so was at bestbuy today and the manager had an amaze.asked if he had rooted it or no and he said no. what surprised me is that he said he was able to get rid of tmobile preinstalled apps just by calling tmobile guys and they simply remove them...anybody tried?
Felinos11 said:
so was at bestbuy today and the manager had an amaze.asked if he had rooted it or no and he said no. what surprised me is that he said he was able to get rid of tmobile preinstalled apps just by calling tmobile guys and they simply remove them...anybody tried?
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He was probably blowing smoke up your ass. T-Mobile doesn't customize ROMs on a per-person basis. And there is now way to otherwise remove apps without root.
Hah what a lie
yeah thats what i thought,sounded too good to be true
Haha, another example of Best Buys tomfoolery.
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I work at a Walmart "front-of-store" Wireless, I've rooted a Captivate, Droid X, G2, Vibrant, Sensation, Inspire, Infuse, Atrix, and probably others that I've forgetting, It's worth mentioning that most people I work with don't know what I've done with those phones or how to do it. I'm guessing that's the case with these best buy people.
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Haha, another example of Best Buys tomfoolery.
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This about sums it up:
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He was probably blowing smoke up your ass. T-Mobile doesn't customize ROMs on a per-person basis. And there is now way to otherwise remove apps without root.
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Did I miss how to do this somewhere? How?
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You didnt miss anything... the ONLY way to remove Tmo bloat is by using the HTCDEV.com bootloader unlock and unlocking your bootloader. Then you must permaroot your phone. Only then will you have adequate permissions to allow you to remove the bloatware from your phone. There is NO OTHER WAY AROUND IT currently.
Thanks, that's what I thought.
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I, being a t-mobile employee must tell you that the manager at best buy is bluffing. Just like users above have posted, you must root the device first prior to even having permission to remove the bloatware.
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Ok, so I am def having touch screen issues....if I unroot to bring it in is it likely Sprint will update my software....I don't want them putting 1.5 on my phone, obviously....
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Vandelay007 said:
Ok, so I am def having touch screen issues....if I unroot to bring it in is it likely Sprint will update my software....I don't want them putting 1.5 on my phone, obviously....
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All you really need to do is ask them not to update your handset, it works for me.
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I will be sure to ask....nothing I've done software wise has helped ...
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just tell them to not upgrade your system
Yeah...I will be sure to tell them....I just unrooted and have s on....I drive to the mall w a stiff neck only to have the Sprint store tell me they have run out of ink in every printer and won't do anything cause they can't print out a liability form....****ers....
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I actually went through the unroot process and rerooted....it helped a little...so I will still need to bring it in...but I didn't wanna keep it unrooted....before I was half considering just saying "yeah, it's rooted but root didn't cashed the issue I'm having and seeing if they are cool...
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I just took mine in for screen issues and left the HTC unlock in place as well as still rooted and they replaced my screen, no questions asked. They had to have known it was rooted because they installed some multitouch testing software that showed up in my app drawer right by the superuser app. Told me if it didn't fix it to bring it back and they would replace the phone.
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After playing around some more I found that the tiamat kernel helps w this issue....if anyone needs it, let me know...hope it helps someone else....
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Hey it works out of the box. No tweaking required and is not full of false advertising.
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Hey it works out of the box. No tweaking required and is not full of false advertising.
View attachment 841226
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Put an ice cream sandwich on it and see if it runs faster!!!
Can we get an "Asshat" section setup to this forum and move some of these threads there?
Have you tried stripping one end of a extension cord and wiring it up to your device, see if you can get some more juice to it and overlock!! Also you may also consider adding a hamster + wheel for extra umph.
I know huh...I had to reply with that comment, couldn't help myself....we should have a TFP BS Thread section......would be at least a place for many laughs.
Is that 32geebees?
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No this one is latest model it has 128 geebees. No GPS though
yes but does it come in purple? I mean metallic grey?
If you take 20+ steps away, is the text still readable?
does it have a search option? if not maybe you need more geebees xD
is it faster than the overclocked HP touchpad a fellow member put a video up comparing Prime to? we all know how fast that thing is
Hey, and its already rooted! You can access all the files!
I needed this thread, I really did.
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If you take 20+ steps away, is the text still readable?
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Depends on who wrote on it
Wheres the companion core?
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does it come with the wifis
How's the bootloader?
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Really wish the Mods would start deleting these pointless threads.
Come on everyone lighten up a little. Be happy! Enjoy the comedy don't take life so seriously.
BTW: I have root access right out of the box and no encrypted bootloader. The nice thing about it is I can change the Rolodex cards to any style and color I want and I still get my warranty
I agree, among all this turmoil we can use some clowning.
*coughs* so.. Handwriting recognition is great, too!
The best part is that you don't have to buy a stylus! It also works with a BIC Pen! Now that's what i called backward compatibility.
please delete
great story.......
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great story.......
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I thought so.
I think it is a crap story.
This is fraud.
Enough said.
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Couldn't you have said the person on Craigslist must have done something to it since you bricked it so soon after receiving it? That's what I would have said.
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2 days ago I traded my HTC Vivid for a Galaxy Note with a dude on Craigslist (dumb move on his part) & within less than 24 hours of having it, I managed to hard brick it by flashing an incompatible kernel. Completely my fault.
LUCKILY, I took the phone into an AT&T store and played the dumb card. After about 45 minutes of going back & forth with the store manager and a warranty agent on the phone, they decided to send me a brand new replacement at no charge. Should be here Monday.
I feel like I really lucked out seeing as to how I traded with someone on Craigslist.. I really thought I was screwed!
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Don't understand. Are you bragging about making a totally avoidable mistake or how you lied to AT&T reps? Either way I don't see too much to shout about.
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Edit: this is exactly why manufacturers lock the bootloader. People like you ruin development. IMHO!
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Edit: this is exactly why manufacturers lock the bootloader. People like you ruin development. IMHO!
ParaNOTE Android
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I couldn't agree more
If people are flashing things they should at least be responsible for messing up.
And this also could be a good reason why apple is closed source
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Oh gee, I hope AT&T doesn't see that Cory Peterson from Texarkana, Arkansas has defrauded them.
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Hi There,
My wife just got her S5 and right from the get go she started noticing issues. She then restarted it and it worked fine for a small length of time. From what I can gather it has a yellow screen and when you try and do anything it kicks it back to a black screen.So essentially you can't do anything with it. I've played around with lot's of phones but never had something quite like this on a brand new phone that just arrived.
Here are a couple pictures that she sent me. If any of you can give any insight it's greatly appreciated. I've been scowering the web as I'm a work right now and I can't turn up anything.
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Maybe by entering the recovery and factory resetting it. That's the only thing I will try before I go to Tmobile and complain furiously!
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daxecutioner24 said:
Maybe by entering the recovery and factory resetting it. That's the only thing I will try before I go to Tmobile and complain furiously!
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I appreciate the suggestion. I'll give it a try, it can't really hurt anything. I worry it's something in the display/hardware itself of which it's my understanding Tmobile has them backordered at this point.
Thank you,
~Chris
Definitely return/exchange that when you can. I'd even go by just to tell them so they don't pull any "hey why didn't you come in earlier?" stuff on ya. But that's definitely a hardware issue that shouldn't be happening.
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I appreciate the suggestion. I'll give it a try, it can't really hurt anything. I worry it's something in the display/hardware itself of which it's my understanding Tmobile has them backordered at this point.
Thank you,
~Chris
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No problem. Doesn't matter if it's back ordered or not, new shipments come every week. You payed for a new phone and that's what you should get. For future reference make sure you also get the handset protection if you don't have it.
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It's the second time they prevent me from unlocking my OWN damn device
How long will LG be holding us back? Jesus
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It's the second time they prevent me from unlocking my OWN damn device
How long will LG be holding us back? Jesus
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To answer your question... Forever secondly, did you sign your name Jesus?
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It's your OWN device, but THEIR soft/firmware. It's as simple as that.
I just think it's stupid. NO ONE else does this but LG, not Samsung, not Motorola, only LG. Sucks that they were my only flagship option at the time of purchase
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To answer your question... Forever secondly, did you sign your name Jesus?
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Lmao no unfortunately not
ASW1 said:
If the phone is branded you can't unlock it.
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Told ya so.
I always check the XDA forums these days before buying a device. You can't just assume that you can unlock and root.
If you really want a G6 that's unlockable you should buy an international version somewhere instead.
Is sad, but, only OPEN EU can be unlocked. My G6 is Open from Chile and i cant unlock it too. If I'm not wrong, unlock the bootloader is guaranteed by law in Europe.
Next time you buy a phone research it first.
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Mathew, Luke, Paul , and John. The rest say ditto.
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I just think it's stupid. NO ONE else does this but LG, not Samsung, not Motorola, only LG. Sucks that they were my only flagship option at the time of purchase
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Actually if you get a pixel on EE/Verizon you can't unlock the bootloader either