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Yesterday I noticed the signs of screen burn in. Too many football games and poker games watched on mobile. I think the culprit is the video control bar in the jplayer app.
Now i need to unroot my device and visit the Verizon store.
1. where can I download the stock ROM for FP1 to replace eclipse ROM?
2. Can i flash stock ROM without loosing customer data?
3. I have titanium backup and would like to know what I need to backup so when i get a replacement device I dont have to spend forever reseting home screens and other settings. I'd like to duplicate the old palm days where i could plug in the device and sync it back To the way it iS Now.
4. Is screen burn in prevelant on smart phones and how do i prevent it from happening with a new device?
Mike
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I remember someone else posting about screen burn recently. I believe they fixed it by displaying a pure white screen (via an image?) for a period of time.
Did some searching. Here's the thread about it.
Thanks for the advice. I'll see what i can do and post after lunch.
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Screen burn is only prevalent on OLED screens...the price we pay for the picture quality. Even then, it's not extremely common. The white screen can work, but you can't "loosen" the pixels the way you could on old displays. OLED pixels literally just wear out over time and with use and the only thing you can do to alleviate burn in that has already happened is wear out the pixels around it so it isn't as obvious.
There isn't a stock restore available yet. I was going to try to dump it this weekend, but I never got time. If there was one available, I'd be wary of coming from a custom rom without wiping data...there are too many changes that could cause issues.
So then what's the best way to get back to stock so I can visit Verizon? I don't have to keep data...but won't be able to use titanium to restore. Right?
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beavermjr said:
So then what's the best way to get back to stock so I can visit Verizon? I don't have to keep data...but won't be able to use titanium to restore. Right?
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Well titanium backup and then either pull the sd or copy the contents to your pc. Odin ep4d and take the ota. IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE THE SD IN THEN FORMAT IT because CWM and some root apps leave stuff on there.
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Ok. I'll flash EP4D and get the OTA upgrade. Then it's off to Verizon.
Hopefully they won't give me any trouble and a new phone.
Since the phone will be stock until I get to the store, is there any way to restore apps and settings without downloading and reentering info? I don't want the phone to look too stock. I want it to be gently used and worthy of a swap. are there any non root backup programs to help with this that would not tip them off to the fact that the phone had been rooted?
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Ok. I'll flash EP4D and get the OTA upgrade. Then it's off to Verizon.
Hopefully they won't give me any trouble and a new phone.
Since the phone will be stock until I get to the store, is there any way to restore apps and settings without downloading and reentering info? I don't want the phone to look too stock. I want it to be gently used and worthy of a swap. are there any non root backup programs to help with this that would not tip them off to the fact that the phone had been rooted?
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You worry too much, just download Go launcher Ex from the market and change your wall settings and drop a few icons on the home page. That's it.
Are you telling me to unroot and then add go launcher and customize it a bit to not make it ootb stock? that i can do. Thx.
I do tend to over think things. I just want things to go smoothly.
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Im getting a new phone. Should be here today.
Rather simple really:
Unroot phone
visit store
Store confirms defective device
Store sets up warranty swap from warehouse
Wait for phone to arrive
Root new phone and setup device
Wipe old phone & send back to vzw.
The worst part of the process was talking to the customer service rep on the phone setting up the swap and her telling me that it sounds like screen bleed and that i should file an insurance claim or will pay 199 for claiming damage as defective device. No way am i paying cuz i keep my phone fom getting damaged...
Over all: very easy
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I have the AT&T One X. It's been flawless. Except the past 2 weeks I have noticed that my sleep timer for the screen is changing by itself. I always have it set to sleep after 1 minute. And twice this week I find out its selected never to turn off. It's changing by itself. I never touch this setting. Any advice?
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Must be possessed. You should post what rom you are on [stock/modded?] and any other customizations you may have installed such as dual core mod, multitasker, blah blah blah. They may not be relevant but cant be too sure.
I'm fully stocked. No root or Anything. It's really weird. It's not like you can just hit the button.
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Oh, Well you could always factory reset. But in my opinion... Just go root :] You can unroot, but you can install apps such as SD Maid and CacheMate to help keep your phone clean. Sounds like a small software issue you have though. If your considering it and want to stay as stock as possible, but are willing to put time into it - go root/unlock/and install a custom rom such as CleanRom. I don't use that, I use King Cobra's and love it. But CleanRom offers as close to stock as you supposedly can get WITH the bloatware removed[at&t's crapware for example].
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Oh, Well you could always factory reset. But in my opinion... Just go root :] You can unroot, but you can install apps such as SD Maid and CacheMate to help keep your phone clean. Sounds like a small software issue you have though. If your considering it and want to stay as stock as possible, but are willing to put time into it - go root/unlock/and install a custom rom such as CleanRom. I don't use that, I use King Cobra's and love it. But CleanRom offers as close to stock as you supposedly can get WITH the bloatware removed[at&t's crapware for example].
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I might just have to root soon.
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Does anyone own this phone?
I may have to get one and was just wondering if its a decent phone or not.
Things are tough right now and I don't think we are going to be able to pay our Verizon bill and I may have to just go spend the $40 at walmart to pick this up
Anyone had any success rooting this phone? How about CWM?
Please let me know.
Thanks!
I have one and root is possible, but the bootloader is locked because virgin mobile is bein stupid so cwm is out of the question so if u get one and root it be careful. I suggest a different carrier like at&t Go Phone
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my experience so far
sgirard1991 said:
Does anyone own this phone?
I may have to get one and was just wondering if its a decent phone or not.
Things are tough right now and I don't think we are going to be able to pay our Verizon bill and I may have to just go spend the $40 at walmart to pick this up
Anyone had any success rooting this phone? How about CWM?
Please let me know.
Thanks!
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Just bought this phone a few days ago from amazon. I got it to replace a Kyocera Rise that I unceremoniously managed to boot loop when I went NUTS with checking too many options using the Pimp My ROM app. I nearly had that one for a year, so in a way, not a big loss for me, as I paid around $50 for the Event (incl. one day shipping).
I haven't activated the phone yet, but doing everything else on it seems to be all right. I've tested a couple of 3D games on it already: Temple Run 2, and Raging Thunder. Seems to run both fine, with only a tiny bit of lag on TR2. That can be improved once the phone is rooted. For now, I'm using my older, rooted LG Optimus V as my cell phone. I'll probably load a couple of benchmark apps to see how the phone holds up.
I loaded a full MP4 movie (rip from DVD) onto the Event to test 2D video.
The Event has about 1.2 GB of internal storage available, but the more important issue is the system RAM. It has 360 MB available out of 512 MB. That's only 3 MB more than the Rise... aack! But that can be improved upon once the thing's rooted. Ordered a case + screen protector for the Event earlier this morning... as soon as that arrives, I'll have the phone activated. Then I'll root it. I might skip out on doing any big fixes on this one. The main issue I had with the Rise anyway was with the wifi reception. It seems to be much better with the Event, from my own usage. Also, the cell phone signal bars seem to light up higher with the Event, so I shouldn't have too many problems with phone calls and texts. That usually means better 3G reception as well.
When this phone's rooted, these are the only fixes I'd do to it:
1. Editing the /system/lib/egl/egl.cfg file. Back up the original, name it egl.cfg.bak, then edit the original like this:
0 1 adreno200
# 0 0 libEGL
It looks something like that, but basically, put hashtags on the other lines to uncomment, or delete them. That fix enables the Event to use only the hardware drivers for 2D and 3D full time. Makes a huge difference in phone performance. Edit the permissions first, from r-- to rw- before editing the file. Once it's saved, put the permissions back to r--, then reboot. If you don't do this, the phone may boot loop!
2. Titanium Backup. This can backup all the apps on the phone, including some system apps. TB can be used to freeze unwanted apps as well. Some folks suggest uninstalling the bloatware, but I wouldn't do it, in case the phone gets a system update. Freezing should be fine.
3. Link2SD. This is essential if you want to free up space in internal storage. I use this to link any app that can't be installed to the SD card. It requires a second partition; I used FAT32 (2 GB partition) with the Rise, as it didn't have a custom ROM that had the ext4 modules. This will probably be the same for the Event. When formatting the SD card for this, make sure that the main partition that the phone reads upon booting has the boot and lba flags checked. I use gparted in Linux to partition and format SD cards
4. Greenify. This allows apps to hibernate when the phone is idle. It even hibernates some apps while you're using the phone, saving you some memory and CPU cycles. That can help save some battery power.
For now, I'm using Advanced Task Killer to maintain some free memory and help reduce unwanted CPU cycles. Green Power Premium cuts off the 3G/WiFi when the phone is idle. ATK kills apps, but I set it to work every two hours. That lets the phone do its memory tasks, while ATK kills the more stubborn apps (mostly the bloatware I don't use).
Hope that helps you out, and good luck.
Thanks for the input guys.
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WOW that's some good input. Didn't want to get rid of this phone, now it doesn't look like I'll have to.
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I got this phone for $20 at Walmart's Black Friday sale. For that price who could pass up Android 4.0x? Despite its apparent lower quality, I am quite pleased with its overall performance and the virtual keyboard, surprisingly, works better than a many other phones I have tried.
permission question
Hey all,Ive never messed with changing permissions,I have an Event and Im wonder ing when I open the permission page with root explorer it reads like this
READ WRITE EX
OWN X X
GROUP X
GLOBAL
In the post it says "from r-- to rw- before editing the file" Dopes this mean OWN has 1 X,GROUP has 2 X,and GLOBAL is blank correct? Then edit file and change to how it was in the begining? Thanks alot!!!!
Sorry to rehash and old thread but this one seemed to fit the best to what I am experiencing and what I'd like to ask.
I have owned this phone a little over 3 months now, switching from LG Optimus V, I have some grief from the day one.
First and foremost, it is very unstable. On the average, I have to hard reset it once a day, most of the time, more than just once. And when I say Hard Reset, I mean holding the power button down forever for the phone to reboot as the screen doesn't show anything. A few times, I went as far as removing the battery.
Question 1. I looked around hard and I didn't see any custom ROMs or any custom recovery modules, likes of clockwork. Am I missing something ?
My main concern was the ability of running FoxFi and as expected, it did not run on this one. So, I took the advie of some guys over at the android forums and loaded up poot to root it. It seems to have no problems with rooting. But afterwards, I have tried few hotspot apps and never been able to turn on this fjunctionality. I know the apps I chose required root access and I turned it on before starting the app, but nada...
Question 2. How can I get either FoxFi working on this thing ? Or short of it, how can I make any (suggestions welcome) WiFi hotspot app working with it ?
Thanks in advance
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sgirard1991 said:
Does anyone own this phone?
I may have to get one and was just wondering if its a decent phone or not.
Things are tough right now and I don't think we are going to be able to pay our Verizon bill and I may have to just go spend the $40 at walmart to pick this up
Anyone had any success rooting this phone? How about CWM?
Please let me know.
Thanks!
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Yes I own a virgin mobile kyocera event and sucessfully rooted device with no problems at all. The process is much more simplified now than it was when I rooted, so lucky you And your going to want TWRP so you can use the recovery stored on SD if you do come across and bootloop or brick issues. Its worth the $30 I spent It's not the best by far, but its really pretty capable once rooted. Much better than I had expected. I hope I was of help to you, and if u decide to buy it and need help rooting I'm down.
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Yes I own a virgin mobile kyocera event and sucessfully rooted device with no problems at all. The process is much more simplified now than it was when I rooted, so lucky you And your going to want TWRP so you can use the recovery stored on SD if you do come across and bootloop or brick issues. Its worth the $30 I spent It's not the best by far, but its really pretty capable once rooted. Much better than I had expected. I hope I was of help to you, and if u decide to buy it and need help rooting I'm down.
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howd u manage to get TWRP on this phone?
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Yes I own a virgin mobile kyocera event and sucessfully rooted device with no problems at all. The process is much more simplified now than it was when I rooted, so lucky you And your going to want TWRP so you can use the recovery stored on SD if you do come across and bootloop or brick issues. Its worth the $30 I spent It's not the best by far, but its really pretty capable once rooted. Much better than I had expected. I hope I was of help to you, and if u decide to buy it and need help rooting I'm down.
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howd u manage to get TWRP on this phone?
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yes! please, do tell! Inquiring minds need to know!
any one know how flash firmware on this phone..and how make a full backup..i have 20 of this phones..and some of them has a bootloop or stuck at event logo..please
So, I'm just curious. What is the first thing you do when you get a new phone and go through the initial setup?
And, how long do you run the stock ROM before you root and flash?
I will normally download and install a different launcher and set up my screens with my apps and widgets.
Or I will see what kind of bloatware I have and how much available storage I have to work with.
The first phone I had was the Droid X2 which I didn't root until about 10 months after I got it. I researched and read about the basics of rooting then finally decided to take the plunge after a few months.
The second phone I had was the S3 on VZW. I had it less than one months before I rooted it and flashed a Custom ROM. I just couldn't take the ui of TW.
I eventually sold it after 3 months and bought a VZW Galaxy Nexus in near mint condition. I unlocked and rooted it the first day I had it. I am still on the stock ROM after having it for a week. I couldn't be happier with the performance. The battery life is horrible, of course, but I am always near a charger.
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What I do
I will restore my previously downloaded apps, root it, flash new rom if possible
rooting it and removing bloatware then searching in the net searching for custom rom.
Update rom and root.
removing bloatware, apps and services i don't use
Root! Root! Root!
I root my phone. Then I install Titanium Backup and back everything up. Then I start looking at new roms.
Read through preferences and adjust them.
Root it... Flash it...
Oldskool1337 said:
Root it... Flash it...
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Yep...best and easiest to do when you have no data to back up on the phone.
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Yep...best and easiest to do when you have no data to back up on the phone.
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Agreed.
I got a new LG G2 a week ago, checked out how bad the stock rom looked and felt, and just went to cyanogen, then re-did my apps/launcher.
Then comes the inevitable sleepless nights on xda and other sites, just fumbling with the device.
I kept my Note 2 stock for about 4 months or so, nearly busted it rooting it too as TWRP doesn't like the LTE model, so I have to go with the CWM recovery, which I'm not a huge fan of.
Run some benchmarks (just curious), install apps, sign in on my accounts, customize homescreen/wallpaper/ringtones, etc.
I don't root (call me lame if you want to).
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When i bought my S4, i told myself i would try and leave it alone and use it the way it came. After about 20 minutes using touchwiz, i was rooting and installing custom roms. I guess once you start, it's hard to go back =/
I usually fool around with the settings and install at least 50 apps that are my daily runners
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Rooting
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My first thing is structure of the Device / Configuration and then the appearance .
I restore my data form previous phone (contacts, messages, appointments, apps, etc.).
In this order:
Root it, back up the factory image, remove bloatware, tweak settings for performance, restoring settings from previous device reload all my apps, make another backup.
The only thing I left out was flashing a new ROM i'll do only after i'm sure the device is not a defect breaking down all the time by stress testing the hell out of it.
Sell it for crack and then steal another one to keep the cycle going... lol j/k
why can't just enjoy the new phone
camera n specs
the first thing u do wen I get phone is.... check d clearance or clarity of camera..... n few specs like ram, rom... processor
Is it really worth rooting these days? You can get system wide ad blocking without it, you can theme your phone for the most part. If i don't use xposed or substratum, should i bother rooting? Will i just loose netflix 720p?
For me, it's native call recording (I'm in the US), swift support, Titanium Backup and being able to do more with some apps that have non-root mode but can do more with root access which I really like. To each their own, of course.
With this phone, from what I've seen, it's pretty simple to revert back to a stock, unrooted and locked blootloader if it's not for you.
I am used the root my devices. This one i am keeping stock. Most of the things you need root for can be achieved with some easy adb commands.
Also i think magisk root what is only available for now afaik, is far less stable then for example supersu. But anyways, the use of magisk is really down to personal preference. Also the 480p netflix streaming would be killing. Also google movies wont stream above 480. Soo bad for DRM content rooting
I will always root my phones. If I can't root I won't buy the phone. I need full control of a device I own. For root, I need titanium backup, font changing, custom kernel for increasing vibration strength and Max volume, and other apps that need root.
I haven't put a custom ROM on a phone since Pure Nexus on the Nexus 6P. The op5, op6 and now op7 pro, I've never felt the need to replace OOS with a custom ROM.
Eric214 said:
I will always root my phones. If I can't root I won't buy the phone. I need full control of a device I own. For root, I need titanium backup, font changing, custom kernel for increasing vibration strength and Max volume, and other apps that need root.
I haven't put a custom ROM on a phone since Pure Nexus on the Nexus 6P. The op5, op6 and now op7 pro, I've never felt the need to replace OOS with a custom ROM.
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What he said
Root is a hoot and the best way to boot! ???
I haven't rooted a phone since 2016. I just don't need it anymore.
equlizer said:
Is it really worth rooting these days? You can get system wide ad blocking without it, you can theme your phone for the most part. If i don't use xposed or substratum, should i bother rooting? Will i just loose netflix 720p?
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Don't fully understand this question as you're flooding every single root/rom/magisk-thread with questions?
equlizer said:
Is it really worth rooting these days? You can get system wide ad blocking without it, you can theme your phone for the most part. If i don't use xposed or substratum, should i bother rooting? Will i just loose netflix 720p?
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I was worried about loosing 720p, but hey it's only 720p anyway, this phone has 1440p screen, it's better to just download movies in 4kHDR than using Netflix. The main reason I root is renovate ice magisk module and Oneplus launcher with Google feed.
Eric214 said:
I will always root my phones. If I can't root I won't buy the phone. I need full control of a device I own. For root, I need titanium backup, font changing, custom kernel for increasing vibration strength and Max volume, and other apps that need root.
I haven't put a custom ROM on a phone since Pure Nexus on the Nexus 6P. The op5, op6 and now op7 pro, I've never felt the need to replace OOS with a custom ROM.
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Yup