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[Q] Root for dock

Can I root my keyboard dock?

YES!
But only a on a Tuesday and if you have a B80 or later tablet. Also, the dock must be at least a B100, anything less can't be rooted at this time. When we have ICS it may be possible then.

Cool. Will I still be able to get OTA updates if my dock is rooted?

I believe you can however get an adapter for a commodore 64 cartridge and root it using a copy of Klax.

Only if you have at 8GB SD Card in the card slot, as the OTA updates will be extra large to account for you having rooted the dock. Also, watch out for the over heating dock bug that can occur after you root it.
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gojimi said:
I believe you can however get an adapter for a commodore 64 cartridge and root it using a copy of Klax.
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I believe that stopped working for the sub-B90 versions and they are no longer rootable

Hey. I'm asking a legitimate question and all I get are snarky comments. Your hurting my feelings. If you don't know the answer then why even post in my thread. Your comments are not welcome here

I hate to read the last 8 comments.... I mean..... that just too much... so what is the latest info on this? anyone?

ICS leaked on my dock and shorted the circuits.

You have ICS? How come you havent made an ICS rom yet?

It melted too fast.
And that's not to mention the soggy biscuit...

Roach2010 said:
ICS leaked on my dock and shorted the circuits.
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I believe that is normal functionality and is how the developers are trying to achieve root on the B90 and before docks.

so wait... when you root your dock, which button gets assigned superuser?

ttlycnfuzd said:
so wait... when you root your dock, which button gets assigned superuser?
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The windows key.

ttlycnfuzd said:
so wait... when you root your dock, which button gets assigned superuser?
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# <-- what else?
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gojimi said:
The windows key.
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Only on the European version. On all others it is #

I can't find the windows key. Is it made of glass or something?

thebadfrog said:
I can't find the windows key. Is it made of glass or something?
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does your dock have a British accent? If not, it may be the # key as previously stated.

thebadfrog said:
I can't find the windows key. Is it made of glass or something?
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Possibly.. do you have a European or US dock?

I think I have the french version. It keeps waving a white flag at me. Is it rootable and where is the root key

thebadfrog said:
I think I have the french version. It keeps waving a white flag at me. Is it rootable and where is the root key
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Is it a higher than B100 version?
If it is rootable, it's on the back as that would be the part you'd see as it runs away.

lmfao sooo funny, window key being made of glass was a different class of lol lol
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Touch to call (from web browsing etc)

Hi there,
Basically I've just moved over from the 4S to the S3 (international) and I'm loving it so far with no regrets what so ever. However there is one thing I really miss and that's touch to call. By that I mean the option where you can touch a phone number on a Web Page or file and it would ring the number without having to copy and paste etc.
Is this exclusive to iPhone or is it also available on Android, Windows etc?

Anyone?

Haven't personally tried the galaxy s3 yet but on all my other Android phones that works. I think there are some certain Web formats that cause issues where it doesn't work, but most of the time it does it no problem. Works the same with addresses that I click on, it will bring up Google maps automatically for me.
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TJBunch1228 said:
Haven't personally tried the galaxy s3 yet but on all my other Android phones that works. I think there are some certain Web formats that cause issues where it doesn't work, but most of the time it does it no problem. Works the same with addresses that I click on, it will bring up Google maps automatically for me.
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Seems to work with the iPhone even on weirder formatted sites.
Didn't know this sites was Tapatalk viable! Thanks for indirectly letting me know lol.

NaimC said:
Seems to work with the iPhone even on weirder formatted sites.
Didn't know this sites was Tapatalk viable! Thanks for indirectly letting me know lol.
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yes
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NaimC said:
Seems to work with the iPhone even on weirder formatted sites.
Didn't know this sites was Tapatalk viable! Thanks for indirectly letting me know lol.
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why not
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NaimC said:
Anyone?
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me too sorry
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NaimC said:
Hi there,
Basically I've just moved over from the 4S to the S3 (international) and I'm loving it so far with no regrets what so ever. However there is one thing I really miss and that's touch to call. By that I mean the option where you can touch a phone number on a Web Page or file and it would ring the number without having to copy and paste etc.
Is this exclusive to iPhone or is it also available on Android, Windows etc?
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yes S3 international

What happened to 'Screen Compatibility Mode"?

So on my old Toshiba Thrive 10.1, anytime I ran an app that wasn't optimized for the large screen, it asked me if I wanted to stretch to fit or something to that effect. Probably a Gingerbread thing?
On my TF700 I've been trying to play Avadon: The Black Fortress again, but no matter what the screen is like 60% what it should be.
Obviously with a 1920 x 1080 screen it's just not stretching it from the game's native 1024 x 768 size, but why won't it stretch?
What can I do to make it work out?
Thanks much!

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I've not come across anything that doesn't stretch to compatibility mode yet? I'll see if I can try that game out.
EDIT: Ah not at £6.18 I won't!
EDITx2 : Found the demo
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OK this is a poorly written app. It forces a resolution and doesn't use the Google api to stretch it. Uninstalling sorry but you'll have to ask the app dev to make it properly compatible.

sbdags said:
I've not come across anything that doesn't stretch to compatibility mode yet? I'll see if I can try that game out.
EDIT: Ah not at £6.18 I won't!
EDITx2 : Found the demo
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OK this is a poorly written app. It forces a resolution and doesn't use the Google api to stretch it. Uninstalling sorry but you'll have to ask the app dev to make it properly compatible.
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Ha well thanks for trying! I e-mailed the dev and they didn't seem to understand... So just tried again.... I also tried decompiling and changing some things... But don't know enough for that!
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which phone is right for me?

hello, i am new to this xda thing and also to android. or i had a android before but that was loooong ago, like android 2.0 or something. i currently have a iphone and i want a android.
just few things:
- i just want to play subway surfers and phone with it. not much more
- i want it to be rootable
- long battery life
- i dont want the screen to break easly. my iphone screen broke not long after i got it.
i hope i posted this in right section.
thanks

First thing: What is your budget?
Also, for breaking screens... The bigger the device, the easier the screen breaks [emoji4]

Stachura5 said:
First thing: What is your budget?
Also, for breaking screens... The bigger the device, the easier the screen breaks [emoji4]
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something like 300 dollar would be nice

d9867eb said:
something like 300 dollar would be nice
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300 dollars... I need to think a bit & see with what I can come out because for now I have no idea [emoji52]
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d9867eb said:
something like 300 dollar would be nice
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Also, do you prefer ANY brand or some specific ones?

Stachura5 said:
300 dollars... I need to think a bit & see with what I can come out because for now I have no idea [emoji52]
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Also, do you prefer ANY brand or some specific ones?
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the last android phone i had was a samsung.
and maybe the long battery time isnt that important but i dont want it to be like my iphone. sometimes it dies even before i get off the bus in the morning.

d9867eb said:
the last android phone i had was a samsung.
and maybe the long battery time isnt that important but i dont want it to be like my iphone. sometimes it dies even before i get off the bus in the morning.
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Well... The best option that I found, with a good performance & battery life for ~$300 is a Xiaomi RedMi Note 2. It's a pretty good phone, that can be rooted (or even comes pre-rooted out of the box). Has a 5" screen & runs on custom Android called MIUI that is loved all around the world [emoji1]

Stachura5 said:
Well... The best option that I found, with a good performance & battery life for ~$300 is a Xiaomi RedMi Note 2. It's a pretty good phone, that can be rooted (or even comes pre-rooted out of the box). Has a 5" screen & runs on custom Android called MIUI that is loved all around the world [emoji1]
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oh thank you very much! and thank you for info about big screen. that phone seems very intresting.

Android P public beta coming to Essential PH-1 today!

https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/08/android-p-public-beta-available/
Want to try the abundance of new Android P features announced at I/O? If you have the right phone, you can try them today. Google is releasing a public Android P beta for 11 phones, including its own Pixel phones, the Essential Phone, Sony's Xperia XZ2, Xiaomi's Mi Mix 2S and the upcoming OnePlus 6. Sorry, Samsung fans. You won't want to install this beta if you need a completely reliable phone, but Android P's features may be worth trying if you're willing to experiment.
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Just announced. Anyone going to take the plunge? I did as soon as Oreo beta was available, some growing pains but overall was worth it.

Too many bad known issues for me to play with it...

What issues are they having so far? Will be nice to get updates quickly, like a Pixel, without the Pixel 2/XL price tag...

SIP appears to be borked...no IP SMS, VoLTE, Video Calling...

Yeah, it's not even worth considering for anything but a dev working on app development. Might be ok for a daily driver in a couple months...

looks like they removed the link already, after I flashed it of course. I don't have wifi currently

It's still there:
https://www.essential.com/developer/developer-preview

SquireSCA said:
It's still there:
https://www.essential.com/developer/developer-preview
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I get an error that the xml file does not have any style, and the download won't start. I have the full zip now but can't get the ota one

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I'll wait for another release that's good enough to be a daily driver.
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crixley said:
I get an error that the xml file does not have any style, and the download won't start. I have the full zip now but can't get the ota one
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Not sure then, but in any case, unless you want to ruin your phone, there is no point installing it... It's not even close to being ready... This is more like an Alpha version, than a Beta version...

Well flashing the ota now to see if I end up with wifi. That might have been something good to put in the release notes lol
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SquireSCA said:
Not sure then, but in any case, unless you want to ruin your phone, there is no point installing it... It's not even close to being ready... This is more like an Alpha version, than a Beta version...
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I already did is the issue hahah. Trying to get wifi connectivity

crixley said:
Well flashing the ota now to see if I end up with wifi. That might have been something good to put in the release notes lol
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I already did is the issue hahah. Trying to get wifi connectivity
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Oh. Well then yeah, you are F'd. haha

SquireSCA said:
Oh. Well then yeah, you are F'd. haha
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Second release notes:
Oh yeah btw no wifi lulz
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for the record, flashing the ota over the fastboot files fixed it. Yay!

crixley said:
Second release notes:
Oh yeah btw no wifi lulz
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for the record, flashing the ota over the fastboot files fixed it. Yay!
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Let us know your thoughts on it.

Joylesstuna said:
Let us know your thoughts on it.
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So far:
-Notch settings have been removed, so no more immersive mode as of now
-Things are very very smooth, no glitchy animations or anything
-Have not run into any app issues in the few I've run
-Gestures are, ummm, strange? Going to take some getting used to for sure. in a way it is a whole new paradigm. After so many years using android, it feels really weird. I don't really like that if you try to swipe up your app drawer though the "current apps" view pops up behind it. Doesn't looks great and seems like a poor ui choice. I'm sure this will change though
Altogether, so far so good honestly. Seems like daily driver material for my usage

NVM
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crixley said:
I get an error that the xml file does not have any style, and the download won't start. I have the full zip now but can't get the ota one
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Can you upload the boot.img from the zip? all i have is the OTA zip but the factory images are gone
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NVM again hahahah

eqbirvin said:
NVM
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Can you upload the boot.img from the zip? all i have is the OTA zip but the factory images are gone
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NVM again hahahah
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Let me know how rooting goes, assuming that's what you're doing

crixley said:
So far:
-Notch settings have been removed, so no more immersive mode as of now
-Things are very very smooth, no glitchy animations or anything
-Have not run into any app issues in the few I've run
-Gestures are, ummm, strange? Going to take some getting used to for sure. in a way it is a whole new paradigm. After so many years using android, it feels really weird. I don't really like that if you try to swipe up your app drawer though the "current apps" view pops up behind it. Doesn't looks great and seems like a poor ui choice. I'm sure this will change though
Altogether, so far so good honestly. Seems like daily driver material for my usage
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No immersive settings at all? How does android P handle the notch?

Joylesstuna said:
No immersive settings at all? How does android P handle the notch?
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The same way earlier versions of essential phone software did, either a double size notification blind or blacked out