Hello XDA
I have been using help of XDA for a long time. It is a good source of help and information.
Lately I bought an HTC M8 for my daughter and I found that it requires bootloader unlocking plus some stuff that I find hard compared my Samsung phone.
May I suggest if XDA can create a sheet for all phones especially the new ones where they mention whether bootloader is locked and the difficulty of rooting and installing recovery and new Roms.
Had I known this about the M8, I would have simply bought a Samsung.
Thanks
Hi,
I suggest a lot of research before buying next time... And you'd have known this up front. Especially with new devices now, as many carriers are locking down their phones more and more.... And with it getting more difficult to Root with newer Android releases. Many new Samsung models can't even currently be rooted. Not so for the M8.
As far as a unified list goes.... That would be a major undertaking... No one would do this unless they wanted to. Perhaps you could take on this project and contribute to your fellow members with such a list?
Do some research and you'll find you can do far more with an M8, modification wise, than most newer Samsung devices. ?
Here's the M8 section. The General and Q&A sections have many guides and tutorials, Usually at the top of the section, stickied. ?
HTC One M8
Most info can be found in this frequently asked questions thread,
> HTC One M8> One M8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > Frequently Asked Questions
And after doing some reading, Help can be found here,
> HTC One M8> One M8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [HELP THREAD] HTC One M8 - Ask any questions here!
Good luck!
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I've always favoured Samsung to be easy to install custom ROMs on. Im thinking of getting a new phone and my preference was a HTC One M8. But I foound less development and ROM catalougs comapared to samsung…
So Which do you reckon woud be the current best phone or some model to be released in the nearby future that wid be apt for ROM evaluation and development???
I've heard rumours on the Nexus 6 and Android Silver. Any idea if it will be good???
Hello,
There are 3 threads devoted to discussions about devices, please repost your question in one of these three threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
Thanks!
Hi folks,
Looking to upgrade my pnone soon, (currently running a Desire C)
Im torn between a Samsung S3 Mini and an Xperia M2.
Obviously the xperia is a newer phone , better camera etc but the rom development is not as good as the s3 mini right now.
What is your views on these phones? any one own these. Any input much appreciated.
Thanks.
There are 3 threads already established that are devoted to discussions about devices, please read, and if necessary, repost your question in one of these threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
There are also several other discussion threads that you probably should review to help you. They are What phone do you wish you had? or
The Worst Android Device That You've Ever Had & Why or even this place that talks about The best phone you ever owned.
Hi Everyone,
Im using an att LG G2 with Paranoid Android installed. I believe it to be PA version 3.4 and Android version 4.3.1 from looking af the about phone settings. Basically Ive had this phone on loan to someone for about a year and it is just bogged down with shovelware. Netflix wont even load. I was comfortable playing around with ROMs before but ive been in the Ios scene lately and am out of practice.
My main concern is having the phone back to its speed from before, getting rid of all of the apps, and starting fresh. Id like to keep PA, hopefully upgrade to the latest version, but if i can just factory reset that works too. I'm pretty sure i could reinstall PA starting from scratch with a clean phone. I've been through the forums different times and I really do find that the info is all consolidated well. I hope I don't come accross as lazy or unwilling to search, I just had a bad experience flashing my Galaxy S2 so whenever I'm not certain on the process I try to consult with people more involved.
Thank you all for your time,
Andrew Rapp
Hi there,
You have a dedicated forum for this device where you will receive more accurate answers from the owners and experts:
> LG G2 > G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
or ask directly in this general Q&A thread: [HELP THREAD][Noob Friendly] LG G2 Ask any question
Have a nice day
Thread closed, thank you.
It's been 3 months but till now we don't have any specific rooting technic for HTC desire 526g. Please help us
Hi
Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist. XDA Developers doesn't have any control at all over which devices receive development attention from developers, XDA merely provides a place for developers to share their ideas and work. The hard truth is that the device you're talking about isn't a popular device, it's relatively low-spec and therefore just doesn't have the user base to make it worthwhile for a dev to spend a great deal of time on. I can only suggest you keep a lookout in the Android Development & Hacking section here:
Android Development & Hacking
Keep checking back regularly, use the search feature, and use Google, and hopefully a root method will pop up in future.
Good luck!
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Hi there,
so recently my One M8 had to be repaired and I was stuck for days with an unbelievably slow xperia active from a friend. I thought, well if any day I could need a replacement phone, say for parties of just when I don't want to take the M8, what would I get? I would like it to be around iphone-4-size and easy to unlock and flash with cyanogenmod resp. still updated with new cyanogenmod versions. It should just run somewhat fluently and have a bit internal storage for the most important apps. What would you recommend?
First thing that came to my mind was a used galaxy s2. still a bit too expensive for my needs.
Hi there,
The best way to get opinions on this would be to ask in this thread:
> General discussion > Questions and Answers > **DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!
Good luck