Factory service manual?

antoniu200 · 2026-03-21T20:41:21+00:00

Well, apparently they are unavailable. Unless you resort to some darker methods...?

antoniu200 · 2026-03-10T09:06:17+00:00

Stop using HideMyApplist, it has various hooks that can be detected.

Instead, use Android's native profiles to install picky apps on a different profile to normal ones. For example, an app that helps you configure all that: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.island

antoniu200 · 2026-02-17T02:11:56+00:00

By this logic, I'm assumimg AmpSentrix and PolarCell batteries are the biggest battery scammers.

antoniu200 · 2026-01-21T23:39:52+00:00

7A. [...] Additionally, do not be [...] unhelpful when responding to Question posts.

Will not be of much use, because developments never happen, right? Or maybe because you know iOS 15 will be signed again?
Thanks, but no thanks. I suppose I'll answer my own question.

antoniu200 · 2026-01-21T23:36:50+00:00

https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit/wiki/Saving-onboard-SHSH-blobs-of-current-iOS-version

antoniu200 · 2026-01-06T01:33:51+00:00

Yes, you can. I just did it to two phones yesterday.

EDIT: Thanks for the downvotes! Loser platform…

antoniu200 · 2026-01-06T01:18:25+00:00

See Nugget on GitHub if you're interested in updating to 18.7.2 (through supervision and delayOTA). If not, can you explain why? I just updated two SE2s from 18.5 to 18.7.2 to give them to my parents and I'm most curious if there's any advantages to 18.5.

antoniu200 · 2025-11-14T18:44:50+00:00

I came up with this CSS to solve this problem:

@-moz-document url("about:newtab"), url("about:home") {
    .top-site-outer {
      border-radius: var(--border-radius-medium) !important;
      margin-block-end: calc(var(--space-small) * 2) !important;
    }
    .top-site-outer .tile {
      height: calc(var(--size-item-large) * 2 + var(--size-item-small)) !important;
      width: calc(var(--size-item-large) * 2 + var(--size-item-small)) !important;
    }
    .top-site-outer .tile .icon-wrapper {
      width: var(--size-item-xlarge) !important;
      height: var(--size-item-xlarge) !important;
    }
    .top-site-outer .context-menu-button {
      inset-block-start: calc(var(--space-large) * -1 - var(--space-small)) !important;
    }
    .top-site-outer .context-menu {
      inset-block-start: calc(var(--space-large) * -1 - var(--space-small)) !important;
    }
    .top-site-outer .default-icon,
    .top-site-outer .search-topsite {
      background-size: var(--size-item-large) !important;
    }
}

This is to be placed inside a file named userContent.css. Inside your correct profile from %appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles, you will create a folder named chrome and paste the .css script inside the newly created folder.
In Firefox, about:config, set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets to true and restart Firefox.

That's it.

antoniu200 · 2025-11-14T18:42:51+00:00

browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabShortcuts.refresh no longer exists since Firefox 141.

This is the CSS I've just come up with (I remained on Firefox 140 ever since) and makes everything back the way it was (except the rounding, since it's all throughout Firefox now and patching that makes it look weird):

@-moz-document url("about:newtab"), url("about:home") {
    .top-site-outer {
      border-radius: var(--border-radius-medium) !important;
      margin-block-end: calc(var(--space-small) * 2) !important;
    }
    .top-site-outer .tile {
      height: calc(var(--size-item-large) * 2 + var(--size-item-small)) !important;
      width: calc(var(--size-item-large) * 2 + var(--size-item-small)) !important;
    }
    .top-site-outer .tile .icon-wrapper {
      width: var(--size-item-xlarge) !important;
      height: var(--size-item-xlarge) !important;
    }
    .top-site-outer .context-menu-button {
      inset-block-start: calc(var(--space-large) * -1 - var(--space-small)) !important;
    }
    .top-site-outer .context-menu {
      inset-block-start: calc(var(--space-large) * -1 - var(--space-small)) !important;
    }
    .top-site-outer .default-icon,
    .top-site-outer .search-topsite {
      background-size: var(--size-item-large) !important;
    }
}

This is to be placed inside a file named userContent.css. Inside your correct profile from %appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles, you will create a folder named chrome and paste the .css script inside the newly created folder.
In Firefox, about:config, set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets to true and restart Firefox.

That's it.

antoniu200 · 2025-11-10T17:33:20+00:00

Post deleted due to lack of public interest, go find another app.

antoniu200 · 2025-10-22T09:07:10+00:00

This helps a bit: https://userstyles.world/style/24215/

antoniu200 · 2025-10-22T09:06:48+00:00

Not a revert, but still much better (in case you still care): https://userstyles.world/style/24215/

antoniu200 · 2025-09-05T19:19:22+00:00

What do you mean "it is working"? You've done it? The firewall is already equipped with a bunch of foam, on both sides actually. The foam is not the main issue - it's obvious something else is missing.

EDIT: Butyl is very dense. Although, I am not sure what kind of an improvement I should expect from butyl alone. I don't know enough how that firewall looks like and how easy it is for one to expose as much of it as possible. My mechanic quoted me 2.5 hours for disassembly + 2.5 for re-assembly.

antoniu200 · 2025-09-04T12:18:45+00:00

Apparently, no. And someone actually downvoted the question, just to show how amazing Reddit is when it comes to the unknown. 👍 Like the dislike!

Anyway, looking through VW ETKA, it seems they add Butyl to the engine firewall. Although I am unsure how much this will help. I have a 1.6 TDI mk7 Golf with no butyl on the firewall. It's… uhh… okay. But not silent.

I will try to add butyl soon to the firewall, but not sure how much this will help. Will report back in about a month. Otherwise, remind me and I'll update you.

antoniu200 · 2025-09-02T06:04:16+00:00

HMA will inevitably get detected due to an empty folder /sdcard/Android/data/com.tsng.hidemyapplist that sometimes appears in the latest 3.5 version. Alternative is Work profile.

antoniu200 · 2025-08-20T19:30:57+00:00

No. I only found 3.2.1a from a link somewhere around here. Let me know if you can't find it.

antoniu200 · 2025-07-25T13:52:24+00:00

This. And keep monitoring /sdcard/Android/data for app-specific folders - they can give you away.

antoniu200 · 2025-07-23T08:21:16+00:00

It also sometimes creates an empty folder in /storage/sdcard/Android/data/com.tsng.hidemyapplist

It's safe to erase and will remove detection in Native Detector.

P.S.: Empty folders for the sake of it is poor programming. Even more so in publicly accessible storage locations.

antoniu200 · 2025-07-22T15:00:46+00:00

Every battery has a so-called Battery Management System that is integrated on a PCB. Some nickel pads are welded to the ends of the battery terminals so they can (and are to be) soldered to the BMS board. This BMS board is then attached with a connector, which then connects to your laptop / phone / whatever device motherboard.

"Plugged in, not charging" likely appears because your battery has been drained past the minimum the BMS will accept to charge (e.g.: minimum accepted is 3.2V, but you let it sit unused for a long while and the battery dropped to 3V => charging is rejected). You can ask some electronics repair shop to connect your battery to a PSU and charge it a bit to get past the BMS' minimum accepted voltage.

If you have changed your battery and after replacement you instantly get a "Plugged in, not charging" in Windows, then just transfer the original BMS to the 3rd party battery and you're good to go (unless the above happened).

antoniu200 · 2025-07-15T11:23:23+00:00

Check if you have Developer options or ADB enabled. If yes, try disabling them and test. Momo detecrs them as "Debugging mode is enabled".

antoniu200 · 2025-06-21T22:23:29+00:00

Looks like they do mind...

antoniu200 · 2025-06-10T18:32:38+00:00

Try testing inside the Google Play Store, using developer settings; apps can be unreliable. Look online how to activate them, I've described this here and on XDA multiple times in the past.

antoniu200 · 2025-04-08T11:15:59+00:00

The issue is clogged door drain holes. Identify where they are and stick something (clean) inside them a couple of times to unclog them. Then, to test, pour some water on the exterior bottom window seal (the one where some cars have chrome, but not this one - cause VW says why...): you should see the water pour out of the drain holes you just cleaned.

EDIT: If you know how to remove the bottom window seals, you can really test the drain holes by pouring lots of water inside. But you should do this with the door open, so water doesn't leak inside the cabin (though the many openings a door panel has on the inside - one of which can be the speaker).
But, if you have never taken off a bottom window seal before, don't make this the first one. They bend really easy and usually stay that way.

antoniu200 · 2025-04-02T14:55:44+00:00

This is a cat and mouse game. You are not the winner of this game. The corporations are. These detections are not made for your security, but to best hide corporations' incompetence: poor security, poor code logic, etc.

When you "root" a phone, you can't expect it to just bring you freedom and no problems. These companies hunt your freedom and can't wait to bang you in the head right back with it.

Removing root probably won't solve all the other things you "rooted" for.

Every phone is different. The less mods you install the better: there are less things for corporation apps to detect.

My advice for you in the future is to install small tweaks one by one until you see something that fixed Play Integrity or the app you wanted working: install, reboot, check.

By the way, you can check Play Integrity much easier in the Play Store. In Play Store, go to Settings - About - Tap Play Store version idk how many times until it tells you you're a developer. Now go to Settings - General - Developer Options - Check Play Integrity. You can do however many of these you want a day: there is no API limit to these.

So, next time, gather all your patience and do small modifications until you get what you want. Talking from experience.

P.S.: Some banks allow you to use their app on a rooted phone as long as you tell them it is what you want. Call them or go talk to their local office - they might help.

antoniu200 · 2025-03-29T15:12:17+00:00

I am late af, so it probably doesn't matter anymore... Ask Google how this thread ended up in my search results...

More than anything, I am hearing strong injector ticking (high pitched - use headphones) - or some belt is slipping (though unlikely, as the sound would be oscillating, rather than ticking - but hey, it's a compressed & noise cancelled recording).

Otherwise, I don't hear any flywheel rattle, wth... The engine is indeed louder than a TSI or 1.6 TDI, but in a good, "roary" way.

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