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So time to upgrade (w/ATT) but what phone to get ?? Currently have a Note 3 but looking for something a little smaller.
Thoughts ??
TIA

FroggyStyle said:
So time to upgrade (w/ATT) but what phone to get ?? Currently have a Note 3 but looking for something a little smaller.
Thoughts ??
TIA
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LG G3 doesn't suck.

Yeah LG G3.

FroggyStyle said:
So time to upgrade (w/ATT) but what phone to get ?? Currently have a Note 3 but looking for something a little smaller.
Thoughts ??
TIA
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I heard the MOTO X is a beast edit:uh maybe not... Just a quick google reveals a 1080p, 2300mha battery. They aren't really beast specs...

one plus or Xiaomi
Go for One plus or Xiaomi mobile

FroggyStyle said:
So time to upgrade (w/ATT) but what phone to get ?? Currently have a Note 3 but looking for something a little smaller.
Thoughts ??
TIA
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Hi I'm not sure about this page , but I just want to let my problem to everyone who will be able to see and please share your idea if you know .
My hand set is samsung galaxy note 3 made in Vietnam and not able to root it shows UDC START when I run uden after that can't do any thing.
Which means can't run uden and no root.

There are a lot of choices:
iPhone 6, Sony Z3,Z3 compact, LG G3, Galaxy S5, Oppo flagship and so on.
2013 flagships dont dissapoint aswell, if you want some of your money back.

I have some questions before buy a Galaxy S7 from T-mobile.

Hey, I came here to get some help about some questions I have.
I'm from Mexico and im bout to buy a S7 SM-G930T apparently from T-Mobile (where I live T-Mobile doesnt exist obvios..). Anyway can you guys solve this questions I have?
1.- Is this model of this company has the bootloader locked? Cause I want to be able to install custom roms and root without any problem. If not, Can i unlocked it?
2.- Can you remove the bloatware? You know, those extra applications added by the company
3.- This model has Snapdragon instead of Exynox. How about general performance, games, apps, general system with android 7.0?
4.- What about the camera? I have a S6 with 16 megapixels and the S7 has 12 megapixels
I'd love to get answers to this questions, thank you. Also id like to hear you opinion about this phone, is it worth it? or do you have issues with?

ManuEZ said:
Hey, I came here to get some help about some questions I have.
I'm from Mexico and im bout to buy a S7 SM-G930T apparently from T-Mobile (where I live T-Mobile doesnt exist obvios..). Anyway can you guys solve this questions I have?
1.- Is this model of this company has the bootloader locked? Cause I want to be able to install custom roms and root without any problem. If not, Can i unlocked it?
2.- Can you remove the bloatware? You know, those extra applications added by the company
3.- This model has Snapdragon instead of Exynox. How about general performance, games, apps, general system with android 7.0?
4.- What about the camera? I have a S6 with 16 megapixels and the S7 has 12 megapixels
I'd love to get answers to this questions, thank you. Also id like to hear you opinion about this phone, is it worth it? or do you have issues with?
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1.all us model are lock and can't be unlocked as of 05/20/2017
2.you can remove most
3.well phone runs better becuz it has a snapdragon 821 with 4gb of ram
4.s7 picks up more color and **** so it looks allot better you can hardly see a difference

TH3B0SS said:
1.all us model are lock and can't be unlocked as of 05/20/2017
2.you can remove most
3.well phone runs better becuz it has a snapdragon 821 with 4gb of ram
4.s7 picks up more color and **** so it looks allot better you can hardly see a difference
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Thank you for answer my questions., I appreciate it

Software update 10.0.1.146 is up !!!

Update 06-11
New update is up ! 10.0.1.146 MAY security patch!

Mine got too! For me no difference yet lol haha I thought 10.1!

google services
avetny said:
Just received new software update. Many cool stuff, including window size adjustment...Many fixes. But the most important is new kernel ! Device working soo much faster :victory: and so much smoother
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hello mate have you sideloaded google services or are you happy with the current huawei setup?

nihal1983 said:
hello mate have you sideloaded google services or are you happy with the current huawei setup?
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Didn't sideload google apps.... because realized i don't need them to be installed.... using like a PC ! And after update this phone became even more better.

Was wondering about the window size adjustment since I didn't see that even after doing my out of the box update (after this was posted), but just checked and actually have 10.0.1.123 Guess they haven't released 138 to everyone yet

Which model do you have? Europe?

Yes - shows up as TAH-N29m and C432E2R2P1 like OP's...

10.0.1 is out !!! Check your phones !!

Just got 10.0.1.139 indeed

Came here thinking it's 10.1 - Just saw the title again :crying:

JazonX said:
Came here thinking it's 10.1 - Just saw the title again :crying:
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Lol broo i know right!!! I wish we get that soon.

avetny said:
Lol broo i know right!!! I wish we get that soon.
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Woah Bro, Finally one user is alive! Glad to see a response over here...
How's it going bro with the Mate Xs ?
You are with GMS or HMS ?
What's the feedback so far ?

JazonX said:
Woah Bro, Finally one user is alive! Glad to see a response over here...
How's it going bro with the Mate Xs ?
You are with GMS or HMS ?
What's the feedback so far ?
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Lmao ! I use HMS ! The funniest part that I came from Pixel 4x and i thought is gonna be impossible. But I figured out how to use this device....you use stock browser to log in anything you want. Example banks, google drive etc...feels like i have a desktop in my pocket...lmao....i respect Huawei for optimization....games running extremely good, I can't believe that is much more optimized than snapdragons !!!!! I also have to admit that Huawei can improve smoothest of UI....but its coming in 10.1 ! So i respect all this....is better than my galaxy fold... better bro !!

avetny said:
Lmao ! I use HMS ! The funniest part that I came from Pixel 4x and i thought is gonna be impossible. But I figured out how to use this device....you use stock browser to log in anything you want. Example banks, google drive etc...feels like i have a desktop in my pocket...lmao....i respect Huawei for optimization....games running extremely good, I can't believe that is much more optimized than snapdragons !!!!! I also have to admit that Huawei can improve smoothest of UI....but its coming in 10.1 ! So i respect all this....is better than my galaxy fold... better bro !!
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You ditched a Pixel 4 XL for this?
Epic, I ditched a ROG II.
I'm struggling with the freaking notifications not coming in for WhatsApp, and my PUBG account which is dependent on PlayGames.
Was thinking of installing GMS now ...

JazonX said:
You ditched a Pixel 4 XL for this?
Epic, I ditched a ROG II.
I'm struggling with the freaking notifications not coming in for WhatsApp, and my PUBG account which is dependent on PlayGames.
Was thinking of installing GMS now ...
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Wait... I don't have any problem with whats app!
This you check yiur settings/user accounts/whatsapp and make sure is on auto sinc.
If is not working...factory reset your phone.
I got international version TAH N29m

What make you say better than galaxy fold? I am waiting for fold 2 and maybe trade for it lol

indrafendy said:
What make you say better than galaxy fold? I am waiting for fold 2 and maybe trade for it lol
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Galaxy fold is not optimized as a tablet. Everything opens there as in smart phone view. You can change the screen size is switching down to tablet mode and you starting to see big lags in openning/closing apps.
Gaming on Fold (snapdragon) is bad... example AXE game., life after they all running bad on ultra settings.
Now i understand what is optimization meaning with
Mali-G76 MP16 and kirin. Im telling this as a owner of "2" galaxy fold ! Fold can't even run well 2 games together !

Where is that darned 10.1 ???
BTW This guide helps you enable Huawei Multi Screen collaboration in your non-huawei laptop - https://post.smzdm.com/p/ag87qm93/

JazonX said:
Where is that darned 10.1 ???
BTW This guide helps you enable Huawei Multi Screen collaboration in your non-huawei laptop - https://post.smzdm.com/p/ag87qm93/
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Agree, i can't wait to see damn 10.1 !!!
Link is fire ? thanks

need help asap!!! help me with my gt-n5100!

Hi, every now and then my father's gt-n5100 freezes and it needs to downgrade to stock firmware and then I can install a custom recovery to install another custom rom for him which he's comfortable with. after a while something happened that I really dunno about, the battery is changed is All I know but when I tried to fix it again it stucks at gt-n5100 logo and won't go any further I can't even install twrp again, tablet stuck on twrp logo too. I don't have a backup of IMEI and efs folder. my guess is that the situation here is totally f*cked up cuase I can't either work with adb. the only working half functioning recovery I tried and it worked after a while is civz touch 6.0.4.4 or the touchless version of it. it won't mount system or external sd, tried to flash multiple efs files with odin and recovery but no chance. guys I have a little time to fix this tablet it's really necessary for me to do so, if you know anything I can do tell me.

@AminAlfa021 Did you already check this forum?
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is the big comeback after the disastrous issues with the Note 7. The is 6.3" with a 2,960 x 1440 pixel resolution at an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. The Galaxy Note 8 will have the Exynos 8895 SoC in most markets, but the Snapdragon 835 will be used in the United States...
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Oswald Boelcke said:
@AminAlfa021 Did you already check this forum?
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is the big comeback after the disastrous issues with the Note 7. The is 6.3" with a 2,960 x 1440 pixel resolution at an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. The Galaxy Note 8 will have the Exynos 8895 SoC in most markets, but the Snapdragon 835 will be used in the United States...
forum.xda-developers.com
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I did but there wasn't any other clue to what to do for solving this problem, I'm freaking out of my mind, my phone got stolen and this the only device I had so in order to use it I have to fully fix it but I dunno how. I'm a little bit desperate but it's still working so there's a chance to fix it too if someone show me the right way.

Oswald Boelcke said:
@AminAlfa021 Did you already check this forum?
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is the big comeback after the disastrous issues with the Note 7. The is 6.3" with a 2,960 x 1440 pixel resolution at an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. The Galaxy Note 8 will have the Exynos 8895 SoC in most markets, but the Snapdragon 835 will be used in the United States...
forum.xda-developers.com
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something has happened here and I dunno why and how. apparently tablet model is changed to 5110 and I was successful at recovering adb somehow so now I'm gonna see what I can do. but still I'm confused!!

[RECOVERY][OFFICIAL] TWRP 3.6.0_9-0 [N5100 N5110 N5120]
Team Win Recovery Project 3.x, or twrp3 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. Its a fully touch driven user interface no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and...
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Follow the instructions.

@ArminAlfa021
This tablet is very outdated - released 2013,4 & Android 4.
IMHO you have completely softbricked the tablet and you can't fix this at your own, this because ADB isn't working.
My recommendation: take it to authorized service center and let them try to fix it.

jwoegerbauer said:
@ArminAlfa021
This tablet is very outdated - released 2013,4 & Android 4.
IMHO you have completely softbricked the tablet and you can't fix this at your own, this because ADB isn't working.
My recommendation: take it to authorized service center and let them try to fix it.
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NO OFFENCE, but unfortunately, Samsung will just give him a hammer to smash it, and tell him to buy a tab s7, because it is 7 years old.
@ArminAlfa021 Don't grab you hammer yet. Can you boot into download mode?

LR7875 said:
NO OFFENCE, but unfortunately, Samsung will just give him a hammer to smash it, and tell him to buy a tab s7, because it is 7 years old.
@ArminAlfa021 Don't grab you hammer yet. Can you boot into download mode?
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The best method for OP to avoid wasting more time with trying to fix the phone at his own. My POV.

jwoegerbauer said:
The best method for OP to avoid wasting more time with trying to fix the phone at his own. My POV.
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Well hope you guys haven't read my original version of the post. It will drive you insane, because I hate persuading anyone to give up fixing any electronics because I am poor. Therefore I gets a bit frustrated and non civil. Non civil part mostly fixed.
Just my point of view. Debates, questions, are always welcome.
I officially apologize for this.
This is a part of my original post, which shows a video of hammering a phone. Do NOT do this. (Although this is already the most civil part of the post)
Spoiler
Well in @jwoegbauer 's point, this will be a great tutorial, right?
See what the original poster will react.

Where to buy "already" rooted phone?

Hi, I am just not getting it. Spent money on two phones to see if I can unlock and root them, and it is not my forte! Don't even know where to start because there is just too much information out there when I search online.
Is there anywhere I can just buy a rooted device, or pay someone to do it. Since every search on the Internet leads back to this site I thought I should ask it here. If I am in wrong section please let me know.
Thank you

As you want to root your phone, I'm assuming you know how a phone works and how to differentiate models and variants!
You can't buy an already rooted phone, as none come with it. If you want a phone that is easy to root but still good for a daily driver, you have to know the following criteria:
- Very popular brand (Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo)
- Has to have a Snapdragon processor (mediatek phones are harder to root)
- The specific device should be popular on XDA (examples include Redmi Note 8 Pro, Poco X3 Pro, most samsung S devices that have Snapdragon processors)
- Samsung S (s22, s20, s8, etc) only have Snapdragon CPUs in countries like the USA and I think China

google pixel or oneplus are great

MirageSteezyBoi said:
google pixel or oneplus are great
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yeah, but if you buy a oneplus don't get anything above the 8 lineup as they just get worse from there
and if you get a pixel 6 series i can't guarantee anything about that tensor chip being even bootloader unlockable

burned4l said:
Hi, I am just not getting it. Spent money on two phones to see if I can unlock and root them, and it is not my forte! Don't even know where to start because there is just too much information out there when I search online.
Is there anywhere I can just buy a rooted device, or pay someone to do it. Since every search on the Internet leads back to this site I thought I should ask it here. If I am in wrong section please let me know.
Thank you
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Search for "rooted android phone" on Ebay. Do your research and make sure you know what your are buying, though. Also check the vendor ratings of the seller.

dcarvil said:
Search for "rooted android phone" on Ebay. Do your research and make sure you know what your are buying, though. Also check the vendor ratings of the seller.
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recipy for DISASTER. don't buy a pre rooted phone, who knows what keyloggers and spyware can be put alongside that root? i wouldn't risk it at all, in fact i wouldn't buy any daily driver thing from ebay outside of like a phone case

Thank you for the replies. I will keep reading and researching. I bought a Motorola G Stylus (2021) just now, and gave up on the Samsung s10e. So far I have been able to get adb and fastboot working. Reading on XDA to figure the rest out.

Very popular brands (Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, etc) tend to lock down their devices entirely. one can't just unlock bootloader from fastboot. beware of random guides, they often outdated or too broad.
before buying a device
- get confirmation that bootloader actually is unlockable (with regards to android version/carrier/branding etc)
- check community development is active (TWRP available? custom ROMs?)
you can do so by reading the proper section to device model on xda-developers
(if you can't find it, don't buy it)
Samsung Galaxy S10
Samsung's flagship for 2019, the Galaxy S10, is a 6.1" device, with a curved edge display, and a resolution of 1440x3040. It's powered by either the Exynos 9820 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, which is paired with 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 512GB of storage. The main camera is comprised...
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Moto G Stylus (2021)
The Moto G Stylus is a 6.8" phone with a 1080x2400p resolution display. The Qualcomm SDM678 Snapdragon 678 chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The main camera is 48+8+2+2MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 4000mAh capacity.
forum.xda-developers.com

aIecxs said:
Very popular brands (Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, etc) tend to lock down their devices entirely. one can't just unlock bootloader from fastboot. beware of random guides, they often outdated or too broad.
before buying a device
- get confirmation that bootloader actually is unlockable (with regards to android version/carrier/branding etc)
- check community development is active (TWRP available? custom ROMs?)
you can do so by reading the proper section to device model on xda-developers
(if you can't find it, don't buy it)
Samsung Galaxy S10
Samsung's flagship for 2019, the Galaxy S10, is a 6.1" device, with a curved edge display, and a resolution of 1440x3040. It's powered by either the Exynos 9820 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, which is paired with 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 512GB of storage. The main camera is comprised...
forum.xda-developers.com
Moto G Stylus (2021)
The Moto G Stylus is a 6.8" phone with a 1080x2400p resolution display. The Qualcomm SDM678 Snapdragon 678 chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The main camera is 48+8+2+2MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 4000mAh capacity.
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about every phone is on xda, just that many don't have populated Roms and Kernels sections (ie: huaweis) so make sure it has 7-10.000 messages at least if you want a really good starting point

Nobody should buy an already rooted phone.
You should ever re-flash the full stock, format data and then, re-root the phone by YOURSELF.

151kmh said:
about every phone is on xda, just that many don't have populated Roms and Kernels sections (ie: huaweis) so make sure it has 7-10.000 messages at least if you want a really good starting point
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Hi, do you have any specific model you can suggest? Considering the following:
I want to buy an android that I can root for sure, no matter how old it is as long as it runs Android 6 at least, I need it to be as cheap as possible, and I want to buy it in USA, compatible with T-Mobile carrier which is the one I use
I bought this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3F9BRF9 and it was compatible with TMobile but there's no TWRP or info on how to root it, so I'm seeking for some old phone that actually works and is rooteable. I want to run some experiments but I need root access.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: I found several Samsung S7 on Ebay that could work, do you think it's a good match for rooting?

burned4l said:
Hi, I am just not getting it. Spent money on two phones to see if I can unlock and root them, and it is not my forte! Don't even know where to start because there is just too much information out there when I search online.
Is there anywhere I can just buy a rooted device, or pay someone to do it. Since every search on the Internet leads back to this site I thought I should ask it here. If I am in wrong section please let me know.
Thank you
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Most easy to root phone ar
realme, samsung, oneplus
Buy one of this and follow the tutorial
From youtube make sure android version are matched with the tutorial

samsung what? lol read post #8

aIecxs said:
samsung what? lol read post #8
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there is a method for samsung update androids works on 9|10|11|12|13
incase u dont know

samsujjamanrifat said:
there is a method for samsung update androids works on 9|10|11|12|13
incase u dont know
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Do you mean the video "How To Root Any Samsung Phone Complete Guide Easy Method 2023"?
Have you tried with each of the 182 Samsung phones?

ze7zez said:
Do you mean the video "How To Root Any Samsung Phone Complete Guide Easy Method 2023"?
Have you tried with each of the 182 Samsung phones?
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im a technician almost tried 40
even s22 ultra
the video is worthless

samsujjamanrifat said:
there is a method for samsung update androids works on 9|10|11|12|13
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No, I don't. I only know that OnePlus Oppo Realme devices belong to bbk and are hard to unlock with fastboot disabled.
https://forum.xda-
developers.com/t/decision-by-oppo-no-bootloader-fastboot-access-for-oppo-phones-starting-2016.3348114
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ut-unlocking-fastboot-on-oppo-devices.4490041
Xiaomi devices are still unlockable, but you have to follow special procedure, and it doesn't work for blacklisted devices.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/which-tool-to-unlock-bootloader-poco-m5.4535015
what I have heared about Samsung, unlocking is not officially supported for US/Canada devices. also branded devices like cricket, verizon, etc aren't unlockable
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"Verizon, for example, likes to prevent bootloader unlocking altogether, making it impossible to root your phone. Sometimes, though, people find unofficial workarounds, and we’ll let you know if any are found."
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if you're willing to pay hundreds of dollars for unlocking, visit this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-unlock-for-samsung-us-canada-devices.4215101
@samsujjamanrifat But if you know how to unlock Samsung, you may help out this guy with unlocking
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/samsung-a03s-roo-issues.4532585

ze7zez said:
Do you mean the video "How To Root Any Samsung Phone Complete Guide Easy Method 2023"?
Have you tried with each of the 182 Samsung phones?
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download your phone firmware using same binaries
found it on download mode
extract on pc
copy the ap file to the phone u wanted to root
download magisk apk
click install magisk
select the ap file
wait
then there will be patched ap file
move it to the pc
flash it with odin
after flash install magisk
your phone now rooted

There are channels to buy pre-rooted phones, but I assume that we are not supposed to publish these things on XDA.