Backstory: I bought a Nexus 10 on Ebay and it had a bunch of custom stuff on it that I deleted and inadvertently hard bricked the device. I've spent countless hours trying to fix this and it will not accept any new (stock) roms or anything for that instance. I've read that the makeshift "jig" devices can force devices into download mode.
1. Is that true?
2. Does it work for the Nexus 10?
3. If so, do you know where I can purchase one?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Is this thread about what you are asking ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629359
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Hi all! I just purchased 4 days ago my nexus 4 16Gb
Im quite happy with it but here are some questions: I'm just asking them because probably someone else has already gone through the same doubts and probably has some more experience: This device's forums have the fame of being more polite and tolerant than some other, so I hope you guys give me some feedback
I come from SGSII - I have ben using CM9 and 10.0 until it got bricked on november 2012
In the moment i received the new phone, i unlocked it, installed CWM Recovery and made a backup of the original ROM, then, installed CM10.1+franco kernel (both nightly)
The questions I have are:
1: Perhaps the low battery life has something to do with the fact that this is my new toy and I cannot stop playing with it, but I'm thinking about trying official ROM+ root.... would this improve the battery life?
2: The camera has been acting weird a couple of times: Once, the image was flickering: a reboot fixed it.... and another time, when i opened the camera app, would get a black screen. Im not very patient.... so I restarted and the problem is gone... Would official ROM fix this?
3: Which features do we have in stock rom that are not present on CM?
4: On stock rom, can you Root/Unroot and then re-lock the phone as if nothing happened? ¿Do you lose data if you do so?
5: There is a lot of confusion about this: When you unlock the phone, the disclaimer says that process "MIGHT" VOID THE WARRANTY..... does it void it or not?, what does that "might" mean?
Overall, the phone is wonderful and I'm really happy, I'm just thinking about testing stock rom but I don't want to lose functionality...
I'm waiting for your advice.
Thanks!!
GFXi0N said:
Hi all! I just purchased 4 days ago my nexus 4 16Gb
Im quite happy with it but here are some questions: I'm just asking them because probably someone else has already gone through the same doubts and probably has some more experience: This device's forums have the fame of being more polite and tolerant than some other, so I hope you guys give me some feedback
I come from SGSII - I have ben using CM9 and 10.0 until it got bricked on november 2012
In the moment i received the new phone, i unlocked it, installed CWM Recovery and made a backup of the original ROM, then, installed CM10.1+franco kernel (both nightly)
The questions I have are:
1: Perhaps the low battery life has something to do with the fact that this is my new toy and I cannot stop playing with it, but I'm thinking about trying official ROM+ root.... would this improve the battery life?
2: The camera has been acting weird a couple of times: Once, the image was flickering: a reboot fixed it.... and another time, when i opened the camera app, would get a black screen. Im not very patient.... so I restarted and the problem is gone... Would official ROM fix this?
3: Which features do we have in stock rom that are not present on CM?
4: On stock rom, can you Root/Unroot and then re-lock the phone as if nothing happened? ¿Do you lose data if you do so?
5: There is a lot of confusion about this: When you unlock the phone, the disclaimer says that process "MIGHT" VOID THE WARRANTY..... does it void it or not?, what does that "might" mean?
Overall, the phone is wonderful and I'm really happy, I'm just thinking about testing stock rom but I don't want to lose functionality...
I'm waiting for your advice.
Thanks!!
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Thread allready excists:
https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=...O-GpCSO_eYYCvy4ortY3ZoQ&bvm=bv.44158598,d.d2k
There are tons of these threads, no need to post yet another one and don`t wait on other users yo answer YOUR question. Google and search XDA please.
Hello, I am a super noob and just wanted to ask some questions. I recently bought a Nexus 4 and successfully rooted it with all the help of a tool kit from the forum. After trying 5-6 custom roms i decided that i want to keep to stock rom, therefore the following questions came up. 1) Can I put mods like the X-beats or Wi-Fi fix or the YouTube fix (all found in this forum) in the stock rom or not? and 2) In Greece there is a problem with the sms characters, in particular we can't get 160 chars per sms. In the roms I used, only in 2-3 of them this was fixed. So my next question is: Can I fix this in the stock rom (without adding an extra sms app or extra keyboard via the play store). Thanks in advance.. I 'll be waiting for your answers..
Answers:
1) Yes I can cause I tried it and my Nexus didn't explode and they work fine!
2) Still don't know, although the extra keyboard (tried 2 off them) didn't work out only 64 characters. So any other ideas would be appreciated thanks again for your time..
You can replace the stock mms apk with a modded one. There are a couple here in the themes and apps section and a couple in the Galaxy Nexus themes and apps section that will work.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
hello, i am new here, i have been considering for some time to root my nexus 7 but have been unsure, a few people i know have already rooted thier devices (phones, tablets) and have said it is worth it. i have asked them how its done but htye have stated that they got someone else to do it for them.
I used to be an apple fan and have experience in jailbreaking from ios 3. but that is totally different to rooting.
can anyone help how to root this device? many thanks
AlphaDawg
Device information : Nexus 7 (2012)
Andriod os : Kitkat 4.4.4
current status : unrooted
Hi there,
I'd consider reveiwing this thread: [GUIDE] Unlock and Root a Nexus 7
I'm kind of newbie, so I'm sorry if I posted anything wrong.
I'm used to a nexus 5x with "pure" android, so now that I'm using a ZC520TL I dont like it very much.
Is there a way to have the ZC520TL with android pure? some rom or something?
Please help me out.
I've had a ZC520TL for about 7 months, constantly trying to get rid of the default firmware, or at least root it, but no luck. The mediatek processor doesn't really allow you to do much tinkering. Definitely regret buying this phone
I too was thinking of getting this phone, coming for a nexus 5X but i noticed the one on special is the mediatek variant and we know they are not GPL compliant or allow unlocking bootloader
Hey everyone and just started working with these tablets. I got 4 of them for fairly cheap and setting up for my kids to use for school. I'm trying to unlock them but have some questions to make sure that I do this correctly as not all of the tablets have the same version.
Essentially all I'm really wanting is to run Family Link on the devices to manage screen and app time as FreeTime is a joke. I used the toolbox and installed Google Play services but when trying to setup the child account on the device it fails on Device Management, so I just planned on going to Lineage to fix the issue.
Now my 4 Devices:
1 x 6.3.1.5 - First device I opened and let it update not thinking
2 x 6.3.1.2 - Kept these devices from updating after reading the forums
1x 6.3.0.0 - Kept this from updating as well and seems been sitting at best buy for awhile
6.3.0.0 - From what I read this one should just be rootable, The issue is that I'm only finding steps on the Hardware root/unlock and nothing about just rooting the older build. How do I just root this device to start the steps of this post to unlock the bootloader from @k4y0z after the root part.
6.3.1.2 - These I will need to do hardware mod on correct since it's not BELOW 6.3.1.2?
6.3.1.5 - Towards the end of the thread for unlocking/rooting I noticed people from .4 up seemed to be having issues but couldn't tell if they were doing hardware mod. It's still fine to do the bricking to unlock these devices as long as I do the hardware mod to CLK correct?
Just want to make sure I have all my information correct before I get flash happy and thanks to anyone who can help!
bmxmike said:
Hey everyone and just started working with these tablets. I got 4 of them for fairly cheap and setting up for my kids to use for school. I'm trying to unlock them but have some questions to make sure that I do this correctly as not all of the tablets have the same version.
Essentially all I'm really wanting is to run Family Link on the devices to manage screen and app time as FreeTime is a joke. I used the toolbox and installed Google Play services but when trying to setup the child account on the device it fails on Device Management, so I just planned on going to Lineage to fix the issue.
Now my 4 Devices:
1 x 6.3.1.5 - First device I opened and let it update not thinking
2 x 6.3.1.2 - Kept these devices from updating after reading the forums
1x 6.3.0.0 - Kept this from updating as well and seems been sitting at best buy for awhile
6.3.0.0 - From what I read this one should just be rootable, The issue is that I'm only finding steps on the Hardware root/unlock and nothing about just rooting the older build. How do I just root this device to start the steps of this post to unlock the bootloader from @k4y0z after the root part.
6.3.1.2 - These I will need to do hardware mod on correct since it's not BELOW 6.3.1.2?
6.3.1.5 - Towards the end of the thread for unlocking/rooting I noticed people from .4 up seemed to be having issues but couldn't tell if they were doing hardware mod. It's still fine to do the bricking to unlock these devices as long as I do the hardware mod to CLK correct?
Just want to make sure I have all my information correct before I get flash happy and thanks to anyone who can help!
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Yes, you are correct. The shorting method should work fine, even on 6.3.1.5, the issues people are having is brand new HD8's with new lot codes. Start here Post #2
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd...nlock-fire-hd-8-2018-karnak-amonet-3-t3963496
Can confirm,shorting 6.3.1.5 worked for me with no problems.
I have my Fire HD 8 (2018). I'm staying on Fire OS 6.3.0.1 because I have blocked an OTA updates.
bmxmike said:
6.3.0.0 - From what I read this one should just be rootable, The issue is that I'm only finding steps on the Hardware root/unlock and nothing about just rooting the older build. How do I just root this device to start the steps of this post to unlock the bootloader from @k4y0z after the root part.
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Did you ever figure out how to root 6.3.0.0?
UPDATE: After a bit of digging, I found the right path here: [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire HD 8 2018 (karnak) amonet-3 | XDA Developers Forums (xda-developers.com)
1. Extract the attached zip-file "amonet-karnak-v3.0.1.zip" and open a terminal in that directory.
NOTE: If you are already rooted, continue with the next step, otherwise get mtk-su by diplomatic from here and place (the unpacked binary) into amonet/bin folder
2. Enable ADB in Developer Settings
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I should have read the outputs more carefully, because it does refer you here when it fails: Rapid Temporary Root for HD 8 & HD 10 | XDA Developers Forums (xda-developers.com)
I thought there may have been another way to get root, but it seems that is the way to do it.
Thanks to Michajin.