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I know this may sound odd for.some but important asking cause everything i tried seems not to work so i can i get some help maybe some step be step instructions.please don't nobody has to be a smart ass also if somebody would be willing to make a video that would be nice.....
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Are you trying to root from stock ee4? The question was a little vague and I want to make sure before typing it all out.
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Yes that's what im trying to do
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I think there is a rooted stock ee4 in the development section. Let me see if I can find it. I think you would then just install using Odin with is in a sticky at the top.
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Why do you want rooted stock ee4? To debloat?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1121201
Found this but seems like alot to go through just for root. Easier to find a debloated version and just add back in what you want. Im still new at this myself.
If you are only worried about root and do not want to flash a custom ROM you only need to:
1. Download CWM from this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112804.
2. Flash it to your phone using odin, make sure you selct PDA and uncheck auto-reboot. When finished boot straight into recovery just to make sure everything worked.
3. Install superuser from the market or download the .apk and flash through cwm. =)
That's it, if you have any questions about how to use odin please refer to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580
Knew there was an easier way lol. Guess I learned another thing for today.
Thanks important bout to try ima update when important done
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Thanks important bout to try ima update when important done
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Got to love T9. Haha.
i hate t9 i always do that
You're not the only one man. Dont worry about it.
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I tried those steps it didn't work for me
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did you get an error on a part or where did things stop working?
It said complete but wen i wen i downloaded superuser it said i wqsnt rooted
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Not sure if you can achieve root on this phone without a custom kernel.
As far as I'm aware if you do go with a custom kernel when Verizon releases an update you will need to revert back to stock to be able to receive it.
If that's ok with you go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205428 and follow steps 1, 2a ,2b. you'll be sitting rooted and stock at that point. if you go with the pbj voodoo kernel (i'm using it) it will give you root and speed your phone up quite a bit. after that just download superuser from the market and go nuts.
I have a rooted g2x. And would like to know what's the best rom. And what's the correct way to flash the rom..thank you..
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Just saying, you could look around the forums. There are plenty of posts.
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cheony1981 said:
I have a rooted g2x. And would like to know what's the best rom. And what's the correct way to flash the rom..thank you..
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I'd be a rich man if i have a dollar for every time i've seen one of these posts. The best ROM for you is depends on you, your desires, and how your phone react to it. Everyone will tell you what ROM they run, but you'll never know what you like until you try them all. And you must use ClockWorkMod Recovery to flash anything custom (ie ROMs, kernels, themes, MODs, etc.)
So when I find a rom.what.do I do as fast as steps
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So when I find a rom.what.do I do as fast as steps
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Like i said, you need ClockWorkMod Recovery first, you can see how to flash it here
Once you have that flashed and working, you can download your ROM, put it on the root of your sd card, reboot into ClockWorkMod Recovery, then follow the ROM developer's install instructions, since some devs (like me) may recommend a full /system & /data wipe prior to flashing.
Step 1: Use the search function
Step 2: Read
Step 3: Follow directions
You should be all set
Hello all,
I have a couple questions regarding rooting my phone
i have a fully stock vrz sgs3 and the only thing ive done to it is loaded a different launcher (nova prime). i want to root my phone so that i can backup everything ive downloaded onto it (contacts, pictures, but most importantly EVERY app ive downloaded) and also slap a rom on there for some unique customizations (was thinking CM10).
I suppose my first question would be, in the process of rooting my phone, will it wipe any/all data and leave the phone like it was when i first open the box?
and if it doesn't, will i be able to backup everything with a backup app (and also which one would be highest on people's lists) before i start getting that rom on there and going nuts making my phone my own?
thank you very much for everyones time and help with this!
happy new year!
slainte!
If you use the one click root method(http://droidmodderx.com/galaxys3/?page_id=159) which by the way is way easier and faster than Odin, you won't lose any of your data, afterwards you will download Titanium backup to backup all of your apps, I'm not sure if there's another app out there but trust me this is the one EVERYONE uses and the best one. Then download EZ-recovery(from the app store) and install the custom recovery CWM using the app itself and download EZ-unlock 1.2 (http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32456-app-920-ez-unlock-14-easiest-way-to-unlock-your-bootloader/) since 1.4 is buggy, and press unlock to unlock the bootloader and then you can flash all the ROMs you want. You MUST have the bootloader unlock to flash custom ROMs/kernels and remember to always factory reset/wipe cache and dalvik and format system when flashing and don't ever flash a ROM from another carrier because it will brick your device.
Good luck.
I'm guessing you are on JB OTA right?
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If so here is the only method to root it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35418324
You woo not lose your data doing it. Also, as a friendly tip download triangle away because this root method will trip your flash counter. Also, I HIGHLY recommend not downloading or following guides from other sites besides here and root, and maybe a select other few. Seen way to many bricks by following random guides.
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Make sure you follow the root guide according to what software you are running. The ICS method does not work for Jellybean. Rooting will not wipe your data but flashing a ROM will. Just do a Nandroid backup in clock work mod (CWM) thats backs up your data with your ROM as well. You can download Titanium Backup to back up your apps. Sms backup will back up your txts and call logs.
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ROM: Jelly Beans 8
THEME: Magnum Cream
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I'm guessing you are on JB OTA right?
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If so here is the only method to root it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35418324
You woo not lose your data doing it. Also, as a friendly tip download triangle away because this root method will trip your flash counter. Also, I HIGHLY recommend not downloading or following guides from other sites besides here and root, and maybe a select other few. Seen way to many bricks by following random guides.
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Well put couldn't have said it better,
I would not jump right into an ASOP like CM10 for my first flash, you might want to start with a TouchWiz based rom like Clean rom first. AOSP roms in general take a few more steps to install and still have some occasional issues (data drops, getting stuck in roaming, and loosing IMEI (no data) any of which could lead to a day of anxiety and localized baldness (hair pulling)
I hope you know what your getting into.....You will never be satisfied with a stock rom again :laugh:
Wow! What great responses everyone!
Thanks all for the great advise and help!
I'll keep you guys posted... If I still can from my phone
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Look up droidmodderx on YouTube. He has extremely simple walk through for rooting
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AegonTheDragon said:
If you use the one click root method which by the way is way easier and faster than Odin, you won't lose any of your data, afterwards you will download Titanium backup to backup all of your apps, I'm not sure if there's another app out there but trust me this is the one EVERYONE uses and the best one. Then download EZ-recovery(from the app store) and install the custom recovery CWM using the app itself and download EZ-unlock 1.2 since 1.4 is buggy, and press unlock to unlock the bootloader and then you can flash all the ROMs you want. You MUST have the bootloader unlock to flash custom ROMs/kernels and remember to always factory reset/wipe cache and dalvik and format system when flashing and don't ever flash a ROM from another carrier because it will brick your device.
Good luck.
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so i tried to do the root method you mention in the first part of your response, and it asked me if the uid and the gid are set to 0. there were not prompts for me to change the values of these id's so i assumed they were not set to 0 when the cmd asked me.
can you please advise on how to get these set to 0?
thank you!
Just check in the prompt, even if it's right it'll ask you, it'll say they're values in the prompt.
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Just check in the prompt, even if it's right it'll ask you, it'll say they're values in the prompt.
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i saw when it askes about testing the superuser and it should say the values of those two id's and some other lines as well, but in the prompt for me, it says /system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
i have both the usb debugging set and unknown users selected.
not sure what the prob is
thanks
jdowell362 said:
i saw when it askes about testing the superuser and it should say the values of those two id's and some other lines as well, but in the prompt for me, it says /system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
i have both the usb debugging set and unknown users selected.
not sure what the prob is
thanks
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Are you on jb or ics
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kintwofan said:
Are you on jb or ics
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im running jb 4.1.1
jdowell362 said:
im running jb 4.1.1
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Then like I said earlier, those one clicks do not work on jb. You need to follow the guide I posted. That's why it's not working.
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Then like I said earlier, those one clicks do not work on jb. You need to follow the guide I posted. That's why it's not working.
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ahhhhh roger that!
thanks again P
kintwofan said:
Then like I said earlier, those one clicks do not work on jb. You need to follow the guide I posted. That's why it's not working.
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ok i think this might be my last question P
i have gotten as far as flashing the vralec and the cwm md5's onto my phone and gotten into cwm and installed the bootloader and it went perfectly and now i just need to reboot and its asking me "rom may flash stock recovery on boot. fix?
do i select "no" or "yes, disable recovery flash"?
i would prefer not to wipe any data so im guessing i select "yes..."
thanks again
Select yes or you will have to redo everything
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What is the difference between using the EZ-Bootloader or using Goomanager for TWRP?
I am not a fan of using apps just for the sake of it and having 3 of the same on my phone. I have seen people use Goomanager for TWRP, EZ-Bootloader and Rom Manager. All I want is one...so is there an advantage or disadvantage to using TWRP and uninstalling EZ-Boatloader?
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What is the difference between using the EZ-Bootloader or using Goomanager for TWRP?
I am not a fan of using apps just for the sake of it and having 3 of the same on my phone. I have seen people use Goomanager for TWRP, EZ-Bootloader and Rom Manager. All I want is one...so is there an advantage or disadvantage to using TWRP and uninstalling EZ-Boatloader?
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EZ-Recovery has the the old TWRP preloaded last I saw but can load latest on sd card and use the app to install it. Goo Manager downloads the latest TWRP directly and installs. Rom Manager is for CWM.
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kintwofan said:
Then like I said earlier, those one clicks do not work on jb. You need to follow the guide I posted. That's why it's not working.
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Mr. Robinsons Route 66 K3 version works fine also. Just unlock bootloader before recovery flash.
Thanks
That's what I wass thnking as well. I plan on uninstalling the EZ-Bootloader and press on with TWRP.
Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332825 I used this and now it boots up like Install, wipe, backup, restore, mount, settings, advanced and reboot. WHAT DO I DO?
You are in recovery. You probably want to make a backup. Then you flash a Rom if you want. Did you do any research on flashing before you did this.
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That's how I rooted. Either reboot to just be rooted on stock ROM or hit install to install a ROM that u downloaded
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If u want a good stock ROM. Try this one. I love it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
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david7598 said:
That's how I rooted. Either reboot to just be rooted on stock ROM or hit install to install a ROM that u downloaded
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If u want a good stock ROM. Try this one. I love it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
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Hey david you saved my life. How do I download a rom onto my phone? is cyanoegenmod able to be used on this?
Joelkat said:
Hey david you saved my life. How do I download a rom onto my phone? is cyanoegenmod able to be used on this?
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Just go into the Verizon galaxy s3 development area on this forum and find a ROM that u would like. It will explain everything that u need to do. Please read the entire post before doing anything though. And remember. NEVER FLASH AN INTERNATIONAL ROM. that's death for your phone. If its not meant for an sch-i535 (Verizon s3) then do not use it
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And always do a backup before u install any ROM.
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david7598 said:
Just go into the Verizon galaxy s3 development area on this forum and find a ROM that u would like. It will explain everything that u need to do. Please read the entire post before doing anything though. And remember. NEVER FLASH AN INTERNATIONAL ROM. that's death for your phone. If its not meant for an sch-i535 (Verizon s3) then do not use it
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And always do a backup before u install any ROM.
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Thanks again david. What rom are you using?
Joelkat said:
Thanks again david. What rom are you using?
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I am using clean ROM 7. Its stock. But its tweaked for speed and battery savings. And while Installing its totally customizable. U choose what gets installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
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I am using clean ROM 7. Its stock. But its tweaked for speed and battery savings. And while Installing its totally customizable. U choose what gets installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
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Okay I will try it out.. It told me to fix super user? so I pressed it and now it just says Downloading Do not turn off target.. but I cant tell if its making progress or not
Joelkat said:
Okay I will try it out.. It told me to fix super user? so I pressed it and now it just says Downloading Do not turn off target.. but I cant tell if its making progress or not
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You're in download mode. Pull the battery. Reboot the phone. Open super user. It should ask to update. Do that.
Go to this site and read this page. Click the download button.
http://www.scottsroms.com/content.p...;-Clean!-Smooth!-Stable!-No-Gimmicks!-★
Then click galaxy s3 (Verizon). Click clean ROM 7. Then towards the top right of the page click download.
DO ALL OF THAT FROM YOUR PHONE SO ITS EASIER
then turn ur phone off. Then hold down volume up+home button+ power button to reboot into recovery. Do a back up. Then wipe your phone. Then install your ROM. follow the on screen instructions and then you're good to go.
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You are in recovery. You probably want to make a backup. Then you flash a Rom if you want. Did you do any research on flashing before you did this.
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THIS. please do plenty of reading before attempting to flash roms, or even root for that matter. why would you root, unlock, and install a custom recovery if you have no idea what the recovery screen looks like ?
SIR. there are plenty of videos on youtube, threads on this site, and information in other places on this subject. read up . that is the only reason any of us know how to answer your questions.
without reading, i am sure as soon as you flash whatever rom you decide on, you will be right back here with more questions. if not BEFORE you even accomplish it. search youtube, and find a video on "how to flash roms using TWRP" there are plenty of videos. watch a couple.
there are also videos on almost every ROM that we have available, so you could check it out before you flash it.
the biggest thing i and others will say is READ READ READ.
good luck!
david7598 said:
I am using clean ROM 7. Its stock. But its tweaked for speed and battery savings. And while Installing its totally customizable. U choose what gets installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
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Lorenzo VonMatterhorn said:
THIS. please do plenty of reading before attempting to flash roms, or even root for that matter. why would you root, unlock, and install a custom recovery if you have no idea what the recovery screen looks like ?
SIR. there are plenty of videos on youtube, threads on this site, and information in other places on this subject. read up . that is the only reason any of us know how to answer your questions.
without reading, i am sure as soon as you flash whatever rom you decide on, you will be right back here with more questions. if not BEFORE you even accomplish it. search youtube, and find a video on "how to flash roms using TWRP" there are plenty of videos. watch a couple.
there are also videos on almost every ROM that we have available, so you could check it out before you flash it.
the biggest thing i and others will say is READ READ READ.
good luck!
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Thanks! I tried Cyanogenmod and It seems to be taking forever to get past the boot animation.. hoping I didnt screw up..
Joelkat said:
Thanks! I tried Cyanogenmod and It seems to be taking forever to get past the boot animation.. hoping I didnt screw up..
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initial boot will take about as long as it did when you first turned it on out of the box. 2-5 minutes tops. 5 would be strange though. end up getting this figured out?
I actually just wiped data and cache and it booted up within 3 minutes
Thank You
Lorenzo VonMatterhorn said:
THIS. please do plenty of reading before attempting to flash roms, or even root for that matter. why would you root, unlock, and install a custom recovery if you have no idea what the recovery screen looks like ?
SIR. there are plenty of videos on youtube, threads on this site, and information in other places on this subject. read up . that is the only reason any of us know how to answer your questions.
without reading, i am sure as soon as you flash whatever rom you decide on, you will be right back here with more questions. if not BEFORE you even accomplish it. search youtube, and find a video on "how to flash roms using TWRP" there are plenty of videos. watch a couple.
there are also videos on almost every ROM that we have available, so you could check it out before you flash it.
the biggest thing i and others will say is READ READ READ.
good luck!
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I just want to say thank you for offering the best advice we can give to noobs( I am a noob and I'm not ashamed). I had never even heard of rooting before I got my galaxy s3 and I had no idea what I was doing when I rooted it. But, I got lucky. I found CASUAL and rooted my phone in literally 3 minutes. And the first time I saw the twrp screen I panicked, got lucky again when I chose reboot system, then I got sooooooo lucky when I accepted the OTA and lost my root but didn't have any serious problems. That was over a month ago and I have not rooted phone again because now, after all the reading I've done I can see very clearly how lucky I was. My point is, rooting and modifying our phones is serious business and we should understand what we're doing before we do it. And we should exercise some caution when offering advice.
Good luck to everyone in your endeavors and take care of your lovely little phones!
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Samsung Infuse 4g, rooted using Odin, running CNA_Aries_3.6.6_Signed_Th3Bill custom ROM. All bloatware was removed from phone, just as I wanted. However, there was no Google Play icon on the phone with the new ROM. Is it possible to get this icon/app back while using this ROM? If so, how? I need to be able to install all the cool root-only apps that I paid for/downloaded. (If someone knows another way to download apps from the internet into this phone, I'm all ears.) I either want the Google Play capability back, or.....
If it is NOT possible, can anyone suggest an easy-to-install-ROM that is UBER-stable, for rooted phones, not teen-or-20something-based, "different" looking, is at least 4.1.1 or above, and has the expected features (Google Play capability, I can use my own sounds/mp3s as notifications/ringtones, I can transfer my contact list via Bluetooth, etc.)? I Really liked the CyanogenMod that I had with my old, rooted Huawei 8652 At&t "go"phone, but the version was 3.6.2.
There are many jellybean 4.2.2 u can try some and find the one u like im personally using beanstalk 4.3 go to the (android and developmen thread) and take a look.
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alexischino said:
There are many jellybean 4.2.2 u can try some and find the one u like im personally using beanstalk 4.3 go to the (android and developmen thread) and take a look.
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Alex, I went to the link you indicated. I'm an old guy. Can you suggest a "primer", or Dummies Guide to understanding some of the terminology that they were using on that thread (board, forum, etc. ?)? I don't want to become an expert, or developer. I just want to be able to follow along with the conversations and do my own thing.
I rooted my first phone less than 50 days ago, and if the procedure hadn't been (and gratefully so) laid out in step-by-step, dang near goof-proof instructions, I'd be the annoyed owner of a nice, quiet paperweight.
After I rooted the first phone, I then downloaded the custom ROM, saved the zip file onto the SD card, booted it in Recovery mode, wiped all the caches the instructions said to, then had the phone install the zip file. Voila'. Done. I've never heard of GAPPS. (I thought someone was misspelling the clothing store for teenagers. Lolol) Is "flashing" the act of having the phone install from SD card? In installing a new ROM, would I flash any necessary GAPPS the same way? I'm not expecting nor asking you to type out the war-and-peace-length primer I need. I'd be tickled to the point of constipation, however, if you could simply point me in its general direction.
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Alex, I went to the link you indicated. I'm an old guy. Can you suggest a "primer", or Dummies Guide to understanding some of the terminology that they were using on that thread (board, forum, etc. ?)? I don't want to become an expert, or developer. I just want to be able to follow along with the conversations and do my own thing.
I rooted my first phone less than 50 days ago, and if the procedure hadn't been (and gratefully so) laid out in step-by-step, dang near goof-proof instructions, I'd be the annoyed owner of a nice, quiet paperweight.
After I rooted the first phone, I then downloaded the custom ROM, saved the zip file onto the SD card, booted it in Recovery mode, wiped all the caches the instructions said to, then had the phone install the zip file. Voila'. Done. I've never heard of GAPPS. (I thought someone was misspelling the clothing store for teenagers. Lolol) Is "flashing" the act of having the phone install from SD card? In installing a new ROM, would I flash any necessary GAPPS the same way? I'm not expecting nor asking you to type out the war-and-peace-length primer I need. I'd be tickled to the point of constipation, however, if you could simply point me in its general direction.
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If you have flash a new rom like jellybean 4.+ yes u need to flash the gapps after you flash the rom this is what you need to do.
Wipe data factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Wipe dalvick cache
Flash the rom
Flash the gapps
Reboot the phone.
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The gapps package is needed because the package has google play store, google play services, gmail etc....
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Here is what you ask for in this thread you will find some good information to help you to understand the terms the people use in this forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1700416
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