yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] az-dave:
fair question :)

a) I incorrectly assumed the S5 would be (what in my opinion) was an improvement over my S3. Lets face it...the S3 was completely unlockable, and allows a massive range of DEVs and other customizations. My experience messing with the S3 at root level, even bricking and successfully unbricking it, led me to think why not go with a newer piece of Hardware that was more powerful and would have better features.

b) I never got the S4, and now researching it, it appears its has less exploits and less customization for ATT & VZN users.

c) I am not the type of person who jumps to the newest product every single time, I stick with things, Like Windows XP, that work good, are reliable and that I done have to spend hours of time learning something only to find out its obsolete in 1 month. Im now in the process of dealing with migrating my entire company to Windows 7 because 8 was a disaster (once again, the "newer" isnt better), but unfortunately the new office and other programs have the same idiotic additional clicks to get the same job done...like I said, this isnt just about phones, the entire software development community is going down an irrational path forcing people to be LESS efficient)

d) Lastly, I was the last man standing on VZN at my company, I have corporate ATT acct, and it saved me $100/mo to go ahead and "add" an ATT line for my phone...That being said, my VZN S3 will not work with the ATT 4G network or Radio, thus I had to get a new phone with the new line. This left me with the choice: Go with the "old" S3, the S4, or the S5...so I chose the S5. My S3 is now a toy.

What I have now learned, is that my instinct to STAY AWAY from new things has been proven correct again. While some people may love the new TW and Windows-8 style look, I dont. Everyone Ive showed it to has said it looks quote "Dumbed Down" "Child-Lick" and even "Girlish"...

Im now considering taking one of my workers new S4's and giving them this S5. Rooting the S4 as best as possible, and basically keeping it forever.

The fact of the matter is...Android phones took off and boomed because of the Mods and Roots and everything...and these lockdowns will bakcfire badly. At the end of the day, My mistake was thinking I could do MORE with a newer, more powerful device, than I could with my Dinosaur (as one of my employees called my S3 which was 2 yrs old).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] rwilco12:
Hey everyone,

Let's remember this is a public forum and we are all entitled to our own opinions. If you don't agree with someone please don't bash or flame them. Let's keep it civil. If we don't we'll have to close the thread and disciplinary action may be required.

Thanks!

Rwilco12
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] az-dave:
Bingo...even though the S5 is new...think about all the DEV's that were available for the S3 by this time in its roll-out...

Then again...according to ATT and Samsung why do we need DEVs when they already include outstandingly needless things on the S5 such as "My Magazine".../sar lol

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I for one am up for Bounty. I will pledge $20 donation to whoever gets a true root ...if a few hundred people commit, thats gotta be a decent prize. :)

Quite honestly, I dont know how the Dev's or Forums make money, and Im all for supporting people who know a heck of a lot more about this stuff than I do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Pure+:
I started this thread a while back and then switched over to the M8. But even though I don't have the phone, it's a great device and I'd love for you all to see a root. If we can get a bounty going I'd be willing to chip in what I can.

And thanks for getting back on topic guys!!!! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cyberace1985:
there already is a bounty going on over on the verizon page
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] az-dave:
Does anyone know if the International Model will work with AT&T or VZN 4G LTE?

Looks like the Bounty is over $8300 and climbing...I added mine to the list.

Its now getting big enough that Im sure someone wants to get close to $10K is not more...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] omgbossis21:
A list of developers working on the phones? No developer want mass messages about when when when.......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] e-thug:
Best hope for root is to get the T-Mobile version when it hits and sell your AT&T version as soon as possible.

This was already a problem with the S4, I just don't understand some of you people! Get mad at AT&T all you want but everyone has known that the S5 would come locked down. My T-Mobile S4 works just fine on AT&T and the bootloader was never KNOXed. No need to use safestrap or use Loki Doki or any of that crap. That's why the AT&T S4s aren't worth S**T. And you can also get a Straight Talk SIM and not give AT&T a dime to be on their network. Wise up, people!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nbrent1007:
I think we should all be patient. Look at the s4 page on xda. Theres plenty of roms that are still to this day updating and supported
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] karmuh:
No thanks, I'll keep my AT&T S5 and be patient for the inevitable root. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] abraxo:
Some of us just don't feel like paying $600 for an unlocked bootloader. TouchWiz is stable enough, all I really want is some debloat. Att is fine with me, only reason I would switch to tmo is for the international texting and data
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] az-dave:
Those of us who dont spend 90% of our day messing with phones, but instead Use them in our daily business would not have assumed the S5 would not be unlockable unlike the S4 and S3. So we get a new phone cuz we think we will be able to use it and have better/faster of the Features we commonly use. This was based on Experience of getting new phones when we Need them, not just because a new one is out.

The S5 is pre-loaded with 4.4 'KitKat' (the naming of these OS's tells me a lot in and of itself)...the biggest thing I want back is my OLD MAPS app (ver 6.14.4) from the Pre JB 4.3. update that the networks started forcing upon people throughout 2013.

The ONLY reason I rooted my S3 was to get the older Maps app back. The new Map App works HORRIBLY when you either change routes, hit traffic and need a new route From the Current position, and several other features. I just attempted to use it today...it Wont re-caclulate a new route from the current position without backing all the way out and re-searching from the start, and you cant zoom in or out without 2 hands. The old app a simple "back" key and re-hit the "directions" button and it re-does the route and time and miles instantly while at the same time giving me new miles/time estimate to location. Its Works Awesome.

Again, for someone who goes from home to a restaurant the new one may probably be fine (unless you take a wrong turn and need a new route), but for road warriors its horrific. A few other tweaks and I can live with the new system however ugly I feel it is, its the actual workings of certain Apps that root can help us change.

I have another week or 2 before I can trade this back for an S4...which may end up happening...$35 restock fee may be worth a rootable S4.

Im being patient and hoping in the meantime someone gets at least a partial root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] az-dave:
Crud...just bricked (soft hopefully) my old S3 by using Ubuntu to try and view system folder.

Apparently my S3 didnt appreciate me binding and remounting /system/app to /mnt/sdcard/system/app.

While I was able to view the "folder" name in Ubuntu, I could not see the contents...now Im gunna try and fix the S3 with my recovery microsd card. If I can even remember how... haha

UPDATE:

Id rather have the phone hard bricked so I could boot from the SDcard...Its now stuck in recovery boot loop. Odin wont flash a new ROM...

Keep ion mind I made NO changes to the system or files on the phone, I simply mounted the /system/app directory and it worked for 3 or 4 hours. Then as I was simply using Ubuntu to Browse the phone directories, an error message on the phone came up, and it was stuck in some loop popping up the UI error box. Pulled battery and phone wants to boot into recover mode, but it gets the "Unauthorized Software" Verizon message and locks up.

I can boot to download mode, trying a few ROM flashes to see if they will work...I think its a brick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] az-dave:
Finally unbricked it. Now its factory mode. Complete wipe and install of factory JB.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] scott14719:
JB or KitKat?

Oh never mind, I see you are talking about your S3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mcmb03:
ummm wrong area buddy
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Lone_Star:
I'm jumping on the root for debloating only band wagon. I don't really need any custom roms, but I'd like to be able to pull off the crap I don't need/use. There's a few other handy things you can do with root as well that would be nice. And now I wait... :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cstayton:
no actually he is in the right area that was a continuation of him trying to use his S3 to connect to his S5 through a direct connect.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Cjohns8792:
When I had my att s4 and was fully rooted with rom and recovery, I could get two to three days of battery life compared to most who would charge the same phone nightly. Also being able to change from lte to 3g and even lower at any given time helps reduce data and saves so much more battery. I don't want to mess with your post. Just saying there are a lot more reasons for custom roms and I hope some one can find an exploit for this but if it takes a few months I don't mind. It will give all of us time with our phones before we brick them trying to root. *sarcasm* but like you said there is a lot more that's just a few exaples.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Kael ruch:
Can you please elaborate?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] az-dave:
Sorry 'bout that. I bricked my S3 trying to get to the root system of the S3 to see if possible thru Ubuntu. I attempted briefly to link the S5 up, but got scared and decided to test the method on the S3.

I believe it bricked cuz it partially worked and altered something on the /system/app or /system mount...in other words - DONT TRY THIS ON THE S5 either.

Anyway, I finally got the correct stock rom image and recovery for the old S3 and fixed it (after trying to flash about 20 other ROMS).

I too scared to re-attempt the same mounting for the S5...however I will note, I was able to mount the S5 and see certain directories...it does Odd things depending on whether or not the SD card is inserted...I was seeing 2 different "Android" directories on my S5 with the SDcard inserted and no "Android" dirs with it out...thats why I decided NOT to continue on the S5 and instead use the poor S3 and the Guinne pig.

I do believe with the right driver/app one could indeed connect a rooted S3 to an S5 and peer..the question is will it brick one or both devices trying...??

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Not really...the reason I bricked my S3 is cuz I was trying to find a backdoor into the S5 using the S3 and Ubuntu...

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Thank you :) - And I may try again...just a little differently. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] az-dave:
I wonder would there be any possible way to side-load MAPS V6.14 onto the S5 ??

Im thinking a re-compiled version that runs as its own stand-alone app? The new Maps feature is KILLING me while trying to Navigate in traffic to clients...at anytime in route to a destination on V6.14 I could hit the back button 1 time, then click on "get directions" and it would instantly tell me the new miles and estimated time to destination.

2 clicks, fast, ez, and *fairly* safe to do. Cannot do the same with the new one without backing all the way out to search (3 clicks back), re-click search, click on the destination (if it even appears), then 2 or 3 more clicks to get a new route...literally a lifetime when one is en-route - Dangerous...and even if your a passenger, you can miss an exit to a re-route if you notice an issue up ahead.

I just dont know if its possible without root...??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] TOA Duck:
I thought you could side load without root. Go to security and click allow unknown.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Cuppeerr:
I've always loved the post your homescreen threads and now it's my chance to make one:)
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Devildog78965:
Second Screenie!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] marcos600rr:
Enviado desde mi HTC One_M8 mediante Tapatalk
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] frostyroot:
View attachment 2682584
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Cuppeerr:
wowowoowow that's a really clean homescreen
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] namato:
Here's mine
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] redspeed6:
Lock Screen & Home screen
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] jdembones:
Here's mine after 9 hours of ownership.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Fenny:
I'll bite.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Android-hotness:
View attachment 2684601
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] zaydaboss:
Apex launcher+ uccw+ udn to hide my nav bar and enjoy all the screen. I'm happy for now
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] rayraycarter4:
Nova
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] TheStayHomeDad:
Not to get religious

God bless you and everyone else during these hard times at FT. Hood!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] rayraycarter4:
Thank you
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] VolcanicSkunk:
What is everyone using to change nav bar themes?

Sent from my HTC One M8
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] ParaScoob:
What icon set are you using?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Cuppeerr:
Nox Icon Pack!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] ParaScoob:
Thanks! Just downloaded them. Here's my home screen...
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Cuppeerr:
Since this is about homescreens I thought we could add a poll on what launcher you're using. I just included what are thought to be the "top 3" launchers for this phone, if you feel i've left out a launcher pm or reply or whatever and i'll add it to the poll:)
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] hawaiianboi:
Here are mine, just something nice, simple and clean.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] romerovallin:
Sandy beach wallpaper
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] romerovallin:
Sandy Beach Wallpaper
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Tiffany84:
Icons look 100x better on the screen then they do in this pic.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] nightfox11:
Nothing fancy
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] saldebot:
Beautiful widgets

Nova launcher prime
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Ark1406:
Nova launcher
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] EvoYas:
BA wallpaper, anyway you can share it here plz :)
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] saldebot:
Unfortunately I deleted it, however I got it from Zedge.:good:
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] hawaiianboi:
What icon set is that?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] The Maddeath:
I tend to prefer simplistic wallpapers that I change almost weekly and no clutter on them.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] saldebot:
Today's setup

Beautiful widgets

Nova launcher

Glass icons
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Edcar445:
I like to keep my home screen and lock screen very minimalistic.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] lulu217783:
What's ur set up icons launcher and how u get cleaner app show percent??
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Ark1406:
Guess you're talking to me? And I used cyrcle icon set with zooper widgets. For the percent on clean master, it's on the settings.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] lulu217783:
What's ur setup??
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] TheStayHomeDad:
I'm using Dodol launcher with the Dark theme.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] fatannasty:
Here's mine
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Da Kine:
Today's setup
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] style154:
Wow that wallpaper mind sharing??
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] :
Alright mates....here Ya go!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Tiffany84:
My latest. By the way, the little

orange tapatalk icon in the bottom right, beside the internet app is not part of my home screen. Must just be something tapatalk adds when they host your image.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] thatotherguy..:
+1

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What are those icons called?

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Mind sharing that clock?

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[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Tiffany84:
The icons are called Platinum ICS by Stealthychief. They are on the play store. I highly recommend you check out all of his icon sets. He does AMAZING work and he's also a member of Xda.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] lulu217783:
:thumbup:

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What clock is that and how's it blue?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] cbrown245:


Clocks are part of the Rom we are working on , and so much more . Keep an eye out for the Tranquil release .
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] thatotherguy..:
Sweet can't wait til release, love Tranquil,, could you share that wallpaper
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] thatotherguy..:
Thanks
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Supovitz:
I am truly a boring person. Minimalism is my game.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] paperecho:
Care to share the wall?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Jdom58:
Here you go, is there anything else needed?? :victory:
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] style154:
Always been very simple lol got the wall in the wallpaper thread here
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] lotzakritters:
This is my current setup. All using lighting launcher extreme
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Xdpker06:
What Icons are you using and how do you get those widgets? Are they custom UCCW?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] OctoberNexus:
Here's my live wallpaper in case anyone is interested https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.androidworks.livewallpaperkitkat
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] leo9891:
Custom Icons on stock launcher

App draw transparency

Software Keys Fade

Status and Navigation Bar change colors

Docked Icons disappear on Blinkfeed

Some more mods, just not worth mentioning.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Yardie_Style:
Running Viper Rom
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] O0cynix0o:
GPe ROM with GravityBox and XGELS. Elun icons.

I'm a peacock! You gotta let me fly! - Terry Hoitz
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] mrscaligirl:
Here is mine..
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] wase4711:
Hey girl, when did you get an M8? :D

I'm getting one in 2 weeks; it seems like we follow each others phone choices time after time :good:
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] mrscaligirl:
Hey... I know right, I got it a couple weeks ago and really liking it so far. I also got the S5 too.. Hehe [emoji5]
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] wase4711:
what do you like better, the M8 or the S5?

I'm curious as to what the note 4 will be too..
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] mrscaligirl:
I think I like the M8 better, I'm also very curious about the note 4, let me know what you think about the M8 when you get it.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] lotzakritters:
Current home screen. Lightning launcher with zooper widgets.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Da Kine:
Simple.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] dia_naji:
How did you get the software keys to transparent
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] leo9891:
Software Keyz Fade. It's an Xposed Module. I found out to be a bit buggy and tried to stick with it, but it just wasn't worth the hassle. Had to constantly manually reboot. Try it for yourself, maybe it's been fixed since then. It makes it look pretty cool.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] eichenberg:
HTC One
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] tdcokefiend:
I'm minimalistic lol
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] chattguy:
Here's mine.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] wase4711:
those icons are really cool; what are they?

thanks
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Clark Joseph Kent:
AP Dark Asylem by Apen83
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] chrisbriney226:
It's in works
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Ryanmo5:
Not sure if anyone is around anymore but here's mine!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Yardie_Style:
Running LG G4 on M8
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] johnathanamber:
Hello,

I've recently flashed with the t999 root66 ROM via Odin (Stock T-Mobile Android 4.3 ROM), worked great. Recently changed my recovery to CWM and backed up, and attempted to flash to Cyanogen "cm-10.2.1-d2tmo" ROM. Now, I get the following error:

FYI: None of the listen version include the latest T-Mobile Android 4.3 model.

Any help would be appreciative.

Thanks,

Johnathan
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] johnathanamber:
OK, didn't find this before, but found it now... testing:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49045506&postcount=4
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] johnathanamber:
OK, I've got it working, and I'd have to say that CyanogenMod is looking pretty good.

I ended up modifying the following file:

\META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script

Instead of removing the "assert" text starting at line 2 and ending at line 9, I added my version to it:

My version was first on the list.

It works great!

Thanks guys,

Johnathan
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
That's a really old version that's why it didn't have the newest bootloader.. But why cm10.2 and not cm11?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] johnathanamber:
Hey serio22,

I made the mistake of updating my stock tmo rom to 4.3... which included KNOX unbeknownst to me. Well this changed the bootloader version. Currently CyanogenMod doesn't support this newer bootloader. So, in order for me to get CyanogenMod to install, I had to modify the bootloader update script to see my bootloader version correctly. I can install via ZIP but I just found out I can't via CyanogenMod update.

I'm in the process of installing CM11 Nightly for the T999, the last stable version is what I did previously, which worked out great... except I can't get the GAPPS zip for 4.3... only 4.4.2 and 4.2.2.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
CM 10 = > Android V 4.3.x

CM 11 => Android V 4.4.x

So I wouldn't flash 4.3 Gapps on CM 11.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Yes but I meant why did you flash cm10.2 when we have cm11 but never mind.. And cm11 is 4.4.2, so you need the zip for 4.4.2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] johnathanamber:
Serio22,

I flashed 10.2 since it was the last 'stable' build. I didn't like the idea of using a 'nightly' since I would imagine there would be more bugs, etc.

I did flash the latest nightly and the GApps to go along. It is working as expected. I've run into some app crashed, but nothing a restart won't handle. My only problem is that the upgrades won't work OTA since the newer bootloader model isn't included with the upgrades. So, if I want to reflash with each new nightly, I'll just stick with what I have.

I assume that when I reflash with another nightly, that I can keep my settings, etc?

What caches would I NOT have to wipe in order to keep my data and get the latest nightly?

Thanks,

Johnathan
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Yes you will keep your settings, apps and stuff like that.. Just don't factory reset or wipe data and you will keep your stuff
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] johnathanamber:
Thanks serio22.

I did eventually use an d2lte version to update my current 10.2 CM version. Now it is working great and am loving it. I was able to used date from the d2tmo to d2lte OTA via the CM update section under About Phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Yup d2lte is what you use from now on because all d2 devices have been merged to d2lte.. Glad you got it working!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tidewblch:
I need some help

I have been forced to update after my GS3 took a dump. The power control chip went bad. I have now taken over my wife's old GS3. I had not rooted and installed a custom rom in so long it took me a while to figure it out. I have rooted it. I have superuser. I installed CWM. However, I cannot get CM 10.2.1 to install. I have 4.3.1 on my device and wanted to stick with that os. I did not want to go to kit kat. I try to install through cwm and keep getting installation aborted. I uninstalled KNOX as I thought that might be the issue but I am guessing from reading this that it is a bootloader issue. I don't know how to fix/change any of that and very much need someones help. I am on a TMO SGH T 999 build number JSS15J.T999UVUENC2. Kernel 3.0.31. I would very much like someone to help me figure out how to get CM 10.2.1 to install on my device. Please if someone can help me.

Thanks,

TIDE

tidewblch@aol.com