Towelroot one click root 4.4 - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General

Has anyone tried this yet? Found it on Gizmodo. Downloaded and installed it was a simple one click and root seems fine. This was tested in my s4 on latest 4.4 anyone have any other input on this?
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crazzysandman said:
Has anyone tried this yet? Found it on Gizmodo. Downloaded and installed it was a simple one click and root seems fine. This was tested in my s4 on latest 4.4 anyone have any other input on this?
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Yes... it works with every model of the S4, except the T-Mobile variant.
Nearly on every Android device (with exceptions of course) with a kernel build prior to June 3rd, 2014 for that matter.
It's not made by some no name amateur... it's made by Geohot, whom is known for his previous work on the iPhone Jailbreak scene, and the PS3 jailbreak scene.

NighthawkXL said:
Yes... it works with every model of the S4.
Nearly on every Android device (with exceptions of course) with a kernel build prior to June 3rd, 2014 for that matter.
It's not made by some no name amateur... it's made by Geohot, whom is known for his previous work on the iPhone Jailbreak scene, and the PS3 jailbreak scene.
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Yeah I did read the article on him. Pretty crazy what he did with a ps3. Well so far phone had been rock solid. Greenify is running and saving my battery once again
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NighthawkXL said:
Yes... it works with every model of the S4.
Nearly on every Android device (with exceptions of course) with a kernel build prior to June 3rd, 2014 for that matter.
It's not made by some no name amateur... it's made by Geohot, whom is known for his previous work on the iPhone Jailbreak scene, and the PS3 jailbreak scene.
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Not every model, doesn't not work with the T-Mobile variant.

Towelroot and Geohot thread is just a few threads away from this one
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Ubuntu OS

Has anyone seen or read about the ubuntu os that will be releasing for the nexus? I wonder if it could be ported to the S3 or have some android/ubuntu hybrid?
Either way I think this will shake some things up a bit.
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It is not coming out for the nexus Canonical just used the phone to demo its OS. They are planning to release the source code for devs to play with. They are also planing To sale ubuntu smartphones soon.
ricecake2000 said:
Has anyone seen or read about the ubuntu os that will be releasing for the nexus? I wonder if it could be ported to the S3 or have some android/ubuntu hybrid?
Either way I think this will shake some things up a bit.
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I don't think there will be a need to port the device as it seems like it will able to run on all devices. I wouldn't call Ubuntu for android smartphones an OS until they officially release it as it seems more like something that runs along side android and allows the user to use the docked phone as a PC. Even on the Ubuntu website they state
Newer multi-core processors are up to the job, and Ubuntu is the killer app for that hot hardware. It’s the must-have feature for late-2012 high-end Android phones.
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Even on their website they refer to whatever they are releasing as an app. It appears that Ubuntu for our phones will be more like a multi-tool with the ability to do a TON of stuff, like some sort of super app.
It would be nice to be able to finally compile kernels on the device itself and ditch the need for a 'real' computer altogether.
Well super app or not I think it will be cool to run at least for a few days.
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Definitely looks impressive! Hope to be able to test it out soon!
In interviews they made it clear it is far from ready with a lot of core functionality still missing. Also if you watch the videos of hands-on it is pretty slow and lags.
frankspin said:
In interviews they made it clear it is far from ready with a lot of core functionality still missing. Also if you watch the videos of hands-on it is pretty slow and lags.
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Agreed. It is far from release, and I doubt we will ever see it on an S3. I wouldn't even expect to see an official device until next year.
I agree with OaklandZoo. Ubuntu on a phone sounds great but with the first phones not coming out until next year I don't think it will ever make it to the S3.

[Q] Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and Ubuntu Touch?

Hey,
I was just reading the port guide for creating a Touch image for our device. It doesn't seem like a massive task to get it running just a little time consuming for a fella with a little less knowledge than some of the other guys around here. The funny thing was that the port guide specifically mentions our device, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting. Anyone know if this is (a) possible & (b) worthwhile. Like I said, I'd give this a go but I'm amature at best and it could probably be done a lot quicker by another interested party.
Cheers
I've been asking the same thing...
I'd love to have Ubuntu running on my P3110!
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If you watched google hangout on ubuntuonair, you can saw that one of the devs had already ported it for his wife`s P3110. He told there that it took him like 2-3 hrs with debugging. Also he told that he will provide it i think. I would love to see it for my P3100 but im not that skilled to try to port it.
Maybe once ubuntu for phones is released xda can tamper with it?
Luigi2011SM64 said:
Maybe once ubuntu for phones is released xda can tamper with it?
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For sure, and isn't something too difficult, since ubuntu for phones is based on cyanogenmod.
I used it on my n7 and to be honest, its not impressive at all.
scottx . said:
I used it on my n7 and to be honest, its not impressive at all.
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Really? It looks so polished...
Better to stick with JB, then?
scottx . said:
I used it on my n7 and to be honest, its not impressive at all.
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Why??? What are the bad aspects???? I know its dev preview so it do not have all features working....what else????
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Don't expect to much, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/ReleaseNotes : The Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview is intended to be used for development and evaluation purposes only. It does not provide all of the features and services of a retail phone and is not intended to replace your current handset. This preview is the first release of a very new and unfinished version of Ubuntu and it will evolve quickly.
Found this while searching for ubuntu to our tab> http://server1.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=3518 Looks interesting, the guy has a profile here on XDA but no word about ubuntu touch here :/

source code released for up coming 9505g google edition

will we see an official rom soon 2 for us 9505 users
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=GT-I9505G
I don't think that helps us one bit. Hope I'm proven wrong, though.
Nice ty.:angel:
I wonder what Ill get first Wednesday. Windows 8.1 preview or stock Android 4.2.2 for I9505 =]
Aerys said:
Nice ty.:angel:
I wonder what Ill get first Wednesday. Windows 8.1 preview or stock Android 4.2.2 for I9505 =]
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Do you even have to ask that? Android, of course! :victory:
any leaks yet team..
SALAH100 said:
any leaks yet team..
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My friend, wait 1 day and we probably have official rom
How to use the code?
John Chu said:
How to use the code?
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Dial *#THE CODE# and your phone will change to GT-I9505G
DjeMBeY said:
Dial *#THE CODE# and your phone will change to GT-I9505G
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Careful now, he might actually believe it.
I am still trying to figure out the logic of wanting the stock AOSP for the S4 from Samsung.
How will this be any different from running any other AOSP rom? I mean, if you check out PA GamerZ ROM, that works quite well as a daily driver. Why would we want to use this stock AOSP (with features that are quite basic)? Just to get 4.3 when it comes out? So? Some dev will port that anyways.
I mean, if someone bought the S4, wasn't it for the features? If anyone wanted stock AOSP then why not Nexus 4? Ok if hardware is the question, then really waiting for the next Nexus isn't that hard.
So can someone explain to me why?
kingzain900 said:
I am still trying to figure out the logic of wanting the stock AOSP for the S4 from Samsung.
How will this be any different from running any other AOSP rom? I mean, if you check out PA GamerZ ROM, that works quite well as a daily driver. Why would we want to use this stock AOSP (with features that are quite basic)? Just to get 4.3 when it comes out? So? Some dev will port that anyways.
I mean, if someone bought the S4, wasn't it for the features? If anyone wanted stock AOSP then why not Nexus 4? Ok if hardware is the question, then really waiting for the next Nexus isn't that hard.
So can someone explain to me why?
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For someone like me, it's not about running the stock AOSP on S4. It's about how it can improve the AOSP based custom roms like CM, PA, etc.
Hopefully, Samsung/Google will release proper source codes as quickly as for Nexus devices so that custom roms can run better on S4.
I've been using GS3 (i9305), mainly with CM for the last 10 months or so. It works ok as a daily driver, but not as well as it could've been, mainly because not all the necessary sources are available/released.
I tried Nexus 4 for about a couple of weeks and running CM was definately more fluid/enjoyable than on GS3.
But I couldn't really get used to not having the physical home button and lack of storage space. If GS4 Google Edition is released with exact same hardward as normal i9505, then this will be almost perfect - custom roms running as well as on Nexus devices with physical home button and MicroSD slot.
kingzain900 said:
I am still trying to figure out the logic of wanting the stock AOSP for the S4 from Samsung.
How will this be any different from running any other AOSP rom? I mean, if you check out PA GamerZ ROM, that works quite well as a daily driver. Why would we want to use this stock AOSP (with features that are quite basic)? Just to get 4.3 when it comes out? So? Some dev will port that anyways.
I mean, if someone bought the S4, wasn't it for the features? If anyone wanted stock AOSP then why not Nexus 4? Ok if hardware is the question, then really waiting for the next Nexus isn't that hard.
So can someone explain to me why?
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In simple terms.
Google gets to have its vanilla version of Android on a flagship device without having to subsidize the cost of designing the hardware.
Unlike Nexus devices where Google invests R&D money to make the hardware... having Samsung and HTC put a version of Stock Android on the device pretty much absolves Google of any financial liability in relation to hardware development.
Nexus devices are traditionally spartan... and Google likes it that way... but what if mobile manufacturers want to have nexus compatible device with all the bells and whistles... they will all compete on who has the most Nexus compatible device.
This will attract developers and customers that prefer the stock Google experience
Bear in mind also Google is still developing their Motorola flagship device... this has handset makers very jittery.
Having a GE also puts the latest Android on a device and puts pressure on the makers of the device to move build it out into their MAIN version of Android.
So Key lime pie or 4.3 should come quicker on the HTC and S4 than would be tradtional.
Another issues is transparency.
For too long handset makers have said "our phone can't run the latest version of Android" when we know they lie.
Samsung has been good.. the S2 has JB while the HTC Sensation 4G has all but been dumped by their makers.
Companies that have a Google edition will have that extra edge in longevity.
Gillion said:
In simple terms.
Google gets to have its vanilla version of Android on a flagship device without having to subsidize the cost of designing the hardware.
Unlike Nexus devices where Google invests R&D money to make the hardware... having Samsung and HTC put a version of Stock Android on the device pretty much absolves Google of any financial liability in relation to hardware development.
Nexus devices are traditionally spartan... and Google likes it that way... but what if mobile manufacturers want to have nexus compatible device with all the bells and whistles... they will all compete on who has the most Nexus compatible device.
This will attract developers and customers that prefer the stock Google experience
Bear in mind also Google is still developing their Motorola flagship device... this has handset makers very jittery.
Having a GE also puts the latest Android on a device and puts pressure on the makers of the device to move build it out into their MAIN version of Android.
So Key lime pie or 4.3 should come quicker on the HTC and S4 than would be tradtional.
Another issues is transparency.
For too long handset makers have said "our phone can't run the latest version of Android" when we know they lie.
Samsung has been good.. the S2 has JB while the HTC Sensation 4G has all but been dumped by their makers.
Companies that have a Google edition will have that extra edge in longevity.
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Very good answer. Makes sense. It'd be exciting to see what Motorola device Google releases. MoNex (MoNey?).
kingzain900 said:
Very good answer. Makes sense. It'd be exciting to see what Motorola device Google releases. MoNex (MoNey?).
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This could be the much rumored Google X Phone...
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Theshawty said:
Careful now, he might actually believe it.
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Easy, everyone knows that to work, he'd to input: *#THE SOURCE CODE# , otherwiste it will not work :laugh:
what time the phone will be up for eating anyone knows?
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big_b0sss said:
what time the phone will be up for eating anyone knows?
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Don't think I'd want to eat a phone, actually.
Bet it'll be up noonish, USA time, which means roughly 18.00-19.00 Brit time.
big_b0sss said:
what time the phone will be up for eating anyone knows?
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I think it can be all day in USA
Aerys said:
I think it can be all day in USA
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yeah thats right all day i remember how nexus 4 was eaten within an hour
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big_b0sss said:
yeah thats right all day i remember how nexus 4 was eaten within an hour
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I hope we get firmware today

Android KitKat - Cool Glimpse of Android

If haven't already I suggest giving this a look.
There's also a chance to win a prize(s) it looks like.
What are everyone's thoughts now that a new update has been confirmed and isn't called Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie.
What are your thoughts on the using of a brand name? Update possibly just for advertising incentives?
**snoring**
Where's the 4.3 update? They need to release that before show a 4.4 version.
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xBeerdroiDx said:
**snoring**
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At least you're honest, I guess. Lol.
[email protected] said:
Where's the 4.3 update? They need to release that before show a 4.4 version.
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Maybe 4.3 was just GE. I'm sure those updates will be in 4.4. If not then I guess my logic needs updating.
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Delakit said:
At least you're honest, I guess. Lol.
Maybe 4.3 was just GE. I'm sure those updates will be in 4.4. If not then I guess my logic needs updating.
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By the time 4.4 comes out. Our phones will be just like the gs3 waiting for the 4.2.2 update with the gs5 already out.
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Gimme a break...gimme a break...
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xBeerdroiDx said:
**snoring**
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Wake up and smell the coffee! Google is done with the huge monolithic OS updates that it once used to be known for.
Google is taking the approach of defragging the entire ecosystem by utilizing Google Play Services. Nearly EVERY SINGLE android device out there from 2.2 runs this service/application and is in total control by Google and no one else since it's closed source. It has become the core of Android now. They are focusing on applications now, forget the OS - this is the future. For all the whiners - it's the applications that make the device a great experience. The OS just provides the underlying layer, and Google has provided a rock solid one - it's done.
Seeing as how they stated that they want to support devices in land scape and portrait maybe they will come up with something to replace the nav bar, with something like pie controls.
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Delakit said:
If haven't already I suggest giving this a look.
There's also a chance to win a prize(s) it looks like.
What are everyone's thoughts now that a new update has been confirmed and isn't called Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie.
What are your thoughts on the using of a brand name? Update possibly just for advertising incentives?
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Although I'm pretty sure this does indeed mean that 5.0 won't be a "K" name (so no KLP), KitKat will be 4.4, not 5.0.
CPA Poke said:
Although I'm pretty sure this does indeed mean that 5.0 won't be a "K" name (so no KLP), KitKat will be 4.4, not 5.0.
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Holy crap, I guess this means 5.0 will be called "Life savers". Way to sell out there Google. Samsung GS6 running Life Savers. And then "Mounds"??
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Holy crap, I guess this means 5.0 will be called "Life savers". Way to sell out there Google. Samsung GS6 running Life Savers. And then "Mounds"??
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Lollipops than m&ms
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Anybody know what will be included in KitKat? Like a change log or something?
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Lollipops than m&ms
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m&ms? Does that mean the "m&m" devices with locked bootloaders will be without "nuts"?
[email protected] said:
Where's the 4.3 update? They need to release that before show a 4.4 version.
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What are you talking about? 4.3 was released with the 2nd Gen Nexus 7, and was pushed to other Nexus devices soon after. And it was released on AOSP. How much more of a release do you want?
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What are you talking about? 4.3 was released with the 2nd Gen Nexus 7, and was pushed to other Nexus devices soon after. And it was released on AOSP. How much more of a release do you want?
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I want the KitKat than I want the Lifesavers and M&Ms and whatever else! I'm a candy junkie just like those at Google. Lol
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I want the KitKat than I want the Lifesavers and M&Ms and whatever else! I'm a candy junkie just like those at Google. Lol
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We all want more future versions of Android. What I asked, though, was what more do you want from the 4.3 release?
mattdm said:
What are you talking about? 4.3 was released with the 2nd Gen Nexus 7, and was pushed to other Nexus devices soon after. And it was released on AOSP. How much more of a release do you want?
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Maybe a Stock release...
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/09/04...alaxy-s3-and-s4-in-october-no-word-on-note-2/
Delakit said:
At least you're honest, I guess. Lol.
Maybe 4.3 was just GE. I'm sure those updates will be in 4.4. If not then I guess my logic needs updating.
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Samsung confirmed today that 4.3 update will be coming in october....
Well I don't really think that 4.4 KitKat will be the next version of android. I don't know why but it just doesn't sound right. I mean all these hints from Google about klp for nothing? If you remember a Google employee had posted a picture of android eating klp which actually "confirmed" klp as the next version of android for me. It could be a marketing trick, like they show kitkat and then release 5.0 KLP . It could be a small "lie" from Google so that it keeps us thinking that they release 4.4 and then, boum they release 5.0. I could be wrong but I don't think 4.4 will be next version of android if you think how many android versions 4+ has supported (4.0, 4.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3, and now 4.4???) All other android version numbers were supporting no more than two versions of android (1.5, 2.0, 2.2, 3.0,) Also I don't think Google would use a copyrighted name as their next version of android. Like I said, this could be a "trick" from Google or I could be totally wrong
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Well I don't really think that 4.4 KitKat will be the next version of android. I don't know why but it just doesn't sound right. I mean all these hints from Google about klp for nothing? If you remember a Google employee had posted a picture of android eating klp which actually "confirmed" klp as the next version of android for me. It could be a marketing trick, like they show kitkat and then release 5.0 KLP . It could be a small "lie" from Google so that it keeps us thinking that they release 4.4 and then, boum they release 5.0. I could be wrong but I don't think 4.4 will be next version of android if you think how many android versions 4+ has supported (4.0, 4.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3, and now 4.4???) All other android version numbers were supporting no more than two versions of android (1.5, 2.0, 2.2, 3.0,) Also I don't think Google would use a copyrighted name as their next version of android. Like I said, this could be a "trick" from Google or I could be totally wrong
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Copyrighted name? They're teaming up with Kit Kat. They did it on purpose..
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Anyone know if any custom rom's are coming?

Can't believe there is nothing for this tablet. It's a freaking awesome tablet. Anyone hear anything?
Flukester69 said:
Can't believe there is nothing for this tablet. It's a freaking awesome tablet. Anyone hear anything?
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Well they are still working on getting a custom recovery to work properly (at least on the 7.0) so custom roms are a good ways away. I would not expect to see much in the way of custom roms for the 7.0 until around Christmas time.
Good [emoji106] But what about official Cyanogenmod support? They have also supported p4wifi [emoji50]
Joe4899 said:
Good [emoji106] But what about official Cyanogenmod support? They have also supported p4wifi [emoji50]
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That's what I was thinking, other similar devices have custom rom's. I don't mind the stock rom right now but having cyanogen or paranoid would be awesome.
Anyhow, hope to see news come December or in the new year.
Yeah, the tablet is very good, but I heard that because this tab 7.0 uses Marvell hardware, not Qualcomm like 8.0 and 10.1, building custom recoveries and ROMs is not an easy task to do. Even the root method (vRoot) is not 100% working, so I'm staying with stock, non rooted for now.
The same was with Tab 3 7.0 (also Marvell hardware, but older chip), but it eventualy got properly working recovery and CM11. But that happened half a year after it was released...
I'm looking forward to using this tab in the same way I use my S3 (Rooted OMNI with lots of customizations), but we have to be patient.
Not to hijack a thread but I'm assuming these devices have unlocked boot loaders. Why is injecting root into an Odin file a harder thing than it was on the tab 2?
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Not to hijack a thread but I'm assuming these devices have unlocked boot loaders. Why is injecting root into an Odin file a harder thing than it was on the tab 2?
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I believe its because Devs dont have enough source code for Marvell Hardware, I myself never heard Marvell till now.
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Chevan94 said:
Yeah, the tablet is very good, but I heard that because this tab 7.0 uses Marvell hardware, not Qualcomm like 8.0 and 10.1, building custom recoveries and ROMs is not an easy task to do. Even the root method (vRoot) is not 100% working, so I'm staying with stock, non rooted for now.
The same was with Tab 3 7.0 (also Marvell hardware, but older chip), but it eventualy got properly working recovery and CM11. But that happened half a year after it was released...
I'm looking forward to using this tab in the same way I use my S3 (Rooted OMNI with lots of customizations), but we have to be patient.
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vRoot worked 100% with me, I only want to get triangle away compatibility becuase it wont let me update via OTA
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I believe its because Devs dont have enough source code for Marvell Hardware, I myself never heard Marvell till now.
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vRoot worked 100% with me, I only want to get triangle away compatibility becuase it wont let me update via OTA
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That's one of the reasons why I didn't root yet - OTAs
There's an annoying bug with Wi-Fi that keeps losing connection. I'm hoping that it'll be fixed soon.
Chevan94 said:
That's one of the reasons why I didn't root yet - OTAs
There's an annoying bug with Wi-Fi that keeps losing connection. I'm hoping that it'll be fixed soon.
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WiFi bug not an issue for me
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Wifi also works fine for me (rooted)
My WIFI keeps losing connection too.
Just out of curiosity, I have one question that I have to ask. Why do you all want custom ROMs for this tablet? The stock rom on the Tab 4 8.0 model is very slick in my opinion. If the tablet is working fine for you, why mess it up with a custom ROM? I'm speaking from personal experience here. I upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" model this past Saturday (for my birthday) and I used to mess with the custom ROMs all of the time on the Tab 2 but here's what I found after trying them out for a little while. A lot of the custom ROMs did not meet my needs as well as the stock ROM did. I have royally messed up tablets doing this and had to do a factory reset to get the tablet out of its funk. The last time I flashed a ROM, one good thing did come out of it. I realized how nice KitKat was on the tablet and made me want to upgrade my tablet to one that already had that OS already installed on it.
That's just my two cents worth on this. Take it for what it's worth.
cindylike24 said:
Just out of curiosity, I have one question that I have to ask. Why do you all want custom ROMs for this tablet? The stock rom on the Tab 4 8.0 model is very slick in my opinion. If the tablet is working fine for you, why mess it up with a custom ROM? I'm speaking from personal experience here. I upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" model this past Saturday (for my birthday) and I used to mess with the custom ROMs all of the time on the Tab 2 but here's what I found after trying them out for a little while. A lot of the custom ROMs did not meet my needs as well as the stock ROM did. I have royally messed up tablets doing this and had to do a factory reset to get the tablet out of its funk. The last time I flashed a ROM, one good thing did come out of it. I realized how nice KitKat was on the tablet and made me want to upgrade my tablet to one that already had that OS already installed on it.
That's just my two cents worth on this. Take it for what it's worth.
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Because performance and TouchWiz, that's why.
I honestly have no idea why someone thought that it's a good idea to put a white backgroud to menus... MY EYES!!! :<
Perhaps here will be the beginning ...
NOOK will start to sell a new Android Bookreader on the base of Samsung Galaxy Tab 4.7. Nook devices wer normally rooted before they were sold on the street:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28872196
cindylike24 said:
Just out of curiosity, I have one question that I have to ask. Why do you all want custom ROMs for this tablet? The stock rom on the Tab 4 8.0 model is very slick in my opinion. If the tablet is working fine for you, why mess it up with a custom ROM? I'm speaking from personal experience here. I upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" model this past Saturday (for my birthday) and I used to mess with the custom ROMs all of the time on the Tab 2 but here's what I found after trying them out for a little while. A lot of the custom ROMs did not meet my needs as well as the stock ROM did. I have royally messed up tablets doing this and had to do a factory reset to get the tablet out of its funk. The last time I flashed a ROM, one good thing did come out of it. I realized how nice KitKat was on the tablet and made me want to upgrade my tablet to one that already had that OS already installed on it.
That's just my two cents worth on this. Take it for what it's worth.
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OC, USB Host, Performance, Bloatware removal.... etc. The list goes on and on
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I just asked because I think Samsung has done an excellent job with this tablet and can't see why a custom ROM would be necessary in my opinion..
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cindylike24 said:
I just asked because I think Samsung has done an excellent job with this tablet and can't see why a custom ROM would be necessary in my opinion..
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404-Not Found said:
OC, USB Host, Performance, Bloatware removal.... etc. The list goes on and on
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Also just because you have the 8" version doesn't mean we all do. I would also love a custom rom.
Sorry I even asked! I just decided to ask and give my opinion which is based on my own personal experience. I didn't expect that it would ruffle some feathers. I had 7" tablets until just one week ago.. I've never had great luck with custom ROMs personally because I always felt that there was always something missing when I was using them. When I would flash the tablet back to stock, that feeling went away for me. Now that's just my personal experience. Please don't get all upset because I dared to express my opinion here. I thought that this may help someone who is on the fence about using custom ROMs on their tablet. These are just confessions from a former custom ROM flashaholic.
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cindylike24 said:
Sorry I even asked! I just decided to ask and give my opinion which is based on my own personal experience. I didn't expect that it would ruffle some feathers. I had 7" tablets until just one week ago.. I've never had great luck with custom ROMs personally because I always felt that there was always something missing when I was using them. When I would flash the tablet back to stock, that feeling went away for me. Now that's just my personal experience. Please don't get all upset because I dared to express my opinion here. I thought that this may help someone who is on the fence about using custom ROMs on their tablet. These are just confessions from a former custom ROM flashaholic.
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Don't worry bro, its just you're not the type of person who sees the potential of this tab. Regardless, you have the right to opinion, but not everyone has the to agree with your opinion. Its your choice, I am not telling you what to do, but that just my opinion.
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Don't worry bro, its just you're not the type of person who sees the potential of this tab. Regardless, you have the right to opinion, but not everyone has the to agree with your opinion. Its your choice, I am not telling you what to do, but that just my opinion.
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I'm a lady 404. I take offense that you say that I'm just not the type of person who sees the potential of this tab. I've just learned from personal experience to be make the best out of what I'm given. Multiple times of messing up my tablets and bringing them back to life have taught me that. Also, I'm one of those people who tries to take lemons and make lemonade. I'm not saying that everyone has to agree with my opinion but don't be mean about the reason why you disagree with me.

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