Since i updated my ns with 2.3.3 my standby time got worse.
I charge at night then i use my phone all day but no calls and a few txt messages but 13h later its allready at 25%. And going lower and lower any minute.
The only thats on is facebook and google and news and weather app
And the screen is on automatic. Others with the same problem?
Is it possible to official go back to 2.3.2?
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Use search :\ the thread right below this one is asking the same thing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972542
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Use search :\ the thread right below this one is asking the same thing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972542
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But doesnt this void warranty? Is this an official downgrade?
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But doesnt this void warranty? Is this an official downgrade?
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It's a Google device with 'fastboot oem unlock' its meant to be hacked. The google.com link is a official link for 2.3.2, so yes it is a official link.
So if it gets bricked its warranty?
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So if it gets bricked its warranty?
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no idea what you're saying to say.
this phone in general (incl. Galaxy S devices) are really hard to brick.
if you're worried and aren't feeling confident then just stay with 2.3.3, its not really that difficult but its up to you
so if i download the link. its a zip file. i name it update.zip place it in root and do
turn off phone
turn on and press volume up
and then recovery and apply update from sd card?
nielsvg said:
so if i download the link. its a zip file. i name it update.zip place it in root and do
turn off phone
turn on and press volume up
and then recovery and apply update from sd card?
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Yes that is correct. The steps are different but very similar if you're using Clockwork Recovery but it seems like you aren't running CWR.
i didnt do anything yet with the phone, its not rooted its all standard out of the box
do i have to do something else?
nielsvg said:
i didnt do anything yet with the phone, its not rooted its all standard out of the box
do i have to do something else?
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Nope. Just follow the steps you mentioned earlier.
In theory, the steps of flashing that SHOULD work if everything is done correct. If not then you'll have to root and get your hands dirty. But honestly, rooting the phone isn't that difficult and it's quite fun.
You'll get to play with a variety of kernels and ROMs that will greatly increase your battery life including recalibrating your battery.
I personally get 30 hours+ with my phone using CM7 + Netarchy 1.2.5-CFS.
Yeah relying on stock won't get you anywhere. I find more battery life dealing with custom kernels. I normally get a day and a half.
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I'm a bit confused by all the 'stuff' that can be installed and downloaded. I don't want to root or change ROMs, I just want to change to 2.3.4 from 2.3.3 as according to some, that's enough to improve battery life. So what's the simplest way for dummies like me to do it? What else do I need to install to do it, apart from the i9100XXKG1.zip ? Risk of bricking phone? Need to backup settings, apps, etc? Reverting to 2.3.3 easy?
As far as im aware unless samsung update their stock firmware you will need to root your device and choose one of the custom roms that include the version your wanting.
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Just flash the 3 files in the zip, using odin, and then do nothing else.
Find the 2.3.3 (same 3 files) flash them, and your back.
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Just flash the 3 files in the zip, using odin, and then do nothing else.
Find the 2.3.3 (same 3 files), and your back.
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Harolds is right. You just unzip the 2.3.4 firmware and flash the three files. You do not need to be rooted to flash firmware using Odin
Thanks guys. Is there any risk I can brick the phone before I go ahead? Do I install odin to my PC and flash from the PC to the phone whilst the phone is connected?
If its that easy i may be tempted,will this fix the echo issue that is problematic? Plus is it a warranty breaker?
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Plus is it a warranty breaker?
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It's a good point. It could break the warranty or even brick the phone. I'm wondering how far away the official version is. If it's just a matter of weeks, I'd feel safer holding fire, knowing that I'd (presumably?) be covered in the event of something going wrong.
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Just flash the 3 files in the zip, using odin, and then do nothing else.
Find the 2.3.3 (same 3 files) flash them, and your back.
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If one flashes the 3 files, then the ROM will be updated to KG1, isn't it? Say, if I have KE7 and flashes the 3 files then I go to KG1? If I just want to upgrade to the 2.3.4 kernel, shouldn 't I only flash the zImage file from the tar archive?
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If its that easy i may be tempted,will this fix the echo issue that is problematic? Plus is it a warranty breaker?
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Well I wouldn't say it couldn't brick the phone and its quite easy to flash back to stock to keep the warrnty if needed. Bricking is rare but as I said I couldn't guarantee it wouldn't happen. Normally worse case is soft brick and you can get into download mode again with the power-volume down and menu button - or by using a jig. Even though its not official firmware, it shouldn't up your custom rom count, at least it didn't on mine. But go with what you are comfortable with.
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Well I wouldn't say it couldn't brick the phone and its quite easy to flash back to stock to keep the warrnty if needed. Bricking is rare but as I said I couldn't guarantee it wouldn't happen. Normally worse case is soft brick and you can get into download mode again with the power-volume down and menu button - or by using a jig. Even though its not official firmware, it shouldn't up your custom rom count, at least it didn't on mine. But go with what you are comfortable with.
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Thanks for the info. So it's pretty safe to do this in the knowledge that the warranty is ok by virtue of being able to return to stock rom, and a soft brick can be fixed. I presume there's also a more serious 'hard' brick, does that mean the phone becomes utterly useless and can't be fixed?
If I go ahead with this now, I can easily re download my apps as I believe they get wiped. But what about SMS messages, email settings, call logs, accounts and other general settings on the phone, do they get wiped?
Can anyone confirm that it is safe to take your phone to Tmobile and have them update the software on a rooted mytouch 4g? I just want to make sure I am not going to brick my phone...
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Can anyone confirm that it is safe to take your phone to Tmobile and have them update the software on a rooted mytouch 4g? I just want to make sure I am not going to brick my phone...
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you should be good to update but you will lose your root and there is no way to root 2.3.4 right now
It's safe I took mine in and did it
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you should be good to update but you will lose your root and there is no way to root 2.3.4 right now
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that would be a big sacrifice if we want to update
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that would be a big sacrifice if we want to update
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I agree but i guess thats the price you pay to get the stock 2.3.4 right now
I spent most of the weekend researching what to do about this very thing. I was rooted but stock rom. I figured I needed a decision on what I was going to do before the OTA arrived.
After a lot of research I decided to go full S=off and install the Virtuous Unity ROM. I like Sense and it is a 3.0 ROM. If you wait for TMOB you'll only get 2.1.
EVERYTHING in this ROM works. None of the
"YOU GET THREADED TEXT MESSAGES!!! but the camera doesn't work"
Like in the bad old days of windows rooting.
I only wish I'd done this 6 months ago.
Yea every thing works but im wondering wit s off no root what can u do ?
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Can anyone confirm that it is safe to take your phone to Tmobile and have them update the software on a rooted mytouch 4g? I just want to make sure I am not going to brick my phone...
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Is it your intention to return to stock and run the phone unrooted with the 2.3.4 update or are you just concerned about having 2.3.4 on your phone? If you are looking for the most recent version of of Android OS, then MIUI is currently running 2.3.5... If you havent tried GenerationX mysense ROM, it is the newest update with bloat removed and i think there isnt anything broken with the faux's .7 kernel. Try it if you like stock, I bet you will like it.
I just want to get this straight, if someone can give an answer. My wife's phone currently has iced glacier and I want to go stock GB. If I take the phone to a Tmo store and ask for the update, it will take the phone back to stock and unroot? If so should I at least uninstall super user?
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I just want to get this straight, if someone can give an answer. My wife's phone currently has iced glacier and I want to go stock GB. If I take the phone to a Tmo store and ask for the update, it will take the phone back to stock and unroot? If so should I at least uninstall super user?
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You could go to the store or you can download the same T Mobile sdcard update that Gr33nF0x posted http://megaupload.com/?d=N8XGHXJC (IF YOU ARE ROOTED YOU WILL LOSE IT)
1. Download the PD15IMG.zip file posted
2. Put file on the root of your sdcard (don't put it in any folder)
3. go to settings/applications make sure fastboot is unchecked (on 2.2.1)
4.power off
5. push and hold volume down and power till you get into hboot
6. it will scan file when its done it should ask you to update push volume up
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I just want to get this straight, if someone can give an answer. My wife's phone currently has iced glacier and I want to go stock GB. If I take the phone to a Tmo store and ask for the update, it will take the phone back to stock and unroot? If so should I at least uninstall super user?
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The answer is yes. If you load the update, whether download the one on the forums here or update at T-mo you will lose root. No need to uninstall superuser, because the update will wipe all data.
Thanks guys for the quick response.
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Thanks guys for the quick response.
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Why do you wanna go to being unrooted? There's rooted versions of the OTA here.
Ace42 said:
Why do you wanna go to being unrooted? There's rooted versions of the OTA here.
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Maybe he is no longer interested in having a super badass phone and wants to have a boring stock rom
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Maybe he is no longer interested in having a super badass phone and wants to have a boring stock rom
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Its my wifes phone and dosent need to mod it just needs to work properly. If I was to go the route of updating it with the rooted update, would I just need to flash through CW? To be honest I don't have much expreince with this phone as you can tell by how old her current rom is. Atleast with my phone its pretty much unbrickable, on this phone I wouldn't know how to recover if it did. I figure if tmobile does the update they are responsible for it. Is someone willing to post the steps for me?
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Its my wifes phone and dosent need to mod it just needs to work properly. If I was to go the route of updating it with the rooted update, would I just need to flash through CW? To be honest I don't have much expreince with this phone as you can tell by how old her current rom is. Atleast with my phone its pretty much unbrickable, on this phone I wouldn't know how to recover if it did. I figure if tmobile does the update they are responsible for it. Is someone willing to post the steps for me?
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If you want T Mobile to do it go to your local store let them do the sdcard update witch is the same as the one I posted one page back (Thanks goes to Gr33nF0x for uploading it) or wait for the OTA
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Maybe he is no longer interested in having a super badass phone and wants to have a boring stock rom
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funny
so i can still UPDATE even if i'm not rooted?
armstrong87 said:
so i can still UPDATE even if i'm not rooted?
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yes you can
So my Epic is currently rooted but mostly stock except for the bloatware gone. I am running the stock android recovery and don't have access to a computer for odining back to stock. I saw QBking's video for returning to stock however it looks like I would need clockwork installed. Are there any other options available to bringing back to complete stock since my touch screen stopped working and I want to take it back to the store.
I don't know if my local store will care if it is rooted but I have insurance on it and want to make sure it is taken care of.
Nope computer is the only way... unless you can find the re_rfs rom this will take you back to a stock look but further poking will sow your rooted however they have the stock recovery you can flash so ill find you the link to the rom give me some time
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1027904
Look at this
There is the stock recovery flashable to turn it back into sprint don't forget to take your sd card out and leave it at home.....
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Thanks, I downloaded the stock look rom, but now I can't get clockwork to stick. I think as long as I can get SU removed, I don't think they will care. The screen should have no bearing on what apps are installed but I think my store is a non corporate store so I don't know.
Nevermind just keep ur sd card at home.... that would be the only give away and if they give you trouble then tell them its sprint policy reguardless of root or not to replace hardware if its hardware related.....
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Thank you so much. do you think it is worth going back to that rom or just take my card out and take it in as it stands.
I am still having a hard time getting into cwm through rom manager
Can't three finger salute to recovery?
If you have cwm then go ahead and flash the stock recovery..... via 3 finger salute (power button camera and volume down) same time*
And flash the stock recovery.zip in the rerfs rom thread. And you'll be good once su is gone and you have a stock setup.
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If you have the stock theme they wont care.... the SD has no data about root. It wont matter about bloatware, you can hide it without root... you should be fine.
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Can't three finger salute to recovery?
If you have cwm then go ahead and flash the stock recovery..... via 3 finger salute (power button camera and volume down) same time*
And flash the stock recovery.zip in the rerfs rom thread. And you'll be good once su is gone and you have a stock setup.
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Sprint didn't sign that so it won't flash.
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If you have the stick theme they wont care.... the SD has no data about root. It wont matter about bloatware, you can hide it without root... you should be fine.
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Oh yeah cuz the clockworkmod folder is on every unrooted phone right?
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Biggoron said:
Oh yeah cuz the clockworkmod folder is on every unrooted phone right?
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It is an sdcard... it can be from an old phone or another phone. The clockworkmod folder is only there if you nandroid. Also apps like clockworknod tether from the market make this folder and don't need root.
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Thank you all for the help. I have SU but I will go in there like I am and see what happens. I will keep the SD card out just in case. I can't seem to get rid of su.
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It is an sdcard... it can be from an old phone or another phone. The clockworkmod folder is only there if you nandroid. Also apps like clockworknod tether from the market make this folder and don't need root.
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True but how do you know some sprint tech will be smart enough to know that usually clockworkmod is a big red flag to them....and most root "nazis" will go a-wall still think its safer to delete it or remove the sd card.
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I think taking your phone in rooted is overhyped. I've taken my phone in two seperate times rooted to be fixed. The only time I've ever heard anything about it is when the tech asked me where I got my cool theme.. Of course I said XDA!!
The cell phone police are not going to show up.
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I think taking your phone in rooted is overhyped. I've taken my phone in two seperate times rooted to be fixed. The only time I've ever heard anything about it is when the tech asked me where I got my cool theme.. Of course I said XDA!!
The cell phone police are not going to show up.
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It all depends on the store... the store where I live (columbia, mo) doesn't care while the store where my niece lives (redwing, mn) refuses to work on rooted phones no matter what the issue... she brought it in rooted and they wouldn't even look at it after seeing it was rooted... they didn't redflag the account though because I told her to just unroot and bring it back... she did and they fixed it... so it all depends on the store...
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Thank you all for your help. Evidentally my store doesn't care (edmond, ok). I walked in there and the tech and some customer were discussing CM7 so I figured all was good. He told me that he thought it was a loose connecting wire but it turned out that the digitizer failed and they would have to get me a new phone. Evidentally Epics are hard to get now so I am stuck with a Rumor 2 loaner phone until they find me another epic.
This is be the first time for me to use a high end smartphone.
May I know what are the things I should do with my new baby?
Things like Dos and Donts before anything bad happen. A list of must have useful apps and description will be much appreciated.
Thanks!
PS. I heard Titanium backup is best to keep your phone safe. Any comments?
Nexusaint said:
This is be the first time for me to use a high end smartphone.
May I know what are the things I should do with my new baby?
Things like Dos and Donts before anything bad happen. A list of must have useful apps and description will be much appreciated.
Thanks!
PS. I heard Titanium backup is best to keep your phone safe. Any comments?
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Men titanium its a backup program,wich kind of safe are you saying?
To falls a good case,and to bad flash and things like that i recommend a lot of reading before flashing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010338
Do NOT FLASH any Nexus 7 kernel into your Nexus 4. One fella here already bricked a NEXUS device (Nexus device are very difficult to brick to how open they are).
Other than that, do whatever you want with the phone. It's an Android, and it's a Nexus.
zevim2005 said:
Men titanium its a backup program,wich kind of safe are you saying?
To falls a good case,and to bad flash and things like that i recommend a lot of reading before flashing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010338
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PoisonWolf said:
Do NOT FLASH any Nexus 7 kernel into your Nexus 4. One fella here already bricked a NEXUS device (Nexus device are very difficult to brick to how open they are).
Other than that, do whatever you want with the phone. It's an Android, and it's a Nexus.
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Hi, zevim and poisionwolf,
Safe as in in case corrupt or lost of data, I can restore my phone. Thanks for the links.
I dont really know what to do with thte phone. Is it necessary to root for Nexus 4? Got major improvement for battery life and performance?
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Hi, zevim and poisionwolf,
Safe as in in case corrupt or lost of data, I can restore my phone. Thanks for the links.
I dont really know what to do with thte phone. Is it necessary to root for Nexus 4? Got major improvement for battery life and performance?
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If you're new to the whole android scene....I strongly recommend that you just use the phone as you got it for 2 months FIRST.
While that's going on, read up through the forums, etc.
Just use it as it is first. =)
Id say the first thing you should do is get a case or a back film protector.
Then just read carefully if you want to start flashing. Read read and read again.
First few things to do with your phone
1. Charge it
2. Turn it on
3. Set up
4. Download apps you might need from play store (this will change over time )
5. Its a phone ffs use it as it is for few weeks. See what you like and what you don't. If you don't like something check if there is an app FIRST that will solve your problem . If you can't find an app think if its worth messing with the phone for one single tweak, unless you have found few things that bug you .
Stock android is nearly perfect and can do most/all of the things for normal user. Even customisation doesn't require root in most cases
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Unlock the bootloader before you do anything on the phone. Unlocking it wipes all data, so best to do it when there's nothing on there anyway. Then it leaves you open to easily root in the future.
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Buy a case. No need for a screen protector.
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Don't use a toolkit.
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Unlock the bootloader before you do anything on the phone. Unlocking it wipes all data, so best to do it when there's nothing on there anyway. Then it leaves you open to easily root in the future.
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Thanks guys for all the suggestions.
I read a bit about the bootloader. Unlocking it so that I can use fastboot is it? What are the specific benefits?
zephiK said:
Don't use a toolkit.
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why? I checked several topics and the easy way to root is using toolkit afaik.
Nexusaint said:
why? I checked several topics and the easy way to root is using toolkit afaik.
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Because you don't learn anything. If something goes wrong you'll have no idea how to fix it. If you want more info, check my signature.
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Because you don't learn anything. If something goes wrong you'll have no idea how to fix it. If you want more info, check my signature.
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Listen to this guy.
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Listen to this guy.
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im with you
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Because you don't learn anything. If something goes wrong you'll have no idea how to fix it. If you want more info, check my signature.
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thanks sensei. will heed ur advice.
Total noob and you are telling him to root ?
When he ****s up something you will tell him off for not reading ....
He doesn't even know what fastboot is ....
To OP
Do not root do not mod or anything that might mess up your phone.
Use it as is in that time read read read .
When you learn/know what fast boot ,adb, boot loader and other stuff is than come back
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So how do you root the phone to flash custom ROMs?
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MattSkeet said:
Total noob and you are telling him to root ?
When he ****s up something you will tell him off for not reading ....
He doesn't even know what fastboot is ....
To OP
Do not root do not mod or anything that might mess up your phone.
Use it as is in that time read read read .
When you learn/know what fast boot ,adb, boot loader and other stuff is than come back
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Chill out, you've got a point but there's no need for the language..
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So how do you root the phone to flash custom ROMs?
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Easiest way I find it to either flash a custom recovery, or just boot from one and flash superSU.zip.
Hi all! I just received an update message from AT&T to update the software of my phone. I am one of those people who is really paranoid and won't update unless I know it'll be beneficial and won't affect anything else at all. I am currently on version i337ucuamdl. I tried looking up the update and I'm not getting to much information. I don't even know what the version is on the update... Can anyone clarify or concur with me?
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If you ever want to put a custom recovery and rom on your phone don't take it.
There is plenty of information about the update in the "General" section if you are serious about learning what it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=213864485
Here's a search you use to see a lot of things about the MF3. I would recommend staying away from it, I had many problems with it myself with it.
So it turns out this post was made irrelevant because last night when I was asleep my phone updated itself without my permission. Now I have seen ways to Odin down to AMDL, but I think I'm gonna hold off just a wee bit longer. Lemme tell you though.. I'm pretty upset about the fact I didn't get the chance to approve or deny.
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So it turns out this post was made irrelevant because last night when I was asleep my phone updated itself without my permission. Now I have seen ways to Odin down to AMDL, but I think I'm gonna hold off just a wee bit longer. Lemme tell you though.. I'm pretty upset about the fact I didn't get the chance to approve or deny.
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Just so you know, you can not Odin back to mdl. If you try you'll at best soft brick your phone. Worst case, damage it so it won't be functional.
jd1639 said:
Just so you know, you can not Odin back to mdl. If you try you'll at best soft brick your phone. Worst case, damage it so it won't be functional.
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So you are telling me I'm screwed at this point...
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drkPu1se said:
So you are telling me I'm screwed at this point...
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Pretty much, yes.
You can root your phone, but you cannot change the ROM or the recovery anymore.
drkPu1se said:
So you are telling me I'm screwed at this point...
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People should be forced to read the "Beginner's Info Thread", which is stickied in the General forums, at least once before they're allowed to read anything else, IMO.
Right at the top is the method to block OTA updates from happening:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
Once it's done, it's done. MF3 is a mofo. No possible way to downgrade, no way to install custom recovery or custom ROM. You can root...but no way to unroot...so not worth it for most people.
jeffreii said:
People should be forced to read the "Beginner's Info Thread", which is stickied in the General forums, at least once before they're allowed to read anything else, IMO.
Right at the top is the method to block OTA updates from happening:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
Once it's done, it's done. MF3 is a mofo. No possible way to downgrade, no way to install custom recovery or custom ROM. You can root...but no way to unroot...so not worth it for most people.
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Fuuuuuu..... Whelp maybe I should send in my phone and ask for a replacement ha
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drkPu1se said:
Fuuuuuu..... Whelp maybe I should send in my phone and ask for a replacement ha
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You're not likely to get a replacement, at this point, that isn't already on MF3. Since the update has been out for over 6 weeks...chances have grown slim.
Personally, I'm planning on switching to the Note 3 in about a month...and this is actually a good situation for me as my non-MF3 S4 should fetch a bit of a premium on Ebay! You could go that route to get what you want I guess (sell yours on ebay and buy an MDL one).
jeffreii said:
You're not likely to get a replacement, at this point, that isn't already on MF3. Since the update has been out for over 6 weeks...chances have grown slim.
Personally, I'm planning on switching to the Note 3 in about a month...and this is actually a good situation for me as my non-MF3 S4 should fetch a bit of a premium on Ebay! You could go that route to get what you want I guess (sell yours on ebay and buy an MDL one).
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And if the note 3 comes even worse in state of firmware than the s4?
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Febby said:
And if the note 3 comes even worse in state of firmware than the s4?
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Haha yeah that is definitely my big worry. Doubt I'll pull the trigger on that until I see an exploit published.
So it turns out that there is a method to root, but not safely from what it sounds like. Now I'm determined to dig into exploiting Android. This will be a new thing for me. So any tips on how one does this will be very helpful and I will be very grateful.
Thank you everyone who has replied to my thread.
drkPu1se said:
So it turns out that there is a method to root, but not safely from what it sounds like. Now I'm determined to dig into exploiting Android. This will be a new thing for me. So any tips on how one does this will be very helpful and I will be very grateful.
Thank you everyone who has replied to my thread.
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You can root it safely and there is a safe way to unroot it too. What you need to be careful with is what you do to it when it is rooted. Because there is no way to odin a stock firmware if you mess something up your stuck with it. (It appears that best buy now has the ability to flash the stock mf3 firmware so you have a little more room for error).
With root, most people want to remove bloatware. If you do, use titanium backup and freeze the apps, don't delete them. That way if you get over zealous you can just unfreeze them.
Good luck.
jd1639 said:
You can root it safely and there is a safe way to unroot it too. What you need to be careful with is what you do to it when it is rooted. Because there is no way to odin a stock firmware if you mess something up your stuck with it. (It appears that best buy now has the ability to flash the stock mf3 firmware so you have a little more room for error).
With root, most people want to remove bloatware. If you do, use titanium backup and freeze the apps, don't delete them. That way if you get over zealous you can just unfreeze them.
Good luck.
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The thing is I want to have a custom recovery and go to town with ROMs and mods. As for the Best Buy thing, I am gonna have to check that out.
drkPu1se said:
The thing is I want to have a custom recovery and go to town with ROMs and mods. As for the Best Buy thing, I am gonna have to check that out.
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You never took the mf3 upgrade?
Edit, start here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
Dnt update ull b bored
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deron37129 said:
Dnt update ull b bored
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Are you drunk?
Lmao no I tried to avoid the update and I woke up one morning with the update done all on its own. Kinda pissed me off really. But that aside again because I do have the update I can't have a custom recovery. That's what's bugging me.
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