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how do i fix the volume rocker?

sup ppl i come from the evo 3d forums and just bought this phone today. but the volume rocker is bad, so i have to request.
1) how do i fix the volume rocker.
2) and how can i get it to boot so i find out what hboot the phone has so i can root this bad boy.
thanks in advance

1) what's wrong with the volume rocker? did you buy it second hand? If not why not return it and get it replaced if its broken?
2) to boot into boatloader is volume down plus power button, but hboot versions don't matter on our phone. Its all rootable currently

The down button doesn't work I need to replace it. I've been watching YouTube videos on how to do this. But still need help on what I need to do. I just bought the phone today second hand for 75 bucks
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thizzlemania91 said:
The down button doesn't work I need to replace it. I've been watching YouTube videos on how to do this. But still need help on what I need to do. I just bought the phone today second hand for 75 bucks
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I cannot tell you the specifics on replacing the button but here is a tool to reboot phone into bootloader. Download. Make sure you have drivers installed from HTC sync. Open folder and press start here. Read the read me, it has the command to reboot into bootloader.
adb reboot
UPDATE. I forgot to mention to enable USB debugging through settings->applications->development

Will try this out asap. Ill be back
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I get an error when opening. Up the ace command
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thizzlemania91 said:
I get an error when opening. Up the ace command
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Are you talking about the ace hack kit?

Yes plz help lol
The other kit seems like alot of work
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thizzlemania91 said:
Yes plz help lol
The other kit seems like alot of work
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Ace hack kit comes with a manual. Open up the folder and click on the "effen manual" and read it entirely. It tells you everything you need to do to make everything work. Make sure your USB drivers are current. Most people have USB issues that can be fixed by merely updating the drivers. It tells you in the manual how to do that as well.
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Kay that Manuel is weird l. So I just take out any malware programs and then run as administrator. Right
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thizzlemania91 said:
Kay that Manuel is weird l. So I just take out any malware programs and then run as administrator. Right
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Follow all the prerequisites and read everything down to the last section called FAQs. There is important information throughout the whole thing which attn1 has made this way so that you see the answer to all the questions people ask over and over. I would be going against the wishes of the dev if I told you any more than this. It really is easy though once you soak in all the info. Good luck. You can do it.

Yup reread everything tried downgrading that went bad also. I'll just I've rooted many phones b4 this is the only one giving me trouble ill just sell it.
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You should probably stay away from buying damaged used phones. The inspire is incredibley simple to root unless its damaged.

R u serious. I hate the dev lol sry man I was just pissed I've tried like 10 times and even tried that other method lol I got it now lol
I hate the dev lol made me suffer haha
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So now that it's completly rooted. I can add a T-Mobile similar and activate it right
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thizzlemania91 said:
R u serious. I hate the dev lol sry man I was just pissed I've tried like 10 times and even tried that other method lol I got it now lol
I hate the dev lol made me suffer haha
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Well I'm glad you got it. Was it your drivers?

thizzlemania91 said:
So now that it's completly rooted. I can add a T-Mobile similar and activate it right
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Yes. Download a Rom that works on tmobile and you will select it during setup.

thizzlemania91 said:
The down button doesn't work I need to replace it. I've been watching YouTube videos on how to do this. But still need help on what I need to do. I just bought the phone today second hand for 75 bucks
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I know you succeeded in rooting your phone, but there is a free app from the market called Quick Boot, which requires root, but allows you to reboot into recovery, bootloader, simply reboot, and power off. It may help you down the road.
-Mike

No it was that dam code I was using the one on the zip lol I feel mad and dumb at the same time haha. So all I need is a T-Mobile sim card right. Will I have to unroot the phone to set up a T-Mobile account or an at&t account?
Thanks man but does it require the up nd down volume buttons. I'm planning on fixing it maybe next week.

thizzlemania91 said:
No it was that dam code I was using the one on the zip lol I feel mad and dumb at the same time haha. So all I need is a T-Mobile sim card right. Will I have to unroot the phone to set up a T-Mobile account or an at&t account?
Thanks man but does it require the up nd down volume buttons. I'm planning on fixing it maybe next week.
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I'm not completely sure if an Att phone will just work on a tmobile network. It would be ideal to activate it on Att or if you already have Att just pop in your sim card. If you are already on tmo, you could pop in your sim in and see if it works. I'm not sure if they need to be unlocked even with custom roms. Does anyone else know the answer to this?
Update: the volume button thing could be an issue if you ever soft brick your phone so you might want to get that fixed asap. It's the only way to fix a softbrick is through hboot.

CARRIER IQagent - What it does

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T17XQI_AYNo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Unfortunately this is on our phone
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Thank u but thats old news check out the development section. Ciq was discovered since the sprint samsung epic

Where is it?
i'm looking in running services menu (as was suggested on another post) and the applications menu and i've even installed Any Cut as was suggested in an article i read on the subject but i don't see it on my ATT SR, did i miss someplace to look?

applications -> running services -> Android System (open it) its android.iqd - "IQ AGENT SERVICE"

waiters said:
applications -> running services -> Android System (open it) its android.iqd - "IQ AGENT SERVICE"
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i click on STOP, phone seen to be still working!

netnerd said:
i click on STOP, phone seen to be still working!
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Yeah, thats because it just comes right back shortly.

I was able to stop it. An hour later it has yet to start running. All stock here
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I'm totally stock as well, and it came back pretty quickly. It may get re-activated if you use an app or such, but it definitely came back for me...

Oh well... after about 2 hours it came back... and now pops back on in seconds when I stop it
I guess no way to stop this with out root?
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nuclearrage said:
I was able to stop it. An hour later it has yet to start running. All stock here
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FACT: You can not disable it being on stock. To remove it you would need to root and flash a custom rom with it removed. Just letting you all know. Check out the skyrocketeer rom in dev section, its awesome
Also, for the people that are scared to root because of voiding warranty, there are two easy solutions.
1. Just unroot it, flash a stock rom or something.
2. Brick your phone by some means and if your rooted but it doesnt power on, they can not tell you rooted it. Just tell them you woke up and it was like that or something..
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Rooting a no name device?

So I have a android tablet, one of those cheap crap tablets from the 2011 tablet craze. Its called a skytech primer pocket. I want to root it to remove stock garbage they included on it. So how would I do this considering that its a device that isn't really known?
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i GOT LOTS OF WAYS FOR ANY ANDROID DEVICE
One click root tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=736271
And also Z4root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
And Also Super one click http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Now on every android device what ever it was it Must have a boot loadre
So power off your device and hold down volume down then power button
if not volume up and power button and if you were lucky it will be in English or you can see a chinese translator
I ve been able to access my friends tablet boot loader but it was Chinese in the boot loader there might be things to help
Any way the program up there in the link it is universal so it should root your device
of course i can,t use it cuz iam on HTC EVO 3D
If i helped please Kick the thanks button for me

ananjaser1211 said:
One click root tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=736271
And also Z4root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
And Also Super one click http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Now on every android device what ever it was it Must have a boot loadre
So power off your device and hold down volume down then power button
if not volume up and power button and if you were lucky it will be in English or you can see a chinese translator
I ve been able to access my friends tablet boot loader but it was Chinese in the boot loader there might be things to help
Any way the program up there in the link it is universal so it should root your device
of course i can,t use it cuz iam on HTC EVO 3D
If i helped please Kick the thanks button for me
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Ok so i tried to get z4 installed but it wouldnt install.

brokenAndroid93 said:
Ok so i tried to get z4 installed but it wouldnt install.
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Then boo hoo it won't work, try super one click and unlock root as well. z4root is an older method anyways
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gagdude said:
Then boo hoo it won't work
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it really is too much to ask for someone not to be rude for no reason no matter where you go.
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Ill just see if skytech has the drivers.
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Don't say z4root won't work, it never works unless you're on eclair. I'm saying you can't make a post simply stating something doesn't install on this forum, you gotta at least say "when I try to install it says 'application not installed'" or the like.
Like I said before, you shouldn't expect it to work anyways, so why make a post saying it won't work? Don't tell me how was I supposed to know that, because googling z4root will yield you some results from 2 or 3 years ago.
I also suggested you try unlock root and superoneclick, because the poster before you said to try superoneclick as well and my translation of your post was that you chose to ignore that suggestion.
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gagdude said:
Don't say z4root won't work, it never works unless you're on eclair. I'm saying you can't make a post simply stating something doesn't install on this forum, you gotta at least say "when I try to install it says 'application not installed'" or the like.
Like I said before, you shouldn't expect it to work anyways, so why make a post saying it won't work? Don't tell me how was I supposed to know that, because googling z4root will yield you some results from 2 or 3 years ago.
I also suggested you try unlock root and superoneclick, because the poster before you said to try superoneclick as well and my translation of your post was that you chose to ignore that suggestion.
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Hold up, first of all I didnt know this wasnt going to work, I was told to check it out yesterday and it said it supposedly would work on froyo. But its all OK, ill just TRY to get the drivers and do Super one click.
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brokenAndroid93 said:
Hold up, first of all I didnt know this wasnt going to work, I was told to check it out yesterday and it said it supposedly would work on froyo. But its all OK, ill just TRY to get the drivers and do Super one click.
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Ick sorry I didn't mean to be rude the first time and I get pissed easily thanks to my hot head. Let's make up and forget I ever acted like an ass.
I did forget SoC and unlock root require drivers (Duh, it needs to connect to the computer :banghead: ) but either one should definitely work.
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gagdude said:
Ick sorry I didn't mean to be rude the first time and I get pissed easily thanks to my hot head. Let's make up and forget I ever acted like an ass.
I did forget SoC and unlock root require drivers (Duh, it needs to connect to the computer :banghead: ) but either one should definitely work.
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its ok, I got a bad temper myself so it happens to all of us.
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Are you running 2.3.4?
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Well myself i know that z4root have like 70% Not working
cuz i saw some people use it and make it to work
just google for a fix use xda
and btw i post the 2 other programs cuz maybe they work my friend has Tried the superone click and it worked on his galasy s1 i9003
so hope you could root that thing
it is all about googling

Android311 said:
Are you running 2.3.4?
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2.2
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gagdude said:
Don't say z4root won't work, it never works unless you're on eclair. I'm saying you can't make a post simply stating something doesn't install on this forum, you gotta at least say "when I try to install it says 'application not installed'" or the like.
Like I said before, you shouldn't expect it to work anyways, so why make a post saying it won't work? Don't tell me how was I supposed to know that, because googling z4root will yield you some results from 2 or 3 years ago.
I also suggested you try unlock root and superoneclick, because the poster before you said to try superoneclick as well and my translation of your post was that you chose to ignore that suggestion.
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thanks for replaying
btw i was almost sure z4 wont work
cuz when i first bought my htc evo 3d
i started to search for easy ways to do and failed
so boom went to hard ways
and then i become an expert in evo 3d
first thing was hard to me l0l unlocking the bootloader hehe
then i moved on
it was hard as hell
and some times i get errors and stay hourse on google trying to figure out how to fix them
so then i started my channel to let the people know what i know
some day i flashed a kernal for cdma on a gsm phone
phone won,t boot and i kep trying and trying but i finaly i found and created a video about how to fix it(how to flash boot img)
And finaly guys i knew that easy ways are bad
they are easy cuz the don,t do well
Hard work always give results
easy ways don,t
every time you wan,t to post a question make sure to have full details
like we all do in xda(iam new)
paste your full details please :laugh:

ananjaser1211 said:
Well myself i know that z4root have like 70% Not working
cuz i saw some people use it and make it to work
just google for a fix use xda
and btw i post the 2 other programs cuz maybe they work my friend has Tried the superone click and it worked on his galasy s1 i9003
so hope you could root that thing
it is all about googling
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yea just gotta get the drivers and hopefully itll work lol.
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How do I know if root was completed correctly?

How do I know if root took to the phone? I have the SuperSU icon on my phone now. but everything looks exactly the same. I am on Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and followed all the steps in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439&highlight=root+4+1+2
Did it take? How can I tell? Sorry. This is my first time doing this.

slowurroll said:
How do I know if root took to the phone? I have the SuperSU icon on my phone now. but everything looks exactly the same.
Did it take? How can I tell? Sorry. This is my first time doing this.
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Rooting the phone does not change how anything looks on it.
There are some root-checking apps out there, but I've never used them. Instead, install an app that needs root access (such as Titanium Backup), and when you run it, SuperSU will ask if you should grant root access to the app. Then you'll know for sure.

The fasted was to tell is the samsung logo will flash real quick at boot up
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slowurroll said:
How do I know if root took to the phone? I have the SuperSU icon on my phone now. but everything looks exactly the same. I am on Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and followed all the steps in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439&highlight=root+4+1+2
Did it take? How can I tell? Sorry. This is my first time doing this.
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Try and use an app that requires root like Titanium Backup or use root checker from the play store. Looks won't change.

Thanks for the help guys. Root was successful. I've tried a couple apps that require SU access and they both worked. Thanks again.

GREGHARKINS said:
The fasted was to tell is the samsung logo will flash real quick at boot up
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Haha I always thought it was weird it did that! I'm now running CM though, so I have a cool bootloader!
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Root for mk2 update

Root is achievable on the new mk2 ota update using the notoriously called "questionable" VROOT. **edit** its questionable because the website is in chinese, not a reputable developer so use at your own risk. That being said I did a full factory restore before doing this No personal info stored and immediately deleted their bootleg Super su app. Reguardless the instructions are pretty straightforward and easy for even a newbie to do with the explanation given. Just google "vroot xda" and you will find threads they don't mention att galaxy s4 but believe me it works I have stock 4.3 with root right now with titanium backup installed and crapware frozen.
I know some people already know this im making a thread on this for ppl that dont know yet and have beem searching like I have before I found it. Any questions feel free to ask as we are here to help each other against applesung I mean samsung
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Thanks. I will try now.

If you would have read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498897
For all your 4.3 than you would have known that there is a root method
Please READ the threads(xda rules) and post in the right threads.
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Can also confirm working. Rooted with it yesterday and replaced the Chinese SuperSU with Chainfire's.
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REALLY?!?! WE CAN ROOT MK2???? PRAISE JESUS GLORY HALLELUJAH!
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Doesn't work for me. I downloaded the USB drivers and installed them manually. Proceeded to download vRoot on my Win7 laptop and ran as administrator. Connected the phone, hit the green button and a small message popped up above the green button. I used the Google Translate app to find out what it said and it read "Device Not Recognized".
Yes, USB debugging is enabled (verified in Dev Options).
Yes, I reboot my phone multiple times.

I used Kingo root on mine and it worked as well.

[email protected] said:
If you would have read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498897
For all your 4.3 than you would have known that there is a root method
Please READ the threads(xda rules) and post in the right threads.
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And if you would READ more and stop telling people what they should and should not be doing, THEN you would've know that the word "than" shouldn't have been used in your statement! Just my 0.02 ?
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The concern over this root method is not because the website is in Chinese...
Please research this method before doing anything that potentially puts your private data and IMEI number at risk.

joeybear23 said:
The concern over this root method is not because the website is in Chinese...
Please research this method before doing anything that potentially puts your private data and IMEI number at risk.
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From what I've seen, there hasn't been much way in reversing vroot/kingo to a viable known safe method; am I wrong? Is there development being done on a new root still?

Who knows with all these new phones coming out all the time... we can just use the known methods that work even if they werent meant for the devices we have
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I believe the problem with vroot was it opens your phone up to a Chinese server and most antivirus applications deemed it as malware.
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troybklyn said:
And if you would READ more and stop telling people what they should and should not be doing, THEN you would've know that the word "than" shouldn't have been used in your statement! Just my 0.02 ?
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I would've know? Isn't it suppose to be “known"? Yeah thanks for throwing that out there Mr.Scholar. just my 0.02.
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Android300ZX said:
Doesn't work for me. I downloaded the USB drivers and installed them manually. Proceeded to download vRoot on my Win7 laptop and ran as administrator. Connected the phone, hit the green button and a small message popped up above the green button. I used the Google Translate app to find out what it said and it read "Device Not Recognized".
Yes, USB debugging is enabled (verified in Dev Options).
Yes, I reboot my phone multiple times.
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You might have to uninstall your USB drivers then have it reinstalled and make sure you have the new Samsung USB drivers. This is a guide on how yo uninstall the drivers. http://www.faqforge.com/windows/uninstall-usb-drivers-on-windows-7/
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I've been with Samsung since the S2 and sadly this will be my last Samsung phone. I can't stand having a phone without the freedom. HTC will most likely get my money next go round.

Android300ZX said:
I've been with Samsung since the S2 and sadly this will be my last Samsung phone. I can't stand having a phone without the freedom. HTC will most likely get my money next go round.
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Its not samsung...its any ATT phone now...ATT stated a while go they will no longer be supporting phones with unlocked bootloaders...in other words every phone from ATT will likely have a locked bootloader :/
And to the op...from my understanding the fact that its in chinese wasnt what was in question...it was the fact that it connects to a chinese server, and since its rooting they can obtain any data off your phone with out you knowing...could be stored credit cards, photos, contacts, imei...or nothing at all, but there is the possibility
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There is a possibility that the government is pulling all your info at any time too. You want root you take the risk Someone took the time to make this root method work reguardless where he is from he is getting his 15 minutes of fame
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[email protected] said:
I would've know? Isn't it suppose to be “known"? Yeah thanks for throwing that out there Mr.Scholar. just my 0.02.
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You might have to uninstall your USB drivers then have it reinstalled and make sure you have the new Samsung USB drivers. This is a guide on how yo uninstall the drivers. http://www.faqforge.com/windows/uninstall-usb-drivers-on-windows-7/
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Mine was a typo, buddy. ? There's a huge difference! ?
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j0w33zy said:
There is a possibility that the government is pulling all your info at any time too. You want root you take the risk Someone took the time to make this root method work reguardless where he is from he is getting his 15 minutes of fame
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Of course there is no danger in someone taking your IMEI, cloning your phone and using your service on your dime... or grabbing your bank account info because you use a banking app, or buying stuff on Amazon or eBay with your account, etc.
I cannot emphasize enough that anyone thinking about this method of rooting their phone do some research first.

j0w33zy said:
There is a possibility that the government is pulling all your info at any time too. You want root you take the risk Someone took the time to make this root method work reguardless where he is from he is getting his 15 minutes of fame
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Except the goverenment already has just about all your info...as others have stated...the people who made this root option have the ability to obtain any info from your phone, and have the ability to use it with a malicious intent...
But your right, you want root you take the risk...as for me ill wait for a confirmed safe method of rooting, so i dont have to take that risk
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Thank You
bukada said:
This method worked for me, after I accepted the official OTA MK2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5mCsDyW-TI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Best of luck, Cheers~! :good:
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Thanks, this worked for me and my MK2.
:good: