First time Android user. I jailbroke several iphones in the past but just learning about rooting. I just did the towelroot, now what????
What is cyanogenmod? Do I need it?
Thanks for everyone who helps out!
Download rom manager from play store and use it to flash a custom recovery.. It should be simple
After that you can flash cyanogenmod which is a ROM that changes your phones interface to almost stock android with some added features
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killyass said:
Download rom manager from play store and use it to flash a custom recovery.. It should be simple
After that you can flash cyanogenmod which is a ROM that changes your phones interface to almost stock android with some added features
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Thanks for the quick reply!!! I downloaded that and the first thing was a recovery setup. It said I needed to install clockworkmod Recovery. I attempted to do that but it said my phone is not supported..
Welcome! What phone do you have?
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Galaxy s5 on ATT
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Galaxy s5 on ATT
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oh right cwm doesn't support S5 yet. anyway there's another recovery other than cwm you can use which is twrp.. download goomanager from playstore and use it the same way to install twrp
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As far as I know the ATT S5 has a locked boot loader and hence cannot use custom recoveries or ROMs. For now you are stuck with the ROM you have. You are able to modify your ROM now though.
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First time Android user. I jailbroke several iphones in the past but just learning about rooting. I just did the towelroot, now what????
What is cyanogenmod? Do I need it?
Thanks for everyone who helps out!
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Two things you should consider..
First of all, if you install a custom kernel/recovery, it will void your warranty (this is called as tripping the KNOX flag). Currently, this is something that you cannot fix by yourself and if your phone breaks Samsung may or may not fix it. But that doesn't actually matter since your phone is on ATT and that one is bootloader locked anyway (which means that currently you cannot flash that recovery anyway).
Second thing is that currently CM11 is pretty broken and some features like GPS and Camera aren't working. It will take some time before people manage to iron out all the bugs and even then it might not be perfect.
My advice is that you should first try to get familiar with the phone and then start thinking about modifying it since you aren't used to Android phones. While rooting might give you some functionality you normally wouldn't have, it's not really something that you'll absolutely need. Even out of the box Android is still way more capable and customizable than iOS and most of that stuff doesn't need rooting.
So I have another galaxy s4 in the house and it's code name is jflteaio i337z but the thing is the model number is the same as crickets galaxy s4 so dose that mean I could root it and download twrp recovery for it in the name of the Cricket model?
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Plz I need help
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itzdajosh said:
So I have another galaxy s4 in the house and it's code name is jflteaio i337z but the thing is the model number is the same as crickets galaxy s4 so dose that mean I could root it and download twrp recovery for it in the name of the Cricket model?
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I have an SGH-i337z on Cricket and I was able to root and install TWRP using hroark13's method (http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...cket-aio-sgh-i337z-jflteaio-twrp-2-7-t2858698)
I've been trying various CM builds, the Google Play Edition ROM and PACMAN, but they all seem to have issues (5GHz WiFi, one app or another not working properly, notification glitches). To be fair, they are AT&T ROMs. Also, it takes a bit of work to install as you have to remove the asserts line from each ROM before installing. But if you just want to root and use TWRP to backup it works fine!
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I have an SGH-i337z on Cricket and I was able to root and install TWRP using hroark13's method (http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...cket-aio-sgh-i337z-jflteaio-twrp-2-7-t2858698)
I've been trying various CM builds, the Google Play Edition ROM and PACMAN, but they all seem to have issues (5GHz WiFi, one app or another not working properly, notification glitches). To be fair, they are AT&T ROMs. Also, it takes a bit of work to install as you have to remove the asserts line from each ROM before installing. But if you just want to root and use TWRP to backup it works fine!
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Just out of curiosity, was the GPE ROM you tried the Lollipop one? Also, are there any roms for this phone that work well and stable in your experience?
I haven't tried any lollipop roms yet. The 4.4.4 kitkat GPE ROM was stable with the exception of breaking a music streaming app I use (subsonic). It was also the only ROM that identified the carrier as Cricket instead of AT&T.
Pacman I didn't really like so i can't speak much for its stability.
CM11 can be hit or miss. The nightly seem more stable than the stable or milestone versions usually, but one gave me 5GHz wifi problems. I was never able to use 5GHz with the milestone I tried.
Right now i am using 12/13 nightly CM11 and it has been running very well. I really like the slider shortcuts on the CM lock screen, so I'll probably just stick with CM.
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I haven't tried any lollipop roms yet. The 4.4.4 kitkat GPE ROM was stable with the exception of breaking a music streaming app I use (subsonic). It was also the only ROM that identified the carrier as Cricket instead of AT&T.
Pacman I didn't really like so i can't speak much for its stability.
CM11 can be hit or miss. The nightly seem more stable than the stable or milestone versions usually, but one gave me 5GHz wifi problems. I was never able to use 5GHz with the milestone I tried.
Right now i am using 12/13 nightly CM11 and it has been running very well. I really like the slider shortcuts on the CM lock screen, so I'll probably just stick with CM.
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So cm is working good for you, and if not is there any good Roms available?
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So cm is working good for you, and if not is there any good Roms available?
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Yes, CM11 is working great! If anything is broken I haven't come across it yet. There are certainly a lot available and any unified or AT&T ROM should work (no need for safestrap), so feel free to try out anything that looks good! I liked GPE and it seemed to work really well until I found it didn't work with one app I use occasionally (subsonic). You might not have any issues with apps you use. I also seemed to get better battery life with GPE. The wifi issue I had with an older CM11 build seems to have been fixed, so that's working well now. The author of the root I used seems to like Skyfall, so you could go that way if you like touchwiz.
Have some fun trying out a couple, and make a backup before installing something different so you can easily go back if you decide you liked one better.
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Yes, CM11 is working great! If anything is broken I haven't come across it yet. There are certainly a lot available and any unified or AT&T ROM should work (no need for safestrap), so feel free to try out anything that looks good! I liked GPE and it seemed to work really well until I found it didn't work with one app I use occasionally (subsonic). You might not have any issues with apps you use. I also seemed to get better battery life with GPE. The wifi issue I had with an older CM11 build seems to have been fixed, so that's working well now. The author of the root I used seems to like Skyfall, so you could go that way if you like touchwiz.
Have some fun trying out a couple, and make a backup before installing something different so you can easily go back if you decide you liked one better.
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Thanks for the help! And one other thing, can you try out cm12 so I can get that.. And then tell me if it's behaving good with the phone.
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FWIW, I've gotten Goldeneye, Skyfall and stock T-mobile running on my i337z with TWRP. I figured out that I needed to flash my phone's modules after flashing a touchwiz ROM for it to boot and run correctly. My i337z is on ND3. I uploaded the ND3 and NE2 modules in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57407130&postcount=75.
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FWIW, I've gotten Goldeneye, Skyfall and stock T-mobile running on my i337z with TWRP. I figured out that I needed to flash my phone's modules after flashing a touchwiz ROM for it to boot and run correctly. My i337z is on ND3. I uploaded the ND3 and NE2 modules in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57407130&postcount=75.
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Yeah I'm on 4.2.2
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Im new to rooting and stuff so please explain things in detail. I have samsung galaxy s4 i9505 on android 4.4.2 XXUGNG8. I rooted it yesterday using cf autoroot. I had to disable knox because of supersu. I also removed youtube.apk which was a system app so i could install another YouTube apk which had more features. Everything seemed to be working well untill i pressed the power button to just switch off the screen and then my phone just went to the samsung rebooting screen. The song didn't play and the screen that says samsung galaxy s4 gti9505 never came up. Just the screen saying samsung. Then it went to my lockscreen. The reboot is like a quick reboot. It doesnt take as long as a normal reboot. This doesn't always happen. It had happened 5 or 6 times since last night when i press the power button. However its annoying. It also happened after someone called my phone. After i finished and they put the phone down it just rebooted again.
Please can someone help me? Someone else already said to flash the latest firmware for my device. But will that remove the root? Also, i cant find the right version. For my phone the:
AP: I9505XXUGNG8
CP: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC:I9505BTUGNG2
Please can someone help asap. Thanks.
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Based upon the information provided, the most current version of your ROM is here. And yes, you will lose root when you flash the firmware through Odin. It will be as if it came new out of the box.
If i flash the firmware again should i stay unrooted?
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Btw thanks for the firmware link. Right now the knox thing is 0x1 on my phone. After flashing this firmware, will it go vack to 0x0?
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Root and debloat the stock ROM using the tools and guides in the forums. Whether you want to install a custom ROM or not is of course your decision. I tried a couple, namely EchoeROM and Imperium ROM. I personally found Imperium ROM to be more pleasant to use. I also thought it had a more professional appearance. There were a couple things in EchoeROM that took me back to web page interfaces of the 1990s. This time around, after replacing my phone's SIM card tray and removing the SIM lock with RegionLock Away, I focused on debloating the stock ROM instead of installing a custom ROM.
I chose to debloat because the only real selling point to the two ROMs above is that they are Galaxy S5 ports, and I found that the features they added were ones I didn't need. Even the S4 feature list is a bit overkill, but while there are more than a few gimmicky features in the S4 firmware, there are things to like in there. Yes, a lot of people complain about Touchwiz and how heavy it is. They're right, but in my experience taking the time to debloat the ROM and then installing a launcher from the Play Store to use in place of the Touchwiz launcher goes a long way to make the ROM pretty damn snappy. Is it ever going to be as snappy and responsive as an AOSP ROM? No, but in day to day usage I really believe you're not going to notice it.
I mentioned before about replacing the launcher with one from the Play Store. There are a ton of launchers available on the Play Store. I personally use Google Now Launcher, but I think I'm in the minority there. Most people use Nova or Apex launchers.
Regarding Knox, once set to 0x1, that's it. There's no going back.
I have a rooted Verizon Note 3 running stock 4.4.2. Since rooting, I didn't upgrade as it would remove root. I have Safestrap installed.
I want to put new life into it.
1. What is the best way to go about upgrading to latest CyanogenMod?
2. The features on the phone that I care about are a) S-Pen for drawing apps. b) IR Blaster. c) Temperature/Humidity sensors. Would those continue to work?
Because we do not have an unlocked bootloader, and cyanogenmod is based on AOSP and not touchwiz, you're pretty much out of luck at this time. Rooting does not equal unlocking the bootloader. Sorry to disappoint, but I hope this helps explain some things.
Cheers,
B.D.
Bootloader is unlocked you can find the right thread and ask for help anytime.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...l/official-note-3-verizon-bootloader-t3359370 -Bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...opment/rom-temaseks-unofficial-build-t3364382 -CM13
I am currently using CM13 9.2 and works great just don't forget to setup the phone app to default
So I had my unrooted Moto X Pure for quite sometime now and I was looking to root it. I was wondering are there any feature filled ROMS. I can't seem to find any screenshots on the ROM releases and would love to root my phone as it seems to have lots of delay even though it is not full. Can anyone lead me to some guides and tutorials to some good ROMS for the Moto X Pure Edition?
Dirty Unicorns and Pure Nexus are pretty good. Plenty of options to go with - both come with the CM13 Theme engine and Pure nexus also comes with the layers version too. I've gone back to stock rooted with Xposed installed as I like the Moto Assist thingy and the only things I need are the Advanced reboot menu and the option to change the icons in Google Now which is my favourite launcher.
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Dirty Unicorns and Pure Nexus are pretty good. Plenty of options to go with - both come with the CM13 Theme engine and Pure nexus also comes with the layers version too. I've gone back to stock rooted with Xposed installed as I like the Moto Assist thingy and the only things I need are the Advanced reboot menu and the option to change the icons in Google Now which is my favourite launcher.
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I was looking at Dirty Unicorns and it seems pretty nice. I was wondering is there a guide to root and backup my Moto X Pure? I wanted to root, but I don't want to lose all the data and other system information/settings like it used to happen on my HTC One M8. Could you recommend any guides? Thank you!
Rooting requires you to unlock your bootloader, which will wipe all system data with no way around it. It should leave user storage (photos, downloaded files, etc) untouched, but it will delete all installed apps and restore the phone to its factory state.
The only partial workaround for an unrooted phone is to backup your apps to Helium and restore them after you've unlocked the bootloader—once you're rooted, this will be possible with Titanium Backup to backup apps to your internal/external storage as opposed to a cloud.
Immediately after you've unlocked the bootloader, be sure to flash the latest build of TWRP and make a backup of your entire device so that you can restore to something functional if you mess up with rooting. I'm sorry I wasn't able to help with keeping all your system data intact, but to my knowledge, it's just not possible.
I'm positive there's a complete guide to rooting and unlocking the bootloader of this device (as well as a guide to using TWRP for backups and installing ROMs and whatnot) on these forums, and they should be very easy to find with a little browsing. Best of luck to you.
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Rooting requires you to unlock your bootloader, which will wipe all system data with no way around it. It should leave user storage (photos, downloaded files, etc) untouched, but it will delete all installed apps and restore the phone to its factory state.
The only partial workaround for an unrooted phone is to backup your apps to Helium and restore them after you've unlocked the bootloader—once you're rooted, this will be possible with Titanium Backup to backup apps to your internal/external storage as opposed to a cloud.
Immediately after you've unlocked the bootloader, be sure to flash the latest build of TWRP and make a backup of your entire device so that you can restore to something functional if you mess up with rooting. I'm sorry I wasn't able to help with keeping all your system data intact, but to my knowledge, it's just not possible.
I'm positive there's a complete guide to rooting and unlocking the bootloader of this device (as well as a guide to using TWRP for backups and installing ROMs and whatnot) on these forums, and they should be very easy to find with a little browsing. Best of luck to you.
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Thanks for all the info! For some reason, after following all the steps, Helium does not work for me. I've downloaded the drivers and have enabled PTP mode and whatnot, and for some reason it still doesn't work :/
Also it seems my computer isn't recognizing the device, like I can't go to "My Computer" and find the device there, it used to work.
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Thanks for all the info! For some reason, after following all the steps, Helium does not work for me. I've downloaded the drivers and have enabled PTP mode and whatnot, and for some reason it still doesn't work :/
Also it seems my computer isn't recognizing the device, like I can't go to "My Computer" and find the device there, it used to work.
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Be sure you've enable developer options from within about phone. Tap build number repeatedly till says develop options unlocked or whatever. Then in developer options enable USB debugging
Also, in my experience, Dirty Unicorns was very laggy and I greatly prefer TruPureXMM (or OrionOS if you don't wanna get Xposed to tweak your phone—TruPure has very little customization if you don't get GravityBox. Either way, AOSP ROMs are much smoother).
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Be sure you've enable developer options from within about phone. Tap build number repeatedly till says develop options unlocked or whatever. Then in developer options enable USB debugging
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I've done that as well, but it still does not work at all. Even my computer doesn't recognize the device when I plug it in. It doesn't do the AutoPlay feature asking if I want to explore the contents and stuff.
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Also, in my experience, Dirty Unicorns was very laggy and I greatly prefer TruPureXMM (or OrionOS if you don't wanna get Xposed to tweak your phone—TruPure has very little customization if you don't get GravityBox. Either way, AOSP ROMs are much smoother).
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Just wondering, are AOSP ROMS supposed to feel like how I am using my Moto X Pure currently? When I my HTC One M8 I love the ROMs since they were chock full of Xposed Mods as well as just mods from the maker itself(Viper/Venom ROM)
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I've done that as well, but it still does not work at all. Even my computer doesn't recognize the device when I plug it in. It doesn't do the AutoPlay feature asking if I want to explore the contents and stuff.
Just wondering, are AOSP ROMS supposed to feel like how I am using my Moto X Pure currently? When I my HTC One M8 I love the ROMs since they were chock full of Xposed Mods as well as just mods from the maker itself(Viper/Venom ROM)
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I suggest downloading the latest device drivers from Motorola support section of their website
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Just wondering, are AOSP ROMS supposed to feel like how I am using my Moto X Pure currently? When I my HTC One M8 I love the ROMs since they were chock full of Xposed Mods as well as just mods from the maker itself(Viper/Venom ROM)
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It depends. Some AOSP ROMs (like TruPure) are almost identical to the original firmware with very little customization available requiring you to install Xposed. Other AOSP ROMs (like Orion) have the capability of customization as well as extra features built-in while still providing the stability and smoothness of the original firmware. I'd advise you to browse around and see which AOSP ROM appeals to you the most (definitely take a look at the two I've mentioned, though, as they're currently the best ROMs available for this phone in my opinion).
My personal preference is staying away from CM-based ROMs due to performance, but it's entirely up to you. Dirty Unicorns definitely has a lot of very useful features and tons of customization without needing Xposed at all, I just personally couldn't get past the lag. I don't really need anything from Dirty Unicorns that I can't get with GravityBox on TruPure, but your needs may vary.
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Temasek's has the notification LED working (and customizable per app). That alone makes it worth the price of admission, the lack of a flashing LED for notifications was driving me nuts. I'm typically not a huge fan of CM since I usually run into bugs, but I do love the theme engine. I just flashed it yesterday & so far so good - everything works & I haven't noticed any lag either.
I have been using Resurrection remix and it is very stable with no lag, highly customizable, and I have been getting really good battery life. I suggest trying that one. I am really liking it.
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I've tried that as well, no luck
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It depends. Some AOSP ROMs (like TruPure) are almost identical to the original firmware with very little customization available requiring you to install Xposed. Other AOSP ROMs (like Orion) have the capability of customization as well as extra features built-in while still providing the stability and smoothness of the original firmware. I'd advise you to browse around and see which AOSP ROM appeals to you the most (definitely take a look at the two I've mentioned, though, as they're currently the best ROMs available for this phone in my opinion).
My personal preference is staying away from CM-based ROMs due to performance, but it's entirely up to you. Dirty Unicorns definitely has a lot of very useful features and tons of customization without needing Xposed at all, I just personally couldn't get past the lag. I don't really need anything from Dirty Unicorns that I can't get with GravityBox on TruPure, but your needs may vary.
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I've never used CM actually always used AOSP or other customizable ROMs actually. So far the most popular I know for the Moto X Pure is DirtyUnicorns and PureNexus(or whatever is called) are there any you have in mind that would be worth looking into?
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I have been using Resurrection remix and it is very stable with no lag, highly customizable, and I have been getting really good battery life. I suggest trying that one. I am really liking it.
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Thank you, I'll look into it after I unlock my phone and root it!
Dirty Unicorns or Resurrection Remix?
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It depends. Some AOSP ROMs (like TruPure) are almost identical to the original firmware with very little customization available requiring you to install Xposed. Other AOSP ROMs (like Orion) have the capability of customization as well as extra features built-in while still providing the stability and smoothness of the original firmware. I'd advise you to browse around and see which AOSP ROM appeals to you the most (definitely take a look at the two I've mentioned, though, as they're currently the best ROMs available for this phone in my opinion).
My personal preference is staying away from CM-based ROMs due to performance, but it's entirely up to you. Dirty Unicorns definitely has a lot of very useful features and tons of customization without needing Xposed at all, I just personally couldn't get past the lag. I don't really need anything from Dirty Unicorns that I can't get with GravityBox on TruPure, but your needs may vary.
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Well put
Update: I've tried TruPureXMM, OrionOS, and most recently, Pure Nexus; Pure Nexus is definitely my favorite out of all I've tried. Just thought I'd share that with you.
The only problem I'm experiencing is relatively lesser cell reception than I was getting on other ROMs, which is probably only noticeable since I'm in a relatively remote area. I'm pretty sure I saw a flashable improved modem on this site somewhere, though. I'll let you know if I find it and if it helps.
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Update: I've tried TruPureXMM, OrionOS, and most recently, Pure Nexus; Pure Nexus is definitely my favorite out of all I've tried. Just thought I'd share that with you.
The only problem I'm experiencing is relatively lesser cell reception than I was getting on other ROMs, which is probably only noticeable since I'm in a relatively remote area. I'm pretty sure I saw a flashable improved modem on this site somewhere, though. I'll let you know if I find it and if it helps.
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I've got Pure Nexus on my Nexus 9 & love it, if you find that modem link please post it, the constant searching for a better signal is eating the hell outta my battery.
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I've got Pure Nexus on my Nexus 9 & love it, if you find that modem link please post it, the constant searching for a better signal is eating the hell outta my battery.
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Sadly I don't think my memory was serving me correctly. I looked around for a long while and couldn't find anything like I was talking about, which sucks because I'm losing battery rapidly as well. I was fully charged at 7 this morning and I've been at school/work all day using my phone less since it seemed the battery was going faster. It's only 6:34 PM and I'm currently at 5%.
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I'm running DU now, which is pretty friggin awesome BTW, I'm actually a little surprised that just flashing PureNexus hosed your modem. Have you tried restoring a backup to get the stock one back again?
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I'm running DU now, which is pretty friggin awesome BTW, I'm actually a little surprised that just flashing PureNexus hosed your modem. Have you tried restoring a backup to get the stock one back again?
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I received this phone with DU already installed (bought it in mint condition pre-rooted off of Swappa at $325 for the 32gb model—still can't believe I got such a good deal), so sadly, I don't have a backup of stock to restore to. I do, however, have a backup of TruPure which didn't give me reception issues. Although, I'd greatly prefer staying on Pure Nexus solely for the fact that it doesn't require Xposed for customization.
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