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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scryan:
When you buy off contract you have the choice of

The phone still "costs" the market clearing price of an off contract S4... Sure that money is not anywhere, but its opportunity costs because they could have sold that unit subsidized for the market clearing price had they chosen.

The off contract verizon S4 still comes with all of that because that is what they decided to do with what they sell. Just like I can go buy a corvette and paint on a race strip and sell it at my dealership. If you want a discount from me on a corvette you need to run a bumpersticker with my logo, and I am forcing you to have a race strip. If you don't want a race strip... Buy from chevy.

Vendors didnt make the phones. Vendors are:

The people who make the bloatware profit off their apps or services. Guys who sell services (vendors) pay verizon to put their apps on phones so that the end consumer will hopefully like it and continue using the service.

Having Admin rights reduces security. Its just a fact. Its the reason user accounts exist in linux, and why you only become administrator briefly each time rights need to be granted in both android and linux. Your phone is more secure if you don't have to option to mistakenly load something insecure on it. This is simply a fact, you can read it from pretty much any book that discusses the subject. YOU may be super admin, but there is no test before admin rights are given... and if one of your employees is not the super admin he thinks he is, your security has been compromised.

They make money in more ways then just monthly contract. Again, do you think they are not paid to load bloat? Do you really not acknowledged that a phone that cannot be modified is more secure from the viewpoint of a corporation issuing phones to random employies? This increases sales and profit.

The fact that its mean kind does not mean a damn thing. Its a deal YOU already agreed was fair, and VZ has your signature to prove it. If it wasn't fair, why didn't you sign up for the better option?

You were presented with, in writing, the fact that you would not be allowed to modify your phone if you asked VZ for help with the price. If you didn't read your contact, or didn't believe they would hold you to it... I don't know what to tell you.

And honestly that is what it comes down to more then ANYTHING.

MAN THE **** UP. You knew VZ locks phones from the get go. They don't hide it. Even if it was unlocked you agreed contractuatlly that you should not be able to modify the phone.

The real difference is that we haven't been able to beat them yet. Be upset about that, but you signed up for what you signed up for man... Very transparent.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ky5ever:
15 33663429

I was gonna just give the f**k up and leave you be, cause Im tired of arguing and I figured youd come to a consensus, and I was even agreeing with many of your points, up until I read the last paragraph.

First off. Verizon does not state that the software cannot be modified. They state that if you do modify the phone, you cannot ask for help fixing the phone or applying further modifications to it with support from Verizon. They will not help you. If they said you cannot root the phone, than a LOT of people would be facing court sessions.

Secondly. Man the f**k up? What made you think I was any bit upset with what Verizon does?

I sure as hell accept it. And I sure as hell cant do anything about it. Thats not the problem here. I was merely telling the other guy that HE is also going to have to "man the f**k up" and deal with it.

Third. VZW just recently started locking phones. And it was not publicized. They dont just up and go "HEY GUYS, WE LOCK PHONES NOW. KTHXBAI." Also, if it was unlocked, then why make an agreement that Im not going to unlock it? Thats right, there was no agreement.

We have beaten them, several times. Not yet for the S4, but we are oh so close. Im not upset about that, far from it, my friend. Im ecstatic. I only wish I could contribute somehow myself.

I signed up for a high end phone on the nations most reliable cellphone network. Any caveats therein are to be dealt with as met.

Fourth. Verizon locking the bootloader when one of the key features of the KNOX bootloader is staying secure while also letting you run proprietary customized ROMs and software IS NOT A SELLING POINT. I dont know WHAT made you think LACK of features was a selling point.

A phone that keeps ONLY THE DATA THEY WANT, to be encrypted, encrypted, while keeping everything else normal, is the best phone.

Most corporate companies are purchasing T-Mobile or AT&T phones, even, because they are more lenient with letting the business customize the phone to their individual needs. Not everyone wants what Verizon wants.

Im done with you. You can type me up another nice long reply and tell me again how wrong I am. I dont care. You believe what you want to believe, and Ill believe what I want to believe. This all started because you misinterpreted my words, anyway. So, please, lets drop this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Andyn:
It's worth a shot and i applaud u for exercising your 1st amendment and looking out for consumer rights. I'll definitely sign that petition. In addition, I wonder if this also applies to carrier"blacklisting/blocking" equipment imei from being used due to unpaid accounts. I would think that it's common sense and good business to blacklist/block the account holder who has delinquent or unpaid equipment bills instead of blocking the phone from being activated on another account.

////ANDY
[Moto X Q&A] 50CalPotato:
Hey guys!

I have a non-developer Moto X from Rogers, in Canada. I unlocked my bootloader recently, since I like tinkering!

Unfortunately, the phone also developed a fault with the headphone jack contacts. The port is extremely loose, and music cuts out whenever a pair of headphones is even slightly jigged (I've tried this with multiple headphones).

Does anybody think I could still send it back to Motorola without telling them about the bootloader? I have got rid of the "BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED" screen with the fastboot flash logo command, if that helps. The phone looks like any old Moto X when booting.
[Moto X Q&A] KidJoe:
When you submit info to Moto to get the unlock code, Moto knows you've unlocked the bootloader and voided the warranty.

That being said, I do not know how much they hold to this policy. Its worth calling them, just telling them the headset is going bad, and see what your options are. Its your choice if you want to mention you unlocked the bootloader or not.

Who knows, they might just accept it as a warranty claim because software wont cause a physical problem with a head phone or power jack/port.
[Moto X Q&A] 50CalPotato:
That's an excellent point. Thanks! I guess I'll phone Canadian support and see what happens.

If all else fails, does anybody know where I could find the part for the headphone port itself? I've looked all over the place, but it seemingly does not exist.
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
Try buying a broken phone maybe? Not sure what they'd go for.

Sent from my Moto X cellular telephone...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markpm4:
plz help i have an lg p990 ics i want tho use smarthflash but that doesnt work i want tho be tho stock gingerbred

greeting markpm4 sent me massage if you have solution or backup of gingerbread it saids on nvflash that boot.img requierd
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] azethoth:
This has to have been asked already, however I am unable to think of sufficient search terms to turn it ip.

What I am looking to do is back up all my personalizations(sp?), ring tones, email configurations, text messages, all apps, etc and restore them back after a rom change or reinstall of the same rom.

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
If Adroid had taken a backup of your apps and Settings then it would restore them. All you need to do is to log on with the same Google account as before. If you had not enabled Backup and Restore (Settings > Backup & Restore) then it will not restore anything.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Pennycake:
I've used Titanium Backup for this - for a more in-depth way to backup and restore. It's just important to read and understand what you can and can't do with it or you can cripple your ROM and have to wipe and start over.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] azethoth:
I have never had much luck with the google restore. The only thing I have ever been able to get it to restore with any reliability was my contacts. Having my apps restored is below 50/50 and I always have that setting on. Even when it restored my apps it never restored my Text Messages although I do have an app for that. It is more the configurations that get annoying.

I'll have to take another look at Titanium Backup. I played with it a couple years back but never delved into it too much. Mainly used it to freeze apps on my Sensation when only the temp root was available.

Thanks guys.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] revwillie:
I've used Ti Backup for years but it can be a little cumbersome. Helium by Koush is a little easier to use.

My last wipe was owned by Nandroid Manager

I've never restored wifi, bluetooth and SMS so reliably before. As long as you do a full Nandroid backup before you wipe, NM can hunt through your backup for whatever data you need.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Alex Rocha:
Hello to all!

I had my Xperia P hard bricked during CMW installation and I am trying hard to fix it by myself, because I believe I lost the warranty because of it ...

So I ask: is there anyone who can help me with a possible JIG Xperia P?

or any other option to reinstall android on my phone, because he is really dead! no recognition usb, no hard boot, no battery charging, no flashing lights....

nothing seems to work!!! ...

can anyone help me please?

Thank you in advance!

Alex
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
Bit more detail how you bricked it installing CWM. What exactly you done and where you get it from.

Try to shut it down, press power + volume up untill you feel (1+) 3 vibrations.

See if you can connect it in flash mode (connect usb to pc while you hold volue down), the led should turn green.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Alex Rocha:
Xperia P hard bricked

First I'd like to thank's for your help ChikeD!

Well.... I was trying to install the new CM 11 Nightly Build - a custom ROM build on Android 4.4.2 KitKat- on my Sony Xperia P device

I had rooted succesfully and was seaching for an app on google play store to provide access to "recovery mode" that works with my LT 22i to finish the installation of this new rom... i tryed lot of apps, but no one worked... and so I've found this app "Recover X" from LEDelete developer.

after install and run, this app show me one option to get access to recovery mode... i dont remember exactly, but i saw somethig like "CMW......" on screen. after download, I tryed to reboot my phone and then its completly dead!! i'd tryed any kind of possibility pressing buttons dowloading softwares and more but my computers didn't recongize it when connect USB cable...

vol+ / power dont work, vol- / usb dont work, no charging indicator, no lights blinks, nothing works! it looks like a motherboard without any operational system...

And I saw in some websites that exist one JIG for Samsung devices that alows recovery phones with problems like mine... so i wonder if is possible to find some JIG for Xperia P or any other possibility of reinstallation of android system

I hope i made myself clear because I'm still learning this language... that means I'm sorry for my bad english in advice...

If there is anything that you can't understand, please let me know

Thank's a lot!

Alex
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
If you had asked before I would have told you Recovery X won't work, didn't work the 2 times I have tried it, but didn't brick my phone eithr.

To incatal CM you didn't neet to root or install CWM since you need to flash it's kernel anyway.

Is your bootloader unlocked?

Was the phone fully charged when it happened, did it start boot and then died or just went black?

Have you tried to hold the power + volume up for 10-15 minutes?

To reinstall firmware you need flash mode (volume down while connecting to USB), have you flashed with flashtool or PC Companion before?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Alex Rocha:
Yes i had reinstalled twice by flash tool and pc companion, holding vol down while connecting to USB, because the device was with very low performance.

When i was trying to get rebooted on "recovery mode" before the black screen, my battery was on 85%....

Yesterday i tried to do "hard reboot" holding the power + volume up for 50 minutes and nothing....

Actually what i really need is find a way to get some response of the system of this phone (by connecting in some jig, or doing something with the software or even the hardware...), because if my computer recognize the phone, i do believe that i'll can handle with reinstallation... in other words, my challenge now it's only get out from the black screen for any other operational response

One of my ideas is unmount rear cover and try to disconnect the battery cord for 10 minutes and see if something changes... but i'm fully opened to new ideas

I really believe that i'll succeed on this case with yours precious help!!

Thank you again for your assistance!

Alex
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
It might, worked for this guy http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2628715&page=2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Alex Rocha:
Well... unfortunately remove the power cord did not worked... no changes! i confess that i was betting on this procedure... but ok! Let's keep searching for a new option!

Best regards!

Alex
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] eZdubzitmk4:
Just wondering..I have moon rom working 100 percent. No FC blah blah etc

So it's still android 4.1.2..but stable.

Correctly modded everything

The OP of the rom abandoned the project so I have been trying to fix it for like 3 months. Im not sure how many people would be interested in it so I wanted some feedback first thanks

Heres a screenie
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bajanman:
EZ I'd say I like that first screenie:p lol

If it's stable then it's good for the community IMHO!!

But you spending a lot of time on 4.1.2 not sure how many are going to use it:confused:. But it could be used as a secondary Rom with the dual boot flashers...;):cool:

But it is a tablet Rom which makes it different from the rest...

Just my 2¢®™

SENT FROM MY SAMMY TO YOUR? EYES USING TAPTALK
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] eZdubzitmk4:
Yeah thats what I was thinking. It makes the phones screen actually useable lol. Maybe ill release it later. The only tablet rom we ever had was mini tab but it never worked right and camera was borked

This works 100 percent. Been running it 2 days. I dont think android version should matter since this is 1 of a kind lol. Thanks for feedback bro
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bajanman:
No prob eZ... since your so good at porting I'm pm you something to look at...

SENT FROM MY SAMMY TO YOUR? EYES USING TAPTALK
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] eZdubzitmk4:
Ok cool
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] SpikeDrums:
I would definitely give it a try. Something to satisfy my flashaholic tendencies.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mataflakitas:
Moon Rom is amazing.. Ez you cant Port Rom Modification.. Speed..Moon...

Enviado desde mi GT-N7105 mediante Tapatalk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bajanman:
Lol:thumbup::thumbup:

Lacking the English language below»»»»
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mataflakitas:
Iol im not speak inglish... :D

Enviado desde mi GT-N7105 mediante Tapatalk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
You don't say...LOL ...g

Edit :

eZ....if you wanna give us another rom....who am I to argue..

Many thanks for giving us so much already...

And if you include that wallpaper in the build....it'll be a hit....LOL...g

Sent from my NOTE 2.750...

Courtesy of our amazing developers...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] eZdubzitmk4:
2 roms almost ready

Holobean its a tw 4.3 port with blue theme

And this tablet one
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
Wow!!

You're a porting machine !!!

Thank you !!!

Sent from my NOTE 2.750...

Courtesy of our amazing developers...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] softballjunkee13:
Ya. For sure. Which name do u prefer? Hitler or napoleon cuz u are taking

sh*# over bro

Sent from my Note 2 running MEAN MUTHA F'N BEAN????
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] eZdubzitmk4:
Lmao I want to put this in my sig hahahaha

Mean Bean v2.o - Fastest TouchWiz Around!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexioleto:
like the title i ask , if is possible, how to enable DT2W on franco kernel without touch controll/trickster mod application...

thanks a lot to all :)

P.S. Sorry for my bad english :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soccerfan6789:
What's wrong with trickster mod? Trickster is a kernel settings app. That's the only way to enable and disable it unless there's a built in kernel setting changer into the ROM you using or you use a different kernel setting changer
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1Chef:
As with the guy above me what's up with touch control, its working beautifully on Franco here. Franco was implementing dt2w but I think he's given up on it. Have a search of the franco kernel thread for more info on it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommanabat:
dt2wake

Touch control my friend work awesome.. Paid version..
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay-z-s:
Hey

I'm using cm10 for month (and return to 2.3.7 btw)(on nAa32- 06)

I always odex cm10 before start using it , so the question is why my bluetooth can't send large files(for ex. cant send a normal mp3 file) but i can send/recive images without problem.

But sometimes i can send heavy files (20 percent of times)

Im wondering if this happened by odexing rom(+bluetoothservices.apk) ,as i know odexing should not effect and cause these issues.

So whats the problem in your opinion?

#i said "cant send" i meat send progress fails at 9% for example(stops without warn)

#no problems with reciving

#its really anoying

Thanks dears:beer:
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stamatis:
Try to send with a bluetooth file manager app or such apps.

If it still doesn't work and it is only with mp3 files you can zip them:confused:...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Dejvid50:
Hi all,i have a problem.. i playing Minigore 2 & Table Top Racing and during playing a black background .when I make a screenshot while playing only in the screenshot it shows normal .. why ? .. .. please help..

Sorry for bad quality and my English..

Video here ↓

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTOb8zqgyg4&feature=youtu.be
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diecast:
i am on 4.4.2 and i can clearly see that when i pull down the notif bar is hanging and also the stock launcher lags when scrolling between screens and some apps when i open them and basically when i close them they do a lag thing and i mean that it opens fast but when i cloase it it hangs a bit!

i did factory reset and nothing!

did hard reset wipe data /wipe cache!

any suggest? or it is just like that? and it will be fixed by an update?

thxs in advance
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] titotito1983:
Hi, same happens to me! When I pull down the notification bar I see the lag....I don't know why is this. But apart from that, I don't have any lag in the apps drawer or any other part, it runs really smooth. The notif bar is the only problem I can find.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diecast:
have you tried to hard reset?? i did hard reset and nothing happened!!!!

try a hard reset it might solve your problem!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] titotito1983:
Hard reset is the same as a Factory Reset?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] rumpnet:
Since there are so many requests for a FAQ of some sort I’ve decided to start one. Please contribute whatever you can. Below are a list of threads I’ve found to be useful. Please add any FAQS / or threads you might have.

How to use the Wizard as an external USB modem incl. driver

http://www.pdagold.com/articles/detail.asp?a=269

aWizard Rom Tools

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=37386

LokiWiz

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=33796

Tweak Threads

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=WM5_Tweaks_Other

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=38957

Cingular Extended Roms

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=271754

Upgrades and Original Roms

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=45295

Cingular Wap Settings

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=6809
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ngaia:
I have note II hang on logo, i try to flash without pit its says no pit, so i add pit wit repartition checked, repartition failed.

i tried to reset but cant get in to reset screen, i can get into download mode only

in odin mode

Product name :

custom binary Download : NO

current binary : Samsung official

Stystem Status : custom

I search forum whole day but no luck, any1 can help here plzzz

(i hope i posted in right section because this is my 1st time here)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweetsmoke69:
Hi all, I seriously consider to flash a 4.3 ROM (most likely Hurricane) even though I'm still happy with my 4.1.2 - however finally curiousness wins...

I have a simple question, just want a "yes or no". If the answer is no I will not ask for any further advice - will find it by myself.

Q: In case I do not want to stay with 4.3 can I simply go back to my previous 4.1.2 by just recovering a backup (NAND)?

My question is primarily related to the Bootloader since I'm wondering if a recover would restore previous BL as well. I don't want to go for the wifi-fix, therefore I will flash MJ5 BL prior to flashing 4.3 ROM.

Many thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeuz:
no

I did something similar before and it didn´t go well

I installed amnix rom because of the walkman player, but in the process that rom changed my modem so I was on G1 from thunderlite v7 and changed to L4.

there were some issues with the rom (mainly on walkman graphic glitches) and decided to go back to thunderlite v7 using a nandroid backup....

the thing is everything "seemed fine" but the modem was not restored ...

also my proximity sensor stopped working,

after a couple of days trying to fix it. I decided to install an old ROM from my carrier (telcel mexico) and lose the IMEI which I got back using an EFS back up I have (the first one I created)

then I updated again to 4.3 on hurricane everything seems to be working ok with the EFS folder and the sensor.,,

so I dont think your bootloader will get restored either.

be cautious.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mashed_Potatoes:
I was asking myself the same question. I had a 4.1.2 backup of ARHD v19, and then i flashed the 4.3 ARHD v20.1, along with the MJ5 bootloader.

I was dissatisfied with the performance of 4.3, so i decided to revert through recovery. I made a 4.3 backup just in case i brick the phone.

Then i restored the 4.1.2 and everything went well, the 1st boot was about 10 seconds longer.

Now i am not sure did it restore the old bootloader or not, but the device is running pretty fast now on 4.1.2

So yes, it's possible
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elvispen:
A nand backup does not contain the bootloader.

But to be sure you can install "android system info" from play store.

Then check buildinfos and the post boot loader version.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mezo91:
Why dont you go in download and see if the bootloader has the knox bit or not.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweetsmoke69:
+1 would be interesting to know. If Knox is there it would mean that 4.1.2 runs on mj5 bootloader...
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxodunk:
Hi everyone, i need to ask for help, i have my Moto G (bootleader unlocked) with stock kitkat 4.4.2 and due to a problem with the wifi connection i want to wipe/reset my phone, but going to fastboot mode selecting ''factory'' and pressing the volume up button just starts normally the phone, this also happens when i try to go to BP Tools, tried using the power button but it shuts down my phone

Please help, am i doing something wrong