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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?
Sent from my Nexus S 4G
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So what I'm hearing is buy a refurb and hope?
Sent from my Nexus S 4G
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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
Okay, so I know this phone doesn't exactly win the spec war, but it's awesome and would make a fantastic rooted phone. Unfortunately there isn't a forum here on XDA for the device (either because it's too new or there isn't a demand for it)
Do you guys think a forum will be made for this device? It'd be nice to at least have a place to say what root methods DON'T work (I've tried a few)
Thanks for the help, XDA rules!
I second this. I am planning on buying a new phone and after researching numerous phones out there based on my tastes and constraints, I think this phone works very well (another is Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 2). One flaw that I heard is the amount of storage in this phone is around 4gb. Without a way to put apps on an external SD card (which I believe would require a custom ROM), the storage would probably fill up pretty quickly. So it'll be great if XDA opened a forum for this phone.
As a side note if anyone can point to other devices that fit my needs I would be grateful:
- Less than 4.2" screen (preferably 4").
- Android only
I don't have any financial constraints or any favorite companies.
Thanks!
What root method did you find worked? Did you try framaroot? Also have you found any Roms?
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bbradf44 said:
What root method did you find worked? Did you try framaroot? Also have you found any Roms?
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I used Motochopper, worked like a charm. make sure you have the LG Optimus f3 drivers on your computer.(found on LG website)
habitforming said:
I used Motochopper, worked like a charm. make sure you have the LG Optimus f3 drivers on your computer.(found on LG website)
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Ratified. Motochopper worked flawlessly for me as well.
richardpwnsner said:
Ratified. Motochopper worked flawlessly for me as well.[/QUOT
Anyone find a tethering ap that works?
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richardpwnsner said:
Ratified. Motochopper worked flawlessly for me as well.[/QUOT
Anyone find a tethering ap that works?
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Do tethering apps need to be phone specific? I don't have data, but I'll let you know if I come across one.
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Bad news
I have created the recovery tree, and have created a recovery.img for this phone. ok now heres the bad news OUR lg optimus f3 has a stock 3.4 kernel with a locked bootloader. Even worse news is that 3.4 "locking" features a sha5 hash system for its image/partitions (recovery, boot, and bootloader). Even worse news there is no known (or atleast what i know or have heard) way to get around this. The phone will be forever locked until lg updates or allows said lock to be removed. I have flashed the recovery and have had no damage to my device but it just sticks at "unsecure recovery" and does a hard reset (factory restore) every time i try to play with it which is a huge flaw if you ask me.
I have hexedited the bootloader and found that there is indeed "juicy" strings within that may tell to a future unlock these strings being
-Device UnLock!, so Boot Success!!
-oem unlock
-ERROR: Could not do normal boot. Reverting to fastboot mode
Also these strings could just be defualt with all lg bootloaders meaning....there is no hope.
My phone is without a soul and I will never be buy lg again.
If anyone is able to get into fastboot
1. PM ME
2. run : fastboot oem unlock
Again root for this phone works great as long as you dont touch recovery, bootloader, or boot partitions
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I have created the recovery tree, and have created a recovery.img for this phone. ok now heres the bad news OUR lg optimus f3 has a stock 3.4 kernel with a locked bootloader. Even worse news is that 3.4 "locking" features a sha5 hash system for its image/partitions (recovery, boot, and bootloader). Even worse news there is no known (or atleast what i know or have heard) way to get around this. The phone will be forever locked until lg updates or allows said lock to be removed. I have flashed the recovery and have had no damage to my device but it just sticks at "unsecure recovery" and does a hard reset (factory restore) every time i try to play with it which is a huge flaw if you ask me.
I have hexedited the bootloader and found that there is indeed "juicy" strings within that may tell to a future unlock these strings being
-Device UnLock!, so Boot Success!!
-oem unlock
-ERROR: Could not do normal boot. Reverting to fastboot mode
Also these strings could just be defualt with all lg bootloaders meaning....there is no hope.
My phone is without a soul and I will never be buy lg again.
If anyone is able to get into fastboot
1. PM ME
2. run : fastboot oem unlock
Again root for this phone works great as long as you dont touch recovery, bootloader, or boot partitions
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Ugh. Thanks for the work. This is bad news indeed. I'll keep poking around and let you know if I find anything.
richardpwnsner said:
Ugh. Thanks for the work. This is bad news indeed. I'll keep poking around and let you know if I find anything.
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Out of curiosity, any chance Loki would work? I'd be willing to give it a go if there's a decent chance—still within the 14 day exchange window .
Will motochopper work on any carrier version of this phone? Thanks!
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Will motochopper work on any carrier version of this phone? Thanks!
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I've seen confirmations on three carriers (can't remember which ones off the top of my head, sorry [edit-well, T-Mobile and Virgin Mobile come to mind now]), so I'd assume the answer is yes. Regardless, I have yet to see anyone complain about adverse affects, so no reason not to try (though, grain of salt—I'm brand new to android).
For anyone that has this, how are the antennas on this phone?
I just ordered one from tmo and am hoping to get better reception at my house than from my Samsung or HTC.
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For anyone that has this, how are the antennas on this phone?
I just ordered one from tmo and am hoping to get better reception at my house than from my Samsung or HTC.
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They seem better and with WIFI calling built in the phone hasn't skipped a beat.
Check my way!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420178&highlight=rooting+lg+optimus+f3
I failed rooting my phone with Windows system, maybe cause I'm not familiar with the process or I was just to lazy, but it does work if you use motochopper. Try looking it up youtube. You could try my method, it should work on Jellybean 4.1.2!
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Out of curiosity, any chance Loki would work? I'd be willing to give it a go if there's a decent chance—still within the 14 day exchange window .
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BAHAHA me to man i think im down to 10 days. Im trying to get some attention but i need someone who knows little endian, and their way around bootloaders. Id be willing to donate to someone who can help me out, also to support the other 3 variants (if the aboot differs).
I have a recovery created also and a device tree (needs gpio support for kernel).
And to awnser your question, yes loki will work IF i can get the needed values so that when recovery/boot is read into memory that it overwrites the security check feature in aboot. If the wrong values are give you may end up with a brick (very slim chance)
My return window just closed . If it helps, you can pull the open source from LG's website and merge it with the android source. I also discovered an even easier solution: set up the LG Sync application, and select the "upgrade recovery option". Then, when it begins downloading, remove your phone, set Windows (or your relevant OS) to show hidden files and folders, and go the the Program Data folder. There should be something like "PHONEAX" under the LG Electronics folder that will contain the full stock kdz file when the download is complete.
It's really kind of surprising that there's absolutely no dev love out there for the F3. I suppose it's because the phone is entry level, but it's really not that bad but for the storage. I got it as a gift, so no complaints here—of course, if anyone wants to donate a Note or Galaxy gratis, I suppose I'd be willing to switch .
I had a Galaxy S4 from Verizon. I switched to T-Mobile Because believe it or not the network is stronger where I work. Also, there pricing on plans cannot be beat. But, I digress. The Galaxy S4 being a Verizon device never really functioned the way it was supposed to on T-Mobiles network. It was unlocked however was still useless for 4G LTE and while I could do better than edge in some places, those places were few and far between. I started to assess what it is I actually used my phone for these days. I'm not into modding with custom ROMS and kernels anymore and I'm not much of a multi-tasker either so I decided that I did not need the super power device anymore. The specs on this phone are perfect for what I need my phone to do. Its been a long time since I have gone beyond rooting to remove bloat and tether. I agree that the storage on this sucks. I don't understand why there are any devices anymore that come with less than 32gb internal. storage is the cheapest thing that can be added to a device and its not as though it uses much physical space. other than the storage I will say that I am impressed with the quality of this device and I don't know that I would even put this as low as "entry level device." I would say its more of a mid-grade device. I am also happy with the reception on this device and its nice to have a compact phone again that actually fits comfortably in my hand and on my belt.
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I had a Galaxy S4 from Verizon. I switched to T-Mobile Because believe it or not the network is stronger where I work. Also, there pricing on plans cannot be beat. But, I digress. The Galaxy S4 being a Verizon device never really functioned the way it was supposed to on T-Mobiles network. It was unlocked however was still useless for 4G LTE and while I could do better than edge in some places, those places were few and far between. I started to assess what it is I actually used my phone for these days. I'm not into modding with custom ROMS and kernels anymore and I'm not much of a multi-tasker either so I decided that I did not need the super power device anymore. The specs on this phone are perfect for what I need my phone to do. Its been a long time since I have gone beyond rooting to remove bloat and tether. I agree that the storage on this sucks. I don't understand why there are any devices anymore that come with less than 32gb internal. storage is the cheapest thing that can be added to a device and its not as though it uses much physical space. other than the storage I will say that I am impressed with the quality of this device and I don't know that I would even put this as low as "entry level device." I would say its more of a mid-grade device. I am also happy with the reception on this device and its nice to have a compact phone again that actually fits comfortably in my hand and on my belt.
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No argument here. I like it well enough, but I'm (1) a closet geek; and (2) a heavy multitasker, so given the option I'd prefer something with more screen space (I just graduated from law school, so I do a lot of reading on the go). As a phone, however, you really couldn't ask for more—the size otherwise pretty much perfect, it's relatively snappy with most applications, and once debloated the stock launcher is pretty good.
That being said, the second I see a safe way to deal with the bootloader pop up, I'm diving in, no question .
Decided to share my home screens.
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I notice that the Ultar\Maxx are coverd here. Will the Mini also be part of this form or seperate?
Picked one up for the wife and she loves it. Nice upgrade from the Razr. :laugh:
I'm loving mine. It's what I've been waiting for. A manageable simple phone with awesome battery life, great screen, specs that compete with the big dogs, and wireless charging to boot. I think people on the forum are confused on how to split these phones up considering they have never had three (technically four but the popularity of the moto x plus the GSM/CDMA gives it the right to it's own section) phones so identical. I'm sure some very small tweaks will be required but I wouldn't even go as far as to say roms need to be "ported" between the three. I'm surprised that I haven't seen really anything about this phone in xda. Verizon has sold quite a few from what I've gathered.
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I'm about to pull the trigger on buying a Droid Mini for Verizon. I'm coming from a 2010 Rooted/ROMd HTC Incredible original.
Been waiting for smaller form factor, and it's got a nice non-bloatware Jelly Bean stock OS that's got many bells and whistles I only thought rooted ROMs would give me...plus wireless charging and USB external support(?) Played with one for an hour last night in the store and other than the Back button being a little too far down-left for my stubby thumb....it's a vast jump into the present from my legacy 2010 phone.
My real hope is to see if/when anyone gets it to successfully work on a T-Mobile SIM somehow. I never had a SIM card phone before, and didn't think Verizon phones had them, but apparently under the volume rocker lives a SIM on these Droids.
Verizon plan would be $10 less than I currently pay at a total of $95/mo, and that's including "edge" aka "Jump" plan so I'm not locked into a 2 year relationship with the hardware. However, I could get on an equivalent T-Mobile plan for $50/mo.....but I don't think I want the HTC One Mini...even though the size is prob good, I beat on phones to much to have a sleek aluminum gallery piece...plus I don't want Sense and BlinkFeed or BeatsAudio.....
I know - long and boring.
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Let me know when someone sucessfully gets the Mini working on T-Mobile.
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I'm about to pull the trigger on buying a Droid Mini for Verizon. I'm coming from a 2010 Rooted/ROMd HTC Incredible original.
Been waiting for smaller form factor, and it's got a nice non-bloatware Jelly Bean stock OS that's got many bells and whistles I only thought rooted ROMs would give me...plus wireless charging and USB external support(?) Played with one for an hour last night in the store and other than the Back button being a little too far down-left for my stubby thumb....it's a vast jump into the present from my legacy 2010 phone.
My real hope is to see if/when anyone gets it to successfully work on a T-Mobile SIM somehow. I never had a SIM card phone before, and didn't think Verizon phones had them, but apparently under the volume rocker lives a SIM on these Droids.
Verizon plan would be $10 less than I currently pay at a total of $95/mo, and that's including "edge" aka "Jump" plan so I'm not locked into a 2 year relationship with the hardware. However, I could get on an equivalent T-Mobile plan for $50/mo.....but I don't think I want the HTC One Mini...even though the size is prob good, I beat on phones to much to have a sleek aluminum gallery piece...plus I don't want Sense and BlinkFeed or BeatsAudio.....
I know - long and boring.
Could have just said:
Let me know when someone sucessfully gets the Mini working on T-Mobile.
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The Ultra works without any modifications on At&t, besides obtaining a nanoSIM. This means the phone is sim unlocked so TMobile should work as well.
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I imagine the Mini will be the same. The only problem is there is no 1700Mhz band on these phones so on Tmobile you will only get 2G data unless you live in a 1900Mhz refarmed area.
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The Ultra works without any modifications on At&t, besides obtaining a nanoSIM. This means the phone is sim unlocked so TMobile should work as well.
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I imagine the Mini will be the same. The only problem is there is no 1700Mhz band on these phones so on Tmobile you will only get 2G data unless you live in a 1900Mhz refarmed area.
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Of course, the Verizon mini won't get LTE on ATT or T-Mobile, even if Sim unlocked.
-Sent from my Droid Mini.-
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I imagine the Mini will be the same. The only problem is there is no 1700Mhz band on these phones so on Tmobile you will only get 2G data unless you live in a 1900Mhz refarmed area.
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Thank you for the info, I am with T-Mobile in non-refarmed area.
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I just bought my Mini and love it! I came from a long line of HUGE phones and wanted one that I can fit in my pocket and it doesnt look like I am carrying around a tablet LOL. It is the perfect size and form for me! It packs the power of the bigger phones in a smaller package! Just be careful if you root and load anything,,, it can be very fickle and have had to FXZ it twice already, but then again I flash and mod alot!
BTW this phone has sold a lot and needs its own thread,,,it will reduce a lot of the "hey can I flash this on my Mini" questions!!!
Can anyone confirm whether or not the Mini works with T-Mobile?
Found a thread where somebody tried a cut-down T-Mobile SIM and it did NOT work in the Mini.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/motorola-droid-mini/307709-droid-mini-t-mobile.html
However, he mentions that he hopes his results aren't because it's a cut-down SIM. I would be using a genuine TMO Nano SIM.
Droid Mini???
Would love a bump on this and an answer if the Mini will have it's own section, or if software mods performed on the Moto X can be cleanly replicated on the Droid Mini (meaning Mini users should be in the Moto X section).
Being new to the mini and this forum (and Androids in general), there has been a mountain of info to read through. Having some clear-cut answers would certainly be a great help - aside from the rooting procedure on the Ultra, which says the Mini should work as well, there seems to be very little information on a great phone that's being pushed heavily by VZW.
Thank you!
StarkRaving said:
Would love a bump on this and an answer if the Mini will have it's own section, or if software mods performed on the Moto X can be cleanly replicated on the Droid Mini (meaning Mini users should be in the Moto X section).
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There's some similarity to the Moto X, but the Mini is considerably more similar to the Ultra, so if the Mini doesn't get its own section, we're in the right place.
Also, an update to my post before yours, the Mini works fine with a genuine T-Mobile SIM.
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There's some similarity to the Moto X, but the Mini is considerably more similar to the Ultra, so if the Mini doesn't get its own section, we're in the right place.
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Yes, the more I read, the more I understand that. Coming from modding a few years ago, I'm a bit jumpy with trying mods cross phones and need to remember that we are dealing with an OS that has cross model similarities. Learning about androids is almost as bad as Radiocomms learning curve lol
Unfortunately, I have yet to see confirmation of the Ultra/Maxx rooting procedure working on the Mini (unless I missed it). I see that NWKENT has a cleaner rooting package posted but the file is for the Maxx (and again, jumpy about cross model files). Any guidance is always appreciated.
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Unfortunately, I have yet to see confirmation of the Ultra/Maxx rooting procedure working on the Mini (unless I missed it). I see that NWKENT has a cleaner rooting package posted but the file is for the Maxx (and again, jumpy about cross model files). Any guidance is always appreciated.
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I'm not familiar with NWKENT's rooting package, but the SlapMyMoto thread to root KitKat does indeed work on the Mini.
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I'm not familiar with NWKENT's rooting package, but the SlapMyMoto thread to root KitKat does indeed work on the Mini.
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Nah..Do this >> Simplified, step by step guide to RockMyMoto and SlapMyMoto..Go center of the page, in red..click there..download the .doc format file..Print, Read..
Go here >> http://waynekent.com/page6.html
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The info can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50358542&postcount=752
Being new to the forum, I'm not able to post in this section and inquire.
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but the SlapMyMoto thread to root KitKat does indeed work on the Mini.
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The thread here correct? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616104
If I understand that thread correctly, you must be rooted 1st on 4.2.2 before doing that method. If you have done this with the Mini, you used JCase's updated rooting method found here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45598648
I appreciate any response, I am just trying to get my ducks, and knowledge, in a row. Also, what rooted version are you currently on (4.4?) and have you noticed any issues?
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The thread here correct? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616104
If I understand that thread correctly, you must be rooted 1st on 4.2.2 before doing that method. If you have done this with the Mini, you used JCase's updated rooting method found here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45598648
I appreciate any response, I am just trying to get my ducks, and knowledge, in a row. Also, what rooted version are you currently on (4.4?) and have you noticed any issues?
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Yes, those are the correct threads.
Yes, you must be rooted on 4.2.2 first. It's very important not to skip steps or take any shortcuts (people want to skip the fxz step, but that will result in an unrooted phone that as of now cannot be rooted).
Yes, I'm currently on 4.4 rooted after following the steps in the SlapMyMoto thread. I do have one issue, sometimes when I plug in a USB cable, my phone reboots. It did this even with no apps installed and is intermittent. Not sure if it's a KitKat bug and I don't remember if JB had the same problem or not because I was on JB all of a day.
I should have posted here. Please no flames.
In my experience many a time things work in spite of common knowledge.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50374439&postcount=14
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I do have one issue, sometimes when I plug in a USB cable, my phone reboots. It did this even with no apps installed and is intermittent. Not sure if it's a KitKat bug and I don't remember if JB had the same problem or not because I was on JB all of a day.
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I am still on 4.2.2 and I do not see this problem - and I have plugged in to both my comp and the wall adapter. I doubt this helps your problem but I can at least confirm that I'm not seeing it.
So I noticed when I take video the audio that is recorded is all garbled and static. Any one have this problem? Running 4.2.2 on a DE
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No. But I did notice yesterday I had no audio at all. A reboot fixed it.
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No. But I did notice yesterday I had no audio at all. A reboot fixed it.
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Nope, thats not it for me. I tried FXZing, and that did not work. I then updated to 4.4. Still didnt work. I am about done with this phone. Now after updating, touchless control isnt working. The old bugs of double home button is back, and when you FXZ it wipes your whole SD Card partition, not just the data partition, so I lost a bunch of stuff.
Anyway, once motox 2 comes out I think I am jumping ship.
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Nope, thats not it for me. I tried FXZing, and that did not work. I then updated to 4.4. Still didnt work. I am about done with this phone. Now after updating, touchless control isnt working. The old bugs of double home button is back, and when you FXZ it wipes your whole SD Card partition, not just the data partition, so I lost a bunch of stuff.
Anyway, once motox 2 comes out I think I am jumping ship.
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Surely you could consider letting verizon exchange it? Or FDR and sell it as is? I assume you're unlocked. If so that's gonna suck to lose that. Have you tried any other roms? I mean if you've already lost everything why not try.
I had weird problems on a Galaxy nexus. Switching computers helped somewhat.
Does this phone use different microphones for speakerphone / audio /video recording?
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jfriend33 said:
Surely you could consider letting verizon exchange it? Or FDR and sell it as is? I assume you're unlocked. If so that's gonna suck to lose that. Have you tried any other roms? I mean if you've already lost everything why not try.
I had weird problems on a Galaxy nexus. Switching computers helped somewhat.
Does this phone use different microphones for speakerphone / audio /video recording?
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Well I bought it off Swappa so doubt verizon will do anything. It is a DE edition so I am going to call motorola and see if they will do anything about it.
I probably will try some new roms, just hate losing touchless control, active display, and the gestures to go straight to camera.
I have tried different apps, like instagram, to record video and still no luck with it recording sound.
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Well I bought it off Swappa so doubt verizon will do anything. It is a DE edition so I am going to call motorola and see if they will do anything about it.
I probably will try some new roms, just hate losing touchless control, active display, and the gestures to go straight to camera.
I have tried different apps, like instagram, to record video and still no luck with it recording sound.
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Well found out the microphone alltogether does not work. Was working fine two days ago. Anyone have an issue like this? I cant even make calls. Anyone return a DE to motorola and was it easy?
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Anyone return a DE to motorola and was it easy?
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If you return it you need to keep pestering them for status or they'll let it sit.
I had to return mine after it dropped dead. I was able to get a replacement, but it was kind of an odd procedure - apparently the folks who do Moto's repairs don't have a way to get new phones, and/or there aren't enough DE's cycling through to have refurbished ones on hand. They eventually told me to buy a new one from Moto's web store and cut me a check to reimburse me. I'm guessing their service is done by a subcontractor.
Ultimately I did end up with a new unit, and wasn't any poorer (they turned around the check about a week after I sent them the receipt).
I'm hoping for your case they can simply swap out the mike assembly, if I recall from one of the teardowns on the web it's a small plugin unit so they should not need to replace the motherboard.
I see no reason they shouldn't support it though, the DE's haven't been out long enough for any of them to be out of warranty.
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If you return it you need to keep pestering them for status or they'll let it sit.
I had to return mine after it dropped dead. I was able to get a replacement, but it was kind of an odd procedure - apparently the folks who do Moto's repairs don't have a way to get new phones, and/or there aren't enough DE's cycling through to have refurbished ones on hand. They eventually told me to buy a new one from Moto's web store and cut me a check to reimburse me. I'm guessing their service is done by a subcontractor.
Ultimately I did end up with a new unit, and wasn't any poorer (they turned around the check about a week after I sent them the receipt).
I'm hoping for your case they can simply swap out the mike assembly, if I recall from one of the teardowns on the web it's a small plugin unit so they should not need to replace the motherboard.
I see no reason they shouldn't support it though, the DE's haven't been out long enough for any of them to be out of warranty.
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Yeah so moto got back to me quickly. They offered a maxx DE or motox DE with power pack. I went with the motox. More development. Just getting annoyed with all the bugs on the maxx 4.4 and waiting for updates that the x will continue to get on time. I will miss this battery life. Definitely got spoiled.
As for the return they are doing it how Verizon does it. Sending phone with label to send maxx back. Think I need to lock the bootloader prior to sending it back?
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Think I need to lock the bootloader prior to sending it back?
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Nah. It's a developer edition, so mucking with the software is perfectly expected.
You might want to do a factory wipe though, just for safety's sake (practice Safe Hex!).
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Nah. It's a developer edition, so mucking with the software is perfectly expected.
You might want to do a factory wipe though, just for safety's sake (practice Safe Hex!).
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Ha will do. What's funny is the recorder magically started working today. Not perfectly but seems to pick up sound now. I think it's from the sulfer smoke at Yellowstone. That's when it began. Anyway, the upgrade still brought the bugs of double tap home button which annoys the hell out of me so I think I'll go with the X anyway. Seems much more stable and working the way it should.
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I just wondered if anyone had the Verizon version, what it was like? Did they overdue it with bkoatware and has anyone tried to root it yet?
I do. No root.
kieso said:
I just wondered if anyone had the Verizon version, what it was like? Did they overdue it with bkoatware and has anyone tried to root it yet?
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It's pretty much the same bloatware as any Verizon released Samsung device. There is no root yet.
No root same Bloat as all vzw and Samsung device except now Facebook is not able to be uninistalled it's a system app now
OK thanks for the info. Is anyone having any issues with it? I was trying to wait for the nexus 6 but I got a glimpse of the edge and it really got my attention so I'm going to verizon tomorrow to get one if its in stock.
If you're wanting something to root I would honestly steer you towards the Nexus. It doesn't look like a root for our version will be coming out anytime soon, if at all. I love it like it is for sure though and it is a tough battle if you just want a solid phone.
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OK thanks for the info. Is anyone having any issues with it? I was trying to wait for the nexus 6 but I got a glimpse of the edge and it really got my attention so I'm going to verizon tomorrow to get one if its in stock.
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I got the phone at launch and haven't had any issues with it so far. I had a nexus 6 that I purchased from T-Mobile and was using it on Verizon for a while. I returned it within the return window. Battery life was horrendous, random app crashes, it took a couple of minutes to pick up signal, no multitasking, and no simultaneous voice and data. I'm sure the simultaneous voice and data will be on the Verizon edition since they can push Advanced Calling 1.0 to it. I'm in no way trying to say that you should get the Edge over the Nexus. Just sharing my experience with both phones.
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I got the phone at launch and haven't had any issues with it so far. I had a nexus 6 that I purchased from T-Mobile and was using it on Verizon for a while. I returned it within the return window. Battery life was horrendous, random app crashes, it took a couple of minutes to pick up signal, no multitasking, and no simultaneous voice and data. I'm sure the simultaneous voice and data will be on the Verizon edition since they can push Advanced Calling 1.0 to it. I'm in no way trying to say that you should get the Edge over the Nexus. Just sharing my experience with both phones.
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yes, advanced calling does have simultaneous voice/data with advanced calling built in. sucky thing is that if you don't elect for the advanced calling 1.0, you can't use the simultaneous voice/data, despite having that feature on the note 4. i've been through hell recently because advanced calling doesn't work with verizon's caller id app, but in order to have simultaneous voice/data, you HAVE to have the advanced/HD calling. went round and round with tech support about this for an entire day, only to have to factory reset and i'm still in the process of getting things backed up/restored AGAIN. barely had the phone for 4 days, at one point i couldn't even dial out because so many people had messed with my account and reset network settings... but anyways. lesson learned-- the HD calling is free. take advantage of it, and utilize a third party caller id app. (recommendations welcome, btw)
Don't forget the Dev edition is coming as well, if you're buying off contract.
Thanks for the info. I just got it yesterday and so far I'm loving it. I love the multiwindows. It's much better since my S3. I'm sure root will come along sometime. I'd really like to have the mod for using the earpiece as an extra speaker
I picked mine up yesterday on edge.. Ended up adding another line and doing a SIM card swap in order to keep my unlimited data. Now I have an extra phone lol with one gigabyte of data on it. Basically sharing that with my tablet as well which stays coupled to me on my wifi tether. So far I am really liking it and do not seem to need to root. Being I am on an older unlimited plan the tether of course was wanting me to pay but there is an app for that lol wifi tether working strong. As of now no need for root but would always love the option hopefully someone will come along and take this device under their wing. I am having an issue with the CNN side ticker not updating itself just showing it as loading. Everything else seems to be working rock solid and I'm loving the camera. Definitely a different phone if you're looking for something different. I was tired of the same old same old was going to get a g3 but that is basically like my s3 with better specs of course but I opted to stay with Samsung. Brighter screen and I actually kind of like some of the TouchWiz options. Does not seem to be bogged down to bed with bloatware as this thing has three gigs of ram and a super fast processor seems to sale right on through everything. Now we just need someone to start some topics under the Verizon edge section.
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Picked mine up the day they released it. The sales guy told me I was the first (and only one) to pick it up all day - which was a real shame, IMO.
I love this thing. This is my first venture into the phablet world and am enjoying it.
Just waiting for root....
I'm not trying to be a downer but as it seems nobody is working on note 4 vzw root as I have one of thoes as well I don't think we will get it anytime soon if ever would love it but no exploits have been found to bypass bootloader to achieve root
jolly_roger_hook said:
I'm not trying to be a downer but as it seems nobody is working on note 4 vzw root as I have one of thoes as well I don't think we will get it anytime soon if ever would love it but no exploits have been found to bypass bootloader to achieve root
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I'm happy with it the way it is now but I know within a year I'll wanna root and try out different Roma if we get to that point. I'm also awfully tempted to buy the gear S
jolly_roger_hook said:
I'm not trying to be a downer but as it seems nobody is working on note 4 vzw root as I have one of thoes as well I don't think we will get it anytime soon if ever would love it but no exploits have been found to bypass bootloader to achieve root
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Check the AT&T Samsung Note 4 forums. There seems to be multiple people working on it. Also, just because developers are not posting in the forums, it does not mean that nobody is working on it.
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Check the AT&T Samsung Note 4 forums. There seems to be multiple people working on it. Also, just because developers are not posting in the forums, it does not mean that nobody is working on it.
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I said it seems not that nobody is