Update (5/23): Just to clarify, this doesn't unlock the bootloader as previously thought, it just helps ROM/kernel/recovery developers bypass it: Link Here
https://twitter.com/djrbliss/status/336500002316771328
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Nice.
Great news! I can't wait.
and now my apprehension for release day has dissipated.
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thats a huge middle finger to verizon lol
And 32gb as well!! Not.
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And 32gb as well!! Not.
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check out foldermount. might help with the pain of the smaller storage size. basically moves data to the external SD, but leaves a symlink on the internal so that apps, etc that point to that directory can still access the files. obviously not the same as a larger internal storage, but at least it helps.
I didn't figure it was going to take long for the phone to be rooted, and custom recoveries/roms installed. It didn't take long for the GS3 to fall to the modding community.
Once you root, NO MORE OTAS!!!!
People will read that, and still do it anyway, and well, that's on them.
This is the best news I've heard related to Verizon in a long time.
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Coming from a locked DNA this is very good news to me. I can't wait to have control of my phone again.
myeyez said:
Coming from a locked DNA this is very good news to me. I can't wait to have control of my phone again.
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I know exactly how you feel. I didn't expect a major HTC device like the DNA to just be a turd for development.
mine should be here tomorrow. after 12yrs with sprint i finally decided to switch. haha
t3project said:
mine should be here tomorrow. after 12yrs with sprint i finally decided to switch. haha
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Sad to see you split... but I have work for you if you indeed get it soon. PM me and I can walk you through it.
Mine will be here within a couple of hours -- I'd love to have root, just so I can do a TB restore from my gnex.
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Sad to see you split... but I have work for you if you indeed get it soon. PM me and I can walk you through it.
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oh man, i couldnt take it anymore. ingress should me how really terrible the service was.
got mine last night, ready for root... :good:
I'm going to try out stock for at least a few days. I'm coming from a DINC2 running CM7 in preparation for this. It's going to be a nice boost in every regard, I think.
The lure of root is tough to beat, though. I've only ever had HTC smartphones, so I've been used to waiting a month or two for root. This might be tough.
this is awesome. super excited!
i hear vz's s4 shipped with a root patch.
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i hear vz's s4 shipped with a root patch.
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Unfortunately so, it looks like Verizon had time to upgrade to the new secure kernel (same as Sprint's latest OTA). And now we all know why they wanted to take that extra month.
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so was at bestbuy today and the manager had an amaze.asked if he had rooted it or no and he said no. what surprised me is that he said he was able to get rid of tmobile preinstalled apps just by calling tmobile guys and they simply remove them...anybody tried?
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so was at bestbuy today and the manager had an amaze.asked if he had rooted it or no and he said no. what surprised me is that he said he was able to get rid of tmobile preinstalled apps just by calling tmobile guys and they simply remove them...anybody tried?
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He was probably blowing smoke up your ass. T-Mobile doesn't customize ROMs on a per-person basis. And there is now way to otherwise remove apps without root.
Hah what a lie
yeah thats what i thought,sounded too good to be true
Haha, another example of Best Buys tomfoolery.
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I work at a Walmart "front-of-store" Wireless, I've rooted a Captivate, Droid X, G2, Vibrant, Sensation, Inspire, Infuse, Atrix, and probably others that I've forgetting, It's worth mentioning that most people I work with don't know what I've done with those phones or how to do it. I'm guessing that's the case with these best buy people.
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Haha, another example of Best Buys tomfoolery.
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He was probably blowing smoke up your ass. T-Mobile doesn't customize ROMs on a per-person basis. And there is now way to otherwise remove apps without root.
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Did I miss how to do this somewhere? How?
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You didnt miss anything... the ONLY way to remove Tmo bloat is by using the HTCDEV.com bootloader unlock and unlocking your bootloader. Then you must permaroot your phone. Only then will you have adequate permissions to allow you to remove the bloatware from your phone. There is NO OTHER WAY AROUND IT currently.
Thanks, that's what I thought.
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I, being a t-mobile employee must tell you that the manager at best buy is bluffing. Just like users above have posted, you must root the device first prior to even having permission to remove the bloatware.
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Hey guys i know theres nothing out yet, i soft bricked my razr so im looking for and alternative to at least run any ROM, i cant do a safestrap or anything. any sugestion anything would help thanks!
Same here.
lol how did you soft brick your phone?
Download the Motorola update tool. Run it etc. And see if that gets you back to stock
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lol...I was insatlling ROMS something went wrong now am stuck on bootloop. thanks iRobby i will try that!
What a drag. I am really hoping to see an FXZ soon. Honestly it is the lack of FXZ that has me seriously considering the GN.
Personally I require a back out plan...if none exists honestly I don't want the phone. Mostly because the other thing I require is root. I know I can root the Razr as I already have....but I am seriously timid due to lack of FXZ.
This is why over Christmas I bought a Nexus, pretty much screw it up as bad as you want and theres always a way back. That and its been out for 1/2 the time and has 1000% more development on it already. I gave my wife my RAZR, her first smart phone.
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What a drag. I am really hoping to see an FXZ soon. Honestly it is the lack of FXZ that has me seriously considering the GN.
Personally I require a back out plan...if none exists honestly I don't want the phone. Mostly because the other thing I require is root. I know I can root the Razr as I already have....but I am seriously timid due to lack of FXZ.
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Bro, use the one-click and put Safestrap on. Immediately make a backup. You'll be fine. It's a safety net. Not the desired one of course, but it'll save your tushy.
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This is why over Christmas I bought a Nexus, pretty much screw it up as bad as you want and theres always a way back. That and its been out for 1/2 the time and has 1000% more development on it already. I gave my wife my RAZR, her first smart phone.
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Of course it has more development, it's a nexus
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lol...I was insatlling ROMS something went wrong now am stuck on bootloop. thanks iRobby i will try that!
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You can flash another stock rom via RSD,
Just look at developer threads for official roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19699715
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thanks guys...I had verizon sent me another one. Rooting is fun until something goes wrong!! lol...
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Download the Motorola update tool. Run it etc. And see if that gets you back to stock
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is this work on XT912..?
i'm in same problem as chambumbo's..
stuck in motorola dual core screen..
Can you go to recovery? Have u tried wiping all caches?
As a former Samsung S2,Gnex, and Note 2, I will be joining this forum very soon.
The main reason were screen and battery life. Hope I won't miss the software support that Gnex had.
Cheers everybody!
haha，mine gnex-note2-g2
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Hope I won't miss the software support that Gnex had.
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Hi,
Maybe you should have a look in the dev sections... The G2 will not have the same support like a Nexus device...
Anyway welcome
There are already 5-6 different rom if not more.You will not need the 1million different roms anyway,the phone is by default almost flawless..
Purchased one myself earlier. Will get it later this week.
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I am getting one today for Sprint from Best Buy since iti s free, of course activation fee.
I have never used a phone without SD card before. So I am not sure how it works with custom ROM for downloads and factory reset etc? IF you format do yopu lose all personal data?
I don't think you will lose data, if you format just the right partition. Cwm or twrp will take care when give the command. Just don't format /data.
Another wild G2 user has been spotted!
Just got mine last weekend.
Free powerbank. Free flipcase. Free screen protector. Free non-matching paperbag.
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Being that apps loaded onto the SD card has not been supported by Android for quite a while, I see SD cards as a low priority option.
As for formatting, TWRP will not clear your data, unless you instruct it to.
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I just bought one off eBay. I was torn between the LG G2 and the Nexus 5 (especially after the 4.4.1 announcement) but after doing tons of research, it looks like the G2 might be the better option. Worst case scenario, if I end up hating it, I can always sell it for close to what I paid and get the Nexus 5.
Very satisfied with the g2
Today I pick my phone... Let see if I will have a positive feeling about LG on phones... Never had bthw... But I am confident this time..
You'll regret it. ...........regret not getting it sooner
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got mine last week and a red spigen slim armor case I love it I'm thinking of selling my G Pro and getting a G Pad now :good:
I am rooted/recovery but still on stock. The stock roms is good so far. I have installed custom StockMOD kernels 3.0 and I am quit happy.
Now, I know that questions are not allowed, but need help to understand what is "loki"? Then just root...
Never mind, found out it was a terminal updating tool.
I am in NYC, where do you guys get the G2 from in the US (aside from eBay)?
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I just bought one off eBay. I was torn between the LG G2 and the Nexus 5 (especially after the 4.4.1 announcement) but after doing tons of research, it looks like the G2 might be the better option. Worst case scenario, if I end up hating it, I can always sell it for close to what I paid and get the Nexus 5.
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I was in the same situation, I went G2. Definitely the better choice. The Nexus is nice though.
Welcome back to @LordManhattan, hope to see you posting again soon.
@hamdogg too (seen in easyroot thread)
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@hamdogg too (seen in easyroot thread)
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Ready for a story?
Screen cracked on the ultra. Really don't know why, always take care of it. Anyway claimed insurance on both of my dead ultras, and got two Z2's. One for me and one for the wife. They arrived yesterday.
I loved that bloody phone, but it was just too early in its adoption. The next gen will be body good, but I couldn't wait.
Gotta say the 20mp Camera is bloody impressive.
But I miss that screen size!
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Welcome back to @LordManhattan, hope to see you posting again soon.
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Oy! Thank you! I got sent on a short vacation for a couple of days after I went "a little" overboard, and I totally deserved it. No question about that :laugh: I believe it's known that I have a very short fuse around here, and I do and will explode very easily, which is incredible strange since I'm the least aggressive human being in the west in real life. Let's hope it'll be a while until next time :fingers-crossed:
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Also a warm welcome back LordManhattan.
I was sad when I saw your account was disabled and hoped you came back in which you did!
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Also a warm welcome back LordManhattan.
I was sad when I saw your account was disabled and hoped you came back in which you did!
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Thanks, and of course!
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Thanks, and of course!
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I missed the excitement! Good to see ya back lord!
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Screen cracked on the ultra. Really don't know why, always take care of it. Anyway claimed insurance on both of my dead ultras, and got two Z2's. One for me and one for the wife. They arrived yesterday.
I loved that bloody phone, but it was just too early in its adoption. The next gen will be body good, but I couldn't wait.
Gotta say the 20mp Camera is bloody impressive.
But I miss that screen size!
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you and screen issues lol..
good to see you back slumming it over here then now that you've got fancy z2's [emoji106] (pending z2 Ultra ever/never existing) you never know, may joined you next month (bonuses paid at work lol)
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you and screen issues lol..
good to see you back slumming it over here then now that you've got fancy z2's [emoji106] (pending z2 Ultra ever/never existing) you never know, may joined you next month (bonuses paid at work lol)
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Wait... Hamdog has emigrated to the Z2? Did not see that one coming!
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I'm a relative newbie at this, but after several frustrating days of trying various options, unsuccessfully, I appear to finally have root. I took pieces and parts from various options and it seems to have worked. I have had stable root through complete battery depletion, recharge, and restart. So far so good...
well my apologies for my not replying sooner my family come first . The root on second start power up failed.
Would you be willing to post a guide? And is it just root or bootloader unlock also?
Please share
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Would very much like to know how you achieved root!
Answers soon
I have some things going on with a veterans website I'm setting up so I haven't had a lot of time for anything else.
As I said I'm new to all this and some of it I'm not sure what exactly I did. Now I'm trying to figure it out myself. But I will give you what info I can soon. Thanks for your patience and interest.
It's crazy how much different stuff I loaded onto my phone to get it done. LOL
Any updates yet
It's pretty much unlocked boot-loader or bust at this point.
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I have some things going on with a veterans website I'm setting up so I haven't had a lot of time for anything else.
As I said I'm new to all this and some of it I'm not sure what exactly I did. Now I'm trying to figure it out myself. But I will give you what info I can soon. Thanks for your patience and interest.
It's crazy how much different stuff I loaded onto my phone to get it done. LOL
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Any updates?
hello!?!?!?
I'm thinking troll..
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I'm thinking troll..
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Yep, new user with two posts.
rmagnuson said:
I'm thinking troll..
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Lol
I was thinking that a long time ago.
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I'm a relative newbie at this, but after several frustrating days of trying various options, unsuccessfully, I appear to finally have root. I took pieces and parts from various options and it seems to have worked. I have had stable root through complete battery depletion, recharge, and restart. So far so good...
well my apologies for my not replying sooner my family come first . The root on second start power up failed. I manually shut down system apps but one still was running in background. I have to track it down, let you know, no Trolls here freak.
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johnlarsen1812 said:
johnlarsen1812 said:
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I'm a relative newbie at this, but after several frustrating days of trying various options, unsuccessfully, I appear to finally have root. I took pieces and parts from various options and it seems to have worked. I have had stable root through complete battery depletion, recharge, and restart. So far so good...
well my apologies for my not replying sooner my family come first . The root on second start power up failed. I manually shut down system apps but one still was running in background. I have to track it down, let you know, no Trolls here freak.
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Without screen shots it didn't happen.
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