Hello everyone!
So I just switched back to Android after a two iPhone lie and affair that I am ashamed of. The DNA is my fourth Android phone and third HTC phone. I gotta say, it's good to be back!
My previous HTC phones (HTC Hero and EVO 4G) were both rooted and I even had to do a manual root on the Hero. I am experinced with rooting and the benefits/risks that cone with it. I am happy with my DNA and even though it is a year old, it still seems like an amazing phone spec wise. I just updated to 4.2.2 and Sense 5 and I must say I am happy with it. I want to root though to get rid of the bloatware and to overclock the CPU to test the PSP Emulator. My question is, can I root with the new update and turn s-off? It's been a while since I've been to the forums and it can be overwhelming getting back into things. Where is a good place to start? What is the most popular ROM?
I thank you all in advance and I look forward to the jumping back into the root-pool!
I think the rumrunner s-off method in original development works with the latest OTA. As far as ROMs go, that's your opinion. The two most popular would probably by Viper for sense and Carbon for AOSP. There are so many to pick from it's impossible to choose one that's the best. I'm personally running OmniROM, based on Android 4.4, and I'm loving it.
Sent from my DNA with OmniROM Android 4.4
_phoey said:
I think the rumrunner s-off method in original development works with the latest OTA.
Sent from my DNA with OmniROM Android 4.4
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Do I need to turn s-off before I root?
MTN927 said:
Do I need to turn s-off before I root?
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I'm not very familiar with the new S-off method, but the older one I used (moonshine) would root, s-off, and unlock the bootloader. I assume that rumrunner is similar.
Sent from my DNA with OmniROM Android 4.4
_phoey said:
I'm not very familiar with the new S-off method, but the older one I used (moonshine) would root, s-off, and unlock the bootloader. I assume that rumrunner is similar.
Sent from my DNA with OmniROM Android 4.4
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Really right now all I want is a root for the current OTA just to get rid of the crap (an AMEX App Verizon? Really), so I'll look into the method you mentioned. Would you have the link to that thread? Also, love the Avatar!
MTN927 said:
Hello everyone!
So I just switched back to Android after a two iPhone lie and affair that I am ashamed of. The DNA is my fourth Android phone and third HTC phone. I gotta say, it's good to be back!
My previous HTC phones (HTC Hero and EVO 4G) were both rooted and I even had to do a manual root on the Hero. I am experinced with rooting and the benefits/risks that cone with it. I am happy with my DNA and even though it is a year old, it still seems like an amazing phone spec wise. I just updated to 4.2.2 and Sense 5 and I must say I am happy with it. I want to root though to get rid of the bloatware and to overclock the CPU to test the PSP Emulator. My question is, can I root with the new update and turn s-off? It's been a while since I've been to the forums and it can be overwhelming getting back into things. Where is a good place to start? What is the most popular ROM?
I thank you all in advance and I look forward to the jumping back into the root-pool!
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Start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473644
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Start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473644
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Thank you sir.
the psp emulator will run just fine via no overclock i can say that with a smile
Rumrunner works great. I ended up RUU'ing back to the original stock image and taking the 6 or so OTA's to get the 4.2.2 update so I knew everything was clean and stock. RumRunner took about 10 minutes to complete but I had no issues. Installed TWRP and flashed the latest SuperSU right after that (for some reason I couldn't fit it on my device) and I was good to go.
As for ROMS, NOS M7 (Sense 5) was my daily driver for months, but unfortunately the dev is no longer working on it. It had it's bugs which is why I switched to the official Sense 5 update. For now I'm waiting for someone to release an enhanced version of the OTA, or for the Sense 5.5 Kit Kat ROM to be ready (they're close)
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Hi Friends:
Today, I have my new HTC Rezound and I emigrate it from HTC Evo 4G...What do you recommend me as my First Steps?
1. in the next weeks, I want to Root it...Do you recommend me to stay in the original ROM?...not OTA update?
2. If I'm stay with the original ROM...How do you management the Memory? with Memory Booster App?
3. In general, What is your recommendations?
Thanks
TecMan
HTC Rezound
SD-Card: 32GB Class 10
PhoneROM: Android 2.3.4
Baseband version: 0.95.00.1017
TecMan45 said:
Hi Friends:
Today, I have my new HTC Rezound and I emigrate it from HTC Evo 4G...What do you recommend me as my First Steps?
1. in the next weeks, I want to Root it...Do you recommend me to stay in the original ROM?...not OTA update?
2. If I'm stay with the original ROM...How do you management the Memory? with Memory Booster App?
3. In general, What is your recommendations?
Thanks
TecMan
HTC Rezound
SD-Card: 32GB Class 10
PhoneROM: Android 2.3.4
Baseband version: 0.95.00.1017
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1. Honestly it doesn't matter since I didn't experience many changes from the OTA but either way, you can still root the device.
2. If by memory you mean RAM then I would just use the stock task manager.
3. If I were you, I'd unlock, root, and flash an ICS rom since we just got the news that the rezound isn't getting official ICS until "later this year", which could mean a loong time.
Hope I helped!
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
Back in the day I needed to cook and flash ROM's on my ole WinMo phones. No A2DP or Microsoft Voice Commands in the ROM's. I had my Droid Incredible for almost 2 years and never really got the urge to root and flash...it worked so well stock.
Same thing for now with my Rezound. I'm ready to root and flash but I just love this phone *I'm fine with Sense, btw* so much I'm going to wait for the OTA ICS bump. Some think it will be later this year, I'm guessing sometime in April. Either way, 2.3.4 is a solid OS so I'm going to wait for a while. If the ICS OTA update is delayed until Fall '12 then I'll root and flash. That said, if s-off ever happens before ICS I may root and go big then. Pretty much a win-win because of how awesome the hardware is. Power house of a phone and a fantastic multimedia portal.
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Back in the day I needed to cook and flash ROM's on my ole WinMo phones. No A2DP or Microsoft Voice Commands in the ROM's. I had my Droid Incredible for almost 2 years and never really got the urge to root and flash...it worked so well stock.
Same thing for now with my Rezound. I'm ready to root and flash but I just love this phone *I'm fine with Sense, btw* so much I'm going to wait for the OTA ICS bump. Some think it will be later this year, I'm guessing sometime in April. Either way, 2.3.4 is a solid OS so I'm going to wait for a while. If the ICS OTA update is delayed until Fall '12 then I'll root and flash. That said, if s-off ever happens before ICS I may root and go big then. Pretty much a win-win because of how awesome the hardware is. Power house of a phone and a fantastic multimedia portal.
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I definitely agree with you man. Although, I don't really like sense too much. It's over skinned and it makes it almost not android.
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1. Let it take the update.
2. Let the OS handle the memory.
3. If you're happy with the current interface, just remove the bloatware and call it a day for now. You can use Scott's script to clean it up automatically.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367591
Hey guys,
So as the title suggests, this will be my first time rooting any phone. I attempted to root my HTC Inspire 4G, nearly bricked it, and kinda gave up on the whole thing.
Now, with my HTC One loaded with unecessary AT&T apps and other stupid bloatware, I find myself in the same position. I know there are many guides for rooting the One, but are there any that are particularly newbie-friendly? Also, I understand that after rooting, OTA updates are impossible. My question is...is 4.2.2 available currently? What about 4.3? And most importantly, how easy/difficult is it to install an update?
Thanks guys. This whole thing has me moderately excited, and equally freaked out (really really like this phone and DON'T want to brick it).
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Hey guys,
So as the title suggests, this will be my first time rooting any phone. I attempted to root my HTC Inspire 4G, nearly bricked it, and kinda gave up on the whole thing.
Now, with my HTC One loaded with unecessary AT&T apps and other stupid bloatware, I find myself in the same position. I know there are many guides for rooting the One, but are there any that are particularly newbie-friendly? Also, I understand that after rooting, OTA updates are impossible. My question is...is 4.2.2 available currently? What about 4.3? And most importantly, how easy/difficult is it to install an update?
Thanks guys. This whole thing has me moderately excited, and equally freaked out (really really like this phone and DON'T want to brick it).
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If you have never rooted, an HTC device is probably a little intimidating compared to other manufacturers.
Now, if you just get a guide and follow it to a t, you'll be fine.
You can always get thr phone back to a stock state if you want an ota update, buy if you are running a custom rom, that dev will typically update that particular rom with the ota update.
Hope that helps
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if i can help....
i am new to android (iphone convert)...HTC ONE is my first droid device.
i had an iphone 5, Jailbroke it, was lovin life but needed a bigger screen.
HTC One, AT&T, 4.1.2 android
anyhow, i myself was in the same boat as you last week.
my main gripe with the stock HTC one is the fact that you cannot "wake up" the phone any other way
except for the power button. so annoying- it was driving me crazy.
also i have unlimited ATT data plan, and so my wifi tether was dead, and wanted to mod for that as well.
anyhow, i was on the fence regarding rooting my phone, but then i
finally ran into the BULLETPROOF kernel thread here at XDA, and i had to have it.
as i began to research my quest to brick my phone, i ran into this guy on youtube: qbking77
he has some great videos on youtube that will give you the exact instructions and directions on
what you will need to do to root your HTC phone.
His English is easy to understand, he has a support webpage/blog with links to everything you need, very very good and easy tutorial, probably what convinced me to do it.
so here are the steps that he gives:
#1. UNLOCK BOOTLOADER HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU7vi388dMk&feature=youtu.be
#2. ROOT INSTRUCTIONS HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRkAHw_GmIs
BAM!...you are done rooting.
He uses TWRP (custom recovery), and TWRP has been an easy interface for me, no gripes.
so, anyhow, after you have gone through those steps, if I can suggest a couple other things I ran into.
one of the main reasons I was wanting to root my phone, was to install the bulletproof kernel.
this kernel allows for you to “swipe to unlock” your HTC phone.
it’s super cool, and that was the first thing I wanted to install.
I went ahead and installed it, happy as can be…
everything seemed cool, but after a day or so, went to open my camera,
and what do you know, black camera death screen, NO CAMERA!
I was like WTH, ???
jumped back in the forums (guess I should have researched a little further)
and I am not sure why, or what the deal is, but there is a glitch with the kernel and 4.1.2 android version. some people were fine but there are a lot like me and had the camera error.
so long story longer,
I ended up trying to re-install every single bulletproof rom version that was available,
still no luck.
finally i PM'd another user on these forums, he said he installed the ANDROID REVOLUTION HD (4.2.2 ROM)
i went ahead and installed, then I installed the bulletproof kernel m7-3.4 (for 4.2.2)
and what do you know, 100% just fine, absolutely sweet.
only other thing I’ve done was install the ULTIMATE RIT_ARHD_12.1 (HD icon them package)
and man, my phone has a whole new life, and I am absolutely loving it.
anyhow, hope that helps,
those qbking77 vids are the best thing to use in my opinion,
(oh and qbking77 has a vid to install "free wifi hotspot for the HTC ONE"....took all but 5 minutes and that was the icing on the cake!)
good luck!
AJ
Welcome
I am not big into posting on XDA because I typically found my answers either here or on YouTube. As 9aj9 stated, look up qbking77 on youtube and follow his videos. They are very straight forward. On top of what 9aj9 stated, I also S-OFF and SuperCID. The following videos explain what S-OFF and SuperCID mean and how you get them.
S-OFF - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4BWxtjaamM
SuperCID - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvcYRNMq3YQ
I am personally running Stock Rooted Google Edition (link below), but I have flashed several things. It is all personal preference once you get rooted. Wish you the best of luck!
Stock Rooted GE- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360608
id like to throw my post in here if I could. I bought a factory unlocked One from htc.com and thought I was going to get updates from htc. They recently told me I still had to wait for updates from my carrier (att). with this bit of news Ive decided I want to put a stock google 4.2 on my one. Are these instructions posted above good for me to use? sense is something I can do without, has someone made a rom with 4.2 with sense as well?
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id like to throw my post in here if I could. I bought a factory unlocked One from htc.com and thought I was going to get updates from htc. They recently told me I still had to wait for updates from my carrier (att). with this bit of news Ive decided I want to put a stock google 4.2 on my one. Are these instructions posted above good for me to use? sense is something I can do without, has someone made a rom with 4.2 with sense as well?
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I have the ViperOne rom, it's 4.2.2 and Sense 5....
Best advice is take a step back and give it a few days. You will absorb everything there is in time. And if you **** up it Can be fixed ^_^
Sent From My AT&T Salaxy S4 via XTC Private App
9aj9 posted the very videos I used to unlock my bootloader and root mine, thats exactly what I would have posted,,
And if you want a good rom to run that 4.2.2 use this one with Sense 5 as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023
its close to stock with little tweaks here and there and its ALL I have been using. The Dev Mike1986 updates it rather often!
Plus if you are alittle worried at the moment, I would recommend keeping it simple and not worrying about SuperCID and S-off...while I to am both of these things, it isnt really necessary
You don't need to be rooted to wake your device with something beside the power button.
I use 'Power On Volume' and my volume button wakes my device. I use a different app that allows me to lock my HTC One with a touchscreen button.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
Awesome!
I picked up the HTC One a few days ago from AT&T (coming from iOS). Like 9aj9, some things were finicky like not being able to wake the phone other than the power button, I can see the gripes with the volume button placement and are easily triggered. I got a slim case to give me space away from the volume rocker.
Anyway, I was going to flash to the Home2Wake kernel, but the bulletproof kernel sound even better! However, seems it's most stable if Android Revolution HD ROM in installed (is that the right word?).
So, I have one question before I proceed - can I revert the HTC One to stock 4.1.2 after flashing to Revolution ROM? I'm asking because I am still within the return window and would like the option of getting it back to stock if I wanted to return it.
Im pretty certain u can revert, when u go through qbking77's vids, i believe he has a vid in reverting back to stock.
But one main thing is u have to run a full backup once u have TWRP installed....
aj
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
I was wondering about firmware. I just got my ATT One and I saw a lot of users are flashing the newest firmware.
Is this necessary and if so, what order do we do it in? Flash the firmware after Root?
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I was wondering about firmware. I just got my ATT One and I saw a lot of users are flashing the newest firmware.
Is this necessary and if so, what order do we do it in? Flash the firmware after Root?
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Not needed. The firmware that comes with the phone works on 4.2 roms also (the old If it isnt broken dont fix it comes to mind here ). Some of us just like to have the latest greatest everything so I did the firmware update as well, but like I said, its not necessary.
Also, when installing a 4.2 rom keep in mind that the file system will be different as 4.2 has support for multiple users.
Maybe I caught you before you went ahead and rooted, but it was honestly a piece of cake. I pretty much followed what 9aj9 wrote (thread 3). If you follow qbking77's videos, you can't go wrong. I used a W7 machine, even thought I usually use a Mac, but qbking77 used a W7, so I was able to do each step exactly. I did download the most recent SuperSU (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053) instead of the older version form the site.
Anyway take your time, make sure you have a few hours. Also, realize you will lose everything when you unlock the boot loader. I backed up most things with Helium, but you have to re-install all the apps, Helium just backs up the data.
Is it only the international One that's getting the 5.5 update right now?
Or is the AT&T variant included in the current rollouts? Cause I haven't received it yet.
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joho5 said:
Is it only the international One that's getting the 5.5 update right now?
Or is the AT&T variant included in the current rollouts? Cause I haven't received it yet.
thanks
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The current rollout is only for the INTL version. I wouldn't be surprised if ATT doesn't give you Sense 5.5, since they just updated to 4.3 with Sense 5 not terribly long ago. I'd guess IF they update to Sense 5.5, it won't be until after the MAX has been out for a little while. They have to have some incentive to get people to buy it...
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The current rollout is only for the INTL version. I wouldn't be surprised if ATT doesn't give you Sense 5.5, since they just updated to 4.3 with Sense 5 not terribly long ago. I'd guess IF they update to Sense 5.5, it won't be until after the MAX has been out for a little while. They have to have some incentive to get people to buy it...
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gotcha...I had an htc one a while back and got rid of it, and I regretted it...so I have another now and have just been running it stock and its been doing everything I need it to.
I guess I will just have to root and run a sense rom and gain the 5.5 benefits.
thanks
joho5 said:
gotcha...I had an htc one a while back and got rid of it, and I regretted it...so I have another now and have just been running it stock and its been doing everything I need it to.
I guess I will just have to root and run a sense rom and gain the 5.5 benefits.
thanks
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I wouldn't root just for 5.5 unless there's something really specific you're wanting. BUT, I say root that sucker since you've had one before and you're used to it. It will open up a whole new world of One possibilities. And while s off is available I would definitely take advantage of it if you ever think you might want to root or tinker with roms and kernels.
I realize rooting and unlocking/s-off isn't for everyone, but if you're inclined to open up the doors to custom software, the development on this phone is UNBELIEVABLE, if you're watching the dev forums in this section I know it's not a lot of activity, but that's because once unlocked all the development in the regular HTC One section can be used.
As a sidenote: My phone and ATT network like the new firmware that was rolled out to the international version. I'm getting service inside the building where it was a dead zone before, although it's not a very strong signal, and my LTE speeds went up a lot, both upload and download. Just in case you do root it and you're wondering about that.
joho5 said:
gotcha...I had an htc one a while back and got rid of it, and I regretted it...so I have another now and have just been running it stock and its been doing everything I need it to.
I guess I will just have to root and run a sense rom and gain the 5.5 benefits.
thanks
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Yes my other one was rooted, soff, Ll that. I know the procedure.
What rom or ruu did you flash to get the new radio and firmware.
Also I have hboot 1.55....is it s-off able?
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
I thought the same about rooting but since I've always rooted my past android devices, I did. I have such a better experience rooted (using TB, Greenify + framework modules).
What makes me think to update sense 5 to 5.5, is if I have to delete everything like last time (RUU method) I might skip sense update.
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I wouldn't root just for 5.5 unless there's something really specific you're wanting. BUT, I say root that sucker since you've had one before and you're used to it. It will open up a whole new world of One possibilities. And while s off is available I would definitely take advantage of it if you ever think you might want to root or tinker with roms and kernels.
I realize rooting and unlocking/s-off isn't for everyone, but if you're inclined to open up the doors to custom software, the development on this phone is UNBELIEVABLE, if you're watching the dev forums in this section I know it's not a lot of activity, but that's because once unlocked all the development in the regular HTC One section can be used.
As a sidenote: My phone and ATT network like the new firmware that was rolled out to the international version. I'm getting service inside the building where it was a dead zone before, although it's not a very strong signal, and my LTE speeds went up a lot, both upload and download. Just in case you do root it and you're wondering about that.
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I've been thinking about Rooting myself, but haven't done it because I've been pretty much pleased with everything so far....... but I think that I may just go ahead to root it.
What International ROM/Radio are you using?
Thanks,
I've switched to the M8 recently and am going to sell my EVO LTE with a bunch of accessories. I wiped everything and threw Yankee's latest Sense 5.0 ROM on. So it's obviously running HTC's firmware that they never made public. I think I should probably put back the public firmware/sense software. Agree? I can't just run the RUU as it errors. Do I need to get back to S-On? I S-Off'd with Firewater. Looking around I can't find any info on how to get S-On after Firewater S-Off. Or do I just sell it rooted running Yankee's rom which is super solid?
Use VipeRUU and choose the option to go back to S-on. Hit the top link in my sig and scroll to the bottom of the first post for the link.
Sent from my HTC device
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I've switched to the M8 recently and am going to sell my EVO LTE with a bunch of accessories. I wiped everything and threw Yankee's latest Sense 5.0 ROM on. So it's obviously running HTC's firmware that they never made public. I think I should probably put back the public firmware/sense software. Agree? I can't just run the RUU as it errors. Do I need to get back to S-On? I S-Off'd with Firewater. Looking around I can't find any info on how to get S-On after Firewater S-Off. Or do I just sell it rooted running Yankee's rom which is super solid?
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I would return it to stock for the sake of potential troubleshooting issues. And, depending on what type of person that you are selling it to, I wouldn't want to give them a rom that they can't explain where they got it.
Basically, it is just simpler to return it to stock. However, did you let the person see the phone? Ask them if they want Sense 5 or Sense 4+. THey can Google Sense 5 for photos.
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I would return it to stock for the sake of potential troubleshooting issues. And, depending on what type of person that you are selling it to, I wouldn't want to give them a rom that they can't explain where they got it.
Basically, it is just simpler to return it to stock. However, did you let the person see the phone? Ask them if they want Sense 5 or Sense 4+. THey can Google Sense 5 for photos.
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Too late. I just put it on craigslist after putting it back to stock. Think I'm asking a reasonable price? Thanks for pointing me to Viper RUU. I just didn't want to end up being their support person if they have issues. I'm actually a bit sad letting it go. I've learned so much, flashed countless ROMs, and soft bricked that thing multiple times. LOL Part of me wants to keep it but I have no reason to. And I could use the money for a trip to Reno coming up. Thanks for the help!
Hey guys, longtime xda user here. I currently have a Verizon HTC One m8 S-off'ed with a custom rom. I've really been wantjng to edge up to a newer device and have really been considering the G3. But I have a few requirements of a new phone, I absolutely must have root and rom capabilities. I've been reading around the G3 threads and can't find a definitive answer. If I were to go to the Verizon store today and buy a G3 on the latest, would it be capable of downgrading the firmware and still being able to bump, root and flash roms? I need a definitive answer. Can someone help?
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Yes. Just downgrade to 10b. But to be honest, Besides removeable battery and better camera, the M8, was way faster and more stable than this phone. I had the M8 and only traded it because I needed a bigger battery "ZeroLemon".
Hmm are you absolute sure the newest OTA hasn't blocked it? The reason I want the G3 over the M8 is i am absolutely fed up with the crappy camera on the M8. Such a terrible idea. I also love the insanely big and bright g3 screen. So nice.
I am waiting to find out if Nexus 6 that's being released on Verizon later this month will come in a 64 gb version. If it does I will get it. Fingers crossed cause that's what I really want.
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Hmm are you absolute sure the newest OTA hasn't blocked it? The reason I want the G3 over the M8 is i am absolutely fed up with the crappy camera on the M8. Such a terrible idea. I also love the insanely big and bright g3 screen. So nice.
I am waiting to find out if Nexus 6 that's being released on Verizon later this month will come in a 64 gb version. If it does I will get it. Fingers crossed cause that's what I really want.
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Positive. The newest firmware is 12b. To root you need to downgrade to 10b, root and install bump'd recovery. There's a couple of threads with step by step instructions to do it.
I bought mine on 1/28/15, unboxed it, downgraded to 10b(came with 11c, dated 11/14), rooted it, flashed bumped twrp, flashed skydragon rom. Then my 5 yr old decided to throw it against the wall. So on 2/5/15, I had to take it back to BestBuy to get another one. This one came the 10b(dated 7/14) installed, so no need to downgrade, rooted, bumped and installed rom.