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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Vocalshock:
Yes if the htc has 1.73 it can be rooted. Then the cid can be changed to unlock the bootloader through htc dev. After that you lock the bootloader back and upgrade to 1.85. Then you re unlock the bootloader and install cwm and after installing cwm flash SU for root on 1.85.;) As for Samsung EHH..
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shaddy-Z.:
1. As far as I know all you've stated is correct, if a dev wants to pop in to correct me by all means you can. There are some kernels that are "flashable" not neccessarily stable though just because of the lack of a source code. And the DCM by viperboy is pretty awesome.

2. Yes they will be able to. Most people are stuck on 1.85 because they were too eager and updated before any development. They're not really all to blame it's just human nature. But as far as I know there is no current development for root because the method from 1.73> to root> to CWM is getting the primary focus. Phones as of right now are being shipped with 1.73 IF you can even get your hands on one. It's hard because of all the customs issues.

Both phones will be excellent and both will get great development. I've just been an HTC guy so I like the HOX. However if you want "right now development" the GS3 might be a better choice in all honesty depending on what AT&T decides on the BL. But HOX development is moving along quite nicely. My phone kicks ass!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] hehateme93117:
Thanks, everyone.

@Shaddy-Z

So in your opinion the lack of progress in obtaining root for 1.85 is mainly due to a smaller current need and not because of some new or challenging hurdle? Would you expect a new method to pop up once a majority of phones begin shipping with 1.85? What would you put the odds at? I know this is not apples to apples but I have residual skepticism carried over from the Atrix bootloader affair. The devs were basically thwarted/defeated and the unlock was only achieved as a result of an anonymous/unsanctioned leak.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kilo89:
Just saw this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1693624 It appears they are shipping now with 1.85...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] pside15:
You do not need s-off to flash kernels. You can flash them through fastboot just fine, as long as you have an unlocked bootloader. You just can't flash them through recovery until we have s-off. I really don't think s-off is even needed. It would be nice to have but it doesn't stop you from doing anything except flashing radios. I was in the same situation when I was using the Vivid. I didn't even s-off my Vivid when the tool was released because I didn't need it.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kleeman7:
Actually they have found a way to.flash kernels and radios in recovery.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] focussoft:
In this thread it is mentioned that everything can be flashed though custom recovery now http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1639972&page=99

so s-off is not limiting us anymore
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ECEXCURSION:
So... No need for s-off now then? :thumbup:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rohit243001:
Hi,

I have an Samsung Nexus S [not rooted] with a broken power button (stopped working after I updated to ICS). So for a couple of months, I was using the "pull batter" trick to power on and off my phone.

Now I am stuck in a bootloop and I can't seem to get out of it, despite howmany time i try to pull out the battery.

I manage to enter into the fastoboot mode screen, but then my volume buttons won't work and I can't scroll up and down the menu.

Is there a way out? I am really a noob at this and haven't rooted an android phone before. Please help!

Thanks
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C4SCA:
i think the best think is to unlock the bootloader and doing that it will prompt to you asking for erasing all your phone (sdcard included), maybe this hard factory reset will help you bcz like that ur phone will be back to stock ics.

to unlock your bootloader (wich is the first step to root, if u want to) do this:

download this (the entire nexusrootics folder): https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7O2O1p4iWXTWWxha0pUcXNud2s

put the folder on the root of your hard drive of your pc (for example mine is C:\)

then install the drivers (wich are in the downloaded folder), so plug your phone go to driver management and choose to select the fiolder and select the usb_driver and choose ADB... (first one)

then click windows button+ R and type "cmd" (no "")

now type "cd.." (no "") to go back to the root of your hard drive and type cd (name of the downloaded folder)

now type "adb devices"; if a number appears it means that your drivers are well installed

after that, type "fastboot oem unlock"

on your nexus a question will appear to ask your if your are sure to erase all your content, use the volume lockers to say yes. (if your volume buttons dont work here i think u are stuck)

NOW YOUR PHONE SHOULD BE BACK TO STOCK, WITH THE BOOTLAODER UNLOCK BUT NOT ROOTED so it's safe for warranty issues

please click the thanks button

---------- Post added at 07:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:05 PM ----------

if you want i can make a video and send to you

respond to me by mail: cascaabreu@gmail.com
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C4SCA:
to lock it back just type "fastboot oem lock"
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zerox1000:
I got the same problem, yesterday the power button was not functioning properly. And after a couple of battery pulls, I can't start the phone unless I put a usb cable in. The phone starts but it is stuck in bootscreen. If I hold volume up button and connect usb cable + put the battery back in I can get into bootloader (Rooted and unlocked) but I can't navigate in boot screen with volume up or down, and pressing power button does nothing, which btw is clicking when pressed as usual.

I think the powerbutton is continuously pressed, and thats why I can't navigate or execute any commands in bootloader.

Any help to this problem would be appriciated, since I'm working abroad and using this phone as gps here and have no backup phone at the moment.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ene.xis:
I got the exact same problem.

Can't backup even through clockwork Rom Manager mod, because when in recovery the power button might be interfering with the scripted backup....
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLostSoulxX:
Well mine has weird issues

Every so often if I click the power button it doesn't do Anything or brings up shutdown menu
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyrus_e:
I'm in the exact same boat. What the hell did Samsung make the power button with??? Mine died on me barely 6 months after purchase of the phone. It's pretty pathetic.

I would like to know how am I able to browse bootloader screen if my power button is dead??
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biscojams:
Mine did the exact same thing, I was online chat with Samsung for warranty and all of a sudden the volume buttons started working in fast boot...and amazingly I pressed power after select recovery and it works...right before the volume buttons "unlocked " , I was kinda tapping on the power button trying to get it to do anything, then I saw the USB init and whatnot
[HTC Desire S] salilkansal:
So i tried a few ICS roms using kernel 3 like fallout, primo s etc.. All of them have bad picture and video camera quality. Also there is no touch to focus.. Is it just me or is the quality is really poor on them..?
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Try virtuous saga. It's an official ROM and it's ICS so the quality should be one of the better ones
[HTC Desire S] charismakid:
I dont know about your desire s but the camera quality of my galaxy note and s3 both running ice cream sandwich is amazing !!!!
[HTC Desire S] Dynomutt:
using Wipe out edition currently and camera IQ seems pretty good to me
[HTC Desire S] karcas:
I experience the same problem. Noisy pics and blue glitches when recording videos both with fallout and cooldroid Roms.
[HTC Desire S] salilkansal:
yup thats wt im saying.. can anyone import the sense 3.0 official rom app in ics builds.. it would be great.
[Android General] mgeniusm:
just installed the rc3 patch and everything is working great! definately recomend this rom! great work gnufabio
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sn0warmy:
Can someone shed some light on this for me? I just don't understand why we get to watch HTC come out with the "amazing" quad core One X just to find out that the U.S. carriers only get the dual core version. And now the exact same thing is happening with the Galaxy SIII.

http://androidspin.com/2012/06/01/t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-appears-looks-great/

What is the deal with this? Who/what is preventing the quad core version from being offered by the mobile carriers here in the U.S.? Obviously, we can still go buy the GSM version to solve this but then it's not backed by the carrier and there is little to no warranty options for damage/theft. Plus the price difference is really quite large ($200 on contract vs $700 GSM).

So, what's the deal?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kls629:
the quad core does not play nice with the LTE radios

essentially not working with Verizon and ATT's LTE 4g
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sn0warmy:
But with T-Mobile running on HSPA+ the quad core should work just fine. Why do T-Mobile customers have to suffer due to their competitors inability to adapt?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kls629:
I guess that is T-Mobile's decision not to grab the quad core over the dual core.

The international phone will work with ATT 3G and T-Mobile, but does not work for LTE Networks.

So technically ATT & T-Mobile could have opted for the quad core
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sn0warmy:
Hm, I wonder if it was cheaper for ATT & T-Mobile to go with the dual core from Samsung over the quad core. They probably also didn't feel it was necessary to pay additional for the quad core since their U.S. competitors aren't going to offer it anyway...

Either way it's annoying, but such is life.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jediknight111:
Unless I'm mistaken, to make up for the lack of quad core, the USA model gets 2GB ram.

Personally, I think the handset situation in America is terrible, they have to get locked handsets and pay to receive calls. It's appalling, feel sorry for the customers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michael_P:
Paid £500 for this "Superphone" and it's gonna be fit for the bin when we eventually get 4g, but I guess it's a good way for Samsung to make more money.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] georaldc:
Aren't the dual cores used on the USA version a more advanced cpu than the quadies found on the International s3? I have a feeling the difference in performance between the 2 will be negligible
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanohue:
I'm curious about the technical reasons why the quad core doesn't play with the LTE radio. Does the S4 have functions that the Exynos cannot do or is something about more cores bad for the 4G radio?

Edit: Found out why. Qualcomm is the only one with a modem certified for DC-HSPA

Source: http://www.tmonews.com/2012/05/editorial-why-a-snapdragon-s4-galaxy-s-iii-is-awesome/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedyjay:
You should enquire about the JUMP tariff....you get to upgrade every 6 months :-)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Entropy512:
42 Mbps HSPA+ support apparently also requires a Qualcomm radio. :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] assist4tech:
Hi All, I am sure most of you must have thought around this one.

Galaxy Note and Galaxy S III config is almost similar (yeah I am not forgetting Quad Core magic) but still.

Can someone please help to post Stock ROM from S III onto the Galaxy Note...

It would be too awesome considering the extra $$$ you have to shell out for S III

Thank you Team...

:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreww88:
Why would you want to do this??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hieupham:
I think that this ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1609252

or the Rocket one has the theme VERY VERY similar to s3 theme and are running smooth, have you tried?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] mudmachine2929:
wondering why my nandroid backup file is only 857mb. the way i understood is nandroid backs up everthing. like a ghost copy of phone. i am sure there is a good reason. but dont want to start messing around with stuff till i know i have a good backup. thanks

i did some digging and it sounds like it has something to do with my micro sd card maybe. if i understood it right i have to use a card with fat 32 format
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] CB620:
My backup is on average 1.3gb but I have around 100 some apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] kmdub:
That size actually looks about right, depending on how many apps you have installed.

CWM normally backs up everything that we care about; boot, system, data, cache, and recovery. It only backs up actual data though, so the backup will not equal the actual size of the storage medium.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] mudmachine2929:
Instead of doing a new thread i will just ask you from here.different subject though hope you don't mind. I had a shortcut for everything.me appear on my home screen.been googling it for hours with many diff. Words and no luck on how it got on my phone. I thought i was close once with a Android forum but i could not get in to see what forum said bout it. I have gut feeling that what ever that short cut on my home screen had something to do with not letting me see form. I sent everything.me short cut to trash and don't think it was anything but a short cut cause i searched my phone pretty good and did not see it. But it bugs me that i have not found out yet what i did to make it possible for something to put it there on its own. Thanks for any info.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] mudmachine2929:
I have about 15 user dl apps. 50 songs 50 videos avg length 1 min. And 1000 pics. Songs vids and pics are all on phone sd.card though.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] rbeier1221:
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I don't believe any of that will be a part of a nandroid backup.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] kmdub:
I don't know where that shortcut came from, but there is an option in the Play Store to auto add widgets (don't know the exact wording) that automatically puts app shortcuts/widgets on your home screen I believe. It is one of the first things I turn off. Other than that, maybe an app you installed put it there. Hard to say really.

As for your music/pics/videos on your SD card. That is not normally backed up by CWM. The apps you have installed normally would be backed up, unless you have moved them to the SD card, or they were installed there to begin with. Keep in mind that some app data may not be backed up, just depends on where the app puts it.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Dasonec:
might sound noobish but...

ok i have done a few nand back ups in the past, i am trying to locate them via ES File explorer but i cant seem to find them to delete them, i believe the file name was saved as the date they were backed up but i dont remember, can anyone help me with this? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Beastmode:
/sdcard/external_sd/clockworkmod/backup/

sent from my batcave :)
[General Questions and Answers] taha1112:
Hey guys, I'm looking for a T-Mobile phone that is used and costs around $150. I'm looking at these phones:

HTC MyTouch 4G (non-slide)

HTC G2

Motorola Defy

Samsung Vibrant

Samsung Galaxy S 4G

Also, taking into consideration which has ICS and a more active dev community. :)

Thanks!

EDIT: I'm going for a no-contract $30 prepaid plan, forgot to add that
[General Questions and Answers] hjepkhachvotinh:
SSGS3 is best
[General Questions and Answers] taha1112:
Can't afford that :(
[General Questions and Answers] apurvaas:
Get galaxy s2 and if you want to switch to verizon, amazon wireless has galaxy nexus for penny

Hope that helps
[General Questions and Answers] taha1112:
I'm a student in HS and doing a summer job and cant really afford verizon either XD, so yea I'm switching from Virgin Mobile because their service in my area is really bad, but if I could, I would get that immediately lol
[General Questions and Answers] samsgun357:
Go with the vibrant! Great phone. The SGS 4g (T959v) is nice but there is a larger dev community for the original. You won't be disappointed.

Edit: Don't overlook the captivate from at&t. It is easily unlocked with an app and is a great phone, large dev support as well.

What are you looking at shortbus?
[General Questions and Answers] taha1112:
Captivate doesn't support T-Mobile 3g :(
[General Questions and Answers] samsgun357:
Yes it does, I am currently running one now on T-Mobile prepaid.

What are you looking at shortbus......
[General Questions and Answers] taha1112:
:O where are you living, and, can I get some pictures of that because, that will make my day!
[General Questions and Answers] RedWhiteFox:
Would never buy Motorola, Samsung and so much about nothing at all, so much trouble with him was. So many problems with the flashing, forever's not like it, is not flashing, after the firmware is not loaded, reloaded

My choice of HTC
[General Questions and Answers] ibsi:
My wife has the Samsung Galaxy S, but its sometimes crappy with force restarts.
[General Questions and Answers] taha1112:
I am leaning towards the Galaxy S because I bought GTA 3 on one of my old phones and it was laggy on that one (it had an adreno 205)
[General Questions and Answers] EpicNand:
consider the htc one x

with his quadcore processor you're good for a few years
[General Questions and Answers] ssj3hulk:
My vote goes for HTC One X too. Tegra 3 is overrated, but too many developers start to consider that as main platform for development.
[General Questions and Answers] Blackman778g:
He wants phones that are affordable guys!!! lol But if I had to I would get a Samsung Galaxy S 4G and get straight talk for $45 Unlimited everything!!!.

Now for high end phones... the GS3 is deffinently the KING!
[General Questions and Answers] samsgun357:
I live in Washington D.C. I will post some pics up later today for you. Believe me I really looked into it before I bought my captivate. I also have a vibrant. These are really great devices. Flashing is really easy, no need to worry about s-on/off like HTC devices. I also have an HTC my touch 3g slide aka espresso and I prefer the Samsungs hands down.

What are you looking at shortbus......
[General Questions and Answers] paintball23456:
get the galaxy s 4g i have the int version and its still my daily phone
[General Questions and Answers] samsgun357:
Let me start out by saying I'm not advocating piracy or any illegal activities but you can get alot of cool new games from 4shared. Hypothetically you could get the apk for these games to try and see how they work on your device before purchasing. Please purchase these games and apps to help support the development and continuation of great apps on the market.

What are you looking at shortbus......
[General Questions and Answers] taha1112:
I like the look and feel of the captivate more than the vibrant myself. Anyways, you can flash different bands? link me to the instructions please!

I don't use minutes if any at all, that's why im going with tmobile (and saving 5 bucks a month while im at it :P )
[General Questions and Answers] taha1112:
I'll be buying a phone within the next 2 days, can someone confirm if captivate can work with tmobile 3g? I've looked all over and everyone says it only works with edge

thankyou!
[General Questions and Answers] samsgun357:
Hey I think you might be right about no 3g. Where I live, about 40 miles outside D.C. I can't get anything faster than edge from T-Mobile. My girlfriend uses the cappy and told me she gets 3g when closer to the city. I picked it up today to test it and only got edge however Samsung devices have an accessible service menu by dialing *#*#197328640#*#*. In that menu you can select bands 4 GSM and 4 wcdma. I was trying to test with all bands selected but I forgot how to lock the bands in. I apologize, I believe I was wrong about the cappy.

What are you looking at shortbus......
[General Questions and Answers] taha1112:
probably the recent roaming agreements between tmobile and att, anyways thanks!
[Motorola Droid 4] danifunker:
I ordered a screen protector from empire on ebay, but found that it didn't quite fit the phone's screen! Is there a properly fitted anti-glare screen protector I should be looking for? Thanks

Sent from my XT860 running ICS
[Motorola Droid 4] rumgool:
ANTI GLARE:

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=selectPhone&phoneId=5845&archetypeId=12996

ANTI SCRATCH:

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=12995&accessoryId=50284&initialPhoneId=5845
[Motorola Droid 4] danifunker:
Awesome, just sucks cuz verizon doesn't ship to Canada...

Sent from my XT860 running ICS
[Motorola Droid 4] Die Bruine:
Best Skins Ever

I have tried BodyGuardz and Best Skins Ever. Haven't stopped using BSE since. They have a full body armor for the D4.

http://www.bestskinsever.com/motorola-droid-4-skin

Also they sell DIY sheets.
[Motorola Droid 4] 640k:
The good thing about bodyguardz is that once you order for them, and create an account, all future orders are 20% off. The only gotcha i have with them is their shipping. They "force" you to spend $25 worth of stuff so you can get free shipping, and its sloooow shipping.

Thinking about skipping them this time around and just hitting my local vzw store since i get 25% off.

The last screen protectors i bought from vzw were for my D1 and they were absolutely terrible. Can anyone speak to if theyve improved since?
[Motorola Droid 4] Quick7135:
http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield...es-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields.php

Used invisible shields for many many years.

After about 3 or 4 years they can start to yellow a little but they will replace them under the lifetime guarantee.

About a 6 or 7 on the installation difficulty scale though (to get a perfect dust free application). Trick is to get the bathroom really steamy with the shower. Takes all the dust out of the air while it's still humid.

Lifetime guarantee on the product. 45 day satisfaction guarantee if you just don't like it.
[Motorola Droid 4] chochicken:
I would use amazon :) I like the mirror screen thats just me. Kind of annoying when it is bright outside and you have the brightness down low tho
[General Questions and Answers] yash pal:
Hi, I had purchase HTC HD2 T8585 in august 2010 and after using a week I found it complicated and it was a wrong invsetement. now I pull this phone out from the cupboard start working on it and found this is really a stupid phone as i m unable to upload apps and it start freezing also re startting when i updated the ROM. Now I want to use this phone and need to know how I can upload apps and software in this mobile.
[Nook Touch General] JustinRizzo:
I have a NST Glowlight. I want to root it, and I am familiar with how to do this. I plan on using Kindle app so that my notes/highlights are backed up on the Amazon cloud. That is my primary reason for root.

I have a few questions.

1) What happens to the device when it automatically updates firmware? What happens to the books stored on the reader/SD? I've heard you must re-root, but does it erase everything as well?

2) I am assuming that leaving the SD card in is necessary to maintain root (are NST root methods written to SD or to the device?)

Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] FrenzyGr:
What do i need to do then to flash a new rom? do i have to S-off flash firmware and stuff from the beggining?
[HTC Sensation] charismakid:
I never used this phone . So i have no idea about it . Sorry !
[HTC Sensation] realsis:
Yes you do. There are some great guides to help in search. Hope this helps.