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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bond32:
Last weekend I was actually organizing a place to meet someone to trade my note 4 for his nexus 6. My only reason was wanting root to get rid of ads. After a while though I began to look into comparisons between the two. Decided to keep the note and I'm glad I did - The nexus, while an awesome phone, just seems to come behind the note in every single area except software. To be honest too, I somewhat like touchwiz. It seemed the nexus was also just plain too big, which is strange for a person who's been all about the biggest best screen for so long. I feel the note 4 screen is just right. While I don't use the spen often, it is really freaking cool to have when I do use it. So long story short, I think the note 4 is just the king. Sure, root access would be the icing on the cake but with everything else, I can learn to live without it.

Random rant/story
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Marty_Since87:
I think I stated pages ago that there's two stores who let you lease the Galaxy Note 4 (AT&T and Verizon variants) for $50 down. I'm so tempted to get it but this whole locked bootloader/root situation is discouraging me from going through with it. I might just save some bucks and get the T-Mobile variant.

One thing I would like to know is why Verizon and AT&T have to be such a******s and lock their bootloaders as opposed to Sprint and T-Mobile who didn't lock them? They know what we do to our devices that makes each one of ours different, why take that away from their customers.

Each android I've own has been rooted, I just see it as normal thing to have on my android, I love installing new roms, kernels and what ever other tweaks that I come across.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bond32:
I'm sure someone else will chime in with a better answer, but I believe it has to do with the fact that users like us who desire root access are such a small group. Also from the company's perspective, it would be a higher risk I guess to allow unrestricted access to the devices - when something goes wrong and the customer complains wanting a device that works, then the company has to cover the costs. I'm not defending anyone but just pointing out I think that's where they come from.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Reilly1812:
Sprint & T-Mobile need everyone they can get. AT&T & Verizon could care less if we all left as our numbers mean nothing to their profits.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Marty_Since87:
I find both Verizon and Att&T reasonings for locking their bootloaders dumb since the other companies don't do it, any who the place where i might just get the note 4 from has the golden colored note 4,is that a different variant? It doesn't have any company branding on the back.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] greevedogg:
What happens when you try chainfire's root method on a retail Note 4? Just curious...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gcounts:
Why don't you try it and let s know.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] greevedogg:
It either doesn't do anything, or it bricks the phone... I'd hate to see it do the latter ;)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Chuckd610:
It will fail about midway through the process, but it won't brick your phone. One of the things I've always like about Odin is if there's some kind of mismatch, Odin will stop and "fail" the flashing process.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] iakovl:
is there any way to adapt an F rom to V? need to add hebrew language to a V device
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] patt2k:
Nope. Try morelocale2 only thing I can suggest.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] stueycaster:
I think another reason Verizon and AT&T block development is they don't want us to block ads and debloat. We're supposed to pay attention to the ads and spend money. Sprint and T-Mobile are number 2 so they try harder.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Rom-Addict:
I forgot how many ads there are, I miss having a rooted phone. not to mention all the little dev fixes that just made the phone better. Verizon will never unlock there phones, the percentage of people who would use it is just to small. it's all up to developers who seem less and less these days
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] DroidBlaze:
The reason there are less and less devs actively working on root is because it is getting much more difficult to root. Definitely not impossible, just more difficult. Not to mention that some of the most talented devs were recruited for very good jobs that now prevent their help in finding root exploits.

Also, you have to remember every carrier has an option of a rootable note 4. The sprint and T-Mobile retail versions have an unlockable bootloader, Verizon has the dev edition, and at&t has the option of a sim unlocked T-Mobile/international version. It's not like you're going to have developers from all carrier models working together towards root when there are rootable options on each carrier.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] elliwigy:
I partly agree.. I also feel if there are locked phones there will be those to try and have them unlocked regardless.. There are also many whos sole job is to find Android exploits.. Typically what happens is they search and find exploits, report them and soon as Google patches it the exploit becomes public.. this usually still allows those to root devices however if they are still on an older Android version or can downgrade (if the exploit allows for rooting a device since not all exploits help in doing this.)

There will always be exploits since nothing is ever perfect.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] DroidBlaze:
I completely agree with you. However, don't you feel like exploits that can be used to obtain root are found less frequently now? With every new iteration of android security seems to get stronger making root on locked down devices that much more difficult. I definitely believe in "if there is a will, there is a way," yet realistically nothing is certain. I am hopeful, and pretty sure, the at&t/Verizon note 4's will get root; but future devices with a locked bootloader, not so much.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] elliwigy:
of course with each build it becomes harder as others work to patch them but with Android being open source there will typically always be exploits found.. all it takes is one working exploit for each build that comes out to #win!

it was months (similar to note 4) before the s5 was rooted and so far looks promising that it will be less than 2 months for the s6.. i suppose its luck of the draw!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] -Alan:
Anyone know of a good apps to recieve texts from my note to my Mac?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] elliwigy:
Google voice doesn't work?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] -Alan:
No. I need to be able to text people directly from my macbook pro without using my Note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] elliwigy:
you can use google voice from just about any browser without a phone at all.. all you need is a google account and internet lol.. you just log in the site and set it up if you havent and youre good to go
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] -Alan:
I tried it but it says that I need to export my number from my carrier to google voice. And I need to send the messages from my number for work.

Sorry, its my first time using the program.

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I tried it but it says that I need to export my number from my carrier to google voice. And I need to send the messages from my number for work.

Sorry, its my first time using the program.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpatt:
Give Airdroid a try
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] fz798:
Note 5 to be a "Transformer"?

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/samsung-ga...ly-powerful-device-that-will-challenge-633871

"When the Note smartphone is docked inside a notebook-like shell companion component, it would automatically switch to running the Windows operating system, such as Windows 10."
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mademan420:
Verizon Messages

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] stueycaster:
Yesterday I spent some time with a nephew who has a Note 4. Looking at his phone from across the room I noticed it still has the wallpaper that the N4 ships with. This is why Verizon and AT&T can get away with selling locked phones. Most smart phone users don't care about customizing. They spend big bucks on super powerful high end devices to use for nothing but pictures, texting and Facebook. I swear it's all about showing off that they have the best stuff. Users who care about development and customizing are a ridiculously small percentage.

The only thing the nephew complained about was Facebook was acting up. When I asked if his battery usage suffered after the Lollipop update he said "yes".
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mademan420:
Info About Note 4 5.1.1 Update

http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/06/samsung-roll-android-5-1-1-galaxy-note-4-august.html
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] greevedogg:
So, it's getting rather frustrating not having root or an unlocked bootloader on this Retail Edition VZW Note 4.

My question is this: What's the next best choice with what's out there now? Rooted and unlocked BL? If I jumped the VZW ship, the only other network that I'd be willing to consider is AT&T...

I mean, our choices are pretty limited, no?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] eskomo:
Nexus 6
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] greevedogg:
Is the Nexus 6 on VZW unlocked?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] greevedogg:
I guess it doesn't really matter now, anyways...

Looks like I'm stuck with the Note4 as I've had it past the 14-day return period. I got pretty much swindled from an in-store salesman, and now I'm shackled to a locked, unrooted Note4 that I'll end up paying more than full retail price for....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rm40f2:
Samsung/SwiftKey vulnerability

Anyone know if there's anything we can do while we wait for a patch? I don't even like Samsung's bastardization of SwiftKey so I switched, yet I'm still vulnerable. All I want is to make the thing run without elevated permissions. Or better yet, remove the thing entirely... Can Debloater do this?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] elliwigy:
No.

its a system app that typically cant even be disabled without root.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rm40f2:
Darnit, I want root! I've got $100 waiting for someone to give it to me!

Frankly, this and many other things have made me decide to stick with Nexus devices from now on. I was even planning on getting the Sony Z4 tablet but I'm pretty sure I'll give that a miss.

Thanks elliwigy
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Jaytronics:
I will trade my kidney for a developer edition. Any one want it? I am sooooooo fed up with this retail garbage. I want to tell my phone what to do, Verizon and Samung as well. They are all a bunch of **** sticks. Well, not my phone any way. Even though it is locked down tighter than a bank vault. It is the victim. Verizon raped it's internals. Samschmuck allowed it to happen. Why the hell do carriers have so much damn pull on these manufacturers? Why do these manufactures have to take the bribes that are given them? As if they do not have enough money. But, I guess that is the way of the rich. They can never be satisfied. They want to take the poor money and their freedoms. Ok, I am just ranting. I'll stop for now. Who wants a kidney?

Sent from my SM-N910V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Jaytronics:
Ok, so no one wants my kidney? How about, let's say, my left nipple? Yes/No? Lol!

Sent from my SM-N910V

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I am seeing this thread is dead. And rightfully so. A dead thread is possibly an indication of a failed device. Well, development wise. Could be wrong. Wish I was. Oh well, guess I'm talking to my self?

On that note. Pun intended, have a great night. We'll self, I suppose I will.

Sent from my SM-N910V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Yeah development wise, this phone is done imo. Which really sucks. With the note 5 right around the corner, I think everyone has loss hope with this device. I'm looking to trade for a nexus 6. The note 4 is still an awesome device but because Verizon/Samsung/whoever take forever to update the phone, I'll be on this piss poor lollipop update for forever. And I can't deal with that.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] DWilso3:
I've actually come to miss my old LG G3 several times. That had the fortune of both root and an unlocked bl. Unfortunately I'm jumpy with phones and saw a chance to get this for that. The delay for recent is always notable, my battery life took a mild hit, and I've somehow just been less satisfied with this in general. It probably doesn't help that I'd built this phone up in my mind.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bagery77:
Howdy! Can anyone who sells phones often offer me some advice? I am out of contract with a Developer Edition Note 4 that I am very happy with and not leaving Verizon anytime soon. I've come upon a financial emergency and think I can recoup some of the cost by resigning contact, buying then selling the brand new iPhone 6S since it has better resale value than any other device for which I am aware. Any tips about what color and capacity I should be aiming to secure the most profit? Thank-you
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Jaytronics:
What kind of plan do you have? Is it by any chance an unlimited data? Then no, don't do it. If you are on a limited plan. Why not?

Sent from my SM-N910V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bagery77:
They stole back unlimited from me years ago. I have the Loyalty plan now. Trying to figure out the best way to maximize profit with this purchase.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Jaytronics:
I she'd a tear for your loss. I almost lost my unlimited data last week through a careless mistake on the Verizon Web site.

Sent from my SM-N910V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bagery77:
Whew, glad you were able to salvage your plan. That would have surely sucked! Guess I'm fortunate in that I don't use very much data. Next thing, they'll want their measly loyalty plans back too. Will see...
[General Questions and Answers] hannesf:
hi.

just before I installed cyanogenmode 11 on my samsung galaxy s3. Cyanogen succeeded to install so I wanted to install google apps. By mistake I installed gapps for cm 12 on my cm 11 device. Installation completed but no google apps on the device. So I wanted to install gapps for cm 11 but this installation fails now with error "Installation aborted (bad)" when trying to open the update package.

is their some cleanup tool for deinstalling gapps or how could I install gapps for cm 11 if I already installed gapps for cm12.

I would be thankfull for anybody helping!!!:confused:

cheers, hannes
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
I'd really recommend a clean install after installing incompatible software. That will be much faster and more safe then trying to get rid of the wrong gapps manually. As far as I know there is no preconfigured script for this case.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swogg:
I did a nandroid restore with TWRP after trying some different roms. But now my phone randomly reboots. It did not do this before i did the restore. Does anybody know why it does this, and what i can do to fix it?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiNJiN76:
Did you wipe before the restore?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swogg:
i fixed permissions in TWRP, and that did the trick.

Thanks for responding
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[Sharp Aquos Crystal] Deltax82:
root

hope they find a way to root this phone soon id really like to get mine done!
[Sharp Aquos Crystal] Deltax82:
I put my aquos crystal 306sh into recovery mode but only had two options reboot and reset to factory settings, you don't use the volume up and down then power to select your choice but a quick click of power moves up and down, long press of power selects your choice.... To get to it press vol down and power then release it boots into recovery.
[HTC Sensation] TheSpeedo666:
My original battery has gotten old and was dying too quickly (and I also noticed swelling when charged), so I decided to get a new battery.

The battery I got turned out to be a BI3100 which is made for the Titan and Sensation XL.

I had to flip it to put it in because the connectors were on the other side, but the negative and positive ends line up perfectly and battery fits in its place very well, just like the original, but it wouldn't boot, so I thought I had to charge it first.

that where the problem comes in, when I put it in the charger, I get two long red blinks on the LED and a continuous green LED immediately afterwards, and it won't charge .

when I try to boot it while on charge, it still doesn't boot and the LED turns off, and won't come back until I unplug it and plug it back in.

Is it because the battery is incompatible or something else? And what does that LED code mean?

I thought it would work because the BI3100 is also advertised to work for the XE and the original Sensation.

and it's been on charge for four ours now
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] XenoxX:
Newest camera for xperia J ?? please
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] 2010matej:
WTF?

Use stock camera!
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Jimmy Thrashmetal:
What's wrong with you?

WTF?

This is not Q&A, read the rules!!!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] a7medmo7eb:
Hello guys ,

I had a terrible situation today I wish anyone can help me wake up from this nightmare as soon as possible

My tablet is working fine for about 15 months and today I accidentally applied a pressure on the center of the tablet screen

then I found it off - I mean the screen - despite the tablet is up , tried to restart it , the LCD stays off although I can hear the sound of messages , the sound of touching the keypad of the password panel , so I am sure the touch is working and everything is well functioning , but the LCD is dead .

By the way there's no cosmetic damage on my tablet at all and the screen has 0 damage

Can anyone suggest me a solution or a diagnosis :( ?

Thanks in advance and sorry for my terrible English .
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] graphdarnell:
First, you could test it on a tv with an HDMI adapter. If the screen shows up, it means the circuitry is good. Then, take the tab to a dark room, shine a flashlight on the screen to see if the images are there with unlit background. If they are, the backlight has gone bad.

If nothing is seen, you'd want to pop off the back cover, and inspect the amber ribbon running the length of the battery at both ends.

The end connecting to the motherboard snaps on and off, which is more likely to come off, seeing as the silver EMI strip is not designed to hold the connector down.

The other end requires that you remove the board at the bottom for inspection. It's unlikely that this end should loosen since it's "latched" down. If the connections are good, more likely than not the lcd is out. That being the case,the only thing to do is to replace the touch/lcd combo since there is no way I know of that one can remove an original screen without cracking it. The tape Asus uses binds too strongly and the touchscreen too brittle.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Asus_USA:
a7medmo7eb - We're very sorry to hear of this. Kindly email us at socialsupportus@asus.com with this copied problem description along with the serial number of your tablet and we will do our best to provide you with troubleshooting and servicing options.

If you have any further questions, comments or concerns please do not hesitate to let us know. We will be more than happy to assist you. Once again, thank you for choosing ASUS products and services.

Thank you.

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Technical Support Department

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[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] mattbrown:
Ive bodged a rom upgrade and now stuck on the boot loader screen, can get the red, green blue screen but i cant seem to find a site to download an original rom

Help!!!!!!

Matt
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] cosinusx:
original roms:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_Upgrades

modified roms:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_DumpedRoms
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] mattbrown:
i did manage to find it via a page linked to expansys.com but thank you anyway - phone is back to normal - i can start breathing again.
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] mattbrown:
i also searched through the ftp site and couldnt find one there
[XDA Assist] kabo111:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2632819

i want to install this rom on my Xperia Arc S ?

iam the 1st time doing this so tell me if i need any programs

[IMG="Files"]http://s14.postimg.org/o1lkg6g01/Capture.png[/IMG]

that's the files in the image
[XDA Assist] kabo111:
no help for now :(:(:(:(
[XDA Assist] Razvan:
Hi there,

Sorry for late response but you can't install any ROM from other devices even both have almost the same specs.

Please ask in this forum for relevant answer: Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Good luck
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dilness:
Hey guys just a quick question. Idk if any of you have other devices such as HTC, but i was wondering, im about to upgrade and im not sure if to get a Note 4 or wait for the HTC One M9.

Any help. I haven't used a sense phone since the HTC Evo 3D.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sometimesido:
What phone are you upgrading from? I've had several phones including the late iPhone 6 plus and once you get Note and its features, you can never go back. Multi window even with third party apps, ir for remote control, S-pen for notes(there's no substitute), camera is one of the best for a phone. I just use Nova in place of TouchWiz and I'm good.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dilness:
Note 3... and i love the note 4 (wife's got one) just was wondering if now was the time to switch to HTC, considering i dont know much about what they've been doing lately.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damedolla2:
Get a black me 4 or a white note 4. as of today those are your best options but March 1st will come and give me options but even with my 2 jumps this year I'll probably keep my note 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rayan:
Get a Note 4 and a Gear VR... And be very happy!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fraser.dk:
Wait to see the M9 and Flex 2. Note 4's a very minor upgrade from your Note 3 except for the camera.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rayan:
Not sure about the Flex 2, but the only advantage of the M9 is that it's supposedly 64bit, however the Note 4 is far superior in all other aspects (SPen, Gear VR, for example). But then again, they are two different kinds of niches.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShrekOpher:
Avoid the Qualcomm 810 it has heat issues that cause it to under perform. Most tests have show the 805 (which is what is in the Note 4) out performs it.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-...of-thermal-throttling-on-the-G-Flex-2_id66053
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rayan:
I agree and that might be a reason (or one of the reasons) why Samsung is dumping the Snapdragon altogether on the S6 (and future devices?).

Cheers!