Who pays to root your phone - Off-topic

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Cheerio,
Or is it just simply for people who do not know anything about rooting trying to root
why root when you dont know ?
hmm
maybe just maybe

Well, if you are completely technologically illiterate, then paying $35 dollars is nothing compared to paying $500 to replace your device if you ruin it. Don't you agree?

agree brad

Brad387 said:
Well, if you are completely technologically illiterate, then paying $35 dollars is nothing compared to paying $500 to replace your device if you ruin it. Don't you agree?
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This is true; though if they're completely technologically illiterate, I'd wonder why they even want to root it. :highfive:
But anyways, I see ads on Craigslist here locally of people offering their services for rooting phones lol.

Anyone notice the reviews:
I Had Just Given Up On Rooting My New HTC Galaxy SII
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...pathetic.

Theonew said:
Anyone notice the reviews: ...pathetic.
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Lool
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Theonew said:
Anyone notice the reviews: ...pathetic.
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Totally missed this! I'd probably have trouble rooting an HTC Galaxy SII as well lol.

codycorexxx said:
This is true; though if they're completely technologically illiterate, I'd wonder why they even want to root it. :highfive:
But anyways, I see ads on Craigslist here locally of people offering their services for rooting phones lol.
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There is alot of reasons people would want their phone rooted even if they didn't know how to do it. Remove bloatware, speed up the UI, use incompatible apps...and alot more.
I do agree that you should do it yourself to know how to fix it if something goes wrong, but when it comes down to it, it is their phone and they can do with it as they please.
The same could be said for basically anything though. If you can't change your own oil, should you be driving a car?

lowandbehold said:
There is alot of reasons people would want their phone rooted even if they didn't know how to do it. Remove bloatware, speed up the UI, use incompatible apps...and alot more.
I do agree that you should do it yourself to know how to fix it if something goes wrong, but when it comes down to it, it is their phone and they can do with it as they please.
The same could be said for basically anything though. If you can't change your own oil, should you be driving a car?
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I agree with this. I cant root my phone (on my own). But I followed someone elses guide & was succesful. My GF has a wildfire S, & has constant problems with lack of memory. She cant root, or even follow a guide, but it needs doing to make the phone usable.

Guess it's a service they are providing but consumers might as well go on YouTube or Google and save yourselves $30. God knows how their software works. Good luck to them trying to explain to someone on how to unlock the HTC One X for example with their software.

Wow!
They've been featured on search engines, blogs and online encyclopedia that anyone can edit!
They must be legit!
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Lesicnik1 said:
Wow!
They've been featured on search engines, blogs and online encyclopedia that anyone can edit!
They must be legit!
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Next time I go to them!!!
Hahahaha..... LOL
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Doesn't even look like the spent $35 on site design.
Also from the first review it's clear thoose guys are geese, and I don't trust geese anywhere near my phone.

Thanks to your post I now have a good adBlocker
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Theonew said:
Anyone notice the reviews: ...pathetic.
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I'm guessing that the website is targeted at the 50-75 years old userbase.

with so many video tutorials out, its sooo easy to root youtube/xda are your friends :good:

The problem is, I know many friends who want to root their phone because they think it will magically make their phone better and faster...

jianC said:
The problem is, I know many friends who want to root their phone because they think it will magically make their phone better and faster...
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Lol you should explain to them that that's not how It works!
Rooting a phone Is a joke IMO, Who would pay $35? I mean If It were flashing ROM's and what not then I somewhat understand that as that's where the brick can happen but can you really brick doing a simple root that takes less then 5 minutes?

Jimbroski said:
Lol you should explain to them that that's not how It works!
Rooting a phone Is a joke IMO, Who would pay $35? I mean If It were flashing ROM's and what not then I somewhat understand that as that's where the brick can happen but can you really brick doing a simple root that takes less then 5 minutes?
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Umm no. You have far more of a chance bricking your phone during the root process than flashing a ROM. Rooting can involve unlocking bootloaders, changing bootloaders, using unsecure boot images, flashing unsecure kernels...all of which can brick a phone...even if doen correctly. Flashing a ROM, 99.99999% of the time will not brick your phone.

I think this is only for very noobs
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root before jailbreak?

hey i got a g1 and um im going to try to follow a rot video which lets me know to put in a flashrec.apk and a recovery image...so back up then apply imgage??? but one question....do i need to jailbreak my phone before i do the root process????
oh yeh coming from a cupcake build....
Dude go to androidandme.com under hacks and reconsider rooting till you know more.
no such thing as jailbreaking an android device. Thats for Apple only thing, Android doesnt limit you from doing what the device was made to do, only need to root to gain extra functionality.
I agree though, you sounds ill-informed of the risks and consequences of rooting your phone. Do some research, consider how you would feel w/ your G1 being as useful as a 'brick', and make an informed decision.....
please sorry for asking but can you guys help
okay this is what ive done...i use the flash rec apk and then backup and applied the ra recovery img. now i can go to the recovery mode...can i apply any rom not knowing the spl?...also one last question.... if i need to unroot do i do this by appliying the dreamin.img by pressing the end and camera then apply and this should unroot it right????
Have you tried searching or reading the stickies that other members took the time to make so that beginners would find them easier? I bet if you went through these stickies in the first place this thread wouldn't exist.
um for your information no smart ass....this is a q&a right...so thats what im doing right?so if u cant help out by properly answering my question then leave...
Wow... good luck, and good luck getting help.
Final thought, tell tmo that your phone messed up when it downloaded some OTA update.
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um for your information no smart ass....this is a q&a right...so thats what im doing right?so if u cant help out by properly answering my question then leave...
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LOL you sound so hardcore....
ok so tell me what jailbreaking is... im interested in hearing this. i was seriously just imagining to myself today morning what i would do if someone made a thread like this, but you caught me before i could think of an answer
youve seenthe complicated way of jailing breaking an iphone i presume. heres how complicated it is in android
open settings > applications > uncheck allow non-market apps > press yes
BAM YOUR GOOD TO GO!!!!! so tell me how rooting works out for ya
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Wow... good luck, and good luck getting help.
Final thought, tell tmo that your phone messed up when it downloaded some OTA update.
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hahaha good advice......pay attention here buddy
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um for your information no smart ass....this is a q&a right...so thats what im doing right?so if u cant help out by properly answering my question then leave...
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Wow do you really want to say that. If it wasn't first thing in the morning I'm sure I would have something good to say. Just give it time.
Supreme, this is right up your alley. I expect nothing but greatness.
Free thread till a mod deletes it (which it should be)?
s15274n said:
Supreme, this is right up your alley. I expect nothing but greatness.
Free thread till a mod deletes it (which it should be)?
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Yes I know. I just need some more coffee in me to get going. I'm draggin ass this morning.
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but really dude, learn to search and read some of the guides, all your questions have been answered 100 times over. you are not special and will not be getting any special help from anyone here on such a stupid question.
you should goto the tmobile store though and let them finish the rooting for you, they are professionals and will do a really good job, some of them are nice and won't charge you the $13.79 fee either.
crpercodani said:
but really dude, learn to search and read some of the guides, all your questions have been answered 100 times over. you are not special and will not be getting any special help from anyone here on such a stupid question.
you should goto the tmobile store though and let them finish the rooting for you, they are professionals and will do a really good job, some of them are nice and won't charge you the $13.79 fee either.
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$13.79. Those s.o.b.'s I had to pay them $54.99 for them to root mine.
i go much better things to spend my money on
this one is bound for lockage. i told you grizzy, its all about craigslist.....i got some real freaks on there and they barely legal man, some college freshman snatch.
damn it those tmobile hacks overcharged you!!! its all because of the giant huge EPIC FAILURE of sidekicks.
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wtf is that? a white flava flav?
ummm, i think so and this a

What happens without a phone?

Smartphones everywhere.
It seems people are busy with their phone.
People read newspapers on the bus before, but now they chat, browser news, play games via phones.
Then what happens without your phone, maybe just for a day?
(sorry for my pool english
Without phones = End of the World !
If I didn't have my phone I would prolly buy one Lmao.
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I'd be lost without my phone! I rely on my phone like a body part! Lol. I would be totally bored though without one :/
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This happenz....
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Bad Day
I feel naked as a jay bird without my phone. Kinda like the cigarette commercial I would have to re- learn how to do things without my phone
If I loose my phone I'll go suicide and haunt the place afterwards and everyone with a smartphone that passes by that place they will be dead when they're batteries get empty
I must be one of the people that really wouldn't mind. Yes, I do use my phone for a lot of things, but I will live without it. For music, I'd just have to get another device, or a Walkman (hey kids, remember the walkman? not the SE Phone line ;-) ), GPS, there are regular maps, and other stuff like that.
No Gingerbread for Desire!
Rather than starting a new thread...
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/commun...ead-for-desire-due-to-memory-issues-10022721/
"We're sorry to announce that we've been forced to accept there isn't enough memory to allow us both to bring Gingerbread and keep the HTC Sense experience on the HTC Desire," the team wrote. "We're sincerely sorry for the disappointment that this news may bring to some of you."
So it's ok for users to live with an outdated OS that has Kernel vulnerabilities, leaving them prone to attack vectors that have since been fixed...just as long as HTC can keep foisting software crippling bloatware down peoples throats.
Well done HTC! *Slow hand clap.
Edit: Quick 180 by HTC...
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2079205/htc-caves-gingerbread-demand
I fill naked without my phone
Any one else has this feeling too??
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I go on my computer.... VOIP, mofos.
@OP, we'd revert back to what we did last time. Talk face to face.
sakai4eva said:
@OP, we'd revert back to what we did last time. Talk face to face.
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And if the person you want to speak is in another city/country/continent you fly there?
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I normally stay Sunday without my HTC, at least half day, it´s healthy!
yangzii said:
Smartphones everywhere.
It seems people are busy with their phone.
People read newspapers on the bus before, but now they chat, browser news, play games via phones.
Then what happens without your phone, maybe just for a day?
(sorry for my pool english
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orb3000 said:
I normally stay Sunday without my HTC, at least half day, it´s healthy!
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that's it orb. Give us the good example
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I have been without my phone for about 16 hours now! I sat on it and completely bust the screen. Not having a phone is horrible, I feel like I have lost a limb. I just hope my insurance pays out even though my phone is rooted and has a custom ROM installed/
cjward23 said:
I have been without my phone for about 16 hours now! I sat on it and completely bust the screen. Not having a phone is horrible, I feel like I have lost a limb. I just hope my insurance pays out even though my phone is rooted and has a custom ROM installed/
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Insurance will pay it out, no problem. ROMs will only affect warranty.
sakai4eva said:
Insurance will pay it out, no problem. ROMs will only affect warranty.
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I figured as much. I'm kind of hoping they will just repair the screen and send my phone back to me as it was. But it does in the T&C's that they will update software to most recent version before sending the handset back. And I Can't be arsed to go through the hassle of rooting again.
cjward23 said:
I figured as much. I'm kind of hoping they will just repair the screen and send my phone back to me as it was. But it does in the T&C's that they will update software to most recent version before sending the handset back. And I Can't be arsed to go through the hassle of rooting again.
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Hmmm... no help there. I don't have a Desire Z, so IDK how touch it is to root. But Insurance will surely cover it.
sakai4eva said:
Hmmm... no help there. I don't have a Desire Z, so IDK how touch it is to root. But Insurance will surely cover it.
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Rooting is not to bad. But there is all ways that risk that you might do something wrong. I'll just have to wait and see what happens.
On a plus note one of my mates has just offered to lend me his galaxy tab whilst I'm without a phone
orb3000 said:
I normally stay Sunday without my HTC, at least half day, it´s healthy!
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orb really set a good example!
In fact, if it will not happen to me.
just buy another one, or lend from my brother, friend...

Gingerbread (July then October now it's in November)

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now, i really don't know what to say.. (
Should be in here but still, disappointing to say the least.
Cough cm7 cough
Really? Wow.. its true that LG sucks.. trade-in ur phone guys.. hehehehehehehehehehe..
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ghadap said:
Really? Wow.. its true that LG sucks.. trade-in ur phone guys.. hehehehehehehehehehe..
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Lol we already have reliable roms with everything working. Who cares
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Why are you asking when gingerbread for o2x? It's clear, it will be released the 12/21/2012
You know something Guys...We Have the Leaked Roms..why bother with Blaming LG for the Upgrade when we can actually see that they are really working on it..Slow No doubt but atleast they are working.Its not like anything will change with the official Launch.
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You know something Guys...We Have the Leaked Roms..why bother with Blaming LG for the Upgrade when we can actually see that they are really working on it..Slow No doubt but atleast they are working.Its not like anything will change with the official Launch.
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Why is it then, that the community can bring out a ROM and they can't? Do they have 1 monkey coding all of it? Their support is just below par and I am never buying a phone from them again.
totalvamp said:
Why is it then, that the community can bring out a ROM and they can't? Do they have 1 monkey coding all of it? Their support is just below par and I am never buying a phone from them again.
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I agree with that:Even i am not buying another LG...but i am just pointing out that GB is still available....leaked i agree..but available for download none the less...and its pointless to keep creating new topics with the Same Rants!!
Use a custom rom..
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Use a custom rom..
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Yea i agree, there are some good custom roms here, Modaco, topogigi, CM7 etc
Don't forget that a majority if people doesn't want to bother with root, CWM etc...
And many have also concerns with warranty and don't want to bother with Nvflash and so on...
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Don't forget that a majority if people doesn't want to bother with root, CWM etc...
And many have also concerns with warranty and don't want to bother with Nvflash and so on...
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exactly..
Now everyone here has probable a history with modding stuff and computers, but my mum who has this phone doesn't. How would she be able to use this phone normally when it keeps rebooting and stuff(which it did on stock).
totalvamp said:
exactly..
Now everyone here has probable a history with modding stuff and computers, but my mum who has this phone doesn't. How would she be able to use this phone normally when it keeps rebooting and stuff(which it did on stock).
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That is true...but not everyone is facing random reboots.
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That is true...but not everyone is facing random reboots.
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Which is a weird thing considering the hardware should be the same
Food for thought
Why should we root our phone, void our warranty when it is clearly LG responsibility to resolve them?
Worst support I ever encounter! I will never get another LG fone
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I hate it when people are ranting stuff. SE's X10 is stuck with the 2.1 within years. Motorola's Atrix just got it's GB. Not too late for the LG. Samsung's also bombed by rants on discontinuing updates on it's Galaxy Spica. Nokia's symbian line is nearly dead.
But luckily we have lots of talented devs out there all working for free. And all I hear are freaking rants/hate or whatever they forgot to fix.
Go back to the stone age. The stones are final, no bugs attached.

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LancerV said:
I like beer
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What's you're favorite pilsner?
I have to say I like the g4 more than the s6 edge and nexus 6. But for some reason I still like using an lg l90 randomly. Go figure. But i cant wait for my extra battery, then im gonna binge watch twitch/youtube/netflix just whatever.
Hey guys, can anyone recommend an app so I can monitor my temperature on my phone? I've seen other people posting temps and stuff and I can't find a reliable one.
I wrote this a few years ago over on andoid forums when I owned the Lg motion 4g. Thought I'd share here to lighten the mood a little.. Hope y'all get a decent laugh..
"I just wrote this in hopes to lighten the mood around here and give y'all a good laugh from some of the things you read around the forum.. Hope it works
Up on this forum, trying to cure my late night boredom, so I get to explorin. I got a few questions so I implore em, I'm a noob here and I feel like my inquiries you ignore em. I'm sick of people on here being rude, always catching an attitude, cause I don't know how to root.. or why my phone won't boot. There's a search button put it to use. Damn I'm bricked? What the heck is that s***? I was just trying to load a custom rom, now my phone's surrendered like Saddam, it's just flashing here like a bomb, please someone tell me what is going on??"
That was awesome and pretty much sums up the forums nicely ?
Hey guys looking for great things from this phone, swore I would never buy another LG phone after my G2X experience but it was time for a new phone and this seemed to be the best out of my options between the M9 and S6.
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I wrote this a few years ago over on andoid forums when I owned the Lg motion 4g. Thought I'd share here to lighten the mood a little.. Hope y'all get a decent laugh..
"I just wrote this in hopes to lighten the mood around here and give y'all a good laugh from some of the things you read around the forum.. Hope it works
Up on this forum, trying to cure my late night boredom, so I get to explorin. I got a few questions so I implore em, I'm a noob here and I feel like my inquiries you ignore em. I'm sick of people on here being rude, always catching an attitude, cause I don't know how to root.. or why my phone won't boot. There's a search button put it to use. Damn I'm bricked? What the heck is that s***? I was just trying to load a custom rom, now my phone's surrendered like Saddam, it's just flashing here like a bomb, please someone tell me what is going on??"
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Yup agree with what you went on to say
Oh and just so I'm not misunderstood here... This isn't how I feel at all, this is what you see people saying on here a lot in the threads. It's about the battle between new people and veterans. I was just bored and made a rhyme about it... Its all in jest no harm or puns intended.
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New peeps I equate to a lamb which stumbles into a cage of hungry lions. If only the lamb could have read the sign that said, do not feed the lions
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TonyStark said:
Yup agree with what you went on to say
New peeps I equate to a lamb which stumbles into a cage of hungry lions. If only the lamb could have read the sign that said, do not feed the lions
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You're talented to find that so quickly.
Jessooca said:
If there is anyone who is willing to trade their 128GB MicroSD they have from the Tmobile Promo, I am looking to trade my entire Sprint kit (still unopened) for your 128GB microSD. I don't care for the extra battery, charging dock or the 32GB MicroSD. I need the larger SD and figured I'd trade my kit for your SD card or I may just go buy one. If you're interested PM me!
-JESSICA
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Please do not continue this discussion here. If there is any interest by anybody please use PM or gmail.
No selling or trading in XDA:good:
Has anyone even gotten their sd card? Mine was approved like 3 weeks ago and still nothing..
Swizzle82 said:
Has anyone even gotten their sd card? Mine was approved like 3 weeks ago and still nothing..
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Same here. Still the waiting game on the 128 from T-Mob.
Same here already received my charger and 32gb. card but nothing on 128gb. which requested on 6/5/2015
Does any of the T-Mobile devices have the default internet browser? I am using the preview device, which has the same model number, but I think its missing a few apps, and I have a couple added ones also, like Extended Media Player(no idea what it does and havent gotten it to work). But I am really trying to get the default browser on this device
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Does any of the T-Mobile devices have the default internet browser? I am using the preview device, which has the same model number, but I think its missing a few apps, and I have a couple added ones also, like Extended Media Player(no idea what it does and havent gotten it to work). But I am really trying to get the default browser on this device
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Default is integrated into Chrome..
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Default is integrated into Chrome..
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Ahh boo to that, I liked having them separate, default launches the internal video player when watching a movie, which allows for easier streaming. Now I have to download movies
Anyone else find xda on chrome unbearable? The ads are so much that I can't even view a page without it redirecting me to google play. It's pretty much unusable. Can't wait for root for this very reason alone.

Any chance of root being patched on non-exploding Note 7 2.0?

I'm waiting for the new batch of Notes to arrive and got me wondering if Samsung might or could do something to stop root. It doesn't seem like they could or really have the time to worry about it with all the problems currently. Also, with a bit of a bad stigma, do you think they will sweeten any deals to get people to buy these former bombs. Personally I love that Samsung is taking a hit and getting knocked down a peg. I still love these phone but all of the sudden the 1% rooting community has a little bigger effect on sales.
That tiny routing community... against the fees they can make from Samsung Pay. Think about it.
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There are August and September Android security patches that the Note 7 didn't get. Anyone short of a Samsung project engineer that thinks they can answer that question is probably full of it.
I think a lot would have to change to make the kernel leak not work. And yes , I don't think Samsung will care about us tweakers still but I still like war ching Samsung squirm just a little.
I think the real question is will Samsung be updating this phone at all or will it become the unwanted step child
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I think the real question is will Samsung be updating this phone at all or will it become the unwanted step child
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We were promised Nougat. Samsung has pissed enough people off with the battery issue. Let them deny us that.
douger1957 said:
We were promised Nougat. Samsung has pissed enough people off with the battery issue. Let them deny us that.
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Yes we were promised before the end of the year.
This is what I want to know before returning my loaner. Ive been hearing mixed things.
thegameksk said:
This is what I want to know before returning my loaner. Ive been hearing mixed things.
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Root is working with replacement. I used jovys method and everything went smooth
dagod80 said:
Root is working with replacement. I used jovys method and everything went smooth
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Is that the one off the leaked sprint firmware? Can you link to the thread?
dagod80 said:
Root is working with replacement. I used jovys method and everything went smooth
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is that also after the update that makes the battery bar green instead of white
chocolatet said:
is that also after the update that makes the battery bar green instead of white
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No I haven't took the update. I'll let somebody else be brave and try that one. Hopefully jovy puts out an updated rom with the new firmware.
The new update is not rootable and you won't be able to go back to PGC if you take the update. If you really want root i advise you to NOT let the rep power on/ setup your phone.....it will likely grab the update and you'll be doomed. Best practice: Do not place sim in device OR connect to wifi Until you have root.
louforgiveno said:
The new update is not rootable and you won't be able to go back to PGC if you take the update. If you really want root i advise you to NOT let the rep power on/ setup your phone.....it will likely grab the update and you'll be doomed. Best practice: Do not place sim in device OR connect to wifi Until you have root.
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A little extreme lol... The update is 400mb so on LTE that will still take a bit to download, which you have the option to pause for quite a while (this is what I did while I rooted it). You just need to pay attention to the phone.
merak69 said:
A little extreme lol... The update is 400mb so on LTE that will still take a bit to download, which you have the option to pause for quite a while (this is what I did while I rooted it). You just need to pay attention to the phone.
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Tell that to the people that got the update without knowing it....and the others that think their phone shipped already updated because it happened so quickly. I'd rather be safe than sorry....ymmv
***Also "will take a bit to download" ?? ROFL
I see speeds of 25-65 Mbps @ 65Mbps the file takes about 45 seconds to download fyi...
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My replacement phone was downloading it real fast, but it let me pause it and then I rooted it before it applied it.
kaboomx said:
My replacement phone was downloading it real fast, but it let me pause it and then I rooted it before it applied it.
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Did u root it with the sprint software. If i root will i losr samsung pay?
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soulja4187 said:
Did u root it with the sprint software. If i root will i losr samsung pay?
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Yup you'll lose Samsung Pay, Secure Folder and SHealth (if you update SHealth after rooting)

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