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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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.
steviewevie said:
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.
estallings15 said:
Listen to this guy.
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im with you
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El Daddy said:
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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zephiK said:
Don't use a toolkit.
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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.
Related
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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nielsvg said:
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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If I unlock my boot loader and root my phone and flash AOKP, with the stock kernel, would my battery be the same? My battery is perfect right now and I don't want a different kernel installed that could change my battery life...any thoughts?
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pretty sure battery will only get better. go for it.
FYI: dont get it mixed up. you dont need "root access" to flash AOKP. root is independent of flashing a rom, it isnt a pre-requisite.
zephiK said:
pretty sure battery will only get better. go for it.
FYI: dont get it mixed up. you dont need "root access" to flash AOKP. root is independent of flashing a rom, it isnt a pre-requisite.
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Hmm sounds cool...I really want AOKP cause of all the customization but I'm scared I'm going to brick my phone trying to unlock the boot loader or something
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zephiK said:
pretty sure battery will only get better. go for it.
FYI: dont get it mixed up. you dont need "root access" to flash AOKP. root is independent of flashing a rom, it isnt a pre-requisite.
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But you can't flash a custom ROM until after you root..........
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But you can't flash a custom ROM until after you root..........
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Uh, yeah you can.
I do this for every of my Nexus phone
1. put zips on my phone [rom, gapps, kernel]
2. fastboot oem unlock
3. fastboot flash recovery <twrp or cwr>.img
4. boot into recovery
5. flash custom rom
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no root. root comes from my custom rom.
zephiK said:
Uh, yeah you can.
I do this for every of my Nexus phone
1. put zips on my phone [rom, gapps, kernel]
2. fastboot oem unlock
3. fastboot flash recovery <twrp or cwr>.img
4. boot into recovery
5. flash custom rom
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no root. root comes from my custom rom.
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Interesting. I've always flashed an insecure boot.img first, I suppose you are right. Oh well, I stand corrected.
joshnichols189 said:
Interesting. I've always flashed an insecure boot.img first, I suppose you are right. Oh well, I stand corrected.
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Oh I've never done that method. Isn't that the method of obtaining root without unlocking your bootloader or something? I never done that approach.
Root is needed if you wish to flash your recovery via a app such as Clockwork Recovery (flashing it with ROM Manager) or using Goo Manager to flash TWRP.
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Oh I've never done that method. Isn't that the method of obtaining root without unlocking your bootloader or something? I never done that approach.
Root is needed if you wish to flash your recovery via a app such as Clockwork Recovery (flashing it with ROM Manager) or using Goo Manager to flash TWRP.
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No it is the method of flashing recovery through an app as you mentioned. I don't believe there is a way to root without unlocking the bootloader. Either way, I fastboot oem unlock before I do anything else, so I wouldn't really know haha. Either way, to each his own sir.
Happy new year!
joshnichols189 said:
No it is the method of flashing recovery through an app as you mentioned. I don't believe there is a way to root without unlocking the bootloader. Either way, I fastboot oem unlock before I do anything else, so I wouldn't really know haha. Either way, to each his own sir.
Happy new year!
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Same here. I get my phone, first thing I do is oem unlock that way I can always back up my apps before I jump ship to a custom ROM.
On the Galaxy Nexus there was a way, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894717 but it was done through a exploit.
happy new years to you as well
Soooo is it possible to hard brick a Nexus? Or can you only soft brick it?
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Scoutamis said:
Soooo is it possible to hard brick a Nexus? Or can you only soft brick it?
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Close to impossible to hard brick a Nexus. Some people come close to it because they don't know what they're doing and often mistaken it to be a soft-brick.
zephiK said:
Close to impossible to hard brick a Nexus. Some people come close to it because they don't know what they're doing and often mistaken it to be a soft-brick.
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So I take it it's a lot harder than a Galaxy S III....
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Scoutamis said:
So I take it it's a lot harder than a Galaxy S III....
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Never used a Galaxy S3, so I can't comment on that but I do know one benefit of Nexus devices it to have the ability to fastboot. Fastboot is your best friend (it helps you restore back to stock etc etc)
Not a huge fan of Samsung's Odin System (Samsung's version of Fastboot).
Honestly, I don't think that you can brick this phone unless you don't read at all and just do something really stupid which at that point you deserve to be bricked
a Nexus is pretty unbrickable unless someone is very dumb or simply a hardware bug ****s the device up. If anyone bricks this device or any Nexus I'll award him idiot of the year trophy. -Franco
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Never used a Galaxy S3, so I can't comment on that but I do know one benefit of Nexus devices it to have the ability to fastboot. Fastboot is your best friend (it helps you restore back to stock etc etc)
Not a huge fan of Samsung's Odin System (Samsung's version of Fastboot)
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Ohh...well there were a lot of people complaining about hard bricking in the GSIII forums so I assume Nexus devices are harder to brick...and Fastboot is part of adv or something isn't it?
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Scoutamis said:
Ohh...well there were a lot of people complaining about hard bricking in the GSIII forums so I assume Nexus devices are harder to brick...and Fastboot is part of adv or something isn't it?
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They are harder to brick. The usual 'brick' threads for the N4 are cases of soft bricks which people are using the term wrongly when it is a soft brick and not a hard brick. There's the occasional "red LED" which I never encountered but you can search on your own about that.
Part of adv? what does that mean? Fastboot is at it's very deep level same as bootloader mode
This is why I never endorse the toolkit. People don't know how to use fastboot and tend to get themselves in icky situations because they got a free ride.
zephiK said:
They are harder to brick. The usual 'brick' threads for the N4 are cases of soft bricks which people are using the term wrongly when it is a soft brick and not a hard brick. There's the occasional "red LED" which I never encountered but you can search on your own about that.
Part of adv? what does that mean? Fastboot is at it's very deep level same as bootloader mode
This is why I never endorse the toolkit. People don't know how to use fastboot and tend to get themselves in icky situations because they got a free ride.
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I meant adb sorry auto correct
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Scoutamis said:
I meant adb sorry auto correct
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Fastboot and adb are separate. Every phone has adb.
ADB = Android Device Bridge.
Every Android phone has adb.
Fastboot is deep down to it's bootloader level. Not all phones have fastboot.
zephiK said:
Fastboot and adb are separate. Every phone has adb.
ADB = Android Device Bridge.
Every Android phone has adb.
Fastboot is deep down to it's bootloader level. Not all phones have fastboot.
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Ohhh okay thanks I'll go look up how to unlock the boot loader and root then
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Scoutamis said:
Ohhh okay thanks I'll go look up how to unlock the boot loader and root then
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1972508 is a guide to get you started if you have any ongoing questions. Feel free to post in this thread and I (or others) will help you out. Ask anything you may be confused about
Yeah I actually have 2 questions. 1. Will re-locking the bootloader erase everything? 2. How do I back up my phone?
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I want to root my Nexus 4 4.3 JWR66V with a Toolkit.
I want the easiest way and MUCH MORE important is it to be SAFE.
So which Toolkit shall I use?
I thaught about WugFresh's and N-Cry but if there is something else it'll be OK (WugFresh's looks very easy but I heard there are some bugs with 4.3)
Thank you in advance guys!:good:
VIPOA said:
I want to root my Nexus 4 4.3 JWR66V with a Toolkit.
I want the easiest way and MUCH MORE important is it to be SAFE.
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I had no problem with CF Auto Root by chainfire - simply flash it via fastboot, thats it!
Link to Thread
joerg78 said:
I had no problem with CF Auto Root by chainfire - simply flash it via fastboot, thats it!
Link to Thread
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Thanks but I want to use a ToolKit...
Which ToolKit shall I use to root 4.3?
VIPOA said:
Thanks but I want to use a ToolKit...
Which ToolKit shall I use to root 4.3?
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Go to the thread, read, understand the risk, then try it out. You will find one that works. I'll be the good guy and link you.
Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015469
N-Cry
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2171332
Always do backup, when possible!
Edit: A word of advice, although it is safe to say that you can't brick your phone with these toolkit, but if you can't bear with the risk of data loss, it is best not to do it at all.
VIPOA said:
I want to root my Nexus 4 4.3 JWR66V with a Toolkit.
I want the easiest way and MUCH MORE important is it to be SAFE.
So which Toolkit shall I use?
I thaught about WugFresh's and N-Cry but if there is something else it'll be OK (WugFresh's looks very easy but I heard there are some bugs with 4.3)
Thank you in advance guys!:good:
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I know that you are new to driod hacking but I would recommend you to do stuff manually it would be very useful to you.
ksilver89 said:
Always do backup, when possible!
Edit: A word of advice, although it is safe to say that you can't brick your phone with these toolkit, but if you can't bear with the risk of data loss, it is best not to do it at all.
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Especially if your bootloader is still locked - the rooting process WILL result in data loss.
ksilver89 said:
Go to the thread, read, understand the risk, then try it out. You will find one that works. I'll be the good guy and link you.
Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015469
N-Cry
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2171332
Always do backup, when possible!
Edit: A word of advice, although it is safe to say that you can't brick your phone with these toolkit, but if you can't bear with the risk of data loss, it is best not to do it at all.
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I know the risks but I heard that there are some bugs with WugFresh's but WugFresh's looks much easier...
Thanks!
sujith1994 said:
I know that you are new to driod hacking but I would recommend you to do stuff manually it would be very useful to you.
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What do you mean by do stuff manually? Commands?
Thanks!
joerg78 said:
Especially if your bootloader is still locked - the rooting process WILL result in data loss.
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I don't care about data loss, I'll backup everything I need before...
And my bootloader is locked so I need a tool to unlock it
Thanks!
VIPOA said:
I know the risks but I heard that there are some bugs with WugFresh's but WugFresh's looks much easier...
Thanks!
What do you mean by do stuff manually? Commands?
Thanks!
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Yeah using commands and doing stuff it is highly recommend.
sujith1994 said:
Yeah using commands and doing stuff it is highly recommend.
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But I prefer a Toolkit...
I want it to be the easiest way for me so:
Which Toolkit shall I use?
Tanks!
VIPOA said:
But I prefer a Toolkit...
I want it to be the easiest way for me so:
Which Toolkit shall I use?
Tanks!
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Sorry mate I don't use toolkits so I don't know which is the best one out there!
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Sorry mate I don't use toolkits so I don't know which is the best one out there!
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OK,
thank's any way!
Fastboot oem unlock
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Flash supersu in recovery
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I think N-Cry but search for a guide cause I didn't find...
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MUCH MORE important is it to be SAFE.
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Well then you better do things manually, because one wrong click on a toolkit and you're screwed. Seriously, do it manually and you'll learn how to sort out future issues. Also, don't post duplicate threads since I've just replied to another thread that you've created about the exact same thing.
In fact, it would do you a lot of good to read the new user guide in my sig. I'm not being rude, just realistic. You seem to know very little about this right now and the sooner you get used to XDA the faster you'll be able to find what you need.
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Well then you better do things manually, because one wrong click on a toolkit and you're screwed. Seriously, do it manually and you'll learn how to sort out future issues. Also, don't post duplicate threads since I've just replied to another thread that you've created (in the wrong forum btw, questions belong in the Q&A) about the exact same thing.
In fact, it would do you a lot of good to read the new user guide in my sig. I'm not being rude, just realistic. You seem to know very little about this right now and the sooner you get used to XDA the faster you'll be able to find what you need.
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This +100. You want something? Read about it and learn what you want to do. Laziness will only screw you in the end.
Don't wanna hijack OP's thread but before rooting if one wants to back up the data.. How can it be done? And my back up i mean complete back up of apps and games..the save points in games.. The settings in app etc.
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filthykid said:
Don't wanna hijack OP's thread but before rooting if one wants to back up the data.. How can it be done? And my back up i mean complete back up of apps and games..the save points in games.. The settings in app etc.
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You should check out Carbon in the playstore. I believe it's made by koush and it's supposed to work without root.
You ask this as you do not have your bootloader unlocked I suppose?
filthykid said:
Don't wanna hijack OP's thread but before rooting if one wants to back up the data.. How can it be done? And my back up i mean complete back up of apps and games..the save points in games.. The settings in app etc.
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Adb backup -all
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kwibis said:
You should check out Carbon in the playstore. I believe it's made by koush and it's supposed to work without root.
You ask this as you do not have your bootloader unlocked I suppose?
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Correct.
Using a tool kit may look easier since you just have to select an option, but honestly the guide here is more or less cut and paste into the command line. Plus there's no harm in reading and gaining more information so that you don't panic when you get into a bootloop or brick. I get that you're new to android rooting, but if you're going to do something like unlock a bootloader, might as well in from the deep end.
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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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.
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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.
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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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Well I just got a new one in the mail and I'm kind of afraid to root it, I rooted my htc evo 3d now it's bricked dwith a red light. Windows detects it but it won't boot but that's another ordeal. Anyway is it possible to brick my nexus 4 on 4.3?
No need to root this beast. Imo
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1slow4G said:
No need to root this beast. Imo
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I'd like to root it to get rid of the soft keys and enable lte if possible.
kennethk1 said:
I'd like to root it to get rid of the soft keys and enable lte if possible.
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I wouldn't worry about it. Just root using one of the software packages, or do it manually. There are many guides for this. It really is no big deal and almost nothing to worry about IMHO.
The biggest worry is that once you unlock and root, you'll want to flash. Then the addiction begins!!!!!
Just read and do all your researches. Go for it.
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way2muchcoff said:
I wouldn't worry about it. Just root using one of the software packages, or do it manually. There are many guides for this. It really is no big deal and almost nothing to worry about IMHO.
The biggest worry is that once you unlock and root, you'll want to flash. Then the addiction begins!!!!!
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Is One Click root legit?
http://www.oneclickroot.com/download-now
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Is One Click root legit?
http://www.oneclickroot.com/download-now
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did you find that here... This is your first problem if you ask me, you come to xda to ask questions but you do not use the multiple root options that are stickied(for a reason mind you). Try to use a root from another area. Do yourself a favor and read the wugs thread or mskip. No need to go looking elsewhere since its all right in here.
If you have bricked other phone and not sure about what to do then I suggest you enjoy HSPA+ and try and deal with the buttons. Its a great phone and selling cheap now but that does not mean your brick it if you are not sure about rooting.
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did you find that here... This is your first problem if you ask me, you come to xda to ask questions but you do not use the multiple root options that are stickied(for a reason mind you). Try to use a root from another area. Do yourself a favor and read the wugs thread or mskip. No need to go looking elsewhere since its all right in here.
If you have bricked other phone and not sure about what to do then I suggest you enjoy HSPA+ and try and deal with the buttons. Its a great phone and selling cheap now but that does not mean your brick it if you are not sure about rooting.
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Let's try to not be rude here. I was simply asking if it was legit. No rule against asking questions like that is there?
I'm glad you enjoy that but I do not.
Enjoy your evening.
Nah my bad not rude at all just a straight forward person... Sorry if you took it wrong but too me if you are worried don't root
Edit: I agree with below comment if you gonna do it learn it all but also that means take time to research as well and know what you are doing and what it takes to make it right in case something goes wrong.
Also as I read my thread I had some points there that were helpful again sorry you took it wrong way
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The only right way of unlocking & rooting your Nexus.
Learn why you do things, what happens at different stages.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
playya said:
Nah my bad not rude at all just a straight forward person... Sorry if you took it wrong but too me if you are worried don't root
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Edit: My bad its probably legit but I really only trust xda methods myself
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kennethk1 said:
Is One Click root legit?
http://www.oneclickroot.com/download-now
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IMO the only thing daunting in this is the unlock procedure. Once unlocked then rooting, custom recoveries, custom roms, mods, themes, and all else become possible.
When I did it I went old school and used adb and the sdk and did everything manually. I learned a lot on the way, even as I was nervous and worried. I strongly recommend this approach though as it will help you to understand your phone and its operating system. And you also can begin to appreciate the beauty of open-source.
Just follow the directions in the guides posted here at XDA. Go slow. Read. Download the requirements. Be patient. Be meticulous. You will be ok... And if you really don't want to get your hands dirty use one of the 'kits' also available for download here at XDA.
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Edit: My bad its probably legit but I really only trust xda methods myself
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It's understandable, I'm really just looking at which is the best and easiest method since there seems to be tons of options.
way2muchcoff said:
IMO the only thing daunting in this is the unlock procedure. Once unlocked, rooting, custom recoveries, custom roms, mods, themes, and all else become possible. When I did it I went old school and used adb and the sdk and did everything manually. I learned a lot on the way, even as I was nervous and worried. I strongly recommend this approach though as it will help you to understand your phone and its operating system. And you also can begin to appreciate the beauty of open-source. Just follow the directions in the guides posted here at XDA. You will be ok. And if you really don't want to get your hands dirty use one of the 'kits' also available for download here at XDA.
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The weird thing was I installed superuser just fine then went to install a few roms and couldn't get anything to work..
I'm just afraid of having a new phone and it instantly being paperweight.
kennethk1 said:
It's understandable, I'm really just looking at which is the best and easiest method since there seems to be tons of options.
The weird thing was I installed superuser just fine then went to install a few roms and couldn't get anything to work..
I'm just afraid of having a new phone and it instantly being paperweight.
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sounds to me that you are not sure of yourself or have not done enough homework prior to flashing or rooting.. If thats the case leave your new phone alone and just enjoy it. Rooting is honeslty easy and fun but if you are not sure of yourself it could be a nightmare.
Its unlock bootloader run a command to push recovery and flash and su.zip quite simple by original 40 step Evo root procedure back in the days
That's the reason for old school. If you get a handle on the basics of adb your phone is almost indestructable from an OS and software standpoint because you can just return to stock images if things go south a little bit....
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My advice: just do it!
The fear will vanish.....
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I say go for it.
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So guess what, I rooted and everything got Miui rom installed went to restore now my phones stuck on fastboot menu.
Any links on how to get 4.3 back on or am I screwed? cmd still detects my phone, theres gotta be a way to get out of this?
Never mind! Was able to download the stock img from google and restore the phone, whew.