[Q] Question before I sell my phone - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

So I've currently got CleanROM 1.5 [email protected] Odex on this thing and need to sell to a friend. He would prefer it stay rooted.
Must I revert to Stock Rooted before Verizon will let him activate or can I just wipe and let him turn it on?
Thanks in advance.

DNak206 said:
So I've currently got CleanROM 1.5 [email protected] Odex on this thing and need to sell to a friend. He would prefer it stay rooted.
Must I revert to Stock Rooted before Verizon will let him activate or can I just wipe and let him turn it on?
Thanks in advance.
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Judging by your signature you are not new to flashing roms. It doesn't matter what you have installed for activation. They can't see if you have the factory ROM or flashed another, just wipe and give to him. I'm sure a simple search would have gotten you your answer.

AsaSpades said:
Judging by your signature you are not new to flashing roms. It doesn't matter what you have installed for activation. They can't see if you have the factory ROM or flashed another, just wipe and give to him. I'm sure a simple search would have gotten you your answer.
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Not new, correct. I've never actually gotten rid of/sold/traded any of my legacy phones though so better safe than sorry. I did perform a couple of searches but obviously not extensive. Thanks for the response.

DNak206 said:
Not new, correct. I've never actually gotten rid of/sold/traded any of my legacy phones though so better safe than sorry. I did perform a couple of searches but obviously not extensive. Thanks for the response.
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I usually hold onto my phones too, even after they sat for about a year, I've always been the last owner. But no problem, if worse comes to worst, he'll prolly just ask you to put the stock ROM back on if he doesn't like the features with the custom one.

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with verizon there really is no need to even go to the store if he has a 4g phone already. If he takes his sim card out and installs it the phone then it transfers his number

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Help for New ATRIX/Android User

Hi everyone,
I'm new to the Android scene and moved from iphone to symbian and now to Android. Hoping for some help with this issue as it is a unique one.
First off, I have an ATRIX that was originally released for developers only. I got lucky and one of my dad's friend gave me the phone. The issue is that aside from lower storage (only 10GB available) and crappy battery, it is not the final firmware with Android Marketplace that came out with the final release.
Is there anyway I can flash the final released firmware? Settings > About Phone > Update states that I have the most up to date firmware. Also entering recovery mode and restoring the phone does not cure this problem.
-I do have it rooted and it is able to install software outside the market app (of which i currently do not have).
Thanks in advance for your help.
Just bumping this to see if anyone's got an idea or a hint.
are you sure you have the dev version? 10gb storage is normal, the rest is used for the OS. i have 10.71gb available to me.
you bad battery is most likely from being unfamiliar with android, if you have your emails, calendar, contacts ect...syncing all the time then the phone is constantly downloading data and killing your battery. you can try freezing those apps if you do not use them, you will notice a huge increase in battery life.
neotekz said:
are you sure you have the dev version? 10gb storage is normal, the rest is used for the OS. i have 10.71gb available to me.
you bad battery is most likely from being unfamiliar with android, if you have your emails, calendar, contacts ect...syncing all the time then the phone is constantly downloading data and killing your battery. you can try freezing those apps if you do not use them, you will notice a huge increase in battery life.
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Hi Neotekz,
I'm quite positive I have the dev version. I was the percipient of it back in November 2010. I really didn't even know I had an Atrix in my possession until late January.
As for the battery, I think stock comes 1800maH, mine is 1500maH. I have disabled pretty much everything for auto data transfers. The battery itself may just be bad.
My main concern is; however, that I cannot get Android Marketplace on it.
You could probably just get the apk for the market.
And why take a modified phone like this as your first android phone?
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
heres the link for market apk from androidpolice
http://www.multiupload.com/B6Y171MCYU
You have a Dev unit....does it have an unsigned boot loader.....?
Tennis11 said:
And why take a modified phone like this as your first android phone?
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I never had an Android phone, just wanted to see how it was and learn new things (including dev). Plus if I damage it or screw it up, it was a throw away/resell as it, kind of a deal. Got it for free, so why not right?
neotekz said:
heres the link for market apk from androidpolice
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Thanks Neo!
Clienterror said:
You have a Dev unit....does it have an unsigned boot loader.....?
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As of right now, I'm going to say no, but where can I look in the phone to confirm?
koshia said:
I never had an Android phone, just wanted to see how it was and learn new things (including dev). Plus if I damage it or screw it up, it was a throw away/resell as it, kind of a deal. Got it for free, so why not right?
Thanks Neo!
As of right now, I'm going to say no, but where can I look in the phone to confirm?
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The retail SBF has now been released and is in the dev forum. You can now have a brand new Atrix! lol
LOL get a stock battery flash to stock sbf and u have the ultimate atrix lol, unlocked atrix bootloader sigh 1 can dream.
Vigneshd said:
The retail SBF has now been released and is in the dev forum. You can now have a brand new Atrix! lol
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djkinetic said:
LOL get a stock battery flash to stock sbf and u have the ultimate atrix lol, unlocked atrix bootloader sigh 1 can dream.
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Awesome! This was what i was looking for too. Thanks Guys!
djkinetic, you from hypnotika? DJ in Chicago?

UCLC5 modem flashing

UCLC5_modem.zip How do I flash it without CWM? I am running the leaked ICS and like it other than that the wifi draining my battery. I am hoping the UCLC5_modem.zip will fix that. I know there is a deoxed rooted version but I don't want run a custom rom on this phone yet. I know there is a counter that gets updated and I just don't feel like messing with it.
I recall on some phones you could just rename the file update.zip,stick it in a folder and reboot the phone to install it. Can I not do that to get the modem file on the phone?
thanks
WiFivomFranMan said:
I know there is a deoxed rooted version but I don't want run a custom rom on this phone yet.
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Why the hell not? You're running a LEAK, and a bad one at that. A custom rom would be worlds better...
I know there is a counter that gets updated and I just don't feel like messing with it.
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Ahhh, there it is. You know you don't have to mess with that at all, right? Just follow the steps here to return to rooted stock. Then you can use Mobile Odin to flash a kernel that has CWM. Then you can use CWM to flash whatever you want; CWM does not touch the flash counter.
mattdm said:
Why the hell not? You're running a LEAK, and a bad one at that. A custom rom would be worlds better...
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because it is under warranty, and it is a 400 dollar phone I'll have to pay for if it gets hosed up for whatever reason...
mattdm said:
Ahhh, there it is. You know you don't have to mess with that at all, right? Just follow the steps here to return to rooted stock. Then you can use Mobile Odin to flash a kernel that has CWM. Then you can use CWM to flash whatever you want; CWM does not touch the flash counter.
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Yeah, I want to leave all messing around to the other devices I have to play with. I have a couple OG droids and two ICS touchpads. On this phone I want to leave it stock, or using official builds. If something goes wrong with the phone there is a chance I can't uninstall the software before sending it in.
Maybe when it is out of warranty I'll mess with it. I know I am still at risk even with the leak but I am hoping the OTA will be out soon. I just want to easily update the modem. I guess I'll just leave the wifi off until the OTA
thanks
WiFivomFranMan said:
because it is under warranty, and it is a 400 dollar phone I'll have to pay for if it gets hosed up for whatever reason...
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No it's not - you flashed a LEAK - that voids your warranty just as much as a custom firmware will.
Entropy512 said:
No it's not - you flashed a LEAK - that voids your warranty just as much as a custom firmware will.
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nah.
Now lets get back on topic.
WiFivomFranMan said:
nah.
Now lets get back on topic.
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Actually it does.
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WiFivomFranMan said:
nah.
Now lets get back on topic.
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You can't just say, "nah" and expect it to not be true. The facts:
Fact #1: Flashing anything other than an official update from your carrier voids your warranty.
Fact #2: You flashed a leaked firmware, i.e. something that was not an official update from your carrier.
Fact #3: Your warranty is void.
Maybe when it is out of warranty I'll mess with it. I know I am still at risk even with the leak but I am hoping the OTA will be out soon. I just want to easily update the modem. I guess I'll just leave the wifi off until the OTA
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Ok. Let us know how that goes when it happens several months from now.
Pirateghost said:
Actually it does.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk 2
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Nah.
mattdm said:
You can't just say, "nah" and expect it to not be true. The facts:
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I just did.
mattdm said:
Fact #1: Flashing anything other than an official update from your carrier voids your warranty.
Fact #2: You flashed a leaked firmware, i.e. something that was not an official update from your carrier.
Fact #3: Your warranty is void.
Ok. Let us know how that goes when it happens several months from now.
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Fact, you were zero help.
Lucky this guy is around
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24806735&postcount=8
Official stock rom
Now, Now, they were trying to help otherwise they would not of replied. Many Post go by with no replies at all. I dont want to start a new thread so Im just gonna ask the noob question here, I thought it was Possible to flash back to the Official rom with Odin?
I would say get insurance on the phone in case it ****s up, you can say you lost it and theyll send you a new one. ATT though is a rip because the dedeuctable is 200. Verizon though I hear is way more reasonable. Dont worry about Insurance fraud if you get the old one working again. Whos to say you didnt findly find it under the couch........I soft bricked a Samsung infuse and got it back with Odin. By that time my new phone was already here.
Hmmmmmm....... I suppose Im no help either.
WiFivomFranMan said:
Fact, you were zero help.
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I would like to help you, but you're not making it easy.
WiFivomFranMan said:
Lucky this guy is around
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24806735&postcount=8
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We certainly are lucky Entropy is around, but...he said the same thing I did. You already voided your warranty.
One nice thing about our devices, though, is that you can always get them back to stock condition. Do that, and AT&T will never know; they'll honor your warranty just like you never touched it.
Here's the thing though: If you're going to be talking about flashing modems and using ICS, etc., you can't be worried about your warranty. If you are, there's no point in even reading this forum.
Ahhh XDA, always good for a laugh.
"I don't want to void my warranty by flashing unofficial software. I just want to improve the unofficial software I flashed."
Priceless.
And do you realize the irony of what you did? I see you are new here and don't recognize Entropy. You "nah"d him in this thread, then a few posts later say how lucky the community is he's here by referencing another post of his in a different thread.
Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
mattdm said:
Please stop flaming and listen to those of us who are not yelling at you. Some of us genuinely would like to help.
Answer me one question...why did you flash that ICS leak?
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WiFi was killing my battery. I was hoping it was fixed in the ICS leak. The ICS leak doesn't bump your counter and still says Samsung official. When you check it. I would have just waited for the ICS OTA but I like to use my wifi.
It is a bit upsetting I have to mess with a 6 month old phone because of issues. In the almost two years of messing with custom roms there is always some kind of bug or problem. I was hoping I could stay away from ****ing with a phone for awhile.
I don't mind running nightlys on my HP touchpad but my fairly new phone is a real let down. I was about to hand the phone over to my kid but I can't since it has issues. She is sporting the custom rom OG droid and hates all the little issues. Oh well, I guess I won't be upgrading to a Note anytime soon.
quarlow said:
Ahhh XDA, always good for a laugh.
"I don't want to void my warranty by flashing unofficial software. I just want to improve the unofficial software I flashed."
Priceless.
Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
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Root with Entropy guide. How to root without incurring flash counter. Only way to flash any upgrade.
I put Linux in your ride
You kids make me sad and make me feel like I failed as a parent.
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[Q] Any de-bloated AT&T sense roms yet?

I'm pretty down with the HTC One I just recieved yesterday, but the only thing that is bothering me is all this stupid junk AT&T stuck in there. The fact that I cannot tether either is a bit disheartening. I see there are a few ROMS in the developers subforum, but I haven't been able to check them out yet. Do any of those roms fit that description and if so, which one is the LEAST modified?
I've been using Android Revolution HD 6.0 from the international forums. Certain ROMs do work on our AT&T variants. It has basically everything that the standard Sense has, with tweaks. No AT&T bloatware. I've also been getting pretty awesome battery life. You may want to check it out.
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Sorry, here's the link to the page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023
If you do decide to try it, make sure to read the entire original post before you do. There is instructions in there about using the volume buttons to select items in the Aroma installer. If you don't, your install may freeze.
I'm hoping we'll be able to flash our AT&T Ones to turn them into the same thing as the Developer Edition that's sold directly by HTC. I've been keeping on eye out for news of this becoming reality but haven't seen anything so far...
ranphi said:
I'm hoping we'll be able to flash our AT&T Ones to turn them into the same thing as the Developer Edition that's sold directly by HTC. I've been keeping on eye out for news of this becoming reality but haven't seen anything so far...
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if you have an unlocked bootloader its basically the same thing as the dev edition. and once we have S-OFF we will be able to flash official RUU's to the phone
Would the De-odexed ROM allow me to remove the crap AT&T put on the phone? If so, this will probably be the route I'll go, well, as soon as I get my extra dropbox space anyway.
Daman09 said:
I'm pretty down with the HTC One I just recieved yesterday, but the only thing that is bothering me is all this stupid junk AT&T stuck in there. The fact that I cannot tether either is a bit disheartening. I see there are a few ROMS in the developers subforum, but I haven't been able to check them out yet. Do any of those roms fit that description and if so, which one is the LEAST modified?
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Can't you use the tool kit (in the Android Development section) to root and uninstall via Titanium? I've always done that with stock roms in the past.
aipaloovik said:
Can't you use the tool kit (in the Android Development section) to root and uninstall via Titanium? I've always done that with stock roms in the past.
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Nope the System partition is write protected, so once you reboot all the crap comes back.
+1 for ARHD 7.0, running flawlessly. I'm totally new to Android and flashing ROMs, the ARHD dev and the threads over in the international forum make the whole process easy to learn. I played with the phone for about 2 hours before I became completely fed up with the AT&T claws dug into every aspect of the software, coming from an iPhone I had not realized how bad the bloatware problem has become.
mark7201 said:
+1 for ARHD 7.0, running flawlessly. I'm totally new to Android and flashing ROMs, the ARHD dev and the threads over in the international forum make the whole process easy to learn. I played with the phone for about 2 hours before I became completely fed up with the AT&T claws dug into every aspect of the software, coming from an iPhone I had not realized how bad the bloatware problem has become.
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Yeah, what really got me was that even after a day or two of using the phone, the AT&T Address book sync message would still pop up. I had already declined it and stopped any syncing to it. Then, to top it off, after I had already been on several long calls using the phone, the CityID message pops up saying that I'm now in a trial period? It made me decide to go ARHD without a regret. De-bloated, stable, and battery is great for me.
Also went with ARHD. Working wonderfully so far.
Everyone can flash Int'l ROMs with no trouble. ARHD is a great ROM with a great Dev. Give it a try. A make sure you read before you start complaining about LTE signal strength.. The official ATT ROMs fake your signal to make it look better than it is. The Int'l ROMs are the actual strength.
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Everyone can flash Int'l ROMs with no trouble. ARHD is a great ROM with a great Dev. Give it a try. A make sure you read before you start complaining about LTE signal strength.. The official ATT ROMs fake your signal to make it look better than it is. The Int'l ROMs are the actual strength.
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Thanks for the tid bit!! I'm thinking about this ROM as well. The only thing I really need though is Wifi Tethering. Do you know if it can do it without paying AT&T for it? I'm sure some ROMS will have it soon enough. I would even use FOXFI if it would work.
With the ONE I just can't seem to get around AT&T. I'm in the ball park like many others who think tethering should be free. I get the whole "you are paying just for your phone service" and not your laptop or ipad and such; I just don't agree with it, so won't ever pay for it. I'll pay for MP3's, I'll pay for Apps, I just don't think I should line AT&T's pockets for something I already pay for "DATA".
Ok Rant Over. I got out of control there. I apologize.
dmjlabelle said:
Thanks for the tid bit!! I'm thinking about this ROM as well. The only thing I really need though is Wifi Tethering. Do you know if it can do it without paying AT&T for it? I'm sure some ROMS will have it soon enough. I would even use FOXFI if it would work.
With the ONE I just can't seem to get around AT&T. I'm in the ball park like many others who think tethering should be free. I get the whole "you are paying just for your phone service" and not your laptop or ipad and such; I just don't agree with it, so won't ever pay for it. I'll pay for MP3's, I'll pay for Apps, I just don't think I should line AT&T's pockets for something I already pay for "DATA".
Ok Rant Over. I got out of control there. I apologize.
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With ARHD you can turn on Mobile Hotspot and everything I just don't know if ATT will pick up if you're using it. I know with CM, I've used tethering and ATT never said a thing to me. So I'm guessing use it till they send you something.
BAM1789 said:
Everyone can flash Int'l ROMs with no trouble. ARHD is a great ROM with a great Dev. Give it a try. A make sure you read before you start complaining about LTE signal strength.. The official ATT ROMs fake your signal to make it look better than it is. The Int'l ROMs are the actual strength.
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I'm having one problem with the stock international deodexed rom. Apparently, I cannot install purchased apps. It downloads, then says it cannot be installed on USB or SD card...
any solutions?
dmjlabelle said:
Thanks for the tid bit!! I'm thinking about this ROM as well. The only thing I really need though is Wifi Tethering. Do you know if it can do it without paying AT&T for it? I'm sure some ROMS will have it soon enough. I would even use FOXFI if it would work.
With the ONE I just can't seem to get around AT&T. I'm in the ball park like many others who think tethering should be free. I get the whole "you are paying just for your phone service" and not your laptop or ipad and such; I just don't agree with it, so won't ever pay for it. I'll pay for MP3's, I'll pay for Apps, I just don't think I should line AT&T's pockets for something I already pay for "DATA".
Ok Rant Over. I got out of control there. I apologize.
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I posted a ATT Wifi hotspot mod in the dev section yesterday for stock/rooted (deodexed or odexed)
Also - I may be off base, but as far as debloating is concerned, we should be able to do this with an updater script in a recovery flashable package where it's just deleting the packages we don't want. As long as it's done in recovery it should stick on reboot. If we want to start a list of what should be removed, I can put a script together to remove them via recovery and we'll see how it works. (Edit - Working on it now)
Edit: well it removed them from /system/apps, but a few are still showing installed. Guess we'll have to get rid of the data they've created as well? Still playing... either way i managed to get these out of /system/app/:
ATT Device Help, Address Book Sync, Amazon Kindle, CityID, Drive Mode, Family Map, Hot Spot (ATT's), Locker, Messages (ATT's), myATT, navigator (ATTs), Promo Widget, Ready2go, SmartWifi, YPmobile
Sill playing..
Edit: Almost there...
Running Renovate on my AT&T HTC One and it is great. You guys should check it out. Clean rom with AT&T bloat removed, great battery, and some great tweaks.
homeslice976 said:
I posted a ATT Wifi hotspot mod in the dev section yesterday for stock/rooted (deodexed or odexed)
Also - I may be off base, but as far as debloating is concerned, we should be able to do this with an updater script in a recovery flashable package where it's just deleting the packages we don't want. As long as it's done in recovery it should stick on reboot. If we want to start a list of what should be removed, I can put a script together to remove them via recovery and we'll see how it works. (Edit - Working on it now)
Edit: well it removed them from /system/apps, but a few are still showing installed. Guess we'll have to get rid of the data they've created as well? Still playing... either way i managed to get these out of /system/app/:
ATT Device Help, Address Book Sync, Amazon Kindle, CityID, Drive Mode, Family Map, Hot Spot (ATT's), Locker, Messages (ATT's), myATT, navigator (ATTs), Promo Widget, Ready2go, SmartWifi, YPmobile
Sill playing..
Edit: Almost there...
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Here it is. A flashable package that will remove all the ATT bloat described above. Let me know if anyone runs into any issues, or see anything that's not getting removed that should be. I recommend wiping cache and dalvik after flashing.
Im running stock Odexed AT&T rom from JMZ found in development section with Thoravukks Kernel from international HTC one found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2229300 which allowed me to delete all of AT&Ts bloatware from the rom since the kernel Naw read and write. Plus Modaccos xposed framework which allowed me to remap the menu button to the back button by long pressing it. And let me say its running beautifully. No issues at all everything works. Plus i get to keep my AT&T signal icons which i prefer.
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Fidelio_o said:
Im running stock Odexed AT&T rom from JMZ found in development section with Thoravukks Kernel from international HTC one found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2229300 which allowed me to delete all of AT&Ts bloatware from the rom since the kernel Naw read and write. Plus Modaccos xposed framework which allowed me to remap the menu button to the back button by long pressing it. And let me say its running beautifully. No issues at all everything works. Plus i get to keep my AT&T signal icons which i prefer.
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Yes. This can absolutely be fixed by flashing a different kernel. This is for those who prefer a fully stock experience, minus the bloat.
homeslice976 said:
Here it is. A flashable package that will remove all the ATT bloat described above. Let me know if anyone runs into any issues, or see anything that's not getting removed that should be. I recommend wiping cache and dalvik after flashing.
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Thanks tons! Looks like all the AT&T crud is gone! Totally appreciate this. So far no issues.
And no bloat returns after 2 reboots.
Just wondering, is this 100% uninstall?

[Q] Specific ROM Help

OK, so I haven't posted much in this forum in general because I haven't had a need to really. I find what I need read and move on. But because of that I can't post in the developer section to ask this question before I flash this ROM so I will ask it here. So I'm going to take the plunge and flash Newts NOS m7 ROM. But after reading about 60% of a 949 page thread I do have some confusion. There were some updates and patches I'm going to call them for a lack of better term. I don't need to run any type of beast mode kernel. So what patches or fixes do I need to add in order for everything to work on this ROM? And I'm choosing this one over the alpha Sense 5 ROM based on data working with Verizon and not working with the alpha. At least nothing has been posted that it's working in all aspects now. I appreciate the help and hope that I can be rocking the NOS rom by tonight before I go to bed.
Really? No help out of 60 views?
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If you install the full rom, you don't need any of the patches.
Well I have the full app plus a couple of the other downloads that are mentioned to have off the bat. But has the ROM download been updated with the patches that fix stuff? Thank you for your response by the way.
CoyotesFan4Evr said:
Well I have the full app plus a couple of the other downloads that are mentioned to have off the bat. But has the ROM download been updated with the patches that fix stuff? Thank you for your response by the way.
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3.0.7 is the only thing you need to have as of today it contains everything, patches are minor small updates and newtoroot usually will tell you what patch you need when they are released.
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So you are saying that the kernel patch, the call patch, and the other patch are all included in the 3.0.7 build and I shouldn't worry about them even though people are having issues with the ROM in certain areas such as what the patches fix? I'm asking for clarification because I can't afford to screw up my one and only phone. Besides Viper Rom this Nos 7 Rom seems to be the best out there for what I want until the update comes out. This is me being cautious and doing my research. I don't want to sound like a jerk. Just trying to have everything lined up right.
CoyotesFan4Evr said:
So you are saying that the kernel patch, the call patch, and the other patch are all included in the 3.0.7 build and I shouldn't worry about them even though people are having issues with the ROM in certain areas such as what the patches fix? I'm asking for clarification because I can't afford to screw up my one and only phone. Besides Viper Rom this Nos 7 Rom seems to be the best out there for what I want until the update comes out. This is me being cautious and doing my research. I don't want to sound like a jerk. Just trying to have everything lined up right.
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Again.... just install the full rom. All is included.. Don't see how you could be confused with that statement.
CoyotesFan4Evr said:
So you are saying that the kernel patch, the call patch, and the other patch are all included in the 3.0.7 build and I shouldn't worry about them even though people are having issues with the ROM in certain areas such as what the patches fix? I'm asking for clarification because I can't afford to screw up my one and only phone. Besides Viper Rom this Nos 7 Rom seems to be the best out there for what I want until the update comes out. This is me being cautious and doing my research. I don't want to sound like a jerk. Just trying to have everything lined up right.
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All you really need to worry about if it says full Rom or not. If it is a full Rom flash it after that there is nothing else to do.
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Thanks for the help. I should just take the plunge but like I said before I'm just trying to do all the research that I need and to be as well read on it before I just jump into something. I'm not a first time rooter or flasher of ROM's. This one just has me timid because even the latest posts in the thread of the ROM is saying there are data issues. So I hope you can see where my concern is coming from. I'll flash it tomorrow and see what happens from there though.
OK, so I just took the plunge and did the flash. One problem I have right off the bat is that Gmail keeps closing and failing. I can't have that because all of my most important e-mails come in thru that. So is there a fix or do I just have to go back to stock?
CoyotesFan4Evr said:
OK, so I just took the plunge and did the flash. One problem I have right off the bat is that Gmail keeps closing and failing. I can't have that because all of my most important e-mails come in thru that. So is there a fix or do I just have to go back to stock?
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Never heard of that issue. I would just re-wipe and re-install the rom.
CoyotesFan4Evr said:
OK, so I just took the plunge and did the flash. One problem I have right off the bat is that Gmail keeps closing and failing. I can't have that because all of my most important e-mails come in thru that. So is there a fix or do I just have to go back to stock?
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Did you even wipe data or did you just install the rom and hope that you wouldn't have to do anything about your already installed apps?
Seriously??!! Oh just install the ROM it's totally fine. Yeah well it's not fine. GMAIL is broke and I HAVE TO HAVE IT WORK!! Come on people help me out!!
CoyotesFan4Evr said:
Seriously??!! Oh just install the ROM it's totally fine. Yeah well it's not fine. GMAIL is broke and I HAVE TO HAVE IT WORK!! Come on people help me out!!
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You won't get any help if you don't tell us what you did..... I have never heard of ANY rom that gmail doesn't work.
and YELLING AT PEOPLE DOESN'T HELP EITHER.
Well, it wasn't meant to come out as yelling. And I didn't do anything but install the ROM just like everyone kept telling me to do. Oh and the weather on the lock screen is broke too. It always says no weather data available.
Well nothing like feeling even more of an ass. I never saw the replies I had already gotten from you guys. I guess my page wouldn't refresh. I'll wipe it and re flash it on I guess. I did all the stuff I needed to do before flashing it so I"m in the clear on that one. I'm not sure as to what all the extra apps that I've never seen before are but I'm ok with that for now. Oh, um isn't there suppose to be a swipe screen to wake feature on this ROM? I can't find it.
So G-mail is back to working now. I reflashed the ROM and did a cache and dalvik cache wipe. I also did the lock screen patch and volume to wake patch. I still don't have weather on the lock screen though. And the little click sounds that are turned on for me for when I unlock or lock the screen....yeah I can't hear them.
So, everything works now. Go figure....well minus those sounds that for some reason I actually really really liked having turned on before I flashed this. Maybe they will just start working again too.
CoyotesFan4Evr said:
So, everything works now. Go figure....well minus those sounds that for some reason I actually really really liked having turned on before I flashed this. Maybe they will just start working again too.
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So, in other words, all of your problems were self inflicted.
Do the flashing process properly next time and you won't have these issues.
Nope not self inflicted. I did the flash exactly the way I was suppose to. Not sure why flashing it a second time worked but it did. Now to figure out how my nanddroid back up got deleted.....or if it's just hidden and I don't know where it is. I use TWRP recovery by the way.

Upgrading from android 4.1.1 due to "heartbleed bug"

Hi all. I am running 4.1.1 and have become aware my stock-rooted android version is at risk because of this latest "bug that affects SSL security. I like the "stock with goodies" rom that I have and want to keep everything the same as it is now. I read that you can flash an update file, but am concerned with the known issues this may cause. I cannot find any other custom rom that I like enough to want to switch to.
Android version: 4.1.1, Htc Sense 4+, Software version 3.16.651.3 710RD, HTC SDK API level 4.63, Baseband (Radio) 1.13.11.0830, Hboot 1.12 2222
TWRP version is 2.4.1.0
I want to stay rooted and be able to wifi tether without issues. Other roms I had issues with wifi tether among other things so Ive liked and stuck to this rom.
What would you do?
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Hi all. I am running 4.1.1 and have become aware my stock-rooted android version is at risk because of this latest "bug that affects SSL security. I like the "stock with goodies" rom that I have and want to keep everything the same as it is now. I read that you can flash an update file, but am concerned with the known issues this may cause. I cannot find any other custom rom that I like enough to want to switch to.
Android version: 4.1.1, Htc Sense 4+, Software version 3.16.651.3 710RD, HTC SDK API level 4.63, Baseband (Radio) 1.13.11.0830, Hboot 1.12 2222
TWRP version is 2.4.1.0
I want to stay rooted and be able to wifi tether without issues. Other roms I had issues with wifi tether among other things so Ive liked and stuck to this rom.
What would you do?
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Before I give my input...what update file are you referring to? Was it an update file released from HTC, or from Google? Is it the 4.3 update that's been the latest rave around here (which is awesome, for the record)? Are you comfortable using Sense 5.0 (or 5.5)?
Sorry for all of the questions. While I can easily tell you that I would update, you don't seem very interested in doing so. Therefore, I need to know what you want, and you will get my educated answer.
My goal is to not be vulnerable to this SSL bug. I have not tried sense 5.0 or 5.5. Apparently google released a file to update to 4.3.
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Before I give my input...what update file are you referring to? Was it an update file released from HTC, or from Google? Is it the 4.3 update that's been the latest rave around here (which is awesome, for the record)? Are you comfortable using Sense 5.0 (or 5.5)?
Sorry for all of the questions. While I can easily tell you that I would update, you don't seem very interested in doing so. Therefore, I need to know what you want, and you will get my educated answer.
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koolcat7 said:
My goal is to not be vulnerable to this SSL bug. I have not tried sense 5.0 or 5.5. Apparently google released a file to update to 4.3.
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I'm in the same boat running a 4.1.1-based ROM ... MeanBean ... that I would like to keep, too, because I like it a lot. I'm not in a hurry to change because I do no financial transactions on my phone, plus I have a complicating factor in that my Sprint device has been flashed to run on Page Plus, the Verizon MVNO, and I'm concerned that making a really drastic change like to 4.3 or 4.4 will break the flash and force me to get that redone (although the person I bought the phone from tested it and flash survived a factory reset in TWRP, so I'm feeling pretty good that wiping it's not going to be an issue).
I've done a Titanium Backup of my user apps and used TWRP to create a nandroid ... I'm a noob but I'm learning ... and I've downloaded Yankees 2450's Y14 Aroma 4.1.2-based app to my SD card and I'm planning to flash it at some point, "when I get around to it," as much to get in on the ROM fun as out of any concern over HeartBleed (although I won't deny that some concern exists). Maybe that's one you should consider, the reviews in the development section seem pretty solid, and again it doesn't seem like it would be a massive change, that's why I'm going with it.
Thanks for your input. Im looking at that thread now
where 4.1.2 aroma roms are. There are quite a few versions.... not sure which would be best to try.
aarsyl said:
Before I give my input...what update file are you referring to? Was it an update file released from HTC, or from Google? Is it the 4.3 update that's been the latest rave around here (which is awesome, for the record)? Are you comfortable using Sense 5.0 (or 5.5)?
Sorry for all of the questions. While I can easily tell you that I would update, you don't seem very interested in doing so. Therefore, I need to know what you want, and you will get my educated answer.
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prw94 said:
I'm in the same boat running a 4.1.1-based ROM ... MeanBean ... that I would like to keep, too, because I like it a lot. I'm not in a hurry to change because I do no financial transactions on my phone, plus I have a complicating factor in that my Sprint device has been flashed to run on Page Plus, the Verizon MVNO, and I'm concerned that making a really drastic change like to 4.3 or 4.4 will break the flash and force me to get that redone (although the person I bought the phone from tested it and flash survived a factory reset in TWRP, so I'm feeling pretty good that wiping it's not going to be an issue).
I've done a Titanium Backup of my user apps and used TWRP to create a nandroid ... I'm a noob but I'm learning ... and I've downloaded Yankees 2450's Y14 Aroma 4.1.2-based app to my SD card and I'm planning to flash it at some point, "when I get around to it," as much to get in on the ROM fun as out of any concern over HeartBleed (although I won't deny that some concern exists). Maybe that's one you should consider, the reviews in the development section seem pretty solid, and again it doesn't seem like it would be a massive change, that's why I'm going with it.
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koolcat7 said:
Thanks for your input. Im looking at that thread now
where 4.1.2 aroma roms are. There are quite a few versions.... not sure which would be best to try.
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I downloaded the Y14 build which is the latest. I think 4.1.2 has the vulnerability but the actual HeartBleed bug hasn't been engaged as in 4.1.1.
Ah, i just downloaded the Y14 as well, but if theres still vulnerability there im not sure id feel okay with that.
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I downloaded the Y14 build which is the latest. I think 4.1.2 has the vulnerability but the actual HeartBleed bug hasn't been engaged as in 4.1.1.
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Ah, i just downloaded the Y14 as well, but if theres still vulnerability there im not sure id feel okay with that.
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Well the Hisense Sero 7 tablet I'm using to post (running 4.2.1) "has the vulnerability," but it's safe because HeartBleed isn't enabled. It's only enabled on 4.1.1 from everything I've heard.
Im going to give it a go now, and flash Y14.
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Well the Hisense Sero 7 tablet I'm using to post (running 4.2.1) "has the vulnerability," but it's safe because HeartBleed isn't enabled. It's only enabled on 4.1.1 from everything I've heard.
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Im going to give it a go now, and flash Y14.
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Let me know how it works for you, I need to go ahead and flash mine, as noted I'm concerned about HeartBleed but not over panicking based in my usage.
So do you think this version 4.1.2 will ever have that ssl bug enabled? Im flashed and already having issues, only 1x signal and profile wont update =/
Activate this device does nothing as well. Even in WiFi settings, ALL networks show full bars, when i know many are very far away. Looks like im going back to my nandroid backup and decide what to do when i find more info. ALSO, 4G LTE did connect, but kept going away every 10 seconds or so, back to 1x which is not normal.
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Let me know how it works for you, I need to go ahead and flash mine, as noted I'm concerned about HeartBleed but not over panicking based in my usage.
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So do you think this version 4.1.2 will ever have that ssl bug enabled? Im flashed and already having issues, only 1x signal and profile wont update =/
Activate this device does nothing as well. Even in WiFi settings, ALL networks show full bars, when i know many are very far away. Looks like im going back to my nandroid backup and decide what to do when i find more info. ALSO, 4G LTE did connect, but kept going away every 10 seconds or so, back to 1x which is not normal.
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No, HeartBleed will not be enabled in anything save 4.1.1. You need to read up about the origin of this thing and the mechanism by how it is or isn't a threat.
Your only option is to go to a custom ROM that is not 4.1.1 based, or wait on HTC to issue the update for the stock ROM that they've promised, but have given no ETA for (and I wouldn't hold my breath).
I don't know if you have enough posts here to post on the development board ... that's another reason I've held off doing anything, although I'm getting close thanks to this thread ... but the developer of that ROM is very responsive to people with issues, and as I said the thing is very popular and seems pretty bulletproof from the response.
I promise I'm not his PR person, have never spoken to him, just found that ROM when I was looking for something that would be the least drastic change from what I'm running now, because of being flashed to Page Plus (which only gives me 3G, but I knew that going in). 4.3, you have to do more than just wipe and flash because of the partitions changes.
When I think about it, I don't see how changing the partitions on the phone will affect the functionality of the phone while using Page Plus. Maybe I'm looking at it incorrectly, but I don't reactivate my phone with Sprint every time that I flash a new rom, root it, change partitions, or anything at all. I could be wrong, though, for I have never flashed my phone to any other service.
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When I think about it, I don't see how changing the partitions on the phone will affect the functionality of the phone while using Page Plus. Maybe I'm looking at it incorrectly, but I don't reactivate my phone with Sprint every time that I flash a new rom, root it, change partitions, or anything at all. I could be wrong, though, for I have never flashed my phone to any other service.
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I really don't know, thus my hesitance in my own situation. Had a "recommend a ROM thread locked because I was unaware that wasn't kosher, so I went back to the boards (which can be a daunting experience for a noob) and found that particular ROM and I've also downloaded CM10 stable.
Am basically just acclimating myself to this stuff (phone was rooted, running MeanBean and flashed to PP when I bought it, have never done any of this), learning how to use Titanium and TWRP to make backups, etc.
I''d be lying if I said HeartBleed wasn't a concern to me, but I'm not as panicked as the OP about it. I know I need to probably change, although I'm quite happy as is with MeanBean. Biggest priority aside from security is not having to spend $50 or so to get the phone reflashed to PP.
4.1.1 has three digits the ones that matter are the first two. 4.1.2 may still be vulnerable to heart bleed. As for flashing to page plus you can do that on your own for free there are guides for how to do this all over. The best bet for every one running below 4.3 is to update to a Rom that is 4.3+ also with that update comes many fixes for the most common phone issue one might have while running below 4.3. There are 3 fully functioning roms currently available for the evo running on the updated partitions. Sense 5.5 by chubbz and I captain's stock Rom. And vins viper 4.0 with sense 5.5. Now with all this knowledge I've given you go explore, test the waters jump in. And always remember to post a question Rom related after at least 1 hour of thread searching Google and running the basics of Rom flashing. Wipe caches, dalvik if all else factory reset.
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Thanks for the advice. I have searched threads, as noted I have been practicing to test the waters ... I have a Titanium Backup of my apps and a Nandroid of current system with MeanBean on my SD card so I'm comfortable with that. I think I'm pretty clear on wiping the phone ... although I thought the factory reset took care of everything, do you still need to wipe caches/dalvik after that? Searching the threads is where I picked up on the 4.1.2 ROM which seems to be pretty bulletproof stable, and as far as I know HeartBleed isn't enabled in 4.1.2. I was basically looking at that as an intermediate step, again just to dip my foot in the pool of ROM flashing before attempting anything more elaborate. The instructions for going to 4.3 are a bit more complicated than wipe, flash, reboot, and I'd prefer to learn to swim a little better before jumping off the high board. Same with the Page Plus flashing. I'm sure I could eventually figure out how to do it myself, problem is I use my phone pretty much perpetually for work and can't afford to have it out of service for a millisecond, so it's worth the cost to me to get it done right first time, although I'd rather not break the flash in the first place. I've gotten some advice from folks who do such flashing that 4.3 will break it, every time.
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4.1.1 has three digits the ones that matter are the first two. 4.1.2 may still be vulnerable to heart bleed. As for flashing to page plus you can do that on your own for free there are guides for how to do this all over. The best bet for every one running below 4.3 is to update to a Rom that is 4.3+ also with that update comes many fixes for the most common phone issue one might have while running below 4.3. There are 3 fully functioning roms currently available for the evo running on the updated partitions. Sense 5.5 by chubbz and I captain's stock Rom. And vins viper 4.0 with sense 5.5. Now with all this knowledge I've given you go explore, test the waters jump in. And always remember to post a question Rom related after at least 1 hour of thread searching Google and running the basics of Rom flashing. Wipe caches, dalvik if all else factory reset.
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So, I talked to a friend of mine who knows alot about alot... and he assured me that you will only be susceptible to heartbleed attacks on open or public wifi spots. So this bug does not affect anything over 3G/4G, which puts most of my concerns at risk. So don't be too worried if you don't constantly connect to open wifi networks you cannot completely trust. In conclusion, im not too concerned anymore and am going to leave the android version alone.
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Thanks for the advice. I have searched threads, as noted I have been practicing to test the waters ... I have a Titanium Backup of my apps and a Nandroid of current system with MeanBean on my SD card so I'm comfortable with that. I think I'm pretty clear on wiping the phone ... although I thought the factory reset took care of everything, do you still need to wipe caches/dalvik after that? Searching the threads is where I picked up on the 4.1.2 ROM which seems to be pretty bulletproof stable, and as far as I know HeartBleed isn't enabled in 4.1.2. I was basically looking at that as an intermediate step, again just to dip my foot in the pool of ROM flashing before attempting anything more elaborate. The instructions for going to 4.3 are a bit more complicated than wipe, flash, reboot, and I'd prefer to learn to swim a little better before jumping off the high board. Same with the Page Plus flashing. I'm sure I could eventually figure out how to do it myself, problem is I use my phone pretty much perpetually for work and can't afford to have it out of service for a millisecond, so it's worth the cost to me to get it done right first time, although I'd rather not break the flash in the first place. I've gotten some advice from folks who do such flashing that 4.3 will break it, every time.
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So, I talked to a friend of mine who knows alot about alot... and he assured me that you will only be susceptible to heartbleed attacks on open or public wifi spots. So this bug does not affect anything over 3G/4G, which puts most of my concerns at risk. So don't be too worried if you don't constantly connect to open wifi networks you cannot completely trust. In conclusion, im not too concerned anymore and am going to leave the android version alone.
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OK good luck, still going to update mine as soon as I make the final call on which one to try. Decisions, decisions ...

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