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[General Questions and Answers] 32blownhemi:
Easiest phone to root as a beginner?

I'd like to learn how to unlock & root phones. I bought an unlocked Nexus One, 2.3.6 GSM phone that the guy said has never been activated. Is this an easy one to start with or are there any suggestions on an easier one? I have two phone plans. A Verizon unlimited with a Samsung s5 & a broken HTC One that I need to replace (it's on a AT&T go phone plan). I have a Mac computer. Will I need to get a Windows one to root with? What service should I use? If necessary I'll switch to another one. Thanks in advance! Bill
[General Questions and Answers] shankarcps:
Hey Guys ,

I am in confusion whether to buy Samsung Galaxy J7 or Moto X Play . Which one should i prefer ?
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
Are you serious? You should go for the Moto X play for sure.

Galaxy J7 is just a pimped Note 1 xD
[General Questions and Answers] veeraprasad:
I want best ROM for moto e 1st gen.I want install third party applications and super battery backup in that ROM. currently I using AICP 10.0 but it doesn't allow third party apps such as blackmart,game killer.so suggest me best rom for which also have nice short cuts.
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
Sorry for asking but isn't it possible to just enable unknown sources in security settings?
[General Questions and Answers] jithus9119:
Nexus 6p or Lg v10

First of all i dont have a clear idea about their pricing, looking for a 32gb model, with superior front & rear camera ( with manual controls ) , multi tasking with split screen or multi windows, QHD with best color reproduction , fingerprint scanner etc. Help me make my mind between these 2 or suggest if there is anything better.

Currently using note 3 with Darklords Note 5 rom ;)

P.s : Does pre-ordering save you some cash ?
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
No it does not, most of the times it actually costs more than buying it one month later by a reseller.
[General Questions and Answers] jithus9119:
Thanks for clearing it up :)
[General Questions and Answers] yoshino11:
I'm looking for a phone on Verizon. Root is a high priority, unlocked is a nice to have. Good camera, good battery life. I don't play games, but watch videos and want the phone to last for 2-3 years. I might buy tomorrow, or in 2-3 weeks at the latest, if a new one is coming out soon. I'm on contract, if that means anything. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
[MENTION=5903521]yoshino11[/MENTION] go for the LG V10, G4 or G3 :)
[General Questions and Answers] doveman:
I'm looking for a reasonably cheap phone for my Dad. I'm thinking under £80. He currently uses two phones, one for personal and one for a charity he works with and I did originally suggest the Moto G 2014 DS (which is what I have, so I know what works on it) but a) he doesn't actually need to use the charity phone very often, b) the cheapest SIM is Three and that's 3G only, so he couldn't use two of those in the Moto G as it only supports one 3G SIM. I did consider he could use a slightly more expensive 2G SIM (like ASDA) for the charity, as he doesn't use it much anyway but the fact is the battery life isn't very good and I have to charge mine at least every day, so it would be better for him to just have a single SIM personal phone with better battery life.

So what I'm looking for:

1. Good battery life. He's currently using my old Huwai G300 which is pretty weak but at least the battery lasts a few days.

2. Supports encryption. You'd expect all phones to these days but the Y550 I bought and sold on didn't.

3. Can be rooted and custom recovery installed.

4. 1GB+ RAM

5. 16GB+ internal storage. The 8GB on my Moto G is just about OK but I end up having to use Link2SD to put stuff on external SD and it will be easier if my Dad doesn't have to. I guess I could compromise on this if 16GB would push the price up too much though.

4. Ideally has a nice slim and fast custom ROM available (that must support encryption) but I can freeze stuff on the stock ROM, so I guess it's not essential.

5. Supports AFWall+ logging. Not sure exactly what this depends on but it doesn't work on at least one of my tablets.

6. 4G would be nice but 3G's OK.

That's the main things I can think of at the moment.
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
[MENTION=5006947]doveman[/MENTION] could you tell me your budget?

Here are some random suggestions i can recommend you tho:

- Buy a Huawei phone again, if i'm correct than i remember alot of their phones support a good battery.

- OnePlus One, not sure about battery but it has one of the best price/quality factor for 250 bucks.

- Look for a chinese phone ( i do not recommend it ) because there are alot phones which lacks camera and other good parts but offer 8K Mha batteries.

HDC especially if i remember correctly
[General Questions and Answers] Argeddion:
Hi,

I want to buy a new smartphone for christmas. Budget ist 400€. Maybe a little bit more, but not that much.

Most important is a long support for the device. I do not want to stick with Lollipop, because I want to use it 4 years or longer.

I know that no OEM supports a device for that long, so good working Custom Roms (Cyanogen, Omnirom, Slim, etc) would do the thing. And of course, when I want to use it for a "long" time specs should be decend. Battery should last at least one and a half day.

I know there are no perfect devices for a that small budget, but maybe you can help me find one.

At the moment i am suggesting the Nexus 5X (too expensive in Germany), the LG G4 (same), the Motorola Moto G (Specs = too less), Huawei G8 (Rom Support?), or the Motorola Nexus 6 (allready one year old)
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
Go for the Nexus 5X and try to gather a little more money before taking the decision.

LG G4 would have been my choice but in your case durability ( which the N5X is the winner ) would the best choice be the N5X
[General Questions and Answers] Argeddion:
Could please you explain, why not the others? Just because of durability?
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
1. You wanna do 4 years with a phone, Nexus devices are like miracles they have the highest amount of durability

2. You will have 4 years of super high development

3. Android updates will keep coming for a long while.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
4 years is a very long time. One thing to consider beyond specs is if you can replace the battery easily. Obviously the G4 wins in this regard, but Motorola and LG's with internal batteries, historically, aren't terribly difficult for the average person to replace with the right tools and some patience.

The Nexus 5X's specs aren't worth what it costs in the EU. The Moto X Pure/Style (the new one) is a better choice.

The Nexus 6 is a beast, and will be for a long time. The only concern, IMO is the lack of a 64 bit processor. It doesn't really matter now, but 4 years from now it might. In terms of firmware longevity, I wouldn't worry. The size of the Nexus 6 makes it unique, and you can expect support (either from Google or XDA) for a good long time.

You didn't mention the OnePlus 2. Have you eliminated this from consideration, or did you just overlook it? OnePlus devices are essentially Nexuses, just not from Google.

Heck, what about the OnePlus One? As I said, 4 years is a very long time. How about spending half your budget on a device that will easily last 2 years? Frankly, this makes much more sense to me. Or an LG G3. Both can be had for very cheap these days (in the US at least, I can't speak for EU). No offense, but wanting/expecting a device for 4 years is foolish. You are better off spending less now for a device that will serve you for 2 years, because after that time you will have a new budget for newer phones that'll be far superior 4 years from now than anything you can buy now.
[General Questions and Answers] Argeddion:
Oneplus Two: It is a really nice Device, but it lacks Nfc and (more important) i hate that invite System.

And the cases are more expensive then normal

Replacable battery: Not really a problem for me. Im quite good with this stuff, and if it is too difficult, I know at least 3 persons with the tools and skills for such a task.

Phones from last year: I made that mistake once. Bought a S3 mini when the S4 was presented. Thougt I made a nice deal and was shocked how fast the support for my phone ended. If I want to fix security issues, I have to flash Custom Roms.

And about the "four years": My parents take my old phones, whenever I buy a new one, so it has to last 2 years of heavy usage and 2 two years with my parents. Which means it has too work and has to be secure. I dont really worry about the specs

Edit: What do you think, about the Gigaset ME? I really like it, I just dont know, if there will be Support on XDA (I is not even in the Decive list)

Link: Im not able to post it. New Member. Sorry
[General Questions and Answers] renaltosonylevi:
I completely agree. Also after 4 years the chances of your phone coming to be harmed or lost are very high.

Last time I checked you could buy about 3.5 one plus one's for 1 galaxy S6.

If I broke my one plus I would be a bit upset, but if I broke a galaxy S6 I would be destroyed.

Also to me nothing to me seems more futile than spending money to repair a 3 year old phone. The phone ain't worth much and you are spending good money better spent on a new device.

Finally I cannot overstate the value of a device with a unlocked bootloader and a healthy development scene.

My previous phone, a LG G2 D802 which was the most prominent of LG G2's was stuck in development hell and to this day it still is. As a daily driver my choices were use the horrid bloated outdated factory ROMs or attempt to use some CM variant which was buggy to an extreme level. For example to this day you still cannot make any form of VoIP call on any custom lollipop ROM:mad:. I could go on for a very long time but I will say it is not really the developers fault. They have most of their time taken by making by trying to make things work on the many variants of the same phone in which some are quite different. All with locked bootloaders.

To put it bluntly if you want to run or develop a custom ROM on a LG G2 , lg are not content to just void your warranty, they actively try to make life as difficult as possible. Because you are the enemy. Which unfortunately has sucked all the life out of the dev scene.

After that experience I will never buy another LG phone unless they do a complete 180 towards the dev scene. But I suspect that will never happen when they are trying to make the big deals with the Tel co's.:rolleyes:

Sorry for the long rant. It kind of got away from me.

Any how there is a happy ending to all this. Due to a common lg g2 over heat issue my screen developed some dead bands (while rebooting) and needed replacing. So I spent my money on a one plus one instead and I couldn't be happier:)

(OK I could be happier because I am a miserable b@$#*£d but the phone is good:thumbup:)
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
This is not completely true. I can make VOIP calls without issues on 5.1.1. It is only roms that are based off of CM that are an issue. Nor has my device ever even come close to over heating.
[General Questions and Answers] playerone_:
[MENTION=6207873]renaltosonylevi[/MENTION] I seriously miss my lg d800, one of the greatest phones ever made, period.
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
Maybe he had a different version of the G2 than you have.

Completely agreed, i bought mine G3 when it was below 400$ and i never made such a good decision.

I love this phone.

Development on the G3 is even easier and smoother process than Samsung has, believe me.

I never owned a G2 but i'm currently looking to grab a G2 and i'm sure with the right model it will be easy.

Never heard of CloudyG2? If not than you probably had a weird model of the G2.

All the best and i'm happy you picked up a new decent phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Argeddion:
I'm still curios about your opinion on the Gigaset ME? Do you think, there will be Developer Support?
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
[MENTION=6876924]Argeddion[/MENTION] i don't think so, there are a couple chinese companies that reached the western countries and also directly the development scene and that are:

Mi - because of their famous rom industry named Miui

- Huawei because they worked together with Samsung and made decent marketing

- OnePlus One because they were a hype because of their low prices and low availability and high end specs.

Gigaset has not been even close
[General Questions and Answers] Argeddion:
Would have been nice too get a device from a german manufacturer. But there is nothing I can do about it :(
[General Questions and Answers] doveman:
Probably under £80. My Dad won't be keen to spend much on a phone, he just needs something with a bit more RAM and storage than his G300.

As the Y550 I bought didn't support encryption and there was no information I saw in the spec or elsewhere that mentioned this, I will need specific model suggestions that definitely fit my criteria to avoid getting something that's not suitable.
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
I'm sorry i'm affraid i can't help you with such a budget, i don't have experience with such phones.
[General Questions and Answers] jndrad:
I'm on att..need a new phone..what should I get..I like to use custom roms
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
Low budget: Nexus 5 ( used )

Low-mid budget: OnePlus One or LG G2, i recommend the G2

Mid budget: OnePlus Two or LG G3, i recommend them both

Mid-High budget: HTC One M8 or S5 or Note 3 or LG G4, i recommend the LG G4

High budget: Note 4, Note 5, S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge + or Sony Xperia Z5, i recommend the S6 Edge or Note 5.

In the end best choice would be OnePlus Two or LG G3 since you spare alot money and you will get an insane phone.
[General Questions and Answers] jndrad:
Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] rfvreynoso:
Looking to replace a faulty Verizon LG G3. I was quite happy with device coming from a lg g2, other than lower battery stamina, until my phone couldnt take a focus picture. I read online and apparently an issue with this phones.

Anyways, so now I am debating on what to replace it with.

I like long battery or replaceable but I game a lot so battery usually dies relatively quick. I had galaxy nexus, lg g2, lg g3 current.

I have a friend that is selling me a new note 4 with extra battery pack, tempered glass screen protector, an a case for $400 but never been a fan of touch wiz, wife had s4 and currently s5.

I like the nexus 6p but unsure on the snapdragon 810, I like lg g4 but maybe is better to wait for lg g5 possibly with snapdragon 820. Iblike to root my phones also.

Any opinions, comments would be appreciated it.
[General Questions and Answers] MrTooPhone:
LG3 has no radio (except D855 model). LG2 does.
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
[MENTION=2279255]rfvreynoso[/MENTION] go for your note 4 and flash cm12 onto it.

400 dollar plus some extra stuff is really cheap.

Go for it
[General Questions and Answers] zebuddha:
Where do I find this chimera?

Hello all,

So, I'm in the market for a new "phone" (in quotation marks for a good reason - keep reading ;) ). Basically, I'm looking for a combination of phone & tablet all-in-one. I make very few calls (and rarely get called), so I don't really care if it's XXL-sized if it will allow me to drag along one less gadget in my day-to-day - which makes me lean towards the 7"-size (I've handled that & similar sizes and I find it comfortable). Mostly, I'll use it for reading & listening to music, so it doesn't need to be an all-powerful 8G ram, 36-core monster, but if possible I would like the option to use it as a mini-office when I'm out-and-about (so dual-boot Android/Windows8.1 would be a plus, and in that case a bit of extra processing power would be nice to run windows half-decently). Finally, I'm a bit of a privacy-nut (by today's "I don't care if every mayor corporation and random person has access to my toilet habits"-standards) so the option to root (and thus circumvent any/all app store / google services / etc. - in as far as possible, I am realistic enough to know I'll have to pick my battles on this) is definitely a must.

Anyhow, to simplify the slab of text above, and spell everything I want/wish out, I've narrowed my criteria down to the following:

1) 7-inch (or close - 6.5"-8") screen, 1280x768 res is good enough (won't say no to higher res) - if possible, 16:10 (e.g. 1280x800, 1920x1200), but I can live with 16:9 - definitely not 4:3 (too wide to fit comfortably in my pocket/use single-handed - yes I have very big hands).

2) 2G/GSM call (not VoiP) capable - ie, full phablet, not a tablet which can use skype (obviously, the ability to use skype in addition to regular phone calls is not a problem).

3) 3G or 4G - either/or, don't really care that much about the connection speed and the 4G coverage here is garbage anyway so I'll rarely use it.

4) GPS & microSD-card slot

5) Battery life - as long as possible.

6) Root-able (w/ custom ROM options even better, but not required).

7) FM Radio.

8) Dual-boot Android/Windows

9) Wifi (n will do)

10) Miracast, Wifi Direct, HDMI, MHL, etc. are all welcome but not required.

So, from what I've found looking around, the closest options to my criteria would be:

- Huawei X1/X2 (or M2, but I'd rather have a 7" than an 8") - NO Dual boot, NO FM Radio, but the best option on all other criteria.

- Cube T7 - NO Dual Boot, NO Root possibility, but 1/2 the price of the Huawei & it has radio (which, yes, I do use).

- Cube iWork8 - NO GSM call, 8" screen (I'd be willing to take that in exchange for dual boot though) & pretty good in everything else, but the call function is an absolute must.

Frankly, if I could root/ROM the T7, it would be a no-brainer... or if the Huawei had FM Radio... :crying:

So, any ideas (or, hopefully, did I miss the fact that the T7 is somehow rootable)? :fingers-crossed:

NOTE: I'm a total android-noob (although not with the whole root/hack/jailbreak concept/process - first time was a PSP back in 2006), so forgive me for any idiocy on the subject.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
So actually you want three devices in one cheap device?

You want Windows

You want to call

You want Android

You want a tablet

And you want phone features like radio and mobile internet

I don't think there are not really much cheap devices that offer all those things, you should lookup the Xperia Z Ultra ( 6,4 Inch ) which supports calling, 4G, Android, Radio and it fits easier in your pocket than a 7 inch tablet.

If you are looking for a dual boot device than it's most of the times a chinese device which lacks XDA development including root, tweaks and roms support and it carries a Mediatek CPU which are always dramatically bad.

You are new to this so i recommend you getting the Xperia Z Ultra ( it's not a good device, but i hope you can get it cheap because imho it's not worth much in comparison with better devices on the same price range ) i just recommend you it since your requirments seems to hit that device only.
[General Questions and Answers] bone101:
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[General Questions and Answers] zebuddha:
Yeah, I played around with the Sony Xperia Z Ultra (& the reason I stated screen size from 6.5" & up was to exclude it), not too happy about the reduced screen size & the 16:9 form-factor (not to mention the not-all-too-great battery life I've read about) - I'd probably go for the Huawei X1/X2 instead in the similar price range if that were my choice. I'm really looking more at a small tablet with which I can call if I need to more than a large phone which can double as a small tablet if needed. My phone bill rarely reaches the 10€ a month (and that's with a 7€ a month contract and no free minutes) - the call function is basically so that my wife (and those annoying people that insist on calling me despite my hate for phone calls - and can't get it into their skull that they're better off calling my wife in the first place) can still do so.

As I said, the 7" is not a problem - my hands & pockets are big enough to handle it with ease (and I couldn't care less about how ridiculous some stranger on a bus thinks I look holding something like that up to my face the one time a month where I might need to do so).

Finally, the "cheap" part is not much of an issue - I even looked into Cedar Tree's rugged 7" IP67 tablet (@$899) - but paying more than 2x the price for "ruggedization" (and my expected use) just isn't justified. Frankly, I haven't found my "ideal" device in ANY price class - the ones I mentioned were simply the only ones that came close to having everything I was looking for - if the Z Ultra was 0.5" larger (even with the 16:9 screen) & had 1000mAh more, it'd be absolutely perfect...

[EDIT]

And I just checked and apparently, since they're no longer being produced that justifies them selling for 100€ more now than 1.5 months ago... 380€ for a phone from 2013 seems like a bit much... :/

[/EDIT]
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
[MENTION=6998103]zebuddha[/MENTION] It might be more prudent to get a tablet and a small smartphone, and use your phone as a hotspot.
[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
I wouldn't knock the Mediatek chipsets. They're not the same crap of pre-2014. They have been outperforming QualComm for some time now and their prices are excellent. Only recently has QualComm caught up with their 64-bit devices and started to outperform them with their 800-810 chipsets.

However, if you're hoping for custom ROM/Kernel and XDA support, its not really an option. I don't like their closed-source mentality either.
[General Questions and Answers] markis61:
xperia z1 good phone man
[General Questions and Answers] rfvreynoso:
I would like to root my device and as far as I read the Verizon note 4 running android 5.0.1 is not rootable and that's what my friends note 4 is running.

I attached some ss of note 4 details. If that is rootable for Verizon please point me in the right direction.

Thanks for the help in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] tomisus3:
İ think Nexus 7 is better then the other
[General Questions and Answers] kiavik:
My Samsung Galaxy Nexus is getting old...

Hello all!

I'm looking to buy a new phone since my Galaxy Nexus is showing its age. My requirements:

Screen size: 4" - 5" but it can be a bit bigger

Removable battery

preferable dual sim but it's not mandatory

Good CPU 4-8 cores

Stock Android

From the research I've made I ended up with 2 possible choices: the Moto X Play and the Moto G 3rd gen 16GB, they both don't have the removable battery and the Moto X Play has a screen too big than I would like so I'm asking you if you know of any other device that could meet my requirements.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] tomisus3:
congurculations,have a good time
[General Questions and Answers] Elya_Dragon:
Rarerly i can't report this guy on app so [MENTION=4036181]Darth[/MENTION] sorry for interupting you but this guy is spamming his 10 post count.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Galaxy S4 perhaps? As long as it's not a bootloader-locked version you can flash AOSP ROMs.
[General Questions and Answers] IRBent:
Planterz, do tell more. I think I'm interested in an S4 myself but I'm unsure of the variant and am ignorant to ODEX. My wife has an S4 Active that is bone stock and other than batteries, it's been a great phone. I took what appears to be a near-impossible phone to MOD and managed to do so with only reading these forums. I 1st put CM12.1 on an HTC One XL that isn't user friendly to the mod scene. Seems they aren't really happy with being rooted permanently. I ran into issues with the CM12.1 and flashed CM11 and so far I love it. I did this because the phone is supplied by work and it has unlimited internet. now I have unlimited hotspot too without AT&T controlling it. I want to do the same with another phone without breaking the bank, preferably sub $300 U.S. The S4 might fit the bill if my dumb arse can figure out how to mod it.