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[Q] Will movie rental work on rooted wifi usa xoom now?

I could buy the movie but not play it before. Have any of the upgrades changes this since the xoom first came out?
Is there any hacks to get movies to work if they are currently not supported on the rooted xooms?

It's not root that does it. It checks to see if your bootloader is unlocked.
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hammer4203 said:
It's not root that does it. It checks to see if your bootloader is unlocked.
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So you are saying you still cannot download and play movies unlocked and rooted?

Not from google movies.
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Do most XDA members root their phone(s)?

Do most XDA members root their phone(s)?
I could say about myself one thing, the first thing i do when i get a new phone is root it and install custom rom (if possible)....
And b4 i started h8ing apple i got an iphone 4 i opened the box for the first time and plugged tue iphone into the computer and jailbroke it.... Then i started installing stuff.
So how about you guys?
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I tend to play around with stock for a few days, then root.
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I rooted and flashed CM10 on my G3 before I even used it. :good:

just owned my s3 for a little over 2 weeks
seems to fulfill all my needs ... for now
can definitely see myself rooting it in the near future

I haven't had root for months.
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I research rooting and rom availability, then root and flash strait away, why avoid the probable..?

3 days after buying my cell....
And 5 mins after getting info on how to root..
Globally recognised and certified NOOB

My first android stayed root-free for months. Then I got a touchpad, and got hooked on root. I rooted everything I have - phone, tablet, wife's phone.
Recently I went a step further and replaced stock ROM with a custom on my phone to get ICS. Couldn't be happier. Even started theming and making my own apks.
Tis a slippery slope

Can you please edit the thread title to "Do most XDA members root their phone(s)?"
BTW: rooting is the second thing I do after charging the battery.

I always rooted my HTC devices and put custom ROMs on them. My last two devices are Razr Maxx and Razr M, so I don't see much of a need to root them. There is little custom development for them and the newer versions of Android let you freeze apps.
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1. New Phone
2. Turn on
3. Root
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jader13254 said:
1. New Phone
2. Turn on
3. Root
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Y turn on first? sony phones u root from bootloader... LoL
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aryehzev said:
Y turn on first? sony phones u root from bootloader... LoL
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Nope Turn On, Run emulator hack, root
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jader13254 said:
Nope Turn On, Run emulator hack, root
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My bad never had an arc just almost got one
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When I buy a new android. I always say to myself "I will not root it at least for 1 month!".
But looks like I'm lying to myself. I can't even wait for 1 day

I haven't rooted my one x since I bought on launch day, because it seems good as it is. I'll make my decision after it officially get jelly bean.
I rooted my HTC Desire the first day I got, since it was rubbish on stock
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tadas_max said:
I haven't rooted my one x since I bought on launch day, because it seems good as it is. I'll make my decision after it officially get jelly bean.
I rooted my HTC Desire the first day I got, since it was rubbish on stock
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Never got the hox cuz im a flashaholic and that dont work W/O S-OFF....
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Got it in the mail before my baseball game. I was . Played with it as much as I could. Got home about 3-4 hours later. Rooted it and hard bricked it. :banghead:
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1. Before buying check specs of the phone
2. Check if there is Development going on there!
3. Buy it
4. Play with it for 1 or 2 days to get all Info about the phone
5. Root it
6. Flash custom Roms!
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I actually ran stock Sense for a couple months, while researching that the TBolt couldn't be rooted. THEN I found out a new way, thought about it, and rooted. So much happier.
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Just bought phone should I I update?

Hey I just bought my phone and its asking me to update not sure if i should or not lmk thanks
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dohandrew said:
Hey I just bought my phone and its asking me to update not sure if i should or not lmk thanks
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It's just a security update from Verizon, not a big deal. If you're rooted it will break root, but just re-run the OCR and you're good to go.

Yea just root after the update. Save yourself possible headaches.
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I would. I couldn't use Smart Actions to acquire a location until AFTER the update.

Updated to 0.7.2 with no issues
I just updated to 0.7.2 OTA from Verizon and it didn't break my root. All the rooted apps still work as they did.

Without rootkeeper?
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Rooting jb with maxx hd preloaded with jb

Im getting my maxx hd in two days and noticed some ways to root on ics. If i get my maxx and its preloaded with jb can i still use matts utility to fastboot back to ics and get root then use rootkeeper?
Thanks!
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It will probably come pre-loaded with ICS but if for some reason it comes with JB then yes you can restore back to ICS and root. Enjoy
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I just got my good old RAZR Maxx HD after a repair and they already upgraded it to jb 4.1.1 (when I shipped, he had ICS). Is it possible to go back to ICS now? Anyone has done it? Thanks in advance.

xlow78 said:
I just got my good old RAZR Maxx HD after a repair and they already upgraded it to jb 4.1.1 (when I shipped, he had ICS). Is it possible to go back to ICS now? Anyone has done it? Thanks in advance.
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Yes sir it is! Just Google matts utility and download that. Make sure to backup all your data before you restore your phone back to ICS. Enjoy!
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Thanks man... but other people say it's impossible to downgrade to ICS once u had stock jb. How can I do it without bricking my spanking new Droid?
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xlow78 said:
Thanks man... but other people say it's impossible to downgrade to ICS once u had stock jb. How can I do it without bricking my spanking new Droid?
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Other people don't know what they are talking about haha. I have been restored back to ICS multiple times. Use Matt's utility and I am sure you will not have any problems whatsoever.
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New to the HD

OK, just traded my S3 for this bad boy and even though I can't unlock the boot loader its still awesome and I love it. I do have it rooted on the latest firmware but like I said, no unlock sadly. How much fun can I actually have with it just rooted but not unlocked?
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Vfan23 said:
OK, just traded my S3 for this bad boy and even though I can't unlock the boot loader its still awesome and I love it. I do have it rooted on the latest firmware but like I said, no unlock sadly. How much fun can I actually have with it just rooted but not unlocked?
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You can now rest easy knowing that when you turn on your phone you wont be frightened by TouchPiss and the gawd awful button layout.
Now the fun really beings. Make your own mods. No more flashing broken roms and waiting for the dev to fix them. You start with the stable stock rom and mod it. Although my bl is unlocked this is what im doing.

Can I flash things without an unlocked bootloader?? I mainly want a kernel which might not happen. :/
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And yea, touchwiz got old. I absolutely love the build quality and screen on this phone!!! Amazing!
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Vfan23 said:
Can I flash things without an unlocked bootloader?? I mainly want a kernel which might not happen. :/
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Im pretty sure you are sol. Sorry.

Can't flash a different kernel but as mentioned you can do basic mods or even use safestrap and use some of the old roms.
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What kind of build prop mods can I do to help with speed?
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I don't know about build prop tweaks but have you ditched the stock launcher yet? Nova and Apex are both smoother and faster than the stock one.
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