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[Q] Phone stuck at Sprint splash screen

Phone was upgraded to 4.3. I rooted it, then tried to enable the hotspot, after following a tutorial (One I am now guessing was outdated) it will no longer load past that screen. I've tried wiping the data and cache and also flashing a new mk2 to no avail. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Sounds like it was an outdated hotspot mod.. restore a nanoid if possible.. If not flash the stock rom that's floating around it someone's repository and start over..
Sorry i cant dig it up for you I'm on my mobile
Side note: if you have a root browser in recovery you could see if the mod backed up the originals and just reinstate them.
System》framework. There should be the 2 files there services.jar. and another I can't remember atm. If the mod backed them up you should see .bak or .old added to them
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dewrust said:
Sounds like it was an outdated hotspot mod.. restore a nanoid if possible.. If not flash the stock rom that's floating around it someone's repository and start over..
Sorry i cant dig it up for you I'm on my mobile
Side note: if you have a root browser in recovery you could see if the mod backed up the originals and just reinstate them.
System》framework. There should be the 2 files there services.jar. and another I can't remember atm. If the mod backed them up you should see .bak or .old added to them
Sent from my SPH-L720
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How would I go about attempting to restore a nanoid? Yeah I am guessing it was oudated. I changed the services and the other one, but I dont have a root browser in recovery. I am taking a look for the stock rom right now.
Found it. Downloading it, will post back with how it goes after flashing it. Thanks for the help so far. School internet is slow so it may be an hour or more to download.

Inphinity00 said:
How would I go about attempting to restore a nanoid? Yeah I am guessing it was oudated. I changed the services and the other one, but I dont have a root browser in recovery. I am taking a look for the stock rom right now.
Found it. Downloading it, will post back with how it goes after flashing it. Thanks for the help so far. School internet is slow so it may be an hour or more to download.
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Try using xposed wanam to disable the tethering provision..
Wanam can be found in the play store and xposed framework is found in the forums
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dewrust said:
Try using xposed wanam to disable the tethering provision..
Wanam can be found in the play store and xposed framework is found in the forums
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Can I do that even though the phone won't boot past the Sprint splash screen?

Inphinity00 said:
Can I do that even though the phone won't boot past the Sprint splash screen?
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I was referring to after you re flash a working stock rom.. The other option is to flash a near stock rom that has tethering already unlocked
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I was referring to after you re flash a working stock rom.. The other option is to flash a near stock rom that has tethering already unlocked
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Oh, I will give that a try, thanks again. This stock rom is taking a while to download though.

It booted up, just set everything back up. Now to root it again and try what you said for the tethering. Thanks again!

Make a backup in recovery first before you go mucking around.

[Q] Please help?! SuperSU and Superuser partial install

I have a Verizon Galaxy S5. I've always been afraid to root, but I hate TouchWiz and bloatware so much that I had to try. I'm regretting it.
I just used towelroot and tried to install SuperSU, Titanium Backup, and Wanam Xposed. I tried to research as much as I could, but it's still all new to me.
I first tried to install SuperSU. I wasn't totally sure what to do when it said "Try to disable KNOX? - Cancel or OK".
Someone suggested that I tap OK and disable KNOX. The screen has said "Disabling KNOX..." with a spinning circle thing for at least 5 minutes now. After 10+ minutes of waiting, I closed SuperSU. I downloaded Superuser to try it instead (per someone's suggestion). I tapped it and it immediately opened. It didn't ask about installing or anything. I thought it would need to replace the su binary. It feels like I have a messed up mix of half-installed root software.
Now I just want to undo all this and go back to an unrooted phone. Can anyone help me do that?

Odin back to stock
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ergalthema said:
I have a Verizon Galaxy S5. I've always been afraid to root, but I hate TouchWiz and bloatware so much that I had to try. I'm regretting it.
I just used towelroot and tried to install SuperSU, Titanium Backup, and Wanam Xposed. I tried to research as much as I could, but it's still all new to me.
I first tried to install SuperSU. I wasn't totally sure what to do when it said "Try to disable KNOX? - Cancel or OK".
Someone suggested that I tap OK and disable KNOX. The screen has said "Disabling KNOX..." with a spinning circle thing for at least 5 minutes now. After 10+ minutes of waiting, I closed SuperSU. I downloaded Superuser to try it instead (per someone's suggestion). I tapped it and it immediately opened. It didn't ask about installing or anything. I thought it would need to replace the su binary. It feels like I have a messed up mix of half-installed root software.
Now I just want to undo all this and go back to an unrooted phone. Can anyone help me do that?
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You can Odin back to stock as mentioned, instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784880 - That is something I ran into also, if you just reboot and reopen the SuperSU app it will ask again to disable KNOX and it takes seconds to complete. I'd try that first, unistall the other SU app you tried. You can also unroot using SuperSU once its installed right.
Before Wanam you did install the Xposed framework I'm sure right?

You just need to reboot. It did the same thing to me. Like Floyd says it takes like a second to complete after that.

PappaFloyd said:
That is something I ran into also, if you just reboot and reopen the SuperSU app it will ask again to disable KNOX and it takes seconds to complete. I'd try that first, unistall the other SU app you tried.
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I eventually opened SuperSU again and it recognized the other superuser. It asked if I wanted to uninstall the other superuser, so I did. At least I'm down to only SuperSU now, and it seems to be doing what it's supposed to.
I'm still trying to figure out whether I can even use a custom recovery on my Verizon S5 at all. I don't want to do that until it is known to be pretty stable. So, would I even want to disable KNOX?
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Before Wanam you did install the Xposed framework I'm sure right?
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I haven't opened Wanam Xposed. I'm not sure what the Xposed framework is. Is there a set of step-by-step instructions anywhere? It's really disappointing how difficult it has been for me to find solid info. I'm not trying to do anything crazy, I just want to disable as much TouchWiz and bloat as possible.

ergalthema said:
I eventually opened SuperSU again and it recognized the other superuser. It asked if I wanted to uninstall the other superuser, so I did. At least I'm down to only SuperSU now, and it seems to be doing what it's supposed to.
I'm still trying to figure out whether I can even use a custom recovery on my Verizon S5 at all. I don't want to do that until it is known to be pretty stable. So, would I even want to disable KNOX?
I haven't opened Wanam Xposed. I'm not sure what the Xposed framework is. Is there a set of step-by-step instructions anywhere? It's really disappointing how difficult it has been for me to find solid info. I'm not trying to do anything crazy, I just want to disable as much TouchWiz and bloat as possible.
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My best advice for you is to watch videos on YouTube on how to use xsposed installer and also how to use the Titanium backup app to freeze apps you don't want. It would take a long time for someone to post a step by step. All info can be watched on YouTube then if you have questions go ahead and ask.
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Savagerun said:
All info can be watched on YouTube then if you have questions go ahead and ask.
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I watched a few YouTube videos. At this link, the first step is to create a nandroid backup. When I looked up nandroid, it says it needs a custom ROM in order to restore the backup. I thought the point of Xposed was to not need a custom ROM?

ergalthema said:
I watched a few YouTube videos. At this link, the first step is to create a nandroid backup. When I looked up nandroid, it says it needs a custom ROM in order to restore the backup. I thought the point of Xposed was to not need a custom ROM?
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Have you watched the following video? It explains how to use SS and also how to make a nandroid backup of your rooted stock rom. Watch "Verizon Galaxy S5 Safe Strap Recovery Install and Overview" on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d-cPtK-CR8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Savagerun said:
Have you watched the following video? It explains how to use SS and also how to make a nandroid backup of your rooted stock rom. Watch "Verizon Galaxy S5 Safe Strap Recovery Install and Overview" on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d-cPtK-CR8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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That was a good video. I didn't hear him mention "nandroid". I am guessing that by using a new slot and not touching the stock rom slot anymore, that the stock rom slot is considered a nandroid backup, or at least the equivalent.

[Q] Status Bar & Xposed Framework

Ok, so I have been in search of a program to customize my status bar on my Rooted Note 3, but unfortunately it seems my searches keep coming back to the need to download Xposed Framework. This Xposed Framework screwed up my Note 3, when I went to use it to blur out my notification screen app. I had to un-root, and flash the original firmware, and let me say, it was a two day process to get everything back, and I tried to use my backup, with no success. So, is there a way to customize the status bar without using Xposed Framework?
Thank you,
AM

Are you sure you didn't modify anything else? Everything xposed can be undone by disabling modules or in the case of a boot loop you can flash the disable xposed zip in recovery. Once disabled it has no residual effects and you should be able to troubleshoot from there. But keep in mind some modules (gravity box) can be used with touch wiz based roms but not everything is supported
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czach5932 said:
Are you sure you didn't modify anything else? Everything xposed can be undone by disabling modules or in the case of a boot loop you can flash the disable xposed zip in recovery. Once disabled it has no residual effects and you should be able to troubleshoot from there. But keep in mind some modules (gravity box) can be used with touch wiz based roms but not everything is supported
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I didn't modify anything, I just rooted and left it at that. My intent was to get rid of all those programs that came permanently installed on my Note 3, and to rid of them by using Titanium Backup. I am willing try it again, this time I am prepared.

The only thing I can think of is that you removed something and it didn't cause a problem until you rebooted. You should probably only do one thing at a time. Remove bloatware and reboot and make sure it's stable and after you have that settled then start customizing
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I never gave it any thought, that I may have deleted a program that played an integral part to the proper functioning of my Note 3. So, therefore I must take what I am doing one step at a time as you suggested czach5932. This was very good sound advise. I am done with my chores of getting rid of the programs I don't want, and the phone is functioning flawlessly, so now I am off to tackle Xposed Framework. Thank you.
AM

That's half the fun. Just always have a backup so when you do mess up just restore and try again.
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How DO You Take the Unlocked Padlock on boot screen off

ok ive rooted my gs5 and ive also have wanam exposed on my device and I was told I could remove that custom unlocked padlock on the boot screen with wanam but I have looked through all the options in the wanam app and I don't see this option anywhere so could somebody please help me out and tell me how to make this custom padlock on boot screen to be gone. Thanks in advance

DopeShow said:
ok ive rooted my gs5 and ive also have wanam exposed on my device and I was told I could remove that custom unlocked padlock on the boot screen with wanam but I have looked through all the options in the wanam app and I don't see this option anywhere so could somebody please help me out and tell me how to make this custom padlock on boot screen to be gone. Thanks in advance
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Open up Wanam and go to security hacks. In there it will have an option for "fake system status"

jagrave said:
Open up Wanam and go to security hacks. In there it will have an option for "fake system status"
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it nt look like im gonna be using wanam exposed cause its not letting my s health work and ive tried the fix and still wont work

DopeShow said:
it nt look like im gonna be using wanam exposed cause its not letting my s health work and ive tried the fix and still wont work
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Sorry man. I don't really use xposed a lot or s-health, so idk if there is another fix or not for that.

DopeShow said:
it nt look like im gonna be using wanam exposed cause its not letting my s health work and ive tried the fix and still wont work
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You could give the xsecurestorage module a shot, you should be able to get shealth to work with xposed. Thr fix i know should be just disable secure storage, clear davlik cache and cache in recovery, then clear data of the s health app and reboot once more and it should work. Otherwise i dont know, there are quite a few threads on both disabling the padlock and getting xposed to play nice with shealth, just search around, supposedly triangleaway will remove the padlock i wouldnt count on it though.
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Rakuu said:
You could give the xsecurestorage module a shot, you should be able to get shealth to work with xposed. Thr fix i know should be just disable secure storage, clear davlik cache and cache in recovery, then clear data of the s health app and reboot once more and it should work. Otherwise i dont know, there are quite a few threads on both disabling the padlock and getting xposed to play nice with shealth, just search around, supposedly triangleaway will remove the padlock i wouldnt count on it though.
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I did the s health fix changing the securewstorage=true to false and reboot then reinstall exposed and nada s health wont even open I get that lil white window that pops up sayin s health has closed, so is there any other ways of getting this damn custom lock off my boot screen?

DopeShow said:
I did the s health fix changing the securewstorage=true to false and reboot then reinstall exposed and nada s health wont even open I get that lil white window that pops up sayin s health has closed, so is there any other ways of getting this damn custom lock off my boot screen?
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I thibk you misssed the part where you clear data and cache of shealth and all that, from what ive read turning off secure storage is not enough to get it working. Sit tight and i'll edit this post with some clearer instructions.
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Start by making for sure you have the xposed framework uninstalled, dont just uninstall the xposed installer app, you need to actually go in to the app and uninstall the framework, you should be able to keep the installer app installed though.
Next with a root enabled file explorer and open your build.prop file and just double check you have ro.securestorage.support set to false.
Now go in to the app info for s health, uninstall the updates, and clear the data and repeat for healthservice, then reboot in to stock recovery or safestrap and clear the cache and davlik cache.
Boot up and install xposed then for good measure reboot into recovery again, and clear the cache and davlik cache again, boot up and s health should work.
Past that i cant really help, this is all compiled from suggestions ive read, so im not sure how well all of it works due to the fact i dont even have s health installed, but good luck, hope you get it working.
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Rakuu said:
I thibk you misssed the part where you clear data and cache of shealth and all that, from what ivr read turnin g off secure storage is not wniugh to get it working. Sit tight and i'll edit this post with some clearer instructions.
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no I did that to cleared the data and cach for s health in the all applications, I did everything in order and s health wont work.

Rakuu said:
I thibk you misssed the part where you clear data and cache of shealth and all that, from what ive read turning off secure storage is not enough to get it working. Sit tight and i'll edit this post with some clearer instructions.
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Start by making for sure you have the xposed framework uninstalled, dont just uninstall the xposed installer app, you need to actually go in to the app and uninstall the framework, you should be able to keep the installer app installed though.
Next with a root enabled file explorer and open your build.prop file and just double check you have ro.securestorage.support set to false.
Now go in to the app info for s health, uninstall the updates, and clear the data and repeat for healthservice, then reboot in to stock recovery or safestrap and clear the cache and davlik cache.
Boot up and install xposed then for good measure reboot into recovery again, and clear the cache and davlik cache again, boot up and s health should work.
Past that i cant really help, this is all compiled from suggestions ive read, so im not sure how well all of it works due to the fact i dont even have s health installed, but good luck, hope you get it working.
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Thanks I appreciate you helpin me out, that only part I hadn't done in the past was boot into safestrap and clear cache and delvic cache, I thought it said to just go into the app info and clear cache and data there, but I guess after I get done doing a backup and saving the backup to my pc i'll give it another try with your instructions. thanks for taken the time out to help me bro.

DopeShow said:
Thanks I appreciate you helpin me out, that only part I hadn't done in the past was boot into safestrap and clear cache and delvic cache, I thought it said to just go into the app info and clear cache and data there, but I guess after I get done doing a backup and saving the backup to my pc i'll give it another try with your instructions. thanks for taken the time out to help me bro.
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Just for refrence, thought id note safestrap recovery is not required to clear the cache and davlik cache, it works fine if done from stock recovery.
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Rakuu said:
Just for refrence, thought id note safestrap recovery is not required to clear the cache and davlik cache, it works fine if done from stock recovery.
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well thank you I just went through the steps you gave me and I finaly have wanam exposed installed and s health is working fine, only problem is I installed wanam so I could make the custom padlock on the boot screen be gone and I did what this other guy told me to do and it didn't work its still there
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YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY it did work and it took away the custom Unlocked Padlock damn im so happy.

DopeShow said:
well thank you I just went through the steps you gave me and I finaly have wanam exposed installed and s health is working fine, only problem is I installed wanam so I could make the custom padlock on the boot screen be gone and I did what this other guy told me to do and it didn't work its still there
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You can check a couple things, check the module list and see if theres a check next to wanam indicating its enabled, if its not then enable it and reboot. If you have an sd card then long press on wanam in the module list or in yout launcher and go to its app info and see if its on the sd card, there should be a button that says either "move to sd card" or "move to device storage" if its the latter its on your sd card and that tends to mess things up, so move it to your phone's storage and then reboot, go to the module list and disable then reenable wanam then reboot.
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DopeShow said:
ok ive rooted my gs5 and ive also have wanam exposed on my device and I was told I could remove that custom unlocked padlock on the boot screen with wanam but I have looked through all the options in the wanam app and I don't see this option anywhere so could somebody please help me out and tell me how to make this custom padlock on boot screen to be gone. Thanks in advance
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triangle away worked for me even though it's not official for it. just hit reset flash counter and reboot the phone

Rakuu said:
You can check a couple things, check the module list and see if theres a check next to wanam indicating its enabled, if its not then enable it and reboot. If you have an sd card then long press on wanam in the module list or in yout launcher and go to its app info and see if its on the sd card, there should be a button that says either "move to sd card" or "move to device storage" if its the latter its on your sd card and that tends to mess things up, so move it to your phone's storage and then reboot, go to the module list and disable then reenable wanam then reboot.
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everything is working 100% perfectly now that s health is working and I got the custom padlock gone from my boot screen using wanam and this phone is just badass right now with al the customized changes ive done with it and its running fast as hell

rnh said:
triangle away worked for me even though it's not official for it. just hit reset flash counter and reboot the phone
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I didn't wanna brick my phone so I didn't attempt to use triangle away but I was able to remove the custom padlock from my boot screen using wanam

DopeShow said:
everything is working 100% perfectly now that s health is working and I got the custom padlock gone from my boot screen using wanam and this phone is just badass right now with al the customized changes ive done with it and its running fast as hell
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Glad i could help
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[How-To] Install Xposed Firmware without Custom Recovery

Now that we have Root, we have access to many more things, one being Xposed. Xposed is a firmware that lets you customize your device even more than with root alone.
This guide has been adapted from this guide: http://www.andromods.com/apps-mod/easy-install-lollipop-xposed-framework-without-twrp-cwm-recovery.html
Download the xposed files from here: Latest Lollipop ARM Xposed and Material Design Xposed App (Unofficial)
Sign up for beta for FlashFire here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/eu.chainfire.flash
Download FlashFire
Grant superuser to FlashFire
Press the "+" in the bottom right corner.
Choose “Flash ZIP or OTA” menu, and keep the “Auto-mount” option unchecked then tap checkmark icon to continue.
Choose the zip you downloaded.
Press the lightning button to start
Wait for it to finish and reboot
Install the apk.
Profit
Hope that helps!

Reserved for modules that work.
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Have you installed any modules or jiusat installed the framework in preparation
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I've got the YouTube ad away, Google play store changelog, boot manager, YouTube background playback.
All working. Need to try greenify, gravitybox, wanam exposed, but fear incompatibility...

This is great for Swype enhancements, to replace that awful amazon keyboard, and for Pandora Patcher.
Thanks

cryophil said:
This is great for Swype enhancements, to replace that awful amazon keyboard
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How do you replaced the keyboard?

It worked great, took a bit to install though, it displayed Fire installing update for a bit but that's normal, anyways the guide worked perfectly.

bigboy2005 said:
How do you replaced the keyboard?
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You can replace the keyboard on a stock Fire without root the same way you do on any other device: Install the new keyboard and then set it to default in the input settings. In fact, installing Google Keyboard was one of the first things I did.

ldeveraux said:
I've got the YouTube ad away, Google play store changelog, boot manager, YouTube background playback.
All working. Need to try greenify, gravitybox, wanam exposed, but fear incompatibility...
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Gravitybox LP works for most things, and on the things it does not work on, those don't brick the device. I think Gravitybox is safe to use. Haven't tried Wanam Exposed or Greenify.

Just to Inform
Installed MinMinGuard and it Works....

can anyone try APM+ if it works? I didn't root the tab yet but planning on to later.

patt2k said:
can anyone try APM+ if it works? I didn't root the tab yet but planning on to later.
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It does not, as the tablet does not have a power menu, just a Shut Down script. APM+ will work when we get custom ROMs.

Vlasp said:
It does not, as the tablet does not have a power menu, just a Shut Down script. APM+ will work when we get custom ROMs.
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until we get apm options
I've been using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot
works for me
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Bricked
I followed the instructions but it soft bricked my KFFOWI :/

trentonpls said:
I followed the instructions but it soft bricked my KFFOWI :/
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Huh, it worked for me and everyone else... Maybe you did it wrong or the Zip was corrupted. Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3238740
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Vlasp said:
Huh, it worked for me and everyone else... Maybe you did it wrong or the Zip was corrupted. Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3238740
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I got the white triangle, so I did a factory reset and it turned right back on with nothing missing it was really weird.

can you help me ?
i cant get playstore to recognize my fire in any browser (playstore app works fine)
but this means i cant use your link to get " FlashFire"
can u upload it here so i can download it please ?

a1yet said:
can you help me ?
i cant get playstore to recognize my fire in any browser (playstore app works fine)
but this means i cant use your link to get " FlashFire"
can u upload it here so i can download it please ?
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try this

a1yet said:
can you help me ?
i cant get playstore to recognize my fire in any browser (playstore app works fine)
but this means i cant use your link to get " FlashFire"
can u upload it here so i can download it please ?
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You can do it all on your Fire.

sd_shadow said:
try this
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Thank you so much
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now to see if i can get this to work
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update
got it working
thanks again