So this will officially kick off tomorrow. Will the existing tools for rooting the phones still apply for the Snapdragon based one or will new tools be needed?
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Is there any site that i can find out to which models can i official and unofficial install the new android 4.0.3 or newest?
A lot of thanks.
clockworkmod.com and under rom manager it will show you all roms for your phone. if your unrooted google it
I would say this is the best site for that. Just find your phone and see if it has been developed for it. 4.0 can't run on everything without a bit of tweaking on a phone by phone basis. The developers on here do that for you.
It is hard to unlock any android mobile phone to install it a rom that is unofficial and if it is easy BEFORE i installed the new unofficial rom is there a way to make a COMPLETE BACKUP of the android phone so anytime i want i can make a COMPLETE RESTORE to factory defaults with official android version.
A LOT OF THANKS FOR ALL.
cyanogenmod.com
Device compatible with CM9 are Android 4.0.3 IceCreamSandwich
To which sites i can see the OFFICIAL android 4.0.3 supported mobiles phones?
The samsung galaxy s plus i9001 does it support it?
And if don't where is the way to install an unofficial android 4.0.3 for samsung galaxy s plus i9001 phone?
Not as such...
I haven't found any comprhensive listing of ICS ROMS + supported devices.
Your best bet is to start from your device and find which ROM's (if any) are out for it. Some devices may never get support, some already have it, some are in between.
Much as I love Cyanogenmod, I can't get a functional CM9 (that is, ICS by Cyanogen) that will work on my Nexus S 4G. But I did find a list of ROM's for Nexus S 4G and by elimination found one that works flawlessly.
Be careful, follow steps closely, and RTFM first!
Hi,
Is it possible to root S3 with S4 stock rom.
Rgrds
Kanak
Well you can't really put a s4 rom on a s3 dye to the fact that they are two different devices and trying to do this will most likely end up with you owning a bricked phone. Therefore you wouldn't be able to root as this isn't possible unless you had a ported rom.
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Rooting vs. ROMs
It also may help to look at it like this: as I understand it, rooting your phone grants you access to low level software functions, such as reading and writing system directories and files. This is useful if you want to overwrite certain files which may alter the functionality of your phone or to perform complete backups and restores. Your phone would need to be rooted in order to install another ROM, as you need to overwrite boot files and other system files.
A ROM, on the other hand, contains the complete system, and other apps the developer has chosen to include. ROMs usually are installed pre-rooted, so that you retain that control.
A stock S4 ROM wouldn't work on an S3, though, because they are completely different hardware, and the kernel, etc. is built with the drivers for the S4. I wouldn't run on your S3 at all.
Smart money says, though, that if they haven't already, developers soon begin pulling out the choicest bits of the new software and making it available for the older phones.
Have a look at the forum for your phone, and keep an eye on the developer sections, and you'll see things popping up.
Thanks a lot guys for the help. How to get the features of S4 on S3 like air gesture, etc. Also which is the best 4.2.2 rom apart from the leaked rom for S3.
kanakchangela said:
Thanks a lot guys for the help. How to get the features of S4 on S3 like air gesture, etc. Also which is the best 4.2.2 rom apart from the leaked rom for S3.
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Air gestures might be possible to be used on a S3 but there is a low chance as if it is hardware specific it wouldn't work and would be hard to make it work on a S3. Also try CM10.1 it is not fully stable yet but it is an alternative to the stock 4.2 rom.
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I know that Benru89 has made a CM7 port for the Huawei U8650 (the aforementioned being thusly compatible with his ROM). I was wondering, given that there is already a compatible ROM in place, what methods would I need to port a different Android version, namely 4.2.2 onto this device?
Would this be a good method?
How does one move up from CM7 to CM10.1.2, essentially?
Porting a Rom from another phone isn't the hardest thing. In the first place you need a kernel that has the ability to boot on 4.2 this will need to be built from source. Also it would make your porting much easier if your phone already had some sort of 4.2 rom which you guy don't have. For my info what is the highest android version available for your phone at this moment.
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Hi Everyone,
I am seeking some advice regarding our beloved Samsung Galaxy 2. I owed this phone in the past and after testing other devices, I am considering to purchase it again. Please kindly try to answer my questions:
1. I have Spinal Muscular Atrophy and I think the S2 is one of the lightest and thinnest smartphone on the market. Do you have any other devices in mind that could be suitable to my mobility issues?
2. I have purchased a few smartphones online (ebay and amazon) and always had difficulties to find one that is “truly” unlocked. Most of them were entitled as “unlocked” but would not work with my sim card. Do you have any advice on this issue?
2b. Do all S2s have the same processors/ram/features? Do you advise any S2 version in particular or all of them are fine?
3. I am interested in those new voice recognition features such as Ok Google/voice and my guess is that the most efficient and reliable versions of it are present on the latest Android versions such as Lollipop/is there any correlation between Android version and Voice recognition efficiency?
3c. Do you think it would be possible to install Lollipop on a S2 and how?
3d. Would it be a simple and “official” update or will it necessary imply a “jailbreak”? Knowing that I am definitely not familiar with this kind of process, are there accessible and straightforward tutorials for newbies showing how to proceed step-by-step?
3e. Would it slower the S2 to update it with Lollipop or create any other issue//conflict/flaw? If so, until what Android version can I update without slowing the S2?
Many thanks for your kind help!
Darkk.
DarkkPhenixx said:
Hi Everyone,
I am seeking some advice regarding our beloved Samsung Galaxy 2. I owed this phone in the past and after testing other devices, I am considering to purchase it again. Please kindly try to answer my questions:
1.I have Spinal Muscular Atrophy and I think the S2 is one of the lightest and thinnest smartphone on the market. Do you have any other devices in mind that could be suitable to my mobility issues?
2.I have purchased a few smartphones online (ebay and amazon) and always had difficulties to find one that is “truly” unlocked. Most of them were entitled as “unlocked” but would not work with my sim card. Do you have any advice on this issue?
2b. Do all S2s have the same processors/ram/features? Do you advise any S2 version in particular or all of them are fine?
3.I am interested in those new voice recognition features such as Ok Google/voice and my guess is that the most efficient and reliable versions of it are present on the latest Android versions such as Lollipop/is there any correlation between Android version and Voice recognition efficiency?
3c. Do you think it would be possible to install Lollipop on a S2 and how?
3d. Would it be a simple and “official” update or will it necessary imply a “jailbreak”? Knowing that I am definitely not familiar with this kind of process, are there accessible and straightforward tutorials for newbies showing how to proceed step-by-step?
3e. Would it slower the S2 to update it with Lollipop or create any other issue//conflict/flaw? If so, until what Android version can I update without slowing the S2?
Many thanks for your kind help!
Darkk.
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1. Sorry no idea here.
2. By rooting your phone you could remove the branding and use any sim card
2b. The most common version of galaxy s2 is the international one gt-I9100. Depending on the year of when it was made there could be a slight difference in processor. Older processor need more voltage than the newer ones and might not be able to overclock as much as the newer ones. But if you don't intend to undervolt your phone this is unimportant for you. All of them work with 1.2ghz. Which processor type you'll get is some kind of luck I guess.
Gt-I9100 aside therealso are gt-I9100P and 9100g. I'm not sure but I think they work with same specs as the international one (1, 2 ghz and 1gb ram) but they use other hardware and thus it's not as easy to find custom roms like for the gt I9100 I think.
Furthermore there also is the galaxy s2 at&t version. If I'm right this the t mobile version of this phone. It also has the same specs like the other models (different hardware too) but the difference is this phone has no physical home button, which for me, looks better somehow.
I'd suggest to take the international one gt I9100 or the at&t version.
3. Official android version of the galaxy s2 models is jelly bean 4.1.2 which also is required by Google search and Google now. I assume it doesn't matter rather you have android 4.1.2 or 5 regarding the voice recognition.
3c. At the moment it's not possible to install Lollipop on a S2 but it may be possible in the future. You'll have to root your phone therefore and flash/install a custom rom based on lollipop.
3d. Like already mentioned earlier you'll need to root your phone in order to get past android 4.1.2. Depending on your phone model (2b.) It can be extremely easy or a bit more difficult. I'm just used to the international version gt I9100 which can be rooted with an app via one tap. That aside there are various step by step tutorials, as the galaxy s2 is a very popular phone.
If you'll root your galaxy s2 I highly recommend to Google emmc brick bug before doing so.
3e. All official android versions can become slow after some time, especially because of not removable, pre installed apps. With root you have the possibility to remove those and make your phone faster. If you intend to stay on official firmware you should update to the latest (4.1.2).
Talking about getting slower with higher android version is a bit difficult here. Theoretically with higher android version the phone will get faster....at least that's what Google says.
However as already said the galaxy s2 is stuck on 4.1.2. The only way to get higher are custom roms and those can be slow or fast no matter on which android version they are based.
For example cyanogenmod 10.1.3 is the fastest firmware I've had till now and it's based on Android 4.2.2. Jelly bean. Next there's for example aicp rom based on 4.4.4 KitKat. This version wasn't very fast for me. Another KitKat rom, NeatROM, however was faster than aicp although it has same android version.
It always depends on your personal phone, because each phone (or each galaxy s2 in your case) reacts a bit different to it's firmware and also on the way the developer made their custom roms.
You'll have to find out there
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Hi
Im looking to root an andoird 4.4.4 phone, as the phone is chinese and not mainstream its not possible to unlock the bootloader or find a custom rom to flash superuser onto it. I notice if you have an htc device running 4.4.4 you can use weaksauce 2 to root them and samsung devices can use cf auto root. Is there a similar universal program that will work on other manufacturers phones.
Thanks
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Im looking to root an andoird 4.4.4 phone, as the phone is chinese and not mainstream its not possible to unlock the bootloader or find a custom rom to flash superuser onto it. I notice if you have an htc device running 4.4.4 you can use weaksauce 2 to root them and samsung devices can use cf auto root. Is there a similar universal program that will work on other manufacturers phones.
Thanks
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There is no such thing as a universal rooting app. Too many different configurations of the system, security, and lots of other factors. Not all HTCs can use Weak Sauce, nor do all Samsung devices have options for CF Auto Root (and they are all different as well as many need to use the particular variant's kernel to root - very NOT universal). Post the details of your phone here such as brand, chipset, and build version and you'll have a better chance of someone chiming in with a way to do so other than searching for generic solutions.
Thanks for getting back to me, the model number is: Turbo_Mini_F1 the Kernel version is 3.4.5 build number is DOOGEE-S1-Android4.4-Bar05-2015.01.31.
The chipset is MT6732 Quad-Core 1.5GHz