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5.0 leaked for LTE Note 3

I don't know if this has been posted or seen and w's wondering if it would work on the AT&T N900A.
http://galaxy-note-3.wonderhowto.co...lollipop-firmware-your-galaxy-note-3-0159348/

iteam said:
I don't know if this has been posted or seen and w's wondering if it would work on the AT&T N900A.
http://galaxy-note-3.wonderhowto.co...lollipop-firmware-your-galaxy-note-3-0159348/
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I also was wondering that. From what I know if it does not have correct signature our locked bootloader won't install any Odin file. I may try it later and will report back.

cyberbandit1998 said:
I also was wondering that. From what I know if it does not have correct signature our locked bootloader won't install any Odin file. I may try it later and will report back.
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Bootloader was my thought too, u never know till u try... The only thing that gives me hope it would install is it says "for LTE North American variants"... Please post your results if you do! I'm very curious

Any results?

I'm just waiting for result so I can flash this baby. It looks so sweet, man.
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Ljdd said:
I'm just waiting for result so I can flash this baby. It looks so sweet, man.
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kernal is locked so you will get a mismatch and a soft brick. we will have to wait for ATT to supply the update to our bootloader. This is complicated by the fact that 5.0 is now in art runtime instead of davlik. hopefully the middle of Feb we will see a update.

orphan203 said:
kernal is locked so you will get a mismatch and a soft brick. we will have to wait for ATT to supply the update to our bootloader. This is complicated by the fact that 5.0 is now in art runtime instead of davlik. hopefully the middle of Feb we will see a update.
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Wait, 5.o we get our bootloaders unlocked? Where have I been. Feel very primitive now
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Ljdd said:
Wait, 5.o we get our bootloaders unlocked? Where have I been. Feel very primitive now
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No we will not get them unlocked unless AT&T changes their stance. My point was you will be unable to use other 5.0 ROMs until the death star update our phone to 5.0 and then we will have matching kernels to boot touchwiz based 5.0 ROMs in safestrap.

Locked bootloaders suck. My last samdung device for sure... we stop buying them.. they stop locking them.............

smokestack76 said:
Locked bootloaders suck. My last samdung device for sure... we stop buying them.. they stop locking them.............
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It's not just Samsung. AT&T and Verizon asked Samsung to add things like a locked bootloader and Knox to cater to Corporate America. So blame the carriers too. The W8 is the same phone, but TMobile didn't ask for all the corporate crap.

No way!! Its the fact samdung gives into the crap. Who will pay me the most? Lets markup the device as high as it can go... then make the end user feel special. Too many dramas

smokestack76 said:
No way!! Its the fact samdung gives into the crap. Who will pay me the most? Lets markup the device as high as it can go... then make the end user feel special. Too many dramas
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So is it safe to say that this is not worth using on the n900a?>

Root finally out? Nope nevermind.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help/s7-s7-edge-root-t3321556/page16 Look there and you'll see it looks like root has finally been achieved. Sounds like they installed the newest TWRP and then using that flashed supersu. It does trip Knox though. I'm about to head off to work so I can't test this now but it looks promising.

Yeah source code is out for g930f & g935f but as that op says:
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For those of you with G930FD, G930T, G930W8, G930P....be patient, I'm waiting for Samsung to release the kernel sources. The trees are already ready, just waiting on kernels...
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Alarand said:
Yeah source code is out for g930f & g935f but as that op says:
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Well, I guess I shouldn't have opened this thread then. That's what I get for trying to think that early in the morning.

sweet, i have my s7 on the charger waiting for the root so i can switch over from the s6

rmyc said:
sweet, i have my s7 on the charger waiting for the root so i can switch over from the s6
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Looks like you may be charging that thing for a while, then. Seems that even the T-Mobile version is subject to the plague that is the locked bootloader for right now. Hopefully someone can figure something out or Samsung releases something along the lines of HTC's bootloader unlock for us. For once, the Snapdragon appears to be more crippled than the Exynos.

Yeah. I wouldn't count on anything any time soon. Not days, not weeks....
If you want a root able device. I would suggest taking the phone back.

Ummmmm, do you guys know what's going on with root on the US versions?
http://www.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7-bootloader-lock-explained-you-might-not-get-aosp-after-all/

Yes that's old news.

Corwinder said:
Yes that's old news.
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Then perhaps a change in thread title is worth considering until the situation changes :good:

start a facebook group to pressure samsung to release the lock,??

schreckles said:
Looks like you may be charging that thing for a while, then. Seems that even the T-Mobile version is subject to the plague that is the locked bootloader for right now. Hopefully someone can figure something out or Samsung releases something along the lines of HTC's bootloader unlock for us. For once, the Snapdragon appears to be more crippled than the Exynos.
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What are you talking about? T-Mobile has an unlocked boot loader. It's been confirmed dozens of times. Where are you getting your information from?
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MacTheRipperr said:
What are you talking about? T-Mobile has an unlocked boot loader. It's been confirmed dozens of times. Where are you getting your information from?
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Ummmmm, no.
Galaxy S7 Bootloader Lock Explained: You Might Not Get AOSP After All | XDA Developers
ROOT DISCUSSION - R.I.P. Sticky Root Guide - SM-G935T -> STATUS -> LOCKED BOOTLOADER
Unless John Legere at TMO can sway the powers-that-be at Samsung to unlock the bootloader for the G930T/G935T (and supposedly he's trying), nobody will be rooting any time soon.

MacTheRipperr said:
What are you talking about? T-Mobile has an unlocked boot loader. It's been confirmed dozens of times. Where are you getting your information from?
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You must not get on here much. This is the biggest story lately and the reason why everyone is mad/frantic.

TMOBILE locked the bootloader John is playing us after 14 days when return period is up he will tell you guys Samsung said no its has nothing to do with Samsung it's the u.s carriers with the new leasing programs, warranty exchanges, and unauthorized tethering...They are losing money from phones which have been rooted
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I understand everyone being upset about the latest development but some need to calm down a bit. Not saying it's anyone in this thread though some comments are a bit over the top. Maybe some people are new around here or others have the memory of a goldfish but this isn't' the first time this has happened to a device. There are a multitude of ways around this. Motorola who is known for locking bootloaders with almost a hatred for consumers, was defeated with the combined effort of many people on XDA. They managed to find the key to unlock the bootloader and it was smooth sailing from there.
Will we obtain the key? Quite possibly. we'll either do it the hard way and get lucky running a program on multiple computers and phones to decrypt it. The other option is that it'll be leaked by an internal source (probably the most likely). Samsung might even give us a dev program to unlock it similar to HTC. The fact is Samsung doesn't want a large customer base to be this unhappy. We are the most influential consumer base as well. Think of all the changes and additions to Android over the past few years. Changes that started here first and were adopted by manufacturers. They use us and in a way, need us to show them what people want. Let's not forget that XDA is the most influential Android site on the net. If Samsung gets snuffed here badly it'll spread very quickly.
TL;DR It'll happen one way or another guys. Chill out. May not be in the time frame we're use to these days (remember waiting weeks to months for root back in the day?) but it will happen. focus on pressuring those who can exact change into doing so. For the ones capable of it you should focus on ways around this.

I for one am not worried. I had a Motorola Defy that had a locked bootloader. By the time I had bought the phone though it had been out for a few months and people had found a way to put custom roms on it so I was happy.

At least I know I'll be able to keep my Samsung pay around for a bit ?

Shaffer678 said:
At least I know I'll be able to keep my Samsung pay around for a bit
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lol I use my bank debit card and 2 credit cards. Not a one works with Samsung Pay. But all 3 work on Google Wallet.

Corwinder said:
lol I use my bank debit card and 2 credit cards. Not a one works with Samsung Pay. But all 3 work on Google Wallet.
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How does Samsung pay or Google wallet work? How would I know which retailer supports it?
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This thread should be completely deleted.

VZW snail paced updates

If I would have even thought VZW was going to be this far behind I would of should of bought the unlocked 10 and ran it on VZW. Boy am I learning the hard way, never trust big red.
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They're holding out until Oreo is released.
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I think they are actually waiting for popcorn

kgirlx said:
If I would have even thought VZW was going to be this far behind I would of should of bought the unlocked 10 and ran it on VZW. Boy am I learning the hard way, never trust big red.
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It's not too late to s-off and convert to unlocked.

Tarima said:
It's not too late to s-off and convert to unlocked.
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I am S-off. Thought about converting to unlocked, just seems like a lot of stuff above my limited skills to do it. And to come back to Verizon variant I've read is a big hassle to. Trust me, I've thought about it.
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kgirlx said:
I am S-off. Thought about converting to unlocked, just seems like a lot of stuff above my limited skills to do it. And to come back to Verizon variant I've read is a big hassle to. Trust me, I've thought about it.
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I'm sure you have and of course you'd have to be comfortable with the procedure. But should you change your mind, know that the instructions around for doing so are fairly simple, and converting back to VZW is a cinch, I've done it myself and it was a two-step process (change cid back to VZW and run ruu).

Update is tomorrow boys and girls

Leak
Has the update leaked anywhere? It's hard waiting until tomorrow

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jascolli said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...m-1-85-605-9-aroma-root-root-debloat-t3529732
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That is not the version that will be released tomorrow. That's at least 2 versions prior.

Mine is downloading as we speak I think it may have hit at noon EST.

samaritrey said:
Mine is downloading as we speak I think it may have hit at noon EST.
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Mine too. I was about to give up and root my phone, but is currently installing now.

Wish I wasn't at work since my internet here can be slow compared to my almost gigabyte connection at home. 90% downloaded

yup, waiting for update to finish

G5 plus with amazon ads?

tbh the price is catchy more than the original release. but how far the ads are annoying? and how far i'd lose official patches/updates in comparison ?
regarding compass, it's not on EU variant, but it's there for US, right?

I wonder if this version can have the bootloader unlocked

bvsbutthd101 said:
I wonder if this version can have the bootloader unlocked
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The G4 version couldn't so I'm assuming not
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brandoncheney05 said:
The G4 version couldn't so I'm assuming not
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Definitely a no go for me then, full price version it is.

bvsbutthd101 said:
Definitely a no go for me then, full price version it is.
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Exactly same here!
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Has anyone actually tried to unlock the Amazon phone?

cellgeek said:
Has anyone actually tried to unlock the Amazon phone?
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I definitely won't be the guinea pig lol. Just preordered my full price g5 plus 64gb today. Should be delivered on release day. My moto x 1st gen somehow had the pins bent on the usb port. Stuck using my work phone (iPhone 6s) as my main phone. Can't stand iPhones!

idk if i care bout bootloader or not, i have moto g 1st gen which sadly fell down -many times- but last time the LCD screen film got broken from inside -not the screen itself- , too bad i wanted to try new cooked OS on it but it's unusable now
so now i've to order new phone and based on moto policy of getting kinda cheap phone + 99% vanilla android+future upgrades ,then it's what i want except i'm appealing for amazon price than original overpriced one

Just received my G5+ Amazon version and the bootloader unlock is a no go from the Moto site. Assumed as much after the G4.

Assumed so, got my g5+ in today and unlocked and rooted already. Saving the money on the amazon version would have been nice but I wanted to unlock it.

bvsbutthd101 said:
Assumed so, got my g5+ in today and unlocked and rooted already. Saving the money on the amazon version would have been nice but I wanted to unlock it.
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Did you root using Johny Cipeli's method posted here or by some other way? My $299 no-ads rootable version is out for del'y.

Dahenjo said:
Did you root using Johny Cipeli's method posted here or by some other way? My $299 no-ads rootable version is out for del'y.
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I sure did. There's a youtube video link on that page if you want visual instructions. It's super easy, just make sure whenever you restart recovery/power off in recovery you choose "Do Not Install" every time otherwise you'll brick the phone and you'll have to reflash the stock rom.

Argh, this is unfortunate. I stumbled upon a G4 thread that was saying how to remove it. I was surprised how easy it was so I decided to go purchase a G5 Plus.
Little did I know later in the thread it was discovered an error in Motorola's unlock system that was giving out codes.
The only thing I really look for is the rooting so I can backup apps and what not... really don't mind the ads. Is there any hope for a work around to unlock the bootloader?

bvsbutthd101 said:
I sure did. There's a youtube video link on that page if you want visual instructions. It's super easy, just make sure whenever you restart recovery/power off in recovery you choose "Do Not Install" every time otherwise you'll brick the phone and you'll have to reflash the stock rom.
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Thanks, someone else made another nice rooting video and posted it in the Guides section today.

at last,I still don't know if a G5 plus with amazon ads can be unlocked ?can it be rooted?

bvsbutthd101 said:
I wonder if this version can have the bootloader unlocked
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No, you can not. I just returned this version because the bootloader was locked.

MacFett said:
No, you can not. I just returned this version because the bootloader was locked.
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You must not have read the thread, I know this already. I got my non-ad version yesterday, unlocked and rooted :good:

What essential did i just buy?!?!

I ordered an essential phone on eBay, which came in today. It functions. However it's stuck on 7.1.1. I contacted Essential and they told me what I have is a Sprint demo model. I run a few errands hardware tests and it seems it does have the sd835 (it says msm8998?) and correct ram and memory, supposedly. It said something like only 407dpi and a slightly lower resolution display. I contacted the seller and he told me that Essential says this to like 20 of his customers and that I can manually download and install the update. I'm hesitant to try that in case of hardware discrepancies. The bootloader says "Mata" for codename etc. Any thoughts on this???

I have the chance to return it. Is it worth it to return it and get another one? I want the correct specs as a normal ph1.

Nickdroid86 said:
I have the chance to return it. Is it worth it to return it and get another one? I want the correct specs as a normal ph1.
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Mata is the codename for this phone. If you goto about phone and it is hardware revision 1.8 then you have the same hardware as the rest of us and should just download one of the "back to stock" fastboot packages on this forum and call it a day.

djinc91 said:
Mata is the codename for this phone. If you goto about phone and it is hardware revision 1.8 then you have the same hardware as the rest of us and should just download one of the "back to stock" fastboot packages on this forum and call it a day.
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Thank you for the info I do have 1.8. What is the significants of that? Will I get OTA's now that I manually was able to update to 9.0?

I fastboot installed 9.0. rebooted and had no touch screen. So I installed through adb sideline the same version and it seems to be working now.

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Will I get OTA's now that I manually was able to update to 9.0?
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If Sprint is anything like Telus (my carrier) you will get ota updates but it could be days or weeks after essential releases them. I do all my updates manually.

djinc91 said:
If Sprint is anything like Telus (my carrier) you will get ota updates but it could be days or weeks after essential releases them. I do all my updates manually.
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I don't know if it's Sprint or not but it was stuck at 7.1.1 and I had to do it all manually. I have MetroPCS.

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I don't know if it's Sprint or not but it was stuck at 7.1.1 and I had to do it all manually. I have MetroPCS.
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What is the variant in the bootloader? It must be unlocked, so in that case, you should get OTA updates as they are released.

It does say unlocked but it would not receive OTAs, I spent a good couple hours trying and troubleshooting. I contacted Essential and that's when they told me it's probably a Sprint demo. I just unlocked the bootloader and updated everything manually then relocked the bootloader.

You could flash last months 9.0 release, use it like that for a bit and see what happens. Would be the fastest way to determine whether it will update now or not. Also you should leave the bootloader unlocked, from what I've seen on this forum relocking the bootloader has been the cause of 99% of bricking for this phone.

Thanks for the info. I may try the recent prior update thing, if not I guess I can always manually flash.

Anyone else end up with a "demo" model (according to Essential)? What's your experience with it?

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Anyone else end up with a "demo" model (according to Essential)? What's your experience with it?
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I don't have one, but they are in the wild.
You get no support and they will not take it for out of warranty repair.

tech_head said:
I don't have one, but they are in the wild.
You get no support and they will not take it for out of warranty repair.
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They said I could still update manually, which is ok. With my luck I'd get no warranty support anyway lol.

Bumping this because I booted into my bootloader and it says "Variant - ". It's blank.

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Bumping this because I booted into my bootloader and it says "Variant - ". It's blank.
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Was it always like this?
Personally as soon as Essential told you it's likely to be a Demo model I would have returned it to the seller immediately. That's just a recipe for disaster/headaches.
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geko95gek said:
Was it always like this?
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Ever since I received it and few days ago. Used from yywireles on eBay.

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Ever since I received it and few days ago. Used from yywireles on eBay.
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Can you still return it?
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I can, but it's only $209 I don't think I'll find a better deal for that price. Everything still functions the same just no warranty support, and no ota's. I can update manually still.

Nickdroid86 said:
I can, but it's only $209 I don't think I'll find a better deal for that price. Everything still functions the same just no warranty support, and no ota's. I can update manually still.
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Ah fair enough, that's pretty decent.
Cheapest I know a brand new one was on sale for was $225 I think.
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