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I have the CSpire galaxy s4 SCH-R970x and I am looking for some help/guidance on rooting and flashing custom roms to it.
Help please! there is no Cspire forum.
found some help for ya.. To root the device:
Use this CF-Auto Root : http://db.tt/ei0f7NHK
Unzip .zip file / grab md5 .tar file and run in Odin.
You will see a red android man while flashing (means its working)
After you root, you'll probably want to install clockwork recovery or twrp. Google around if you want, I know twrp has a cspire galaxy s4 version, and on another forum, there's cwm available (though its a first edition)
cwm - flash in odin
http://garwynn.rainmotorsports.net/CSpireS4/SCH-R970X_CWM_v1.1.tar
and as far as some roms, there's only two I can see currently (both found on alternate forum since there's not a lot of cspire friendly forums on xda)
aokp unofficial *also flash gapps afterwards
http://garwynn.rainmotorsports.net/CSpireS4/aokp_jfltecsp_unofficial_2013-07-22.zip
gapps - use the 7/10 ver
http://goo.im/gapps/
cm 10.1 unofficial
http://garwynn.rainmotorsports.net/CSpireS4/cm-10.1-20130719-UNOFFICIAL-jfltecsp.zip
Better yet - Until there is a home here on XDA I'm hosting several things on the team site.
Check them out here:
http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=70
Rooting, unofficial CWM, CM and AOKP already there.
garwynn said:
Better yet - Until there is a home here on XDA I'm hosting several things on the team site.
Check them out here:
http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=70
Rooting, unofficial CWM, CM and AOKP already there.
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kingofyo1 said:
found some help for ya.. To root the device:
Use this CF-Auto Root : http://db.tt/ei0f7NHK
Unzip .zip file / grab md5 .tar file and run in Odin.
You will see a red android man while flashing (means its working)
After you root, you'll probably want to install clockwork recovery or twrp. Google around if you want, I know twrp has a cspire galaxy s4 version, and on another forum, there's cwm available (though its a first edition)
cwm - flash in odin
http://garwynn.rainmotorsports.net/CSpireS4/SCH-R970X_CWM_v1.1.tar
and as far as some roms, there's only two I can see currently (both found on alternate forum since there's not a lot of cspire friendly forums on xda)
aokp unofficial *also flash gapps afterwards
http://garwynn.rainmotorsports.net/CSpireS4/aokp_jfltecsp_unofficial_2013-07-22.zip
gapps - use the 7/10 ver
http://goo.im/gapps/
cm 10.1 unofficial
http://garwynn.rainmotorsports.net/CSpireS4/cm-10.1-20130719-UNOFFICIAL-jfltecsp.zip
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jbi1031 said:
I have the CSpire galaxy s4 SCH-R970x and I am looking for some help/guidance on rooting and flashing custom roms to it.
Help please! there is no Cspire forum.
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I am the device maintainer for jfltecsp PAC, I will be posting a thread on XDA and SXTP
Hey, I have yet to see if this Pac rom is up and running for the CSPIRE version. Can anyone confirm?
jbi1031 said:
Hey, I have yet to see if this Pac rom is up and running for the CSPIRE version. Can anyone confirm?
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Been looking around, havent seen ANYTHING related to our 970x drop except an updated aospa on sxtpdevelopers.com. Soon as my s4 gets delivered (wife has to send it overseas to me since I'm deployed) I'll be building some samsung roms or attempting to port some nice premades like darthstalker. Its been a few years since I've done any rom modding but I doubt a lot has changed. What were you looking for in a rom? an AOSP based one or sammy based or something else?
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Hey, I have yet to see if this Pac rom is up and running for the CSPIRE version. Can anyone confirm?
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Heres the pacman rom:
http://galaxys4root.com/t-mobile-ga...laxy-s4-aokpcm10-2paranoidandroid-all-in-one/
Downloading to test currently
AOKP has been tested for you guys and CM is available on their site.
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On my lunch, i was able to get CM installed and running perfectly on the latest nightly. Before that, I did a backup through CWM of the sammy rom from stock if I needed to revert, since we dont have any sammy roms built for our device yet. I really gotta get one created soon :/
kingofyo1 said:
On my lunch, i was able to get CM installed and running perfectly on the latest nightly. Before that, I did a backup through CWM of the sammy rom from stock if I needed to revert, since we dont have any sammy roms built for our device yet. I really gotta get one created soon :/
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I have unrooted MFA already. Going to put together rooted this week.
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garwynn said:
I have unrooted MFA already. Going to put together rooted this week.
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Is there any way you could put together a flashable rooted stock sammy for me to build off of? Otherwise I'm going to start modifying this darthstalker I downloaded for what you had PM'd me about last time
So guys. I'm running into a problem where CWM doesn't recognize my 64GB sd card. I need it to in order to make a full backup of my phone before I start tinkering. Any help?
jbi1031 said:
So guys. I'm running into a problem where CWM doesn't recognize my 64GB sd card. I need it to in order to make a full backup of my phone before I start tinkering. Any help?
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well I'm running a 32 gig, and cwm is working fine with it. Maybe thats the limit? Try reformatting the card in android storage to see if it makes a difference? you may need to partition the card into two separate 32 gb areas for recognition
kingofyo1 said:
Is there any way you could put together a flashable rooted stock sammy for me to build off of? Otherwise I'm going to start modifying this darthstalker I downloaded for what you had PM'd me about last time
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I'll try over the weekend. By the way I have a new version of Paranoid Android on its
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garwynn said:
I'll try over the weekend. By the way I have a new version of Paranoid Android on its
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sweet, thanks! I was considering modding a rom with sammy base, but when I started going through the aroma section of the zip, I became dumbfounded as I realized there's a LOT more modding that would be necessary to add in and correct that rom for cspire
I haven't had the chance to find a card reader to try to split it into two 32gb but I did reformat it using the phones formatting tool. It seems like people had a similar problem with the S3.
The card is a SanDisk Ultra 64GB microSD XC class 10.
jbi1031 said:
I haven't had the chance to find a card reader to try to split it into two 32gb but I did reformat it using the phones formatting tool. It seems like people had a similar problem with the S3.
The card is a SanDisk Ultra 64GB microSD XC class 10.
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So I found a solution. I installed busybox, then I installed aParted. This allowed me to reformat my card to FAT32, it was apparently in exfat. Now CWM recognizes the file and will backup to external SD. Now that this hurdle is over. Time to start tinkering. I'm no good at building roms, but i'm more than happy to run one of yours and report bugs if that helps. just let me know.
Thread info: AOKP 4.3 is up. Enjoy
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garwynn said:
Thread info: AOKP 4.3 is up. Enjoy
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Garwynn, have you managed to pull a zip of the sammy base rom yet?
kingofyo1 said:
Garwynn, have you managed to pull a zip of the sammy base rom yet?
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I'll unpack system.img tonight, zip up and send a link. Won't have flash script.
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I have tried to find this all over the xda forums and I'm sorry if I have over looked it somewhere but here goes...
I'm working on trying to root my new Galaxy S4 SGM-M919 from T-Mobile. I have managed to use Odin and flashed the stock firmware so I can confirm Odin works with my make/model but I have not found a tutorial on the xda forums that tells n00bs what to do.
Currently I have been using the following threads to try to get it rooted...
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
On the ladder one I got my stock firmware to flash so that's a step in the right direction, but I can't seem to find any type of "insecure kernel" used in the "quick root" section.
Could someone point me in the right direction please?
arvo.bowen said:
I have tried to find this all over the xda forums and I'm sorry if I have over looked it somewhere but here goes...
I'm working on trying to root my new Galaxy S4 SGM-M919 from T-Mobile. I have managed to use Odin and flashed the stock firmware so I can confirm Odin works with my make/model but I have not found a tutorial on the xda forums that tells n00bs what to do.
Currently I have been using the following threads to try to get it rooted...
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
On the ladder one I got my stock firmware to flash so that's a step in the right direction, but I can't seem to find any type of "insecure kernel" used in the "quick root" section.
Could someone point me in the right direction please?
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Hi,
Look HERE
Ask in the help thread in Q&A if you are not sure.
Sent telepathically from my S4
malybru said:
Hi,
Look HERE
Ask in the help thread in Q&A if you are not sure.
Sent telepathically from my S4
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Thanks! Just what I was looking for...
malybru said:
Hi,
Look HERE
Ask in the help thread in Q&A if you are not sure.
Sent telepathically from my S4
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Hey Malybru,
Know any Roms for the M919 that will let me keep Wifi Calling? Tried the 4.3 Google Play Rom but it doesn't have it. Back on stock with root until I find a solution.
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jmaddox31 said:
Hey Malybru,
Know any Roms for the M919 that will let me keep Wifi Calling? Tried the 4.3 Google Play Rom but it doesn't have it. Back on stock with root until I find a solution.
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Hi,
The 919 is not my phone.
Perhaps you should ask HERE
Someone there will be more likely to be able to help you.
How too
arvo.bowen said:
I have tried to find this all over the xda forums and I'm sorry if I have over looked it somewhere but here goes...
I'm working on trying to root my new Galaxy S4 SGM-M919 from T-Mobile. I have managed to use Odin and flashed the stock firmware so I can confirm Odin works with my make/model but I have not found a tutorial on the xda forums that tells n00bs what to do.
Currently I have been using the following threads to try to get it rooted...
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
On the ladder one I got my stock firmware to flash so that's a step in the right direction, but I can't seem to find any type of "insecure kernel" used in the "quick root" section.
Could someone point me in the right direction please?
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Hey man, first download odin 1.85, go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005 is located in this same site. Follow instruction but basically create a backup of all you applications and phone contacts!!! after that power off phone then when its off hold down volume down button and home button then while holding those button press the power button and when it vibrates let go of power while still holding volume down and home (you will get to the download screen. When you see the screen start odin using administration rights then press the volume up on phone. Under the PDA look for the suto jfl file and start it up and it will root for you. Once the phone starts open the store and update SuperSu (I suggest buying the professional to show support) after update open it and let it update the binary files. Your are now rooted my friend, I suggest get titanium backup, adaway, F-Droid (google it F-Droid apk download) install that and look for AdAway, get ROM Manager to flash and backup your current rom, also get triangle away to reset the flash but can only be used on stock rom and being rooted. If this helps please give that thumbs up. Good luck
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jmaddox31 said:
Hey Malybru,
Know any Roms for the M919 that will let me keep Wifi Calling? Tried the 4.3 Google Play Rom but it doesn't have it. Back on stock with root until I find a solution.
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I use Infamous ROMs, they are the best in my opinion, lets you fully customize the phones look and keeps the stock applications but without the bloat stuff and very reliable and fast oh and it comes with a few other apps for over clocking. Buy their 3Minit Settings from the store to show support and this will also let you customize the look and feel of the phone and it can be used with all of their custom ROMs.
I'm on 4.3 OFW Infamous v10 Galaxy S4 (this can be install on many different versions phones, just follow the instructions while installing.
I have a brand new Galaxy S4 for AT&T and nothing will work to root this phone. Tried motochopper. When I run adb file as administrator the black box pops up for about 2 seconds and then its gone. Doesn't install SuperUser.
Also tried Odin 3.09 and the ID box says ):[COM4] and is always blue instead of yellow. Tried reinstalling the drivers restarting etc and its the same. When I hit "Start" it always fails.
Also tried the Kingo ROOT, it gets the phone into download mode and at the Recovery step, it fails.
Even Tried Terminal Emulator and once again, it would fail saying it couldn't find files even though they were on the SD card and it was formated correctly
I'm really stuck here and ready to give up. Please help!
Phone is SGH-I337, running Android 4.4.2 Kernel 3.4.0-1125940
What files are you using to root your s4?
grizzlywon said:
I have a brand new Galaxy S4 for AT&T and nothing will work to root this phone. Tried motochopper. When I run adb file as administrator the black box pops up for about 2 seconds and then its gone. Doesn't install SuperUser.
Also tried Odin 3.09 and the ID box says ):[COM4] and is always blue instead of yellow. Tried reinstalling the drivers restarting etc and its the same. When I hit "Start" it always fails.
Also tried the Kingo ROOT, it gets the phone into download mode and at the Recovery step, it fails.
Even Tried Terminal Emulator and once again, it would fail saying it couldn't find files even though they were on the SD card and it was formated correctly
I'm really stuck here and ready to give up. Please help!
Phone is SGH-I337, running Android 4.4.2 Kernel 3.4.0-1125940
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Since you just purchase the s4 you must be on build NB1 which there is no single method to root developed. To root your phone you need to downgrade to MK2.
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And which recovery are you using?
You can try to flash the standard Galaxy S4 rom (non-branded) via Odin, and then try to root that rom
Did you try to flash a pre-rooted custom rom? This might also help, and you might get a better rom (performance/battery-life)
bassie1988 said:
And which recovery are you using?
You can try to flash the standard Galaxy S4 rom (non-branded) via Odin, and then try to root that rom
Did you try to flash a pre-rooted custom rom? This might also help, and you might get a better rom (performance/battery-life)
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Its not about root the latest phones comes with a version that the bootloader its locked. This phones are limited to Touch wiz roms due to the new decision of AT&T to lock the bootloader. There is nothing we can do until some body find a way to do it.
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Have you read this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298508
I hope it helps you out..
Some brands just don't want us to get the maximum out of our phones..
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bassie1988 said:
Have you read this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298508
I hope it helps you out..
Some brands just don't want us to get the maximum out of our phones..
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That's not the way---more problems will be encountered--
If you are nb1 look at these and read and read as netomel suggested--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
there is no nb1 root at this time and maybe never--bootloader is not unlockable
ted77usa is a great source to help you
do not go back and use 2013 threads and motochopper will not work for you
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rugmankc said:
That's not the way---more problems will be encountered--
If you are nb1 look at these and read and read as netomel suggested--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
there is no nb1 root at this time and maybe never--bootloader is not unlockable
ted77usa is a great source to help you
do not go back and use 2013 threads and motochopper will not work for you
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What if im NC1? same thing?
dude52 said:
What if im NC1? same thing?
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Same thing--I am on the original phone so not an expert on SafeStrap. Just know you need to not use any old methods and start reading in General/Q&A on any thread about nc1/nb1 and SafeStrap. I would post on there for advice from members like ted. There has also been a lot of similar questions on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2320430
and people are there to help
Wish I had the exact answers, but am not in your situation. Just want to get you to the correct threads and people to get you sorted--
Now why would AT&T make it so hard / impossible to modify your device? They don't gain any advantage of it do they?
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The main advantage is you can't use custom rooms to get around some of the blocked features. That way they can charge for those features.
It also allows them to go after the corporate contracts that want a more locked down device. The Government has been looking for a successor to the BlackBerry.
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I have a Verizon Note 3 running 4.4.2 and I'm trying to root with Kingo. I get through the process up until it checks my root status. It gets past that to 'Downloading requesite dependency files' and it instantly fails and just says Not Support. Any help?
I thought towel root was the only root method working for 4.4.2. Maybe that is why you are having issues
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manatti said:
I thought towel root was the only root method working for 4.4.2. Maybe that is why you are having issues
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I have tried towelroot but when I click the symbol, nothing downloads. I do have the option allowed to download unknown files.
because you dont deserve nothing...
marlins43 said:
I have tried towelroot but when I click the symbol, nothing downloads. I do hae the option allowed to download unknown files.
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check files upload... yeah, thats version that works for you, what you were sent to was version 3 ...
good luck .. heres a referal link as i am required to post one. : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52860439
~George
tlipitli said:
check files upload... yeah, thats version that works for you, what you were sent to was version 3 ...
good luck .. heres a referal link as i am required to post one. : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52860439
~George
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Thank you so much. I was able to root my phone. Lastly, one thing I've always wanted was to remove the Touchwiz and get stock Android. I am currently on 4.4.2 on my Note 3. How do I go about getting a clean version of either 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 Android? Thanks again
marlins43 said:
Thank you so much. I was able to root my phone. Lastly, one thing I've always wanted was to remove the Touchwiz and get stock Android. I am currently on 4.4.2 on my Note 3. How do I go about getting a clean version of either 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 Android? Thanks again
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Are you referring to AOSP style android
waco2hot33 said:
Are you referring to AOSP style android
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I'm new to the community. I don't exactly know what that is but if it is how you get Google Play Edition firmwares on your phone, than yes.
easier to do this :
marlins43 said:
Thank you so much. I was able to root my phone. Lastly, one thing I've always wanted was to remove the Touchwiz and get stock Android. I am currently on 4.4.2 on my Note 3. How do I go about getting a clean version of either 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 Android? Thanks again[/QUO
you want a stock firmware file?
here you go ! http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=29319
you will have to register for firmwares,,,
unfortunately, touchwiz is the stock app for verizon stock roms... the new launchers for the S5 work on the note.. check that link in the other post
i think what you may be looking for with a rooted note 3 is a deodexed rom.. you can delete system files easily... just use "titanium Backup" its in this rom for the 4.2.2 and 4.4.2 and its easy to do if you follow this method here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787627
or use clockwork mods equivalent, "trebuchet"
check files , and heres CM link : https://www.clockworkmod.com/
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tlipitli said:
marlins43 said:
Thank you so much. I was able to root my phone. Lastly, one thing I've always wanted was to remove the Touchwiz and get stock Android. I am currently on 4.4.2 on my Note 3. How do I go about getting a clean version of either 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 Android? Thanks again[/QUO
you want a stock firmware file?
here you go ! http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=29319
you will have to register for firmwares,,,
unfortunately, touchwiz is the stock app for verizon stock roms... the new launchers for the S5 work on the note.. check that link in the other post
i think what you may be looking for with a rooted note 3 is a deodexed rom.. you can delete system files easily... just use "titanium Backup" its in this rom for the 4.2.2 and 4.4.2 and its easy to do if you follow this method here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787627
or use clockwork mods equivalent, "trebuchet"
check files , and heres CM link : https://www.clockworkmod.com/
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Sorry but I have no clue what you or any one in that thread is talking about. I just want to turn my Note 3 into a Google Play Edition
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You can't do that. We have a locked bootloader that restricts you to touchwiz roms running on the stock kernel.
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Reilly1812 said:
You can't do that. We have a locked bootloader that restricts you to touchwiz roms running on the stock kernel.
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Oh well. Anything else I can do on my rooted phone other than titanium backup and adblocker?
you can safestrap and install custom roms - they just have to be touchwiz-based.
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yes we can
marlins43 said:
Oh well. Anything else I can do on my rooted phone other than titanium backup and adblocker?
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you can safestrap and install custom roms - they just have to be touchwiz-based.
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in the pic here, all that gobbledeegook speek where your normal "?about phone" should be , tells you this is a vzw note 3, Nc4 stock rooted, ported to T-Mobile Lte , "G" edition (S5 ported) on non-user-ship (non-stock) kernel.
or basically,
using a verizon note 3 as a T-mobile Samsung Galaxy S5, with all of its features, save the one~~ it's not waterproof. , which of course , is in that thread i linked
so there's a;lot you can do with your phone, as it may seem too complicated now, you may want to stick to simpler mods that you can download from google play store, like a different boot animation, meaning to say that instead of the huge red logo you see when you initially turn on yo0ur phone, you can change it to supermario running accross the screen, or that green matrix i/o screen. they may have added more by now, its up to you if that is something you may ne interested int there, or at least its a place to start.as you can see, perhaps a more correct assumption would be to say you cant run touchwiz and another launcher, say Google NOW...... at the same time.
Well, this was originally longer but the forum decided to post limit me because I am new. If you want a Google type experience, you might want to try the Google Experience Launcher (can be side loaded, but won't install from play store). I use this with Xgels and am very happy with the results.
Hi I'm new to the forum so if I'm doing this the wrong way I apologies.What I have is a Verizon Note 3 phone that I had flashed to work with Stright Talk service. I want to go to a custom Rom but if I do it will it effect the Stright Talk settings?Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Ed
No clue what your flashing since I had no issues with stock and straight talk. When I flash darklord rom android 6.0.1 I had to do some root file copies but pretty easy stuff.
Which rom so you want to use is the biggest thing we need to know to help
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macgyver40 said:
No clue what your flashing since I had no issues with stock and straight talk. When I flash darklord rom android 6.0.1 I had to do some root file copies but pretty easy stuff.
Which rom so you want to use is the biggest thing we need to know to help
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Macgyver40 thanks for replying to my question,I was thinking about using the CyanogenMod rom,unless you recommend some thing else, the only thing that's done to my phone is its unlocked and rooted, I need a help with a bootloader and where to get the right rom and of course how to do the root file copies Thanks
I used flashify to put twrp on my phone. Currently using 2.8.7 since darklord rom needs it. There is a good cm rom in general section. Updated a lot too. I use my spen so no cm for me.
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