Is it going to allow us cdma-ers to one day be able to get the same development as the gsm devices do? Since it seems it is a gsm technology. Or is it just wishful thinking? And by that I mean quicker updates because we are using the same hardware as the rest of the world, the major purchaser of these Devices. Which, in my mind, would allow us to get radio drivers sooner. Or am I just reading way to much into the gsm similarity of LTE?
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Isn't cdma and gsm and lte all different??
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Isn't cdma and gsm and lte all different??
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Lte is a gsm technology.
I think I understand what you are trying to ask... My version of the answer is this: yes LTE is going to help us. The Rezound is great example why. It supports Vzw CDMA, LTe(Sum based), plus all other GSM bands. Mostly.
The unlocked international versions always get new FW updates first, and since our hardware is now essentially the sme, can we get the updates as well? Yes and no, it would be similar FW, English, and written for cdma, so there will b some differences, but it still is mostly carrier dependent. US has a system where the carriers are the boss, like the "big brother" selling a whole exoerience. So to answer your Q, only time will tell. I wish android OEM's would follow apples lead on how to drop an update.
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Our carriers are what slow our updates up.
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Our carriers are what slow our updates up.
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I don't necessarily mean the official updates, but more the ability to use things like asop. As, in my experience/understanding , it has always been closed cdma drivers that held things up.
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ksizzle9 said:
I think I understand what you are trying to ask... My version of the answer is this: yes LTE is going to help us. The Rezound is great example why. It supports Vzw CDMA, LTe(Sum based), plus all other GSM bands. Mostly.
The unlocked international versions always get new FW updates first, and since our hardware is now essentially the sme, can we get the updates as well? Yes and no, it would be similar FW, English, and written for cdma, so there will b some differences, but it still is mostly carrier dependent. US has a system where the carriers are the boss, like the "big brother" selling a whole exoerience. So to answer your Q, only time will tell. I wish android OEM's would follow apples lead on how to drop an update.
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I don't really mean the official updates, but I think you did pretty well answer my question. I remember with the TB, and the TB still isn't able to work with ics and the Ril, that it seemed as if the support was lacking due to the cdma drivers being closed. Or that is my novice understanding. I'm just wondering if 3-4 years down the road we will be able to get nexus type support due to having more compatible radio hardware.
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Isn't cdma and gsm and lte all different??
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No, from my understanding, LTe is just an evolved version of gsm. CDMA and gsm are different, but LTE is an offshoot of gsm.
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I don't necessarily mean the official updates, but more the ability to use things like asop. As, in my experience/understanding , it has always been closed cdma drivers that held things up.
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Well with each generation of phone, it's getting harder to completely unlock the phone for different reason.
Look at the Rezound, we still don't have data for any AOSP ROMs we may/may not have, it gets harder and harder and I think it's a lot more than just CDMA drivers.
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Well with each generation of phone, it's getting harder to completely unlock the phone for different reason.
Look at the Rezound, we still don't have data for any AOSP ROMs we may/may not have, it gets harder and harder and I think it's a lot more than just CDMA drivers.
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So I guess it lts going to get to the point that you can't change anything at all, if I understand what you're are saying correctly.
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Hey all,
I'm headed to Korea this week and I was going to reflash my ROM to allow for GSM data. So I'm looking at the Venasaur (Charmander if it gets released in time) or MIUI. I'd still like to use it on CDMA until I leave, but easily switch it to GSM while in Korea for data usage.
What's the easiest/best of the two to use?
I'm currently on Scott's ICS Dev Edition as I prefer the stock ICS feel. I could put up with a theme for a couple weeks while I'm there though.
Otherwise, I'm using my old Captivate while I'm there as I know that'll work, but the GPS is practically unusable.
Thanks!
Super
Pretty sure you can run GSM on your current rom. Settings>Tweaks>Misc>Phone Info. The antennae selection is on that screen.
You can get gsm on any rom, its sending sms and a couple of other issues that only miui or any sense 4 rom work it out using the gsm fix patch.
I'd say use miui, both cdma and gsm is working out of the box with cdma sms sendung being the only issue.
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Thanks.
Data's the big concern. I don't plan on using voice too much, if at all on this trip. I mainly want data for Internet, GPS and translation.
Have people been able to use data without trouble on other ROMs besides those two?
Superguy said:
Thanks.
Data's the big concern. I don't plan on using voice too much, if at all on this trip. I mainly want data for Internet, GPS and translation.
Have people been able to use data without trouble on other ROMs besides those two?
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Yeah data is a go but you're probably have to manually set up your APN.
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That part I usually expect while I'm abroad. Vodafone in Prague had me up in running with the APN info in under 5 minutes when I was there last.
Superguy said:
That part I usually expect while I'm abroad. Vodafone in Prague had me up in running with the APN info in under 5 minutes when I was there last.
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I would just use vennasour. We know it works and you never know in an emergency what type of service you might need whether it be voice, texts, or data.
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I'm not trying to hijack this thread, but I was wondering if Korea uses the same kind of cellular networks as China? I might be going to China. Would be great to keep the rezound and swap sim cards.
rockingondrums said:
I'm not trying to hijack this thread, but I was wondering if Korea uses the same kind of cellular networks as China? I might be going to China. Would be great to keep the rezound and swap sim cards.
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The Rezound us both gsm and cdma capable phone, there's no country in the world you can't hook a lical sim card from into this beast and get no signal, that's the beauty of the Rezound
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Abu-7abash said:
The Rezound us both gsm and cdma capable phone, there's no country in the world you can't hook a lical sim card from into this beast and get no signal, that's the beauty of the Rezound
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I'm sure there are some places in the world I can't use this phone
I guess I'll look in to it more, thanks.
dig this thread out i am on the same boat with op now.
does any one make sure or find any rom working perfect in asia?
leotnnz said:
dig this thread out i am on the same boat with op now.
does any one make sure or find any rom working perfect in asia?
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Thought the latest ruu from androidpolice (4.03.605.2?) had easy to access global capabilities, but not officially released yet i guess.
esheesle said:
Thought the latest ruu from androidpolice (4.03.605.2?) had easy to access global capabilities, but not officially released yet i guess.
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already flashed 4.0.3ruu. just wonder any rom will make data and sms perfectly with gsm and is easy to switch back to cdma when i am back.
leotnnz said:
already flashed 4.0.3ruu. just wonder any rom will make data and sms perfectly with gsm and is easy to switch back to cdma when i am back.
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That RUU came from the last official update, so it SHOULD work fine. But when you usewords like "perfectly" then all bets are off..
Nils BCS ROM based on 3.6 is supposed to be global. There are probably others tho.
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tmach said:
That RUU came from the last official update, so it SHOULD work fine. But when you usewords like "perfectly" then all bets are off..
Nils BCS ROM based on 3.6 is supposed to be global. There are probably others tho.
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I didn't think the 4.03.xxx.2 has been pushed yet? Thought we were still officially on 3.14.xxx
tmach said:
That RUU came from the last official update, so it SHOULD work fine. But when you usewords like "perfectly" then all bets are off..
Nils BCS ROM based on 3.6 is supposed to be global. There are probably others tho.
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haha, my "perfectly" is not that perfect actually. i just need calling and data works with no problem.
nils roms based on 3.6 and 4.0 have any difference, besides sense version? i hope 4.0 rom is global either.
leotnnz said:
haha, my "perfectly" is not that perfect actually. i just need calling and data works with no problem.
nils roms based on 3.6 and 4.0 have any difference, besides sense version? i hope 4.0 rom is global either.
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I'm pretty sure the Sense 4 rom hasn't been updated for global.
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I didn't think the 4.03.xxx.2 has been pushed yet? Thought we were still officially on 3.14.xxx
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you are right. 4.03 is a leaked version.
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I'm pretty sure the Sense 4 rom hasn't been updated for global.
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thx. seems i have to go with sense 3.6
I need to know soon, cause I might trade my phone to a guy that is switching carriers from Verizon. My phone is s-off running cleanrom 4.5. What do I need to do?
ICS Rezound.
Read the threads on GSM support.
skater95 said:
I need to know soon, cause I might trade my phone to a guy that is switching carriers from Verizon. My phone is s-off running cleanrom 4.5. What do I need to do?
ICS Rezound.
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to what carrier? No hspa support for t-mobile and at&t is wonky at best.
These are not gsm based phones so trying to get them working is a headache.
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to what carrier? No hspa support for t-mobile and at&t is wonky at best.
These are not gsm based phones so trying to get them working is a headache.
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None, now. But for future reference does 3G and SMS/mms work for t mobile?
ICS Rezound.
Look in the GSM threads, they will tell you.
Flash any sense 4 rom then look up the gsm patch from the GSM thread in the Q&A section, its linked on the first post.
Or you can.just flash the MIUI rom in the dev section, its gsm based and active out of the box.
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skater95 said:
I need to know soon, cause I might trade my phone to a guy that is switching carriers from Verizon. My phone is s-off running cleanrom 4.5. What do I need to do?
ICS Rezound.
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Or you could check the MIUI thread in the dev section. I think MIUI works out of the box for GSM carriers, except for some data bands.
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skater95 said:
None, now. But for future reference does 3G and SMS/mms work for t mobile?
ICS Rezound.
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If you flash MIUI or the SMS fix on a Sense 4 rom, you can get SMS and MMS working on a GSM carrier, but none of the GSM carriers in the united states will get 3G on the Rezound. Including T-Mobile
Nm wrong thread
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So it won't work? Or it will?
skater95 said:
So it won't work? Or it will?
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It will.
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I dont get it. in portugal we need 3g to send mms, in usa inst the same thing?
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EclipseX said:
I dont get it. in portugal we need 3g to send mms, in usa inst the same thing?
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I would assume so. Cause if I don't have 3G available it won't send.
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I dont get it. in portugal we need 3g to send mms, in usa inst the same thing?
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Yes. You can text over 1x but not mms.
Thats why i dont understand i have data 3g but i cant send mms
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Look at the address in Settings/Mobile Data/Access Point Names/Internet under MMSC. See if it is an address that makes sense. Like the one for Verizon is: http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms
This might be the dumbest question ever, just want to make sure. I got the SPRINT HTC EVO 3D from my sister, I live outside the US so I'm using the phone abroad with another company. Is there any way I can get the sprint ICS update?? Thanks in advance.
kanunez said:
This might be the dumbest question ever, just want to make sure. I got the SPRINT HTC EVO 3D from my sister, I live outside the US so I'm using the phone abroad with another company. Is there any way I can get the sprint ICS update?? Thanks in advance.
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Q&A much?
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Cool ROM bro.
So what happens now is that Papa Smurf will chide you with a huge signature about not reading the rules (located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1745961) and move this to the proper place.
I'm gonna call the fantastic four to flame u, I'm not in the mood lol
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To answer your question...
kanunez said:
This might be the dumbest question ever, just want to make sure. I got the SPRINT HTC EVO 3D from my sister, I live outside the US so I'm using the phone abroad with another company. Is there any way I can get the sprint ICS update?? Thanks in advance.
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The short answer is no. Sprint has not released their ICS update yet. However, Virgin Mobile (a Sprint subsdiary) has. You can download ROMs based off of that firmware. I hear derpICS is pretty popular.
However, I personally recommend CM9 Devil Toast. I much prefer the CyanogenMod experiance compared to an HTC Sense-based one. But feel free to try out both and find out what works best for you. A word of caution, though: (almost) all the ROMs you will find on this forum are geared towards Sprint. I'd be careful about using them with another carrier.
And finally, this topic you started should really go in the Q&A section.
All of the information above assumes you have a CDMA device. If you're international and your Evo 3D does not have Sprint written right below the front facing camera, it's entirely possible that you have a GSM version, in which case I suggest you check out over here: EVO 3D GSM Android Development.
kanunez said:
This might be the dumbest question ever, just want to make sure. I got the SPRINT HTC EVO 3D from my sister, I live outside the US so I'm using the phone abroad with another company. Is there any way I can get the sprint ICS update?? Thanks in advance.
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Yes you can update your 3d when sprint releases it though you are on another carrier .
But just to be safe , make a backup of all your EVO 3d carrier settings,prl etc using CDMA WORKSHOP or QPST . I too took the previous OTA updates and to my knowledge they don't touch your carrier settings .
Make sure you backup MMS settings too..
Thread moved to Q&A.
mnomaanw said:
Yes you can update your 3d when sprint releases it though you are on another carrier .
But just to be safe , make a backup of all your EVO 3d carrier settings,prl etc using CDMA WORKSHOP or QPST . I too took the previous OTA updates and to my knowledge they don't touch your carrier settings .
Make sure you backup MMS settings too..
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My only concern is that if the phone is abroad, it will not receive the ota since you are not on Sprint towers (right?).
EDIT: You do get OTAs even if you are out of country. Good to know. Thanks mnomaanw!
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coal686 said:
My only concern is that if the phone is abroad, it will not receive the ota since you are not on Sprint towers (right?).
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Nope, I live in India and I get sprint OTA updates on stock roms.
Thanks
Thanks, I'll wait for the Sprint OTA then. I'm sorry for posting on the wrong forum, won't happen again, You guys are the best!
mnomaanw said:
Yes you can update your 3d when sprint releases it though you are on another carrier .
But just to be safe , make a backup of all your EVO 3d carrier settings,prl etc using CDMA WORKSHOP or QPST . I too took the previous OTA updates and to my knowledge they don't touch your carrier settings .
Make sure you backup MMS settings too..
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It's true, I just got the OTA and it is currently installing. I'm quite happy.
I need a bit of advice on what to buy. I'm currently on AT&T contract with my old iPhone 5, but want to buy the One. I have a few options:
1. Craigslist seller #1 ($500)- It's a 32GB Global Unlocked version. However, they said that it will work with AT&T but it will only be HSPA + not LTE. Is this true?? He ahd it on AT&T but couldnt get LTE. I checked the HTC website and the 32GB Global Unlocked version did have one compatible band (700MHz) with AT&T's LTE, so I can't see why it wouldnt work. What do you guys think?
2. Craigslist seller #2 ($500)- She has a 32GB T-Mobile version that she got as a gift at a HTC event. It has never been activated. We tried calling TMO last night to get it unlocked, but they were clueless. I did find that I could get it unlocked for around $25 from a site online. If we do this, will it work on AT&T LTE? Any way to remove the TMO bloatware and crap from it?
3. Buy the phone direct from AT&T outright ($600). It's guaranteed to work with their LTE, but would come with the bloatware. It's more than the craigslist sellers, but at least I'd have the support of AT&T if anything ever went wrong with it (since I bought it from them). However, it's only like $30 less than the 64GB Developer edition
4. Buy direct from HTC (32GB global unlocked or Dev edition). This way guarantees me that I get the fastest updates (is that true for both or only the Dev edition) and no carrier bloatware, but I'd have to wait 2-4 weeks for the phone to arrive, and I'm impatient as hell. I know it's the smartest and best option, but I dont really feel like waiting.
If I can get #1 working on AT&T LTE, I think it's my best option, but I'm not sure if that will work. According to this XDA post, the Global Unlocked version should work with AT&T LTE, but the seller is telling me that it doesnt.
So what do you guys think? What's my best move & option here?
Wrong section
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Wrong section
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Sorry. Where should I have posted this?
Buy it from AT&T. As you said, the support is worth the extra $$.
_MetalHead_ said:
Buy it from AT&T. As you said, the support is worth the extra $$.
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Grr, yeah that's what I was thinking. I guess it's the smarter option. Would probably be better to get the Dev edition for $50 more and a few weeks of waiting. I want to make sure I get software updates as fast as possible. I'm still stumped.
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Buy it from AT&T. As you said, the support is worth the extra $$.
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Any thoughts on option #1? Seems strange that it would have one of the correct AT&T LTE bands, but not work on AT&T. Maybe a different APN setting? I dunno. That seems like the best option, provided I can get it to work on AT&T.
You're on a development forum.. remember that.
It all comes down to this: are you happy with HSPA+ Speeds? If so, save $100 and get the unlocked version. If you want LTE, get the phone direct from AT&T. You will not get LTE speeds from any One except the AT&T model, this is proven by numerous accounts of people doing reviews on YouTube using the unlocked on AT&T.
Now, if you decide to get the AT&T, first thing to understand is you're on a developement forum.. how many people here (all of which are on AT&T still have their bloatware installed? Almost no one. I have One, and the first thing I did was unlock bootloader, root, flash a stock ROM (TrickDroid) which comes with many benificial features, including NO bloat, and fixes for bugs in HTC stock firmware.
Trust me, you're going to want to unlock, root and flash a custom ROM.
As for updates, the people that will get the updates first, before anyone else, is us. Because we are on a developement forum. People will start cooking up updates before HTC even released anything. And once AT&T or HTC starts rolling out the updates, we, XDAers will definitely know about it. And the ROMS will start getting updates.
So go for the LTE version, and know, you'll be bloat free, speeedy and the first to hear about any updates.
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You're on a development forum.. remember that.
It all comes down to this: are you happy with HSPA+ Speeds? If so, save $100 and get the unlocked version. If you want LTE, get the phone direct from AT&T. You will not get LTE speeds from any One except the AT&T model, this is proven by numerous accounts of people doing reviews on YouTube using the unlocked on AT&T.
Now, if you decide to get the AT&T, first thing to understand is you're on a developement forum.. how many people here (all of which are on AT&T still have their bloatware installed? Almost no one. I have One, and the first thing I did was unlock bootloader, root, flash a stock ROM (TrickDroid) which comes with many benificial features, including NO bloat, and fixes for bugs in HTC stock firmware.
Trust me, you're going to want to unlock, root and flash a custom ROM.
As for updates, the people that will get the updates first, before anyone else, is us. Because we are on a developement forum. People will start cooking up updates before HTC even released anything. And once AT&T or HTC starts rolling out the updates, we, XDAers will definitely know about it. And the ROMS will start getting updates.
So go for the LTE version, and know, you'll be bloat free, speeedy and the first to hear about any updates.
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Haha yeah, I purposefully came to a dev forum. You guys know more about this **** than anyone. Since I'm brand new to Android, I dont really know much about rooting, Roms etc. I hope it's easy. I'm reasonably technical, but not a dev or engineer. Can you point me to the beginner's guide to rooting and flashing roms?
Also, I heard conflicting reports about the Dev Unlocked phone direct from HTC working on AT&T LTE, so I dont know what to believe anymore. I guess the AT&T version is the best bet.
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Haha yeah, I purposefully came to a dev forum. You guys know more about this **** than anyone. Since I'm brand new to Android, I dont really know much about rooting, Roms etc. I hope it's easy. I'm reasonably technical, but not a dev or engineer. Can you point me to the beginner's guide to rooting and flashing roms?
Also, I heard conflicting reports about the Dev Unlocked phone direct from HTC working on AT&T LTE, so I dont know what to believe anymore. I guess the AT&T version is the best bet.
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Alright here's how it works. Once you get to the AT&T HTC One section, that's the start. From there you see catigories. General is mostly for stories and such, that's why this thread should be in Q and A. Then there's stuff like themes and apps section, and accessories (self explanitory) then the good stuff. Origional Development is developement that has been done SPECIFICALLY for the AT&T variant of the One. The Developement section can be ports of other phones or other variants. So, in the Developement section, we find this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245776
[XMOD] MoDaCo Toolkit (with HTC One specific mods)
That is a guide to unlocking bootloader, rooting and flashing.
Do you have a PC? If so things are a little simpler if you ask me.
Hope that helps, and I'm glad someone made a noob friendly guide because I had to do it all manually before they made it. Haha
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beforedenied said:
Alright here's how it works. Once you get to the AT&T HTC One section, that's the start. From there you see catigories. General is mostly for stories and such, that's why this thread should be in Q and A. Then there's stuff like themes and apps section, and accessories (self explanitory) then the good stuff. Origional Development is developement that has been done SPECIFICALLY for the AT&T variant of the One. The Developement section can be ports of other phones or other variants. So, in the Developement section, we find this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245776
[XMOD] MoDaCo Toolkit (with HTC One specific mods)
That is a guide to unlocking bootloader, rooting and flashing.
Do you have a PC? If so things are a little simpler if you ask me.
Hope that helps, and I'm glad someone made a noob friendly guide because I had to do it all manually before they made it. Haha
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Awesome thanks! I have a Mac, but have Win8 installed via Parallels, so I think I should be good. Thank you so much for your help!
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Awesome thanks! I have a Mac, but have Win8 installed via Parallels, so I think I should be good. Thank you so much for your help!
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Actually, bad idea a bit. You're going to want hardware specific drivers installed and if I remember, parallel and drivers can be weird. I would try to figure out the OS X way about things. It can be hard for even a windows computer to get the drivers installed correctly so good luck with a virtual OS.
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beforedenied said:
Actually, bad idea a bit. You're going to want hardware specific drivers installed and if I remember, parallel and drivers can be weird. I would try to figure out the OS X way about things. It can be hard for even a windows computer to get the drivers installed correctly so good luck with a virtual OS.
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Well crap. Thanks for poopin on my idea. I'll find an old ThinkPad at the office and borrow it for a bit. But even then, how hard is it for a windows comp to get the drivers installed??
diggity said:
Well crap. Thanks for poopin on my idea. I'll find an old ThinkPad at the office and borrow it for a bit. But even then, how hard is it for a windows comp to get the drivers installed??
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Not hard, just don't download the HTC Sync from the HTC website, instead install this:
http://androiddrivers.net/android-drivers/htc-one-drivers/
Then the root tool thing should do the rest, I don't really know because I didn't use it.
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beforedenied said:
Not hard, just don't download the HTC Sync from the HTC website, instead install this:
http://androiddrivers.net/android-drivers/htc-one-drivers/
Then the root tool thing should do the rest, I don't really know because I didn't use it.
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Awesome, many thanks!!
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Awesome, many thanks!!
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No problem man, I remember getting into it, hard when people get annoyed when you're new. Haha I remember it well. People in the root tool thread were joking about having to pull their old laptops out of the closet too. Haha
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diggity said:
Awesome thanks! I have a Mac, but have Win8 installed via Parallels, so I think I should be good. Thank you so much for your help!
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I wrote a complete tutorial for unlocking the bootloader and rooting on a mac.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245782
Just to consign, if you want it to work on att lte it has to be an att branded One. Also, avoid 2nd hand att devices unless you know the individual personally. If you purchase a device then they call it in lost/ stolen, it will be added to our blocklist and it cannot be used on our network.
Optimus G
charleswesde said:
Just to consign, if you want it to work on att lte it has to be an att branded One. Also, avoid 2nd hand att devices unless you know the individual personally. If you purchase a device then they call it in lost/ stolen, it will be added to our blocklist and it cannot be used on our network.
Optimus G
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Nope
The Unlocked regular and Dev editions sold directly by HTC work on AT&T LTE.
I agree about buying second hand though, it can be risky
gunnyman said:
I wrote a complete tutorial for unlocking the bootloader and rooting on a mac.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245782
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Good stuff gunny, didn't realise it was essentially the same steps for Mac.
But for a begginer, understanding some of that can be confusing. It's a good learning experience though. Who knows, I'd say barrow the windows. Lol
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beforedenied said:
Good stuff gunny, didn't realise it was essentially the same steps for Mac.
But for a begginer, understanding some of that can be confusing. It's a good learning experience though. Who knows, I'd say barrow the windows. Lol
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steps are the same. just no pesky windows drivers to mess with. fastboot and adb just work
I was doing some reading and came across this interesting article. I hope our devs can UN dm-verify our stock kernel.
It may make rooting future devices much more difficult. I wonder what bug crawled up Google's butt.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/google-taking-aim-at-device-modders-in-android-4-4-kitkat/
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There always seems to be work around on every new version but this looks like bad news. Read the whole thing. Scary stuff for locked bootloaders.
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So do we get the pitchforks out and commence advance on LGs social media, etc? To get them to churn out an official build, of course.
It's a great phone and I bought it knowing they might not be quick on the draw. Didn't consider that 4.4 might make all these ROMs all for naught. Still, I needed a faster phone and this certainly fits the bill!
At same time I did know that short of a GSM Nexus that I couldn't have guarantee of latest Android.
I'm stuck on Verizon until March 2013. I can then slap a GSM Sim in, hopefully. But I paid retail so it's not like I want to buy a new phone anytime soon.
Well. I have myself to blame. Again. But I am off contract in March and this will never happen to me again!
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I am hopeful that when 4.4 comes out our devs will be able find a way for us to upgrade from 4.2 to a custom rooted 4.4 with out any issues. I do think that even stock unrooted this phone is fantastic it is carrier iq that is killing me. I'm sure att will put it in 4.4 also. Even though it was the carriers idea LG allows it to happen so I blame them also.
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Are all G2s bootloader locked? Including the international D802? Or only the carrier branded ones?
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sacredsoul said:
Are all G2s bootloader locked? Including the international D802? Or only the carrier branded ones?
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LG to my knowledge locks the bootloader on all its devices regardless of carrier.
This is troubling. The reason I chose the G2 was because it was the closest thing to the Nexus 5 on Verizon and had good developer support. Hopefully our fantastic developers will figure out a solution.
From what I understand, unless we upgrade to the official 4.4 LG ROM, there is no chance of this happening. Is that correct ?
I guess I'm selling the g2 for the nexus 5
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This is rubbish man..
sidthegreatest said:
From what I understand, unless we upgrade to the official 4.4 LG ROM, there is no chance of this happening. Is that correct ?
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That's my take on it. It is built into the 4.4 kernel. I wonder if this had anything to do with Google buying Motorola in August. Lock the phones way down for the carriers.
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If there will not be a 4.4 rom within 3 months guess it is a dirty shot for those who bought it and want to buy it like me
Looks like I'll be rolling with Nexus devices from now on. I guess it was bound to happen though, I'm sure OEM's wanted another security layer because of bootloader work a rounds. On the upside though, there will be less threads on device release days asking for root and ROM ETA's!
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the funny thing even though android are opensource, the phones and hardware are not. Thats where improvement is. If you create an abstraction layer, where due to propriatary stuff its closed and updateable by vendor. Another layer, the OS can go on top, thusly eliminating hardware dependancy as well as increasing updatability. OS and security issues can then more easily be adressed, without the now unduable vendor involvement needed in integrating the new OS with all the hardware specifics. Given the entropy rate of new phones coming out, its undoable. This last, as wel as commercial reasons is why updates and fixes for security holes dont come fast. As of yet.
Right now we see the true devs juggling various devices as the rate of entropy in new devices is higher then more true devs coming in. Devices not even picket up by community cause there are no devs for it. The breaking point has come.
A new design must be made for this momentum, a new standard
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The bootloader may be locked, but since custom recovery is available our kernel can be modified...so we should be okay...right?
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hhhmmmm not enjoying reading this thread
brucipher said:
The bootloader may be locked, but since custom recovery is available our kernel can be modified...so we should be okay...right?
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right. as long as you can flash custom kernels all this stuff should not be a problem.
it's about time to build some kitkat
KitKat has been out for like 5 days. Let's give the developers some time before everyone starts freaking out for no reason. They always find a way.
brucipher said:
The bootloader may be locked, but since custom recovery is available our kernel can be modified...so we should be okay...right?
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I think people who are already rooted will be ok , they will just need to avoid the official 4.4 until a custom rom is built. The bigger problem will be for new unrooted owners. I would imagine it being tricky to flash a custom kernel without the ability to root. I also agree in time the devs will figure something out.
TheBiles said:
KitKat has been out for like 5 days. Let's give the developers some time before everyone starts freaking out for no reason. They always find a way.
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Intub8 said:
I think people who are already rooted will be ok , they will just need to avoid the official 4.4 until a custom rom is built. The bigger problem will be for new unrooted owners. I would imagine it being tricky to flash a custom kernel without the ability to root. I also agree in time the devs will figure something out.
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I just uninstalled recovery and was about to unroot and return to store, you guys gave me the slap in face I needed. Going to keep my badass phone now, thanks, drinks on me.