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Getting ready to sell my 3D and want to make sure that the buyer will be able to activate it on their account with no problems. I'm currently running the MIUI rom on my device and am assuming the best bet would be to put a stock rom on it for them to activate. I want to be able to keep the wireless tether options there for them but they also want to activate in a Sprint store. Any ideas on what the best bet would be to try to make the transaction go as smooth as possible?
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Getting ready to sell my 3D and want to make sure that the buyer will be able to activate it on their account with no problems. I'm currently running the MIUI rom on my device and am assuming the best bet would be to put a stock rom on it for them to activate. I want to be able to keep the wireless tether options there for them but they also want to activate in a Sprint store. Any ideas on what the best bet would be to try to make the transaction go as smooth as possible?
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Flash a stock rooted rom. In order to move service he will need to update the data profile and whatnot, which needs epst and ## codes. So aosp roms are not an option until service is moved
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tuscani1821 said:
Flash a stock rooted rom. In order to move service he will need to update the data profile and whatnot, which needs epst and ## codes. So aosp roms are not an option until service is moved
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What would the codes be to update data profile and all? What's the epst?
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They are the codes sprint uses or gives you to use over the phone to set the phone up on your account... You need a sense based rom....Any idea why they are opposed to doing it over the phone....then it doesn'tchave to be stock...
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Vandelay007 said:
They are the codes sprint uses or gives you to use over the phone to set the phone up on your account... You need a sense based rom....Any idea why they are opposed to doing it over the phone....then it doesn'tchave to be stock...
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So this rom should do the trick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420206
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So this rom should do the trick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420206
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Yep, that would prolly work, but they would have to be protective of the phone in the store or next thing you know they r hboot 1.5 no root.... With newest ota... Which has issues obtaining root with the HTC method... So I would be very specific with my request in store, however I would not even consider going in store I would simply call,
Shot from my sharp shooter in 3d
I agree 100%... The risk is not worth doing it there
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Yep, that would prolly work, but they would have to be protective of the phone in the store or next thing you know they r hboot 1.5 no root.... With newest ota... Which has issues obtaining root with the HTC method... So I would be very specific with my request in store, however I would not even consider going in store I would simply call,
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Since when does the HTC method have issues obtaining root?
I just did it today on my asurion replacement (brand new in box not a refurb)
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There aren't any issues.
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hitman4274 said:
Yep, that would prolly work, but they would have to be protective of the phone in the store or next thing you know they r hboot 1.5 no root.... With newest ota... Which has issues obtaining root with the HTC method... So I would be very specific with my request in store, however I would not even consider going in store I would simply call,
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Since the phone is (probably) already s-off, upgrading to hboot 1.50 does not matter. I've done it multiple times. You can still downgrade hboot and /or flash whatever you want.
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Since the phone is (probably) already s-off, upgrading to hboot 1.50 does not matter. I've done it multiple times. You can still downgrade hboot and /or flash whatever you want.
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^^^ True story, did this myself as well.
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Since when does the HTC method have issues obtaining root?
I just did it today on my asurion replacement (brand new in box not a refurb)
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Issue was caused on the latest 2.17 update alot of folks even back on 2.08 would get to the unlock code bin apply to unlock the phone. It would say sucess but nothing would happen.. That was the one slight issue. All they needed to do was use the latest RUU exe to fix it. Re do the unlock part and they were good to go...
Most people don't know root and you'll have to explain it to them. Save the hassle, flash stock rom and and sell it.
Personal experience, I had a rooted 4g and it has trouble activating so I had to flash stock and activate it. We had to meet up twice. Don't limit your market by being more informed. If they wanted rooted they would do it themselves
I finally upgraded to one of the ginormous phones after fighting it for so long. I just couldn't take the "out of memory" errors anymore on my Aria. So now that I have the HTC One X, I'd like to sell my mint-condition Aria. It's got CWM and CyanogenMod 7.0.3, but like I said, with hardly any apps on it, it's constantly out of memory.
So my question is what should I do with this Aria before I list it on Craigslist?
Official HTC Android 2.2
Fresh CM7
Other?
Plain ol' stock Aria's are selling for $100-$125 here in LA. Should I add a premium price for having it rooted and custom ROM installed?
In my experience, having a rooted phone with a custom ROM had actually lessened interest in phones I've sold. I would go full stock, unrooted, stock recovery also. You never know when someone will want to do a factory reset, and if I understand correctly, this causes problems for rooted phones. The people that know how and are interested in rooting will do it anyway, the rest will be perfectly happy with it in stock form.
Good point. Thanks.
911jason said:
I finally upgraded to one of the ginormous phones after fighting it for so long. I just couldn't take the "out of memory" errors anymore on my Aria. So now that I have the HTC One X, I'd like to sell my mint-condition Aria. It's got CWM and CyanogenMod 7.0.3, but like I said, with hardly any apps on it, it's constantly out of memory.
So my question is what should I do with this Aria before I list it on Craigslist?
Official HTC Android 2.2
Fresh CM7
Other?
Plain ol' stock Aria's are selling for $100-$125 here in LA. Should I add a premium price for having it rooted and custom ROM installed?
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ohhh man. I hope your One X is on 1.85 or you will be very, very sad.. (AT&T im assuming)
Unfortunately not... 2.2. Hopefully they'll break it though.
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I finally upgraded to one of the ginormous phones after fighting it for so long. I just couldn't take the "out of memory" errors anymore on my Aria. So now that I have the HTC One X, I'd like to sell my mint-condition Aria. It's got CWM and CyanogenMod 7.0.3, but like I said, with hardly any apps on it, it's constantly out of memory.
So my question is what should I do with this Aria before I list it on Craigslist?
Official HTC Android 2.2
Fresh CM7
Other?
Plain ol' stock Aria's are selling for $100-$125 here in LA. Should I add a premium price for having it rooted and custom ROM installed?
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I'd go with rooted 2.3.5 liberty S rom. I'd delete some stock apps and overclocked the core. Then i'd sell it. But that's just me
Stock ROM I would pay less if the Phone's ROM is customed.
I'd just leave it on a stock looking ROM.
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Dude... Jealous of your rooted One X!
stock with automatic transmission
My guess is you would have better luck for resale with stock ROM.
I base this on the experience of selling a nearly new car. I have always been a fan of manual transmissions and to this day that's all we have in the garage. About 20 years ago I was assigned overseas and had to sell a nearly new Mazda 626 with a stick. I got few calls, all of whom had overlooked "manual transmission" in the ad and backed out immediately when they realized it. I ended up selling it back to the dealer at a big loss.
Only five percent or so of automobiles on the road today have manuals. I imagine custom ROM users are a similarly small minority.
Even though the experience is better, even though my own technophobe wife loves her Aria running CM7 nightly, a random buyer--who probably will drive up with an automatic--would be more likely to buy with the stock ROM.
PS: By mentioning a car sale 20 years ago, I've probably identified myself as part of an even smaller minority: old people who run with a custom nightly
Here's what you should do. Root it, install custom recovery, boot loader should be unlocked after using unrevoked. Then flash Liberated FR008, so it will look stock, but they can read up on root and take it from there if they care enough
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absolutelygrim said:
Here's what you should do. Root it, install custom recovery, boot loader should be unlocked after using unrevoked. Then flash Liberated FR008, so it will look stock, but they can read up on root and take it from there if they care enough
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This is well and good until they decide to factory reset within the ROM for whatever reason. I'm not sure if that is disabled in Liberated FR008 or not, but better safe than sorry IMO.
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This is well and good until they decide to factory reset within the ROM for whatever reason. I'm not sure if that is disabled in Liberated FR008 or not, but better safe than sorry IMO.
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All a factory reset does is wipe /data and /cache
Root is in /system/xbin
Could you elaborate on problems that would arise?
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All a factory reset does is wipe /data and /cache
Root is in /system/xbin
Could you elaborate on problems that would arise?
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I can tell you that once I tried to wipe data from the ROM itself (not CWM Recover) and it hosed the phone. I couldn't boot to anything.
This was when I first got my Aria and didn't know much about rooting Android devices.
I would restore Stock and sell it. If the buyer asks about any techie-stuff like "is it rooted?" you could root it, load CWM Recovery, and ask if he'd like a custom ROM on it. You could even ask for a little extra $$ for the effort... Just a thought.
DanGeorges said:
I can tell you that once I tried to wipe data from the ROM itself (not CWM Recover) and it hosed the phone. I couldn't boot to anything.
This was when I first got my Aria and didn't know much about rooting Android devices.
I would restore Stock and sell it. If the buyer asks about any techie-stuff like "is it rooted?" you could root it, load CWM Recovery, and ask if he'd like a custom ROM on it. You could even ask for a little extra $$ for the effort... Just a thought.
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Ok thanks, I've never tried it so I didn't know.
You were wanting a one x (at&t) right? they just found root for 2.20 if you are still interested.
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You were wanting a one x (at&t) right? they just found root for 2.20 if you are still interested.
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Today?! Awesome, I've been checking daily but haven't heard yet... off to look now!
So I've been debating if to root or not for a couple of days now, I just got the phone last week, so I'm still getting used to sense 5.
Now heres what I ask myself, knowing that the development for our specific device is a bit slow, and flashing one of the international roms will make us loose some key features (like wifi calling).
It has me thinking what would be the real benefit to root out device right now?
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So I've been debating if to root or not for a couple of days now, I just got the phone last week, so I'm still getting used to sense 5.
Now heres what I ask myself, knowing that the development for our specific device is a bit slow, and flashing one of the international roms will make us loose some key features (like wifi calling).
It has me thinking what would be the real benefit to root out device right now?
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If you have to ask, then don't root.
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Bingo. Don't root without a compelling reason.
Im still not rooted and I have not missed it that much,
When AOSP gets stable on this phone however I will probably root and try it out and see If I prefer it over sense
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i will be getting mine today, and i will root right away, mainly because i want to use the htc logo as a menu button and disable those three dots
I rooted mine day one (I got mine the day they released last month)
I am running a great ROM and I dont regret rooting one bit, it was totally worth it for the ROM that I am using right now. I still have WiFi calling and more.
Which Rom are you using?
And what features does it have if you don't mind me asking.
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Which Rom are you using?
And what features does it have if you don't mind me asking.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023
It has the latest HTC build for this phone, that includes better camera and GPS fixes and better response with the touch buttons. The phone seems snappier and it has better battetylife and it has no more bloat and in benchmarks I score higher now. I can install adaway on my phone now. And more will be in the 8.0 release. I also like the mods (like the percentage battery mod)
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I'm going to root for hotspot/tethering. It gonna install custom rom thougj
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023
It has the latest HTC build for this phone, that includes better camera and GPS fixes and better response with the touch buttons. The phone seems snappier and it has better battetylife and it has no more bloat and in benchmarks I score higher now. I can install adaway on my phone now. And more will be in the 8.0 release. I also like the mods (like the percentage battery mod)
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From what I've read none of the international roms have wifi calling....
I mean I know I can flash custom kernels and get certain things like HTC2menu or back2menu...
But as far as roms I thought they werent none out for us specifically right now... Or maybe I'm mistaken...
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obiaquino said:
From what I've read none of the international roms have wifi calling....
I mean I know I can flash custom kernels and get certain things like HTC2menu or back2menu...
But as far as roms I thought they werent none out for us specifically right now... Or maybe I'm mistaken...
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That ROM does have WiFi calling. It has tmobile specific features in the installer. You should try it out.
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I have rooted every phone I've owned within 3 days of getting it. However, ive had my one for two weeks now and honestly I don't have a compelling reason to root. Bloat? Virtually non-existent. And what is there is "freezable" within the stock rom. Sense5 is remarkably robust, fast, and solid.
But that's just me.
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I've been wanting to root but haven't yet. Only thing I want is WiFi tether and HTC button to work as menu key.
To me, I have to root HTC one due to annoyances. Don't get me wrong, sense is neat... But 3 dot menu bar needs to go, GPS indicator in the status bar is too clunky, and power saver message that won't go away??! If those things were different, I wouldn't root.
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I've been wanting to root but haven't yet. I still have WiFi calling and more
Gotta have Root for Me
There are alot of reasons for root for some users, and for some not so much. It is always one of the first things I do. You can have root and keep a stock ROM it just gives you options, and when you get bored with stock these amazing cooks on XDA always have something brewing for you to check out. Some of my reasons to root specific to the HTC One on TMO.
Flash a writable kernel so my system files are now writable. Currently using Bulletproof.
DoubleTap2Wake so I don't have to bang on the IR blaster all day. HTC buttons don't like to be used, they always end up failing or plain falling out.
got rid of the 3 button menu bar and now have the HTC Logo as the menu button. Sweeet!
Makes it easier to back up and restore. I use several devices so I can Box my Titanium files and quickly be in the same position across whatever device I decide to use at the time.
Customization. blue % battery mod, transparent app drawer, transparent blinkfeed clock. I can do custom icons and get rid on annoying ones likd NFC or GPS.
The most important is to beat the stupid enterprise settings on exchange. I have to have email on my device, but i cant stand using a PIN or Pattern. solution=root!
My $0.02
Root to use your Playstation 3 controller. =.3
That's the main reason. And there's a MOD that lets you map the HTC button. That's pretty cool. (Not to repeat what others have already stated)
Also, how important is WiFi Calling? People seem to really want that. I haven't used it. LoL!! I'm guessing it's good for those that travel a lot?
*Has my HTC One been shipped yet?* =.(
No_Nickname90 said:
Root to use your Playstation 3 controller. =.3
That's the main reason. And there's a MOD that lets you map the HTC button. That's pretty cool. (Not to repeat what others have already stated)
Also, how important is WiFi Calling? People seem to really want that. I haven't used it. LoL!! I'm guessing it's good for those that travel a lot?
*Has my HTC One been shipped yet?* =.(
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WiFi calling is pretty important to me, mainly because where I work I have zero signal but do have access to wifi (I'm right underneath the access point, which is nice).
Some people depend on it at home as well, such as my boss' son.
As far as root goes....I haven't rooted yet, I just haven't felt the need to. :shrug:
Only reason I rooted was to use my MOGA Pro as a regular gamepad. Now I'm running rooted stock ROM and cruising through FF7 in an emulator during my train commute
I am rooted running the ARHD 7.4 ROM with WiFi calling. It works great. Rooting allows me to use titanium backup for all my apps. Also making onandroid backups. And lots of little changes. Remove bloated apps, etc
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I just wanted to say hi. I can't wait to start ****ing with this phone. In coming from an lgog so I'm doing my research since I haven't owned an HTC device in a long time n it's a different world from Samsung b lg that I'm used to
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Hi. Welcome. Best phone ever. Probably my favorite android based phone or phone in general that I've ever used. And I go through some phones. Your gonna love it.
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MY phone will be delivered tomorrow.. I cant wait to play with it.. iam so excited.
gmac1990 said:
Hi. Welcome. Best phone ever. Probably my favorite android based phone or phone in general that I've ever used. And I go through some phones. Your gonna love it.
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MY phone will be delivered tomorrow.. I cant wait to play with it.. iam so excited.
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there is a couple things I miss from my lgog. The lgog IPS screen is much better. I also liked having an external sd card. I've been busy lately but when I get some free time I can't edit to dive into the kernel source n see what I can really make this phone do
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Always good to see another great person coming into the fold. Just got my phone today.
I have the og pro and this device and I like the slcd3 better. As for the phone, I would s off immediately and throw a custom rom on.
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xartic12 said:
I have the og pro and this device and I like the slcd3 better. As for the phone, I would s off immediately and throw a custom rom on.
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See I like colors better and with faux gamma control I was able to make the colors more vibrant n make the screen pop. As far as s-off that's a plan since I'm a dev. I haven't decided on a Rom yet but most likely anything aosp as I prefer to play with aosp source. My goal is to port my kernel for the lgog to the one.
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I'm using cm10.2 and I love it. I get around 34-40 hours out of a charge with decent usage, 3.5-4 hours of screen time.
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xartic12 said:
I'm using cm10.2 and I love it. I get around 34-40 hours out of a charge with decent usage, 3.5-4 hours of screen time.
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I'm still trying to figure out how roms n kernels work on a HTC device. I've never had an HTC device. I'm unlocked, rooted, s-off, newest twrp, hboot 1.44. I'm still on stock 4.1.2. Before taking the jump to aosp do I need to do anything?
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MysteryEmotionz said:
I'm still trying to figure out how roms n kernels work on a HTC device. I've never had an HTC device. I'm unlocked, rooted, s-off, newest twrp, hboot 1.44. I'm still on stock 4.1.2. Before taking the jump to aosp do I need to do anything?
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You said you were a dev. Lol
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MysteryEmotionz said:
I'm still trying to figure out how roms n kernels work on a HTC device. I've never had an HTC device. I'm unlocked, rooted, s-off, newest twrp, hboot 1.44. I'm still on stock 4.1.2. Before taking the jump to aosp do I need to do anything?
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Hahaha.
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xcrazydx said:
You said you were a dev. Lol
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For LG and Samsung. I've never worked on a HTC device. HTC is it's own beast. My first android device was the HTC evo on Sprint . That was my only HTC device. I've ever owned. I remember then certain it needed certain hboots n radio's. For certain roms. especially when it came to aosp. With Samsung and LG all you have to do is unlock the bootloader and have a recovery.
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MysteryEmotionz said:
For LG and Samsung. I've never worked on a HTC device. HTC is it's own beast. My first android device was the HTC evo on Sprint . That was my only HTC device. I've ever owned. I remember then certain it needed certain hboots n radio's. For certain roms. especially when it came to aosp. With Samsung and LG all you have to do is unlock the bootloader and have a recovery.
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Yeah, I'm very familiar with Samsung. Just read through the guides and do a little googling. This is also my first HTC device. It's not too difficult to figure out.
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xcrazydx said:
Yeah, I'm very familiar with Samsung. Just read through the guides and do a little googling. This is also my first HTC device. It's not too difficult to figure out.
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No it's not. Like I said I'm already rooted, bootloader unlocked and s-off. I had some people recommend supercid so I'm currently looking into that. Idk if anything else Is required for pa 3.99. I'm hoping I have some time this weekend to start on a kernel. Allot of the changes I made to the kernel for the lgog are universal for the s4 snapdragon cpu. I can't wait to see how the m7 reacts to this changes
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Welcome. This is probably the coolest phone I've ever owned. Cm 10.2 is where the fun is...
I got my phone today. loving it.. I want to use stock, before i jump on rooting.
What is the latest Android version on this? right now its showing 4.1.2.
atrix4nag said:
I got my phone today. loving it.. I want to use stock, before i jump on rooting.
What is the latest Android version on this? right now its showing 4.1.2.
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If you're going to be keeping it stock then that's the latest version.
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Nick281051 said:
If you're going to be keeping it stock then that's the latest version.
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Thanks for prompt response. I will use stock for 1 or 2 weeks, then I will goback to my flashing spree..
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Thanks for prompt response. I will use stock for 1 or 2 weeks, then I will goback to my flashing spree..
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If I were you I'd wait until the 4.3 ota hits. Based on all the near final leaks recently, I'd say it very well could be only 1 or 2 weeks away.
That's what I'm doing anyway, that way ill have updated firmware without needing to s-off, but then again s-off might not be possible for a while on the new hboot.
So maybe don't wait if you want s-off right away haha.
beamed from space.
Glad to see you here, ME. I loved your kernel, and stock based rom, over on the LGOG. Can't wait to see your work on the HTC One!
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I noticed that most carriers have updated their M8s to the 1.54.x software, the one that includes the Extreme Battery saver and some camera mods....wondering if anyone knows if AT&T will update us any time soon?
I'm waiting for this update before I dive in and unlock/root/s-off my phone, but it's getting hard. I know you can flash an OTA after unlocking, et. al, but I really don't want to have to go through that process.
P05TMAN said:
I noticed that most carriers have updated their M8s to the 1.54.x software, the one that includes the Extreme Battery saver and some camera mods....wondering if anyone knows if AT&T will update us any time soon?
I'm waiting for this update before I dive in and unlock/root/s-off my phone, but it's getting hard. I know you can flash an OTA after unlocking, et. al, but I really don't want to have to go through that process.
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just install one of the 1.54 roms in the att section, same thing basically
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just install one of the 1.54 roms in the att section, same thing basically
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Not yet. Seeing too many issues in those threads. Stock is the best ROM for now imho.
Has to go through their bloatware adding process...lol..itll be a bit till we see it...
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Not yet. Seeing too many issues in those threads. Stock is the best ROM for now imho.
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Omg I needed that laugh after work today.
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P05TMAN said:
I noticed that most carriers have updated their M8s to the 1.54.x software, the one that includes the Extreme Battery saver and some camera mods....wondering if anyone knows if AT&T will update us any time soon?
I'm waiting for this update before I dive in and unlock/root/s-off my phone, but it's getting hard. I know you can flash an OTA after unlocking, et. al, but I really don't want to have to go through that process.
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ive been informed that Android 4.4.3 will come with the 1.54.xxx.x build soon but no exact date has been made for the device, its also coming to the rest of major carriers. along with the M7
P05TMAN said:
I noticed that most carriers have updated their M8s to the 1.54.x software, the one that includes the Extreme Battery saver and some camera mods....wondering if anyone knows if AT&T will update us any time soon?
I'm waiting for this update before I dive in and unlock/root/s-off my phone, but it's getting hard. I know you can flash an OTA after unlocking, et. al, but I really don't want to have to go through that process.
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I don't know about waiting. AT&T may try to close the loopholes for gaining S-Off and root and pass those "improvements" along to us in the firmware/update.
an0ther said:
Omg I needed that laugh after work today.
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Meh, that's my opinion.
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I don't know about waiting. AT&T may try to close the loopholes for gaining S-Off and root and pass those "improvements" along to us in the firmware/update.
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True, but even if I don't wait, I could possibly loose root if I go to that update, right?
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True, but even if I don't wait, I could possibly loose root if I go to that update, right?
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True, but that would probably be fixed by developers very quickly. S-Off, on the other hand, would probably be a nightmare to fix. Just a guess, though as I have no idea what went into the process.
I unlocked the bootloader, S-Off'd, and rooted the minute I got home with it. I'm still on the stock ROM with a couple of mods like the red text and removed carrier iq.
It's your phone and whatever you decide is all that matters. Enjoy it for what it is.
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True, but even if I don't wait, I could possibly loose root if I go to that update, right?
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If you unlock bootloader and soff there is nothing they can ever do to block you from rooting. When you said you didn't want to go through the hassle of upgrading firmware after unlocking, it is faster and only one command to do it. As for your opinion, that is fine, but how can you have an opinion on roms if you haven't even tried one? It's just like everything else in life, for every post with someone having a problem, there are 100 people who are having no problems at all. I don't know if you are new to this but I guarantee you that almost every Rom out there is better than the stock bloated, carrier iq, feature missing at&t Rom. If you plan on unlocking in the future I promise there is no reason to wait. You will not miss out on anything except for the chance of soff.
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If you unlock bootloader and soff there is nothing they can ever do to block you from rooting. When you said you didn't want to go through the hassle of upgrading firmware after unlocking, it is faster and only one command to do it. As for your opinion, that is fine, but how can you have an opinion on roms if you haven't even tried one? It's just like everything else in life, for every post with someone having a problem, there are 100 people who are having no problems at all. I don't know if you are new to this but I guarantee you that almost every Rom out there is better than the stock bloated, carrier iq, feature missing at&t Rom. If you plan on unlocking in the future I promise there is no reason to wait. You will not miss out on anything except for the chance of soff.
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Cool, that's awesome news! Thank you. I had the m7 before this and ran many Roms, so yeah, I know what I like and I know what specific features I like and right now, I think that stock is where it's at, despite the several 100mbs of bloat. I will not say that sense based Roms won't ever compare, because they will and they will surpass my expectations as usual.....and likely soon, at least that was my experience with the m7. I ran stock for about three months before I felt that another sense based Rom could compare to my personal liking.
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ARHD5.0 rom with ElementalX kernel is pure butter.
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Cool, that's awesome news! Thank you. I had the m7 before this and ran many Roms, so yeah, I know what I like and I know what specific features I like and right now, I think that stock is where it's at, despite the several 100mbs of bloat. I will not say that sense based Roms won't ever compare, because they will and they will surpass my expectations as usual.....and likely soon, at least that was my experience with the m7. I ran stock for about three months before I felt that another sense based Rom could compare to my personal liking.
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for the record , not the space bloat takes up its the memory and processing power while running in background
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for the record , not the space bloat takes up its the memory and processing power while running in background
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I have seen that, but it hasn't affected performance for me. I see how that is irritating though. I'm going to dive in, unlock, root and perhaps remove some of those apps that I don't use. Really, the only one I like is Isis.
PS- Which thread did you find the info for installing OTA firmware? I couldn't seem to find it...
AND, did you use firewater to S-OFF? Seems to be the only option, I guess
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AND, did you use firewater to S-OFF? Seems to be the only option, I guess
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S-OFF now with firewater. Wooo
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S-OFF now with firewater. Wooo
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Nice!
finally s-off today with firewater, figured i better do it now before they update and we cant.
chizler said:
finally s-off today with firewater, figured i better do it now before they update and we cant.
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Heck yeah! That was my thought too after reading some of the replies here. I S-Off'd right away on the M7, but that was different because there was a method to do it without going through HTCDev, but not so much for us AT&T M8 users, at least that I have seen/tried. Oh well.