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Hi All,
I'm a little new here but I've done a lot of searching and haven't been able to find anything recent on this topic. From what I can see there has been no progress unlocking the bootloader to flash custom Roms on the i545vruame7 s4 in a few months. I just got my S4 yesterday and when I received it, it already had i545vruame7 installed. I am able to gain root access but not unlock the bootloader to flash any custom roms. Have I missed something? Is there any way to flash back to the old version?
Thanks,
Peter
peterfran2112 said:
Hi All,
I'm a little new here but I've done a lot of searching and haven't been able to find anything recent on this topic. From what I can see there has been no progress unlocking the bootloader to flash custom Roms on the i545vruame7 s4 in a few months. I just got my S4 yesterday and when I received it, it already had i545vruame7 installed. I am able to gain root access but not unlock the bootloader to flash any custom roms. Have I missed something? Is there any way to flash back to the old version?
Thanks,
Peter
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Welcome to the S4! So long as you are not on mj7 firmware you can still install Safestrap which allows you to run touchwiz based ROMs. Just search for it in development. If I'm not mistaken, it works with the Google Play Edition ROM too, so you can have a little bit of AOSP goodness.
Just to be curious, where did you get your phone from?
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Bradh024 said:
Just to be curious, where did you get your phone from?
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I ordered it from Amazon, brand new for $49 using my Verizon upgrade.
bjoostema said:
Welcome to the S4! So long as you are not on mj7 firmware you can still install Safestrap which allows you to run touchwiz based ROMs. Just search for it in development. If I'm not mistaken, it works with the Google Play Edition ROM too, so you can have a little bit of AOSP goodness.
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Thanks for the info! I've been thinking about getting involved in the development side, I develop android apps but have never touched anything as far as Roms and bootloaders. I just want it working so I can install CM on my phone so I figured it might be worth a shot.
I installed Safestrap and then stupidly tried to flash a rom slot with CM 10.1 which didn't work. Is there a list available anywhere of touchwiz based ROMs?
I ordered mine from best buy, im really hoping it doesnt have the update
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Bradh024 said:
I ordered mine from best buy, im really hoping it doesnt have the update
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Please let me know, I have 15 days to return this, I could always return and swap for a bestbuy version if it came to it.
peterfran2112 said:
Please let me know, I have 15 days to return this, I could always return and swap for a bestbuy version if it came to it.
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What you have, I believe is the best your going to get until somebody figures out how to crack the bootloader. Im hoping the phone I ordered is running the same software that you have on yours.
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peterfran2112 said:
Thanks for the info! I've been thinking about getting involved in the development side, I develop android apps but have never touched anything as far as Roms and bootloaders. I just want it working so I can install CM on my phone so I figured it might be worth a shot.
I installed Safestrap and then stupidly tried to flash a rom slot with CM 10.1 which didn't work. Is there a list available anywhere of touchwiz based ROMs?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448726 there ya go bud! And np, that's what the community is for!
Bradh024 said:
What you have, I believe is the best your going to get until somebody figures out how to crack the bootloader. I'm hoping the phone I ordered is running the same software that you have on yours.
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Makes sense, I used titanium to freeze the SDM app so I'm hoping that will stop it from auto updating, along with a whole bunch of other crapware.
Just got the new kindle fire hd 6". Is it rootable?
Checking the system device, its running Fire OS 4.1.1 which is weird because my 7" says its running 11.3.1.0 but i think this kindle is the last generation and this 6" is the newer one.
The older one is rooted. Can i root the 6" yet or do i need to wait?
cerbyd said:
Just got the new kindle fire hd 6". Is it rootable?
Checking the system device, its running Fire OS 4.1.1 which is weird because my 7" says its running 11.3.1.0 but i think this kindle is the last generation and this 6" is the newer one.
The older one is rooted. Can i root the 6" yet or do i need to wait?
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Unfortunately not, and I wouldn't expect to be able to anytime soon, if ever.
You can't.
I have requested this thread to be moved. And no,so far you can't
SafinWasi said:
I have requested this thread to be moved. And no,so far you can't
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does anyone knows if some work is being done on that hd6/7 rooting ?
if it's a no forever i might sell mine then.
SoundSquare said:
does anyone knows if some work is being done on that hd6/7 rooting ?
if it's a no forever i might sell mine then.
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I tried doing some minor tests in fastboot mode trying to boot up a version of TWRP but the screen never turned on. Not sure if anyone is working on it. Too bad we do not have @Hashcode to help
It seems Amazon released the kernel source files for HD6 and HD7
sorry for the very naive question but can it be of any help in getting it rooted ?
cerbyd said:
Just got the new kindle fire hd 6". Is it rootable?
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Just to let you know, this is not a Kindle Fire HD series. This is the board For the Fire HD series
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Hey, this is my first thread, so apologies in advance if there is somewhere better I should post this. But anyways, I love my HDX, but I am getting pretty sick of Fire OS.
Now I noticed the stickied thread at the top, the warning of "You will brick this device", but I am confused. Is that referring to the newest (2014, fourth generation) HDX tablets, or the older years versions (2013, third generation), or both? I have the latter of the two and if it is that difficult to root than I can just deal with it, but if that only applies to this year's models, the newest ones, I'd love to give rooting this a try.
triber23 said:
Hey, this is my first thread, so apologies in advance if there is somewhere better I should post this. But anyways, I love my HDX, but I am getting pretty sick of Fire OS.
Now I noticed the stickied thread at the top, the warning of "You will brick this device", but I am confused. Is that referring to the newest (2014, fourth generation) HDX tablets, or the older years versions (2013, third generation), or both? I have the latter of the two and if it is that difficult to root than I can just deal with it, but if that only applies to this year's models, the newest ones, I'd love to give rooting this a try.
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What version of Fire OS is it running? can you tell us the Build Version? to check it, goto Settings --> Device --> System Updates...
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Ali Ejea Mc said:
What version of Fire OS is it running? can you tell us the Build Version? to check it, goto Settings --> Device --> System Updates...
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can the version 4.5.2 be rooted yet??
bpay14 said:
can the version 4.5.2 be rooted yet??
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No, not yet possible... check out the following threads...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2946946
and please read these 2 posts before calling Amazon Help Center...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57457515
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57465482
I was browsing xda and ran across quite a few devices that have ubuntu touch os in development/working on their devices! I forgot how gorgeous it looked when the developer preview came out, I was truly looking forward to a working daily driver, back when I have the vzw Samsung galaxy S3. Never happend... I was wondering, does anyone plan on working inv something like this? Is there something for the G3 already? (I Google searched, xda searched, to no avail) I would love to see this on our device! We have a big community and I know people would jump on board to get this on there phones.
Id love to see that as well! Hopefully someone pick it up!
+1
@theonlykamph was this you?
skiman10 said:
@theonlykamph was this you?
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What you mean mate?
theonlykamph said:
What you mean mate?
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Riling up all the people about a possible Ubuntu Touch port ?
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skiman10 said:
Riling up all the people about a possible Ubuntu Touch port
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Oh haha
Verizon (and others) and Samsung are hurting themselves by locking down the device hard which is killing developer interest so I seriously doubt it. And the developer version is unsubsidized and hard to find.
Same thing as the S3. Once Verizon locked it developers started to drop like flys...
Man I was waiting for Ubuntu Touch for forever... being a huge fan of Ubuntu I was super excited it was being ported to android devices! Wasn't it supposed to be officially released like a year ago... alongside Ubuntu 14.04?
Lol I totally forgot I started this thread... Glad to see more people agree, but yeah ubuntu on the G3 is very doubtful with a locked boot loader :'(
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Bootloader isn't locked
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Bootloader isn't locked
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We have a workaround not an unlocked bootloader.
FYI: https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2015/02/24/announcing-ubuntu-porting-guide-20/
PiousInquisitor said:
FYI: https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2015/02/24/announcing-ubuntu-porting-guide-20/
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Thank you for letting me know the new guide is up. I'll look at it and decide if it'd be practical and possible.
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This would be cool of it could be done.
I would love to try this. To bad no one will port it. Stupid Verizon stop locking our android phones.
As a long term ubuntu fan myself, I doubt I'd be able to at least contain my curiosity if touch appeared for my VS985
russnash said:
As a long term ubuntu fan myself, I doubt I'd be able to at least contain my curiosity if touch appeared for my VS985
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You and me both.
I'd be interested in working on a porting project for the Verizon G3. I'd always wanted to do some kernel-level Android development
I have a T-Mobile s9+ and for the life of me, I cannot get the OEM unlock button to show in Dev options. I've had my phone for over the 7 days, as I saw you need. I've even tried doing the "change the date manually and restart" trick and no luck.
Is there no option for the T-Mobile version of this phone and it's already OEM unlocked? Can I just go ahead and root my phone without issue? Or do I need to get that button before I can go ahead and root/install a new rom?
If you have the G965U, no you will not be able to unlock the boot loader.. My oppinon, is when all manufactures were done stealing ideas from dev's live here on XDA.. They decided they did not need them anymore and locked the phones down.
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If you have the G965U, no you will not be able to unlock the boot loader.. My oppinon, is when all manufactures were done stealing ideas from dev's live here on XDA.. They decided they did not need them anymore and locked the phones down.
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So in short, I'm not going to be able to root my phone now?
Jesus...
pickelledeggs01 said:
So in short, I'm not going to be able to root my phone now?
Jesus...
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I know it socks big time.
pickelledeggs01 said:
So in short, I'm not going to be able to root my phone now?
Jesus...
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You can root, but it comes with big downsides. Search for Extreme Syndicate S9 root here in XDA and you can read all about it.
ShaDisNX255 said:
You can root, but it comes with big downsides. Search for Extreme Syndicate S9 root here in XDA and you can read all about it.
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That did not last long.. Dead after 4 post, and link is 404 dead on arrival.. So nope still can not root S9 S9+.
doubledragon5 said:
That did not last long.. Dead after 4 post, and link is 404 dead on arrival.. So nope still can not root S9 S9+.
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Huh? I just checked and it's still there, could download again with no problems https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...s-recoveries--other-development/root-t4043707
ShaDisNX255 said:
Huh? I just checked and it's still there, could download again with no problems https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...s-recoveries--other-development/root-t4043707
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Weird, That time I clicked on the link and it works.. Not really sure If I want to test it... If you can not install customs roms. Then what can you really do that is worth while? Plus im on Android 10 now.
doubledragon5 said:
Weird, That time I clicked on the link and it works.. Not really sure If I want to test it... If you can not install customs roms. Then what can you really do that is worth while? Plus im on Android 10 now.
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You can install GSI, but they have the same downsides that the default oreo root ROM included has, if not more. I'm on 10 too lol. I tested it, played around with it then went back to stock. It was neat.
ShaDisNX255 said:
You can install GSI, but they have the same downsides that the default oreo root ROM included has, if not more. I'm on 10 too lol. I tested it, played around with it then went back to stock. It was neat.
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I might be tempted...LOL
doubledragon5 said:
I might be tempted...LOL
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I mean the good thing about this method is that it doesn't unlock bootloader, so it doesn't trip knox. The bad thing about not unlocking bootloader is that you can't install custom kernels or recoveries.
ShaDisNX255 said:
I mean the good thing about this method is that it doesn't unlock bootloader, so it doesn't trip knox. The bad thing about not unlocking bootloader is that you can't install custom kernels or recoveries.
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I'm hoping the next phone I get, the BL can be unlocked. But I will have to do good research as to which will work with T Mobile. That is who I have now.
doubledragon5 said:
I'm hoping the next phone I get, the BL can be unlocked. But I will have to do good research as to which will work with T Mobile. That is who I have now.
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I'm using a note 10 f model on att. Pretty much all the international devices will work on us GSM carriers
TheMadScientist said:
I'm using a note 10 f model on att. Pretty much all the international devices will work on us GSM carriers
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Did you buy it directly from Samsung? I will look into buying one of those models next.. Probably not until Spring of next yr..
doubledragon5 said:
Did you buy it directly from Samsung? I will look into buying one of those models next.. Probably not until Spring of next yr..
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No I got mine at a deal at rent a center. Had to disable their mdm app lock stuff but awesome device for me