So im coming from a nexus. Its a good phone and all but I figure I'd try HTC for once. I got it for $99 on Amazon. Abby way what's the statue on root or a boot loader unlock. Also what's the difference in the a nexus is vs the dna. Also is there anything I should know or do when I receive my new device. Thanks for the help
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saintlikesniper said:
So im coming from a nexus. Its a good phone and all but I figure I'd try HTC for once. I got it for $99 on Amazon. Abby way what's the statue on root or a boot loader unlock. Also what's the difference in the a nexus is vs the dna. Also is there anything I should know or do when I receive my new device. Thanks for the help
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The DNA is an awesome phone; however, if your phone comes with the newest update from HTC on it, be aware, there is currently software-based (free) method to unlock bootloader or modify the phone at all. Users with updated phones that were not previously unlocked have had to resort to JTAG service (something like $45 plus shipping) to have the phone S-OFF'ed (Radio S-OFF - Means you can flash whatever you please (even more so with the engineering bootloader flashed)).
If the phone prompts you for an update, DON'T DO IT! If the phone is already updated, you either wait and hope for someone to find a vulnerability, pay for JTAG service, or use the phone stock (still a good phone, but no root).
Good luck!
saintlikesniper said:
So im coming from a nexus. Its a good phone and all but I figure I'd try HTC for once. I got it for $99 on Amazon. Abby way what's the statue on root or a boot loader unlock. Also what's the difference in the a nexus is vs the dna. Also is there anything I should know or do when I receive my new device. Thanks for the help
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Root/Bootloader status:
firmware 1.x - fully blown open
firmware 2.x - locked tighter that a dolphin's butthole.
It will probably come with the 2.x software. I would recommend using the JTAG service provided here:
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/htc-droid-dna-dlx-jtag-s-off-modification-service/
Difference between a nexus and the dna... A world.
The gnex was made to open from the beginning. Running one fastboot command opened the entire floodgate, plus odin is an awesome tool for samsung devices. HTC devices have more parts that need to be cracked to have the same openess as the nexus. Right now 2.x firmware means you are running stock only (no root or anything). I'm coming from the gnex and was willing to pay for the jtag service because although I love the dev's work on this phone, I don't want to rely on them for everything.
Hope this helps.
Alright now what about things like supercid or HTC dev. Also if we can unlock the boot loader then why is s-off important. Or can we not unlock the boot loader on 2.xx
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saintlikesniper said:
Alright now what about things like supercid or HTC dev. Also if we can unlock the boot loader then why is s-off important. Or can we not unlock the boot loader on 2.xx
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Read the threads.
No HTCdev, no unlock of bootloader of any kind currently.
Oh okay so I read that wrong. So we can't even downgrade to a previous version or that requires root and an unlocked bootloader. Also if my device is on 2.x no root goodness for me huh?
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saintlikesniper said:
Oh okay so I read that wrong. So we can't even downgrade to a previous version or that requires root and an unlocked bootloader. Also if my device is on 2.x no root goodness for me huh?
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No. You are stuck stock just like I am until someone figures it out. If they figure it out. Or you could pay the 45.00 for the JTAG s-off.
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No. You are stuck stock just like I am until someone figures it out. If they figure it out. Or you could pay the 45.00 for the JTAG s-off.
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It's so worth it
Zarboz said:
It's so worth it
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Ugh, I might just have to do it. My wife thinks I'm retarded, but what does SHE know being she doesn't have the staff of logic and intelligence. :laugh:
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Ugh, I might just have to do it. My wife thinks I'm retarded, but what does SHE know being she doesn't have the staff of logic and intelligence. :laugh:
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I think your wife and my wife might know each other....
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Ugh, I might just have to do it. My wife thinks I'm retarded, but what does SHE know being she doesn't have the staff of logic and intelligence. :laugh:
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Women can justify buying the same damn shoes and clothes in different shades of the same color, getsing jtagged should not be questioned.
And then oddly enough they complain when they see another in the same dress. Exclaiming how she stole her idea. Not even thinking she just might have the same taste in clothes but oh no that "B**** better get out that dress 'cause I wore it first"
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Lol, what have I done to the thread?
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Lol, what have I done to the thread?
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Made it interesting.
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Lol, what have I done to the thread?
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You said what most of us think when we ponder a purchase that has to be approved by the gatekeeper/wife.
haha no comments on the women stuff i think you understand why hahaha
Like other post, i would say know that you will not have root for a bit and cm 10.1 is not done yet...but will be soon. You can go for JTAG or stick with stock or use nova launcher temporarily. The battery life is pretty decent but nothing crazy 4 hours of screen time-ish on stock. i usually get enough battery for 1 day and a few hours. Oh, fastboot will prevent a full restart of your phone so might want to disable that...and yea just look around settings. there are ways to increase battery and stuff. for example, there is a settings in wifi that allows it to auto turn off and use data unless you start using your phone. I think its a great device even through its a bit big for my taste, and i don't like stock much. Hope you enjoy your phone! I can't wait to get root and cm 10.1 on my phone. ^_^
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haha no comments on the women stuff i think you understand why hahaha
Like other post, i would say know that you will not have root for a bit and cm 10.1 is not done yet...but will be soon. You can go for JTAG or stick with stock or use nova launcher temporarily. The battery life is pretty decent but nothing crazy 4 hours of screen time-ish on stock. i usually get enough battery for 1 day and a few hours. Oh, fastboot will prevent a full restart of your phone so might want to disable that...and yea just look around settings. there are ways to increase battery and stuff. for example, there is a settings in wifi that allows it to auto turn off and use data unless you start using your phone. I think its a great device even through its a bit big for my taste, and i don't like stock much. Hope you enjoy your phone! I can't wait to get root and cm 10.1 on my phone. ^_^
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I don't know what it is with me but I'm honestly tired of using CM and AOSP for awhile. I've been enjoying Viper so that I can still get a breath of fresh air from Sense... even though most don't appreciate Sense. Honestly wish I could put a Sense variant on my N7 too just to change it up.
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BAD DOG! *rubs your nose in it*
Yeah I know what you vanilla gets bland for awhile. I can't get past two hours screen time on my nexus. And that's with the extended battery. At least sense is adding sprinkles and chocolate syrup to vanilla. Anyways what about face palm or whatever. Anyway my device will be here Monday thinks for the info I've only had Motorola and Samsung phones so HTC is a breath of fresh air
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I don't know what it is with me but I'm honestly tired of using CM and AOSP for awhile. I've been enjoying Viper so that I can still get a breath of fresh air from Sense... even though most don't appreciate Sense. Honestly wish I could put a Sense variant on my N7 too just to change it up.
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Same here. I love CM and AOSP/AOKP, but I tire of them pretty quick. I honestly don't understand the HTC Sense hate some people have. If it was that bad then everyone wouldn't be trying to find widgets that looked like the sense widgets on CM/AOSP. Sense is a really nice looking UI and their widgets are second to none.
I'm pretty much decided on sending out my DNA to be JTAG'd. How long can I expect to be without a phone? I think i'll be stuck using my rezound with just google voice.
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About damn time.
http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads
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And right as it was figured out how to use 1.15 kernels on 2.04
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Heck yes! There is more hope!
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And right as it was figured out how to use 1.15 kernels on 2.04
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Funny how that works, huh?
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Haha I was coming here to post it. HTC just tweeted me saying it was released.
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Haha I was coming here to post it. HTC just tweeted me saying it was released.
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Yeah I saw it on twitter too.
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What does this mean for the DNA scene? Does it increase our chances at finding a post-OTA unlock method, or is it more useful for ROM/custom feature development purposes?
CNordy said:
What does this mean for the DNA scene? Does it increase our chances at finding a post-OTA unlock method, or is it more useful for ROM/custom feature development purposes?
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From what I gather it's possible, though not likely there is an exploit for post OTA unlock in the source. It will help development in that 2.04 ROMS such as Viper1.2 will soon have compatible custom kernels whenever the developers of their respective kernels update them.
I suppose there can be other possible benefits but I have not heard anyone mention them.
Kernel source won't help bootloader unlock.
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Kernel source won't help bootloader unlock.
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Ah, My mistake, thought I remember someone saying it was possible there was something helpful in there.
Lykarsis said:
Ah, My mistake, thought I remember someone saying it was possible there was something helpful in there.
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For some reason one guy essentially spammed every thread he could find saying that somehow kernel source=bootloader unlock, but that is completely untrue.
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For some reason one guy essentially spammed every thread he could find saying that somehow kernel source=bootloader unlock, but that is completely untrue.
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Dang. I was hoping this would be true.
My wife's dna took a swim. Had to cash out her another. (crossed fingers for non ota) but I lost.
She wanted dna even after I warned her it was probably unrootable. She said Dna. Well a few days later she is yelling @ me to fix this garbage lol.
Crud. Looks like jtag. Is in her future
Signed with the blood of my DNA
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Dang. I was hoping this would be true.
My wife's dna took a swim. Had to cash out her another. (crossed fingers for non ota) but I lost.
She wanted dna even after I warned her it was probably unrootable. She said Dna. Well a few days later she is yelling @ me to fix this garbage lol.
Crud. Looks like jtag. Is in her future
Signed with the blood of my DNA
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Garbage I would probably love my DNA even stock. I would just have an itch to tinker with it because that's who I am... but if she isn't the one tinkering, I don't see what her problem is
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Not exactly true. May help. Most likely though, it will not.
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Garbage I would probably love my DNA even stock. I would just have an itch to tinker with it because that's who I am... but if she isn't the one tinkering, I don't see what her problem is
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I guess she is used to stellar battery life, not having all the bloat, being over clocked and fast as all get out on Viper rom.
The area she works gets better signal with old radio's while I get better with new radio's??
No wife tether
Missing a few root only apps, missing data since she can't restore.
Look don't take offense. This phone is great, but when you get used to certain things is hard to go back.
That's all
Signed with the blood of my DNA
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I guess she is used to stellar battery life, not having all the bloat, being over clocked and fast as all get out on Viper rom.
The area she works gets better signal with old radio's while I get better with new radio's??
No wife tether
Missing a few root only apps, missing data since she can't restore.
Look don't take offense. This phone is great, but when you get used to certain things is hard to go back.
That's all
Signed with the blood of my DNA
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lol No offense at all. Just most women don't desire their phones to be tinkered with, at least from what I've seen. I had to spend a long minute convincing my girlfriend to tinker with hers
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lol No offense at all. Just most women don't desire their phones to be tinkered with, at least from what I've seen. I had to spend a long minute convincing my girlfriend to tinker with hers
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Lol. Yup years back with the DROID 2 I went threw the same thing with my wife.
Now as soon as we get a new Andy she hands it over for pimping.
And sorry, I have just saw a few arguments over this topic and was trying to avoid it
But ya my girls pretty much amazing.
Signed with the blood of my DNA
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Lol. Yup years back with the DROID 2 I went threw the same thing with my wife.
Now as soon as we get a new Andy she hands it over for pimping.
And sorry, I have just saw a few arguments over this topic and was trying to avoid it
But ya my girls pretty much amazing.
Signed with the blood of my DNA
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Unfortunately mine uses her phone, a One X+, for work [and it was given to her by her company] so unless it becomes unusable, I don't get to play with it
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No wife tether
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Wait a minute, your wife wants you to root her DNA so you can put a "wife tether" on it?
that might be TMI
jasoraso said:
Wait a minute, your wife wants you to root her DNA so you can put a "wife tether" on it?
that might be TMI
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BWAHAHAHA
Signed with the blood of my DNA
I know moonshine is coming soon. So dont get mad but i live in a canada and the only way for me to get a dna is off ebay. I iust got my droid dna today and i was surprised to see its on software 1.15.605.4 710RD. Does that mean i can still soff? If so does anyone know how?
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Yep. Run the cid exploit. Use htcdev unlock. The use facepalm soff
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crookx said:
I know moonshine is coming soon. So dont get mad but i live in a canada and the only way for me to get a dna is off ebay. I iust got my droid dna today and i was surprised to see its on software 1.15.605.4 710RD. Does that mean i can still soff? If so does anyone know how?
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Just use FacePalm S-OFF. There is a thread for it in the Original Development forum.
Oh and btw I'm jealous
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Just use FacePalm S-OFF. There is a thread for it in the Original Development forum.
Oh and btw I'm jealous
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is it the the facepalm forum or the new method one?
It's in the original development forum
Here's the thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155069
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Thanks guys! Im soff
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crookx said:
Thanks guys! Im soff
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I'm glad someone is, I get paid tomorrow I'm trying to decide if I'm going to wait any longer or just go buy a Galaxy S4...
If I knew when Moonshine was coming or had an idea it would make things easier lol
Anyway glad it worked for you bud.
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I'm glad someone is, I get paid tomorrow I'm trying to decide if I'm going to wait any longer or just go buy a Galaxy S4...
If I knew when Moonshine was coming or had an idea it would make things easier lol
Anyway glad it worked for you bud.
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I'd JTAG it before going to an S4. But it depends on if you bought the DNA because you like it a lot, or somehow you got stuck with something you didn't really want.
JustMyUserName said:
I'm glad someone is, I get paid tomorrow I'm trying to decide if I'm going to wait any longer or just go buy a Galaxy S4...
If I knew when Moonshine was coming or had an idea it would make things easier lol
Anyway glad it worked for you bud.
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I have both and i just can't get over how much better the DNA's screen is. I made many screen color adjustments via kernel and the S4's screen just ddoesn't look right compared to the dna, plus there's this coating on the glass that seems to dull he brightness. I remember seeing it on the S3 too. As far as build quality, the S4 is nice but the dna seems premium.
I'm running Carbon rom and custom kernels on both phones. I can only tell the difference between the two by looking at he screen and the locations of the back and menu buttons (they're the opposite on each phone).
If I was faced with a choice today I would get the DNA.
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I have both and i just can't get over how much better the DNA's screen is. I made many screen color adjustments via kernel and the S4's screen just ddoesn't look right compared to the dna, plus there's this coating on the glass that seems to dull he brightness. I remember seeing it on the S3 too. As far as build quality, the S4 is nice but the dna seems premium.
I'm running Carbon rom and custom kernels on both phones. I can only tell the difference between the two by looking at he screen and the locations of the back and menu buttons (they're the opposite on each phone).
If I was faced with a choice today I would get the DNA.
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After comparing the two in store I didn't feel that the DNA screen was any better. However I like the AMOLED screens. The s4 seemed snappier but not much. However the storage on the DNA bothers me and I prefer a removable battery.
I'll probably wait another 2 weeks and then decide. I may hold off on the s4 for the Note 3 or the upcoming HTC phablet. I would like a bigger screen. If the HTC One was 5" I would have probably already bought it.
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I'm glad someone is, I get paid tomorrow I'm trying to decide if I'm going to wait any longer or just go buy a Galaxy S4...
If I knew when Moonshine was coming or had an idea it would make things easier lol
Anyway glad it worked for you bud.
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Just sae this on another thread. Check out w w w moonshine dot io is moonshine here??
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Just sae this on another thread. Check out w w w moonshine dot io is moonshine here??
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Yeah just saw that!!!! Should tide me over for a while haha.
Sorry to awaken an old thread, I'm still on 1.15.605.4 stock rooted rom, htcdev unlocked. In order to s off and check out some of the sense 5 ROMs do I need to upgrade then use moonshine? Just use face palm from where I am now? Is one better then the other? Do I need to be on new firmware to try new ROMs? Sorry I used to be all over this with my Incredible and Rezound but loved the DNA out of the box and never tweaked.
Thanks in advance.
Kevin
KKellett said:
Sorry to awaken an old thread, I'm still on 1.15.605.4 stock rooted rom, htcdev unlocked. In order to s off and check out some of the sense 5 ROMs do I need to upgrade then use moonshine? Just use face palm from where I am now? Is one better then the other? Do I need to be on new firmware to try new ROMs? Sorry I used to be all over this with my Incredible and Rezound but loved the DNA out of the box and never tweaked.
Thanks in advance.
Kevin
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No just find and use the old facepalm method
And as for updating firmware it's always a good idea that way you don't experience any signal issues
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I hate to ask this, but, I am curious as to the status of the VRUAME7 bootloader unlocking. I haven't seen any status updates since the bounty thread was closed. I'm aware root has been achieved, but seeing as I just got my S4, I'd like to experiment with different roms a bit.
Thanks.
Agree
Yeah I was wondering the same thing. If anyone has any information about this that would be awesome!
I hope soon - with over $5k in bounty, it shouldn't take long. LOL
It better be soon because I'm so sick of not having TWRP lol. 5k bounty should be more than enough!
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Agreed.
I'm debating whether or not to return this for an MDK version, because I really don't want to wait for shipping, and I've been really impressed with the S4 coming from an iPhone.
I think I'll just wait.
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I'm debating whether or not to return this for an MDK version, because I really don't want to wait for shipping, and I've been really impressed with the S4 coming from an iPhone.
I think I'll just wait.
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I came from an iPhone 5 too and tbh I'm glad I did I love this phone and I was on MDK when I got it but I updated like a dumbass. Not knowing that I had just sealed my fate for ever having custom ROMs and recovery. Oh well.
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Hi im new to the forums and pretty knew to modding phones, but i was wondering the status of this as well? and when any of the developers here on the forum think that maybe the bootloader will be unlocked? A family member passed away so i kinda of inherited the phone and i want to use it since its newer and better than mine but they had updated it to ME7 so im stuck now i guess until they can crack it Also i wanted to ask if since that might take a while, if its possible to like reset the phone to factory settings and would it put it back to MDK maybe? or is there a way to like flash it back to MDK or something so i would be able to root/unlock the bootloader then? If not its fine i guess ill have to wait. But i had cynogen on my old phone (the original droid lolz) and it was awesome so i was hoping i could put that on the S4 as well and get rid of all this crap bloatware on it too. Well thanks a lot for all your work nice to be part of the community now, so i hope they keep working on this and keep us updated ^_^
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Hi im new to the forums and pretty knew to modding phones, but i was wondering the status of this as well? and when any of the developers here on the forum think that maybe the bootloader will be unlocked? A family member passed away so i kinda of inherited the phone and i want to use it since its newer and better than mine but they had updated it to ME7 so im stuck now i guess until they can crack it Also i wanted to ask if since that might take a while, if its possible to like reset the phone to factory settings and would it put it back to MDK maybe? or is there a way to like flash it back to MDK or something so i would be able to root/unlock the bootloader then? If not its fine i guess ill have to wait. But i had cynogen on my old phone (the original droid lolz) and it was awesome so i was hoping i could put that on the S4 as well and get rid of all this crap bloatware on it too. Well thanks a lot for all your work nice to be part of the community now, so i hope they keep working on this and keep us updated ^_^
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I tried to flash it back thinking it might work but it didn't all it did was fail and leave me without a phone until I flashed ME7 again.
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I tried to flash it back thinking it might work but it didn't all it did was fail and leave me without a phone until I flashed ME7 again.
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ahh damn that sux sry that happend lol. soo much for that idea i guess lol T_T what about restoring it to factory settings like through the option on the phone itself? Will it just like reset and wipe everything but not rollback the version? Thanks for your response and with the bounty being so high and they managed to get a root for it pretty quickly i really hope they can unlock the bootloader so we can put custom roms on it soon :/
Useless thread...
Don't you think the news will be all over XDA if anyone does unlock the bootloader of the S4?
Hint: It's not because they haven't managed to unlock it yet and probably never will.
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Don't you think the news will be all over XDA if anyone does unlock the bootloader of the S4?
Hint: It's not because they haven't managed to unlock it yet and probably never will.
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You do realize an exploit similar to Loki would do the same thing an unlocked bootloader can do?
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Is it possible a future update may unpatch it?
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Ownage. said:
I hate to ask this, but, I am curious as to the status of the VRUAME7 bootloader unlocking. I haven't seen any status updates since the bounty thread was closed. I'm aware root has been achieved, but seeing as I just got my S4, I'd like to experiment with different roms a bit.
Thanks.
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In an attempt to answer the question, I've been following this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384222&page=23), but I haven't seen any updates on the last few pages.
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Is it possible a future update may unpatch it?
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It's just as likely as the oceans completely evaporating overnight.
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The best we can hope for out of future updates is that they have a vulnerability that's easier to find than whatever's still waiting to be discovered in ME7 (if any such vulnerability is hiding there).
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You do realize an exploit similar to Loki would do the same thing an unlocked bootloader can do?
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Yes and you do realize me winning the Powerball 25 consecutive weeks is more likely?
I believe in the devs here, many are working on it and too much time has passed w/o results, I believe if some exploit were possible it would have been found by now.
Sorry to be pessimistic but I think Samsung got it locked permanently and forever and, sorry to say it, but this probably means all future devices will arrive permanently locked down. :crying:
I'd sure love to be wrong about this.....
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Yes and you do realize me winning the Powerball 25 consecutive weeks is more likely?
I believe in the devs here, many are working on it and too much time has passed w/o results, I believe if some exploit were possible it would have been found by now.
Sorry to be pessimistic but I think Samsung got it locked permanently and forever and, sorry to say it, but this probably means all future devices will arrive permanently locked down. :crying:
I'd sure love to be wrong about this.....
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the motos got unlocked over 6 months after release, and that was considered by many to be completely impossible. Seeing this phone is more popular I think the chances are better, just will take time!
I put in an RMA with Negri electronics, and they're going to exchange mine for an MDK phone. Really should have done my research before updating...
If any devs need files pulled from the device I am buying one (or more) first thing this morning so just post instructions and I will have at it.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/device/smartphone/htc-one-max
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If any devs need files pulled from the device I am buying one (or more) first thing this morning so just post instructions and I will have at it.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/device/smartphone/htc-one-max
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I am also going to order one. I've been anxiously waiting the release of this device since I first read about it on Android central. I've been running the VZW Gs4 for a while now and need a change. I'm really really hoping that it will have root bootloader and s-off just like the one (especially since they share the same chipset). I really hope there is developer interest in this device.
I was just at the store checking one out. The build quality feels amazing! And, despite the size, fits and feels just fine in the pocket of my jeans.
I did not walk out with it, but will probably end up talking myself into the purchase within the next couple of hours.
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I just ordered mine off the Verizon site. Should be here tomorrow can't wait.
Just picked mine up in store today. Build quality is amazing.
nicholi2789 said:
I just ordered mine off the Verizon site. Should be here tomorrow can't wait.
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It really is! I was shocked by how well built it felt. Having used Samsung phones and tablets for the past few years I guess I didn't even realize the build differences till I held the One Max.
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seventwozero said:
It really is! I was shocked by how well built it felt. Having used Samsung phones and tablets for the past few years I guess I didn't even realize the build differences till I held the One Max.
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Has anyone heard any word of a root exploit coming for it at all? I know it's early yet but I got my fingers crossed. Really need root at least to keep this device.
This is a developer looking for someone with the device to test
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seventwozero said:
I was just at the store checking one out. The build quality feels amazing! And, despite the size, fits and feels just fine in the pocket of my jeans.
I did not walk out with it, but will probably end up talking myself into the purchase within the next couple of hours.
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i said the exact same thing..i compared it next to the Note 3... the note 3 really felt cheap
i checked out the back cover, and the finish FELT and looked FLUSH from every angle. There were some reports of back cover not fitting snug in early production models?
the only thing that bothered me was the internals, all they needed was a SD800, and i would of completely been satisfied plunking down $600 + tax for one
I also got to see a White LG G2. There was a LG Rep that said, there could be a sale similar to last G2 deal, 450$ outright.. so i might just wait for that, and get the HTC M8 whenever that comes out
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This is a developer looking for someone with the device to test
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Yeah. I pinged him this morning because I needed his help to get temp root to pull kernel for beaups to use for bootloader unlock and s-off. Got stuck at work so didn't pick it up until about an hour ago. For now it's charging. Then I'm going to contact him and hopefully take care of business.
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Has anyone heard any word of a root exploit coming for it at all? I know it's early yet but I got my fingers crossed. Really need root at least to keep this device.
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It should be quite easy, you just need a custom recovery and then you are rooted. please visit this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498749 and request for verizon support, the dev has been really good, kind enough and been quick to get the recovery for sprint & international models working!
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It should be quite easy, you just need a custom recovery and then you are rooted. please visit this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498749 and request for verizon support, the dev has been really good, kind enough and been quick to get the recovery for sprint & international models working!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47712927&postcount=39
Unfortunately as beaups has described to me it's a chicken/egg thing. They have to have the kernel before they can create *valid* recovery (other device recovery may work) and root but you have to be rooted to pull the kernel.
Jiggity Janx said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47712927&postcount=39
Unfortunately as beaups has described to me it's a chicken/egg thing. They have to have the kernel before they can create *valid* recovery (other device recovery may work) and root but you have to be rooted to pull the kernel.
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i see, i did not know that. i also don't see anyways we can backup stock recovery. i seriously wonder how dev's were able to get the initial stock kenel/recovery. i guess that's only via temp root that you are looking for with jcase
Got mine also!
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If any devs need files pulled from the device I am buying one (or more) first thing this morning so just post instructions and I will have at it.
.... now just need to root
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I Got mine yesterday on EDGE
Got back into booloader by removing drivers that installed and installing HTC Sync Manager. Works for now so not removing sync manager itself until I have to.
No go on htcdev unlock. It let me get all the way to putting my device info and then came back with a code 160 MID not allowed message. Verizon likely shut that down early.
Now I have to try to connect with jcase (if available) to temp root...
anyone dump the system yet? and can someone do adb pull /proc/config.gz
Is anyone getting this phone coming from a note 2? Do you think it is an worthy upgrade?
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Can anyone get me a build.prop of the Verizon variant? Thanks in advanced.
Just got the phone from vzw . Love it. Premium build . No lag at all.
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Can anyone get me a build.prop of the Verizon variant? Thanks in advanced.
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How do I do that??? Being not rooted and all. I have root explorer
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Review is not the best, but al least we can the see the next big thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI70Z6QE8V8
Says it's a private video...
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Here we go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivOspWGlMdk
Painful to watch
Hmmmm.......
This:
http://www.stuff.tv/htc/unruly-child-shows-htc-one-plus-video-12-minutes/news
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atheistevofreak said:
This:
http://www.stuff.tv/htc/unruly-child-shows-htc-one-plus-video-12-minutes/news
EVOlved human
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He should have taped the back... Guess he'll be grounded for the rest of the foreseeable future. Lol
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This:
http://www.stuff.tv/htc/unruly-child-shows-htc-one-plus-video-12-minutes/news
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That's too bad.
Well, not what I was hoping for. But, they say that about the G5.
All I know is that Sammy makes it hard as frick to root their phones, so I'll most likely stay with HTC.
^^^^^ while I agree with sticking with HTC, what, on earth, gives you the impression it's hard to get root on Sammy devices. My experience with GNex, and all I've read, shows sammys are the easiest to root.
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joshuaw84 said:
He should have taped the back... Guess he'll be grounded for the rest of the foreseeable future. Lol
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Probably wouldn't have mattered... you know... considering the kid's first and last name were on his Youtube and Twitter.
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^^^^^ while I agree with sticking with HTC, what, on earth, gives you the impression it's hard to get root on Sammy devices. My experience with GNex, and all I've read, shows sammys are the easiest to root.
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Bro....
My brother has the GS4 through Verizon, and there are like 6 different versions.
Rooting wasn't the issue, as I rooted it for him easily. The issue was "bootstrap", "Safestrap", "modems", and other terminology.
Not what I'm used to. He's rooted, but you cannot flash AOSP ROM'S with their locked bootloaders. You can only flash stock ROMS, and you have to use "Safestrap", which apparently makes multiple partitions and you have to keep your original stock ROM.
And then there is Loki, and Odin, whatever the hell those are. I'm guessing for unlocked bootloaders, but I haven't got that far yet.
Friend of mine from work blames Verizon, saying they try to seriously lock down their phones.
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Bro....
My brother has the GS4 through Verizon, and there are like 6 different versions.
Rooting wasn't the issue, as I rooted it for him easily. The issue was "bootstrap", "Safestrap", "modems", and other terminology.
Not what I'm used to. He's rooted, but you cannot flash AOSP ROM'S with their locked bootloaders. You can only flash stock ROMS, and you have to use "Safestrap", which apparently makes multiple partitions and you have to keep your original stock ROM.
And then there is Loki, and Odin, whatever the hell those are. I'm guessing for unlocked bootloaders, but I haven't got that far yet.
Friend of mine from work blames Verizon, saying they try to seriously lock down their phones.
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That's a Verizon thing... I have a sprint gs4 and it was ridiculously easy to root. Took me all of 2 minutes, it took longer to download the files...
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dang, they didnt have to fire the kids dad...that blows
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Well, not what I was hoping for. But, they say that about the G5.
All I know is that Sammy makes it hard as frick to root their phones, so I'll most likely stay with HTC.
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I don't know about Samsung devices (on Sprint) but I know rooting my HTC wasn't too bad, but flashing it was a different story.
I'm not sure how much Truth is in that whole story. I mean, who can be THAT foolish? If it was me, I would make sure hat my kids don't even talk about it at school. Shoot...I might not even tell them.
Furthermore, whether this is true or not, this still provides HTC with premature feedback from users who want to see what the M8 will look like. While it is too late for them to make physical changes to the phone, at least they can try to make a few software changes to the phone. For example, I'm sure that someone is going to criticize the camera app. Based on the general consensus, they can make the needed modifications. This video has brought much attention to HTC, whether negative or positive, and there's nothing that good ol' Sammy can do about it.
Did I mention that this is FREE advertising? That's something that HTC never did very well with, and funding has a lot to do with it. I'm not saying that this story can't be true, but I certainly feel that there are more factors at play under the hood.
And to add to those who have said that Samsung is difficult to root, I beg to differ. Once I downloaded the correct files to the computer, it took me 2mins to root my wife's GS3 with an auto root tool. I had to do a lot more work to root my EVO. Mind you, I'm not saying that my EVO was difficult to rllt, but i also had to obtain S-Off in a separate process. You just have to root a Samsung and you're good to go.
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dang, they didnt have to fire the kids dad...that blows
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They didn't, he made that up along with the other lies on his twitter after the video was traced back to him. His father works for a company that does soil testing (http://tsccorp.com) and his mother is a school teacher. I doubt that either would have access to the phone through their work.
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They didn't, he made that up along with the other lies on his twitter after the video was traced back to him. His father works for a company that does soil testing (http://tsccorp.com) and his mother is a school teacher. I doubt that either would have access to the phone through their work.
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so just some kid trying to be cool by having an unreleased phone?
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so just some kid trying to be cool by having an unreleased phone?
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I don't know who he got it from, but it wasn't one of his parents. Could be another relative, friend's parent, etc.