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Can someone please explain what just happended, thanks!
I bought a new Wifi only, 32G xoom from the US and had it shipped to me here in Sweden. I booted it, configured timezone etc and went into the settings. Naturally it showed version 3.0.1. I also configurred a wifi ap and added my google account in order to install some apps from Market.
After a while I got a popup that the device had an update and needed a reboot. I did so and after a couple of minutes I was back online again. And now the version showed 3.1.
What make me puzzled is how the update was triggered OTA since I dont have any operator here in Sweden that push them via 3G. Does Motorola centrally push updates over Wifi? After all I have read about the difficulty to get the 3.1 upgrade, this was certainly good news, but very unexpected.
Can someone please explain, thanks
Moto does not push the udate, but google does. It is an internet process and not depending on the way you access it. US devices received the update weeks ago.
Non us devices are still waiting as their updates have to come from Moto.
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US models get the update via wifi as soon as they hit the internet. Doesn't matter where they are. That is why I made sure to import an American version.
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rschenck said:
US models get the update via wifi as soon as they hit the internet. Doesn't matter where they are. That is why I made sure to import an American version.
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That was exactly what I suspected. Now I only need to find a EU language pack so that I can convert the tablet to Swedish. I assume that this will not void the US "branding" of the device (for future updates). Is that true?
As it's a US Xoom you should be able to use the language pack from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1083612
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As it's a US Xoom you should be able to use the language pack from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1083612
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Yes I found that thread, but the given method require SD card support. My device does not recognize the 8GB card that I inserted. Arrgggghhhh.
Ah, yeah you'd need to root in order to use that pack. Don't know of any other way though, sorry.
pingvinen said:
That was exactly what I suspected. Now I only need to find a EU language pack so that I can convert the tablet to Swedish. I assume that this will not void the US "branding" of the device (for future updates). Is that true?
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I have the US wifi modell, I live in Norway, and has got at least norwegian keyboard layout... But You might want the whole UI to be swedish?
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I have the US wifi modell, I live in Norway, and has got at least norwegian keyboard layout... But You might want the whole UI to be swedish?
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Yup, that was the intention. I now understand that I need to root, install cwm and then flash the langpack from recovery. But that's not all. The current kernel does not support external sd cards, so first I need to flash a kernel with sd support. A whole lot of work for getting Swedish menus. I think that I will simply wait and see.
Honestly its not that time consuming to unlock and root. I bought my xoom a few weeks ago, and about a half hour after I took it out of the box it was running brd's Tiamat kernel and good to go. Just be sure to read everything about unlocking/rooting before you do. It's actually one of the easiest devices I've ever rooted.
eliteone said:
Honestly its not that time consuming to unlock and root. I bought my xoom a few weeks ago, and about a half hour after I took it out of the box it was running brd's Tiamat kernel and good to go. Just be sure to read everything about unlocking/rooting before you do. It's actually one of the easiest devices I've ever rooted.
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Do you think that you can hand-hold me through the process? If so, I do have a US Wifi only device that has been automagically updated to 3.1 (by Google I guess).
I would like to end up with a 3.1, a Swedish interface and a working SD card slot. I dont really care about root on this one, unless its needed through the process. And I also want to have a device that can continue to recieve updates OTA (if possible). Is this to ask for too much ?
So if you feel inclinded, can you help with a step by step guide? I am not a novice, but the Xoom is new to me. I have been playing with many different roms on my SGS for almost a year, so the concepts of rooting and CWM is far from new to me.
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.
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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.
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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!
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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?
StarkRaving said:
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.
Hello all!
I am using the Droid Ultra forum because I can't find or there doesn't seem to be one specifically for the Maxx. I assume they are they same phone but one just has a better battery.
I recently bought my new Droid Maxx using an upgrade. When it arrived, I tried using FoxFi for wifi tethering since LTE is faster than my house internet. I found out it won't work since I have the 4.4. To anybody that is curious, 4.4 came with my phone, I didn't use the OTA update.
After looking around on the internet, I am unable to find a guide that can root my phone. Has anybody made a bootstrap?
I am wondering if there is a way to root my phone with the 4.4 kitkat, whether 4.4 root method is still in development, or people have given up on trying to root it.
Something else. I tried to root my device with two programs, each have failed in the process. Kingo and OneClickRoot.
There is no working root for Android 4.4 on the Ultra/MAXX/Mini, you're stuck like everyone else.
There was "a Chinese guy" doing bootloader unlocks for ~$40 in the recent past few weeks but he/she/it has since stopped doing so (probably unable to access Motorola's database anymore or simply got caught doing it, who knows).
So again, you're stuck with stock 4.4 like everyone else is. The info is all over this subforum...
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There is no working root for Android 4.4 on the Ultra/MAXX/Mini, you're stuck like everyone else.
There was "a Chinese guy" doing bootloader unlocks for ~$40 in the recent past few weeks but he/she/it has since stopped doing so (probably unable to access Motorola's database anymore or simply got caught doing it, who knows).
So again, you're stuck with stock 4.4 like everyone else is. The info is all over this subforum...
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Ah, that is quite unfortunate. I just needed to get caught up in the news. Thanks and I hope to see some root hacks soon.
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Ah, that is quite unfortunate. I just needed to get caught up in the news. Thanks and I hope to see some root hacks soon.
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You could try easy tether pro
I've been thinking. I was reading the forums quite abit recently. The Chinese guy might of had access to the Motorola database with the IMEI or he might have developed a serial-cracker. I remember using keygens to unlock copies of Microsoft Office along time ago. This guy might have done the same but kept it for himself to make a profit. I am wondering if we might see a keygen that uses a person's IMIE.
Just an idea I had.
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So for the sake of getting a more informed is this piece of crap ultra worth keeping in the hope of a root solution in the near future, or is anybody really even working on one?
It's a good phone that could be great (not as great as the MAXX 'cause of that battery life and no wireless charging) - I would say don't hold your breath for an unlock for the bootloader or even root nowadays, it's getting way too tough to root and bootloaders are pretty much... well, locked up I suppose. I don't know of any devs that are seriously working on the Droid devices anymore, it's kind of a crapshoot if you find one I guess.
IF I had gotten either of them before that "Chinese guy" stopped providing the bootloader unlock codes I may have developed a different opinion, but I missed that window of opportunity and so I decided holding onto those phones wasn't feasible given my requirements.
As I said in another post, I did like the MAXX and Mini when I owned them recently, but the fact that I wanted a bit more capability meaning root access because I use some apps that require it as well as the option of potentially using some customized ROM or doing customization that might require something like the Xposed framework means you're dead in the water with the Ultra/MAXX/Mini.
I sold both, picked up a Samsung Galaxy Express for $80 and it's unlocked (for T-Mobile, did that in 2 minutes), rooted and of course running CyanogenMod 11 aka Android 4.4.2 without a single issue so far except the camera FCs often but that's a well known bug that persists and likely will always be problematic (except on those new CyanogenMod phones I suppose since they're designed to run that OS 100% without problems).
The Ultra, the MAXX, and the Mini are damned nice devices if you like "pure stock" and pretty much zero chance of them ever being anything else - the fact that they're GSM unlocked from the factory is a plus, so is the wireless charging for the MAXX and Mini, but that's about it for me and not enough to keep them for the long haul.
Good luck...
Thank you very much for an honest opinion. Fortunately I just signed on with Verizon and received this phone only a couple of days ago and have the option of retuning it and canceling the service with only a minimal restocking fee to deal with. I guess I will have to exercise that option because root access to the device is critical for use at work.
SOSDD said:
Thank you very much for an honest opinion. Fortunately I just signed on with Verizon and received this phone only a couple of days ago and have the option of retuning it and canceling the service with only a minimal restocking fee to deal with. I guess I will have to exercise that option because root access to the device is critical for use at work.
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Exchange for a gs5. It has root. As does the HTC one m8. The m8 looks well built. And the dot view case is sweet.
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I am in Australia and have just recently bought a HTC M8 in Amber Gold on eBay which was originally listed as new, and factory unlocked for $530. A few days later I found out it was actually rooted now unlocked, but was originally locked to Sprint. This was confirmed by a Sprint Connections application update etc, and the root was confirmed by the SuperSU app that was already installed in the phone. I'm recently confirmed this by the Root Checker app.
My phone's software is Android version 4.4.2, HTC Sense 6, software number 1.54.651.8, HTC SDK api LEVEL 6.17, PRI version 1.52_003, Kernel version [email protected] #1 SMP PREEMPT, Baseband version 1.05.20.0321_2.
The phone is pretty functional for everyday use except for the following issues:
- The internet network settings had to be manually obtained from my carrier as the phone did not automatically pick it up.
- The internet seems slower than usual (Signal strength -79 dBm 17-20 asu) compared to my old phone (Xperia Z1), despite the settings being specifically on 3G/UTMS mode which is faster than having it on Global Mode, and the required setting with my carrier Optus.
- I cannot access anything under System Updates. i.e. Update profile, Update PRL, UCICC Unlock and most importantly, HTC software update. This update takes >20minutes to search to no avail. This error message some time pops up when I try selecting Update profile: “vDM Client has stopped unexpectedly. An error report will be sent to HTC to help us improve our products”. This error screen would pop up intermittently when my internet didn't work but, I rarely see it now.
- Wifi would randomly switch on. I've turned off all system selections that may be caused on this. I haven’t tried booting my phone into safe mode to determine if an app is causing this.
I don't know much about phones (I had no idea what rooting was until I looked it up to get a rough idea), so I'm wondering if you experts could be some advice
I'm planning on keeping the phone for about 2 years and wondering what issues I may receive from having a rooted phone with the already above issues? Would the phone play up more? Can I use my current android version for that period relatively smoothly?
I am able to return my phone for a full refund but I don't have a spare phone and don't want to go in to the hassle of doing so if I can keep the phone (I would prefer to leave them negative feedback on eBay to be honest ). What do you guys think?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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What do you guys think?
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Hi there,
The best choice in your case is to try to return your device full stock. Please see the threads for that:
List of ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, etc. for the Sprint HTC One (M8)
[RUU][Firmware]Sprint HTC One M8 | 4.20.65x.10 | Stock Rooted ROMs | Updated 2.14.15
For more relevant answers from the owners/experts please register an account on XDA and ask directly here:
Sprint One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck
I got this tablet for a dollar plus 2 year contract extension, does anyone else on here have one? I saw development on other ZTE devices, and thought maybe someone has been experimenting with this one.
ZTE K92 (AT&T Primetime)
notjoken958 said:
I got this tablet for a dollar plus 2 year contract extension, does anyone else on here have one? I saw development on other ZTE devices, and thought maybe someone has been experimenting with this one.
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I'm really interested in this tablet. How has your experience been with this tablet so far? Any bugs or problems? Battery life good with 9000mah capacity?
Were you able to root it? (have you tried it). I checked on TWRP but can't find a recovery for this tablet yet...
Thanks for replying, it will help me decide if I will buy or not. Since I do not have AT&T, I was planning on rooting and stopping all apps that are AT&T specific and use it as a general tablet for everything else.
Just wanted to let everyone know that this tablet will not have a TWRP release, confirmed by TWRP themselves... so there's that.
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Just wanted to let everyone know that this tablet will not have a TWRP release, confirmed by TWRP themselves... so there's that.
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Thank you for the info. I have not done anything to the tablet. Tablet comes encrypted, so may have to wipe everything to do anything.
It is a good tablet, I have not downloaded a lot of apps or anything(RL has me outside daylight to dark).
Even stock, the battery lasts and lasts. I don't stream videos, except for a few YouTube clips.
Hello,
I have ZTE K92 Tablet, Its purchased from eBay at&t unlocked. But it is not using GSM simcard. In mobile network it is even not showing GSM network only showing LTE/WCDMA. Please tell me how to solve this.
explanation to get twrp, root, rom
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-m/help/bootloader-t3741359/page2