I am on mk2 from fresh Odin and root. I've de bloated using the tool and I've removed extra VZW apk's that I don't need. Is there a minimal TW ROM that can be used with SS? It still seems like a lot of the Sammy gimmicks were left behind and I don't want to break the OS by deleting them. The only reason I went to mk2 is for the baseband and 4.3 update. I was already on me7 when I bought the phone.
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I am on mk2 from fresh Odin and root. I've de bloated using the tool and I've removed extra VZW apk's that I don't need. Is there a minimal TW ROM that can be used with SS? It still seems like a lot of the Sammy gimmicks were left behind and I don't want to break the OS by deleting them. The only reason I went to mk2 is for the baseband and 4.3 update. I was already on me7 when I bought the phone.
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Hyperdrive pretty much all right now I believe.
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Hyperdrive pretty much all right now I believe.
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Thats what i was thinking. I think I'll follow the two ports that are being messed with and go from there as well. I've read a few people using the TW roms to replace stock and not having issues through SS which seems ideal for space reasons.
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There are only a few to choose from. Hyperdrive is the only one thats really made for SS. There are 2 others that can be installed via unpacking them in the backups folder of twrp and restoring them. Both seemed a little buggy on my phone after a bit but others have reported them as being stable.
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I Unrooted my Verizon Galaxy S4 and naturally the latest software tried to install. It downloaded but fails to install. How do I fix this?
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I Unrooted my Verizon Galaxy S4 and naturally the latest software tried to install. It downloaded but fails to install. How do I fix this?
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What build are you on? I hope you're not on MDK and trying to update to ME7!
I want to be on the latest version. Not going to be rooting this phone again plus I don't want the constant notifications.
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I want to update to the latest version. Not going to be rooting this phone again. Plus I don't want all the constant notifications
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If you can Odin ME7 over MDK, this should work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357235
Hit thanks if I helped you out.
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I would install custom recovery. Then flash a ROM with ME7 base. That'll get rid of the notification and put you on the latest build with a bunch of tweaks.
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I want to update to the latest version. Not going to be rooting this phone again. Plus I don't want all the constant notifications
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To each his own I guess. The link Diceroll provided will do the trick. It hurts my heart though.
I'd do some one a favor here and trade devices with someone on me7 if your still on MDK.
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To each his own I guess. The link Diceroll provided will do the trick. It hurts my heart though.
I'd do some one a favor here and trade devices with someone on me7 if your still on MDK.
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My feeling exactly!
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To each his own I guess. The link Diceroll provided will do the trick. It hurts my heart though.
I'd do some one a favor here and trade devices with someone on me7 if your still on MDK.
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Cheers to that!
Updating to official ME7 through Verizon is just such a permanent decision. Are you absolutely sure you don't want to flash ROMs, kernels, mods, etc in the future? Why close that door?
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Cheers to that!
Updating to official ME7 through Verizon is just such a permanent decision. Are you absolutely sure you don't want to flash ROMs, kernels, mods, etc in the future? Why close that door?
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I'm trading this phone to my brother in law who has no clue about rooting. I'm using his upgrade to get the Note 3
So yeah. Otherwise I'd not be unrooted and getting the newest update.
Btw I flashed me7 over what I had and it worked liked a charm.
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Not the rom your running but the official version release from Samsung and Verizon.
I'd like to get a decent percentage of who's on what so if people would please just vote (can't think of a better word atm) I would appreciate it. Thank you.
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I'd like to get a decent percentage of who's on what so if people would please just vote (can't think of a better word atm) I would appreciate it. Thank you.
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OYUAMDK.
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MDK all the way! Liquid Smooth 4.3 AOSP Based ROM
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MDK. Stock Rooted.
ME7 stock rooted. Kicking myself for waiting so long and missing out on easily obtaining an MDK. Not willing to pull warranty fraud or anything like that either.
This is what I thought was happening. We have a pretty even mix of people on 3 different versions on this phone. The forum here has been dead lately and I think this is the reason. It's unfortunate Samsung gave in to Verizon..... That or the possibility of gaining a government contract was too much for Samsung to turn down. The situation bums me out. I enjoy reading the forums and the lack of activity is disappointing.... However the news of 4.3 seems to have resparked some interest which is encouraging.
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Me7 stock but thinking of taking the update. Haven't had time to root. The only reason I have not taken the update is I am hearing issues with the battery life is this as much of a problem or is it just a few?
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dangerousjenny said:
Me7 stock but thinking of taking the update. Haven't had time to root. The only reason I have not taken the update is I am hearing issues with the battery life is this as much of a problem or is it just a few?
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The real question is do you need this update? Unless you're in a low LTE reception area there's really no reason to even consider it. I see a lot of posts about failed rooting with MI1 vs ME7 too, so if you're still wanting to root taking the update could be a bad idea. I'd just wait to see what 4.3 brings
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MDK here.
Running CM 10.2 nightlies with the MI1 baseband.
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I'd like to get a decent percentage of who's on what so if people would please just vote (can't think of a better word atm) I would appreciate it. Thank you.
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why?
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I rooted the phone, deleted the bloatware via titanium back up but don't know what to do next. What else did you do? Direct me to a video please. Thanks
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MDK stock rooted. Im only missing blocking mode and torch toggle. now with 4.3 I need the gear support, otherwise no need to leave. (but man I would really love to use my watch) coming from a completely tweaked X and RAZR MAXX this phone was awesome out of the box. so with so many stable roms from the get go, maybe thats why there is so little traffic with this phone
ME7 Rooted and some bloatware frozen. Not using TW however. I bounce between Apex Pro, and Next Launcher. Still deciding if i want to update to MI1 and then 4.3. I'll probably wait till 4.3 has a root process.
MDK but thinking about taking the latest stock 4.3 update.
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MDK but thinking about taking the latest stock 4.3 update.
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You may be stuck on that for a long time or forever. So far everything has been rootable and 4.3 might be but why take that chance? I would wait at least a week to see if any stock 4.3 roms come out for us on MDK. There is not tar available to make a rom from. I've only read of one person keeping root and it was an extensive process.
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MJ7
I love that they got rid of the notification wi fi thing
okay, I made the mistake of getting to MJ 7. But now I'm stuck with tw roms and AM extremely tired of TouchWiz. Is there any hope of getting a custom recovery soon? I know we have safestrap but that only work for TouchWiz roms.
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okay, I made the mistake of getting to MJ 7. But now I'm stuck with tw roms and AM extremely tired of TouchWiz. Is there any hope of getting a custom recovery soon? I know we have safestrap but that only work for TouchWiz roms.
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Realistically? Probably not. The security in place for locking down the bootloader pretty tough to crack. Devs are working on it. If want custom recovery. ..pick up a mdk phone or a dev phone
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
I've been away a while. If I'm understanding correctly I can one click route my MK2 and install Samsung based ROMs without a custom recovery using mobile Odin. Can anyone please confirm it or correct me? If I'm right can you give me ideas what to look for in a ROM that will work with this method. Thanks and sorry if this has been asked. I did search but there wasn't much to look at in terms of direct solutions.
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I've been away a while. If I'm understanding correctly I can one click route my MK2 and install Samsung based ROMs without a custom recovery using mobile Odin. Can anyone please confirm it or correct me? If I'm right can you give me ideas what to look for in a ROM that will work with this method. Thanks and sorry if this has been asked. I did search but there wasn't much to look at in terms of direct solutions.
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Personally, I've never heard of what you're describing. The only way I know of with MK2 is to root using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758.
After that, your only option for roms is Safestrap. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441441. You will only be able to install TouchWiz 4.3 based roms. Make sure they're compatible with Safestrap before you install.
My advice would be to do a lot of research. This is a good place to start. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501.
Good luck
Edit: Just noticed your profile says your using AT&T. This is the Verizon forum.
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I've been away a while. If I'm understanding correctly I can one click route my MK2 and install Samsung based ROMs without a custom recovery using mobile Odin. Can anyone please confirm it or correct me? If I'm right can you give me ideas what to look for in a ROM that will work with this method. Thanks and sorry if this has been asked. I did search but there wasn't much to look at in terms of direct solutions.
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This is the Verizon forum, not at&t. However I believe mobile odin is only useful for restoring the phone to a factory state without a computer, not flashing roms, yet you must be rooted. I could be wrong though.
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Personally, I've never heard of what you're describing. The only way I know of with MK2 is to root using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758.
After that, your only option for roms is Safestrap. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441441. You will only be able to install TouchWiz 4.3 based roms. Make sure they're compatible with Safestrap before you install.
My advice would be to do a lot of research. This is a good place to start. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501.
Good luck
Edit: Just noticed your profile says your using AT&T. This is the Verizon forum.
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Haven't updated that, I'm with Verizon.
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It is possible to flash rom via Odin have done it on me devices not sure if this would be a exception maybe contact some devs to see where this lies
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It is possible to flash rom via Odin have done it on me devices not sure if this would be a exception maybe contact some devs to see where this lies
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Well as far as I know Odin is just for flashing the firmwares and a custom recovery is for flashing ROMs. Maybe there is an exception, but I don't think so
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Well as far as I know Odin is just for flashing the firmwares and a custom recovery is for flashing ROMs. Maybe there is an exception, but I don't think so
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This is my understanding too..Perhaps one of our brainiacs can clarify
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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This is my understanding too..Perhaps one of our brainiacs can clarify
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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Maybe just clarifying what someone thinks a ROM is, guess you could think firmware is a ROM if you're new to this kind of stuff.
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Generally yes for recoveries and stock firmwares however it does need to be in a tarball file which would take some time I imagine trying to recall what phone it was but this was a few years ago a lot has changed since the n
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Ok looking like I misunderstood then. Thanks for the clarification. I don't think I trust the idea of the safestrap. I know it's safer, but I have been flashing ROMs for years and the recovery method makes me warm and tingly. I don't think they'll ever crack into the ability to flash the way we're all used to. For every genius we have that's capable of figuring it out, Samsung has 10 that can stop it. I pray they get it, but my hopes are fading.
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Ok looking like I misunderstood then. Thanks for the clarification. I don't think I trust the idea of the safestrap. I know it's safer, but I have been flashing ROMs for years and the recovery method makes me warm and tingly. I don't think they'll ever crack into the ability to flash the way we're all used to. For every genius we have that's capable of figuring it out, Samsung has 10 that can stop it. I pray they get it, but my hopes are fading.
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safestrap has been around for years for other phones and recently hashcode ported to the S4 last fall. I have used it since that time with zero issues and have been running several ROMs at a time to evaluate, with again no issues with safestrap. Not sure why you wouldn't "trust it".....as it gives all us non-MDK owners ability to run something else than just stock.
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safestrap has been around for years for other phones and recently hashcode ported to the S4 last fall. I have used it since that time with zero issues and have been running several ROMs at a time to evaluate, with again no issues with safestrap. Not sure why you wouldn't "trust it".....as it gives all us non-MDK owners ability to run something else than just stock.
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Exactly, I've been hammering away on Safestrap since my RAZR and it's really safe just like the name implies. Granted I could flash AOSP on the razr, but my guess is at some point kexec will come around for the S4 as well. Too many really smart people working on that project for it to fail in my opinion.
Anyways.... For now Safestrap is awesome, and happy to have it.
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Now if there were more ROM options lol!
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Now if there were more ROM options lol!
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slowly getting there. Takes some time and while many SS roms are available they all come up short to my main day to day HD12 Rom....battery life is simply amazing
So I was looking at roms for my phone and I saw one named liquidsmooth and I wanted to put it on my phone but every time I tried to put it on using safestrap and everytime I load it and flash it but my screen is black and sometimes it was like pixel like bars that was a light blue and pinkish color. Im running the latest safestrap on 4.3 and I want to know what I need to do. Please help me thanks!
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So I was looking at roms for my phone and I saw one named liquidsmooth and I wanted to put it on my phone but every time I tried to put it on using safestrap and everytime I load it and flash it but my screen is black and sometimes it was like pixel like bars that was a light blue and pinkish color. Im running the latest safestrap on 4.3 and I want to know what I need to do. Please help me thanks!
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Safe strap doesn't work with aosp based Roms. You're limited to only touch wiz Roms if you're using safe strap.
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Safe strap doesn't work with aosp based Roms. You're limited to only touch wiz Roms if you're using safe strap.
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Is there a way I could get liquidsmooth on my phone? I've looked everywhere but im a noob and dont know what to do. Cause ive heard that the bootloader is locked.
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Is there a way I could get liquidsmooth on my phone? I've looked everywhere but im a noob and dont know what to do. Cause ive heard that the bootloader is locked.
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Unfortunately the bootloader was locked down very tight by Verizon and the devs are working hard for a workaround but there is nothing in terms of aosp Roms for safe strap. If you want something with aosp styling, I'd recommend hyperdrive rls14. It has aosp theming and insane battery life.
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Is there a way I could get liquidsmooth on my phone? I've looked everywhere but im a noob and dont know what to do. Cause ive heard that the bootloader is locked.
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you can try to pick up a Dev phone that has mdk on it....otherwise safestrap is ONLY option with 7 or 8 ROMS to pick from
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you can try to pick up a Dev phone that has mdk on it....otherwise safestrap is ONLY option with 7 or 8 ROMS to pick from
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And to be honest there are so many more SafeStrap Roms now than back when I had my mj7 S4...its great. Especially when the devs try to add in more aosp features its really not so bad having a fully locked down s4. It's come a long way that's all I'm saying.
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There are a couple AOSPish TW roms you can load in safestrap if you're on MJ7 or MK2. Foxhound Diamond Dogs posted by Gigilie is pretty nice, I'm using the Eclipse rom as my DD... found on Nitro's website. elementalxdesigns. I don't think the newest builds are posted here. If you're gonna try that, read the WHOLE forum, because installing APKs and Playstore doesn't work. There is a fix for it talked about in there, which works great.
I know we could probably go on forever here but I just want to say I've been running Negalite 4.4 (tw) and Sacs ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512983
On my girls sprint s4 and there both awesome. Someone should see about porting them over or whatever is needed for them to be on Verizon.
Both would make great additions to the SafeStrap list. I realize however though that doing things like this take a lot of time.... Just throwing it out there that's all
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There are a couple AOSPish TW roms you can load in safestrap if you're on MJ7 or MK2. Foxhound Diamond Dogs posted by Gigilie is pretty nice, I'm using the Eclipse rom as my DD... found on Nitro's website. elementalxdesigns. I don't think the newest builds are posted here. If you're gonna try that, read the WHOLE forum, because installing APKs and Playstore doesn't work. There is a fix for it talked about in there, which works great.
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Is there a rom you would recomend for someone who is looking for a battery saving and fast rom that has nice customisable features?
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Is there a rom you would recomend for someone who is looking for a battery saving and fast rom that has nice customisable features?
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Foxhound, or foxhound, or maybe even foxhound. He has an amazing aosp theme.
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Is there a rom you would recomend for someone who is looking for a battery saving and fast rom that has nice customisable features?
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hyperdrive 14 without a doubt, many built customization features and amazing battery life
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hyperdrive 14 without a doubt, many built victimization features and amazing battery life
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customization maybe? haha i laughed when i read that