latest word on galaxy 205u root
I using mint as my carrier now but still phone a pita metro with no rooting options
also I not all that keen on samsung phones anymore what a good no more than 200 buck replacement I like the lg phones I used to buy with a stylus
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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 really fed up with the sprint G4 being basically useless. It had so much potential to be an amazing phone for developers but then LG decided on the bonehead move of only allowing bootloader unlock on the 815 model, which is very much NOT the sprint variant.
So now I've got a LS991 LG G4 that, as a phone, I love... But as an android device, the pinnacle of customization and freedom... I'm disappointed.
I'm thinking about knocking it down to stock and accepting the MM ota and then trading it off for something I can run custom ROMs on. Any sprint users with a current flagship got any recommendations? I'm probably going to post it on a Facebook group or Craigslist local to me and put up this LG G4, and a brand new in box 2014 Moto X, unopened, in trade for one phone... But I just have to know which one I should be looking for? Note 5? S6 Edge Plus? I'm stuck with sprint for a while and I just can't deal with the lack of control I have with this phone. Can't flash a new ROM or kernel to fix battery life, instead I have to buy a huge bulky battery, etc. So I need something I can be a flashaholic with.
So I had & loved my G3.. should have went right to the G4 but I decided to give the Note 5 a try..
I'm curious about the status of current root methods for the G4..
Note 5 for AT&T doesn't seem like it's going to get rooted
So I'm concerned as seems to be the trend if I didn't have the device & root on one single old firmware a method worked on 6 months ago I won't be getting it for the G4 either.
Is that the case or are there still currently functional root methods for this device on most firmware versions ?
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Still rootable as long as it's pre-Marshmellow. As of now Marshmellow is only rootable with an unlocked bootloader which is only possible with the international and T-Mobile versions.
knowing att, they probably wont update the device to marshmellow till about a month before the g5 releases. also, don't purchase one thru att if possible, you can pick up international gsm varients of the g4 for like 400-450 on amazon and ebay which should have unlocked bootloaders. you could probably also sell your note 5 on ebay for like 500-550 and purchase the international version which i imagine is rootable for around the same price as you sell the original for if you wanted to stay with sammy.
also to answer the orignial question, rooting the att g4 is pretty easy, there is no one touch tool that i know of, but as long as you can download some files and copy and paste some lines of code its pretty easy. also there is now an easy to revert back to stock att which there wasn't for a while if you need to make an rma or need to take an official ota after marshmellow or whatever the next update will be.
on a side note, if you do buy the att lg g4, make sure you take the latest update (o i believe), the phone is basically **** without it. mine was super laggy, overheating, and unresponsive to touch before it.
righteous.. well decision made
thanks yuh folks
tyvm
thanks
Hi guys, im with metro PCS and my old mega broke. I bought a new j7 LG because i thought it could be rooted and the more i looked into it Nougat boot is still locked up tight and what people wanted to do was flash it. That's not what i want
So i have to buy a new, but older, Metro PCS phine, one that can be rooted.
What do you suggest that is compatible to the j7 price but is rootable?
I've only got about 150 to spend
Thanks
20GT said:
Hi guys, im with metro PCS and my old mega broke. I bought a new j7 LG because i thought it could be rooted and the more i looked into it Nougat boot is still locked up tight and what people wanted to do was flash it. That's not what i want
So i have to buy a new, but older, Metro PCS phine, one that can be rooted.
What do you suggest that is compatible to the j7 price but is rootable?
I've only got about 150 to spend
Thanks
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All Android OS is rootable, The part on the locked bootloaders is completely up to the OEM's on whether or not they lock them or allow for an unlock method or even better, Dont ship with a lock at all. All in all, Its all up to the OEM.
OEM's have various reasons for doing this such as protecting their assets, Making it so that there's no replacement claims caused by users failing to root and bricking the device, The list goes on to be honest. Too many to list.
As for what phone should you get, I'd suggest finding the phones within your price range and then see if a forum/threads exist within XDA for it and decide which ones the one to get based on that.
I have tried and tried to root it but it always fails using odin. Could use some help.
G930P (sprint)
G930PVPSACSI2
Android Version 8.0.0
Samsung Experience 9.0
Build number R16NW.G930PVPSACSI2
Android Security Patch September 1, 2019
If someone can shoot me to a guide or working files for odin it would be greatly appreciated.
I've tried around 30 guides and 30 different odin twrp files and each one has failed when trying to use on odin.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help/help-rooting-snapdragon-galaxy-s7-g930a-t3977565
You can't. The G930P is locked down, with no known method to get around it.
All USA models are snapdragon SoC and locked down, some have work arounds that involves using a leaked engineering bootloader from the factory, but not the G930P.
TWRP also isn't possible, all the files you were likely flashing are for the G930F, which is Exynos SoC and able to be bootloader unlocked.
I figured as much, just my luck. If I was looking for a good device to root which phone would you suggest or should I go with like iPhone 7? main purpose im using this for is like pokemon spoofing lol is an iPhone 7 hard to jailbreak>?
How about galaxy s9 sm g960u that's my main phone which I could root if it was possible but the downside was id need to find something to hide root from snapchat and other apps.
You'd have to check the forums for that model specifically, but a general rule of thumb is a US model Samsung phones with snapdragons are bootloader locked. You'll have better luck with other phones, or importing the Exynos model (although that comes with less network band support in the US)
alliebart said:
How about galaxy s9 sm g960u that's my main phone which I could root if it was possible but the downside was id need to find something to hide root from snapchat and other apps.
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nope. no root love on the G960U models. The G960F model is rootable as well as the chinese snapdragon S9's, but none of the american S9s
Beanvee7 said:
You'd have to check the forums for that model specifically, but a general rule of thumb is a US model Samsung phones with snapdragons are bootloader locked. You'll have better luck with other phones, or importing the Exynos model (although that comes with less network band support in the US)
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it also should be said that the F model variants of the galaxy phones do not support CDMA which is what sprint and verizon uses. if you want to use T-Mob or AT&T with a euro phone, all good, theyre GSM which is what the F models are capable of working with solely. Do NOT get a euro spec phone if you want to use vzw or sprint
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it also should be said that the F model variants of the galaxy phones do not support CDMA which is what sprint and verizon uses. if you want to use T-Mob or AT&T with a euro phone, all good, theyre GSM which is what the F models are capable of working with solely. Do NOT get a euro spec phone if you want to use vzw or sprint
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I'm not connecting it to service. Just trying to use it for wifi etc. So if I got a Galaxy S7 AT&T phone off amazon it would work? I don't really know how to get a euro phone when I live in USA and I normally buy everything from amazon. Is a iPhone 7 at&t jailbreakable?
alliebart said:
I'm not connecting it to service. Just trying to use it for wifi etc. So if I got a Galaxy S7 AT&T phone off amazon it would work? I don't really know how to get a euro phone when I live in USA and I normally buy everything from amazon. Is a iPhone 7 at&t jailbreakable?
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i bought a UAE market A8 phone from amazon last summer, and im sure you can buy other euro spec phones on there too. They are just advertised as "no warranty". Iphail discussions and jailbreak arent usual conversation topics on xda