yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Parker-ivxx:
Function: Check connection and get basic information about devices connected to the computer.

"adb devices"

"fastboot devices" - This is essentially the same command as adb devices above. However, it works in the bootloader, which ADB does not.

Function: Reboot your phone into recovery mode.

"adb reboot recovery"

Obviously without the speech marks.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solarenemy68:
Hey guys, is rooting really worth it on this phone. I mean just look at all the threads of this issue and that issue after somebody roots. I mean for me the phone is awesome as it is with exception to it's poor SPARK speeds. But that can't be fixed by rooting. I have yet to see any real gain posted by anyone other than removal of Sprint bloatware which is much less than any other carrier. So really is the gain worth the hardship and potential issues this phone seems to have after rooting?

All I see is this phone has X issue and then next line is always the same I rooted or I installed Y ROM. It seems to me that Samsung has done something to make this phone unreliable/unstable once the Factory integrity has been compromised either through rooting or ROM replacement. I did root mine using CF auto root before seeing all these issue posted. I can say now after rooting that I as well am seeing little bugs with touch screen response, as well as other little bugs it did not have before rooting. So this just strengthens my hunch about Samsung somehow making this device less stable once it is compromised.

I don't think I am going to fool with it any further. I don't want to become one of the many help I rooted and my phone won't boot post popping up around here lately.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spark91:
You dont have to install ROMs to better your device, you can root stock odexed and it will be fine.

It unlocks more capabilities the phone cant do when its pure stock, such as Freezing wake locking apps that drain battery, or enabling etc mods that make the device better under certain circumstances.

You will run into issues whether rooted or not.

Is it worth it? Depends on user opinions. Does it have more problems than usual, Sure from time to time.

The peoples reviews of custom roms are there for a reason. There are things that are fixable and others that cant be fixed or modified upon.

Its more about exploring the full capabilities your device can do when it is rooted.

How far this device has come is massively huge because of the help brought from the community and devs.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tenaciousj:
You will typically find best performance and reliability with stock android with very few modifications. I use to flash a lot of roms/kernels on my Epic 4G and 4G touch and wouldn't call either of them reliable. I stay with mostly stock roms with my GS4, just Knox removed and everything is real stable.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millerboy3:
I have both rooted and unrooted, stock roms and custom roms on a few devices at home. Does JUST ROOTING cause any additional problems? No. Its essentially like installing any other apk. Where majority of the bugs and problems come in is user error and custom roms. Don't get those confused as they typically are. Most "I rooted any my phone isn't booting" posts are from people that do things improperly. Or sometimes things just don't stick and you have to try again. CF Autoroot didn't work the very first time I flashed it on my wifes device (last night) after I had used it more times than I can count on my own since 1 week after device launch. I flashed it again, worked great. :) She didn't like stock, so I flashed my own custom rom on her device.

Custom Roms come with their own bugs if they aren't just simply stripped stock. Want less chances of bugs? Use the completely debloated and no-knoxed ones. They just make things simple by removing both carrier bloat and added items (can also be buggy themselves). Also keep in mind that the software shipped isn't always bug free ;). We saw some big changes to the actual code from NIE to NK2, we aren't 100% sure why they changed things in some places but I'm not an expert there at all. Ever wonder why Tmobile or verizon may have a feature thats actually turn off or locked on our device? It could be buggy for a specific carrier and the carrier just decided they wouldn't include it for their customers.

Samsung perposely sabatoging our devices because they are rooted...... eh they did have nexus devices at one point in time. So I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and say this isn't the case. You may have just experienced bad results. I don't go a device without rooting, if not only to remove carrier bloat. MY last 3 devices I did not even let sprint reps boot before I took it home and rooted (literal first boot is rooted stock) I have been to the sprint techs LESS than when I had stock devices. This also allows certain users to fix their own problems themselves, and not leave device issues in the hands of carrier techs who by default will generally do a software reset and send you out the door.

Pros vs cons of rooting? Completely down to each specific user.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beezar:
Yes rooting is absolutely worth it. For hotspot tethering, and Xposed. But you do need to add a fix to Xposed if you do decide to install it on this device.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solarenemy68:
If you have hotspot tethering included in your plan like I do why would you need to root to have it? Unless you are trying to get it for free?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millerboy3:
reguardless if you pay for it or not, it limits the amount of devices you can connect/tether to. Who's to say I only want to tether 4-5 devices? What If I'm traveling and have 6 devices?

If you don't like rooting, this certainly isn't the place to try and shun it. If you are looking to be convinced to root again? Still the wrong place. You root because you want to, or you want to do something that you can't without root. Plain and simple. Rooting is essentially controlling your own device while you OWN IT. Not owning a device someone else has complete control over.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solarenemy68:
I root everything I own that can be rooted. My question has about the N4 as it seems like I said it has more issues after a root then it did before and that seems fishy. The way Sprint and Samsung are handling the poor data speeds is already a screw job when they are both aware it is a real problem. Add to that the more mods you do to the phone the more unstable it gets that just seems shady. I was not asking to root or not to root so much as I was asking is THIS device worth the trouble?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millerboy3:
Seems you aren't running the right rom. I haven't had any major instabilities.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poit:
It's not the rooting that causes the problems, its what they do after they root.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spark91:
As we all have said before, its user opinionated and what they do regarding with root in general.

I go with rooting because of extra battery saving features such as Greenify + Xposed, Underclocking GPU and CPU. To top that off, force lower dpi resolution and tablet mode on specific apps to see more on the screen. Modifying files such as build.prop and user key controls for enhanced performance, and like everyone, changing Sounds and boot anims, moving apps from user to system to help with stability etc.

If its unstable doing certain things well thats the bummer downside to the Apps or devices capabilities. But as long as you can get more out of the device ( which you can! ) with all the freedom of not being locked to user specific controls. It makes it better!

Thats how i feel. :)
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sully9292:
I mean you can root the device and just install twrp and just keep it like that just until something catches your eye. I personally say if you rooted your previous devices. You should root the note 4. I am rooted and I am just plain stock cause I almost bricked my device. So I am going to wait until 5.0 gets to our phones before I flash anymore roms but until then I'm going to be completely stock.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ftc_osiris:
Root your phone immediately.

Root your phone immediately. My god, what are you thinking going around unrooted? :eek:

Oh, you want details?

Open the hidden stuff if you want details.

Just kidding. I too suffered from doubts and waited several months before popping my phones warranty cherry.

Root is nice, even on the Note 4. But:

If you don't need root for anything special and you are perfectly happy with stock without root, DON'T ROOT! :p

If you need superuser authority (titanium backup?), if you want to disable Exchange Security so you can have work email but still use the fingerprint scanner, or you just like having better/different looks than stock in some way not achievable without root, ROOT. :p​

That advice is general and applies to all phones. If you don't need/want it, why ask?

I can vouch that rooting the Note 4, installing custom Recovery and operating the custom ROMs is the similar to any other Samsung phone of recent vintage both in manner and difficultly (e.g. S3, S4, S5). (not the same though so do your research)

I have nothing against any ROM but, from personal experience, the ROMs from Pongoface and co work extremely well and look really nice. Make sure to wipe data and let them have 10 minutes or so to settle after first boot.

Those are:

[PORT] BoBCaTROM

and

[Port] Sprint Xnote (The time to settle was important on this one for me. Else, I got forced closes, not sure
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beezar:
Everything is stable on my phone after rooting and a LOT of Xposed mods. It just makes my phone much better.

If you have rooted all your other phones, then really why are you asking this question? You already know the benefits and risks of rooting so there is no need for us to tell you what to do.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tx_dbs_tx:
False. False. False. What's shady is the lack of knowledge on behalf of a user which these issues are caused by. There is no "shady" business going on that would cause instability issues upon rooting your device. Instead of a carrier or Samsung playing shenanigans with it's customers by introducing bugs and instability issues if a user roots their device, it would be more logical for Sprint and Samsung to simply lock down the bootloader and take measures to prevent root in the first place... such as all the Verizon and AT&T customers who are still crying about not having root. If you want to believe otherwise that's up to you.

As already mentioned by millerboy3, rooting doesn't cause the instability issues you or anybody else might be having. The more mods you do the more unstable the rom??? That's just plain and simple ignorance my friend. Yes it could be true that a rom might be "buggy" but if a rom is well planned and time taken to ensure everything is right, then there will not be stability issues. There are roms out there with tons of mods that are 10 times more stable and faster than the stock rom. I happen to have a rom that fits that criteria along with a few other people. With that said, I do agree with you on the fact that the Note 4 is perfectly awesome straight out of the box without the need to root it. This is the first phone I've owned that I really don't feel the need to change anything because everything works great stock. There are a few mods that I find are well worth the effort and definitely worth rooting the phone for.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millerboy3:
He said it much better than I.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bry5n:
i'll also throw a vote in for rooting. i've come to consider AdAway & Xposed as must-haves, which both require root.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kortekn:
The N4 was the first phone I considered not rooting, it was that good straight away. However, then I remembered why I rooted, besides custom ROM's, and it was 2 (now 3) main reasons.

1- AdFree: After seeing ads all over a bunch of my favorite apps, I remembered I didn't have AdFree installed, which requires root. This is my biggest quality of use reason, if you've ever went to tap something in an app only to have a ninja ad come out of nowhere right as your finger hit the screen and redirect you to a website or the app store, you know what I mean.

2- TWRP + Titanium Backup - The ability to backup ALL my apps and settings to a separate SD card was huge, plus all the other features of TB.

3 - Lastly, I found Xposed: I'd never used before, but now, I couldn't imagine not having it. It's allowed me to tweak things that irritated me, like color schemes on the contacts and dialer screens, without the worry of installing custom ROM's or RW editing mods.

Just my feedback, your requirements may differ.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pugmeister:
Newbie, who wants to have better use of ExtsdCard

I am looking into rooting, for the first time. After an update to my, prior, S4, I couldn't edit my ebooks, about 700, delete photos, several thousand, or remove duplicates, on my extsdcard. I just got a new Note 4, and a 128G extsdcard. If there is anyway to restore my control of the sdcard that I paid for, other than rooting, please tell me. Otherwise, Android and Samsung are forcing me to root. Am I wrong??

Thank you very much,

Randy "Pugmeister"
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kortekn:
I'm a little fuzzy on what your saying. Are you saying that you can't edit or delete the contents of your external SD card in the note 4? If so, that's not a problem root could solve, as you should have full control over everything on the external card. Rooting would allow you access to edit the main android system files on the internal storage.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pugmeister:
Rooting as a means to regain write privileges KitKat extsdcard?

Thank you, Kortken, for sharing your insights with me.

There is a post by mateenf on this site that describes a fix that,I think, will allow me to regain access to my extsdcard though root access to system files

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2617921

If you'll have a look, it's basically this:

"1. Using a root-enabled file manager, navigate to /system/etc/permissions*

2. Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.

3. Add an additional group definition for this permission...<group gid="media_rw" />

4. Save the changes to the file.

5. Restart."

Mateenf used this method on a S3. But, I assume, perhaps in error, that I can us this fix on my Sprint Note 4.4.4.4SM-N910P using XDA Free mobile app[/QUOTE]

Thank you, Kortken, for sharing your insights with me.

There is a post by mateenf on this site that describes a fix that,I think, will allow me to regain access to my extsdcard though root access to system files

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2617921

If you'll have a look, it's basically this:

"1. Using a root-enabled file manager, navigate to /system/etc/permissions*

2. Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.

3. Add an additional group definition for this permission...<group gid="media_rw" />

4. Save the changes to the file.

5. Restart."

Mateenf used this method on a S3. But, I assume, perhaps in error, that I can us this fix on my Sprint Note 4, Android 4.4.4

Thank you,

Randy "Pugmeister"
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beezar:
No, not true. With kitkat, most 3rd party programs lost the ability to edit / delete content from the external SD card from folders they didn't explicitly make. Rooting then running a fix like SDFix from the Play store fixes this issue.

The other thing you can do is to not root and wait for the lollipop update. Google says that they made the external SD card more accessible to 3rd party programs with the update

---------- Post added at 02:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:09 AM ----------

Yup, this fix works, but it is easier to run a program like SDFix which does this same thing all for you. After you acquire root of course
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] stolli:
heres my story/problem lol,,,

ok so i have an 8125..flashed to t-mobile 2.26..then to wizard_love perfectly fine.....i then tried to flash to Underground wm6..it gave me a 203 connection error at 96 percent...and left me stranded at the bootloader screen till i figured out how to flash it back to stock rom..i then flashed it to wizard perfectly fine and tried reflashing to underground..it errored at 96 percent again..and i had to redo the steps...i then tried to flash it to MuM's wm6 ..and it flashed successfully but the wizard love rom remained on my phone..nothign changed...so i tried to flash it to Most Beautiful wm6 rom and it errored(203) at 95 percent..im now in the processes of downgrading so i can try something else...

any ideas of what im doing wrong? why it keeps giving me an error or why nothign happened when i flashed to MuM?

INFO:

8125

G3 SIM and CID unlocked

IPL and SPL = 2.25

any help is appriated! thanks!

EDIT:

just tried flashing faria wm6..got to 99 percent..and gave me a 302 update error...this is looking like a timeout issue to me..since a lot of people get stuck at around 99 percent..im not sure why i get the error tho and not finish? any suggestions?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] bradsnw:
Seems like your device is not un-locked as you think it is.

Follow Dr. P's definitive guide to unlocking -

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=285435

and Vippies guide to flashing -

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=298613

Since your have a G3 device, unlocking is simple with Lockwiz. Even if you think you have already unlocked this device, do it again.

hard reset your device (hold the comm mgr and voice dial buttons, while soft reseting the device) Reset your PC, and start from the beginning. Make sure your battery has a good charge. I have also heard of people that have used a different USB port on their PC to solve their flashing problems.

Good Luck.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] stolli:
ok i did what you said...and i think you where right..im notfully unlocked..i downgradd button rom..did the lokiwiz thing..but i cant get my spl to 1.xx...my ipl is 1.01 but my spl is still 2.25...i have tried flashing the button rom like 3 times...but its not doing anything..my spl is still 2.25..any suggestions?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] stolli:
ok im in idiot..i missed a whole step on the unlocking process..thats why it didnt work..i just redid everything and everything is workign ok..thanks for the help!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] demontefixo:
Great! Please update the thread title with "solved" or something :)

--M
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JanickGers:
Hi everyone,

my Note 3 has ever had a great battery life, but all of a sudden the voice "Android System" popped up to top in the battery list, followed by "Screen on" and "Android Operating System", and battery life is ridiculous (the screnshot I attach has 1h 11m of screen on only)

Any ideas?

I have stock Sammy ROM and no root.

Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themate1987:
as you are on 4.4.2 kitkat. Try using greenify to hibernate your apps. Debloat that TW rom. Disable Google Now. And you should check your device for wakelocks.

Also you can use this guide to fix Google services http://xdaforums.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-google-play-services-battery-t2832525

You should install BBS to check what is actually draining your battery.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] learlear:
I had the same problem as you and tried all the solutions. what worked is to downgrade back to jellybean. hope this helps.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
Something's keeping your device awake. I'm assuming you've tried a battery pull?

From the looks of it I'd say Google Play Services is responsible. 20% Android System is completely normal (its battery representation is horrible bugged.). 11% GP services is not.

Google Play Services shouldn't even be in the list, unless you're running Google Play all day.
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] miki89:
[MENTION=6270042]freexperia[/MENTION] Is it possible to convert 5322 to 5303 via Flashtool flashing firmware for 5303 downloaded with xperiafirm? like someone did itfor x50h and 5322.. :) ofcourse than we have only one sim capability, but i really dont care about second sim slot.. :)
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] hackerfan:
Huawei have released a new kernel source code package.

Of course it released on EMUI chinese website

Anyone could help me contact codeworkx?
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] Vohukain:
Link, please

I think that Codeworkx will be here soon and will see this. You could add link to that new kernel release so it would be easier to find.
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] hexcoder:
Here is the link..

Open source code [OLD]

Version: H60,kernel.tar.gz

MD5: A8454497A19494808E0E490FEF673CC2

Size: 135.16MB

Download - tinyurl.com/q3jutvs
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] hackerfan:
This is the earlier kernel source code,the newer one is "版本: H60-L02.kernel.【Android4.4.2_EMUI3.0】.tar MD5: 36DD03A17A858E4189497814B0CCC242 文件大小: 141.77MB"

Verison :H60-L02.kernel.【Android4.4.2_EMUI3.0】.tar MD5: 36DD03A17A858E4189497814B0CCC242 Package Size:141.77MB
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] hexcoder:
Thank you for rectifying, even I wasn't sure if the one I posted was the latest so included the MD5 :( The international variant H60-L04 is still not listed :rolleyes:

Anyways here are the direct download source links for rest of the variants that are available -

Source code

Version:. H60-L01.kernel [Android4.4.2_EMUI3.0] .tar

MD5: 2D27DD451DDC548052F41B46E8098059

File size: 141.81MB

Link: tinyurl.com/knrchel

Version:. H60-L02.kernel [Android4.4.2_EMUI3.0] .tar

MD5: 36DD03A17A858E4189497814B0CCC242

File size: 141.77MB

Link: tinyurl.com/qgnwnkq

Version:. H60-L03.kernel [Android4.4.2_EMUI3.0] .tar

MD5: 0CAFF03DE6158B142CD1617D9D102F6C

File size: 141.77MB

Link: tinyurl.com/k6qszlf

Version:. H60-L11.kernel [Android4.4.2_EMUI3.0] .tar

MD5: 93A0627179B438760433E1CFA86A740D

File size: 141.79MB

Link: tinyurl.com/l7s7eaf

Version:. H60-L12.kernel [Android4.4.2_EMUI3.0] .tar

MD5: 335C39430498195AAE51C45EAD84DCB7

File size: 141.76MB

Link: tinyurl.com/m62vtby

Version:. H60-L21.kernel [Android4.4.2_EMUI3.0] .tar

MD5: CCB4A857DFD7D383EA1300CAF66500EC

File size: 141.78MB

Link: tinyurl.com/meshoef

Version: Mulan.H60-J1,kernel.tar

MD5: 97FFFCDF5BDF14D55BEF86B2D250A58C

Size: 114.29MB

Link: tinyurl.com/pcecs65
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] hackerfan:
These kernel opensource code package realesed in EMUI Chinese Website,so it have no L04 support,I think.......
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] Maverickewal:
[MENTION=3208754]codeworkx[/MENTION]
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] codeworkx:
I've compared all sources and there seems to be no difference at all.

Ok, the battery config file has some differences, but looks like that just some items got moved around.

The L04 sources are probably different because kernels built from above linked sources don't boot on L04.
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] flibblesan:
I posted a message on the Honor EU facebook page kindly reminding them to provide the source for the L04 varient as they are currently violating the GPL. Let's see how long it takes...
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] myahyam:
Try with twitter .
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] shubh_007:
And all of us should retweet it continuously.
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] hondansx:
Where's the tweet URL pls? I want to retweet it :)
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] chrissss91:
+1
[Honor 6, 6 Plus General] codeworkx:
Any infos about updated sources for 5.1.1? [MENTION=6123396]hackerfan[/MENTION] [MENTION=6358031]hexcoder[/MENTION]