Hi! I know this probably have been covered hundreds of times but I've had my Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G by Sprint for some time now & decided I want to root it. I'm not too brand new with this as I've done this previously with my Evo but I searched all the forum & I'm just getting confused with which is the best root method to use.
I'm open to any suggestions that can give me clear instructions for rooting my handset & not bricking it in the process. Also have to add I'm on Android 4.0.4 (ICS).
Thanks!
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Good Evening. I am using a Sprint branded Samsung Nexus S SPH-D720 on the Boost Mobile Network and have the 2.3.7 version of Android currently installed. I am new to these forums, and am looking to upgrade the current Operating System on the phone to the new Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.? version. Which is the best, newest, WORKING version that I should upgrade to as of today? Remember I am new, and NOT familiar with the flashing process on cellphones. Is there a guide I can use to help walk me through the process, and to backup the current version in case I make a mistake somewhere along the way - so that I can restore it? Someone please help. Thank you VERY MUCH!!!!
- NOOBJEFF
First of all you should consider if you want to unlock and root you phone. For most Roms you need to unlock the phone (which can be undone later) and the roms come with root access (which, under some circumstances can void your warranty).
Maybe you could just use the official ICS update, with that you don't really need to bother with flashing etc. if you don't want to.
Otherwise, you'll find lots of different roms in here (mainly in the android development forum) and also lots of guides how to do certain things.
Just look around, I'm sure you'll find most of the guides / answers you are looking for. If not, you sure are welcome to ask
just don't forget that you have to set your APN back to boost whenever you flash a ROM for your mms to work.
If you need help with flashing, send me a PM and I'll do what I can to help
Sent from my Nexus S 4G on Boost Mobile
Hi all in this thread,
I have a nexus s 4g runninn 4.04 and Im wondering how did you get on the boost network? Please tell me or link me to any threads.
I want to download the ROM for the samsung galaxy nexus for SPRINT here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737745
Can someone explain how. I heard that this rom does not require rooting your phone, is that true?
If I need to root my phone what is the best one for a mac.
Also, I just want to test this out for developing something, so how can I take it off.
Lastly, what is nandroid, cause someone said i will need it before i use the rom
THANKS
i know this has been asked a billion times or mauled over a billion times so i will be apart of that Infintesimal group but pretty much all instructions on rooting i have come across are confusing or do not work. i want to be able to use .apk applications with their full benefit. i have a samsung galaxy S3 Verizon edition Android 4.3 versions SCH I535, where are some instructions that have easy to follow directions. I found this one will this work for sure? i just want one easy to follow and actually works and is not outdated.
I also have a Samsung galaxy tablet SCH I800 that i would like to root as well ( out of warranty so dont care about Bricking it.) please dont hurt it though instructions that work to root the device. thanks
Hey, so recently I've seen quite a few good and useful advantages for rooting my phone but a few disadvantages if i did decide to root my device, I would go ahead with this process however I'm not sure where to go from here and if i should actually root my phone.
I have a HTC One Mini and I've got a few questions about rooting since I haven't really done it before just read about it and watched videos about it,
Some questions I have:
If I did decide to root my phone what would be the best way(e.g. the most trusted/popular tutorial for rooting etc) and where should I go from here?
If I did root it, what would be the chance of bricking it and actually breaking it fully to the point of no return?
If I did go and root it is there any way to revert back to a non-rooted device or will it be rooted forever if I do root it?
Is there anything else I would need to know before I did root it?
Thank you for reading.
Exhibitioner said:
Hey, so recently I've seen quite a few good and useful advantages for rooting my phone but a few disadvantages if i did decide to root my device, I would go ahead with this process however I'm not sure where to go from here and if i should actually root my phone.
I have a HTC One Mini and I've got a few questions about rooting since I haven't really done it before just read about it and watched videos about it,
Some questions I have:
If I did decide to root my phone what would be the best way(e.g. the most trusted/popular tutorial for rooting etc) and where should I go from here?
If I did root it, what would be the chance of bricking it and actually breaking it fully to the point of no return?
If I did go and root it is there any way to revert back to a non-rooted device or will it be rooted forever if I do root it?
Is there anything else I would need to know before I did root it?
Thank you for reading.
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Best way is too read the HTC One Mini > One Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > Frequently Asked Questions thread.
Q2 is about rooting.
You can find more useful information and guides in the HTC One Mini > One Mini General forum.
And if you have further questions, please ask in the HTC One Mini > One Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum.
Exhibitioner said:
Hey, so recently I've seen quite a few good and useful advantages for rooting my phone but a few disadvantages if i did decide to root my device, I would go ahead with this process however I'm not sure where to go from here and if i should actually root my phone.
I have a HTC One Mini and I've got a few questions about rooting since I haven't really done it before just read about it and watched videos about it,
Some questions I have:
If I did decide to root my phone what would be the best way(e.g. the most trusted/popular tutorial for rooting etc) and where should I go from here?
If I did root it, what would be the chance of bricking it and actually breaking it fully to the point of no return?
If I did go and root it is there any way to revert back to a non-rooted device or will it be rooted forever if I do root it?
Is there anything else I would need to know before I did root it?
Thank you for reading.
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Bricking it would be a very miniscule chance. I doubt you would brick your phone because it only will happen if something just went AWOL.
As for unrooting possiblilities, It is possible. Don't know how you can unroot a HTC One Mini but im sure there is a easy way.
I recently bought a Samsung Multi Media dock that I finally got to work reliably. I'm not impressed with the experience so I want to flash my phone over to a custom rom so I can tweak settings (and recover from it if I screw it up). I used to have a custom rom on my last phone but since I had to replace it when Cricket nuked their CDMA network I'm stuck with a stock Samsung Galaxy S4, with touchwiz- I hate touchwiz.
My brother kind of held my hand when my phone was first flashed over to CyanogenMod, a more accurate description was that he sabotaged it giving me little reason not to flash a custom image, so I'm still a bit new at this. I've gone threw the forums with the intent of reading up on weather I can and how I should go about flashing my phone. Problem is that I can't find anything that directly relates to the version of the firmware I have and I don't know if its compatible with any of the methods on the table.
I'm rightfully terrified of bricking my phone. I at least want some encouragement of reading about people with a success rate with an identical device before I go off and potentially brick my phone, if I do brick my phone I want it to be completely my fault because I plan on reading every guide and forum thread twice just to make sure I don't miss a nuance of the process.
Anyway,
i have a Galaxy S4, SGH-I337Z
Build #: KOT49H.i337zTUUBOA1
Android Ver- 4.4.2
security software ver: mdf v1.0 Rel 2
any combination of that information just points me to similar threads with no 100% (or even 50%) identical information. I've got three threads open in tabs rite now that say things about MD3 or MK2 firmware and I have no idea if I have those or not.
Anyway I'm hoping someone can find the info I'm to blind to find myself.
Thanks in advance!
Ryo
Hi there,
Best answers you will receive in the dedicated forum for this device, see bellow, but first you need to register an aacount on XDA for full access.
Here's few discussions about your device:
[Q] Help Rooting the aio S4 model i337z
[guide][how-to] sim unlock aio/cricket galaxy s4 i337z
[Q] i337z Cricket variant that is no good for modding?
For questions please ask directly here: Stupid Questions Thread - No question too stupid!
Good luck