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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LLStarks:
Dan would still wait until the end of May

The Verizon S3 had VRALF2 as launch firmware, VRALEC had unlocked recovery, VRALE6 had unlocked kernel

You can't judge a model by whatever firmware it first pops up with
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] alacrify:
If they don't, I'm really not looking forward to the monkeys flying out of my butt :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JaeKay:
Are we talking about the same verizon here?

The one that has its logo on the note II home button?

Locked for sure.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sabre31:
When pigs fly is when Verizon won't lock it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thermalwolf:
Well It's just considering the massive smack in the face by AT&T's drastic change in security standards, I think Verizon could turn around and try to capitalize or just turn around and do something wild like AT&T but in a good way.

Either way it's more then likely gonna be locked but again given AT&T's random change, whose to say it will be?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ShotSkydiver:
I'm already surprised half the US carriers have it unlockable, and the other half don't...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gunnyman:
This is like asking what if water wasn't wet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gordec:
Locked bootloader probably affect 0.01% of the entire S4 users. I doubt the carriers care about this much.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Paddington:
Agreed. This isn't a Nexus. If a Nexus came locked, a not-insignificant number of users would be angry. The GS4 (like the GS3 before it) is for popular consumption, and the vast majority of smart phone users do not even know about unlocking, flashing, etc., much less have a need for it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gordec:
In all honesty, now having Android phone for the past 5-6 years and rooted, installed custom rom on all of them. I don't know how important it is to have unlocked bootloader and flash custom roms.

Some how I always end up with a variation of stock modded rom. I rarely go with CM, AOSP or a variation of those. I guess it's a much bigger deal for those diehard CM and AOSP fans.

Some how I always end up with a kernel that's minimally modded from the stock kernel.

The best functions from a custom ROM for me are extended power menu and push home button for flashlight on the Note 2.

Most times I flash every 2 weeks just because it's a common hobby that's shared between many members of XDA.

Not saying I don't want a bootloader for our S4. Can't wait to waste more time flashing ROMs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jetlitheone:
I agree with above. Also i cant wait till devs fix the issues with this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lgkahn:
its very important at least oncevir twice a year something or another stops working on the phones I've had ans the only way is a full reset and reinstall everything which takes forever.. or if you have a month it two old cwm backup it is much quicker.
[HTC Droid DNA] csstamatin:
Was the last thing not working for me on Viper. Nuff said.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BackDaws:
ok ive had my Nexus 10 for a week or so and after digging online for some native tablet apps and trying to get the best out of my tablet i notice that people keep mentioning free music and films with purchases of the Nexus line, ive looked on my nexus 10 and ive got nothing :(

Wheres my free Mags, books, music and films ?????

Dont tell me the UK get **** all again ?:cyclops:
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdel12345:
The only movie I for free is the first ice age film which can be found on the movies app. There are a couple free songs and books already on but they are free for all devices ( except for the ice age movie) so if there are free movies id like to know about them too

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BackDaws:
I've not even got the ice age movie :(
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Homey:
You know that **** all is all we ever get, we shouldn't even be asking about it or be surprised anymore!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samyoue:
I had some free songs on mine although when I clicked on them to play the song it kept saying unable to stream selected media... I just deleted them as it was some classical song and 4 artists I'd never heard of and unlikely to ever play anyway... Not missing much imo
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alan sh:
My N10 came with Ice Age. I got it from the UK Play store.

Alan
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaosdefinesorder:
Likewise, my UK-bought Google Play nexus 10 came with Ice Age in the Play Movies program "my movies" section.

It's not pre-loaded on the device, it's linked to the Play Store
[Sprint LG Optimus G] trsix:
LG Optimus G2

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/05/07/lg-optimus-g2-sprint-snapdragon-800/
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _Epic:
Really?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2267155

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2264621
[Sprint LG Optimus G] trsix:
UMM

Brush up on your reading skills.

I'm asking current owners IF they'd buy another Optimus.

And why or why not.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] stevek216:
I wouldn't buy the G2, because it'll be way too soon for me to buy a new phone, but when my upgrade rolls around I'll certainly consider another Optimus phone. So far I've had the Optimus S and the Optimus G, two fantastic phones. The S can actually run jellybean fairly smoothly, it's amazing.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _Epic:
Still the same subject...
[Sprint LG Optimus G] xboxfanj:
I would buy another optimus and this is a fairly decent upgrade, however, I will still wait a year. Right now, my two favorite companies are HTC and LG. They make high quality, innovative stuff.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] hellot1M:
I just sold my optimus G to get the HTC One and I'm very happy with my decision but that being said I would still buy another optimus. I was so happy with my purchase of the optimus G and wouldnt have given it up if it werent for me getting such a great deal on the HTC one. $30.

LG came from dirt phone after dirt phone and surprised us all with the optimus G. Surprised everyone and did it with style. All anyone could talk about was galaxy s3 this evo lte that, razr, one x, ect. Then this phone came out. Sh!t all over the compition and even mocked samsung with their "4" billboard. The ONLY thing keeping this device from being any more popular is the fact that they have fail so many times before with previous devices.

Now coming out with a device to compete with the note series and another G to keep up with the one and s4 even though they don't have to. The optimus G is still just as good as the high end phones coming out today. They are doing this to keep their name fresh and to hopefully one day soon give people more of a choice when going to upgrade rather than depending on the reps to push their stuff.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] xboxfanj:
LG could be the next Samsung. Before the s1, they made crap devices, such as the moment. The s1 and s2 were good, but not a household name. Then comes the s3 and its incessant advertising and people think that just because they advertise that it's the best phone, so since HTC is a smaller company, and has a lower budget, they are getting screwed despite having higher quality products. Oh how the tables have turned since the evo. No one had heard of a galaxy, it wasn't even offered as that on carriers. The only phones sprint advertised were the evo line, until the s3.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] pdelacr2:
No. The camera on this phone is not very good. Also there is not enough devs working on this phone. The Galaxy phones have awesome devs working on every tiny thing.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _Epic:
I knew we would see this answer...
[Sprint LG Optimus G] foxsdaddy67:
yeah 100 roms based on the same stock deodexed rom is real development :good:
[Sprint LG Optimus G] bumsock:
Well..I've only had this phone since this Friday but... judging from how zippy this one feels compared to most every thing out now...I'd say yes. :D Granted I'm coming from a GS2 but so far I really like this one.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] xboxfanj:
Just curious, what made you decide on this rather than the One or S4?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] bumsock:
Well unforeseen circumstances forced me to buy a phone outright off contract . So at first I asked about the galaxy s4 and the Sprint rep said that they could not sell it off contract... something about because it has a SIM card :what: BUT...I still have an upgrade coming a little later, probably around the time the Galaxy Note 3 is out and what ever else comes out by then. :D

Sent from my LG-LS970

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I think there is only a 50 dollar difference between the phones (One S4 and This one) but I was pushing it money wise getting this lol

Sent from my LG-LS970
[Sprint LG Optimus G] sharkboy0901:
I agree not as much development but how much do we really need we have the main AOSP ROMs with a few minor bugs, we have tweaked stock all we really need is sense 5 ;) which is coming soon. The camera is garbage in low light situations but in good lighting it is nice.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] hellot1M:
When is your upgrade? If it's within 6 months then it would have been a lot cheaper to pay the early upgrade fee and got an s4 or one than to pay outright
[Sprint LG Optimus G] signal34:
I definitely would, but I would like to see one with 64GB internal or better yet, a microSD slot. I find myself constantly moving stuff off from my phone to computer to make space (photos, videos, backups).
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Lokifish Marz:
Nope. I'm in fact in the process of getting rid every phone I've been on since the Photon (LGOG included) and going back to the Photon or the Atrix. Every one of them has been a downgrade and a waste of silicon in my eyes.

And most of those "ROMs" are themes and copycat tweaks distributed as ROMs. So the Galaxy phones have a couple true ROMs and a ton of themes pretending to be ROMs.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] rlasalle15:
By all means you guys are more then welcome to set up to the plate. Sorry there is a lack of dev support for this phone, but the people have worked on this phone have worked very hard. You have no idea. We put in 3 months or so into getting you guys working Aosp. Getting everything working was a total pain in the ass. LGs implementation of EFS was a night mare to get passed, but we came up with a good solution. We probably lost 10 phones or so before we figured it out. I know I personally had two replacements. So be happy for what you have. I know for a fact all of the roms in the original dev section are working and stable. I was actually thinking to myself yesterday that I am actually starting to like this this phone (even though it has been a total ***** to me through the entire process).

If you get a chance. Thank Shelnutt2, thecubed, Autoprime, dvxher and Synergy when you get a chance. Also, Mike_77, Redmk, chachin, Interloper, ilkinansr92 and last but not least my favorite tester Theo2889. Without these guys none of this would ever of happened.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Xiutehcuhtli:
Guys like this are a big reason I WOULD buy another Optimus.

We may not have a million ROMs like the SIII, but I have maintained from day one that this is a good thing for us. Our ROMs are stable, functional, and well supported. The Quality v Quantity theory.The devs that we have are committed and really produce some great work. Even builds that have been labeled as "unstable", in my experience, have been pretty danged stable.

Additionally, I think that LG really knocked it out of the park with the hardware on this phone. I would love to see an SD card slot, but haven't really had need for one thanks to cloud services, I would just like the option. I would like to see a better sensor on the camera, but let's be honest, if you want glamour shots you should buy a camera, not a phone. Other than that, I literally have no complaints about this Optimus G and I go so far as to say that it is the best phone I have owned to date. I cannot wait to see what it does when they finally deploy LTE in Denver, but that's sprints problem.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Dr. Mark:
This is the first phone that I am perfectly content with. I hope it gets future updates from LG and Sprint. The only upgrade I wish I had was wireless charging. I would love to be able to throw this thing in the car and have it do everything I already do with the NFC but also charge.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] prowlingfox:
So when I bought this phone, I was choosing between the GS3, the iPhone 5 (I know, I know...) and the OG. I didn't go with the iPhone because I would have really missed the customizability and the development community of Android. So then it was between the GS3 and the OG. I was coming from the LG Optimus S (the LS670...absolute **** phone, but great development community) so I wasn't sure about buying another LG product. However, when I compared the GS3 and the OG in my hands, I instantly fell in love with the design and the feel of the OG over the GS3. The screen seemed crisper, the colors more natural, and it felt sturdier in my hands. Plus the fact that it's blazing fast, and much newer compared to the GS3.

I was and still am pretty happy with my purchase. Really the only thing that bothers me about this phone is that the WiFi antenna seems to be kind of weak. Other than that, it's a beauty.

So, I suppose I would definitely give the G2 a good look if I were due for an upgrade. It would really depend on the other phones coming out around the same time.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] maxpower7:
I came from the Evo LTE, which has a fantastic camera. Even though this is a much faster phone, I'm actually considering going back to the Evo just because the camera on the OG is so disappointing, even though the OG is so much better in most other respects. I don't like carrying around multiple devices and use my phone as my primary camera, so it's important to have a phone with a good quality camera (I have kids). The camera on this thing is really bumming me out because the phone is so great otherwise.

So, to answer the question, I'd definitely consider buying another Optimus with a much improved camera.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] bumsock:
Yeah, But I am definitely getting the note 3...And if I did the early upgrade then I would have to pay full price for that.( unless they said I couldn't buy that one of contract) :(

Sent from my LG-LS970

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I remember the OG EVOs camera as well :( on top of it taking horrible stills(well most the time) my video was so choppy it was unusable. And that was before I even rooted it. I tried everything even turning down the quality to see if that would help and it was a no go. :(

Sent from my LG-LS970
[Sprint LG Optimus G] sharkboy0901:
You might have mis interpreted my post, its the internet it happens lol i meant to say that while there arent too many roms what we do have is good, like others have stated, other phones have the same rom 5 times with a different theme, but we got that real stuff. So I apologize for the confusion I meant no disrespect, I actually meant the exact opposite, I really respect this community because its nicer, then some other device forums. :)
[Sprint LG Optimus G] johnq54:
Absolutely. This phone is simplistic and beautiful. 6 months with only the bumper without a single scratch.

As for development, it took awhile to figure this phone out but now its really starting to stride. And I've never had a phone with a community so willing to help people with the same problems over and over, both here and on IRC.

I love my phone.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] oliverpuczyk2:
Working for sprint myself i have owned nearly every major sprint droid since the kyocera echo (and yes i loved it!). Personally to me this is the second best phone ive ever had not only because it performs well for me, but i hardly ever have to deal with customers *****ing about it and even then its normally because they broke it. The only phones to get better reception than it is the original Photon and the Viper, and in terms of durability, style, usability and performance none other come close. My only complaints are the locked bootloader and lack of removable storage, however i understand why that is likely to become a thing of the past. In my opinion, this is the best phone out at the moment and for the near future.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] goofydude101:
My first phone was a Motorola... it sucked, I don't even remember what kind of phone it was and think it is the only phone I never kept as a memento (... ok I'm a hoarder....) I then got an lg flipphone, it was a solid phone and did what I wanted and outlasted the contract... vx6800 or something.. found it, vx8300 close enough at least I had an idea. I then got a smartphone when I switched to sprint. the last LG I used was solid and did what I wanted, so I went with the Optimus S. That phone also lasted past it's contract and treated me well throughout, and at the time the large screens weren't really that big of a deal for me, but near the end I was starting to want for a larger screened phone. Then I got my Optimus G, with the exception of the SD card, this phone was a complete upgrade for me. And I have loved it.

So yes I would get another Optimus, but just to note: The Optimus G is about as large as I'd like a phone, and I am hoping the G2 is the same size, or whatever upgrade I get in 2 years

That said LG does hit and miss with alot of their phones, I can understand why consumers would be weary of getting an LG, but I feel I picked the right choices.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] RubbleTea:
Yah I would get one but moto x looks interesting!
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _dannyboy:
That's EXACTLY what I was gonna say. I might get that instead of the G2
[Sprint LG Optimus G] xboxfanj:
The G2 looks pretty sweet. Definitely the winner in the hardware department, but maybe Motorola can beat it in the price and user experience departments, which sounds like what they're going for. We haven't seen much about the x, but actually know quite a bit about the g2. Either way, it is WAY too early to compare them. I've never been a big Motorola smartphone fan, but like LG with this phone, they could surprise me. The mobile industry moves so quickly, you can't really judge a manufacturer anymore as they change so much every year. If you had told me while I had my epic that Samsung would be dominating the market now, I would have laughed. HTC was huge, but in only two years, they plummeted, even though they've continued to make great devices. It's really hard to decide to buy another device from the same series since they hardly resemble each other sometimes. The one isn't much like the one x. Only with apple and Samsung do you get major consistency for better or for worse.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] RubbleTea:
Lol perfect response...........thanks to all the dev's working on this phone!!!!...including your camera mod epic!

And I like my phone and would get another........plus a HTC one.......if I could
[Sprint LG Optimus G] j4g3rb0mb3d:
I would definitely consider getting the G2, but only as long as the bootloader is totally unlockable (non-loki), the camera performs better than original G, if the volume buttons on the back feel natural, and if the dev community is as strong as the eventual successors to HTC One and the Samsung GS4.

With that being said, unless the G2 is the base model phone for the N5, I doubt that the bootloader will be unlockable. If you've been following along with the LGOGPro unlocking progress, they ended up going with the loki method. As it stands, my contract is up for renewal July 1st 2014, and I think that I'll end up getting the successor to the HTC One. The G2 will probably be around 8 months old at that time, and will be out of date when my contract is up. The One 2 (ha) will undoubtedly have great dev support. I'd definitely get the N5 provided that it comes in CDMA flavors, but I doubt that will happen.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Isolus:
Hello,

I'm trying to make a modified stock rom for my N8010.

I followed this guide and used the tools attached to the first post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1081239

It seems to work with no errors but after flashing the progress bar below the android mascot with this weird thing in his stomach goes to 1/3 and after 5 minutes the tablet reboots (again and again).

I tried unpacking, repacking and flashing the stock rom tarball. This works fine. If I simply unpack the system.img and repack it (without modifying anything) it doesn't work.

I used the following commands to unpack and repack system.img:

./simg2img system.img system_uncompressed.img

mkdir tempdir; mount -o loop system_uncompressed.img tempdir

./mkuserimg.sh -s ./tempdir ./system_new.img ext4 ./temp 1400MB

I need to mention that I don't understand the parameter "./temp". I just copied it from the other thread. Can someone explain it?

I think something must be different in the procedure for the N8010 but I don't know what (perhaps I need another version of ext4_utils?).

Can someone help me?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Isolus:
Solved

I solved the problem.

The ext4_utils from the linked thread are from the 2.x android branch. After I fetched, compiled and patched the 4.1.2 version of the tools, it works.

But I still don't understand the parameter "./temp". The source code says it's a label... but what for?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You need to ask in the XDA Android development and hacking section .

jje
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ctslaton:
I just flashed the Blu Kuban Rom for GB27 and it works great. I then flashed tdunhams patched email app for (odexed version). When I booted back into Blu Kuban, the email app does not show in my list of apps. Anyone know what I need to do to make it available?

Edit: OK, will repost in Q&A section, too new to post in dev section.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brikzpapi:
Maybe read the instruction on whether or not you post in general or Q&A. Also maybe ask or pm either dev.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Hi guyz

Couldnt find the thread jellybean kernel 3.0 in xu development section

Any idea what happened to it?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ben Ling:
this is the thread link,but no longer working because the thread has been removed...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250822
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
U knw why??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Encang_Rojali:
Ill see the last nite at post last someone figh about munjeni ..i dont know why past i wanna post thaaat!! Gone...

Sent From ST25i Using Telephone Coin

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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dotafan:
drsanket, you had progress with the camera libs?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
No brother

I mentioned that I had very slow internet

I really want to try bt I can't
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dotafan:
It's the effort that counts... Now that the thread is deleted all links are gone..

If you could repost them I could download and follow your instructions... I get around 700 kbps net

Just p.m me
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] soulhackereborn:
Another thread deleted overnight!! wth is happening on XDA !!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
closing thread :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iago-Cobain:
I see enough threads talking about this kernel, but it never interested me, but so much talk about this "kernel", I wanted to know what it is she, perhaps some improvement configuration and development of rom? I do not know, but I think for me that is basically it would help in structure ..

What is a "Kernel"?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kt-Froggy:
In a nutshell (pun intended :)), your answer is the first paragraph from here: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/31632/what-is-the-linux-kernel-and-what-does-it-do/
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iago-Cobain:
Yes, but ok, many smartphones of the same model have a different kernel, for example, my kernel is P3100UBLH1 and another P3100 would P3100XXXX1, what i wanted to know, is in accordance with Samsung's own updates the kernel can improve, type in performance, processing ... among others.