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this is a major problem..a reason to hate.

"Every Samsung device that comes with or gets an update to Android 4.3 will have the region lock in place, which means older devices like the Galaxy S3, S4, and S4 mini will have this “protection” after they’re updated to Android 4.3. Yes, the evil that has plagued customers since the launch of the Galaxy Note 3 will continue to exist, but it’s great that Samsung is taking the time to at least make things clearer and be transparent with consumers. -via sammobile.com
i beginning to hate samsung. what do you think guys?

shakeyfingers said:
"Every Samsung device that comes with or gets an update to Android 4.3 will have the region lock in place, which means older devices like the Galaxy S3, S4, and S4 mini will have this “protection” after they’re updated to Android 4.3. Yes, the evil that has plagued customers since the launch of the Galaxy Note 3 will continue to exist, but it’s great that Samsung is taking the time to at least make things clearer and be transparent with consumers. -via sammobile.com
i beginning to hate samsung. what do you think guys?
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You won't even notice regio lock since your smartphone is already activated.....
Not sure why to hate Samsung.

please get the facts right before bashing them :
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_on_region_lock_you_need_5_min_of_voice_calls-news-7184.php
I don't the idea of any type of "lock", but this is not a bad thing imo :
Samsung quickly clarified that this Region lock has been implemented to stem the grey market imports and that it goes away if the first SIM card you use is from the region you bought the device from. After that you can pop in a SIM card from a different region and it should work as expected.
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more details in the article

If i remember clearly,chainfire has already cracked this region lock thing on note 3.The region lock just blacklists the cellular networks from other region/country and the app/crack remove them from the blacklist.

calvinturbo said:
You won't even notice regio lock since your smartphone is already activated.....
Not sure why to hate Samsung.
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+1, get your facts straight before bashing.

How will this affect n7100's purchased in Canada?
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Long and short of it. If your on xda it won't really affect yo at all.
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I think knox is worse than region lock.
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djlukas1983 said:
I think knox is worse than region lock.
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+1,
the kox is way way much more worse ,.. easily triggle it and warranty directly gone in the wind

Really looks like samsung is following the ways of apple, i feel that for the general android user base KNOX is a good feature and will keep their phone safe, hell, i know people who have a note 3 and have no idea what KNOX is :/ I guess Samsung is just making it harder for our community.

hamzahqaisar1995 said:
Really looks like samsung is following the ways of apple, i feel that for the general android user base KNOX is a good feature and will keep their phone safe, hell, i know people who have a note 3 and have no idea what KNOX is :/ I guess Samsung is just making it harder for our community.
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so truee

chuahcs79 said:
+1,
the kox is way way much more worse ,.. easily triggle it and warranty directly gone in the wind
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If your worried about warranty then don't mess with your phone, it's as simple as that.
And on the same footing, if you brick your device then you didn't follow the instructions from the ROM dev correctly or you need to do a bit more research into what your actually messing with. :good:

All of a sudden I wish I'd been patient & Waited for what Motorola threw @ me next or just got any Dev edition....
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So much whining.
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Bert.C said:
If your worried about warranty then don't mess with your phone, it's as simple as that.
And on the same footing, if you brick your device then you didn't follow the instructions from the ROM dev correctly or you need to do a bit more research into what your actually messing with. :good:
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Well seeing as installing another software or rooting it is not grounds for you warranty woiding in the EU,
it's a real issue.

Bad pixel

I've heard that there was a count above which you could replace your phone if it got a bad pixel, is this true? Can I just get it repaired under warranty if I got one?

The one before has one green stuck pixel, had got the replacement.

I had only 1 dead/stuck pixel and they gave me a replacement. No questions asked

Very difficult to make out one bad pixel out of 2 million+, with the naked eye
If you see something that looks like a bad pixel its more like 10 or more bad pixels in a cluster which means automatic replacement.
QA will pass two bad pixels on the Z1 and this is actually common practice among other vendors in the industry.

Well my tablet z has one stuck pixel but they wouldn't exchange it or fix it
I was literally thrown out of the store
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negrobembon said:
Well my tablet z has one stuck pixel but they wouldn't exchange it or fix it
I was literally thrown out of the store
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Damn... Try to email them and see what happens. Unless you have your inquiry on paper you can't do nothing in court so that's why they might have been this rude. Reply to this thread with any news please. I'd also like to know whether you have seen this message so I'd be sure not to miss anything you say about this stuff.
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olokos said:
Damn... Try to email them and see what happens. Unless you have your inquiry on paper you can't do nothing in court so that's why they might have been this rude. Reply to this thread with any news please. I'd also like to know whether you have seen this message so I'd be sure not to miss anything you say about this stuff.
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I've seen the message but there's nothing i can do about this issue, i tried twice, if they wouldn't fix it then i have no choice but to keep it as it is
Making a big issue out of single stuck pixel won't really help me, and at least its just one spot
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negrobembon said:
I've seen the message but there's nothing i can do about this issue, i tried twice, if they wouldn't fix it then i have no choice but to keep it as it is
Making a big issue out of single stuck pixel won't really help me, and at least its just one spot
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No matter it's "only" one - it's probably more than one but that's not important now, you have your rights and I really can't believe what happened to you.
If I were you, I would contact Sony/Samsung or company you need and tell them that.
Believe me, that shouldn't be a case, that's extremely rude and people get fired for that kind of behavior...
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I have to bad pixels but my warranty says that there should be at least 3 to get a repair. I hadn't talk to support yet but do you think they will replace it?

orzech.miron said:
I have to bad pixels but my warranty says that there should be at least 3 to get a repair. I hadn't talk to support yet but do you think they will replace it?
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No. To replace you just have 3 dead pixels. In Poland they will do everything to not replace it for you.

Can u take here photo of that dead pixel?
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Since it's tiny and I do not have a great camera except the one in the Z1 that is a no.
If anyone got a message back from them then please paste it here.
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My experience with unlocked bootloader and warranty

So, here's what happened. Phone got somehow exposed to water, even though all the flaps were closed. Just a week before that, i got my bootloader unlocked just to get root. After the exposure, phone was not working at all, so even though i had bootloader unlocked, i sent it to the repair centre here in Slovakia. Told them that it's not booting up, paper under the flap turned soft orange after water exposure even thought it was closed. I requested the vacuum test or whatever the test is called. After a week, i got my phone back with brand new casing and motherboard. So, here's my idea. Flap was propably faulty. and the test proved that. Even having the bootloader unlocked didn't stopped them from changing all the things not charging a single Eur. It's just a tip, but, can't we just after bricking our phones, damage our flaps and get it damaged by water? There's pretty big chance that it will be accepted as flap fault. Hope this helps you somehow.

Thats fraud.....that you are suggesting
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people like you are part of the reason why manufacturers are so tight regarding warranty and returns lol..

My case wasnt a fraud. Actually, my flap really was propably overused. But still. Do you realize that this could get some people their 500eur phone back? And I s*it you not, i was scared to death of getting it to the SC for repair being afraid it wont be accepted cause of bootloader.

The point is: You are suggesting do fraud. If the phone is bricked and the bootloader is unlocked, then you want warranty... that's your problem. Face it..
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If the phone is bricked, you can claim warranty anyway. No need to fake water damage.
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I'm telling them to not be afraid to send it to SC just because they have bootloader unlocked. As you see, you can still get it repaired. If someone will do a fraud, it's their moral problem, not mine. I haven't done anything wrong myself, as it was the flap problem and the phone should be waterproof, and bootloader ain't changing nothing about that. I'm just trying to help some people who screwed up and now want a second chance. If they won't feel guilty about doing that, well, who's stopping them.

Unlocking the bootloader has nothing to do with water damage until its a temperature problem cos of over heating after root , leading to unglued back plate and ungluing is not our fault too. So cheers you got your phone replaced

After reading this page
I have a question
I have unlocked bootloader so when i send device to SC do i have to tell them that my bootloader is unlocked charge me please?
And if i have manufacturing defect then also i have to tell them my bootloader is unlocked please charge me
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What the hell? Unlocked bootloader and damage due to a faulty flap are different things. So you're suggesting that claiming Phone warranty due to a faulty flap, unlocked BL or not, is fraud?
HHahahahahahha
People like you guys are the reason phone manufacturers can get away with denying a perfectly valid waranty.

javagreen said:
What the hell? Unlocked bootloader and damage due to a faulty flap are different things. So you're suggesting that claiming Phone warranty due to a faulty flap, unlocked BL or not, is fraud?
HHahahahahahha
People like you guys are the reason phone manufacturers can get away with denying a perfectly valid waranty.
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I suggest you read the OP thoroughly before posting again.
It suggests deliberately damaging the flaps on your phone then deliberately damaging the phone with water to make a warranty claim when the phone is bricked by user error.
kuboweb said:
It's just a tip, but, can't we just after bricking our phones, damage our flaps and get it damaged by water? There's pretty big chance that it will be accepted as flap fault. Hope this helps you somehow.
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Clear fraud.
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kingvortex said:
I suggest you read the OP thoroughly before posting again.
It suggests deliberately damaging the flaps on your phone then deliberately damaging the phone with water to make a warranty claim when the phone is bricked by user error.
Clear fraud.
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LooL I stand corrected.
Speed reading fail, I guess :laugh:

kingvortex said:
I suggest you read the OP thoroughly before posting again.
It suggests deliberately damaging the flaps on your phone then deliberately damaging the phone with water to make a warranty claim when the phone is bricked by user error.
Clear fraud.
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Yes, I wrote that, although I haven't done it myself, so I can't really tell that it will work. But right now, I can guarantee you, that you will do the same thing, if your phone gets somehow bricked or damaged. Just because you dont want to pay another few hundreds. This may help a few people, so I though why not sharing my experience. If you just want to acuse me of fraud or something, don't even reply, because I haven't cheated sh*t. I'm just giving you a guide on how to cheat the Sony Service Center (ppi-etc here in slovakia)

LOL. You're recommending fraud. The end.
I've reported the thread now anyway, so a mod will decide.
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kuboweb said:
Yes, I wrote that, although I haven't done it myself, so I can't really tell that it will work. But right now, I can guarantee you, that you will do the same thing, if your phone gets somehow bricked or damaged. Just because you dont want to pay another few hundreds. This may help a few people, so I though why not sharing my experience. If you just want to acuse me of fraud or something, don't even reply, because I haven't cheated sh*t. I'm just giving you a guide on how to cheat the Sony Service Center (ppi-etc here in slovakia)
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Well if my device is bricked then i will use disaster recovery thread not fraud
And hardware issue are too less due to unlocked bootloader
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alkesh95 said:
Well if my device is bricked then i will use disaster recovery thread not fraud
And hardware issue are too less due to unlocked bootloader
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If you hard-brick, that won't help you. You can throw phoe right out of your window.

While not against the rules this thread is morally questionable to say the least.
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[Discussion]Locked bootloader root - Solution

Dear DEV,
Hey Guys !! i would like to request something that should've been in xperia z5 .. I know we could just Root it from UB but i think it have more risk and also make me confused .. i know i'm such an amateur in android . But at least u guys out there could give it a try on this and i might be give my big THANKS ! to someone who just made this .. it's like totally saving thousand people life *JK :laugh: .
And also comment down below if u're agree with me and discuss it
I'm available

Yep, everyone that has a Z5 and wants to root will like it.
But, I don't see any devs working on a LB root at the moment.

Please don't post like this. When I read the title I thought that there was a solution to root. Everyone want a solution

What is the problem unlocking your bootloader? You can restore your DRM now.

FakeSmile said:
What is the problem unlocking your bootloader? You can restore your DRM now.
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Guarantee loss and potential costs coming your way in case you need it to be repaired

wonderful thread title. no LB root due to DM-VERITY. thanks to Sony & OP.

MaxPayne3004 said:
Please don't post like this. When I read the title I thought that there was a solution to root. Everyone want a solution
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Ohh sorry i'll changd the title

monx® said:
wonderful thread title. no LB root due to DM-VERITY. thanks to Sony & OP.
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Thanks for your reply! I hope u could find a way to get rid of the dm verity.. Btw i really love your work about the drm solution it really help my friends on his z5's

Mis leading title. ?
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FakeSmile said:
What is the problem unlocking your bootloader? You can restore your DRM now.
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No, you can't. To back up your keys you need root. To get root you need to unlock. If you unlock you loose your keys. You can simulate the functionality but can't restore the keys.

zacharias.maladroit said:
Guarantee loss and potential costs coming your way in case you need it to be repaired
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My Z5 has !!! faulty electrical parts !!!, but Support said: "Nope, no warrenty for you at all. Pay 250€ for repair or order it back for 15€." What I said: "Can you sell my Z5 for around 500€ (new 700€)? Then I can buy a new one and have saved 50€!"

Dreiundachzig said:
No, you can't. To back up your keys you need root. To get root you need to unlock. If you unlock you loose your keys. You can simulate the functionality but can't restore the keys.
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Oohh... I thought we could backup it like z3 and below did. Hmm.. Well i guess no other choice. I should just unlocked my bootloader :3

alphatact1cs said:
My Z5 has !!! faulty electrical parts !!!, but Support said: "Nope, no warrenty for you at all. Pay 250€ for repair or order it back for 15€." What I said: "Can you sell my Z5 for around 500€ (new 700€)? Then I can buy a new one and have saved 50€!"
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Told Verbraucherschutz or your lawyer about this ?
This is ridiculous ! Faulty electrical parts (I assume they were already like that) have to be fixed (what is broken, btw ?),
does Sony have a something like a Community or PR Manager on Facebook, Twitter ? - Write them publicly that they'll get some pressure.
My phone works so far (2 weeks old, hardly used) *knock on wood* - but if they reacted in that way: I'd got to my lawyer and demand repair + NEVER EVER buy anything from them again and also tell everyone about this "maltreatment".
What kind of ****ty politics is this: they're offering you a defective product (non fully functioning) at a premium plus price and then sanction you if you fix it yourself (referring to bootloader unlock + custom parts),
it's not like you only rented the device - you OWN it !

Well if i have the functionality why would i need the keys? Nevermind. Im happy with functionality restored.

alphatact1cs said:
My Z5 has !!! faulty electrical parts !!!, but Support said: "Nope, no warrenty for you at all. Pay 250€ for repair or order it back for 15€." What I said: "Can you sell my Z5 for around 500€ (new 700€)? Then I can buy a new one and have saved 50€!"
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really bad news to hear... We still need an exploit to gain temporary root priviledges and so backup the TA partition in a safe place in case like these.
However do not give up and get information about warranty laws in your Country

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Well if i have the functionality why would i need the keys? Nevermind. Im happy with functionality restored.
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Are u sure after unlocking bootloader ur camera clarity are same as before ? I don't think so. UB will decrease the camera quality.. U will lost X Reality and Supervivid also..

Rajeev said:
Are u sure after unlocking bootloader ur camera clarity are same as before ? I don't think so. UB will decrease the camera quality.. U will lost X Reality and Supervivid also..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672

This sucks, I desperately want to do the rooting but can't. ?
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alphatact1cs said:
My Z5 has !!! faulty electrical parts !!!, but Support said: "Nope, no warrenty for you at all. Pay 250€ for repair or order it back for 15€." What I said: "Can you sell my Z5 for around 500€ (new 700€)? Then I can buy a new one and have saved 50€!"
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Don't go to Sony, go to your dealer to claim warranty. You have a contract with the dealer who sold you the phone, not with Sony. If the phones age is less than 6 month, the dealer has to prove that the parts weren't defect when you bought it.
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no, that's wrong (at least in germany). unless unlocking bootloader (and rooting) is the cause for the defect.
e.g. unlocking bootloader doesn't cause a broken powerbutton

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Not all can unlock the bootloader, mine won't
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Second bootloop

Hi guys.
So i got yesterday my second bootloop.
My phone was repaired under warranty 2 months after i purchased it. And now the exact same behaviour after 1 year and 2 months .
Going to give it again for repair but honestly i am pissed about the poor job LG did....
So no LG for me again. Hope you who repaired it don't get it again, but i know for sure there will be second and third for sure.
P.S: Bootloader locked, stock

My replacement boot looped today. Lasted one month. Same way as the last one, while trying to call out.

larsdennert said:
My replacement boot looped today. Lasted one month. Same way as the last one, while trying to call out.
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Thats the thing. No matter replaced or swapped motherboard the bootloop is around the corner.

Brutal to hear that it's still occurring. I got mine fixed under warranty with a diff motherboard in it now. Seems like nothing is safe at all from LG

I have the bootloop problem too but i can't repair it under warranty because my model is Taiwanese and I live in Europe so I said screw you and I just use my cell without the 2 big cores. It works perfectly until now, and if one day it will not work anymore I'm going to just by a new phone, probably a Xiaomi.

What SN was it? If this was 5xx it's normal that it would bootloop, 6xx doesn't(so far no one reported that his/her 6xx has bootlooped)
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I'm so happy LG provide 2 years warranty...

Zenouzenou said:
I'm so happy LG provide 2 years warranty...
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Only in Europe ???
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Minto107 said:
What SN was it? If this was 5xx it's normal that it would bootloop, 6xx doesn't(so far no one reported that his/her 6xx has bootlooped)
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I am not so sure mate. I have friend who has 6xx SN and he already send it twice because of bootloop.......
I had hope that it wouldn't happend to me the second time but here we are

chaki- said:
I am not so sure mate. I have friend who has 6xx SN and he already send it twice because of bootloop.......
I had hope that it wouldn't happend to me the second time but here we are
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Oh man. Mine is 602 hope it won't die... I really liked it and I don't need any other phone
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Quick update on my phone.
After three weeks i got it back. Not to mention that the repair centre accessed my Google account... That's another story.
I tried to set my phone up but every 2-3 minutes the brightness goes from 40% to 100% and back. The phone didn't detect 2,4Ghz router only 5Ghz.
Losses the setting every time i go back.
After three times of hard reset i gave up.
Send it back again.
Really it is annoying to deal with this anymore.

mine is 602, never bootlooped since the first day i used it. maybe it was a "luck"..
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Vultix93 said:
I have the bootloop problem too but i can't repair it under warranty because my model is Taiwanese and I live in Europe so I said screw you and I just use my cell without the 2 big cores. It works perfectly until now, and if one day it will not work anymore I'm going to just by a new phone, probably a Xiaomi.
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How long have you been using the phone with the big cores disabled? How's the performance after the cores disabled?
Mine bootlooped because I got it too close to the fire. Running on 4 cores too. But using my old reliable Redmi 1S as backup. Not trusting LG G4 anymore.

I have 4 motherboards, I have gone through the 508, 604, 607 and now 609. It is a disaster LG, I will never buy anything from this brand again.

sinner_93 said:
How long have you been using the phone with the big cores disabled? How's the performance after the cores disabled?
Mine bootlooped because I got it too close to the fire. Running on 4 cores too. But using my old reliable Redmi 1S as backup. Not trusting LG G4 anymore.
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It's been almost 2 months. NO problem so far. They only thing that bothers me is that every time I reboot the phone I have to manually enable the cores, I hope to find a way to make the 4 cores work permanently

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It's been almost 2 months. NO problem so far. They only thing that bothers me is that every time I reboot the phone I have to manually enable the cores, I hope to find a way to make the 4 cores work permanently
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How do you manually enable the cores? I have flashed the core disabling fix but haven't had to restart my phone yet. And I still have the first four cores enabled instead of just the first one. Is this the same on your phone too?

sinner_93 said:
How do you manually enable the cores? I have flashed the core disabling fix but haven't had to restart my phone yet. And I still have the first four cores enabled instead of just the first one. Is this the same on your phone too?
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When I did the big core disabling fix I had all the 4 cores enabled but when you reboot your phone you'll have only one of the 4 cores enabled. To enable the other 3 your phone must be rooted, and you have to go sys/devices/system open the online file that is located in the folders cp1/cpu2/cpu3 and change its content from 0 to 1

Well, since i had my G4 on service for 2 times now, i actually hope it bootloops again, because than i will recieve new phone (or so i was told last time).