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Considering this phone. Would like to hear from current owners. Likes, dislikes. Are you rooted? How?
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I love the charge. Came from droid 1 which is what I used to learn to root. I rooted using odin which was very similar to rsd lite for Motorola. Xda has excellent guides on how to do this. Screen is just super. I had a screen protector on it but took it off cause screen so much better without it. My current rom is Eclipse 1.2 and its badass. Use the kernel recommended.
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rumblee1 said:
Considering this phone. Would like to hear from current owners. Likes, dislikes. Are you rooted? How?
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I've had this phone for 3 weeks now prior i had thunderbolt battery sucked signal sucked etc. now the only thing so far with the charge is it's a little laggy out the box not bad and i hate that when it gets to 100% charge it always wakes me up at 2:00am i was worried about the small amount of internal storage but i havent filled it yet it works great as a hotspot and usb tethering the sound quality is great
i'm really glad i went ahead and changed to this phone also i;m not rooted i wanna
but i;m holding out a little longer not much as of the 7th the hotspot feature will be gone so i've read and i'll be rooting it then because i need this feature for my buss. i travel alot and need to use my laptop for certain things and i want netflix lol i hope this helps you some if not ask some direct questions i'll be more than happy to respond

of the devices verizon has the offer at this moment, this is the best 4G LTE device and I would get it again. i really love this device and recommend it to anyone looking for an lte phone. yes, it is a little laggy out of the box but that's just because of touchwiz and RFS. Once you root it and voodoo it (convert the file system to EXT4) the phone is way faster and more responsive.
in addition to this, there is no use waiting for something else. on the horizon, the only other LTE device coming up is the BIONIC and because it's a motorola its probably going to have a locked bootloader. it will also be much bulkier, heavier, and include blur. other than that, the galaxy s II (if it ever comes out on verizon) probably won't be LTE.
also, make sure you get this before the 7th so you get unlimited data.

[Q] HTC Evo Shift - Software Upgrade

Hi all,
I'm going to be getting an HTC Evo Shift from someone, which I think has Android 2.2 Froyo on it.
The phone was reported lost and a replacement obtained, then after getting the replacement the old phone was found.... but Sprint said they had written it off, and didn't want the old one back. The ESN remains blocked on Sprint because of this, but they won't unblock it and just said they didn't want it.
Soooo, I'm going to use it as a WiFi only device... but I'd really like to get Gingerbread 2.3 onto it somehow... which I'm assuming can't be done OTA if the ESN is blocked on the Sprint network?
Also, I'm in Canada so once I get it, I won't have access to the Sprint network at all.... and I don't know if the update can be downloaded and installed manually through the computer or what. Anyone know?
I heard the Evo Shift can be rooted as well, but that sounds very complicated to me... so I'm still figuring out what my options are with regards to getting the software as updated as possible.
Any advice would be appreciated

id personally recommend reading up on how to root your fone..
and once you get that going...
you can just install a diff rom that has 2.3 on it..
=D

hey
I did a bit of reading on rooting bit it seems like its different for all devices and some are "one click" solutions while others are multi-step instructions full of unfamilliar terms and procedures which could ruin the phone. lol
I did read some instructions that pertained to the Evo Shift, but there was much involved that my brain shut off after reading the first few steps.
I was really hoping for something simple. but that might be a pipe dream, eh?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-976605.html
Looks like the simplest root method for the shift. I haven't tried it, but since it is on xda good chance it is well supported.
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Thanks for the link.
Still sounds scary... but I'll finish reading the rest of the discussion later and see what others ultimately had to say about it.
Still open to comments from others too if anyone has any.
I dont have the phone yet, I'm just getting prepared so I can get to work updating it as soon as it arrives.

Easy and fast root method
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The link that was posted would be the easiest for someone but the perm root instructions that are stickied in the development section is what I have used many times on my shift and my girls shift when I root, you can do it either from the pc or from terminal on your phone just have to make sure the commands are exact so I would say just use the pc and copy from the root instructions and paste in command prompt. There are a few gingerbread ROMS to choose from 2 are stock, one is newkidds the other is X99s ROM, then there is MikShiFted-G which is a very optimized and snappy GB, and last there is Elite v1.2 over on themikmik which is based off MikShifted-G but has carousel Rosie and 3D widgets, whatever you do don't try the ota if it goes through you will be stuck with a OS that hasn't been rooted yet
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Thanks for the replies guys.
I might give it a shot when it arrives.
There is a lot more I need to look into first.
I've seen lots of people say that if a CDMA phone has a carrier blocked ESN, that you can flash another carriers ROM onto it and activate it with them. I think Cricket Wireless or Boost Mobile was mentioned, but I can't remember.
Here in Canada, Bell still runs CDMA but they will NOT allow a non-Bell CDMA phone to be connected to their network, under any circumstances. HSPA/GSM they will though.
It I could flash the ROM to a carrier other than Sprint, that might be a good idea. That way the thing can potentially have some value as a phone too, and maybe serve me as a roaming device when I travel to the US. Or, would just installing one of the third party ROM's allow it to be activated on another carrier?
I'm really not familliar with the way the US carriers operate.

Root for Samsung Replenish with Gingerbread?

So, sprint just released an OTA update to 2.3.6 for the Samsung Replenish (SPH-M580). Thing is, for me (and others, I'm sure) the update somehow both automatically applied an obnoxious Sprint ID skin as well as crippled the Sprint ID service. This leaves users with an ungodly 2.2/2.3 hybrid which manages to look even worse than Froyo, and no Sprint-sanctioned method of fixing it.
So, rather than sit idly by and wait for Sprint to slowly/never patch this (neither Sprint nor Samsung had anyone who could help me), I've decided to root the device.
A few questions:
1. Here, someone achieved root back in mid-2011. Would that method be viable after the update to 2.3?
2. Would other exploits (i.e. gingerbreak via SuperOneClick) be viable with 2.3.6?
3. Is CWM or Cyanogen compatible with this handset? The whole reason I was looking forward to the update was certain UI features that I noticed on newer gingerbread devices like the SGS2 (power options on notification screen, paged applications drawer, zoom-out on home screen), and none of those are available thanks to Sprint.
Hopefully this gets more than 2 replies; sometimes it seems like nobody owns this phone on here.
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Wow, just found another UI goof - in some apps (XDA included) the loading icon is a rotating circle, but it's in a non-square space, so it ends up looking like a goofy wobbling ellipse. Urgh.
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Agh, can't anybody help with this?

I guess nobody anywhere ever had this device.
Can someone direct me to a forum where I might find help? :c
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Im on the same boat as you, but my phone is on Boost. I've been looking for hours and can't find anything. I'll let you know if I find any leads.

Are you on Froyo? If so, I think someone posted a batch file a few months ago that would work.
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Has anyone figured this out yet? Is there a comparable root for another Samsung device that would work with the replenish? Seems like someone should have figured it out by now...

I have a rooted Replenish on 2.3
I have a rooted replenish on Phoenix 0.2 the Download and instructions are on android central just search replenish
forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-replenish/148702-acs-rom-phoenix-rom-0-2-a.html
It wont let me post the link because im new here

Odin may be only option right now
I have a coworker with a Replenish. Rooted it with KMS originally (was a PITA, but if you timed it right, it worked), since he updated it to gingerbread I have not found a working solution.
I downloaded the Phoenix 0.2 rom from above and will test it out when I see the phone again. I'm guessing from what I read in the comments relating to that ROM that it will work fine.
Note about flashing using ODIN: From what I know, ODIN is the tool samsung uses to push firmware to their phones. This will overwrite the boot loader and if something goes wrong during flashing you can brick your phone. Make sure you are using a good powered USB port on your computer with a good working USB cable for the phone (preferably the one that came with it that has the samsung sticker on it). I've bricked a phone before using a crappy USB port on my computer, so be careful :-/

your savior!!!!!!!!! lol XD
Jack Sawyer said:
Has anyone figured this out yet? Is there a comparable root for another Samsung device that would work with the replenish? Seems like someone should have figured it out by now...
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_allen said:
Im on the same boat as you, but my phone is on Boost. I've been looking for hours and can't find anything. I'll let you know if I find any leads.
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sirdangolot5 said:
Agh, can't anybody help with this?
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sirdangolot5 said:
So, sprint just released an OTA update to 2.3.6 for the Samsung Replenish (SPH-M580). Thing is, for me (and others, I'm sure) the update somehow both automatically applied an obnoxious Sprint ID skin as well as crippled the Sprint ID service. This leaves users with an ungodly 2.2/2.3 hybrid which manages to look even worse than Froyo, and no Sprint-sanctioned method of fixing it.
So, rather than sit idly by and wait for Sprint to slowly/never patch this (neither Sprint nor Samsung had anyone who could help me), I've decided to root the device.
A few questions:
1. Here, someone achieved root back in mid-2011. Would that method be viable after the update to 2.3?
2. Would other exploits (i.e. gingerbreak via SuperOneClick) be viable with 2.3.6?
3. Is CWM or Cyanogen compatible with this handset? The whole reason I was looking forward to the update was certain UI features that I noticed on newer gingerbread devices like the SGS2 (power options on notification screen, paged applications drawer, zoom-out on home screen), and none of those are available thanks to Sprint.
Hopefully this gets more than 2 replies; sometimes it seems like nobody owns this phone on here.
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help is here!:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23577887#post23577887
follow the steps and please back it up. ive verified this many times today, but you never know what might happen...

Thanks! Unfortunately I sold my phone!! I wish I had this in January. lol

mirror
Can anybody mirror this my girlfriend has this phone and she hates not having enough spce for her apps so i wanna install a custom rom and enable sd-ext.

Need rooting for dummies
I need help. I have read, re-read and read again every and any instructions I have located for rooting a Boost Samsung Replenish and am still completely confused. I need step-by-step instructions from A to Z which most do not have and to complicate things more, instead of using Odin I am using Heimdall since Odin can not run on Mac. I have been unable to find any instructions on using Heimdall to root my phone. Please help. Phone information below
Boost Samsung Replenish
Model SPH-M580BST
Android Version 2.3.6
Band Version S:M580.06 x FB03
Kernel Version 2.6.35.7
Build Number GINGERBREAD.FB03
Hardware Version M580.06

[Q] A Few Questions About the TF101 (Thinking of Buying)

Hi Folks,
I just bought an Acer A500 and I'm really disappointed in it. The screen isn't very good, and wifi seems a bit wonky on it. Not that I'm against hacking, because I'm not at all. I don't like the fact that it doesn't work with ad-hoc wifi connections out of the box. The thing I loved about it was that I had it rooted, recovery and a custom ICS rom installed within an hour.
I know the TF101 has a better screen so I'm not going to ask that. I've tried to search for most of this info, but you know how good search is, so I'll ask here.
I see the tab has root, is there a one click method that I missed? I thought I saw one for it at one point but haven't seen it since.
As far as wifi goes, will this thing hook up to our android phones using the tether apps (not pdanet)?
How easy is it to brick one of these? Stupid question I know, but I've been using Samsung phones which are pretty much impossible to brick unless you really screw up on a kernel, so I would just like to hear what you think.
Reason I ask is because I debated between this and the A500. I went with the A500 based on price. I've been theming over on the the Nexus S for AOKP and CM9 so I'm looking for a tab that I will be able to work with the same roms so I can expand into tablets. I've also started trying to do some source builds so I can make some of my own visual modifications to some of the jar files within the framework.
Thanks in advanced for any input you can give!

1. Easy to root, especially the earlier models.
2. Wifi tether & Bluetooth tether (I recommend bluetooth highly!)
3. Almost impossible to brick if you have one of the earlier Transformers with NVflash.

shane6374 said:
Hi Folks,
I see the tab has root, is there a one click method that I missed? I thought I saw one for it at one point but haven't seen it since.
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Vipermod for ICS - Search for it.
shane6374 said:
As far as wifi goes, will this thing hook up to our android phones using the tether apps (not pdanet)?
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I use my inspire 4g to connect to all the time. I just place my phone into hotspot mode and use Wep Security and then just log on with the tab.
shane6374 said:
How easy is it to brick one of these? Stupid question I know, but I've been using Samsung phones which are pretty much impossible to brick unless you really screw up on a kernel, so I would just like to hear what you think.
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On a new model, all you get is CWM. So make a back up and hold it dear. Because if something gets hosed while flashing and you don't have anything to go back to. Its dead.
On an older model they have nvflash and can recover from anything.

So what I'm hearing is buy a refurb and hope?
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shane6374 said:
So what I'm hearing is buy a refurb and hope?
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Mine is a new model. SBK2. I have flashed it 30 times and never had an issue. Granted I have my original backup and origianl kernel on a 2 gig card I had lie'n around and then I placed that in my safe.
As long as you know what you are doing yer all good. Maybe. Lol

try to find a used one preferably SBK1 which is B-70(some) and below they are much easier to work with when it comes to modding and hacking (NV flash) which is like ODIN for Samsung phones. They are great tablets dont get me wrong but the new wave of devices are unfortunetly going to make these tabs obsolete much better than the Acer devices you spoke of

I need victims, er, um, I mean volunteers for testing

Hey, I need some testers to test my script to get back to 2.3.5 from the ICS leak.
These are the requirements:
1) You are on AT&T and have not bought your phone on the "grey" market, and still have an AT&T warranty.
2) You are not afraid to possibly brick your phone and are willing to get an exchange from AT&T's warranty department.
3) You will not blame me for possibly bricking your phone.
4) You will get praise when I release this to everyone and you will be thanked, and get thanks from everyone for testing this out.
I have a shell script that will work for both Linux and Mac, and a batch (.bat) file for the windows users.
Please ONLY reply if you want to test this, I will answer any questions you have about it in here as well. I will PM the DL link to the testers that have replied.
Now if you are still cool with this, please reply to this thread with the following info:
1) Which OS you use
2) That you are cool with testing this
I am looking for a few people from each OS to test this, so I will take the first 5 people who are on different OS' to give this a shot.
This is based on the patch files the Chinese/HK guys used to fxz back, and that others have verified works, for us. This does NOT use rsdlite.

I'm in but not until late night. 11pm est. I'm on ics. I use win7 or Ubuntu 12.04
If you haven't picked up enough volunteers by evening pick which one you would like me to test.
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Cowabunga, Jim. I'm capable in Linux or Windows and have a Best Buy warranty so worst case scenario is a remanufactured phone. Also, I'm all about the glory.
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I can do it tonight Jim. I already have a replacement on the way due to a accelerometer issue. So im happy to be a guinea pig.
I'm on win7.
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I fall into the grey area with my phone but bricking would be good excuse to get a sgiii.....

I'm actually still on 2.3.6, but I got the leaked zip before it was pulled (never got man enough to put it on). So, if you don't have enough people by tonight, let me know and I'll install the leak and test for you (I won't be ready until later this evening ~8 or 9 pm est). I use Win7.
Praise, really?! Will they sing songs about me and everything?

Hi, my name is Apex, and I'm an alcoholic.
Just kidding, but seriously...
My SG3 buy-back deal seems to have fallen on hard times, as I cannot seem to locate a blue (don't know about owning a white phone, seems weird to me) SG3, so I still have my A2 and my girlfirend's A2 that she's upgraded to from the OG Atrix, as well I have the ICS leak and can help out also if needed.
At this point, I don't care about bricking one of these phones, as I will be getting the SG3 -in blue, once located close within my residential geography- but until then, I shall be at your service, should you so require my testing.
*I have warranties, and insurance, and a cavalier sense of adventure right now!

1. Windows XP sp3
2. I'm cool with the disclaimer

Apex_Strider said:
Hi, my name is Apex, and I'm an alcoholic.
Just kidding, but seriously...
My SG3 buy-back deal seems to have fallen on hard times, as I cannot seem to locate a blue (don't know about owning a white phone, seems weird to me) SG3, so I still have my A2 and my girlfirend's A2 that she's upgraded to from the OG Atrix, as well I have the ICS leak and can help out also if needed.
At this point, I don't care about bricking one of these phones, as I will be getting the SG3 -in blue, once located close within my residential geography- but until then, I shall be at your service, should you so require my testing.
*I have warranties, and insurance, and a cavalier sense of adventure right now!
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For the sgs 3, order from att online... I had mine in hand in 2 days.
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For the sgs 3, order from att online... I had mine in hand in 2 days.
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Order a red one for bestbuy got a $50 gift card
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jimbridgman said:
Hey, I need some testers to test my script to get back to 2.3.5 from the ICS leak.
These are the requirements:
1) You are on AT&T and have not bought your phone on the "grey" market, and still have an AT&T warranty.
2) You are not afraid to possibly brick your phone and are willing to get an exchange from AT&T's warranty department.
3) You will not blame me for possibly bricking your phone.
4) You will get praise when I release this to everyone and you will be thanked, and get thanks from everyone for testing this out.
I have a shell script that will work for both Linux and Mac, and a batch (.bat) file for the windows users.
Please ONLY reply if you want to test this, I will answer any questions you have about it in here as well. I will PM the DL link to the testers that have replied.
Now if you are still cool with this, please reply to this thread with the following info:
1) Which OS you use
2) That you are cool with testing this
I am looking for a few people from each OS to test this, so I will take the first 5 people who are on different OS' to give this a shot.
This is based on the patch files the Chinese/HK guys used to fxz back, and that others have verified works, for us. This does NOT use rsdlite.
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Jim,
I'm on Windows 7, warrnaty, and stock ICS leak.

Jim I'm available for testing. If there's any use. My A2 is apparently one of the unbrickable ones.
Edit: since my linux machine isn't back up yet and I've been too lazy to install it on another. it will have to be windows.
Motorola lied and I'm still locked mb865

So, it looks like we have several windows testers, and a couple that can do Linux.
Any Mac users out there? This should also work for you as well, 32 or 64 bit.

jimbridgman said:
So, it looks like we have several windows testers, and a couple that can do Linux.
Any Mac users out there? This should also work for you as well, 32 or 64 bit.
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I can use my iBook. It's a PowerPC G4 running Tiger 10.4.11

jimbridgman said:
Hey, I need some testers to test my script to get back to 2.3.5 from the ICS leak.
These are the requirements:
1) You are on AT&T and have not bought your phone on the "grey" market, and still have an AT&T warranty.
2) You are not afraid to possibly brick your phone and are willing to get an exchange from AT&T's warranty department.
3) You will not blame me for possibly bricking your phone.
4) You will get praise when I release this to everyone and you will be thanked, and get thanks from everyone for testing this out.
I have a shell script that will work for both Linux and Mac, and a batch (.bat) file for the windows users.
Please ONLY reply if you want to test this, I will answer any questions you have about it in here as well. I will PM the DL link to the testers that have replied.
Now if you are still cool with this, please reply to this thread with the following info:
1) Which OS you use
2) That you are cool with testing this
I am looking for a few people from each OS to test this, so I will take the first 5 people who are on different OS' to give this a shot.
This is based on the patch files the Chinese/HK guys used to fxz back, and that others have verified works, for us. This does NOT use rsdlite.
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1) Windows 7 Home
Windows XP SP3
2) Cool.
Upgraded in October 2011 to this phone. Not refurbished. Version 1. Originally with 2.3.5. Updated to 2.3.6. had it rooted on 2.3.6 and have tried all the roms available. fxz to 2.3.5, updated to 2.3.6 and was running Romulus for awhile. From Romulus I flashed a backup of what i thought was 2.3.6 that I had and updated to the leak. Did not flash first time (android lying down with triangle) and flashed again and have been on it since. Have had no problems, battery, network or otherwise and it did NOT overclock (still at 1 gig). After the flash i had no root (tried to keep with ota rootkeeper). Could not root, even using the batch file. Had to remove bootstrapper files. Finally updated to newest drivers and gained root using batch file. Currently on the leak, running apex launcher and just installed BootMenu Manager. And i do have insurance.

Would love to help but hard bricked my **** trying to FXZ back from 2.3.6 to 2.3.5 a few hours ago...how stupid does that sound? Got stuck at 5/18 in RSD on reboot bootloader...just sat there...no choice. Tried unplugging and battery pull...wont even turn on. Great!!! Now my dad got a two year insurance plan on this phone for like $200 before he passed. Will I be able to get a Brand new one in return or you think it's gunna be a CLNR? Damn I'm pissed at myself!

Im in. If you need more.
Running win 7 - 64 bit
On ics leak, supercharged # 7
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I'm game I have one att just sitting on the shelf
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DX2Trip said:
Would love to help but hard bricked my **** trying to FXZ back from 2.3.6 to 2.3.5 a few hours ago...how stupid does that sound? Got stuck at 5/18 in RSD on reboot bootloader...just sat there...no choice. Tried unplugging and battery pull...wont even turn on. Great!!! Now my dad got a two year insurance plan on this phone for like $200 before he passed. Will I be able to get a Brand new one in return or you think it's gunna be a CLNR? Damn I'm pissed at myself!
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If you've ever been on the ics leak you'll still have to use the revert ics files to go from 2.3.6 to 2.3.5 unless I'm mistaken.
Motorola lied and I'm still locked mb865

jimbridgman said:
For the sgs 3, order from att online... I had mine in hand in 2 days.
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Okay. Not trying to hijack, but... found the SG3 in blue at my local AT&T store. Got a better buy-back than Best Buy was going to offer (this week, go figure) and Jim, I'm having a nerdgasm. Awesome doesn't begin to describe! Still have the other A2 if you need a test rat.
Okay, back to the topic. Sorry for boosting this thread...
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