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My wife works for US Cellular and is having a complete fit about me updating my phone and rooting it !!!! She is afraid of it being bricked or having some issue with it down the road that i would have to send it out and it having to be worked on and DATA TECH seeing that it has done.. has there been any issues with the froyo update bricking phones i've looked and looked and not seen that it has.. also rolling it back to stock hasnt had and issues either has it ...
None that I know about. Besides you can always do an odin restore to 2.1 and it will be like it just came out of the box.
Igotno said:
My wife works for US Cellular and is having a complete fit about me updating my phone and rooting it !!!! She is afraid of it being bricked or having some issue with it down the road that i would have to send it out and it having to be worked on and DATA TECH seeing that it has done.. has there been any issues with the froyo update bricking phones i've looked and looked and not seen that it has.. also rolling it back to stock hasnt had and issues either has it ...
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I work for US Cellular. This phone is my work phone, and I develop on it. I'm 99.9% positive that you cannot brick these phones by rooting and updating them, or flashing anything to them for that matter. As long as you follow directions you should be fine. When using Odin, don't flash anything to the Phone portion. Only flash to the Pit and PDA portions. Also, never flash anything that isn't for the Mesmerize. I don't care that other people have not had problems with it, It's not worth the risk to the average person. Also, read everything that you can and ask questions.
Come hang out in the irc room with us if you need anything.
Thank you...so far froyo is working well haven't rooted yet.. What are the benifits to rooting?
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Igotno said:
Thank you...so far froyo is working well haven't rooted yet.. What are the benifits to rooting?
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Rooting allows you the ability to get to the root directory, run apps that you couldn't run before, and other features that you normally would have. It's a hand thing to do.
Rooting shouldn't brick your phone.
iDroidFan said:
Rooting shouldn't brick your phone.
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If you have time, we could use some more devs here. You seem to have a pretty good grasp on things.
Once again thank you for all the info and input..
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Igotno said:
Once again thank you for all the info and input..
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That's why we're here. Well... that and the funny comments from the peanut gallery.
Well I've got one more question will rooting get rid of the ads and boating? As I read and read some more I think I get more confused.gotta take a step bak and just ask....
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Igotno said:
Well I've got one more question will rooting get rid of the ads and boating? As I read and read some more I think I get more confused.gotta take a step bak and just ask....
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Yes after rooting you can download from the market adfree that will remove most ads. The what I like to use is titanium backup to remove or freeze the bloatware. By freezing it is removes it from the app drawer. But is still on the phone encase you need it later say for warrenty. But now with the Odin files for our phones you can delete the bloat and do a resort in you must warrenty it.
-Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
phidelt82 said:
Well... that and the funny comments from the peanut gallery.
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See peanut gallery comment below. =)
Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
built2rail said:
See peanut gallery comment below. =)
Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
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You know you can setup a signature in your profile so you don't have to type yours every time.
It is. The xda app is awesome.
Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
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It is. The xda app is awesome.
Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
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You just need to add a line so that it doesn't look like i'ts part of a post (It must not do this automatically using the app, it does using the web)
Yes I know.
Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
I work for US Cellular and I use my work phone for rooting,development, and h4xing. I once messed up a flash when it first came out(no odin yet) and sent it into samsung directly and they reflashed it for me.
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Yes I know.
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See I saw one with:
"- Just ... ..."
and one with no dash:
"Just ... ..."
So I assumed you were typing it different every time. Then I realized you were probably using the xda app since it said "Sent from my .. ..." haha
I started adding the - so people would know it was my sig. Now the new version of it.
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Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
Like the sig. I'm gonna do that with mine.
Adfree is awesome,
And another really good way to get rid of bloat is to use the pick'n'pack roms. All the instructions are on the post in the android dev section.
And rooting/ flashing shouldn't be frowned upon by a lot of people at us cell / samsung- a lot of those are people that have a passion for phones and do the same thing
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look at this...
and he's asking EUR 297,57 for it.
new price of NS is 230 if not less..
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Samsung-Goog...ile_Phones&hash=item35b72267f0#ht_5017wt_1270
so does this also count as selling the rom with it?
as far as i know. rom selling is kinda forbidden right?
Not cool
Free ZOOK!
flag the douche
I can't really see any problem with this, looks like he's just selling his personal phone which happens to be currently running an ICS rom...
If people want to bid stupid amounts for it then that's their problem.
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I can't really see any problem with this, looks like he's just selling his personal phone which happens to be currently running an ICS rom...
If people want to bid stupid amounts for it then that's their problem.
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This.
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Psych0Chimp said:
I can't really see any problem with this, looks like he's just selling his personal phone which happens to be currently running an ICS rom...
If people want to bid stupid amounts for it then that's their problem.
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Exactly
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no no no.he isnt selling his phoen that just happend to have ICS..
he is advertising the ICS on his phone.
thus making ICS rom part of the selling point.
meaning he is asking money for the rom and the device. not just the device.
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no no no.he isnt selling his phoen that just happend to have ICS..
he is advertising the ICS on his phone.
thus making ICS rom part of the selling point.
meaning he is asking money for the rom and the device. not just the device.
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That makes no sense. What's wrong with selling the phone and advertising the ROM it's running? It's like being mad at someone for selling the car and advertising the stereo system in it. People need to get over how people sell their things or those that charge to root phones.
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I'm not sure what the problem is. Back in my Blackberry days I sold 9700s with leaked OS 6 because I figures some potential buyers would prefer to have it pre installed instead of doing it themselves.
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no good for me.
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its like complaining that someone is advertising the modded parts on their car they're trying to sell
He clearly says it's an AOSP based rom and not the official ICS for NS.
He does set a stupidly high price for it, but if that's what he want to, he should be able to do that without people complaining about it.
In fact, I would be rather pissed if I bought the phone and found out custom roms were installed, and the one who sold it didn't say anything about it.
your guys are missing the point.
What if a guy asked money for the APP/Rom you made and put your hard work in?
get it now?
its actually one of the rule's here on XDA that you should not ask money for somebody's work thats not yours.
and he clearly states that your also patying for the ICS..
We get it but, unless the guy starts selling hundreds with xda ROMS as a selling point, it's not a big deal!
There's a few Nexus S on Craigslist that have ICS roms. At least in my area.
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I'm not sure what the problem is. Back in my Blackberry days I sold 9700s with leaked OS 6 because I figures some potential buyers would prefer to have it pre installed instead of doing it themselves.
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you sold a phone with a leaked factory software. He is selling a phone with a hacked together unfinished version of the software as a factory software. If you don't understand the difference then there isn't much hope for humanity.
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ghost010 said:
your guys are missing the point.
What if a guy asked money for the APP/Rom you made and put your hard work in?
get it now?
its actually one of the rule's here on XDA that you should not ask money for somebody's work thats not yours.
and he clearly states that your also patying for the ICS..
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This has little to know bearing on your life, so I suggest you just drop it. Its not going to change the fact and whether you agree with what this guys doing or not, its not something to get worked up over.
He is selling a NS unlocked, rooted, with ICS ROM. The value he is adding is the convenience of not having to unlock and install the ICS rom yourself. Maybe not worth much to you but maybe not going through that trouble is worth the price for some one else.
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your guys are missing the point.
What if a guy asked money for the APP/Rom you made and put your hard work in?
get it now?
its actually one of the rule's here on XDA that you should not ask money for somebody's work thats not yours.
and he clearly states that your also patying for the ICS..
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Have you ever sold a car? You didn't invent the car so aren't you asking for money for someone else's work?
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What if a guy asked money for the APP/Rom you made and put your hard work in?
get it now?
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And that's not the case here, is it? It's not like they are offering you a link to download an ICS ROM - They are offering a SINGLE phone that just happens to be running it.
If they want promote the sale on the fact they have ICS installed on it, then good for them, it's about the only way they can justify a high price!
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Have you ever sold a car? You didn't invent the car so aren't you asking for money for someone else's work?
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ehm? thats not the same?
or are you saying he made the nexus s? humm??
You All stil dont understand it..
but never mind.
you people trying to defend him,instead of raising awarnes.
There is a reason why allot of free software have a " do not redistribute" or a notice like" if you payd for this than you have been bla bla,and report the seller to us" notifications/read me files...
I can put it in 100 difrent ways. but you guy's stil dont understand it.and are to ignorand.
but i geus your part of the piracy groep that roam on android and pc.
Any rom here onXDA are non profit software because they use parts of code that should not be sold to any one.
He is asking Profit for the software he has on his NS.
but sure. you people dont get that.
and instead of making people aware,you people are just defending him./
I wanna put Ics on my phone but I don't wanna root it, what the best rom available for no root?
Also i'm waiting for the ota version so I need to know how can I go back to gingerbread when the ota comes out?
Thank you
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elias0441 said:
I wanna put Ics on my phone but I don't wanna root it, what the best rom available for no root?
Also i'm waiting for the ota version so I need to know how can I go back to gingerbread when the ota comes out?
Thank you
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Take this to General. btw why would you buy a nexus if you weren't going to root it?
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first off wrong section , secondly ... you cant flash any rom without rooting ur phone so if u want ics without root ur gonna have to wait for an official release
Just wait for the ota. Most roms come with superuser
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I'm afraid I'm gonna brick it
I still have 7 months till my next upgrade
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Not much experience with rooting
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Not much experience with rooting
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167819
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Take this to General. btw why would you buy a nexus if you weren't going to root it?
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Because it is stock android, which means no BS and for most people that is enough.
@elias, the only option you have if you want ICS and don't want to root is to wait for the official OTA which should be rolling out soon. Once you have ICS from the OTA you won't be able to roll back to GB without rooting (someone correct me if I'm wrong on this one)
True
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elias0441 said:
I wanna put Ics on my phone but I don't wanna root it, what the best rom available for no root?
Also i'm waiting for the ota version so I need to know how can I go back to gingerbread when the ota comes out?
Thank you
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Use ODINE. PM your email and I'll get you the file you need, but remember it's your responsibility..
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Use ODINE. PM your email and I'll get you the file you need, but remember it's your responsibility..
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Yup you can Odin whatever vhgomez shares with you
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Because it is stock android, which means no BS and for most people that is enough.
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Thanks for clearing that up:thumbup:
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If you can follow simple, well written instructions you can reap the many benefits of a rooted phone. Btw... you know this is not even close to develeopement, why would you post a question here?
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Thanks for clearing that up:thumbup:
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Sure, I guess spending too much time on these forms makes some people complacent and forget that not everyone is a power user.
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Sure, I guess spending too much time on these forms makes some people complacent and forget that not everyone is a power user.
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I think that has very little to do with being a power user. NeXus phones have always been developer based phones made to mod, root, and hack. People that buy these phones, for the most part, buy them because of that and not because they want a vanilla android experience. Of course there are roms out that can get you close to that but I would venture to guess that if you took a pole of neXus users 99% of them want a custom experience, not a vanilla one. So for me to ask why someone would buy a Nexus and not root it is probably a question that a lot of people would be interested in. And nice side ways attempt at a jab with the comment about people spending to much time here. People that are here enjoy their time here. Enjoy learning. Enjoy modding, rooting, hacking. But I don't expect some one with a stock development phone to understand that. You have your hobbies we have ours.
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zeeraf said:
you cant flash any rom without rooting ur phone so if u want ics without root ur gonna have to wait for an official release
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Also, the guides are written very well, so bricking should not be a concern.
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/snip. But I don't expect some one with a stock development phone to understand that. You have your hobbies we have ours.
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oh snap!
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I think that has very little to do with being a power user. NeXus phones have always been developer based phones made to mod, root, and hack. People that buy these phones, for the most part, buy them because of that and not because they want a vanilla android experience. Of course there are roms out that can get you close to that but I would venture to guess that if you took a pole of neXus users 99% of them want a custom experience, not a vanilla one. So for me to ask why someone would buy a Nexus and not root it is probably a question that a lot of people would be interested in. And nice side ways attempt at a jab with the comment about people spending to much time here. People that are here enjoy their time here. Enjoy learning. Enjoy modding, rooting, hacking. But I don't expect some one with a stock development phone to understand that. You have your hobbies we have ours. There is no way that 99% of people with a Nexus S have it for hacking. I have yet to meet one the wild that has been used that way.
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That is definitely why some people choose a Nexus devices, but there is also a large amount of people who choose them for "quick" updates and a stock experience. It is the only way to achieve those things. Some people probably also choose the Nexus S because it is a really nice, smaller handset with an awesome screen.
Don't forget, some people got them because best buy was giving them away for free.
Not me, although I did get mine for free, I got mine for "fastboot OEM unlock".
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That is definitely why some people choose a Nexus devices, but there is also a large amount of people who choose them for "quick" updates and a stock experience. It is the only way to achieve those things. Some people probably also choose the Nexus S because it is a really nice, smaller handset with an awesome screen.
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As others have said, this was the wrong section for this, but I will not harp on that.
I also want to apologize for a very poor showing from our community. Sometimes this forum is an embarrassment, especially in juxtaposition to other Linux communities. There are a good deal of very arrogant people here, who just cant seem to help jumping all over the new guy. Im surprised no one called you a noob.
With all of that said, I want to agree with your posting above. Speaking as a system admin for a mid-sized company, your reasoning for owning this phone is the exact reason why it has been handed out to every employee here.
Now on to your question. Because of the age of our phone, the development community behind it is very mature. Not the users, but the tools. It is very hard to brick your phone, in fact you might say you would have to go out of your way to truly brick the device. You might get a soft brick, but even that is hard to do and is still easily fixed via ODIN.
As others have said, there are very easy to follow instructions on unlocking and rooting this device. These are not really hacks, as this phone was meant to have these things done to it. I do understand the hesitation, though after the first time you go though doing it, you will wonder what you were so scared of in the first place. You can always give this thread a try, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250583&highlight=one+click+root
to make things easy on yourself. After you get it rooted, familiarize yourself with making a NAND backup in the custom recovery first thing. This is basically an image backup of your device allowing you to jump back to safety should you do something wrong during a custom rom install.
Here is the way I look at it. If you have your phone rooted with a custom rom and it breaks and you need to return it for some reason, then ODIN will flash you back to stock and you'll have no worries about returning it to Sprint. If you some how destroy your phone to the point where not even ODIN will have access to fix it(AKA your phone goes swimming), then Sprint will not have access to the device either and will have no clue you rooted it. What some of these knuckleheads are poorly trying to get across to you, is that the phone you own, wants to be rooted.
Good luck and welcome to the community.
Has anyone replaced the Android ROM with W8.1 Successfully? If so where would we find the W 8.1 ROM.
There hasn't been any progress with this yet as it calls for a person to literally open their phone and dump the entire os and then more than likely adjust the partitions and such for the regular m8s. There's already a few threads on this subject with this information in them. If we do see any type of port it will probably be a while before we see anything from it.
I'm excited. I hope the devs are successful.
Just wondering why on earth anyone would want a windows phone?
sco77 said:
Just wondering why on earth anyone would want a windows phone?
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Hey now, no judging.....
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sco77 said:
Just wondering why on earth anyone would want a windows phone?
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Its mostly just having the option of going back and forth. I hate wp but I can't say I wouldnt dual boot if presented the option.
Reminds me of the HD2 days.
I think it'd be really cool to have the option.
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Just wondering why on earth anyone would want a windows phone?
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Simple. I'd like to try it out, without having to commit.
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Lodingi said:
Simple. I'd like to try it out, without having to commit.
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My thoughts exactly, I have only ever played with WP in the store and that doesn't give you a feel of what every day life with the OS would be like.
Definitely would love to give it a shot
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I used to have a 928 and I loved it... I used to switch between my HD maxx and that all the time it would be cool to swap back and forth on the same phone
sco77 said:
Just wondering why on earth anyone would want a windows phone?
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Windows phones and Blackberries (older ones, don't know about newer ones nor do I know about iPhones) have working, functional, usable email clients which, so far, has totally eluded Android. Email is important to me, not enough to give up my Android phone but maybe to some it is?
There may be other reasons but for some people having a working email app is huge!
Android email apps fall into two classifications:
1. Totally Sucks and
2. Worse than Totally Sucks.
NOTE: All the above applies to POP3, IMAP works OK on any phone but that's due to the nature of IMAP, not to the email client.
First off, I'm totally new to these forums and I'm not sure if I'm doing this right.
Anyway, I just got my S6 2 days ago and I stupidly downloaded the latest update without checking if root was possible. I'm on AOF1. Is there any possibility for downgrading / rooting in the future?
Thanks
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As of right now, yes I believe your chances of root is hopeless unfortunately. Maybe after we obtain 5.1.1 update, hopefully.
hemenge133 said:
First off, I'm totally new to these forums and I'm not sure if I'm doing this right.
Anyway, I just got my S6 2 days ago and I stupidly downloaded the latest update without checking if root was possible. I'm on AOF1. Is there any possibility for downgrading / rooting in the future?
Thanks
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Can you tell me what the lottery numbers are next week? Can anyone? No one on this site AFAIK can predict or see into the future. No one has any idea if someone has an exploit that they are working on or even finishing up. Kingroot 4.1 just popped up out of the blue and is allowing some Verizon devices on 5.01 ro be rooted...no one knew the day before it was released. It is ludicrous to say anything is impossible and will never happen in the phone world.
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Can you tell me what the lottery numbers are next week? Can anyone? No one on this site AFAIK can predict or see into the future. No one has any idea if someone has an exploit that they are working on or even finishing up. Kingroot 4.1 just popped up out of the blue and is allowing some Verizon devices on 5.01 ro be rooted...no one knew the day before it was released. It is ludicrous to say anything is impossible and will never happen in the phone world.
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My god, this community is toxic. People like you make it impossible to ask a simple question.
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Patience, all it takes is patience. Chances of a KNOX non-tripping root its much less likely, but root will most likely show up.
I'm with you on this, i hate that there is no root available for the phones running AOF1 update, i badly want to root my phone, and wish the was a method available :/
To everyone who is on OF1...unless you bought the phone with that update on it, it is your fault you don't have root. You broke the cardinal rule of this community. Never accept an update from the carrier. No excuses. Please stop crying
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To everyone who is on OF1...unless you bought the phone with that update on it, it is your fault you don't have root. You broke the cardinal rule of this community. Never accept an update from the carrier. No excuses. Please stop crying
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yeah i get what your saying, i just got the S6, never really needed to Root, but after seeing the massive amounts of bloat they add, i figured it was time to look into options, hopefully something comes along to give me Root, for the time being it is what it is.. lol
hemenge133 said:
My god, this community is toxic. People like you make it impossible to ask a simple question.
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Sorry...I missed the "simple" question...didn't see any in your post..If you check my post history, I got where I am by answering dozens of questions per day.
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Sorry...I missed the "simple" question...didn't see any in your post..If you check my post history, I got where I am by answering dozens of questions per day.
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Good one. Can we end the pissing match?
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hemenge133 said:
Good one. Can we end the pissing match?
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Sure
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