Rant about d850 - AT&T LG G3

So like many others using d850 ive noticed that on cloudy 1.2 hotspot is broken. I figured out a fix. I grabbed the apns-conf.xml file from the stock rom and replaced it in cloudys rom. And tethering works great. Don't know if the fix has already been posted but i know a bunch of people were having the problem so i just wanted to share.
Heres what i did:
1. Grab this file
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6Sl-yzm6h3FbXE3S1JZQkIwTDg/edit?usp=docslist_api
2. Using your root explorer of choice, backup your current apns-conf.xml which can be found in the /system/etc folder
3. Place the downloaded apns-conf.xml in the /system/etc folder and set permissions rw-r-r
4. Reboot phone
5. Go to apn settings and reset default all the current apns will clear out and you'll be left with the stock apn.
I tried adding the stock apn to the list of apns in the settings and while it would add it wouldnt allow mobile hotspot to actually share the connection, itd connect but the connected device wouldn't be able to access internet. Again sorry if this has been posted and sorry for any errors I'm on mobile.
TL;DR: Found out AT&T removed functionality from the phone and have yet to find software experience that provides all features
I want to start off by saying I love this phone. I switched from the nexus 5 to the G3 shortly after launch and have been happy for the majority of the time I've had my phone. In all honesty this rant isn't so much about the d850 as it is AT&T's meddling with the software but I'll explain what I mean. When i first received the phone one of the first things I did was root to remove bloatware and carrier IQ and also to install xposed, I thought that was the extent to which AT&T had dirtied up a great phone, so I just brushed it off and went about way never thinking twice. I found something that i felt covered all my needs. The only minor complaint I had was there was no hotspot quicksetting option, but at that point it was still something so minor I was able to overlook it. Now fast forward a couple of months to when Cloudy was released, after seeing constant posts on reddit about OTA's and AT&T not having received a single one, I felt that switching to an international base would put me on the latest and greatest, plus the flash addict in me just really wanted to try something new. So I installed bump and flashed away, it booted up, I played with all the new options in settings, thought it wasn't bad, but to me what was worth the price of admission alone was i got a hotspot quicksetting tile, I figured this was something that must've been added in later. This was during the time that to get LTE back you had to play around with build.prop, so being the curious person that i was I flashed back to stock and applied some of the same build.prop changes to the stock rom, one in particular, changing the operator from AT&T to OPEN. I rebooted the phone and checked the phone, all sort of nifty little features were added (dropbox in file manager, brightness and volume sliders) but the one in particular that really surprised me? A hotspot quicksetting tile, it's a broken tile that doesn't work but its there. Now this means that this feature came stock on the phone and AT&T removed it from their variant, effectively removing functionality from my phone. Now i know not everyone on AT&T has a hotspot capable plan but these quicksetting tiles can be edited, it could've been turned off by default giving you the option to add it later. Now with the limited number of combinations available to me I've tried every rom available that has this feature and it seems that it gives me this feature at the cost of something else (latest version of cloudy has a broken hotspot, earlier versions had broken speakerphone, poweruser is stripped down to much for my tastes and leaving the build.prop in open leaves you with a broken hotspot all together), leaving me feeling like i have an incomplete phone no matter which software choice I make. I know in a way i brought it on myself for initially flashing the phone, but that's like saying that I'm guilty for wondering how the other half lives. Overall its a great phone and i don't regret buying it in the slightest, I just really needed to vent about a great disservice that was done to this phone, and will really make me consider buying another carrier branded phone.

Yawn.
2SHAYNEZ

Totally agree with you on the att screwing with phones is bull****. It's the contract deals that always sucker me in to buying a phone at a discounted price.
Sent from my LG-D850 using XDA Free mobile app

Another downside to changing to OPEN in the build.prop is that you lose the secret dialer menus. Try using it and you get null

oby2 said:
TL;DR: Found out AT&T removed functionality from the phone and have yet to find software experience that provides all features
I want to start off by saying I love this phone. I switched from the nexus 5 to the G3 shortly after launch and have been happy for the majority of the time I've had my phone. In all honesty this rant isn't so much about the d850 as it is AT&T's meddling with the software but I'll explain what I mean. When i first received the phone one of the first things I did was root to remove bloatware and carrier IQ and also to install xposed, I thought that was the extent to which AT&T had dirtied up a great phone, so I just brushed it off and went about way never thinking twice. I found something that i felt covered all my needs. The only minor complaint I had was there was no hotspot quicksetting option, but at that point it was still something so minor I was able to overlook it. Now fast forward a couple of months to when Cloudy was released, after seeing constant posts on reddit about OTA's and AT&T not having received a single one, I felt that switching to an international base would put me on the latest and greatest, plus the flash addict in me just really wanted to try something new. So I installed bump and flashed away, it booted up, I played with all the new options in settings, thought it wasn't bad, but to me what was worth the price of admission alone was i got a hotspot quicksetting tile, I figured this was something that must've been added in later. This was during the time that to get LTE back you had to play around with build.prop, so being the curious person that i was I flashed back to stock and applied some of the same build.prop changes to the stock rom, one in particular, changing the operator from AT&T to OPEN. I rebooted the phone and checked the phone, all sort of nifty little features were added (dropbox in file manager, brightness and volume sliders) but the one in particular that really surprised me? A hotspot quicksetting tile, it's a broken tile that doesn't work but its there. Now this means that this feature came stock on the phone and AT&T removed it from their variant, effectively removing functionality from my phone. Now i know not everyone on AT&T has a hotspot capable plan but these quicksetting tiles can be edited, it could've been turned off by default giving you the option to add it later. Now with the limited number of combinations available to me I've tried every rom available that has this feature and it seems that it gives me this feature at the cost of something else (latest version of cloudy has a broken hotspot, earlier versions had broken speakerphone, poweruser is stripped down to much for my tastes and leaving the build.prop in open leaves you with a broken hotspot all together), leaving me feeling like i have an incomplete phone no matter which software choice I make. I know in a way i brought it on myself for initially flashing the phone, but that's like saying that I'm guilty for wondering how the other half lives. Overall its a great phone and i don't regret buying it in the slightest, I just really needed to vent about a great disservice that was done to this phone, and will really make me consider buying another carrier branded phone.
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All carriers do it. Always have. Think about video calling. Stock devices had this in EU for years before the us ever did. So what did carriers do. Ordered devices without front cameras. Same thing with call recording. If you never want to deal with this then to be honest your only option will be to by unbranded devices from EU. Yes you pay full price but with the proper research you can be sure to get all that the device can do out of the box.

You should copy and paste that to ATT, *yawn*

zelendel said:
All carriers do it. Always have. /QUOTE]
Unfortunately this is true. AT&T is notorious for doing so. For instance, every android phone I have owned that was AT&T branded has always had the network select disabled but the global variants and some US variants did not. The only reasons I can think of is to lock you in on the bandwidths they want (the most likely scenario) and to prevent non technical people from inadvertently changing this setting and calling tech support. Unless enough people complain to the carriers, the phone manufacturers, AND their congress reps, nothing will change as I am sure it is about the almighty dollar.
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So I thought this is where we can post what we want...General section. Lol but a couple snide posts "yawn". Why post your unwanted, unneeded comments. Just don't read it if you don't have anything constructive to add.
Just sad how much XDA has lost its purpose.

dizzyman1180 said:
So I thought this is where we can post what we want...General section. Lol but a couple snide posts "yawn". Why post your unwanted, unneeded comments. Just don't read it if you don't have anything constructive to add.
Just sad how much XDA has lost its purpose.
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If that is what you think then you are very wrong.
XDA is and always be a developers site.

dizzyman1180 said:
So I thought this is where we can post what we want...General section. Lol but a couple snide posts "yawn". Why post your unwanted, unneeded comments. Just don't read it if you don't have anything constructive to add.
Just sad how much XDA has lost its purpose.
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i think it's because it's something people know already: carriers lock, deactivate, revise the manufacturer's features.
think of the AT&T S5 deactivating download boost (LTE+wifi speeds), or our wireless charger being PMA vs Qi, etc, etc.

I completely agree and I use the hotspot feature daily. In the absence of a quick tile I used tasker/sercure settings/tasker app factory to make a very small installable hotspot toggle app and placed the icon on my desktop. Tap it once for on again for off and it works great. If you haven't already found another solution give it a shot.

rzracer2 said:
I completely agree and I use the hotspot feature daily. In the absence of a quick tile I used tasker/sercure settings/tasker app factory to make a very small installable hotspot toggle app and placed the icon on my desktop. Tap it once for on again for off and it works great. If you haven't already found another solution give it a shot.
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I think stock brought something like that but it was just a shortcut to the setting, i found a way to get the hotspot working again on 1.2 cloudy and currently in love with my phone again.

zelendel said:
If that is what you think then you are very wrong.
XDA is and always be a developers site.
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Lol ok

Oby2, I really like Coudy 1.2 on my D850 but I can't get the hotspot to actually work. It starts and I can connect to it but I don't get data transfer. I'm not getting the AT&T authentication popup that you get with the stock ROM and I'm pretty sure this is where the problem is. I have hotspot in my plan and when I flash back to stock it works great. Can you share how you got it working please? TIA

mrhaley30705 said:
Another downside to changing to OPEN in the build.prop is that you lose the secret dialer menus. Try using it and you get null
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What dialer menus are you referring to? I have several that still work: "3845#*850#", "*#*#4636#*#*", "*#06#". Of course if any others were broken I do not know about it.

dizzyman1180 said:
So I thought this is where we can post what we want...General section. Lol but a couple snide posts "yawn". Why post your unwanted, unneeded comments. Just don't read it if you don't have anything constructive to add.
Just sad how much XDA has lost its purpose.
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I agree.
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rzracer2 said:
I completely agree and I use the hotspot feature daily. In the absence of a quick tile I used tasker/sercure settings/tasker app factory to make a very small installable hotspot toggle app and placed the icon on my desktop. Tap it once for on again for off and it works great. If you haven't already found another solution give it a shot.
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Would you be willing to share the script you fashioned?

rzracer2 said:
Oby2, I really like Coudy 1.2 on my D850 but I can't get the hotspot to actually work. It starts and I can connect to it but I don't get data transfer. I'm not getting the AT&T authentication popup that you get with the stock ROM and I'm pretty sure this is where the problem is. I have hotspot in my plan and when I flash back to stock it works great. Can you share how you got it working please? TIA
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Heres what i did:
1. Grab this file
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6Sl-yzm6h3FbXE3S1JZQkIwTDg/edit?usp=docslist_api
2. Using your root explorer of choice, backup your current apns-conf.xml which can be found in the /system/etc folder
3. Place the downloaded apns-conf.xml in the /system/etc folder and set permissions rw-r-r
4. Reboot phone
5. Go to apn settings and reset default all the current apns will clear out and you'll be left with the stock apn and working hotspot.
Let me know if you can grab from my drive, I think I set everything up correctly but im not sure. I pretty much copy pasted from the cloudy Q&A thread where i had posted the fix per the rules but it just drowned amongst all the other posts. I'll update my OP in case anyone else needs it.

Many thanks Oby2, with your fix Cloudy is now perfect for my use. I'm looking forward to version 2.x for the D850

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Sprint TV 2.1 ROM's

I have searched and only found the posts in separate threads talking about the loss of Sprint TV, and most have not been addressed within the threads. I had Damage 2.1 ROM installed and lost Sprint TV after nearly a week. States I need to be a Sprint Customer to use this app.
I switched to the Fresh 2b ROM last night and had Sprint TV working. This morning I get the same message I am not a Sprint Customer.
I have updated the Build.prop file to show the 310120 and Sprint thinking this might help. Just curious if anyone out there with more knowledge than me has a fix for this. As I stated in a thread post, the TV on the phone is a great kid distraction at times when I need it. That and I like having everything I am paying for working.
Thanks
Interesting, I was thinking about flashing my ROM to one of the custom 2.X roms, however if this is the case I may just wait a while. Although I don't use Sprint TV alot, jniiya is right, it is a good kid distraction to have on your phone... Then again TV turns kids in to zombies.
I can run Sprint TV just find using damgeless, and I'm able to stream with no problem. I did have to restart my phone after I installed it though.
JUST USE FRESH'S PRE KITCHEN TO FLASH IT I did it on damageless rom with no probs whatsoever
nbroneobi said:
JUST USE FRESH'S PRE KITCHEN TO FLASH IT I did it on damageless rom with no probs whatsoever
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It's not a problem of getting on the phone. I have had it installed from day one with both ROMs. It works for a while, but then it gives me the error of you need to be a Sprint Customer to use this app.
I am thinking since these builds are based off the Eris it is sending some type of info back to the Sprint servers show it as a Verizon phone. I just can't figure out what it is since I have changed the build.prop file, and I am not familiar enough with these systems/codes to dig around and think of another place it would be sending back info as if it were Verizon.
This is not like a deal breaker with me in anyway. Just trying to figure it out for the future.
Thanks for reading the post.
jniiya said:
It's not a problem of getting on the phone. I have had it installed from day one with both ROMs. It works for a while, but then it gives me the error of you need to be a Sprint Customer to use this app.
I am thinking since these builds are based off the Eris it is sending some type of info back to the Sprint servers show it as a Verizon phone. I just can't figure out what it is since I have changed the build.prop file, and I am not familiar enough with these systems/codes to dig around and think of another place it would be sending back info as if it were Verizon.
This is not like a deal breaker with me in anyway. Just trying to figure it out for the future.
Thanks for reading the post.
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Exact same problem here. It works for a while, then I get that error message. If I uninstall and reinstall Sprint TV (pick your favorite method), it works for a while again, but after minutes, hours, or a day (no noticeable pattern) I get that error message.
I've posted on it in several threads about this topic hoping to find a fix. People have told me to edit my build.prop file. I keep trying, but I'm new to this, and every time I try to add the lines below I have problems. The phone freezes during boot up, and I end up having to do a nandroid restore.
ro.cdma.home.operator.numeric=310120
ro.cdma.home.operator.alpha=Sprint
Several threads on this forum and others say this (or variations on it) will solve the problem, but it locks my phone up. I've tried with the =, without, with spaces before and after, and at various places within the file. I wonder if I'm doing something really stupid because I don't know exactly what the formatting is supposed to be. If anybody knows of a tutorial on build.prop, I'd be thrilled to use that, but I haven't been able to find one.
Been working fine for me. Running Fresh 2.0b2 since Flipz released it.
Not to hijack, but have you tried the TV.com app? Something like that I think I uninstalled it, but I thought it was actually better than Sprint TV...
Yep, I went back to 1.5 Fresh because of Sprint TV. Sprint just got ESPN and the NCAA tourney should be on. I am crossing my fingers that Sprint releases the update in the next week or so.
newguy77 said:
I've posted on it in several threads about this topic hoping to find a fix. People have told me to edit my build.prop file. I keep trying, but I'm new to this, and every time I try to add the lines below I have problems. The phone freezes during boot up, and I end up having to do a nandroid restore.
ro.cdma.home.operator.numeric=310120
ro.cdma.home.operator.alpha=Sprint
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You do not have to add the lines just change the values. The lines are already in there.
This fix didn't work for me. It still tells me I need to be a sprint subscriber.
gmramirez1973 said:
You do not have to add the lines just change the values. The lines are already in there.
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They're not in the build.prop on my phone. It's not like I didn't look for them. I even used the search feature on my editor. The only line I have that contains cdma is:
ro.cdma.privilege.timeout=120000
newguy77 said:
They're not in the build.prop on my phone. It's not like I didn't look for them. I even used the search feature on my editor. The only line I have that contains cdma is:
ro.cdma.privilege.timeout=120000
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Sorry about that. What rom are you using. I am damage 1.0 if you want I can post the build.prop from my phone but I do not know if it will fix SprintTv because I do not use and I have not installed it.
gmramirez1973 said:
Sorry about that. What rom are you using. I am damage 1.0 if you want I can post the build.prop from my phone but I do not know if it will fix SprintTv because I do not use and I have not installed it.
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No problem. I am also using damage 1.0, however, I see references to pancake (and cupcake, bikcmp) in my build.prop file. I was surprised by that. Is that normal? I did do a wipe (wipe data/factory reset) before I installed damage. In fact, I wiped before going from pancake to fresh 2.0 and again before going from fresh 2.0 to damage.
If you can post the build.prop, I'll give it a try and report back.
build.prop damage 1.0
newguy77 said:
No problem. I am also using damage 1.0, however, I see references to pancake (and cupcake, bikcmp) in my build.prop file. I was surprised by that. Is that normal? I did do a wipe (wipe data/factory reset) before I installed damage. In fact, I wiped before going from pancake to fresh 2.0 and again before going from fresh 2.0 to damage.
If you can post the build.prop, I'll give it a try and report back.
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Sorry for the late post. I just pull it from my phone. Attached is the build.prop from Damage 1.0. Again I do not use SprintTv or have it installed so I do not know if it will fix it. You have to rename the file to build.prop and push it to /system/.
Ok so I'm watching ESPN all day long at work, and I turn it off so I can get ready to leave work.
While on the subway I try to access it and I get the "You must be a Sprint customer to view Sprint TV" or some crap like that. I'm like ok, maybe because I might be roaming on Verizon network its not letting me. So I wait until I have a good signal and try again, same error message.....
I tried restarting phone, disable and re-enable mobile network, and checked to make sure I wasn't roaming. No Luck.
Look for the Tmobile ported one
Has anyone tried it on Darch's rom. It's based off of the legend which is for sprint?
Can i get a link to the official Sprint TV APK. I cant find it. I have the hacked t-mo one. but half of the video is cut off for some reason
morbidpete said:
Can i get a link to the official Sprint TV APK. I cant find it. I have the hacked t-mo one. but half of the video is cut off for some reason
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Here are the apk's. I got these from the Fresh Pre-Kitchen when I was running 1.1

[Q] tethering and my htc and att?

Hello, can someone help me with something. I rooted my htc inspire a few months back. I did not change the room just left it as is. I am now trying to tethering my accer a500 to my htc inspire. I have tried the hot spot and also tried to hook cable to tablet from phone. when i try hot spot it turns on then turns off says i need to call att.
I am wondering do i have to flash phone with a differnet rom inorder to use those functions. or is their a way around the issue. Sorry for my lack of knowing lol. i am looking but I have not found a newbie guid covering this. I am asuming i do need to flash phone with custom rom but wanted to make sure.
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I guess should of added more info. I have rooted my phone a long while back. I did not flash a custom Rom to my phone. I am running the Rom the phone came with just rooted. Thanks again for any help someone will be able to give. I am still reading the fourms just guess not understanding. From what I am getting if I want hot spot to work or tethering to work I need to flash my phone with a custom Rom.
a 30second search of putting 'free tether htc inspire' into google would have given you the answer you need. This has been asked over and over and over. You are technically breaching your agreement and if you get caught that is on you. Here is a link in the market for a simple to use app. Next time please search before making threads.
https://market.android.com/details?...EwOSwiY29tLm1zdHJlYW0uZWFzeXRldGhlcl9iZXRhIl0.
ok
Lol sorry but you really think I didn't do that like a month ago. Really I have read and re-read every topic even close to covering this topic. One topic saying yes you can the next saying it didn't work. Figured would find someone nice enough to say yes you can do it, and here is the topic area to look. Thank you for the link
Update, followed your link and it went no were. Google free tethering again and came up with the same thing. Someone saying they have a way to make it work. Then a bunch of posts after that with people saying it worked for a bit but not now. I'm just looking to see if it can be done, what has and has not worked and if I am right and I need a custom Rom.
I use EasyTether Pro, don't know if its safe, but I have been using it for almost 2 years on 2 different phones, and haven't been stuck with a higher bill yet
Sent from my Inspire 4G
I tether my HP Touchpad about an hour a day and have never got hit with the email from AT&T.
Sent from my HTC Inspire using Tapatalk
thanks for the info
Was wondering do you guys use the cable, or set up a WiFi way. I don't plan on doing any downloading I use a program that looks up info for me on the net. Maybe some Facebook on the night ****. Once again thanks for the help with this very cool.
I dont have to DD an app to use hotspot because my dev built it in, which most roms do... but if you must stick with your stock rom... (thumbs down)
I used "open garden" wifi tether on a few different phones requiring that functionality. Its one of the best out there IMHO
P.S. If you like the stock feel and stability? of your stock rom, but are ready to open your phone up to a brand new life...
My suggestion for a jump off point(ROM) is 'COREDROID'! I dont rock it anymore, but it was imo the best, next very close runner up would be 'AndroidRevolution'...
Both of those have built in hotspot, plus a WAYYY faster UI than stock. Just My Opinion. good luck!
I have never tried to tether using stock rom, however almost all custom roms I have used have the ability to tether. Maybe try a custom rom, I like IceColdSandwich v 4.2. Good luck!
Thank u very much that was what I was really looking for. I will start looking for custom Rom that might work for me. I really need to learn how to back up the Rom I have so I can save it so I can flash it back to phone if need be. Thanks again all for all the help with this.
Start by looking for a recovery like "cwm recovery"... within the Inspire forums. Follow the directions exactly and read them ALL first, then reread them before flashing. Once youve achieved a recovery, you'll have opened yourself up to try ROMS i.e.Try coredroid for a few days then perform a backup of coredroid, then flash AR and run that for a few days.
As it seems in your OP, youre kinda used to a stock ROM and both of those are based on stock, with enhancements, and bloatware removed... MUCH FASTER and responsive.
So just start with one thing at a time - Recovery Time!!!
p.s. once youve installed your recovery, you should backup your current config before going to the next step - ROM!!! Practice good backup skills, and you'll limit your headaches considerably.
hello, thank you all for your replies. I am really wanting to move up to custom roms. Prob is I do not know how to back up my current rom, and how to check it to make sure its good. I am looking for the info and what app to use to get the best back up file. i want to be sure I know how to back up and also how to go back to the back up if need be before I move forward. If someone knows of a guide to do that stuff or has any good information could you pm me please. thanks a bunch for the help.
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hello, thank you all for your replies. I am really wanting to move up to custom roms. Prob is I do not know how to back up my current rom, and how to check it to make sure its good. I am looking for the info and what app to use to get the best back up file. i want to be sure I know how to back up and also how to go back to the back up if need be before I move forward. If someone knows of a guide to do that stuff or has any good information could you pm me please. thanks a bunch for the help.
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as for backup between ROMs the two major ones are Titanium Backup and MyBackup
Darunion said:
a 30second search of putting 'free tether htc inspire' into google would have given you the answer you need. This has been asked over and over and over. You are technically breaching your agreement and if you get caught that is on you. Here is a link in the market for a simple to use app. Next time please search before making threads.
https://market.android.com/details?...EwOSwiY29tLm1zdHJlYW0uZWFzeXRldGhlcl9iZXRhIl0.
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I used the EasyTether app a few times around last Christmas. Today I got the email from AT&T about tethering. So I guess now we can't use EasyTether?
I went to my local store yesterday and had a rep examine my phone to be sure there was no way I could tether. She noted it in my account. Today I got a txt msg saying I was tethering. So I called the 866 number in the msg and the phone rep told me they can now tell any time a computer or any other device is plugged into the phone and any time a tethering app is used. So according to her logic, we can't even use our computers to charge our phones.
struff said:
I went to my local store yesterday and had a rep examine my phone to be sure there was no way I could tether. She noted it in my account. Today I got a txt msg saying I was tethering. So I called the 866 number in the msg and the phone rep told me they can now tell any time a computer or any other device is plugged into the phone and any time a tethering app is used. So according to her logic, we can't even use our computers to charge our phones.
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no, she means they can detect the tethering. not the connection itself. u can still charge and xfer files and sync lol
Darunion said:
no, she means they can detect the tethering. not the connection itself. u can still charge and xfer files and sync lol
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*I* know that. But she apparently doesn't. She told me that ANY time ANYTHING is plugged into the phone now counts as tethering. Even if NO apps are being used. I know better than to believe that lol.
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Sucks for EasyTether and PDANet users
This seems a good place to ask. Of course, the ref with whom I spoke claims that their system is flawless, but is there anyone here who kows AT&Ts systems that can speak as to the reliability of their inspection system?
The reason I ask, I was informed that "the data connection from your phone was opened to another device several times within the past 2 months." I used it once, I'm afraid that something looks like tethering to their system, and I'll end up with a more expensive capped plan rather than my unlimited plan (truth is that I've only gone over 3 GB once of which I'm aware, I just don't like the concept of caps.... or more cost).
I finaly put a custom rom on my phone and was able to hotspot and tether my phone to my laptop. Only used it to load one page of xda just to see if it worked or not. I never got a text meassage or phone call or anything. I also use a bunch of bandwidth on a daily bases. e-mail, web games and such. I had to re-lock my phone sending it to htc to get repaired, when i get it back it will be re rooted and custom rom and tethered again. Will let you know what happens then. lol
They will constantly improve the system. the more people that find ways around it the more they will invest in closing the holes. they didnt used to have the ability to see but more and more is pointing to packet inspection and TTL's on them to see if theres another device behind the phone. it's not just an apn setting anymore. it's best either to not tether and breach contract or just pay the $15 a month and use it. Getting around it now, could change next week or a month or tomorrow. companies will do what they can to protect their services from being taken advantage of, and with the number of users that are stealing tethering data, that is a considerable cost. do i think its fair that i need to pay $15 to connect my pc to phone for just a picture here and there, no, but the consumer always wants everything for free.

[Q] Which AT&T capable LG G2 DOES NOT have carrier IQ?

I am on my next to last day to exchange. Let me say that I love this phone except for the fact that AT&T has Carrier IQ installed and it can not be removed without rooting (at least on the 2 year contract one). There is a process to stop it and it's not that hard, except that it is a PITA to do it every time you reboot. If you forget to force stop, you are in the clutches of Carrier IQ. Also, I have doubts that even though it is stopped via a forced stop, that it is not residing somewhere else on the phone and still doing the nasties that it was designed to do. There is no sense in going over CIQ as there are a couple of threads already on the subject in reference to this phone and AT&T.
Unfortunately, I am stuck with AT&T and carrier swapping is not an option so the only option open to me right now is the phone.
So, is there a version of the LG G2 that is available for sale in the US that can be used on the AT&T network that does not have CIQ installed on it? Maybe the full sale priced one that AT&T sells? Or maybe a different one from Best Buy or someplace else? In a nut shell. Looking for a LG G2 that I can use on the US AT&T network that does not have CIQ installed.
I am new to this "smart phone" game but really am impressed with this phone and want to keep it, but in reality, unless I root it and void my warranty, this CIQ issue could be a killer for me. The reason is because I used to work at that big glass building at Fort Meade and know more than I want to about electronic data mining and collection. BTW, AT&T (both on line and store front), LG tech rep (store front), and LG (on line) all say that CIQ is not removable in the version that I have without rooting.
Any options that I am missing?
I don't think you have any other options friend. I'm also in a similar boat of having to return it tomorrow if I choose to do so. I think the full price one, or the one from best buy would be the same as they're all at&t branded so i'm sure they are all part of the exact same batch. There wouldn't be anything different between them.
I think I'm going to go ahead and root and disable it. There is no other phone that I think is this good, period.
Short answer, no. Long answer, your only option would be to buy the International or maybe Korean variants online and at full price and slap an AT&T SIM in it. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't get LTE though.
I get the feeling this is not what you want to do, so if CIQ bothers you that much and you're not willing to root you're going to have to return it.
You might want to consider waiting for the Nexus 5, which will likely share at least some hardware characteristics of the G2.
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NevetsDrassel said:
Any options that I am missing?
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Simple. Root. Easy and fixes the issue and more.
guys...its not that hard...just root it...install system tuner...disable 6 entries...done.
I have never rooted a phone. I do not know how or what is required. I am not computer illiterate so I think that this is something that I can do if I had instructions on how to do it. Where would I start to look for the process of rooting the phone?
What is required to do it?
Hate to loose the warranty on it but I guess that I can always return it to factory default (I think) if I had a problem in the future. I just like this phone too damned much to let it go.
NevetsDrassel said:
I have never rooted a phone. I do not know how or what is required. I am not computer illiterate so I think that this is something that I can do if I had instructions on how to do it. Where would I start to look for the process of rooting the phone?
What is required to do it?
Hate to loose the warranty on it but I guess that I can always return it to factory default (I think) if I had a problem in the future. I just like this phone too damned much to let it go.
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Now we're on to something!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887
You'll also want to read up on how to install and use ADB. There are some good guides out there that include videos.
The T-Mobile variant gives you the option of turning off CIQ. I was getting wakelocks from it, but since I've turned it off, it's been as quiet as a church mouse. Not sure if the radios are the same, I don't really know what AT&T uses.
Root it. And leave at&t as soon as it becomes an option because this won't be the last CIQ phone
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Semantics said:
The T-Mobile variant gives you the option of turning off CIQ. I was getting wakelocks from it, but since I've turned it off, it's been as quiet as a church mouse. Not sure if the radios are the same, I don't really know what AT&T uses.
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How do u turn it off?
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bgaccord said:
How do u turn it off?
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System settings, backup, collect diagnostics and uncheck the box.
Semantics said:
The T-Mobile variant gives you the option of turning off CIQ. I was getting wakelocks from it, but since I've turned it off, it's been as quiet as a church mouse. Not sure if the radios are the same, I don't really know what AT&T uses.
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Would like to know this as well.
Dchibro said:
Now we're on to something!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887
You'll also want to read up on how to install and use ADB. There are some good guides out there that include videos.
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Well, I read the links. It looks pretty straight forward. Bit confused on some things. On the phone, I can go directly to the "Developers Options" under the main menu and turn that function on or off at will. Why all the hum drum about going into the About Phone menu to the Software Version to hit it 8 to 10 times to get the Developers Options turned on? Also while watching the video on how to root it, I got a bit confused on the "shift right click, open a command window" at 2:08. I do not have that capability. Different OS maybe? Anyways, I can always get a command window through the Start Run menu.
If I root the phone, I know that I can restore it to it original stock based on the first sticky in this forum. However, someone indicated that even if you return it to stock, there will be indications that it was rooted. But I could not tell what version of the phone that he was referencing.
Do I/Should I back up anything first before I start? Not that much on the phone right now, just my Contacts, a couple of pictures, and some apps that I downloaded. Home screen setups and things like that.
m3lover1 said:
Would like to know this as well.
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See the post above yours.
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NevetsDrassel said:
Well, I read the links. It looks pretty straight forward. Bit confused on some things. On the phone, I can go directly to the "Developers Options" under the main menu and turn that function on or off at will. Why all the hum drum about going into the About Phone menu to the Software Version to hit it 8 to 10 times to get the Developers Options turned on? Also while watching the video on how to root it, I got a bit confused on the "shift right click, open a command window" at 2:08. I do not have that capability. Different OS maybe? Anyways, I can always get a command window through the Start Run menu.
If I root the phone, I know that I can restore it to it original stock based on the first sticky in this forum. However, someone indicated that even if you return it to stock, there will be indications that it was rooted. But I could not tell what version of the phone that he was referencing.
Do I/Should I back up anything first before I start? Not that much on the phone right now, just my Contacts, a couple of pictures, and some apps that I downloaded. Home screen setups and things like that.
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Apparntly the VZW variant shows the phone as rooted in about phone. I went through every single menu on the T-Mobile variant and I see nothing to reference that I have rooted my phone.
Oh that was it? I had that turned off when I set up the phone. Lol Thanks
Ok, so once its rooted, what do I do? Where do I delete the files to get rid of carrier iq?
Custom rom; no carrieriq. Besides didn't they change it so it's not that big a deal anymore?
Semantics said:
System settings, backup, collect diagnostics and uncheck the box.
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This is absolutely not listed in the Verizon version. Pretty sure the VS980 has CIQ too.
Sneaky punks... :/
Or just flash a custom stock rom that is debloated and has modded options preinstalled.
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Semantics said:
See the post above yours.
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Apparntly the VZW variant shows the phone as rooted in about phone. I went through every single menu on the T-Mobile variant and I see nothing to reference that I have rooted my phone.
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You might want to double check the T-Mobile app. Under device health it says I'd the phone is rooted.

US Cellular Galaxy S7 Edge [SM-G935R4] Thread

Wow, I'm sorta surprised there's not a USCC-specific thread anywhere yet...unless I just missed it, like I could well have.
Oh well, just thought it'd be nice to have a thread here at XDA, especially since it's so hard to find much of anything about USCC-branded phones in general anyway.
As far as my experience so far, I can't report any real issues beyond the usual so-so signal strength that I've experienced on every US Cellular phone me or my wife have owned ever since moving to my current location in town (yet it was fine at our old house just a few blocks over!). In the six years or so I've had USC, I've never found their phones being notably loaded down in bloatware, and nor is this one, so that's nice I guess. I was hoping I'd find some unlikely, overlooked USCC-specific perk like an unlocked bootloader on their models, but I don't see that happenin'... siiigh.
As for the phone itself independent of US Cellular, eh, I'm no power user, I'm probably not the dude who should make too many hardware-based critiques because the thing's more than powerful enough to ably do anything I'll ever need a phone to do. I will say I briefly owned an S6 Edge (briefly being because it was stolen) and I can't say the S7 seems like a huge upgrade to me, not one worth full retail anyway, but obviously it's a damn nice phone anyhow. (...But I went from my stolen fancy S6E down to an old, cheap Motorola Razr M (aka Electrify M) for a little over a year before getting my S7E and I was, for the most part, totally satisfied with the Motorola's performance despite the huge discrepancy in horsepower, so what the hell do I know?)
So yeah, bring on your USCC-specific guides, thoughts, questions, complaints, opinions, etc etc!
So I'll kick things off with a bit of root discussion/issues...
I rooted my phone maybe a week or so after getting it back in July, taking the chance against my better instincts that the instructions found over in this Verizon thread would work out for USCC phones too. Much to my surprise, not only did it work, I experienced almost none of the many problems that the Verizon users kept encountering in the early weeks of that thread. Why that is, though, I still have no clue. I guess VZW's software is somehow different from USCC's in such a way that we simply weren't affected by whatever kept causing the boot loops, extreme battery-drainage and heat issues for those phones. (Mostly...)
I don't want to steal the work of thread-starter psouza4 or anyone else in that existing Verizon thread so I don't want to try and rewrite every full detail but for any future USCC S7/Edge owners who might wind up here, I guess I'll do a real basic rundown of exactly how I did mine (and also I'll do it so that maybe someone more versed in Android-tinkering than me can tell me where I may have gone wrong on certain steps). The files I used in my root/fix/debloat process are the ones listed in Bold below and all can be found on that thread - I'd link 'em directly here but I don't know how kosher that is - and what isn't there should be in the Play Store.
So, after disabling "Secure Startup" under Settings-->Lock Screen & Security (and ensuring I had the correct drivers and ADB working and such), I...
1). Flashed the Samsung_G935x_QC_Rooted_BOOT.TAR image using the Odin3_v3.12_PrinceComsy.zip variant. The Verizon thread reports that some AT&T users had recommended the Comsy version because they found it prevented boot issues that they were experiencing when flashing with the other "plain" version of Odin that was linked. As for me, I only used the PrinceComsy version because the plain version simply doesn't run on my computer for some reason. I have no idea what the difference is between the two versions, so I've got no idea if the Comsy version may be the better way to go for USCC users as well (or if it even makes a lick of difference for anyone really), but it works.
2). After successful flash and reboot, I installed SuperSU-v.2.76-S7QC.zip via the included root.bat file and waited for another reboot to finish. I can't recall if SuperSU prompted me to download a newer version of the "su" binary upon opening the now-installed SuperSu app (as the original thread indicated it might) or not, but I didn't and neither should you apparently. As of the original post in the other thread on 7/15/2016, the "2.76-S7QC" build was the most recent version for S7 models . Since that's been over a month ago, can anyone verify if the current 2.78 version of SuperSU works with S7s (and/or USCC phones), or if there's a 2.78"-S7QC" version specifically? (I'm guessing no and no, but I lost track of the Verizon thread a while back and haven't seen any specific reference to 2.78 working or not working...)
3). From there, I downloaded FlashFire (v051, I believe) and flashed the suggested S7_or_S7Edge_Fixes_Debloater_V15.zip file, which aims to, y'know, fix some stuff and debloat the thing. I didn't manually adjust any of the "fixes" applied by the patch, and many of the apps and services killed by the "debloater" part of the script don't even come on USCC-branded versions of the phone. The instructions in the thread go on to say that some users reported problems with a handful of the fixes - Lag issues, Wifi passwords refusing to save, "Unauthorized Actions" pop-ups, and problems with VoLTE icons (the last of which isn't relevant to USC really anyway). While it seemed like the majority of VZW/ATT/other-carrier users in the thread were experiencing at least one of these issues, I didn't. There was some lag, for sure, but sporadically, and the remaining steps mostly knocked it out and I didn't need to do anything extra.
4). Next I installed a couple, but not all (initially) of the programs/settings suggested in the separate . Amplify Premium 3.3.7 and L Speed 3.1.9.7 (though I updated to the current 3.1.9.8 Beta shortly thereafter with no ill effects). Now I thought I followed the thread's suggestions pretty much exactly for these two, but when I looked just now to verify, I found that I hadn't made quite a few of the recommended changes in Amplify after all. (Probably because many of them give warnings when adjusting that the other entries hadn't, and I figured I'd play it safe). Anyway, I went ahead just now and finished everything up so that it does follow that thread's suggestions - I'll report back on it if they seem to make a notable difference. Maybe worth noting here that not all of the recommended changes are valid on US Cellular phones, so no need to worry if you can't find a few of them. As for L-Speed, I did indeed have all of the thread's recommended settings for it set, except for one, "Storage IO Tweaks: Partition Remount - Enabled." Not sure why this wasn't set, guess I just didn't see it the first time. Anyway, I've enabled it now, and since it seems to be there for "giving more permissions to the SD card," it was probably irrelevant to me anyhow since I don't currently use one.
Now, the guide suggests installing Xposed when you do all of this, along with three more apps - Greenify, ForceDoze, and LeanDroid. I decided to hold off on all the above for a while when I did it, but I'd say it's plenty safe to do it all in one go if you choose to. By the time I got around to applying the L-Speed and Amplify settings and rebooting, I had been up and rooted for at least a couple hours altogether, enough to notice that I wasn't seeing the immediate disasters a lot of other posters were finding. The most common problem seemed to be bootloops and random resets, which I hadn't encountered (and still never have really, beyond a couple of unexplained reboots once or twice that had no noticeable effects other than mild annoyance). There were also a lot of complaints about some rather extreme-sounding overheating, terribly reduced battery life, and serious lag problems - these all appeared in some degree, but seemingly nowhere nearly as bad as what people were reporting from their VZW/etc-branded phones in the thread. Plus, after making the L-Speed/Amplify changes, the battery seemed to be holding up a bit better, the phone wasn't running as warm as it had been pre-tweaking, and the lag I had experienced had calmed down from "pretty minor but definitely kinda annoying" to mostly gone. I wondered why I was missing out or getting much milder versions of all the problems mentioned by others, but by that point in the thread people were beginning to suspect Xposed was the cause. Some reported their phones working well up until installing Xposed, after which they'd begin getting bootloops or other problems. Not wanting any of that headache, I decided to just wait it out a few days and see how it held up before risking the install.
The guide also suggests at this point to turn off Wifi Scanning, Bluetooth, Location and Location History. I left the Location stuff alone, but this all seems pretty optional. It's also suggested to turn off the AOD Clock, which I left alone at the time but later disabled (and am now having issues with, but more on that later). I don't think there's any need to do the recommended disabling of all animations in Developer Options either, at least for our phones. I've left those settings at their defaults and speed's been fine.
So, since I basically took a break at this point when I was actually doing all this the first time, I'll take a break here too before getting into the next stuff I did regarding debloating and how my now-rooted-but-not-yet-real-tweaked USCC phone would turn out to actually run over the next few days...
I'm looking for a firmware which has european languages any idea?
Any new news on root and roms for our phones?
HavING trouble unlocking bootloader and flashing custom rom.
Is this possible yet? I've achieved root, But failed to flash twrp or cm. Any help would be appreciated!
lugnut2099 said:
So I'll kick things off with a bit of root discussion/issues...
I rooted my phone maybe a week or so after getting it back in July, taking the chance against my better instincts that the instructions found over in this Verizon thread would work out for USCC phones too. Much to my surprise, not only did it work, I experienced almost none of the many problems that the Verizon users kept encountering in the early weeks of that thread. Why that is, though, I still have no clue. I guess VZW's software is somehow different from USCC's in such a way that we simply weren't affected by whatever kept causing the boot loops, extreme battery-drainage and heat issues for those phones. (Mostly...)
I don't want to steal the work of thread-starter psouza4 or anyone else in that existing Verizon thread so I don't want to try and rewrite every full detail but for any future USCC S7/Edge owners who might wind up here, I guess I'll do a real basic rundown of exactly how I did mine (and also I'll do it so that maybe someone more versed in Android-tinkering than me can tell me where I may have gone wrong on certain steps). The files I used in my root/fix/debloat process are the ones listed in Bold below and all can be found on that thread - I'd link 'em directly here but I don't know how kosher that is - and what isn't there should be in the Play Store.
So, after disabling "Secure Startup" under Settings-->Lock Screen & Security (and ensuring I had the correct drivers and ADB working and such), I...
1). Flashed the Samsung_G935x_QC_Rooted_BOOT.TAR image using the Odin3_v3.12_PrinceComsy.zip variant. The Verizon thread reports that some AT&T users had recommended the Comsy version because they found it prevented boot issues that they were experiencing when flashing with the other "plain" version of Odin that was linked. As for me, I only used the PrinceComsy version because the plain version simply doesn't run on my computer for some reason. I have no idea what the difference is between the two versions, so I've got no idea if the Comsy version may be the better way to go for USCC users as well (or if it even makes a lick of difference for anyone really), but it works.
2). After successful flash and reboot, I installed SuperSU-v.2.76-S7QC.zip via the included root.bat file and waited for another reboot to finish. I can't recall if SuperSU prompted me to download a newer version of the "su" binary upon opening the now-installed SuperSu app (as the original thread indicated it might) or not, but I didn't and neither should you apparently. As of the original post in the other thread on 7/15/2016, the "2.76-S7QC" build was the most recent version for S7 models . Since that's been over a month ago, can anyone verify if the current 2.78 version of SuperSU works with S7s (and/or USCC phones), or if there's a 2.78"-S7QC" version specifically? (I'm guessing no and no, but I lost track of the Verizon thread a while back and haven't seen any specific reference to 2.78 working or not working...)
3). From there, I downloaded FlashFire (v051, I believe) and flashed the suggested S7_or_S7Edge_Fixes_Debloater_V15.zip file, which aims to, y'know, fix some stuff and debloat the thing. I didn't manually adjust any of the "fixes" applied by the patch, and many of the apps and services killed by the "debloater" part of the script don't even come on USCC-branded versions of the phone. The instructions in the thread go on to say that some users reported problems with a handful of the fixes - Lag issues, Wifi passwords refusing to save, "Unauthorized Actions" pop-ups, and problems with VoLTE icons (the last of which isn't relevant to USC really anyway). While it seemed like the majority of VZW/ATT/other-carrier users in the thread were experiencing at least one of these issues, I didn't. There was some lag, for sure, but sporadically, and the remaining steps mostly knocked it out and I didn't need to do anything extra.
4). Next I installed a couple, but not all (initially) of the programs/settings suggested in the separate . Amplify Premium 3.3.7 and L Speed 3.1.9.7 (though I updated to the current 3.1.9.8 Beta shortly thereafter with no ill effects). Now I thought I followed the thread's suggestions pretty much exactly for these two, but when I looked just now to verify, I found that I hadn't made quite a few of the recommended changes in Amplify after all. (Probably because many of them give warnings when adjusting that the other entries hadn't, and I figured I'd play it safe). Anyway, I went ahead just now and finished everything up so that it does follow that thread's suggestions - I'll report back on it if they seem to make a notable difference. Maybe worth noting here that not all of the recommended changes are valid on US Cellular phones, so no need to worry if you can't find a few of them. As for L-Speed, I did indeed have all of the thread's recommended settings for it set, except for one, "Storage IO Tweaks: Partition Remount - Enabled." Not sure why this wasn't set, guess I just didn't see it the first time. Anyway, I've enabled it now, and since it seems to be there for "giving more permissions to the SD card," it was probably irrelevant to me anyhow since I don't currently use one.
Now, the guide suggests installing Xposed when you do all of this, along with three more apps - Greenify, ForceDoze, and LeanDroid. I decided to hold off on all the above for a while when I did it, but I'd say it's plenty safe to do it all in one go if you choose to. By the time I got around to applying the L-Speed and Amplify settings and rebooting, I had been up and rooted for at least a couple hours altogether, enough to notice that I wasn't seeing the immediate disasters a lot of other posters were finding. The most common problem seemed to be bootloops and random resets, which I hadn't encountered (and still never have really, beyond a couple of unexplained reboots once or twice that had no noticeable effects other than mild annoyance). There were also a lot of complaints about some rather extreme-sounding overheating, terribly reduced battery life, and serious lag problems - these all appeared in some degree, but seemingly nowhere nearly as bad as what people were reporting from their VZW/etc-branded phones in the thread. Plus, after making the L-Speed/Amplify changes, the battery seemed to be holding up a bit better, the phone wasn't running as warm as it had been pre-tweaking, and the lag I had experienced had calmed down from "pretty minor but definitely kinda annoying" to mostly gone. I wondered why I was missing out or getting much milder versions of all the problems mentioned by others, but by that point in the thread people were beginning to suspect Xposed was the cause. Some reported their phones working well up until installing Xposed, after which they'd begin getting bootloops or other problems. Not wanting any of that headache, I decided to just wait it out a few days and see how it held up before risking the install.
The guide also suggests at this point to turn off Wifi Scanning, Bluetooth, Location and Location History. I left the Location stuff alone, but this all seems pretty optional. It's also suggested to turn off the AOD Clock, which I left alone at the time but later disabled (and am now having issues with, but more on that later). I don't think there's any need to do the recommended disabling of all animations in Developer Options either, at least for our phones. I've left those settings at their defaults and speed's been fine.
So, since I basically took a break at this point when I was actually doing all this the first time, I'll take a break here too before getting into the next stuff I did regarding debloating and how my now-rooted-but-not-yet-real-tweaked USCC phone would turn out to actually run over the next few days...
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Any updates on how this is running on USCC devices.
It's running beautifully for me. I haven't went through the entire guide for the improvements with the extra apps, but root and xposed are perfect. I am using the ForcedDoze app and it does help, without causing any issues.
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barndawg76 said:
It's running beautifully for me. I haven't went through the entire guide for the improvements with the extra apps, but root and xposed are perfect. I am using the ForcedDoze app and it does help, without causing any issues.
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Hello? I'm new to USC. Want to get one off ebay. Seller says AT&T works on it. Does it mean phone is sim unlocked? Considering USC is CDMA?
I'm not sure about that. Check with the USC guys over at teamuscellular.com It should be possible, but I don't want to steer you wrong.
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Yikes, sorry for never finishing that initial post, everyone. Nonetheless, most of it would be outdated by now anyway, and though it ran well-enough for a while after some more tweaks that I never got around to describing here, it was still never a fully satisfying experience just due to the inherent jankiness of the Engboot root. (And it gradually ended abruptly in a softbrick). I haven't kept up with developments on S7 root at all really, though I thought I saw something in regards to a new root method a while back - anybody know on that?
Anyway, here's what I found works much better, though still Engboot-based - the Stang5liter custom ROM found here - https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/development/stang5litre-edition-5-0-s7e-t3450208
All of the frequently found issues with Engboot root - heat, lag, battery life, etc. - were pretty much immediately greatly improved when I installed it. "Improved," not "gone" - they do still exist to a degree which some may find unacceptable, but if you don't expect 100% perfection, you shouldn't have any problem with it. The issue I notice most on this ROM is lag, but this tends to happen mostly only when attempting to do a lot of tasks quickly, opposed to just here and there all the time randomly the way it often seemed before I switched to the Stang ROM. Oh, and for whatever reason, it kinda frequently runs crappy while charging, but that's really a minor annoyance. The biggest plus of all, however, is that you don't need to waste hours tinkering with arcane settings like before to create minor improvements in performance - all the tweaks are integrated into the ROM, so you pretty much just install it and forget about it. Overall besides the lag I've been basically problem-free with it, especially in regards to heat, which I always had varying issues with on "plain" Engboot root. It's worth noting too that I'm still using the v1 version of stang5litre - v2 is current and was released a while back, I just never upgraded out of sheer laziness and the "good enough for me" status of v1. I will probably try to upgrade finally this week sometime, so if I do I'll note any improvements/problems here.
The caveat that you may have noticed here is that Stang5litre is a Verizon ROM intended for the SM-935V. The good news is that it runs just fine on our SM-935R4 without any adjustments - I don't think I even had to tinker with the APN. Your phone may exhibit some Verizony characteristics - your phone will identify itself as a Verizon phone, for one - but you should be good. If you want to root, this is the best way to go that I've found, plus it's quick and easy.
(Oh and hey, has USCC pushed Nougat yet?)
No, no nougat. No root for nougat anyway, so no real rush to see it.
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Any idea of when nougat will be released for this phone? I'm using one and live in Malaysia. Haven't receive nougat. Really want to have it. Dont really care about rooting, etc
A US Cellular version? In Malaysia? You are in the wrong thread my friend.
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Just wanted to let you guys know this works on our variant of the S7 Edge.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3552824
I flashed with Flash Fire and mounted system as read/write without any issues and it definitely makes a big difference in sound output.
Try at your own risk!!, but is working on my rooted US Cellular S7 Edge running PK1 firmware. Gonna try the dual speaker sound mod next and will update here if it works.
The dual speaker mod also worked for me, link below. I am using windows 7 professional 64-bit.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3494412
Here is something else I found that works on the the edge panel to control your music. I only tested with Spotify, as that is the music player I always use.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3365528
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huszonnegy said:
I'm looking for a firmware which has european languages any idea?
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Hi, did you find a solution?
Anyone taken the Nougat update yet? Just wondering how its running for you, if so.
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My wife set the update to install tonight,I have yet update ,liking my rooted mm, will update on how she likes it in a few days.
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Yeah, I'm kinda hiding out for a more stable Nougat root, but I don't thunk we'll see one.
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The wife took the update and is really liking her battery usage. Said it is lasting way longer before needing charged(no definitive proof here. just what she said). She is trying to get use to the ui changes. So i decided to go ahead and update mine as the last week or so it has been lagging more than normal and eating battery. So i downloaded our firmware from updato.com and flashed with odin 3.12.3 and used the home.csc so not to lose any apps and data(had everything backed up with titanium in case of issues). All went well and was running fine so i decided might as well root and see how that goes. Rooted using this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...eres-how-rooted-nougat-s7-edge-g935t-t3567502 and i used the alternative root.bat listed in the op(post #688) i also did the suggested cache wipe and leave the phone for 5-10min, i waited at least 10 watching a youtube video. Have been running all day with no noticeable lag and decided to download Antutu and do a test,pulled a 132374. I know that benchmarks dont mean dudu but to me it verified it is running as fast and smooth as it seems. So far i have no complaints and have not found anything not working properly.
Just an update, the update and root on nougat apparently broke the fingerprint sensor. Only had 1 app I use that on so no biggy for me.
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Anyone have an order in?

Anyone have an order in?
I'm very interested in it. I have a moto G4 as a back up phone. It is a non carrier specific and I find it very snappy without all the bloat. But the camera is pretty poor compared to my LG-V20 with GCAM app. Plus the V20 has the Quad DAC which gives quite nice sounding music with wired headphones, and it is rooted with Dolby Atmos for great sounding Bluetooth music. That being said, the Moto does have a head phone jack and I am sure there will be enhancements to help that in addition to Dolby or Viper add-ons. Miss my old note 4 which is what this would be like except with a 48MPX camera. And lots more memory, faster processor, and better, bigger screen. Plus a price that reflects the old days.
Wow, the phone is out and no one has one. Every phone I have bought in the past lots of people pre-ordered. I don't know if this is telling us something or the Wuhan virus is affecting sales. Just found this on the best buy website: "The phone isn't bad for the price, however Motorola has locked the device and doesn't allow the use of Wifi calling even if your carrier does." Deal breaker for me. On T-Mobile which I use for wifi calling. I travel a lot internationally and need wifi calling from the hotels I stay at. I guess I could use skype.
I received mine already.
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Wow, the phone is out and no one has one. Every phone I have bought in the past lots of people pre-ordered. I don't know if this is telling us something or the Wuhan virus is affecting sales. Just found this on the best buy website: "The phone isn't bad for the price, however Motorola has locked the device and doesn't allow the use of Wifi calling even if your carrier does." Deal breaker for me. On T-Mobile which I use for wifi calling. I travel a lot internationally and need wifi calling from the hotels I stay at. I guess I could use skype.
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I do not have one but have seen a similar criticism on BestBuy site about being locked and Wifi calling.. Motorola responded: The phone does support WiFi calling for carriers that choose to certify it. (For example, T-Mobile and Sprint.) It is not "locked" by Motorola.
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I do not have one but have seen a similar criticism on BestBuy site about being locked and Wifi calling.. Motorola responded: The phone does support WiFi calling for carriers that choose to certify it. (For example, T-Mobile and Sprint.) It is not "locked" by Motorola.
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Interesting. I wonder if you have to get it at t-mobile along with all their bloatware. I'll call them and see what they say.
Called the local TMO and they know nothing.
I have it on t mobile. Got it from best buy. It works fine with wifi calling. No special setup necessary.
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I have it on t mobile. Got it from best buy. It works fine with wifi calling. No special setup necessary.
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Thanks!
I pre-ordered it from Best Buy, received it on release day, and I love it. I'm on Sprint and VoLTE and Wifi calling work fine on this phone, and it's the first phone I've owned that supports it (my previous Moto G5S Plus didn't).
Most people who buy phones these days don't come to XDA. I used to be a rooting/ROMing maniac, but I unrooted my previous phone (Moto G5S Plus) to get the stock Oreo update since all the 3rd party ROMs only half worked (at best) for me, and I didn't even re-root after that. I don't plan on rooting the Stylus at all.
I picked one up today after bricking my previous phone earlier in the morning. Curiously, wifi calling is not enabled on Google Fi as yet, even though they're now selling the phone too.
Just ordered one of these. Looking forward to see what development we can do for this. Rooting it shouldn't be too difficult right?
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Just ordered one of these. Looking forward to see what development we can do for this. Rooting it shouldn't be too difficult right?
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Moto G Power is already rooted. Probably the same process for this phone.
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Moto G Power is already rooted. Probably the same process for this phone.
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I'm going to look into it and get prepared for my phone to get here over the weekend
what does the boot animation look like? guys?
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I'm going to look into it and get prepared for my phone to get here over the weekend
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Hey all, I have had the Stylus for about a week now. I'm enjoying the phone overall. I previously had a G7 Power that I rooted following previous instructions. I did look at the instructions for the new G Power and it seems the method is the same. I tried it out on the Stylus and t seems to have worked. I am able to use Titanium back-up and Root Explorer to view the root of the device. The only thing that seems odd to me is that I cannot edit the build prop or change the name of any file in the root directory of the phone. Like I said, everything else seems to be working ok, just not sure what the issue is.
Perhaps someone with more knowledge will find a solution, but I just wanted to add what I've experienced so far with this phone.
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Hey all, I have had the Stylus for about a week now. I'm enjoying the phone overall. I previously had a G7 Power that I rooted following previous instructions. I did look at the instructions for the new G Power and it seems the method is the same. I tried it out on the Stylus and t seems to have worked. I am able to use Titanium back-up and Root Explorer to view the root of the device. The only thing that seems odd to me is that I cannot edit the build prop or change the name of any file in the root directory of the phone. Like I said, everything else seems to be working ok, just not sure what the issue is.
Perhaps someone with more knowledge will find a solution, but I just wanted to add what I've experienced so far with this phone.
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What firmware did you use? I just got mine. Trying to make sure I have everything I need to root mine. I just want to be sure that there aren't major problems from doing it that we can't reverse. If you share exactly what you did different and some links I'll see what I can do to help.
@mingkee has been doing a lot for these new Motorola devices. Maybe he has some advice that might help us?
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What firmware did you use? I just got mine. Trying to make sure I have everything I need to root mine. I just want to be sure that there aren't major problems from doing it that we can't reverse. If you share exactly what you did different and some links I'll see what I can do to help.
@mingkee has been doing a lot for these new Motorola devices. Maybe he has some advice that might help us?
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This is where I was able to grab the firmware:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/sofiap/
I just patched the boot.img from the link above with Magisk and then fastboot flashed it to my phone, same method as the Power.
I did ask over in the G Power forum and I believe he was the one that gave me some advice regarding "fastbootd". However, it didn't seem to work. Right now I'm good with the access I have. Though it may help to figure it out in the long run.
Just make sure ROM matches build number
Download ROM and get boot.img out
Transfer to the phone and let Magisk patch it
After that, send the patched_boot back to host PC
Make sure your PC has latest ADB so it can support fastbootd
Access fastbootd in bootloader by using "fastboot reboot fastboot"
Flash patched_boot in fastbootd using "fastboot flash patched_boot.img"
Please be advised using "fastboot -w" can wipe your phone
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This is where I was able to grab the firmware:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/sofiap/
I just patched the boot.img from the link above with Magisk and then fastboot flashed it to my phone, same method as the Power.
I did ask over in the G Power forum and I believe he was the one that gave me some advice regarding "fastbootd". However, it didn't seem to work. Right now I'm good with the access I have. Though it may help to figure it out in the long run.
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Which build.prop did you edit? Dug through the system files looking for the apps to post and discovered another one in the product folder. Perhaps it doesn't use the one in the main folder. Some apps are hidden in there too
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Which build.prop did you edit? Dug through the system files looking for the apps to post and discovered another one in the product folder. Perhaps it doesn't use the one in the main folder. Some apps are hidden in there too
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You know, I did not realize there were two. I was in the product folder because i was looking for the media folder and found it there. Then I must have been trying the build prop in the product folder. Huh.
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