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DISCONTINUED [VZW_International_Stock Based TW Rom][5.0 Lollipop BOF3 Build Deodexed]

Stock International Verizon 5.0 BOF3 Based Lollipop Rom
Features
Rooted/Busybox/Init.d
Deodexed
Fixed Tethering
Fixed Private Mode
SD Card Fix
Updated All apps
Not Working
VisualVoiceMail
HD Calling
Download
VZW_INTERNATIONAL_BOF3_STOCK_ROM.zip
Debloater.zip
SafeStrap Flashable Firmware Update For This Rom
This will Update Modem And NON-HLOS.bin And Kernel. No bootloaders will be updated, so device can still be downgraded.
BOE1_Firmware_No_Bootloaders.zip
Install And Upgrade Instructions
All Firmwares and all Instructions for Upgrading from KitKat Or Lollipop rom can be found Here

Debloated Apps List
Code:
system/apps
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Blurb
Books
Drive
DriveLink
DriveLinkRemote
Flipboard
GeoLookout
Headlines
Music2
Newsstand
PlayGames
SamsungAppsWidget_Phone_Carrier_VZW
SecKidsModeInstaller
Videos
TravelService_K
Slacker
VideoEditor_Lite_K
EasymodeContactsWidget
EasyOneHand2
EasySettings
Accessories
LocationAgent
system/priv-apps
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SamsungApps_K
SamsungBilling
EasyLauncher2
Kies
PageBuddyNotiSvcK
sCloudDataRelay
sCloudDataSync
sCloudQuotaApp
sCloudSyncCalendar
sCloudSyncMemo
sCloudSyncSBrowser
sCloudSyncSNote3
SPPPushClient_Prod
SecurityLogAgent
Debloater.zip

Can you confirm if this version has issues with notification tones not sticking?

WhoNeedszzz said:
Can you confirm if this version has issues with notification tones not sticking?
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i havent had notification tones not stick on any oa8 rom lol
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I have been having trouble with it on all OA8 roms. I will set my notification tone in Settings and it will play the right tone in the preview, but app notification settings that have "default" set somehow plays the last set tone. I'm having to reset inside the app. Very frustrating.

WhoNeedszzz said:
I have been having trouble with it on all OA8 roms. I will set my notification tone in Settings and it will play the right tone in the preview, but app notification settings that have "default" set somehow plays the last set tone. I'm having to reset inside the app. Very frustrating.
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well some apps do have their own notification sound that overrides the one in settings.. that is why some apps need to be set to use the default or what you choose in settings.. either way, i know its real difficult and time consuming to set it in the app but its not something anyone can modify unless perhaps they modify each app to use it by default which is not going to happen
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very few replies here! that usually means things are running smoothly? is that the case?

Does this NOT work on Verizon USA S5 phones? What got updated/changed in this compared to OA8?

Stupifier said:
Does this NOT work on Verizon USA S5 phones? What got updated/changed in this compared to OA8?
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this DOES work on verizon s5 which is why its here in this thread lol
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elliwigy said:
this DOES work on verizon s5 which is why its here in this thread lol
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I think he's asking: DOes this work with USA carriers (specifically Verizon)

RBThompsonV said:
I think he's asking: DOes this work with USA carriers (specifically Verizon)
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I thought Verizon was a us carrier lol. The answer is still the same.. this is the USA Verizon S5/sm-g900v so it will work on our device or else it wouldnt be posted here lol
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elliwigy said:
I thought Verizon was a us carrier lol. The answer is still the same.. this is the USA Verizon S5/sm-g900v so it will work on our device or else it wouldnt be posted here lol
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Again.. i dont think he's asking if it will work WITH OUR DEVICE... I think he is asking WILL IT WORK WITH VERIZON IN THE USA?

RBThompsonV said:
Again.. i dont think he's asking if it will work WITH OUR DEVICE... I think he is asking WILL IT WORK WITH VERIZON IN THE USA?
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Are you serious? Why would jrkruse post it in this thread if it didnt work WITH OUR DEVICE, ON VERIZON IN THE USA.
OF COURSE IT DOES. Verizon ONLY operates in the USA.
He took the latest stock deodexed L rom from the international thread and MADE IT COMPATIBLE for us VERIZON USA USERS IN THE USA VERIZON S5 THREAD AND POSTED IT HERE.
He would not have posted it here if it wasnt for our device. How is that hard to understand? There is only ONE Verizon carrier.
I really do not see how this is confusing at all.
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RBThompsonV said:
Again.. i dont think he's asking if it will work WITH OUR DEVICE... I think he is asking WILL IT WORK WITH VERIZON IN THE USA?
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he would not post a rom that didnt work.. that would be pretty rediculous if it didnt work on verizon in the usa.. thered be no reason to even post it.
I assume he changed everything necessary to make it function on verizon in the usa (only place verizon operates)
and the original question clearly asks if it will work on our device which is how i answered it and that it will.
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LOL.......ok guys. I was just CONFIRMING that this does work on USA Verizon S5 (non-Dev) phones. I wanted to confirm because it seemed strange that this thread is rather dead and nobody really seemed to care much about a whole new Lollipop update.
I heard that this update FIXES/Removes the issues and annoyances people were having with Lollipop's new notification system.
Don't be annoyed or feel offended or anything.

How are you guys liking this? Any pros/cons vs the VZW lolipop release posed by jrkruse?

Stupifier said:
LOL.......ok guys. I was just CONFIRMING that this does work on USA Verizon S5 (non-Dev) phones. I wanted to confirm because it seemed strange that this thread is rather dead and nobody really seemed to care much about a whole new Lollipop update.
I heard that this update FIXES/Removes the issues and annoyances people were having with Lollipop's new notification system.
Don't be annoyed or feel offended or anything.
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i figured this much lol. i wasnt upset just thought i stated the obvious ha!
i think theres no comments bcuz ppl are on other roms atm... im sure if someone makes a new rom with the update more will try it out.. i might give it a run this weekend and see how it goes if i have time (celebrating someones bday this weekend)
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I am going to try this because my phone got jacked all up. I am hating stock lollipop. Battery life sucks and is really slow at certain periods.

please report back. thanks for being a guinea pig

tidewaterns said:
I am going to try this because my phone got jacked all up. I am hating stock lollipop. Battery life sucks and is really slow at certain periods.
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this is stock lollipop.. but it is a later build than verizons release let us know
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jrkruse, just so I am certain, I am able to use this as a base? lol
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[Q] Galaxy Essentials

Hey everyone! So I don't know if I crazy or just blind but how do yoy find all of the downloaded samsung apps in the galaxy essentials app. It popped up and said I had 5 updates but when I went there it just brought me to the home page and I am having to hunt for the apps I have downloaded to update them. Is there not a My Apps page like the playstore? Someone please tell me what I'm missing! Thanks!
Oh and I'm on the Verizon variant of the note edge.

You mean the Galaxy Apps store? They're under purchases.

Weird thing is I don't have an option to see purchases. Where do you view purchases?

Here is what the menu loos like.

you have to sign in first after that you can find the purchase

parvizchitsaz said:
you have to sign in first after that you can find the purchase
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I am signed in. You can see my email address that I blocked out. I have tried singing out then back in again and still won't show purchases. I even bought a damn app and still nothing. What the hell.....

Really strange! !!
In my opinion clear data and cash in app manager

Are you rooted?
If yes, try making a nandroid, resetting, and seeing if the store shows the option then?
Which note edge model are you on?
Or perhaps a less extreme option, wipe data for Galaxy Apps in Titanium? or just from settings if you don't have Titanium.

parvizchitsaz said:
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Really strange! !!
In my opinion clear data and cash in app manager
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I have run through app manager and have no clue what the actually name of the app is. I cleared the widget which clearly wasn't it.
I'm not rooted as I am on Verizon but I think I'm going to do a factory wipe if I can't get this work. Thanks for everyone's assistance.

makavelisk said:
I have run through app manager and have no clue what the actually name of the app is. I cleared the widget which clearly wasn't it.
I'm not rooted as I am on Verizon but I think I'm going to do a factory wipe if I can't get this work. Thanks for everyone's assistance.
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No need to know the name, you can just drag it up and go to App Info lol

makavelisk said:
I have run through app manager and have no clue what the actually name of the app is. I cleared the widget which clearly wasn't it.
I'm not rooted as I am on Verizon but I think I'm going to do a factory wipe if I can't get this work. Thanks for everyone's assistance.
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Flow this stractuer

That confirmed the main issue. I don't have that app. I only have galaxy essentials from the menu button under the app drawer. Can anyone pull that galaxy app apk and post it to see if I can install it. I have been unable to find it anywhere on samsung website.

It's not in my app drawer or in my app manager.

Search in all app if you don't have it in there something wrong with your Rom!

I'd have to agree. If you don't have that app, there's something SERIOUSLY messed up with your rom.
I attached the apk I pulled from my sprint phone. See if it works. It's supposed to be a system app so I'm not sure how that'll work . . .
(Sorry for the delay. My upload speeds are TERRIBLE (like 42KBps or so))

So after screwing around with this most of the day I eventually reformatted and started from scratch with no success. I read over on a Verizon note 4 that some of them didn't have the galaxy apps on their phone either. Can anyone with a Verizon Edge chime in to see if you have the galaxy app please.
Oh and thanks for everyone helping out and posting. I appreciate the help.

Did the APK from the Sprint Edge work at all?

jooniloh said:
Did the APK from the Sprint Edge work at all?
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I tried it but it comes back and just saying not installed. I even searched for it on samsungs website like another note 4 owner recommended using apps.samsung.com but apparently that site refers you to the new s6 so not even that will work. So damn weird. Everything else works fine and I can even update the apps from the essential widget. Thanks again for posting the apk.

makavelisk said:
I tried it but it comes back and just saying not installed. I even searched for it on samsungs website like another note 4 owner recommended using apps.samsung.com but apparently that site refers you to the new s6 so not even that will work. So damn weird. Everything else works fine and I can even update the apps from the essential widget. Thanks again for posting the apk.
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Ugh. I'd say your best option would be to root, but then that's not an option for Verizon . . . You could take it to the shop and see what they say about it. There's no reason to NOT have the Galaxy App store. And if Verizon's removing it on purpose, that's ridiculous.

And if you think apk for international model could be useful let me know

Thoughts on rooting this bad boy

I just got a note 5 on sprint and I love it, but I'm really not sure if I want to root. Every device since I got my Samsung moment has been rooted (htc evo 4g lte, s3,s5 for the day I had it, and then the g3). Anyways, my question is losing Samsung pay worth rooting? I mean I love all the things I can do with root, I just wanna know what everyone's opinion is, so I can weigh pros and cons of rooting.
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***get any available promotions before you root. I only got the free charger promo back in September***
-Root is useful all day everyday
-Samsung Pay is slightly useful at most a few times a day if ever

954wrecker said:
***get any available promotions before you root***
-Root is useful all day everyday
-Samsung Pay is slightly useful at most a few times a day if ever
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On that note, I can't get the $200 promotion to work... But what other promotions are there?
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Nevermind, turns out it was my Internet not uploading my receipt... So i did it on lte, and it was fine
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What's the $200 promo can someone share?

NotLinusTorvalds said:
What's the $200 promo can someone share?
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https://samsungpromotions.com/celebratefootball/Mobile
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I'm waiting on my promotions to go through, once they do, this thing is getting root treatment
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how to root
does anyone know how to root the sprint note 5. looking for a way thats the easiest and wont brick my phone. thanks

Antrock23 said:
does anyone know how to root the sprint note 5. looking for a way thats the easiest and wont brick my phone. thanks
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There is a thread on it here over in the general forum.
You need to use ODIN to flash TWRP and then flash a custom kernel, or just flash TWRP with ODIN and then flash a custom ROM. They are already rooted.

954wrecker said:
***get any available promotions before you root. I only got the free charger promo back in September***
-Root is useful all day everyday
-Samsung Pay is slightly useful at most a few times a day if ever
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Why do you say Samsung Pay is only slightly worth it?

clockedtouch said:
Why do you say Samsung Pay is only slightly worth it?
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How often does anyone go out without your keys and wallet and drivers license. I mean really, I used it a bunch when I went jogging, but it's not 100%. The first time it didn't work I luckily had my wallet and my regular card swiped just fine. I rooted my phone the second I got home that day.

It's totally up to the user to root if need be. I, however, chose not to root this phone only because everything I needed root for I can accomplish without it whilst keeping Samsung Pay and Android Pay intact. I use the latter more than the previous so root is a no go for me based on that. However, I've tried Samsung Pay a few times and it worked with no issues. You just have to ask yourself what exactly do I need root for? These were my needs for root and the fixes I found to accomplish what I needed without rooting:
Camera Shutter Sound fix( Enforced Stream Silencer app)
Hotspot Mod( APN Settings mod. Need MSL # for this which can be gotten through Sprint Chat)
Ad Remover( AdGuard Premium App)
APK Backups/Restore( App Backup and Restore app)
System UI Backup( Smart Switch on PC)
Bloatware Removal/System App Disabler( Package Disabler Pro)
Add any app to MW( MW- Pen App Enabler Pro)
Themes( Samsung Theme Store)
These can all be achieved without root. More importantly, everything works as it should and when you need it to work without getting the dreaded FC and doing trial and error to fix it. If the Pros outweigh the Cons then do it. If not, don't root.
I honestly don't miss it. I have more time to spend with my family and not trying to find what a developer took out to make a feature of the phone work. I get updates on time without waiting for a rooted rom to be posted. I'm not trolling XDA or any other blog seeing when the next update is to whatever rom I'm using to see if hopefully the issues I had with the rom were addressed with the new build. Do I miss root? Sometimes. But ultimately I'm glad I didn't root. This was my choice. As I said, everyone is different. You have to do what works for you. I love that I have full functionality of my phone and confidence knowing if I try a feature it will work as advertised.

I stayed stock for exactly 4 weeks and used samsung pay a few times a day with 5 different credit cards. I've been rooted for the past 3 months and i do NOT miss samsung pay at all. I reap the benefits of root all day everyday because of the amazing ROM dev @tdunham and the amazing KERNEL dev @UpInTheAir.

travisw0204 said:
It's totally up to the user to root if need be. I, however, chose not to root this phone only because everything I needed root for I can accomplish without it whilst keeping Samsung Pay and Android Pay intact. I use the latter more than the previous so root is a no go for me based on that. However, I've tried Samsung Pay a few times and it worked with no issues. You just have to ask yourself what exactly do I need root for? These were my needs for root and the fixes I found to accomplish what I needed without rooting:
Camera Shutter Sound fix( Enforced Stream Silencer app)
Hotspot Mod( APN Settings mod. Need MSL # for this which can be gotten through Sprint Chat)
Ad Remover( AdGuard Premium App)
APK Backups/Restore( App Backup and Restore app)
System UI Backup( Smart Switch on PC)
Bloatware Removal/System App Disabler( Package Disabler Pro)
Add any app to MW( MW- Pen App Enabler Pro)
Themes( Samsung Theme Store)
These can all be achieved without root. More importantly, everything works as it should and when you need it to work without getting the dreaded FC and doing trial and error to fix it. If the Pros outweigh the Cons then do it. If not, don't root.
I honestly don't miss it. I have more time to spend with my family and not trying to find what a developer took out to make a feature of the phone work. I get updates on time without waiting for a rooted rom to be posted. I'm not trolling XDA or any other blog seeing when the next update is to whatever rom I'm using to see if hopefully the issues I had with the rom were addressed with the new build. Do I miss root? Sometimes. But ultimately I'm glad I didn't root. This was my choice. As I said, everyone is different. You have to do what works for you. I love that I have full functionality of my phone and confidence knowing if I try a feature it will work as advertised.
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Thanks for your insight, is there a bloatware List that you referenced?

clockedtouch said:
Thanks for your insight, is there a bloatware List that you referenced?
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No. I usually just remove the stuff I know about like Nascar, Ebay, etc. The system apps I disable are usually like the Calculator, Picasa maybe and a couple other things.

still waiting for my promos to go through, once they do, im gonna root it

Note 7 port rom

I would love to have one for the n920p... Thoughts?

I think you are not alone. Even just the ability to make a international variant rom work correctly. No diss to our main dev we are lucky to have. But you are no out of luck. I forget where i got it but i found a flashable zip about a month ago that installs note 7 grace ux touchwiz also the note 7 messaging, gallery, browser, phone and possibly a few other apks. I flashed it over MOAR 4.0 or 4.1 and i havent had a single problem since. In fact im surprised nobody has mentioned anything about installing these apps onto our phones. The one i really want working is the new air command features.
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juvenile43 said:
I think you are not alone. Even just the ability to make a international variant rom work correctly. No diss to our main dev we are lucky to have. But you are no out of luck. I forget where i got it but i found a flashable zip about a month ago that installs note 7 grace ux touchwiz also the note 7 messaging, gallery, browser, phone and possibly a few other apks. I flashed it over MOAR 4.0 or 4.1 and i havent had a single problem since. In fact im surprised nobody has mentioned anything about installing these apps onto our phones. The one i really want working is the new air command features.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/themes-apps/app-pf4-ux-beta-t3398667 I think this is where you found it, right? Just in case anyone wants to try.

On that UI for the note 7 linked above, I don't quite understand. I've done alot of research in how to get it to work but it says "unpack and set permissions", I understand unpacking but the permission parts I don't seem to quite understand.
Saying here just in case anyone else sees that and wants to try it and not have to dig for an answer.

waiting on note 7 for sprint to get rooted

The biggest obstacle with porting the Sprint N7 software to another device like the N4 or N5 is getting the modem and software communicate as well as the bootloader. For GSM variants this isn't really an issue but with cdma it is. smali const-string's in telephony & phoneinfo system files will be different and therefore must be overhauled to work. Lots of work. not for the average Joe, trust me on this However, there is a chance that these things are already compatible between the N5 and S7. The only way to find out is to decompile these files and take a look.
So right now and from my experience with porting the new N7 UX to another cdma device, all porting process is straight forward per usual and it's a TON of work... but you WILL hit a road block at the service connectivity issue that I'm referring to. So before you get started down this challenging project be well informed that data connectivity will be your final challenge. You may think that you can simply swap out some N5 framework and apk's but you then will have to contend with the other N7 UX code that is written specifically for it's implementation. So in my opinion it's gonna take a little while for a fully working N7 port. I recommend a team effort on this kind of project or not at all.

stewykam said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/themes-apps/app-pf4-ux-beta-t3398667 I think this is where you found it, right? Just in case anyone wants to try.
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I dont think that was the link. The one i found was a flashable zip for everything at once. Also no need to set permissions. If memory serves it was compatible accross s6, s7, and note 5 too.
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I probly still have the file just no where to upload it. If somebody does ill send it to them. Or maybe i shouldn't because its not my work....
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I found it and apparently it has been updated since ive used it and also discontinued. But here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/themes-apps/grace-ux-note-7-ux-note-4-t3407075
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juvenile43 said:
I think you are not alone. Even just the ability to make a international variant rom work correctly. No diss to our main dev we are lucky to have. But you are no out of luck. I forget where i got it but i found a flashable zip about a month ago that installs note 7 grace ux touchwiz also the note 7 messaging, gallery, browser, phone and possibly a few other apks. I flashed it over MOAR 4.0 or 4.1 and i havent had a single problem since. In fact im surprised nobody has mentioned anything about installing these apps onto our phones. The one i really want working is the new air command features.
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That's the setup in using they have a grace ux air command as well
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smiley45 said:
waiting on note 7 for sprint to get rooted
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Seems like they got root already for all is versions but it a early version of the rom you have to use flashing with odin no twrp yet so you don't trip knox i read about it yesterday
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bonebeatz1234 said:
That's the setup in using they have a grace ux air command as well
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Seems like they got root already for all is versions but it a early version of the rom you have to use flashing with odin no twrp yet so you don't trip knox i read about it yesterday
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Can u send me a copy of your zip. The version i have doesnt have the air command and now the files have been taken down
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Whats up with this rom also. Its by the same dev that made up the zip i been talking about thats discontinued. Says its a note 7 port that works on all note 5 variants
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@Evren35 might be working on something for us. No promises, though... And please don't bug him about it. I've already wrote back and forth with him enough. Lmfao...

juvenile43 said:
Whats up with this rom also. Its by the same dev that made up the zip i been talking about thats discontinued. Says its a note 7 port that works on all note 5 variants
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it dose work on all note 5 variants but the catch is data dont work..............that what we been trying to figure out.... and its a hard task to do

Yeah i figured as much. Oh yeah its way over my head but if someone figures it out or puts out a note 7 port i got beer money ready to send his way
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Hope to see a port soon.

Why not just buy the Note 7 if you want a Note 7 rom?

supergear said:
Why not just buy the Note 7 if you want a Note 7 rom?
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Good question. First, I'll start off with the fact that I like to have root, chainfire wrote on xda somewhere how this will be extremely hard to achieve with the n7, second.... and I hate to beat a dead horse here, but I feel as if Samsung just didn't do what we've all come to expect from a note, used to be that when you bought one, you were buying the most powerful phone.... HANDS DOWN! However, and not to downplay the extremely excellent s7 series, I feel like I'm just getting a more refined version of the s7 edge with an s pen... No hardware changes, no more powerful, just some ux changes that will more than likely at some point make it to the s7 series, and quite possibly the n5. What do you think? Am I wrong? It's debatable. My reasoning still stands behind this, however. Thank you.

What better time for a port, since they recalled all the frigging things!!! Lmfao

Really Need a N7 Port
Hey did anyone find a Note 7 Port for Note 5 yet? any help would be appreciated. Thx

I'm lost how i got a note 7 port on my sprint note 4 but not on the note 5 . I don't get it i tried everything. Cant Even get it to boot
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Roms

Where are all the custom roms at? I only see 2 in the rom thread. Are the S7 & S7edge roms compatible?
Thanks..
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LuRock said:
Where are all the custom roms at? I only see 2 in the rom thread. Are the S7 & S7edge roms compatible?
Thanks..
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There are no custom roms for the S7 USA variants. It's not possible with a locked bootloader. We only have a few modified stock roms. I'm currently rooted and waiting for Xposed so I can finally have some decent performance and battery life.

KillerClaw321 said:
There are no custom roms for the S7 USA variants. It's not possible with a locked bootloader. We only have a few modified stock roms. I'm currently rooted and waiting for Xposed so I can finally have some decent performance and battery life.
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How are you rooted if the bootloader is locked? ? International version ?
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LuRock said:
How are you rooted if the bootloader is locked? ? International version ?
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No there was a kernel source leak, so devs made a modified eng bootloader that allows root.

KillerClaw321 said:
No there was a kernel source leak, so devs made a modified eng bootloader that allows root.
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Thanks for the info. Im just trying to decide if I should keep my LG V20 or switch to the S7. Is the lag & battery as bad as many are complaining?
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LuRock said:
Thanks for the info. Im just trying to decide if I should keep my LG V20 or switch to the S7. Is the lag & battery as bad as many are complaining?
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Only with root, stock is fine. If you do want the S7 with roms and kernels just get international because I feel the us is not worth it.

LuRock said:
Thanks for the info. Im just trying to decide if I should keep my LG V20 or switch to the S7. Is the lag & battery as bad as many are complaining?
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I'm on an unlocked G930T on AT&T on Nougat and really have not found a reason strong enough to go through the rooting process. The only thing that pushes my buttons is that I can't use TB and can't kill some of the old TMO apps completely. But the phone is speedy, gets me through the day without a charge, and has resources available. I've got a theme I like and have most things white on dark which I like better.
So until root becomes extremely easy and reliable, I'm okay with what I've got.

Hi I'm also on an unlocked version of TMobile using ATT. Are you doing anything specific for better battery life? I went to sleep at 100% and woke up with 87%. I have disable those that can be, I'm on Nougat as well and haven't installed too many apps yet.
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LuRock said:
Hi I'm also on an unlocked version of TMobile using ATT. Are you doing anything specific for better battery life? I went to sleep at 100% and woke up with 87%. I have disable those that can be, I'm on Nougat as well and haven't installed too many apps yet.
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Not really, just disabled everything I'm not using. And I use the device maintenance to optimize and clear memory every now and then. And I try not to leave the screen on, etc. The usual stuff. I get a day with no issues. I bought some extra wireless fast chargers on eBay and use them if necessary but really feel like I wasted my money because I just set it on the charger at night and it normally goes all day. But I'm not a real heavy phone user. That's part of it.
Sorry I can't be of more help.

Buy Package Disabler Pro and disable all of the bloatware that comes with stock plus any other apps you feel like, my phone is flawless...
The only thing I miss about being rooted is Viper4Android, wish I could have that on stock.

Orsteezy said:
Buy Package Disabler Pro and disable all of the bloatware that comes with stock plus any other apps you feel like, my phone is flawless...
The only thing I miss about being rooted is Viper4Android, wish I could have that on stock.
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Packaged Disabler Pro will stop system apps without root? How does it do that?

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Packaged Disabler Pro will stop system apps without root? How does it do that?
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I have no idea how, but it totally does.. It color coordinates system apps, user added apps and even known bloatware apps, making it easy to decide what to stop.
It's designed specifically for Samsung phones, and is the first app I install since I don't have root anymore.
Worth every penny.

Well from TMo you can get s7 edge for $480 or the flat s7 for $560? On the edge, they have fixed the palm rejection at lease on the coral blue.
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Where are all the custom roms at? I only see 2 in the rom thread. Are the S7 & S7edge roms compatible?
Thanks..
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I have no idea how, but it totally does.. It color coordinates system apps, user added apps and even known bloatware apps, making it easy to decide what to stop.
It's designed specifically for Samsung phones, and is the first app I install since I don't have root anymore.
Worth every penny.
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Well that's weird. I bought it, tried to install it, and it says I'm rooted or there's some other issue and won't install. Obviously I'm not rooted so I don't know what's up.
After reading some of the later reviews there are many others with the same issue. I'm emailing them to see if there is any resolution.
You might want to try your app to see if it's still working correctly.

gspears said:
Well that's weird. I bought it, tried to install it, and it says I'm rooted or there's some other issue and won't install. Obviously I'm not rooted so I don't know what's up.
After reading some of the later reviews there are many others with the same issue. I'm emailing them to see if there is any resolution.
You might want to try your app to see if it's still working correctly.
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Totally jinxed me..
I haven't opened the app in months because, why? It just works..
As soon as I open it to check, the license check failed and all my frozen apps reappeared.
Now I can't get it to reactivate, it seems many people are having this problem since the upgrade to Nougat.
SUCKS... Why did I help you hahahahaha.. really though, it sucks. Hopefully they fix it, I'll leave Samsung if not.

I did find this in another thread.. Try it out.
There's a link on the 4th post, it works and I'll use that until the current version of Package Disabler Pro is fixed or updated.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/help-ez-disabler-package-disabler-pro-7-t3550567

Orsteezy said:
I did find this in another thread.. Try it out.
There's a link on the 4th post, it works and I'll use that until the current version of Package Disabler Pro is fixed or updated.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/help-ez-disabler-package-disabler-pro-7-t3550567
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I emailed them the evening I tried to install it and they sent a couple of suggestions. None of them worked so I let them know. They sent another email a couple of hours later and said "try it again" and this time is did work. So they fixed something.
Anyway, thanks. And sorry for jinxing you! But it's not all bad news. I ran your Thanks count up to double digits!

FWIW, I'm a long-time user of BK Package Disabler Pro. For me, it continued working both during the Nougat beta period and since installation of the final version.
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Totally jinxed me..
I haven't opened the app in months because, why? It just works..
As soon as I open it to check, the license check failed and all my frozen apps reappeared.
Now I can't get it to reactivate, it seems many people are having this problem since the upgrade to Nougat.
SUCKS... Why did I help you hahahahaha.. really though, it sucks. Hopefully they fix it, I'll leave Samsung if not.
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FWIW, I'm a long-time user of BK Package Disabler Pro. For me, it continued working both during the Nougat beta period and since installation of the final version.
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Strange. I wonder why it quit working for so many people. They need to fix it for everybody though because their rating on play store is going down quickly.