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S5 Sport rooting?

Hi!
I did a quick search, didn't see much. I ordered the S5 Sport edition from Sprint and it arrives Monday. However, I've been very interested in the M8 HK edition, mainly for the earbuds. I'm actually thinking about keeping the S5 Sport but because it's so new I can't really find much on it on the scene!
After reading a lot of reviews, both phones appear equal - I'm leaning towards the S5 Sport for the physical buttons but I just want to see if I can install custom ROMs on it (maybe regular S5 ones?) .. either now or in the near future. The other stuff is there just in case someone wants to comment on their personal experience with it. Also, below you can ignore, but I'm listing out the comparisons I made briefly while typing this out in case anyone wants to comment on something with their personal experience.
Is there anything in development for the Sport? Is it even that popular of a phone yet? I love to customize and I'm interested in actually using the bloatware it comes with, but if it turns out it's a battery drain and/or I don't use it, I'd want to put on a clean slate ROM.
I love the water resistant certification. I can use it with wet hands and not feel like I'm potentially murdering it.
I love the physical buttons (which is why I ordered the Sport) because I hate the S3's (phone I currently have) capacitative buttons. The M8 has buttons on screen which I hate even more but I would be able to deal with it.
I do take a lot of random pictures and I'm loving the 16 megapixel camera. I've read that the M8 camera is not awful though and the ability to refocus is great.
I heard the S5 can be laggy. The M8 seems to have a better optimization.

The sport is the same as the s5 active ...its just sprint naming of the phone ...
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bigfdaddy2 said:
The sport is the same as the s5 active ...its just sprint naming of the phone ...
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Does this mean I can use the the same custom ROMs? I figured it'd be different because it's a different carrier (Sprint)

U wouldn't b able to use the roms from att or t-mobile active but the root method would be the same I believe since it's same hardware just different radio bands enabled and disabled
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bigfdaddy2 said:
U wouldn't b able to use the roms from att or t-mobile active but the root method would be the same I believe since it's same hardware just different radio bands enabled and disabled
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Yeah.. That's what I thought. I'm not even sure if it's worth getting if I can't install some custom ROMs onto it =\

Yea at this point It's most likely u won't be able to for some time till it gets in more hands n developers pick it up
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Us with the normal s5 is still stuck with twiz cause can't get camera and few other issues with aosp and cm ...
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bigfdaddy2 said:
Yea at this point It's most likely u won't be able to for some time till it gets in more hands n developers pick it up
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Us with the normal s5 is still stuck with twiz cause can't get camera and few other issues with aosp and cm ...
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Man, all I want to do is root it.. =\
UPDATE:
I don't regret my purchase. The S5 Sport is EXTREMELY BLOATED! I wanted it for the physical buttons .. it was very painful to sure until the root came out. I downloaded an app to remove the majority of the bloat and now my phone is excellent. Slightly quicker and less annoying popups (and my apps are less crowded). Threw on Nova Launcher Prime and it is good to go.

Navani said:
Man, all I want to do is root it.. =\
UPDATE:
I don't regret my purchase. The S5 Sport is EXTREMELY BLOATED! I wanted it for the physical buttons .. it was very painful to sure until the root came out. I downloaded an app to remove the majority of the bloat and now my phone is excellent. Slightly quicker and less annoying popups (and my apps are less crowded). Threw on Nova Launcher Prime and it is good to go.
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What app did you download that would remove the bloat without root?

nolatech said:
What app did you download that would remove the bloat without root?
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I used AppMaster I believe - I did have root though.

Galaxy Note 5 + Galaxy S6 Edge+ Hybrid

The Galaxy Note 4 for T-Mobile has yet to receive a hybrid port of the S6 Edge+ and the Note 5. I am willing to work with any developer to help bring this port similar to Sac23 Note 5 Ported V2 .1 10/2.
Are the chances of this being possible zero because of processor differences?

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Mhmmmm. It's possible though
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MisterCoolBeans said:
Mhmmmm. It's possible though
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There is also a port for the N910F on other forum
but the lollipop international data fix does not work on 5.1.1.
Sac23 rom t-mobile port ran so smooth but the mobile data
issue was a killer. I flash that rom more than 10 times.
Still wish for a stable data fix.

iandy1 said:
There is also a port for the N910F on other forum
but the lollipop data fix does not work on 5.1.1.
Sac23 rom t-mobile port ran so smooth but the mobile data
issue was a killer. I flash that rom more than 10 times.
Still wish for a stable data fix.
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I was recently farting around with the Sac 23 Rom for T-Mobile. I have the SM-N910W8 (Updated to 5.1.1) variant and have found a way to get data to work. With all the correct APN settings for telus of which i am with i will not get data unless i try to make a phone call. After which i will get full LTE 4G. Oddly enough however if i switch to wifi i will lose data when switching it off and will have to make another call to my voicemail in order for 4G to work again( Must be a bug). I dont know if youve ever tried this but it seems to work for me and i dont loose data until i toggle wifi. Also note i did not flash the data fix. I wanted to post this in the development thread however wasnt able to. Hope this can help some people like me who love the updated features and hard work that devs put into these roms!

chawk3r said:
I was recently farting around with the Sac 23 Rom for T-Mobile. I have the SM-N910W8 (Updated to 5.1.1) variant and have found a way to get data to work. With all the correct APN settings for telus of which i am with i will not get data unless i try to make a phone call. After which i will get full LTE 4G. Oddly enough however if i switch to wifi i will lose data when switching it off and will have to make another call to my voicemail in order for 4G to work again( Must be a bug). I dont know if youve ever tried this but it seems to work for me and i dont loose data until i toggle wifi. Also note i did not flash the data fix. I wanted to post this in the development thread however wasnt able to. Hope this can help some people like me who love the updated features and hard work that devs put into these roms!
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I like Sac23's port but only issue is pairing with the Moto 360 :/

MisterCoolBeans said:
I like Sac23's port but only issue is pairing with the Moto 360 :/
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Read on the sprint Note 5 port thread that they had a similar issue with the bluetooth pairing screen
not showing up and they fixed it changing the dpi.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63015035&postcount=224
May be worth a shot.

iandy1 said:
Read on the sprint Note 5 port thread that they had a similar issue with the bluetooth pairing screen
not showing up and they fixed it changing the dpi.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63015035&postcount=224
May be worth a shot.
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I'm going to give it a shot. You change the DPI to 640 then? I thought the DPI was 640 by default though.
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MisterCoolBeans said:
I'm going to give it a shot. You change the DPI to 640 then? I thought the DPI was 640 by default though.
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On the Note 5 port thread,they say that changing the dpi from 560 to 640 solves the issue of the Bluetooth pin screen. Other user confirms the find. https://goo.gl/photos/HDiqeRChSFHDdHjz7
Sadly looks like will not work for the S6 t-mobile port.
Already flashed the ROM and the dpi on the build.prop is already 640, so really don't know what else to try.

You guys could rather just flash a ported note 5 rom from international forum.

MisterCoolBeans said:
I'm going to give it a shot. You change the DPI to 640 then? I thought the DPI was 640 by default though.
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depakjan said:
You guys could rather just flash a ported note 5 rom from international forum.
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Thanks, 5.1.1 international data fix working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/general/running-international-roms-n910t-t3220738

depakjan said:
You guys could rather just flash a ported note 5 rom from international forum.
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iandy1 said:
Thanks, 5.1.1 international data fix working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/general/running-international-roms-n910t-t3220738
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Do you think this can work on Sac23's port for the Note 5?

By the way, did anyone try Kyubi's Note 5 port? I tried it out with the INTL Data fix for the N910T and it was an alright experience. No where near compared as smooth as Sac23's port of the Note 5. It was a little laggy for me. I haven't tried out Dr. Ketan's port of the Note 5 / S6 Edge port. Apparently there's a newer version being released and it seems like the installation process isn't as straight forward as just flashing the ROM.

MisterCoolBeans said:
Do you think this can work on Sac23's port for the Note 5?
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Not sure man, the data fix is for the international ports from Note 4 Snapdragon variants that are GSM/WCDMA/LTE
like our own.
On sac23's port there is the sprint CDMA wild card messing up data.
Running the light debloated version of kyubi's ROM
by Battlehero.
Agree on sac23's port being smoother but just for a little.
Going to try kyubi's ROM version 2 update.

iandy1 said:
Not sure man, the data fix is for the international ports from Note 4 Snapdragon variants that are GSM/WCDMA/LTE
like our own.
On sac23's port there is the sprint CDMA wild card messing up data.
Running the light debloated version of kyubi's ROM
by Battlehero.
Agree on sac23's port being smoother but just for a little.
Going to try kyubi's ROM version 2 update.
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I am using Dr. Ketans Note 5 port for the N910G and it is FLAWLESS. Buttery smooth and I have LTE on my N910T. Awesome.

MisterCoolBeans said:
I am using Dr. Ketans Note 5 port for the N910G and it is FLAWLESS. Buttery smooth and I have LTE on my N910T. Awesome.
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So looks like it worked out? I was thinking if trying that or Kyubi but not sure which one now!

DiGi91 said:
So looks like it worked out? I was thinking if trying that or Kyubi but not sure which one now!
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The choices are endless
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MisterCoolBeans said:
The choices are endless
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Yeah haha, got Kyubi running flawlessly at the moment and debloated at an amazing 600mb!

DiGi91 said:
Yeah haha, got Kyubi running flawlessly at the moment and debloated at an amazing 600mb!
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Which version are you using ??? I got lag when I tried it out :/

Root and GearVR

In all my searching I have never found anything positive about using the Gear VR with Root.
Some people have gotten lucky and have it work. Mostly using the stock modified Kernel but I can't be sure that this will work with my Model. G928F as it states that it is designed for other models.
Is anyone happily using their european Gear VR with root? If so what is your setup?
Thank you.

chimerical26 said:
In all my searching I have never found anything positive about using the Gear VR with Root.
Some people have gotten lucky and have it work. Mostly using the stock modified Kernel but I can't be sure that this will work with my Model. G928F as it states that it is designed for other models.
Is anyone happily using their european Gear VR with root? If so what is your setup?
Thank you.
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Hi,
I'm from the Netherlands, i also have the G928F.
With the modified kernel it works great!
So yes. i'm verry happy with the Gear VR.
Using Audax Rom with the Stock modified kernel.

t-mobile stock modified works fine.

Thank you everyone. I am sure you can understand my hesitation. with it being labelled T-Mobile. If anyone else has had good experiences with this or other kernels/ROMs please let us know. The more feedback the better.

chimerical26 said:
Thank you everyone. I am sure you can understand my hesitation. with it being labelled T-Mobile. If anyone else has had good experiences with this or other kernels/ROMs please let us know. The more feedback the better.
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I'm in UK with 928F and also running stock modified kernel with the vr. No worries here...works great.
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hi. same for me here. i had same issues.
i found that for me Stock modiefied Kernel and Orgia rom works best. i have G928F. and everything works just fine, no worries about the kernel. it will work.
i also heard and read that skyhigh kernel is reported working. but it was not for me.
i know that you should stay as much stock as possible with rom an kernel from what i read.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...ernel-stock-modified-kernel-touchwiz-t3229557
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s6-edge-plus/development/deodexed-aoh3-t3195044
cheers
DK

is the s6 edge plus good with vr like s7 or does the light bleed in

lights comes in unless u pull straps really tight. but mine lens steam up lol with heat from phone
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G935vvru2ape1

I would like to know what all I can do with this phone and version it is on. Jus got it today. Coming from a s4 I'm up for suggestions on what to do.
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Nobody??? I mean should I stay on PE1 or start taking updates? Phone runs better than my s4 that was rooted and ROM. This phone runs smooth out the box
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I also had an S4. It was a good phone and my first Samsung. I had an S6 that I sold because the battery life was terrible. But I love my S7 Edge. Best smartphone I have ever owned. Google S4 vs S7. There's a good chance you'll find a video comparing the 2.
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Eddie Hicks said:
I also had an S4. It was a good phone and my first Samsung. I had an S6 that I sold because the battery life was terrible. But I love my S7 Edge. Best smartphone I have ever owned. Google S4 vs S7. There's a good chance you'll find a video comparing the 2.
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Im trying to figure out which way is best way to root and which rom runs smoothly.

ThaRockstar007 said:
Im trying to figure out which way is best way to root and which rom runs smoothly.
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The S7 Edge is my first Android device I haven't rooted. There are a couple of root only apps I miss but I'm really happy with it the way it is. There is a root method here on xda. Just search for it.

questions from a Note 7 refugee

I just exchanged my incendiary AT&T Note 7 for an S7 Edge, which is also a decent phone. I'm wondering if there's a way (without rooting) to reproduce any of the following software features that I got used to on the Note 7:
Secure Folder (instead of Private Mode)
New organization/presentation of the phone's Settings
Optimization page in Settings
Custom image for always-on display
Any advice appreciated.

As of right now none of those options are available. From what I've read all those options will be available on the Nougat update. Welcome to the edge bud.
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you can change the aod pic but root and xposed is required. the other options no unless there is an xposed module for them and i can not say if there is or not as im no longer rooted. welcome to the edge family btw and hope the phone treats you well, battery is awesome for me stock and all. (custom roms one day)

please when they will have the new software s7 galaxy sm-g935A

From what I have noticed they typically are releases between the 23rd and 28th of the month.
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I also came from Note 7.
There is a new AOD version released today for S7 Edge and one of the changes includes the ability to set custom image.

Wish there was a way to do the sPen gif creation on the S7 Edge. Its one of the main feature I miss from the Note 7. Anyone know if there is a way to do this on the S7 Edge.

ShrekOpher said:
Wish there was a way to do the sPen gif creation on the S7 Edge. Its one of the main feature I miss from the Note 7. Anyone know if there is a way to do this on the S7 Edge.
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I've only had the S7 Edge for 2 days (although owned one when they first came out - it was the S7 Edge that pulled me away from the iPhone) and I am SO MISSING my Note 7. That was the best phone ever. That S-Pen GIF feature was great. I want so many of those S-Pen features which is why I went for another Note. Now we probably have to wait another year for a Note 8. I think Samsung might lose a lot of money by not getting new customers but I think the old Samsung customers (like us) will continue to purchase their products.

Suntzupa said:
There is a new AOD version released today for S7 Edge and one of the changes includes the ability to set custom image.
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That's good to see. Thanks for the heads-up!

ShrekOpher said:
Wish there was a way to do the sPen gif creation on the S7 Edge. Its one of the main feature I miss from the Note 7. Anyone know if there is a way to do this on the S7 Edge.
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You can download that at the Galaxy app store for your Edge

supac said:
You can download that at the Galaxy app store for your Edge
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Not even close to the same. On the note there was a screen capture feature that recorded a 15 second gif inside of a selected area. One of the best features on the phone.

Gary02468 said:
That's good to see. Thanks for the heads-up!
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where to download it from?

c-prodigo said:
where to download it from?
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AOD is a Galaxy App.

but I search on galaxy apps and it doesn't find it inatalled or avaible

c-prodigo said:
but I search on galaxy apps and it doesn't find it inatalled or avaible
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Select Galaxy apps app if you are prompted with "Run with":
http://www.samsungapps.com/appquery...d.app.aodservice&cntyTxt=310&equipID=SM-G935A

ShrekOpher said:
Not even close to the same. On the note there was a screen capture feature that recorded a 15 second gif inside of a selected area. One of the best features on the phone.
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I am missing this feature a lot so today I ordered a Samsung Galaxy Tab A with S Pen. Has the same S Pen software on it as the N7. On sale right now too. $100.00 off so it's $249.99 US. + free shipping.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/ta...ith-s-pen-16gb--wi-fi---black-sm-p580nzkaxar/
Hope this holds me over until the Note 8 comes out. Missing the N7 so much. Nothing compares for me.
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