Hello everyone here on XDA, I have a question. i have gone through the forums for the galaxy tab 4 and haven't fount anything for the t537v variant. Im not sure if its me but i have checked everywhere , from my experience i do know that we should not flash anything thats not made for the particular variant unless the op explicitly states otherwise with instructions. i have been around for a number of years kinda know may around just about any droid i put my hands on. but none of my searches are pulling anything up. i do have root. i am on 5.1.1 - can i use t535 roms? (Yes i know if i was able to its usually not just a flash away) Anyways thanks for being around XDA you have taught me so much over the years.
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Hello everyone. I don't have that many posts here, but please don't let that reflect me lol. I tend to trade phones a lot. I currently have a Verizon S4...I like the phone, but I am on the latest MK2 firmware...Here just recently, SafeStrap has became available. However, there is really 1 ROM that works right, and is stable, and that is Hyperdrive. Hyperdrive is a great ROM, I am not bashing at all. It's just not my cup of tea. In the past I have been a huge fan of Eclipse. Eclipse is not working with Safestrap at this time...I have had this phone for a couple of months, and it sucks waiting week after week hoping devs have made progress...Anywho, what can you guys tell me about the Note 3?
If I went to Verizon and picked one up, am I going to be able to root it and install a variety of roms, or am I going to be stuck like I am with the S4?
If I am going to be stuck like I am now, then that is definately going to make me choose a different phone. If so, could someone recommend one? I have been a huge fan of the Samsung phones here recently since the S3 and Note 2. I really liked my Note 2. I also really like Motorola's...They are durable phones, and safestrap is nice...Here recently SafeStrap has became available for Samsungs which is awesome.
Heads up !!the powers that be will move this thread to the q&a section.... but to answer if you want to crack flash...note 3 is not for you.....maybe moto x, or if you want a bigger device the Lg g2 has some good development.
One thing about the note3 is that you should be able to deal with the phone( stock )....and rooting it just to de bloat and themeing. The phone Is quick and Imo the spen and touchwiz are essential to this device! so asop roms are not happening.
hope this helps...good luck...
p.s. still stock Un rooted and kicking ass... coming from gnex!
You can checkout the ROMs section in the Note 3 forum to see the available ROMs. I come from an S3 and the choice of ROMs there was ample. Note 3 however has very few ROMs as opposed to the S3. However, the ones that are there are pretty good. I am on Beans ROM and it gives me everything that I want.
One important thing for me is the ability to use the PEN (Along with all the apps, SPEN, Scrap book etc). Beans gives me full features as far as the pen is concerned. I guess there are other ROMs as well that do it (Hyperdrive). But any new "Original" ROM development that happens for the Note 3, might have some limitations. if you are not a big user of the PEN, then it might not matter to you.
Nutshell, I love my Note 3 and the fact that I am running a non-stock ROM on it. Hope this helps.
Thanks guys! Well I glanced through the roms, but I don't know what firmware the note 2 comes with if I was to go get one right now. That being said, I wasn't sure if the one that it came with is rootable, or if it is locked tight like the s4...One rom specifically that I am looking for on the note 3 would be eclips....Without doing a bunch of research, I figured it would be easiest to just open a thread an ask, that way I got accurate information.
Oops, sorry about using the wrong forum.
most of what is considered roms these days are actually themes applied over the top of a stock rom. Those hundreds of roms you see for the S3 and Note2 can be easily achieved yourself with a couple of apps and a bit of know how. The Note3 has everything one needs. If you buy retail you can use safestrap and flash touchwiz roms only. If you buy a Developer Device, then you can flash AOSP or Touchwiz since the bootloader is unlocked. Also most everything in the T-mobile section N3 is compatible with the VZW DE N3, so there is actually alot of development going on if you look in the right places and do not expect silver spoon feeding on a platinum platter.
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most of what is considered roms these days are actually themes applied over the top of a stock rom. Those hundreds of roms you see for the S3 and Note2 can be easily achieved yourself with a couple of apps and a bit of know how. The Note3 has everything one needs. If you buy retail you can use safestrap and flash touchwiz roms only. If you buy a Developer Device, then you can flash AOSP or Touchwiz since the bootloader is unlocked. Also most everything in the T-mobile section N3 is compatible with the VZW DE N3, so there is actually alot of development going on if you look in the right places and do not expect silver spoon feeding on a platinum platter.
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Thanks, I appreciate the help. I wasn't expecting to be spoon fed anything. I just don't get a good grasp on whats going on and have the device in my hand. I wanted to make sure that I could do what I was wanting to do with it before I went and bought this phone. I guess my one last question is, what is the firmware that will come with it, or what is the latest I should ask. Just so that I can check on my rom options.
Reason why I am asking this, is because the S4 was kind of confusing at first because devs are making mk2 roms, but they aren't working with ss...There are some other things as well, but thats beside the point. lol.
Moving to Q and A and closing... Best any more discussion goes here..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466108
Hey guys, so, I'm new with the Galaxy S7 EDGE, I have a G935F, the international exynos variant. What should I know before? What about CSC? I guess I'll have to unlock bootloader or something? I'm not new in the scene but I'm so used to Motorola phones, unlock bootloader directly from the moto website and then custom recovery and let the flash begin.
So, I wanna try the N7 port or just flash a custom ROM like Renovate Edge for example, but after custom recovery, rooting, unlocking bootloader if I have to, is there anyway to go back to "non modified"?
Things You Should Know Before Flashing Your Sammy S7 Edge: (1). I think the international Exynos variants are bootloader unlocked (could be wrong. Happens 2-3 times a year) already. Lucky f*ck. (2). Unlock dev options in settings (should be the second thing you do after booting up the first time) and (3). Google your exact model number and after you confirm the EXACT procedure, bootloader status, available roms/kernels, etc. SPEND AT LEAST 1 HOUR SCANNING THROUGH THE "Omg I bricked my G935F HELP PLZ" threads and make sure you have a backup plan before you get all flash happy. Sammys are kinda touchy compared to your typical Motorola, Nexus, etc. with lots of support online, especially here but all sorts of cute little tricks and proprietary kinks that will eff you in the A, Knox style if you don't do your homework. Good luck though, I'm sure you'll find plenty of help between XDA and a good Google session (beforehand, some XDA folk are extremely moody about repetitive requests and lack of initiative regarding doing some preparatory research. But I'm sure you've been around the block a time or two so good luck and let us/me know what success you have in this endeavor ?) As far as going from "official" to "custom" status and back to official/non-modified I'm curious about that myself. Maybe Xposed can help that? Or editing build.prop? Google the sh*t outta that. If I find anything relevant I'll drop a (much shorter) post or link on here for you. ✌
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Things You Should Know Before Flashing Your Sammy S7 Edge: (1). I think the international Exynos variants are bootloader unlocked (could be wrong. Happens 2-3 times a year) already. Lucky f*ck. (2). Unlock dev options in settings (should be the second thing you do after booting up the first time) and (3). Google your exact model number and after you confirm the EXACT procedure, bootloader status, available roms/kernels, etc. SPEND AT LEAST 1 HOUR SCANNING THROUGH THE "Omg I bricked my G935F HELP PLZ" threads and make sure you have a backup plan before you get all flash happy. Sammys are kinda touchy compared to your typical Motorola, Nexus, etc. with lots of support online, especially here but all sorts of cute little tricks and proprietary kinks that will eff you in the A, Knox style if you don't do your homework. Good luck though, I'm sure you'll find plenty of help between XDA and a good Google session (beforehand, some XDA folk are extremely moody about repetitive requests and lack of initiative regarding doing some preparatory research. But I'm sure you've been around the block a time or two so good luck and let us/me know what success you have in this endeavor ?) As far as going from "official" to "custom" status and back to official/non-modified I'm curious about that myself. Maybe Xposed can help that? Or editing build.prop? Google the sh*t outta that. If I find anything relevant I'll drop a (much shorter) post or link on here for you.
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Thanks, that helped a lot, read some here, there, and well, as of right now I have TWRP and Renovate Edge installed, as you sa y, bootloader unlocked, process was really easy. Gonna try to get back to stock stock, like no custom recovery or whatever so see the process. Thank you so much!
Hello all I've been out of the phone modding game for about 4 years and just picked up a w8 model and like the phone though sad to see no cm.
I've been browsing the site and had a few questions about modding my phone.. Several roms specifically say it supports w8 while others just say 935F.. is there really additional code to support the w8 or the rom just hasn't been verified by the developer?
Also several roms say to install the latest bootloader and modem but the link only takes you to the 935F versions.. I already have the latest update from Wind in Canada which ends in API1 is this good enough or do I need to flash a different downloaded version and if so can someone point me in the right direction for the Wind files..
One last thing.. I see a lot of people discussing flashing a csc.. but not sure what that is. I assume it's local carrier settings or something but how often is it needed? And does it only need to be done with certain roms or if there are certain issues.
I've only really used HTC and Nexus phones previously so don't wanna brick this pretty new toy as I bought it second hand and don't have warranty.
Also.. probably not the place to ask but what roms do you guys prefer that supports w8? I'm looking for something fast debloated and lots of customization.. haven't really seen the N7 so not sure about new UX.. I've usually gone cm all the way so used to default android..
Thanks for any info/advice/recommendations
I can't believe this question isn't answered. All samsung line with a pile of unecessary variations is confusing. I just picked up the phone and have no idea, while it should be same cpu=same rom
I've searched around and there are some guides but they seem to be for different models of the tab 4. I havent rooted a device in a couple of years, thanks LG, and just want to make sure that I'm doing the right thing. Also looking for a very stripped down aosp rom if anyone has a recommendation. All these different model numbers is a but confusing. I just lost my Nexus 7 and need to get this right.
I think I may have posted the following in the wrong thread, so I am re-posting it here
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...help-to-install-marshmallow-galaxies-t4103977
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Hello, First, I hope everyone is safe & sane.
Okay, so, I'm not sure if I'm in the right place, but I'm sure you'll let me know if I'm not.
I have 2 old galaxy phones - S3 mini (G730A) and S4 mini SGH-I257). The S4 is the one I actually plan to use. The S3 is the one I will experiment with, so that I don't mess up my S4.
Both phones are Kitkat versions (4.4.2) and I would like the S4 to be the marshmallow version. I read online that one could do this; it seems to be called side-loading.
To start, though, I'd like to make the S3 a marshmallow version, and if that goes well, I'll do the S4.
Can anyone point me in the correct direction on how to do this? What to download? Where to download it from? Etc.
Alright, I look forward to your reply. Thank you!
P.S. If you're wondering: the S4 mini is my phone of choice because of its small size - my mildly arthritic hands can handle this size much better than bigger phones. So if I can't accomplish this task, I'll just leave it as is; it is currently working fine. It would be nice to be able to use a few apps of interest to me, but I will do without them if need be.
Okay dude, first off - I don't think you understand how roms works. It doesn't matter how stable any rom is on the S3 Mini, it isn't an S4 mini and that rom isn't reflective of the experience you will have on the S4 Mini. In a nutshell: it's apples to oranges.
Second, this is general. this belongs in Q/A. Literally a stickied title post says no questions in general.
Finally, I reccomend Cyanogenmod 13 or LOS 13 for the S4 Mini if you need MM. However, Lineage OS 15.1 (here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-mini/orig-development/rom-lineageos-15-0-s4-mini-t3702272) is running great on my phone better than MM, and now I'm getting 3 hours of SoT without even trying. I swear there was another thread for i9195 but i don't know.
Thank you for your reply; but first, I should say that I am a "she" - so not a "dude". And, I do know that whatever I might do to my S3 I cannot do the exact same thing to my S4. I just want to start off with my S3 to see if the steps actually work. If they work, then I'll know how it all works and I can engage in the correct steps to my S4.
As far as this post being in "General", the system said that because I am new, I could only use General. I did post it somewhere else, as the beginning of my post says, but I did say that I wasn't sure if I was in the correct place -- this is not the easiest forum to navigate.
Thanks for the info and the link; I'll check it out.