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[Q] Some n00b questions

I am new with my Galaxy Tab and with all this and...
1. I was wondering if this would be the best way to SIM UNLOCK and/or VOICE CALLS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876178&highlight=unlock+sim
2. Does rooting create lag? Do I need to root with the lag-fix? Or can I just apply the lag-fix after rooting?
3. If a galaxy tab is rooted, is it possible to unrooted by deleting all and returning everything to factory reset?
4. What does flash and reflash means? What is it for?
5. What are ROMs for?
6. What are boots?
7. Whatever you do to your Galaxy Tab (Flash,ROM,VOICE,ROOT,etc) is it possible to factory reset it and put it back to normal how you bought it?
Thanks in advance!
Btw, is a T-mobile tab

kzka said:
I am new with my Galaxy Tab and with all this and...
1. I was wondering if this would be the best way to SIM UNLOCK and/or VOICE CALLS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876178&highlight=unlock+sim
2. Does rooting create lag? Do I need to root with the lag-fix? Or can I just apply the lag-fix after rooting?
3. If a galaxy tab is rooted, is it possible to unrooted by deleting all and returning everything to factory reset?
4. What does flash and reflash means? What is it for?
5. What are ROMs for?
6. What are boots?
7. Whatever you do to your Galaxy Tab (Flash,ROM,VOICE,ROOT,etc) is it possible to factory reset it and put it back to normal how you bought it?
Thanks in advance!
Btw, is a T-mobile tab
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If you do not know what you are doing do not root or flash a rom in odin, use kies to check for updates since you could break your device and you would be responsible
oh and for #6 boots are a type of shoe (sorry just had to put that)
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brilldoctor said:
If you do not know what you are doing do not root or flash a rom in odin, use kies to check for updates since you could break your device and you would be responsible
oh and for #6 boots are a type of shoe (sorry just had to put that)
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LOL @ boots
Okay thanks! If my device breaks is there any way to fix it? Like can I factory rest it at anytime?

Settings -> privacy
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I mean... if the device gets bricked

If you do not mess with the software using unoficcial methords ie rooting then you shouldnt need to factoey reset
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Well I don't wanna brick my tablet, but I wanna unlock it for my carrier, because I live in Mexico and I got a T-mobile tab, I also wanted to make phonecalls and use 3G/EDGE and send text messages, thats why I am wondeeing what would happen if I brick it by doing it wrong if there is any way to get itback to normal, doesnt matter if I loose all my data...

Google Books!

I downloaded Google Books today just to play around with it and now I cannot uninstall it. I don't want to root my phone just to get rid of it. Will a hard reset help?
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Not sure bout a hard reset. When i got my phone, this was already preinstalled. Your phone might think its a system app and not clear after a hard reset.
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Hmm.. that sucks.
By the way, is there any difference between a factory reset done via the settings menu and the hard reset done by booting into the special menu?
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athani said:
I downloaded Google Books today just to play around with it and now I cannot uninstall it. I don't want to root my phone just to get rid of it. Will a hard reset help?
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All Nexus Ss come with Google Books preinstalled after the 2.3.1 or 2.3.2 ota. So nothing can remove it unless you root. Why so annoyed by it? you never noticed it being installed on the phone before and it doesn't take any resources if you disable books syncing from Accounts and Sync under the system settings.
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My phone did not have google books preinstalled. I installed it yesterday just to see what it was and now I'm stuck with it.
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Pretty sure it's still the same as it use to be
Soft reset is like rebooting
Hard reset is like unplugging something while its on( removing battery without turning phone off first).
Factory rest wipes it to stock, or original rom that you may have flashed. All setting revert to default.
Don't quote me though
athani said:
Hmm.. that sucks.
By the way, is there any difference between a factory reset done via the settings menu and the hard reset done by booting into the special menu?
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pierre1321 said:
Pretty sure it's still the same as it use to be
Soft reset is like rebooting
Hard reset is like unplugging something while its on( removing battery without turning phone off first).
Factory rest wipes it to stock, or original rom that you may have flashed. All setting revert to default.
Don't quote me though
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Actually, I wanted to know if there is any difference between the two methods of performing a factory reset -
1. Settings> Privacy> Factory Data Reset
2. Power off phone. Power on while pressing the volume up button. And then reset.
Does the latter method perform a "deeper" reset?
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Its a preference thing.
If I'm on stock, prolly do it through settings.
Or through bootloader if i can't get it to boot.
If rooted and unlocked and custom rom, i do it through recovery. Cause i can flash and clear stuff in 1 shot.
athani said:
Actually, I wanted to know if there is any difference between the two methods of performing a factory reset -
1. Settings> Privacy> Factory Data Reset
2. Power off phone. Power on while pressing the volume up button. And then reset.
Does the latter method perform a "deeper" reset?
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I want to "root" my phone only for the purpose of getting rid of some pre-installed stuff. I do not want to have a custon ROM, at least not now.
I've seen this thread which explains rooting the Nexus S, giving 4 steps in which to do it.
At what step can I stop if I want just a simple root as stated above? Or will I have to go through the whole process?
Will the procedure erase anything from my phone? If yes, how do I backup?

I believe both reset methods do the same thing, which is format the /data partition (and maybe a bit more?).

matt2053 said:
I believe both reset methods do the same thing, which is format the /data partition (and maybe a bit more?).
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Thanks for the reply but I'm just as clueless as before.
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athani said:
I want to "root" my phone only for the purpose of getting rid of some pre-installed stuff. I do not want to have a custon ROM, at least not now.
I've seen this thread which explains rooting the Nexus S, giving 4 steps in which to do it.
At what step can I stop if I want just a simple root as stated above? Or will I have to go through the whole process?
Will the procedure erase anything from my phone? If yes, how do I backup?
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The process will wipe your data, and you need to do the whole thing.
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I just checked, it only takes up 4M, which is nothing. I wouldn't worry about it so much.
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Recovery of family pic after factory reset

Hi, I am very sad bcos I lost my niece pics after factory reset my Motorola XOOM 3g. Please help me, now I am realizing what I did!

Did you factory reset rooted with a custom recovery? Or stock through settings? If stock through settings you might be screwed, get a file management app and look for a file that says DCIM
Why did you factory reset?
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This might work for the Xoom too since it has a similar partitioning scheme.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2123999
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Draxin said:
Did you factory reset rooted with a custom recovery? Or stock through settings? If stock through settings you might be screwed, get a file management app and look for a file that says DCIM
Why did you factory reset?
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i am green horn in using my Motorola xoom although I own it for last 1 year but I do not know anything about it's working so I am not aware about the terms root, rom etc. What I did, I gone to settings> Privacy > Factory data reset . Now please suggest me which software should I use? I did factory reset because my Bluetooth was not working.
Thanks for reply.

jatin1990 said:
i am green horn in using my Motorola xoom although I own it for last 1 year but I do not know anything about it's working so I am not aware about the terms root, rom etc. What I did, I gone to settings> Privacy > Factory data reset . Now please suggest me which software should I use? I did factory reset because my Bluetooth was not working.
Thanks for reply.
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Uhh, look up. That's the best you will get.
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if it wiped your internal storage, you're SOL

d3athsd00r said:
Uhh, look up. That's the best you will get.
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I did not understand.

alex94kumar said:
if it wiped your internal storage, you're SOL
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I did not got you?

jatin1990 said:
I did not got you?
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Deathsdoor is saying the link he gave you is your best possible shot.
alex is saying that if your internal storage was wiped during the factory reset, you aren't getting the pictures back.
Since you are not rooted, then your internal storage was almost definitely wiped. And since rooting (which is Part of the directions in deathsdoor link) will involve you unlocking the bootloader, your tablet would have to be wiped again.
If you can't find them, then their gone.
Android doesn't work like Windows or Mac.
SOL=sh*t outta luck

Agree with above, don't think you'll be getting them back.
For future protection one simple rule - backup.
Hold pictures on a sd card instead of internal memory, as factory reset does wipe that, and also use an auto backup app (Dropbox and Google + both do well as automatically backing up photos and videos).
Anything digital that is important should be backed up on a regular basis.
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Factory reset!

Has anyone tried a factory reset after being rooted? I was wanting to do a factory reset but don't want to lose root!
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Yes you lose root and don't use factory reset. Kies is better.... And root takes like 30 seconds... come on!

slider2828 said:
Yes you lose root and don't use factory reset. Kies is better.... And root takes like 30 seconds... come on!
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Lol.... Yes Root is easily obtained but I'm on the road and am trying to rid myself of this lag and don't have my laptop handy! If factory reset doesn't help I think I will exchange my s4!
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A factory reset would leave your device status as official still?
I'm sure a using kies would be a better choice.

eroracing said:
Lol.... Yes Root is easily obtained but I'm on the road and am trying to rid myself of this lag and don't have my laptop handy! If factory reset doesn't help I think I will exchange my s4!
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Don't do a factory reset on the road. It still has the Samsung with the unlock logo if you do factory reset.
Also you might run into the initial setup crashing which eventually you will need to use Kies method...
Just saying there is a possibility. I created a lag guide in the General Section... See if any of those tips help.

Factory reset does not unroot. You just have to redownload superuser from market place.
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Note 3 - SM-9005 - How to root in 2018 - help needed!

Hello Gentlemen,
Let me try to keep this short.
I got a new Android phone recently and had planned to port all my app backups from the N9005.
As things happen, I ran the Samsung app for backup and did a factory reset before checking the same.
The backup made a fool out of me, nearly all the crucial stuff is missing.
So now I need to recover the settings from the post "factory reset" Note 3.
What would be the fastest and least painful way to-
a. Root the SM9005;
b. Recover the backup (XML files for tasker, Aquamail, Biz Calendar and so on);
c. Unroot the app and be done with it.
I need to unroot as the last step as I plan to have the phone loaded with a kid friendly UI and keep it for the kids for long trips. Do not want anything wary taking over it.
Any suggestions and help is welcome!
Thanks,
CKhurana

Your data were erased during the factory reset.

Agreed
zlazaar said:
Your data were erased during the factory reset.
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Agreed.The data is gone.Poof removed from existance.Unless you have a Partition on your phone intact.
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Atifbaig786 said:
AgreedAgreed.The data is gone.Poof removed from existance.Unless you have a Partition on your phone intact.
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Yeah, I know. But a recovery is possible AFAIK until the free space is overwritten? Just like any disk based data recovery happens?
Can you help me with options on the root?
Thanks,
Chetan

Well the simplest one without hassle is either flashing recovery IMG and rooting via SuperSU.

Atifbaig786 said:
Well the simplest one without hassle is either flashing recovery IMG and rooting via SuperSU.
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ok, so this should work, right?

ckhurana said:
ok, so this should work, right?
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Hell yeah