need help asap!!! help me with my gt-n5100! - General Questions and Answers

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?
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@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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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...
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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.

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help!!!

Please shelp me identify this tablets. Mine is the one above and shows GT-N8000 but it has no stylus. i flashed with GT-N8000 firmware now it wont boot up. please help moi identify
You got ripped off... If it has no pen its the samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1... No note 10.1 was sold without the s-pen - it's the major selling point of the note 10.1...
If you flashed the note firmware on the gtab 2 then you will end up with a brick and may require the pit file to fix. If that doesn't work then its back to samsung....
Here's a link to a picture of the back and front of a galaxy tab2 10.1 - http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_2_10_1_p5100-pictures-4567.php
And here's a link to the Note 10.1 - http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_10_1_n8000-pictures-4573.php
You said it had gt-n8000 on the tablet. If this was in settings then it was because someone played around with the build.prop file which means they sold it under false pretenses.
If it said it on the outside then I believe its a chinese fake.... and heaven knows what firmware you would need to fix... You have a lovely paperweight though....
The back of your tab isn't from the Note 10.1, Across the top you should have a silver piece that goes across the top, and the camera aperture is supposed to be a square , not rounded....
Under the writing at the bottom - CE0168 there is a heap more writing, 3g, wifi and internal storage size.
The only other thing I can think of is you got a developement version of the GT-N8000, it came with 1 gb of ram and a dual core processor. There is no firmware available for this as it was only a prototype and didn't go to manufacture... Not even Samsung will fix this....
i agree with you bro, but there is a little difference with galaxy tab 10.1 p5100 and mine. mine has flash light behind and the speaker at the front aint joined to the calibrator. could you tell me the model number number of the one above .thanks bro. one luv
As I said, it's possibly the prototype made by Samsung in which case it is the N8000 BUT there is no official firmware as it was never officially released. That's if it is an original Samsung Product and not a knockoff....
I can't tell you what you have as I don't really know.... Sorry....
I finally flashed it with a P7501 file Tmobile file android 3.2. It started flashed until it got half way and it went off till naw it wont come up no sign of charging or anything. Wot do u think is wrong hard bricked or coma bricked
If there is no sign of life its hard bricked.... Coma bricked will at least get you to bootloader....
thanks for replying bro. i have a feeling there was no charge in it. because when i put it download mode after a mins or 2 it off itself. buh do u think flashing it could hard brick it.for now on getting home have plugged it to charge lemme see if sometime could happen. which social ntwrk are u on lets chat more better. thanks bro
Battery dying mid flash will cause a brick. One of the first rules of flashing is to ensure you have power!
If you cant get into download you have a paperweight....
Is there jtag for the note tab yet?
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UMIDIGI S2 Pro

Has anyone started to work on ROM for this phone, looking at the spec of this phone looks promising, it has a large battery capacity which is great but look at battery test for this phone it looks like stock software is not optimized, so just wondering if the community is willing to help optimize or any advise
Bi1a11979 said:
Has anyone started to work on ROM for this phone, looking at the spec of this phone looks promising, it has a large battery capacity which is great but look at battery test for this phone it looks like stock software is not optimized, so just wondering if the community is willing to help optimize or any advise
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the review of low configuration umidigi S2 you can see on Youtube
I've got the regular S2 for a couple of weeks now. It's a good phone with some downsides. Camera is not fantastic but good enough for everyday stuff. If you want amazing photos buy a flagship. Proximity sensor doesn't turn off screen properly while in a call, maybe fixed in future version. One of the major networks in Germany does not work for mobile data in most cases (O2 and Eplus joined and the phone can't handle the "data roaming").
Tech support is non existant. They will point you to their half chinese forums with barely any members that is spammed with press releases. Posting takes dozens of "money" that you must unlock with posts. Very unprofessional but maybe expected for such a relatively small company. There are no service addresses for repairs and the accessories market for that phone is very very limited. Barely any cases or screen protectors out there. If you break anything on this phone expect to get a new one. I have not tried yet but to get replacement parts for this seems near impossible at this point.
Other than that, screen is great for the resolution. Battery life is absolutely brilliant. I can get through a full day with using <40% battery and it lasts easily 3+ days on pure standby.
Wifi has become much better I think after the last firmware update. They are updating the phone but I wonder for how long. This is not a manufacturer that can or wants to support all of it's devices like big ones do.
Materials are good, maybe a bit slippery in the hands but all microblasted aluminium phones are like that.
Screen has a <1mm bezel between the side of the phone and the display surface but I don't care about that.
Build, to me, feels very good. Fingerprint sensor works well and fast. Android is 6.0.1 but I hope they will have an update to 7 or 8 at some point.
I don't care about benchmarks so I can't talk about that, my apps work well. Video streaming is fluid. No idea about 3D gaming I don't use my phone for that.
For that price it's a great phone imho.
Have just pre-ordered this device. Will wait to see what comes, hopefully able to unlock the bootloader and remove any bloatware that comes pre-installed.
It exist a custom rom for s2? I'd like
It has poor camera, other things are very good
What kind of custom could fix in it? Paranoid android?
esclusoilcane said:
It has poor camera, other things are very good
What kind of custom could fix in it? Paranoid android?
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Apparently it's possible to install TWRP on this Umidigi S2 :
https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-twrp-umidigi-s2-s2-pro/
I don't have Umidigi S2 to test but I'm very interested by the S2 Pro.
Perhaps it is possible to install Lenovo SNAPit Camera in order to improve the photos by flashing it with TWRP ? :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-lenovo-snapit-camera-redmi-note-4-t3608065
Does it support volt in india (to call using jio)
PJKO said:
Apparently it's possible to install TWRP on this Umidigi S2 :
https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-twrp-umidigi-s2-s2-pro/
I don't have Umidigi S2 to test but I'm very interested by the S2 Pro.
Perhaps it is possible to install Lenovo SNAPit Camera in order to improve the photos by flashing it with TWRP ? :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-lenovo-snapit-camera-redmi-note-4-t3608065
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This post was a cut and paste from another phone.
Now the link for the custom recovery is available. I will probably give it a try just to be able to root the phone.
As of today, there is no available custom ROM available for the umidigi s2, although you can find posts on how to revert back to the stock ROM. Those posts are also just cut and pasted from other phones sharing the same cpu
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mine is out for delivery on the 23/11 not bad delivery from gearbest HK to UK ordered 16/11 shipped 18/11 dhl express paid £5-70 then a further £26 import duties from dhl , Reg S2 hopefully shipping with android 7.0 buy now but doubtful , hope the phone gets it's own section in the development department ,,
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Does this phone have NFC?
PJKO said:
Apparently it's possible to install TWRP on this Umidigi S2 :
https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-twrp-umidigi-s2-s2-pro/
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I just tried that and while the recovery installs my phone wouldn't boot afterwards. Maybe because I have the main partition encrypted but maybe for another reason.
Also for me the screen was flipped 180 degrees probably due to a backwards display in this phone.
hellrokr said:
Does this phone have NFC?
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I think only pro has nfc I don't see it on mine
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DoobyDroid said:
I think only pro has nfc I don't see it on mine
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Could not find it anywhere. Nowhere is it mentioned even for the pro version.
r0ckarong said:
I just tried that and while the recovery installs my phone wouldn't boot afterwards. Maybe because I have the main partition encrypted but maybe for another reason.
Also for me the screen was flipped 180 degrees probably due to a backwards display in this phone.
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Still early days I wouldn't personally try it but I'm sure in time this phone will get Dev support , I had some feed back from umi on there FB page regarding update to 7/8 they said there waiting on MediaTek's to release source or sdk as this P20 chip was built around Android 6 at the time and the P25 around 7 that's why pro ships with 7 that's what they said , also mentioned an update coming with a week but more likely bug patch still on Jan 2017 security , not the best look on a 2017 phone 2015 os
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Could not find it anywhere. Nowhere is it mentioned even for the pro version.
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I'm sure I read somewhere some regions got nfc how true that is
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I personally would consider it for a next phone, though I'm not sure if the TWRP image for the S2 works on the S2 pro.
r0ckarong said:
I've got the regular S2 for a couple of weeks now. It's a good phone with some downsides. Camera is not fantastic but good enough for everyday stuff. If you want amazing photos buy a flagship. Proximity sensor doesn't turn off screen properly while in a call, maybe fixed in future version. One of the major networks in Germany does not work for mobile data in most cases (O2 and Eplus joined and the phone can't handle the "data roaming").
Tech support is non existant. They will point you to their half chinese forums with barely any members that is spammed with press releases. Posting takes dozens of "money" that you must unlock with posts. Very unprofessional but maybe expected for such a relatively small company. There are no service addresses for repairs and the accessories market for that phone is very very limited. Barely any cases or screen protectors out there. If you break anything on this phone expect to get a new one. I have not tried yet but to get replacement parts for this seems near impossible at this point.
Other than that, screen is great for the resolution. Battery life is absolutely brilliant. I can get through a full day with using <40% battery and it lasts easily 3+ days on pure standby.
Wifi has become much better I think after the last firmware update. They are updating the phone but I wonder for how long. This is not a manufacturer that can or wants to support all of it's devices like big ones do.
Materials are good, maybe a bit slippery in the hands but all microblasted aluminium phones are like that.
Screen has a <1mm bezel between the side of the phone and the display surface but I don't care about that.
Build, to me, feels very good. Fingerprint sensor works well and fast. Android is 6.0.1 but I hope they will have an update to 7 or 8 at some point.
I don't care about benchmarks so I can't talk about that, my apps work well. Video streaming is fluid. No idea about 3D gaming I don't use my phone for that.
For that price it's a great phone imho.
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Hi
Please check and correct me If I am wrong. According to UMI claimed that the first batch of S2 v1 come with non up gradable processor and hence, you can only maintain at Marshmallow version ie. Android 6 while S2 v2 (so called 2nd batch) can be upgraded to Android 7 (no idea to Android 8???). So guys, please check directly with UMI on this issue. I am thinking of getting the S2 Pro but would like UMI to confirm whether same issue with S2 v1 ???? Cheer s -
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Hi
Please check and correct me If I am wrong. According to UMI claimed that the first batch of S2 v1 come with non up gradable processor and hence, you can only maintain at Marshmallow version ie. Android 6 while S2 v2 (so called 2nd batch) can be upgraded to Android 7 (no idea to Android 8???). So guys, please check directly with UMI on this issue. I am thinking of getting the S2 Pro but would like UMI to confirm whether same issue with S2 v1 ???? Cheer s -
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I did get sim info from umi regarding diff chips that are built on certain version of Android v1 Android 6 V2 Android 7 they won't answer the question weather V1 can update to 7 all I got was there waiting for MediaTek to release source but unless big demand that will very unlikely happen as they have no need to probably
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DoobyDroid said:
I did get sim info from umi regarding diff chips that are built on certain version of Android v1 Android 6 V2 Android 7 they won't answer the question weather V1 can update to 7 all I got was there waiting for MediaTek to release source but unless big demand that will very unlikely happen as they have no need to probably
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Below is the info extracted from Umidigi Forum lately .......
"Quote" They said the first batch of S2 will keep on Android 6 (there will be some updates, but nothing of update to Android 7). So the second batch of S2 and the S2 Pro will come with UMI OS Android 7. Anybody received handset with android 7.0 what date are the V2 or is that just referring to the Pro , mine is due 23/11 ordered 16/11 wondered if it will be V2 model with 7.0. Seems odd 2017 handset shipping with 2015 software .... Phone i received week ago got Android 6 so its V1. That will not work on the first v1 of Umidigi S2 sadly. It's made for MT6757D (S2 v2).
How ever there are phones out there already with MT6757 (Not MT6757D) will be on Android 7.0. "Unquote"
Hope this clear some of your thoughts. Thank you.
Bit of a con from umi
Won't be keeping it long then
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Bit of a con from umi
Won't be keeping it long then
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This is what I got the reply from UMI moderator
S2 version 1 coming with Android 6 and can't be updated to higher android version.
S2 version 2 will be coming with Umidigi OS based on Android 7. Further updates are not confirmed.
S2 pro is coming with Umidigi OS based on Android 7. Further updates are not confirmed.
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Different firmware for a Samsung tablet

Hey there, I recently found out Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 will get a DeX mode and thought about how to get it on the previous flagship tablet of Samsung - Tab S3. I have one and I really think that DeX mode will be a nice thing to have on a tablet with a pen. We all know, that Samsung can add that feature later like it did with S9 camera functions on S8 with last firmware update. So there is the question: is it possible to install a Tab S4 firmware on a Tab S3? They have different screen ratio but that must be all differences out there. Maybe hardware home button also. I read about installing different firmware on Android tablets but often people said something like "the devices must be nearly identical to use the same firmware" and all that stuff. But really, the only thing that is really alarming me is the software buttons on Tab S4. I think they will float there for no reason if it si possible to install Tab S4 firmware on Tab S3. If you know something about a different firmware on Android device, please, tell me. Thanks.
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Hey there, I recently found out Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 will get a DeX mode and thought about how to get it on the previous flagship tablet of Samsung - Tab S3. I have one and I really think that DeX mode will be a nice thing to have on a tablet with a pen. We all know, that Samsung can add that feature later like it did with S9 camera functions on S8 with last firmware update. So there is the question: is it possible to install a Tab S4 firmware on a Tab S3? They have different screen ratio but that must be all differences out there. Maybe hardware home button also. I read about installing different firmware on Android tablets but often people said something like "the devices must be nearly identical to use the same firmware" and all that stuff. But really, the only thing that is really alarming me is the software buttons on Tab S4. I think they will float there for no reason if it si possible to install Tab S4 firmware on Tab S3. If you know something about a different firmware on Android device, please, tell me. Thanks.
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It is possible to flash a firmware from a different device but they have to be of the same hardware chipset. For example, some models of US versions of Galaxy S3 can share each others firmware, but the S4 cannot use the S3 firmware.
But, generally speaking(95% of the time or more) flashing a firmware from a different device results in a hardbricked device. This is mostly due to differences in bootloader and modem. I have a Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C(Straight Talk) that can use the custom ROMs from the SCH-I535(Verizon) because they are virtually the same device BUT the SCH-S968C CANNOT flash the SCH-I535 stock firmware, it results in a hardbricked device, even though they are the exact same device.
There is no definitive answer to your question other than it is "possible" to use another firmware. But it is ALWAYS a special case scenario because you have to research the devices in question to see exactly how similar they are or are not.
There are cases of devices from one country being used in another country by flashing the firmware from the country the device is being used in, but it is not possible on ALL devices.
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S9+

G965WVLS9FTL1 I a m newbe to this forum so bear with me. My grandma forgot her password to get into this phone so im trying to find a way to either flash this phone or get it unlocked. I have read alot about Odin and combination files but not sure if its worth it or not.
moreroy said:
G965WVLS9FTL1 I a m newbe to this forum so bear with me. My grandma forgot her password to get into this phone so im trying to find a way to either flash this phone or get it unlocked. I have read alot about Odin and combination files but not sure if its worth it or not.
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Look here
Samsung Galaxy S9+
The Samsung Galaxy S9+ launched at the 2018 WMC where Samsung announced the new game-changing features like the revolutionary camera. The S9+ is a 6.2" phone with a 1440 x 2960 pixel display. The snapdragon 845 is paired with 6GB of RAM and 64/128/256GB storage options. The main camera is...
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sd_shadow said:
Look here
Samsung Galaxy S9+
The Samsung Galaxy S9+ launched at the 2018 WMC where Samsung announced the new game-changing features like the revolutionary camera. The S9+ is a 6.2" phone with a 1440 x 2960 pixel display. The snapdragon 845 is paired with 6GB of RAM and 64/128/256GB storage options. The main camera is...
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Thanks for the reply.. Working alot as a Transmission Rebuilder. Bought Ma a new phone but still think this phone can be fixed
moreroy said:
Thanks for the reply.. Working alot as a Transmission Rebuilder. Bought Ma a new phone but still think this phone can be fixed
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Thanks this site is great good help
moreroy said:
G965WVLS9FTL1 I a m newbe to this forum so bear with me. My grandma forgot her password to get into this phone so im trying to find a way to either flash this phone or get it unlocked. I have read alot about Odin and combination files but not sure if its worth it or not.
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Look inside here:
Download Easy Samsung FRP Tool
The Easy Samsung FRP Unlock Tool is free and easy to use with a click of a button to bypass google account on modern Samsung devices
frptool.net
hainguyenthao said:
Did you fixed it ?
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No I haven’t yet but I hear if I find the right combination file I can turn off Frp lock in developer options.
moreroy said:
No I haven’t yet but I hear if I find the right combination file I can turn off Frp lock in developer options.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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
incase u dont know
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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
aIecxs said:
"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.

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