It seems that everything has pretty much gone dark in the development section (exception of HyperDrive).
Does anyone know of any other ports or ROMs for Safestrap users that are still being released or updated? What happened to kexec?
I like my s4 and with a few exceptions want to stay with it for a little while longer. At this point I've been on stock rooted for almost a year and my stability is suffering for some reason. I want to jump to a ROM but it's looking like there is a lot less support and new stuff comming out.
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Sadly, once they locked the bootloader all bets were pretty much off...I've had my s4 since launch day and it was amazing, until they locked it down. Hyper drive is the only option pretty much. There are a few s5 ports but I don't find them to be very stable.
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It seems that everything has pretty much gone dark in the development section (exception of HyperDrive).
Does anyone know of any other ports or ROMs for Safestrap users that are still being released or updated? What happened to kexec?
I like my s4 and with a few exceptions want to stay with it for a little while longer. At this point I've been on stock rooted for almost a year and my stability is suffering for some reason. I want to jump to a ROM but it's looking like there is a lot less support and new stuff comming out.
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EchoeRom is pretty solid too
If stability is an issue, but you are happy with Stock+root. Why not try the normal fixes? Clear the cache, try to track down troublesome apps, backup valuable data and factory reset and so forth...
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I've been trying. I've got a lot of Xposed modules running.
I didn't want this to be about me, just wondering have the devs jumped ship? Are the other carriers forums active, if anyone participates?
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I've been trying. I've got a lot of Xposed modules running.
I didn't want this to be about me, just wondering have the devs jumped ship? Are the other carriers forums active, if anyone participates?
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I feel you, man. I'm glad I could at least get root and all, but I still feel a bit screwed that they locked down the device I PAID them for.
It also sucks to see how GREAT the stuff for the non locked phones is. Sigh.
Pretty much came to a halt when nexus 6 was usable on Verizon. Why develope for a crippled phone if you don't have too.
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Any word on if Verizon will retail the Nexus 6? I know they are really adverse to unlockable bootloaders.
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You can buy one from Google or Motorola at full price and get it to work on Verizon with some Sim card swapping. Word is February 26 will be the Verizon in store release but who knows. If I didn't have unlimited data or another carrier besides att in my area I would leave Verizon.
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I feel you, man. I'm glad I could at least get root and all, but I still feel a bit screwed that they locked down the device I PAID them for.
It also sucks to see how GREAT the stuff for the non locked phones is. Sigh.
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Why did you pay outright for the locked version of the phone when there was a dev edition available? Lol.
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Why did you pay outright for the locked version of the phone when there was a dev edition available? Lol.
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Not addressed to me but my reasons were that I was noob at customizing. This is really my first smart phone and I've learned a lot in this time frame.
I can imagine the subsidy was the reason why most people bought this phone. I couldn't have dropped $600 on a phone at the time. Learned my lesson the hard way though.
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I said I wasn't going to get the s4 but here I am with it. So I'm sure I'll end up with the g2 and note 3. Its a bad addiction always having to get the newest device.
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All in all. I am very pleased with this phone...however I do tend to agree with the CEO of Motorola though..
What can the S4 do that the S3 can't? (That really matters)...
Most of the upgrades are gimmicky and will be applied to the S3 with 4.2 update.
For me the note 3 is really going to have to be a game changer to move to that device.
Truth is I'm clueless at which manufacturer is the right direction to move in after this phone...
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ruffneckZeVo said:
I said I wasn't going to get the s4 but here I am with it. So I'm sure I'll end up with the g2 and note 3. Its a bad addiction always having to get the newest device.
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All in all. I am very pleased with this phone...however I do tend to agree with the CEO of Motorola though..
What can the S4 do that the S3 can't? (That really matters)...
Most of the upgrades are gimmicky and will be applied to the S3 with 4.2 update.
For me the note 3 is really going to have to be a game changer to move to that device.
Truth is I'm clueless at which manufacturer is the right direction to move in after this phone...
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I think bigger screen, better processor and spen make sense to upgrade at least for me. After Note 3 tho i don't think I will change phones for a while. It would be nice to have the Moto X features with the next gen specs but who knows when that will happen.
Verizon tried locking the S3 down and failed. They are successful till now, but who knows. However, with AT&T going the same path as Verizon, wouldn't blocking off the developers be the death of the Samsung brand (eventually)? The only thing people would be able to do effectively would be developing apps, and we know that this has not worked very well for other platforms (oranges and doors)
True that I can get a developer S4, but I do like the Samsung bloatware for some new apps and the gestures (And the saving $$$)
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Verizon tried locking the S3 down and failed. They are successful till now, but who knows. However, with AT&T going the same path as Verizon, wouldn't blocking off the developers be the death of the Samsung brand (eventually)? The only thing people would be able to do effectively would be developing apps, and we know that this has not worked very well for other platforms (oranges and doors)
True that I can get a developer S4, but I do like the Samsung bloatware for some new apps and the gestures (And the saving $$$)
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I actually wouldn't hate the bloatware if it wasn't 9gb; I didn't care to spend an extra 25 dollars for a sandisk microsd card.
I was prepared to send my GS4 back to Verizon and wait it out a few months and pick up a used GS3 on off eBay. Well GS3 16GB are going for nearly the same price as my on contract S4, so in the end I am keeping it . . . for now. If the GN3 turns out to be a real WOW device I will sell and move on, but 3GB of RAM is not the big motivator, it must be available in 32GB or 64GB on Verizon and have at least 23+GB of usable space or else why bother.
The G2, just doesn't hold much interest, no expansion card so you get what you got internal and that is never enough for me. Plus that .2 of extra screen is really the soft keys at the bottom so its not an upgrade over the S4, sure S800 processor but so what the GN3 will have an S800 and 3GB of RAM.
I'd gladly switch to the moto x if I could find a straight up trade... the processor might be older but I like the idea of it being optimized. Honestly a device shouldn't need to have these work horse processors to run smoothly (see any Windows Phone), but that's the nature of the OS. Plus this thing is huge...I have little hands and I feel like I'm in one of those burger King commercials
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Upgrade? The s4 is what, 3 months old?
After having the S3, Note 2 and now the S4 I am good for a while. I have my S4 rooted and I'm liking Hyperdrive a lot. No upgrade until next year sometime at the earliest.
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upgrade now.
I say definitely upgrade to an S4 if you're on verizon.
I'll be selling this and getting htc one, if boot loader isn't cracked by the time htc one gets s-off
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I'll be selling this and getting htc one, if boot loader isn't cracked by the time htc one gets s-off
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This
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This
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It's tough for me to say this, as I was a longgg time HTC user,
Eris, Inc1, Inc2, Inc4, Rezound, DNA, (I'm even apart of the HTC Elevate) then I got the SG3, then SG4, and I love both the SG3 and SG4, but I won't be selling this SG4 and paying the difference for the same phone but with an unlocked bootloader.
I would rather use HTC dev unlock even than have just root and no option to flash ROMs.
We will have to see, it's hard to say if anyone is even close on the bootloader because you'd think that
1) they would want to wait for the bounty to get as high as possible but
2) what if another team is doing the same and the one above has no idea?
I hope that's not the case, and if it is the teams team up and crack the code.
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I'll be selling this and getting htc one, if boot loader isn't cracked by the time htc one gets s-off
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I prefer HTC's Sense to Samsung's TouchWiz. All my previous experience has been with HTC phones and I like them but......
No Micro SD card?
Non-replaceable battery?
Not if it were free! The above "features" make the phone totally useless to me.
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It's tough for me to say this, as I was a longgg time HTC user,
Eris, Inc1, Inc2, Inc4, Rezound, DNA, (I'm even apart of the HTC Elevate) then I got the SG3, then SG4, and I love both the SG3 and SG4, but I won't be selling this SG4 and paying the difference for the same phone but with an unlocked bootloader.
I would rather use HTC dev unlock even than have just root and no option to flash ROMs.
We will have to see, it's hard to say if anyone is even close on the bootloader because you'd think that
1) they would want to wait for the bounty to get as high as possible but
2) what if another team is doing the same and the one above has no idea?
I hope that's not the case, and if it is the teams team up and crack the code.
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I was a long time HTC user. I had the XV6800, TP2, ThunderTurd, and the Rezound. But the lack of software updates and just generally bad customer service and QC on their later devices really turned me off. That and they seem to refuse to listen to their customers when it comes to batteries and SD cards. (IMO). I mean what does it hurt to include them even if they don't get used? That, to me, was the straw that broke the camels back. I don't like paying HTC/Samsung/etc a premium just for them adding memory. Just the same as I don't like paying Asus, or whomever a premium for adding a few extra gig of ram or HDD space(or in my case SDD space). I'll add it myself and save the money. But don't force me to do it your way or you won't get my business.
http://androidcommunity.com/verizon-htc-one-bootloader-unlock-and-root-already-available-20130822/
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Just need s-off
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http://androidcommunity.com/verizon-htc-one-bootloader-unlock-and-root-already-available-20130822/
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AND a removable battery AND an SD card. Completely useless bit of crap w/o those IMHO.
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AND a removable battery AND an SD card. Completely useless bit of crap w/o those IMHO.
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and its locked again,
I had the GS4 but without an unlocked bootloader I could not risk wasting my upgrade. If it gets there I will be glad to consider it again, if I can get a 32GB with MDK I would consider it again. For now I am looking at the GN3 which to me is a great well rounded device that will likely get root, but also may have issues with bootloader.
For once I could not see me keeping a phone for 3 months only to pay the difference to upgrade and since I was late the GS4 party I could get out before it was too late.
The HTC One is an awesome phone, but Verizon again likes to offer only 16GB & 32GB phones so I don't think the 64GB will ever arrive and if it does it will be months later.
Also add insult to injury, HTC Dev after 1 day NO LONGER UNLOCKS the HTC One on Verizon. They got that door closed pretty F'n fast.
Greetings,
I'm finally getting sick of my rezound and I'm thinking about switching to the S4. I'm planning on keeping my unlimited plan so I'll likely be purchasing my next Verizon phone outright. I'm a big fan of the stock Google experience but I need the Verizon coverage map with all the work travel I end up having to remote areas.
The S4 seems like my best bet. My question is, do I:
1) Buy a used S4 on swappa. The discount over a new model is *very* attractive to me.
2) Buy the S4 new.
3) Buy the S4 Dev edition new.
4) Wait for something different.
I'm leaning towards buying used on Swappa but there's a good chance it'll be ME7, right? Then I'm stuck with a locked bootloader and touch wiz until some new developments. (By the way, how are the S4 AOSP roms? More stable than my rezound ones were I hope?) What would you suggest?
Thanks for your help.
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I don't really see any point in buying the S4 new if you're buying outright. At that point just get the dev edition. If you're looking for a discount on Swappa, try and get one that is MDK, I know I saw at least one there that was already on CM10.1 so you know that one isn't all locked down. But I'm gonna bet those types of things are also selling at higher prices.
I wouldn't bother waiting. It seems that there is always some new device on the market. If you wait for a phone to be unlocked (which, by the way, may simply never happen), most likely before or by the time that happens a newer, attractive device will emerged, but probably be locked down. Wait for the unlock on that and the same thing will happen. Meanwhile you're stuck on your dying device. It's not worth it. Buy the device you want. Don't go in with the assumption of an unlock though. If you end up with ME7 as your only option, only buy it if you are actually willing to live with TouchWiz. If it gets cracked that's a bonus, but don't operate on the assumption that that is simply going to happen. Even with HC and other talented people working on it, it's not a given.
Best of luck with your purchase
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Greetings,
I'm finally getting sick of my rezound and I'm thinking about switching to the S4. I'm planning on keeping my unlimited plan so I'll likely be purchasing my next Verizon phone outright. I'm a big fan of the stock Google experience but I need the Verizon coverage map with all the work travel I end up having to remote areas.
The S4 seems like my best bet. My question is, do I:
1) Buy a used S4 on swappa. The discount over a new model is *very* attractive to me.
2) Buy the S4 new.
3) Buy the S4 Dev edition new.
4) Wait for something different.
I'm leaning towards buying used on Swappa but there's a good chance it'll be ME7, right? Then I'm stuck with a locked bootloader and touch wiz until some new developments. (By the way, how are the S4 AOSP roms? More stable than my rezound ones were I hope?) What would you suggest?
Thanks for your help.
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Ask questions on swappa, like build number, etc. I know when I sold a phone on swappa, I detailed that the bootloader was unlocked, and what to do for recovery, etc.. I would expect many others would do the same. I can tell you that personally I really enjoy the S4, my new one came with ME7 already updated so I have not been able to ROM it up, but I have root, debloated, and using Nova launcher this phone is really slick. Add that to safe strap release being eminent and its about to get interesting for even the ones who missed the Loki option.
As for the stability of the roms, can't say from personal experience, but I will say this phone has a whole lot more attention from devs even being as locked as it is then the Rezound ever did because of how popular it is, so stability is almost guaranteed to be better.
What he said. If you're willing to spend the cash get the Dev edition. If not wait for a MDK to show up on swappa. Or choose a different one all together.
I'm loving my Dev s4.
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Yea. Go dev.
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I came from a rezound as well. No regrets. S4 is a great phone, great battery life, and you can't cook an egg on it after 15 minutes of Web browsing. It does have a weaker antenna than any other phone I've owned, but if you're decent-good area you'll be fine. I would go fire dev edition since it's unlocked.
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Used an upgrade on a different line with the device transfer loophole to retain unlimited. Really happy with this phone so far, even if it is all bloaty/touchwizy/locked. I'll be keeping a close eye on that safestrap thread. Thanks for the responses.
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1) Buy a used S4 on swappa. The discount over a new model is *very* attractive to me.
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I'm leaning towards buying used on Swappa but there's a good chance it'll be ME7, right?
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On Swappa you can ask questions of or request info from the seller before purchase... such as requesting they provide the tell you the output from settings/more/about phone/baseband version as well as build number... Or asking how they were able to successfully avoid the OTA etc.
Gave the Rezound to my sister.
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I'm thinking of picking up the S4 in 32 gigs. I've read through post and still am unsure, but there currently isn't a method to unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery correct? Also will I still be able to root and use google wallet?
Harvey Dent said:
I'm thinking of picking up the S4 in 32 gigs. I've read through post and still am unsure, but there currently isn't a method to unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery correct? Also will I still be able to root and use google wallet?
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Yes,YES, and YES.
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Yes,YES, and YES.
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Thanks. Just still deciding between the hTc One and the S4.
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Thanks. Just still deciding between the hTc One and the S4.
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My gf had an HTC that took a dump on her, so she's not getting another. Also, my HTC was horrible on updates so I'll pass. Especially the camera and no battery/SD card slot.
I could care less if the phone was made out of aluminum, titanium, silver, platium. I always use a case which covers the phone.
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My gf had an HTC that took a dump on her, so she's not getting another. Also, my HTC was horrible on updates so I'll pass. Especially the camera and no battery/SD card slot.
I could care less if the phone was made out of aluminum, titanium, silver, platium. I always use a case which covers the phone.
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the one thing I like about the one is how clean sense 5 is compared to touch wiz. If I were to pick up the S4 I would love to turn it into a GPE.
Hey guys. So my upgrade will be in March which isn't far away and I'm looking for a new phone. I'm very disappointed with the gs4 on Verizon since the bootloader is locked. Yes, I have safestrap but I love AOSP vs Touchwiz. I've looked up some phones coming out this year such as gs5 and HTC one+ (m8). I really liked the design of the HTC one and wish I bought that over the gs4. Just wondering what you guys would get next. The gs5 or something different since i almost feel like Samsung is following apple's tracks. Also do you even like the gs4? Let me know what you all think..
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Hey guys. So my upgrade will be in March which isn't far away and I'm looking for a new phone. I'm very disappointed with the gs4 on Verizon since the bootloader is locked. Yes, I have safestrap but I love AOSP vs Touchwiz. I've looked up some phones coming out this year such as gs5 and HTC one+ (m8). I really liked the design of the HTC one and wish I bought that over the gs4. Just wondering what you guys would get next. The gs5 or something different since i almost feel like Samsung is following apple's tracks. Also do you even like the gs4? Let me know what you all think..
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Love the GS4 (besides the whole bootloader lock down) but I'd be willing to wager that the gs5 will be just as if not more locked down.
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Love the GS4 (besides the whole bootloader lock down) but I'd be willing to wager that the gs5 will be just as if not more locked down.
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Thats what I'm assuming too. So i am guessing you are getting the s5?
Love what S4...what bootloader? I had my best times with the DX and its locked bootloader. This whole BL thing is so overblown with the S4. Repetitive threads and posts about it...it's like a broken record.
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Don't like Samsung's attitude toward customers.
Probably won't buy another Samsung device. Like the device, don't like the company.
We'll see with the GS5. I doubt I'll bite.
Having the microSD support is compelling but, I can get by without it now that Meenova has the keychain USB-OTG adapter from microSD cards.
We'll see what LG and HTC come out with.
I like the Sony, but Verizon and Sony are like oil and water.
From all reports, the S5 is going to be a beast. I, for one, plan on picking it up the day it's released.
I'll probably stay with my MDK S4 that's on its way to me for a long while. If that one should break and I need a new one... Hard to say what I'd do. The S4 is awesome, and I'm sure the S5 will be an amazing phone, but like stated above, let's be honest, they're going to have that S5 locked up so tight its probably going to be hard to do anything on it.
If the G2 has the removable battery and external SD card, I'd be all over it.
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I'll probably stay with my MDK S4 that's on its way to me for a long while. If that one should break and I need a new one... Hard to say what I'd do. The S4 is awesome, and I'm sure the S5 will be an amazing phone, but like stated above, let's be honest, they're going to have that S5 locked up so tight its probably going to be hard to do anything on it.
If the G2 has the removable battery and external SD card, I'd be all over it.
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I'll probably keep my s4 For 2 or 3 years...that's my usual period. Besides, the improvements become less and less.
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
There be a sticky for these discussions...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2406733
anthony2131 said:
Hey everyone, bootloader is finally almost done i will be posting thread shortly and will also be posting my perma root solution. I have a post on aicp/lollipop community on google
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I am in the final stages of coming out with a apk called PERMA root. It will root while also giving you the option to unlock bootloader. I am testing on two more devices before release. I want to leave nobody unhappy. Therefore any device you may have will work. As new phones are introduced it will only take a couple days to activate from my end. Please be patient because as you already know this is some hard work and long hour testing.
Tested devices: (list includes all carriers) (multiple devices in each listed brand tested to include s4 and s5) Lg, Samsumg, htc, and currently testing last of others. Thanks for the patience.
Be welcome to share accross XDA
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Until it's released and confirmed working, I'm extremely skeptical but time will tell I suppose.
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Until it's released and confirmed working, I'm extremely skeptical but time will tell I suppose.
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I feel you but we can only hope.
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Until it's released and confirmed working, I'm extremely skeptical but time will tell I suppose.
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Let me test it
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I feel you but we can only hope.
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Let me test it
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Not my software and I've got no control over its release, just found it in the S5 forum and figured most over here would want to see even if it is a longshot.
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Not my software and I've got no control over its release, just found it in the S5 forum and figured most over here would want to see even if it is a longshot.
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Send me the link to the forum
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Send me the link to the forum
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2728051
Don't get excited people. That thread has become an all out flame war and I see warnings and/or bans coming instead of root.. Oh well... ?
is he saying that the app will be able to unlock the bootloader on the verizon retail version of the note 3? Can i have the link to that thread? Thanks.
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is he saying that the app will be able to unlock the bootloader on the verizon retail version of the note 3? Can i have the link to that thread? Thanks.
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He was claiming root and bootloader unlock. But instead of getting everyone riled up he probably should have made it a covert job and then "Bam" here you go. Kinda like when the Rezound got s-off. But the thread got way out of control and it's locked now until he can prove he has something substantial. If you'd like to check it out see the first post in this thread and go to original post quote.
While I love the xda community and have been along time member and highly appreciative of the devs.
I'm just about ready to toss this phone in the garbage.
I miss the days of flashing my phone every week to the latest and greatest when I had my original galaxy note for 2 years.
My 2cents
Wow really your going to get frustrated and throw out a phone that costs 400-700$ because you can't flash roms endlessly yeah i get tw sucks and I want to have better options for roms but even if I lost root I would not throw out my note 3.
mirrin said:
Wow really your going to get frustrated and throw out a phone that costs 400-700$ because you can't flash roms endlessly yeah i get tw sucks and I want to have better options for roms but even if I lost root I would not throw out my note 3.
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I feel the same way about my galaxy bloat 3. First and formost i need a phone that works as a phone. This phone has the worst service and software out of any phone i've owned. As far as the sortware goes i thought i would be able to fix it with cm11 but thanks to verizon and me not doing my home work a head of time i'm stuck with the ****tiest phone i've ever owned. I can't wait for july to replace it with a motorola product.
I must be getting old. I don't see a problem with the stock note 3 and the bloat. Yeah the signal could be better but that is on Samsung more than Verizon. And yes Verizon could shorten the approval process for updates and Samsung could drop tw and put out updates in line with the nexus line as all manufactures should the ui should be a app on the app store and be little more than a launcher for people to choose to use if they want.
Not going to happen. If your on big red you likely don't have a choice or it is the best service in your area or your grandfathered into unlimited. The Samsung phones were the only ones with 2 features I am unable to give up battery that is removable and sd card.
mirrin said:
Wow really your going to get frustrated and throw out a phone that costs 400-700$ because you can't flash roms endlessly yeah i get tw sucks and I want to have better options for roms but even if I lost root I would not throw out my note 3.
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If this phone doesn't end up with Lollipop that's rootable or an unlocked bootloader before February, I'm throwing mine at my Verizon Rep's face and picking up a Note 4. We bought Note 3's for only two reasons. The first reason was that the other Note's were easy to root and flash to CM and the second reason was because of the S-Pen. At this point I would take a loss on the S-Pen functionality just to be rid of all of the Samsung Bloat on my phones.
Wow. sounds like you all should be buying an international variant. trashing you phone or going to a N4 with a locked bootloader is not going to solve your problem. I am pleased with my Rooted N3 and have no issues and will stay with Samsung for a while. Root is nice but it's not going to cause me to put my phone in the trash, there are other things in life that are far more important
Yeah way to stick it to Samsung by throwing out last quarters model and buying the brand new one.
I see both sides, though we didn't have ten or fifteen roms to flash, this phone was not a waste at all. It's a solid phone for my use. But flashing roms has become a hobby and I don't like not doing that either. So even though most of the developers are going to the Nexus. I just don't like having no SD or removable battery either. And how are they handling any replacements for a phone currently not carried by Big Red? May not be the place for me to ask that but I'm curious.
You might want to check out the Note 4 forum for scripts that can disable a ton of the bloatware without root. I am still rocking rooted MJE so I can't test it with kitkat. It supposedly will run on most android phones. Just wanted to mention a potential solution until root achieved.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2972263
bentheexo said:
If this phone doesn't end up with Lollipop that's rootable or an unlocked bootloader before February, I'm throwing mine at my Verizon Rep's face and picking up a Note 4. We bought Note 3's for only two reasons. The first reason was that the other Note's were easy to root and flash to CM and the second reason was because of the S-Pen. At this point I would take a loss on the S-Pen functionality just to be rid of all of the Samsung Bloat on my phones.
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So locked note 3 to a locked down note 4 when you are stuck with the options of motorola or sony for unlockable phones that are on verizon.
IF you really have to have CM 12 you are going to have to either make sure the phone you get at that time has an unlockable bl or is a nexus.
And as for the note 4 it is only a slight upgrade over the note 3 and both will someday get lollipop note 4 sooner than the note 3...
alsgarage said:
Yeah way to stick it to Samsung by throwing out last quarters model and buying the brand new one.
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LOL
Very cool of Samsung to do this for us.
http://www.androidorigin.com/lollipop-update-android-5-0-note-2-galaxy-alpha-samsung-s4/
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Probably not until December 2015 knowing Verizon's suck ass update timeline
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True, but to update a phone this old is still pretty cool. Plus as long as Samsung releases the sdk, someone will create a rom from it before Verizon ever gets around to an ota.
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Its about time they gave the Note 2 the respect that it deserves in my opinion this phone is one of the best smartphones out there Im on 4.1.2 unlocked rooted with philz touch recovery running Alliance Rom build 30 with the lastest Agni kernel and the phone is super fast and kicks ass so Lollipop can easily be handled by this phone so Im happy to hear the good news
Yeah this is pretty exciting news!
Hoping for an early release date, which seems unlikely though.
I was shocked to see this post and the other news sites report on it, pretty cool.
Amazing that Samsung is still supporting this device!
Good deal. By September the note 5 will be released anyways, better late than never.
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Does anyone know where this update is? I read many places that Samsung was indeed going to do right by us. But, I've been waiting and waiting and waiting...I think I've paid my dues when it comes to waiting, and I'm ready for Lollipop now.
Does anyone know when it will be here?
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Does anyone know where this update is? I read many places that Samsung was indeed going to do right by us. But, I've been waiting and waiting and waiting...I think I've paid my dues when it comes to waiting, and I'm ready for Lollipop now.
Does anyone know when it will be here?
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Over two weeks now...I was hoping SOMEONE would answer
xflbret said:
Over two weeks now...I was hoping SOMEONE would answer
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Yeah, I have pretty much lost all hope that they will follow through on this.
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I know the feeling. They've shot past the EOL time window completely. Shame too, the note 2 is still a great phone.
Not to mention it seems like development has slowed down or stopped altogether for this phone.
Finally upgraded to the Note 4...retail edition, locked bootloader and no root. Think I'm done with Samsung haha.
Nexus phones seem to be the next best choice.
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ProjectAlly said:
I know the feeling. They've shot past the EOL time window completely. Shame too, the note 2 is still a great phone.
Not to mention it seems like development has slowed down or stopped altogether for this phone.
Finally upgraded to the Note 4...retail edition, locked bootloader and no root. Think I'm done with Samsung haha.
Nexus phones seem to be the next best choice.
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Did you achieve root with the Note 4? Can you tether without having a tethering plan?
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Did you achieve root with the Note 4? Can you tether without having a tethering plan?
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Unfortunately I like so many others who have the "retail" version of the Note 4, are waiting on devs to get root for us.
They have temp root but that's not root at all. It goes away with every reboot / shutdown of the phone...
Now if you do get the Note 4, never take OTA updates, and get the developer edition of the phone! It's expensive though.
All things considered I love the Note 4! My only gripes are root and the battery life on Lollipop. I can downgrade to KitKat to fix that but what's the use for temp root? Great phone tho a major improvement over the Note 2.
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I moved on to the LG G3. Seriously beautiful phone, great specs, and fairly easy to root and with bumped kernels it's like having the bootloader unlocked (even if it's not). So yes you can have CM/AOSP ROMs on the G3 easily.
This totally sucks. The Note 2 is one of the best phones ever created. It's a total shame to stop updating it. No real replacement exists.