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Battery Life/General Questions about the Arc?

Hey, I was thinking about getting the Arc, but I' wondering how good the battery life is, and just in genera; how good the phone is? Once it's rooted, what else can you do on it without being able to load custom roms?

MouthTalker said:
Hey, I was thinking about getting the Arc, but I' wondering how good the battery life is
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It is a smart phone and battery life differs from a person to another. Do you want me to say its good? On my side, I like the battery life and I think it is totally enough for me.
+PS there are more threads about this and next time try to search before posting a new one.
Cheers

Nimche said:
It is a smart phone and battery life differs from a person to another. Do you want me to say its good? On my side, I like the battery life and I think it is totally enough for me.
+PS there are more threads about this and next time try to search before posting a new one.
Cheers
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Sorry, I pressed enter while typing the title and it submitted the post for me. I was also wondering about the usefulness of rooting the phone as I mentioned in my edit.

from what I have seen and experienced from Android, root is a nice feature to get rid of unwanted extra stuff, system files and files came from your carrier and even SE stuff that you don't need. Without them, phone runs faster and battery is better.
Rooting process is easy and no risk in it at least for me but you have to be sure that you know what is going on and how to fix if anything happens instead of freakin out.
+ custom ROM won't happen on rooted devices, you need a unbranded device which can have a unlocked booloader later for custom ROMs/

So I take it that just unbranding the phone following the guides on here isn't enough to get SE to unlock the Bootloader?

MouthTalker said:
So I take it that just unbranding the phone following the guides on here isn't enough to get SE to unlock the Bootloader?
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well no.
Your phone needs to be bootloader unlockable. It means that phone it self has to come unbranded from Sony Ericsson factory, means no carrier every put their hands on the phone then bootloader on your phone may get unlocked.

hi..you don't necessarily need boot loader unlocked devices for custom roms.. they managed it on x10 for 6 months or so..
Sent from The Arc!

im_iceman said:
hi..you don't necessarily need boot loader unlocked devices for custom roms.. they managed it on x10 for 6 months or so..
Sent from The Arc!
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Right, I meant more like full functional ROM including kernel tweaks but I guess they are achieving that as well. I am running "J" 2.3 on my X10 too with bunch of WLODs

Wanting to Change a Few Things

So I have expernce with CDMA phones and roms with android and all the way back to widnows mobile as well so I know what mostly to do. BUT I have STOCK gingerbread when I bought it from the store. So How do I go about doing this? I kinda want a Blurless rom. like stock everything and STOCK messagaing the full google expernace to say lol.
Well What do I need to do? I seen the main sticky thread in android dev BUT it doesnt really tell me anything much.
So how do I go about doing this??
Or maybe atleast a battery mod with the stock rom and the Wireless tether. And maybe something to help make the signal refresh much quicker than it does
Thanks

Check out the noob sticky. And then head on over to the development forum and start shopping. Well, reading first. Then shop.
I voided my warranty and your mum.

pukemon said:
Check out the noob sticky. And then head on over to the development forum and start shopping. Well, reading first. Then shop.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
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Well, I tried that. But It doesnt make much since to me. It says I must look into this and that well its confusing. Could u Paste here the part I need? and or how to?

Im not much of a linker, and im on phone. Type pudding in the search bar in the development forum. You're going to have download a couple things, flash a file or two, fastboot oem unlock a few times and make sure you read ahead in case you mess up. And read. And read ahead. We don't need another I bricked my pants thread. To tell the truth im not sure which rom is the best for blurless. You'll have to do that on your own or wait for an answer. Cyanogenmod 7 is being done for our phone. That will be a really good option for AOSP rather than stock. Its still in beta and slightly broken.
I voided my warranty and your mum.

pukemon said:
Im not much of a linker, and im on phone. Type pudding in the search bar in the development forum. You're going to have download a couple things, flash a file or two, fastboot oem unlock a few times and make sure you read ahead in case you mess up. And read. And read ahead. We don't need another I bricked my pants thread. To tell the truth im not sure which rom is the best for blurless. You'll have to do that on your own or wait for an answer. Cyanogenmod 7 is being done for our phone. That will be a really good option for AOSP rather than stock. Its still in beta and slightly broken.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
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Okay thanks. How would U load the 1% battery mod? or something for better battery life? And on the stock rom? and how could I load a better radio? and what about be better for a low signal area and something that refreshes the signal alot faster than a min

You have separate radio flashes. Read up on the ones that are compatible with your phone and/or region/carrier. Im assuming most roms have the 1% mod built in now. Should be in the features/changelog of X rom you decide to download.
I voided my warranty and your mum.

And I think there are only two kernels available. The atrix handles everything pretty well as far as battery life. Be realistic about your usage. Dont expect all day battery life when you're playing tegra games or watching streaming youtibes videos off a cell signal. If you're game for oc'ing or better yet undervolting im assuming faux123 is the kernel to dl. This requires a lot of reading if you are unfamiliar with how a kernel works, and what oc'ing/uv'ing are. Before you even download a kernel you should untick "load on boot" in setcpu.
I voided my warranty and your mum.

Keep an eye on the CM7 beta builds. They're currently the only way to get a blur-free rom, and its somehwat buggy(no camera, drops calls) but once those get fixed it would be perfect for day to day use.
To flash any roms, you'll need to unlock your bootloader. Look up pudding.

thinking of getting a G3 just got a few questions for experienced G3ers

i like the specs of the phone wondering a few things..
how easy is root and recovery install?
are there any solid custom kitkat roms?
how much risk is involved with root/recovery? (are there chances of a full brick)
does the phone perform as well as the specs suggest?

KronicSkillz said:
i like the specs of the phone wondering a few things..
how easy is root and recovery install?
are there any solid custom kitkat roms?
how much risk is involved with root/recovery? (are there chances of a full brick)
does the phone perform as well as the specs suggest?
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The phone is all its cracked up to be and root is simple. Unless you go t-mobile then you'll have to wait for recovery and roms like most of us. Locked bootloader issues for now. But I've had quite a few phones and this so far is sweet. Hope this helps.

Mahapederdon said:
The phone is all its cracked up to be and root is simple. Unless you go t-mobile then you'll have to wait for recovery and roms like most of us. Locked bootloader issues for now. But I've had quite a few phones and this so far is sweet. Hope this helps.
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Does rooting void warranty on the g3 seeing how we can't unlock bootloader anyway?
Edit: Possible to get back to stock without showing you've rooted?

I havnt done it but from what I've read it's pretty easy to go completely stock.

There's at least one thread with the same question. Take a look there

So far there is no way to install custom recovery or roms since the bootloaded is locked :/
The phone for me anyways performs quite well (16gig/2gigRAM), a little slower than my nexus5 but I expected that since it was stock android vs LG's skin. Also the phone seems a little laggy on games like Clash of Clans vs my friends Xperia Z2, but only slightly, nothing that bothers me.
Everyday use is snappy

shadehh said:
Does rooting void warranty on the g3 seeing how we can't unlock bootloader anyway?
Edit: Possible to get back to stock without showing you've rooted?
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going back to stock is very easy.

Just look in the development thread, that should give you an idea as to the dev progress.

thanks for the comments i understand all of this was just looking for some opinions, i've already looked at the dev thread but you never know if there is one person out there with a unique and valid opinion on a phone.

If you're going to buy a G3 go for the 32gb, 1gb more ram (3gb). I never have slowdowns. As for rooting, using purple drake its far easier than any other phone I've rooted.
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Should I go ahead and go through the bootloader/rooting processes?

I've wanted to grill out some of the problems with the A7 that's came with it, but after realizing I've never done this before, I've also noticed there's no actual ROM out yet
Should I just wait until the ROM comes and maybe some full guides?

Rigby J said:
I've wanted to grill out some of the problems with the A7 that's came with it, but after realizing I've never done this before, I've also noticed there's no actual ROM out yet
Should I just wait until the ROM comes and maybe some full guides?
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Welcome to the A7 Family,
which problems are you running into right now? if you have no need for Root. i'll just say hold on till some development start to kick.......
P.S. not every problem can be fix having root access

DrakenFX said:
Welcome to the A7 Family,
which problems are you running into right now? if you have no need for Root. i'll just say hold on till some development start to kick.......
P.S. not every problem can be fix having root access
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Really just cosmetic things like the notification bell, maybe switching up the emojis, small things. I always wanted to try a different ROM on this phone, so I guess it isn't anything that needs to be done right now.

Rigby J said:
Really just cosmetic things like the notification bell, maybe switching up the emojis, small things. I always wanted to try a different ROM on this phone, so I guess it isn't anything that needs to be done right now.
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just unlocked my bootloader and rooted. Wonderful being able to use my root apps again. Chnaged my emoji using emoji switcher which i really wanted to do. Hate the stock android emoji.. debloated a little, and now about to change the system to my favorite font. I say go for it. If you do, let me know. I can send some pointers

considering there is absolutely no rom support yet I would hold off, wait out your 30 day return period and if there are roms after that and you want to void your warranty then do it then. Also I'm sure people are working on getting the bootloader unlocked without contacting ZTE so there is another reason to wait.

pwnerman said:
...Also I'm sure people are working on getting the bootloader unlocked without contacting ZTE so there is another reason to wait.
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Already done: http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/bootloader-unlock-t3437778

osmosizzz said:
just unlocked my bootloader and rooted. Wonderful being able to use my root apps again. Chnaged my emoji using emoji switcher which i really wanted to do. Hate the stock android emoji.. debloated a little, and now about to change the system to my favorite font. I say go for it. If you do, let me know. I can send some pointers
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Thank you, I'll message you when I do.
pwnerman said:
considering there is absolutely no rom support yet I would hold off, wait out your 30 day return period and if there are roms after that and you want to void your warranty then do it then. Also I'm sure people are working on getting the bootloader unlocked without contacting ZTE so there is another reason to wait.
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I see, I see

Rigby J said:
Thank you, I'll message you when I do.
I see, I see
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If you want to wait until the 30 day period is over, you can go ahead. im keeping the phone for a while so ive just gone ahead and rooted. there is a method to unlock the bootloader without contacting ZTE. I did it that way. its fairly easy.

Rigby J said:
I've wanted to grill out some of the problems with the A7 that's came with it, but after realizing I've never done this before, I've also noticed there's no actual ROM out yet
Should I just wait until the ROM comes and maybe some full guides?
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There is a fairly simple way to Unlock your boot loader right now, it seems to work for most people. Its possible they may figure out a way to block this in future updates (I am not an expert). If you are with in your retail return window I would recommend trying the method because if you manage to really mess something up, you can at least return it.
Just take your time.
The instructions are for multiple versions and slightly out of order. Make sure everything is working before you begin.
If you plan to go through ZTE and in theory void your warranty, then by all means wait until you really need it.
Good luck.

osmosizzz said:
If you want to wait until the 30 day period is over, you can go ahead. im keeping the phone for a while so ive just gone ahead and rooted. there is a method to unlock the bootloader without contacting ZTE. I did it that way. its fairly easy.
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How is this done?

Rigby J said:
How is this done?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/bootloader-unlock-t3437778

xtermmin said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/bootloader-unlock-t3437778
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thanks

I just got my A7. Coming from OPO with a sultan rom running xposed. I want to root but honestly I am not super smart developer. I am good following direction and figuring things out. I honestly love Sulan rom and would love it on A& but I doubt he does a rom for it as he mostly is busy with school and sticks with OPO or OP3.
I am debating on rooting as I mostly just want xposed for its youtube app adblocker and in app blocking apps.
I would suggest waiting til roms are developed and little more mature. Which if judging by the speed of root being available I would say could be as soon as few months or less.
Big respect for the developers and who keep the community and advancements going. Thanks all!

Does anyone know a way to disable the notification bell with root? Thanks

mmamedov said:
Does anyone know a way to disable the notification bell with root? Thanks
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I don't think you can disable the bell and keep the lockscreen exactly as it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/themes/skipping-notification-bell-root-t3441787

Tmobile SM-G955U S8+ Rom Question

Just purchased an S8+ (G955U) from swappa for tmobile, I'm not really seeing any roms that say they are compatible with the G955U.
I've also never owned a device where there was a standard model and a plus model, so im not sure if I just dont know the correct label to look for in a rom thread.
TL;DR: Are there Tmobile G955U S8+ Roms/Kernels?

HaiKaiDo said:
Just purchased an S8+ (G955U) from swappa for tmobile, I'm not really seeing any roms that say they are compatible with the G955U.
I've also never owned a device where there was a standard model and a plus model, so im not sure if I just dont know the correct label to look for in a rom thread.
TL;DR: Are there Tmobile G955U S8+ Roms/Kernels?
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This device has a locked bootloader. You can search the partcyborg thread in the s8+ threads for the only rooted rom.
But it is nice.
Be aware with locked bl no kernels other than the engineering kernel which limits battery charging to 80%
The roms batt life more than makes up for the 80% though

TheMadScientist said:
This device has a locked bootloader. You can search the partcyborg thread in the s8+ threads for the only rooted rom.
But it is nice.
Be aware with locked bl no kernels other than the engineering kernel which limits battery charging to 80%
The roms batt life more than makes up for the 80% though
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Ahh ok thanks, I just happened to find that thread also. Since I'm new to this territory, I'll go ahead and ask what im sure is a cringey question, but atleast I'll know and never touch it again.
Is this 80% battery thing something that's a relatively new issue and still has a chance of being fixed/worked around? Or is this something that's older and well established as a "never going to be fixed so stop asking" kinda thing?
Thanks for all the information, I appreciate it. I like to learn as much as I can about a device before I start tinkering with it.

HaiKaiDo said:
Ahh ok thanks, I just happened to find that thread also. Since I'm new to this territory, I'll go ahead and ask what im sure is a cringey question, but atleast I'll know and never touch it again.
Is this 80% battery thing something that's a relatively new issue and still has a chance of being fixed/worked around? Or is this something that's older and well established as a "never going to be fixed so stop asking" kinda thing?
Thanks for all the information, I appreciate it. I like to learn as much as I can about a device before I start tinkering with it.
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It's a eng kernel thing and it's always being researched. But no way to charge as right now to 100%

TheMadScientist said:
It's a eng kernel thing and it's always being researched. But no way to charge as right now to 100%
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Oh that's interesting. So I guess either the engineering kernel being modified or unlocking the boot loader would be the available solutions.
Thanks again for the info, now to patiently watch/wait to see what unfolds.