Good day,
Noobie doesn't begin to describe me. I just want to stop these update notifications on my phone and I've been trying for over a month with different instructions which usually ends when what I'm looking for isn't in the place where the directions said it was.
So five months ago I bought a rooted Galaxy S3 4.1.1 off eBay that I use on Boost mobile network. It was working when I got it in the mail and it still works great. Tried to contact the person I purchased it from but no reply. I like the phone the way it is, not trying to do anything fancy. Can someone please just lay out in simple (idiot) steps what I need to do to stop the update notifications that would be great? Thanks.
duncan1622 said:
Good day,
Noobie doesn't begin to describe me. I just want to stop these update notifications on my phone and I've been trying for over a month with different instructions which usually ends when what I'm looking for isn't in the place where the directions said it was.
So five months ago I bought a rooted Galaxy S3 4.1.1 off eBay that I use on Boost mobile network. It was working when I got it in the mail and it still works great. Tried to contact the person I purchased it from but no reply. I like the phone the way it is, not trying to do anything fancy. Can someone please just lay out in simple (idiot) steps what I need to do to stop the update notifications that would be great? Thanks.
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Do me a favor and hit the menu button and go to setting, scroll down to the bottom and select about device.....what is your model number? SPH-L710?
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Do me a favor and hit the menu button and go to setting, scroll down to the bottom and select about device.....what is your model number? SPH-L710?
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Yes, it's SPH-L710
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Yes, it's SPH-L710
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The sprint section you originally posted this in is the correct forum, however I'm not 100% on the fixes we use on our sprint phones will work for you and keep your phone working properly on boost. Anyway refer to that thread as one posted suggested accept the update and it will fail and let you live without the constant update pop ups, there's other fixes for it as well if that doesn't do the trick.
epic4GEE said:
The sprint section you originally posted this in is the correct forum, however I'm not 100% on the fixes we use on our sprint phones will work for you and keep your phone working properly on boost. Anyway refer to that thread as one posted suggested accept the update and it will fail and let you live without the constant update pop ups, there's other fixes for it as well if that doesn't do the trick.
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I saw the posts about hitting the Install now button and accept the update but I'm just saw terrified to do that and have my phone stop working all together but it seems I have little choice or just live with the notifications. I appreciate you help. Thanks.
duncan1622 said:
I saw the posts about hitting the Install now button and accept the update but I'm just saw terrified to do that and have my phone stop working all together but it seems I have little choice or just live with the notifications. I appreciate you help. Thanks.
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I understand your concern, however there is a flashable file that can get rid of it, my only concern is can you use it. I'd have to check around a bit, but it's not hard to do at all, I'll see what I can find out and get back to you once I know for sure.
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I understand your concern, however there is a flashable file that file that can get rid of it, my only concern is can you use it. I'd have to check around a bit, but it's not hard to do at all, I'll see what I can find out and get back to you once I know for sure.
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O.K. Thank you
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O.K. Thank you
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Should be fine bud, if you're rooted just make a backup first just in case... to get rid of the notification yourself (if you're rooted) just use a root explorer and navigate to system, look for a file called build.prop and edit it to reflect the new update... so if on mb1 change every instance of mb1 to mc3, save reboot to recovery, clear caches and reboot... if not rooted, nothing you can do about it unless you accept the ota update
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Should be fine bud, if you're rooted just make a backup first just in case... to get rid of the notification yourself (if you're rooted) just use a root explorer and navigate to system, look for a file called build.prop and edit it to reflect the new update... so if on mb1 change every instance of mb1 to mc3, save reboot to recovery, clear caches and reboot... if not rooted, nothing you can do about it unless you accept the ota update
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Not sure if I'm rooted, thought I was since I'm using the phone on Boost. Read a could of post and downloaded a couple of apps to figure that out but still can't tell.
duncan1622 said:
Not sure if I'm rooted, thought I was since I'm using the phone on Boost. Read a could of post and downloaded a couple of apps to figure that out but still can't tell.
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Download any root app and open it, if it prompts for superuser permissions then you're rooted... actually download this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck open and run, it will let you know if it's rooted or not...
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Download any root app and open it, if it prompts for superuser permissions then you're rooted... actually download this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck open and run, it will let you know if it's rooted or not...
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Done. It reads: Sorry! This device does not have proper root access.
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Done. It reads: Sorry! This device does not have proper root access.
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Ok so you're not rooted.. only way to get rid of the update notice is to actually install the update... don't know if that will mess up your boost flash but, but it shouldn't...
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Ok so you're not rooted.. only way to get rid of the update notice is to actually install the update... don't know if that will mess up your boost flash but, but it shouldn't...
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O.K. thanks, really appreciate the help.
duncan1622 said:
O.K. thanks, really appreciate the help.
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Tis what I'm here for man, need any more help don't be afraid to pm me
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O.K. thanks, really appreciate the help.
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I hope this works out for you, kinda funny cuz I was pming flast looking for answers, I never saw any of this till now lol....I was a bit busy at work so had a bit of tunnel vision going :silly:
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I hope this works out for you, kinda funny cuz I was pming flast looking for answers, I never saw any of this till now lol....I was a bit busy at work so had a bit of tunnel vision going :silly:
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I haven't tried the Install yet. Wanted to hear from you first, will probably wait a few more days to see if something comes up. But thanks anyway.
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I haven't tried the Install yet. Wanted to hear from you first, will probably wait a few more days to see if something comes up. But thanks anyway.
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From what I read it sounds safe to do, but honestly I'm even a bit iffy on it, most of the info is at least a few weeks old if not more. My guess is it will work and you'll be updated with more features than you have now, just afraid it could break something, like mms or voice mail.
In the boost mobile thread over in the sprint gs3 general section it looks like alpineman might be the best one to answer all the ins and out of this or perhaps others in that thread.
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From what I read it sounds safe to do, but honestly I'm even a bit iffy on it, most of the info is at least a few weeks old if not more. My guess is it will work and you'll be updated with more features than you have now, just afraid it could break something, like mms or voice mail.
In the boost mobile thread over in the sprint gs3 general section it looks like alpineman might be the best one to answer all the ins and out of this or perhaps others in that thread.
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I will check that out. Thanks
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Hi folks.
This is my first post here. I've been through the "noob's guide" and stuff but to be honest it's all WAY above my head. I'm just not a techy type. Anyway, thing is, I have a Note 717 and Samsung just "updated" it to the new 4.0.4 OS. I loved it before, it was great, but now I've got all kinds of problems and I really want to go back to the old OS if possible. It was working brilliantly before and I wish to heck I'd known what it was going to do when the upgrade notice came up because I'd have hit 'cancel' faster than you can say it. Now it's slow, it crashes, it's lost a bunch of my stuff, yadda yadda.
I understand that I might have to "root" it to reinstall the old OS, but I haven't got a clue where to begin and, to be honest, I'm scared to death of killing an expensive phone.
So anyway I just wondered if there's anyone willing to wet-nurse a complete, green-as-grass newcomer and help me through this process? Be warned first though; I'm really not that great with computers and may ask a lot of very stupid questions. I beg your forbearance.
So anyway if someone could please help me I would be very grateful indeed.
Thanks in advance.
Sandy.
Sandy,
When you did you up rage it probably wipe all you data right?
My first step for you would be to do a factory reset and see if the issue you are experiencing get resoleved.
Do you know how to get to your settings?
If so, look around in there and do a factory reset.
Hi Alperin.
Thanks for getting back to me.
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When you did you up rage it probably wipe all you data right?
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Oddly, my data appears okay. But now the phone's painfully slow and crashes frequently. The new email client is dogs**t, I get a "process has stopped" message every time I power it up, the interface has become user-unfriendly and some of my widgets and apps are missing. It's just RUINED this phone that I was so enjoying having.
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My first step for you would be to do a factory reset and see if the issue you are experiencing get resoleved. Do you know how to get to your settings? If so, look around in there and do a factory reset.
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I can find that, yes, but I don't want to go erasing all my data, it took me forever to get it all in there. Is there another way of backing it up than sending it to Google?
Thanks!
Sandy.
One of the apps on your Note is called Kies or Kies air. Use this to backup your data.
Then do your factory reset.
Sorry I do not have Kies but if needed I will try to assist.
Hi Alperin.
Thank you again for the ongoing assistance, I really appreciate it!!
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One of the apps on your Note is called Kies or Kies air. Use this to backup your data.
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Hooray! Kies actually performed the backup flawlessly (that's a new feature in my experience). The only way I can get Kies to work is with an older version, but I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.
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Then do your factory reset.
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Okay, I went to do the factory reset, found it under "backup and reset" and it said "Delete Samsung account first". But I looked in the accounts section and I don't appear to have one with Samsung. What do I have to do please?
THANK YOU again!!!!
Sandy.
Doing this for my father in law as we speak. Upgraded to ICS, was too slow. Rooted, Flashed custom ROM, got cold feet. Wants to go back to stock Gingerbread.
If you are with Rogers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657262
The only extra thing to note in this one is the main ROM file, make sure to unzip it.
Hi Eugene.
Thanks for your response.
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Doing this for my father in law [...] ICS, was too slow. [...] Wants to go back to stock Gingerbread.
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Me too! That's exactly what I want to do. Already had a couple of very helpful correspondences with Alperin and we seem to be making some progress.
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If you are with Rogers:.
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Nope, unfortunately I'm with Bell. Actually the guys at the Bell Store have been helpful, no complaint there.
Thanks again.
Sandy.
I can certainly relate to being hesitant to root your phone and start installing g custom ROMs, I had mine almost 3 months before I did which is a long time on a stock Samsung ROM for me. Try watching some of the tutorial videos on YouTube, they helped me a lot when I started with my Captivate. I particularly like the ones from Mobile Tech Videos but I'm not sure if there are any from them for the Note. Hope you're able to get it sorted out.
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Not sure what to tell you. I do not have that on my build.
Is it just a question?
There is another way to do the factory reset. I will try to find it.
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Ok here is another method.
1) power off the phone.
2) hold down the up and down volume buttons at the same time. And while holding them down press the power button
3) the phone will start and you will feel it vibrate. Release the power button, only the poer button
4). You should be in recovery mode.
5) select to do the wipe data/ factory reset
6) let your phone do it's thing
Set up the phone and see if it runs better.
This is a pain in the ass to type on an iPad.
Hi Darth_Munkee,
Thanks for your reply.
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Try watching some of the tutorial videos on YouTube
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Thanks, I will. I appreciate the help.
Cheers,
Sandy.
Hi Alperin.
Thank you so much for your continued help, I really appreciate it.
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There is another way to do the factory reset.
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Thanks for passing that over. I'm going to give it a try. Do you know if this will restore it to the Android 2.3.6 or did the update fundamentally alter the phone so that it's always going to be 4.0.4? Holy cow I really hope it comes up 2.3.6!!!
I'll let you know what happens post-reset. Thanks again for all your help.
Cheers,
Sandy.
This will keep ICS but put it back to the all default setting and remove all apps that are not part of the upgrade package you installed.
Let's see how this works for you before going back to GB.
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Hi again.
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do your factory reset.
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Okay I did that and it worked. Thanks for the instructions. However, as I feared it came back with the dreaded 4.0.4. But, this being said, my data and stuff is all backed up, so I feel a bit more ready to proceed.
Now... how do I get the wonderful 2.3.6 back on it please?
Thanks again!!!
Sandy.
Hi again Alperin.
I'm very grateful for your ongoing assistance, thank you so much.
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Let's see how this works for you before going back to GB.
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Right I think I've got the hang of the names... ICS is version 4.0.4 and GB is 2.3.6 right? Forgive me if this seems elementary to you - but its all new to me!
I don't want to sound like a Luddite but there's so much I dislike about ICS that I really want to go back to GB. The functionality was way better, the phone was faster, it didn't crash, it performed like I expected it to, the interface made sense... and so on. So I'm eager to get started on transitioning back to the former OS. I don't know how busy everyone here is, but I'm going to take the USB cable to work and maybe I can get into it there. I pretty much just answer the phone these days, so I won't get into trouble, don't worry!
THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!
Sandy.
A factory ROM and fast be it GB or ICS don't belong in the same sentace.. if you tried a nice vanilla ROM such as CM9 you might be surprised what a fast phone really is.
Sandy, stock roms tend to be full of bloat software that will reduce the performance of any phone. Gb as you say worked better because is a more mature os than ics. So if you decide to root your phone make sure to try a custom ics rom which may be fast and stable and your phone will stay on game with the newer stuff instead of using an older os.
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Hi there Black6 and Chico.
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you might be surprised what a fast phone really is.
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if you decide to root your phone make sure to try a custom ics rom
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Thanks guys, I very much appreciate your responses, input and suggestions. I'm sure that it's all good stuff, but I really just want 2.3.6 back. Whilst all this custom stuff sounds interesting (and is, I'm sure, great fun for you clever whizzes that understand it) my plea is a relatively simple one; I just want my phone back the way it was!
But, again, I really do appreciate your input, thanks!
Sandy.
I am at work so I will be responding slowly. There is a guide for this, I will try to find it for you.
BTW is it still crashing on you?
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Hi Alperin.
Thanks again for your response.
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I am at work so I will be responding slowly.
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No worries! I recognise that you guys are all helping me out just 'coz you can, and I'm really grateful. So if it takes all day (or more) then no problemo; I don't want to detract from your work.
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There is a guide for this, I will try to find it for you.
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Thank you so much! That sounds great.
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BTW is it still crashing on you?
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It hasn't crashed since the reset and restore that I did 1½ hours ago, but it hasn't done anything else either (well, except turn on the GPS without asking me haha). No email, no calls, no texts - and that's very unusual because I normally get a lot of those throughout the day. I hope it's not indicative of a problem, but I understand that it's a work-in-progress.
Slight update: The Wi-Fi is working, that's a good thing.
Thanks again!
Sandy.
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Hi there Black6 and Chico.
Thanks guys, I very much appreciate your responses, input and suggestions. I'm sure that it's all good stuff, but I really just want 2.3.6 back. Whilst all this custom stuff sounds interesting (and is, I'm sure, great fun for you clever whizzes that understand it) my plea is a relatively simple one; I just want my phone back the way it was!
But, again, I really do appreciate your input, thanks!
Sandy.
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I'm afraid the only way to revert back to GB is more technical than a simple factory reset and involves using Odin to flash back.
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i searched for hours on end to root my phone and thought i had it all figured out but when i did root, my phone wont boot.
the only kind of thing i get is firmware upgrade encountered, please select recovery mode in kies and try again/ other then that all i can do is enter download mode, please help.
DieselEcho said:
i searched for hours on end to root my phone and thought i had it all figured out but when i did root, my phone wont boot.
the only kind of thing i get is firmware upgrade encountered, please select recovery mode in kies and try again/ other then that all i can do is enter download mode, please help.
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You are in the wrong forum man. This is for the AT&T sgh-i777.
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DieselEcho said:
i searched for hours on end to root my phone and thought i had it all figured out but when i did root, my phone wont boot.
the only kind of thing i get is firmware upgrade encountered, please select recovery mode in kies and try again/ other then that all i can do is enter download mode, please help.
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Out. Leave. This is the i 777 forums not gt i9100
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122ninjas said:
Out. Leave. This is the i 777 forums not gt i9100
Sent from my SGH-I777
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the model of the phone is a sgh-i777, sorry for the confusion but this is why im on here, the model of my phone is a sgh-i777 but thats what pops up on the screen when i go to turn it on. i left that out
DieselEcho said:
the model of the phone is a sgh-i777, thank you very much
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Then change the worthless thread title.
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DieselEcho said:
the model of the phone is a sgh-i777, thank you very much
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Nice title...
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i would change the title but im not for sure how and im sorry, just trying to get this working again
DieselEcho said:
i would change the title but im not for sure how and im sorry, just trying to get this working again
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Double click on the thread title.
Someone here can probably help you, now that we know you actually do have an SGH-I777, but not unless you give us enough information. Please tell us everything.
Not to be an asshole... but if you can't figure out something as simple as changing the thread title, you should NOT be trying to root your phone. I suggest you spend a few days more reading and learning a thing or two before attempting to modify your phone.
If you look up 2 posts, there is a ton of links in creepy's sig - then there's the stickies.....
Read Read Read
There's probably even a few similar posts in this forum
allyourbase said:
Not to be an asshole... but if you can't figure out something as simple as changing the thread title, you should NOT be trying to root your phone. I suggest you spend a few days more reading and learning a thing or two before attempting to modify your phone.
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Not to be a asshole towards you ethier but i went to school for this stuff so normally i dont use forums, But i did figure it out without any help, i just have other issue lol.
well technically 2 but im trying to work on those, if you want to help be my guest.
i can turn the wifi on my phone and it will come one, scan for wifi and then turn back off (not sure why as of this moment)
plus i cant get my phone to update via kies, has to be something to do with a simple driver issue or whatnot/ it just disconnects when trying to upgrade
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well technically 2 but im trying to work on those, if you want to help be my guest.
i can turn the wifi on my phone and it will come one, scan for wifi and then turn back off (not sure why as of this moment)
plus i cant get my phone to update via kies, has to be something to do with a simple driver issue or whatnot/ it just disconnects when trying to upgrade
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First issue probably just needs a wipe.
Second issue needs alot more info. but if you go back to stock, without root. and then upgrade you should'nt have any issues. other than the stupid brickbug.
Or you could just install custom, which is actually safer than at&t stock.
see im not sure the wifi does that, also when plugged into my computer kies says my phone needs a upgrade/ ive tried finding the custom rom/kernel or whatever you all call it by but nowhere to be found
going to look on here for that in a minute, busy fixing some ipods/iphones lol
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Not to be a asshole towards you ethier but i went to school for this stuff so normally i dont use forums, But i did figure it out without any help, i just have other issue lol.
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You went to school for rooting phones? Where do I sign up?? How much is tuition?
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You went to school for rooting phones? Where do I sign up?? How much is tuition?
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computer science lol
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I can't root my S3, i think i'm doing something wrong
honduras said:
I can't root my S3, i think i'm doing something wrong
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I think so too, seeing as if you have an S3 you're in the wrong forum. :laugh:
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I think so too, seeing as if you have an S3 you're in the wrong forum. :laugh:
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Semi-win
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Semi-win
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Fail... Just, fail.
Clay
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After scouring for two days I am just giving up and asking for help. Here is what happened. I have a At&t Galaxy Note. It was rooted but very glitchy. Kept shutting off, weird lines going through the screen, my camera didnt work. I know for that process I did TWRP and cyanogenmod. I went back to att stock from a forum found here. After I did that I had no google apps anywhere. SO my brother found some gapps.zip thing. He put it on my phone after I had restored back to a previous version that did have them. Now my phone wont stay on for longer than a minute. I cant get it to recognize on my computer. So I cant even try to get into it to see if I can fix anything. Everytime I conntect it, a message pops up that says that it cannot install MTP... Even if I restore again, as I have tried. It is still not letting me use it. Then my brother decided to re root it I guess. And that is all well and fine but i still cant use my phone. I saw something about a .zip that removes gapps but I havent been able to use that as my phone just wont install it in recovery mode. Can someone please please help me!!!!
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After scouring for two days I am just giving up and asking for help. Here is what happened. I have a At&t Galaxy Note. It was rooted but very glitchy. Kept shutting off, weird lines going through the screen, my camera didnt work. I know for that process I did TWRP and cyanogenmod. I went back to att stock from a forum found here. After I did that I had no google apps anywhere. SO my brother found some gapps.zip thing. He put it on my phone after I had restored back to a previous version that did have them. Now my phone wont stay on for longer than a minute. I cant get it to recognize on my computer. So I cant even try to get into it to see if I can fix anything. Everytime I conntect it, a message pops up that says that it cannot install MTP... Even if I restore again, as I have tried. It is still not letting me use it. Then my brother decided to re root it I guess. And that is all well and fine but i still cant use my phone. I saw something about a .zip that removes gapps but I havent been able to use that as my phone just wont install it in recovery mode. Can someone please please help me!!!!
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wow. the first few sentences were making sense, then you just lost it grammar wise and lost me. it would have helped knowing what ROM was on your phone. from symptoms it sounds as if t was a 4.2 ROM with no GAPPS and some serious OC/UV issues.
but you lost me with your English and the "TWRP and CYANOGENMOD thingy" i know what they are obviously, but what you did with them is a HUGE guessing game. one person not knowing what they are doing is bad enough, but two of you.......... cant do that man. kind of like masturbating with someone elses hand man. who cleans up the mess.
absolute clean slate is going to be you best option in my opinion. the "Super Everything Thread" is going to be your new best friend.
read it, live it, learn it......................understand it. put yourself in position to help yourself first.
tutorals on YOUTUBE can help too.
can you get DOWNLOAD MODE?
do you have ODIN?
do you have PDA/ TAR files you need?
you may need to re-install the DRIVERS for phone on computer
there is a glossary in Super thread, that is why i capped these words. key points and things you need to do. its a marathon not a sprint.
go slow, one step at time, understand what you are doing. even rehearse it, i did. be confident in what you are doing. make sure you have files for I717.
read the OP's for ROM's
some need GAPPS (4.2) and some don't (4.1.2) or Touchwiz
the new 4.3 will also need GAPPS and there are 4.2 and 4.3 GAPPS. again make sure you have right files. all the more reason to take your time.
and uh, don't just let someone flash whatever on your phone, that's how you get a BRICK.
good luck and let us know.
if i have stated anything wrong, someone else will be buy to correct.
nothing wrong with how i am telling, others just may have shortcuts.
what you do with it is up to you, i just like to understand what i am doing, cause i will have to fix it.
but keep us posted
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wow. the first few sentences were making sense, then you just lost it grammar wise and lost me. it would have helped knowing what ROM was on your phone. from symptoms it sounds as if t was a 4.2 ROM with no GAPPS and some serious OC/UV issues.
but you lost me with your English and the "TWRP and CYANOGENMOD thingy" i know what they are obviously, but what you did with them is a HUGE guessing game. one person not knowing what they are doing is bad enough, but two of you.......... cant do that man. kind of like masturbating with someone elses hand man. who cleans up the mess.
absolute clean slate is going to be you best option in my opinion. the "Super Everything Thread" is going to be your new best friend.
read it, live it, learn it......................understand it. put yourself in position to help yourself first.
tutorals on YOUTUBE can help too.
can you get DOWNLOAD MODE?
do you have ODIN?
do you have PDA/ TAR files you need?
you may need to re-install the DRIVERS for phone on computer
there is a glossary in Super thread, that is why i capped these words. key points and things you need to do. its a marathon not a sprint.
go slow, one step at time, understand what you are doing. even rehearse it, i did. be confident in what you are doing. make sure you have files for I717.
read the OP's for ROM's
some need GAPPS (4.2) and some don't (4.1.2) or Touchwiz
the new 4.3 will also need GAPPS and there are 4.2 and 4.3 GAPPS. again make sure you have right files. all the more reason to take your time.
and uh, don't just let someone flash whatever on your phone, that's how you get a BRICK.
good luck and let us know.
if i have stated anything wrong, someone else will be buy to correct.
nothing wrong with how i am telling, others just may have shortcuts.
what you do with it is up to you, i just like to understand what i am doing, cause i will have to fix it.
but keep us posted
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Im sorry, Im just really frustrated. My phone was working fine yesterday and now its a very expensive paperweight. And not only that but Im having problems with my laptop. Apparently the hard drive just went clonkers for no reason and now I have to put in a new one. Yes I can get into download mode. Yes I have Odin. Yes I have the PDA/TAR files. I made sure everything was for the sgh i717. I read each process ten times before I did it. I installed my drivers from the Samsung website. I think my problem is that the internal sd card isnt being recognized. When I go into recovery mode, which is CMW btw, it gives me an eemc 07 error message and says it cant mount. When I can get my phone to stay on long enough for thecpu to recognize it it doesnt say sd card just phone memory. I will be sure to read the super everything thread. As for a ROM there isnt one on here. If I try to put one one it wont install and keeps saying that eemc 07 error message. Thanks for responding. Im spiraling in self-pity right now but im determined to get my phone back.
If you get it back to stock, do a complete erase/format, and your still having all these glitches, there's a good chance there's hardware issues. Especially if your not able to see the external SD card etc.
If your the original owner (I.E. you got it from a dealer with a plan), and you can get your counter reset to 0 on stock with these issues still showing up, it might be easiest to take it in and get a replacement. That is, if you have a warranty option available.
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If you get it back to stock, do a complete erase/format, and your still having all these glitches, there's a good chance there's hardware issues. Especially if your not able to see the external SD card etc.
If your the original owner (I.E. you got it from a dealer with a plan), and you can get your counter reset to 0 on stock with these issues still showing up, it might be easiest to take it in and get a replacement. That is, if you have a warranty option available.
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Its not the external sd but the internal one. Its just gone... I know that this is the problem at this point. But I have no idea how to resolve that issue. I have no idea where it is or how to get it back. I have been on xda and droidforums for an extreme amount of time trying to find a solution but nothing going. The only way I have seen to reset my counter is to use triangle away. As I cannot even use my phone due to freezing and restarting I cannot even install that app. I am hoping that one person in the wide world has had this problem and fixed it and will read this and tell me how to fix it.
Status 7 means you need to update you recovery
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Thanks for all the help. Took it it AT&T. Now my phone is working properly if a slight bit laggy. But at least its working.
luvpudds said:
Thanks for all the help. Took it it AT&T. Now my phone is working properly if a slight bit laggy. But at least its working.
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so where are you at then?
what does your phone show as running?
settings/about phone
are you just going to leave it or are you still going to pursue customizing?
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so where are you at then?
what does your phone show as running?
settings/about phone
are you just going to leave it or are you still going to pursue customizing?
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I'm running 4.1.2 now. I will not be customizing like that for some time. I might think about it later but I'm so glad to have it back I'm just going to enjoy it for awhile.
luvpudds said:
I'm running 4.1.2 now. I will not be customizing like that for some time. I might think about it later but I'm so glad to have it back I'm just going to enjoy it for awhile.
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you know, something going wrong with mine was my biggest worry. when I decide to screw something up, I can really screw something up. so I was very hesitant. it probably took me 2-3 months to get the courage to flash. but that was most likely a good thing. it made me be very thorough in the process.
all I am saying is don't let it completely discourage you. you have time.
glad you got phone back, I know it can be a bit of a scary thing. I have come across an issue or two myself and actually surprised myself by fixing myself. actually a pretty good feeling.
anyway, stick around, there are some pretty amazing folks here.
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one person not knowing what they are doing is bad enough, but two of you.......... cant do that man. kind of like masturbating with someone elses hand man. who cleans up the mess.
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:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Rofl. Now I have a completely different vision when I see captemo advise a full wipe to someone.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
Rofl. Now I have a completely different vision when I see captemo advise a full wipe to someone.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5HJGuyBfx8
Well I think we just lost our "FamilyFriendly" label.
rangercaptain said:
Well I think we just lost our "FamilyFriendly" label.
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Well at least our PG-13 rating anyway. Tell me it wasn't pretty funny though
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rangercaptain said:
Well I think we just lost our "FamilyFriendly" label.
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I don't know ... They looked like they were pretty friendly.....for family
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Watch video all links in the video description
Verizon Galaxy S4 build MJ7 Root
Process
Vroot Device
install terminal app
copy a file to internal storage
run two terminal commands
phone reboot and it done.
SuperSU installed and you have Root on the MJ7 build
Out of all the posts and topics on this subject. Why do you feel the need to make this thread besides taking up more space on the forum?
Probably because he took the time to make a nice little walk through video for people to follow. I personally see nothing wrong with this thread, it should be helpful to some people.
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Out of all the posts and topics on this subject. Why do you feel the need to make this thread besides taking up more space on the forum?
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Because I havent seen a complete process put together yet on these steps. If you look in 10 different threads you can figure it out but a noob will never be able to do it without a step by step guide.
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Because I havent seen a complete process put together yet on these steps. If you look in 10 different threads you can figure it out but a noob will never be able to do it without a step by step guide.
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Agreed, there is just a mass of posts that you have to look through in each thread. But that's only because of the noobs, soon this thread will turn into the other threads. Not knocking you for the vid, it deff is a good idea to combine everything. But the new thread will most likely get overrun with the same questions and comments as the others.
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Out of all the posts and topics on this subject. Why do you feel the need to make this thread besides taking up more space on the forum?
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if you have nothing nice to say don't say anything at all..................
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if you have nothing nice to say don't say anything at all..................
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I believed I asked a question, hence the question mark. And I said what I had to say regarding that, whats the nice thing you're saying? That's all from me.
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I believed I asked a question, hence the question mark. And I said what I had to say regarding that, whats the nice thing you're saying? That's all from me.
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do reason to get mad guys. Its all good just hope this helps some noobs out.
you know, im not exactly a noob. but honestly, for the mj7 build i haven't seen an easy way to get root. So Tomsgt, thanks! It worked flawlessly! :good::good::good:
Great video, thanks. I know some still have concerns over vroot, which is kind of understandable.
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Great video, thanks. I know sine still have concerns over vroot, which is kind of understandable.
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Yeah I have had it on my computer for a couple weeks and havent had any problems. I have great virus software. Also by wiping the Chinese superuser off, I think there isnt much to worry about.
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Yeah I have had it on my computer for a couple weeks and havent had any problems. I have great virus software. Also by wiping the Chinese superuser off, I think there isnt much to worry about.
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I know at least one mod had said something to the effect that vroot isn't welcome here in xDA--in one of the other root method threads--but I'm not sure how long ago that was, or if there's been a reversal on stance about links to vroot. Do with that info what you will.
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I know at least one mod had said something to the effect that vroot isn't welcome here in xDA--in one of the other root method threads--but I'm not sure how long ago that was, or if there's been a reversal on stance about links to vroot. Do with that info what you will.
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Yeah I have seen that also. but I didnt post any links to Vroot
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Because I havent seen a complete process put together yet on these steps. If you look in 10 different threads you can figure it out but a noob will never be able to do it without a step by step guide.
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^This. I looked at the root thread, then got referred to post #XXX, then followed that tutorial, hit a snag, troubleshot, etc. I hate thread jumping when I'm trying to figure something out. Thanks for the link, even if it is after I have already rooted haha.
Worked like a charm, man thanks. Much easier to follow with all the info in one place.
Security notice blocking Vroot
Tomsgt
I was able to successfully root following your YouTube video link using vroot on MJ7 and got the Chinese suoeruser.I verified I had root via Root Checker Basic. When I opened terminal emulator and entered the two line codes you posted, the phone rebooted and I lost root. I did not get SuperSU installed and every time I try to root again via Chinese Vroot the program states I rooted successfully with a blue check mark but the phone is not actually rooted. I downloaded Supersu manually but it is missing binaries. What am I doing wrong? I deleted user data and factory reset the phone from boot menu many times but still I get the same result.
I had not placed the phone in airplane mode initially so I don't know if that made a difference. Now when I try to vroot the phone, I get the security notice stating an attempt to access a secure area of the phone was blocked. Is there a work a round for this? I am really frustrated. All I want is to is to get free wifi tether with my unlimited data plan. If I can do that without root even better.
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Tomsgt
I was able to successfully root following your YouTube video link using vroot on MJ7 and got the Chinese suoeruser.I verified I had root via Root Checker Basic. When I opened terminal emulator and entered the two line codes you posted, the phone rebooted and I lost root. I did not get SuperSU installed and every time I try to root again via Chinese Vroot the program states I rooted successfully with a blue check mark but the phone is not actually rooted. I downloaded Supersu manually but it is missing binaries. What am I doing wrong? I deleted user data and factory reset the phone from boot menu many times but still I get the same result.
I had not placed the phone in airplane mode initially so I don't know if that made a difference. Now when I try to vroot the phone, I get the security notice stating an attempt to access a secure area of the phone was blocked. Is there a work a round for this? I am really frustrated. All I want is to is to get free wifi tether with my unlimited data plan. If I can do that without root even better.
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Yeah you can do that with out root just install either foxfi watch this http://youtu.be/mFGb2_9PeRs should work the same for you. or even easier use this widget called Hotspot Toggle
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Yeah you can do that with out root just install either foxfi watch this http://youtu.be/mFGb2_9PeRs should work the same for you. or even easier use this widget called Hotspot Toggle
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i want to thank you for this method its worked the easiest by far....... many thanks........
Does this void the knox warrenty?
PANDAemic said:
Does this void the knox warrenty?
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KNOX warranty good 0x0
for more videos, random things etc. you can watch these videos at
https://www.youtube.com/user/lasertechcomputers
Nice video
@LASERWOLF452 : How are you disabling System apps without root? Or are you rooted, on Android 5.x?
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@LASERWOLF452 : How are you disabling System apps without root? Or are you rooted, on Android 5.x?
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i am rooted android 5.1.1 LG V10 VS990
you can debloat a phone without root but it just force disable the apps. i dont know if the debloat app would work on the LG V10 you can try if you are on MM or don't wanna root the 5.1.1
here is my video showing how to disable system update app useing this program
PLEASE NOTE. THIS VIDEO IS FOR LG G4 NON ROOTED USERS, I NEVER TRIED THIS ON MY V10. TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK OR ASK TO SEE IF IT WILL WORK
im sure it will work but i just don't know. the software link is in my video discription
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_yxHYE7ogk
Thanks!
I used your video to disable a bunch of stuff. I already had a lot of it disabled but you definitely had a bunch in there I hadn't turned off because I wasn't sure what they did. Unfortunately I'm still getting terrible battery life. I don't know whats wrong with this phone but since rooting and putting xposed on it i'm getting basically no battery life. And I don't even use a lot of apps :/ And I turned off sync, bluetooth, wifi, and location and it's still dying in no time. I might have to go through a full stock restore and try again and there goes another day :'[
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I used your video to disable a bunch of stuff. I already had a lot of it disabled but you definitely had a bunch in there I hadn't turned off because I wasn't sure what they did. Unfortunately I'm still getting terrible battery life. I don't know whats wrong with this phone but since rooting and putting xposed on it i'm getting basically no battery life. And I don't even use a lot of apps :/ And I turned off sync, bluetooth, wifi, and location and it's still dying in no time. I might have to go through a full stock restore and try again and there goes another day :'[
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i hope all goes well, i never put xposed on mine cause i have no use for it unless LG tweaks box (for lg g4) works with the V10
LASERWOLF452 said:
i hope all goes well, i never put xposed on mine cause i have no use for it unless LG tweaks box (for lg g4) works with the V10
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Thanks. I ended up getting it sorted. I'm back to normal battery life now. Got 4hours and 15 minutes of SOT yesterday and today got about 3 hours of SOT, a couple hours of tethering, and about 10 hours off the charger before having to plug in
Tweakbox for the g4 works. I've havent tried all the features on it but everything i've tried has worked. I got rid of the battery icon and now use only the text, also made the battery percentage text smaller, moved the clock to the middle and added a lower case date, and added advanced reboot options among a couple other things and haven't had any issues. So far ever everything i've tried has worked and I haven't' had any soft bricks.
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Thanks. I ended up getting it sorted.
Tweakbox for the g4 works. I've havent tried all the features on it but everything i've tried has worked. I got rid of the battery icon and now use only the text, also made the battery percentage text smaller, moved the clock to the middle and added a lower case date, and added advanced reboot options among a couple other things and haven't had any issues. So far ever everything i've tried has worked and I haven't' had any soft bricks.
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can you turn the vol. buttons into track skip buttons. i love that feature on the tweaksbox so i dont have to wake my phone to change a song
LASERWOLF452 said:
can you turn the vol. buttons into track skip buttons. i love that feature on the tweaksbox so i dont have to wake my phone to change a song
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I remember seeing the option there but didn't try it. I wouldn't be surprised if it works since everything has so far for me. Post a thread asking if others have tried it. I know i'm not the only one who is using the G4 TB on the V10 because it was in another thread that I read guys were having success with it. I'd try it for you but I'd hate to soft brick my phone after getting it all setup ><
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I remember seeing the option there but didn't try it. I wouldn't be surprised if it works since everything has so far for me. Post a thread asking if others have tried it. I know i'm not the only one who is using the G4 TB on the V10 because it was in another thread that I read guys were having success with it. I'd try it for you but I'd hate to soft brick my phone after getting it all setup ><
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that is understandable i would hate to see that happen to you, i guess i can do a video of xposed on the V10, do you mind sending me the info what worked for you. if thats ok with yu
LASERWOLF452 said:
that is understandable i would hate to see that happen to you, i guess i can do a video of xposed on the V10, do you mind sending me the info what worked for you. if thats ok with yu
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Sure I can do that tomorrow. I'm about to go to bed but if I remember tomorrow I'll do it.
imucarmen said:
Sure I can do that tomorrow. I'm about to go to bed but if I remember tomorrow I'll do it.
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thank you, when i make the video i give you a shout out, you have a good night
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thank you, when i make the video i give you a shout out, you have a good night
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Everything I've tried has worked but I didn't go crazy with it so haven't tried too many things.
I moved the clock to the middle of the status bar and made the font bold and a bit smaller and also added a lower case date.
I got rid of the battery icon and kept the text with percentage symbol and made the text smaller.
I added advanced reboot options so now hot reboot and recovery also appear.
That's about it. I think there were a couple other things I did but can't remember right now. I'm actually having trouble with the app right now and don't know whats going on. I cleared it's cache and force closed it but every time i try to do something in the app it says "the app is still starting please wait". I haven't restarted my phone to see if that fixes it but right now i don't feel like messing with it anymore. I hate when my phone starts having stupid issues like that and it eats the time I could spend doing other things. If you don't get around to messing with it and I get it working i'll give you an update.
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Everything I've tried has worked but I didn't go crazy with it so haven't tried too many things.
I moved the clock to the middle of the status bar and made the font bold and a bit smaller and also added a lower case date.
I got rid of the battery icon and kept the text with percentage symbol and made the text smaller.
I added advanced reboot options so now hot reboot and recovery also appear.
That's about it. I think there were a couple other things I did but can't remember right now. I'm actually having trouble with the app right now and don't know whats going on. I cleared it's cache and force closed it but every time i try to do something in the app it says "the app is still starting please wait". I haven't restarted my phone to see if that fixes it but right now i don't feel like messing with it anymore. I hate when my phone starts having stupid issues like that and it eats the time I could spend doing other things. If you don't get around to messing with it and I get it working i'll give you an update.
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Ok i was asking for the xposed method a guide you used to install xposed. I read here and there that it mess with the second screen so i just wanted a good how to guide to install it
LASERWOLF452 said:
Ok i was asking for the xposed method a guide you used to install xposed. I read here and there that it mess with the second screen so i just wanted a good how to guide to install it
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OH! my bad. LOL
Go here for the files you need. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66015228&postcount=48 ignore his instructions though, there is an easier way.
Use this method for installing it, worked perfect for me. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66820408&postcount=58 just flash the xposed zip like you would a rom using flashfire.
After this you will have an issue with the second crashing during a phone call but that's easy to fix thanks to some handy guys here on xda. Just go here to get the files to fix the second screen. and then go here if you have issues with the apps optimizing after every reboot.
That's it. You're good to go after this. Let me know if you need anything else.
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OH! my bad. LOL
Writing it now so give me a few minutes.
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Lol its fine take your time
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Lol its fine take your time
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hey man. Do you know how to return to full stock? I can't find a thread or tot for it.
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hey man. Do you know how to return to full stock? I can't find a thread or tot for it.
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sure i look for it if i cant find it i upload them to my gdrive cause i know i have 11B kdz
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hey man. Do you know how to return to full stock? I can't find a thread or tot for it.
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24438995911975083
is in a rar file if you got any issues let me know and i send you my kdz
do you need the root tot aswell
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sure i look for it if i cant find it i upload them to my gdrive cause i know i have 11B kdz
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Thanks. I can't get HD calling working so want to go back to full stock to see if I can get it working. I'm tired of not having data during phone calls.