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[Q] how to brick?

Im convinced my epic is screwed. Phone has been freaking out and flat out locking up on me despite rom changes and reflashes. I never back anything up and start from scratch so the fc's are beyond me understanding. Also on a few of the occasions of lockups the screen went bonkers. Anywho...
Quickest way to brick? My service center already replaced it once no questions asked. Also this was a refurb so maybe it has something to do with its "past life". Any suggestions? Battery and usb cable pull during odin stock flash?
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I find this thread offensive - the purpose of these and other threads is to be creative and help users.
Asking for help, such as "where do I find the thread on how to fix a bricked phone" which might fix your problem by following instructions is acceptable.
Go read it.
Asking for help to perpetuate fraud is NOT acceptable. I hope the mods read this, pull this, and warn this person.
Sprint can look, fix, and help you, that is why you buy insurance if you can't follow the above.
People like you who pull fraudulant tricks are what causes the rest of our rates to go up, make them look harder at people with real problems and real claims.
You knew flashing changes the rules, that is why you read, learn, and ask real questions.

GTFO. Just GTFO. Don't brick your **** because it's unstable - if you have a legitimate cause for warranty repair, find it and do it. Otherwise, fix the problem yourself. Intentional bricks are offensively stupid.

All of these users asking how to purposely brick their phone should have their account banned and all account affiliated ip addresses blacklisted.

You are probably not going to receive much help on this one. The last thing 99.99% of users want to do it brick their devices. It's actually a major fear for many users. I can see how people would be offended by your question. While I'm not offened, I don't understand why you would ever, ever, ever want to intentionally brick your device. There is no guarantee that you will get a replacement or that you will get one free of charge. I agree that you are far better trying to fix your phone. If you brick it in the process, then you will have your desired result either way (i.e. your phone will be fixed or it will be bricked).

This is outrageous how can u expect us to help u **** ur fone up. It is against the law to do fraudulent claims. I suggest you stop what u r doing or I will have ur IP checked and have you arrested by my colleagues.
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sammyjc89 said:
I suggest you stop what u r doing or I will have ur IP checked and have you arrested by my colleagues.
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Uh... yeah. Right.

sammyjc89 said:
I suggest you stop what u r doing or I will have ur IP checked and have you arrested by my colleagues.
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Already got it handled bro. I backtraced his IP and reported him to the Cyberpolice.

Does it goof without being rooted? If not, I would imagine that its user error.

sammyjc89 said:
This is outrageous how can u expect us to help u **** ur fone up. It is against the law to do fraudulent claims. I suggest you stop what u r doing or I will have ur IP checked and have you arrested by my colleagues.
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I think he's serious
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xxmastermindxx said:
I think he's serious
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u CaN tElL He iZ bCuz hE tYpEs lIeK dIs

There are valid reasons to brick a phone. for instance if you have a messed up usb port and can't odin your phone back to stock, then your only optiion is to brick if you want to get a replacement as they aren't going to do anything if the phone is on a custom rom.
I tried at one point to brick my phone so i could exchange it, after exhausting other methods of getting it back to stock. no way no how would it actually brick.
But I know one way that would probably do it, just install vision kernal 1.2 and wait about 3 days, unless you have one of the magical phones, that should do the job. But the link was taken down for this very reason so unless you already have it, thats not going to help much.

robl45 said:
There are valid reasons to brick a phone. for instance if you have a messed up usb port and can't odin your phone back to stock, then your only optiion is to brick if you want to get a replacement as they aren't going to do anything if the phone is on a custom rom.
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False. Even if you don't have your SD adapter, you can just download the ReRFS ROM and stock recovery (can't use *upload? Download on your PC and upload to Dropbox) and flash in that order.
Source: I did it. I had a busted USB port. My device was fully stock when I sent it to Samsung.

robl45 said:
There are valid reasons to brick a phone. for instance if you have a messed up usb port and can't odin your phone back to stock, then your only optiion is to brick if you want to get a replacement as they aren't going to do anything if the phone is on a custom rom.
I tried at one point to brick my phone so i could exchange it, after exhausting other methods of getting it back to stock. no way no how would it actually brick.
But I know one way that would probably do it, just install vision kernal 1.2 and wait about 3 days, unless you have one of the magical phones, that should do the job. But the link was taken down for this very reason so unless you already have it, thats not going to help much.
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Couldn't you just report it as lost/stolen and pay the $50 or $99 whatever it is for a new one.
Just saying

k0nane said:
False. Even if you don't have your SD adapter, you can just download the ReRFS ROM and stock recovery (can't use *upload? Download on your PC and upload to Dropbox) and flash in that order.
Source: I did it. I had a busted USB port. My device was fully stock when I sent it to Samsung.
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that wasn't available when my device got messed up back in March. i tried everything I could find, but being on ext4 at the time, there was nothing that would get me back, plus I was on the non samsung certified modem as well.

robl45 said:
that wasn't available when my device got messed up back in March. i tried everything I could find, but being on ext4 at the time, there was nothing that would get me back, plus I was on the non samsung certified modem as well.
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The modem can't be helped much, but that's not a big deal - and, false, it was. The ReRFS ROM was released by DRockstar starting with DK28.

Its not hard to brick if you want to....but you can't expect us to help you commit insurance fraud.
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Lmao wowzers i didnt know so many of you were internet rentacops. Simmer down. At the end of my 2 year contract i will have paid a total of 334$ for insurance. Now if this is my second epic which was a refurb...(my first was brand new) and its acting out no matter what i do, im gonna brick it and get another one. You do gooders have no idea if my unit was faulty from the get go. Not to mention ive had screen lift from the jump. Do me a favor and stfu and keep your morals off my threads. Is that good enough? No? Ban me you guys are useless 90% of the time anyways. To the posters that did help thank you in aiding me in getting me defective unit replaced. To everyone else lol get a life. Go be a cross guard if you feel so righteous. Idiots.
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RushAOZ said:
Lmao wowzers i didnt know so many of you were internet rentacops. Simmer down. At the end of my 2 year contract i will have paid a total of 334$ for insurance. Now if this is my second epic which was a refurb...(my first was brand new) and its acting out no matter what i do, im gonna brick it and get another one. You do gooders have no idea if my unit was faulty from the get go. Not to mention ive had screen lift from the jump. Do me a favor and stfu and keep your morals off my threads. Is that good enough? No? Ban me you guys are useless 90% of the time anyways. To the posters that did help thank you in aiding me in getting me defective unit replaced. To everyone else lol get a life. Go be a cross guard if you feel so righteous. Idiots.
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I got 99 problems but a brick ain't one.

Everyone's so excited for Gingerbread, there's Fighting Everywhere!!!
Apparently everyone likes to blame the vision kernel so try that.
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Recommended apps, etc

Hi guys. Hopefully im picking up my n7 tomorrow. Can you guys recommend me some good apps and any docks/accessories please to make my tablet experience fun and useful. This is my first ever tablet. So excited
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Maybe you can tell us what you want to do with it and then we can make recommendations.

Look at this thread mate, it has a lot of members top ten apps. It's defiantly worth reading through.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824956

AZImmortal said:
Maybe you can tell us what you want to do with it and then we can make recommendations.
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To be honest im not 100% sure. I will probably read a few ebooks, browse the net, game a little etc
Jon565G said:
Look at this thread mate, it has a lot of members top ten apps. It's defiantly worth reading through.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824956
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Thanks mate much appreciated
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rkanwar said:
To be honest im not 100% sure. I will probably read a few ebooks, browse the net, game a little etc
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If your looking for games, there's a dedicated thread in the apps and themes section. There's also a list of the best free games for the N7.
I can post links to them if you want
BTW, no worries. Just glad I could help someone, my good deed for the day

Once again thanks very much.
One thing I wanted to ask is my n7 has been shipped today but how do I know if im getting a white or black one? Im really excited for it to arrive
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rkanwar said:
Once again thanks very much.
One thing I wanted to ask is my n7 has been shipped today but how do I know if im getting a white or black one? Im really excited for it to arrive
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You get a black (or brown - what ever it is..) one, because the white backcover was only a special edition for the I/O presentation.
The most of the reviewed N7's are withe because only the guys at the I/O got them.

It will be the black version, they stopped making the brown version a bit ago. If i read correctly, I don't think the brown ones were actually assembled by ASUS, not too sure about that. (I got the brown one from Tesco last month, didn't know it was brown until it was mentioned on here and I looked on the box )
EDIT: Like flomitdreio said above, you won't get a white version.

I have received mine today but guess what. No charger, open seal, fingerprints all over the screen
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Really unlucky :crying:, I take it that your sending it back? If you get a replacement and there are fingerprints on the screen and the seal is open it might just have been quality control checked by ASUS. Also, If you bought it from the Play Store, did you tick the option to have your details on it when you were paying for it? This might also be the reason for the broken seal and fingerprints.
It doesn't excuse there being no charger though...

I have called google theyve passed on the details to the department that deal with it and will apparently contact me in a couple of days. Honestly I wouldnt have minded but the fact theres no charger its outraging...
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Theres wrapping for the plug. But no plug.
Now when I spoke to google first, the cssn number on the box was not in my name or for my details. The second time I called nothing of that was mentioned however, when I look on the delivery note I got the same serial number. Atm I cannot see any issues, lets see what google says.
So angry
Theres also scuffs on the box
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An update. Just got off the phone again to google. The lady was I gotta say very helpful and told me my cssn number is actually linked to two devices somehow. So basically now the "specialist team" have this info and will get back to me in 48 hours I was told. I asked if the replacement is a new device or a refurb. She told me its a new device. I will apparently receive an RMA email which will contain a link to order my replacement
Do you guys think I should play around with this n7 until replacement??
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Shame that you've got a bad experience with ASUS before you even turn the device on. If I were you, I'd use it until they send you a new one out. Just don't root it or do anything like that. You can always restore it to the factory settings. Can't do any harm to play around with a device that you've paid at least 169 quid for.
Looking at the box, I'd say that someone had it before you and have returned it for some reason. Mine didn't have any scuffs or scratches on it......

Jon565G said:
Shame that you've got a bad experience with ASUS before you even turn the device on. If I were you, I'd use it until they send you a new one out. Just don't root it or do anything like that. You can always restore it to the factory settings. Can't do any harm to play around with a device that you've paid at least 169 quid for.
Looking at the box, I'd say that someone had it before you and have returned it for some reason. Mine didn't have any scuffs or scratches on it......
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That was my exact thoughts. So hopefully ill hear from them soon. Lol I paid 199 quid for mine.lol so its like a lot of mony for me considering I dont earn much. I even applied for a credit card with a limit of 250 quid and well this what happens
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I hope that you get a good one soon. It's really a top notch tablet when you get one that works well, especially for 200 quid. Good luck with getting a perfect one back. (mines got a bit of screen flicker, so I'm half and half to return it until I know that I'll get a good one back)
Just out of interest, does it say on the box that it's brown or back?
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Jon565G said:
I hope that you get a good one soon. It's really a top notch tablet when you get one that works well, especially for 200 quid. Good luck with getting a perfect one back. (mines got a bit of screen flicker, so I'm half and half to return it until I know that I'll get a good one back)
Just out of interest, does it say on the box that it's brown or back?
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Hi i just checked my box and i can confirm that it says brown. When i get my replacement i will also then let you know what it says on the box.
Thanks for your reassurance guys. I cant wait to get my OWN new nexus 7 that i can use to full functionality and make it my own. I have been using this ome, though there is nothing wrong with the device i.e. screen lifts or flickers however i am loving it so far.

I recommend you Xda Premium
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Thanks...
I am getting so anxious..how long do google take to reply. I am starting to love this device however dont wanna get used to it too much, obviously because of the replacement im hoping to receive.
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Just a quick update guys. Received an rma email not too long ago but cant process the replacement order due to insufficient funds. What shall I do guys? I have to wait two weeks till I get paid or can I call my credit card company that I used to buy my n7?
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If I were you, I'd ring Google and tell them that your not getting paid until in two weeks, and that you'll have to sort it out then. There's no point messing around with the credit card when everything can be sorted easily in 2 weeks.
I suppose if everything if perfect with the device except from the charger, could you just ask them to send a charger out. You'll still keep the years warranty in case anything does go wrong.........

from apple to android, huge mistake!!!

Hello guys,
So after 5 years i decided to switch from my beloved iphone 4s, to the lg g2.
have realized it is biggest mistake ever after many problems
problem:
I bought the phone when i was ona trip to South korea, unlocked and good. It worked fine for some days.
I have used android encryption to encrypt the phone, after encryption the pin i have given it does not work.
everything is in Korean, even though i changed the language in the OS to english.
I tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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LGF320S
but it hasnot helped, it still asks me for the PIN( attached screenshot)
LG support is totally useless and i have searched the internet for days.
Please help me
I am ready to throw this phone out the window.

Let me get this straight ; you bought a phone in another country ( this is stupid to do.). Then you encrypted it ( why?) then you didn't know the pin ( It can't simply "not work".) this is not android's fault my dear..
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Dr.Molestratus said:
Let me get this straight ; you bought a phone in another country ( this is stupid to do.). Then you encrypted it ( why?) then you didn't know the pin ( It can't simply "not work".) this is not android's fault my dear..
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Unfortunately im inclined to agree, this looks more like user error than any fault of Android or LG. Why would you expect LG to give any help and support? If you purchased the phone in a different region?

Also, encryption is used on business tier phones. There is no need to encrypt it so people can't see your pictures of your genital. Still eager to know why you encrypted it..
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With the least offense intended.... You are right, it was a mistake for you to leave the iPhone!
Because clearly Android doesn't need people just doing amazingly silly things and then coming online and whinging about it as if it is Android & LGs fault!
You shouldn't buy a completely foreign phone unless you know how to change it all.
Why fully encrypt it all? There are hundreds of apps you could have downloaded to keep your pics/vids/messages/contacts safe and hidden etc without taking this massive risk.
Seems your only choice, is to factory reset and get it set up in (presumably) English and start again. This time taking more care.
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this thread is literally full of fail. OP, go back to using an iphone, please. apple makes locked down phones for a certain reason, for certain types of people.
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Are you trying to reset the phone? If so with power off, press and hold the power key and volume down at same time. When LG screen appears release both keys and then press them again. You should get into the reset menu.
Some of you people are very rude. Maybe the OP did need to encrypt phone for business reason but it really doesn't matter why OP encrypted the phone. If it is their choice to do it then so be it, remember Android is about choice?
Dr.Molestratus why is buying phone from different country stupid to do? I buy many unlocked phones that are meant for different regions and if I had an issue that I could not resolve I would expect help from a GLOBAL company...
alim1155 said:
Hello guys,
So after 5 years i decided to switch from my beloved iphone 4s, to the lg g2.
have realized it is biggest mistake ever after many problems
problem:
I bought the phone when i was ona trip to South korea, unlocked and good. It worked fine for some days.
I have used android encryption to encrypt the phone, after encryption the pin i have given it does not work.
everything is in Korean, even though i changed the language in the OS to english.
I tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Model NUmber
LGF320S
but it hasnot helped, it still asks me for the PIN( attached screenshot)
LG support is totally useless and i have searched the internet for days.
Please help me
I am ready to throw this phone out the window.
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Because CDMA GSM LTE etc. Incompatible is the word.
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Dr.Molestratus said:
Because CDMA GSM LTE etc. Incompatible is the word.
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You should learn what phones from around the world support what bands.

alim1155 said:
I have used android encryption to encrypt the phone, after encryption the pin i have given it does not work.
everything is in Korean, even though i changed the language in the OS to english.
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Am I the only one smelling something fishy here? Lets look at the facts here, he is looking for a way to get into a phone that is encrypted with a pin and in a foreign language. Maybe I'm just cynical but it sounds to me like someone trying to get into a stolen phone.

AndroidUser00110001 said:
You should learn what phones from around the world support what bands.
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I am stating that it is a really bad idea buying ANY phone from ANY other country than your own.
Please stop being arrogant.
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I am stating that it is a really bad idea buying ANY phone from ANY other country than your own.
Please stop being arrogant.

Azeolus said:
Am I the only one smelling something fishy here? Lets look at the facts here, he is looking for a way to get into a phone that is encrypted with a pin and in a foreign language. Maybe I'm just cynical but it sounds to me like someone trying to get into a stolen phone.
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Exactly my tough. And now he has the solution to unlock it. It seems damn fishy to me.
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Cool story, Bro. Thanks for sharing.

Dr.Molestratus said:
I am stating that it is a really bad idea buying ANY phone from ANY other country than your own.
Please stop being arrogant.
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I am stating that it is a really bad idea buying ANY phone from ANY other country than your own.
Please stop being arrogant.
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Arrogant as in calling someone stupid for buying a phone in different country and then asking why they encrypted the phone or assuming it was to hide pictures of their private parts?
Ever think it could be a bug within android. Maybe encrypting it changed the language back to default language and the character set got hosed in translation and this is why the password is not working. I have seen strange things happen when I was porting ROMs from one country phone to another.
I am sorry to say but you were the arrogant ass from your original comments. XDA is here to help users, especially new ones so instead of bashing someone when they were looking for help you should have kept your fingers off the keyboard.
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Why...cause cats can't drive?
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Does this not work?
Power off the device and ensure it is not connected to any USB cables.
Press and hold the following keys for 8 seconds: Power key + Volume down key
When the LG Logo is displayed, release and then immediately re-hold the Power key.
When the 'FACTORY HARD RESET' screen displays, release the keys.
Press the Power key to reset or one of the Volume keys to cancel.
Press the Power key to confirm the reset. The reset will start immediately.

OP is gone, back to the land of kids phones and trying to sell the stolen phone he just unlocked

DaT Franchise said:
OP is gone, back to the land of kids phones and trying to sell the stolen phone he just unlocked
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+1 to that, OP has been very clever, used our love of android, but he could have just used search!!

You guys are all so incredibly amusing. Because something happens that you can't explain, means suddenly OP is trying to unlock a phone that he stole? Holy crap that's a far reach. We were all noons once, it isn't too hard to believe that someone who wanted a REMOVABLE BATTERY AND REMOVABLE STORAGE bought the Korean variant. It isn't too hard to believe that someone who is paranoid about sensitive data possibly FROM THEIR OWN COMPANY or something tried to encrypt their phone. It isn't too hard to believe that encrypting the phone reset the language back to default, and here we are bashing someone for no fault of their own, because we choose to believe they stole a phone from Korea and are now trying to get into it.
How cynical can we be?
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Hey,
For those who are rooted and care to use the "T-Mobile My Account" app.
Be aware that this app now scans your phone to see if it's rooted. This information is saved and can be sent over to T-Mobile.
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Since we are rooted, I'm sure many use Xposed. Go into xposed and download an app called RootCloak. You can use RootCloak app w/ xposed to hide root within the t-mobile app. This would allow you to use the app and monitor your account usage. Also, go into the My Account app and disable diagnostics and anything related to scanning your phone for health.
You can use Titanium Backup to uninstall the app as a whole if you don't use it.
But I thought I share this info anyways.

Lol unintstalling for me....... not cool T-Mobile ?

Its in Note 3 before too. It says my phone is rooted but TMO didn't really care when I trade it in for Note 4. They didnt even check it. They just verified the serial number of phone behind the battery if I am returning the right unit.
Then they gave it back to me for a second so I can factory reset it.

They don't care at all.

Jfree3000 said:
They don't care at all.
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Nope they dont. They don't want to blow a sale. That being said, always make sure it's back on a stock rom unrooted just on case.

naruto.ninjakid said:
Lol unintstalling for me....... not cool T-Mobile ?
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What's Up Naruto...
I see you have left LG for Sammy... :laugh:
Did you ever get the 8" Sammy Tablet?

jdidtht said:
Nope they dont. They don't want to blow a sale. That being said, always make sure it's back on a stock rom unrooted just on case.
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According to a friend that works at a corporate store, they don't even check. They send it to the company who deals worth their insurance claims. That company may look, but doubtful.
I've usually returned to stock, but with Knox tripped on the Note 3, I didn't bother. Still had a custom recovery too. Never heard a thing.

RaiderWill said:
What's Up Naruto...
I see you have left LG for Sammy... :laugh:
Did you ever get the 8" Sammy Tablet?
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Hey man Im doing good lol. Yeah I sold theta G-Pad along while ago. As you can see in my sig i went for its big brother lol got the Note Pro 12.2 instead. Yeah my note 4 is coming in today lol

These rooting "paranoia" threads do NOTHING but perpetuate the MISINFORMATION that T-Mobile cares if you root your phone...THEY DON'T, so please stop posting/spreading/perpetuating this paranoid, MIS-INFORMATION all over these threads...

I know about this already when I have the rooted HTC One M7. Cook ROM do not include this app anyway.

I had called to submit a warranty claim on my Note 3, and answered all their questions. Then they asked if I had rooted my phone because that's what was showing up on their end. I had tripped Knox when I rooted, so they said that I can still file a warranty claim, but instead of it being a usual, just pay the $5 shipping fee (when they do that, they consider the defect a manufacture defect), they said I would have to pay the deductible of $180 as if it was a user problem.

jsapp said:
According to a friend that works at a corporate store, they don't even check. They send it to the company who deals worth their insurance claims. That company may look, but doubtful.
I've usually returned to stock, but with Knox tripped on the Note 3, I didn't bother. Still had a custom recovery too. Never heard a thing.
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Yup, I've returned multiple devices over the years with no issue. I returned an HTC sensation years ago running a rom, sales guy looked at it, was like, cool. What's this called. Lol they don't care. I've never understood people's hesitation over something even samsung has the ability to clear in 2 seconds.
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I had called to submit a warranty claim on my Note 3, and answered all their questions. Then they asked if I had rooted my phone because that's what was showing up on their end. I had tripped Knox when I rooted, so they said that I can still file a warranty claim, but instead of it being a usual, just pay the $5 shipping fee (when they do that, they consider the defect a manufacture defect), they said I would have to pay the deductible of $180 as if it was a user problem.
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Okay. There's always someone I guess. In store never ever an issue.

jdidtht said:
Yup, I've returned multiple devices over the years with no issue. I returned an HTC sensation years ago running a rom, sales guy looked at it, was like, cool. What's this called. Lol they don't care. I've never understood people's hesitation over something even samsung has the ability to clear in 2 seconds.
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Okay. There's always someone I guess. In store never ever an issue.
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Yeah my issue might of been calling the 611 number. Granted the 180 deductible still means I am under the warranty cover, but with an issue caused by me. Manufacture defects are covered free of charge other than the 5 dollar shipping fee. At least via phone. Never gone into a store and asked there.

I actually had them refuse to do a warranty exchange on my G3 because they say that they show my device was rooted. I pushed until they did it anyway. Now I remove the app immediately after rooting.

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I actually had them refuse to do a warranty exchange on my G3 because they say that they show my device was rooted. I pushed until they did it anyway. Now I remove the app immediately after rooting.
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I've read this before and why I remove the app as well.

I returned my N3 rooted with Hyperdrive on it still. Lol.
Not the guy helping, but another one came and played with my phone and noticed it looked like the S5, lol.
I pretended I didn't hear that and he just walked away. Lol.
They don't care, I exchanged like 3 Notes this year also.
Sucks for those that have had problems.

Root for Note 20 Ultra US Version ?/!

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned at all on this forum, unless I'm reading it completely wrong.
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-root-us-unlocked-snapdragon-865/
Now, full disclosure, I haven't actually done this but it is very interesting. I haven't tried my device since the note 8, and is have to get more comfortable with knowing how to unroot before I attempt this. In addition to the details installing custom recovery, I'm just not ready I guess. I'm talking myself up though lol
What do you guys think?
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Didn't try it but glad to see there's an option for it now, even if it costs $150
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VICosPhi said:
Didn't try it but glad to see there's an option for it now, even if it costs $150
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Yes, forgot to mention that. It's posted on XDA's page, so I figured it was okay to share. Thanks for mentioning that detail!
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$150....[emoji1786]
Sent SM-G950U Extreme Syndicate Root

Yeah price is a little steep but will be worth it. I never use samsung pay so losing it is no big deal. Just hope there are some devs out there to cook up ROMs, kernels, etc!

Hey guys, I've been out of the loop since the Galaxt S2 lol... Is it a possibility to pull the unlocked/rooted image off of one phone and use it for others?

keller.jeff said:
Hey guys, I've been out of the loop since the Galaxt S2 lol... Is it a possibility to pull the unlocked/rooted image off of one phone and use it for others?
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You have to unlock your bootloader before doing anything. That's where the issue is

Interested in seeing the results for somebody

That's a bit too much for something you have to wait for someone to have the time to do it .

It comes from China and have to use teamviewer and what about a refund if it doesn't work? Think I'll just stay stock for the mean time, no telling what might get installed on your phone.

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It comes from China and have to use teamviewer and what about a refund if it doesn't work? Think I'll just stay stock for the mean time, no telling what might get installed on your phone.
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Well, I already have WeChat installed so if they are gonna get me, they did long ago lol. Besides, if you root your phone this is a risk you're taking right off the bat. There's a reason Enterprises don't allow rooted devices to connect thru Microsoft/Exchange Activesync services.
Giving superuser access is a risk.
Edit: it also clearly states there is no refund if it doesn't work.
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themisterwilson said:
Well, I already have WeChat installed so if they are gonna get me, they did long ago lol. Besides, if you root your phone this is a risk you're taking right off the bat. There's a reason Enterprises don't allow rooted devices to connect thru Microsoft/Exchange Activesync services.
Giving superuser access is a risk.
Edit: it also clearly states there is no refund if it doesn't work.
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I know the risks of root been doing it for years, just think the risk out weights the advantages with China involved!

ggrant3876 said:
I know the risks of root been doing it for years, just think the risk out weights the advantages with China involved!
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Oh China involved lol. Gotcha
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keller.jeff said:
Hey guys, I've been out of the loop since the Galaxt S2 lol... Is it a possibility to pull the unlocked/rooted image off of one phone and use it for others?
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No the token is special to each device
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The guys doing it are legit. So all the nasty comments can go up the road. It's either pay it or don't. If you don't. Don't whine about it. Cause obviously you don't know

This method also works for the Canadian variants as well.
Personally I'd probably stay stock but I can see many take advantage
of this method to Root their smartphones.

TheMadScientist said:
No the token is special to each device
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The guys doing it are legit. So all the nasty comments can go up the road. It's either pay it or don't. If you don't. Don't whine about it. Cause obviously you don't know
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Ye sir, I agree with this sentiment. Please don't take my sarcastic response as an insult to China. It's 100% the opposite. More skeptical of a product/service purely because it originates in China? What a joke.
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themisterwilson said:
Ye sir, I agree with this sentiment. Please don't take my sarcastic response as an insult to China. It's 100% the opposite. More skeptical of a product/service purely because it originates in China? What a joke.
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Most of them do originate in China lot of people. Lot of good developers
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samteeee said:
This method also works for the Canadian variants as well.
Personally I'd probably stay stock but I can see many take advantage
of this method to Root their smartphones.
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But the question in play is development. You pay and then no development hurts too. Thats why I try to stick it with known models if at all possible

i rooted my U model
will cost you 125
that's not something you'd spread on xda

MlM1c said:
More then likely somebody will copy it and either charge money as well or just release it to the general population. Stuff leaks happens all the time and seeing that they are making what seems to be good money gives even more attraction to those skilled enough to copy it.
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I suppose my feelings about paying are: if I want to root bad enough, I'm gonna want it $125 bad. In the scheme of things, is not a huge amount. Not if you can afford a $1300 smartphone, or even ~$800 with trade in.
And yes, it's also worth supporting development.
Edit: also agree, there is a lot going on in China. I've worked with colleagues in China and have friends there. Is a different culture there, there's so much more job competition than here. There's not room for half-assed efforts.
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themisterwilson said:
Well, I already have WeChat installed so if they are gonna get me, they did long ago lol. Besides, if you root your phone this is a risk you're taking right off the bat. There's a reason Enterprises don't allow rooted devices to connect thru Microsoft/Exchange Activesync services.
Giving superuser access is a risk.
Edit: it also clearly states there is no refund if it doesn't work.
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I had that issue but can hide in magisk to make it work