So it looks like both the Xperia and Galaxy dudes can enjoy unlocked LTE bands on their Qualcomm powered phones. I found this tutorial here
I was able to go through the entire tutorial. The problem is that upon reboot the settings will revert back to their original parameters.
Has anyone have successfully unlock world LTE bands on the LG D820..?
Also while trying to backup the original configuration of my phone using the QPST tool, my Nexus asks for an "SPC" unlock code which i do not know what it is... The software fails to retrieve the dump because of lack of this code.... does anyone know how to retrieve this code from the phone..? i sure do not know what it is...
This is not a galaxy. Not one person in this forum has "unlocked", "activated" of "added" any LTE bands. What's more, this question is asked on a daily basis.
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this question is asked on a daily basis.
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this. please use search.
I have. Hence the reason I'm posting this question...
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I have. Hence the reason I'm posting this question...
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Yet an almost identical post from today is only 11 threads below this one...
rootSU said:
This is not a galaxy. Not one person in this forum has "unlocked", "activated" of "added" any LTE bands. What's more, this question is asked on a daily basis.
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I know and have read people unlocking qualcomm devices left and right... just haven't seen any Nexus 5 traffic.... did you guys read the threads on the links i posted..? these mods are for Qualcomm devices... not just Galaxys and Xperias... there were mere examples...
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I know and have read people unlocking qualcomm devices left and right... just haven't seen any Nexus 5 traffic.... did you guys read the threads on the links i posted..? these mods are for Qualcomm devices... not just Galaxys and Xperias... there were mere examples...
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I don't need to read them. I've seen them before. No one on this forum has activated, unlocked or added any LTE bands to the Nexus 5.
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Yet an almost identical post from today is only 11 threads below this one...
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All the threads i have found so far as in regards to what works out of the box in other areas... modem flashes and so on... nothing proactive like the threads i have found in other forums..... There are Chinese dudes using their D820 in china right now...? how do i know..? i got results through Google in Chinese. The problem is that when you push those sites through translate, they dont make any sense. Furthermore, illustration materials posted are all in Chinese since they are graphics..... But really nothing in regards to how to unlock Qualcomm devices for other LTE bands... there is a difference... It may seem to you that they are the same but the questions are NOT.... i have posted the threads so that you can perhaps put down the sniper rifle and do some clicking... and read..!!!! nothing more..! if you have heard or read anything, awesome..! post it...! if you haven't then perhaps this would be an opportunity to check out these threads.
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All the threads i have found so far as in regards to what works out of the box in other areas... modem flashes and so on... nothing proactive like the threads i have found in other forums..... There are Chinese dudes using their D820 in china right now...? how do i know..? i got results through Google in Chinese. The problem is that when you push those sites through translate, they dont make any sense. Furthermore, illustration materials posted are all in Chinese since they are graphics..... But really nothing in regards to how to unlock Qualcomm devices for other LTE bands... there is a difference... It may seem to you that they are the same but the questions are NOT.... i have posted the threads so that you can perhaps put down the sniper rifle and do some clicking... and read..!!!! nothing more..! if you have heard or read anything, awesome..! post it...! if you haven't then perhaps this would be an opportunity to check out these threads.
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You seem to be ignoring the facts. There are threads here discussing modifying the LTE bands at length. No one here, on XDA has managed to unlock, activate or add LTE bands to the nexus 5. I know this because I've ready every single thread in the nexus 5 forum about LTE bands. I've read every answer and read every link similar too those that you posted today. No one here has done it. I've told you this no less than 3 times now.
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All the threads i have found so far as in regards to what works out of the box in other areas... modem flashes and so on... nothing proactive like the threads i have found in other forums..... There are Chinese dudes using their D820 in china right now...? how do i know..? i got results through Google in Chinese. The problem is that when you push those sites through translate, they dont make any sense. Furthermore, illustration materials posted are all in Chinese since they are graphics..... But really nothing in regards to how to unlock Qualcomm devices for other LTE bands... there is a difference... It may seem to you that they are the same but the questions are NOT.... i have posted the threads so that you can perhaps put down the sniper rifle and do some clicking... and read..!!!! nothing more..! if you have heard or read anything, awesome..! post it...! if you haven't then perhaps this would be an opportunity to check out these threads.
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all right.... like i said! i have successfully rewritten the NV Bands String from stock to one that supports European bands. It loads it in memory and it seems to work well switching from Edge to HSPA+ very quickly unlike the stock string that took for ever to do the same switching.... haven't tested LTE because there is none in my area.... the problem is that upon new NV bands strings gets overwritten by the default string and the problem ensues... i will try to head on to Regensburg tomorrow and test
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What's more, this question is asked on a daily basis.
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The amount of threads that have been created just for this silly thing.. Seriously, I don't see why. People should just get the right model, or get a different device.
Lethargy said:
The amount of threads that have been created just for this silly thing.. Seriously, I don't see why. People should just get the right model, or get a different device.
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The funny thing is this guy said he searched and couldnt find any other threads, yet I searched and found a thread with posts by him...
If you're onto something please contribute to one of the existing threads, don't start another one.
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when can we expect a forum for the ns4g? clearly this forum is meant for the gsm nexus
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ksweat2292 said:
when can we expect a forum for the ns4g? clearly this forum is meant for the gsm nexus
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I have no idea. It pisses me off. There is no reason to NOT have another forum... THE GSM RADIOS WILL BRICK THE NEXUS S 4G, THE ROMS DON'T WORK, THE KERNELS NEED MODIFICATION... IT IS A DIFFERENT DEVICE!!!!!!!!
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I have no idea. It pisses me off. There is no reason to NOT have another forum... THE GSM RADIOS WILL BRICK THE NEXUS S 4G, THE ROMS DON'T WORK, THE KERNELS NEED MODIFICATION... IT IS A DIFFERENT DEVICE!!!!!!!!
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they have forums for phones that arent even released its ridiculous
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I agree. Too easy for a newb to brick their phone. Just left Tmo and my N1 for Sprint. GO TO HELL AT& T!
When the cdma Hero first came out we at least had a sub-form dedicated to it until the number of posts grew and its own form was justified.
Seeing as all roms will need to be modified to work with the NS4G, a new forum should be created. Mods need to quit dragging their feet on this.
-Ash-
I agree that the gsm and cdma needs their own forum sections. I won't demand anything from the mods because I used to be one and have an idea on what they in through. I agree that newbs and others might accidentally flash the wrong thing and hose their phone. I am very cautious about flashing anything with this phone because of some of the horror stories i've read. There are some things that I am interested in messing with but there's nothing in the description that says which ones it does and doesn't work with. OP maybe you could change the title of this thread to something to do with requesting a separate ns4g section to reduce the confusion and people messing with the wrong flashes.
+10!
That might catch the attention of a moderator more.
who cares about the newbs. every flash on the forum is the user's responsibility. not the OP.
should the OP include the ROMs that are compatiable? yes.
will it get dual support? possibly. your first is relatively new, give it sometime to adjust
i strongly disagree with a new forum. thats like saying the G2 and Desire Z should get different forums... they both share the same forum.
like i mentioned, you're just splitting the community for a minor change. ROMs will get NS4G support (dual support is even possible.. netarchys kernel works on ns4g), give it time.
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Nice.
10char...
To try and make things a little more organized I also made a Reference thread for the Nexus S 4G peeps here
zephiK said:
who cares about the newbs. every flash on the forum is the user's responsibility. not the OP.
should the OP include the ROMs that are compatiable? yes.
will it get dual support? possibly. your first is relatively new, give it sometime to adjust
i strongly disagree with a new forum. thats like saying the G2 and Desire Z should get different forums... they both share the same forum.
like i mentioned, you're just splitting the community for a minor change. ROMs will get NS4G support (dual support is even possible.. netarchys kernel works on ns4g), give it time.
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You were a newb once too there, big shooter. Take it easy.
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well said
Talking about splitting the whatever. I forgot where the thread was that had a link to a google developer discussion page. I remember netarchy was saying something about it too. Anyways, there's two separate "versions" of the nexus software. Crespo and crespo4g. It was mentioned that because of gsm and cdma the two can't be merged together (for now).
Im trying to figure out where in the system files the OS looks for GSM or CDMA. The roms for nexus s will boot. No service tho. Probably really complicated in Services.jar
Uncle Jimmy says hello
ok the g2 and the dz share the same everything, the radios can be flashed willy nilly..
I recently got a Samsung Galaxy S III SCH-R530 32GB from U.S. Cellular and haven't rooted it or anything. I was wondering if anyone had any instructions or tips they could give me?
Before this I had a Motorola Electrify that I successfully rooted, but since this is a newer phone I'm guessing the steps have changed since then.
I have heard stuff about some triangle sometimes appearing after rooting, and something else about a counter.
I would like to root my Galaxy S so that those things don't happen if possible.
Any help would be great, thank you! :fingers-crossed:
Anyone going to help? Thank you.
Take the time to actually search and you'll find your answers.
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Take the time to actually search and you'll find your answers.
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Oh yeah, where?? I see answers for different carriers.. but not for us cellular. So unless you're going to help don't reply.
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Oh yeah, where?? I see answers for different carriers.. but not for us cellular. So unless you're going to help don't reply.
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Er... actually there are plenty. But the Sprint root method works on the US Cellular S3.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/us...1-how-root-us-cellular-samsung-galaxy-s3.html
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Wow
I understand where you are coming from with seeing it many times, but why do you have to be so harsh? Some of us do attempt before we ask. But seeing a response like yours makes it more frustrating then helpful. You're a junior member, if you can't be nice or respond with something nice then don't at all.
I'm sure at one point in time you were in the "noob" shoes. And I'm sure you were frustrated as well. Did you feel good when someone was ruthless and harsh like that to you?
Not being rude, just stating a fact.
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Really annoying when posts like this seem to always be the number one Google search for model# root. If they're such a problem, admins should be deleting them so they aren't everyone else's number one search hit. Yes, I know this will only make the thread come back up, but it's already #1 Google. If the question isn't worth anyone answering, no need to be in the questions and answers section.
For anyone who got here searching Google. This thread is not a guide. A link or two down on "SCH-R530 root" there's an android sc link with a guide and download. (That was just the next closest, so there's something here.)
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Really annoying when posts like this seem to always be the number one Google search for model# root. If they're such a problem, admins should be deleting them so they aren't everyone else's number one search hit. Yes, I know this will only make the thread come back up, but it's already #1 Google. If the question isn't worth anyone answering, no need to be in the questions and answers section.
For anyone who got here searching Google. This thread is not a guide. A link or two down on "SCH-R530 root" there's an android sc link with a guide and download. (That was just the next closest, so there's something here.)
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There's no need for you to respond to this thread especially since the last response was 3 months and 4 days ago. You're just wasting forum space.
Boo hoo
that1guyyep101 said:
There's no need for you to respond to this thread especially since the last response was 3 months and 4 days ago. You're just wasting forum space.
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Oh really? Cry to your momma.. Ho ho ho :crying::crying::crying::crying:
+1 to @kynolin. A fine point. Indeed this was my direct hit from Google. Shame the OP is such a dips*ick
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Oh really? Cry to your momma.. Ho ho ho :crying::crying::crying::crying:
+1 to @kynolin. A fine point. Indeed this was my direct hit from Google. Shame the OP is such a dips*ick
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Wow dude. Just wow. I won't say much because the quoted post says a lot about you.
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brandonarev said:
Wow dude. Just wow. I won't say much because the quoted post says a lot about you.
Sent from my CLEAN Note ll
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No man, I really hate people who ask for help and then shouts at those same people who helps you. The guy previously there just gave a comment to help the people who land on this thread future. For example "me".. The OP didn't have to be so rude about that IMHO. No offence to you BTW
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Really annoying when posts like this seem to always be the number one Google search for model# root. If they're such a problem, admins should be deleting them so they aren't everyone else's number one search hit. Yes, I know this will only make the thread come back up, but it's already #1 Google. If the question isn't worth anyone answering, no need to be in the questions and answers section.
For anyone who got here searching Google. This thread is not a guide. A link or two down on "SCH-R530 root" there's an android sc link with a guide and download. (That was just the next closest, so there's something here.)
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While it may be annoying, imagine how annoying it becomes when tens of users continually ask "how do you root such and such models" without ever bothering to spend 5 or 10 minutes googling it or searching the forum they post in. Unless a phone model literally just came out, there's going to be information in more than one place on how to root that device. It becomes frustrating to many people when individual after individual consciously refuses to take 5 - 10 minutes and research what they want. I love helping people, and I regularly post in other forums, but when numerous individuals ask how to root their devices when the information is extremely easy to find by simply going to Google and typing "root [model number]" or "how to root [model number]", it shows the person doesn't really care about helping themselves (if they don't care, how can anyone else). If a person can't find the information after 10 minutes of researching on their own, then I have no complaint... but considering the vast majority of questions on how to root a device can be answered with a simple Google search, if a person refuses to make this simple effort, then I don't feel they should be told how to root it since they're expecting to be treated like a child and have someone else act as a parent.
Forums are there as a tool to help people, but that doesn't absolve an individual from the responsibility to help themselves.
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Oh yeah, where?? I see answers for different carriers.. but not for us cellular. So unless you're going to help don't reply.
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Carrier doesn't generally matter... the model number of the phone does.
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oh really? Cry to your momma.. Ho ho ho :crying::crying::crying::crying:
+1 to @kynolin. A fine point. Indeed this was my direct hit from google. Shame the op is such a dips*ick
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**trolololololololo**
CF-Auto-root
Sorry i am a noob and may have missed this in another forum but does cf auto root work for the us celluar s3 running 4.3?
I myself have landed on this page through Google & the sites search function several times, in fact in three pages this is the most relevant. So for my own benefit and others here are three methods for the galaxy s3 sch-r530 that I've found for either the 530 specifically & earlier android builds, r530 with 4.3 or all s3's. The link for the Sprint root method posted earlier links back to this forum within the one posted.
C.f. auto root (didn't work for me, going to try again with most recent odin) www.theandroidsoul.com/root-us-cell...530u-using-one-click-cf-auto-root-tool-51446/
Root package
www.droidgator.com/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s3-sch-r530-us-cellular/
All SGS3 LET variants
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Hello guys,So im with three.uk they dont do LTE yet but they r about to roll it out very soon however they do DC-HSDPA and im in area where i should be getting it sadly im not getting it for some reason top of the screen shows only H+(mostly) sometimes H and 3G. If i go to connections->More Networks-> Mobile Networks -> Network mode i only get WCDMA/GSM(auto connect) or WCDMA only so this is what i get. I was reading that there is some problem with s4's shipped from korea and people advice to flash to unbranded stock well one was australian so i even flashed to australian firmware even to getman firmware so far no luck no lte in options not detecting DC-HSDPA just after flashing to getman/australian firmware i got an extra option in network mode and it is gsm only plus the other two i said before. So my question is how i could get this DC-HSDPA working and what indicator top of the screen will show instead of h+ will it show DC ? i was trying to find answers but no luck so far please help me outKind rengards Martin
I am sorry, but you are in the wrong forum...
Please allow me to redirect you to this forum.
K thank you
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I am sorry, but you are in the wrong forum...
Please allow me to redirect you to this forum.
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the linked forum.
the link IS in the previous post.
Funny how even after changing our forums name from "Samsung Galaxy S 4g" to "Samsung Galaxy S (4g model) people still come here thinking it's the s4
Should have renamed it SGH-959T/W
Well, and the actual forums themselves are still named S 4G. It's only the containing forum that's been renamed. It seems to have slowed the mess somewhat, but unfortunately we still have a moderate number of people who choose not to read.
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Should have renamed it SGH-959T/W
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Wrong model
SGH-T959V/W
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SGH-T959V/W
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mmm. I may suggest that the device forum to: Samsung Galaxy S 4G (SGH-T959V/T959W)
Saying T959 twice I think makes it a bit more clear.
If there is a rename, ALL the forums should be renamed... not just the header. I think that's where we're getting most of our current lazy bleedover now, from people who still see the S 4G rather than the S (4G Model) which is more clear.
Why not just add "NOT S4" to it as well.
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Hey, Bryan is back! Yay. Thanks for dropping in.
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Why not just add "NOT S4" to it as well.
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Because then we'd need to add Not S, Not Epic 4G, Not Fascinate 4G, Not *every other phone model whose name we're somewhat near and whose lazy members can't be bothered to post in the right place* and that makes the forum name rather messy. Especially when reading on a tiny phone screen.
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Because then we'd need to add Not S, Not Epic 4G, Not Fascinate 4G, Not *every other phone model whose name we're somewhat near and whose lazy members can't be bothered to post in the right place* and that makes the forum name rather messy. Especially when reading on a tiny phone screen.
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Then to make it easier let's add not non-galaxy-s-4g
we could just rename it to "Fah-Q Acid UserDebug 4G"
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Instead of doing that, why don't the monitors simply delete any thread that's about some other phone as soon as it's started? That way, the person will not get any answers and will just go away after awhile.
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Instead of doing that, why don't the monitors simply delete any thread that's about some other phone as soon as it's started? That way, the person will not get any answers and will just go away after awhile.
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That requires a moderator that is on hand all the time. Or people to report and not respond. And it apparent that is just not gonna happen either.
Best solution is report the post and people not feel the urge to tell the person that are a (insert insult).
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Instead of doing that, why don't the monitors simply delete any thread that's about some other phone as soon as it's started? That way, the person will not get any answers and will just go away after awhile.
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also, that won't help the situation in the long term.... It will cause more confusion.
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That requires a moderator that is on hand all the time. Or people to report and not respond. And it apparent that is just not gonna happen either.
Best solution is report the post and people not feel the urge to tell the person that are a (insert insult).
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The same thing is happening in the Galaxy 3 forum, which they had to rename to the Galaxy Apollo (Galaxy 3) forum. They are still developing roms for that little phone!
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The same thing is happening in the Galaxy 3 forum, which they had to rename to the Galaxy Apollo (Galaxy 3) forum. They are still developing roms for that little phone!
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How about we just let the threads die after kindly reminding the S4 users that this is not their phone. Instead of arguing about it and keeping the very thread that we don't want alive. One person guide the S4 user in the right direction and then leave the thread alone to die. How does that sound?
I live in Norway so it's obviously not available here yet. As the title says, are there any downsides? will i recieve updates as a uk citizen once i'm on 7.0? is it guaranteed that all my phones features will work as it should on 7.0? and lastly and most importantly, can there be a problem with mobile services?
Fairly random questions that no-one could possibly know the answer to half of them
1. Downsides to an unfinished beta? Yea, there are bugs, obviously.
2. What has being a UK citizen got to do with anything? Updates come to your phone depending on which region / ROM you have installed, not what citizenship you hold
3. How could anyone guarantee that everything will work, especially since it is not even final yet?
4. How could anyone know if there would be a problem with mobile services? We are not your provider, and it is not even released / completed / final yet
What's with the crazy questions lately?
This is what happens when you go through a dry spell.
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Fairly random questions that no-one could possibly know the answer to half of them
1. Downsides to an unfinished beta? Yea, there are bugs, obviously.
2. What has being a UK citizen got to do with anything? Updates come to your phone depending on which region / ROM you have installed, not what citizenship you hold
3. How could anyone guarantee that everything will work, especially since it is not even final yet?
4. How could anyone know if there would be a problem with mobile services? We are not your provider, and it is not even released / completed / final yet
What's with the crazy questions lately?
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He may be referring to downsides as in ability to root or mod the phone on that version of Android...
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He may be referring to downsides as in ability to root or mod the phone on that version of Android...
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Which still can not be answered as it is not final yet, and if he is talking about the beta, there are many threads with all that info already posted multiple times
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Which still can not be answered as it is not final yet, and if he is talking about the beta, there are many threads with all that info already posted multiple times
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Then send him in the right direction, he's got one post and probably hasn't been around much to see what all has been posted. I provide links to other threads all the time in my posts when people ask questions that have been previously addressed. Just don't try to run them off by taking down to them.
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Then send him in the right direction, he's got one post and probably hasn't been around much to see what all has been posted. I provide links to other threads all the time in my posts when people ask questions that have been previously addressed. Just don't try to run them off by taking down to them.
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We don't spoon feed on XDA, all info is freely available for anyone to find if they take the time to read some threads
Otherwise all we do all day is waste our time answering the same questions over and over again
If you have the skills to make a thread asking a specific question, you also have the skills to read other threads and find the answers
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We don't spoon feed on XDA, all info is freely available for anyone to find if they take the time to read some threads
Otherwise all we do all day is waste our time answering the same questions over and over again
If you have the skills to make a thread asking a specific question, you also have the skills to read other threads and find the answers
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I know it's a beta and there will be bugs, that wasn't the question at all. Only meant if this will work as well for me as for those who install it in UK.
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I know it's a beta and there will be bugs, that wasn't the question at all. Only meant if this will work as well for me as for those who install it in UK.
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it make no difference if you are from uk or from the moon , install at will.
https://mytechvirus.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s8-install-twrp-recovery.html
Anyone thinking they'll try it when it's all complete?
Why are you posting this clickbait article here? Those are generic instructions for every phone out there.
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Why are you posting this clickbait article here? Those are generic instructions for every phone out there.
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Actually, they're not. I didn't post a clickbait article at all. I posted one that I was looking around the web for and found this. I'm sorry if you feel it's clickbait, I don't think it is. Matter of fact, there are parts of it still to be updated once the device IS released. Maybe reading it would help rather than just dismissing it out of hand.
I don't mean to burst your bubble but I think you are wrong, it is clickbait - there is no recovery - no idea if one will even be avaialble at this time. Bootloader unlocked is a complete unknown right now - so the web site you linked to and many others I have seen everytime a new phone is released (yes they did this for the S7 Edge (us and international varients too) long before the phone had even shipped - I don't know if the people responsible for this web site did the S7 Edge site that was nearly identicle to this one or not - but they are selling ads and looking for click thrus using rooting the S8 as the attraction - and frankly, while the instructions are fine (minus the important links for TWRP) - they are the exact same instructions any samsung phone would have - nothing new here at all.
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Matter of fact, there are parts of it still to be updated once the device IS released. Maybe reading it would help rather than just dismissing it out of hand.
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Thats exactly what makes it clickbait, its unfinished with no files, i could of posted the same thing. Besides root articles come from xda first not some no name mytechvirus website.
article seems to be clickbait dude, literally ctrl+F ctrl+C CTRL +V to make it seem for S8+. so far I have heard that the snapdragon S8+, all US models, have a locked bootloader, can't say about the exonys model.
I've messaged the moderators to remove the thread. Apologies.
Boy Howdy these Xda members know whats up.
Thread closed on OPs request.