Just wondering because I'd like to root my Verizon Samsung S4 Lollipop.
Ayy_lmao said:
Just wondering because I'd like to root my Verizon Samsung S4 Lollipop.
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Absolutely no clue as of yet. Keep an eye on the forums. As soon as root is attained I am sure someone will put it up quickly.
Illogi.xbone said:
Absolutely no clue as of yet. Keep an eye on the forums. As soon as root is attained I am sure someone will put it up quickly.
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Thank you so much! I just find it unfair that Verizon has to make it a pain in the ass to unlock Verizon phones.
Ayy_lmao said:
Thank you so much! I just find it unfair that Verizon has to make it a pain in the ass to unlock Verizon phones.
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Agreed. I wonder if flashing a custom rom on an international to unlock the VZW bands, if possible, then using a dummy imei to swap it with a vzw imei would work.
Illogi.xbone said:
Agreed. I wonder if flashing a custom rom on an international to unlock the VZW bands, if possible, then using a dummy imei to swap it with a vzw imei would work.
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Hmmm, maybe.
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Hmmm, maybe.
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Just a thought. I don't know if they even include the bands needed in international variants, although why not?
Illogi.xbone said:
Just a thought. I don't know if they even include the bands needed in international variants, although why not?
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Yeah idk
If gaining root were as easy as changing apn settings, the bootloader would b unlocked probably. The issue is partly HARDWARE related. Different carriers ship their devices with slightly different components on the board. That's why when u take the battery out, u see carrier branded stickers and printing. And, the key needed to unlock the bootloader is encrypted in a way that attempting to crack it will result in the device not even booting due to the fact that certain security checks are performed in an order that depends on the previous checks in the boot sequence to be valid before moving on to the next check. So...If you're not already rooted...pray. That's all u can do.
The phone is far from a flagship device. I think the expectation is that most people are moving on to newer devices this year. Personally, I'm not liking the trend of single body phones with "premium materials" very much so I'll wait to see what else is it there.
Such a shame that VZ took this direction with their business instead of embracing the dev community.
Ayy_lmao said:
Just wondering because I'd like to root my Verizon Samsung S4 Lollipop.
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What?
Finding a root exploit to a locked down device is not the same as a road trip to New Jersey! You cannot ask "Are we there yet!"
Everyone knows at exactly the same time..when it is discovered, tested and released.
There's a new version of towel root. In the Verizon general thread if anyone wants to try i just seen it.
dgutierrez04 said:
There's a new version of towel root. In the Verizon general thread if anyone wants to try i just seen it.
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It does not work. And it's a modded version of v3.
Ayy_lmao said:
Just wondering because I'd like to root my Verizon Samsung S4 Lollipop.
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Root is currently scheduled for delivery on September 23, 2015, at 6:43 PM BST. HTH! HAND!
dgutierrez04 said:
There's a new version of towel root. In the Verizon general thread if anyone wants to try i just seen it.
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Just tried it... No joy. ?
mike.s said:
Root is currently scheduled for delivery on September 23, 2015, at 6:43 PM BST. HTH! HAND!
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Funny!
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i tried many things on my 545 with lollipop never succes ,can any of you help me to rrot verzion s4
Ngadhnjim said:
i tried many things on my 545 with lollipop never succes ,can any of you help me to rrot verzion s4
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Follow the root guide in the general section
I wonder if these mdk s4's are still worth anything?
Hmm.. On swappa maybe $10-20 more than a regular s4.
Can't even find any on ebay. Guess this phone has truly reach EOL.
How do they even get away with this without class action LS.. probably because too may people like me buying before they take the time to work out that they're selling gizmos loaded with bloatware, boobytrapped to keep it that way.
gpz1100 said:
I wonder if these mdk s4's are still worth anything?
Hmm.. On swappa maybe $10-20 more than a regular s4.
Can't even find any on ebay. Guess this phone has truly reach EOL.
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You *can* root the s4 i454 on lollipop. Use kingroot.apk and switch to SuperSU. Google that... It takes a few steps (on the switch)
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Hi, I’m Christina, and I’ll be glad to assist you today. I understand how important it is for your device to function properly. HTC does not support leaked versions of the ROMS because of this we are unsure whether you will be able to install the new version of the ROM. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Thank you for contacting HTC America Technical Support.
I hate how stupid HTC reps think people are. I sent three emails to finally get a somewhat decent response.
Now that it is quite humerous.... Thank you for that, I needed a laugh. BTW, why are you so worried about getting the OTA? The leaked v3 is very identical to the OTA.... just download that instead...
andrew8806 said:
Now that it is quite humerous.... Thank you for that, I needed a laugh. BTW, why are you so worried about getting the OTA? The leaked v3 is very identical to the OTA.... just download that instead...
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Yeah I've done that but I wanted root haha. No big deal, I'm fixing on swapping in my phone soon anyway.
Nikolai2.1 said:
Yeah I've done that but I wanted root haha. No big deal, I'm fixing on swapping in my phone soon anyway.
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Just remember this in the future: Patience is key if you want root.
Nikolai2.1 said:
Yeah I've done that but I wanted root haha. No big deal, I'm fixing on swapping in my phone soon anyway.
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The ota wouldn't get you root anyway. The hboot image isn't updated by the ota so you would still be in the exact same spot you are right now.
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The ota wouldn't get you root anyway. The hboot image isn't updated by the ota so you would still be in the exact same spot you are right now.
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But if he got a new phone he will still either be able to OTA or root....
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Just remember this in the future: Patience is key if you want root.
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Yeah i've learned that now. I think if i end up getting a replacement im not gonna update or root for a while and see how development goes for a while
Nikolai2.1 said:
Yeah i've learned that now. I think if i end up getting a replacement im not gonna update or root for a while and see how development goes for a while
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SUGGESTION BOX []`-_ not sure what you mean by "see how development goes" ...but rooting is your best friend... 3 letter acronym EMA
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SUGGESTION BOX []`-_ not sure what you mean by "see how development goes" ...but rooting is your best friend... 3 letter acronym EMA
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haha like i mean see if anything new comes up by the time i get around to doing whatever i want to my phone. maybe if im patient then something bigger will happen
Well, the only development to come to the eris for a while is going to be new roms. root for leakers is still not here yet, and from what ive seen wont be for a bit. We already have root. and the Eris Master App makes it super simple. just get a new phone and root it. with root, you can install roms that have OTA included, plus better themes, and can do a lot more than with just 1.5 or 2.1 non root.
Just curious, how many developers are working on root for leakers?
According to VZW support's twitter account (http://twitter.com/vzwsupport), "@jfkerekes Yes, leakers should receive the OTA by 5/24. Manual download is not available. *NK"
Swapping out Eris
Nikolai2.1 said:
Yeah I've done that but I wanted root haha. No big deal, I'm fixing on swapping in my phone soon anyway.
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Im thinking of doing the same. I also want to Root and see going to Verizon and swapping phones. Anybody have the best excuse to use to get them to swap out your phone?
nindoja said:
According to VZW support's twitter account (http://twitter.com/vzwsupport), "@jfkerekes Yes, leakers should receive the OTA by 5/24. Manual download is not available. *NK"
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Verizon reps are stupid as hell and dont know what theyre talking about most of the time.
HTC is the source and they know everything but just arent happy to share until bugged 24/7.
Does anyone have any kind of idea when samsung is going to release the fix in the U.S?
My return period is quickly closing, so need to know if this is actually going to happen within the coming weeks/month.
I've emailed samsung and they keep giving me the same generic response.
Why does it matter? We have a fix for it so Im not sure what your dilemma is? This is a developer site, look here for your support, not Samsung or the carrier.
droidstyle said:
Why does it matter? We have a fix for it so Im not sure what your dilemma is? This is a developer site, look here for your support, not Samsung or the carrier.
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Exactly. No need to freak out and return this awesome phone.
Whenever they create an update that is approved by the carriers. Being on VZW, we'll probably see it in March or April. I'd guess it will be a toss up between AT&T and VZW on who will be the last to have it patched.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2093465 this kernel has the fix built into it if you are using a stock based rom.
Will admit it was stupid of me to ask here as I'm not rooted or unlocked :silly:
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Will admit it was stupid of me to ask here as I'm not rooted or unlocked :silly:
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You're the most vulnerable then
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Hello everYone! I'm a bit late to the party and have the latest update. I know towel root no longer works. But in was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of how to root the newest update. Thanks ahead of time.
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Hello everYone! I'm a bit late to the party and have the latest update. I know towel root no longer works. But in was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of how to root the newest update. Thanks ahead of time.
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Use CF auto root. The same way it was done before towel root will still work, but it'll trip knox. Not that tmobile cares.
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Use CF auto root. The same way it was done before towel root will still work, but it'll trip knox. Not that tmobile cares.
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Wouldn't t-mobile care if I attempt to turn in my knox-tripped phone for a JUMP upgrade? Seriously this is what has kept me with an unmodified ROM that I have only rooted via towelroot. If you know this is not an issue with t-mobile's policies, I'd love to know more.
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Wouldn't t-mobile care if I attempt to turn in my knox-tripped phone for a JUMP upgrade? Seriously this is what has kept me with an unmodified ROM that I have only rooted via towelroot. If you know this is not an issue with t-mobile's policies, I'd love to know more.
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I've done it before (twice) and they didn't care at two different stores. Now, I'm not saying that they won't check for you 100%, but other members and I have had the same experience with tmobile....they really don't care.
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I've done it before (twice) and they didn't care at two different stores. Now, I'm not saying that they won't check for you 100%, but other members and I have had the same experience with tmobile....they really don't care.
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Thanks @aooga!
I worked on my Google prowess and found some great examples of other users experiences. This post was IMO the most telling. Looks like I'm going to be really busy this weekend
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Thanks @aooga!
I worked on my Google prowess and found some great examples of other users experiences. This post was IMO the most telling. Looks like I'm going to be really busy this weekend
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There's the post I was trying to find!
Yup...have fun flashing roms. With CM11 "lag" isn't in the dictionary anymore.
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I've done it before (twice) and they didn't care at two different stores. Now, I'm not saying that they won't check for you 100%, but other members and I have had the same experience with tmobile....they really don't care.
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Same here. . . I actually walked in with the rooted version to watch how the checked the phone . . . after they said i could JUMP . . . i went back to my truck, plugged the NOTE 3 up to my laptop and ODIN it back to factory . . . picked up the replacement . . . and the rest is mystory . . . not his :angel:
I have a MAC so the only way for me to root is through towel root. I'm on NG4 but it won't let me root through Towel Root. What is a way I can root?
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Thanks @aooga!
I worked on my Google prowess and found some great examples of other users experiences. This post was IMO the most telling. Looks like I'm going to be really busy this weekend
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Glad I saw this thread and the one you linked. I definitely feel much better about flashing something custom now.
because emails are not shown in total - when can we hope to see the root ?
Is that achievable with Tizen on Verizon?
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Is that achievable with Tizen on Verizon?
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IIRC it was achieved with the gear 1 & 2.. Not a whole lot of options but hopefully achievable with the S. Check those forums for more info
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because emails are not shown in total - when can we hope to see the root ?
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Yes root is possible but you can't shange much on Tizen the email issue you would have to root your phone to the latest email. not GS it pulls from your phone. Root for GS will give us little things like custom ringtones some color fonts ect. But yes root has been done on Gear 2 and gear 1 (android)
And some peoples emails are fine it depends on your carrier
This will be my favorite thread. Lol
I'm sure we will get it. May take a little time. But don't think it will be far off from Gear 2.
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Tahde said:
This will be my favorite thread. Lol
I'm sure we will get it. May take a little time. But don't think it will be far off from Gear 2.
Sent from my SM-N910P
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Agreed I wonder who the DEVS are for the Gear S not much talk in the development section.
How successful have devs been in rooting Tizen watches?
ronaldheld said:
How successful have devs been in rooting Tizen watches?
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making progress
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-2/development
Gear S Stock Firmwares Make Rooting Fun ...
So, the stock firmwares are available for the SM-R750/R750B(Brazil)/R750D(DoCoMo/Japan)/R750J (KDD/Japan)/R750T (T-Mobile USA)/R750W (Canada/Peru/other randoms).
I don't see anything from AT&T though (SM-R750A) which is what I have. I'm not going to be able to do anything to it, like trying for Root, until stock firmware is available ... Has anyone with one of the above models been working on making any progress?
I'm downloading the T-Mobile firmware to bust it open and see what's in there.
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So, the stock firmwares are available for the SM-R750/R750B(Brazil)/R750D(DoCoMo/Japan)/R750J (KDD/Japan)/R750T (T-Mobile USA)/R750W (Canada/Peru/other randoms).
I don't see anything from AT&T though (SM-R750A) which is what I have. I'm not going to be able to do anything to it, like trying for Root, until stock firmware is available ... Has anyone with one of the above models been working on making any progress?
I'm downloading the T-Mobile firmware to bust it open and see what's in there.
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Where are you downloading from? Whatever links I find are ads and bs, and Samsung updates is just more ads when you click on the DL link and t-mobile version is not on samobile yet.
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Where are you downloading from? Whatever links I find are ads and bs, and Samsung updates is just more ads when you click on the DL link and t-mobile version is not on samobile yet.
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I downloaded T-Mobile (SM-R750T) from Samsung Updates. Not sure I am allowed to link to it but they have all of the ones available except AT&T (SM-R750A) which I just don't understand! Anyway I haven't had a lot of time to pick apart the .img files because I had to get my VMWare up and running so I could install Yaffers blah blah blah.
No stock firmware from Verizon?
Oh yeah!!! I'm sorry I forgot. No stock for Verizon or Sprint either. T-Mobile only. So ... Until that happens ... Be careful!!!
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No stock firmware from Verizon?
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Ask for it from Sammobile.com. That's how I got AT&T's.
I don't think root is going to happen for this device at least not from XDA users. People are just into watch faces right now which is fine but no one is modding.
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I was just wondering why all the other phones have roots except for the Galaxies?
Some say it is because the providers are locking the bootloader. The question is; are those providers locking the Galaxy bootloader only?
Does anyone think this will make people move from Galaxy to other [rootable] models?
Honestly, this is the first Samsung phone in where I don't think you need root. They allow themes, it's awesome on battery, runs really smoothly, and offers a ton of features that work well. The only reason I ever modded my phone was to increase the longevity and add to it's features... something I haven't really needed on this phone. So I doubt it. I hope they come out with Oreo soon...
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I was just wondering why all the other phones have roots except for the Galaxies?
Some say it is because the providers are locking the bootloader. The question is; are those providers locking the Galaxy bootloader only?
Does anyone think this will make people move from Galaxy to other [rootable] models?
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Just FYI but if you did a search here on XDA you'd discover that the Snapdragon S8 has had root for a few months now. It's doubtful that we'll see an unlocked bootloader though. Search is your friend!
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Just FYI but if you did a search here on XDA you'd discover that the Snapdragon S8 has had root for a few months now. It's doubtful that we'll see an unlocked bootloader though. Search is your friend!
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Thanks for the input. I saw the root, however, I'm debating whether to root or not. The version listed there is older than what we have. And, like Mr. eatmeimadanish mentioned I haven't had a need for rooting so far. It's just I miss the nice ROMs that different people were putting up with so many more tweaks and stuff. And, there are some applications that work on rooted phones, which I'm unable to use anymore.
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Thanks for the input. I saw the root, however, I'm debating whether to root or not. The version listed there is older than what we have. And, like Mr. eatmeimadanish mentioned I haven't had a need for rooting so far. It's just I miss the nice ROMs that different people were putting up with so many more tweaks and stuff. And, there are some applications that work on rooted phones, which I'm unable to use anymore.
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I haven't rooted either. I'm happy with my S8+ as is. Besides, I use Samsung Pay all the time. Also, without an unlocked bootloader there won't be any custom roms.
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I haven't rooted either. I'm happy with my S8+ as is. Besides, I use Samsung Pay all the time. Also, without an unlocked bootloader there won't be any custom roms.
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Ramer, is there a root for the US versions? Sprint?
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Ramer, is there a root for the US versions? Sprint?
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Yes there is. I'm sure if you search here in xda you should find it.
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Yes there is. I'm sure if you search here in xda you should find it.
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I did do a search, but couldn't find something specific to Rooting...
But also....this will be an unlocked bootloader so no custom Roms
Was the Galaxy S5 the same? Cant remember if it had an unlocked BL
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I did do a search, but couldn't find something specific to Rooting...
But also....this will be an unlocked bootloader so no custom Roms
Was the Galaxy S5 the same? Cant remember if it had an unlocked BL
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1) S8 Snapdragon root . It looks like it's been cleaned up quite a bit since the last time I saw it. Keep in mind, it's not the easy process that we used to have, so read, read and then read again. I personally have not done it as I'm happy with my S8+ as is.
2) Correct, no unlocked bootloader = No custom ROMs.
3) No, the S5 bootloader was unlocked, which is why we had some great Roms. I miss MOAR, but life changes, I've moved on.
Off the topic but, I remember u Ramer from the S5 MOAR thread. I had that rom on my s5 also. I love my s8+ as well.
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I did do a search, but couldn't find something specific to Rooting...
But also....this will be an unlocked bootloader so no custom Roms
Was the Galaxy S5 the same? Cant remember if it had an unlocked BL
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I saw the rooting thread, and even downloaded the files. But I'm hesitating if I should root or not. The thread is closed, which means it's not keeping up with the updates. Although, we all say we're happy with the phone as is. But, are we really?
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I saw the rooting thread, and even downloaded the files. But I'm hesitating if I should root or not. The thread is closed, which means it's not keeping up with the updates. Although, we all say we're happy with the phone as is. But, are we really?
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Nope Not Happy At all. I Want 3minit BatteryMod!!
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