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Soon To Be MyTouch 4G Owner: Where Should I Start The Hacking

I will be receiving my new mytouch 4g this thurs. I have been bouncing around with different phones in the past two months. My last three phones were the G2, Nexus S, and most recently the Inspire.
What can I expect coming to this side? What are the most sought after roms kernels? The phone im getting is already rooted with s off and all that so I guess the easy part is done :+}
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Tell us why...what make you getting rid of those phone Nexus S G2 Inspire 4G?
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I give all my phones a trial period. Its pretty much when im done hacking till I cant hack no more or till I get simply bored. But I always wanted to try a a mytouch but never got around to it.
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Didn't see that you were already rooted! In that case, TeamRoyal and Faux pretty much own the MT4G dev section. So anything from them is good, and of course the good ol CM7.

mackster248 said:
How to root!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHrtVzlsA_s
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He said it's already rooted...

mackster248 said:
Didn't see that you were already rooted! In that case, TeamRoyal and Faux pretty much own the MT4G dev section. So anything from them is good, and of course the good ol CM7.
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I see. Team Royal has 90% of the roms. I guess I will have a busy day when it comes. I think I downloaded 8 roms. Lol
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CM7 > all other ROMs.

RoyalMint is my daily driver since it came out. Team Royal specifically Option94 has been really working hard on it. Not saying they dont work hard on any other of their ROMs.

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RoyalMint is my daily driver since it came out. Team Royal specifically Option94 has been really working hard on it. Not saying they dont work hard on any other of their ROMs.
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Thats what i might try first. Its like no matter where i go whether its youtube or somewhere someone has TeamRoyal. it must take the mytouch to another level

Is the nexus dead already?

I used to own the nexus one and finally thought that this would be a worthy replacement but there does not seem such a buzz about this phone. I may be mistaken but devs of such quality roms like axura changing device? Is this phone.doomed after such a short time?
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Somebody overtook Axura and is now continuing the rom. The phone isn't doomed. Development just takes time and its already on the latest. Not many changes need to be done to the phone.
A lot of roms on other phones are the same thing but themed.
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we've got all the latest and greatest ROM here already
so, not sure what else you are looking for that is not here, and or allowed in XDA

Getting a Nexus S 4G, any advice?

Hi, all. I currently have an Epic 4G. But it is broken, (mic and phone speaker don't work at all) so I am entitled to a warranty replacement. This was an Asurion replacement so I talked to them. I asked them to give me a Nexus S 4G instead and I got it without too much problem. The rep I was talking to said he couldn't do it but his boss said yes without hesitation (maybe I should have asked for an Epic Touch 4G instead and seen what happened but I digress). If I am lucky the phone will arrive tomorrow but probably the next day.
Anyway, I am hoping that I can get some advice on this phone. How to root it? What Roms/Kernels are the best. Ect.
Thank you very much!

About which roms or kernels are the best, there's not an easy answer to that. Being the developer phones, the nexus line has a lot of people working on the source. This is good and bad, because there are a lot of cool things you can get on your phone, but a lot of stuff will not work. Often times there will be a tradeoff between getting bleeding edge updates and having a stable system.
That being said, NANDroid backup is your best friend. Before every flash, backup your entire phone's state. Then if nothing works, restore your backup and it is like nothing ever happened.

Well to start off, and always a good impression, is to search for the first request. Shouldn't be hard to find a thread about rooting a NS4G or a YouTube video. Just looks better on you.
As far as ROMS go, well Cyanogenmod is a well respected name in that realm. Also you could pick from any of the other hundreds of ICS Roms. Just make sure you get it from the Nexus S "4G" forum.
Dig around in the forums. Shouldn't take long to find a thread with the topics you are asking about.
Good luck and welcome to the Nexus club.
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Best ROM hands down is gummy nexus. I promise you, you WILL not find a better ICS ROM for the NS4G. The kernel baked into the ROM is Mathkids 14.5 and works great.
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And the is currently a one click root method in the NS4G forums. Check it out.
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dtugg said:
Hi, all. I currently have an Epic 4G. But it is broken, (mic and phone speaker don't work at all) so I am entitled to a warranty replacement. This was an Asurion replacement so I talked to them. I asked them to give me a Nexus S 4G instead and I got it without too much problem. The rep I was talking to said he couldn't do it but his boss said yes without hesitation (maybe I should have asked for an Epic Touch 4G instead and seen what happened but I digress). If I am lucky the phone will arrive tomorrow but probably the next day.
Anyway, I am hoping that I can get some advice on this phone. How to root it? What Roms/Kernels are the best. Ect.
Thank you very much!
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Unlock boot loader as soon as possible because it will erase everything on your phone including SD card.
As far as ROMs you've gotta use a ICS ROM. There's lot of great GB ROMs but you're not getting a Nexus to be stuck on last year's OS. CM9 Is currently my favorite. Lots of other ROMs have more tweaks like quad and octo locks but CM9 is the smoothest for me. But try em all, why not?
As far as kernels there are a lot of good options. Personally I like Steve Garden's latest. Has the best colors without using Voodoo so there's no annoying green flash when locking. But again, try em all!
Oh... and how to root? Well, it's basically "fastboot oem unlock" "fastboot flash recovery whateverrecoveryyouchoose.img" and flash the SU binary in recovery. Or just flash a ROM.
*if you didn't wipe /system and /boot it is NOT A FULL WIPE* (relax, it's a signature)

Joshhayes801 said:
Best ROM hands down is gummy nexus. I promise you, you WILL not find a better ICS ROM for the NS4G. The kernel baked into the ROM is Mathkids 14.5 and works great.
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Agreed 1millon % that's what I run. Can't find anything better. Rom is super stable and battery life is insanely good.
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It is all depend on how much budget you have. If you have a high budget, I would say look at the Galaxy Nexus instead. Otherwise, the normal Nexus S is good enough. There aren't many 4G carrier available, and you won't need 4G in daily life.

I come from an epic. No regrets whatsoever. The only wins the epic has over the ns4g are the better camera, and speaker. Also the epic seems to get better 3g and 4g reception. Other than that everything else is so much better. Development included.
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+1 to what rush said. I had to bring my epic in for repairs but they didn't have any refurbs so the sent me a nexus. Check out shabby's one click root and there is also a one click unroot. Qbking has some good videos of various roms also.
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Great read! I too am a new comer here, coming from the misfit phone Droid X2, which was a decent phone, but with no unlockable bootloader, will never reach its potential, but we had great devs that made some decent roms with what they had. But anyways I'm really liking this phone so far, & with unlockable bootloader & so many roms, I'm feelin all goody like a fat kid in a candy store! Lol And seems like a good community here

GituSum said:
+1 to what rush said. I had to bring my epic in for repairs but they didn't have any refurbs so the sent me a nexus. Check out shabby's one click root and there is also a one click unroot. Qbking has some good videos of various roms also.
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One click roots ****ing pwn!! And yes, the nexus community seems a lot nicer and douchebag free unlike a few other forums. *cough* EVO 3d *cough*
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GummyNexus is good, I just don't like the visual changes. I would go with Bigxie's ICS Rom. That, combined with the Matrix 14.5 kernel set to lulzactive is perfect. 9 hours unplugged and I was at 86%.
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oICS v43 is good too, but I am thinking of giving gummy another try. I've been hearing that it's doing quite well and oICS hasn't been updated in awhile(although it is reportedly still in development.)

great phone! im coming from a evo 4g and didn't want to use my upgrade so I bought this phone off ebay. Loving it so much. I think I'm stuck on nexus phones from here on out (^_^)

Yeah advice is get an epic touch lol better phone. Better battery. But its not free like the nexus is right now. My advice, get free nexus from sprint online and then just grab the galaxy nexus when it drops later.
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About to trading my inspire...thoughts?

OK so I've arranged a trade soon for a Sony xperia play (which I'm trading my inspire for) and I was wondering your thoughts on this?
Obviously I understand its what makes me happy, but I want other opinions on this.
I know the hardware is similar (CPU, gpu) wise. But I've been playing a lot of emulators lately and think a controller would be better for me.
I'm not sure if the xperia play has gorilla glass or not .....
So my question is would you make this trade?
and how do you think the two phones compare?
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From wat I know if u really like to play games u should go wit the expiria play. But I personally think the inspire is overall better phone
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I would not make that trade but that's just me
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i wouldnt do the trade either. i wouldnt mind having it as an extra though. Love my inspire, still isnt a phone out thats making me drool compared to this yet. But i have played with an xperia and its a great phone esp for playing roms. played some super mario world on it lol

I wouldn't trade. But don't get me wrong the Xperia is a great device
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Funny story I sold my xperia play for the inspire if you want and iPhone type android device by all means... you can root it but you have to pay to unlock the bootloader so you don't be flashing any custom roms which is why I sold it lol
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Its that simple. If playing those games is worth paying for the unlock then I'd say trade. If not than stick with the inspire. Im on a sammy skyrocket coming from the Inspire and I miss it. My 2 cents......
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Anyone wanna trade there inspire for a unlocked samsung vibrant?
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d3adbroke said:
Anyone wanna trade there inspire for a unlocked samsung vibrant?
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please dont hijack threads for this. there is a marketplace section at xda. I'm guessing you aren't going to get many bites from people because thats a huge downgrade from an inspire.

Darunion said:
please done hijack threads for this. there is a marketplace section at xda. I'm guessing you aren't going to get many bites from people because thats a huge downgrade from an inspire.
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He was told to use the marketplace in the thread he created a couple days back...this user doesn't take direction well
but back to the point, I agree with the majority while the xperia is a great device..the development behind the Inspire is awesome so I'm staying put. However, it seems that you're more in it for the gaming experience and if that's what you're looking to get out of your device, I think the Xperia won't let you down!

MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
He was told to use the marketplace in the thread he created a couple days back...this user doesn't take direction well
but back to the point, I agree with the majority while the xperia is a great device..the development behind the Inspire is awesome so I'm staying put. However, it seems that you're more in it for the gaming experience and if that's what you're looking to get out of your device, I think the Xperia won't let you down!
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just look at the username lol, that should explain something.
i dont think the xperia will get ICS. If youre the type of person that likes the latest and greatest. This phone will satisfy you because its been able to run froyo all the way to ics. This phone will keep you busy over your 2 year contract.

Asking here is kinda pointless as the people here still have the device so it would be one sided. You better off asking in the other device section.
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[Q] What phone currently has the most development?

I'm sort of new to Android and I currently have a lg vs910. I love the phone my only problem with it is there are only a couple of custom roms running on it. Don't get me wrong I love the broken out 2.0.1 and mtmichaelson did a great job. But I'm almost due for an upgrade and I want a good phone that has a few more options for custom roms. I know this question is sort of opinion based but that's what I want please let me know you're opinions.

The inevitable, unavoidable Galaxy SIII
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Galaxy S3 has great options!
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Thank you. I kind of thought that would be most peoples answer but wanted to see If someone would mention a phone I haven't yet heard of. Thank you for the quick response though.

I had previously had a Motorola Droid X and HTC Thunderbolt and neither of them could come close to the number of choices and fast updates that I have been able to get with my Galaxy S3. Its amazing when you consider the Verizon model shipped with a locked boot loader. I had Jelly Bean on my S3 before the VZW Nexus got the update officially. Plus the hardware is great!
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floydster88 said:
I'm sort of new to Android and I currently have a lg vs910. I love the phone my only problem with it is there are only a couple of custom roms running on it. Don't get me wrong I love the broken out 2.0.1 and mtmichaelson did a great job. But I'm almost due for an upgrade and I want a good phone that has a few more options for custom roms. I know this question is sort of opinion based but that's what I want please let me know you're opinions.
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I would say the HTC Evo 4g because it has been around since 2010, and there are still roms being developed for it.

sorry but the galaxy nexus no one considers, in addition to being a great device brings several customizations ... (this is my thought)

I have a samsung galaxy s more than 2 years now. Great device while many, many custom roms available. And they are stable too!
My next device will be a Samsung again. I am in doubt wether it will be S3 or Note.

The galaxy nexus GSM hands down. The Nexus 4 is also going to follow up with the same level of development when it is released
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floydster88 said:
Thank you. I kind of thought that would be most peoples answer but wanted to see If someone would mention a phone I haven't yet heard of. Thank you for the quick response though.
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I'm going to toss in the HTC Rezound....we are rockin with Roms over here
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