Recent content by FlexMcMurphy

Ok, well I didn't exactly get the deluge of answers I was hoping for.... In case anyone cares... I made a backup of my HTC One M8 using the HTC Sync Manager application. Then I did a factory reset then when I restored that backup to the same phone there was my Personal Dictionary also restored...

Hello, HTC One_M8 Android 6.0 (Stock, never rooted) HTC Sense: 7.0 Software number: 6.12.161.4 Kernel: 3.4.0 My phone has slowed down a lot recently and a full charge lasts only 4-5hrs, despite having a new battery installed last week. I want to try a hard reset and maybe install Lineage OS...

Is there a reliable, reproducible way to clear dns cache on Android Nougat 7.0 ? I am testing a simple web page loading in Chrome browser with Wireshark packet capture to see the dns requests. I am also running dnsmasq on my lan and have mapped my webpages name: testsite to the correct ip...

I was mostly asking for help with choosing a compatible recovery.img file for my phone.. But thank you for that advice about how to get past the "No Command" screen which was very helpful. Flex

Hello, I have a Moto G5 XT1676 with Android 7.0 stock firmware. I rooted the phone with Magisk and installed TWRP but I never backed up my recovery.img partition. Now I want to flash a stock recovery partition so I can apply an ota update and in case I want to sell on the phone I want to be...

Hello I rooted my Moto G5 with Magisk. Magisk 20.1 and Magisk Manager 7.4.0 installed. My phone is running Android 7.0, so A/B updates are not supported. Now I want to install the packet sniffer program: tcpdump From searching around all but one guide I read spoke about installing tcpdump...