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I was able to replace to Moto logo on the droid x wiht an app. is there any way to do the same with the htc logo on startup?
There's a thread round here somewhere for custom splash screens. Search it out.
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Here's the thread link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1006999&highlight=splash
perfect thanks. will try this later seems like it might take a lil time. awesome just what i wanted. thanks again
qman66 said:
perfect thanks. will try this later seems like it might take a lil time. awesome just what i wanted. thanks again
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It only took me a few minutes. This is very simple compared to some other phones
I just got my s2 today now I gotta read for hours on this to see what's new my last phone I used xda for was tilt LOL. What's the first thing you guys did when you guys got your phone?
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I just got my s2 today now I gotta read for hours on this to see what's new my last phone I used xda for was tilt LOL. What's the first thing you guys did when you guys got your phone?
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I made love to it.
Welcome!
Rooted, Entopy's kernel, UnNamed rom, Done.
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turn it on?
welcome.
1st thing after taking it out the box...
Charge the battery...
Seriously, I just started to play with it as this is my first forray into the Android, I decided not to ROOT the phone. I wanted to get to know the unit first *STOCK* and then decided if ROOTING is necessary or not... Mostly just exploring the phone and getting used to Android... Enjoy!
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I just got my s2 today now I gotta read for hours on this to see what's new my last phone I used xda for was tilt LOL. What's the first thing you guys did when you guys got your phone?
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I decided not to ROOT the phone. I wanted to get to know the unit first *STOCK* and then decided if ROOTING is necessary or not... Mostly just exploring the phone and getting used to Android... Enjoy!
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this is something that everyone should do with new phones, IMO (mostly noobs to the android environment). people are quick to root just because they see everyone else doing it.
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this is something that everyone should do with new phones, IMO (mostly noobs to the android environment). people are quick to root just because they see everyone else doing it.
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Agreed. When I first got my Captivate, which was my first excursion into Android land, I ran it stock for about a month before I rooted and modded. That showed a bit of restraint, too, because the Captivate did have some serious problems on stock, ie. lag, gps, etc. On the SGS II running stock is a great experience with no serious problems.
Agreed, just use the phone as is, ask questions, learn how things work, experiment with different applications, widgets, settings, etc. Only after you've fully exhausted the possibilities of what comes stock with the phone and determined that you really need a feature that it doesn't provide should you consider rooting and all that. In short, don't try to change what you don't fully understand yet.
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Charge the battery...
Seriously, I just started to play with it as this is my first forray into the Android, I decided not to ROOT the phone. I wanted to get to know the unit first *STOCK* and then decided if ROOTING is necessary or not... Mostly just exploring the phone and getting used to Android... Enjoy!
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Same. The thing is, I actually kind of like the TouchWiz. I don't really like the aesthetics and the lock screen is terribly crappy, but I don't want to sacrifice everything else just to get a different lock screen and better looking icons.
I would have also liked that CRT animation...
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I made love to it.
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lulz!!!!!!!
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Me twooozzzz
I just upgraded to the SGS2 myself... I am loving it... Aside from wanting to tether, I haven't had a strong desire to root this thing just yet... I did enough of that on the 'ole Cappy. I like how this one just seems to work.
Don
3 days to root mine. schedule conflict and time, other wise it would've been done hours after. for the wife, it took 30hrs. sent her off to work with it, and the next day she wanted hers to look like mine. lol
Thanks for all the response guys. Yeah I'm still getting used to tbr phone. I'm trying just to customize it to my liking
. All I do now is read this forums I think first Thing I need is a case screen protector and extra batt
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I just got my s2 today now I gotta read for hours on this to see what's new my last phone I used xda for was tilt LOL. What's the first thing you guys did when you guys got your phone?
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Hey, welcome to the GSII and good choice in phone picking! The first thing I did was root, change out the keyboard skin and added some new notification tones because the stock ones suck.
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Good thing it has gorilla glass on it then.
I used it for a bit, was unhappy with battery life. So I rooted via Entropy's stock+root package, de-bloated it via Titanuim Backup, and am enjoying it with better battery life.
Waiting for Words to become battery friendly...
Came to the s2 from the moto backflip. I would root that phone and play around with it now that it just sits but can't find the forum for it here. Lol
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Welcome!
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That's what I just did on mine.
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Same. The thing is, I actually kind of like the TouchWiz. I don't really like the aesthetics and the lock screen is terribly crappy, but I don't want to sacrifice everything else just to get a different lock screen and better looking icons.
I would have also liked that CRT animation...
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Actually, there are ROMs that are based on stock. I didn't know that until now...used CM7 on my Captivate and wished there was a combination of the aesthetics of TW and the speed and functionality of CM7.
UnNamed ROM is an excellent TouchWiz-based custom ROM. There are custom mods for the lock screen (a notification toggle flash that includes a toggle for lockscreen), and some different mods for certain icons, I believe (Kitchen?).
UnNamed ROM is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1299474
UOT Kitchen: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=990829
Notification MOD with lockscreen toggle: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295965
I waited and waited. Thought about rooting and using a ROM before the official ICS update came from AT&T but just decided to wait. Finally got the update via Kies, excited like a school girl. Initially it was a cool new bit of scenery, and as the OS settled in with me, i found myself disappointed and wanting my gingy back. I've been upgrade for a couple months now i think, and had plenty of time to try to get used to it.
I am finding lots of things that just plain suck.
1 - Text message notification audible alert discontinues after awhile (unknown amount of time), only resolution I've found is to reboot the phone. This sucks because just out of nowhere my text notification tone stops. Everything else like ringtone etc is fine. This is a dealbreaker for me almost. This worked fine on Ginerbread.
2 - new Swype software gives me problems when the word suggestion feature stops working completely. Swype is hard to do without word suggestions at times. Only solution i've found is again, reboot the phone. This sucks. I know, don't use swype, but i WANT to use it. It worked perfectly on Gingerbread.
3 - the widget for Google Voice is super tiny now, and i don't see a way of making it bigger. It's approximately the size of 4 icons, whereas before on Gingerbread it was huge and you could easily read/see your voicemails. Maybe i'm missing something on how to change the widget size, but i see no way of doing it.
4 - my News and Weather widget, which i used for weather and news all the time, since my original Galaxy S, does not display any weather information anymore. Just says "No Weather Information". this worked fine on Gingerbread. I guess different phone OS makes widgets work differently. I just want mine to work as expected. News still comes through fine though.
5 - Unlocking the screen seems more difficult now, usually takes me a couple tries, whereas it seemed really smooth and awesome before the update
6 - Power Saving widget is huge now, takes up half of one screen, whereas before it was just 1 row and you could scroll across. Why make it bigger and take up more room with no additional functionality?
After listing all this out, i'm trying to think of the things i LIKE about ICS update, and i can only think of one, which is the data monitoring/limiting which is kind of a cool feature. I doesn't seem any faster really than before. So overall, i honestly was happier with Gingerbread. 6 things that i find that suck versus one thing i like.
Maybe this is me being picky, but as excited as I was to get ICS, i'm equally disappointed in the upgrade. My wife uses a Galaxy Note and it is available for her phone now, and I told her don't bother with the upgrade.
Anyone have any advice??? experience the same problems? I know i could root, install a custom rom etc, but i really like the touchwiz stuff from samsung and i was really happy with just the stock gingerbread OS, even with all the bloatware, i just disregard all that junk.
I'm having the same problem with text notification I just notice that I get a text it would sound but just about an hour ago it just stopped I would get a text and nothing ringtones works and everyrhing but I think is a ics bug maybe it would get fixed in the new update 4.0.4
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I'm having the same problem with text notification I just notice that I get a text it would sound but just about an hour ago it just stopped I would get a text and nothing ringtones works and everyrhing but I think is a ics bug maybe it would get fixed in the new update 4.0.4
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There won't be a 4.0.4 I can almost guarantee it
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Never had the texting problem but I'm definately always having to swipe the lockscreen a couple times to unlock it.
News and weather widget works fine here too.
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I think this was my problem with the notifications not making any sound maybe its the same thing un-check the top look at the photo ^^ I unchecked it and now it gives me sound when I get text
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at&t sucks. bottom line.
Advice, if you want to stick with touchjizz, run a custom one, there are plenty that *should* have those issues taken care of.
But the widget size issue, thats just looks, with a different launcher can change size of widgets.
Lol I called this one. A bunch of people upgrade to stock ICS. Then they complain and want to switch back, mess it up, and start new threads. Hopefully they all learned their lesson about carrier upgrades . I mean even I tried it, just to see what it looked like and how it functioned. Then again I knew how to get back to a custom Rom Before I did it. It's actually not too bad, but there were just too many bugs and battery life was too bad for my taste.
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No problems here. Do a factory reset. Your on warranty don't be scared.
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No problems here. Do a factory reset. Your on warranty don't be scared.
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Stop telling people to do that, they could brick their phones
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Thank you for this useful reply/input and picture... I'll give it a try.
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I think this was my problem with the notifications not making any sound maybe its the same thing un-check the top look at the photo ^^ I unchecked it and now it gives me sound when I get text
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Nick281051 said:
Stop telling people to do that, they could brick their phones
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Were all under warranty. If it does brick Samsung could realize this is very serious and fix it sooner
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Were all under warranty. If it does brick Samsung could realize this is very serious and fix it sooner
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Doesn't matter. Don't encourage people to do something that could brick their phone. Do it to your own not others
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i upgraded to ICS when it got released used for a week and back to GB...GB is smooth then that crappy ICS
Im having alot of these problems plus my samsung keypad freezes and crashes browser freezes
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Doesn't matter. Don't encourage people to do something that could brick their phone. Do it to your own not others
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Did it to my own and my cousins already. No brick + no issues .
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Did it to my own and my cousins already. No brick + no issues .
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It isn't 100% on all phones it seems to be random but instead of posting something VERY VERY risky for people not so inclined to troll the forums and find out about the risks of certain actions why not shut up or post what you think will work then link them to a topic showing what bad could happen. You just seem like you want people to brick and make more topics about how they tried to reset and bricked. You also need to think of Google searches that link to this topic and they read it and see you said reset and they do it. It isn't just xda its anyone with the internet don't lead people to a possible brick
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There won't be a 4.0.4 I can almost guarantee it
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Yes there will. Nfc will get enabled
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Yes there will. Nfc will get enabled
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And where are you getting this information?
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johnny_1437 said:
i upgraded to ICS when it got released used for a week and back to GB...GB is smooth then that crappy ICS
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how? what steps did you take and where can i find the download link to gingerbread? did you use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
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how? what steps did you take and where can i find the download link to gingerbread? did you use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
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The only way to go "back" to Gingerbread is to flash UCKH7 straight stock or one of the Gingerbread stock plus root packages in Entropy512's thread. So yes, use that, or one of my guides.
So im coming from a nexus. Its a good phone and all but I figure I'd try HTC for once. I got it for $99 on Amazon. Abby way what's the statue on root or a boot loader unlock. Also what's the difference in the a nexus is vs the dna. Also is there anything I should know or do when I receive my new device. Thanks for the help
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So im coming from a nexus. Its a good phone and all but I figure I'd try HTC for once. I got it for $99 on Amazon. Abby way what's the statue on root or a boot loader unlock. Also what's the difference in the a nexus is vs the dna. Also is there anything I should know or do when I receive my new device. Thanks for the help
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The DNA is an awesome phone; however, if your phone comes with the newest update from HTC on it, be aware, there is currently software-based (free) method to unlock bootloader or modify the phone at all. Users with updated phones that were not previously unlocked have had to resort to JTAG service (something like $45 plus shipping) to have the phone S-OFF'ed (Radio S-OFF - Means you can flash whatever you please (even more so with the engineering bootloader flashed)).
If the phone prompts you for an update, DON'T DO IT! If the phone is already updated, you either wait and hope for someone to find a vulnerability, pay for JTAG service, or use the phone stock (still a good phone, but no root).
Good luck!
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So im coming from a nexus. Its a good phone and all but I figure I'd try HTC for once. I got it for $99 on Amazon. Abby way what's the statue on root or a boot loader unlock. Also what's the difference in the a nexus is vs the dna. Also is there anything I should know or do when I receive my new device. Thanks for the help
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Root/Bootloader status:
firmware 1.x - fully blown open
firmware 2.x - locked tighter that a dolphin's butthole.
It will probably come with the 2.x software. I would recommend using the JTAG service provided here:
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/htc-droid-dna-dlx-jtag-s-off-modification-service/
Difference between a nexus and the dna... A world.
The gnex was made to open from the beginning. Running one fastboot command opened the entire floodgate, plus odin is an awesome tool for samsung devices. HTC devices have more parts that need to be cracked to have the same openess as the nexus. Right now 2.x firmware means you are running stock only (no root or anything). I'm coming from the gnex and was willing to pay for the jtag service because although I love the dev's work on this phone, I don't want to rely on them for everything.
Hope this helps.
Alright now what about things like supercid or HTC dev. Also if we can unlock the boot loader then why is s-off important. Or can we not unlock the boot loader on 2.xx
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saintlikesniper said:
Alright now what about things like supercid or HTC dev. Also if we can unlock the boot loader then why is s-off important. Or can we not unlock the boot loader on 2.xx
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Read the threads.
No HTCdev, no unlock of bootloader of any kind currently.
Oh okay so I read that wrong. So we can't even downgrade to a previous version or that requires root and an unlocked bootloader. Also if my device is on 2.x no root goodness for me huh?
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saintlikesniper said:
Oh okay so I read that wrong. So we can't even downgrade to a previous version or that requires root and an unlocked bootloader. Also if my device is on 2.x no root goodness for me huh?
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No. You are stuck stock just like I am until someone figures it out. If they figure it out. Or you could pay the 45.00 for the JTAG s-off.
badogg said:
No. You are stuck stock just like I am until someone figures it out. If they figure it out. Or you could pay the 45.00 for the JTAG s-off.
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It's so worth it
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It's so worth it
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Ugh, I might just have to do it. My wife thinks I'm retarded, but what does SHE know being she doesn't have the staff of logic and intelligence. :laugh:
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Ugh, I might just have to do it. My wife thinks I'm retarded, but what does SHE know being she doesn't have the staff of logic and intelligence. :laugh:
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I think your wife and my wife might know each other....
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badogg said:
Ugh, I might just have to do it. My wife thinks I'm retarded, but what does SHE know being she doesn't have the staff of logic and intelligence. :laugh:
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Women can justify buying the same damn shoes and clothes in different shades of the same color, getsing jtagged should not be questioned.
And then oddly enough they complain when they see another in the same dress. Exclaiming how she stole her idea. Not even thinking she just might have the same taste in clothes but oh no that "B**** better get out that dress 'cause I wore it first"
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Lol, what have I done to the thread?
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Lol, what have I done to the thread?
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Made it interesting.
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Lol, what have I done to the thread?
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You said what most of us think when we ponder a purchase that has to be approved by the gatekeeper/wife.
haha no comments on the women stuff i think you understand why hahaha
Like other post, i would say know that you will not have root for a bit and cm 10.1 is not done yet...but will be soon. You can go for JTAG or stick with stock or use nova launcher temporarily. The battery life is pretty decent but nothing crazy 4 hours of screen time-ish on stock. i usually get enough battery for 1 day and a few hours. Oh, fastboot will prevent a full restart of your phone so might want to disable that...and yea just look around settings. there are ways to increase battery and stuff. for example, there is a settings in wifi that allows it to auto turn off and use data unless you start using your phone. I think its a great device even through its a bit big for my taste, and i don't like stock much. Hope you enjoy your phone! I can't wait to get root and cm 10.1 on my phone. ^_^
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haha no comments on the women stuff i think you understand why hahaha
Like other post, i would say know that you will not have root for a bit and cm 10.1 is not done yet...but will be soon. You can go for JTAG or stick with stock or use nova launcher temporarily. The battery life is pretty decent but nothing crazy 4 hours of screen time-ish on stock. i usually get enough battery for 1 day and a few hours. Oh, fastboot will prevent a full restart of your phone so might want to disable that...and yea just look around settings. there are ways to increase battery and stuff. for example, there is a settings in wifi that allows it to auto turn off and use data unless you start using your phone. I think its a great device even through its a bit big for my taste, and i don't like stock much. Hope you enjoy your phone! I can't wait to get root and cm 10.1 on my phone. ^_^
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I don't know what it is with me but I'm honestly tired of using CM and AOSP for awhile. I've been enjoying Viper so that I can still get a breath of fresh air from Sense... even though most don't appreciate Sense. Honestly wish I could put a Sense variant on my N7 too just to change it up.
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Lol, what have I done to the thread?
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BAD DOG! *rubs your nose in it*
Yeah I know what you vanilla gets bland for awhile. I can't get past two hours screen time on my nexus. And that's with the extended battery. At least sense is adding sprinkles and chocolate syrup to vanilla. Anyways what about face palm or whatever. Anyway my device will be here Monday thinks for the info I've only had Motorola and Samsung phones so HTC is a breath of fresh air
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I don't know what it is with me but I'm honestly tired of using CM and AOSP for awhile. I've been enjoying Viper so that I can still get a breath of fresh air from Sense... even though most don't appreciate Sense. Honestly wish I could put a Sense variant on my N7 too just to change it up.
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Same here. I love CM and AOSP/AOKP, but I tire of them pretty quick. I honestly don't understand the HTC Sense hate some people have. If it was that bad then everyone wouldn't be trying to find widgets that looked like the sense widgets on CM/AOSP. Sense is a really nice looking UI and their widgets are second to none.
I'm pretty much decided on sending out my DNA to be JTAG'd. How long can I expect to be without a phone? I think i'll be stuck using my rezound with just google voice.
Just got my S 4 a few days ago. BestBuy guy fiddling with it updated it to the ME7 build of which I had no idea couldn't get boot loader unlocked for yet. If I had known that at the time, I wouldn't have been letting him mess with it so long. Anyway, I am on ME7 and rooted..thank goodness that's available at least. Any word on the unlocked boot loader? Est. time on how long it takes to crack these things? I'm coming up from the SIII which I loved flashing new ROMs and fell in love with CleanROM, Hyperdrive and Bonestock. It's kind of a bummer I got my S 4, which I love btw, but I can't put that awesomeness on it yet. Any info would be great! Thanks everyone and as always Android>iOS woooooooooo
BTW Thank you to whom ever may be working on this. You guys are the best!
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Just got my S 4 a few days ago. BestBuy guy fiddling with it updated it to the ME7 build of which I had no idea couldn't get boot loader unlocked for yet. If I had known that at the time, I wouldn't have been letting him mess with it so long. Anyway, I am on ME7 and rooted..thank goodness that's available at least. Any word on the unlocked boot loader? Est. time on how long it takes to crack these things? I'm coming up from the SIII which I loved flashing new ROMs and fell in love with CleanROM, Hyperdrive and Bonestock. It's kind of a bummer I got my S 4, which I love btw, but I can't put that awesomeness on it yet. Any info would be great! Thanks everyone and as always Android>iOS woooooooooo
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Currently no eta. There is about a 4000$ donations post going on encouraging the development of unlocked boot loader. Just gonna hallve to wait impatiently like myself and probably many others
MikeyFid said:
Just got my S 4 a few days ago. BestBuy guy fiddling with it updated it to the ME7 build of which I had no idea couldn't get boot loader unlocked for yet. If I had known that at the time, I wouldn't have been letting him mess with it so long. Anyway, I am on ME7 and rooted..thank goodness that's available at least. Any word on the unlocked boot loader? Est. time on how long it takes to crack these things? I'm coming up from the SIII which I loved flashing new ROMs and fell in love with CleanROM, Hyperdrive and Bonestock. It's kind of a bummer I got my S 4, which I love btw, but I can't put that awesomeness on it yet. Any info would be great! Thanks everyone and as always Android>iOS woooooooooo
BTW Thank you to whom ever may be working on this. You guys are the best!
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I would return it and make sure it's not updated this time.
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itsdubai said:
I would return it and make sure it's not updated this time.
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Just tell them I want a different one? They'll go for that? Never got a phone from them before.
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Just tell them I want a different one? They'll go for that? Never got a phone from them before.
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If it's within 14 days, you should be able to exchange it. Just say you want a different s4. You might have to pay a minor restocking fee. It's up to you if it's worth it.
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If it's within 14 days, you should be able to exchange it. Just say you want a different s4. You might have to pay a minor restocking fee. It's up to you if it's worth it.
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Oh duh I totally forgot about that. It's definitely worth it for me. I love my custom ROMs.
One more question...Will it ask me to update? Or do it automatically? I've had so many Android phones but I'll be damned if I can remember if it asks or not.
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Oh duh I totally forgot about that. It's definitely worth it for me. I love my custom ROMs.
One more question...Will it ask me to update? Or do it automatically? I've had so many Android phones but I'll be damned if I can remember if it asks or not.
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It will ask you to update right when you turn it on most likely. Some users said it automatically updated overnight. So make sure you root and rom it immediately once you get it to stop that.
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It will ask you to update right when you turn it on most likely. Some users said it automatically updated overnight. So make sure you root and rom it immediately once you get it to stop that.
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Or he can freeze the sdm.apk to prevent it from doing it.
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It will ask you to update right when you turn it on most likely. Some users said it automatically updated overnight. So make sure you root and rom it immediately once you get it to stop that.
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I was asked to apply the OTA and I ignored the the messaged all day at work. When I got home, I plugged my phone into my computer only to charge it and it automatically applied the update. Also, I had Kies set up to NOT open or update when plugging in my phone.
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Or he can freeze the sdm.apk to prevent it from doing it.
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I didnt know this at the time- a day late and a buck short
Aren't there some other apks to free as well?
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Oh duh I totally forgot about that. It's definitely worth it for me. I love my custom ROMs.
One more question...Will it ask me to update? Or do it automatically? I've had so many Android phones but I'll be damned if I can remember if it asks or not.
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Bestbuy wont give you any problem, i just did it today actually but i just asked for a white one just so i wouldnt have to explain why i wanted a new one.
resurektz said:
Bestbuy wont give you any problem, i just did it today actually but i just asked for a white one just so i wouldnt have to explain why i wanted a new one.
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Awesome! I'll have to go up there and check it out.
MikeyFid said:
Awesome! I'll have to go up there and check it out.
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Yup, i'd suggest just saying the update was giving you a problem and you factory reset a few times and you still have spotty reception or something, or just switch colors if it doesnt matter to you.
resurektz said:
Yup, i'd suggest just saying the update was giving you a problem and you factory reset a few times and you still have spotty reception or something, or just switch colors if it doesnt matter to you.
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Just got home from BestBuy with my new S4, black this time. Rooted on mdk and changed name of SDM.apk, about to try out some ROMs :laugh:
MikeyFid said:
Just got home from BestBuy with my new S4, black this time. Rooted on mdk and changed name of SDM.apk, about to try out some ROMs :laugh:
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Lol you did exactly as I did but I switched to white. Its kind of a bummer because I liked black but im getting used to the white
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Did you guys take your phones back before the 14 day period was up or did you do it after?
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hexitnow said:
Did you guys take your phones back before the 14 day period was up or did you do it after?
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Before. We both just bought the phones recently. Both made the mistake of updating the first ones xD
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Make sure you freeze (or change the name of) fwupdate.apk as well as the SDM.apk to ensure you don't wake up one morning to find me7 installed.
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Did the same from verizon.. started to give a story about how something wasnt working right and the guys was like i dont care heres a new one.. lol i was worried there would be a problem. As for freezing there two files you want to freeze I found the info here on xda. As for the white phone theres a guy I work with that has a dark silver case and it makes it look awsome. If i see him tonight Ill link the case name.. Its almost grey and covers all the white except the smallest inner edge around the screen and it makes the screen pop.
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Did the same from verizon.. started to give a story about how something wasnt working right and the guys was like i dont care heres a new one.. lol i was worried there would be a problem. As for freezing there two files you want to freeze I found the info here on xda. As for the white phone theres a guy I work with that has a dark silver case and it makes it look awsome. If i see him tonight Ill link the case name.. Its almost grey and covers all the white except the smallest inner edge around the screen and it makes the screen pop.
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If you could link it thatd be great. As of now im using my otterbox until I get a glass screen protector
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Did you guys take your phones back before the 14 day period was up or did you do it after?
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Yes within 14 day period. They didn't even inspect my phone or ask me anything. I just said new firmware had issues and also I'd like a black one instead. If you are going to BestBuy be sure to get their phone insurance through Geeksquad, that stuff is great.