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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] drt054:
I'd pay only $25.00 to get the bootloader on my GS4 unlocked. I'm still on original MDK/Loki'd boot so not a big deal right now. But for the good of most other gs4 users who aren't, this should definitely happen..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jdb1981:
$25

I'd pay $25.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Einsteindks:
In for $25!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wtherrell:
$25 void warranty

$50 limited warranty

&100 full warranty
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] eragon5779:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=55285265

Take a loot at this. Any devs up to the task?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ShapesBlue:
For the ones who are on the S4 locked bootloader or even the S3 one that would be a great thing, good post man

From my S3 on Wicked 4.3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] TommyRox:
I would be in for a 25.00 fee.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] str8str:
great

I think that it should have a price to weed out the people who don't want it for fear or stupidity could screw their devices. That said 25 00 would be OK.

---------- Post added at 01:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:42 PM ----------

I believe that their should be a fee to weed out the people who don't want it for fear or stupidity could screw their devices. That said 25 00 would be OK.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ShapesBlue:
Agreed. They would make so much more money if they offered this

From my S3 on Wicked 4.3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] w4itg:
I'd be willing to pay a 1 time fee of $25, but as iterated by others it should be free especially since I have to pay full retail to keep my unlimited data. As a truck driver switching to another carrier isn't an option since Verizon has the best 4G coverage than any of the other networks. I would've switched to T-Mobile a long time ago.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] joshua.justice:
Has anyone received any replies from anyone at Verizon?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] fakieskr8333:
I'd be game for $25. While more than I would like it to be that is the most I could justify.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] eragon5779:
Not since the call.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ShapesBlue:
That sucks. I'll be posting the link to get more people aware of your initial idea within the forums I frequent

From my S3 on Wicked 4.3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] eragon5779:
Thank you.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ShapesBlue:
Not a problem, I don't have a locked bootloader but I'm helping those who do all the time and referring them to safestrap and what not. This would be an awesome option. My contract is up next June and I'd hate to be on a locked bootloader even though the newer phones look amazing

From my S3 on Wicked 4.3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] intrepid9:
I would be down for $25
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gsciullo17:
Any word or progress on what is happening or if it is possible to happen in the future?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] eragon5779:
None yet
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Drunkula:
I think I'd pay $25 for an unlock.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] toaster22:
Once the phone is no longer being subsidized, I think they should just let you unlock the bootloader since it's your device at that point. And if you want to unlock it early, then they could do something like $50 or maybe a sliding scale like with ET fees.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
[MENTION=5581362]eragon5779[/MENTION], have you talked to either the VP after the initial conversation or another executive? This is a fantastic idea... However, in your opinion, what are the chances Verizon 'sells' the unlocked bootloader for a certain fee? And how long until this method is implemeted? Thanks, and I would easily pay $25!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ShapesBlue:
To be honest if I were them I would jump on this idea, it will make them a lot of money. I think if the idea within verizon actually goes somewhere it would be worth it to them, now whether someone actually thinks it is a good idea with VZW is another story

From my S3 on Wicked 4.3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] borgdog:
I honestly would pay $25 just for an easy root. I mostly just like to tweak some settings and such that root allows me to do. I'm fine with unlocked too, I am at the moment , but root is all I really need.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ShapesBlue:
Yea I agree root is always good but an unlocked bootloader is priceless at least in my opinion. Most people start off locked so they don't truly know what unlocked even is

From my S3 on Wicked 4.3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
The past few devices I had were locked I'm starting to forget what's it's like to have an unlocked bootloader ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wrongway213:
this is a very, very good point. hell, i'm in for $50 and i truly do not know what an unlocked bootloader is, not entirely, anyway. i've never had one (well, not since i knew what root was anyway)... however i do know that it would make "knox" no longer an issue, and that alone is worth $50 to me. other than that, allowing you to flash custom boot animations, and allowing you to flash custom kernels without any issues, i don't know what an unlocked bootloader would allow me to do that root does not already allow.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ShapesBlue:
You forgot one thing, custom roms and custom recoveries. Overall quite a few good points

From my S3 on Wicked 4.3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wrongway213:
Oh man, yeah we could CWM instead of SS and flash CM, Paranoid, etc. and all that with unlocked bootloader. How did I leave out the most important part?

Sent from my SMG-900V on AllianceRom 1.1
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ShapesBlue:
Ah it happens man. I've only had two android phones and both I've been able to unlock. It's nice being able to do nearly anything you want with it. I also have a tablet that's unlocked

From my S3 on Wicked 4.3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xmoox:
Max I would pay is $50. Great idea hope it goes through.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Does anyone think this will actually fall through? And if so, how long until we can flash custom roms?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] eragon5779:
I'm hoping it will. I wasn't the first that wanted it, just the first with a plan. Unfortunately, an ETA is impossible at this point.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
True. I think it would be a great compromise for Verizon and rooted users. Verizon makes some cash and we get roms. Hopefully, it will be relatively quick
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] eragon5779:
The last device that I had that had a truly unlocked bootloader was the droid 1. Got the other numbered droids after that, then the S5.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] epicfailftw123:
I would be down for $25. My S3 was unlocked and I loved PacMan ROM on it. Miss the old days.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] str8str:
free

I would be OK worth 25.00. Let people decide when they buy their phone if they want an unlocked bootloader or not if so then the extra fee would be OK I think. If only to weed out the people who don't know what their doing and would only destroy their phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jkc120:
It's all about money (or perceived loss of money) for Verizon

FYI, The link in the OP to the Verizon VP's info/email is broken.

Let's face it, this boils down to money (or Verizon's perception that they'll lose money if they allow this). They believe allowing unlocked bootloaders for a small fraction of their customers would cost them more in returns/etc than it's worth (i.e. new or retained customers).

However, I think they're being extremely naive. I think if people had the option of having Verizon and their terrific coverage AND unlocked devices, they'd actually get quite a few converts from other carriers. If tomorrow Verizon announced they were going to stop preventing unlocking of bootloaders as a new policy, I imagine it would keep customers from leaving and also pull in new customers. But let's not kid ourselves, would those new lines or retained customers affect their bottom line much? Probably not, or at least they don't think so.

Assuming this is legit, OP's proposal on the other hand does affect their bottom line in a positive way. Because now if it costs Verizon $50 (just throwing a number out there), when a customer returns a "broken" phone that's just been soft bricked or something, and that person paid $50 up front, then it's a wash for them. So I think if Verizon picked a one-time fee that would then make them a profit they'd be much more likely to do it.

However, if you start offering this service (again, from Verizon's standpoint) you now open yourself up to potentially more people returning "broken" devices, which will translate to cost (employee time, potentially infrastructure, etc). So there's some degree of risk to it for them.

I think my proposal would be something like this:

- suppose the cost for Verizon of a device exchange for fixable issues (i.e. user unlocks BL, manages to soft brick it) is $X

- charge a one-time fee of 1.5 * $X (small profit per device for Verizon)

- charge this fee per device. So if a person buys a phone, pays this fee, bricks and returns it, if they want to unlock the replacement they pay again. It's only fair if we're talking about the cost, per device, for Verizon to return to the OEM for repairs.

- if the person bought the phone full retail/not subsidized, the fee is waived or negotiated through the OEM (no double-taxation :) )

What it actually costs Verizon is the real question. If $X is $100, then obviously $150 is pretty steep to pay. But if it really only costs them like $25 per device, paying ~$37.50 or even $50 would be money in Verizon's pockets that they may never have to spend so it's win-win, unless the volume of returns increases to the point where it affects their bottom line.

tl;dr - I'd pay up to $50 to do this, but if it costs Verizon $10, I'd say $50 would be extortion.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tonu42:
If I was still on verizon I would have paid absolutely nothing for them to allow me to use my own device to its fullest potential. I paid for the device already, its mine, who are they to tell me I can and can't do something with it. But I switched to an OPO because I was sick of verizon's games.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ShapesBlue:
Well a lot of people are on locked bootloaders and have no idea what it's like to be on an unlocked bootloader. While I agree it's our device they still love to have as much control as possible

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tonu42:
I used to have a fascinate and a GS3. I remember the good ole days of these forums. Everything has changed now. And I want to put my money where I get the most freedom, such as OPO, CM, and Tmobile.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bobbarker2:
$25
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ShapesBlue:
I agree there is more freedom with T-Mobile than there will ever be with Verizon. I am only with big red for the coverage it's surely not the prices. I'd love a nexus device myself but I know that will never happen

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] knoxie89:
I'd pay $0 unless they would honor the warranty, if the warranty is honored I would pay $50 - $100
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] malybru:
I know we all have busy lives and don't have time to go through a list of long winded rules, so here's a shortened version to make your life easier

Only the following topics are allowed in DEVELOPMENT area:

[DEV] - Development for any special projects or Apps

[ROM] - Custom ROMs

[KERNEL] - Custom Kernels (usually found in Original Development)

[MOD] - Hack & Modifications for the phone with code only, zips go in themes and apps

[FIX] - Fixes for known issues & bugs

[R&D] - Research & Development for Devs only, when gathering data for a new projects

[HOWTO] / [GUIDE] - How to instructions and Guides (Most of the time should be in General)

Note: If you are unsure where your new topic should go, then please post it to General

Please Include Screen Shots for ROM / MOD / THEME / Apps & Games, when possible as it's expected by our members

DEV Support for ROM / KERNEL / MOD / THEME must be provided within XDA thread posted by the Developer, otherwise it won't count as a Development, and in turn it'll be considered [INFO]rmation / [REF]erence and moved to General

Unmodified Stock ROM and Source Codes does not count as a DEVELOPMENT project unless it's part of an active project you have already started

Password must be provided for all password protected files

Direct download links preferred, due to stipulations stated in forum rule #11

Extra emphasis on rule #12

All ROM / MOD / DEV / etc... found in the DEV section not created by the DEV themselves does not qualify as a development and will be moved to General. It should be properly tagged as [INFO] or [REF], with links to the source website were it was found

Please keep all non Development relevant chatter off the DEV project topics, feel free to create a new topic in General for non Development comments about specific ROM / MOD / THEME / etc... valid replies within a DEV project are: BUG Reports, Problem, Troubleshooting Steps & Logs.

... and Please! keep all your personal bickering via PMs, do not pollute the forum with your personal indifferences.

If you have a problem with a specific member please contact the Moderators for help, that's what we're here for, but we are not babysitters, we are here to gather, organize and provide useful information for our over priced phones
[ONE Accessories] KSmithInNY:
Hey Everyone-

Hope you all have been enjoying the videos. This video takes a look at a generic desktop charging dock made for the HTC One M8 but happens to work perfectly with the OnePlus One. Thanks to [MENTION=2515478]hka148[/MENTION] for bringing this to my attention.

For additional OnePlus and technology videos, check out my YouTube channel. Enjoy!

[YOUTUBE]A0p4CirONrY[/YOUTUBE]

If you like my videos please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel and sharing them with other like minded tech-geeks!

EDIT - There is a use for the USB port on the back of the dock. It can be used to charge a secondary device such as a bluetooth headset or a tablet while your device is being charged in the cradle.
[ONE Accessories] drmacrofish:
Hey KP, thanks for all the videos you have been doing for us. Just a thought about that USB plug in the back that you did not know what it was for. Maybe it allows you to hook up a power source to charge the phone with a regular male USB input cord in case you don't have a micro-USB connecting cord?
[ONE Accessories] tomaquet:
Can you use the USB output and short cable to charge the phone? I'm guessing the idea is so you can put your phone in landscape (horizontally) and charge at the same time.

Thanks for the video anyway!
[ONE Accessories] effluent:
You read my mind. Was planning to get this but thanks for showing it in action with a TPU case on it.
[ONE Accessories] KSmithInNY:
hmmmm .... maybe! I'm trying to think of anything in my toys where i could arrange what would essentially be male usb to male usb power. Hell, i don't even own a male usb to male usb cable :confused:

If i had a male usb to male usb cable i'd probably try using AC as the micro usb power source hook the power the USB port up to a USB port on a PC to see if that functions for data exchange between the devices.

I don't think that would work, i mean putting the phone in the dock in landscape. Remember the channel where you place your phone has a male micro USB connector sticking up in the middle of it. If you turn your phone sideways then that micro USB connector has nowhere to go so you'd be trying to balance you're phone on it sideways which i don't think would work.

What you may be onto though is the fact that it could function as a second charging source so your phone could be in the dock in portrait orientation and you could charge a second device (like a bluetooth headset) via the USB port.
[ONE Accessories] tomaquet:
If you put the bit of removable bit of plastic upside down, can you put the phone back in landscape so it's not touching the micro usb ? or is the lip too small then?

*EDIT* Just watched the video again and the removable plastic is flush so there wont be any lip if you put it in upside down.
[ONE Accessories] KSmithInNY:
They should have hired you to help them with the design because that makes sense!! but no, unfortunately it wouldn't work. I like that thought process though
[ONE Accessories] KSmithInNY:
There is a use for the USB port on the back of the dock. It can be used to charge a secondary device such as a bluetooth headset or a tablet while your device is being charged in the cradle.
[ONE Accessories] effluent:
Cool I'll actually use that. I have a Bluetooth headset that sits right next to where I'll have the dock.
[ONE Accessories] MexiDroid:
what about the speakers?

that dock dont block them ?
[ONE Accessories] britdude:
I just recieved my dock which i got on your review, and first of, the usb port is wrong way , i had to open it up and turn it around, but doing so i found out how cheap and flimsy the unit is..i cannot get phone to sit on it enough to get a connection and if you take out insert to use with case, you may find the usb end coming out with the plactic it sits in as it is not actually secured in with anything ...mine is now in the trash some 30 mins after opening it...my recommendation......dont bother
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] malybru:
Just wanted to clarify what the differences are between android and original development. Here are some KEY points by our very own pulser_g2.

The following are most likely “Original Development”:

*Official releases of highly original and upstream custom ROMs (built from the ground up with significant original development within them

*Official releases/development of such original ROMs, perhaps posted by the maintainer or their nominated person.

*A significant “first” in development for a device. Significant is subjective, but it is likely something which took considerable time/effort, and is generally accepted by developers to be significant and non-trivial.

*Kernels which are built with beneficial changes that are not simply pulled from other kernels already available. Some element of original work is expected.

*ROMs where the developer has made a custom kernel for it.

*Tools and utilities with a clear purpose, and which are well-made, and useful to users. They should have an element of originality, either in purpose or through significant improvement in the means of operation.

*Significant port of a ROM from one device to another, giving enhanced features or functionality to users of the target device. The port should be beneficial (a port from two virtually identical devices isn’t original development, it’s winzipping, and nobody really benefits from this, as it’s not development)

The following are most likely not “Original Development”, and should be posted in the “Android Development” subforum:

*Your own “unofficial” stock build of your favorite original, source-built (or otherwise) ROM, particularly where an official or maintainer-endorsed thread exists already.

*Minor derivatives of other ROMs with little or no changes, or ROMs consisting of “placebo” features as a main constituent or claim.

*Renames or rebadges of others’ work – these don’t belong on XDA at all! Refer to rule 12 for more information.

*Reposts of existing ROMs with small changes (i.e. kitchen work, such as adding a couple of apps). If you could realistically distribute your changes as an “addon pack” above and beyond a ROM, you should do so. In addition, your “ROM” would not be original development as it would be substantially identical to the original ROM.

*A thread created with unrealistic goals that are clearly unachievable by those starting the thread. This is not intended to discourage high aspirations, rather to prevent threads porting Windows Phone 8 to the HTC Wallaby. This is pretty much common sense.

*A ROM where a main or significant claim/feature is graphical changes to the user interface (ie. Themed ROM)

You can find all the info for it here. Threads will be moved if they do not meet the "Original" development requirements. Thank you and have fun! :highfive:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peteleeraha:
How can I add Japanese to "International Keyboard" on my Z1 device. Like I know there is a Japanese keyboard in my keyboard setting but I want to press change language like the IPhone. Like pressing En on the bottom right to change it to Thai and press Th to change it to Japanese.

My android is root and I have xposed.

Oh, I have tried Swift Key, Google Keyboard, Swype+Dragon, Go Keyboard, and many other keyboards. I feel like those keyboard looks are just probally the worst. I think the original Z1 Keyboard is the best, so please don't suggest any keyboards for me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] jompao:
Check out the new UniThemes from Spb, they skin the todayscreen, dialer, wmp, calculator and any Spb software you have with the same theme.

http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/unithemes/?en

As far as I understand it's free if you reigister!?

I had to reset manually after installation, then I had to change theme manually in wmp. Looks sweet!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3mps:
Hi All,

I seem to have developed an issue with my pictures from the SD card, I have tried unmounting the card then mounting it again but I'm still getting the same error messages, I can't see the pictures in the "album" folder but yet they show as a thumbnail under "photo" but as soon you try to open it then it says

this is how they show in the albums folder

Any ideas??
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blyndfyre:
This should go in the Q & A section.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3mps:
:eek: it should have, could it please be moved.

Thanks
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blyndfyre:
Have you tried using the card in a computer?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3mps:
Just tried now, and It seems it's just the last few pictures I have taken, when I tried to open them I got this
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blyndfyre:
Copy the files to your computer for safe keeping, and then delete them off the SD card and try it back in your phone, the rest of the photos should appear now.

As for the for the corrupt photos I'm not aware of a recovery solution. You may be out of luck on those. May I suggest using Google+ (or equivalent) auto backup for photos and videos?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.R™:
I'd check if your card is official, if it's a cheap one it may not have all the space advertised
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lawido:
indeed. use this app to check : http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/H2testw.shtml