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Are you buying it? Dev friendly??

1st post in this forum!
Are you buying?, if so, what are you replacing?. I haven't been visiting XDA in a while, I used to visit everyday, and tinker regularly. I'm replacing a Tmo Note 3, yes unlocked , rooted and ROM'd. I was just waiting for the right one I guess.
Camera and removable battery were important to me. I wish this had 4GB RAM, but I think it will be fine.
As far as unlockable bootloader's , I've never owned a Blu ( supposedly rebranded Gionee), but some research looks like they have fastboot, and have been unlocked in the past. I'm hoping this remains to be true.
I hope to see this place bustling, with the pricepoint of the device , there should be plenty of involvement.
Ciao!:highfive:

Thinking about it.... This versus Moto X pure versus OP2

This phone has seriously peaked my interest. My HTC One M8 has been on the fritz lately. The power button has become super sensitive and I find it turns itself on and off at times, thinking the button is pressed when it isn't :/
Im looking to get something soon and this phone looks like a steal for what we get.

I really dig this phone. I don't know about the lack of an app tray. is there much dev support for this phone? just wondering if I get it will I be stuck with basically an iphone layout lol

I currently have a Note 4 Att (locked bootloader) and am sick of no root. So if this phone gets rooted and has a good dev community bringing out ROMs, count me in.

Root shouldn't be an issue.

sigtau2001 said:
I really dig this phone. I don't know about the lack of an app tray. is there much dev support for this phone? just wondering if I get it will I be stuck with basically an iphone layout lol
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Use Google Now launcher... how do people like you even find XDA Forums when you dont even know to switch the launcher...
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That new Helio X10 processor might actually get some good support. Plus its a Gionee under the skin so people have had it for about a month in China and India.

Moynia said:
Use Google Now launcher... how do people like you even find XDA Forums when you dont even know to switch the launcher...
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That new Helio X10 processor might actually get some good support. Plus its a Gionee under the skin so people have had it for about a month in China and India.
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I searched assh*le and it brought up Moynia and I thought I would come on here and irritate you. Maybe I missed something, I thought this thread was talking about developer support. I assume you started somewhere and didn't just wake up knowing everything.

Im stuck between this and moto x pure... IDK WHAT 2 DO!!!

Lenn0x I've had the first 2 moto xs. While they are sweet phones I don't really see that much difference between 2014 and 2015. I like new and/or different features in my phones.

Definitely going to give this a look. I have a Huawei Mate2, but it appears Huawei wants to go all "samsung" on their pricing with
their new models. Soon as it is in the wild, and a few reviews come back, may have to give this one a spin.

If this is just a rebranded Gionee Elife E8, I wonder if we will be able to have a joint Dev community where we can use roms for both. If it's the same internal, theirs says Gionee and ours say Blu outside, then I don't see why it wouldn't work.

I was looking to replace my Oneplus One. Had an invite for the 2 but decided to pass since the specs aren't really that much better. The Pure XL releases on my birthday so thought I'd give it a try.

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*EDIT*- I discovered just now that this forum is for a different phone than the one that I owned, and the photos and specs that are provided are for the wrong phone. So, this information is not applicable to the device that will be released in September of 2015. However, it is still valuable information as the actual Pure XL will be using the same Amigo UI that the Life Pure XL did, and could very possibly have the same crippling bugs that the last version did. Or not. I will keep this here as a cautionary tale for all.
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I owned this phone between June of 2014 and April of 2015, and I had quite the experience with it. Yes, the specs look fantastic, just as good as a OnePlus One or a Galaxy Note 3. However, the software and lack of support from the manufacturer are what will kill your experience with this phone.
This device is the Gionee Elife E7 rebranded for sale in North America. I would suggest looking at the forum for that device in depth before deciding to commit to this phone. I have not checked on it in a while, but the phone will likely ship with Jellybean (4.2.2) and you will have to go through many hoops in order to possibly get a hacked, Taiwanese version of KitKat. If you are interested in Lollipop, I would forget this phone entirely. The stock ROM on this phone is a messy pile of Indian and Chinese Engrish that will leave you extremely frustrated. There are crippling bugs such as my very favorite: not being able to change the soft keyboard. Whatever you choose initially, it will be stuck that way unless you factory reset the phone. Seriously. You will similarly be able to change the default home screen, once and once only. The fancy camera sounds great, until you aren't able to actually take pictures because the Camera app FC's every time you open it. Try to use Google Camera app instead? Great idea, except that the full 16 MP resolution isn't supported by other apps. The installed music app doesn't let you sort by any parameter, you have to manually look through a huge list of all of your songs. Little things like this that you would expect thorough testing in development to have addressed have been ignored.
Also, there are only a couple of custom ROM's for the E7, one of which works fine and the other (Nori) will brick your device completely and utterly. There are several versions of this phone in the wild, one of which has true LTE support and for which Nori's ROM was made, and which the Pure XL is not. DO NOT FLASH THIS ROM. You will end up with a $300 piece of plastic. To be completely safe, do not flash any ROM that is not designed specifically for this phone. Since there are currently none, then this phone is a poor choice for those wanting to take that route.
The most you will be able to safely and reliably do with this phone is root it. Even then, you have to use King Root which is questionable at best. Don't have a Windows computer to run King Root on? That's as far as you can get. I would strongly recommend that anyone who has even the smallest desire to root, control and customize their phone (everyone reading this post) to stay as far away as you can from this phone and buy a used OnePlus One or a Note 3. The prices are almost comparable and you will end up with a phone that is truly useable and customizable.

Eyeing this phone as well, came here to see if people had luck rooting these phones with different ROMs.
If not, would probably just get a Nexus phone that is being announced soon, or even the original Nexus 6 (same price now).
And there's always the LG G3 or G4 (still using the Optimus G (G1) with the help of CM to keep it a valid phone)

Almost pulled the trigger on a Nexus 6, and then I remember about this BLU Pure XL. I was in contact with the company when they had it on Kickstarter. My main concern was the use of MTK processor. While I wasn't worrying about the performance of it (MTK high end chips are powerful!), I didn't like how they set up the internal storage partition. So I asked them and they assured me that there wouldn't be storage partition on this device, meaning about 50-55 gb would be user accessible (I deleted the email so I have no proof of their claim now). Too bad at that time I didn't need a new phone, otherwise I could have take advantage of their price of $249 (or $299, don't remember).
Anyway, I'd probably pick this over the Motorola Nexus 6, but am still considering the Oneplus One. Decision decision... too bad my LG G2 crapped out on me after that stupid Android Lollipop update. Totally messed up my phone. Otherwise I could probably still use it for another 2 years.

felix168 said:
too bad my LG G2 crapped out on me after that stupid Android Lollipop update. Totally messed up my phone. Otherwise I could probably still use it for another 2 years.
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Not try to use LGNPST recovery???

Matty77 said:
Not try to use LGNPST recovery???
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so my LG G2, after that Lousypop update, has gone from battery drain to WIFI drops, to the latest which was when I wasn't able to answer an incoming call. When that happened, the phone would just keep ringing and ringing, and I wasn't able to do anything with it. None of the button was responding. So I went online to see if someone came up with a fix. In the back of my mind, I knew there was a good chance everything would go back to normal once I reboot, but then since I wasn't even able to turn it off, I came across some Youtube video of a guy trying to remove the battery (which was a dumb idea to begin with... there is a reason that these batteries aren't to be messed with in the first place), and I thought maybe I could disconnect it to power off the phone. Well, I didn't get that far. LOL... I kind of broke the back panel a tad and trim, and I put everything together and just shoved the phone inside the closet to let it ring and drain out the battery. The next morning, charged the dead phone and turned it back on, everything seemed normal, except for all that cosmetic damage that I made, which I was more upset with myself since I have always kept it in tip top shape. And last week, it developed a new problem... sometimes I voice calls aren't clear, and speakers are skipping. Time for a new phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BLU Pure XL is looking better and better by the minute... until I realized it's actually even taller than the Motorola Nexus 6! LMAO! decision decision...

At this point, I'm one foot closer to getting this thing too. I have an Asus Zenfone 2 which I really like but I just had it replaced due to the cellular connection on the second SIM slot in my house and the problem still persists so it seems it is a device problem. Possible theory is because the second SIM slot only supports 2G data although why that would interfere with the ability for mere phone calls I don't know, but in any event, the second SIM slot will not work in my house and this is the second phone now, so it is going back. I am going to try one more replacement SIM card again just like last time, but I already did that once before and it didn't help. So the Blu Pure XL both slots I think are LTE so I shouldn't have the same issue if that 2G slot is the culprit issue. If it is, then clearly for some odd reason, my house, in a major suburban metro area, just must deflect those signals in some bizarre fashion because I can gets calls everywhere else, but today I tried numerous times already and it is non-functional and I already wrote in to ASUS. So I think I am going to have to return the Zenfone. I can't make calls on it today already from the second SIM-the line is unavailable and when it becomes available, it drops off right away. Obviously this is not workable and it's the ZF2 as a device that doesn't work in my house on SIM 2, but SIM 1 works just fine. Issue is, I have two lines.

I've been rocking the oneplus for about a year. Amazing phone. By far the best I've owned. My days of waiting for an upgrade are over. I plan to buy the pure xl. My only fear is that it won't be popular with the devs therefore no cool stuff to flash. I will wait a month or 2 to see what happens. At the very least I'd be OK with cm nightlies. My wife has had 2 blu phones in a row. Good quality and performance for the price.

This phone is depressing! A few thoughts and ramblings...

First off let me say that I love this phone. The build quality while not the best is good enough and the materials used come together very nicely. The Moto X also has all the features I am looking for (quick charge, nice screen, stereo front facing speakers, expandable storage and unlocked and rootable!).
So why am I depressed about it?
The phone seems to not be as popular as it deserves and with that it doesn't get the massive amounts of support of other inferior devices. After owning this phone since October I have tried my hardest to grow to love the stock firmware as it is so close to google's. However (I'm not sure how many of you will agree with me here), I am very fond of CM and seeing that the Moto G 2015 has been officially supported for what feels like forever now I'm not sure the Moto X will ever be.
I know there are dedicated individuals working hard to further development projects for this device and I am very grateful for that. It just feels like the community for this phone is very small which has caught me off guard because the device seemingly has everything most people could want.
Anyways, I'm not entirely sure why I wrote this but I'd like to hear your guys' thoughts and opinions.

I agree with you that I was assuming there would be way more support for this phone and I also though it would be easier to mess with as far as rooting and such. I'm no developer or self proclaimed rooting expert but it seems like if you are on android 6.0 stock it's not that easy to get rooted or downgrade to 5.x and root. I thought being unlocked and so near stock that this would all be a breeze but ever since I unrooted and upgraded to stock 6.0 rooting again is a pretty big undertaking. I'm not complaining here I do really like the stock OS but I love messing with the OS too. Here's to hoping some time in the near future there is a solid root option for stock 6.0

When I first seen the title I was like 'really'?/But as iv read further , there's one spot on point I agree with you on...
I expected the this phone to be one of the more popular, development wise, rom wise.
So when I first came to XDA and looked in the Moto X Pure section, WOW, I was sadly SADLY surprised.
3 CURRENT ROMS. are you joking me?
I told my self once the kernel source(or whatever) was released, THAT'S when things would change, that is when the list would grow..... IT HAS NOT THO....
THIS has been a let down. When I buy a phone, I want to be sure bec to me, its a hassle to do Re-Sale on EBay or Swappa or CL, Its just a hassle, I don't want to do it, Unless I absolutely have to. SO I'm sticking with the phone I buy most likely. So I'm sticking with it.
I could have spent 100 more to get the 6p, but at that time, everyone was talking DOWN the 6p, plus its a tad too big for me, I didn't want it then. Given the unpopularity in development this phone surprisingly is, it would be nice to have the 6p, but to me, going through the resale hassle, I think I'll pass.
Lastly, to the OP of this Post. I agree on one point, its very very surprising the unpopularity of the phone STILL. It's almost unexplainable.
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Ive been a long time lg and htc user prior to this.... Yes theres few roms but heres my take.... while lg g2 g3 g4 have lots of roms activities and users... Let me tell you how it works... First most of the ppl on there only complain about bugs and how they bricked their phones or complain of the hideous lg stock rom lag and interface... Then they flash bug filled. Aosp roms and complain about bugs and camera etc..... Wit moto x ppl dont have to be active in the forum bc first.. Stock rom is aosp... ....... Everything just works and feels great... And you can falsh optimized stock rom and ull have stability of stock roms+fluidness of aosp roms...(no need for users to stick around to complain... They jt flash they're rom and are of to enjoy it) You jt cant lose with this phone!!!! I appreciate the heck out of my fone and of mostly intelligent satisfied users!!!! Im my opinion this phone is second to only the nexus 6p right now.... And well the reason i have this is bc i got it for a measly 83$ on a amazing deal on ebay... Anyways. Thats alll... My opinion is complete
Edit.... Oh and ive nvr owned a phone with a signal quality even close to this one... Its baffling how much better it is then it was on my m8 or g3 or g4...

I came from the LG G4, what they did there is they got a well known Cyanogen Dev to agree to support that device if they helped him get it.
They got Codeworkx, (a great developer btw) and he jump started development right away squashing bugs left and right.
Maybe they can do that here? get a well known Developer to agree and see if they can get donations going for him.
I know things like this have gone down south before with devs not commiting and dropping/selling the device right away.
But there are good devs are there that are commited but just dont have funds to get devices.

Historically, the moto x line has never had much development. My own personal opinion is because there isn't much need: updates come fast, stock moto features are excellent, and performance tends to be very good and there is very little bloat. Other than the nexus line, where the devs have source code to work with, devices that come with good software tend to get less developer interest.
Obviously there are exceptions to this, just my observations after owning many phones over the years.

I just got the X for my dad and i believe its perfect for him (not so sure about the large display though), but he won't be messing around with ROMs and stuff.
However, I simply can't decide between this and the 5x for myself (6P is out of my budget). I love everything the X Style offers but I dread that I will soon get bored of the stock experience and crave for the bells and whistles that custom ROMs offer. The downside to flashing a ROM on the X is you lose out on Moto Display, Voice, Actions, and Assist--is that not the case? If I'm not mistaken, isn't Moto's implementation of these features significantly better than those found in CM?

I will echo what's been said and maybe add some points of my own. I love this phone I do, and maybe the fact that it has no issues is the issue but I also love seeing what else there is out there as far as rom's etc. I have yet to even root/unlock this phone because I almost see no major reason. I mean major, I know there's some xposed modules and whatnot but I used to love/hate trying out new roms just to see what they're like even with the bugs. I've moved on from the whole hack your phone scene but only because it seems to be less and less fun. Maybe the fact that the moto x pure is great as is, is the issue. No reason to really change anything. It's a good problem to have I guess.

roofrider said:
I just got the X for my dad and i believe its perfect for him (not so sure about the large display though), but he won't be messing around with ROMs and stuff.
However, I simply can't decide between this and the 5x for myself (6P is out of my budget). I love everything the X Style offers but I dread that I will soon get bored of the stock experience and crave for the bells and whistles that custom ROMs offer. The downside to flashing a ROM on the X is you lose out on Moto Display, Voice, Actions, and Assist--is that not the case? If I'm not mistaken, isn't Moto's implementation of these features significantly better than those found in CM?
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Moto's implementation is MUCH better than you'll find on any rom and/or xposed module. You will not find touchless display and moto voice that work well anywhere else. Also, you can get bells and whistles by installing gravitybox on stock-based roms. I've ran cm12.1/13 on my oneplus one for nearly a year and since switching to the moto x with gravitybox, I don't miss a thing.

Google~Android said:
Ive been a long time lg and htc user prior to this.... Yes theres few roms but heres my take.... while lg g2 g3 g4 have lots of roms activities and users... Let me tell you how it works... First most of the ppl on there only complain about bugs and how they bricked their phones or complain of the hideous lg stock rom lag and interface... Then they flash bug filled. Aosp roms and complain about bugs and camera etc..... Wit moto x ppl dont have to be active in the forum bc first.. Stock rom is aosp... ....... Everything just works and feels great... And you can falsh optimized stock rom and ull have stability of stock roms+fluidness of aosp roms...(no need for users to stick around to complain... They jt flash they're rom and are of to enjoy it) You jt cant lose with this phone!!!! I appreciate the heck out of my fone and of mostly intelligent satisfied users!!!! Im my opinion this phone is second to only the nexus 6p right now.... And well the reason i have this is bc i got it for a measly 83$ on a amazing deal on ebay... Anyways. Thats alll... My opinion is complete[emoji14]
Edit.... Oh and ive nvr owned a phone with a signal quality even close to this one... Its baffling how much better it is then it was on my m8 or g3 or g4...
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Good points. I do wish we had a bit more variety rom wise tho.
Yeah 6p was just out my price range at the time, and also it wasnt as popular of a Choice at its launch as its been more recently.
For me specifically, I consume a lot of media, so speakers are a bit more important to me than some others, and was close to the most important feature I was looking for. I came from the htc M7, so when I heard the MXPE, I was not disappointed. As someone else said, this phone probably has the best speakers on a phone, even the 6p...... based on reviews and YouTube videos only.
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Theres not much to fix on this device, if and when CM gets official, you will see more rom in the dev section.
I love this phone that it doesnt get in my way and works just how I want it, heck I dont even keep tapatalk on my phone anymore since I never need to come here look for fixes or improvements

it is just 6months of release.. i think rom numbers and kernel numbers will improve over time...also the processor is almost new...there is very less work on msm8992...
also no vendor gives updates so fast.
LGs,HTCs,Samsungs take forever to update

emoney1219 said:
I agree with you that I was assuming there would be way more support for this phone and I also though it would be easier to mess with as far as rooting and such. I'm no developer or self proclaimed rooting expert but it seems like if you are on android 6.0 stock it's not that easy to get rooted or downgrade to 5.x and root. I thought being unlocked and so near stock that this would all be a breeze but ever since I unrooted and upgraded to stock 6.0 rooting again is a pretty big undertaking. I'm not complaining here I do really like the stock OS but I love messing with the OS too. Here's to hoping some time in the near future there is a solid root option for stock 6.0
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Unlock the bootloader, flash twrp through platform tools(adb-fastboot), flash chainfire supersu systemless root, it takes 10 min.

Yes, there are less ROMs compared to many other phones, but you must consider that most other phones don't come with a nearly pure Android experience. Those custom ROMs all try to focus on AOSP/CM builds that provide a pure Android experience along with extra features. This phone just doesn't need that as much.
Personally, I use to love flashing different ROMs to find the one that provides the best performance and feature set combination. This phone already has the performance, and Xposed and Layers provide all the features and custom look as desired. We also have a few solid kernels, too.
If you need a lot of ROMs, pick a phone that has a manufacturer-built version of Android that developers want to replace or a Nexus phone
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The stock ROM, rooted with Xposed and GravityBox can cover most of what a custom ROM can give you. And without the bugs.

Faint333 said:
First off let me say that I love this phone. The build quality while not the best is good enough and the materials used come together very nicely. The Moto X also has all the features I am looking for (quick charge, nice screen, stereo front facing speakers, expandable storage and unlocked and rootable!).
So why am I depressed about it?
The phone seems to not be as popular as it deserves and with that it doesn't get the massive amounts of support of other inferior devices. After owning this phone since October I have tried my hardest to grow to love the stock firmware as it is so close to google's. However (I'm not sure how many of you will agree with me here), I am very fond of CM and seeing that the Moto G 2015 has been officially supported for what feels like forever now I'm not sure the Moto X will ever be.
I know there are dedicated individuals working hard to further development projects for this device and I am very grateful for that. It just feels like the community for this phone is very small which has caught me off guard because the device seemingly has everything most people could want.
Anyways, I'm not entirely sure why I wrote this but I'd like to hear your guys' thoughts and opinions.
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It's not depressing if you have Xposed framework and VZW Unlimited Data. I may keep this phone for 1-2 years instead of upgrading every 6 months.

I agree, just got this phone the other day and i thought there'd be a lot of rom support, easy rooting, more mods, etc. Kind of a shame for a very good phone.

About the camera
My main complaint about this phone after owning a LG G4 and Galaxy S6 is the lack of the camera 2 API. Why after virtually bringing this feature on board of the Google Nexus 6 and claming that this phone have a comparable camera to last year's flagships, they take away something out, that us owners are more than capable of taking advantage. The camera is good, but could be better, and if they don't feel like doing it we should've been able to do something about it. Dumb move Motorola.

One problem with this phone is that it has to have qcoms multi Sim implementation. So you will not see (m)any AOSP based ROM's.
This because it is a lot of work to make multi Sim work. And yes the implementation of Qualcomm multi Sim is different then the aosp implementation.
You will only see CM based custom ROM's or stock based modifications. CM based ROM's because CM has a lot more resources to integrate this.
(I tried to get omnirom working, but ran into the multi Sim problem).

the design was good but i got tired of the lag and overheating, even on the s808 chip. went to the iphone 6s for 2 months then im back on droid but with a nexus 6p. best device ive had, no lag or overheating, great support. maybe the OP should consider buying it.
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JOSE89178 said:
I agree, just got this phone the other day and i thought there'd be a lot of rom support, easy rooting, more mods, etc. Kind of a shame for a very good phone.
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alot of it has to do with levono buying moto and the uncertain future of the moto line. plus the fact moto seems to drop support easily.

[DiSSCUSSION] [BOOTLOADER] No BOOTLOADER-Unlock but CHITCHAT for us heartbroken SOUL

Saw a G4 Thread about Technical Steps for bootloader unlock so created this thread for discussion/timepass
CAUTION : EXTREME CONSPIRACIES AHEAD ! viewer may also see SOME TECHNICAL TERMS that will kill your brain FOREVER!
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Sorry for posting this bulls**t but this is my current "Theory"..
LG will never give out bootloader unlock (They never have).. Until the G3 we had bump but due to an infamous reason it got patched up since lollipop.. The only hope is to find out an exploit that can either reset BL-lock or a vulnerability to bypass bootloader-check (for flashing custom recovery/boot).
The thing is they didnt even include fastboot .. Well this is indeed my first LG device .. (my friend has a G3).. but why no fastboot ??
-also it seems that they probably already knew about the SD810 overheat issue and hence H950 released in April was equip with 3GB RAM to tackle the SoC issue to certain point ..
Again at&t is a certain villain to bootloader-unlock (including many carriers in US)..
My Theory also revolves around the G4 too..
-The 815 model was given bootloader unlock and it void the warranty according to LG (but EU laws somehow gave the EUR customers the warranty)..
-The thing is I believe LG were well aware for the Bootloop issue in the G4 in certain lots and were planning to not replacing the device due to unlock bootloader..(I am a person that believe in Conspiracies so much that I believe that my real body is attached to a machine all everything around me is an illusion created by the Illuminati).
Personally :
Need a BL-Unlock for custom kernel and custom recovery(TWRP) rather than a Custom Rom (I love stock Custom Roms though)..
SO LET'S BEGIN : (Any ideas for possible exploits are welcome)

adds08 said:
Saw a G4 Thread about Technical Steps for bootloader unlock so created this thread for discussion/timepass
CAUTION : EXTREME CONSPIRACIES AHEAD ! viewer may also see SOME TECHNICAL TERMS that will kill your brain FOREVER!
btw:
Sorry for posting this bulls**t but this is my current "Theory"..
LG will never give out bootloader unlock (They never have).. Until the G3 we had bump but due to an infamous reason it got patched up since lollipop.. The only hope is to find out an exploit that can either reset BL-lock or a vulnerability to bypass bootloader-check (for flashing custom recovery/boot).
The thing is they didnt even include fastboot .. Well this is indeed my first LG device .. (my friend has a G3).. but why no fastboot ??
-also it seems that they probably already knew about the SD810 overheat issue and hence H950 released in April was equip with 3GB RAM to tackle the SoC issue to certain point ..
Again at&t is a certain villain to bootloader-unlock (including many carriers in US)..
My Theory also revolves around the G4 too..
-The 815 model was given bootloader unlock and it void the warranty according to LG (but EU laws somehow gave the EUR customers the warranty)..
-The thing is I believe LG were well aware for the Bootloop issue in the G4 in certain lots and were planning to not replacing the device due to unlock bootloader..(I am a person that believe in Conspiracies so much that I believe that my real body is attached to a machine all everything around me is an illusion created by the Illuminati).
Personally :
Need a BL-Unlock for custom kernel and custom recovery(TWRP) rather than a Custom Rom (I love stock Custom Roms though)..
SO LET'S BEGIN : (Any ideas for possible exploits are welcome)
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Since i know the G Flex2 will have Marshmallow update soon i dont hope so much we will have a Bootloader unlock by LG, this device is nothing for LG because the "unfamous/fake" overheat processor, and since then many users dont buy devices with SD810 and this is why LG put the SD808 in G4 and V10, the Nexus 6P reallity is different because is a SD810 rev.3 (v.3 what you wanna call it!).
So, even my LG G3 have a bump (and not a official BL Unlock) to give TWRP acess and flash custom ROM's/Kernel's (i already have one but sell it when i brought my GFlex2).
Things for GFLex2 is bad, really bad...i love the device a LOT, i wont sell it since LG dont will make any more GFLex2 sequel and this will be a unique phone for a long time and i think this deserve a lot more enfort by LG to give support to this device, since they even didnt make the 18 months since theyr launch...

copy2050 said:
this device is nothing for LG because the "unfamous/fake" overheat processor, and since then many users dont buy devices with SD810
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I never really understood this issue. My G Flex 2 get just as hot when gaming as my previous Xperia Z1, Lumia 930. The HTC One X I had was even hotter to hold while gaming. My iPhone 4 was alot better but still pretty hot.

parkentosh said:
I never really understood this issue. My G Flex 2 get just as hot when gaming as my previous Xperia Z1, Lumia 930. The HTC One X I had was even hotter to hold while gaming. My iPhone 4 was alot better but still pretty hot.
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Sure you dont notice the overheat on GF2 because LG do the homework in the updates they release for this device....but when on VR apps the device really get hot, i dont track the temp but sure is above 70 degrees! i dont play a lot on this, i dont play extreme GPU games, just simple games and in that case the device temp is normal.
I am sure if someday the bootloader get's unlocked there will be some exeletn kernel's to solve a lot of problems with the device....

I find the overheating thing bullcrab. I play Mortal Kombat X, which is a really heavy game on android, and yes it does get hot, but never drops in performance. I think LG doesnt want to unlock the bootloader because they are scared people will mess with the CPU and GPU and ruin the reputation? Its really a shame, because every android i ever had, had a custom rom or atleast root. I bought the flex2 because of the SD810, and slap a custom clean rom on it. But looks like it will never come out. Really hate the LG software on it too. Hopefully the marshmellow update will bring lots of good things.

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I find the overheating thing bullcrab. I play Mortal Kombat X, which is a really heavy game on android, and yes it does get hot, but never drops in performance. I think LG doesnt want to unlock the bootloader because they are scared people will mess with the CPU and GPU and ruin the reputation? Its really a shame, because every android i ever had, had a custom rom or atleast root. I bought the flex2 because of the SD810, and slap a custom clean rom on it. But looks like it will never come out. Really hate the LG software on it too. Hopefully the marshmellow update will bring lots of good things.
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the G Flex 2 has root, i know it, i have done it with some Users

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I find the overheating thing bullcrab. I play Mortal Kombat X, which is a really heavy game on android, and yes it does get hot, but never drops in performance. I think LG doesnt want to unlock the bootloader because they are scared people will mess with the CPU and GPU and ruin the reputation? Its really a shame, because every android i ever had, had a custom rom or atleast root. I bought the flex2 because of the SD810, and slap a custom clean rom on it. But looks like it will never come out. Really hate the LG software on it too. Hopefully the marshmellow update will bring lots of good things.
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No no it does indeed overheat but starts throttling by limiting the cpu freq and disabling some cores
However it's still lag free and the heat is like that of my s4 i9500
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the G Flex 2 has root, i know it, i have done it with some Users
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Yes indeed it has

copy2050 said:
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I want a custom kernel too...
Wanna try over clocking this device to cook food... xD
(want to undervolt actually)

[Q] Best phone to replace Nexus 5?

My beloved N5 has been acting wonky the last couple weeks and I need to consider a replacement, as my new job doesn't leave much time for troubleshooting. Could I get some informed opinions on the best Android phone currently on the market to replace my N5?
My two must-haves are:
1) Must be able to root at least as easily as N5. Again, I'm time-pressed and can't spend hours fussing over it.
2) Must have a removable/user-replaceable battery -- the REGULAR kind, where you don't have to disassemble the phone to replace it. That's my biggest gripe about the Nexus.
Otherwise, N5-level specs or better are fine.
Thanks in advance!

Really depends on how much you want to spend but the LG G3/G4 or Samsung S5 may be a good choice.

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Really depends on how much you want to spend but the LG G3/G4 or Samsung S5 may be a good choice.
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Thanks. I was thinking about the G4, but with the G5 supposedly out in 45 days, I wonder if I can milk my N5 that long? Wonder how long it will take people to develop a rooting mechanism? Seems like a quarter of my apps need root access.
IMO, this phone ran A LOT better on Lolipop than it does on M. Maybe that's my problem...

I like mm better than LP on the n5. I am currently using a stock s4 at the moment. I got it really cheap and want to make sure it functions properly before passing it on to a family member.

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I'm in the same boat. My N5 is about done. Already replaced the charging port thingy but now the mic is going out and it needs a new battery badly.
I was hoping I'd be able to limp along till the new Nexus with an 820 but it doesn't look like I can last another 6 months. The LG G5 looks promising and I'm gonna try to wait till it comes out.

You can really get some good deals on the LG G4 if you shop around right now. Sure it's coming up to a year old, but it's still a fantastic phone with a removable battery. It doesn't feel too sluggish and you can probably find a nice ROM to put on there. The LG G5 is dope. It's much easier to replace the battery on this model and would be nice to have. It's also apparently slightly smaller so I'd enjoy that more. I expect it to be quite expensive though as it launches later this year.
Personally for me, I'm falling in love with the Galaxy S7. I know it doesn't have a removable battery, but it has a Micro SD card slot, sensible size and features Samsung Pay arriving in the UK this year. Ultimately though, there's still nothing wrong with my Nexus 5, so I've no sensible reason as of right now to upgrade.
Choose wisely!

OnePlus X if ASOP is your style.. LG G5 if your wallet permits..

im planning also to replace my nexus 5.
my 1st choice is the Lenovo ZUK Z1 (cyanogen OS) and the other would be 1+2 or LG G4.

I have replaced my nexus 5 with a LG G4 two months ago and I absolutely love it. Awesome camera, great battery life and a really nice screen. Rooting my G4 was simple to, but keep in mind that the non European versions don't have an official bootloader unlock and an unofficial unlock may never come. But if you have the European version like me than you won't have problems with rooting and flashing custom roms. If you like really active development than maybe the G4 won't be the best choice for you due all other versions of the G4 can't be unlocked...

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OnePlus X if ASOP is your style.. LG G5 if your wallet permits..
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Are the One Plus phones easily rooted and bootloader unlocked?
I thought the G4 was locked down tight if you wanted one with a US warranty?

Not really looking at these devices from tweakers' point of view.. Actually ever since after KK, there ain't much more to do with LP or the current MM. Its BETTER NOT to tweak/root them. If you're into Android dev, stay in KK.. I am..???? If you have noticed, much of the popular devs have already long left the Android development scene..

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Not really looking at these devices from tweakers' point of view.. Actually ever since after KK, there ain't much more to do with LP or the current MM. Its BETTER NOT to tweak/root them. If you're into Android dev, stay in KK.. I am..???? If you have noticed, much of the popular devs have already long left the Android development scene..
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I root and unlock the bootloader mostly to use utils like Titanium Backup and TWRP.
Maybe I should just buy a 6P and a spare battery while the latter are still available? Is the 6P easily rooted and bootloader unlocked, or is that screwed down tight?

Not really sure about the 6P.. I'm still using my Nexus 5, 7 (2012) and 10.. Multirom with several 4.4.4s.. With and without GApps. Dalvik is still the best.

Farewell Janice!

After a life spent in the modding and after finding out (even with this wonderful forum) every flaw and every advantage of this lousy device but at the same terrific time is right time for goodbyes. I'll never forget the first Carbon Rom with the majestic KitKat then move from AOSP and CyanogenMod. The immense joy in seeing turn on this Android device 5.1.1 and then the emotion to see with my own eyes (albeit in beta) Marshamallow on the same display. Needless to say, I grew up with this device: has grown the experience and the ability to understand what to ask and what not to ask this smartphone. This device has made me realize that with good will, nothing is impossible. And maybe one day I will find the same page concerning this waiting for a nice nougat! Needless to say that mine is not a choice dictated by boredom but a necessity. In the last moments of his life Janice demonstrated how a little carelessness can condemn me years and years of hard work and sweat (for whom I had not realized is dropped from the LCD of the ground):crying:. Never stop to thank one by one every single member of Xda able to give me a hand or an update: @hastalafiesta, @PolishVodka, @Epirex, @frapeti (Team canjica), @Alberto97 and many others who have contributed their commitment to keep alive, young and strong S Advance. Of course I'm available for any problems that might have already passed when my Janice was still alive. Thank you all ... and good modding! Oh and please hold your loved smartphone firmly in hand.
I apologize to the moderators if this thread I broke some rules, but I hope I will be able to understand my state of mind at this time.:highfive:

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After a life spent in the modding and after finding out (even with this wonderful forum) every flaw and every advantage of this lousy device but at the same terrific time is right time for goodbyes. I'll never forget the first Carbon Rom with the majestic KitKat then move from AOSP and CyanogenMod. The immense joy in seeing turn on this Android device 5.1.1 and then the emotion to see with my own eyes (albeit in beta) Marshamallow on the same display. Needless to say, I grew up with this device: has grown the experience and the ability to understand what to ask and what not to ask this smartphone. This device has made me realize that with good will, nothing is impossible. And maybe one day I will find the same page concerning this waiting for a nice nougat! Needless to say that mine is not a choice dictated by boredom but a necessity. In the last moments of his life Janice demonstrated how a little carelessness can condemn me years and years of hard work and sweat (for whom I had not realized is dropped from the LCD of the ground):crying:. Never stop to thank one by one every single member of Xda able to give me a hand or an update: #hastalafiesta, #PolishVodka, #Epirex, #frapeti (Team canjica), #Alberto97 and many others who have contributed their commitment to keep alive, young and strong S Advance. Of course I'm available for any problems that might have already passed when my Janice was still alive. Thank you all ... and good modding! Oh and please hold your loved smartphone firmly in hand.
I apologize to the moderators if this thread I broke some rules, but I hope I will be able to understand my state of mind at this time.:highfive:
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OH man . what a loss /. anyhow every good part in life comes to end someday to start a new one.

Thanks for the support @DaksAnkit. But I can not stop. You would have some smartphone advise me on the 200 €? I think the Meizu m3note ... me recommended or have better suggestions? Thanks again to everyone!

sry,for ur loss buddy,in my opinion redmi note 3 (snapdragon version) would be a nice upgrade,save for the amoled screen(it has ips display).it has the sd650 chipset,which is quite snappy according to reviews quite competive at 250$ for 3gb ram version..most importantly it has xda support..im considering getting one myself, as soon as i land some cash

thank you very much @wingryder for helping! Now I just have to decide if the Meizu M3note or Xiaomi redmi Notes 3. In which of the two devices, there will probably be a greater support of the Xda community? Also this would be really important ...

if u ask me go for redmi note 3,it has cortex a72(even superior to a57 found in prev gen. flagship) performance cpu cores as opposed to a53 in meizu..added to that qualcomm is more devloper friendly than mediatek as far as i know.best of all there is already forum available on our xda for sd650 variant complete with rooting procedure and quite a handful of nearly stable roms.even the power cores are clocked higher leading to better performance as seen in benchmarks.also the gaming performance should be better with superior gpu(adreno 510)...as a plus u get ir blaster,fm in addition
update: got mi max few days back,which has the same chipset as redmi note 3,im very pleased with the performace.virtually no lag at all great feat considering the price.i would say go for it if anyone is still wondering

TATA BYE BYE .. S ADVANCE my first phone with the help of which i learned ABC of ROOTING >. :highfive::highfive:
Ok i guess its about time to change the device although i have my s advance intact and full working condition thanks to the janice team and all the other LEGEN.... wait for it.. wait for it ...... DARY DEVELOPERS . But due to the hardware limitations i had to change the device ( i will keep checking for new developments though) .
I had bought SAMSUNG GALAXY A5 last month :good: and well i won`t be rooting it anytime soon i had to loose it to my cousin for few months :silly: let us just say i wan`t happy with the device , :fingers-crossed: now i have bought VIVO V3 MAX for use. :laugh: and well its an amazing device.
IN THE END I WILL TAKE YOUR LEAVE ..
GOODBYE PEOPLE
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thank you very much @wingryder for helping! Now I just have to decide if the Meizu M3note or Xiaomi redmi Notes 3. In which of the two devices, there will probably be a greater support of the Xda community? Also this would be really important ...
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well sorry for the late reply i guess you`ve already bought a phone , anyhow i think REDMI NOTE 3 is better option among the two.
see here COMPARISION B/W PHONES

REST IN PEACE, Janice.
I've lost this phone about 5 days ago.It won't turn on and it's now in service but I've decided to buy a new phone.
I don't what phone is good.Leagoo,Samsung,X-BO, and Vivo is stuck in my head i really don't know what phone to choose.
Someone help me

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REST IN PEACE, Janice.
I've lost this phone about 5 days ago.It won't turn on and it's now in service but I've decided to buy a new phone.
I don't what phone is good.Leagoo,Samsung,X-BO, and Vivo is stuck in my head i really don't know what phone to choose.
Someone help me
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oh man , even my s advance has been acting weird i doubt its battery problem , it shuts down aneven at 80% battery and won`t turn on unless i pull out and re-insert the battery in . But well i have already bought a new one .. VIVO V3 MAX , and its fukin A , one of the wise decision i made . it has its own launcher FUNTOUCH and its pretty smooth i`ll say i don`t know about LeEco , but well samsung has always been there go out for a different brand but a reliable one. GOOD LUCK with your dilemma .
When i had doubts about phone i usually visit - SMARTPRIX-DOT-COM .. its neat .

@DaksAnkit Thanks for your advice,dude.I recently planned to buy a J1 (2016) bcuz of its RAM 1gb and 8gb rom..I don't play games so much and I guess it's a nice decision.I also has alternative idea with buy a Vivo Y15..even though JellyBean but it's upgradeable to Kitkat which is nice..wish me luck haha

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izwan15 said:
@DaksAnkit Thanks for your advice,dude.I recently planned to buy a J1 (2016) bcuz of its RAM 1gb and 8gb rom..I don't play games so much and I guess it's a nice decision.I also has alternative idea with buy a Vivo Y15..even though JellyBean but it's upgradeable to Kitkat which is nice..wish me luck haha
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Samsung j1 seems good , congrats on new phone , and vivo company has got some new phones nice of you to buy one , and well even my v3 max is operating on LP, based Funtouch OS from vivo but due to its software updates and all i don`t miss using a MM based ROM i think i like the cozy rom. GOOD LUCK