Moto unlocking bootloaders!?!? - Motorola Photon 4G

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/2...-unlock-bootloaders-starts-with-the-photon-q/
Too good to be true...

SWEET- ...oh.. yeah.. wait.. I knew we've heard that before..
ill believe it when(better yet IF) I see it..

w0lf215 said:
SWEET- ...oh.. yeah.. wait.. I knew we've heard that before..
ill believe it when(better yet IF) I see it..
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I thought the same thing, remember when they said that about the Photon 4g a couple of months before it came out??? i sure do and we are almost a year into the life of our phones and still nothing. Even if this does turn out to be correct, they never said that this would work for older phone so we might be SOL anyway...

Hope this would work for photons they have to be similar in some sort of way.Al i want is ice cream sandwich, or jelly bean, with 4g intact and so i can use cyanogen
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MOF 2.3.5ish MoPho!

so what that mean?
does they will offer any better fixes than XDA developers did?
i think if they just released ICS ROM for photon will do the job to have the missed drivers

I suspect that the recent update to the photon was in preparation of this. bringing all the phones to the same bootloader would make the unlock process much simpler. Yes this is optimistic.
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schale01 said:
I suspect that the recent update to the photon was in preparation of this. bringing all the phones to the same bootloader would make the unlock process much simpler. Yes this is optimistic.
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I like your optimistic tone. Hopefully you are right. One can dream.
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The first device to receive such glory is the Photon Q
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I hope this is available as soon as possible

I don't think this is true too good to believe it
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They couldn't even release ice in q3 like they said so no I don't think our phones bootloader will be unlocked by Motorola any time soon
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foxsdaddy67 said:
They couldn't even release ice in q3 like they said so no I don't think our phones bootloader will be unlocked by Motorola any time soon
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I agree
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But why do you think, we will ever see officially unlocked bootloader for our phone?
Photon Q will be the first, and upcoming new phones will have it. They promised only this and nothing more.

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[Q] Any news on the OTA ICS Update for the Thunderbolt?

It's been a while since I've heard anything.
I really can't wait for it to be available to us rooted users
Maybe if you ask three more times, there'll be an update.
#nohope
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Every time you ask, an ICS dev dies and it takes longer.
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Several reliable sources have reported that every time someone asks, Google, HTC and VZW add 30 days to the release date, you just moved it into next year!
thunderbolt33 said:
It's been a while since I've heard anything.
I really can't wait for it to be available to us rooted users
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Ooo you're in trouble.
xs11e said:
Several reliable sources have reported that every time someone asks, Google, HTC and VZW add 30 days to the release date, you just moved it into next year!
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May I get a link to some of those sources plz?
2015 is the correct date
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By the time we get ICS it will be melted.
I heard from my brothers uncles sisters nieces dads son that its coming this year. Ferris Beuller confirmed it.
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donnyp1 said:
I heard from my brothers uncles sisters nieces dads son that its coming this year. Ferris Beuller confirmed it.
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Bueller? Bueller? Buuuuuuueller?
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donnyp1 said:
I heard from my brothers uncles sisters nieces dads son that its coming this year. Ferris Beuller confirmed it.
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Ferris?? Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.
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Who cares. Where is jellybean at?
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jaymccoubrey said:
Who cares. Where is jellybean at?
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Word!
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Verizon Tech Support says ICS on Thuderbolt
I talked to a tech for Verizon because I was having issues with my Thunderbolt. I got onto the subject of ICS and she said that the update is being pushed and that she has it on her personal Thunderbolt. Can anyone confirm ICS push on Thunderbolt yet?
rester555 said:
I talked to a tech for Verizon because I was having issues with my Thunderbolt. I got onto the subject of ICS and she said that the update is being pushed and that she has it on her personal Thunderbolt. Can anyone confirm ICS push on Thunderbolt yet?
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As hopeful as I am for this, she is probably full of **** like most of the techs are.
TheGamerZ said:
As hopeful as I am for this, she is probably full of **** like most of the techs are.
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Yeah if it were really being pushed, it would be all over every android blog out there, and my Twitter would be going apesh*t.
Besides, ICS for the tbolt wasn't announced that long ago, so the chances of it being ready to push are... well 0%
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verizon techs.....HA
rester555 said:
I talked to a tech for Verizon because I was having issues with my Thunderbolt. I got onto the subject of ICS and she said that the update is being pushed and that she has it on her personal Thunderbolt. Can anyone confirm ICS push on Thunderbolt yet?
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as for my own personal experience, the Verizon techs are less intelligent and skilled then 99% of the people in these forums. the only answer I ever got out of them was "send it to us for warranty replacement", or "you must do a factory reset and then call us if the problem doesn't go away". One of them replied to my question about ICS with "what is Ice Cream Sandwich"
I prefer choco tacos over ice cream sandwich anyways... By the time that gets pushed, well probably take advantage of our new upgrades.
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not sure how reliable this source is.. but,
i can't post links yet, so:
google: bgr verizon ics updates leak
it says May 10th for thunderbolt's ota push. fingers crossed, twice.
Yeah that's the date but it's not ICS.
Rav3ncroft said:
Yeah that's the date but it's not ICS.
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Yup. The "may 10th" release is most likely the final version of the recent gingerbread 2.11.605.19 leak.
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Jelly Bean Headed to AOSP Today

Whether this means anything for us is yet to be seen but still cool to know
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/09/android-4-1-headed-to-aosp-today/
Won't mean much for this phone since it doesn't have a functioning AOSP RIL.
Yet.
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Is anyone even working on the RIL still? I mean almost all the devs have left this phone.
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Is anyone even working on the RIL still? I mean almost all the devs have left this phone.
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Dmeadows hasn't posted anything in so long I just consider this dead.
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Check chads thread. He has it booting with calls and 1x working
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Damn, you beat me to it...
Is RIL version specific, or should it work for all versions of Android?
socal87 said:
Damn, you beat me to it...
Is RIL version specific, or should it work for all versions of Android?
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Well if you mean towards jelly bean, yes and no. I don't think we can get aosp jb as their wont be a kernel for it. I think since JB is closely related to ICs versus the big difference between GB and ICS that it wont be as hard to go from one to the other
Correct me if I am wrong here. Trying to answer based on what I skim and read.
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Actually yes, Chad is working on the kernel/RIL issue. I talked to Dmaedows on twitter informed him of it, it was the first he heard of Chad's working on it. Tweeted back later, it seems the two are going to work together, or at the very least Dmeadows is going to merge his fixes with Chad to make something useable.
But as always, remain cautiously optimistic, no promises.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/i7dae2
I doubt we'll get a fully working JB port any time soon, few months at best.
Last I read on the ICS RIL was the kernel source was needed so we are stuck waiting for the update to be release and the source to be posted on HTC's dev site shortly afterwards...
No idea if that's truly the hold up, just something I saw awhile back.
guys yes rils are done. Currently waiting on kernel source to do anything.
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XRaptor29 said:
guys yes rils are done. Currently waiting on kernel source to do anything.
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No offence, but will believe it when i see it (and if i missed a genuine, validated announcement, my bad...)
nosympathy said:
Dmeadows hasn't posted anything in so long I just consider this dead.
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You know what's sad and good in some way?
The development for this device is almost dead and the good old original Incredible is so active in development. This is just Incredible. Lol
Kratz17 said:
You know what's sad and good in some way?
The development for this device is almost dead and the good old original Incredible is so active in development. This is just Incredible. Lol
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I noticed this too. My gf has been using my Inc and I went to flash a rom and saw a bunch of new Roms on there.
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chrisjz said:
I noticed this too. My gf has been using my Inc and I went to flash a rom and saw a bunch of new Roms on there.
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Yeah is crazy bunch of roms people and development on the ogdinc I still have my dinc but I don't wanna leave my lte speed.
Divine_Madcat said:
No offence, but will believe it when i see it (and if i missed a genuine, validated announcement, my bad...)
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Same
ReZound
Really looking forward to seeing Chad's work. I was going to sell my Rezound but I cracked the digitizer; so I'm keeping lol.
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The og inc was one if the best phones..def. they didn't have a problem with ril because it wasn't a 4g phone
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Is Somebody working to help us with the 2.3.5 locked bootloader?

Somebody is working to unlock the bootloader of the 2.3.5 in the motorola photon, we need to be in the rom kitchen, we want to test the ics or the JB, please save us.
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cxcorpx said:
Somebody is working to unlock the bootloader of the 2.3.5 in the motorola photon, we need to be in the rom kitchen, we want to test the ics or the JB, please save us.
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I don't think they can do anything without Motorola's help
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A few people have some ideas but the risk of testing things like that is too great. If we could get some people to donate a dozen handsets...
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I don't think they can do anything without Motorola's help
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last Wednesday, call to motorola and I spoke to him on our situation, they said to me that he should wait for future updates of its application for desbloque for developers, but I believe that alone sound lies of motorola, we know well that the Photon, on having been unblocked, loses 4G and this would be a loss of money for Sprint in a cell phone that many persons still use it since this one is provided with a high performance.
Android phones is provided a free code system, motorola always like to make us waste our money with a limit systems and locked.
Google need to stop this for the user like us that like to be in the rom kitchen.

Does HTC just like losing money?

HTC is taking down websites with custom Roms for their device. Why, if they don't stop this it looks like I will be getting a nexus device next. Here's the article. http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-takes-down-rom-files-across-the-web-150757/ what are your guys opinions?
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I heard, starting on the 26th, that having an unlocked device is actually going to be illegal. At first I thought that the article was just talking about the iPhone but I guess not.
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Ahh hell no this is not possible.
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jerrickdamon said:
I heard, starting on the 26th, that having an unlocked device is actually going to be illegal. At first I thought that the article was just talking about the iPhone but I guess not.
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Unlocked as in on a different carrier not as in unlocked bootloader.
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Ndaoud360 said:
Ahh hell no this is not possible.
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Hell no is right! I'm just starting to love the concept of roms with add features.
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MsEvyLynch said:
Hell no is right! I'm just starting to love the concept of roms with add features.
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I hope not, im trying to figure out how to unlock my dna now...
YAYFORKYLE said:
I hope not, im trying to figure out how to unlock my dna now...
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Lol. Better do it before its to late.
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jonah1234 said:
HTC is taking down websites with custom Roms for their device. Why, if they don't stop this it looks like I will be getting a nexus device next. Here's the article. http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-takes-down-rom-files-across-the-web-150757/ what are your guys opinions?
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Calm down that's about RUU files not custom roms.... RUUs have typically been leaked anyway... Not a big deal or really a shock...
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sgt. slaughter said:
Calm down that's about RUU files not custom roms.... RUUs have typically been leaked anyway... Not a big deal or really a shock...
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It says custom Roms too.
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jerrickdamon said:
I heard, starting on the 26th, that having an unlocked device is actually going to be illegal. At first I thought that the article was just talking about the iPhone but I guess not.
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Unlocking your device yourself will be illegal but the carrier can still unlock it for you ( sim unlock not boot loader )
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People are getting upset about something they don't fully understand... This law is for unlocking the phone to bring to other carriers to use... not unlocking or rooting. and our phone comes factory unlocked so there's no reason to QQ here on the DNA forums...
I love the DNA and I hate to say it ... but if this is how it's going to be then my next phone will not be an HTC device. Their build quality and overall hardware is fantastic, but I find it ridiculous that they're going after dev's like this. I'd rather pick up a Galaxy S4 when it's released and unload my DNA if this is how they're going to treat their market/buyers.
Seems HTC didn't want prerelease leaked ruu's out which were obtained by illegal means as the main reason for the shutdown.
If we host a Sense 5 Rom, same thing might happen here I suppose.
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MicroMod777 said:
Seems HTC didn't want prerelease leaked ruu's out which were obtained by illegal means as the main reason for the shutdown.
If we host a Sense 5 Rom, same thing might happen here I suppose.
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Exactly it is most likely this. +1
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YAYFORKYLE said:
I hope not, im trying to figure out how to unlock my dna now...
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Umm... It is unlocked... Factory unlocked... They are talking about switching carriers not the bootloader...
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It says custom Roms too.
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No it doesn't It says HTC is telling the site they have to remove custom roms. The law says nothing about custom roms.
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jerrickdamon said:
I heard, starting on the 26th, that having an unlocked device is actually going to be illegal. At first I thought that the article was just talking about the iPhone but I guess not.
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iPhone 5s come unlocked.
darwinosx said:
No it doesn't It says HTC is telling the site they have to remove custom roms. The law says nothing about custom roms.
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iPhone 5s come unlocked.
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Only the Verizon version of the Iphone 5 the rest are locked. That one really shocked me too. The DNA, Iphone 5, and I think there was another one this is very unlike Verizon.
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It says custom Roms too.
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I realize IT said that about that one site but the motivation is the RUUs obtained that are hosted on that site. That's the driver. Don't host RUUs and there won't be an issue.
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cstrife999 said:
Only the Verizon version of the Iphone 5 the rest are locked. That one really shocked me too. The DNA, Iphone 5, and I think there was another one this is very unlike Verizon.
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Very unlike them. They normally lock everything down, and make you suffer before they even think about unlocking a phone for you.
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Estimated delivery of our update

When do YOU think we will get our 1.29 update? Will they skip it and roll out an update when they deliver 4.2.2?
I want to hear your opinions
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Cell Master said:
When do YOU think we will get our 1.29 update? Will they skip it and roll out an update when they deliver 4.2.2?
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To be honest, I have no clue and don't care . I never wait for carrier updates anymore, just flash the international rom and get updates that way. Just my opinion.
Agreed. One of the main reasons I have this phone. International **** is way better.
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Cell Master said:
When do YOU think we will get our 1.29 update? Will they skip it and roll out an update when they deliver 4.2.2?
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As soon as the donation start pouring in
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When do YOU think we will get our 1.29 update? Will they skip it and roll out an update when they deliver 4.2.2?
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Usually rolls out when you pay your bill
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I'd rather they just skip to 4.2.2 and get it to the international model for me to flash.
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Oh GOD. PLEASE NO! NO NO NO!
I say meh..... It don't matter. We won't even be able to tell the phone updated until we read it in the about phone settings. I for one am totally over sitting around waiting for crappie carrier updates that only bring more bloat and potential bootloader locks. If version numbers are important to you, I would get a Nexus.
Although I can't stop checking XDA everyday to see if Team Venom dropped Viper One..... Its coming..... Oh its coming. I can't wait....... Its killing me.
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I'll root and install a rom after a good 4.2.2 rom is released
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Cell Master said:
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didn't you already find a way to "push" this too our phones?
Oh god he's back
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july 15th. maybe later
Remember you have pushed this 1.29 update to your phone already, but haven't shared it with us because you have bills to pay.
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Why is this kid still on the forums? He needs a permanent ban.
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Flash the dev edition 1.29 rom, done.
tylerdurdin said:
I say meh..... It don't matter. We won't even be able to tell the phone updated until we read it in the about phone settings. I for one am totally over sitting around waiting for crappie carrier updates that only bring more bloat and potential bootloader locks. If version numbers are important to you, I would get a Nexus.
Although I can't stop checking XDA everyday to see if Team Venom dropped Viper One..... Its coming..... Oh its coming. I can't wait....... Its killing me.
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I agree with you sentiment. I can't wait to get android 4.2. I'll get it early because I'm already using Cleanrom 2.5 which is 1.29 based. I know it will eventually go to android 4.2, I'll flash and then I doubt I'll notice it on a day to day basis. If I get a little better battery life, I'll be ecstatic.
Riggster said:
I agree with you sentiment. I can't wait to get android 4.2. I'll get it early because I'm already using Cleanrom 2.5 which is 1.29 based. I know it will eventually go to android 4.2, I'll flash and then I doubt I'll notice it on a day to day basis. If I get a little better battery life, I'll be ecstatic.
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Cleanrom is 1.26 based.
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Cleanrom is 1.26 based.
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So it is, I thought it had been updated to the 1.29 based kernel. I was flashing the ElementalX kernel over Cleanrom but didn't do it when he went to Cleanrom 2.5. Thanks for pointing that out, I was mistaken.
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Why is this kid still on the forums? He needs a permanent ban.
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I made one or two sour jokes and I apologized
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I made one or two sour jokes and I apologized
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That doesn't mean you haven't spammed the forums with numerous threads that are of no value to anybody. If you don't have anything ACTUALLY useful to contribute then you should stick to lurking and flashing roms. And even if you did have something useful to say nobody was joking when they said delete your account and start over. You will likely never be taken seriously here.
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