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I don't know that I've had something THIS nice before. I've had an iPhone for a while and the app store is nice but this phone with the Android system is really neat.
I've got Call Recorder working that records both sides of any call I want. It'll even upload to google or evernote if I want.
The pictures and videos it takes are great.
The screen is great, the blacks are black. I love it!!
i am stuck deciding between an asus laptop with bluray and 1gb gfx card or a SGSII... this is a dilemma, for real
Been lurking for a while and finally pulled the trigger few hours ago from Clove. Better be worth all those pennies. My 2-year old Magic got toooo slow to be usable
Hoping the Airmail shipping will let me avoid the tax man when it gets to Canada
These both devices are very different frm each others. How you can replace a laptop with a mobile in ur pocket
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Little Dragon said:
i am stuck deciding between an asus laptop with bluray and 1gb gfx card or a SGSII... this is a dilemma, for real
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mm, good to know
what app are you using to do phone call recording?
I have yet to find one, let us know.
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Swapped from the atrix and never looked back. Getting 7 hours standby per 10% of battery so I'm lucky I don't have the battery drain issue. Though having said that, the screen really sucks up power when you've got it on.
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mm, good to know
what app are you using to do phone call recording?
I have yet to find one, let us know.
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Also looking for recording app
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Call Recorder by Killer Mobile was just updated to work with this phone. Use profile C when setting it up (I didn't know so this will save you some time). It is a really cool program!!
I'm completely in love with this phone, Im so glad I ordered it from the UK
Dennis
Montreal, Canada
I got my phone today and I'm loving it!!!!!!!!!!!! I have no banding, but the screen is a bit pixelated but if you keep it at a distance you won't see it
LOL, yeah really amazing computer iin mobile mod
Wait...a laptop and phone are DIFFERENT?? So I wont be able to put my laptop in my pocket?? thx, noob
deepforest said:
These both devices are very different frm each others. How you can replace a laptop with a mobile in ur pocket
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I feel the same way as all of you. Just got the SGS2 Friday night and absolutely love it. I rooted it within a few hours as I wanted to Titanium backup but for now I am totally happy on stock. The phone is absolutely brilliant. I love surfing webpages now, no more lag even if I choose to play a flash video within the page. Video recording is amazing too. I was a little nervous reading about issues people were having but I have experienced none.
I also love that you can turn the soft keys off or extend how long they are on for. Samsung really thought things through on the design of this phone.
Man, I can't wait to get my hands on mine! Why did it have to be a bank holiday in UK today?!
Can't wait for mine to get here. Possible be happy with a phone for awhile...
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I received my SGSII from handtec yesterday i really like it its my first android phone me previous phone was satio which was horrible but i loved it camera
Is your old NB good enough to soldier on? If so buy this as you'll find it will replace your NB for all but the heaviest of functions. Me I'm caught between this and anAcer Revo 100. I'm worried they will stop selling the revo....
Word of advice, don't update to KE7. Stick to KE2, hard reset and freeze the bloat. You will get good battery life.
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So im thinking about ggetting a kindle fire today. Im still on the small fence about it. Help me climb over?
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So im thinking about ggetting a kindle fire today. Im still on the small fence about it. Help me climb over?
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You should buy it because ICS is almost fully compatible with Kindle Fire. Plus, if you have any problems you have this forum to ask
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You should buy it because ICS is almost fully compatible with Kindle Fire. Plus, if you have any problems you have this forum to ask
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Yeah im planning on getting it today, but just wanted to see if there was anything I needed to know first. Lol
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So im thinking about ggetting a kindle fire today. Im still on the small fence about it. Help me climb over?
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Yikes! Listen:
I have an HTC Desire, an HTC Desire HD, a Sony Tablet S 32GB, and an ASUS Transformer TF101 32GB (all that Android junk, you know.)
Yeah, I also have a lot of other stuff, including an iPad2 (wife's gadget), and a couple of unlocked iPhones. Not bragging, no. Just mentioning so that you'll get the complete picture here.
This Kindle Fire thing is an incredible deal for $200! (The Amazon refurb promo for $150 last week was just CRAZY.) It's great fun! Root= super easy, and with Paul Obrien's MoDaCo ROM right now: The graphics are seriously sharp and simply excellent, the network access is stupid fast, and I am having a ball with it.
There are a couple of limitations, no bluetooth and no microphone. But for watching downloaded movies and playing games with the kids n stuff, XLNT!
Enough?
If you aren't messing with one of these right now, you just aren't just missing something, you're missing IT.
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Yikes! Listen:
I have an HTC Desire, an HTC Desire HD, a Sony Tablet S 32GB, and an ASUS Transformer TF101 32GB (all that Android junk, you know.)
Yeah, I also have a lot of other stuff, including an iPad2 (wife's gadget), and a couple of unlocked iPhones. Not bragging, no. Just mentioning so that you'll get the complete picture here.
This Kindle Fire thing is an incredible deal for $200! (The Amazon refurb promo for $150 last week was just CRAZY.) It's great fun! Root= super easy, and with Paul Obrien's MoDaCo ROM right now: The graphics are seriously sharp and simply excellent, the network access is stupid fast, and I am having a ball with it.
There are a couple of limitations, no bluetooth and no microphone. But for watching downloaded movies and playing games with the kids n stuff, XLNT!
Enough?
If you aren't messing with one of these right now, you just aren't just missing something, you're missing IT.
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Sold. Or should I say Bought? Haha thanks
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I'm missing it! What! I to was on the fence, the lack of bluetooth sucked. Also no SD. But my main use(s) on this is for
1) Emulators (N64oid being the biggest)
2) Internet
3) Pandora!
4) An E-Reader
Should I get it? $170 shipped in two days. If yes, all I need is an amazing Leather case/Kickstand thingy.
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The lack of an external SD is a bummer but, using wifi tether and wifi file transfer on my phone it is possible to use the SD card on my phone as additional storage. It is also possible to create shared directories on your pc that the fire can use.
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Woooo got cm9 on it!!!!!!!
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Woooo got cm9 on it!!!!!!!
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Nicee
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I am also thinking about a kindle fire. Does USB host work with and/or without rooting? I'd like to buy an adapter and plug in my USB flash drive to use as storage. Or connect a USB keyboard.
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I got it refurb from the outlet for 139! It came looking brand new...
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I got it refurb from the outlet for 139! It came looking brand new...
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That's because it probably is. The 'auto-update' glitch bricked a ton of KFs. (Like this: Unzip the Amazon box, unwrap the cellophane, turn the puppy on, then watch it happily hang on auto-update= el Bricko bumstick.)
Unhappy customers sent them back in droves. Amazon techs simply updated via mini-usb connector, (takes 20 seconds) then shipped them back out as refurbs.
Brand new, and a fantastic deal!
Oh yeah, they also have to dump all of their inventory to get ready for the KF2.
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I got it refurb from the outlet for 139! It came looking brand new...
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Care to share link?
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Oh yeah, they also have to dump all of their inventory to get ready for the KF2.
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Isn't that supossed to be a 10"?
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Isn't that supossed to be a 10"?
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Sort of. HK rumours last week, legal dept. staff Inter-consult w/ Foxconn & Cather, (the blank & MB manufacturers) say: 9.7", active bezel (gorilla & long range wifi?), quad-core sized HS, slim over-sized custom battery, with SD slot and side mount volume control holes. (In HK, parts-is-parts, if you catch my drift.) Taiwan has had the finished item running for quite a while, doing Amazonia software polish atm. Probably trying to keep it from getting rooted the very first day of release.
Anyway, "...goes gold in about 6-8 weeks." means that I am certainly not holding my breath waiting for it. No more update glitches this time I'm sure.
Oh, the previously mentioned $139 deal went history about 8 days ago, and I do wish I had gotten a couple more of them. The kids pass this thing around in the car like a box of Smarties. Industrial strength, even the 3 yr old gets her mitts on it.
Big fun.
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Sort of. HK rumours last week, legal dept. staff Inter-consult w/ Foxconn & Cather, (the blank & MB manufacturers) say: 9.7", active bezel (gorilla & long range wifi?), quad-core sized HS, slim over-sized custom battery, with SD slot and side mount volume control holes. (In HK, parts-is-parts, if you catch my drift.) Taiwan has had the finished item running for quite a while, doing Amazonia software polish atm. Probably trying to keep it from getting rooted the very first day of release.
Anyway, "...goes gold in about 6-8 weeks." means that I am certainly not holding my breath waiting for it. No more update glitches this time I'm sure.
Oh, the previously mentioned $139 deal went history about 8 days ago, and I do wish I had gotten a couple more of them. The kids pass this thing around in the car like a box of Smarties. Industrial strength, even the 3 yr old gets her mitts on it.
Big fun.
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This is going to be a great Tablet. $170 refurbished, with a warranty. Great deal, and I'm buying a $17 starter kit.
Book Cover case, 3 Pens. Two anti glare screen protectors. Some headphones, and 3.5MM to 3.5MM cable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509486
Happy with this Tablet.
Got one during the refurb sale, and I'm finding its lack of storage somewhat limiting. I have a dropbox and sugarsync account that helps, it just would have been nice if I could have dropped a 16gb sd card in there.
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Got one during the refurb sale, and I'm finding its lack of storage somewhat limiting. I have a dropbox and sugarsync account that helps, it just would have been nice if I could have dropped a 16gb sd card in there.
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That's why I'm just using mine for games, and books. Nothing else. No movies, or Music. I'm already saving up for an Asus Transformer Prime. Mmmmmmm Tega 3 Quad (+1) Core.
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tegra 3 father is comming snapdragon s4 tablets are on their way
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kitsunisan said:
Got one during the refurb sale, and I'm finding its lack of storage somewhat limiting. I have a dropbox and sugarsync account that helps, it just would have been nice if I could have dropped a 16gb sd card in there.
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Absolutely! But for $139? Seriously?
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Decided to return the Ultra just before the 30 day mark. Coming from a S4 that was 16gb with a 64gb SD card in it, there's just no way I can squeeze into a 16gb only phone. The size of my DCIM folder on my S4 is 9gb..I haven't moved much of anything to the Ultra yet and it only has 7.*gb free. I was going to take today and get the Maxx where I think I can work with 32gb, but I am going to wait and see how the G2 feels. If I like that I'll go that route or switch to the Maxx.
I love everything about the Ultra. The battery life is even better than my S4.
When does the g2 come out?
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Decided to return the Ultra just before the 30 day mark. Coming from a S4 that was 16gb with a 64gb SD card in it, there's just no way I can squeeze into a 16gb only phone. The size of my DCIM folder on my S4 is 9gb..I haven't moved much of anything to the Ultra yet and it only has 7.*gb free. I was going to take today and get the Maxx where I think I can work with 32gb, but I am going to wait and see how the G2 feels. If I like that I'll go that route or switch to the Maxx.
I love everything about the Ultra. The battery life is even better than my S4.
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So as far as the phone itself you had no problems with it? it was simply a storage issue? Just wondering as I'm also coming from an S4... completely different experience.
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When does the g2 come out?
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Current estimated date is around Sept. 13.
It really is a shame that the Ultra only has 16GB... Too bad they couldn't incorporate an SD slot into the Ultra. The G2 seems like an okay phone on paper - at least you will have a lot of options to choose from in the coming month. Good luck.
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So as far as the phone itself you had no problems with it? it was simply a storage issue? Just wondering as I'm also coming from an S4... completely different experience.
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The phone itself is great.. It's snappier than the s4 and feels sturdier. Software is bland Android, meaning no touchwiz type stuff. If it were only 32gb I'd keep it.
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Current estimated date is around Sept. 13.
It really is a shame that the Ultra only has 16GB... Too bad they couldn't incorporate an SD slot into the Ultra. The G2 seems like an okay phone on paper - at least you will have a lot of options to choose from in the coming month. Good luck.
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It's a huge shame... Why on earth they think 16gb is enough with no expansion is beyond me. The G2 looks amazing. It's thinner than the Note 2 and lighter than the Maxx, but slightly thicker. 8.6mm to 8.9mm. Think it may be the way to go.
EVOme said:
Decided to return the Ultra just before the 30 day mark. Coming from a S4 that was 16gb with a 64gb SD card in it, there's just no way I can squeeze into a 16gb only phone. The size of my DCIM folder on my S4 is 9gb..I haven't moved much of anything to the Ultra yet and it only has 7.*gb free. I was going to take today and get the Maxx where I think I can work with 32gb, but I am going to wait and see how the G2 feels. If I like that I'll go that route or switch to the Maxx.
I love everything about the Ultra. The battery life is even better than my S4.
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Isn't the return time only 14 days? I think that's what the lady told me when I just got my maxx.
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Isn't the return time only 14 days? I think that's what the lady told me when I just got my maxx.
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Yes it is only 14 days to return and also a 1 time deal. You can only exchange it back 1 time and that's it.
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Also looking at where Google I'd headed 16gb is going to be good. Everything is heading to cloud. Look how easy pics load up to g+ and Google drive. Take the chrome book laptops for instance they only have like 8-16gb but you get 100gb of storage from drive.
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Also looking at where Google I'd headed 16gb is going to be good. Everything is heading to cloud. Look how easy pics load up to g+ and Google drive. Take the chrome book laptops for instance they only have like 8-16gb but you get 100gb of storage from drive.
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Yeah, everything is headed to the cloud but I'm still a fan of flashing custom ROMs and have already run into an issue with limited on board storage with my DNA. I can only make one backup of a ROM before running out of space. Yes, I could move it to my computer, but I prefer have a stable backup on the device in case things go screwy on the go...
Cloud can be convenient and all, but I guess I'm a little more old school.
At 14 days I will pack it and ship back today. I had Dropbox pulling all pics and vids I take, but I still like to have them local... Some things I don't want in a cloud. As cheap as storage is, 16gb phones should be eliminated... Imo
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Decided to return the Ultra just before the 30 day mark. Coming from a S4 that was 16gb with a 64gb SD card in it, there's just no way I can squeeze into a 16gb only phone. The size of my DCIM folder on my S4 is 9gb..I haven't moved much of anything to the Ultra yet and it only has 7.*gb free. I was going to take today and get the Maxx where I think I can work with 32gb, but I am going to wait and see how the G2 feels. If I like that I'll go that route or switch to the Maxx.
I love everything about the Ultra. The battery life is even better than my S4.
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isn't it 14 days not 30?
Should of bought the maxx 32 Gigs works well with cloud back up for photos
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Why do you guys complain about storage when everything is in the cloud. It makes no sense the things people complain about. Every time I sign into an android phone I get all my info. Pictures, contacts, music. Documents from Google drive and keep. If you guys are true android users why not use what Google offers you for Free. Just my two cents.
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Why do you guys complain about storage when everything is in the cloud. It makes no sense the things people complain about. Every time I sign into an android phone I get all my info. Pictures, contacts, music. Documents from Google drive and keep. If you guys are true android users why not use what Google offers you for Free. Just my two cents.
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Not everyone has unlimited data or access to a constant wifi connection. It makes perfect sense why some people complain about it.
I'm returning my MAXX as well, it's just not worth the price coming from a Note 2.
FYI if you do a return you can do as many as you want, I did it with 3 phones, but when you say you want to exchange it you can only do it once.
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I'm returning my MAXX as well, it's just not worth the price coming from a Note 2.
FYI if you do a return you can do as many as you want, I did it with 3 phones, but when you say you want to exchange it you can only do it once.
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Trust me when I tell you that will eventually stop... lol. :angel:
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It's a huge shame... Why on earth they think 16gb is enough with no expansion is beyond me. The G2 looks amazing. It's thinner than the Note 2 and lighter than the Maxx, but slightly thicker. 8.6mm to 8.9mm. Think it may be the way to go.
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What is a g2?
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recDNA said:
What is a g2?
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New phone from LG slated to come out this month.
Sent from a Droid Maxx.
polo045 said:
Why do you guys complain about storage when everything is in the cloud. It makes no sense the things people complain about. Every time I sign into an android phone I get all my info. Pictures, contacts, music. Documents from Google drive and keep. If you guys are true android users why not use what Google offers you for Free. Just my two cents.
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I take it you don't travel. Some places where I do travel its spotty at best. So taking the cloud isn't as easy as you think. Yes there are location in the US that do not have great connection.
Anybody know any rumors / talk of someone working on a stock android Rom for this?? Or kit Kat even... I'm definitely not interested in Fire OS in the least bit.
Thanks
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Bootloader is locked meaning no customs roms until then unless you go with the safe strap method and from what I seen people are having problems with memory and some crashing of the problems and if you have a 8.9 hdx safe strap is not supported but I have faith in this community and belive we will have roms in the future
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Really? Because there's already root tutorials in kindle fire hdx > android development.
Unless those are "safe strap"? Idk I didn't look into it too much because I don't have the kindle yet (got it for Xmas I'm pretty sure lol)
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So custom ROMs are totally possible, and I'm sure there will be one or two soon, but the issue as stated above is the bootloader is locked. This means no custom kernels which means no AOSP ROMs. This currently rules out Cyanogen, AOKP, Paranoid Android, everything like that. Everything will be Fire OS based until the bootloader is unlocked. Before yesterday there wasn't even working Play Store downloading. Progress is being made, and the bootloader could be unlocked in a couple weeks, or it may never happen. Until then you just got to stick with what we've got, which is pretty nice as far as I'm concerned. The hardware is quite nice, and with a custom launcher and Gapps Fire OS isn't terrible.
Thank you! Good to know
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Well, i have one based on stock almost ready With all amazon stuff removed and full google experience. I still have a few noob problems but i think it shoud be ready after christams.
Also note that any rom could be ported even CM thanks to safestrap. The kernel is not a problem. Im not sure i'll have the time to do so but if so i'll prove it
Merry Christmas !
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Well, i have one based on stock almost ready With all amazon stuff removed and full google experience.
I still have a few noob problems but i think it shoud be ready after christams.
Merry Christmas !
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Yay thank you!!! ?❤
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Yay thank you!!! ��❤
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THOR = Hdx 7"
Only working rootable versions are 14.3.1.0 for the 8.9" && 13.3.1.0 for Thor
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" Rooting tut
Kindle Fire HDX 7" Rooting tut
Hashcode's modified TWRP safestrap ONLY FOR Thor
Working Google Play ROM ONLY FOR Thor
Hope this points you in the right direction. Just search the threads.
Anyone know if it's hard / going to take a long time to unlock bootloader?
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May never happen
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May never happen
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Is there a reason for that?
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Is there a reason for that?
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One reason is Amazon security on the chips they use.
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Is there a reason for that?
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these companies are getting better at locking them, and there is less and less incentive for people to break them. look at the bounty thread.. only 145 bucks. i have a Moto X which is over 1000 dollars and that still hasn't gotten cracked. i wouldn't hold on to the kindle hoping it will get cracked... if i didn't have amazon instant i would probably send this thing back (i may anyway, as i'm having wifi issues)
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these companies are getting better at locking them, and there is less and less incentive for people to break them. look at the bounty thread.. only 145 bucks. i have a Moto X which is over 1000 dollars and that still hasn't gotten cracked. i wouldn't hold on to the kindle hoping it will get cracked... if i didn't have amazon instant i would probably send this thing back (i may anyway, as i'm having wifi issues)
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Even if the boot loader didn't get unlocked working google play and a custom loader or exposed is all you really need and all are somewhat working now. I have almost every tablet ever made in this household. Nearly all have boot loaders either bypassed or broken. Already the 7 inch boot loader has been bypassed on this, a new device. The truth is the more popular a device is the quicker it is modded. If sales are high on this device it is likely to get dev attention. Try not to be such a Debbie downer
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Even if the boot loader didn't get unlocked working google play and a custom loader or exposed is all you really need and all are somewhat working now. I have almost every tablet ever made in this household. Nearly all have boot loaders either bypassed or broken. Already the 7 inch boot loader has been bypassed on this, a new device. The truth is the more popular a device is the quicker it is modded. If sales are high on this device it is likely to get dev attention. Try not to be such a Debbie downer
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Exactly, thank you!
I have been around Android since the beginning and have to say that out of all devices I have seen or bought.... this one has the least amount of bloat and is one of the best...
Quad core running 2.2ghz, 2gb ram??? nothing I have thrown at it has lagged or been slow!
Best tablet out right now, fast, portable, good battery life and did I mention it is easy on your wallet too? lol
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Exactly, thank you!
I have been around Android since the beginning and have to say that out of all devices I have seen or bought.... this one has the least amount of bloat and is one of the best...
Quad core running 2.2ghz, 2gb ram??? nothing I have thrown at it has lagged or been slow!
Best tablet out right now, fast, portable, good battery life and did I mention it is easy on your wallet too? lol
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Recon that! If only we could have working widgets and some fully working alternative launcher .. Play store doesn't bother me that much, since I get all the apps either from an alternative store or I download them on my phone and sent them to the tablet, so no big deal till now.
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Even if the boot loader didn't get unlocked working google play and a custom loader or exposed is all you really need and all are somewhat working now. I have almost every tablet ever made in this household. Nearly all have boot loaders either bypassed or broken. Already the 7 inch boot loader has been bypassed on this, a new device. The truth is the more popular a device is the quicker it is modded. If sales are high on this device it is likely to get dev attention. Try not to be such a Debbie downer
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Well the device was a gift I can't just bring it back.
Basically Amazon banned me for some dumb ass reason literally like my neighbor got in trouble so now I can't use it. and when I try to buy **** on the kindle I can't use that store either so I am praying that there is some type of movement on the boot loader because otherwise this going to be one expensive paper weight.
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Well the device was a gift I can't just bring it back.
Basically Amazon banned me for some dumb ass reason literally like my neighbor got in trouble so now I can't use it. and when I try to buy **** on the kindle I can't use that store either so I am praying that there is some type of movement on the boot loader because otherwise this going to be one expensive paper weight.
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I'm not sure you are following. 1mobile market and or side loaded apk's along with a custom loader bypasses all of what you just said right now. Also, in the last few days, the play store has even been made to download on both the 7 inch and 8.9. In other words go to the general section and read, root, and install working play store on kindle and then use apex and wallpaper fix with widgets and you basically have a Google tablet with an Amazon options bar. As people get exposed framework going it will get even better than that. Boot loader crack is not necessary to make this a Google tablet. As for pure Google well that would be great for some, or cm 10.3 for others but in the end all of that is really just ui and a few options. The necessities of downloading from Google market and some customization can all be accomplished right this second. I have very few apps from Amazon on my tablet in fact. Most are Google market apps. As the bright boys spend more time with this tablet it will become even easier for the less experienced users to accomplish these things as well.
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I'm not sure you are following. 1mobile market and or side loaded apk's along with a custom loader bypasses all of what you just said right now. Also, in the last few days, the play store has even been made to download on both the 7 inch and 8.9. In other words go to the general section and read, root, and install working play store on kindle and then use apex and wallpaper fix with widgets and you basically have a Google tablet with an Amazon options bar. As people get exposed framework going it will get even better than that. Boot loader crack is not necessary to make this a Google tablet. As for pure Google well that would be great for some, or cm 10.3 for others but in the end all of that is really just ui and a few options. The necessities of downloading from Google market and some customization can all be accomplished right this second. I have very few apps from Amazon on my tablet in fact. Most are Google market apps. As the bright boys spend more time with this tablet it will become even easier for the less experienced users to accomplish these things as well.
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Really? So is the carousel thing on your kindle is gone? Just the top bar? Sweet.
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floodingaugust said:
Well the device was a gift I can't just bring it back.
Basically Amazon banned me for some dumb ass reason literally like my neighbor got in trouble so now I can't use it. and when I try to buy **** on the kindle I can't use that store either so I am praying that there is some type of movement on the boot loader because otherwise this going to be one expensive paper weight.
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How in the hell does one get banned from amazon?!?
Not sure if I'm going to root yet as I'm still trying to get used to this phone. So far it seems ok.
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tommason1968 said:
Not sure if I'm going to root yet as I'm still trying to get used to this phone. So far it seems ok.
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Rooting will not change the phone experience in any way... Swapping ROMs improve it though.
Welcome to the Note 4, I'm sure you'll love it!
Let us know how your experience goes.
I really love my Note 4. I am currently running Infamous ROM 2.8 and the performance is incredible. It blows the stock ROM out of the water.
Welcome to a real camera
I'm in a similar situation. Came from using a nexus 4. Not sure if I want to root or which Samsung apps people tend to turn off and which they find useful. Fun stuff though. I think I'm gonna wait for lollipop update and decide then.
keasey said:
I'm in a similar situation. Came from using a nexus 4. Not sure if I want to root or which Samsung apps people tend to turn off and which they find useful. Fun stuff though. I think I'm gonna wait for lollipop update and decide then.
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Go a week or more and then decide which apps you'd like to freeze or leave alone.
Should be enough time to get a feel for it and decide which apps you like.
I would like to know if there is any way to get the voice activation on Google now to work while S-voice is on
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Rayan said:
Rooting will not change the phone experience in any way...
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Oh, but it will.. And it does. Rooting alone allows you to do most of the things you can do on a custom ROM, but you're doing it to the stock ROM. Even without a custom recovery, you can still modify system files, freeze/uninstall system apps, run root apps, etc.
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Oh, but it will.. And it does. Rooting alone allows you to do most of the things you can do on a custom ROM, but you're doing it to the stock ROM. Even without a custom recovery, you can still modify system files, freeze/uninstall system apps, run root apps, etc.
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Oh I know that, but I meant rooting alone does not degrade the experience. As you rightfully said, the experience can be improved drastically while rooted even on stock firmware.
Cheers ?
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tommason1968 said:
I would like to know if there is any way to get the voice activation on Google now to work while S-voice is on
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Take a look around the Q&A and General sections. Most questions you have, already have been asked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/general/google-s-voice-t2910499
i also have an upgrade available but im not sure if i should use it on the note 4. it is tempting but in a few months the m9 will be here along with other s810 processor based devices. Plus i hear the n4s battery life isnt that great.
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i also have an upgrade available but im not sure if i should use it on the note 4. it is tempting but in a few months the m9 will be here along with other s810 processor based devices. Plus i hear the n4s battery life isnt that great.
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The battery has no problem lasting all day
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I would definitely root and flash a ROM asap. Stock rom is ok but any of the TouchWiz ROM for T Mobile will flat out just feel snappier.
Played with a n4 at bestbuy today. Lagged like hell for me. Even the samsung rep saw it. To say the least i walked away.
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Not sure if I'm going to root yet as I'm still trying to get used to this phone. So far it seems ok.
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Welcome to the majors op. You'll love it. I had an m8 before. The freedom of having an unlocked bootloader, root, and plenty custom roms got me away from HTC, as well.
No more having to s-off and the firewater exploits being closed and lack of roms.
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i also have an upgrade available but im not sure if i should use it on the note 4. it is tempting but in a few months the m9 will be here along with other s810 processor based devices. Plus i hear the n4s battery life isnt that great.
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Where did you hear that the battery life isn't good?
I typically get 2.5 days per full charge with between 4.5 and 6 hours of screen on time per charge depending on if I am reading, or doing media (games, youtube).
If anything I would wait for the Note 5, but that will be a while. I'd suggest getting the Note 4 because it's quite simply a very amazing beast of a phone and then using JUMP to upgrade in 6 months if you so desire.
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Played with a n4 at bestbuy today. Lagged like hell for me. Even the samsung rep saw it. To say the least i walked away.
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Roflmao lag ok
fix-this! said:
i also have an upgrade available but im not sure if i should use it on the note 4. it is tempting but in a few months the m9 will be here along with other s810 processor based devices. Plus i hear the n4s battery life isnt that great.
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Battery is great I got 2 days or more with 7 to 9 hours of screen time
Android_Monsters said:
Welcome to the majors op. You'll love it. I had an m8 before. The freedom of having an unlocked bootloader, root, and plenty custom roms got me away from HTC, as well.
No more having to s-off and the firewater exploits being closed and lack of roms.
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Compared to the process of rooting a htc how difficult is it to root the note 4
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It's way easier to root the note 4:
You're in in 5.
Here are the instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2903733
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Had to do one at my parents house.
It took me 10 minutes because I was downloading a rom, at the same time, and my parents internet sucks.
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Played with a n4 at bestbuy today. Lagged like hell for me. Even the samsung rep saw it. To say the least i walked away.
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Which Best Buy? From what I've seen at nearly all my local Best Buy they only have dummy phones and none of them carry t mobile phones