I have an issue with my M20P. I got the phone 12 days ago and everything was fine with notifications up until yesterday. As of right now, I am NOT receiving notifications for whatsapp, gmail,* FB, messanger on time. They're constantly late and usually show up only when I actually go into one of the apps, then the content shows up and syncs, I guess.
I decided to manually launch important apps such as gmail, messanger, whatsapp and I checked all 3 boxes (primary, secondary and background launch). And this morning, after some 9 hours of not touching the phone, I woke up and there were some notifications (quite a few actually) and I was happy thinking the issue's gone but I was curious why there were no messanger and gmail notifications (two of my most active apps) and* I was right... as soon as I entered gmail, the mail that I did NOT receive notification for came on top of queue and messanger literally blew with how many notifications came at once. Other apps, less important, followed with some notification.
I'm worried because I actually decided to manually launch apps I use the most and still, the issue persists, even though most of users had this sorted with manual launching...
So yes, manual launching did not fix it for me
Is there anything else I should do and what?
And also, I have found out that this has only happened thus far on WiFi, my home WiFi. Mobile data doesn't seem to be affected. Will have to confirm though. I don't know if that's an important information...
Please help. I don't wanna sell the phone because other than this bs I like it very much
Go into settings/battery/more battery settings and make sure stay connected when device sleeps is toggled on.
jhs39 said:
Go into settings/battery/more battery settings and make sure stay connected when device sleeps is toggled on.
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I already had that enabled.... anything else?
I'm still looking for any help.. please
Have you tried disabling PowerGenie.apk via adb?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-20-pro/themes/remove-powergenie-to-allow-background-t3890409
Thanks to @klaus27
jhs39 said:
Go into settings/battery/more battery settings and make sure stay connected when device sleeps is toggled on.
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kai84m said:
Have you tried disabling PowerGenie.apk via adb?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-20-pro/themes/remove-powergenie-to-allow-background-t3890409
Thanks to @klaus27
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I think this is my last resort. I really don't want to use my laptop to debug something unless completely necessary..
furiouszagreb said:
I think this is my last resort. I really don't want to use my laptop to debug something unless completely necessary..
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That's the only fix available. You could unpack and decompile PowerGenie and see what's inside. A bunch of routines that try to identify apps that require being online, plus a bunch of hardcoded apps that are allowed to run in the background. That's Facebook and a bunch of Chinese apps. But everything else is being sent to sleep aggressively.
I tried every other setting available and still, the PowerGenie rendered any background app unusable.
You don't need to debug anything. Just turn on debugging, so you can disable PowerGenie. If you want to use your phone the way it is supposed to work, you have to get rid of PowerGenie. Using the ADB method is the only possible way I am afraid.
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That's the only fix available. You could unpack and decompile PowerGenie and see what's inside. A bunch of routines that try to identify apps that require being online, plus a bunch of hardcoded apps that are allowed to run in the background. That's Facebook and a bunch of Chinese apps. But everything else is being sent to sleep aggressively.
I tried every other setting available and still, the PowerGenie rendered any background app unusable.
You don't need to debug anything. Just turn on debugging, so you can disable PowerGenie. If you want to use your phone the way it is supposed to work, you have to get rid of PowerGenie. Using the ADB method is the only possible way I am afraid.
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I appreciate the thorough report. Before I do that, I'll run some over night tests to see if this perhaps is just due to my WiFi. For example, I'll leave the phone over night with WiFi disabled and mobile data on. If I receive all the notifications at the time they should have been received - I'll know the issue is with my WiFi and I'll update it to static and use the pre-set DNSs I found online.
I'm guessing you had the same issue... did it only work for you when you disabled powergenie? Have you tried perhaps what I will - to see if it was a WiFi issue? Or did it happen to you on mobile data too?
And what I find EXTREMELY weird - I had P20 Pro like until 15 days ago, updated to EMUI 9 and it received all the notifications on time. Is this solely M20P issue?
My issue was the Blackberry mobile device management suite, my company uses. Those apps use Android for work, so a separate encrypted partition (and a different user id), open a VPN tunnel and fetch emails in the background.
I have tried every possible solution, like turning off startup control, enabling those apps to run in the background, even checked special permissions, tried different hacks, reset my device multiple times, ... . Nothing helped. The VPN tunnel was capped after a few minutes and even if I opened it manually (by starting the app), the email app was sent to sleep hence not receiving anything.
I started digging around and found a way to disable system-apps even when you cannot disable them from the Android menus. I pulled a copy and decompiled it. This PowerGenie app has routines to identify apps that have widgets, pull a lot of power, have notifications, ... . And it has a list of package names (Android apps) that are never sent to sleep. Stuff like Facebook and Chinese apps. As I started digging around I found this to be a commonly reported issue with Huawei smartphones of all flavours. I think they built that in to mask the fact that Kirin has a higher standby drain than Qualcomm and Samsung. I am just assuming that..
For me this definitely wasn't an issue with my WLAN, DNS or the likes. Now without the PowerGenie, when I turn off the flight mode in the morning, the VPN app is connecting automatically and my Blackberry Hub is pulling all emails. WhatsApp, Gmail, even third party calendar apps now show their notifications in time. So I am happy.
Did it have any influence on my battery life? no, not at all.
I did the same for a couple of colleagues having the same phone and issues and they all are very happy now.
My company even stopped supporting Huawei phones because of these issues.
I can't comment on the P20 unfortunately as this was my first Huawei. But maybe the fact that you were upgrading from Oreo to Pie was the difference here.
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I appreciate the thorough report. Before I do that, I'll run some over night tests to see if this perhaps is just due to my WiFi. For example, I'll leave the phone over night with WiFi disabled and mobile data on. If I receive all the notifications at the time they should have been received - I'll know the issue is with my WiFi and I'll update it to static and use the pre-set DNSs I found online.
I'm guessing you had the same issue... did it only work for you when you disabled powergenie? Have you tried perhaps what I will - to see if it was a WiFi issue? Or did it happen to you on mobile data too?
And what I find EXTREMELY weird - I had P20 Pro like until 15 days ago, updated to EMUI 9 and it received all the notifications on time. Is this solely M20P issue?
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Thanks for explaining everything. I'll try some methods first and if they don't work I'll go with what you did.
Thank you.
@klaus27
It appears you were right. Tried everything, still some come through, some don't. This suck soooo much
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@klaus27
It appears you were right. Tried everything, still some come through, some don't. This suck soooo much
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Trust me, run through this short procedure and you won't regret it:
1) install Huawei ADB drivers: https://devfiles.co/download/zygGeX8N/Huawei-MediaPad-10-FHD-USB-Drivers-TeamAndroid.zip
2) install and enable ADB: https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/
3) Open a CMD window, change directory to where ADB is installed. Run this:
Code:
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.huawei.powergenie
4) Reboot
klaus27 said:
Trust me, run through this short procedure and you won't regret it:
1) install Huawei ADB drivers: https://devfiles.co/download/zygGeX8N/Huawei-MediaPad-10-FHD-USB-Drivers-TeamAndroid.zip
2) install and enable ADB: https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/
3) Open a CMD window, change directory to where ADB is installed. Run this:
Code:
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.huawei.powergenie
4) Reboot
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I'm a total anti talent for this stuff. Do I install and do this from my phone or laptop?
furiouszagreb said:
I'm a total anti talent for this stuff. Do I install and do this from my phone or laptop?
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1) from your laptop
2) Follow the link, perform the steps in the tutorial below "How to Setup the Android Debug Bridge (ADB)".
Then scroll down to the part titled "Microsoft Windows ADB Setup". Download the file from the link and unpack to c:\adb (you will have to create the folder).
Then you connect your phone to your laptop and will see a prompt for authenticating your laptop. This is all well documented, just follow the link
3) On your laptop, start menu, run, cmd. Now you will see a console window. Just enter the commands below
Code:
c:\adb\platform-tools
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.huawei.powergenie
The reboot should obiously be done on your phone.
Sounds complicated, but is really easy.
@klaus27
Thank you for bearing with me and explaining. Just one more thing. On the second code, what do you mean by "maybe"?
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@klaus27
Thank you for bearing with me and explaining. Just one more thing. On the second code, what do you mean by "maybe"?
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I have checked the tutorial and adjusted my reply accordingly .
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I have checked the tutorial and adjusted my reply accordingly .
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Thank you so much for explaining everything even to a dummy like myself lol. Much appreciated.
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1) from your laptop
2) Follow the link, perform the steps in the tutorial below "How to Setup the Android Debug Bridge (ADB)".
Then scroll down to the part titled "Microsoft Windows ADB Setup". Download the file from the link and unpack to c:\adb (you will have to create the folder).
Then you connect your phone to your laptop and will see a prompt for authenticating your laptop. This is all well documented, just follow the link
3) On your laptop, start menu, run, cmd. Now you will see a console window. Just enter the commands below
Code:
c:\adb\platform-tools
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.huawei.powergenie
The reboot should obiously be done on your phone.
Sounds complicated, but is really easy.
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Hey, I finally gave in and tried to do this but I am having so much trouble doing this mate. Could you please explain like you're talking to a child? My computer skills are abysmal. I downloaded these 2 links you said on my laptop. But I am stuck at step 2. Here are the screenshot to see where I got held up lol
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When I right click on "platform tools" it gives me several options such as "extract to a specified folder" and I clicked on that (I dont know if thats right) and what do I do now? I am confused with the steps provided in the link. "Extract the contents of this ZIP file into an easily accessible folder (such ad C:\adb)" I dont know where and how to do that
Then it says "Open Windows explorer and browse to where you extracted the contents of this ZIP File" what does this mean?
And 3rd step dont even get me started.
Could you by any chance upload a video of going through all that and doing everything needed up until running the command to.disable power genie? Im lost man
@klaus27
As much as I would like to help you, I think it would make more sense if you ask someone physically around you for help. I don't think I can make it more simple than that and explaining that in such a detail without knowing what system you have is quite complicated.... But I am sure that if you show the instructions to someone with a little bit more experience, it would be a lot simpler...
Sorry I cannot help you further...
furiouszagreb said:
Hey, I finally gave in and tried to do this but I am having so much trouble doing this mate. Could you please explain like you're talking to a child? My computer skills are abysmal. I downloaded these 2 links you said on my laptop. But I am stuck at step 2. Here are the screenshot to see where I got held up lol
gyazo.com/6541fa024b72309323ab6ed889e19420
gyazo.com/727b043a651185da8761ca8c72d8917a
gyazo.com/d510eef1ce22dde74362a670051b1d7d
When I right click on "platform tools" it gives me several options such as "extract to a specified folder" and I clicked on that (I dont know if thats right) and what do I do now? I am confused with the steps provided in the link. "Extract the contents of this ZIP file into an easily accessible folder (such ad C:\adb)" I dont know where and how to do that
Then it says "Open Windows explorer and browse to where you extracted the contents of this ZIP File" what does this mean?
And 3rd step dont even get me started.
Could you by any chance upload a video of going through all that and doing everything needed up until running the command to.disable power genie? Im lost man
@klaus27
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klaus27 said:
1) from your laptop
2) Follow the link, perform the steps in the tutorial below "How to Setup the Android Debug Bridge (ADB)".
Then scroll down to the part titled "Microsoft Windows ADB Setup". Download the file from the link and unpack to c:\adb (you will have to create the folder).
Then you connect your phone to your laptop and will see a prompt for authenticating your laptop. This is all well documented, just follow the link
3) On your laptop, start menu, run, cmd. Now you will see a console window. Just enter the commands below
Code:
c:\adb\platform-tools
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.huawei.powergenie
The reboot should obiously be done on your phone.
Sounds complicated, but is really easy.
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I tried following your steps, but when I put in the command, it says " 'c:\adb\platform-tools' is not recognized as internal or external command, operable program or batch file "
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First, props to TeamWin, joel.bourquard, theintelligent, and maybe a few others I'm not aware of...
Second, these are Windows instructions. If you have another OS, you can open the batch files and type the commands inside (or paste them) one by one.
Third, keep in mind that the current temp root is NOT a full root even WHEN it is in place... so don't expect too much! This method has also been modified (by others) so that it does not "randomly" reset and it sticks until the next restart. As a result of how that works, however, even fewer apps recognize root with this method but some do!
Most of this is just other people's work: stuff from several different posts repackaged in a way that I found very easy to use. So I don't take credit for most of the contents, although I did modify the batch files to take care of a timing issue that was causing a fail on most machines. In the end, you should be able to use the attached prepare.bat file to prepare your phone once and then you can use root.bat after each reboot to restore temp root. Create a shortcut to root.bat on your desktop and you can just plug your phone in, click the icon, and you're (re)rooted in about 8 seconds.
The instructions are simple but I elaborate below to try to hit all the stumbling blocks. Basically you just run prepare.bat the first time you do this and from that point forward, you only need to run root.bat after every restart.
Here are the specific instructions:
THE FIRST TIME ONLY:
(1) Unzip contents of the attached ZIP to a folder you'll remember on your hard drive.
(2) Plug your phone in via USB and set it to "charge only" with "USB debugging" under "Settings", "Applications", "Development" turned on. It's best to do this after a fresh (full, not fast) boot. Your phone should be in this mode each time you connect it to root it. Trust me, if you've been using your phone for a while, reboot it first, then wait a few minutes for it to stabilize, THEN do this routine... saves a lot of headaches.
(3) Go to the folder where you unzipped the files in (1) and run prepare.bat. I prefer to do it in a DOS box but you should be able to just use Explorer and double click on the prepare.bat file.
(4) The first thing these batch files do is a check to make sure your computer can see the phone. If your phone isn't in the list, Ctrl-C and break out of the batch file. You'll have to correct the problem which will most likely be an issue with the HTC drivers. If your phone is not found, try these x64 drivers... or these if you're running a 32 bit OS. To install these, go to Control Panel and click on your Android device and do "Update Drivers" and browse to the location of the drivers you downloaded.
(5) Assuming your phone is on the list, everything should be ready to go. Press enter and the batch file will proceed and it will root your phone.
AFTER DOING THE ABOVE ONCE, AFTER EACH REBOOT:
(1) Attach phone and double click the root.bat file.
(2) Again, verify that your phone is on the list (proves your PC can see the phone). If so, press enter and the phone will be RErooted.
That's it! Works for me. Keep in mind that temp root is NOT a full root! Many apps will not run (won't see root) but that's just the nature of the current temp root. But some apps do work. Barnacle WiFi does for example: although sometimes it take two "start" presses to get it to connect as the first one sometimes produces errors. People say Titanium Backup and some other apps work: I haven't personally tested them. As temp root is really for dev and testing, test what you want and see if it works.
Hope this helps some of us to get a quick and easy temp root. If any issues are found, I'd be glad to modify this initial post and/or modify the batch files if any errors are found.
Mike
I can't get to the site to download the 64-bit drivers for windows. Anybody has an alternate links? Thanks.
Does this really work? How is this thread not blowing up??
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Does this really work? How is this thread not blowing up??
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Really! Anyone out there? I expected to come back from lunch to find questions I needed to answer or maybe a suggested modification or two. This has been working for me for over 12 hours now. No restarts. No reverting to non-root. Barnacle Wifi Tether is still working. And the best thing is, if I have to restart the phone for some reason, I connect it to my computer, click, and 8 seconds later it is rooted again and I unplug it and go on my way.
Mike
can you run a wireless tethering app after temp root?
edit: see mikeyxda's post above this
I was hoping to be able to help some people with the Barnacle WiFi Tether app because a lot of people complain that they didn't get it to work and I suspect I got it to work with some combination of settings. Only problem is: I don't know how my Barnacle settings differ from those other people are using so I wanted to compare with others. Short on time right now but later I'll try to post my entire list of Barnacle settings. They work for me.
Edit: Oh Hell... I have a few minutes, here are my settings:
SSID: Evo 3D Tether
BSSID: <blank>
Wireless Encryption: not enabled (open)
Channel: mine is 6, probably doesn't matter
Custom Wifi Ad-hoc: none
Skip wpa_supplicant: NOT checked
Auto Associate: NOT checked
Access Control: NOT checked
New Client Actions: Notify Checked, nothing else checked
Local Mode: NOT checked
DHCP: Didn't mess with these
NAT: Didn't mess with that either
WAN: rmnet0 (whatever that means)
LAN: Blank
Mike
it seems like the link for the 32bit drivers is down also....
i ran batch files as OP directed, they run successfully, but when i go to start barnacle tether it doesn't have root. same for the "wifi tether for root" app. tried full reboots several times, no help.
os10 said:
i ran batch files as OP directed, they run successfully, but when i go to start barnacle tether it doesn't have root. same for the "wifi tether for root" app. tried full reboots several times, no help.
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Try making sure fast boot is turned off and then power the phone down and power it back up. Then use the root.bat to reroot. Might not work the first time.
For those having trouble with the driver links, try this link. It's kind of a convoluted mess with countdowns, etc. but seems like the files are there. I haven't verified them yet though.
Mike
Gave it a shot, doesn't quite seem to be working for me.
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Gave it a shot, doesn't quite seem to be working for me.
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What is it that isn't working: the rooting process itself or Barnacle? I was hoping to give enough feedback in this thread to get things working for the people who say "it doesn't work" because I've been watching other threads and most of these methods seem to be very inconsistent, meaning, they don't work for a lot of people. My intention was to find the kinks and get it working for the vast majority. If you can give me details like what you see during the process, whether any error messages display, and so on, we might be able to get a more reliable temp root.
Mike
Titanium backup is definitely not working with this.
So what's going on with this? Anyone got it to work?
OK, let's try this. This is a "cleaned up" version of a different method posted in another thread. Comes with 2 batch files. Run root-init the first time and then root-redo each time you restart after that. Let's see if this works better.
Mike
Ok...My guess is that people are scared and don't know exactly what they're flashing. Would you mind sharing the source of your find, Mike? If this does indeed work, I can't see people not using this method. HmMm
*EDIT* I found the source is from XHAUSX
*EDIT 2* IT WORKS!!
Long story short... I have a non-rooted SGH-M919 (Samsung Galaxy S4) with a completely broken screen. USB to PC transfer doesn't work, it's set to charge only, Kies doesn't see it...etc.
I have found that it's still on my wifi and on my google play account so I can install apps from the website. Does anybody know any apps I can install that will instantly let me access my files (and transfer them) without needing to do anything on the phone's side? Remote access would be great but I'd settle for file sharing even if only on the local network.
Any other ideas would be great! I need to recover pictures and contacts that aren't on google, or the SD card. New phone doesn't take the SIM.
You're probably not going to like this answer, but I recommend you simply have the screen fixed. If MTP isn't enabled and you can't enable it, and it's not rooted... There's just not much you can do.
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You're probably not going to like this answer, but I recommend you simply have the screen fixed. If MTP isn't enabled and you can't enable it, and it's not rooted... There's just not much you can do.
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That's not too helpful... I found a (paid) app that attempts to recover files from the phone's download mode, which I think I could get to. There's gotta be other (free) options out there if download mode has access to files. Also as I said, I'm sure there's some app out there that shares files on the local network. I just need a name if anybody has one.
Thanks for answering still... but I know there's options.
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That's not too helpful... I found a (paid) app that attempts to recover files from the phone's download mode, which I think I could get to. There's gotta be other (free) options out there if download mode has access to files. Also as I said, I'm sure there's some app out there that shares files on the local network. I just need a name if anybody has one.
Thanks for answering still... but I know there's options.
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Oh! Well if you can get to recovery, you may be able to pull the files off the device or back it up entirely.
Search "adb from recovery" and see if that gets you anywhere. If you *can* use adb, you might be able use adb's "backup" command to back up whatever you have on there.
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Oh! Well if you can get to recovery, you may be able to pull the files off the device or back it up entirely.
Search "adb from recovery" and see if that gets you anywhere. If you *can* use adb, you might be able use adb's "backup" command to back up whatever you have on there.
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No custom recovery and no root access so I don't think adb will work for me... will it? I've confirmed USB debugging is off.
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No custom recovery and no root access so I don't think adb will work for me... will it? I've confirmed USB debugging is off.
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Well, I've never used adb from recovery before, but a quick search makes me think it could be possible. If you're desperate to recover the data, I' m assuming anything is worth a try.
Now most of the time, stock recovery doesn't have adb access, but if you can manage to unlock your phone, you would be able to install CWM recovery and boot to it.
However, this is unlikely, as IMO, the SGS4 is one of the most painful phones to try to unlock, especially when you don't have access to the screen.
soo.. I am trying adb right now. I did...
adb shell
cd /sdcard/DCIM/Camera
ls
and all my pictures are listed! I tried doing a pull at that point and it says device not found... which it clearly is since it's reading the info. Any idea what my next step is? mounting or something? I feel like I'm so close!
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BOOM! got it! I read one post online that said "stay out of shell for pull" I reopened my adb window and just did "adb pull /sdcard/DCIM/Camera" and all is recovered now. Thanks and I hope this post helps somebody in the future!
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soo.. I am trying adb right now. I did...
adb shell
cd /sdcard/DCIM/Camera
ls
and all my pictures are listed! I tried doing a pull at that point and it says device not found... which it clearly is since it's reading the info. Any idea what my next step is? mounting or something? I feel like I'm so close!
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BOOM! got it! I read one post online that said "stay out of shell for pull" I reopened my adb window and just did "adb pull /sdcard/DCIM/Camera" and all is recovered now. Thanks and I hope this post helps somebody in the future!
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Glad you got everything resolved! Now for my own curiosity, how did you manage to get adb working?
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Glad you got everything resolved! Now for my own curiosity, how did you manage to get adb working?
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Nothing special at all. It only required:
> Phone in download mode, wired to PC with USB cable
> ADB installed on PC
> Samsung USB Drivers
> Open adb command prompt, and run the pull command (after finding the exact directory using adb shell)
Hello, i found a gear fit2 while out jogging, advertised to try find the owner and no one replied, so now i have this unit ....i did a factory reset and of course now the activation lock is on by the original owner. Is there a way of resetting this so i can use it? Is it a firmware installation process i need to do to solve this? or do i just throw it in the rubbish bin?
Thanks in advance for any help.
same issue when bought a Gear S2 on ebay. Returned the watch, can not do anything to remove activation lock easily.
For Gear S2 there is a guy wich can unlock with remote PC connection and it ask $45 (search youtube for Gear S2 activation lock).
I BOUGHT THE FILES. once i have done the process and check it works i will post the links here for free. if someone can help me creating the tutorial that will be nice (im lazzy) will hit with news soon as i have them
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I BOUGHT THE FILES. once i have done the process and check it works i will post the links here for free. if someone can help me creating the tutorial that will be nice (im lazzy) will hit with news soon as i have them
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hi, did you get around to uploading the files somewhere? We will be eternally thankful if you can kindly upload and share the files & if you were able to create any tutorial with us. Thanks
alguna solucion?
monblink said:
I BOUGHT THE FILES. once i have done the process and check it works i will post the links here for free. if someone can help me creating the tutorial that will be nice (im lazzy) will hit with news soon as i have them
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Hi did you ever finish? I would be happy to pay you some$ for the files. I'd rather pay you than one of these jerks trying to extort money from people on youtube.
So it's not hard to put the thing into download mode wireless, and connect to it over wifi with my computer. the rest of the process and the files though, I don't have.
Thanks
I paid
I paid 30usd and he unlocked it for me. It works great. 1hr.
What ADB Commands are Needed?
Getting the files is not a big deal, it's what you do once you have them that matters. The part that's missing that all the Shady greedy unlock service providers try to hide from you when they do the removal process, are the ADB Commands they use to remove the activation lock.
Basically they use net Odin and recovery wireless download mode (AP) to flash firmware revision that lets you enter developer mode and enable ADB, and then ADB into the Gear Fit 2 and remove the lock via ADB command, while they have Echo off to hide what they're doing in the command window.
after it's done and you reboot, you net Odin flash to regular retail firmware. And you're done
Does anyone know the ADB Commands are once the Fit 2 is connected, to remove activation lock?
Could be common to what is done for Samsung's other Tizen smart watches.
monblink said:
I BOUGHT THE FILES. once i have done the process and check it works i will post the links here for free. if someone can help me creating the tutorial that will be nice (im lazzy) will hit with news soon as i have them
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Do you still have the steps? Other than the files what are the ADB Commands once connected? Thanks
Steps for everyone else since the OP seems to have disappeared. Here is the basics, what we're missing are the ADB commands to remove the actual protection. Someone can fill in the blank please since I saw everything but those commands (they were hidden)
1. Download Net Odin and install. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1...WhHTzFLNHhTbUk - Also have ADB installed on your computer. Minimal ADB and Fastboot is one package you can use for this.
2. Also youll need to download a gear fit 2 factory diagnostic? firmware here ver U1DQH1 works - http://www.gsm-file.com/files/factorysw-combination-file-6378 . And a set of normal firmware. Such as from here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1...Wp6MnNsWHpLelE
3. Hold power down on gear fit 2 until you see rebooting in blue, while it says that hit power button 2-3 times to get to bootloader menu. use power to move to Download (wireless) and hold power down to select. as soon as it enters Download wireless mode, hit power twice quickly to change to AP mode.
4. Run Net Odin and leave it running. Then go to your wireless settings and connect to the now-visible Gear Fit 2. After a few minutes, Net Odin should show an IP address in the box on the left.
5. Click the AP button in Net Odin and load the unzipped combination FTMA file you downloaded above. Hit Start and flash it. Once done, Fit 2 will reboot to a screen with yellow diagnostic info. Hit Power, settings, connection, wifi, turn it on, then connect to your wireless internet connection.
6. Once connected, then touch that network connection in the Fit 2 connection list to open up details, and note the ip address (example: 192.168.201.12).
7. Hit back button to go back into settings, then Gear Info, then enable developer mode (this enables ADB), then hit back to back out of settings menu
8. Open up a command prompt window in the directory where you have adb.exe, and type adb connect IPADDRESS:26101
- note IPADDRESS is your Ip address you noted above, and the :26101 is a port number. So using above example, I would type:
adb connect 192.168.201.12:26101
9. Once connected, type adb devices and you should see it listed.
10. THIS IS THE MISSING STEP - here are the ADB commands to remove the activation lock settings/flags. SOMEONE PLEASE FILL THIS IN
11. Once step 10 is done, hold power to reboot your Fit 2 (it's ready to be flashed with retail firmware), and just like before, but it into Download wireless mode, and AP mode.
-to check if the lock is removed, you can instead first select download mode (USB) instead of wireless, and see if it says ACTIVATION LOCKFF to confirm/doublecheck
12. In Net Odin take your unzipped retail firmware files and place each file as named in filenames, in the appropriate slots for AP, CSC, and BL. Hit Start to flash.
13. Once done and rebooted, should be clean and good to go.
These steps should pretty much encapsulate the process of what these guys are doing via Teamviewer, it's the ADB steps we are missing. Hopefully there's someone out there not trying to profit off of everyone whos nice enough to help us fill that part in. Thanks.
Thanks PaulieP for the tutorial... I need this but your files on drive are 404, can you add shared link please
I just found a gear fit2 on my bike ride this morning. I'd be pretty upset if I lost this myself so I wanted to see what my options are for returning it to its owner. With technology today, I'd assume that there's gotta be some way to find the owner of a device...
Does anyone have any ideas
jaminos said:
Thanks PaulieP for the tutorial... I need this but your files on drive are 404, can you add shared link please
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Guess they pulled the files but it doesn't matter, there are a lot of places to download Net Odin. For the factory firmware you can also get it from the other site (gsm-files).
I want to reiterate though that those files are useless in removing activation lock unless we have the ADB commands the unlockers use - as mentioned in the missing step 10 of the tutorial.
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Guess they pulled the files but it doesn't matter, there are a lot of places to download Net Odin. For the factory firmware you can also get it from the other site (gsm-files).
I want to reiterate though that those files are useless in removing activation lock unless we have the ADB commands the unlockers use - as mentioned in the missing step 10 of the tutorial.
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Yeah I saw that... That's ****ty....
Joshuaaah said:
I paid 30usd and he unlocked it for me. It works great. 1hr.
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Hey! Can you explain how it does the trick ? Does it send you files or something ?
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PaulieP said:
Guess they pulled the files but it doesn't matter, there are a lot of places to download Net Odin. For the factory firmware you can also get it from the other site (gsm-files).
I want to reiterate though that those files are useless in removing activation lock unless we have the ADB commands the unlockers use - as mentioned in the missing step 10 of the tutorial.
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Hey dit you download the factory diagnostic file ? it's not free on gsm-files and I don't like that... If you can share with me, I appreciate
jaminos said:
Hey! Can you explain how it does the trick ? Does it send you files or something ?
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They do it exactly the way I outlined in the tutorial / step-by-step, that is the only way any of them that offer paid services do it.
Again, the only way we are able to do it ourselves, is if someone fills in the missing ADB commands for us that these unlockers keep hidden when they are connected via Teamviewer.
The files will not help you without this information above, there is no bypass without those ADB commands to remove the reactivation lock from a Samsung Tizen device.
PaulieP said:
They do it exactly the way I outlined in the tutorial / step-by-step, that is the only way any of them that offer paid services do it.
Again, the only way we are able to do it ourselves, is if someone fills in the missing ADB commands for us that these unlockers keep hidden when they are connected via Teamviewer.
The files will not help you without this information above, there is no bypass without those ADB commands to remove the reactivation lock from a Samsung Tizen device.
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I understand but dis you download a factory diagnostic firmware ? I want to try
so I might be doing the youtube activation removal process for the gear fit 2 that I found on my bike ride. so far I've read prices ranging form $30-$45. Does anyone know what's the lowest price paid for this "service"?
second. I'm not totally clear on how the process works but I assume that someone remotely connects to my machine, with the watch connected, and runs some unknown adb commands on my system. This leads me to my second question. If I pay for this service, is there any way to capture the keystrokes by using some sort of key logger?
If anyone can help me out with finding this information, I'll gladly post the adb commands for anyone to use
jaminos said:
Thanks PaulieP for the tutorial... I need this but your files on drive are 404, can you add shared link please
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jdmst77 said:
so I might be doing the youtube activation removal process for the gear fit 2 that I found on my bike ride. so far I've read prices ranging form $30-$45. Does anyone know what's the lowest price paid for this "service"?
second. I'm not totally clear on how the process works but I assume that someone remotely connects to my machine, with the watch connected, and runs some unknown adb commands on my system. This leads me to my second question. If I pay for this service, is there any way to capture the keystrokes by using some sort of key logger?
If anyone can help me out with finding this information, I'll gladly post the adb commands for anyone to use
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The process works exactly how I outlined in my step by step a few posts back.
The missing part are the ADB commands which are hidden valley the use of Echo Off in the command window .
You will need some sort of keylogger or capture that will record even keystrokes in a command prompt window with Echo Off.
PaulieP said:
The process works exactly how I outlined in my step by step a few posts back.
The missing part are the ADB commands which are hidden valley the use of Echo Off in the command window .
You will need some sort of keylogger or capture that will record even keystrokes in a command prompt window with Echo Off.
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I found a few options. I'm not sure how to test to see if any of these will work: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/free-and-simple-keylogger-to-monitor-keystrokes-in-windows/
Hi i have stratos with English firmware.
Is there a way to install APK directly from watch? Without usb connected to PC.
I transferred apk but i am unable to install, the installer crashes everytime.
Is there an easier way to install apk from Android mobile?
Or is there an android adb?
Thanks in advance.
Also my battery is 1 day with GPS always OFF and heartrate always ON. Is this normal?
I have the Pace not the Stratos but I don't think that you can install apps from the watch. It is possible on the Pace to use ADB to enable "unknown sources" and then attempt to install apks from the internal memory, but due to the screen size the installer does not show correctly and it is impossible to finish installing the app.
I would think that results on the Stratos would be very similar even if you found an apk that is compatible it.
I dont have screen size issues, it says installation protected and asks to press ok to install and continue (something similar) then intaller crashes.
Sounds like you got a permission issue.
Have you tried one of these?
adb shell settings put global install_non_market_apps 1
or
adb shell settings put secure install_non_market_apps 1
If you still get a similar error, then you may need root.
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Sounds like you got a permission issue.
Have you tried one of these?
adb shell settings put global install_non_market_apps 1
or
adb shell settings put secure install_non_market_apps 1
If you still get a similar error, then you may need root.
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Ok, so after setting both settings menrioned by you i can see the install screen. And unfortunately as you mentioned i cannot see the install button
My watch has 3 buttons and none of them do the CLICK action.
Thank you for the adb commands
Is ther a shell command see all the supported settings?
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Ok, so after setting both settings menrioned by you i can see the install screen. And unfortunately as you mentioned i cannot see the install button
My watch has 3 buttons and none of them do the CLICK action.
Thank you for the adb commands
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I know this is so late but I came across this in my journey to update watch droid assistant.
type the commands they gave you to enable unknown sources, then type adb shell wm density 150, this makes the screen show enough to hit install.
then type adb shell wm density 238 to return to the normal resolution. I know this still requires a computer to keep normal density but there is technically a way.
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I know this is so late but I came across this in my journey to update watch droid assistant.
type the commands they gave you to enable unknown sources, then type adb shell wm density 150, this makes the screen show enough to hit install.
then type adb shell wm density 238 to return to the normal resolution. I know this still requires a computer to keep normal density but there is technically a way.
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If we have access to PC then there are easier methods to install apk isn't it?
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If we have access to PC then there are easier methods to install apk isn't it?
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In most cases yes, in my case no. I had updated the companion app on my phone, so my watch version was incompatible, instead of revert the phone app, I decided to force the watch to allow me to install. Changing the resolution worked like a charm.
APK installer is easier if you can get the latest apk to your computer, but i could only get it via the app pushing it to the watch.
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In most cases yes, in my case no. I had updated the companion app on my phone, so my watch version was incompatible, instead of revert the phone app, I decided to force the watch to allow me to install. Changing the resolution worked like a charm.
APK installer is easier if you can get the latest apk to your computer, but i could only get it via the app pushing it to the watch.
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Here is an easy way to install an app on the watch without any screen size issue:
- install the wear part of this-> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sssemil.advancedsettings&hl=en
When installing an apk on the watch using any file manager, just select Advanced Settings instead of the default Package Installer.
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Here is an easy way to install an app on the watch without any screen size issue:
- install the wear part of this-> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sssemil.advancedsettings&hl=en
When installing an apk on the watch using any file manager, just select Advanced Settings instead of the default Package Installer.
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Works, but root on watch is required. So it's clear that people with stock firmware (or even common custom ROM with just adb root) cannot use this.
By the way, it seems that if you get adb root and add the permission to install 3rd party apps on watch then it works... I haven't tested this yet tho.
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Works, but root on watch is required. So it's clear that people with stock firmware (or even common custom ROM with just adb root) cannot use this.
By the way, it seems that if you get adb root and add the permission to install 3rd party apps on watch then it works... I haven't tested this yet tho.
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Apparently, sonicscrewup already has all what is required
hi,
anox suggested to install the wear part of this https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...settings&hl=en (
Advanced Settings for Watch) in order to install apk in the watch without pc
but where to find the apk intended to install on the watch (because the
"Advanced Settings for Watch" usually installs on the phone, and then transfers the wear part to the watch)?
I figured it out, probably is not the easier way to do it.
you decompile the phone apk (using apk easy tool), then you will find the wear apk inside the res/raw folder.
you can install it on the watch directly, or probably better, convert it first using this tutorial (https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit/android-wear-apps-to-android-read-apk-t3726835)
the "Advanced Settings for Watch" works well in the amazfit to install apks, and to do other things, but of course, there are many features making the app to crash.
cheers
carloscolhao said:
hi,
anox suggested to install the wear part of this https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...settings&hl=en (
Advanced Settings for Watch) in order to install apk in the watch without pc
but where to find the apk intended to install on the watch (because the
"Advanced Settings for Watch" usually installs on the phone, and then transfers the wear part to the watch)?
I figured it out, probably is not the easier way to do it.
you decompile the phone apk (using apk easy tool), then you will find the wear apk inside the res/raw folder.
you can install it on the watch directly, or probably better, convert it first using this tutorial (https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit/android-wear-apps-to-android-read-apk-t3726835)
the "Advanced Settings for Watch" works well in the amazfit to install apks, and to do other things, but of course, there are many features making the app to crash.
cheers
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Yah, I sometimes leave something out. There are already several threads talking about how to install Android Wear app on this watch.
Anyway, an APK file is just a normal compressed ZIP file. So, the quick & easy way to install the wear part of Android Wear app is to:
- Change the file extension from "apk" to "zip"
- Extract the zip file and get the wear APK file inside the res/raw folder to install on the watch
Personally, I don't use any tool or recompile any Android Wear app in order to just install on the watch. I don't see any real world result difference.
Thanks.
I did not realise an apk could be decompressed as a simple zip. Good to know
anox said:
Sounds like you got a permission issue.
Have you tried one of these?
adb shell settings put global install_non_market_apps 1
or
adb shell settings put secure install_non_market_apps 1
If you still get a similar error, then you may need root.
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Wanted to understand if this setting is maintained across firmware updates. I have a very poor data connection with my charger and this setting is a savior, along with File Manager+. So was wondering if I'm going to lose this at every update.
adityavaidya said:
Wanted to understand if this setting is maintained across firmware updates. I have a very poor data connection with my charger and this setting is a savior, along with File Manager+. So was wondering if I'm going to lose this at every update.
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Just found this thread tucked away and it works perfectly. No fiddling with any poor USB connections anymore. It's by XDA user zmad2000
https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit/amazfit-pace-enable-app-list-install-t3639617
Here's the solution just to ensure that it's archived.
Background
I was have trouble getting my Amazfit Pace to be recognized by the adb program or the ADK installer. When it was in the dock it i could look at the files but not have it recognized by the other apps. I have the Amazfit Pace US version with ROM 1.3.3a
Here are the steps i took.
Enable the "developers mode" by tapping on the legal notice.
Plug in the Amazfit to the computer and put a blank file called "launcher_config.ini" in the main directory
Restart the watch. Once it has booted up connect it via the wifi to the same network your computer is on.
Open and cmd prompt and got to "C:\Users\Rich\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platf orm-tools" directory (this will differ based on you user name)
Type adb connect (ip address of watch)
Then type adb install (whatever app you want)
Not sure if this is the 100% but it worked for me and my watch was right out of the box. Hope this helps some people.
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Edit: What I've found is that once you enable developer mode, adb over WiFi is automatically enabled. You don't seem to need that file to be present. Only problem is that adb is now enabled over WiFi at all times when the watch is connected. So there is a security risk, albeit a small one because I'd only connect my watch to my home WiFi.
So all that's required is:
Go to Settings->About
Tap on the Serial number 7 times
Ensure the watch is connected to the same WiFi as your computer
Type adb connect (ip address of watch)
but are you able to install applications directly from the watch?
I did everything but when I try to install using "advanced settings" I always see the word "working" but the installation process never ends
apgeo said:
but are you able to install applications directly from the watch?
I did everything but when I try to install using "advanced settings" I always see the word "working" but the installation process never ends
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It only works with root, or if you use a modded PackageManager, used in some custom ROMs, after allowing 3rd party APKs installations (non-Market security check).
sonicscrewup said:
I know this is so late but I came across this in my journey to update watch droid assistant.
type the commands they gave you to enable unknown sources, then type adb shell wm density 150, this makes the screen show enough to hit install.
then type adb shell wm density 238 to return to the normal resolution. I know this still requires a computer to keep normal density but there is technically a way.
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Thanks a lot! That actually worked for me! :highfive:
Hello.
I'm trying to copy a savegame from my phone (Mi9 Lite) so I can use it in Bluestacks for when I'm home.
I know it's location but it's in user/0/ as a com. and I only know because I can access it in Bluestacks.
I do not want to modify it so I just need read rights. Mixplorer doesn't do the trick.
Is there a way? How do apps even access the root folder when I can't.
Notes: Within the game main menu there is an option to upload and download save files to the Google Play cloud but unfortunately I cannot sign in in this game anymore. The reason is that I have modified it yesterday with 8x Speeder. If I remove the hack my offline save will be wiped again. Therefore I have to somehow access user/0/ and it's designated com. so I can back that up. Since i have no issues with Google Play itself I take it it has do with the Speedhack.
Before I modified the apk with 8x Speeder, I made legitimate purchases and those purchases were actually pulled from the Play Store but now I simply cannot sign in anymore inside of the game. Outside of the game I'm stilled logged on and have no issues. I have tried wiping the cache in both the game and the Playstore.
If you are going to ask why I used an app modifier in the first place, my first save was wiped when I had progressed for over 50 hours and I was mad as hell. Since the game is pretty much auto offline I enjoy it very much and would like to be able to backup my savegame so I can use it on Bluestacks.
Hello,
For what I understood your best hope would be to use ADB to pull these files. No need for root here I guess, only enabling developer mode and USB debugging.
Atronid said:
Hello,
For what I understood your best hope would be to use ADB to pull these files. No need for root here I guess, only enabling developer mode and USB debugging.
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Thank you for your answer.
Unfortunately pull in adb gives me a permission error
banes768 said:
Thank you for your answer.
Unfortunately pull in adb gives me a permission error
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That's what I feared. Try to see if you using the ADB (deprecated) backup utility helps. But I think the only valuable way would still be root, or at least a custom recovery to pull the file
Atronid said:
That's what I feared. Try to see if you using the ADB (deprecated) backup utility helps. But I think the only valuable way would still be root, or at least a custom recovery to pull the file
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Ah, that's fine then I won't bother with that. Just a game afterall Thanks!