New versions of WhatsApp on recent versions of Android stores backup files in:<INTERNAL_STORAGE>/Android/media/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp/Databases/msgstore.db.crypt15The problem is that the folder /Android/media/com.whatsapp must be created by WhatsApp otherwise WhatsApp can access this folder. So to restore WhatsApp local backup follow these steps on the new device: If WhatsApp is connected to Google Drive,…
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Connecting PowerBI to PostgreSQL
Connecting PowerBI to PostgreSQL generate this certificate error: “The remote certificate is invalid according to the validation procedure” We need to estabilish a connection adding the certificate to the trusted certificates. In this example the PostgreSQL server has ip 10.0.0.5 and hostname pgsql-test-server. Install latest NPGSQL with msi package from…
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Xiaomi Themes MAML syntax
I’m trying to modify Always-on Display / AOD themes, but unfortunately the documentation for Xiaomi Themes is only in chinese. I found the chinese documentation at this link: https://zhuti.designer.xiaomi.com/docs/grammar/ In fact most of themes are with chinese characters. So i decided to translate this documentation. I published the work-in-progress translation…
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Windows SYSTEM user environment variables
Running a script with task manager using the SYSTEM user the environment variables of this user (on Windows 10) are: APPDATA: C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\RoamingLOCALAPPDATA: C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalHOMEPATH: <<<EMPTY>>>Path: <<<SYSTEM_PATH>>>;C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsAppsTEMP: C:\Windows\TEMPTMP: C:\Windows\TEMPUSERNAME: <<<PC-HOSTNAME>>>$USERPROFILE: C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile Notes:HOMEPATH is empty instead of \Users\John for an user named JohnUSERNAME is the hostname followed by a dollar sign
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Xiaomi downloaded files disappear or randomly deleted when moved
I noted a strange issue on my Xiaomi Redmi 9 with Android 11 (i don’t know if the problem is also on Android 10). So, the problem is: when i download a file, if i move it from Download folder to another folder in the internal storage using a file…
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VoLTE on Xiaomi Indonesian ROM
Sometimes on VoLTE operator, the VoLTE is not working. I had this problem on Xiaomi Redmi 9 with indonesian ROM (installed for MIUI native call and message apps instead of google ones). You can solve this problem adding another APN named IMS. This APN must be added only and not…
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Unpack / Repack Samsung product.img.lz4 to update cscfeature.xml on Android 10
This article is on how to modify cscfeature.xml present in the image product.img.lz4 in the CSC tar.md5 file in the Samsung Firmware images used in Odin. For this operation root is not required, but are required: A Samsung phone with UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER A Linux distribution (i used Xubuntu 18.10 on…
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Play Store 403 Error on Android T9 TV Box
If you cannot install any app with Play Store on T9 TV Box, follow these steps: Download from internet FX File Explorer apk and install it [I downloaded the version: 8.0.3.0] Download from internet latest Google Play Services.apk and install it [I downloaded the version: 21.02.14 (110400-352619232)] Download from internet…
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Run Termux Script Block on Llamalab Automate
To run a shell script on Llamalab Automate you can install Termux, Termux:Api and Termux:Tasker (from F-Droid). Then configure Automate app permission to use Termux Run Command. Now you can add a Tasker Plug-in block, choose Termux:Tasker and the path of the script (absolute path or relative to folder ~/.termux/tasker/).
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Vontar X1 TV Box Remote Control Conflicting with Seleco SE40C FHDTS TV
I coupled the Vontar X1 TV Box with a Seleco SE40C FHDTS TV. Then there is a problem, some keys of the TV remote control wrongly controls the TV box. When watching movies, lowering the volume of the TV, i get back to the My Apps screen (stopping the movie)…