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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] kenmcguire:
**** Smith aka Kogan

I had a similar experience to you, whilst comparison shopping on line I was given no cause to believe that the phone on offer by **** Smith Electronics was any different to that on offer by the other Iconic Australian suppliers such as JB HiFi, Harvey Norman or The Good Guys. My assumption was that the product was cheaper simply because **** Smith Electronics no longer has stores or staff to maintain. I never even heard of "grey imports".

So whilst I take the point made by Murtaza02 that we "should have known what we were getting into", its not unless you scroll down past the "also bought with this product" section and into the product description that you are alerted to the fact that this is a "direct import international version" (whatever that means to the non-suspecting consumer). And even if you do investigate further, the website states:-

"You may notice minor differences when compared with models purchased locally, however, all international models are supplied with an Australian compliant generic charger and are suited for use in Australia."

"Minor differences" ? The differences are significant enough to prompt savvy shoppers who deliberately purchase grey imports for the substantial savings that they can offer to turn around and go to a lot of trouble "flashing" the phone so that it "works like the Australian versions of the phone"

I regret my purchase with **** Smith Electronics AKA Kogan. And whilst I assume some responsibility for not having investigated the origin of the phone further before my purchase, even in retrospect, I feel I was never given any cause to do so.

In fact it seems to me that the whole DSE website is nothing more than a front for the Hong Kong based drop shipping company and the purchase procedure deliberately engineered so as to not raise suspicion in the mind of the consumer that the phone is anything other than a genuine Australian version.

On my further research, the $999 price point avoids alerting the consumer that this is an imported model by not attracting GST, and the "limit 1 per customer" in retrospect is a further prevention of the consumer being alerted to GST obligations and therefore the fact that the phone is a "grey import". DSE advertise "Don't pay $1345" (for the same phone is implied here). And they say shipping is "ex stock" and "1-2 days".

I really feel in the case where an Australian Iconic Business such as **** Smith Electronics is offering a phone for purchase within Australia that they need to make it clear to consumers from the onset and within the front matter that this is a "grey import" and differs from the "Australian" version so that consumers can make an informed decision and are not duped or fooled or led to believe otherwise.
[HTC One E8] SeriousPrime:
Hello guys, I made this fully working port of Resurrection Remix ROM for m8 to Our dear E8 but it's got hotspot and sdcard bugs

The external SDCard mounts properly but

1. I keep getting notification of sdcard ejected and mounted like it keeps popping up endlessly

2. I tried to make it stable but when I copy a file to the sdcard, any file at all, then I restart the phone it's either the file is missing or its corrupted, but any file in it before flashing the ROM stays intact...

Only solution I found is to copy the file to Ur sdcard in recovery mode

Hotspot works but

1. When data is on and u wanna share via hotspot, it shows error and the other device won't connect to it

2. When data is off and u wanna share via hotspot it works perfectly... eg. using XENDER to share APK, music, movies. etc

That's the only problem in the ported ROM, I don't know if any one is interested in this and let's fix this...

Thanks
[HTC One E8] Pr@yag:
Great ......!!!!

Some good things are finally coming to e8
[HTC One E8] Pr@yag:
Will it support m8SD dual sim
[HTC One E8] Murik01:
could you upload ROM for testing?
[HTC One E8] SeriousPrime:
No single sim only
[HTC One E8] SeriousPrime:
Ok I'll do that
[HTC One E8] Murik01:
thanks, we are waiting )
[HTC One E8] PReDiToR:
How are you doing with this ROM?

The SD not working is a deal breaker considering that this machine only has 16GB.

Is there anything I can do to help?
[HTC One E8] kaman237:
I compiled this rom myself from m8 source with changed libs and used heibai's kernel and everything is working fine for me, even sd card.

Wysłane z mojego m8 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[HTC One E8] kingmaxeps:
Please Upload The rom link for testing and thank you for making it work
[HTC One E8] kaman237:
I'd gladly upload my version but I'm not sure whether I can do it without heibai's approval as I'm using his kennel.
[HTC One E8] heibai:
so easy kernel it's support exfat sdcard

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[HTC One E8] Yakimus:
There is an approval I suppose, so kindly request the download link for the ROM
[HTC One E8] kaman237:
Sorry for the long response time. Here you go.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzveTesxQ2iYZklFb09WRWg2cTQ/view?usp=drivesdk

EDIT: Just checked again today and hotspot doesn't work. It does turn in but no device can connect.
[HTC One E8] fabrizio b92:
what's model supports? i 've mec_ul emea,is it wokrs? Thank man :D
[HTC One E8] kaman237:
I have mec_ul_emea myself so it should work for you, too.
[HTC One E8] Murik01:
what about dual sim? Could you port it on m8sd?
[HTC One E8] karandeeps0112:
Screenshots

can you post some screenshots or something about home screen soft version and menu and everything?

is it worth it to upgrade from s team rom?

I have M8sd. Will it work on that?
[HTC One E8] kaman237:
Sorry, I'm not a good developer, I barely made it work for single sim. I wouldn't even know where to start porting it to dual sim.
[HTC One E8] Yakimus:
Thank you for your ROM

Installed it today on my htc_mectl

Turned out that camera app not working

Is there anything to do?
[HTC One E8] kaman237:
Have you checked if camera app has required permissions? That's all I can think of, never had any issues with camera since I installed it.
[HTC One E8] Hasibur Rahman:
Is it work on One E8 (Sw)?
[HTC One E8] Yakimus:
On first run it asks for permissions, then crashes

Different camera apps not working, e.g. opencamera says that camera is probably busy by other software, MSQRD crashes also..
[HTC One E8] kamilchno:
Is any option to use hotspot?
[HTC One E8] DEMONN:
Jesus Christ, some one can make some few screenshots!??
[HTC One E8] karandeeps0112:
Can you make it fully working and post it here ?
[HTC One E8] sarik thakur:
can u pls provide the link for testing. i will be gratefull.

pls provide the link

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wnlo

from where to download this rom. can u please guide me
[HTC One E8] hdynio:
In my opinion, this is the best ROM for HTC E8. I had a problem during the installation but finally worked. I have HTC E8 (single sim) from the Polish mobile network operator (Play).

There was an error installing the TWRP - ERROR 7 (indicating that this software is for HTC M8). I found solution : https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2522762

I removed the two "assert" in META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script. And it's all.

Only added gapps from http://opengapps.org/

Both cameras , sd card, wifi, nfc, bluetooth work

I will write if I find mistakes

Sorry for my english :)
[HTC One E8] Yakimus:
What is your phone's codename?

Mine is HTC ME_CTL
[HTC One E8] hdynio:
In bootlader i have: MEC_UL_EMEA

this is for Europe

Your MEC_TL is China mobile

https://xdaforums.com/one-e8/help/htc-one-e8-mid-cid-ruu-ota-twrp-t2903210
[HTC One E8] Yakimus:
It is fully different, I supose, but it works on GSM networks (in the table by your link it says than only TD/CDMA available for my phone)

Anyway, camera not working, and I cannot find any other suitable builds of RR 5.8.4 suitable for my phone
[HTC One E8] kamilchno:
Anyone known how to enable aptx in RR 5.8.0?
[HTC One E8] noctuam:
OK, so here's working aptX and aptXHD driver provided by dh.harald

AptX and AptXHD Codec:

https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-3/themes/mod-aptx-codec-t3521228/post70139848#post70139848

So, putting all information together:

Link to rom provided by kaman237 with kernel from heibai:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzveTesxQ2iYZklFb09WRWg2cTQ/view?usp=drivesdk

OP, You could update first post with links.

To avoid problems with camera, don't open and use camera app from google. Stock app works good.

Anyone using this as daily ROM?

I've noticed sometimes slowdowns when I scroll or watch video, had someone figured it out?
[HTC One E8] casska:
thats perfect working, thanks
[HTC One E8] kamilchno:
Which zips you have installed? I have RR 5.8.4 and don't working.
[HTC One E8] noctuam:
It was probably aptxHD codec.
[HTC One E8] Phạm Lộc:
Can you post it to print vesion version ? Help me pls i really need it .
[HTC One E8] maxrave:
Ẻror 7 in Twrp

Htc one e8 m8sw
[Android Apps and Games] carikjot1993:
The first mobile application that combines maps with your contact to specify when and where you met each individual contact in your phone. The Contact Memory application is the next generation contacts app. It is designed to help you manage and keep in contact with your family, friends, and business associates. Our number one goal is to organize your social life and to help you manage your contacts with innovative reporting features that gives you the information that really matters in your day to day activities.

Feature List:

- Contact List

- Create New Contact

- Edit contact (Phone/Address/Email)

- Delete contact

- Mass contact deletion

- Hide/Show Contacts

- Favorites List

- Add/Remove from favorites

- Phone call

- Messaging

- Mass messaging

- Email

- Integrated Map

- Time and date stamp

- Map integration

- Passcode protected app lock

- Hidden Contacts

The ability to add new contacts of people being either business or personal.

The ability to save both the GPS and the date/time that the contact was entered.

The ability to click a map button in the app to view a map with a marker showing the location marker of where the contact was saved.

The ability view the time and date for each contact type.

The ability to view a list of contacts that they have not contacted at all or within a selected number of says.

The ability to set reminders on each individual contact.

The ability to view at a glance the last time you text or called each contact.

The ability to send email through your default email box to the contact selected.

The ability to out mass text messages to all of the contacts in the application within the application.

The ability to lock the application.

The ability to hide contacts

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.contactmemory&hl=en
[Xiaomi Mi Max Guides, News, & Discussion] yshalsager:
Reversed 1
[Xiaomi Mi Max Guides, News, & Discussion] yshalsager:
Reversed 2
[Xiaomi Mi Max Guides, News, & Discussion] ardas:
Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi Max Guides, News, & Discussion] yshalsager:
Welcome, hope we'll see more helium roms soon :D
[Xiaomi Mi Max Guides, News, & Discussion] DGEEEK:
Brother im trying to port miui to mi a1.

Mi 5x and mi a1 both device is same only diffrence is mi a1 running on asop by android one project with a/b partition layout and mi5x with miui.

In mi5x xda forum developers are able to port the mia1 pure android rom to their mi5x.

They use exact same system.img file without any changes i compared they are able to boot exact same system.img file for mia1 to mi5x.

I tried same but im not able to port it

Dont know system partition table are not able to boot the system or im missing some thing on boot.img.

Every time i tried to port miui from mi5x failed can u please help me port.

Eargely waiting for ur reply..
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Guides, News, & Discussion] mscion:
The most important things for me on Mix 2 are better camera and maintaining the 6.4" screen. If fail on either I will not purchase Mix 2. A maybe if band 12 is not included.

https://www.gizmochina.com/2017/08/14/xiaomi-mi-mix-2-juicy-details-revealed/
[Samsung Gear S3] kigask:
HelloI have a problem with the app called ppt remote Controler it won’t connect to my computer and I don’t know why?

When I installed the server on my pc, I wrote number after my IP address. Then I pressed connect, the connecting message came up “Connecting… this may take up to a minute” followed up by “Opps Unable to connect Ppt server.”

I have tried to: Redownload the .rar file, Redownload the .zip file, Redownload the app on my Gear s3 Frontier, set it to the trusted in my firewall

I am completely lost, so any advice would be appreciated
[Samsung Gear S3] Bthomp1085:
Sinking Ship

I'm in the same boat. Can't connect. And what the hell is "opps"? Is that supposed to be oops? :confused:
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] belek1979:
Could you help me to find that wallpaper:

https://goo.gl/photos/hdCnYrfwXrAdacGx5

I felt in love with it, but I can't find it anywhere :(
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OggyC:
I spoke with a live chat on Samsung.com about the J7 2015 having the nougat update and he confirmed that it is in development

"[System:22:48:17] A member of our web team will be available soon.

[System:22:48:20] Welcome to Samsung Australia Live Chat.

[Rom(Agent):22:49:02] G’day, Oggy. My name is Rom. Sorry, but the J7 does not have a Nougat update yet. Unfortunately, it is not yet compatible.

[Cather Oggy(Customer):22:49:25] oh so it will never have the update?

[Cather Oggy(Customer):23:09:46]can you check if it's in development or something or i may have to root for nougat

[Rom(Agent):23:12:09] It is already on development.

[Cather Oggy(Customer):23:12:29] ohh then no need for root

[Rom(Agent):23:12:40] Yes, that is correct.

[Cather Oggy(Customer):23:12:49] when do you think is the expected release date for it?

[Rom(Agent):23:13:01] By the way, please do not root the device, because, it might void its warranty.

[Cather Oggy(Customer):23:13:08] oh ok

[Rom(Agent):23:13:43] There might be some possibilities, that it will be released on the next month after releasing the Note 8.

[Cather Oggy(Customer):23:14:17] for the 2015 version of the J7? (SM-J700H)

[Rom(Agent):23:16:00] As of now there are no exact updates, since they are currently focusing on the release of the Note 8.

[Cather Oggy(Customer):23:17:02] oh but it is in development correct? (for SM-J700H)

[Rom(Agent):23:17:16] Yes, that is correct.

[Cather Oggy(Customer):23:18:01] Ok thank you i will update people on XDA Forums that it is in development

"

[NOTE: I removed some of our messages as it was off topic]
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cri1654:
What about the j7 2016? Nougat should be out for the 2016 version first
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OggyC:
Yeah sorry i don't know about the 2016 version of the J7
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GuestK0010:
I have the J700T, i hope they get it moving soon
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OggyC:
Not sure when the nougat update will come out on J700T
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] John2504:
Since there was just a system update to the j7 prime with july security patchs theres not going to be a update for atleast 2 to 3 months.. samsung isnt like google when it comes to software updates. Google releases software updates every month but samsung does it within the 3 month period or so... now the j7 2015 wont get the update next month theres gonna be quite a few of compatability issues due to the 1.5 gb ram on the j7 2015. This is the reason samsung has been making new j7s so they can come preinstalled with the newest software and features now you gotta look at this like the galaxy s series every year the newer version got the latest software and features while the version the year before got just one version update up to the next one.. 1.5 gb ram phones have always had software restrictions.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OggyC:
Hmm yes but the samsung live chat agent did tell me that nougat is in development for the J7 (2015) SM-J700H
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Deleted member 7110015:
https://www.sammobile.com/2017/08/25/galaxy-j7-receive-android-7-0-nougat-update/
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OggyC:
Only the variants SM-J700T and SM-J700T1 were certified that are variants that are sold in the United States and those factory telephones came with Android 6.0.1
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajuyo:
Samsung j7 nougat UpDate

When we get nougat UpDate for Samsung J700F 2015
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OggyC:
Unsure on when it will come out.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] saidjerbia:
J'ai un telephone j7 je entre un carte sd endomage il cause l arret de telephone . maintenant le telphone s alume et le tactile ne repond pas . le technicien ma dit qu il'exicte un circuit dans le carte mere est endomage est ce il ya une possibilte de rendre mon tel en marche
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OggyC:
Eh?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] JonathanFreeze:
J710FN Alredy Get Update But For INS Only, If you Want Flash INS firmware, But Do With Your Own Risk
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GuestK0010:
I would advise everyone not to flash a completely different phones firmware on it.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] reanxd:
still waiting for j700h nougat update...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Mashood.naeem21:
is it worth rooting S8 SM-G950F?

my warranty is going to start in october.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] timrock7:
i'd say no. what do you want with root? the most i need from root is ad-blocking which is provided by knox so i dont really benefit from root anymore
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] geoff5093:
If you have to ask that, then root is not for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Jostian:
I rooted, but had issues, got into bootloop first time i restarted phone after rooting, went back to stock and just removed the bloatware with adb, much happier now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] dannytgt:
I've had three 955F and one 950F, two of them not rooted and two rooted, if you are thinking to sell the phone soon, I will say it notes worth it. But if you are planning to stay on the phone until some maybe better device come out like me, I will say root totally worth the price.

I can even imagine to use my daily driver phone without changing kernel or moving to my favourite custom rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] riz157:
I would only root for custom ROMs, to get stock rom but as it stands no stock rom so root not worth it for me. Also I don't keep my phone's for long and rooted phones are difficult to sell since you lose warranty.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] jhofseth:
the best firewalls require root

removing system apps requires root

you can customize your interface after rooting

can modify sound, camera, temporary screen aspect ratio, etc., after rooting

you control your phone after rooting with the exception of bootloader, which is a different matter

ad-blocking can be much better after rooting

unlimited tethering after rooting

the question is rather: why would you not root? warranty is a scare tactic, you could always Odin flash a specific, official carrier ROM to virginize--just download at sammobile.com/firmwares
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Mashood.naeem21:
Thanks

All of you. I think, I'm gonna keep my phone stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] jhofseth:
little things that add up

LOL, I've been pulling my hair out because it's much harder to root the US Snapdragon S8+ than it is the Exynos variants! Every iPhone I had was jailbroken and every Android afterward (lost count) was rooted except the aforementioned; honestly, I can't stand not having a rooted phone. For example, I like the iptables firewall Android Firewall because I can totally lock down every internet aspect/app of the system (e.g., kernel, Samsung, Google, etc.) and control input chains. I also use HDMI out but cannot change aspect ratio to 16:9 for 4k UHDTV without root; Samsung Smartview allows change to 16:9 wirelessly via Miracast, but that's only at 1080p. It's the little things you can't do without root that add up; but, if you aren't used to rooting advantages, you won't know what you're missing. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] monx®:
i dont see real purpose rooting on recent hi end devices. more to lose instead. unless u r incline into software piracy/cracks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] jhofseth:
just do a search in Google Play for the word: root

My last device was a rooted Galaxy Note 5 on Nougat firmware with TWRP recovery. I never knew if Samsung Pay still worked or not, because I never use the app. All the rest of my apps worked fine. I still have the Note 5 collecting dust, but I suppose it could be a good thing to have in case I ever lose my US Snapdragon S8+. I mainly use Linux for a PC OS. Being the administrator user for my PC running Linux is analagous to having a rooted Android phone; it would be unacceptable to me to not be able to gain root access on my Linux OS--as if I were some child restricted by parents or non-administrator on a Linux office PC. You own the phone, so don't let some carrier tell you you don't, basically. I don't even know why someone would have a XDA account if they don't root? :)

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My one suggestion for people debating whether to root or not:

just do a search in Google Play for the word root

. Take a look at all the apps that can be installed by anyone (i.e., no root needed to install, just root needed to either successfully use or to fully use), and ask yourself if any of them look useful.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] jeffreyajeffrey:
I root my S8 G950 /AQG5. Why? Now my device is free to change everything i want. Customizing and better battery. And now with Renovate ice ROM. Everything is great. I want to be free. My phone wants to be free ? i love it. And about warranty. Hmm. I dont give a F....... all my Android phones are rooted. You can fix your phone always with the developers on XDA✌
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] dagrim1:
Haven't rooted my S8 yet, not worth it at the moment....

I used to root for:

- Adblocker

- Removing System apps

- Backup/restore (titanium backup, twrp)

But with package disabler, adhell and not tinkering also the need for backups has declined. Also, there is more storage on the S8 (with the S7 and older I could also use the free space).

Would still like to root and use some custom roms, but at the moment I don't want to loose warranty over it. Also wrt possible resell value and all that :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] robhug:
Personally I dont want to root my s8, I have rooted my s3, s5 ,s7edge because touchwiz was just bad and I want to use just aosp but now s8 software is just great and so much better than before with nougat and unique features like samsung pass , secure folder and etc are so great and only work fine without rooting as Knox since s7 is so secure and root is permanent. on s7 I was able to use s8 ported roms as I love s8 software but now with my s8 I have all I want and for now no rooting is planned . First time I am satisfied on my phone without any rooting, and I have rooted all my previous devices including tabs and tested every mods and roms for them but now I think on s8 I can't have anything better that stock
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] mmotti:
Good to see you over here :good: