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A bit of light reading maybe more https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/permissions/overview

On samsung you don't need to unlock your bootloader. US devices U, U1, W don't have bootloader unlock option developer menu. Download mode is samsung's version of fastboot mode.

1. Most samsung devices don't have fastboot commands. 2. Samsung US devices don't have unlockable bootloader and is not needed to flash firmware. 3. You will need to enter download mode via button configuiration or if in android system using adb reboot bootloader. Then you can use odin to...

Yes it's a legitimate pre-installed system app. It's a theme pack to provide circular icons on android. On my phone i have 5 of them.

a bit of light reading for you https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/why-is-http-not-secure/ https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/what-is-mixed-content/

From what i have read yes. Both or all devices has to be on the same wi-fi network. I don't use use your phone or dex but looking through microsoft documentation it can be a bit vague on the wi-fi part.

In general, without breaking down the actual configuration of the firmware name ( need a new thread for that ), every version of the firmware ( update ) will have a different name to it. Very basically the firmware name tells : model number, android version, year, month, revision number...

Can i make a suggestion prince comsey - for want of a better term the latest official update was 3.12 and there has been some fake odin's out there. Also with latest firmware i don't think prince comsey supports .lz4 compression format. You can use this instead of prince comsey...

I'm assuming you are talking about " Your Phone " that comes with windows. I've never used it but have you checked out microsoft troubleshooting guide https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/troubleshooting-the-your-phone-app-82b6c6aa-544e-d4af-fd5d-2629a2a95835

Re: Is this still usable ABD command Abd devices ? Try adb devices on your thread title you've got abd devices. Wrong command

I believe that TaPackAuthFw.apk ( com.samsung.android.tapack.authfw ) is part ( component of ) of Samsung Pass Look for 180 on the list https://www.alliancex.org/shield/apps.html

Just some basic information about .bin files https://ostoday.org/android/what-is-bin-file-in-android.html

In reference to androids apps UID numbers some basic information found here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5708906/what-is-uid-on-android?answertab=votes#tab-top As an example on my Samsung S8 UID range from -12 to 10196 - are android and user apps preinstall ( systems apps ). UID range...

I believe since android 6.0 (marshmallow) it comes with Toybox installed on stock android system ( non rooted ). Toybox is an alternative to busybox. Which is why you will see applets on you phone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toybox

Re: HI, Stuck at "vbmeta" flash process, odin hangs on UH. You are try to flash firmware lower than what is on your phone (you cannot downgrade firmware ). Device ? = current bootloader ( needs this versiom or higher ). Bimary ? = bootloader trying to flash. Download latest firmware...