So for anyone that has sent theirs back to try and get on with the old software on the phone... I called and told them my speaker wasn't working and they are sending me a new one but I believe it is going to be a factory refurbished black 16gb...what are my chances of it having old software so I can root, unlock and get custom recovery?! Anyone that has experienced this your input would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!!!
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pschatz12 said:
So for anyone that has sent theirs back to try and get on with the old software on the phone... I called and told them my speaker wasn't working and they are sending me a new one but I believe it is going to be a factory refurbished black 16gb...what are my chances of it having old software so I can root, unlock and get custom recovery?! Anyone that has experienced this your input would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!!!
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I really have no idea, but 50/50 is my guess.
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I really have no idea, but 50/50 is my guess.
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I'm hoping to find someone that has done this and can confirm the older software on the phone... I'm hoping old lol
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I'm hoping to find someone that has done this and can confirm the older software on the phone... I'm hoping old lol
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If you took the time to search there many posts of ppl sending back and getting phones with MDK, also those with new OTA, so like I said, it's a crap shoot and it's 50/50.. Cant hurt to try, though
The chances likely decrease each day for getting the MDK build so the sooner the better.
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The chances likely decrease each day for getting the MDK build so the sooner the better.
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Well its being shipped today so keeping my fingers crossed!!!
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I have took the time but Idk if there getting brand new phones or certified like new phones
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Well its being shipped today so keeping my fingers crossed!!!
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Good luck. As the saying goes, there but for the grace of ......
Many of us could find ourselves in your shoes if our phones go awry.
Let us know.
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Good luck. As the saying goes, there but for the grace of ......
Many of us could find ourselves in your shoes if our phones go awry.
Let us know.
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Will do!
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pschatz12 said:
So for anyone that has sent theirs back to try and get on with the old software on the phone... I called and told them my speaker wasn't working and they are sending me a new one but I believe it is going to be a factory refurbished black 16gb...what are my chances of it having old software so I can root, unlock and get custom recovery?! Anyone that has experienced this your input would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!!!
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Nobody would know the chances. Good luck with your refurbished. I dont know about sending in a perfectly working phone to receive a refurb, I guess if you want the MDK then do what you gotta do. I personally cant stand the purple smear on the MDK build...its horrible and unbearable.
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Nobody would know the chances. Good luck with your refurbished. I dont know about sending in a perfectly working phone to receive a refurb, I guess if you want the MDK then do what you gotta do. I personally cant stand the purple smear on the MDK build...its horrible and unbearable.
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Purple smear? I'm planning on flashing custom roms right away
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From the AT&T forum: warrwnty replacement arrives with MF3 update installed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384352
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Bummer...still hoping
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What about buying one of the developers edition ones and sending back the non development phone and getting a refund? Will they know?
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Purple smear? I'm planning on flashing custom roms right away
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QskpJDvA7zc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
All roms built off of mdk do this smearing, even AOSP builds. Its very noticeable in the gallery too.
I'm surprised nobody notices it other than me, its the most annoying thing to deal with, makes the gs4 screen look crappy.
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Does me7 fix that
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Does me7 fix that
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Absolutely!!
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I kinda want to odin to stock and reroot.. cuz I like stock roms. Hmmmm.
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Anyone receive a replacement recently?!
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Just an update... Got my replacement today with MDK! Rooted and custom recovery installed!!!
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Hey all,
So I've been constantly checking for the OTA with my Straight Talk SIM, and nothing ever happens. It's like the phone isn't even looking for it. It says I have to switch to CDMA mode, so I do, but then still, nothing happens. It's frustrating. Do I have to have a working Verizon SIM for the phone to look for the update? I have an old Verizon micro SIM that the phone recognizes but it's not making a difference...
Anyone?
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You have to be on Verizon to get the ota.
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Bigandrewgold said:
You have to be on Verizon to get the ota.
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Any way I can do it manually?
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sportsinger75 said:
Any way I can do it manually?
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With s off you pretty much can.
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Bigandrewgold said:
With s off you pretty much can.
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I guess I'm pretty much stuck then...
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No your not stuck but it takes a few steps to get the update on straight talk. You will not b able to get the ota but you can side load the update with ADB and fastboot if u know what you r doing. I don't own a DNA so I don't know much about them but I'm sure u can find instructions to flash a ruu if you look around this site long enough. Good luck and hope it works out, and by the way I was gonna get the DNA on straight talk but heard MMS wasn't working, is this still a problem?
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Does anyone know if someone is working on a possible root method for it, I'm dying to root again. Had to get a replacement device and came with the update already on it.
Thanks
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They are working on it no ETA but they said they dont need anymore testers so maybe thats a good sign.
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They are working on it no ETA but they said they dont need anymore testers so maybe thats a good sign.
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Nice. Time to get excited again.
Apparently they have root on the ota, but not unlock or s off.
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Apparently they have root on the ota, but not unlock or s off.
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So will we still be able to flash custom roms or do we need to be unlocked?
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So will we still be able to flash custom roms or do we need to be unlocked?
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You need to be unlocked
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Don't forget you can attain s off with a jtag flash I think it costs $45 bucks, there's a great guy here on XDA that has the equipment and after talking to him I good bit I feel safe sending him my device which is my baby, and I'm very picky especially since I had to drop 7 Benjamins on this phone
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CharliesTheMan said:
Don't forget you can attain s off with a jtag flash I think it costs $45 bucks, there's a great guy here on XDA that has the equipment and after talking to him I good bit I feel safe sending him my device which is my baby, and I'm very picky especially since I had to drop 7 Benjamins on this phone
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Yes, but most people want their phone to be opened up, voiding the warranty and whatnot.
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The phone has superuser on it already. I downloaded ROM manager to check the recovery and it has CWM and TWRP. Is it safe to install custom roms or is there other steps that I need to take? The baseband is vraljb.... Android version 4.1.1
Thank you in advance.
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omnia38 said:
The phone has superuser on it already. I downloaded ROM manager to check the recovery and it has CWM and TWRP. Is it safe to install custom roms or is there other steps that I need to take? The baseband is vraljb.... Android version 4.1.1
Thank you in advance.
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Have you booted into recovery at all?
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If you can boot into the custom recovery, you can flash a custom rom.
Great idea I will try that. Thats why you guys are the best.
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So I was able to get into twrp recovery just fine. Does mean thatvi am good to download one of the many roms and flash away?
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Yes sir.
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Thanks guys worked flawlessly...although I didnt get an aroma menu at all, the Rom just flashed. Will have to look into that. Still cant believe I only paid 200 bucks off craigslist for this phone. Nice upgrade from my S3.
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omnia38 said:
Thanks guys worked flawlessly...although I didnt get an aroma menu at all, the Rom just flashed. Will have to look into that. Still cant believe I only paid 200 bucks off craigslist for this phone. Nice upgrade from my S3.
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Wow 200! Nice
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omnia38 said:
Thanks guys worked flawlessly...although I didnt get an aroma menu at all, the Rom just flashed. Will have to look into that. Still cant believe I only paid 200 bucks off craigslist for this phone. Nice upgrade from my S3.
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Yeah man where'd you get a deal like that???? That's crazy!
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200 and esn is clean? Usually they don't ban it for a little while. Let us know what happens. Sounds like a scam.
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200 and esn is clean? Usually they don't ban it for a little while. Let us know what happens. Sounds like a scam.
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This.
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I did a trade for my iphone 5 for the note 2.
Seems like an even trade. Although I feel like the iphone has a better resale.
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200 and esn is clean? Usually they don't ban it for a little while. Let us know what happens. Sounds like a scam.
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Awwh man I hope not... That would really suck, especially after getting used to the size of this screen.... nothing else would compare. The guy seemed straight up though. If this comes back to bite me them I am done with craigslist for devices. I'll keep you guys up posted.
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Awwh man I hope not... That would really suck, especially after getting used to the size of this screen.... nothing else would compare. The guy seemed straight up though. If this comes back to bite me them I am done with craigslist for devices. I'll keep you guys up posted.
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Must be a clean ESN if you were able to activate it.
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If you do an insurance job and get another phone. They don't ban your original for weeks. So he could activate it. But it's still on a list to be banned.
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If you do an insurance job and get another phone. They don't ban your original for weeks. So he could activate it. But it's still on a list to be banned.
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Thanks for the nervousness guys....lol.
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omnia38 said:
Thanks for the nervousness guys....lol.
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Ha Ha Just give Verizon a call and have them check it.
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omnia38 said:
Thanks for the nervousness guys....lol.
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Stay optimistic! And I think I heard somewhere that when the note 2 phone is reported the Sim gets "burned" and So I've read... You can get a new Sim card from Verizon and have it work? Here look at this........ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2214899 .. I mean just in case it happens
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Stay optimistic! And I think I heard somewhere that when the note 2 phone is reported the Sim gets "burned" and So I've read... You can get a new Sim card from Verizon and have it work? Here look at this........ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2214899 .. I mean just in case it happens
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Thanks for the link....good read. Hope the guys that sold it to me doesnt get greedy. Seemed like a cool guy. Plus he mentioned that he was a member of the xda forums.
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Thanks for the link....good read. Hope the guys that sold it to me doesnt get greedy. Seemed like a cool guy. Plus he mentioned that he was a member of the xda forums.
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If its legit, then you got a killer deal. The cheapest GN2 that I've seen was $350 but it had a cracked screen. I see some for $200-250, but I am sure those are scams. The next time you buy a Verizon phone, call *611 and verify the ESN status before handing over money or trading phones. A legit seller will not mind at all.
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The 2.06 update pops up every time I unlock my phone. I'm walking to the store, I look at my phone and behold its installing the 2.06 update on its own. Well played Verizon. The thought of selling this phone never crossed my mind, but since 2.04 root is priority over 2.06 I'm highly considering it.
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Yup mine updated overnight while I was sleeping. I'm doomed!
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Honestly though stock on this phone isn't as bad as others.
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It would probably be better to wait until a 2.04 method is released just incase it works with 2.06
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Honestly though stock on this phone isn't as bad as others.
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No it isn't but I'm dying for sense 5.....
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No it isn't but I'm dying for sense 5.....
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Well the one isn't on Verizon though may be coming probably in the form of the DNA 2 later this year. Rumors seem to point to yes.
OP is so full of fail...
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Honestly though stock on this phone isn't as bad as others.
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It's not about how good stock is or isn't. It's about being able to do what you want.
Go try and use teamviewer or a vnc server. Need root.
How about Wi-Fi tether that doesn't require a screen password. Need root
Titanium backup? Nope... root.
Game cheat engine's... root
So while the stock interface is fine, no unrooted phone can do the above without it.
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What do you guys think?
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Just keep like rest of us... I believe the majority will have standard thus will get same development capabilities we already have bootloader work around and root!
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Tfast500 said:
Just keep like rest of us... I believe the majority will have standard thus will get same development capabilities we already have bootloader work around and root!
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Agreed... my initial though was I might as well just take it back and get the developer version.
But I'm confident the standard one will be the more popular device
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Considering the developer edition won't even work on Verizon, I'm going to have to keep mine.
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Considering the developer edition won't even work on Verizon, I'm going to have to keep mine.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292489
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292489
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Oh, that. That though, is just a GS4 with an unlocked bootloader. It won't be a "Google Edition" and won't be getting updates with the actual GS4 GE. No point since we already have bootloader workaround.
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What do you guys think?
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Keep what you have got because the developer's edition probably won't have any Verizon support or warranty protection.