z4 bootanimation and live wallpaper
- Z5 conversations/messages/InCallUI/Phonebook (V8_sony version)
- Gravity Box, Unlink ringtones/notifications volume, AppsOpsXposed, MinMinGuard, Blurred System UI and Xperia Xposed xposed modules in /data
- Latest Sony Music in /data
- DPI changed to 280 for much better screen experience
- External SDCard writing fix
- Status Bar Icons Spacing Fix - example
- Camera/Album link FIX - to be able use camera without Album installed so you can open the images you take with your favourite image viewer!
- Lock screen fix in SystemUI (for hour in bold, and minutes in thin font) - example
NOTES
1. as in my first debloating solution for all xperia phones, all the bloat/replaced stuff is not really deleted but moved to a Backup folder in system (/system/__Backup) so you can restore anything you want very easily (sony keyboard, sony launcher, system apps etc)
2. that's the reason you can see /system partition still almost full in spite of my high debloat, but stuff moved to the backup folder is "silent", so for sure it is not affecting the system at all and it is like it is not installed: I use this approach for people who needs to restore something, this way restoring is very very easy and fast. By the way, deleting the whole Backup folder (or moving it to your sdcard) you will then see something like 1.1 gb extra free space in /system!! (see screenshots below )
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Requirements:
- Working recovery installed
Installation: (as easy as...)
1. full backup
2. full wipe (system, data, cache and dalvik) ***
3. flash either AiO for D5803 [V8!!!] or AiO for D5803 [V8_sony!!!] or AiO for D5833 [V6!!!]
5. reboot/enjoy
PS IMPORTANT NOTE for unlocked BL users: to fix r/w on system you will have to flash a custom kernel like the one by Gustavo for example
*** NOTES ABOUT FULL WIPE vs DIRTY FLASH
You can also avoid wiping /data to keep all your data untouched but if YOU DO NOT WIPE DATA:
1. all apps I updated directly in /system may conflict someway with copies you may have stored in /data and you could get FC, especially Play Store/Services (btw in case any conflicts will appear it is pretty easy to fix them if you know how to clean things up yourself, for example clearing data of the conflicting apps installed in /data, and then uninstalling them via settings > downloaded apps)
2. my all-in-one solution won't be be 100% effective: the personal apps I included that are going to be installed in /data (xposed installer APK, Play Games, Sony Music, Gravity Box and Blurred UI xposed modules) WON'T be installed but just placed in /system/etc/product/applications with no effects (so in this case you can either keep them there, won't hurt, or delete them if you don't want them, while if you want them installed you can just click on them to start the installation as normal APKs)
3. all the apps installed by sony FW in /data (kobo books, navigator, social life, psp app, avg etc etc) won't be automatically removed (you will have to go to settings > downloaded apps to uninstall them manually)
4. not all the things needed for xposed to work contained in the FW will be installed automatically, so xposed will not work OOTB anymore (to get it to work, you will need to install manually at least xposed installer APK you can find in /system/etc/product/applications, and then all the modules you want to use)
I repeat the above will happen only if you DO NOT WIPE DATA, with clean flash instead everything will be as supposed: for sure no conflicts at all, all apps installed, xposed, modules, full debloat etc everything up and running and working OOB!
In case of UPDATING from one version to another: (as easy as... if not expressly mentioned to do otherwise...)
1. full backup
2. wipe system, cache and dalvik (do NOT wipe data, this way you will keep all your personal data)
3. flash new version via recovery
5. reboot/enjoy
SCREENSHOTS!!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m76pfpi9thygpd0/AAAogyfCaSTyFhXxE0c27Roza?dl=0
Hope you like it! If so, just please press THANKS!
CHANGELOG:
30/Nov (Ver.8)
- Changelog here
02/Oct (Ver.7)
- Changelog here
30/Sep (Ver.6)
- Changelog and md5sums here
24/Sep (Ver.5)
- Changelog and md5sums here
14/Sep (Ver.4)
- Changelog and md5sums here
11/Aug (Ver.3) (for more details about changelog see here)
- Camera/Album link FIX: to use camera without album installed so you can open the images you take with your favourite image viewer
- updated google play services and play store to latest in /system/priv-app
- updated xperia xposed module
- xposed flashable updated to v70
- lock screen fix in systemUI (for hour in bold, and minutes in thin font)
- ar-effect/bgdefocus/infoeye/album/music all removed from /system/priv-app
- ImageEnhancer removed from /system/app
27/Jul (Ver.2)
- bug fix for drm restoration mod users (restored original album and music apps, so will have to be updated manually not a big deal)
- updated Google services to latest
- Google Calendar replaced sony's
- status bar icons spacing fix by great @istux
- Xperia Xposed v2.0 by great @serajr -> if you are NOT going to wipe data during the upgrade, this won't be installed automatically. you can install it manually going to /system/etc/product/applications and clicking on "Xperia_Xposed_2.0.apk"
- simplified all-in-one zip structure with less "extra" scripts (i did put three zips in one so at the end of the fw flashing you won't see too many additional zips flashing after each other)
Removed stuff:
With my solution you are going to get rid of more than 170 packages and all relevant libs/stuff plus all applications automatically installed by Sony, overlays etc...
As said at the beginning, stuff is not going to be really deleted, but moved in /system/__Backup folder. This way you can restore things very easily.
At the following link you will find the full list of all stuff I moved away:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1geFByRKDTOOZSIBOixO2boG1_78NUjqzkB6iozzJ4-k/edit#gid=0
PS. the file is with read-only access for everyone, if you have any changes to suggest please reply the thread or send me a PM
HOW TO RESTORE SOMETHING
PS. of course I also removed from my FW all the stuff that can be easily downloaded from the Play Store (Gmail, etc)
In the hidden field below you will find the restoring instructions you need to follow to restore any package you may want back:
According to what you want to restore, you have to follow two different procedures:
- all the APKs that are inside /system/__Backup/various/etc_custom_apps and /system/__Backup/various/etc_prod_apps are regular APKs that are going to be installed in /data, so you can just run them and then select "install" like a normal APK, easy. You will then see them in Settings > applications > downloaded
- instead, all the things in /system/__Backup/system_app and /system/__Backup/system_priv-app folders can't be normally installed, but must be restored in the correct /system folders with correct permissions. To do this, see the step-by-step instructions below (in the following example, I am going to restore Chrome app in /system/app and Velvet (Google Search) in /system/priv-app, but of course you can restore how many things as you want at the same time)
Code:
- with a root file manager like ES, go to /system/__Backup/system_app and MOVE the whole "Chrome" folder to /system/app
- with a root file manager like ES, go to /system/__Backup/system_priv-app and MOVE the whole "Velvet" folder to /system/priv-app
- reboot
- done
PS. don't copy but MOVE things back, or permissions will get messed up and you are likely to end up in a bootloop!
PPS. still, if you mess up something copying stuff to /system, and you get a bootloop, remember you can just enter in TWRP, mount system, and then with advanced > file manager you can delete what you have just copied to /system, this way your phone will boot up properly again
CREDITS
Many many heartily THANKS to:
@[NUT] for his lovely Dual Recovery
@zxz0O0 for many things (root, helping with recovery, PRF creator etc) and @russel5 for fixing some problems in PRF creator
@rovo89 for his wonderful xposed
@C3C076 for excellent GravityBox
@serajr for many things but especially for his kindness, contributions and in particular for the amazing Xperia Xposed and Blurred UI
@istux for his FW thread and so nice Status Bar icons spacing fix
@ondrejvaroscak and @Puffin617 for some very good advices about backing up stuff and installing personal apps respectively
@mj084 for some packages descriptions and collaboration and suggestions, mirrors etc [emoji14]
@Carach_CZ and @rak500 for the help in troubleshooting the root problem in unlocked bootloader
@Gustavo RD78 for his kernel fixing root problems on unlocked BL
@venkat kamesh for his camera/album link fix!!
@Wajk for the lockscreen clock fix solution hint and google dialer/contacts mod
@lee480 for the Z3+/Z4 live wallpaper and bootanimation
@itandy for unlink ringtones/notifications volume module
@caspase for AppOpsXposed module (hope the fact I included the module in this rom is not a problem, otherwise please let me know and I will remove it immediately! )
@FatMinMin for MinMinGuard xposed module (hope the fact I included the module in this rom is not a problem, otherwise please let me know and I will remove it immediately! )
@GenericAsianGuy for neutered signed pre-bloated version of QuickPic (hope the fact I included the apk in this rom is not a problem, otherwise please let me know and I will remove it! )
Can I use DRM recovery mod with this?
If so, can you kindly explain how?
Thank you for your hard work :good:
never used it sorry, never needed.
why you need it? you are on unlocked BL? do you have a backup of your TA made before unlocking? if so just relock your BL/restore your TA and you will get back your DRM/keys
EDIT: should be working fine since V2!!
thanks!!
Looks great, i'll test it tonight :good:
Downloading now! Thank you so much!!!!
Testing tonight as well
Getting VERY slow download speeds for the file. MEGA is usually quite good. Does bandwidth decrease if there are lots of users downloading the same file?
quarrymanpaul said:
Getting VERY slow download speeds for the file. MEGA is usually quite good. Does bandwidth decrease if there are lots of users downloading the same file?
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don't think so many people is downloading this rom to decrease the speed
I think mega has some general problems today, I too had a very slow speed when uploading it.. other times it was much faster!
Thanks for your hard work @moly82, :good:
Downloading now,
Amazing!!
I'm working on Xperia Xposed right now and I think soon (very soon), it will be on party too!
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I'm working on Xperia Xposed right now and I think soon (very soon), it will be on party too!
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you are great! can't wait to use it in 5.1.1 and include it as well in this FW!
moly82 said:
don't think so many people is downloading this rom to decrease the speed
I think mega has some general problems today, I too had a very slow speed when uploading it.. other times it was much faster!
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ok thanks.
Annoying as I have a 250MB line but it's only coming down at about 100kb/s for me so will take almost 4 hours
I could have sworn it was perfect earlier today on other files...
quarrymanpaul said:
ok thanks.
Annoying as I have a 250MB line but it's only coming down at about 100kb/s for me so will take almost 4 hours
I could have sworn it was perfect earlier today on other files...
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Same thing here, seems maybe the Mega sever this file is on is having an issue or something.
I have a 100Mb connection but only downloading at ~60 KB/s...
what a pity i could have uploaded it to gdrive too or similar.. but never had problems with mega if someone accomplish in downloading it please mirror it somewhere and provide the link so i can put it in OP
61% and down to 80kB/s.
Another 2 hours to go
moly82 said:
what a pity i could have uploaded it to gdrive too or similar.. but never had problems with mega if someone accomplish in downloading it please mirror it somewhere and provide the link so i can put it in OP
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I will upload somewhere when it finishes downloading and link it here if you don't mind that.
I installed it and i found several issues
-Root is not full and i can't edit anything in system partition
-album and music apps are not working( black screen and exiting)
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Perfectdevil said:
I installed it and i found several issues
-Root is not full and i can't edit anything in system partition
-album and music apps are not working( black screen and exiting)
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strange no such problems here.. full root and r/w for system working and no problems with album and music.. did you do a clean install? means did you wipe data as well??
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strange no such problems here.. full root and r/w for system working and no problems with album and music.. did you do a clean install? means did you wipe data as well??
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I sure did a clean install wiping data Also... Strange indeed
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I sure did a clean install wiping data Also... Strange indeed
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indeed! just to be sure i made a full wipe again and reinstalled from scratch from twrp and after the long boot still full root and r/w for system and no problems with album and music.. don't know what to tell you! are you using twrp? what did you select exactly to wipe all?
I cannot use my pictures in htc themes, i can use the ones i download from htc themes but when i try to use my pictures (that choose wallpaper from thing) literally nothing happens i select my picture it goes back to selecting pictures (in the app) like nothing happened but i can choose a picture from gallery and make a new theme but only that picture uploads and nothing else
Hi , try to download some wallpaper on your phone , now go to File Manager /Phone storage /Download
now copy downloaded wallpaper , go back one step , go to DCIM /Camera and paste downloaded wallpaper , after that U should see the wallpaper inside Gallery and use it .
Shiro124 said:
I cannot use my pictures in htc themes, i can use the ones i download from htc themes but when i try to use my pictures (that choose wallpaper from thing) literally nothing happens i select my picture it goes back to selecting pictures (in the app) like nothing happened but i can choose a picture from gallery and make a new theme but only that picture uploads and nothing else
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Teddy Lo said:
Hi , try to download some wallpaper on your phone , now go to File Manager /Phone storage /Download
now copy downloaded wallpaper , go back one step , go to DCIM /Camera and paste downloaded wallpaper , after that U should see the wallpaper inside Gallery and use it .
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Btw thats the thing i also want to do but i cant i said up there that i cant use any wallpaper from anywhere
Shiro124 said:
Btw thats the thing i also want to do but i cant i said up there that i cant use any wallpaper from anywhere
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Back up your data and do Factory reset after you have done maka a test ....
Teddy Lo said:
Back up your data and do Factory reset after you have done maka a test ....
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I just got this phone from my dad and reseted it so i dont think that might work i had this problem since reseting