Can somebody please help I want to root my thunderbolt. I hear there's a easy root method. Can somebody please point me in the right direction. Thanks. Don't know of this notifies me when there's a response, so feel free to inbox me.
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The easiest way to look for root on your phone is to look in the dedicated forums for your phone, usually under Development.
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I'm a noob (very). I am seeing alot of screenshots where people have really nice looking notification bars. I especially like the ones with the blue colored wifi, signal status and battery icons.
Are those from phones with custom roms? Can I get a theme from the market that will do that for me?
I am fully rooted but very new and feel I'm not ready to flash "stuff" yet...I paid $500 for our phone. I'm studying hard thought.
If anyone knows where I can download and an app that can make my notification bar look fancy I would greatly appreciate any info or links.
Thank you
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What version of android are you running? 2.2?
Edit: Also what kind of phone do you have?
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Not an app. A theme that you have to flash. Make sure its compatible with your current rom
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I'm stock 2.2 froyo. Rooted. Bloat free. Fota fixed. Thats all. Very new but eager to learn
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Thank you for your replies. I couldn't find anything on the market. The people in these forums seen to know where everything is.
I was hoping someone would attach a download. Lol. I'm not lazy just cautious. I don't want to find out things the expressive way.
Atleast this is helping me build up my ten posts so when I need serious help I'll be able to ask.
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Jerry D said:
I'm stock 2.2 froyo. Rooted. Bloat free. Fota fixed. Thats all. Very new but eager to learn
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Well to the best of my knowledge you can't really tinker with your status bar until you have a custom rom and for the most options preferrably one based off of a Gingerbread (2.3 +) build. If you are already rooted then flashing roms is really safe. Do you have Clockwork Mod Recovery?
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@Pagan. Are you trolling? Just trying to learn the lingo and figure things out. What is trolling in a forum?
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@Pagan. Are you trolling? Just trying to learn the lingo and figure things out. What is trolling in a forum?
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Hahaha. No I wouldn't consider it trolling lol. Trolling would be if someone came into your thread and started talking crap like "Why don't you use the search function noob!" Instead of trying to help you out. I mean I really hope I'm not trolling you I'm sincerely trying to help you out cuz at one point we were all new at this
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@Pagan. Are you trolling? Just trying to learn the lingo and figure things out. What is trolling in a forum?
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hahaha! thanks, you made my day.
oh noes! have i become a troll?!
@pagan HTC Vision. I only asked if you were trolling my forum because after I posted "I'm stock 2.2 froyo. Rooted. Bloat free. Fota fixed. Thats all. Very eager to learn"
You asked me if I have ClockworkMod Recovery. I'm stock how can I have CWM?...maybe you didn't read before you replied. It happens...you also said flashing roms is really safe. So a noob (very) like can flash easily?
Its all good. Lol..
I spend most of my free time racing (at the helm) sailboats. J22's (with spinnaker) mainly.
However I'm a diletante who has recently discovered modifying android phones. I am intrigued. I Want to show people what people are doing. Their genius.. and show off MY phone. I want to be able to do a what you all are doing...
You have gingerbread 2.3 is that custom? Or can I buy it stock?
Thanks for your replies. For real.
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Just because you're still running the stock rom doesn't preclude you from having clockwork mod recovery, when you rooted an app called "Superuser" should have been installed on your device. Also you may have an app called "Rom Manager" installed as well, if you don't have that one it's free in the market (and I highly suggest getting it, it is very necessary). Check to see if you have the rom manager app and let me know, if you don't, then download it from market and post back. I'll help you get clockwork mod recovery up and running, then we'll get you a basic understanding of all its functions. After that you can back up your device and get you a custom rom installed.
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@Jerry D - It looks like you have the Galaxy S 4G. If that is the phone you have, Clockwork is not quite ready for our phones. We do not have any custom rom's available at this time. So there is no way to change your notification bar.
@golmar88. Thanks for your reply. I have been reading or forum multiple times a day for a couple of weeks now and definitely up to date on our progress.
I'm that noob who is going to study and wait for something I can handle....
I saw rom manager on the market and thought wow this will be cool. I'll root and I'll have a "rom of the day". Lol.
I didn't know the work involved or the risk. After reading what is going on here I'm "hooked". I love learning new things and can't wait until I know a fraction of what some people on here know. I can't wait to flash my first rom.
Thanks again for all your help!
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I know right?! As you can see, I'm a junkie (and I don't know anything either). I'm on here pretty much all day everyday, and we don't even really have any development to speak of.
Hopefully we'll get some stuff before too long.
My boss has asked me to root her GS4g...I've decided to take on the take (i've rooted my G2 and Sensation without any problems). However since It's not my phone I don't want to take the chance of any mistakes. Could you guys suggest the best most reliable information and tips on rooting the GS4g as well as the best and most reliable rom. Just want some experienced opinions on this. Her main goal is just to remove most of the crap that comes on it and strip it down a bit. I am sure speed would also make her happy but stable and reliable is her biggest concern.
Thanks for the help guys.
Root it with Superoneclick and use titanium backup app to remove bloat. Very easy and straightforward.
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Root with kj1 drhonk.kernel...get bgs4g or vahalla1.3.2...then leave it to her to customize...safer that way...if u want put project linda.
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How can I root my samsung galaxy s and what will it do for me, please explain and help7
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I doubt anyone's gonna give you an answer cause honestly your kinda being lazy by not reading some if you did you would know already..in a nutshell it gives you control of your phones in looks, speed, freedom,etc.look up your phone down the list and read you will learn a lot or what you can do with your phone.
Search!
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How can I root my samsung galaxy s and what will it do for me, please explain and help7
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There's a search box on the upright section of this forum. Use it wisely.
Does anyone know a link for an apk clone of cyanogenmod7. Like a launcher.(Ex. ICS launcher by team syndicate). If not then post a very detailed step by step way to install CM7 and if you can include HTC EVO shift permrooting instructions. And Im just gonna put out there that I suck with computers so make it really easy. Thanks Alot if you help me out. All advice is appreciated. No spam pls
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Apk clone? I suggest getting someone from Craigslist to do it for you.
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Trust me Ive tried everywhere. Nada. The forums are my last resort.
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Please try to use search is not too hard, anyways this is what I got for you take a look at it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932153
Please take the time to read it a couple of times if you don't understand something try to look for an answer yourself, if you can't find an answer then ask
I'm trying to find a person experienced with the careful rooting of sensation 4g phones. I would like to discuss the possibility of having my phone rooted using remote PC access (like goto my PC, I have these tools). I'd insist on compensation the right person for their time spent with a successful result,
Please drop me a message so we can discuss.
Thanks
Andy Clay
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I'm trying to find a person experienced with the careful rooting of sensation 4g phones. I would like to discuss the possibility of having my phone rooted using remote PC access (like goto my PC, I have these tools). I'd insist on compensation the right person for their time spent with a successful result,
Please drop me a message so we can discuss.
Thanks
Andy Clay
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Hi,
Look HERE
Thanks for the post. It looks like this link is for those that are willing to root their phone themselves. I'm hoping to rely on someone else's hands remotely and just use my hands for the steps that can't be done remotely
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I have send you a pm
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U can ask here what steps you don't understand and we will help you, I think you better do it by yourself so you can understand the process and make less mistakes afterwards... plus in any case you would like to revert it you would know what to do...
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if youre going to rely on someone else to root your phone, just know that you will also have to rely on that same person/someone else if your phone ever starts to have problems or acts funny. its best to do the job yourself and take your time to READ EVERYTHING. it all may seem like useless information at first, but in the end itll save your butt. and you wont have to rely on someone else or start pointing fingers if something bad happens, only yourself
Quite a funny thread.
I think you're best of getting an iphone.
...and a maid
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For the record don't assume this request comes from laziness. My success in life has been in part because I put no ego into knowing what I do well and what I do not and knowing where that line is. Also knowing when I should fix something in my home and when, for me, looking for a contractor would lead to a better result.
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sounds like you don't need root anyway
The results I'm looking for are. To remove bloatware, move apps to the sd card that normally can't be moved, be rooted so I can use titanium to fully back up my phone.
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Its not that difficult just try is scary at first but the stuff here on xda an the support you get are endless an they are rite its better you do this yourself so you know where you stand plus you will need adb setup on your computer before you even start you'll find that when you go to unlock the bootloader.I used the all in one tool box to get root an recovery look it up if it doesn't work then it just doesn't work there's very little risk in harming your device its really not that hard give it try
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Rooting your phone is kind of like building your own computer, it's a good thing to do if you're willing to learn. Most of the process is learning how your phone works, and if you don't know how to root it, how are you going to fix it when something goes wrong. Listen to everyone's advice.
First off thanks you to all those that have taken their time so far to share their thoughts and advise. I'm getting the picture that what I'm looking for isn't how it works. I was hoping rooting could be approached like car ownership. Some owners like to fiddle under the hood, learn all the things that can be done. Others just are users, they only want to learn what is needed to operate the car as designed. The third type are those that are willing to open the hood but tinker with just those things that are simple, safe, and reversible. More then users, less then mechanics. I was hoping this last category was possible for my objectives in regards to rooting but it appears not from the postings so far.
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Problem is that if you run into an issue a few months from now that stemmed from flashing something, chances are that person that helped may have moved on to another phone and you could be in the same boat trying to get someone to help, but it can be more severe and time urgent than it is now. I think the stickies in the general and dev forums r really good at educating and easy to follow.
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Based on your requirements.. It seems you don't want to get your phone data lost. I'm mentioning this because the easiest process causes factory reset of the phone thus you will lose all app data and phone data. (but you want root to backup data right?)
If you don't want to lose the data but to achieve what you wanted.. The method will be kinda hard.. That is SOFF without htc-Dev... Guide Link is in my signature... The hardest part of this process is wire trick.. Which can't be done remotely.. Has to be done by you only.. Rest of the setup is breeze... So if you want I can help you through initial setup but as I said the wire trick has to be done by you.. Also the process takes repetition tries which might take up hours too
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It took me literally minutes to s-off my sensation and to install a custom rom. OP just read the stickies and you'll be fine. Just remember when doing the wire trick;
Put wire in and say quickly "one two"
Quickly remove wire and quickly put it back in and quickly say "two two hundred" and you'll be s-off in seconds
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He probably doesn't want to brick his phone llke I think I just did. :crying:
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He probably doesn't want to brick his phone llke I think I just did. :crying:
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Tell me more about your brick
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