Hi Friends:
Today, I have my new HTC Rezound and I emigrate it from HTC Evo 4G...What do you recommend me as my First Steps?
1. in the next weeks, I want to Root it...Do you recommend me to stay in the original ROM?...not OTA update?
2. If I'm stay with the original ROM...How do you management the Memory? with Memory Booster App?
3. In general, What is your recommendations?
Thanks
TecMan
HTC Rezound
SD-Card: 32GB Class 10
PhoneROM: Android 2.3.4
Baseband version: 0.95.00.1017
TecMan45 said:
Hi Friends:
Today, I have my new HTC Rezound and I emigrate it from HTC Evo 4G...What do you recommend me as my First Steps?
1. in the next weeks, I want to Root it...Do you recommend me to stay in the original ROM?...not OTA update?
2. If I'm stay with the original ROM...How do you management the Memory? with Memory Booster App?
3. In general, What is your recommendations?
Thanks
TecMan
HTC Rezound
SD-Card: 32GB Class 10
PhoneROM: Android 2.3.4
Baseband version: 0.95.00.1017
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1. Honestly it doesn't matter since I didn't experience many changes from the OTA but either way, you can still root the device.
2. If by memory you mean RAM then I would just use the stock task manager.
3. If I were you, I'd unlock, root, and flash an ICS rom since we just got the news that the rezound isn't getting official ICS until "later this year", which could mean a loong time.
Hope I helped!
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Back in the day I needed to cook and flash ROM's on my ole WinMo phones. No A2DP or Microsoft Voice Commands in the ROM's. I had my Droid Incredible for almost 2 years and never really got the urge to root and flash...it worked so well stock.
Same thing for now with my Rezound. I'm ready to root and flash but I just love this phone *I'm fine with Sense, btw* so much I'm going to wait for the OTA ICS bump. Some think it will be later this year, I'm guessing sometime in April. Either way, 2.3.4 is a solid OS so I'm going to wait for a while. If the ICS OTA update is delayed until Fall '12 then I'll root and flash. That said, if s-off ever happens before ICS I may root and go big then. Pretty much a win-win because of how awesome the hardware is. Power house of a phone and a fantastic multimedia portal.
surfer2.3 said:
Back in the day I needed to cook and flash ROM's on my ole WinMo phones. No A2DP or Microsoft Voice Commands in the ROM's. I had my Droid Incredible for almost 2 years and never really got the urge to root and flash...it worked so well stock.
Same thing for now with my Rezound. I'm ready to root and flash but I just love this phone *I'm fine with Sense, btw* so much I'm going to wait for the OTA ICS bump. Some think it will be later this year, I'm guessing sometime in April. Either way, 2.3.4 is a solid OS so I'm going to wait for a while. If the ICS OTA update is delayed until Fall '12 then I'll root and flash. That said, if s-off ever happens before ICS I may root and go big then. Pretty much a win-win because of how awesome the hardware is. Power house of a phone and a fantastic multimedia portal.
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I definitely agree with you man. Although, I don't really like sense too much. It's over skinned and it makes it almost not android.
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1. Let it take the update.
2. Let the OS handle the memory.
3. If you're happy with the current interface, just remove the bloatware and call it a day for now. You can use Scott's script to clean it up automatically.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367591
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If "No", please let us know why you chose to hold off, and if/when you plan to upgrade to the leak/ and or OTA.
I will start.
I chose not to upgrade yet.
Mainly because, if anyone reading this was around during the Eris, 2.1 leaked fiasco, you will understand my new and improved policy of waiting at least 3 full days on anything leaked.
Anyway, I also am holding out because
1) Joelz (I hope) will be making a patch for us folk who are waiting.
2) I have been getting better batt life on GB
3) hasn't been 3 days yet.. but now that the firmware is out, I may be editing this post in a couple days.
Reminds me of the 3 day rule for not calling a chick after you get her number. HAH!
I went ahead and updated....we'll see how this goes.
I just upgraded to CleanROM 3.7, so I'm going to wait for the official release of ICS before I flash a next ROM.
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I voted No... ICS is not that big of a deal for me. My phone is #1 a business tool and having it work is more important that how it looks. That being said, I am quite content right now with GB, how the device looks and works. Battery life is acceptable and I can use all of the tools I need to use. It is one very AWESOME phone as it is right now.
This might change if I see a lot of users using it without a lot of issues, but I might just wait until the Official OTA arrives.
There are more things to life than ICS....
Never ending... after the masses gets ICS they will want JB and then they will demand KLP.... it never ends.
I did almost bricked in the process as well
But all in all I say its worth it. We atleast have a method to downgrade the hboot if needed
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I am holding off until I see there are no issues AND there is a way to get back to stock GB via Ruu in the crazy case I need to return to Verizon.
They may not check much but I'd rather be safe since 4.0 is noticeably different.
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ericsignals said:
I am holding off until I see there are no issues AND there is a way to get back to stock GB via Ruu in the crazy case I need to return to Verizon.
They may not check much but I'd rather be safe since 4.0 is noticeably different.
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You can ruu back with the mainver fix
Unless you haven't unlocked it yet
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Nope still on GB. when the ota comes and custom kernels for ICS ill take the plunge. Still hoping for cm9 as well.
I have upgraded but I'm having trouble with the service.
Phone keeps telling me to insert a sim card when I already have one...
Just saw in Scotts ics thread you can't go back to Gingerbread after Ics ruu (he even updated his op).....so I will be holding off....at least until gets proven otherwise
Edit: now Scott is saying you can go back but there's a sd issue...however he said there is a fix....
so looks like I will keep on waiting for everyone else to be the guinea pigs lol
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I didn't vote because there's no option for "I'm on the second ICS leak and waiting for more ROMs to be based off of the third leak".
I just hope there will be a Rom that doesn't require the ics ruu as a prerequisite.
I am sure those of us with our tin foil hats would really appreciate it.
Also I can only imagine the forums whenever the official release comes and by chance it doesn't play nice with the leak.
Looks like gb for me, unless there's a Rom that doesn't require this leak. Guess time will tell...hopefully everything works out for everyone but I will just err on the cautious side.
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I voted "no", though it is tempting, but its still early development.
brando56894 said:
I didn't vote because there's no option for "I'm on the second ICS leak and waiting for more ROMs to be based off of the third leak".
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lol i was just messin around on the polls. please vote
andybones said:
I will start.
I chose not to upgrade yet.
Mainly because, if anyone reading this was around during the Eris, 2.1 leaked fiasco, you will understand my new and improved policy of waiting at least 3 full days on anything leaked.
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That was the worst.. What was it? something like a few days after the 2.1 leak had been out, root was attained (but only if you hadn't installed the leaked firmware)?
Anyways, I installed the newer firmware despite all this. I have confidence the Dev section here will carry us through any issues that arise
I did last night. Scary but easy. Clean Rom 4.0 seems absolutely flawless this far. Battery is great. Stopped using extended battery its so good lol.
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new firmware
I got the AndroidPolice all-stock zip of the new VZN ICS. Experimented all day with it including the TAMPERERED warning, and other stuff. Found out that when 100% bone stock, the new ICS will allow you to freeze/eliminate all the things I don't use, like VZN Navigator, Twitter, Trneds, NFLMobile, Lets Golf,Hot Pursuit, Freindstream, etc. So, I am ReLocked, and stock and happy because a bunch of bloaty things don't start and can't be seen in the app drawer. Bottom Line: the new ICS is gonna be so great, some folks won't have to unlock to get exactly what they want. Warning: if you check it out, getting back to GB isn't impossible, but it's a hassle.
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That was the worst.. What was it? something like a few days after the 2.1 leak had been out, root was attained (but only if you hadn't installed the leaked firmware)?
Anyways, I installed the newer firmware despite all this. I have confidence the Dev section here will carry us through any issues that arise
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Yessir, no root was for me. lol, after about a week, I ended up calling CS and getting a refurb, they said nothing about the phone being on a leak lol.
i would rather wait a get the official OTA firmware. rather than some leaked ****.
Just felt like mentioning that you now have another new owner of the Droid Incredible 4G LTE. I finally got it yesterday and am enjoying it greatly. Coming from the original Droid Incredible, this is a huge step up. The slightly larger size takes a little getting used to while typing, though.
I waited for a long time for this phone to come out, and I'm excited to finally have one. Not having posted in a long time on XDA, I decided to get a fresh start with a new account. I've been monitoring the situation with S-OFF on this phone, and can't wait to hear from andy and the S-OFF team that they've achieved it so we who bought the phone more than 2 weeks after it came out can get rooted!
I prefer Sense over stock Android, and with all the barely- or half-completed Sense 2 and 3 ROMs for the Inc, I primarily stuck to using the stock HTC rooted, de-odexed ROMs by wildstang83. Sense 4 is a huge improvement over Sense 1. Also, you have to love Ice Cream Sandwich and its ability to disable all the apps you won't ever use that still take up space (which is a great reason to get rooted, to delete them permanently). The last ROM I sampled from the Inc forum was a very sluggish, not even half-working beta of Jellybean, and while there was no HWA, it was still an interesting experience with Google Now, and I can't wait for the Inc 4G to get Jellybean, though, if it's anything like the timetable on the OG Inc, it will be at least 6 months before the first incremental update (as it was for Eclair to Froyo, and 10 months for a broken version of Gingerbread).
Anyway, all I wanted to say was I'm excited to be here with this community that has worked quite well together this far, and I hope the cooperation continues.
Welcome aboard partner.
Do please post in the 'battery life experiences' thread after you've used your phone for a week or so.
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Great to see ya IceDragon. Have patience with the S-Off situation it'll come eventually. Frankly, I'd run a Stock Inc 4g over just about anything else that is rooted right now. They just perform that well.
If ya need help with anything, just ask.
IceDragon59 said:
Just felt like mentioning that you now have another new owner of the Droid Incredible 4G LTE. I finally got it yesterday and am enjoying it greatly. Coming from the original Droid Incredible, this is a huge step up. The slightly larger size takes a little getting used to while typing, though.
I waited for a long time for this phone to come out, and I'm excited to finally have one. Not having posted in a long time on XDA, I decided to get a fresh start with a new account. I've been monitoring the situation with S-OFF on this phone, and can't wait to hear from andy and the S-OFF team that they've achieved it so we who bought the phone more than 2 weeks after it came out can get rooted!
I prefer Sense over stock Android, and with all the barely- or half-completed Sense 2 and 3 ROMs for the Inc, I primarily stuck to using the stock HTC rooted, de-odexed ROMs by wildstang83. Sense 4 is a huge improvement over Sense 1. Also, you have to love Ice Cream Sandwich and its ability to disable all the apps you won't ever use that still take up space (which is a great reason to get rooted, to delete them permanently). The last ROM I sampled from the Inc forum was a very sluggish, not even half-working beta of Jellybean, and while there was no HWA, it was still an interesting experience with Google Now, and I can't wait for the Inc 4G to get Jellybean, though, if it's anything like the timetable on the OG Inc, it will be at least 6 months before the first incremental update (as it was for Eclair to Froyo, and 10 months for a broken version of Gingerbread).
Anyway, all I wanted to say was I'm excited to be here with this community that has worked quite well together this far, and I hope the cooperation continues.
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welcome to the gang
Welcome!
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Thanks for the warm welcome.
I finally retired my Evo OG and loved it so much I had to go with it's successor. My Evo's LCD screen went out literally when I got home from the sprint store (talk about great timing). First of all RIP Evo OG. You are still the best phone I have ever owned. I'm gonna miss you.
Anyway, I am wondering what's the first things I should do with my new Evo LTE? Should I root right away? Any good rom suggestions? Kernels? My old phone was rooted since about the time I first bought it. I was running Deck's rom for about the last 8 months. Thanks for any advice.
My phone's hardware version is 0003 and software version 1.13.651.1 710RD. I haven't had a chance to check the Hboot and S-off stuff yet.
StrummingLevi said:
I finally retired my Evo OG and loved it so much I had to go with it's successor. My Evo's LCD screen went out literally when I got home from the sprint store (talk about great timing). First of all RIP Evo OG. You are still the best phone I have ever owned. I'm gonna miss you.
Anyway, I am wondering what's the first things I should do with my new Evo LTE? Should I root right away? Any good rom suggestions? Kernels? My old phone was rooted since about the time I first bought it. I was running Deck's rom for about the last 8 months. Thanks for any advice.
My phone's hardware version is 0003 and software version 1.13.651.1 710RD. I haven't had a chance to check the Hboot and S-off stuff yet.
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root... then s-off.. flash mean rom or cm10 if u like aosp roms.. i like sense myself.. i say mean rom the best sense and aosp would be cm10 for sure!
Sell it due to radio issues...
Or second.. Make sure you update to the latest baseband, pri, and all the pieces that go with it. Do not make the mistake of just updating the modem. Especially with all the issues the modem has now. Hopefully they will come out with some sort of fix but many of us are doubtful. Then from there test different roms to see what works for you.
Loved this phone for everything but uh the phone and data part. Getting a note 2 or s3 in a week and handing the evo down.
Sent from my EVO sometimes-LTE
I may be of the minority, but I have had VERY FEW issues with my phone. It has worked well from the beginning and all but one issue has been resolved (contacts lagging, but not as bad for me as some report). I am not rooted and don't ever plan to be. I use Nova Launcher Prime, which took care for Sense reloads, and Chomp for texting as it syncs Facebook avitars for free. I absolutely love this phone. Good luck to you with yours!
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Thanks for all of the advice guys I really appreciate it.
evo401:
I'm going to give sense a try for a day or two and then probably root and try some roms. I've read that the sense camera app is awesome and am curious as to how valid that is. Any knowledge?
digiblur:
When I first turned on the phone it updated some things including the prl. How exactly would I go about making sure I get all of the correct radio pieces?
digiblur:
Glad to hear a positive review of the phone. I'm definitely gonna take a look at some of those apps you posted.
I keep reading about how terrible the multitasking is. I guess I'll get a feel for that and battery life in my first go around today. I'm hoping this goes well.
All the firmware pieces come with the OTA updates that download and get applied at reboot.
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Root and MeanRom for sure. IMHO.
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Root and MeanRom for sure. IMHO.
Sent from my ElteVO using xda premium on the latest Meanest Rom.
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thats what im saying bro.. mean rom is were its at! :good:
Personally I'm a huge fan of flex's Rom stock with goodies its so smooth
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StrummingLevi said:
Thanks for all of the advice guys I really appreciate it.
evo401:
I'm going to give sense a try for a day or two and then probably root and try some roms. I've read that the sense camera app is awesome and am curious as to how valid that is. Any knowledge?
digiblur:
When I first turned on the phone it updated some things including the prl. How exactly would I go about making sure I get all of the correct radio pieces?
digiblur:
Glad to hear a positive review of the phone. I'm definitely gonna take a look at some of those apps you posted.
I keep reading about how terrible the multitasking is. I guess I'll get a feel for that and battery life in my first go around today. I'm hoping this goes well.
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If you're familiar with android at all you'll immediately see how broke the multitasking is. But AOSP ROMs fix that. I've read zeppelinroxs mod fixes it for sense. I'm starting its the s4 processor, cuz all I use is AOSP, and when I relaunch root explorer from recent button, root explorer always start from base level, not last open level.
hurled from my AOKP'd Evo LTE. Enjoy.
Thanks Digilbur for that info. I was actually having all sorts of trouble with data speeds for the past few days so I was starting to worry that the radio was gonna be a problem, but turns out I was worrying for nothing because sprint was having an unusual outage in my area. He said it would be fixed on the 26th so hopefully everything will be running smooth by then. I went ahead and took the OTA I received, prior to knowing about the outage, hoping it would fix my radios.
Coming from my last phone where I had to squeeze every last drop of battery life out of it, I'm loving how much longer this one lasts. I rarely played games on my OG because my phone would die, now I can spend a bunch of time playing 9 innings baseball 2013 (GO A'S!).
Anyway when I do root, which will likely be soon, I will have to try Mean rom, Flex rom, and CM10. I have been partial to AOSP roms because I like to use go launcher ex anyway, but never really liked cyanogen mod due to too some problems that are probably fixed. My main thing is without question battery life followed by functionality (everything working or working better than in stock). I'm hoping to have the multitasking fixed for sure and I'm still curious as to if there is any truth to the camera app or camera itself functioning better in sense?
Sense uses image sense with is basically post (denoise, color correction) but the camera is still leaps and bounds ahead of aosp camera in terms of functionality. The libs are supposed to have been ported but the chromatic aberration is terrible in aosp
Fleck's stock with goodies is a good ROM. Basically stock with a few features like quick toggles added. True multitasking as well but I haven't used it awhile. Cm10 is always nice.
Is it only the international One that's getting the 5.5 update right now?
Or is the AT&T variant included in the current rollouts? Cause I haven't received it yet.
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joho5 said:
Is it only the international One that's getting the 5.5 update right now?
Or is the AT&T variant included in the current rollouts? Cause I haven't received it yet.
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The current rollout is only for the INTL version. I wouldn't be surprised if ATT doesn't give you Sense 5.5, since they just updated to 4.3 with Sense 5 not terribly long ago. I'd guess IF they update to Sense 5.5, it won't be until after the MAX has been out for a little while. They have to have some incentive to get people to buy it...
homeslice976 said:
The current rollout is only for the INTL version. I wouldn't be surprised if ATT doesn't give you Sense 5.5, since they just updated to 4.3 with Sense 5 not terribly long ago. I'd guess IF they update to Sense 5.5, it won't be until after the MAX has been out for a little while. They have to have some incentive to get people to buy it...
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gotcha...I had an htc one a while back and got rid of it, and I regretted it...so I have another now and have just been running it stock and its been doing everything I need it to.
I guess I will just have to root and run a sense rom and gain the 5.5 benefits.
thanks
joho5 said:
gotcha...I had an htc one a while back and got rid of it, and I regretted it...so I have another now and have just been running it stock and its been doing everything I need it to.
I guess I will just have to root and run a sense rom and gain the 5.5 benefits.
thanks
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I wouldn't root just for 5.5 unless there's something really specific you're wanting. BUT, I say root that sucker since you've had one before and you're used to it. It will open up a whole new world of One possibilities. And while s off is available I would definitely take advantage of it if you ever think you might want to root or tinker with roms and kernels.
I realize rooting and unlocking/s-off isn't for everyone, but if you're inclined to open up the doors to custom software, the development on this phone is UNBELIEVABLE, if you're watching the dev forums in this section I know it's not a lot of activity, but that's because once unlocked all the development in the regular HTC One section can be used.
As a sidenote: My phone and ATT network like the new firmware that was rolled out to the international version. I'm getting service inside the building where it was a dead zone before, although it's not a very strong signal, and my LTE speeds went up a lot, both upload and download. Just in case you do root it and you're wondering about that.
joho5 said:
gotcha...I had an htc one a while back and got rid of it, and I regretted it...so I have another now and have just been running it stock and its been doing everything I need it to.
I guess I will just have to root and run a sense rom and gain the 5.5 benefits.
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Yes my other one was rooted, soff, Ll that. I know the procedure.
What rom or ruu did you flash to get the new radio and firmware.
Also I have hboot 1.55....is it s-off able?
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I thought the same about rooting but since I've always rooted my past android devices, I did. I have such a better experience rooted (using TB, Greenify + framework modules).
What makes me think to update sense 5 to 5.5, is if I have to delete everything like last time (RUU method) I might skip sense update.
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I wouldn't root just for 5.5 unless there's something really specific you're wanting. BUT, I say root that sucker since you've had one before and you're used to it. It will open up a whole new world of One possibilities. And while s off is available I would definitely take advantage of it if you ever think you might want to root or tinker with roms and kernels.
I realize rooting and unlocking/s-off isn't for everyone, but if you're inclined to open up the doors to custom software, the development on this phone is UNBELIEVABLE, if you're watching the dev forums in this section I know it's not a lot of activity, but that's because once unlocked all the development in the regular HTC One section can be used.
As a sidenote: My phone and ATT network like the new firmware that was rolled out to the international version. I'm getting service inside the building where it was a dead zone before, although it's not a very strong signal, and my LTE speeds went up a lot, both upload and download. Just in case you do root it and you're wondering about that.
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I've been thinking about Rooting myself, but haven't done it because I've been pretty much pleased with everything so far....... but I think that I may just go ahead to root it.
What International ROM/Radio are you using?
Thanks,
Hello everyone!
So I just switched back to Android after a two iPhone lie and affair that I am ashamed of. The DNA is my fourth Android phone and third HTC phone. I gotta say, it's good to be back!
My previous HTC phones (HTC Hero and EVO 4G) were both rooted and I even had to do a manual root on the Hero. I am experinced with rooting and the benefits/risks that cone with it. I am happy with my DNA and even though it is a year old, it still seems like an amazing phone spec wise. I just updated to 4.2.2 and Sense 5 and I must say I am happy with it. I want to root though to get rid of the bloatware and to overclock the CPU to test the PSP Emulator. My question is, can I root with the new update and turn s-off? It's been a while since I've been to the forums and it can be overwhelming getting back into things. Where is a good place to start? What is the most popular ROM?
I thank you all in advance and I look forward to the jumping back into the root-pool!
I think the rumrunner s-off method in original development works with the latest OTA. As far as ROMs go, that's your opinion. The two most popular would probably by Viper for sense and Carbon for AOSP. There are so many to pick from it's impossible to choose one that's the best. I'm personally running OmniROM, based on Android 4.4, and I'm loving it.
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I think the rumrunner s-off method in original development works with the latest OTA.
Sent from my DNA with OmniROM Android 4.4
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Do I need to turn s-off before I root?
MTN927 said:
Do I need to turn s-off before I root?
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I'm not very familiar with the new S-off method, but the older one I used (moonshine) would root, s-off, and unlock the bootloader. I assume that rumrunner is similar.
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I'm not very familiar with the new S-off method, but the older one I used (moonshine) would root, s-off, and unlock the bootloader. I assume that rumrunner is similar.
Sent from my DNA with OmniROM Android 4.4
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Really right now all I want is a root for the current OTA just to get rid of the crap (an AMEX App Verizon? Really), so I'll look into the method you mentioned. Would you have the link to that thread? Also, love the Avatar!
MTN927 said:
Hello everyone!
So I just switched back to Android after a two iPhone lie and affair that I am ashamed of. The DNA is my fourth Android phone and third HTC phone. I gotta say, it's good to be back!
My previous HTC phones (HTC Hero and EVO 4G) were both rooted and I even had to do a manual root on the Hero. I am experinced with rooting and the benefits/risks that cone with it. I am happy with my DNA and even though it is a year old, it still seems like an amazing phone spec wise. I just updated to 4.2.2 and Sense 5 and I must say I am happy with it. I want to root though to get rid of the bloatware and to overclock the CPU to test the PSP Emulator. My question is, can I root with the new update and turn s-off? It's been a while since I've been to the forums and it can be overwhelming getting back into things. Where is a good place to start? What is the most popular ROM?
I thank you all in advance and I look forward to the jumping back into the root-pool!
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Start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473644
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Start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473644
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Thank you sir.
the psp emulator will run just fine via no overclock i can say that with a smile
Rumrunner works great. I ended up RUU'ing back to the original stock image and taking the 6 or so OTA's to get the 4.2.2 update so I knew everything was clean and stock. RumRunner took about 10 minutes to complete but I had no issues. Installed TWRP and flashed the latest SuperSU right after that (for some reason I couldn't fit it on my device) and I was good to go.
As for ROMS, NOS M7 (Sense 5) was my daily driver for months, but unfortunately the dev is no longer working on it. It had it's bugs which is why I switched to the official Sense 5 update. For now I'm waiting for someone to release an enhanced version of the OTA, or for the Sense 5.5 Kit Kat ROM to be ready (they're close)