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[Q] Am I Stock?

How do I tell if my phone is 100% stock? I got my Nexus S secondhand, and just wanted to be sure. My phone is on Android 2.3.6.
Thanks! Sorry for the noob question...

Does it boot with an unlocked padlock under google? If so the bootloader is unlocked. Try root checker to check for root. Compare software version with stock roms listed here.
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Jacobspoirier said:
How do I tell if my phone is 100% stock? I got my Nexus S secondhand, and just wanted to be sure. My phone is on Android 2.3.6.
Thanks! Sorry for the noob question...
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When you power on your phone you see the Google logo. If there is a padlock symbol at the bottom of the screen then it more than likely is not stock of has been rooted in the past.
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check those things already mentioned, but chances are you are stock. 2.3.6 has been out for about a week. The update caused problems with tethering and did not fix a fairly major bug (Search bug). For those who know how to modify the phone, these issues can be overcome. Because of this, I suspect that you got sold the phone because the original owner did not want to deal with the issues

Just to make it clear, a locked bootloader (no lock icon when booting) doesn't mean the phone is stock, it just means you can't apply a new recovery until the bootloader is unlocked (again).

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[Q] Root=Epic Fail

So I tried to root my Nexus S 4G from Sprint, For no real reason, and ended up with the bootloader unlocked and no OS on it. So the only thing I can do with it is make an emergency call. I'm at a loss on what to next, I'd still like to get a custom ROM on it and run it rooted. I have another phone that I'm not going to mess with so rooting the Nexus is still on the table.
My question is what are my next steps to get the device reloaded so that is can be a rooted android device? Like I said the bootloaded is unlocked but the Android OS is blown out.
Thanks in advance for your help and I look forward to your assistance. BTW, that NOOB video is hilarious, I watched it 3 times and I think I still goofed up. MAH BAD!

slyrad224 said:
So I tried to root my Nexus S 4G from Sprint, For no real reason, and ended up with the bootloader unlocked and no OS on it. So the only thing I can do with it is make an emergency call. I'm at a loss on what to next, I'd still like to get a custom ROM on it and run it rooted. I have another phone that I'm not going to mess with so rooting the Nexus is still on the table.
My question is what are my next steps to get the device reloaded so that is can be a rooted android device? Like I said the bootloaded is unlocked but the Android OS is blown out.
Thanks in advance for your help and I look forward to your assistance. BTW, that NOOB video is hilarious, I watched it 3 times and I think I still goofed up. MAH BAD!
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If you hold volume up while powering on, can you access bootloader mode?
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slyrad224 said:
So I tried to root my Nexus S 4G from Sprint, For no real reason, and ended up with the bootloader unlocked and no OS on it. So the only thing I can do with it is make an emergency call. I'm at a loss on what to next, I'd still like to get a custom ROM on it and run it rooted. I have another phone that I'm not going to mess with so rooting the Nexus is still on the table.
My question is what are my next steps to get the device reloaded so that is can be a rooted android device? Like I said the bootloaded is unlocked but the Android OS is blown out.
Thanks in advance for your help and I look forward to your assistance. BTW, that NOOB video is hilarious, I watched it 3 times and I think I still goofed up. MAH BAD!
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If you have no "OS" as you put it, how can you make an emergency call? There is no way to make a call from Fastboot/Bootloader or Recovery so I don't know how you could make any kind of call????

matt2053 said:
If you hold volume up while powering on, can you access bootloader mode?
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I can get to the bootloader menu. I tried the recovery option but it didn't help.

goraps said:
If you have no "OS" as you put it, how can you make an emergency call? There is no way to make a call from Fastboot/Bootloader or Recovery so I don't know how you could make any kind of call????
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OK so the phone has an OS on it; how do I continue the ROOT process so I can use it for more than emergency calls? I'm good with technology just not with this modding stuff. So I can safely say your kung-fo is better than mine.

slyrad224 said:
OK so the phone has an OS on it; how do I continue the ROOT process so I can use it for more than emergency calls? I'm good with technology just not with this modding stuff. So I can safely say your kung-fo is better than mine.
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You don't need root to make a phone call. You either don't have a SIM card in it/have the phone activated with a carrier (which I guess would be the case since it is sprint) or it is locked (asking you for a password or unlock pattern) and you don't know how to unlock it.

Something tells me he followed a root method for a i9020 when he owns a D720. He has a GSM rom on a cdma phone
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slyrad224 said:
So I tried to root my Nexus S 4G from Sprint, For no real reason, and ended up with the bootloader unlocked and no OS on it. So the only thing I can do with it is make an emergency call. I'm at a loss on what to next, I'd still like to get a custom ROM on it and run it rooted. I have another phone that I'm not going to mess with so rooting the Nexus is still on the table.
My question is what are my next steps to get the device reloaded so that is can be a rooted android device? Like I said the bootloaded is unlocked but the Android OS is blown out.
Thanks in advance for your help and I look forward to your assistance. BTW, that NOOB video is hilarious, I watched it 3 times and I think I still goofed up. MAH BAD!
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Link us to the exact root method you used. To me it sounds like you didn't read the directions thoroughly and used a root method that doesn't work with your model.
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goraps said:
You don't need root to make a phone call. You either don't have a SIM card in it/have the phone activated with a carrier (which I guess would be the case since it is sprint) or it is locked (asking you for a password or unlock pattern) and you don't know how to unlock it.
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The phone is activated as I was using it before I blew it up. US Sprint phones do not have a SIM card so that is not an issue either. When I power it on, I bootloader is unlocked, so I know that part worked, and then I get to the screen for emergency calls only. I know I NOOBed it and I'm willing to admit it. Hell I'll even create a tee shirt to wear; I just want to know is there anything I can do at this point to fix it or even roll it back?
If pictures help I'll crank that out tonight.
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Rem3Dy said:
Something tells me he followed a root method for a i9020 when he owns a D720. He has a GSM rom on a cdma phone
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If this is true can it be overwritten or undone?

slyrad224 said:
The phone is activated as I was using it before I blew it up. US Sprint phones do not have a SIM card so that is not an issue either. When I power it on, I bootloader is unlocked, so I know that part worked, and then I get to the screen for emergency calls only. I know I NOOBed it and I'm willing to admit it. Hell I'll even create a tee shirt to wear; I just want to know is there anything I can do at this point to fix it or even roll it back?
If pictures help I'll crank that out tonight.
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If this is true can it be overwritten or undone?
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You still didn't link me to the root method you used. Come on man we want to help but you have to be straight forward with everything you have done so far.
If you can get into the bootloader and recovery then more than likely yes.
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Before you attempt my 2 posts below tell me what rom you flashed. It could be as easy as flashing a correct rom from recovery. Otherwise you will need to follow the directions below.
Follow this unroot guide to a T start where it says How to: Return Nexus s 4G to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078213
[NS4G] Stock ROMs | How To Root/Unroot | OTA Files & Images
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After you do all those steps and if the phone is working correctly do as follows.
Update your phone via ota or from files on this guide. Once on stock 2.3.5 GRJ90 follow the rooting guide from the same link.
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slyrad224 said:
The phone is activated as I was using it before I blew it up. US Sprint phones do not have a SIM card so that is not an issue either. When I power it on, I bootloader is unlocked, so I know that part worked, and then I get to the screen for emergency calls only. I know I NOOBed it and I'm willing to admit it. Hell I'll even create a tee shirt to wear; I just want to know is there anything I can do at this point to fix it or even roll it back?
If pictures help I'll crank that out tonight.
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click the little android guy in the center lol

crzdcole said:
click the little android guy in the center lol
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Lol
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Rem3Dy said:
Lol
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i honestly believe that to be his problem hahaha. that is the only screen where you can place emergency calls from and after fastboot oem unlock that's where it takes you.

crzdcole said:
i honestly believe that to be his problem hahaha. that is the only screen where you can place emergency calls from and after fastboot oem unlock that's where it takes you.
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While I do agree with you, I hope that really isn't the case.
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Any luck?
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just introducing myself

dreisus said:
just introducing myself
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So where is the introduction?
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What do you need legal name and hobbies
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Samsung "Custom Lock" icon on boot

Not sure if this has been answered already (maybe I'm bad at searching) or if it has to do with the Flash Counter, but anyone know how to get rid of the Custom Lock icon that appears on the boot up screen?

Young War said:
Not sure if this has been answered already (maybe I'm bad at searching) or if it has to do with the Flash Counter, but anyone know how to get rid of the Custom Lock icon that appears on the boot up screen?
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Yep been answered before.
You get it when you flash a non 100% original Odin package. So like route 66.
To make it go away you have to flash the completely stock Samsung image and do the non Odin root in the dev section.
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nosympathy said:
Yep been answered before.
You get it when you flash a non 100% original Odin package. So like route 66.
To make it go away you have to flash the completely stock Samsung image and do the non Odin root in the dev section.
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Thank you. Is there currently any known reasons if this should cause concern? I should be good with leaving it as is atm, right?
Hoping eventually there's a flashable zip to clear that...

It also happens if you do the non ODIN root and then you freeze or remove systems apps

Will the USB Jig from the SGS2 do anything for this Device?
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pyrostic said:
Will the USB Jig from the SGS2 do anything for this Device?
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Not sure but from what I have read it doesn't appear to be compatible. Pins are in different places.
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pyrostic said:
Will the USB Jig from the SGS2 do anything for this Device?
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Yes. The jig from the s2 works and will reset the counter and eliminate the lock image.
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wpbear said:
It also happens if you do the non ODIN root and then you freeze or remove systems apps
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It does not ... if you disable the SysScope.apk immediately after rooting.

I like the unlock custom display. Shows that I am enjoying my custom phone!

AdamHLG said:
I like the unlock custom display. Shows that I am enjoying my custom phone!
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+1 I love your comment. Unless bringing in for warranty, who cares.
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AdamHLG said:
I like the unlock custom display. Shows that I am enjoying my custom phone!
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^ this!
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lowg said:
It does not ... if you disable the SysScope.apk immediately after rooting.
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Can you go into more detail? Wouldn't you have to boot after root, so can disable SysScope be done anytime? What other uses did SysScope have?

wpbear said:
Can you go into more detail? Wouldn't you have to boot after root, so can disable SysScope be done anytime? What other uses did SysScope have?
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If you use the "debugfs" exploit, once you obtain root, the first thing you should do is rename /system/app/SysScope.apk and you should be good.
My method was based off analysis done by Ralekdev, which according to him there is a process scanner as part of SysScope.apk that will look for apps running as root outside a list of 'whitelisted' apps.
To your question, yes it is a bit of what came first the chicken or the egg -- but I'm assuming this process scanner is not constantly running so if you just do it right away before running other apps as super user regularly there is little chance it will be tripped.

I used the odin way to root my device and the GPS does not work so I received my CLN device and need to get rid of the custom boot. Is there any other way to get rid of it?

Custom recoveries are what triggers the unlock icon. If you flash the stock recovery, the unlock icon should disappear.

There are actually other ways to get the padlock notification than custom recoveries. I've got it from modifying my framework-res.apk file, and you can get it from deleting and modifying system apps, changing ROMS through Odin and so on. It's really not a big deal unless you need to clear it for warranty related purposes. If you do, follow the guide on development, or get a jig for 3 bucks on ebay.

I just followed the guide in the development sections. Everything is A-OK and I'm ready to send back in the old one. The CLN device seems to be in pretty good shape.

ilkevinli said:
Custom recoveries are what triggers the unlock icon. If you flash the stock recovery, the unlock icon should disappear.
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For what it's worth I flashed TWRP using dd and did not trip the counter after disabling the apk (and shared lib it uses to be sure).
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I had the unlocked lock image when I rooted with Odin and flashed bean rom, the flashed cm10 and it disappeared. I kind of like it too. It shows I'm not a square... or am I
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Young War said:
Thank you. Is there currently any known reasons if this should cause concern? I should be good with leaving it as is atm, right?
Hoping eventually there's a flashable zip to clear that...
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Leave it and display it like a badge of honor. A big fu to vzw if you will.

[WIP][DEVS] CyanogenMod for LG G5

Hi all,
I started working on the LG G5 a way back .. and now that we've got the device in stores I guess it's time to work all together to bring it up !
STATUS
- [02/04/2016] All the US Carriers/Sellers locked the bootloaders so NO TWRP possible and consequently NO CM possible
CURRENT GOALS
- Thought, all the Europe variants will be for sure unlocked so we need to prepare the sources for it
- Here is where all the sources are pushed https://github.com/G5Devs
ETA :
- The tree is made
- The vendor is made
- The kernel is made
TODO :
- Clarifying kernel sources
- Add the ramdisk to the device
- Split the g5 to g5-common and all the under variants
This thread is not a thread to release builds, it's about contributing all together into this bringup in order to get the nicest thing out of it when the bootloaders will become unlockable.
I hope we'll can work all together !

Does no twrp mean no roms at all and can certain stuff be done via adb?
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nitramus said:
Does no twrp mean no roms at all and can certain stuff be done via adb?
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No twrp means no custom roms ever.

I thought someone somewhere said the Tmobile version had an unlocked loader
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Anything about the Canadian variants? I presume they will be like the US ones.
Would root still be possible through?
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newbcake said:
I thought someone somewhere said the Tmobile version had an unlocked loader
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It does unlock, but the DM-VERIFY is still presenting a no-go.
Evidently LG is using a custom type of bootloader.

igotroot said:
It does unlock, but the DM-VERIFY is still presenting a no-go.
Evidently LG is using a custom type of bootloader.
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Oh okay. Today I learned.
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igotroot said:
It does unlock, but the DM-VERIFY is still presenting a no-go.
Evidently LG is using a custom type of bootloader.
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Is it bypassable in any way what so ever or all hope is gone?
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nitramus said:
Is it bypassable in any way what so ever or all hope is gone?
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We need to do researches. That's the whole point of this thread

h2o64 said:
We need to do researches. That's the whole point of this thread
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I'm not sure if this would or could help, but this how some managed to get an unlocked bootloader on a htc device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293180

daswahnsinn said:
I'm not sure if this would or could help, but this how some managed to get an unlocked bootloader on a htc device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293180
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only for that specific device(s) on HTC
HTC has a portal that allows you to unlock bootloader for that specific device (hence the need to copy+paste token to HTC's portal and get the unlock key)
no doubt HTC will void warranty immediately in their system when you input token
LG doesn't have this (yet? i hope)

Yeah, was just a thought. Haven't owned a LG in some time, been on the Samsung wagon. The G5 is on my watch list of devices I might get, I like the design. I'll try to see if I can find something that might be more constructive to the cause. The HTC link was the first thing I could think of that I've dealt with.
I see that LG has release a tool for the G4 and that's device specific and seems to work on the European devices.

Totally willing to contribute monetarily if this will help any developers out. I don't have much else but really want to help get this phone broken open and fixed up good!

Locklear308 said:
Totally willing to contribute monetarily if this will help any developers out. I don't have much else but really want to help get this phone broken open and fixed up good!
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I don't ask any money ^^ I just want people to enjoy

h2o64 said:
I don't ask any money ^^ I just want people to enjoy
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I understand, but it is the best way I can say thank you for someone taking time out of their life.

Locklear308 said:
I understand, but it is the best way I can say thank you for someone taking time out of their life.
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Maybe when everything will be finished to improve module compatibility.
PS : NEWS : I'm mostly done making the variant specific trees and kernel. But I want the kernel to be clean.. So it's slow..

Any status updates? I'm following this stuff like a hawk haha
Been reading around trying to gather information

How do you test to see if your handset has the DM verify second bootloader lock?
I am hoping to get my UK unbranded unlocked retail H850 unit on Friday, so am happy to test any restrictons, but don't know how to check for this?

If I buy a g5 from best buy would it still have the locked bootloader?
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Locklear308 said:
Any status updates? I'm following this stuff like a hawk haha
Been reading around trying to gather information
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I'm working hard on the kernel. I downloaded all the resources for all the devices.
djxn40 said:
If I buy a g5 from best buy would it still have the locked bootloader?
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Everything in the US will be locked.
alexp999 said:
How do you test to see if your handset has the DM verify second bootloader lock?
I am hoping to get my UK unbranded unlocked retail H850 unit on Friday, so am happy to test any restrictons, but don't know how to check for this?
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We'll see when time will come I guess

How to Unlock Bootloader Samsung Galaxy SCH-I535 (Verizon)

I want to install Cyanogen Mod Marshmallow on my S3, but i need the bootloader to be unlocked if im not mistaken. I am running Android 4.4.2 incase that helps. Thank you for your time.

Trafalgar747 said:
I want to install Cyanogen Mod Marshmallow on my S3, but i need the bootloader to be unlocked if im not mistaken. I am running Android 4.4.2 incase that helps. Thank you for your time.
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If on stock 4.4.2 you can't unlock the bootloader or run CM
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ShapesBlue said:
If on stock 4.4.2 you can't unlock the bootloader or run CM
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Wht not?

Owl_ said:
Wht not?
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The bootloader is locked on 4.4.2
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Trafalgar747 said:
I want to install Cyanogen Mod Marshmallow on my S3, but i need the bootloader to be unlocked if im not mistaken. I am running Android 4.4.2 incase that helps. Thank you for your time.
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There is absolutely no way to unlock bootloader on kit kat or newer, period. Attempting to use anything custom of any kind will only lead to a brick and then it requires JTAG to recover the device but even that isn't guaranteed.
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Droidriven said:
There is absolutely no way to unlock bootloader on kit kat or newer, period. Attempting to use anything custom of any kind will only lead to a brick and then it requires JTAG to recover the device but even that isn't guaranteed.
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Question: If I never intend to use the phone on a cell tower again - meaning I'm just using it at home on wifi - does that somehow allow me to do more than just root on 4.4? Even after debloating, this thing is getting really clunky and slow.
I wish there was a way to revert to a less-resource-demanding OS so that this phone could be faster for browsing, watching Netflix, controlling smart home stuff, etc.

tbtregenza said:
Question: If I never intend to use the phone on a cell tower again - meaning I'm just using it at home on wifi - does that somehow allow me to do more than just root on 4.4? Even after debloating, this thing is getting really clunky and slow.
I wish there was a way to revert to a less-resource-demanding OS so that this phone could be faster for browsing, watching Netflix, controlling smart home stuff, etc.
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If you have 4.4 then you're stuck with it. Your only other options are using Xposed or using Safestrap Recovery with modified stock ROMs but I think Safestrap is no longer available unless you find someone that has a copy somewhere, I think the modified stock ROMs are still available, not sure, I have the Straight Talk S3 and use the Verizon custom ROMs, never used Verizon S3 or Safestrap but I'm familiar enough with the Verizon S3 to know what you can and can't flash it with.
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ShapesBlue said:
The bootloader is locked on 4.4.2
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I always thought my locked bootloader was pre-locked by the company I bought it from! What was the reason they locked it?

Owl_ said:
I always thought my locked bootloader was pre-locked by the company I bought it from! What was the reason they locked it?
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Um no. It was locked down by Verizon. You can thank them for it. The real reason is because they like to make customers miserable. But no the real reason is they want to have control of everything and don't like it when customers can take control of their own devices
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