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[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frankenscript:
Hi folks,

I've posted here in a few threads re: my unstable p5113. I've decided to sell it, and have already bought a new tablet (got an Asus 701T on the way). I suspect but can't confirm there may be a hardware problem.

I'm strictly honorable; no way I would sell this as a "completely working condition" device. But I'd like to maximize what I get out of it... perfect screen, good battery...

I'm thinking of putting a listing on the Swappa Boneyard. Anybody have any better idea? I'll be advertising it with specific notes that I couldn't get it to work stably but that perhaps someone with more skills will be able to, but it turns on, good screen, good sound, good battery and so forth.

At my local grocery store they actually have a kiosk where you can "sell" your old mobile devices, but it was ridiculous. A "perfect condition" tab2 10.1 wifi p5113 would get $36 there. NO THANKS. The screen + display alone are worth twice that.

Curious to hear how to best sell something like this, without taking advantage of someone.

Marc
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrc2:
I'd go with swappa or eBay.

jrc2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
Hi all I thought I would start a thread for this phone because I just successfully rooted mine! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE DRIVERS FOR YOUR PHONE + ADB DRIVERS INSTALLED! The only method I got to work was jcase's pwn method from the root with restore by bin4ry tool (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460). After that I installed SuperSU from the play store and voilà! Full root access!

Xposed framework + GravityBox work well.

If this method doesn't work, try Root Genius (you can find it in replies within this thread)(there is also our own forum over at androidforums). Some people have had success with it. And if you've already tried root genius, try this one. It seems this phone is tricky to root as different methods work for different people!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DimeShake:
Awesome - I have this on T-Mobile and it's a decent little piece. I might try this as well; thanks for the post. Seems it's the only thread on XDA so far about this phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
This phone is really great for its pricetag aint it! Good to know i helped someone, i spent more than a couple hours installing and trying many methods to root mine until i dug this one up and struck gold. haha
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamx2:
Glad to see this thread . I would like to see more threads on the Metro PCS Kyocera Hydro Life. I sure would like to find an in expensive way to unlock it besides leaving it activaed on MetroPCS for 90 days.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lastlink:
I'm also excited to see this. I samshe the S@#% out of my Nexus 5 and decided to pick up the T-Mobile version of the Hydro Life. Great phone for the price so far (tho the camera is pretty terrible), but I can't wait to rip out some of the T-Mobile pre-installed garbage/interface.

Has anyone tried a stock ROM on this yet?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
Haha all we got is the stock ROM. And a locked bootloader. The method in the OP should work to root it tho. Then you can get an app like link2sd or titanium backup to uninstall system apps. Be careful what you get rid of tho, I just get rid of the metro/T-Mobile stuff and google+, play books, play games, etc.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luhpi:
Any further developments on this?

Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marillmau5:
i actually used roootgenius to root it, trust me i thought this program was fake or a virus but it worked.

the only thing is im taking the phone back now because the audio quality is horrible and the UI design is for people of years 80+ (no offense)

really good phone with terrible audio and geezer UI designs. (I can barf looking at the dialer)

anyways now im looking for the stock rom because i did root it and deleted system apps with out making a back up -_-.

if i do a full reset will the system apps come back?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supachin:
i was thrilled to find this post but i can't seem to get mine to work. the phone is on usb debugging mode. my laptop sees the phone but the program doesn't. what am i doing wrong and which mode did you select?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marillmau5:
I TRIED HIS METHOD IT DIDNT WORK FOR ME EITHER UNDER ANY MODE, oops sorry caps, but look at my last reply thats what worked for me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
Are you guys sure you have all the drivers installed? Also, you have USA version right?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
I just rooted my hydro life. I am new at this, but backed up everything with Titanium Pro after rooting and haven't removed anything yet. Not sure what I should remove. Any help for newbie?

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
All of the google apps and metro/T-Mobile stuff should be safe. Anything that you can search for on the play store and find should be safe. Anything that's not on the play store I just freeze and leave there since this phone isn't cramped for storage space and I don't know if there is a way to flash a restore as of yet.

My new favorite home launcher - APUS. Much better than our outdated Kyocera launcher.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
Thanks for the info. I never heard of APUS, but like I said I am new at this. Thanks again for the feedback
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
One more ? as I learning here. APUS looks nice but should I remove the stock launcher or just leave and use APUS as my default launcher? Thanks for your help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
I'm sorry, I should have noted ALWAYS LEAVE THE STOCK LAUNCHER ON YOUR DEVICE!! This is just to be sure that if for some reason your new launcher of choice gets messed up or you accidentally uninstall it, you'll still have a 'backup' launcher. Otherwise you'd be screwed and have to find a way to restore.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
Thanks again for your help. APUS is pretty cool. I also have been freezing apps and noticed Google Play Services messed with my wifi and camera. Anyone else have this issue?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derrick1976:
none of these methods work for mine,just hangs

installed 64 bit drivers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
Can you post details about your phone, model#, USA or international? Possible that we have different phones..? I wish I could remember exactly where and which drivers I got, I probably have different drivers than you as well. Depending on how important rooting is for you, try playing with different driver versions or maybe the 32-bit ones.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luhpi:
Disappointed...

Same here! Nothing's worked for mines either... :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
You'll notice that freezing play services will mess with a lot stuff including the play store and YouTube so don't freeze unless you know you don't need it. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2357417 here is a thread to help you with play services if you want.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkyFallerABC:
I have a problem: i purvhased this phone because of the 5GB of internal memory. Whenever I try to download big apps I get a message saying I don't have enough space. So I went into Storage Settings and found that there is a "System Storage (5GB)" AND

a "User Storage (1GB)". So is there a way to be able to use " System Storage" ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
I don't know what to say, it worked for me and at least one other.. You did download the pwn binary and used that method? Its the one in the bin4ry thread that says "new 2014 method for z1 z2 tablets by jcase"
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
I can explain this for you. The 1gb is the "virtual SD card" the 5gb is for apps. The problem is, some large apps are made to automatically install to the SD card. The only way to manage this, as far as I know, is to have an SD card in the phone. Then under storage settings > user storage, at the bottom it says choose main storage, and choose SD card instead of internal SD. I have a 32gb SD in mine and I can download all apps fine.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkyFallerABC:
So if I put in a 16GB SD card I will be able to use that for downloading apps?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derrick1976:
Sorry,I used the method below

http://www.android.gs/root-kyocera-...ot-solution-for-t-mobile-and-metropcs-models/

I was on Windows 7 and I had to download my drivers for the phone, make sure your usb debugging is turned on,also once it's rooted uninstall the king user app with system app remover, install supersu, busy box
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
Thanks Kyle, for the info and link. I will just leave it. I do appreciate you and others on here that actually take the time to answer. I am just freezing things I don't think I need one at a time. Titanium has help and I learning a lot about my phone. Appreciate the help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
Yeah should be no problem. I think this is a non-issue with higher end phones like the galaxy s5 (idk never had an expensive phone) but with cheaper ones like the hydro life, we have workarounds.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
I will edit the OP later when I have time to include both methods, root genius never worked for me but it does for some and my method worked for some but not for others... Weird.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derrick1976:
i also think that if you dont install the drivers for your phone and,have adb installed it wont work
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
Edited the OP to add more info, should be helpful for some people.

I added that too, hopefully helps more people even though these two items are mentioned in the thread that is linked.. But we all know not many people actually read and understand what they're actually doing anymore lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luhpi:
Halfway there...

So, I FINALLY got this thing to root via jcase's pwn method.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly, until I encountered

ANOTHER problem... The phone won't take my SIM!

Has anybody found a SIM unlock for this phone?

I haven't seen any yet, paid or not, which freaking blows!

I'm on Red Pocket, in case that info helps anyone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitefire77:
So i emailed kyocera askng about a kitkat update... And they said it was already released but tmobile/metroPCS hasnt released it yet. Hopefully its coming soon? Sc4eenshot of email attached
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthewak:
anyone know where to get what's needed to unlock this device? thanks,
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luhpi:
I asked the same thing... Still waiting... :-/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tekka-maki:
looking too. i don't think there is an unlock yet. deal breaker, imo
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luhpi:
Yup. Really starting to look that way... It's a shame, too. This is actually a pretty awesome phone... :-/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitefire77:
I'm really digging this phone. Usually i'm using a flagship and have a G2 and Galaxy note 3 floating around. I'm waiting for the nexus 6 but I couldnt resist picking this up for 50 bucks. Its snappy and have a great screen, and since I have it rooted with closed and bloatfree the phone has been my daily driver the past several weeks. I have the leaked lollipop apps installed and the lollipop google now launcher running the show. I just wish I had KitKat running on it which I know would improve performance more.

I'm wondering since Kyocera told me that an update was released that T-Mobile/metro are holding it and not releasing it yet or not gonna release at all.

Does anyone have a factory dump of stock? Or a list of all apps it came with? When I dwbloated it I forgot to make some backups and of the update does release I don't want to Brock or bootloop the phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
Titanium Back up help

For some reason I can't make a backup to cloud services. Tried google drive and Box. The back up completes and one is on my SD card but nothing on the cloud. Am I missing a setting that is preventing this. I have the pro version

thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] odir:
kyocera hydro life unlock

is there any solusion for metro pcs lock? im in EU and need to unlock the phone but no one knows how ;/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luhpi:
I'm still waiting for the answer to that question myself...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zingiber:
unlocking and band supported

I unlock the phone using the service from my local phone service, he said he used a box to unlock the phone. He didn't mention what box he used. My kyocera hydro life was on t-mobile before unlocked. But I only get 2 G, i checked the phone that it only support band II, IV and V. My country used band I for UMTS (2100mhz). That's why i only get EDGE. I don't know maybe wrong procedure in unlocking process, or tmobile hydro life only support BAND II, IV and V ...Now I am in the middle of a process for hacking the modem, hopefully it I can get 3G by unlocking the band I
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mrrom:
Hey guys so I tried pwm method of rooting and I was not successful. Everytime I run the script it does not detect my device and also there is like 6 root procedures and which of them did you guys choose. Yes I have the drivers installed but it might be the wrong ones . Link for drivers and also what should I do ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tekka-maki:
i love the specs on this phone and regretted refusing delivery on it (instead opting for the Fierce II) until today because Metro dropped price to $29 w/ activation.

I think I'd like to use it w/o case and as a replacement to runner watch and mp3 player (separate). the ONLY thing holding me back is them holding back on KitKat. It makes NO sense it didn't come stock this late in the game, and I suspect it will never release, nor will there ever be a community of users large enough to tinker enough to put it on there.

Dag... helluva phone, with the ingress protection I really think it's the best value phone... blasted JELLYBEAN!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulandchristina:
how did u remove boot load

What files in the boot load takes out the bloat!

Can i take all of the metro pcs stuff out so we can

Put a slova sim in and use there system

Any hepl would be appreciated in this matter!

I am doing all my recearch before root it

My optimus F6 was a pain and i still can find the last of the boot stuff in it is there a click and remove way?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlockoPop:
how do i get started with the rooting

i have the hydro icon where can i get started on the phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keonamia:
First Time Rooter have Questions!

Hello all and thank you kylegrant for posting this!!

I currently use a Kyocera Hydro Life and would like to upgrade it to the newest possible OS available, not to mention have more control over how my phone runs.

I Was using MetroPCS as my service provider, but my account was under my boyfriends name and since a couple months ago when he moved away, the bill hasnt been properly paid and I cant release my phone from that particular account till its all paid off and its up to 200 now and I dont think I should have to pay his part as well, just to release my phone, so right now I call and surf through WiFi only.

Im not an idiot, and I am a fast learner and even faster do-er, my initial question (s) is; What drivers do I specifically need, where do I find them if not all are available through the Kypcera website, what are ADP drivers and how exactly would I back up everything?

Thank You in advance for any and all help!!!!

Keonamia
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkyFallerABC:
ROMs

How can I install a Custom ROM on the Hydro Life from MetroPCS?

(i dont have a Custom Recovery)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitefire77:
There are no custom Roms for the hydro life sadly. The bootloader is locked and there is no way to unlock it. I've been hoping for an official update to KitKat at the very least. I've been using xposed framework and gravitybox to customize the stock 4.3

The only reason I really want to be on KitKat is for the transparent status bar. I can have it on my home screen but not having it transparent for my apps to have it truly customized how I want is a major bummer :( I also want the heads up notifications built in the app is close but not quite the same as I've seen. I can also achieve a full lollipop theme if I could just have KitKat running
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kl2eativ:
Lolipop

http://www.lollipop-roms.org/mp3-0/kyocera-hydro-life-6598.html

Is this legit?? How do I get to install the recovery??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
I'm guessing this must be fake since it references XDA with no link. And nobody's mentioned it on this thread before.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
Hi sorry for the late reply. Honestly I can't remember which drivers and where I got them. I probably just used the one from one of the threads on the web that claim root genius can root this phone. Root genius never worked for me but maybe it will for you. If not, try the method in the op. I'd try root genius first just because it would be simple that way.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitefire77:
No its not legit. Do a search for any type of phone, try obscure or low end ones, i can find that same page with the only differencd being it says its for blu dash music 4.0 or samsung galaxy exhibit etc, with same 3 zip files to download.

I would love lollipop on this phone, but the chance of that is very very slim im sure.

Our best bet is getting kitkat, which im hopeful we'll get within a month or 2.

While i really enjoy the performance im getting with 4.3, heavily debloated and using xposed with gravitybox to tweak it like a custom rom. I just wish wish wish, and it may be weird this is all i want, but i really want kitkat just for my transparent status bar on all apps. Just the homescreen with my launcher isnt enough
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elrynon:
Open source code

I try to learn what I can here and there. Still VERY limited knowledge though. Will having the open source do us any good?

kyoceramobile.com/support/developers/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyTo:
xposed framework works?

i'm afraid of the whole soft brick/bootloop thing, I broke my last phone with that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elrynon:
Yes, xposed works. Not really sure what all works for our phone (Or what SHOULDN'T work for our phone) as like I said, I'm still learning. I just downloaded Xposed and Gravity box. No problems so far.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vally2k:
Hello all, I need your help here.

I am using the Hydro Life and I've tried Root Genius and B1N4ry tools option 3 and 5 and I got to do back up and then restore, and after the initial reboot, I can't find the restore option again as the command prompt displays.

As for root genius, it shows "Installation completed"at 43 percent, and after multiply percentage tries, I decided to let it continue running and right at this moment, after about 1 hour, it's gone through another reboot at 73% but still reconnecting.

I will report it I succeeded...

But again the jcase pwn method requires sony softwares I don't have.

All root method in B1N4RY tools refused to work. Some went as far as pushing in a few files/commands but won't do any other thing after reboot.

CPU-Z from the play store indicates that my device is rooted, however, neither root checker nor super user apps would confirm the same. SO I guess I'm outta luck here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikkfountain:
V Root

Try VRoot or IRoot some downloads are Chinese only but you can find those which are mostly in English . I just bought my hydro life MetroPCS and first try success . Their version of super user was installed and working , if you prefer you can install what ever version you prefer grant it acsess and delete the Chinese one,but it works far better than any Ive used from the market. Happy Rooting .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bo0g13man:
I was able to use root genius with success. Does anyone know how to setup a custom recovery or any custom Roms for this phone? I have the T-Mobile version if it matters.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richm052569:
Successful Root + Details

Heyas, read through this thread multiple times and was about to give up on rooting the Hydro Life...

BUT

I thought to check the Hydro Vibe forums that came up in a search for the pwn binary, and boom! SUCCESS

Here's the details several people have asked for on what to do if Root Genius doesn't work (wish it did, its much simpler)

1. As the OP states, refer to (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460) to download the tool.

1A. Extract it on the pc, leave the folder open, but don't bother to run it yet.

1B. Install ADB drivers on your PC, here's a handy tool for that http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

1C. Install Kyocera Hydo Life USB drivers from here (32-bit) http://www.kyoceramobile.com/support/drivers/kc02us_setup_x86_3.1.3.msi or here (64-bit) http://www.kyoceramobile.com/support/drivers/kc02us_setup_x64_3.1.3.msi

2. Recently, the actual pwn binary was removed from that download you just did in step 1, so you have to go get it from this thread (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53407127&postcount=1004) and paste that pwn file into the Z2Root folder of the tool (from step 1A...you left the folder open, right?)

3. THEN run the tool, and SELECT OPTION 1, then SUB-OPTION 1, it should push files via adb, reboot the phone, and finish quickly. It threw a bunch of errors at the end, after rebooting (not the phone, the script on the pc did) but all was well. I have confirmed root using Root Checker from the market.

4. After the phone is rebooted you need to install superSU from the Market as well, best to access settings in there and scroll down to convert it to a system app, one more reboot (follow instrux in superSU app) and you're golden!

Hope this helps some folks, confusion was arising because the bin4ry tool got updated since the OP, menu options changed within the script itself, AND the actual pwn binary was removed from the tool.

Cheers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enfermo:
where do I find them can You pls point me in the correct way ?

ADB Info = http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...ng-fast-adb-fastboot-and-driver-installation/

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 = 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.2

[TOOLKIT] SKIPSOFT ANDROID TOOLKIT -GNEX - GSM- Drivers, Root, Recovery + MORE = http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-nexus/development/gnex-toolkit-v11-1-0-drivers-backup-t1392310

Thx for Your help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richm052569:
The ADB installer would work fine, the one you linked is good as far as I know. I always have ADB on my PC so I didnt need to install again. For the Hydro Life drivers, I went here (http://www.kyoceramobile.com/support/drivers/kc02us_setup_x86_3.1.3.msi) for 32-bit. If you need 64-bit drivers use these (http://www.kyoceramobile.com/support/drivers/kc02us_setup_x64_3.1.3.msi)

With ADB and those drivers installed, start at step 1 in my post above.

Don't know why you linked Nexus GSM drivers, DON'T use them for a Hydo Life.

Good Luck

(I updated the links in post #60 above to include ADB and Kyocera Hydro Life driver links)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enfermo:
Thx for the time you take to get back It was realy FAST

and the help posting the steo by step in post 60 liks inc

THX

Hope the CUSTOM ROM will come soon