Hello, first off I wanna apologize if this has already been covered. I have read through the forum some but couldn't find the answers I was looking for. My issue is, I'm in the process of shopping for a device in which I can root and bootloader unlock. I have a budget of around 250 bucks. I also got to have root and such. My carrier is Verizon. I have read that a unlocked sprint note 5 would work on Verizon, if anyone can confirm this I'd be happy. Also do t-mobile roms work on unlocked sprint note 5. My options for a new device are the nexus 6, nexus 6p, galaxy note 4 and 5. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.
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Hello,
I plan to switch from T-Mobile to Sprint after being with T-Mobile for almost 10 years. The 2 main reasons I'm looking to switch from T-Mobile to Sprint, is that Sprint is the only other provider that offer native WiFi calling (not Skype, etc) and also have a much better 4G network.
That being said, I have been using Samsung phones for the past few years and love them (although I really haven't used anything else besides these 2 models and a Blackberry) - first was the Galaxy SII and now the Note 3. I see that Sprint offer the Note 3 and Note 4 as well as the Note Edge, the Nexus 6, LG G Flex, and other Phablet phones.
My question is this (I know this question has been asked a million times before), of the Phablet phones offered by Sprint, are there any better or recommended models for someone like myself who would like to 'root' them, or even install a custom ROM? (on my Note 3, I only rooted it, but was looking at installing a custom ROM to mainly get rid of all the bloatware). I see that some forums recommend 'not' going with Samsung because of Knox concerns when rooting.
Thanks in advance!
I'm planning on going to either Japan or Korea and was wondering which Note 3 will work best. The Verizon Note 3 (Is it true that all of them are factory unlock? I read that it isn't) or the ATT unlocked phone?
Didn't realize there was a specific phone forum.. Disregard this while I post in the other section..
Hello, so as an AOSP lover and on verizon, this phone could be a good option about me. When I bought my S3 years back, I only used AOSP roms. Eventually, I got a note 4 in hopes of it getting root. Well... Obviously didn't go well, so I'm rolling on my S3 again. Would it be worth it to sell my Note 4 and buy this phone? It has better specs than an S3. So a few questions...
How does the development compare? I see we have some CM13 builds w/ probably some official builds soon. Does it have exceptional development?
What is the process of rooting like? From my understanding, you unlock the bootloader similar to a nexus device and then flash SU in TWRP, yes? So it won't matter what android version it's running @ the time?
How exactly do unlocked phones work? I've only used two year contracts in the past, I don't understand the whole concept of unlocked phones, to be honest.
Will the bootloader be able to be unlocked if I use verizon? I planned to buy the phone straight from moto so it is unlocked, but my friend's OG Moto G isn't able to be unlocked even though he bought it from Amazon (He is on verizon).
Thanks, XDA.
Hello everyone,
I have purchased a Note 5 Sprint (N920P) which is an identical phone to the Verizon Note 5 in terms of hardware, except for few different LTE bands. I am willing to explore the possibility of ROM development for both the devices. I have already started work on N920P and I need a volunteer who owns Note 5 verizon to help me provide more information about the device.
I will not provide any binaries to flash and test since verizon phones are bootloader locked. I just need to extract some information from the Verizon Note 5 and see how similar it is to the Note 5 Sprint. Maybe we can borrow some exploits from sprint version to unlock the verizon version. Interested members can PM me.
Thanks
I can volunteer for this. Not sure if it matters, but my VZW Note 5 is activated on TotalWireless.
dhiru1602 said:
Hello everyone,
I have purchased a Note 5 Sprint (N920P) which is an identical phone to the Verizon Note 5 in terms of hardware, except for few different LTE bands. I am willing to explore the possibility of ROM development for both the devices. I have already started work on N920P and I need a volunteer who owns Note 5 verizon to help me provide more information about the device.
I will not provide any binaries to flash and test since verizon phones are bootloader locked. I just need to extract some information from the Verizon Note 5 and see how similar it is to the Note 5 Sprint. Maybe we can borrow some exploits from sprint version to unlock the verizon version. Interested members can PM me.
Thanks
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Has many people PMed you? There was another threat with a small team of guys trying to root the Verizon Note 5 a few days back. They were not successful, but it may be beneficial for you to communicate with them to see what they have already tried. I hope you can get something going. I'd like to purchase the phone if root is achieved.
Hi guys.
A couple quick questions as all my smartphone experience is with Sprint Galaxy S series devices.
Can the Sprint Pixels be rooted? I'm thinking not because the same snapdragon platform, but I don't know.
I just got a galaxy S10 today, but I can take it back for one of the Google phones from Sprint.
Could somebody tell me why that's a good or bad idea? My main thing is getting root privileges back. MAN do I miss that from the S6 I had.
However, if the Pixels Sprint has are significantly less capable I probably wouldn't do it.
Any help sure would be great.
Thanks
The Verizon Pixels are bootloader locked so I would imagine the same of the Sprint ones.