i have 2 nooks and they have the rom that was rooted when i flashed brians image file. i tried to download something simple like angry birds in space and it says its not compatible with this device. do i have to root a different rom? or are some aps like these just not compatible wiwith hrt the nook tablet
You are confusing your terminology. Rooting and ROM are 2 seperate activities.
Rooting gives you super user access allowing full control of usually the factory installed ROM .
A ROM is a new, upgraded, version of android software. You really need to read a bit to help yourself out when running stunning into problems.
Provide some more detailed information as to which NT you have, what exactly you did to it.
Sent from my CM 10 SD nook tablet. Thanks devs.
SlowCobra96 said:
You are confusing your terminology. Rooting and ROM are 2 seperate activities.
Rooting gives you super user access allowing full control of usually the factory installed ROM .
A ROM is a new, upgraded, version of android software. You really need to read a bit to help yourself out when running stunning into problems.
Provide some more detailed information as to which NT you have, what exactly you did to it.
Sent from my CM 10 SD nook tablet. Thanks devs.
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i have the nt 8 gb not HD. i wrote this onto a sd card and installed it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488035
i have superuser in my apps list so i suppose im rooted. ive tried even original angry birds and it is still saying its not compatible with this device.
gorelow said:
i have the nt 8 gb not HD. i wrote this onto a sd card and installed it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488035
i have superuser in my apps list so i suppose im rooted. ive tried even original angry birds and it is still saying its not compatible with this device.
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Honestly you need to read a lot more. It will help you out by giving you an understanding of both what and WHY you are doing something not just being spoon fed information. If you don't understand it in the least bit, how can you expect it to perform how you want it to?
Anyway, a stock B&N Rooted OS has trouble running a lot of games. In stock form It really is only a glorified E-Reader despite the hardware specs. Rooted makes it a little better, though not much. Read up on installing a new ROM. Install CM 7 or CM 10 via SD card. You will find that you hate the stock OS after playing with a true Android interface. A new rom makes it like a Nexus 7 or any other 7" actual tablet.
I know I've said that rooted stock works very well. It does if you know how to get around certain limitations.
There are workarounds, but maybe you should try another ROM anywway.
I would not suggest you try to install it internally until you know more about what you're doing, but if you put CM10 on a sd-card and run it from there you can't mess anything up.
There is ready-made image here http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/cm10-0-jellybean-sdcard-img-for-nook-tablet/
but since you'll be using 2 NTs at the same time I understand there will be a conflict between them if they run from the same card image. But start by making one anyway and see how it works!
gorelow said:
i have 2 nooks and they have the rom that was rooted when i flashed brians image file. i tried to download something simple like angry birds in space and it says its not compatible with this device. do i have to root a different rom? or are some aps like these just not compatible wiwith hrt the nook tablet
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Rooting simply opens up administrative control of the NT but does not change the base OS of its stock ROM which is the ~2 year-old Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread. Many current apps (especially those recently introduced) will not be backward compatible with Gingerbread. I ditched the rooted stock ROM the moment I found out simple apps like AccuWeather or NPR would not install/run on it.
If you want to be able to run just about any app, I'd suggest that you go for a CM10 ROM (don't bother with CM7 (it's also based on the old Gingerbread) or CM9 -- neither ever got passed beta builds for the NT and are no longer supported).
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asawi said:
I know I've said that rooted stock works very well.
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And I said we'll find out soon enough ... (sorry but I just can't resist)
digixmax said:
And I said we'll find out soon enough ... (sorry but I just can't resist)
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Well, I ran several of "incompatible" apps while on rooted stock. Including Angry Birds. And several of those apps are still "incompatible" while running CM10. So I still have to use workarounds for them. Angry Birds doesn't seem to need it though. (I like to fiddle and don't minds workarounds.)
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Hi Team recently grabbed one of these as an upgrade from my old Huawei phone that i smashed.
Some questions i was keen to know...(before the fone arrives)
If it comes with 2.2.1 will i have to downgrade to install a custom rom? or can most custom roms work with 2.2.1, i searched for some info but no dice sorry
I will most prob use Z4 to root (if it supports 2.2.1) else ill use SuperOneClick??
ROM CHOICE...
Seems where pretty spoilt here, my old fone had maybe 4 custom roms, i dont know where to start here!
Megatron seems to be what ive read most people running, im looking for a slight speed increase, bloatware removal, and optimized battery life, am i looking at the right rom for my needs?
Anyone who can spit me off some answers... Thank You
Viva
Z4root will do the job quite nicely .. you should take a look @ devoid rom definitely .
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If it comes with 2.2.1 will i have to downgrade to install a custom rom?
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For now, yes. Android 2.2.1 is still unrootable. Without root you can't install custom recovery and without custom recovery you can't install custom ROMs.
I will most prob use Z4 to root (if it supports 2.2.1) else ill use SuperOneClick??
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Yes. But z4root should work.
ROM CHOICE...
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Void or devoid. Void still has some google apps. I find most of them to be useful, not bloatware. Devoid is completely stripped of everything that is not absolutely necessary for the phone to function. I haven't used devoid.
Void has control over CPU overclock and hardware acceleration, and you can disable them if you need more battery life.
Don't worry; you'll learn how to do a nandroid backup using the custom recovery and you will be able to test any ROM. If you're unhappy with it, restore the backup to your previous one.
z4root works great on 2.2. As far as I know there are no rooting techniques that work for 2.2.1 so if you phone comes with that version, you will have to downgrade before rooting. Then after rooting, install the custom recovery and start flashing ROMs.
I think that void is the best general-use ROM out there, although I've now started with devoid and built up the things that I needed and I like having just what I need and nothing else.
Agree with the previous poster that using nandroid backups it is possible to have multiple ROMs stored on your SD card that you can switch back and forth between. It's a pretty amazing feeling to be able to triple boot three (or more!) different versions of an operating system on one device.
My best ROM+kernel combo is : Void without any modules installed ( the google apps you want you can just get them from market ) + Der-Cavemen's kernel . I do not use a2sd thus I did not make an ext partition and everything works perfectly . Actually I just couldn't ask for more.... well I could be asking for the 2.3.3 update
Thanks for the replies guys, means alot!
Ok Void sounds great as long as its got some over clocking options, also i was worried about losing the LG turn by turn navigation app that comes with the phone, is this easily installed again or is this left intact in this rom being talked about??
As far as downgrading ill have to wait for the phone to arrive to check what its running , if i have to this will be the most part im worried about as ive never done that before and ill have to find some 2.2 firmware for New Zealand which is where im from, can someone point me to a simplistic guide?
Thanks once again team !
Viva
When I install void rom will I have only english language, or my national (polish)?
OK reading about void has scared me, not used to installing roms that complicated!
might just go for something a tad easier?
Ubuntdroid is one of my faves
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Vivasanti said:
OK reading about void has scared me, not used to installing roms that complicated!
might just go for something a tad easier?
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its not really complicated at all, just flash like any other normal rom, and create some folders with some reboots in between.thats all.
Layio said:
When I install void rom will I have only english language, or my national (polish)?
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You will have all languages available in Android, Polish included
Vivasanti said:
OK reading about void has scared me, not used to installing roms that complicated!
might just go for something a tad easier?
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Installing void looks so complicated because it includes all the steps starting with downgrade, installing custom recovery and so on. Those are steps which you have to take anyway, no matter what custom ROM you settle for. So don't be scared, just read everything really careful before applying and you're gonna be fine.
[This stays between the two of us : void was the first (and only) custom ROM I have ever flashed, one week after I got my phone. I never had an Android phone before and I didn't know anything about all this stuff, yet everything worked perfect. Think positive!]
Thanks man, after reading through the Void instructions im def gona give it a whirl, ive installed quite a few roms before but never had to do the folder thing, not even sure if i have to downgrade yet till my fone arrives which will hopefully be tomoro?
Heres hoping its 2.2 and not 2.2.1,
thanks for all the help guys
I've used the stock rom for some time, and it worked sweet, so if you're not so sure about custom roms, just root and get the custom recovery on your stock rom, make a nand bkp, than start playing. Android os is a pretty neat os, but still complex, you'll probably wanna do some readin' on how it works before start messing around with it. You should pay attention in getting the right drivers for your pc (that could be complicated as the LG drivers for adb are pretty unstable on windows), and get into some adb working, it will allow you to do pretty EVERYTHING with your phone.
If you're afraid to loose the warranty, you should know this: the service knows you messed up with the os by seeing your custom recovery installed (of course the custom roms too, but it's logic that you'll get that one out once you decide to take the phone to service). So best/easy thing to do when you take your device to service using the warranty is to upgrade it to 2.2.2 via LG Updater (you downgraded to install custom roms, remember?). This will erase the bootloader and recovery to the stock ones, and guys from service will never know you messed that up.
Fell free to ask anything else, i'll think of more advices and write them.
Thanks for the advice, this is my 2nd android phone, ive installed alot of custom roms, i also have the Android SDK kit on my comp here ive pushed a few boot animations via ADB im pretty sure ill be fine
just never had to downgrade a firmware before as my old huawei fone was stuck on 2.1 and that was it
ccdreadcc said:
its not really complicated at all, just flash like any other normal rom, and create some folders with some reboots in between.thats all.
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Beware though, I lost everything when installing it, photos, contacts, the lot.
I'm sure there's a way of saving them but I can't work it out.
It's the one thing putting me off trying other ROMs
Err well i hope i dont lose my contacts there saved to the sim!
ive never had this happen.
Who told u will lose sim contacts.?¿
ccdreadcc said:
Who told u will lose sim contacts.?¿
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I'd said I lost all my contacts, I wasn't clear as to where they were stored, presumably not on the SIM
Vivasanti said:
Err well i hope i dont lose my contacts there saved to the sim!
ive never had this happen.
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You can backup your contacts on PC before attempting the custom ROM flash. There are various ways of doing that: using LG PCSuite, using MyPhoneExplorer, using the export functions in Contacts etc. But if your contacts are stored in the SIM card, you won't lose them.
Final ICS available @ huawei device.
Can I install it without root? If yes, how?
Corn Flake said:
Can I install it without root? If yes how?
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Yes :
Read "HUAWEI MediaPad SD card upgrade user guide.pdf" inside the zip.
Additional info :
This software S7-301u V100R002C232B002 has been tested strictly in Zealand,Singapore,Bengal,and Australia,but network situation is different and complicated in different places.so we can not guarantee that this version is applicable in all countries or regions.
the new super official rom!
dink69 said:
Yes :
Read "HUAWEI MediaPad SD card upgrade user guide.pdf" inside the zip.
Additional info :
This software S7-301u V100R002C232B002 has been tested strictly in Zealand,Singapore,Bengal,and Australia,but network situation is different and complicated in different places.so we can not guarantee that this version is applicable in all countries or regions.
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Works good in Poland, but there is no Polish language...
Can it be rootedthe same way the leak are?
musclendabx said:
Can it be rootedthe same way the leak are?
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Yes.
there are a couple of all ready rooted versions over on the general thread
and now that i can post in here thanks everyone for all their work
Added the sanixupdate folder on the root of the internal sd card but can't get it to root... Am I missing anything? Can anyone post brief instructions? This is what i have:
DLoad folder on root of external
Reboot
Place
Sanixupdate on root of internal...
musclendabx said:
Added the sanixupdate folder on the root of the internal sd card but can't get it to root... Am I missing anything? Can anyone post brief instructions? This is what i have:
DLoad folder on root of external
Reboot
Place
Sanixupdate on root of internal...
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You don't really need the Sanixupdate just get Superuser and Busybox from the store and install them. Not sure why it isn't working for you the way you are doing it. I assume you are flashing the ROM before you put the Sanixupdate file on the internal SD.
Any reason not to flash this to the springboard?
notinterested said:
Any reason not to flash this to the springboard?
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If you do flash you will no longer have a Springboard you will have a MediaPad. This is not a bad thing but it will void your warranty. If you take the plunge I suggest you go for the full monty and install the rooted version you can find links to it on one of threads. IMHO it is well worth the upgrade HC sucks in comparison. Good Luck
I downloaded the official release from Huawei's site. I assumed I had to go through the rooting process like the previous leaks? This one isn't pre-rooted AFAIK
notinterested said:
Any reason not to flash this to the springboard?
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Like mentioned by RKWhyte2 it will no longer say Springboard. It will say Huawei Mediapad. It will void the warranty but...
1. No more T-Mobile chimes at start-up. Actually the boot up is way faster now.
2. Hi Suite won't work unless you go hunting for the workaround around here. I've used it once or twice so not a deal-killer for me.
3. You will now be able to send (and receive) text messages (we pay for the privilege, we might as well be able to use it). And the message comes from the number that T-Mobile gave you.
4. TMobile crapware is gone (as long as you have your settings set to back up your apps to google servers, once rooted you will be able to easily retrieve 99% of your apps.)
5. You can delete the sample pictures and videos from the tablet and NEVER. SEE. THEM. AGAIN.
I am enjoying my tablet now more than before. So I guess tonight I will upgrade it to the latest ICS.
already flashed to ICS, now charging it then calibrate the battery
super smooth like slicing a butter
signal works good (depends on your cellular network)
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If you do flash you will no longer have a Springboard you will have a MediaPad. This is not a bad thing but it will void your warranty. If you take the plunge I suggest you go for the full monty and install the rooted version you can find links to it on one of threads. IMHO it is well worth the upgrade HC sucks in comparison. Good Luck
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I have been on ICS since the first ICS leak. Problem is i want to sell the damn thing and cannot for the life of me find a stock rom and the ICS rom im using is buggy as hell.
notinterested said:
I have been on ICS since the first ICS leak. Problem is i want to sell the damn thing and cannot for the life of me find a stock rom and the ICS rom im using is buggy as hell.
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Why don't you just update to the latest version. I find it to be quite stable and haven't found anything bad.
Is this a different ROM to the SP3 one?
Is the touchscreen shaking still?
This official one is the best I have tried so far. No lag in the menus, everything is siilky smooth. Stock browser performance surpasses the beta versions by far and HDMI works correctly with no jagged edges. A job well done I think.
Working HDMI?
You mean landscape mode applications no longer get dithered?
Can you try fpse, the PlayStation emulator on it?
Which ROM do you mean?
i have a nook tablet 8gig. with the software version 1.4.2
i would very much like to be able to install an android os onto the tablet i have heard that the jelly bean one was pretty good. but that is only what i have heard. if anybody has some suggestions it would be cool.
my question and request would be if there are any specific instructions to follow?
i have a 32g sd card and a micro sd adapter as tools to perform this.
i am assuming that this is the right place for this thread if it is not i am sorry.
and thanks in advance.
I3randon777 said:
i have a nook tablet 8gig. with the software version 1.4.2
i would very much like to be able to install an android os onto the tablet i have heard that the jelly bean one was pretty good. but that is only what i have heard. if anybody has some suggestions it would be cool.
my question and request would be if there are any specific instructions to follow?
i have a 32g sd card and a micro sd adapter as tools to perform this.
i am assuming that this is the right place for this thread if it is not i am sorry.
and thanks in advance.
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Welcome to XDA brandon! I'll point you in the right direction...make sure you put in the effort by reading up on things before you even attempt to modify your Nook. The results will be horrific if you don't do your homework.
First...take a look HERE to learn the basics. There are pretty great instructions to be had from this thread.
That will get you going...the rest is just defined by your preference. There are a few different ROMs out there to choose from. JellyBean is still in it's infant stages...so there are quirks. READ READ READ...see what other people say about a ROM before you give it a whirl.
Bandage said:
Welcome to XDA brandon! I'll point you in the right direction...make sure you put in the effort by reading up on things before you even attempt to modify your Nook. The results will be horrific if you don't do your homework.
First...take a look HERE to learn the basics. There are pretty great instructions to be had from this thread.
That will get you going...the rest is just defined by your preference. There are a few different ROMs out there to choose from. JellyBean is still in it's infant stages...so there are quirks. READ READ READ...see what other people say about a ROM before you give it a whirl.
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Just curious what exactly does rooting the nook tablet do? will it allow me to install 3rd party apps?
i am starting to think that really all i am wanting is to be able to install whatever i want on my nook and not be told otherwise.
I3randon777 said:
Just curious what exactly does rooting the nook tablet do? will it allow me to install 3rd party apps?
i am starting to think that really all i am wanting is to be able to install whatever i want on my nook and not be told otherwise.
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Rooting will allow you to install custom ROMs, such as CM9 (Android 4.0) and CM10 (4.1) etc. It's not necessary, but really improves the experience of your tablet.
I would go with THIS HERE or THIS ONE for basic modification.
If you want to use stuff other than what you can get in the Nook store, you will need to root it and install the full Android Market (Play Store). Follow the links I gave you.
Im new to the whole nook tablet system.I would like to root my device to jellybean and have full access to google play. I need a super dumbed down step by step guide to do this. can anyone help me? I have an 8gb sd card a card reader and a nook tablet 8gb running 1.4.3.
peanutt2708 said:
Im new to the whole nook tablet system.I would like to root my device to jellybean and have full access to google play. I need a super dumbed down step by step guide to do this. can anyone help me? I have an 8gb sd card a card reader and a nook tablet 8gb running 1.4.3.
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alright. first off, do you want to keep the Nook OS on your tablet (which means you have to run your ROM off of an SD card) or do you want to replace it entirely?
skepticmisfit said:
alright. first off, do you want to keep the Nook OS on your tablet (which means you have to run your ROM off of an SD card) or do you want to replace it entirely?
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Which one is easier to do?
peanutt2708 said:
Which one is easier to do?
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i found it easier to install CM on the internal memory, aka the eMMC chip, which replaces the Nook OS. your call though.
oh also there's a bunch of different ROMs for this tablet. different versions of android too, but IMO, anything from jelly bean (4.1) and up is pretty good. however, i've heard bad things about CyanogenMod 10.2 (latest stable version on their site) and i don't really like kitkat. if you want a really stable ROM, i like cm10.1.3 and there's a really old cm10 build that i like, it's not provided by the official CyanogenMod team though.
if you haven't noticed, CyanogenMod is the most popular custom ROM.. ever. and i think it's the one best-maintained by the devs here. you could try others too but for the average Joe Shmo (like you seem to be ) CyanogenMod is the best option.
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Which one is easier to do?
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To create a CM11 SD card, you can adapt the procedure outlined at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2098419: in steps 4-6 and 9-10 just substitute in the appropriate SD-based version of CM11 and corresponding Gapps zip files posted at Succulent's blog http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2014...droid-4-4-2-for-nook-tablet-sdcxxx-01jan2013/, e.g., cm_acclaim_11.0_25APR2014_HD_SDC.zip and pa_gapps-modular-micro-4.4.2-20140426a-signed-sdc.zip.
See also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575489 for additional info/tips re: rooting & flashing custom ROMs.
Hi I have the orignal (not xperia) tablet S.
version
4.0.3 (release5a)
kernal version
2.6.39.4
[email protected]#1
build number
TISU0013410
I am wondering if the all in one works for rooting this device, I have been looking online and have seen a lot of mixed answers, yes, no and sort of.
What I am looking to do is rooting this tablet to install a new OS.
Thanks in advance.
ragehavoc said:
Hi I have the orignal (not xperia) tablet S.
version
4.0.3 (release5a)
kernal version
2.6.39.4
[email protected]#1
build number
TISU0013410
I am wondering if the all in one works for rooting this device, I have been looking online and have seen a lot of mixed answers, yes, no and sort of.
What I am looking to do is rooting this tablet to install a new OS.
Thanks in advance.
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First off yes the all in one will root your tab
Do the rescue backdoor script in the a.i.o
Then apply the notification patch to stop the update notification
You cant flash or install a diff os on these tabs both the sts and xts are locked down tight but there seems to be good head way with booting from the sd card on the sts
DO NOT TRY TO FLASH JB TO THE STS YOU WILL BRICK IT
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First off yes the all in one will root your tab
Do the rescue backdoor script in the a.i.o
Then apply the notification patch to stop the update notification
You cant flash or install a diff os on these tabs both the sts and xts are locked down tight but there seems to be good head way with booting from the sd card on the sts
DO NOT TRY TO FLASH JB TO THE STS YOU WILL BRICK IT
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Thank you so much!
Can you fill me in on what headway or a link for booting from the SD card, I really, really hate the OS this tablet has, but if it is not possible I dont know if I should bother risking it.
Honestly, I hate what sony did with this tablet, especially given the price I paid for it when it came out.
Oh never mind, I found it, http://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-tablet-s/general/sony-tablet-s-sys2sd-boot-sd-card-t2818649, it looks like it is just a softboot loader for extra protection, sad I cannot use J.B. , hopefully someone will figure out how to fake an authentic update to get people out of I.C.S.
Oh well, I may as well root it just in case, the modded playstore is at least worth it.
@ragehavoc @dex9mm
What exactly does the modded Android Market / Google Play give you? You cannot download things without payment.
Do you mean, just access to APP's that are only available to certain geographic regions?
I haven't flashed / rooted a device in 3 years. Last two were HTC devices.
For the sake of an example, take me as an idiot, who cannot understand the abbreviated chatter I see everywhere, with no reference to what anything means - could you please point me to 2-3 articles that have a DETAILED list of steps and screenshots for what needs to be done to get the Bootloader sorted, plus everything else, and then flash 4.1 OS?
or, am I stuck on 4.0.3 forever, regardless of root/stock?
Thank you!
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@ragehavoc @dex9mm
What exactly does the modded Android Market / Google Play give you? You cannot download things without payment.
Do you mean, just access to APP's that are only available to certain geographic regions?
I haven't flashed / rooted a device in 3 years. Last two were HTC devices.
For the sake of an example, take me as an idiot, who cannot understand the abbreviated chatter I see everywhere, with no reference to what anything means - could you please point me to 2-3 articles that have a DETAILED list of steps and screenshots for what needs to be done to get the Bootloader sorted, plus everything else, and then flash 4.1 OS?
or, am I stuck on 4.0.3 forever, regardless of root/stock?
Thank you!
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Hey yea your stuck on 4.0, sorry its the long and the short of it
The modded play store is where you can see every app or set the device to mimic an other device and see apps that are only available to said device
Do not flash jb to your device you will brick it
Rooting is about all you can achieve
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