Hi,
Has anyone done a Jump upgrade where the device being returned has been rooted and a custom ROM has been installed? Does TMobile care if the device has been rooted and a new ROM installed? I can flash back to stock and relock the bootloader but was wondering if it's necessary?
Thanks in advance.
I've heard it go both ways. Go back to stock just to be sure
Thanks, I was going to do that once I get the new device. Just wondering what they would consider "unacceptable". Yes, this is me being lazy.
It really depends on the rep who checks it. I'm resetting mine this afternoon, waiting for the Plus myself
Kil4Thril said:
It really depends on the rep who checks it. I'm resetting mine this afternoon, waiting for the Plus myself
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Would you mind sharing what you're going to do to reset it? I was going to use this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/restore-v20-to-100-stock-bricked-devices-t3524903
But not sure if there's a simpler method to go back to factory default.
Thanks in advance.
That's the thread I'm looking at. Or, I may just flash the T-Mobile stock ROM and leave it at that
sanjsrik said:
Hi,
Has anyone done a Jump upgrade where the device being returned has been rooted and a custom ROM has been installed? Does TMobile care if the device has been rooted and a new ROM installed? I can flash back to stock and relock the bootloader but was wondering if it's necessary?
Thanks in advance.
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Some CS reps don't even look or care but its better to be on the safe side. Would suck if they denied you and you had to go home to reload stock TMO ROM.
sanjsrik said:
Hi,
Has anyone done a Jump upgrade where the device being returned has been rooted and a custom ROM has been installed? Does TMobile care if the device has been rooted and a new ROM installed? I can flash back to stock and relock the bootloader but was wondering if it's necessary?
Thanks in advance.
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I'm on JOD and I've returned devices that were previously rooted and loaded with a custom ROM with no issue. Even a Note 5 that was rooted which permanently broke Samsung Pay. I'm also a manager at a corporate store & most reps wouldn't even know what they were looking at to be honest lol. So long as it powers on and has no damage you're good.
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Torridred04 said:
I'm on JOD and I've returned devices that were previously rooted and loaded with a custom ROM with no issue. Even a Note 5 that was rooted which permanently broke Samsung Pay. I'm also a manager at a corporate store & most reps wouldn't even know what they were looking at to be honest lol. So long as it powers on and has no damage you're good.
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So, why do people keep mentioning CSRs in the answers? I am returning it in the box the S8+ is coming in. Can I actually return it back to a store as well? I thought I had to ship it back to TMobile.
sanjsrik said:
So, why do people keep mentioning CSRs in the answers? I am returning it in the box the S8+ is coming in. Can I actually return it back to a store as well? I thought I had to ship it back to TMobile.
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I think it depends on how your order it. Do you think the V20 will fit in the S8+ box? The V20 is pretty wide.
YellowGTO said:
I think it depends on how your order it. Do you think the V20 will fit in the S8+ box? The V20 is pretty wide.
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*shrug* I have absolutely NO idea, but I'm guessing as the S8+ is going to show up in its own box with all the other stuff for the device, and all I have put BACK in the return box is JUST the LG V20, I would assume there's going to be plenty of room.
Ha, I'm in this boat too. Too lazy to restore but I will if it means there might be a problem. I thought they just force flash a stock firmware when they got it. What to do.....What to do...
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sanjsrik said:
*shrug* I have absolutely NO idea, but I'm guessing as the S8+ is going to show up in its own box with all the other stuff for the device, and all I have put BACK in the return box is JUST the LG V20, I would assume there's going to be plenty of room.
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It might fit V20 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm S8+ 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
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To restore the nexus s like when i bought it ( and sell to an another person) , i have to :
1. Download it : Android 4.0.3/IML74K/XXKI1 Radio/KL1 Bootloader Official
2. Go to recovery
3. Do a FULL WIPE ( DATA,FACTORY RESET,CACHE,DALVIK,BATTERY STATES)
4. INSTALL (android 4.0.3 official)
5. Do an other wipe of cache and data
6. Reboot
7.Upgrade to 4.0.4
8.Upgrade to 4.1.1
9.Lock the bootloader
And i can sell it to another person?
Yes you can
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307
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Is it easier to sell used nexus, rooted or unrooted?
greg2826 said:
Is it easier to sell used nexus, rooted or unrooted?
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Depends who you sell it to, but I would say most prefer stock, unrooted but just leave it unlocked.
jayjay3333 said:
Depends who you sell it to, but I would say most prefer stock, unrooted but just leave it unlocked.
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And how would sell urs, if u were selling one, rooted or unrooted?
I would sell it rooted with a like stock ROM. Would they really notice?
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If you sell through Ebay or any place that has buyer protection in place, sell the phone unrooted and running stock. This applies more to the NS4G, but I've heard several stories of people buying rooted phones running custom ROMs, trying to get in store support and being told the phone is unsupported because it's rooted, so they request a refund through Paypal for being sold a defective item. The seller loses the money and the phone.
Just be careful.
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If you sell through Ebay or any place that has buyer protection in place, sell the phone unrooted and running stock. This applies more to the NS4G, but I've heard several stories of people buying rooted phones running custom ROMs, trying to get in store support and being told the phone is unsupported because it's rooted, so they request a refund through Paypal for being sold a defective item. The seller loses the money and the phone.
Just be careful.
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Thanks mate, I'm going to sell my nexus soon, b4 1 year warranty will end.
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And how would sell urs, if u were selling one, rooted or unrooted?
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I would flash stock, lock it up and make it look like it came out of the box. Better safe than sorry... like dvorak said people may use it against you.
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I was recently informed that I might be able to get into the Edge Program with Verizon and have run into a dilemma. I am obviously rooted and cannot return my phone to my phone as is but if I am accepted into the program I will most likely have to trade my S3 in for whatever other phone I want. I have found other topics but haven't really gotten an updated answer. I need to flash my phone back to stock so I can potentially return it but all of these other rest guides don't tell me how to get the 4.3 update that the GS3 officially comes with if you were to buy it today from Verizon. Any help here?
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I was recently informed that I might be able to get into the Edge Program with Verizon and have run into a dilemma. I am obviously rooted and cannot return my phone to my phone as is but if I am accepted into the program I will most likely have to trade my S3 in for whatever other phone I want. I have found other topics but haven't really gotten an updated answer. I need to flash my phone back to stock so I can potentially return it but all of these other rest guides don't tell me how to get the 4.3 update that the GS3 officially comes with if you were to buy it today from Verizon. Any help here?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
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But what if I am ineligible for the Edge and want to return back to root? This is telling me my bootloader will then be locked forever.
roghitmanx47 said:
But what if I am ineligible for the Edge and want to return back to root? This is telling me my bootloader will then be locked forever.
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You asked how to get to 4.3 as of it were Ota'd by Verizon, that's the 4.3 update.
You can reroot but you can't unlock the bootloader, you should make sure you're eligible first before you flash that.
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BadUsername said:
You asked how to get to 4.3 as of it were Ota'd by Verizon, that's the 4.3 update.
You can reroot but you can't unlock the bootloader, you should make sure you're eligible first before you flash that.
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Ok sounds good, thank you! Another quick question though, is there even a point to re-rooting but having a locked bootloader? Or is rooting again useless after that?
roghitmanx47 said:
Ok sounds good, thank you! Another quick question though, is there even a point to re-rooting but having a locked bootloader? Or is rooting again useless after that?
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You still have options, If you want to know everything about the update and what you can do with it Check out the sticky in the development section.
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Ok! Thank you very much!
Verizon is rolling out Stagefright OTA patch for Galaxy S5. I installed and tested the patch. My phone is stock/un-rooted, and appears to be working fine after the patch.
What android version?
G900VVRU2BOG5 is the new update VZ rolling out...
I have captured the update.zip OTA ..
Let me know if some needs for research. .
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JavaManRules-GS4 said:
G900VVRU2BOG5 is the new update VZ rolling out...
I have captured the update.zip OTA ..
Let me know if some needs for research. .
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I think you missed posting in a couple hundred other threads...
Or you can just use viper4android, kill stagefright, and tell Verizon, "Thanks, but no thanks--I'm in this for _me_ now."
I am not entirely sure what that means, but man, the day when this contract ends cannot come soon enough.
What version of android OS are we at now with all these updates? Is it still 5.0???
skyhawk21 said:
What version of android OS are we at now with all these updates? Is it still 5.0???
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5.0.2 I think... but does this mean the OE1 unrootable phone is fixed? Can the G900Vs with this build be rooted now?
skyhawk21 said:
What version of android OS are we at now with all these updates? Is it still 5.0???
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Pretty sure it's still 5.0. I don't think the S5 will be getting any more updates, it's at the end of its software cycle since 5.0, this update was only released for the stagefright fix.
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5.0.2 I think... but does this mean the OE1 unrootable phone is fixed? Can the G900Vs with this build be rooted now?
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No. Verizon's own custom OE1 is the reason that it's not rootable. Once you have the OE1 Kernel or higher, you cannot root unless they find another exploit. I doubt they will considering it's an older phone that's already being phased out in terms of support.
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5.0.2 I think... but does this mean the OE1 unrootable phone is fixed? Can the G900Vs with this build be rooted now?
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You forgot "Am I currently dreaming? ? Bfkddg? ? "
So... no carbon rom.... Do I need to take my phone back since I still have about 9 days and get something different, or deal with it...?
AXMWBS said:
So... no carbon rom.... Do I need to take my phone back since I still have about 9 days and get something different, or deal with it...?
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If it doesn't already exist for this phone, it won't in the future.
ldeveraux said:
If it doesn't already exist for this phone, it won't in the future.
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It does exist, but my phone cant be rooted now...
Which brings me to my next question...
As of today, which Verizon Phones can be rooted still?
AXMWBS said:
So... no carbon rom.... Do I need to take my phone back since I still have about 9 days and get something different, or deal with it...?
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Take it back. You have a "new" phone that basically has no support for it anymore. If you have something to use currently other than the S5, I'd consider waiting till the new Google Nexus 5 or 6 2015 edition coming out this year. That should have root and an unlocked bootloader (Google wouldn't stand for Verizon locking down their phone).
AXMWBS said:
It does exist, but my phone cant be rooted now...
Which brings me to my next question...
As of today, which Verizon Phones can be rooted still?
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You would have to find a phone you like, go to that forum, and check. I believe any phone with an unlocked bootloader can always be rooted? And I'm pretty sure the Google nexus 5/6 (the old ones) will always be rootable.
I'm jumping ship from Samsung (I wanted to move to the Note at one point, but Samsung screwed up big time with their phones trying to make it like an iPhone, and with Samsung/Verizon in bed with locking up root/bootloader).
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If it doesn't already exist for this phone, it won't in the future.
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Spartan117H3 said:
Take it back. You have a "new" phone that basically has no support for it anymore. If you have something to use currently other than the S5, I'd consider waiting till the new Google Nexus 5 or 6 2015 edition coming out this year. That should have root and an unlocked bootloader (Google wouldn't stand for Verizon locking down their phone).
You would have to find a phone you like, go to that forum, and check. I believe any phone with an unlocked bootloader can always be rooted? And I'm pretty sure the Google nexus 5/6 (the old ones) will always be rootable.
I'm jumping ship from Samsung (I wanted to move to the Note at one point, but Samsung screwed up big time with their phones trying to make it like an iPhone, and with Samsung/Verizon in bed with locking up root/bootloader).
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What about the HTC One M8 and M9. Are they rootable? I just want to be able to customize more than my wallpaper and font.. I want themes and color schemes and message skins that aren't apps because that drains my battery.
AXMWBS said:
What about the HTC One M8 and M9. Are they rootable? I just want to be able to customize more than my wallpaper and font.. I want themes and color schemes and message skins that aren't apps because that drains my battery.
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There's a search bar at the top of XDA where you can enter a device. It also allows you to specify which carrier as well. This is from the M9 forum. Says you need a JAVA card which is expensive, but it unlocks the phone/allows root. You can also donate (usually $20-60) users to do it for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...t-s-off-how-root-s-off-verizon-m9-20-t3123178
I have no idea about the M8, seems to be the same, have to have S-OFF or whatever the heck that means. Do research yourself if you want the phone.
I don't think I saw anyone ask this yet...
If I'm currently rooted with OE1, can i take this update and stay rooted? or will i loose root and not be able to get root again?
thanks
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owenrg said:
I don't think I saw anyone ask this yet...
If I'm currently rooted with OE1, can i take this update and stay rooted? or will i loose root and not be able to get root again?
thanks
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Follow the instructions in muniz_ri's thread. He hasn't released the deodexed version though. You should never take ota when rooted, and you should actually have it disabled as soon as you root. One user reported that they ota updated without losing root, but I'd never recommend it.
There is no benefit in disabling it. You have to authorize any update, so it cannot overwrite it on its own. The only reason to disable it is the popup after an update comes out which can be stopped by deleting the update.zip then having the install fail.
Two or three updates ago, I lost the ability to rotate my screen unless an app forces it to rotate, now with this update my phone no longer reads sd cards, and in fact boot loops if there is one inserted. I've done a lot of searching, both when the initial problem manifested, and now with the new problem, but haven't seen anyone with a fix. Any suggestions?
Verizon sm-g900v, latest update g900vvru2bog5,
i used my upgrade to get the note 5 but I'm not really feeling it, wanna return within my 14 day window. unfortunately i updated to AI06 then rooted, & there doesn't seem to be any devs for this variant, as there's no way i know of to return to complete stock once updated to latest and rooted. no Odin flashables or anything, anyone know of a way to return to stock unrooted from my predicament or any other ideas? any help is much appreciated!!
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i used my upgrade to get the note 5 but I'm not really feeling it, wanna return within my 14 day window. unfortunately i updated to AI06 then rooted, & there doesn't seem to be any devs for this variant, as there's no way i know of to return to complete stock once updated to latest and rooted. no Odin flashables or anything, anyone know of a way to return to stock unrooted from my predicament or any other ideas? any help is much appreciated!!
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Until there is a tar file released you cant go back to stock......
Chaz187 said:
Until there is a tar file released you cant go back to stock......
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i know, unfortunate.
Chaz187 said:
Until there is a tar file released you cant go back to stock......
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chaz, i was thinking about going for the nexus 6p outta pocket so i don't have to finance anything on top of my bill. i know you're pretty knowledgeable with android, do you think it know if the nexus would be capable of sprint spark. bc i would Def miss that i consistently get 90mbps down on LTE with the unlimited data
just Google it, looks like it hits all three bands (41)
Nexus 6p has carrier aggregate just like the note 5 ...it also has a cat 9 modem which is capable of 20x20x20 if sprint ever enables it
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Is there an unroot in su?
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if i root and unlock my bootloader, will i be able to set it all back to stock without tmobile knowing? sorry if this question has been asked before, just wanna be cautious thanks in advance!
ztotherad said:
if i root and unlock my bootloader, will i be able to set it all back to stock without tmobile knowing? sorry if this question has been asked before, just wanna be cautious thanks in advance!
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Yes. There is an MSM Tool in the guides section of the 7 Pro forums of XDA. there are actually 3, but you're looking for the one to revert back to stock T-Mobile firmware.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...obile-one-plus-7-pro-msm-tool-revert-t3936528
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stmims1124 said:
Yes. There is an MSM Tool in the guides section of the 7 Pro forums of XDA. there are actually 3, but you're looking for the one to revert back to stock T-Mobile firmware.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...obile-one-plus-7-pro-msm-tool-revert-t3936528
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yeah I've been keeping my eye on that ever since i decided that i was going to get this phone lol. i just wasn't sure if it was possible to turn the phone back in without them knowing I've tampered with the phone.
Yep, it's possible to go back to stock. But I've been with T-Mobile for years and have turned in every phone I've had rooted with twrp installed. They've never given me any issues.
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ztotherad said:
yeah I've been keeping my eye on that ever since i decided that i was going to get this phone lol. i just wasn't sure if it was possible to turn the phone back in without them knowing I've tampered with the phone.
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If I recall correctly, it'll even relock the bootloader, though you could just relock it yourself before using the tool to make sure. There's no flags tripped or anything like Samsung's Knox counter.
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ledvedder said:
Yep, it's possible to go back to stock. But I've been with T-Mobile for years and have turned in every phone I've had rooted with twrp installed. They've never given me any issues.
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I've done this with at least 4 phones and never had an issue either.
No one seems to care/know if the phone is unlocked and/or rooted...
ledvedder said:
Yep, it's possible to go back to stock. But I've been with T-Mobile for years and have turned in every phone I've had rooted with twrp installed. They've never given me any issues.
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stmims1124 said:
If I recall correctly, it'll even relock the bootloader, though you could just relock it yourself before using the tool to make sure. There's no flags tripped or anything like Samsung's Knox counter.
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ZaborgZaloog said:
I've done this with at least 4 phones and never had an issue either.
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galaxys said:
No one seems to care/know if the phone is unlocked and/or rooted...
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thanks guys! will definitely be looking into getting this thing unlocked and and at least install a kernel on it because why the hell not? lol
Now that's the XDA spirit! Cheers