[FIX] How to backup and restore Viber messages + media for Viber

• Force Stop Viber

• In TitaniumBackup folder find com.viber.voip-(some numbers).tar archive

• Open \data\data\com.viber.voip\.\databases using file explorer in android ( recommended Root Browser from Google Play Store or any browser with root permissions) or transfer the .tar file to computer and open with WinRar program.
  

• Find both "viber_messages" AND "viber_messages_journal" files

• Copy them to \data\data\com.viber.voip\databases on the phone

• change permission for viber_messages to RW RW --


• change permission for viber_messages_journal to RWX RW --

• And change the "group" and "owner" to same as the com.viber.voip folder - these are the permissions needed for the Viber app to access those files or it will constantly crash.

Restart phone and that's it, you will have all your messages :good: :D

Xperia Z Ultra lost access to media files - ringtones, alarm etc.

My smartphone is running a stock Lollipop C6833_14.5.A.0.242_Customzied Germany.ftf ROM flashed using Flashtool, but is rooted with KingRoot and I have a dual recovery flashed and working properly.

Following that downgrade I found that my phone no longer had either a phone or alarm tone. When I try and change the alarm tone or ringtone or even notifications in settings I am presented with the file explorer. The sound selector shows nothing. File Commander is able to see and access the files, and they do not appear to be corrupted and I also tested them in my media player.
They were not in the SD card media folder, but were in tact in the system/media/audio folder in their respective folders. So I copied all the individual folders within the audio folder across to the corresponding media folder on the SD card. But that did not work either...
After searching various sites for help I managed to find instructions to download and flash Xperia Lollipop Media Sounds.zip, which I tried to do with TWRP recovery, but this failed with an error message I could not read.
I wondered whether if I were to just flash the system file from the same ROM it would restore the media file settings? Any help would be very much appreciated, as I have no way of hearing when I receive incoming calls, and my alarm does not work either. The audio seems to function fine in third party apps, so there is no physical issue as far as I know.
I also read a recommendation to copy the files across while connected to a PC, via USB, but my computer is a Mac and it does not seem to be able to access the SD cards as external drives in the same way as they appear in a PC.
Sony technical support basically told me that the only solution is to use repair within the Sony Bridge for Mac app, but I don't want to lose root, as the latest firmware upgrade is impossible to root. I really need help on this please!

Lost access to media - ringtones, alarms, notifications and other media files

I have also posted this issue on another general forum, so apologies if this is deemed cross-posting!

My smartphone is running a stock Lollipop C6833_14.5.A.0.242_Customzied Germany.ftf ROM flashed using Flashtool, but is rooted with KingRoot and I have a dual recovery flashed and working properly.

Following that downgrade I found that my phone no longer had either a phone or alarm tone. When I try and change the alarm tone or ringtone or even notifications in settings I am presented with the file explorer. The sound selector shows nothing. File Commander is able to see and access the files, and they do not appear to be corrupted and I also tested them in my media player.
They were not in the SD card media folder, but were in tact in the system/media/audio folder in their respective folders. So I copied all the individual folders within the audio folder across to the corresponding media folder on the SD card. But that did not work either...
After searching various sites for help I managed to find instructions to download and flash Xperia Lollipop Media Sounds.zip, which I tried to do with TWRP recovery, but this failed with an error message I could not read.
I wondered whether if I were to just flash the system file from the same ROM it would restore the media file settings? Any help would be very much appreciated, as I have no way of hearing when I receive incoming calls, and my alarm does not work either. The audio seems to function fine in third party apps, so there is no physical issue as far as I know.
I also read a recommendation to copy the files across while connected to a PC, via USB, but my computer is a Mac and it does not seem to be able to access the SD cards as external drives in the same way as they appear in a PC.
Sony technical support basically told me that the only solution is to use repair within the Sony Bridge for Mac app, but I don't want to lose root, as the latest firmware upgrade is impossible to root. I really need help on this please!

Lost my media sound

I used my Bluetooth in my work truck today got home went inside... I have no media sound ? No music video notifications .... Bluetooth is no longer connected ... Anyone had this problem before ?

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[Q] Best ROM/Kernel Combo for media & games only?

I'm setting up my old S3 for my 4 year old as a media / going device (no radio needed). What's the best setup? Looking for max battery life.

It's non-updated / unlocked still. I don't mind running stock or even MIUI either, if that's the best option.

Thanks for the advice!

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Lets take Sony to social media to give us Firmware changelogs

Dear friends,

I request you to come join me this to a new level.

lets start with #Sonychangelogs and to tag #Sony #Xperia in all the post we can.
let our voice be heard,

Im starting this now on Google Plus and Facebook.

come join me and start posting in Every official Sony page we can.

MyFile, Media scanner and USB OTG devices

I recently purchased a 128GB Samsung Galaxy S6 (SM-G920I) to replace my rapidly dying S4. I used SmartSwitch to transfer most of my information from the S4 to the S6.
First thing I did was flash the official 5.1.1 firmware for it from the SamMobile website. (firmware G920IDVU2COGA_G920IXSA2COGA_XSA as I am in Australia). I then rooted the phone using TWRP 2.8.7.1 "zeroflte" and the "UniKernel 6 for TWRP".

I have a USB OTG device I plug into the phone to access files I only need intermittently. It works well except for a couple of things:

(1) How do I stop the MyFile browser from popping up whenever the USB OTG device is plugged in? It's very annoying and I use a different file browser by preference (not that I want that one to pop up automatically either).

(2) There are music files on one of my USB device, but said USB OTG are not scanned and so those files are not added to the Music Player list of media. I have installed an app called "Media Scanner" which quite happily scans /storage/UsbDriveA on my phone and thus adds the music files to the play list. However, it has to be manually triggered every time. Is there a way to get the media scanner (built-in, or the app) to run whenever the USB OTG is (un)mounted?


Many thanks for any pointers.