Has anyone flashed or tried to flash custom roms that are for the Sprint and ATT versions of the note 2? I know that clean rom is based off of international firmware, and correct me if i'm wrong but i read in the scrosler donation thread where Adam O. said that there is no difference between the sprint, att, verizon and t-mobile note 2's except for the bootloaders. Correct me if i'm wrong
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Great question. I just bought my Note 2 a week ago and haven't rooted it yet. I'm just lazy. If this is true, it would motivate me to get off my lazy butt.
Well, i'm about to give it a shot! What's the worst that could happen?
Do note, this ain't my first rodeo.... if I brick it (which I highly doubt), I just go buy another one and life goes on.
With that said, if you don't feel comfortable taking that chance, you shouldn't.
My two cents....
dlsolo said:
Well, i'm about to give it a shot! What's the worst that could happen?
Do note, this ain't my first rodeo.... if I brick it (which I highly doubt), I just go buy another one and life goes on.
With that said, if you don't feel comfortable taking that chance, you shouldn't.
My two cents....
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Let us know how it goes. You could be on to something.
Don't do it lol
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Not wise. Flashing a different rom/radio for another phone is asking for brick. You're not going to buy another out of pocket but rather exchange it which will drive up the cost for everyone else.
This is a joke right??? You DON'T flash any other variant's rom unless you want a very big door stop!
I think it would boot, but I don't know how functional it would be. Definitely will want to wipe /data before restarting after flashing the ROM.
mi7chy said:
Not wise. Flashing a different rom/radio for another phone is asking for brick. You're not going to buy another out of pocket but rather exchange it which will drive up the cost for everyone else.
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I thought custom Rom's didn't include radios?
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I think it would boot, but I don't know how functional it would be. Definitely will want to wipe /data before restarting after flashing the ROM.
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It would most likely boot but don't you think it would screw something up? I mean, if you could just flash whatever you wanted to, then there would not be carrier-specific forums right? Your just curious huh? (You would know more than me though I'm sure.)
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I thought custom Rom's didn't include radios?
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It's your phone man but I would advise against it... All roms are made different and one specific thing could screw you over but knock yourself out...
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It would most likely boot but don't you think it would screw something up? I mean, if you could just flash whatever you wanted to, then there would not be carrier-specific forums right? Your just curious huh? (You would know more than me though I'm sure.)
It's your phone man but I would advise against it... All roms are made different and one specific thing could screw you over but knock yourself out...
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Nah i'm not gonna risk it right now. I was just curious about if someone has tried it. They have some sweet themed (Not knocking any of the devs here) ROMS on sprint side like jelly bomb. Maybe we'll get a port one day. (wishful thinking i know)
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Nah i'm not gonna risk it right now. I was just curious about if someone has tried it. They have some sweet themed (Not knocking any of the devs here) ROMS on sprint side like jelly bomb. Maybe we'll get a port one day. (wishful thinking i know)
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Good idea! :good: Once things get hoppin over here we will have everything any other variant has plus more probably... I know it sucks to wait but that's what I'm doing... I am runnin Bean's w/ Perseus kernel, apn editor & Google wallet and all is fully functioning and I am happy so far but it will only get better in the upcoming weeks/months. I have a feeling that imnuts is gonna be bringing some (MORE) good stuff to the table soon too...
Adam said careful flashing other carrier stuff cause could set phone to that carrier and be stuck there. Guess if that happens sell it to someone on att or whatever lol
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Only difference is Sprint had to change the data partition. Its in block17 vs block16 for everyone else. I've flashed a couple Intl ROMs on my Sprint GNote but no harm done it seems.
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Well, I just flashed the JellyBeer v3.35 for the ATT note2 and it booted up just fine. was a bit surprised to find no data. wifi works just fine. was gonna play around with the apn info, but wasn't sure if it would make a difference.
thoughts?
BTW, GPS seems to be working fine. 12/17 sats with an error of 13ft. Took about 60 secs the first time it tried locking up. After that, instant!
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Adam said careful flashing other carrier stuff cause could set phone to that carrier and be stuck there. Guess if that happens sell it to someone on att or whatever lol
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he said not to flash other carriers software in odin...he didn't say you couldn't flash another carriers rom via zip file in recovery. Long as you don't flash the att bootloader or radio you should be fine! Roms flashed via a custom recovery only replace the system/kernel.
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Well, I just flashed the JellyBeer v3.35 for the ATT note2 and it booted up just fine. was a bit surprised to find no data. wifi works just fine. was gonna play around with the apn info, but wasn't sure if it would make a difference.
thoughts?
BTW, GPS seems to be working fine. 12/17 sats with an error of 13ft. Took about 60 secs the first time it tried locking up. After that, instant!
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you will have to edit apns, there is a thread for that in dev section.
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he said not to flash other carriers software in odin...he didn't say you couldn't flash another carriers rom via zip file in recovery. Long as you don't flash the att bootloader or radio you should be fine! Roms flashed via a custom recovery only replace the system/kernel.
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you will have to edit apns, there is a thread for that in dev section.
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Man! I so forgot about that.... well, flashing the rom again.
Thanks for the info.
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Well, I was able to get the APNs to import, but still couldn't get the CDMA/LTE radio to turn on. That is, even using the *#*#4636#*#*.
Going to reattack this after doing some homework.
I was asking this question back here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2054176
Would be awesome to merge development across all the providers.
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A friend of mine asked me today if it was possible following to revert back to back to GB following the UK rollout of ICS. Since she doesn't want to dive into this world I figured her best bet is to install a apk of TWiz, so does anyone know where I can get a working APK for an SGSII?
Cheers,
Dave
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A friend of mine asked me today if it was possible following to revert back to back to GB following the UK rollout of ICS. Since she doesn't want to dive into this world I figured her best bet is to install a apk of TWiz, so does anyone know where I can get a working APK for an SGSII?
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Dave
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Sorry, you figured wrong. This would not work to downgrade back to Gingerbread. You would have to actually flash a full Gingerbread firmware using Odin to accomplish what she is looking for.
I'm aware of that but the basic issue is she doesn't like nova launcher so instead I can just install twiz face with a ICS system. What I can't find is a working twiz APK.. back to my original question of, does anyone know where I can get a working version?
She can use the TW launcher that comes with every Samsung firmware. Am I missing something?
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She can use the TW launcher that comes with every Samsung firmware. Am I missing something?
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As I haven't seen the update yet nor used the "official" orange kies updater I don't really know what package they've put together. But even so does the ICS update come with a twiz launcher?
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I'm aware of that but the basic issue is she doesn't like nova launcher so instead I can just install twiz face with a ICS system.
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That's not what you said. What you said was:
Dave759 said:
A friend of mine asked me today if it was possible following to revert back to back to GB following the UK rollout of ICS. Since she doesn't want to dive into this world I figured her best bet is to install a apk of TWiz, so does anyone know where I can get a working APK for an SGSII?
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Those are two totally different things. If she got her ICS rollout through Kies or OTA, then she should have TouchWiz, and the only reason she would have Nova as a launcher is if she either a) installed it herself, or b) flashed a custom ROM that has Nova as its default launcher.
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What I can't find is a working twiz APK.. back to my original question of, does anyone know where I can get a working version?
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That really shouldn't be the question. The question is, WHY does she have Nova as her default launcher, and how did it become her default launcher?
If she's on a custom ROM that doesn't have the TouchWiz framework, then you can't just slap the TouchWiz launcher in there. It requires the framework as well.
If she got ICS through her carrier via OTA or through Kies, then TouchWiz should still be there. If it is, she can just go into Applications, clear Nova as the default launcher, and uninstall Nova.
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As I haven't seen the update yet nor used the "official" orange kies updater I don't really know what package they've put together. But even so does the ICS update come with a twiz launcher?
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Samsung official ICS has TouchWiz, yes.
Jeeez you should chill out, I do apologise for not explaining it to the standards that you clearly expect from people. I should have said "I told her she couldn't without rooting it and going through here and finding a new rom which had it." Since I've not had any updates through the correct channels for over 2 years I don't really know what sort of package they issue you with. I figured TW had been scrapped but if its a samsung add on then it will be there but it all depends who got their hands on what. Until I see it I won't know.
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Jeeez you should chill out, I do apologise for not explaining it to the standards that you clearly expect from people. I should have said "I told her she couldn't without rooting it and going through here and finding a new rom which had it." Since I've not had any updates through the correct channels for over 2 years I don't really know what sort of package they issue you with. I figured TW had been scrapped but if its a samsung add on then it will be there but it all depends who got their hands on what. Until I see it I won't know.
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I don't need to chill out. I'm not stressing about anything. But if you expect help, the devil is in the details. If you're providing conflicting details, it's impossible to help you.
The reply multi quoted reply comes over as very pissy I suspect this is down to the the fact you needed to be correct and bold out the conflicting points to prove yourself right. But in reality I suspect you meant well.
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The reply multi quoted reply comes over as very pissy I suspect this is down to the the fact you needed to be correct and bold out the conflicting points to prove yourself right. But in reality I suspect you meant well.
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*sigh*...
You're taking it the wrong way. I'm a very detail oriented person. I bolded the relevant text for context. Context is pretty important when talking about problems. Chucking insults at someone trying to help you is a good way to ensure you're not getting any more help from that person though.
Good luck.
I'm not trying to insult you at all really, its just the way it comes across when you read it. Its as though you're being quizzed by police and if you don't get every detail correct its the most awful of things. Sadly I wasn't detailed enough for you. I didn't realise a question such as this needed to be really detailed, its not as though someone pulled their usb out while odin was working and categorically shot themselves in the foot..
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The reply multi quoted reply comes over as very pissy I suspect this is down to the the fact you needed to be correct and bold out the conflicting points to prove yourself right. But in reality I suspect you meant well.
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ctomgee was actually trying to help you.
THe least you could do is to give him more information instead of being offended by EVERYTHING.
Look Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258181
From what I little I know they're a) Legit and b) charge for their services. And I'm curious to know if that's the DEV edition, International, or one of the US variants.
One thing I'm fairly sure of is that if whatever method used isn't available to the average user who likes to root, but is no where near being an expert (like me) then it won't result in much development activity of custom ROMs or AOSP ones.
WA_Bob said:
From what I little I know they're a) Legit and b) charge for their services. And I'm curious to know if that's the DEV edition, International, or one of the US variants.
One thing I'm fairly sure of is that if whatever method used isn't available to the average user who likes to root, but is no where near being an expert (like me) then it won't result in much development activity of custom ROMs or AOSP ones.
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There is no international version.
ALL GSM 32gb One's are the same.
Honestly with the state of security on the HTC One as it is TODAY, I don't see S-off as necessary. We can flash kernels, we can flash radios.
I guess the only thing of interest to ME would be getting super CID to get updates straight from HTC, but even that isn't a big deal, as soon as new firmware comes, devs use that as a base to cook up a great ROM.
Long story short, if I can get S-off on my phone for FREE I will do it, but pay for it? NAH.
gunnyman said:
Honestly with the state of security on the HTC One as it is TODAY, I don't see S-off as necessary. We can flash kernels, we can flash radios.
I guess the only thing of interest to ME would be getting super CID to get updates straight from HTC, but even that isn't a big deal, as soon as new firmware comes, devs use that as a base to cook up a great ROM.
Long story short, if I can get S-off on my phone for FREE I will do it, but pay for it? NAH.
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Amen Bro!
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tjsooley said:
There is no international version.
ALL GSM 32gb One's are the same.
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Well, I know the firmware's different when you have LTE radios on board. I'm not sure if this makes a difference in what has to be done to achieve S-Off, but there are differences. But, given the similar hardware we can hope that doesn't make a difference
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Amen Bro!
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Well, I know the firmware's different when you have LTE radios on board. I'm not sure if this makes a difference in what has to be done to achieve S-Off, but there are differences. But, given the similar hardware we can hope that doesn't make a difference
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The hardware is exactly the same. The software is what makes the difference.
Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223236
tjsooley said:
The hardware is exactly the same. The software is what makes the difference.
Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223236
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Thanks! I'll keep my fingers crossed with more hope now. :fingers-crossed:
as more people realise all the GSM versions are the same hardware with different software I hope they will merge the att htc one and t-mobile htc one sections to the htc one m7 section.
too bad these guys won't release it as a free guide. Chances are you will have to pay them, send your device in and have the S-off it.
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Honestly with the state of security on the HTC One as it is TODAY, I don't see S-off as necessary. We can flash kernels, we can flash radios.
I guess the only thing of interest to ME would be getting super CID to get updates straight from HTC, but even that isn't a big deal, as soon as new firmware comes, devs use that as a base to cook up a great ROM.
Long story short, if I can get S-off on my phone for FREE I will do it, but pay for it? NAH.
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Wait, we don't need s-off for flashing kernels in recovery? I was told that was the main thing that S-off was needed for, did they change or is my research off?
youwonder said:
Wait, we don't need s-off for flashing kernels in recovery? I was told that was the main thing that S-off was needed for, did they change or is my research off?
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It was, well you could flash roms in the past with recovery, but had to manually flash the boot.img in fastboot with an HTCDev unlocked device. It also use to be that you couldn't flash radios without S-off. You now can flash kernels and radios in recovery. The only real use for S-off is to change the CID to get updates directly from HTC instead of waiting on the carrier, and if you S-off then no need to unlock on HTC dev and possibly void your warranty
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too bad these guys won't release it as a free guide. Chances are you will have to pay them, send your device in and have the S-off it.
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Coming soon to an XDA post near you Maor info
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Coming soon to an XDA post near you Maor info
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Oh rly
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S-off would be nice, but not really critical atm. Could be in the future though if a new Hboot were to come out making it pain to do things affecting people who buy the phone later.
Hey there community!
So my Nexus 4 had a little accident involving a ladder the other day. Let's just say this bad boy I'm currently typing on loses more and more of its screen every day, soon it'll be totally unusable.
So I'm going to be buying an HTC One off of Kijiji. Would this switch make me happy? Anyone that's been on the Nexus line or people that just love the phone, what do You think? I know development is nowhere as 'busy' and I do love the physical look of the phone, but I just want to hear your thoughts.
Also, regarding rooting and flashing... I hear you have to flash kernels through ADB or something? Is that the same for ROMs if true? I also noticed the international forum is much more active. Being a Pentaband and device, does that mean we can one flash ROMs from this forum? I'm not sure.
Also how friendly is this community ?
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Hey there community!
So my Nexus 4 had a little accident involving a ladder the other day. Let's just say this bad boy I'm currently typing on loses more and more of its screen every day, soon it'll be totally unusable.
So I'm going to be buying an HTC One off of Kijiji. Would this switch make me happy? Anyone that's been on the Nexus line or people that just love the phone, what do You think? I know development is nowhere as 'busy' and I do love the physical look of the phone, but I just want to hear your thoughts.
Also, regarding rooting and flashing... I hear you have to flash key els through ADB or something? Is that the same for ROMs if true? I also noticed the international forum is much more active. Being a Pentaband and device, does that mean we can one flash ROMs from this forum? I'm not sure.
Also how friendly is this community ?
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Well the only nexus i've had was the nexus 4 and i can say i am very happy. I have had no regrets. I dont know what you mean by key els through adb but rom flashing is done similar to all other phones, through recovery.
You mention about flashing roms from this forum, are you gonna buy the tmobile version? if not then this is probably not the best place to post. I can say the tmobile version is compatible with most (probably all) international roms. I have not ran into a rom i could not flash from that forum.
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Well the only nexus i've had was the nexus 4 and i can say i am very happy. I have had no regrets. I dont know what you mean by key els through adb but rom flashing is done similar to all other phones, through recovery.
You mention about flashing roms from this forum, are you gonna buy the tmobile version? if not then this is probably not the best place to post. I can say the tmobile version is compatible with most (probably all) international roms. I have not ran into a rom i could not flash from that forum.
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Good news to hear.
I meant kernels*. I was reading something about this "S" thing supported by this phone which makes it so you have to flash kernels over adb rather than recovery, I'm a but unclear here.
Also I am going to be buying the T Mobile version, soley for the pentaband tech, because I'll be running it with Mobilicity here in Canada. So that's more good news that I can flash from the International thread!
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Good news to hear.
I meant kernels*. I was reading something about this "S" thing supported by this phone which makes it so you have to flash kernels over adb rather than recovery, I'm a but unclear here.
Also I am going to be buying the T Mobile version, soley for the pentaband tech, because I'll be running it with Mobilicity here in Canada. So that's more good news that I can flash from the International thread!
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Oh ok... yeah thats not needed anymore... you can s-off the HTC one but its not needed for kernels anymore. That was on the HTC one x and one s ....
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Oh ok... yeah thats not needed anymore... you can s-off the HTC one but its not needed for kernels anymore. That was on the HTC one x and one s ....
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Well that's a relief. I'm hoping to pick up this phone tomorrow. I'm really excited after looking into it more and from this post.
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309041291a said:
Well that's a relief. I'm hoping to pick up this phone tomorrow. I'm really excited after looking into it more and from this post.
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Trust me, you'll love it... Keep in mind the camera can be the biggest issue as some users just do not like it. I personally like it, it works for my needs... I would suggest going into the international forum for more user support (not even sure why tmobile has its own forum)...
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Trust me, you'll love it... Keep in mind the camera can be the biggest issue as some users just do not like it. I personally like it, it works for my needs... I would suggest going into the international forum for more user support (not even sure why tmobile has its own forum)...
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I'm sure I will
Well, I like the wider lens. To be honest, I don't use my phone to take extreme pics, just Instagram and SnapChat stuff. From the Nexus 4 camera I think it'll be a step up. Regardless, I have my t3i for my real photography stuff .
Haha. I thought there was a difference in forums. I guess I'll stick around both here and there.
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I have a Verizon One Max with the latest OTA, completely stock, and I'd like to flash a custom rom. I don't care if I lose fingerprint scanner and I'd love to be able to have the ability to return to full stock if I ever need to return the phone to Verizon. I assume that the latest OTA has broken or at least stalled current methods to unlock, root, etc.
Can someone please tell me if an existing method still works and if so, point me in the right direction or give step by step if you have the time?
I've had Samsung phones for the longest time and the process was so dead simple, I feel a little bit over my head with this HTC phone even though I love the look and feel of the phone itself. Thank you for your help in advance if you have the time.
As of right now there's no method yet for the OTA version of 6 sense were waiting patiently..
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As of right now there's no method yet for the OTA version of 6 sense were waiting patiently..
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Thank you very much, I'll do the same. Would you mind telling me some names, if we have them, of the most active HTC One devs that might push these solutions if they are able to crack big red's locks? I'd love to be able to follow the posts of these devs to learn as much as I can as we await the breakthrough.
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Thank you very much, I'll do the same. Would you mind telling me some names, if we have them, of the most active HTC One devs that might push these solutions if they are able to crack big red's locks? I'd love to be able to follow the posts of these devs to learn as much as I can as we await the breakthrough.
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@Flyhalf205/ dottat they have the nusense 6 rom thread….and @Vinchenzop has the viper rom thread
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Both are extraordinary Developers can't go wrong with either
I'm thinking sunshine works for latest.
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I'm thinking sunshine works for latest.
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Yes, sunshine does work for the latest OTA. It is what I used after getting the OTA. I was totally stock up until using sunshine.
Awesome! Would you mind outlining a quick step by step of how you found success or pointing me to a thread that outlined the journey from stock to flashed? As I mentioned, I was well versed in the (admittedly simple) process of flashing samsung phones, but since the switch to HTC it feels like another language.
Thanks for the confirmation thafrogggg and thanks for the tip thay!
This feels like the place! http://theroot.ninja/
Excited to get started!
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This feels like the place! http://theroot.ninja/
Excited to get started!
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Just to document here if anyone else is coming to this thread as lost as I was:
1. go to the URL above and download sunshine.apk (made by jcase)
2. run the apk and it does EVERYTHING (you don't need to unlock, root, etc) There is a catch though, this costs $25 one time fee through paypal in app and the license is locked to your individual phone.
3. If you reverse the process (which can be done easily according to jcase) you can redo it later, but only on the same phone.
4. The APK leaves you with S-Off on most every HTC device it seems (good news is, it won't let you pay unless it knows that it can help you)
5. The whole things takes less than 10 minutes from what I've seen and then you need to flash a custom recovery, kernel, rom, etc.
I'm not involved with the thing, but it seems to be an awesome solution.
Going to give it a shot now.
restore them? Best way? Trying to avoid individual APK extraction
Depends on what method you used to back them up from the S3.
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Depends on what method you used to back them up from the S3.
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Titanium Backup...my bad I didn't write that
Have to root the S5 then. Depends on the variant you have and the Build Number of the software you are on as to method needed.
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Have to root the S5 then. Depends on the variant you have and the Build Number of the software you are on as to method needed.
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Whats the best upgrade, rootability, physical form ( I run and exercise alot) and battery life. Man I miss my S3, so much I am thinking of just getting another one.
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Whats the best upgrade, rootability, physical form ( I run and exercise alot) and battery life. Man I miss my S3, so much I am thinking of just getting another one.
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I can't think of anything the S3 could do better than the S5. The S5 does basically everything better. More powerful, better camera, better screen, water proof, etc.
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I can't think of anything the S3 could do better than the S5. The S5 does basically everything better. More powerful, better camera, better screen, water proof, etc.
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Uh its not rootable (OF2/OF3)
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Uh its not rootable (OF2/OF3)
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You didn't specify you had the ATT version. That does suck.
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You didn't specify you had the ATT version. That does suck.
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What release of the S5 can I buy to ensure I can root it? 1st order was upgrade from ATT OF3, most recent. Returned it. 2nd was a Puerto Rican seller on Swappa who said it was rooted. IT came OF3, no root/su binary installed. Gotta return it tomorrow. I am thinking of Ebaying it AT&T and rooted, but I do'nt know if OTA will force itself later. Is there a variant I can buy that guranteed doesn't have a locked bootloader?
I am a student and dont have time for his ;( Massive waste of time. Like many, I ordered all the acecssors for this too thinking it was just a step up, no KNOX knowledge, from my GS3
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You didn't specify you had the ATT version. That does suck.
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Also it has a much larger form factor=less grip while running, falls out of my basketball shorts much easier.
You want an unlocked T-Mobile version or the international model that supports US LTE.
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Also it has a much larger form factor=less grip while running, falls out of my basketball shorts much easier.
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Try an armband.
es0tericcha0s said:
You want an unlocked T-Mobile version or the international model that supports US LTE.
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Try an armband.
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What does unlocked network have to do with unlocked bootloader? Not sure I understand you. There is no gurantee it seems that the OTA upgrade has been applied.
Something that really scares me about hte OF2 and OF3 is how compared ot the release date, how long no one has found exploits for the recent basebands...can it really be cracked is the question I ask. And as far as I know not too many devs are working with the S5 officially anymore.
The T-Mobile version has an unlocked bootloader. You want it SIM unlocked for use on AT&T. It's not the specific update of OF2 or whatever so much as the locked bootloader. With the T-Mobile version, you can just install a custom recovery, flash the SuperSU zip or a custom rom and good to go. You can also use roms for the International version where development is still decent.
zetsui said:
restore them? Best way? Trying to avoid individual APK extraction
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Simply copy the packages to GS5, go to settings/security then enable Unknown Sources.
After that install apps.
I don't know if you mean that. Thanks
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