what difference did the update make? - ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers

Interested to know if it also improved the camera, especially low light performance?

I didn't see anything specific in the changelog, but I think it seems better.
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My camera used to drift when zoomed in... After the update, no more drift.
But, I don't see any noticeable difference in quality of the pics.

The update brings the option to auto show notifications on lockscreen. That's a big one for me.

Better battery life, got rid of the stupid notification bell, and lost my ability to root because I hadn't rooted before the upgrade. Hopefully Tenfar or someone will provide a solution soon, but it's not the end of the world.

eMadman said:
Better battery life, got rid of the stupid notification bell, and lost my ability to root because I hadn't rooted before the upgrade. Hopefully Tenfar or someone will provide a solution soon, but it's not the end of the world.
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Flash TWRP via tenfar's tool, flash modified fastboot, unlock bootloader, flash SuperSU.

ekerbuddyeker said:
Interested to know if it also improved the camera, especially low light performance?
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The October security patch was included. It wasn't in the release notes tho.

xtermmin said:
Flash TWRP via tenfar's tool, flash modified fastboot, unlock bootloader, flash SuperSU.
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Aside from the usual risks that come with rooting, does this method work reliably? I use my phone as a daily driver and I was worried that this approach would cause a conflict somewhere

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Root for android nougat in the way future?

When Nougat gets released for this phone in how ever long it takes do you think someone will eventually be able to root it on this phone?
Seriously?
joe3681 said:
Seriously?
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you don't have to be a douche
FreshIce21 said:
you don't have to be a douche
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You don't have to call him a douche. Honestly, I was thinking "Seriously?" as well because this is the first thing you think (rather, post of) before Nougat even comes out. We can't see the future, so this question will probably go without an indefinite answer. My input on it, though, is that root is possible if engboot still works, but if it doesn't then we're probably screwed. And I doubt engboot will work without having even MORE issues than it already does, if it even works at all.
But seriously, the name calling was unnecessary. You're the one asking the question, no need to call people names.
SkyAttacksX said:
You don't have to call him a douche. Honestly, I was thinking "Seriously?" as well because this is the first thing you think (rather, post of) before Nougat even comes out. We can't see the future, so this question will probably go without an indefinite answer. My input on it, though, is that root is possible if engboot still works, but if it doesn't then we're probably screwed. And I doubt engboot will work without having even MORE issues than it already does, if it even works at all.
But seriously, the name calling was unnecessary. You're the one asking the question, no need to call people names.
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thank you for your reply on your thoughts about it, thats all I was looking for. The person did not have to comment "seriously" he could have just ignore my post all together, I believe he was being a douche. The commenting of "seriously" was unnecessary. I appreciate your answer as I was just curious. Have a good day
Seriously?
FreshIce21 said:
When Nougat gets released for this phone in how ever long it takes do you think someone will eventually be able to root it on this phone?
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It'll come precisely 2 months, 1 week, 3 days, 10 hours, 30 minutes, 6 seconds and 83 milliseconds of nougat drop date
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So rooted MM or non-related Nougat... that will be the question
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I don't understand the reasoning behind the question. Nougat isn't even out yet. If you want root, then root your phone. If you want rooted Nougat, wait a couple days after release for someone to build a rooted ROM on it. Why would you want to flash back to stock just to root again instead of just flashing the rooted version from the beginning? I'm assuming that's why you got the "seriously?" reactions. Well, that and the fact that since Nougat hasn't even been released yet, so it's physically impossibly for anyone to know if it can be rooted. But yeah, I'd advise you to wait until someone uploads a rooted Nougat ROM for your phone instead if flashing back to stock and hoping to root that way. Its a million times easier to root it before putting it on your device
Based upon my understanding of how KNOX operates along with the stricter changes made to dm-verity in 7.0, I wouldn't hold my breath when it comes to rooting the S7. I know that the guys that come up with these rooting methods are very creative and smart, but KNOX, combined with SELinux, dm-verity, and locked bootloaders, is almost impossible to overcome. I've been looking at the people discussing the dirtyc0w exploit as an alternative root method, and I don't think it's possible to use it because of these safeguards.
We were extremely lucky with the leaked engboot method of rooting the S7. Without that, it's very possible that we still wouldn't have root on it.
Just a bit of addition to this conversation: It's likely our current root method won't work on Nougat. It depends on how different the kernels are, but since the engboot is built for MM there's no guarantee it's compatible with a new version. There's no guarantee it won't prevent flashing the engboot kernel once you're on it, and flashing a rooted system and then switching kernels won't help since the new kernel will verify the system.
I just really hope that we can get SuperSU on Nougat now that It has began to roll out today on my AT&T Galaxy S7. I've captured the ota update for it but someone else has already posted them on the forums so I won't waste my time. Despite how beautiful Nougat looks, I'm gonna wait and stick with MM. Why? Root. I'm almost certain that once you've updated to Nougat, it won't let you flash back to MM because of the locked bootloader, and for me personally, I want to keep root so bad because of the Viper4Android equalizer. The thing gives great sound quality and music wouldn't be the same without it. Honestly, If you really wanted to keep root then my advice is to stick with MM and wait (as long as it may take) for a working root method to come out for this new update.
Cheers!
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I just really hope that we can get SuperSU on Nougat now that It has began to roll out today on my AT&T Galaxy S7. I've captured the ota update for it but someone else has already posted them on the forums so I won't waste my time. Despite how beautiful Nougat looks, I'm gonna wait and stick with MM. Why? Root. I'm almost certain that once you've updated to Nougat, it won't let you flash back to MM because of the locked bootloader, and for me personally, I want to keep root so bad because of the Viper4Android equalizer. The thing gives great sound quality and music wouldn't be the same without it. Honestly, If you really wanted to keep root then my advice is to stick with MM and wait (as long as it may take) for a working root method to come out for this new update.
Cheers!
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You can downgrade back to MM. Both the updates are on bootloader v4.
KingOfTheNet said:
I just really hope that we can get SuperSU on Nougat now that It has began to roll out today on my AT&T Galaxy S7. I've captured the ota update for it but someone else has already posted them on the forums so I won't waste my time. Despite how beautiful Nougat looks, I'm gonna wait and stick with MM. Why? Root. I'm almost certain that once you've updated to Nougat, it won't let you flash back to MM because of the locked bootloader, and for me personally, I want to keep root so bad because of the Viper4Android equalizer. The thing gives great sound quality and music wouldn't be the same without it. Honestly, If you really wanted to keep root then my advice is to stick with MM and wait (as long as it may take) for a working root method to come out for this new update.
Cheers!
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Which V4A version are you using. I can't find one that works with my phone. I'm on APK1 stock rooted.
dirtydodge said:
Which V4A version are you using. I can't find one that works with my phone. I'm on APK1 stock rooted.
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I simply downloaded and am currently using the latest update from the developers website. Be sure to download the latest version of the app listed under "Viper4Android FX" and make sure BusyBox is properly installed on your device under /system/xbin or /system/bin. I was previously on APJ4 and just upgraded to APK1 today and haven't noticed any problems.
http://vipersaudio.com/blog/?page_id=48
Cheers!

"New" comer here, I need some help please

Hey guys, I have been out of the android world for a couple of years, I would appreciate some guidance.
I I'm currently living in US
T-mobil
Model number: SM-G935T
Android version: 6.0.1
Updated right now
So my question is, since I don't have any backup or anything, can someone provide me with the steps to get me started? Like what post to root it on this specific carrier and how everything? please
Thanks
Arturofm2 said:
Hey guys, I have been out of the android world for a couple of years, I would appreciate some guidance.
I I'm currently living in US
T-mobil
Model number: SM-G935T
Android version: 6.0.1
Updated right now
So my question is, since I don't have any backup or anything, can someone provide me with the steps to get me started? Like what post to root it on this specific carrier and how everything? please
Thanks
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Of course we can get your started but see
But first you must answer us these question three.
Why do you want root?
Do you have a computer? (This is a must for root.)
Are you ready to be disappointed?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/how-to/how-to-root-s7-edge-t3410470
follow this (use odin to flash rooted kernel) ......you should search before posting things like this.....google is your friend bro.
GOOD LUCK - BTW use flash fire app in play store to make backups and flash roms
Okay okay.
A quick glance at T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion would have led you to the "How to root the S7 EDGE" thread.
I'd take a look in there if I were you.
Binary100100 said:
Of course we can get your started but see
But first you must answer us these question three.
Why do you want root?
Do you have a computer? (This is a must for root.)
Are you ready to be disappointed?
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Well while I was waiting I just rooted it. So what do you think that would be the next step towards installing a rom? To answer your survey questions :laugh: :
1- Because a phone without being rooted is like a bird without wins.
2- I do
3- Oh well... tell me more
Arturofm2 said:
Well while I was waiting I just rooted it. So what do you think that would be the next step towards installing a rom? To answer your survey questions :laugh: :
1- Because a phone without being rooted is like a bird without wins.
2- I do
3- Oh well... tell me more
EDIT: I just checked and the root didn't go through... even though ODIN said it was successful
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Well then.
Rooting the phone (as I'm sure you had already found out) was fairly easy.
BUT... since we do not have an unlocked bootloader then we cannot have any custom recovery. Which means we can only (for now) use adb and Fireflash to flash any custom firmwares. And while we're on the subject of that... there is only one custom rom. Well... technically there are two but only one for you since you updated to the latest firmware.
Echoe ROM which was updated (ummm...) September 9th (not including the Verizon version which might work but with no promises)
Tekxv2 which was updated back in July. Unfortunately, that is flashed by adb (computer required) and only supports G935TUVS3APD8 which is... pretty old.
Things that you may notice with root.
Battery life may be shorter.
Strange icons on your status bar.
Might start to have random reboots for absolutely no reason.
Can't use Samsung Pay and some other apps.
Phone might be laggy.
Phone might feel hot.
Some of those can be resolved by flashing the only custom rom that we have (Echoe ROM... which is a rather nice rom) but it's not "there" yet.
Or you can use the guide in my signature to resolve issues like the lag and the strange icons. Yet even after the "fix" you might still experience both again from time to time.
You might even have the IMS force close issue which I used to get about once a month. It would piss me off because no sooner that you click the button, it'll pop up again and you don't have time to do anything. You're pretty much forced to reflash stock, wipe, re-root, restore a latest backup... which can take hours and is rather inconvenient if it happens to you while you're at work like it always seemed to happen for me.
SO...
All in all... root is okay. It's better than nothing I suppose. But until we get more developer support for this phone then in my opinion it's kinda pointless in my opinion.
Too many drawbacks. I eventually unrooted two weeks ago and I love my phone now. I'm using the heck out of Samsung Pay especially since their promotions are pretty nice right now! Plus a few members are testing the Nouget update which probably won't be getting root at all since rooting requires an engineering kernel which we don't have and might not get. Or an unlocked bootloader which we've pretty much given up on.
A lot of members that are testing the Nouget beta firmware are extremely satisfied with it so if we can't root Nouget then having a rooted S7 will probably fade away as more people update to Android 7+. That's where I see this going anyway.
Binary100100 said:
What you wrote above
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So for what I understood the dev support for this phone is very limited... I know the issues I may encounter, I had them with the galaxy note. but any way... If something I'll unroot it but I want to try it out Thank for you time. I've rooted it.
EDIT: Damn... I really don't like the visual style of Echoe... is that one the only one I can flash??
Binary100100 said:
Well then.
Rooting the phone (as I'm sure you had already found out) was fairly easy.
BUT... since we do not have an unlocked bootloader then we cannot have any custom recovery. Which means we can only (for now) use adb and Fireflash to flash any custom firmwares. And while we're on the subject of that... there is only one custom rom. Well... technically there are two but only one for you since you updated to the latest firmware.
Echoe ROM which was updated (ummm...) September 9th (not including the Verizon version which might work but with no promises)
Tekxv2 which was updated back in July. Unfortunately, that is flashed by adb (computer required) and only supports G935TUVS3APD8 which is... pretty old.
Things that you may notice with root.
Battery life may be shorter.
Strange icons on your status bar.
Might start to have random reboots for absolutely no reason.
Can't use Samsung Pay and some other apps.
Phone might be laggy.
Phone might feel hot.
Some of those can be resolved by flashing the only custom rom that we have (Echoe ROM... which is a rather nice rom) but it's not "there" yet.
Or you can use the guide in my signature to resolve issues like the lag and the strange icons. Yet even after the "fix" you might still experience both again from time to time.
You might even have the IMS force close issue which I used to get about once a month. It would piss me off because no sooner that you click the button, it'll pop up again and you don't have time to do anything. You're pretty much forced to reflash stock, wipe, re-root, restore a latest backup... which can take hours and is rather inconvenient if it happens to you while you're at work like it always seemed to happen for me.
SO...
All in all... root is okay. It's better than nothing I suppose. But until we get more developer support for this phone then in my opinion it's kinda pointless in my opinion.
Too many drawbacks. I eventually unrooted two weeks ago and I love my phone now. I'm using the heck out of Samsung Pay especially since their promotions are pretty nice right now! Plus a few members are testing the Nouget update which probably won't be getting root at all since rooting requires an engineering kernel which we don't have and might not get. Or an unlocked bootloader which we've pretty much given up on.
A lot of members that are testing the Nouget beta firmware are extremely satisfied with it so if we can't root Nouget then having a rooted S7 will probably fade away as more people update to Android 7+. That's where I see this going anyway.
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How are you doing with the ads? Like youtube, pandora, spotify? I just installed xposed and the phone feels very hot, and If I unroot it (which I'm thinking to do) I won't be able to get things without ads (I know about vpns and browsers). Also how can I install teaks for apps? Installing apks from pages that promise you this and you have to log in is very untruthful. Any suggestions to all this?
Arturofm2 said:
How are you doing with the ads? Like youtube, pandora, spotify? I just installed xposed and the phone feels very hot, and If I unroot it (which I'm thinking to do) I won't be able to get things without ads (I know about vpns and browsers). Also how can I install teaks for apps? Installing apks from pages that promise you this and you have to log in is very untruthful. Any suggestions to all this?
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I just put up with them.
In all reality, I don't use my phone for the purposes that require my viewing of ads to begin with.
Sure when I was rooted I had adblocker. But honestly, I had completely forgotten all about that benefit of being rooted until now.
I suppose if you absolutely need to be rid of ads then by all means, retain root. However ads don't effect my daily use one bit.
Binary100100 said:
I just put up with them.
In all reality, I don't use my phone for the purposes that require my viewing of ads to begin with.
Sure when I was rooted I had adblocker. But honestly, I had completely forgotten all about that benefit of being rooted until now.
I suppose if you absolutely need to be rid of ads then by all means, retain root. However ads don't effect my daily use one bit.
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Could you help me unroot it? I was following a guide here to unroot it and downloaded the firmware but when I click flash, it didn't work, I'm having travel reverting it, can you help me? The model is: SM-G935T
Arturofm2 said:
Could you help me unroot it? I was following a guide here to unroot it and downloaded the firmware but when I click flash, it didn't work, I'm having travel reverting it, can you help me? The model is: SM-G935T
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I just flash the appropriate firmware that you had prior to rooting with ODIN.
Never had any issues. Which "guide" are you referring to?
Binary100100 said:
I just flash the appropriate firmware that you had prior to rooting with ODIN.
Never had any issues. Which "guide" are you referring to?
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bro now I'm friking out, I followed this guide and when I click in flash it says Fail. I followed it step by step, I don't don't what's going on and when I reset the phone it says custom and doesn't even load, so tmobil would know that I rooted it...
fff.... can you give me the link, guide, whatever you used to revert it?
Arturofm2 said:
bro now I'm friking out, I followed this guide and when I click in flash it says Fail. I followed it step by step, I don't don't what's going on and when I reset the phone it says custom and doesn't even load, so tmobil would know that I rooted it...
fff.... can you give me the link, guide, whatever you used to revert it?
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You're probably trying to flash a firmware with a V3 bootloader over G935TTMB4APK1.
If you were seriously following that (outdated) guide step by step then you tried flashing TMB_G935TUVU3APG1.zip over a PK1 firmware. Yeah... that doesn't work.
Download the latest firmware from sammmobile.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G935T/
Try it again.
IF that doesn't work... try using Smart Switch.
I haven't done it before but I think it's the Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization.
forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/how-to/odin-apk1-tmobile-tmbg935ttmb4apk1-t3494724
Odin this to return to stock firmware.
Binary100100 said:
You're probably trying to flash a firmware with a V3 bootloader over G935TTMB4APK1.
If you were seriously following that (outdated) guide step by step then you tried flashing TMB_G935TUVU3APG1.zip over a PK1 firmware. Yeah... that doesn't work.
Download the latest firmware from sammobile.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G935T/
Try it again.
IF that doesn't work... try using Smart Switch.
I haven't done it before but I think it's the Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization.
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You have no idea the help you gave me. I went to sammobil before but since it said that the download speed was too slow, I didn't do it through that page. Now I did it and it's working fine thanks bro.
But when I start it, it says: custom in the log in, how can I totally put it original?
tduquefjc said:
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Odin this to return to stock firmware.
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If I want to remove everything and just leave it plain how it comes from factory when you buy it, do I just flash the AP file?
Arturofm2 said:
You have no idea the help you gave me. I went to sammobil before but since it said that the download speed was too slow, I kept it. Now I did it and it's working fine thanks bro.
But when I start it, it says: custom in the log in, how can I totally put it original?
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If I want to remove everything and just leave it plain how it comes from factory when you buy it, do I just flash the AP file?
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You should flash everything.
BL= Bootloader (which should be V4 since you updated to the latest firmware already. Anything less than V4 will fail.)
AP= Is for System, Cache, kernel, etc.
CP= Is for modems
CSC is for your HOME_CSC_TMB_G935TTMB4APK1_CL9507190_QB11413830_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 file.
Important! If you use the CSC_TMB_G935TTMB4APK1_CL9507190_QB11413830_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 (doesn't have the word "HOME" in the name) then it'll wipe your phone!
If your phone still says "CUSTOM" on it then make sure that reboot and check again. If it still says custom then make sure that you don't still have the engineering kernel. Re-flash the AP files again if so. It shouldn't though if it's 100% stock. Also note if you saw the unlocked padlock on the S7 Edge splash screen (before the bootanimation).
Good luck and happy New Year.
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You should flash everything.
BL= Bootloader (which should be V4 since you updated to the latest firmware already. Anything less than V4 will fail.)
AP= Is for System, Cache, kernel, etc.
CP= Is for modems
CSC is for your HOME_CSC_TMB_G935TTMB4APK1_CL9507190_QB11413830_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 file.
Important! If you use the CSC_TMB_G935TTMB4APK1_CL9507190_QB11413830_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 (doesn't have the word "HOME" in the name) then it'll wipe your phone!
If your phone still says "CUSTOM" on it then make sure that reboot and check again. If it still says custom then make sure that you don't still have the engineering kernel. Re-flash the AP files again if so. It shouldn't though if it's 100% stock. Also note if you saw the unlocked padlock on the S7 Edge splash screen (before the bootanimation).
Good luck and happy New Year.
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Perfect! All I did was reboot it, and the unlocked padlock went away, thank you very much for all your help! Happy new year!

Update questions (H918 T-Mobile)

Hello, I've searched a bit on this, and haven't really found the answer to my question.
I've had my V20 for a few months now. I'm currently on the deodexed (LG-H918 Deodex NRD90M) rom. Android Security Patch Level: Sep. 1, 2016. Software version H91810d.
I've seen that updates are available from LG, but I know better than to take the OTA update.. Are the newer updates just security patches? Or are there baseband/firmware updates too?
And what is the best method to get up to date? I wish I could just apply a patch update like you can on a PC instead of having a new ROM install everytime an update happens.
Also, what would you all say is the best custom rom right now? Overdrive? NotSoStock? I could use a bit of advice if I'm going to install a new rom.
Thank you in advance!
Hybrid Divide said:
Also, what would you all say is the best custom rom right now? Overdrive? NotSoStock? I could use a bit of advice if I'm going to install a new rom.
Thank you in advance!
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Up until know, i have found Overdrive to be the one with the most customization capabilities among all the stock ones. (although im currently testing WETA right now). But i see that the battery is fairly decent on Overdrive. In fact, i think i will be jumping back to Onedrive tomorrow and use dualboot to add WETA as a second rom on my phone. Now despite the customizations possible in overdrive, i wish the color control worked again on that rom. Let us see what the future holds :good:
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Up until know, i have found Overdrive to be the one with the most customization capabilities among all the stock ones. (although im currently testing WETA right now). But i see that the battery is fairly decent on Overdrive. In fact, i think i will be jumping back to Onedrive tomorrow and use dualboot to add WETA as a second rom on my phone. Now despite the customizations possible in overdrive, i wish the color control worked again on that rom. Let us see what the future holds :good:
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Thanks for the quick reply. What did you mean by color control? Are the colors on the screen off or something?
Hybrid Divide said:
Thanks for the quick reply. What did you mean by color control? Are the colors on the screen off or something?
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the color control app that allows you to calibrate the color , contrast and saturation to your liking. It stopped working after several updates, so Ovrdrive removed it (maybe for the time being only).
jinkerz9430 said:
the color control app that allows you to calibrate the color , contrast and saturation to your liking. It stopped working after several updates, so Ovrdrive removed it (maybe for the time being only).
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Ah, well, I guess I'll stay on the stock deodex rom for the moment. But what of the updates? Are any that critical? And what would be the best method for applying them without having deal with debloating and such again?
Thanks.
Hybrid Divide said:
Ah, well, I guess I'll stay on the stock deodex rom for the moment. But what of the updates? Are any that critical? And what would be the best method for applying them without having deal with debloating and such again?
Thanks.
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as far as the updates goes... There are no big improvements whatsoever. It has been only security patch and such. and maybe a couple of bugs fixed. But some people have been complaining about the loudness of the sound has been decreased on the last update (not good) . That's why most of us use a stock rom with viper or dolby atmos mod . also i believe that on the last update, they made DAC more compatible with other music apps. Other than that... as i previously said... there are no other big improvements.
For this reason i only update by flashing the latest overdrive or weta rom and not by using lgup or the OTA itself (although the last few updates have been proven to be rootable with the dirtycow method). But i wouldnt know how to only apply the patches to stay up to date if not by flashing the complete rom. I do know you can flash the modem, but the baseband... i couldnt tell. sorry

Verizon Lg v20 root is it worth it?

I have been reading about people bricking there devices trying to root. Are they doing something wrong or is it just not stable? I have rooted a few phones before but what i am reading is scaring me from rooting this one. Any input would be appreciated thanks.
I use my phone often. Not much gaming. And go to bed with usually 60+% battery. I'm currently using Weta Rom but they all are good. Its a trickier root than normal however I think this may be the new normal so just follow directions carefully and you will be fine.
Bubba Fett said:
I use my phone often. Not much gaming. And go to bed with usually 60+% battery. I'm currently using Weta Rom but they all are good. Its a trickier root than normal however I think this may be the new normal so just follow directions carefully and you will be fine.
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Debating it . i dont have a back up phone in case something goes wrong........ I cant even find the thread on how to root now lol.
pcwizkid1994 said:
Debating it . i dont have a back up phone in case something goes wrong........ I cant even find the thread on how to root now lol.
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Here is a great tutorial with pics that I and few others followed https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/root-your-t-mobile-lg-v20-using-dirty-cow-0175329/ . I was kinda overwhelmed with info esp the horror stories about rooting as well. That tut made life much easier.
2muchspl said:
Here is a great tutorial with pics that I and few others followed https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/root-your-t-mobile-lg-v20-using-dirty-cow-0175329/ . I was kinda overwhelmed with info esp the horror stories about rooting as well. That tut made life much easier.
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Will that work for the verizon one?? It says its for the t-mobile one
pcwizkid1994 said:
Will that work for the verizon one?? It says its for the t-mobile one
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Not sure, the previous link is basically Jcadduono instructions in pic form for the H918,H830 and US996 https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h918-recowvery-unlock-v20-root-shell-t3490594
sorry I couldn't help more
2muchspl said:
Not sure, the previous link is basically Jcadduono instructions in pic form for the H918,H830 and US996 https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h918-recowvery-unlock-v20-root-shell-t3490594
sorry I couldn't help more
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No thats fine. i appreciate any help.
Rocking VS995 here. Followed the Dirty Santa steps and it worked easily. Been flashing everything I could on this device and settled on Weta because of the sound mods and still having all the stock features. I've gotten 8hrs SoT with a Blacked Out theme, Substratum themeing, no lag, and Deep Sleep like it's in a coma. Rooting the v20 is a must really at this point. The only downside I've come across is it vibrating during boot up while it's connected to a charger. Otherwise I've rooted, flashed, and been living the life.
pcwizkid1994 said:
Debating it . i dont have a back up phone in case something goes wrong........ I cant even find the thread on how to root now lol.
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Do not follow any of the above guides that are posted you will kill your phone with those methods. Please follow every detail of this threat to a T to root your verizon v20 https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/ls997vs995h910-dirtysanta-bootloader-t3519410
It has been done guys. i thought i bricked it a few times but i am up and running on stock again with super su and root chaecker saying i am rooted
I am still debating on rooting myself I prefer to keep it root free for at least 6 months in cause something goes wrong with the hardware.
Main reason I root is so I can control what runs and what doesn't which should be a default ability in android in my opinion. I don't root to use custom roms I am always concerned about security of 3rd party roms
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KittySparkles said:
Rocking VS995 here. Followed the Dirty Santa steps and it worked easily. Been flashing everything I could on this device and settled on Weta because of the sound mods and still having all the stock features. I've gotten 8hrs SoT with a Blacked Out theme, Substratum themeing, no lag, and Deep Sleep like it's in a coma. Rooting the v20 is a must really at this point. The only downside I've come across is it vibrating during boot up while it's connected to a charger. Otherwise I've rooted, flashed, and been living the life.
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I can not get weta to boot for some reason. I get static on the screen when booting and when its on set up screen.
pcwizkid1994 said:
I can not get weta to boot for some reason. I get static on the screen when booting and when its on set up screen.
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Hit the power button to turn the screen off. Then hold your hand over the proximity speaker to turn off the second screen. When they're both black, you can use the phone regularly. It explains all this in the Dirty Santa root method thread.
pcwizkid1994 said:
I can not get weta to boot for some reason. I get static on the screen when booting and when its on set up screen.
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If you want the static to go away. @BackCheck made a stock verizon kernel that works just a good as the konverged kernel. I get the same battery life as I did on the konvergered kernel and plus its more stable Just do a backup in twrp. Then hit wipe, advanced wipe, and check mark cache and dalvik and then go back and flash the restock kernel. The first boot take a bit of time so make sure your phone is charged a bit! You wont lose data or anything so dont worry.
Any chance you know how to get apps that cheack for saftynet to work on rooted phones?
pcwizkid1994 said:
Any chance you know how to get apps that cheack for saftynet to work on rooted phones?
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I can't answer this - my question to you, however, has to do with your experiences in rooting.
I have the Verizon V20, non-rooted. The software version (it has taken one update since I bought this a few weeks ago) is VS99513A.
Can you confirm that this was the software version you had (have) when rooting?
And you said you thought you had bricked the phone a few times - what, specifically, are you referring to? I've read enough of the DirtySanta rooting thread to see some of the issues people have run into (static, long wait for first boot, etc.).
One of the unfortunate problems with a universal carrier rooting thread is that it doesn't delineate any one specific carrier and issues with rooting that might be particular to that carrier among all the posts. You have to wade your way through, lol, to find specific Verizon issues, for example. (That said, I'm very happy there's a rooting thread!)
It seems that from what I've read in the DirtySanta thread, many issues came up because people didn't explicitly follow the guide.
So, can you comment on your software version (13A?) before rooting, and what, specifically, gave you pause during the process and what I should be prepared for?
(By the way, the major thing I want from rooting is to be able to get hotspot wifi capability without having to pay Verizon for it. I'm on the grandfathered unlimited data and have not been convinced that it's in my interests to switch to their new "unlimited", particularly since I can't use my corporate discounts, and will potentially run into hotspot throttling after a certain limit, etc.)
Thanks!
pcwizkid1994 said:
Any chance you know how to get apps that cheack for saftynet to work on rooted phones?
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This is possible with a rooted phone that has a kernel patched to bypass boot state verification (most kernels have this now) and using something like SU hide + Root Switch. I am currently running this setup and can use root switch to turn off root on the fly, use AndroidPay and then turn root back on when done.
I'll admit, I have yet to actually pay for anything with Android pay......but using this approach, I was able to add my credit card as well as bypass all checks with the SafetyNet helper app.
pcwizkid1994 said:
Any chance you know how to get apps that cheack for saftynet to work on rooted phones?
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Some of the roms like notsostock have people explaining how to pass the checks and all the apps used.
You can run the exploit on 13a without any problems. If you still don't believe me or whatever just use the kdz to downgrade to 12a then do the exploit.
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is there a Developer that I can pay to root my T-Mobile v20

Should I unlock bootloader and what can I do with the phone after?(T mobile edition)

So my Unlock.bin will be arriving tomorrow and I got an update from Tmobile yesterday. I heard people could not use the update because they unlocked the bootloader and were rooted. I am unsure whether I want to do this as my previous devices(s9 plus and s7 edge) could not get an unlocked bootloader, so I having second thoughts. What would be the benefits of doing so, what could I do with the phone after, and is this all worth it? Thank you in advance!
T mobile firmware and updates suck. Unlock it, you won't be disappointed.
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T mobile firmware and updates suck. Unlock it, you won't be disappointed.
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The thing is that I won't be able to receive updates via ota on the unlocked firmware and Everytime I update manually through a zip, I have a risk of bricking my phone. What extra features does 9.0.7 have that 9.0.1 TMobile version doesn't have?
My opinion would rather to get updates sent by one plus and flash myself anyway.
I rooted for viper pretty much.. But I'm on 9.0.7 with Smurf kernel now and very happy.
Do it and don't look back. Just make sure to follow instructions correctly and you'll be fine.
IllyaK said:
The thing is that I won't be able to receive updates via ota on the unlocked firmware and Everytime I update manually through a zip, I have a risk of bricking my phone. What extra features does 9.0.7 have that 9.0.1 TMobile version doesn't have?
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Yeah but u just download the ota files and flash yourself. And if u brick, you restore with the tool. There's nothing u can do to the phone short of hardware damage u may do physically,that u can't fix with the tool.. the intl firmware is about to be 8 releases ahead of t mobile. We have plenty of other features the t mobile updates lack completely. And the fingerprint is a completely different feature on oxygen os 9.07. they made the fingerprint image itself smaller, so it works better, and quicker. We have fingerprint gesture shortcuts. U can use way yyyyyyy better kernels than stock thus having insane battery life.. if u just read up on everything, there's a whole new world u can easily learn.
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Yeah but u just download the ota files and flash yourself. And if u brick, you restore with the tool. There's nothing u can do to the phone short of hardware damage u may do physically,that u can't fix with the tool.. the intl firmware is about to be 8 releases ahead of t mobile. We have plenty of other features the t mobile updates lack completely. And the fingerprint is a completely different feature on oxygen os 9.07. they made the fingerprint image itself smaller, so it works better, and quicker. We have fingerprint gesture shortcuts. U can use way yyyyyyy better kernels than stock thus having insane battery life.. if u just read up on everything, there's a whole new world u can easily learn.
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Does your Quick Launch actually work cause mine doesn't?
TheKnux said:
Does your Quick Launch actually work cause mine doesn't?
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Yea it works
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Yeah but u just download the ota files and flash yourself. And if u brick, you restore with the tool. There's nothing u can do to the phone short of hardware damage u may do physically,that u can't fix with the tool.. the intl firmware is about to be 8 releases ahead of t mobile. We have plenty of other features the t mobile updates lack completely. And the fingerprint is a completely different feature on oxygen os 9.07. they made the fingerprint image itself smaller, so it works better, and quicker. We have fingerprint gesture shortcuts. U can use way yyyyyyy better kernels than stock thus having insane battery life.. if u just read up on everything, there's a whole new world u can easily learn.
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Which kernels are the best for battery and are the best developed? There are so many options and I have no idea which one to pick.
IllyaK said:
Which kernels are the best for battery and are the best developed? There are so many options and I have no idea which one to pick.
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The nebula kernel is my goto, smurf #2, flash, then radioactive
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The nebula kernel is my goto, smurf #2, flash, then radioactive
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Could you explain why? Sorry really new to this. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each one and how do they affect my phone? I just got the email, so excited! What steps should I take in order to get everything rolling? Flash 9.0.7 and then root? Do I need to root in order to have a custom ROM? Can I go back to Tmobile ROM if need to for warranty? Thanks in advance!
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Could you explain why? Sorry really new to this. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each one and how do they affect my phone? I just got the email, so excited! What steps should I take in order to get everything rolling? Flash 9.0.7 and then root? Do I need to root in order to have a custom ROM? Can I go back to Tmobile ROM if need to for warranty? Thanks in advance!
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The kernel is the walkie talkie between hardware and software. Some are smoother than others. Custom vs stock has all sorts of extra stuff phone companies dont include. Im sorry but I'm not going to be able to walk u thru it. There is plenty of existing information that is in total baby steps to get u going. Im fine with helping, but i wont reiterate info that is right here already. Read the beginning of threads, middle, and ends. Fill in the in between where needed. And no root is an option. With u being so new, u wouldn't recommend it till u can unbrick your phone if need be. Bricking is part of the learning process, so make sure u got everything, file wise u may need..just in case. Read and re-read everything. Twice. Lol. and if u have any probs where u do need to take it to t mobile, familiarize yourself with the msm tool, t mobile edition, beforehand.. after u run it it relocks your bootloader and makes it exactly how u got it From t mobile
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The kernel is the walkie talkie between hardware and software. Some are smoother than others. Custom vs stock has all sorts of extra stuff phone companies dont include. Im sorry but I'm not going to be able to walk u thru it. There is plenty of existing information that is in total baby steps to get u going. Im fine with helping, but i wont reiterate info that is right here already. Read the beginning of threads, middle, and ends. Fill in the in between where needed. And no root is an option. With u being so new, u wouldn't recommend it till u can unbrick your phone if need be. Bricking is part of the learning process, so make sure u got everything, file wise u may need..just in case. Read and re-read everything. Twice. Lol. and if u have any probs where u do need to take it to t mobile, familiarize yourself with the msm tool, t mobile edition, beforehand.. after u run it it relocks your bootloader and makes it exactly how u got it From t mobile
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I do understand I have alot of reading to do. But I am wondering why you chose those kernals compared to others, say Element X.
IllyaK said:
I do understand I have alot of reading to do. But I am wondering why you chose those kernals compared to others, say Element X.
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obviously, personal preference...
you definitely sound like you are NOT ready to modify your phone yet, so as said to you before, you need to do alot of reading and learning before you modify your 600 dollar device..
wase4711 said:
obviously, personal preference...
you definitely sound like you are NOT ready to modify your phone yet, so as said to you before, you need to do alot of reading and learning before you modify your 600 dollar device..
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I have already unlocked the bootloader, am rooted and have Magisk with Element X kernel. Btw how can someone have a preference if they never tried any kernels? And they all say the same thing when listing features.

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