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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Curtisbeef:
I totally understand. I guess in that case I wouldn't include myself in the At&t bounty... But if it proves to work on the Verizon model. I will surely paypal the developer directly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thacounty:
Someone want to start a petition for this? I can't because I'm at work. I have let them know that this was unacceptable on Twitter and Facebook for both ATT and Samsung. If everyone could do the same it would be great. Back in the PPCGeeks days got the Evo3d issue fixed with a copy and paste post/status and a petition. Maybe everyone could copy something like. [MENTION=767379]Samsungmobile[/MENTION]US [MENTION=271250]att[/MENTION] Please unlock the Galaxy S4 bootloader. It is unacceptable that it was locked and this will be the last device we own from Samsung or ATT.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aleph_0:
The leak should have it all.

Since the bootloader was unlocked using leaked information, shouldn't the bounty should go to whomever leaked the RSA key?

If that person would please step out from beyond their veil of anonymity, and come forward to collect the bounty.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Curtisbeef:
I'm pretty sure we have no idea how it was unlocked. It could have been a exploit that didnt require the key at all... Who knows?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] flucks:
It was not a leak.

Is this the result of a leak?

No. I would not associate myself with the publication of confidential materials that are proprietary to these companies, regardless of the fact that I disagree with their policies on device openness. Plus, where's the fun in that?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aleph_0:
The leak.

Well, I can say with certainty that it wasn't a leek.

But, it was a leak.

This is from Rosenberg's Twitter feed:

---------- Post added at 01:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:20 PM ----------

I seriously doubt he went and tested all 2^2048 permutations.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gunnyman:
I don't have this device but I'm in for 10 bucks. Let's get this bounty obnoxiously high. If it is going to djrbliss he indicated that he'd send it to charity. As someone who's run a successful bounty for root on the Evita One X, this makes my heart happy. Beaups directed his bounty to charity as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lowspeed:
I like this idea :) if it goes to charity.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SysAdmNj:
Since he mentioned he wouldnt release anything until end of May earliest I guess there goes the sideline donations. At least for me because I doubt any other unlocking of the bootloader will happen by 5/7 for our device. I have to decide what I'm going to do now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] paleman27:
A wise man once said: "Course, I could get a hell of a good look at a T-Bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it."

Your choice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shabbypenguin:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40935651&postcount=1

and it wasnt a leak :P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aleph_0:
I was so so so wrong. Sorry.

Since it came straight from the horses mouth, then I guess it wasn't a leak.

Onto other topics. Since Rosenberg doesn't want the bounty, we should donate it to the EFF. They are the ones on front line battling the slow erosion of our civil liberties and rights.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shabbypenguin:
id hold off on deciding until his release thread gets made, in the past he has usually asked for donations to go to the red cross
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lowspeed:
Someone else could still get the bounty and fame....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] anethema:
He said he would RATHER the bounty go to charity, but, not wanting to sound like TOO much of a ****, he should not do that. He should keep it as a reward for brains and hard work. Its nice of him to offer, but I think he should keep the money.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mocsab:
I have absolutely no doubt that he has obtained what he says he has obtained - but all this discussion about who gets paid what is really premature - the bounty wasnt just to get an unlocked bootloader - it was to get a working unlocked bootloader that we can use. So far, that isn't really very close to happening.

Who knows what will transpire between now and when - Mr Bojangles could release an unlock bootloader application next week that would give him a reasonable claim to the bounty. (this is a ficticious individua - just for argument sake - to be honest, I am of the opinion that djrbliss will end up being will end up first in line - but until it happens - we really shouldn't be discussing who is going to get it, it really is pretty premature for that) in my opionion anyway.

don't flame for saying that - and I don't mean to take anything away from the incredible work that appears to have been done - but lets all take a chill pill and wait until something is released - and then we can all pony up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] davidusr:
Not to be an arse, but I'm on AT&T and have an AT&T GS4. I could care less about the VZW GS4. Don't understand why a solution would be held until VZW's release. I'm sure it's probably a good reason. If it's not unlocked by the 11th, (my last day to return) I'm returning the phone, and going with something else.

So, my donation offer (post #94) is good till 5/11/13.

Again, hope this doesn't come off too harsh.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mike:
Face - Palm. Do you know what reading is? If the he releases now then Verizon will have time to study the exploit and potentially release an ota to all their s4's effectively closing the chance to unlock the bootloader for them at least for a good amount of time and potentially ever. They are locking down these devices more and more. Unlocking the bootloader is no easy task and that is why there was so much praise today when we saw that it had been accomplished. Also, I heard that he personally is on Verizon, so I am pretty sure he wants his actual version to have it unlocked. Have patience

Trust me, everyone with AT&T was wishing it got released. I know I was hoping it would be after viewing the photo, but I don't have a problem waiting a little while. The device just came out Saturday. It won't kill you to some time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] davidusr:
Well Mike, your condescending tone aside, I do know, and are familiar with "reading". Are you familiar with AT&T's 14 day return policy?

I am impatient, and won't deny it. I'm sure the bounty will continue to grow, and my $20 won't be missed. I'm also sure the BL will be unlocked in due time. Had I known it was locked down before I bought the GS4, I wouldn't have done so.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mike:
I am well aware of their 14 day policy and subsequent restocking fee. I just feel there is no need to make such brash decisions. It has been cracked and development will pick up soon enough. If djrbliss says it won't be released until the Verizon s4's begin shipping then that is that.

Also, it was known before release date that the AT&T version had a locked bootloader. If you pre ordered then this info came out too late for you anyway
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] davidusr:
It might have been "known", but not by the guy that paid for my GS4...Me! I'd seen articles saying "may be locked" and others stating the opposite. To my knowledge, the BL was not locked on the galaxy S devices before, I would have never thought this one would be locked...why Samsung went this direction is beyond me. This seemed to be a part of HTC's demise.

I didn't come here with the intentions of starting an argument. All I'm saying is don't hold me to my $20 if its not done by the 11th. If he doesn't want to release it, that's his business, and I'm not mad about it, I'm just moving on. I understand the reasoning. If I get another GS4 down the road, I'll donate. I donate to dev's and chef's all the time.

Best of luck!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mike:
Alright, I understand and that's your decision. No one is going to be worried over the $20. Hopefully you can find a device you truly enjoy. There are more on the horizon too. I didn't intend for any argument either. Best of luck
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RMXO:
Why do some folks believe it was Samsung that locked the bootloader when it was AT&T's decision? TMO's version isn't locked so you can't blame Samsung.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pendragon11:
moving on.... if you had to choose, gs4 or htc one, which would it be?

just kidding, i don't care, my eyes are numb from comment sections. we android users are the worst/best fanboys. really they are both disappointingly great. just bought the htc one, but i'll pledge $10 to this cause just to see djrbliss get his (or whichever charity he would choose). Att and VZW are pushing it.

Phone arrives tomorrow. want to stay with the htc one just to maintain whatever integrity i have left in the eyes of my girlfriend, but odds are high i'll be coming back here within thirteen days (note the pledge). way to go team (ps, i agree with an eariler comment; perhaps Samsung really is on our side with their dreadful lockdowns)

note to self: when choosing a phone based on a locked bootloader, check xda before confirming, i missed the unlock by <5 minutes

in summary: +$10
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] paleman27:
You should have said this before you pledged and I woulnd't added it to the bounty; it would have been a "non-responsive pledge" and I would have pointed it out like I did on post #104. The only other option was the 5/7 and that's not what your sign for.

Your pledge stays on the book. If you want to pay it or not that's your decision.

Good luck with your ventures.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thacounty:
Samsung locked the bootloader. ATT may have asked for it, but Sammy did it. When they are showing how strong they are by making the devices the same across all carriers they should mention to ATT that they won't be locking bootloaders. It's not like ATT pushes their phones anyway. Most people carry windows phones in the stores. It is ATT and Samsung's fault, equally.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] davidusr:
Please point me to the forum that contains "pledge/donation terminology" so that I might get it right the next time. I've been around here a long time, and have bought many cups of coffee and beers for these guys, and your seriously gonna try to lay a guilt trip on me because I have a time frame?! I'll finish your BS sentence...

It's a pledge, no one can demand payment, but they will get my money and then some, today, tomorrow, and far into the future. But I choose to keep my money, at this time, if the bootloader is not unlocked by 5/11, (I realize it won't be) because that's when I return the phone to AT&T and tell them to stick their BL locked phone... Any way... I'll go to HTC and buy the One from their website, and donate towards that development. My money, my rules.

Edit...

I removed my "guys like you comment" and apologize Pale. It was uncalled for.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Zer0_:
I don't know why everyone is arguing over this. If the dude doesn't want to donate, then its his money and his choice. And its his phone too; if he wants to return it, then let him.

I don't get why this argument is dragging on for so long... so pointless! -.-
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] davidusr:
Agreed... We're just (overly) passionate about our devices, I guess.

I'm done, I've made my point. Back to the matter at hand.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] paleman27:
I don't argue or "go a it" in chatrooms or forums. If you want to parley about anything with me you have to be sitting across the table.

I won't address this any further.

Go luck with your ventures.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] milicigoran:
Looks like the bounty has been claimed. They confirmed that they unlocked the bootloader but are waiting a month to release it. They're waiting for the Verizon s4 to come out so they can unlock both. If they release it now they might patch the method on the Verizon version. So in a month you'll be able to install custom roms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SysAdmNj:
Nothings been claimed, my phone is still locked lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RMXO:
So If you were in Samsung's shoes you would tell AT&T no & risk them not buying your product? I think not. Remember they want to release their product to every carrier out there. We will never know this but if I'm Samsung, I'm going ok we'll lock it for you because they know sooner or later a smart & talented dev will break it. If not, someone will leak a fix or they officially release a fix themselves.

To each their own.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] raqball:
Wow dude!

You pledged a whopping $20 and then back out?

I'd be interested to see if you are still posting here and using the S4 after your cut-off date..

Drama and loss of credibility over $20???????

To each their own I suppose..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mattdm:
You really think AT&T would have passed on the Galaxy S4 if Samsung had refused to lock the bootloader? I highly doubt it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thacounty:
Exactly. ATT was taking the S4 either way. This may be so ATT will keep the tabs or something ridiculous, but they were buying the s4 for sure.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] raqball:
Agreed that AT&T would have gotten the S4 either way. They couldn't afford to not have it.

But

Samsung has to play nice with AT&T as the S4 is not the only Samsung phone / device that AT&T will carry now or in the future.

Pissing AT&T off could mean that lesser phones, tablets and other devices that Samsung wants to sell would be passed up by the carriers.. Samsung can't really piss them off / forced their hand..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thacounty:
Samsung could have come back and said NO S4 if you play this way though and ATT would have backed down. I just think it was a bad decision.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Bataga:
Bye
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SlimJ87D:
Lol, that's not how it works. I wish when I designed things for my customers I could force things upon them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Zer0_:
The thing is AT&T are basically Samsung's distributors/client. Every company strives to keep their customers/clients happy.

If AT&T asked Samsung to lock their boot loaders and it was possible, it would be difficult for Samsung to just say NO; This could indefinitely ruin future relationships/business between the two companies, especially when AT&T is one of Samsung's main distributors in the U.S..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Bjray:
Well, it goes both ways... AT&T needs Samsung because that's how they make most of their money. Samsung is on every carrier but they do make lots money from AT&T.

The deal is, AT&T would be more in trouble than Samsung would be if AT&T did not carry the S4 (which is arguably the best smartphone out currently) or even the future S5, Note III, etc..

To tell you the truth: I truly think Samsung did not agree with AT&T about locking the bootloader at all, but money (billions) is money and they just didn't feel like arguing about it...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] howtomen:
Well dan does use verizon and i imagine hed like to have an unlocked device on his carrier so waiting is him being fair to himself as he put all the work in

sgh-i747(d2att)(sgs3) on latest cm10.1 or ultimatum
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Zer0_:
Lol who knows?

But I'm honestly happy that we have great devs who were able to crack the bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] corcgaigh:
Truth

SENT FROM MY LTEVO
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SlimJ87D:
I don't see any truth in that. Honestly Samsung thought right away that the small amount of people that need the bootloader unlocked is vastly outnumbered by people who don't know what a bootloader is.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RMXO:
I don't see any truth in this. None us can really say what happened between AT&T & Samsung on the bootloader.

-Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SlimJ87D:
So you think that Samsung tried to argue and fight with AT&T and stop the bootloaders being locked for our sake?

Please.

Both companies are run as a business. They both make money with each other, in no way to they make money against each other. AT&T thinks they can make more money controlling us and limiting our abilities to tether etc, and Samsung makes money with AT&T selling their phone.

Refusing to lock the bootloaders and risking a partnership with AT&T would lose more money than pissing off 2% to 5% of the Android population. That I know is fact. The rest is just common sense on what happened behind the curtains.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Bjray:
"but money (billions) is money and they just didn't feel like arguing about it..." You know you just repeated what I said right?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eladbo:
hello :)

i want to understand why is my disk usage this low...

from the 13 gig thats available only 6 is for my usage..

i`m using paranoid rom..

does it take so much space?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tekken179:
Have you made a Nandroid or something?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] republicano:
im on PA and its 1427mb, my nandroid isnt included
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ohyeahar:
Install and run DiskUsage so you can see for yourself what's eating up your space.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eladbo:
LOL i had 4 Nandroid backups, deleted them and the problem was SOLVED! thanks :D
[Sprint LG Optimus G] hellot1M:
My new optimus g should be in today or tomorrow and am in great need of a flashable zvb. My device will not read on any computer. Not even in fastboot mode. So I used my insurance for a replacement. I need to flash a stock unrooted zvb or rooted don't care. Probably rooted Idk. I also need to relock my boot loader.

Honestly I don't know what exactly I need lol. If I mess up I won't be able to fix it. I work for a repair center and we filed the claim there. If they are able to determine my device is rooted or modified in any way then our store gets a charge back. I know for most of you that have filed for yourself don't care but those employees that take back your phone and don't know how to check for root are paying full price of that device out of their commission checks. Rooted optimus g is a 500+ charge back. That's $50 out of my check I'm not looking to lose lol.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _Epic:
I have never been charged back for a rooted device. Whoever told you that doesn't know Sprints policy.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Stealyourface:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38682977&postcount=2

And to relock you can restore with backups in freegee. If you don't have any, idk.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Lokifish Marz:
When did the S&R policy change? I know as of January of this year the policy with rooted Android devices was STILL return the device to stock and repair. If the device cannot be returned to stock or returning to stock bricked the device then order a replacement. Granted, me being developer, me writing multiple S&R procedures, a 23% or lower exchange rate and one of the highest devices serviced per tech rates in the company (I've serviced as many as 30 phones in one day on multiple occasions) gave us a ton of leeway, the root policy was set in stone. That policy was Sprint services rooted phones and service centers did not get charged back for rooted devices. If you could, if the policy has changed I would like some verification as I'm not seeing it on my end.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] hellot1M:
I'll check. The last time we got charged back because a device was rooted was back in January. It was for an evo lte. The display went out. We didn't have the part to fix it so we ordered him a new device. Shortly after it showed on our audit report that we had a charge back for an late device for some sorts. Emailed them about it and they said the device was rooted therefore voided the insurance.

Then again this was also during the time corporate auditors were in the area. They come about once a year and and the most thorough bastards. We had some other crazy charge backs that we spent nearly an entire month appealing. Could have been a mistake on there part. Rooting voids warranty I know so I assume some noob assumed it voided insurance as well. All I know was I got 500+ charge back and was unable to appeal it with corporate breathing down or necks

Edit: Loki can you tell me where to find this policy? can it be found in ISC? Would I just search root policy or can you give me an article number?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Lokifish Marz:
An ISC would not have access to Sprint's policies as all ISC's are scammers according to Sprint. It's on the Sprint internal forum in the S&P sub-forum. There are multiple screenshots of the policy here on xda and a screencap of the policy as posted on Sprint's internal forum. I'll try to find the screencap that magically appeared :angel: some time back and update this post. There was even a portal post about it and Sprint's jailbreaking policy some time back.

Most stores that even have access never read the policies to begin with and the rumor of "no service for rooted" is taken as fact without proof. I've known regional and district to say "no" to rooted phones because they heard that was the policy and were surprised when shown that rooted was covered.

(still looking)

If the policy has changed it would have had to have happened AFTER Jan 2013

PDF of S&R policy 2011

Yet another copy obtained by ACS (cached copy of article)

XDA Portal courtesy of yours truly 2011 (mostly pertains to iPhone but Android policy is commented on as well)

As reported by Android Device 2012

Part of the reason that a "root/unlock=no service" doesn't hold water is that AE phones are coming from the warehouse still rooted/unlocked.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] hellot1M:
I should have read this earlier lol. When I got to work I found the document in our asc section of the portal. So we email that to Brian the corporate acs guy for the pacific northwest. He had the day apparently but should get something back from him by the morning. If this is true then I'm going to appeal the audit we got the charge back on.

Edit: I'm pretty drunk.. Ill clear this up in the morning lol
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michael1290:
Hi Guys, I have had my Samsung galaxy S4 for 3 days now and i have noticed a line of pixels going from the top to the bottom on the right side of the screen. Its a perfectly straight line and about 1 pixel wide, It goes all the way down the screen and is always there. It sometimes flickers and if i take the battery out and turn the phone back on disappears but always comes back after a few minutes. I will try and provide a picture if anyone wants to see it but it is very hard to see on pictures.

Thanks for any help guys!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demlasjr:
You can't do much about it. Go and replace it while it's not too late.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inolvidable:
I would replace it

¡¡So say we all!! from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ben3003:
for me i wanna check is this a problem or not.. i can actually see the refresh rate of the screen, especially when open swiftkey when i wanna do typing, and also when i open flipboard, if i din open then no problem, becos under sunlight the refresh rate thingy is quite visible, so when i don type, then no problem, when i bring swiftkey out, then i saw the refresh rate. Maybe other apps also have such things but tis two are visible to my eyes.