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[General Questions and Answers] ShadowLea:
Rooting the S5 does not necessarily trip KNOX. Stop that nonsense.

Installing a custom firmware or recovery trips KNOX. Not rooting, at least not all methods. You just need to do it before updating. The older the firmware, the easier it is.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/gene...2nd-method-t2843044/post54719865#post54719865

CF-Autoroot, however, does trigger it.

If you are in the EU KNOX is irrelevant.

Now, as for the rest.

A lot of people prefer HTC just because they have the desire to feel 'different' from the crowd, which they believe they can achieve by hating the largest brand. An ungodly amount of hipsters use HTC for that reason. This greatly affects people's opinions both here and in reviews. Samsung is starting to become what Apple is: hated for being popular.

Both phones will get warm. It's a powerhouse without any form of fan or heatsink. The cover is literally the only heatsink.

The M8 will get warmer because it's made of metal. That's the advantage of plastic. Plastic also dents and scratches a lot less. However, some have reported that the bezel of their S5 is loosing its metallic paint.

Personally I always use an otterbox case so I can't comment on the feel of the devices.

The camera on the S5 is much, much better.

The speaker quality of the M8 is enormously better.

The M8 is bigger and heavier, despite having a smaller screen size.

The S5 has an AMOLED screen. That means infinite contrast ratio, higher colour saturation (can be turned down), much better legible in direct sunlight and more battery efficient. (black=led off).

The M8 has an FM stereo. The S5 does not. If that matters (for many it does), keep that in mind.

The S5 has a lot of features, but nearly all of them can just be turned off with a simple toggle, or uninstalled/disabled even without root. My S5 uses about 800MB RAM without running apps. Not rooted. (did replace Touchwiz with Apex, saved me +-300MB) goes up to about 1.2GB when running Firefox, N7player, Facebook, Whatsapp and Gmail simultaneously.

The water&dust resistance is actually a useful gimmick in rainy countries.

You also need to physically look at the phones. Which one do you feel happier with just looking at it? Because if you truly don't like the look of one, you'll grow to dislike the phone itself eventually, regardless of its performance.
[General Questions and Answers] Amazing!:
maybe you can get that HTC, or maybe samsung

from my opinion samsung sometimes got overpriced :(

about camera issue, maybe it can help with a little retouch with app like photoshop touch (just opinion hehe :D
[General Questions and Answers] Rickyzx:
I like the HTC M8 but I think you should go for Samsung Galaxy S5. As you said that you use camera a lot, so I think Samsung Galaxy S5 will be the best option for you.
[General Questions and Answers] Inked_:
Update.......

Before I start, I want to give a HUGE thanks to everyone that replied in this thread (if I haven't clicked you thanks button then let me know...lol)

I went with the S5 in the end and although its early days I've got to say im loving it so far.

I've put a tempered glass screen protector on it and im getting a case for it tomorrow.

Strange thing is that I've clicked manage apps and I cant see anything related to knox,.

Does this mean that I can safely root it and install custom recovery....etc without voiding the warranty ?
[General Questions and Answers] Irwenzhao:
Go to download mode and check if there's something like this:

Knox Warranty Void: 0x0

or something like that.

As [MENTION=3264549]ShadowLea[/MENTION] said, rooting won't void warranty but flashing a custom ROM/Kernel/Recovery will.
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s5_vs_htc_one_m8-review-1067.php

Here's a full comparrison.

The HTC One M8 has a pretty bad 4MP Camera Resolution which makes Low-Light photos actually better.

The S5 can take 4k-Videos higher than the M8's Maximum Photo Resolution.

But the M8 has a nice Aluminium Design and very good Stereo-Front Facing Speakers.

It also has blinkfeed, you can like it or not.

The Dual Camera of the M8 makes nice picture effects possible.

The S5 is Water-Resistant and has a slightly better processing power.

The M8 is NOT Water Resistant but maybe survives Toilet Crashes

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK1NF-Aukzo[/YOUTUBE]
[General Questions and Answers] ShadowLea:
KNOX is twofold.

First there is the part that isnt visible to regular users. This is responsible for the KNOX flag that gets triggered by custom firmware. These can't be disabled, but parts of it can be frozen with root access through TB. (may or may not be necessary, it depends) This part of it doesn't show up in the app manager.

Secondly there is the security container software. This is an app that creates a secure platform that can only be accessed with a password, and protects all data and apps you place in it. You have to manually enable this as it is an app. It is deactivated by default.

The first part is always active. Boot into download mode, it should say 'KNOX 0x0'.
[General Questions and Answers] NaruHaxor:
ok i have to agree with this guy yes both phones are nice and alll but just pay the little extra for the Cyangenmod OnePLUS one its an amazing phone and is customizable right off the bat and IT is NETWORK UNLOCKED sooo have fun XD
[General Questions and Answers] Inked_:
Your right guys.

I booting the phone into download mode and it says:

KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0

So it is there :(
[General Questions and Answers] Albertoonline:
i will go for s5 ,better design and better camera
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Alcibiade:
As we all know, the new Messenger synches all your Live contacts with your phone's contacts (May you like it or not)

In a sense it doesnt matter too much for me (Though it pollutes a bit my Contact database)

I ran into a few problems, though and I'd like to know if some of you have the same ones:

1. These new contacts do not synch with my mail2web account. May it be that Mail2web uses Exchange 2003 and not 2007 ? (All the rest: emails synch or usual contacts synch work)

After all I am not too unhappy they dont synch... so fine with that. The rest is more troublesome

2. I have many doubled contacts between the ones added by Live and the existing ones. The trouble is: if I delete one added by Live and add the extra info (IM1 address) given by live to the existing contact, Live does not recognize it and I lose it from my contacts in Live (I guess Live is adding something else I cannot see from my contact fields under WM...)

So... i did the reverse. deleted the "normal" contact and added the extra info the the contact added by Live. Live doesnt lose it. Great. BUT then I cannot synch my contacts with my Mail2web anymore (I get an error and it stays stuck...). I guess again the "extra" added by Live makes the contact unsynchable... And while when it was untouched, it didnt disturb synching, once modified it just make the whole process fail (Again could just be a Exchange 2007 vs Exchange 2003 problem, no idea)

Anybody can help ?
[MeMO Pad 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baronski:
ISSUE RESOLVED - thanks
[Nexus 6  General] kidruk:
Spoke to a Verizon rep randomly today because I was about 10 seconds away from getting out of my EDGE plan and have a competitor buy me out of a contract. I am patient but for the love of god give me something Verizon. This is ridiculous.

Anyway, long story short I happen to get myself a fanatic today. He had a lot more information than any other rep I have spoken to and I have had my fair share of run ins with these clowns. I figured I would give some love back to my community.

I took it for what it was........ Hopefully its true. Sorry for the poor quality, it does the trick though.

:highfive:
[Nexus 6  General] akellar:
Chat reps know nothing. No matter how convincing they may appear to be.
[Nexus 6  General] thepiombino:
I can assure you the N6 was not supposed to launch today for VZW.
[Nexus 6  General] kidruk:
And how exactly is this? Lol. We both know the same thing. My title states supposed in some lovely quotation marks so I am not entirely sure where I came off as serious in here lol. All I am saying is that I got a lot more information then I ever have before..... So I shared it.
[Nexus 6  General] thepiombino:
I have no I idea WTF you're trying to say here.
[Nexus 6  General] kidruk:
Not sure how you can assure me that it was not supposed to come out today when we both have no information on it lol. That's all I was trying to say............. It clearly did not come out today, maybe we are getting closer... Maybe not. Take the images for what they are my friend. That's all.
[Nexus 6  General] thepiombino:
Oh, I see. I can assure you because I work for the company.
[Nexus 6  General] kidruk:
Oh ok. I am about to give up on the nexus 6 with Verizon man.
[Nexus 6  General] Deekayy:
If I remember correctly edge is not a contract so you don't have a termination fee, just a payment fee. And from what I heard from T-Mobile, they will only buy out your contract/pay termination fee. They will not pay your edge installment balance off. Just fyi if you did want to eventually leave Verizon while you have Edge installments.
[Nexus 6  General] thepiombino:
I hear you. I got tired of waiting and purchased from Moto directly, took advantage of their no-interest payments. Sold my G3 to offset some of the costs.
[Nexus 6  General] kidruk:
That's right. What I was going to do was pay 75% of my phone off and get started in a contract so another company can buy me out that way.
[Nexus 6  General] Deekayy:
That's early edge, meaning that you're recycling into another edge installment. you have to completely pay off your phone if you wanted to leave the service. it looks like what you're trying to do has a slim chance of seeing a glimmer of light lol. all in all, if you do it this way, pay the full amount of the phone you have and sell it at ebay/swappa/cl price. not sure what phone you have but i'm sure you'll be losing a few hundred bucks. sorry buddy, that's the trick of edge, they got you.
[Nexus 6  General] EvanVanVan:
Lol at that third picture, I'm not entirely convinced you know what "off the record" means.
[Nexus 6  General] mysterysauce:
You can switch over to a 2 year contract. I just went through this with Verizon.
[Nexus 6  General] kidruk:
Lmaoooo... I tried to make it sound as off the record as it can possibly be. I'm sure all those conversations are monitored.
[Nexus 6  General] Deekayy:
That's good to know that you can switch over. That also means you just forked over hundreds of dollars (to pay off 75% for a device) to verizon AND bought a new phone under a 2 year agreement plus activation fee. But if you started edge when it first came out, then there's no problem about that since you've been already paying that for that period of time.

Or, are you planning to switch to a different carrier for them to pay ETF?
[Nexus 6  General] mysterysauce:
I'm doing the 2yr contract. Getting the moto x since its free right now with the headphones. With all the fees I'm paying about 90 dollars. Than I'm going to sell them on ebay. To help with the cost of the nexus 6.
[Nexus 6  General] Lambduh:
Thought I'd mention that on the official Verizon forums I found a post from mid December where a person claimed to have been told January 2nd by a support rep. That gives me hope that it truly will be released eventually.
[Nexus 6  General] Jstotts:
VZ extended their exchange period for the holidays until 1/15. I GUARENTEE they won't release it during that time period. Look for it no earlier than 1/16.
[Nexus 6  General] maxx880:
I switched the family over to Verizon yesterday and ended up using a iphone 5S IMEI to get my number to activate before popping it in my CW Nexus 6. The rep that was doing the activations said that he has played with a Verizon Nexus 6 during his training. He asked me how I liked it. I did ask him when it would release and he said he wasnt sure, just that the phone was undergoing testing and should release soon.

Only gripe would be that I cant do Data while On a phone call. Was used to this when I was on AT&T and came in handy while on Conf calls and such.
[Moto G General] knizmi:
This is a near stock falcon 4.4.4 kernel built with the latest Linaro toolchain (Linaro GCC 4.9-2014.12) for all of those who prefer stock kernels and absolutely need those 10 extra points in Antutu ;)

Differences from stock are just a few Cortex-A7 optimizations, F2FS patches from mainline 3.18 and linaro toolchain.

All credit goes to [MENTION=6295391]bedalus[/MENTION], who started his kernel thread for Peregrine, fixed all the small bugs that made compiling with newer Linaro toolchains impossible and cherry picked all those F2FS patches.

Sources and tools used:

MotorolaMobilityLLC/kernel-msm

MotorolaMobilityLLC/vendor-qcom-opensource-wlan-prima

bedalus' patches

Christopher83's Linaro Toolchain

My repo, where all sources are merged

Changelog:

falcon_stock_4.4.4_linaro_4.9.3.zip

- stock kernel

- added necessary patches to make it compile with linaro

- some Cortex-A7 optimizations

falcon_kernel_4.4.4_v2.zip

- same as falcon_stock_4.4.4_linaro_4.9.3.zip

- filesystem patches in line with mainline linux 3.18

- removed some debug info

The zip can be flashed with TWRP or CWM. Not flashable through fastboot.
[Moto G General] bedalus:
Thanks [MENTION=5354072]knizmi[/MENTION]. I think stock users will appreciate this
[Moto G General] Dizzyrul3z:
Anyone tested? How the battery?

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[Moto G General] knizmi:
This is the stock kernel, so the batttery is as good as with stock kernel (you really can´t make it much better in any way). These screenshots are taken after some 7 hours of sleep.
[Moto G General] amarc78:
Works pretty good on XT1031. Nice work! Any chance you could make a build with the kexec hardboot patch to use it with multirom?
[Moto G General] taadow1030:
I immediately noticed a performance improvement after flashing this kernel. Thanks!
[Moto G General] bedalus:
Hi [MENTION=5354072]knizmi[/MENTION]

I said wait til I push a new branch, but I figure it's easier if you pull just a patch with

wget https://github.com/bedalus/moggy/commit/ead900a02071506c267fdebd292cbb2cdb31f4bd.patch

then you can apply it with

git am ead900a02071506c267fdebd292cbb2cdb31f4bd.patch

This is my preferred way to grab commits. Did you add my repo as a remote?
[Moto G General] syrkles:
Battery life is really good on this kernel thank u dev
[Moto G General] knizmi:
Thanks a bunch, this should really make merging those patches easy!

I have added your repo as a remote now. I was fighting with git last week quite a bit (never used that devil's tool before), but now I think I am getting used to it. For my first build I've just "patched" those files with gedit...
[Moto G General] knizmi:
Thanks for the heads up, but compiling someone else's sources doesn't make me a dev ;)
[Moto G General] knizmi:
New version uploaded.

falcon_kernel_4.4.4_v2.zip

- same as falcon_stock_4.4.4_linaro_4.9.3.zip

- filesystem patches in line with mainline linux 3.18

- removed some debug info

Thanks [MENTION=6295391]bedalus[/MENTION].
[Moto G General] knizmi:
Sorry, the aim of this is to stay as close to stock as possible and only add optimizations/update drivers.
[Moto G General] bedalus:
If you've got my repo as a remote you should be able to see my commits with

git log -- bedalus/moggy

depending on what you named your remote.

Once you see what commits you want, copy their hashes (the long string of letters/numbers) then

git cherry-pick *hash*

If there's a problem with the cherry-pick you can fix it manually with

git mergetool

or abort with [git cherry-pick --abort[/code]

I've installed meld as my mergetool. I'm using a debian derivative so I did

sudo apt-get install meld

That's a pretty comprehensive quick-start guide to cherry-picking from any remotes you've fetched.
[Moto G General] everb00b:
Cannot downgrade to default stock.

can you make a zip with libs to go back.
[Moto G General] knizmi:
Here you go: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2649763
[Moto G General] amarc78:
That zip doesn't have libs. I made a zip for this a while ago, but it doesn't completely put everything back to stock. The best way seems to be to reflash stock ROM zip.
[Moto G General] knizmi:
You mean in the thread I've posted. I've thought that too at the beginning, but they are there separately, look for Stock Kernel Modules: [XT1032] - 4.4.2 | 4.4.3 | 4.4.4 | 4.4.4 (GPE) | 5.0.1 (GPE) | [XT1033] (Dual-SIM) - 4.4.4. You just have to flash two zips instead of one.
[Moto G General] amarc78:
Ahh, I forgot that was there. I have XT1031. Are the 1032 libs the same?

Edit: never mind. They look the same.
[Moto G General] knizmi:
Not sure, you can try. If there is a problem you can always reflash stock /system, backup those modules and perhaps send them to [MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION] ;)
[Moto G General] knizmi:
Thank you for the info again. You are very helpful.

Do I understand it correctly that I need to fetch your repo before I can start cherry-picking? Searching around the internet , it looks like it. I may give it a try one day, but for now I will stick with git am, which seems like the perfect tool to pick single commits from many repos.
[Moto G General] bedalus:
Yeah, you add the remote first, then fetch it, which can take a while depending on what speed connection you have. If you have a lot of common commits (you should if you cloned the stock repo) then the fetch will be quite fast as it only fetches the difference. The best reason to use it is if you find someone else has a repo from which you want to pick a large number of commits, otherwise git am is a good solution
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timenewton:
Ok guys I'm on a vs980 and am trying to find a rom that is tmobile compliant and has unlimited tethering. I would also like it to be I guess a tmobile rom on my vs980 so I could use wifi calling and the such. If anyone has come across a working tmobile rom on the vs980 and could direct me to that page I would be very humbled. I have found a few roms but none that are specifically tmobile.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fong360:
I never see any G2 rom that have the function that you required.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Arianhrod_Begin:
Hello everyone,

Does anyone know of a root for the AT&T Alpha? I saw CF-auto-root has one for the unlocked version (SM-G850F), however, I know that is an entirely different phone, so I'm not even going to attempt it. Any help would be much appreciated!

Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] yoyochuckd:
Isn't one. Method you mentioned will not work.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Arianhrod_Begin:
Hmm, Thanks for the info. So I guess I'm just stuck on waiting for a binary to be released.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] psenseny:
I think we will be waiting forever....the phone has been out for over 4 months and there is no sign of root for the At&t varient. I don't think there is enough following to make this a priority for any developers. I don't blame them.

I love the phone, I would love it more with root.....

EDIT - from what I have read, don't be fooled by the SRSRoot that claims it can root the At&t Alpha....it doesn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] hensk:
i now that filling,same as you have iphon

battery will be calibrate ,boring interface....
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] monsterpc:
So, is there any news on the root for G850A?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] LlamaLord:
Well This sucks wife just got a replacement phone from her Samsung G3 with an SM-G850A and we cant root it :(
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Arianhrod_Begin:
Not yet, though I have been keeping an eye out for it on the forums and Twitter. If one comes out I will surely will post it here...and like everywhere lol. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] lennonjohn:
no news?

no root yet for the sm-g850a?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] crazyhalo54:
Any news?

Has anyone heard any news about any root for the SAMSUNG-SM-G850A?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] sickwitit:
Is anyone brave enough to try this

https://chimeratool.com/supportedmodels
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Prophet16:
I could be wrong but I think that it should be safe to try. Either the root works, or it doesn't and leaves your phone untouched. Only thing I'd worry about is the chance of any viruses the program can come with.

EDIT: Just tried it, it failed.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] sickwitit:
Thanks for trying. The looking continues.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] KROMO50:
Still no root?? I got the phone new off eBay for $220 using on t mobile in Dallas get LTE

Just wish I can root and load custom rom
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Levistras:
Do the Chainfire roots for sltechn or sltecan not work for the AT&T version?

Once you do get root though, you'll be in the same boat as me... with no custom roms available out there because nobody is developing for this device.

I'm working on getting a recovery working.. but that's just step 1.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] psenseny:
No, no root methods are working on the 850A variant at this time
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Medic153:
Im getting a 1.4gb update right now, I hope it's lollipop!!

---------- Post added at 06:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:33 PM ----------

Sorry just a 1gb and it's 5.0.2
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] psenseny:
Same here on att!!!!! Maybe root will now be possible! Fingers crossed
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Medic153:
I hope so!!

---------- Post added at 08:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:59 PM ----------

Wow!! 5.0.2 sucks the ram!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] KROMO50:
Does not work !!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] chong67:
Isnt bootloader is lock on ATT? T-mobile is not.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] dork997:
yes it is locked.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] danielruiz35:
Lollipop Update !!! Now Rolling Out

Hey Guys,

i decided to check today for an update on my Alpha, currently in the drawer gathering dust cuz i switched to iPhone, but i found that there's the beloved lollipop update rolling out... i did have to check like 4 times tho, and finally set up the date to May 8th and worked. The file itself is like 1GB so be patient...

Attached screenshot of mine...

Now, lets hope there's a way to root it !!!

Here's the link to the ATT update page... http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB425941&cv=820
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] lyta_f:
Hi. I love this phone, great design, do not want anything else.

Still, it seems I'm not getting the update (still running 4.4.4).

Anyone knows if you have to be on AT&T network to get lollipop update (OTA or KIES). I am using the phone on T-Mobile and do not ger any.

Alternatively does it work without SIM , so WiFi only?

Thanks

Lyta
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] deepaksewani:
Important Question

Hi Guys,

I have bought an unlocked AT&T G850A Galaxy Alpha from Ebay and I am currently in India using Airtel Service Provider since there is no AT&T here. I just want to know if I need to be on AT&T network in order to get the Lollipop update or I will get it irrespective of which network I am on. I keep getting the Update Interrupted error whenever I try to look for new updates.

Please help me out.

Thanks in Advance :)
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] lyta_f:
meanwhile I know the answer, you have to have AT&T card in the phone, nomatter where you are. then you can update

you can order one off of ebay, amazon, bestbuy or elswhere, "pay to go" is the best, starts at 5 USD
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] jereje:
Good News!

SRSROOT Posted on twitter they have rooted g850a build KTU84P.G850AUCU1ANL1

twitter.com/srsroot/status/620187502729674752

I've tried but it still doesnt work, i hope we soon can do it.

cheers
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] psenseny:
Ignore Srs Root... It hasn't been updated in years.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Rohitron997:
Have u got the update now??
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Medic153:
Just read the list of Samsung phones getting android m, alpha is on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] aamszia:
still no solution to root this phone ?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] elesse:
I just bought a GM-850A but I am in France... So what can I do to upgrade it ?

(firmware is G850AUCU1ANL1 on 4.4.4)

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Medic153:
Try Samsung kies 3
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] elesse:
Ha yes ! Thanks I try
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] elesse:
No upgrade...

I have the last firmware! ?