FIrst of all thank You for taking the time to naswer
Second!
I have my phone rooted + CWM, am I ready to install Custom Roms? I know we need the bootloader unlocked in order to gain the ability to install custom roms, but I don't see any bootloader unlocking for the S4.
Have things changed? Or is the process of installing Clock work Basically two in 1, bootloader unlock + Custom Recovery install
I guess clarification is more of a better title
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While I'm at it I have a different question as well. If I run a custom Launcher (buzz) and freeze most bloatware the S4 stock has, is there any benefit of installing let's say Google Play Edtion Rom from the threads? I'm thinking mostly for ram purposes/battery.
If you are on the i337M you are good to go, bootloader is unlocked
Since you asked that question, would suggest you read up on the noob stickies before flashing and read the rom OP pages and scan the thread of the rom you want to flash.
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If you are on the i337M you are good to go, bootloader is unlocked
Since you asked that question, would suggest you read up on the noob stickies before flashing and read the rom OP pages and scan the thread of the rom you want to flash.
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I337 as well but the bootloader is not unlocked, it's just bypassed :/
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If you are on the i337M you are good to go, bootloader is unlocked
Since you asked that question, would suggest you read up on the noob stickies before flashing and read the rom OP pages and scan the thread of the rom you want to flash.
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Thank You very much sir, very strange they left bootloader unlocked:S
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I337 as well but the bootloader is not unlocked, it's just bypassed :/
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OP is Canadian with an i337m phone. The bootloader is unlocked--
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Thank You very much sir, very strange they left bootloader unlocked:S
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Yeah, you guys and TMO are lucky. I miss fastboot--
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OP is Canadian with an i337m phone. The bootloader is unlocked--
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Yeah, you guys and TMO are lucky. I miss fastboot--
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Haha You win some you loose some, our contracts and rates suck though LOL
loki is fine for now. i was on tmo but coverage sucked so bad in my business call areas had to change carrier--happy with att here and new lte areas
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Hello everyone, I just get ATT galaxy S4, It is so fancy, but ATT's craps sucks.
Does ATT S4's bootloader already been hack by XDAs?
If so, how to unlock it?
I just have the TWRP installed in my ATT galaxy S4, could I flash customized ROM and customized kernel now? Or I have to wait until the bootloader is unlock?
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Hello everyone, I just get ATT galaxy S4, It is so fancy, but ATT's craps sucks.
Does ATT S4's bootloader already been hack by XDAs?
If so, how to unlock it?
I just have the TWRP installed in my ATT galaxy S4, could I flash customized ROM and customized kernel now? Or I have to wait until the bootloader is unlock?
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you should search or look in the developers section
Dude you didn't even try to look in the other forums
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Search is your friend.
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I highly suggest you read...read...and read again
To start you off in the right direction though, read up on Loki as that is our bootloader bypass method...basically anything that has been lokid can be flashed...
But seriously read!!! Don't want to waste a headache and trouble shooting on a soft brick
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go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
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The Loki thing still has me confused and curious what folks think... I've been through many of flashes and had good and bad issues over the years but unsure how I feel about flashing up a ATT S4. I've been leaning towards getting a Tmobile S4 with a unlocked bootloader and getting that unlocked since I feel like it will be a bit more bulletproof. Is that paranoia or is Loki close enough to a unlocked bootloader that I can basically do everything with as little risk as would be expected with normal device flashing?
puamystery said:
Hello everyone, I just get ATT galaxy S4, It is so fancy, but ATT's craps sucks.
Does ATT S4's bootloader already been hack by XDAs?
If so, how to unlock it?
I just have the TWRP installed in my ATT galaxy S4, could I flash customized ROM and customized kernel now? Or I have to wait until the bootloader is unlock?
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THIS INFO IS EVERYWHERE! READ MAN. useless thread here serious.
hey there bud, sorry everyone feels the need to repeatedly tell you to search instead of ending the thread with an explanation. im also sorry everyone else feels like this information is readily available, when its the furthest from that. you will require some digging and deduction skills to acquire all the information needed to fully utilize the loki function.
Since att took it upon themselves to lock the bootloader, the kernel has to be properly provisioned before it will allow it to boot (if the kernel is not set up correctly, you will receive an error about unapproved software on the device and will have to restore sans odin....yuck), so our awesome drjbliss and the infamous adamoutlers have provided a tool called "loki" which will allow bypassing of the locked bootloader and allow us to run the custom firmware.
please ensure that whatever ROM you are running has been previously provisioned with loki, or you are flashing a custom kernel that has loki baked in. Alternatively, there is an auto loki tool floating around called "loki doki" that can be flashed after any ROM to pre-loki it before boot.
You can PM me with any specific questions, and all you trolls should learn to help instead of complaining. In the amount of posts it took to complain about the OP not searching, it would have only taken one post to clarify and then this thread would have simply got buried.
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Screwbal said:
The Loki thing still has me confused and curious what folks think... I've been through many of flashes and had good and bad issues over the years but unsure how I feel about flashing up a ATT S4. I've been leaning towards getting a Tmobile S4 with a unlocked bootloader and getting that unlocked since I feel like it will be a bit more bulletproof. Is that paranoia or is Loki close enough to a unlocked bootloader that I can basically do everything with as little risk as would be expected with normal device flashing?
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Loki is close enough to an unlocked bootloader, no worries my friend. Flash away and enjoy!
So, if my phone is unlocked and rooted, do I still need to unlock the bootloader?
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So, if my phone is unlocked and rooted, do I still need to unlock the bootloader?
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What? You can't unlock the bootloader. The i337 never had and never will have a bootloader that can be unlocked
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Lol jd
Bored and just browsing my old S4 threads and see you still get a post in a 7 month old thread about bootloaders which was already answered. [emoji19]
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Lol jd
Bored and just browsing my old S4 threads and see you still get a post in a 7 month old thread about bootloaders which was already answered. [emoji19]
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Some things never change. How have you been?. The iPhone still working?
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Some things never change. How have you been?. The iPhone still working?
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Been doing fine jd, thanks. Hope you are too.
Yes, I really like it. Not gonna Jailbreak, but my bank just started accepting Apple Pay. So, going to play with it. Something for an old man to have fun with.
It's just picking up steam as far as number of merchants, so ordered and will mess with the LoopPay FOB where AP isn't used yet. A year ago I would have sworn I would never use this techy stuff for banking. Must be getting soft.
Good morning guys, Please pardon my ignorance if you find anything dumb about this post, I just switched back to Android yesterday.
I want to side load 4.4.2 on my Verizon Note 3 Using Odin. I found this write up here --
http://androidcentral.us/2014/01/update-galaxy-note-3-to-android-4-2-2-kitkat/
A couple of things that concerned me were it has to be factory unlocked. "Make sure your phone is factory unlocked. It is compatible for both users". Being that it is global ready does that mean it is "unlocked"?
I know I should root but being that I just got it I want to make sure there is not anything wrong with it first etc as I heard once rooted its irreversible and Samsung would know (correct me if I am wrong).
Any follow up insight would be great thanks guy.
First question. Are you with Verizon? If yes, is the the developer edition? If no, then DO NOT FLASH THIS. The link you posted is for the international version of the note 3. Being able to use a Verizon n3 globally via adding that plan does not make it unlocked.
Also. There are a few other threads on this same exact topic.
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If it is a developer edition. I know there ate more ROM options available for you to choose from. I think cm11 has been released, but I'm not sure. Search around.
I hope I caught you before you tried anything.
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First question. Are you with Verizon? If yes, is the the developer edition? If no, then DO NOT FLASH THIS. The link you posted is for the international version of the note 3. Being able to use a Verizon n3 globally via adding that plan does not make it unlocked.
Also. There are a few other threads on this same exact topic.
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Alright thank you for clearing that up. I do not have the international or dev verison and I searched a little bit but did not find something to resolve my issue. Rooting it is then..
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Alright thank you for clearing that up. I do not have the international or dev verison and I searched a little bit but did not find something to resolve my issue. Rooting it is then..
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If you were to flash that it would most likely brick your phone. Just because you root your phone doesn't mean that it's permanently rooted or that "samsung will know". It's not hard to get rid of root access either. If you have never rooted a device before I suggest you do a little research on how to root your specific device before you start. There are a lot of write ups on XDA and other sites that will provide some very helpful information. I've read countless posts of people who rooted and started messing with files that they didn't know what they were for and ended up with a paperweight for a phone, all because they didn't take the time to search and read the forums first.
Hello everyone
I've just got my hands on sprint galaxy s4. before you say anything about the thread already been made, I need to clarify that is model is the spark version SPH-L720T with "T" in the end. so far people are able to unlock the previous version of S4 but I couldn't find a thread regarding this particular model. So please can anyone help me unlocking this phone?
You didn't search. There's a thread for all questions regarding the Triband model. It is NOT possible to unlock that model at this time.
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You didn't search. There's a thread for all questions regarding the Triband model. It is NOT possible to unlock that model at this time.
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thanks, I am going through this thread right now, but this thread is pretty old, I was wondering if someone has come with the unlock
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thanks, I am going through this thread right now, but this thread is pretty old, I was wondering if someone has come with the unlock
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That thread is not old. OP is always updating the thread with the latest info.
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That thread is not old. OP is always updating the thread with the latest info.
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so you are saying there is no possible way to unlock this model for international use right now?
obie992 said:
so you are saying there is no possible way to unlock this model for international use right now?
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yes sadly there isnt at the moment
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yes sadly there isnt at the moment
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thanks, I'll wait
not true theres already people making money off of sim unlocking s4...i'm paying 50.00 a pop cause i cant figure it out yet..
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not true theres already people making money off of sim unlocking s4...i'm paying 50.00 a pop cause i cant figure it out yet..
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Where? I need to flash from sprint to boost
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thanks, I'll wait
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Just an fyi there is an unlock method now but you need to be able to downgrade your Baseband on your phone to MK5. and yes i know this is and oldish thread
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Just an fyi there is an unlock method now but you need to be able to downgrade your Baseband on your phone to MK5. and yes i know this is and oldish thread
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If my sim is unlocked can I connect the sprint phone to boost?
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If my sim is unlocked can I connect the sprint phone to boost?
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Hi! Any progress on unlocking sprint to use boost? Because I am trying to do the same thing.
xXNahNahXx said:
Hi! Any progress on unlocking sprint to use boost? Because I am trying to do the same thing.
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Isn't boost CDMA and not GSM like metro or Cricket. If so you have to flash the phone to boost.
xXNahNahXx said:
Hi! Any progress on unlocking sprint to use boost? Because I am trying to do the same thing.
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If my sim is unlocked can I connect the sprint phone to boost?
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you should just be able to flash over you dont need sim unlock for boost. there are already settings for going to boost on stock for sph-l720t
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you should just be able to flash over you dont need sim unlock for boost. there are already settings for going to boost on stock for sph-l720t
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I have SPH-L720 on Negalite ROM. How can I flash that to boost? Please let me know
i7vSa7vi7y said:
I have SPH-L720 on Negalite ROM. How can I flash that to boost? Please let me know
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i've never flashed a phone so i dont know if i can help you with that i'm sorry but you should look around on xda for flashing tools for your device
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i've never flashed a phone so i dont know if i can help you with that i'm sorry but you should look around on xda for flashing tools for your device
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If anyone can give me any information or point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. I'm getting my S4 LCD screen replacement in 5 days and I need to flash it to Boost Mobile.
i7vSa7vi7y said:
If anyone can give me any information or point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. I'm getting my S4 LCD screen replacement in 5 days and I need to flash it to Boost Mobile.
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have u received anymore info on this or found anything on ur own? because i need to do the same thing
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have u received anymore info on this or found anything on ur own? because i need to do the same thing
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The only thing I have found is you can do it yourself by purchasing CMDA workshop which is $100 or you can have someone else flash it to Boost from ebay for $50 to $60. Some people have you mail your phone and others will flash it remotely via teamviewer. Best thing to do is get your device on a stock rooted ROM. Get it flashed to Boost and then install a custom ROM if you wish. I am personally going to get it flashed remotely after I repair my cracked LCD screen on my S4 and after I get it on a stock rooted ROM. Hope this helps.
Just search ebay for flash to boost
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313&_nkw=flash+to+boost&_sacat=0
rofl. boost IS sprint. same network...same towers...just like going from sprint to virgin...ITS STILL SPRINT...easy...taking ur sprint s4 and going to a whole diff carrier..THATS hard
I hear that your able to unlock the bootloader if your on 4.2.2 which i am... what do i do.. how do i go about doing that?? Please Explain in Detail if you know how Thanks in advanced
You can't unlock the bootloader. But if you're on mbd or mdl firmware there is an exploit around the bootloader. See this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55338138
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you posted on another thread you are on mf3, so no loki either
read up in thread [Index] All Things MK2 and ATT in General. And in Hashcodes SafeStrap thread in Development.
SafeStrap will be what you need and there are different ones. No AOSP roms or custom recoveries/kernels.
Read thoroughly it is not easy to pick up at first.
In the All Things thread post 5 will be your route afaik. But read all of OP page and last 20 or so pages of the two threads.
Some study will prevent some heartache--
Odd because in another post I was reading they said the only unlockable bootloader was on 4.2.2? But Thanks for the info guys ill study up
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Odd because in another post I was reading they said the only unlockable bootloader was on 4.2.2? But Thanks for the info guys ill study up
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They were wrong. Some think the bootloader is unlocked because of the Loki exploit. But the bootloader is never actually unlocked.
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Ah ok gotcha, that sucks. God damn att heh :/
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Odd because in another post I was reading they said the only unlockable bootloader was on 4.2.2? But Thanks for the info guys ill study up
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With the i337 study is your friend--
Too many people don't use the correct terminology and like on Android Central some don't know what they are talking about.
No i337 bootloader has been unlocked. Pre MF3 builds have loki-doki exploit to bypass Sammy's security check of kernel when flashing roms. MF3 and above don't have that, so have to use SafeStrap which puts the roms onto the System Partition and bypasses check that way. But, uses your partition memory. So, MF3 and above can only use stock TW kernels in TW based roms. No custom recoveries or kernels. Some folks call the pre MF3 builds using loki as unlocked. But, they are not. There has been some advancement with SafeStrap and flashing MF3 and above roms that may make things better for folks. But, I don't keep that close a tab on them being on MDL. But, irregardless no unlocked bootloaders.
Hope this all makes sense--it still confuses me--:good:
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They were wrong. Some think the bootloader is unlocked because of the Loki exploit. But the bootloader is never actually unlocked.
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haha, I knew someone was typing faster than me when I saw an email pop up. Figured it was you jd--
From this guys post it says Sprint model has a locked bootloader. Why now if it's true?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=65803692
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From this guys post it says Sprint model has a locked bootloader. Why now if it's true?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=65803692
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hi, try flashing https://idlekernel.com/twrp/hero2qlte/3.0.0-0/twrp-3.0.0-0-hero2qltetmo.tar.md5
while it isn't for your phone (it's actually for T-Mobile S7 Edge), if it at least flashes then you are in the clear and I will happily port TWRP for G930P.
If the flash fails with SECURE CHECK FAIL, then you are out of luck. (nothing is changed and it won't trip knox)
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if it flashes successfully, and trips knox, then you have an unlocked bootloader, and twrp will happen for you in a few days
if it does not flash, it will not trip knox, and nothing will have changed, but you have a locked bootloader
I'll test when I get back home thanks
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hi, try flashing https://idlekernel.com/twrp/hero2qlte/3.0.0-0/twrp-3.0.0-0-hero2qltetmo.tar.md5
while it isn't for your phone (it's actually for T-Mobile S7 Edge), if it at least flashes then you are in the clear and I will happily port TWRP for G930P.
If the flash fails with SECURE CHECK FAIL, then you are out of luck. (nothing is changed and it won't trip knox)
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if it flashes successfully, and trips knox, then you have an unlocked bootloader, and twrp will happen for you in a few days
if it does not flash, it will not trip knox, and nothing will have changed, but you have a locked bootloader
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Here is what i got. Am i Fked? And no root? Sonofa
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Here is what i got. Am i Fked? And no root? Sonofa
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Sprint variant is locked. Thanks for the confirmation. Yeah, you're Fked, apologies!
T-Mobile is also locked.
You may one day become vulnerable to a live root exploit such like TowelRoot, but you will never be able to use a custom recovery, system image (ROM), or kernel.
Thought the samsung chat said tmo is unlocked?
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Thought the samsung chat said tmo is unlocked?
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The Samsung chat also said we'd find the kernel source code under Samsung Promotions or something of the sort xD
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The Samsung chat also said we'd find the kernel source code under Samsung Promotions or something of the sort xD
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Is there a reactivation lock on this phone?
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Is there a reactivation lock on this phone?
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I believe that depends on the CSC. You can always RAL with Google though using the "Google Settings" and turning it on.
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Here is what i got. Am i Fked? And no root? Sonofa
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Could you try doing that after turning oem unlock on and see the out come? I beleive its in developer options!
NOOOOOO!!!!! i hope this is not true!. ((((
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Could you try doing that after turning oem unlock on and see the out come? I beleive its in developer options!
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It was. Only other thing i guess could be is reactivation lock will show that just didnt know if it was on here can not find it
Might be time to ship this phone back. I have about 8 days left to decide.
Sprint told me they don't lock bootloaders. What's this all about?
I've been perusing threads in the s7 forums, members have tried and failed to flash anything onto the US variants, international versions have been rooted though.
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Sprint told me they don't lock bootloaders. What's this all about?
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This is probably on Samsung, not Sprint, tbh.
Either way, the Galaxy 7 customers in the U.S. are completely screwed, as far as ever getting root/recovery/any development for Galaxy 7s goes.
No chance of development means no real need for these forums on XDA, honestly.
(I mean, this is an Android Development website.)
Let the devs figure it out if they can; until that happens there's nothing to really do here. ?
(My device is going back, though.)
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This is probably on Samsung, not Sprint, tbh.
Either way, the Galaxy 7 customers in the U.S. are completely screwed, as far as ever getting root/recovery/any development for Galaxy 7s goes.
No chance of development means no real need for these forums on XDA, honestly.
(I mean, this is an Android Development website.)
Let the devs figure it out if they can; until that happens there's nothing to really do here. ?
(My device is going back, though.)
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Yea, I'm not going to risk hanging on to a phone I can't root.
In our current S***y state i guess we will just have to bounty for a working root.
Bug the hell out of @marceloclaure on Twitter. Get the word out.
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Bug the hell out of @marceloclaure on Twitter. Get the word out.
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I told you don't lose hope
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