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New droid owner

Ok Ive been a long time iphone owner since they came out and ive never owned an android product. Im tired of the crappy service I get with att anywhere outside of large cities and the iphone in general so me and my wife are switching over to verizon. We both ordered the droid x two days ago and somehow we are getting them tomarrow despite the aug 4th ship date that they said. The more I review about android OS and the droid x the more I think I will love it compared to the iphone. My question is which meathod of rooting should I take. Ive never rooted before of course so should I use the one click method or the list of instructions method. Im real tech savvy so if the list instructions way to root it is the best im comfortable with that. My next questions is on updates. Do i need to have the phone unrooted everytime that I preform an update or is that unnessisary? Also if I delete or rename some basic bloat ware do I need to make sure it is all back the same before I update? Thanks for any help and I look forward to be on the droid side

Ok i have my phone. Any answers to my post? Is this the wrong site to be asking this?
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I rooted mine using better terminal emulator right on my phone. Took all of 15 mins maybe. I've never done the one click thing but have heard great things about it. I guess its really what you're comfortable with. Just make sure you take your time and don't miss any steps!
Good luck & welcome to DROID!
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Thanks for your reply. If i root now will it conflict with future updates?
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It shouldn't. At least it hasn't yet. Just be careful with what bloat you delete. Make sure you keep anything that is blur related and verizons backup assistant. Its been said you will brick if you delete any of those.
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I've rooted several phones and the one click was so easy. Once I extracted the files & installed the drivers it took less than a minute.
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+1 for the one-click method!! it worked flawlessly!

How do i get my sims 3 back

I think lots of people asked this already but i have no idea how to get my sism 3 back i flashed a bunch of rims here and when i decided to play sims 3 it was gone lol could anyone help me out??
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Acid_Wir3 said:
I think lots of people asked this already but i have no idea how to get my sism 3 back i flashed a bunch of rims here and when i decided to play sims 3 it was gone lol could anyone help me out??
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Flash back to stock, take it to tmo and ask for sims 3 say the games were not there. since they don't know how to get the games back at the tmo store, they'll probably give you another new phone. LOL

trashcan said:
Flash back to stock, take it to tmo and ask for sims 3 say the games were not there. since they don't know how to get the games back at the tmo store, they'll probably give you another new phone. LOL
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Lol that's a good evil plan
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I'm actually wondering about this, too. I tried restoring the game from Titanium, but it never reappears.
If we could find a ROM that it's included in we could probably yoink it from there. Idk which or where to find that off hand.

trashcan said:
Flash back to stock, take it to tmo and ask for sims 3 say the games were not there. since they don't know how to get the games back at the tmo store, they'll probably give you another new phone. LOL
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But do they change it only in 7/14 days period?

trashcan said:
Flash back to stock, take it to tmo and ask for sims 3 say the games were not there. since they don't know how to get the games back at the tmo store, they'll probably give you another new phone. LOL
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No reason to do that. The data gets wiped when you use odin to repartition. I have a .apk to get it back but you will have to pm me. Not sure if it's against forum rules to post here

Acid_Wir3 said:
I think lots of people asked this already but i have no idea how to get my sism 3 back i flashed a bunch of rims here and when i decided to play sims 3 it was gone lol could anyone help me out??
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I feel your pain with this problem my friend... as I had the exact same problem myself and couldn't find anybody to help me! Luckily I was able to figure it with a little help from one of the forum members. Here are the steps, it's EASY!
If you have a backup of the application from titanium backup, restore it. Yes, I know it doesn't restore the launcher for the program. We'll fix that.
Next shoot the file I've attached to somewhere on your internal SDCARD.
Download App Monster and install the .apk file for the launcher. You can also try running adb install, however depending what ROM your running that might not work. App Monster makes it relatively painless, and it's free from the market.
Viola! The Sims 3 game is reinstalled!
Hopefully you have a backup of the game. I've got the full .apk file for it, however I'm hesitant to upload it on any threads for obvious reasons.
And like previously mentioned, you can also just restore to stock ROM and all will be right as rain.
Hope this helps!

just google "The Sims 3.apk"

Will these methods work for getting sims 3 and the office suite on a custom rom if I backup with titanium first? since they are part of my phone package I would hate to lose them.
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Tpavey said:
Will these methods work for getting sims 3 and the office suite on a custom rom if I backup with titanium first? since they are part of my phone package I would hate to lose them.
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Should work, you just need to find the correct .apk packages that launch the apps. I know quite a few people who have restored the think free office stuff that comes stock on the phone with no problems.

Btw thanks
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[Q] Can a Nandroid backup be shared between 2 10.1 tablets

If I need to swap out my retail 10.1 can I load a Nandroid backup from the original one on it (after installing CWM)?

I think you can. Haven't tried it myself but I don't see why not.

I thought maybe there was some kind a special "key" for each one and since the nandroid is an image it might be a problem.

DONT DO IT! I had a nandroid of my Incredible on a SD CARD, phone broke so I loaded it onto a new one and BRICKED the new one!

If the hardware is the same then yes. I've shared nandroids between a bunch of nexus ones and nexus s with no problem.
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DroidHam said:
DONT DO IT! I had a nandroid of my Incredible on a SD CARD, phone broke so I loaded it onto a new one and BRICKED the new one!
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dinan said:
If the hardware is the same then yes. I've shared nandroids between a bunch of nexus ones and nexus s with no problem.
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Damned multi-quote has NEVER worked on XDA.
Anyway, seems we have a difference of opinion.

Lol just tellin ya wat happened to me
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I can understand a phone could possibly have slightly different hardware so that might be it.

Newley rooted phone user

Just want to say thanks to all the support here I rooted my evo it wasnt as hard as I thought it was going to be but it did take a lot of reading and a friend of mine at work telling me how easy it was. I was nervous but now I wish I would of done it sooner.!!!

Glad everything went successful. Welcome to the rooted world!
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Cool, now click the link to my guide and read up on what to do next

Had a mishap Saturday when I partitoned my SD card bout had a heart attack! Got recovered from that now I'm not nervous to try anything on my EVO!

That's normal, to be scared, partition takes some time to do its thing.. The one thing I have learned, is to never look at the clock when flashing.. Here are some tips, use armon-ra, partition, and flash Team Nocturnal shooter E3D port. It's amazing. Go to teamnocturnal.com and follow all the steps. GruesomeWolf has done an amazing job.
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I told you, read my guide. All is explained in detail

Have you attempted to flash anything?
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I read your guide great info
Yes I have flashed several roms

What's the best way to back up data do when I flash a new ROM it don't take so long to reinstall all my apps and contacts
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nunk74 said:
What's the best way to back up data do when I flash a new ROM it don't take so long to reinstall all my apps and contacts
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For contacts you can sync them to your gmail so when you sign in you get your contacts not sure about apps tho
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I do sync to gmail but somehow I always end up with multiple on some contacts. I use my backup pro also but don't restore my contacts from it just data call logs etc.
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Read my guide in this forum.it'll teach you all you need to know
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Use titanium backup to backup all your apps. It also keeps the app data so you don't loose progress in games.
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evo4gnoob said:
For contacts you can sync them to your gmail so when you sign in you get your contacts not sure about apps tho
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How are you saying your not sure about apps, you know all the solutions to back-up apps.
I think you may be lazy.
I usually used Titanium backup, but have started using ROM Toolbox to backup my apps, I ended up purchasing the pro version also, I think its worth it.
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POST 420!! I need to spark this now that I noticed.

oOflyeyesOo said:
How are you saying your not sure about apps, you know all the solutions to back-up apps.
I think you may be lazy.
I usually used Titanium backup, but have started using ROM Toolbox to backup my apps, I ended up purchasing the pro version also, I think its worth it.
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my backups in titanium have been the same for months all i do is update them to latest versions to replace the old ones

evo4gnoob said:
my backups in titanium have been the same for months all i do is update them to latest versions to replace the old ones
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same here titanium hasn't failed me..
Also HipKat's guide is great! I recommend really digging into it. Wish it was there when I first rooted my phone.
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Yeah but he was asking what to use, and you said you couldn't help. lol

oOflyeyesOo said:
Yeah but he was asking what to use, and you said you couldn't help. lol
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He said he didn't want to reinstall them which titanium makes you reinstall manually unless your on pro
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evo4gnoob said:
He said he didn't want to reinstall them which titanium makes you reinstall manually unless your on pro
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Ah okay, sorry I was just being a ****, can't help comments. But I just read it wrong. Figured you wouldn't be one to start up some crazy drama in reply to my comment. lol
I like ROM Toolbox Pro for back-ups, pretty smooth and fast, worth it just for that but there is so many other things you can use it for with all the extra tweaks.

Tibu's pro with batch mode for restoring apps into new rom from previous nandroid backups.
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Android 4.2.2

hi guys,
just got my HTC one 32g and its running android 4.2.2

Congrats
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tori007 said:
hi guys,
just got my HTC one 32g and its running android 4.2.2
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check the bootloader to say if it' s locked or s-off, maybe you got a refurbished One with a leaked version of 2.17.401.1

Sweet.. is it a simfree uk one? Have they included the weather widget that was missing
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scotcruz said:
Sweet.. is it a simfree uk one? Have they included the weather widget that was missing
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is this the weather widget. its unlocked but am not in the UK. I moved forgot to update my profile.

tori007 said:
hi guys,
just got my HTC one 32g and its running android 4.2.2
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What CID do you have???

I sent back a "new" phone that was clearly rooted and unlocked (tamper and s-off) - so did another fella at work, though his was only rooted. I'm wondering if they are just doing quick checks and resenting these out. Second phone is perfection though love the One

aerodan said:
I sent back a "new" phone that was clearly rooted and unlocked (tamper and s-off) - so did another fella at work, though his was only rooted. I'm wondering if they are just doing quick checks and resenting these out. Second phone is perfection though love the One
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What does this have to do with anything we're talking about?
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shook187 said:
What does this have to do with anything we're talking about?
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Lol....read above someone mentioned maybe he got a refurbished one...so his post is perfectly on topic

shook187 said:
What does this have to do with anything we're talking about?
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I may be wrong but I believe The implication is maybe HTC is sending the old phones of people who owned the one and not reflashing the correct software thus users are getting phones on rooted or modified software.
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Quis89 said:
I may be wrong but I believe The implication is maybe HTC is sending the old phones of people who owned the one and not reflashing the correct software thus users are getting phones on rooted or modified software.
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I'm pretty sure that's the point as well. You should check this out just in case. In the event that you did get a rooted and flashed refurb, there may or may not be some unwanted bugs/modifications within the device.
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Does anyone know if the 4.2.2 update will have an option for a menu button? And fix youtube audio sync issues?

Really?!? Y U NO SEARCH DAMNIT! It had been clearly noted many times also there's a friggin' leak! Just flash it!
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spitfire2425 said:
Really?!? Y U NO SEARCH DAMNIT! It had been clearly noted many times also there's a friggin' leak! Just flash it!
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Umm........read the actual op...

Quis89 said:
I may be wrong but I believe The implication is maybe HTC is sending the old phones of people who owned the one and not reflashing the correct software thus users are getting phones on rooted or modified software.
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It's stores that do this, not HTC and it' s perfectly reasonable off course they do this because it's the turn side of the medal that allows you to return items within a certain time

godutch said:
It's stores that do this, not HTC and it' s perfectly reasonable off course they do this because it's the turn side of the medal that allows you to return items within a certain time
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This is true, and we know (at least fairly certainly) that 2.17 is not the official release of 4.2.2 for the One. According to the Football, not even 2.21 is the official.

I have check, the boot loader is still locked and its not rooted. Must have been fortunate to get the leaked ROM on my device. It also came in a sealed box
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I did not say my device was refurblished. Just said I had android 4.2.2
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tori007 said:
I have check, the boot loader is still locked and its not rooted. Must have been fortunate to get the leaked ROM on my device. It also came in a sealed box
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The device is also s-on and with stock recovery?

In settings is update option there ????