I'm at the phone store and I'm looking at the Verizon note 2 for pageplus. Is it unlockable? I just want to make sure because I don't want to be stuck with safe strap again
brd912 said:
I'm at the phone store and I'm looking at the Verizon note 2 for pageplus. Is it unlockable? I just want to make sure because I don't want to be stuck with safe strap again
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If the Note 2 that you're considering purchasing has Android version 4.3 or 4.4.2 on it, there's no current do it yourself method to unlock the bootloader.... so you could only root and use safestrap.
Android 4.1.2 is the last Android version for the SCH-I605 that you can unlock the bootloader on.... so if the phone you're looking at has 4.1.2 or earlier on it, you can unlock the bootloader.
mattnmag said:
If the Note 2 that you're considering purchasing has Android version 4.3 or 4.4.2 on it, there's no current do it yourself method to unlock the bootloader.... so you could only root and use safestrap.
Android 4.1.2 is the last Android version for the SCH-I605 that you can unlock the bootloader on.... so if the phone you're looking at has 4.1.2 or earlier on it, you can unlock the bootloader.
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OK what about the sprint note 2? That's what I already have but didn't want to be stuck with 3G only.
Sorry, but I'm only familiar with the Verizon Note 2.
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I rooted my Verison Galaxy S4 before they updated the bootloader to ME7. If I wanted to unroot my phone can I follow the ME7 unroot instructions to update to Android 4.3 bypassing the update, or do I have to go back to what my phone was originally prior to updating?
thunderclap82 said:
I rooted my Verison Galaxy S4 before they updated the bootloader to ME7. If I wanted to unroot my phone can I follow the ME7 unroot instructions to update to Android 4.3 bypassing the update, or do I have to go back to what my phone was originally prior to updating?
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Just. Don't. Do. It.
You have MDK Lokied bootloader apparently. If you take Verizon update they will ruin that! Wait for developers to incorporate the best 4.3 features in custom roms.
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Does anyone know if there is going to be an upcoming update to the Casual software for unlocking bootloader on the newest firmware (MJ9) on the verizon galaxy note 2?
Or is there another tool for doing that?
I mistakenly did the OTA from verizon and I now I am unable to find a method for unlocking bootloader to install a custom recovery. Is safestrap possible for note 2?
thanks
jazz2311 said:
Does anyone know if there is going to be an upcoming update to the Casual software for unlocking bootloader on the newest firmware (MJ9) on the verizon galaxy note 2?
Or is there another tool for doing that?
I mistakenly did the OTA from verizon and I now I am unable to find a method for unlocking bootloader to install a custom recovery. Is safestrap possible for note 2?
thanks
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I shared your pain! This worked for me, Note II, MJ9
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
TX_Jax said:
I shared your pain! This worked for me, Note II, MJ9
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
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I agree it worked for rooting the device, but I still can't install custom recovery, which means the bootloader is still locked. Anyway to unlock that?
jazz2311 said:
I agree it worked for rooting the device, but I still can't install custom recovery, which means the bootloader is still locked. Anyway to unlock that?
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Yes that works for rooting and no there is no way to currently unlock the bootloader on the 4.3 OTA.
jcollier said:
Yes that works for rooting and no there is no way to currently unlock the bootloader on the 4.3 OTA.
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Anyone tried heimdall to install any custom recovery? It works for other devices to get cm installer, why not i605?
jazz2311 said:
Anyone tried heimdall to install any custom recovery? It works for other devices to get cm installer, why not i605?
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Locked bootloader
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app
Should I unroot first if I want to accept the 4.4.3 OTA update from Verizon?
My VZW Note 2 was rooted via Saferoot. Then I disabled SDM and FWupgrade by renaming them to *.bak.
I don't mind resetting everything to factory default. If I do that, should I unroot as well?
Thanks!
nope you shouldnt have to unroot. However, do understand that there is a chance that you cannot root in the future with 4.4 due to Knox 2.0. We just have to hope developers find a new way to root/unlock bootloader.
mushypizza said:
nope you shouldnt have to unroot. However, do understand that there is a chance that you cannot root in the future with 4.4 due to Knox 2.0. We just have to hope developers find a new way to root/unlock bootloader.
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Thanks! That exactly what confuses me right now.
If I don't unroot and turn on SDM/FWupgrade to allow 4.4.3 OTA update to
be installed on my rooted Note 2,will the rooting disappear afterwards?
(going back to rooted state by itself?)
Or will the Note 2 remain rooted?
Thanks!
youphone said:
Thanks! That exactly what confuses me right now.
If I don't unroot and turn on SDM/FWupgrade to allow 4.4.3 OTA update to
be installed on my rooted Note 2,will the rooting disappear afterwards?
(going back to rooted state by itself?)
Or will the Note 2 remain rooted?
Thanks!
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There is no 4.4.3 Ota. Only 4.4.2. And yes you will lose root. It's not currently rooted.
Never take the OTA's. Just wait for one of the ROM developers to make a ROM based on the OTA.
DreamFX said:
There is no 4.4.3 Ota. Only 4.4.2. And yes you will lose root. It's not currently rooted.
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yeah, I meant 4.4.2
If my Galaxy Note 2 is currently rooted, it will not lose root after 4.4.2 is installed. Is this correct?
coolpoete said:
Never take the OTA's. Just wait for one of the ROM developers to make a ROM based on the OTA.
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Is that even possible on a Verizon Galaxy Note 2 that came from Samsung with 4.3?
youphone said:
Is that even possible on a Verizon Galaxy Note 2 that came from Samsung with 4.3?
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Once you update using the OTA 4.4, you WILL LOSE root.
If your phone came with 4.3, then it is not possible to flash another rom since the bootloader is locked. Root is possible though.
mushypizza said:
Once you update using the OTA 4.4, you WILL LOSE root.
If your phone came with 4.3, then it is not possible to flash another rom since the bootloader is locked. Root is possible though.
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Actually it is still possible to flash custom roms with locked bootloader: safestrap.
Any developers working on VRUEMJ9 4.3 bootloader unlock? We have been waiting so long for this bootloader unlock so that we can use customrom.
If no one is working, then we can do OTA update to 4.4.2 VRUFND7.
kanthi1979 said:
Any developers working on VRUEMJ9 4.3 bootloader unlock? We have been waiting so long for this bootloader unlock so that we can use customrom.
If no one is working, then we can do OTA update to 4.4.2 VRUFND7.
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I doubt it. Old device.
if u need root dont update, just install safestrap and run a kit kat rom.
The dev's said it wasn't worth their time to work so hard on because it was extremely hard to get past the lock on the bootloader. Your best bet is using SafeStrap with MJ9, or waiting for the dev's to root android 4.4 on the Note 2.
EddieK23 said:
The dev's said it wasn't worth their time to work so hard on because it was extremely hard to get past the lock on the bootloader. Your best bet is using SafeStrap with MJ9, or waiting for the dev's to root android 4.4 on the Note 2.
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Thank you. I hope 4.4 bootloader can be unlocked sooner.
If I use safestrap with MJ9, I cannot install custom room, can I?
Bummer. RIP.
Dang. I just bought a used Note 2 with the MJ9 bootloader.. I have an old Motorola Droid Maxx with safestrap and I can run any rom I'd like on it.. SS on GN2 is still in early Alpha (with no signs of it being done anytime soon) and apparently you can only flash over the Stock slot and only TW roms.. Bummer.
I appreciate the devs for what they do. I just find it odd that Droid Maxx (from 2011) with safestrap works flawlessly with any roms. Their threads are filled with awesome ports of roms. Not the Note 2. Comes with the territory when you get into this kinda stuff.
GEOHOTZ YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE.
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-1605) that is running android 4.4.2. I am currently out of contract with Verizon and I would like to start installing custom roms on my device. However, the latest OTA update has my bootloader locked down like Fort Knox. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
Mkostial05 said:
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-1605) that is running android 4.4.2. I am currently out of contract with Verizon and I would like to start installing custom roms on my device. However, the latest OTA update has my bootloader locked down like Fort Knox. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
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You can use a method in the general section to get root, which isn't one click, but you have to unlock the bootloader to install custom recovery to flash roms which can't currently be done on 4.3 and up for this phone.
BluGuy said:
You can use a method in the general section to get root, which isn't one click, but you have to unlock the bootloader to install custom recovery to flash roms which can't currently be done on 4.3 and up for this phone.
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Ok. Cool. Hopefully, someone will find an exploit to get pass this bootloader soon.
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So I'm on 4.3 and rooted. Am I still unable to have a recovery? I'm having horrible Wi-Fi issues and i can't figure out why. So wanna go back to og Rom to process and eliminate
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