I have a AT&T 6.3" Mega unlocked using it with T-Mobile...
have couple a questions for whenever they push the 4.4 update...
1. as i am on T-Mobile, and the phone is AT&T will i get the OTA update and be able to install it?
2. as the phone is unlocked now, if im able to update OTA, will i lose the unlock, or will still have unlocked phone that i can use on T-Mobile?
3. This one im pretty sure about... my phone is rooted, after updating it to 4.4 i will lose root correct?
Thanks to all that can help with those Qs
hristopelov said:
I have a AT&T 6.3" Mega unlocked using it with T-Mobile...
have couple a questions for whenever they push the 4.4 update...
1. as i am on T-Mobile, and the phone is AT&T will i get the OTA update and be able to install it?
2. as the phone is unlocked now, if im able to update OTA, will i lose the unlock, or will still have unlocked phone that i can use on T-Mobile?
3. This one im pretty sure about... my phone is rooted, after updating it to 4.4 i will lose root correct?
Thanks to all that can help with those Qs
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You will not be able to do the update if there is one which I highly doubt there will be I know there has been rumors but its not likely if your rooted you'll need to unroot cause it'll trip Knox's and cause issues as for doing the update you'll need to borrow a Sim from someone with at&t and then it'll update or manually do it through keys I am developing a recovery for the i527 to be able to flash 4.4+ Roms look for my threads in development for the mega
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since you're rooted, you will never receive any update via ota from at&t.
if you really want to regain update via ota from at&t, you have to unroot, return everything back to stock.
or you can just download the update from sammobile and manually update it with odin, but there's a chance that you might break root.
if you sim unlocked by using an unlock code, then i think it should be fine and permanent.
jk0l said:
since you're rooted, you will never receive any update via ota from at&t.
if you really want to regain update via ota from at&t, you have to unroot, return everything back to stock.
or you can just download the update from sammobile and manually update it with odin, but there's a chance that you might break root.
if you sim unlocked by using an unlock code, then i think it should be fine and permanent.
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It will receive the update it just won't download..
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what about Kies? i would be able to just connect it on a PC and update no ATT card needed?
i dont realy care about the root, i care more if i will keep the unlock, but im not sure how was the phone unlocked... wonder if theres any way to check...
been waiting on the 4.4 as the ROM sizes supposed to be smaller, and the new compression format that you can choose from the developers options so is no more Dalvik would help free more RAM and speed up the device...
the kernels and radios would be updated aswell, making it possibly better battery life and stronger signal aswell...
hope they push it by the end of the month
hristopelov said:
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been waiting on the 4.4 as the ROM sizes supposed to be smaller, and the new compression format that you can choose from the developers options so is no more Dalvik would help free more RAM and speed up the device...
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I don't think ART is available in Samsung kitkat ROMs. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
You are correct but guys I'm telling you don't get your hopes up for kit Kat for the mega lol its extremely unlikely
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So you are telling us to not expect the 4.4 k.k update for the mega! Ehh what is this then a bad joke??? http://www.sammobile.com/2014/05/07...evices-getting-the-android-4-4-kitkat-update/
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alexischino said:
So you are telling us to not expect the 4.4 k.k update for the mega! Ehh what is this then a bad joke??? http://www.sammobile.com/2014/05/07...evices-getting-the-android-4-4-kitkat-update/
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The Mega may or may not be getting KitKat but that list on Sammobile is certainly a joke.
show the evidence of what you are saying is true. If you do not have a way to prove it. please, keep your opinion for yourself.
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alexischino said:
show the evidence of what you are saying is true. If you do not have a way to prove it. please, keep your opinion for yourself.
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I can't prove a negative. However, if you assert a positive that the Sammobile list is genuine, please go ahead and prove it.
I dont see i527 on there anywhere.
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I can't prove a negative. However, if you assert a positive that the Sammobile list is genuine, please go ahead and prove it.
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Go and bark to sammobile, they are the ones who give the information, And in the other hand they are a better source of information than a cuple of guys sharing their guess ha'
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Go and bark to sammobile, they are the ones who give the information, And in the other hand they are a better source of information than a cuple of guys sharing their guess ha'
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Is that the best you can do?
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Is that the best you can do?
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Do you think this is a better answer, (The Mega may or may not be getting KitKat but that list on Sammobile is certainly a joke.)
sorry but i don't have the time or the will to get this discussion any further. Keep guessing whatever you want :thumbup: but please keep it to yourself! so the next time you you have a guess keep it that way
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oh well, i guess if it doesnt get updated, we just wait couple a months and buy the Mega 2, craigslist this one...
just hope it has 2GBs a RAM !
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Do you think this is a better answer, (The Mega may or may not be getting KitKat but that list on Sammobile is certainly a joke.)
sorry but i don't have the time or the will to get this discussion any further. Keep guessing whatever you want :thumbup: but please keep it to yourself! so the next time you you have a guess keep it that way
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Yea, I guessed. Thanks for your "certified true" news about Sammobile.
Calm down, young padawans... Mega may or may not get KK... And so we have no influence on it. As for me - I'm not eager to have KNOX in my Mega... KK or not KK..
I'm pretty sure the Mega will get KitKit, otherwise why would Samsung have it on their update FAQ.
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00059206/82024/EFC-1G6FFEGSTA
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Hdude123 said:
I'm pretty sure the Mega will get KitKit, otherwise why would Samsung have it on their update FAQ.
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00059206/82024/EFC-1G6FFEGSTA
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Yes, that is some indication. But it comes with a caveat :
"Important! This list may be altered as updates are confirmed or released."
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I'm new to the site so please excuse my potential ignorance if this has been previously answered or if I missed anything.
So, I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 i9305. It was originally on T-Mobile UK but was completely unbranded so on startup doesn't show t-mobile, no network bloatware etc... and I have since had it unlocked (via unlock code, not root)
Waiting for the premium suite update has prompted me to wonder... as I am unlocked am I still governed by t-mobiles wait times to release the update (I actually use a voda SIM in it)? Or as its unlocked/unbranded should I effectively be at the front of the queue as it wereand receive it with other unlocked handsets? Or will I not get it at all as I'm not using a t-mobile SIM?
I'm becoming very impatient waiting for the update as got rid of my note ii in anticipation for the s3 receiving the update. Which after giving more thought to I'm not even sure if I will receive as I have the i9305 rather than the i9300 and they didn't really say specifically who the update was for?
I am on the cusp of rooting just so that I can add the premium suite on the Rom but have limited experience in rooting (only done it a couple of times) worried that I'll miss something and wont be able to return it to stock once the upgrade becomes available via kies as there are so many different guides/roms/software
Appreciate your thoughts
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Don't quote me but I don't think it matters what SIM you have in, you should still see the update when it rolls out to that model number.. so long as your not rooted.
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http://www.sammobile.com/2012/12/05...4-1-2-jelly-bean-update-lots-of-new-features/
Check this live update every once in a while till your country receives the update and then start to panic
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Update has nothing to do with locked or unlocked .
You get the TMobile update for your phone .
Or join XDA and flash a stock rom .
jje
Thanks for the info so far. Can someone tell me if I need to do something specific to ensure I can restore to its original non rooted state in the future as I can't wait for the update anymore.
The update is out in the UK but I haven't received it yet
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richwright1 said:
Thanks for the info so far. Can someone tell me if I need to do something specific to ensure I can restore to its original non rooted state in the future as I can't wait for the update anymore.
The update is out in the UK but I haven't received it yet
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There guides and stickies to return to bone stock non rooted.. if you so please.
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I'm running the American L9 (no update yet) I was wondering if with the Jelly Bean update, will we be able to move apps to the SD card? Thanks
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jtragna said:
I'm running the American L9 (no update yet) I was wondering if with the Jelly Bean update, will we be able to move apps to the SD card? Thanks
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Yes you can move apps to the SD card.
You will, but the app data will remain in the internal memory.
If it's anything like other phones I've had on t mobile, they will delay this update 2-3 months.
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Tablechair said:
If it's anything like other phones I've had on t mobile, they will delay this update 2-3 months.
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I hope your wrong
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Thanks I was wondering for when (and if) we get the update! Another question is that do we get Qslide with the update (using two apps at once on the same screen)
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Tablechair said:
If it's anything like other phones I've had on t mobile, they will delay this update 2-3 months.
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At least it is coming. I don't care that much of the official JB 4.1.2 ROM it self, but the unlocked bootloader means everything.
I just checked the link that had restricted access for lg p769 jb update link. it no longer works it keeps saying not found now/?
does anyone know anything about the other P9 models? Like P768/769/765?
Virusbetax said:
I just checked the link that had restricted access for lg p769 jb update link. it no longer works it keeps saying not found now/?
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Seems it is removed from server. Not too much difference to us, since we can't download it anyway. The important thing is that it exists, and chances are we will get it someday.
mrmathematica said:
Seems it is removed from server. Not too much difference to us, since we can't download it anyway. The important thing is that it exists, and chances are we will get it someday.
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I think the delay for the t769 jb is due to Tmobile adding more bloatware to it.
hahaha
i dont want to wait 2 months for this update god please
wbc1228 said:
I think the delay for the t769 jb is due to Tmobile adding more bloatware to it.
hahaha
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lol probably true.
kevev said:
lol probably true.
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I'm fine with that as long as I get jelly bean I saw a story on Android Community about the L9s update and I was about to burst with joy, but then they talked about the international version... Mood kill.
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wbc1228 said:
I think the delay for the t769 jb is due to Tmobile adding more bloatware to it.
hahaha
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Or locking the booloader
pinoyto said:
Or locking the booloader
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Tmobile doesn't lock bootloaders
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wbc1228 said:
I think the delay for the t769 jb is due to Tmobile adding more bloatware to it.
hahaha
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We always know how to remove those bloatware. :laugh: It's the casual users that suffer from bloatware (they don't care that much, but on the other hand, they are the majority of people, that's why Tmobile benefits from doing that).
Just wondering what the devs here would need to find out if the roms already made will work on this phone.. Mine should be here tomorrow. I will dump it
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Gotroot said:
Just wondering what the devs here would need to find out if the roms already made will work on this phone.. Mine should be here tomorrow. I will dump it
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Does the dump include the modem? We desperately needed the modem to be ported to the international versions (I-9200 and I-9205). HSPA+ signals are very inconsistent and I believe porting the modem from the AT&T version will help us a lot.
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curgervending said:
Does the dump include the modem? We desperately needed the modem to be ported to the international versions (I-9200 and I-9205). HSPA+ signals are very inconsistent and I believe porting the modem from the AT&T version will help us a lot.
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You would ideally need a new stock Rom which includes the modem.
As soon as I get mine in my hands I will dump it. But thanks to att for bsing me. It will be tomorrow
curgervending said:
Does the dump include the modem? We desperately needed the modem to be ported to the international versions (I-9200 and I-9205). HSPA+ signals are very inconsistent and I believe porting the modem from the AT&T version will help us a lot.
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I might be able to upload it for you tonight. If I get out of work early. :thumbup:
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bigfau said:
I might be able to upload it for you tonight. If I get out of work early. :thumbup:
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how do I put it here?
I have mine since friday
Gotroot said:
Just wondering what the devs here would need to find out if the roms already made will work on this phone.. Mine should be here tomorrow. I will dump it
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No roms will work, if ever, on this device because it has been "protected" by Att from running unsigned boot and recovery images.
Jason_25 said:
No roms will work, if ever, on this device because it has been "protected" by Att from running unsigned boot and recovery images.
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That what they said about the optimus G pro lol give me a lil bit
Jason_25 said:
No roms will work, if ever, on this device because it has been "protected" by Att from running unsigned boot and recovery images.
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If thats the case this Mega will be returning to the AT&T store.
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Jason_25 said:
No roms will work, if ever, on this device because it has been "protected" by Att from running unsigned boot and recovery images.
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I really find this hard to believe. I remember it being said that no one could could ever get 4.2 working on the i717....but I am up to 4.3 on mine now.
Just a matter of time and someone will crack the nut wide open!!!!!
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bigfau said:
If thats the case this Mega will be returning to the AT&T store.
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+1 on returning if u can't root or run roms,I find it hard to believe that u can't run roms on the at&t mega.I can't live without at least root,if so back to the note 2 until the note 3 is out(lol)
So no root yet? ?
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I have tried motochopper which hung at "starting daemon" and I have tried 'Root_for_ATTSG4_FM3.rar' which failed on the device detection. Has anyone tried the chinese vroot exploit or tried flashing the system image from one of the roms posted?
Don't you need to still developer options to get root?
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Jason_25 said:
I have tried motochopper which hung at "starting daemon" and I have tried 'Root_for_ATTSG4_FM3.rar' which failed on the device detection. Has anyone tried the chinese vroot exploit or tried flashing the system image from one of the roms posted?
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I tried the vroot exploit and that didn't work either. It just fails in Odin.
I have tried every way ava to root this thing with no luck.If anyone has an idea let me know and I will try it. Most that can happen it bricks oh well I got 14 days lol
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I have tried every way ava to root this thing with no luck.If anyone has an idea let me know and I will try it. Most that can happen it bricks oh well I got 14 days lol
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It's just a matter of time. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that of all the millions and millions of android phones that ATT sells......why would they decide to lock this ONE phone? Just not logical....the Intl model can be rooted...I feel strongly this one can also.
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dparrothead1 said:
It's just a matter of time. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that of all the millions and millions of android phones that ATT sells......why would they decide to lock this ONE phone? Just not logical....the Intl model can be rooted...I feel strongly this one can also.
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So far this phone rocks even with stock rom... with a custom rom it would be the best phone ever...
Oh it can be lol just finding it. Even lg is getting into locking there phones. Hell over in the vzw fourms on the s4 theres a 5k bounty going on.. dan where you at we need to port loki
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skywalkr2 said:
So far this phone rocks even with stock rom... with a custom rom it would be the best phone ever...
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Yeah, stock, to me, is like having a new custom rom...I have never run stock for over two days.
Off topic....got a new case today and the Mega is smart case ready...didnt know that before.
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Hi, is there still no custom recoveries for the US AT&T SGH-I527?
caguas56 said:
Hi, is there still no custom recoveries for the US AT&T SGH-I527?
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Correct
The lack of attention to this phone(AT&T SGH-I527) with no recoveries and custom roms is going to make me drop this phone. is anyone working on it?
caguas56 said:
The lack of attention to this phone(AT&T SGH-I527) with no recoveries and custom roms is going to make me drop this phone. is anyone working on it?
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It's fast, smooth, huge size screen, works great, great battery, rooted so you can remove bloat, etc etc.
Lack of custom ROMs going to make me drop this phone?
Nah!
It is one of the best personal communication devices that I have ever used. May be the best!
pa49 said:
It's fast, smooth, huge size screen, works great, great battery, rooted so you can remove bloat, etc etc.
Lack of custom ROMs going to make me drop this phone?
Nah!
It is one of the best personal communication devices that I have ever used. May be the best!
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You may have a point there. especially for those of us that need glasses. it's just frustration. I flash all my phones and this process on this one is slow.
I think alot of people have the international mega so its like forget the att mega
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Got mine in a bootloop trying to put a new version of safestrap on it. Regret it now and really need a odin recovery. That's the only thing that will fix it. I keep my fingers crossed it will happen.
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azpatterson3 said:
Got mine in a bootloop trying to put a new version of safestrap on it. Regret it now and really need a odin recovery. That's the only thing that will fix it. I keep my fingers crossed it will happen.
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They said this should work for ours
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538098
Christogq said:
They said this should work for ours
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538098
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Appreciate you looking out for that. Unfortunately still no stock rom for att sgh-i527 on sammobile. Think they are seeing the Canafian version or something. Anyway. Already sent the phone to Samsung in Texas. You did that, right? Hope they don't give me trouble.
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azpatterson3 said:
Appreciate you looking out for that. Unfortunately still no stock rom for att sgh-i527 on sammobile. Think they are seeing the Canafian version or something. Anyway. Already sent the phone to Samsung in Texas. You did that, right? Hope they don't give me trouble.
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if you wanna get your i527 back to stock you just need to use samsung kies. you just gotta get it to download mode, and select the re-initialize option under the tools menu. you have to have the serial and imei numbers to the phone though.
The report
androidforums . com/international-galaxy-s4-all-things-root/733389-philz-cwm-recovery-dummies-guide-4.html#post6343562
PhilZ Recovery 6.05.6 is up!
Changelog
Contains support Mega i527,
I tried to flash, but No results (FAIL). Need unlock the boot, to file successfully.
Scream-krg said:
The report
androidforums . com/international-galaxy-s4-all-things-root/733389-philz-cwm-recovery-dummies-guide-4.html#post6343562
PhilZ Recovery 6.05.6 is up!
Changelog
Contains support Mega i527,
I tried to flash, but No results (FAIL). Need unlock the boot, to file successfully.
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Did you see it ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941028
Willing to lend my mega!
To any developer who wants to tweak with the bootloader i'll lend my mega to it. Anyone???????
caguas56 said:
To any developer who wants to tweak with the bootloader i'll lend my mega to it. Anyone???????
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I want to look a screenshot.
Frezi Evan said:
I want to look a screenshot.
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Makes no sense why do you need a screen shot of his phone
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Makes no sense why do you need a screen shot of his phone
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Because he want to lend his mega.. i see this post title here.
Frezi Evan said:
Because he want to lend his mega.. i see this post title here.
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He wants to lend his mega to a developer to make a recovery for our device (which BTW guys its coming along good check for my threads!)
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He wants to lend his mega to a developer to make a recovery for our device (which BTW guys its coming along good check for my threads!)
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You got it buddy!!!
Really there is no custom recovery for US SGH- I527 AT&T
:crying:
caguas56 said:
Hi, is there still no custom recoveries for the US AT&T SGH-I527?
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No, and it never will!
Move on to another phone like the rest of us! ?
I hope this question is not a stupid one...
I want to say that I tried searching and all guides come either outdated with broken links or just designed for a different model.
I have a Galaxy Note SGH-i717R which is a canadian version. I cannot find a current working rooting method that will guide me through installing a CWM or TWRP recovery plus let me flash CM or any other KitKat based ROM.
I have downloaded:
CWM-TOUCH-i717-6043.zip but I know I can't install it until I root. But all rooting guides are outdated and do not work.
I have a good idea on how to root and install custom roms, I've done it on various phones including on my Nexus 5 and 7.
Can anyone give me a link or a quick breakdown of what I need?
I can't stress enough that this is a SGH-i717R not SGH-i717, i have a Canadian Version.
Thanks in advance!
wtfmate said:
I hope this question is not a stupid one...
I want to say that I tried searching and all guides come either outdated with broken links or just designed for a different model.
I have a Galaxy Note SGH-i717R which is a canadian version. I cannot find a current working rooting method that will guide me through installing a CWM or TWRP recovery plus let me flash CM or any other KitKat based ROM.
I have downloaded:
CWM-TOUCH-i717-6043.zip but I know I can't install it until I root. But all rooting guides are outdated and do not work.
I have a good idea on how to root and install custom roms, I've done it on various phones including on my Nexus 5 and 7.
Can anyone give me a link or a quick breakdown of what I need?
I can't stress enough that this is a SGH-i717R not SGH-i717, i have a Canadian Version.
Thanks in advance!
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With all the different variants of this device, no two are as similar. There have been many to flash the US version to Canadian model. I see no harm, but it is your device. Have you read the Super Everything thread?
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Kingoapp.com. The i717 is not on the device list but it works....I have used it many times when I have screwed up my phone testing and had to go back to stock. What os are you on now. ICS or Gingerbread?
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captemo said:
With all the different variants of this device, no two are as similar. There have been many to flash the US version to Canadian model. I see no harm, but it is your device. Have you read the Super Everything thread?
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I think i've read that thread too and i think most of it did not apply to the R version of thsi phone. Also someone was mentioning that the phone since it is a canadian variant..will reload the stock ROM back on under reboot. Is this true?
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Kingoapp.com. The i717 is not on the device list but it works....I have used it many times when I have screwed up my phone testing and had to go back to stock. What os are you on now. ICS or Gingerbread?
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Its running 4.1.2
And its not i717 but i717R.... something about the Canadian R variant make its almost impossible to flash with AT&T versions of the ROMs. OR I am not reading the threads correctly.
wtfmate said:
Its running 4.1.2
And its not i717 but i717R.... something about the Canadian R variant make its almost impossible to flash with AT&T versions of the ROMs. OR I am not reading the threads correctly.
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It's been so long since ICS, I'm not sure if you have to flash JB before going to KK or not. Look for any thread with JamieD81 on it. He's from Canada so his should work.
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dparrothead1 said:
It's been so long since ICS, I'm not sure if you have to flash JB before going to KK or not. Look for any thread with JamieD81 on it. He's from Canada so his should work.
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Thank you!
Its not really a big deal weather i get CM on this phone or not, but since I have it as a spare phone next to my Nexus 5, I really want something more modern running on it.
Again, thanks for help.
wtfmate said:
Thank you!
Its not really a big deal weather i get CM on this phone or not, but since I have it as a spare phone next to my Nexus 5, I really want something more modern running on it.
Again, thanks for help.
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Sorry, late to the party. I have a Telus phone and the only method that worked for me (nearly 2 years ago) was the one in the link that follows.
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-no...y-note-sgh-i717-icsgingerbreadeasiest-method/
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developweb said:
Sorry, late to the party. I have a Telus phone and the only method that worked for me (nearly 2 years ago) was the one in the link that follows.
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-no...y-note-sgh-i717-icsgingerbreadeasiest-method/
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Thank you! I will check the link now. Hopefully its still current for this phone. Keeping my fingers crossed! :good: