Hello all, I haven't posted in so long, as I totally got out of the rooting game. Killed my G2(didn't make a back up of modem firmware, phone bricked, much wow, much sadness) and I ended up with my s3, and then another one, and I rooted that left it on cm11 and lived life. Well, here I am with an S5 and I miss aosp.
Some of you may remember me from the G2 forums, or the S III or even over on SDX but I'm here and I don't want to brick another damn phone.
So heres my questions
1. Does spark work on aosp?
2. Anything I should back up upon rooting?
3. Towelroot doesn't work for me, so use Odin right?
4. Any function I'm gonna lose?
Side note: I sometimes look at my Samsung transform (M920) and then look at the S5, its funny.
That ks for reading, and yes I googled spark, didn't get an answer definitely enough and I want this info handed to me on a glorious silver platter with hopes that I don't miss something little and regret it.
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If you root and go aosp you will lose fingerprint scanner, and whatever apps come with TW. if towelroot isn't working you can root via Odin, but it will trip your Knox counter. If you are gonna flash aosp or cm then you can skip the root step and just flash recovery through odin->nandroid backup->flash ROM of your choice
Anything you flash through Odin, that isn't a stock firmware package will trip your Knox counter
My biggest concern really is the status of spark, does that work on aosp?
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das_webos_transformer said:
My biggest concern really is the status of spark, does that work on aosp?
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I haven't been able to test this yet I don't think there's much here for sprint spark. (Running MikeD's CM 12)... I'm not really sure though what the difference is between "Spark" and "4GLTE".. I know that spark operates on two additional bands and whether they opperate together to deliver improved speeds.... I obviously did not pay a lot of attention in my Wireless networking class... back in college
I understand. I'm going to have to just flash come cm and enjoy the gained speed no matter what. Thanks for the replies
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das_webos_transformer said:
I understand. I'm going to have to just flash come cm and enjoy the gained speed no matter what. Thanks for the replies
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I can verify it works for the sole fact that on AOSP roms I still get enhanced LTE coverage VS my non spark note 2. My work was a LTE dead zone on my note 2. I get LTE coverage at work now on stock TW on my S5 and on AOSP roms.
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I have already had the AT&T sgs3 but returned it because the user base is no were need Verizon's user base so I figured that we would ultimately have more roms kernels and themes. I am hoping that will still be the case. Either way I do not regret my decision because AT&T Lte is so tiny in comparison to Verizon lte when it comes to coverage.
Anyways back to the point of my thread.. the development for the international version of both the sgs2 and the sgs3 has always blown me away with the vast number of different roms, themes, and kernels! If anyone has every taken a peak over in the i9300 Dev forums they will know what I am talking about. Whenever I browse over there I find myself in a state of pure jealousy. The best of the best can be found there from roms like OMEGA to kernels like syliah kernel. I wish there was a way to easily port the international roms etc like entropy did for the AT&T sgs2 when he created the hellraiser packages which essentially swapped out the incompatible parts of a rom and replaced them with the compatible libs, modems etc that were meant for the AT&T sgs2. It would be nice if we could find with way to make it happen with our Verizon sgs3, not sure if that is possible though. Cross my fingers for this and definitely for an unlocked bootloader
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I agree. Even the sprint S3 has more roms than the Verizon S3. I can not find any popular ROMS that run on the Verizon S3.
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xWiZxKiDx said:
I agree. Even the sprint S3 has more roms than the Verizon S3. I can not find any popular ROMS that run on the Verizon S3.
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You should be greatful for the development that we have.
xWiZxKiDx said:
I agree. Even the sprint S3 has more roms than the Verizon S3. I can not find any popular ROMS that run on the Verizon S3.
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Hurleyzero1 said:
You should be greatful for the development that we have.
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I was not complaining at all. I am very grateful but regardless i was comparing all us variants to internal and not us to us..
We'd have more development if Verizon cared about their customers more than their money.
I'm confident we'll have more development. Coming from an LG Revolution I'm very happy with the amount we have now even
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Unfortunately we will never see nearly as much development as we would if we had an unlocked bootloader.
I am fairly confident that the developers around here will conquer this and we will have an unlocked boot locker before too long.
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I am fairly confident that the developers around here will conquer this and we will have an unlocked boot locker before too long.
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If you have read any of the r&d threads that's highly unlikely.
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If you have read any of the r&d threads that's highly unlikely.
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Why do you say that? The people in the r&d threads are working as hard as they can to find paths that could work to get around the bootloader.
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Why do you say that? The people in the r&d threads are working as hard as they can to find paths that could work to get around the bootloader.
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I think he meant it is highly unlikely we will eventually have a unlocked bootloader, not a work-around.
Yea its not looking like the bootloader will be unlocked...thankfully with kexec its not that big of deal.
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I am fairly confident that the developers around here will conquer this and we will have an unlocked boot locker before too long.
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It doesn't even matter that the BL is locked we already have a"Work around" and can do anything an unlocked phone can do we just have a few extra steps.
They have more development because it is... Verizon in the US alone vs the rest of the world..
I'm not surprised that they have more development at all
I myself have just started dev on this phone with nothing released as of yet. It will come soon. I have friends in the same boat. Just be patient. Roms will start coming in heards now that there is a workaround.
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Yea its not looking like the bootloader will be unlocked...thankfully with kexec its not that big of deal.
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Also agree with this. With kexec it seems we have some decent flexibility already, with just a couple resets in startup which I consider a very small price to pay
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Yea its not looking like the bootloader will be unlocked...thankfully with kexec its not that big of deal.
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Dude, what are you talking about ???? It is a freaking big Deal!! Kexec is nothing else but a workaeound hopefully just as a temp fix until the bootloader is unlocked
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Dude, what are you talking about ???? It is a freaking big Deal!! Kexec is nothing else but a workaeound hopefully just as a temp fix until the bootloader is unlocked
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I'm not sure why it is such a "big deal" exactly. What we have basically gives us the abilities of an unlocked bootloader (not 100% but exactly what we need development-wise) and all we have to deal with is a few short reboots on bootup. I'd say this is just fine even if we never get a true unlock.
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I'm not sure why it is such a "big deal" exactly. What we have basically gives us the abilities of an unlocked bootloader (not 100% but exactly what we need development-wise) and all we have to deal with is a few short reboots on bootup. I'd say this is just fine even if we never get a true unlock.
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Having a locked bootloader is still very much a big deal. It slows development if anything and reduces the possibility of seeing ROMs other than stock TouchWiz because developers who don't like TW have to go through the trouble of learning how to correctly make a boot.img that is compatible with kexec or else face the consequences. I just learned this the hard way by hard bricking my phone while trying to build a working boot.img for Sense 4.0.
Trust me, we want an unlocked bootloader...
I think we have a smaller user base because of the costs associated with Verizon. Let's face it, we all know Verizon is hell of expensive. We pay the highest price for one reason, the 4G is blazing fast and we always have a good signal.
Good bye HTC Rezound, hello Galaxy S3!
i am new to this site and planning to buy samsung galaxy skyrocket S2..
i have few questions and need your valuable feedback.
1-Is this is phone outdated now ?
2-As it is AT&T phone, are there any restrictions using it in india ?
3-Can i root and install custom ROM smoothly in this device ?
4-What is the best thing about this phone ?
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i am new to this site and planning to buy samsung galaxy skyrocket S2..
i have few questions and need your valuable feedback.
1-Is this is phone outdated now ?
2-As it is AT&T phone, are there any restrictions using it in india ?
3-Can i root and install custom ROM smoothly in this device ?
4-What is the best thing about this phone ?
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1-I wouldn't say this phone is outdated per say. Sure, it isn't cutting edge, but until the likes of xperia z, lz, galaxy s4 and others release it is still a major player in my eyes. Its specs are still among the upper tier of smart phones. I personally will be waiting for the s4, but this phone by no means is sluggish.
2-You will need it unlocked. There is a free way to do it posted in the general section I believe
3-It is extremely easy to root and flash ROMs on this device. This was my first rooted phone and custom ROM experience and I must say the process was extremely easy. Flash cwm in odin, flash ROM in cwm *Profit*
4-Great dev support and a typically helpful community. Some trolls linger, but if you have a legitimate question and have attempted some research yourself finding help here won't be a problem.
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this phone rocks. true its not new. but it's not old in my eyes. like Mike said. root it. read the threads to see how. very easy took 10 minutes. with all the devs out there still pushing roms for this device there is s multitude of customization. I'm running pacjb 19 true all in one. loving it. just jump and do it. you won't regret it
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^^ +1
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i am new to this site and planning to buy samsung galaxy skyrocket S2..
i have few questions and need your valuable feedback.
1-Is this is phone outdated now ?
2-As it is AT&T phone, are there any restrictions using it in india ?
3-Can i root and install custom ROM smoothly in this device ?
4-What is the best thing about this phone ?
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how much r u paying for the phone
how long is the contract if any
anything in electronics is outdated as soon as u get it lol
this phone is fast and can do almost anything except wash your car, lol
freakin easiest phone on the market to flash and root, afaik, read my sig links for more info
india- unlock free method is available(read the 1stop sticky), depends on radio frequencys used by carrier, but should work out of the box or some slight configurations might be needed, ask someone in india if u can
I consider it to be the best of the free phones offered by ATT/radioshack as of last week.
I love it. Battery life isn't as nice as my Samsung Rugby Smart. But I believe the CM10 hasn't settled down due to the recent flash.
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^^ +1
how much r u paying for the phone
how long is the contract if any
anything in electronics is outdated as soon as u get it lol
this phone is fast and can do almost anything except wash your car, lol
freakin easiest phone on the market to flash and root, afaik, read my sig links for more info
india- unlock free method is available(read the 1stop sticky), depends on radio frequencys used by carrier, but should work out of the box or some slight configurations might be needed, ask someone in india if u can
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Agree.. depends on how much you will be payinh for it. Saw it free for upgrade on ATT but a refurb S3 I believe was only $50. I love this phone though esp after flashing Embryo 6.
Planning to buy it...
droidbabyxda said:
Agree.. depends on how much you will be payinh for it. Saw it free for upgrade on ATT but a refurb S3 I believe was only $50. I love this phone though esp after flashing Embryo 6.
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i m getting it for 20K ( $ 365).
vipssiii said:
i m getting it for 20K ( $ 365).
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Ouch.
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Its a great phone but its kinda going out of date. For that price you should hold out and buy an s3 or a nexus 4.(if LG will ever make more...)
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Its a great phone but its kinda going out of date. For that price you should hold out and buy an s3 or a nexus 4.(if LG will ever make more...)
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+1 what country are you from?
Hi all,
My daughter's Infuse 4g was having issues (wouldn't turn on, and if it did, wouldn't stay on) while she was at college. She took it to the AT&T store and they told her she needed a new phone. We purchased one, but when she got her Infuse 4g home, I was able to get it working again.
Anyway, now I have an Infuse. We have four kids so from time to time we need a 'backup' phone. This would make a good backup phone. It is completely stock and unrooted.
I'm debating on trying to get CM11 on it. I see there is an unofficial release. However, I know nothing about the history of the Infuse, how easy it is to brick, how easy it is to unbrick etc.
So, should I just leave this phone "as is" or work to get CM 11 on it? I'm currently reading through some of the forum threads, but if there are issues putting roms on this phone, it would be nice to know before I put a lot of time in on it.
Any opinions?
Thanks!!!
It's almost impossible to hard brick
99 percent of time you can recover It through Odin. Just follow the steps and you will be fine
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eZdubzitmk4 said:
It's almost impossible to hard brick
99 percent of time you can recover It through Odin. Just follow the steps and you will be fine
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Thanks! Guess I'll have to pick up a micro to mini sim adapter...my Nexus 4 uses the smaller sims. Thanks again!
dmullens said:
Thanks! Guess I'll have to pick up a micro to mini sim adapter...my Nexus 4 uses the smaller sims. Thanks again!
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Nah I used a mini. Just have to get it in right position for it to read
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eZdubzitmk4 said:
Nah I used a mini. Just have to get it in right position for it to read
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Is there any chance that getting the positioning wrong could hose the sim card? I've used this method before in a different phone, but I was always concerned that if it shifted it could mess up the SIM.
dmullens said:
Is there any chance that getting the positioning wrong could hose the sim card? I've used this method before in a different phone, but I was always concerned that if it shifted it could mess up the SIM.
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I never had problems for 2 years
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dmullens said:
Hi all,
My daughter's Infuse 4g was having issues (wouldn't turn on, and if it did, wouldn't stay on) while she was at college. She took it to the AT&T store and they told her she needed a new phone. We purchased one, but when she got her Infuse 4g home, I was able to get it working again.
Anyway, now I have an Infuse. We have four kids so from time to time we need a 'backup' phone. This would make a good backup phone. It is completely stock and unrooted.
I'm debating on trying to get CM11 on it. I see there is an unofficial release. However, I know nothing about the history of the Infuse, how easy it is to brick, how easy it is to unbrick etc.
So, should I just leave this phone "as is" or work to get CM 11 on it? I'm currently reading through some of the forum threads, but if there are issues putting roms on this phone, it would be nice to know before I put a lot of time in on it.
Any opinions?
Thanks!!!
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It's actually easy to "brick" the Infuse, all you do is break the USB charging port, I have a lot of experience with Galaxy S devices and they all have poor USB port durability especially when it come to water damage, so that's one thing to watch out.
Personally, I recommend using CM9 on the Infuse. CM11 roms to me are still buggy and the performance isn't very good. Beanstalk rom does a pretty good job, but for now there are still slow down issues and poor Webkit performance. So far I get very good stability and performance with CM9.
Here is a guide I wrote on root, flash and restore the Infuse, it's pretty easy: http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-...m-recovery-kitkat-factory-restore-infuse.html
You can sim unlock this device too which is easy also: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081072
Well well...fancy seeing you all here. It's been so long, love what you've done with the place. Glad to be back.
Anyone feel like giving this geezer who just upgraded from sgs4 running sacs old school rom, to this beautiful note 5, a few pointers and a quick once over? Looking to root asap. I see my note downloaded the new ota as soon as I got home w it, but I have not installed.
Would appreciate any help. Thanks
Good to be back :good:
Its pretty simple really.
You have several choices.
The easiest is just to install one of the pre-rooted roms:
Galaxy Note 5 OGD/OI6 Stock Deodexed Roms
MOAR Rom v1.1
If you want to JUST root, there is a thread for that too:
[how to] sprint note 5 root instructions n920p
Awesome, thank you! What i really use root for mainly is the WiFi Hotspot, any tips for that, is it still just an apk to install after root?
Lastly, i use root for a free version of Pandora streaming music...again, without an sd card, im in the woods as far aa using jailbroken apps...thanks!! Edit - nevermind, i see Hotspot is out of the box on this, awesome!
Oh....do i want to,take this update or what? Will it make things harder or worse for me down the road?
All of those pre rooted roms have hacked hotspot included btw.
If you take that ota update your phone is nagging you about, you won't be able to odin back to the original build. It won't hurt to take it, but that is the limitation. If you take it, you will need the latest odin tarball/firmware, currently version oi6, should you need to flash back to stock.
If you want to use Samsung pay don't root. If you don't know what it is and don't care to pay with your phone almost everywhere they take credit cards then by all means i recommend rooting asap.
If i had not found Samsung pay by accident i would be on MOAR right now. I was ready to root and ROM when i read a post about a free charger to set up Samsung pay. I had never even heard of it before getting the phone.
Yeah i looked into spay last night after reading a bit...not my cup of tea, doesnt currently use my bank besides amex, so im much rather have hotspot and save myself $30 a month than use my phone as a wallet...for now at least.
So, what about getting my cracked Pandora app on here...any ideas?
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Team blacked out is the best looking
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283828
Team Black Out Presents...The Dark Side...Blacked Out Apps
Im so out of the loop i dont even follow you...i hit thumbs up all the time, i like to curate my playlists carefully (LOL). Without breaking trade agreements, can you give me a hint about whats gonna happen when i like my songs?
Im intrigued
Update - now I know and it is totally awesome
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I think you can get your Hotspot up and running with just a couple of apn edits as long as you have your msl. No root required.
Yeah, if all you want is hotspot, root is not needed.
Call/chat with Sprint and get your MSL#.
Dial ##2382#
Click 'edit'
click 'apn settings'
Click the 1st apn listed and scroll down to 'apn type'.
Edit that line from 'default,mms' to 'default,mms,dun'
Hit your back button.
Do the next apn in the list.
back out
reboot
Hotspot is active.
bfilipowski said:
I think you can get your Hotspot up and running with just a couple of apn edits as long as you have your msl. No root required.
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This is true. I have mine working no root
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Thx kids, it most certainly does work, got my sml on first try through chat, have my hotspot, and an awesome Pandora now...so, why bother rooting the note these days...any takers on that bone I just dropped?
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I tried to get my msl from Sprint but they wouldn't give it to me. I bought the phone on the payment plan and they won't give it to you until it's paid off. I've tried twice now and was told no by two reps. Anybody else run into that?
What's going on everyone, just got my Note 5 and am loving it...I was wondering if anyone can help me out here but I'm trying to dial ##2382# on my dialer but nothing happens??? Any ideas?
joker2428 said:
What's going on everyone, just got my Note 5 and am loving it...I was wondering if anyone can help me out here but I'm trying to dial ##2382# on my dialer but nothing happens??? Any ideas?
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Yeah try ##3282# you reversed some numbers there [emoji12]
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TrickyD76 said:
Yeah try ##3282# you reversed some numbers there [emoji12]
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Oh lol...yeah I followed FreddyFredFred's post on the last page
I just got a note 5 on sprint and I love it, but I'm really not sure if I want to root. Every device since I got my Samsung moment has been rooted (htc evo 4g lte, s3,s5 for the day I had it, and then the g3). Anyways, my question is losing Samsung pay worth rooting? I mean I love all the things I can do with root, I just wanna know what everyone's opinion is, so I can weigh pros and cons of rooting.
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***get any available promotions before you root. I only got the free charger promo back in September***
-Root is useful all day everyday
-Samsung Pay is slightly useful at most a few times a day if ever
954wrecker said:
***get any available promotions before you root***
-Root is useful all day everyday
-Samsung Pay is slightly useful at most a few times a day if ever
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On that note, I can't get the $200 promotion to work... But what other promotions are there?
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Nevermind, turns out it was my Internet not uploading my receipt... So i did it on lte, and it was fine
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What's the $200 promo can someone share?
NotLinusTorvalds said:
What's the $200 promo can someone share?
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https://samsungpromotions.com/celebratefootball/Mobile
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I'm waiting on my promotions to go through, once they do, this thing is getting root treatment
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how to root
does anyone know how to root the sprint note 5. looking for a way thats the easiest and wont brick my phone. thanks
Antrock23 said:
does anyone know how to root the sprint note 5. looking for a way thats the easiest and wont brick my phone. thanks
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There is a thread on it here over in the general forum.
You need to use ODIN to flash TWRP and then flash a custom kernel, or just flash TWRP with ODIN and then flash a custom ROM. They are already rooted.
954wrecker said:
***get any available promotions before you root. I only got the free charger promo back in September***
-Root is useful all day everyday
-Samsung Pay is slightly useful at most a few times a day if ever
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Why do you say Samsung Pay is only slightly worth it?
clockedtouch said:
Why do you say Samsung Pay is only slightly worth it?
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How often does anyone go out without your keys and wallet and drivers license. I mean really, I used it a bunch when I went jogging, but it's not 100%. The first time it didn't work I luckily had my wallet and my regular card swiped just fine. I rooted my phone the second I got home that day.
It's totally up to the user to root if need be. I, however, chose not to root this phone only because everything I needed root for I can accomplish without it whilst keeping Samsung Pay and Android Pay intact. I use the latter more than the previous so root is a no go for me based on that. However, I've tried Samsung Pay a few times and it worked with no issues. You just have to ask yourself what exactly do I need root for? These were my needs for root and the fixes I found to accomplish what I needed without rooting:
Camera Shutter Sound fix( Enforced Stream Silencer app)
Hotspot Mod( APN Settings mod. Need MSL # for this which can be gotten through Sprint Chat)
Ad Remover( AdGuard Premium App)
APK Backups/Restore( App Backup and Restore app)
System UI Backup( Smart Switch on PC)
Bloatware Removal/System App Disabler( Package Disabler Pro)
Add any app to MW( MW- Pen App Enabler Pro)
Themes( Samsung Theme Store)
These can all be achieved without root. More importantly, everything works as it should and when you need it to work without getting the dreaded FC and doing trial and error to fix it. If the Pros outweigh the Cons then do it. If not, don't root.
I honestly don't miss it. I have more time to spend with my family and not trying to find what a developer took out to make a feature of the phone work. I get updates on time without waiting for a rooted rom to be posted. I'm not trolling XDA or any other blog seeing when the next update is to whatever rom I'm using to see if hopefully the issues I had with the rom were addressed with the new build. Do I miss root? Sometimes. But ultimately I'm glad I didn't root. This was my choice. As I said, everyone is different. You have to do what works for you. I love that I have full functionality of my phone and confidence knowing if I try a feature it will work as advertised.
I stayed stock for exactly 4 weeks and used samsung pay a few times a day with 5 different credit cards. I've been rooted for the past 3 months and i do NOT miss samsung pay at all. I reap the benefits of root all day everyday because of the amazing ROM dev @tdunham and the amazing KERNEL dev @UpInTheAir.
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It's totally up to the user to root if need be. I, however, chose not to root this phone only because everything I needed root for I can accomplish without it whilst keeping Samsung Pay and Android Pay intact. I use the latter more than the previous so root is a no go for me based on that. However, I've tried Samsung Pay a few times and it worked with no issues. You just have to ask yourself what exactly do I need root for? These were my needs for root and the fixes I found to accomplish what I needed without rooting:
Camera Shutter Sound fix( Enforced Stream Silencer app)
Hotspot Mod( APN Settings mod. Need MSL # for this which can be gotten through Sprint Chat)
Ad Remover( AdGuard Premium App)
APK Backups/Restore( App Backup and Restore app)
System UI Backup( Smart Switch on PC)
Bloatware Removal/System App Disabler( Package Disabler Pro)
Add any app to MW( MW- Pen App Enabler Pro)
Themes( Samsung Theme Store)
These can all be achieved without root. More importantly, everything works as it should and when you need it to work without getting the dreaded FC and doing trial and error to fix it. If the Pros outweigh the Cons then do it. If not, don't root.
I honestly don't miss it. I have more time to spend with my family and not trying to find what a developer took out to make a feature of the phone work. I get updates on time without waiting for a rooted rom to be posted. I'm not trolling XDA or any other blog seeing when the next update is to whatever rom I'm using to see if hopefully the issues I had with the rom were addressed with the new build. Do I miss root? Sometimes. But ultimately I'm glad I didn't root. This was my choice. As I said, everyone is different. You have to do what works for you. I love that I have full functionality of my phone and confidence knowing if I try a feature it will work as advertised.
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Thanks for your insight, is there a bloatware List that you referenced?
clockedtouch said:
Thanks for your insight, is there a bloatware List that you referenced?
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No. I usually just remove the stuff I know about like Nascar, Ebay, etc. The system apps I disable are usually like the Calculator, Picasa maybe and a couple other things.
still waiting for my promos to go through, once they do, im gonna root it