Hi everyone,
completely new to this (just got my first smart phone yesterday with verizon. i got the droid x w/ android 2.2.1).
I was reading the stickies and read some interesting stuff that i might be inclined to do. However I was wondering specifically how does VoIP is affected after rooting the phone (couldnt find anything about VoIP with rooting specifically in the sticky).
Currently i use my data plan to make incoming /outgoing calls via sipgate + sipapp (i use fring) + google voiceCallback + google voice itself
So im wondering can i still use those apps and have the same setup so that I can continue making calls using my data plan if i root my phone?
Thank you for your time
If ANY app does not work from you simply rooting your phone, I am osama bback from the dead.
Even flashing roms will cause maybe one app not to work (hdmi)
I do not mean to sound insulting or rude in any way by saying this, but if you actually knew what rooting did you would not have to ask that question. I would recommend looking that up just so you know what you are doing when you root your phone.
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Ok, here's a few experiences, not a complete comparison.
First, I noticed when I flashed the new tmobile ROM I can both surf the net and talk on the phone. Same applied when I had my PS3 hooked up for network activity...can also talk without data loss.
Now, when I go back to flashing Core Cell I no longer can talk and surf the net on my HD2. However, I can talk and have my PS3 connected without network loss? Also, I get this nagging "memory loss" prompt in Opera far to often.
So, with this said. My question to you smart phone guru's is...Is there some sought of modification via software that controls phone talk and data activity to work simultaneously? Cuz I know for a fact it simply works. Not sure if it's intentional or what, but I got use to it and want it in Core Cell.
Oh, how can I fix Opera issue?
Thanks.
Not a single one of you braniacs got input?
why not post this in the core cell thread where you might get help
Not being a douche would help too. Seriously, you waited one day.
I've posted in the past within that thread...stop getting answers...
Oh...and f#ck you...not being a douche....Refreshed the thread...there has been several times where questions go unanswered. Just don't want the thread to vanish to the bottom of the list without a good chance of an answer coming through.
You have to excuse me...I'm not built to eat sh#t....
My company requires us to use Good Technology Client to connect for emails. Has anyone figured out a way to keep this working when playing with different builds?
I use Titanium Backup which restores the data, however Good is unable to connect unless I reinstall and get my help desk to provide a new activation code. I'm sure my help desk is getting sick of calls with me trying the build of the day
- Edit - Grr, sorry I thought I was in the Q/A forum. Mods, mind moving this for me?
I was wondering if anyone has actually successfully gotten WiFi Calling working on a MyTouch 3G or similar. (I have a Magic 32B, original, not 3.5mm or fender or 32A, but I think those and even a G1 are similar enough that I would be happy to try the same combo if you have it working on one of those). I've been searching for a while and the only thread I found with any real discussion is this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846685
As far as I can tell from that thread, the OP claimed he had it working but the video is down now, maybe one or 2 other people thought they might have it working but weren't sure, and most were stuck at "Enabling..." which is where I'm at.
I do have T-Mobile US, and WiFi Calling does work on my MyTouch 4G with the same SIM, but I would like to also get it working on my MyTouch 3G. (I feel the need to say this because in the other thread some people thought those who couldn't get it to work didn't have the right carrier or know what WiFi Calling is and were trying to get calls without a plan or something).
Right now I'm trying on GingerYoshi 1.5 but am open to any and all ROM/kernel combos (including stock/non-rooted and even old Android versions) that might get it to work as that's my primary usage goal for this phone.
And just to clarify, I am aware of alternatives like Google Voice, SIP, etc. and I might have to consider those if I have no other options, but right now I am trying to get the T-Mobile Wifi Calling/UMA working if possible.
Thanks!
Success!* I'll try to update this with details, but wanted to post a quick update in case I forget to do the detailed one or put it off too long. Basically, I went exploring in the G1 forum and found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224658
I spent a lot of time trying to get it to work with my then-current ROM (GingerYoshi) but eventually gave up (in retrospect there were other things I could've tried, I'm not sure I was setting permissions right etc. since I was just pushing files from the package and not installing from recovery).
Then I found out by browsing the thread that Froyo Laszlo ROM works fine on the MyTouch 3G (and has lots of people in the thread doing that)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929678
So basically, make sure you have the right radio and hboot (listed at the top of the Laszlo thread, I found a good instructions thread linked from GingerYoshi back when I installed it), appropriate recovery (AmonRA ... before I installed GingerYoshi I was still on some ancient Cyanogen with an ancient CM Recovery) then SuperWipe (search, I only learned about it in the past few days), flash Laszlo. I would let Laszlo boot before installing the wifi calling package. Then once you've tested that Laszlo works, go back to recovery and flash the wifi calling zip.
Ok, this actually turned out to be more complete than I had planned, so I probably won't change much. Let me know if you need any clarifications about my process! (I'm not an Android expert so I probably can't help debug too much... but happy to try or at least explain better how I got it working)
Remember that my primary goal was wifi calling, so as tempting as it is I don't plan to spend much or any time trying to get this to work on a different ROM myself.
Thanks to all Android hackers and especially Cyanogen, Laszlo, and socioking!
*I've only used this for one call, and before I succeeded I got sudden hard reboots on accessing WiFi Settings twice, so I'm not sure how stable the wifi stuff is. I'll see if I can update later with more experience but I just wanted to point this out so you don't get discouraged if you see the wifi hard reboot a few times... it doesn't happen every time. If it keeps happening frequently I think I'll try putting the Laszlo stock wifi.ko back instead of the one from the zip and see what that does.
I recently switched to a prepaid t-mobile account ($15/month for unlimited texts, 10c a minute for calls, no data) wifi calls would be awsome! There's no extra charges for this right? Let me know how this works for you and I may consider it!
Shano56 said:
I recently switched to a prepaid t-mobile account ($15/month for unlimited texts, 10c a minute for calls, no data) wifi calls would be awsome! There's no extra charges for this right? Let me know how this works for you and I may consider it!
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I'm honestly not sure how billing works for pre-paid. For standard (post-paid) accounts it used to deduct from plan minutes but they changed it a while ago (~9 months) to not deduct or charge (beyond your regular plan cost). You may want to google around for more info on that. -- see update below
I'm not going to be the one using the phone but I'll try to remember to get updates and pass them along. (I'm subscribed to this thread so you can post here if I forget to update)
Edit to add: unfortunately from my quick searching it seems that for prepaid it does charge at the same rate as regular calls, so this is probably not going to be useful for you if you're only looking to save money. (My primary reason for pursuing it was poor coverage...)
I didnt see a thread for welcomes..
Hi! i just picked up a sprint lg g2 on a free upgrade but i do not plan on activating it yet since 4g is not currently in my area, so for now i want to use this and just a fun phone for around the house. so i have a few questions after checking out some of the stickys and i dont want to start multiple threads for single questions. if this gets moved to a different area then i understand why as well. also if my typing seems sporadic its because i am coming from a htc tp2 and this is my devirgin process on using androids and rooting. so welcome to my party of self discovery!
1)since i am not activating it can i still pull all the necessary updates for the phone itself off the wifi?
2)in this sticky http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2479892 i saw no mention of a sprint code. i dont know if i should root it yet because i am currently using a htc touchpro2 im sure the stock speed is going to blow my mind but should i still do that ^^^^ mentioned above?
3)when i got the phone the lady really tried to push the S4 on me saying that the g2 will be stuck on jellybean for 2years? does rooting fix that?
4)when i do decide to activate it, is hotspot easily achieved by an app or is their some kind of rooting that needs to be done? (i already have unlimited data plan)
5)the BB csr also mentioned titanium backup app. and i checked it out and i dont understand how it works. thts for the bloatware stuff right?
6)is it possible to get that flappybird game still? i want to play it see what the fuss is about like on youtube.
i would rather not root my phone if it will stay fast but i dont want all that clutter apps either if its like a new desktop computer that comes with free aol 3.0 and etc.
dubmang said:
I didnt see a thread for welcomes..
Hi! i just picked up a sprint lg g2 on a free upgrade but i do not plan on activating it yet since 4g is not currently in my area, so for now i want to use this and just a fun phone for around the house. so i have a few questions after checking out some of the stickys and i dont want to start multiple threads for single questions. if this gets moved to a different area then i understand why as well. also if my typing seems sporadic its because i am coming from a htc tp2 and this is my devirgin process on using androids and rooting. so welcome to my party of self discovery!
1)since i am not activating it can i still pull all the necessary updates for the phone itself off the wifi?
2)in this sticky http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2479892 i saw no mention of a sprint code. i dont know if i should root it yet because i am currently using a htc touchpro2 im sure the stock speed is going to blow my mind but should i still do that ^^^^ mentioned above?
3)when i got the phone the lady really tried to push the S4 on me saying that the g2 will be stuck on jellybean for 2years? does rooting fix that?
4)when i do decide to activate it, is hotspot easily achieved by an app or is their some kind of rooting that needs to be done? (i already have unlimited data plan)
5)the BB csr also mentioned titanium backup app. and i checked it out and i dont understand how it works. thts for the bloatware stuff right?
i would rather not root my phone if it will stay fast but i dont want all that clutter apps either if its like a new desktop computer that comes with free aol 3.0 and etc.
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1) yup
2) I personally dont adjust that simply cause the phone then feels to hot for my liking even though its safe. You can do it and if you dont notice a difference or its to hot for you, just change it back. I think the code for sprint and verizon version is 980? so... 3845#*980#
3)You can root and flash aosp (android open source project) to your phone but you may find that you like the stock software. Also kitkat will be out for our phone shortly
4) You can use a program called foxfi that you can use that will turn your phone into a hotspot and sprint wont be the wiser so you dont have to pay for tethering. Also you dont need root for foxfi.
Just play around with the stock setup and see if you like it, you may not even find the need to root. Also if you enable developer options by going to settings<about phone<software information, and click the "build number" like 6 times (the developer options menu will then be in settings<developer options), you can adjust the window animation/transition animation/animator duration to 0.5 or off to speed up the phones interface.
thanks for the fast replies!
i am trying to update prl/profile/firmware/software etc and it gives me an error. my wifi is connected and i turned off airplane mode for the updates. (i should keep airplane mode on correct so that it doesnt try to activate?)
The dialer code for sprint is 5689#*980#
The prl/profile will only update on an active phone. You have to do it manually if the phone isn't active. That said, you don't need to do it if the phone isn't active, because they are settings sent by Sprint to your phone to let it know about active cell towers and things like that.
Check the Sprint part of these forums. Most of the stuff you asked is in there in one place for another.
Side note, so you don't wonder what is going on. In the title of threads, you will see things like [kernel][rom] etc etc.. things between brackets.. The things that say [INT] stand for International. They are ports made to make the Sprint LG G2 work on GSM networks. If you install one of those rom's the phone will NOT work on Sprint. Right now, that would be no big deal for you, since the phone isn't active. But if/when you activate the phone, you can not use one of those roms and still use the phone as a phone.
should i still update my phone via the LG drivrs at least? also that dialer code does nothing with my phone. it doesnt activate the special menu. so far i havent found it but is their a list of must have apps or a list of minimal steps to get rid of the bloat without rooting? when i am in the settings>>apps menu their is a list of different google' labeled items, are all of those necessary? also someone mentioned foxfi, its only a paid app correct?
I have an unlocked AT&T 1337 Samsung S4 and am using it on the T-Mobile Network. I am fine with it as it is an old phone and such but my biggest issue is i Need to somehow Enable WiFi Tethering. My previous Phone was a S3 from T-mobile and that was no trick to get it rooted and all i wanted within a week of owning it. I haven't had time lately to do what i want with my current phone. (no pitty party but my father just died and i cant be bothered with much) and i need to get tethering working if at all possible. I also am moving Very soon (a couple days more than 2 weeks to another state any I'll be flying although i will need to get tethering before that I need it to get data access on my tablet.)
So No pity party from me, I just ask if anyone knows at least some links to set me on my way without having to use google and try to do it right as i need this phone and cannot make any errors.
Lastly my phone is unlocked (that doesn't matter) because when i try to tether it says "wrong sim network" or something i can post exact if it matters in a reply. I believe it must be rooted unless their is an app i don't know about. I have always gotten great responses here but I have never asked the feed me information question. Sadly this pc is comming down very soon and i only have much time for craigs list (selling 80% of what i own)
I TYIA for links to current informational posts about what i need to do. ill be looking myself too (and have been just hoping what i found is the right information. I was going to follow a guide like this if not this one
http://www.androidblog.gs/how-to-root-att-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337-on-android-4-4-4-kitkat-firmware/
Please tell me if the above link will help me succeed or brink my only phone right now.
I've rooted and installed new roms, even used Odin to clean all the stuff off my S3 but that was a different ballgame, it was a t mobile phone on t mobile and it was a simple flash.
Again TIA
I have the same unlocked phone on the same network. This is what I did to get it to work.
1. Root phone
2. Used titanium backup to freeze the "app" called "TetheringAutomation 1.0.1". I assume there are other apps that could do the same.
Prior to that the tethering process would just crash. The same is true for my wife's Galaxy S5 which is not rooted and cannot tether. I haven't used it much, mind you, but I have noticed that sometimes I have to try to turn on the tethering 2-3 times before it will stay on but then it works fine.
Here is the guide I used to root the phone (you don't have to install the xposed framework if you don't want or need it):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/help/guide-att-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337-t3383078
Sorry about your father.