I know that S4 has a lot of capabilities over my old phone so it's not really a question of whether it's worth it or not.
I have another question regarding its reliability (well, sort of). I'm kind of a ROM freak and I will probably install a lot of ROMs until I decide to hold on to one.
The S2 had (at some point) some issues and it could have been hard bricked through firmware updates. Does the i9505 suffer from the same problems? Can I hard brick it (irremediably) through firmware or kernel update (I'm asking in general)?
Thanks.
Of course.The s4 is a lot worse than say the s2, what with knox/fuses and separate partitions etc.
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Of course.The s4 is a lot worse than say the s2, what with knox/fuses and separate partitions etc.
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I see. Well, I suppose the most common variant is the i9505 (I can see it has the most topics in the specific development forums), so that's the one I'm inquiring for.
You can wait a couple of days and read what problems people have with wifi and sound.
Also read about knox and what it can do to future warranty claim.
I know there are multiple threads about rooting but I am thoroughly confused even after researching on here and google. I will be exchanging my phone for a new Sprint Note 3 today and just want to know what is the best way or program to root my note 3 since I've seen stuff about "tripping knox" which would void the warranty. My main purpose for rooting is to to get Adfree and extend battery life by using SuperSU, Greenify, and Titanium backup. I won't be doing any heavy usage and messing with much of the hardware other than minor tweaks for better battery life. I'll likely also be using the stock ROM since flashing a new or custom ROM is way over my head and I believe it would be easier to unroot if needed. Since I'm not vastly knowledgeable with this stuff, the simpler the better. Please be patient with my questions as I'm a newbie.
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I know there are multiple threads about rooting but I am thoroughly confused even after researching on here and google. I will be exchanging my phone for a new Sprint Note 3 today and just want to know what is the best way or program to root my note 3 since I've seen stuff about "tripping knox" which would void the warranty. My main purpose for rooting is to to get Adfree and extend battery life by using SuperSU, Greenify, and Titanium backup. I won't be doing any heavy usage and messing with much of the hardware other than minor tweaks for better battery life. I'll likely also be using the stock ROM since flashing a new or custom ROM is way over my head and I believe it would be easier to unroot if needed. Since I'm not vastly knowledgeable with this stuff, the simpler the better. Please be patient with my questions as I'm a newbie.
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You really need to start reading, and you should start from this place:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint
Pay attention to threads about the new towelroot method, since that one might be the only one that does not trip knox on 4.4.2 (if you get a phone with a very old firmware you might also use Universal Root De La Vega, but I know of little details on the Sprint model, you really need to do your reading in the specific Sprint Note 3 forum!).
I've been away from Android since my original droid in 2009 (iPhone 4s currently), so bare with me on these questions.
From what I understand if you root a Galaxy S5 (Verizon) you void your warranty? Is this true? Would I need to root to do something like change the Galaxy's notification center (I think the colors are beyond ugly) (Not even sure if its possible)?
http://imgur.com/gu31fxh
Do I need to root to change icons to a different image (icon pack)?
You don't need root to use a standard icon app. But you will find that won't change system app icons or elements. So it's limited in it's scope. Rooting may affect your warranty if Verizon found out about it. The logical extension of that is to revert the root before making a warranty claim. There shouldn't be any permanent evidence of rooting provided that you don't increment the Knox flag. Note that some root methods will increment the Knox flag and some e.g. "Towel root" don't.
For the "theming" that you want to do, it sounds like you will need root. And you should be able to root without incrementing Knox. Note that Verizon is more restrictive than most carriers and a custom recovery, kernel or bootloader will also trip Knox. You can probably emulate a custom recovery through a program called Safestrap though.
Nor it is assured that incrementing Knox will void your warranty. Samsung will try to disavow a warranty if you do, but they are on shaky legal ground there. And most warranty claims are handled through carriers, not directly with Samsung. And most carriers do not care about the Knox status, although I don't know Verizon's position on that.
It doesn't sound like you read many threads in the forum or did a search before posting though or you'd already know much of this. That's an unfortunate habit and you should consider doing a search before posting. There is a wealth of information in existing threads that often answers your questions immediately. And in any case puts you in a more informed position to ask questions and you understand your phone better in the end.
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dear all
i wanna upgrade to note 3 but i am some how confused between n 9005 and n 9000 which is better the snapdragon 4g our exyons 3g
N9005 is better and eats less battery
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fady saher said:
i wanna upgrade to note 3 but i am some how confused between n 9005 and n 9000 which is better the snapdragon 4g our exyons 3g
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Hello fady saher,
From what I have read, both smartphone are great (I got the N9005 one).
Display, Processing power, Camera, Battery life, etc ...
The main difference will be in GRAPHICS : Better on N9005.
So take that into account
And Enjoy.
today i was about to buy the n 9005 but one of my friends told me to be aware that the knox counter will be tripped if a custom rom is installed and until now it can't be reset again
what i wanaa ask about:
really till now there is no solution and is there any method to flash CWM or TWRP with out affecting the knox counter
i have read chainfire review which indicate that it may be hardware issue (re fuse) if it is really a hardware issue does it affect the performance in all
warranty is not so important for me as i have been working with GS 2 for 4 years with no warranty and until now everything is working like a charm.
but if any sudden circumstances happen can it can be repaired at my own expense or i will lose everything
thank you in advance for your help
fady saher said:
today i was about to buy the n 9005 but one of my friends told me to be aware that the knox counter will be tripped if a custom rom is installed and until now it can't be reset again
what i wanaa ask about:
really till now there is no solution and is there any method to flash CWM or TWRP with out affecting the knox counter
i have read chainfire review which indicate that it may be hardware issue (re fuse) if it is really a hardware issue does it affect the performance in all
warranty is not so important for me as i have been working with GS 2 for 4 years with no warranty and until now everything is working like a charm.
but if any sudden circumstances happen can it can be repaired at my own expense or i will lose everything
thank you in advance for your help
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Tripping KNOX will not affect NOTE 3 phone performance, if you are not worried about warranty, Tripp it & Enjoy.
KNOX counters only affect two things: Warranty and the KNOX secure system.
Tripping KNOX is similar to breaking the seal on any piece of hardware. It renders your warranty void. This doesn't mean they won't repair it, just that it'll cost you money. You can always get additional insurance if you worry about it. If you're in the EU it doesn't matter at all. (unless you do something to cause a hardware defect.)
Secondly, KNOX has two parts, the counter and the security container. The latter is an environment on your phone in which you can work and store files. (like a virtual machine.). Any files inside the KNOX container can't be accessed outside it. This is mainly aimed at the business and government market. 99% of regular users do not even enable KNOX's security container. (you have to start it yourself, if isn't active by default.)
Tripping the counter disables the container, for obvious security reasons. (so if you have any files inside they're gone.)
It does not affect anything else.
The N9005 has a Snapdragon/Adreno combination, which is much more powerful and energy efficient than the weaker, less optimized Exynos/Mali variant. There are also several games incompatible with Exynos/Mali, and it can't handle 4K.
Last but certainly not least, Dev support for Snapdragon has always been much, much greater than Exynos.
If you have the means, always go for Snapdragon. Exynos is a lesser device. (that's not opinion, it's true. the Exynos costs less to produce, and is meant for lower-tech countries)
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dear's
in my country i have found that N 9005 has 16/32 GB versions
what i wanna ask is about the user space available for 16 GB version
1-is 16 GB really enough for this enormous phone i have read that jelly bean stock Rom takes about 7 GB does the remaining space is all for user or any other Apps. is taking place
2-if i am thinking for kitkat upgrade or any others that may appear later this space will serve
sorry guys for lot of questions
thanks dear all today i have bought n 9005 32 gb version
Hi guys, I'm considering upgrading the S5, but have heard that it's like the "black sheep" of the S family. Is that true? Is it a worthy upgrade for S4 users? Anyone here has any regret of getting the phone (camera quality not as good as expected, battery life too short, phone gets hot quickly,...) ? I've used numerous Android device including the Optimus one, Optimus 3D, Optimus 4x HD, Optimus GK (yeah lots of LG products), HTC 8x and currently Xperia Z1 compact, and decided to go Samsung this time. Is it the right choice at the moment (I really don't like how the S6 will be removing SD slot and removable battery and stuff...) ? Thanks in advance .
// Edit: even though I've never cared about camera quality in previous phone, I do want a good camera this time. Will the S5's camera blow me away compared to current alternatives within the price range?
From my perspective, coming from an S2, yes I am really happy with the phone. Whether you will see much performance difference between newer samsung devices (S3 & S4) and the S5....I couldn't comment......but I have read that there is not that great a difference between the S4 and S5. From the viewpoint of removable battery and expandable memory, if that is important to you, then the S5 is probably the last chance you'll have to own a Samsung device. The only potential 'fly in the ointment' with the S5 is KNOX......do your research on that, then decide if you want an S5.......
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Have never regretted a single moment. Upgraded from the S3 and got the 901F , everything flies , it's just on what's your daily usage,how you use it then you can be satisfied. About the camera part, I myself don't really mind about camera quality but I can say in my opinion makes me satisifed ^_^ altho there's not much dev for my model , it's good to have a phone that has removable battery , expandable memory since S6 isn't gonna provide that
@op - Most/All of the bad points you've heard about the S5 will be coming from people who upgraded to Lollipop early on / didn't factory reset after the update, KK users from everything Ive read, are very happy with the phone, I run LP and am very happy with it too
Coming from a Lumia 620, it's a massive upgrade to me and IMO, a great phone, couldn't be happier, battery life is great too
If you go looking for negative reviews of a device, you'll find them for any device no matter how good it is
I just got the phone two weeks ago but I didn't realise how hard it would be to root without tripping Knox. I've rooted all my phones in the past which involved jumping through a few hoops but this scenario is diabolical! There are so many ROM versions, so many out-of-date forum threads for all different S5 models. I think the geographical region has an effect as well. First you have to downgrade your ROM back to KitKat and then root it and then upgrade. It's an absolute minefield! I think it might be easier if you don't mind tripping the Knox warranty flag but I'm not ready to void mine.
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I just got the phone two weeks ago but I didn't realise how hard it would be to root without tripping Knox. I've rooted all my phones in the past which involved jumping through a few hoops but this scenario is diabolical! There are so many ROM versions, so many out-of-date forum threads for all different S5 models. I think the geographical region has an effect as well. First you have to downgrade your ROM back to KitKat and then root it and then upgrade. It's an absolute minefield! I think it might be easier if you don't mind tripping the Knox warranty flag but I'm not ready to void mine.
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I was the same for about 2 months, eventually got sick of waiting for a LP root method that didn't trip KNOX, and just went for it - pleased I did now
There is a question over whether or not tripping KNOX in the EU voids warranty or not too, some people say it does, some people say it doesn't and they would have to prove that flashing custom software was the cause of the fault, so if your screen stops responding, even flashing back to stock doesn't fix it, it wasn't your fault, but if you pop the speakers by modding the volume after rooting, then it is your fault, those sort of things
Recently I have used Galaxy S4, Moto G, HTC One M8 & Asend 740 ..... finally I got a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) with Snapdragon CPU.
I'm kind of user who doesn't play games in my smartphone, I just use it for calls Whatsapp, viber Instagram & the like apps.
to be honest yes I'm so much satisfied with the Galaxy S5 specially the great screen.
Here is a list of most notable stuff in Galaxy S5 { Kitkat 4.4.2 }
1- Camera is very nice but the images quality in low light cases & indoors are little bit noisy.
2- the UI sometimes will lag any smartphone will lag while in use ....... as you know Galaxy S5 use the Touchwize UI which it is featured rich & heavy I prefer to use feature rich UI with little lag than using light UI with very few features.
3- some time I'm having battery drain and mobile will become hot when using some Apps like viber.
4- in general battery life is very good .
in the end I love to use a new smartphone every while .......... I have used Android, Windows Phone & iOS, Galaxy S5 is a smartphone which you can keep for one or two years, it is really a smartphone you can be satisfied with it.
Yeah.....touchwiz can be a bit heavy in use, but if you replace it with a launcher like Nova or Apex (I use Nova) that can help........
And as far as games are concerned, the games I play are emulated PS1 games, and they run without ANY lag and without overheating the phone.......
Battery life on this device is better than on any other Samsung phone I've ever used......
Sent from my rooted kn0x0 stocKK SM-G900F S5
I have used all Samsung's Galaxy S series.
From Galaxy S1 to S5.
And yes, S5 is a better phone than S4.
Its build quality, battery life, Speed and features are better than S4.
Camera is almost same but doesnt focus on small objects.
+ Fingerprint, heart rate, water resistance
thank you guys @keithross39 , @fitris97 , @*Detection* , @seanspotatobusiness , @one-option, @Aafsut . I think I'll get the S5. Unfortunately where I live only the T-Mobile version is left (other variants including international 900F are sold out). But seems like the T version is one of the variants with unlocked bootloader and I don't mind having KNOX tripped (our service centers here are sh*t and they likely won't know about checking that), does that mean I can have an easier way to root the phone? I have rooted LGs and Sony in the past and they are fairly easy to do, but no experience with Samsung (Odin and stuffs)... Also the KNOX flag just voids the warranty right? No other side effect?
And I suppose I can flash most 900F ROMs on the T-Mobile version? I have asked in the T-Mobile forum and got one confirmation about Omega Rom for 900F running fine on the 900T, but just want to be extra sure
You can use odin to flash CF auto root i believe just a simple step, just find your correct model and flash it. About KNOX , if you trip it , mainly , you void your warranty as well as you can't update OTA if you want to see see whether there is an update available.
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You can use odin to flash CF auto root i believe just a simple step, just find your correct model and flash it. About KNOX , if you trip it , mainly , you void your warranty as well as you can't update OTA if you want to see see whether there is an update available.
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ARRRG I knew it! No OTA is a big bummer Guess I'll have to be careful with that KNOX thingy...
// Also, will the S5 likely to receive any other major OS upgrades? 5.1 or even higher?
Well if you trip and theres new update available you can always download the right firmware for your phone and flash it via odin no problem. Well it's up to them to release it, right now latest is lollipop 5.0? For my model its 5.0.1 so different model different timing as to releasing so probably yes? Haha