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[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] trayscragg:
The last Samsung phone I owned was the note 9 I think for about a month then pre ordered the 10+ and then I just went back to Apple. I walked away from apple back then and unfortunately they did cost me a lot of money in the long run but I feel like the fold is calling my name. Just need to figure out what to do with the two sets of AirPods I have and the Apple Watch which I use on a daily basis.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] blackhawk:
I'm still not seeing any LDAC buds near that price range. It's always a crap shoot on how well they will fit/seal.

What the exact clearance gap? Can you compress it beyond that? Real bad things can happen in pocket.

I always wear bdu pants and keep my 10+ in a cargo pocket. This has worked very well in conjunction with a robust case. You can protect a 10+ extremely well with a little effort. Mine has survived in the desert with no scratches for almost 2 years.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] Acoustichayes:
The answer you're looking for specifically since no one else provided
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] blackhawk:
Let Mikey try it...
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] bryanhayn:
There are a few LDAC buds out there like the Soundcore Liberty Pro 2, Hiby WH2, many Sonys. Check drop.com. There are more options with aptx.

I use the Samsung silicone case and it adds maybe 1mm when closed. Only the edges of the case touch when closed. The case is pretty stiff, you have to press hard to make it compress.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] atvxda:
I loved my 9 and 10 Plus. Both were unlocked, both were blue. My 9 had 512 of storage. Such a great phone... You'll be back at home with the Fold3 + spen. As far as the iPhone add ons, I'm sure you'll find a buyer for them and replace them from what Samsung has to offer. Apples ecosystem is very robust. I feel Samsung's is a close second.

All of my children have i devices and corresponding accessories. My wife and I have been Samsung users for quite some time. We only have earbuds. I use to have a watch but hated having to charge my work laptop, work phone, personal phone and my watch. I also prefer the heft and look of my actual watches, so. My wife has the buds, I have the beans aka live. I like how they sit in my ear, dislike anything lodged in (despite the better noise cancelation and sound). Good luck with your decision either way.

Lastly, folding and unfolding never gets old. I still feel the same way today as I did as when I folded my Fold2 last year for the very first time. Love my Fold3, never going back to anything prior.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] blackhawk:
Only LDAC is equal or better than SSC from the available bt codecs. So there's that.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] Kronium11:
This phone is durable, especially the inner screen.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Staroxy:
Hi everyone,

I did a silly thing to clear up some space and decided to delete some system apps. Well, I did delete lge-res.apk and after that some notifications popped up saying "bla bla" stopped working immediately and I tried to reboot the phone but it got stuck at the LG screen. I realized that I broke the phone, so I tried to hard reset it. When I did the hard reset operations, phone got stucked at the LG screen again. So I tried to flash the phone through my PC but there was another problem. When I put my phone into download mode and connect it to my PC, every driver gets installed except the MTP driver. So I can't flash it from my PC either.

So that's basically what my problem is. I will be so glad if anyone can help.

Thank you.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Staroxy:
Please, I really need help about this situation of mine.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] AndroidModder2816:
Supersu root for android 2 and above

NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE AN AD CARD INSERTED AND AN ORIGINAL ANDROID STOCK BASED RECOVERY THAT SUPPORTS SD CARD INSTALL!​

NOTE2: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BRICKED DEVICES, DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!​

If you hav everything set let's go!

1. Go to attachments and download the Supersu 0.95 only signed zip.

2. Now move the file to your sd card on file manager or an app to do it.Go

3. Power the phone off and boot it into RECOVERY by holding power+volume up+ home. If you don't have home button then find a way on YouTube or google.

4. Press volume down until "INSTALL zip from as card" is highlited.

5. Press power button. If not working, then home button.

6. Locate to the supersu signed zip.

7. Press power. Button. If power button no working, then use home button.

8. It shall root. If it says INSTALLATION from sd card is complete, congrats, your phone rooted!

9. On reboot you shall see a new app called supersu, then root succed!

10. It is a guarantee it works on all of the phones and tablets out there! To confirm root, download root checker from Google play, launch, and click verify root. Supersu will show confirmation. Click allow. If it says phone rooted, congrats! Root success!
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] redymedan:
Make it clear, how about bootloader do we need to unlock it?, what android version that u used and device that you tested. If you do this without rom manager it will get "signature verification failed" error. you mentioned for Android 2 or above, are you sure about that?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] AndroidModder2816:
Overloaded doesn't need to be unlocked and usb debugging doesn't need to be turned on. I have signed the zip so we won't get zip signature error. Although there will be one small error added on mistake, the phone will still root. It works in android 2 and above and was tested.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] AndroidModder2816:
no boot loader doesnt need to be unlocked. You will not get signature verification error cause I added mod signature so it will work on all android phones.I test on android 2, 3.1, 4.2, 4.1, 5.1.1, 6.0, 7.1.2, 8.1.0, 9.0. Hope this helps!
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] redymedan:
I tested it on Android 11 LOL
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] SkylinesHD:
Would this method still trip Knox?

And is it possible to get magisk this way?
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] Gregbmil1:
It wouldn't trip knox, and no you can not install Magisk using this. You can't do anything with it because it does nothing, lol. I'm surprised this didn't get locked yet
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] AndroidModder2816:
did you try it and did it work
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] Gregbmil1:
I'm embarrassed to say that I did actually. I tried it on a generic tablet I can't find a way to root. So figured I'd give it a shot. Stock recovery just gives an error when selecting update with sd card
[Samsung Galaxy A52 4G] Skorpion96:
i've tried on zte A5 2019 and don't work, it gives E:failed to verify whole file signature

err 21

signature verification failed

if you could fix so i'm able to root because i can't unlock bootloader

also same with Galaxy A51
[LG V50 ThinQ Guides, News, & Discussion] en11gma:
just like the title says.
[LG V50 ThinQ Guides, News, & Discussion] C D:
All V50 models can be rooted, and you can see the guide further down in this section. As for carrier stuff, I rooted my Sprint V50 (also on software version 20n) and seem to get VoLTE on a T-Mobile MVNO using some VoLTE fix files from the LG G8 section. I haven't done a whole lot of testing with it yet since it's on a backup line and not my daily driver, but I can provide more details if you're interested. I certainly would like to see more V50 users in the U.S. with working VoLTE.
[LG V50 ThinQ Guides, News, & Discussion] en11gma:
um yea

we still have one lg v450pm (sprint unlocked) that dont work on tmobile last i remembered.

we wound up getting two s21 ultras for free after 2 year commitment.

i sure liked my v50 better.

expandable storage and headphone jack and no commitment as we owned both

im still bitter at tmobile as u can tell probably so i would love to get that phone working.

can you give clear instructions?

thanks
[LG V50 ThinQ Guides, News, & Discussion] C D:
The general guide for unlocking the bootloader and rooting is linked in the first post of this thread:

https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-lg-g8...isk-root-using-firehose-by-seasee606.4277273/

There is also a video on YouTube showing how it's generally done:

I also provided some pointers in that thread in post #13 here:

https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-lg-g8...-firehose-by-seasee606.4277273/#post-85443909

The good thing about this weird procedure is that you can actually "practice" going into EDL mode and using QFIL to look at the phone's partition files without changing anything on the phone yet. You may also want to get used to the button combination to enter recovery mode when the phone is powered off (also mentioned in my pointers linked above).

After rooting the phone, grab the attachment file found in this post from the LG G8 VoLTE fix thread:

https://xdaforums.com/t/lg-g8-volte-fix.4113291/page-2#post-85455109

Using the files inside the attachment and following the included readme instructions, replace the corresponding files on your V50 (make sure you backup your original files first). Then reboot, and you should be done.

One major issue I currently have is that every once in a while, the phone signal just drops off and can't come back (it just happened again today). But after putting the SIM card into a different phone for a bit and then later returning the card to the V50, it works again. This is on a Tracfone T-Mobile SIM card, so I don't know if it's something weird about that MVNO or T-Mobile's network in general. I'll have to look more into this, and I hope this dropping off isn't because of the Sprint V50's IMEI number which, like all Sprint-branded phones, does not pass T-Mobile's IMEI checker.

Hope this helps. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
[General Questions and Answers] a1jatt:
Everybody says changing esn is illegal.

1. Does anybody know anybody who got in trouble for changing esn?

2. say i got two devices, if i swap esn's of both of these device. It that illegal ? If yes can anybody point me to the law that states its illegal?

3. I heard some repair centers change esns, are they licensed to do that, do they have any kind of special permit?

thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Black93300ZX:
I'm still searching for proof for you at a federal level (I'm 100% sure this is illegal in the USA) but I found something on a state level that shows it.

http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=180670013.K

http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/97-98/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1127_bill_19970703_amended_sen.html

http://www.romingerlegal.com/new_jersey/appellate/a4869-96.opn.html

http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sl1997/sl.194.htm

So what's that now, Idaho, California, New Jersey and Colorado? I think the point's been proven, it is completely illegal to alter your ESN without the consent of the manufacturer of the device.
[General Questions and Answers] timothydonohue:
i read those, it doesn't look like it is illegal if you paid for phone service, and you swap the esn to another device, as long as you discontinue using the first device. it isn't as if you are adding a second line of service for no money, you're just putting it on a new phone.

ehow has a page describing how to do it, in fact. i just googled esn switching, and there it was, seems fairly simple
[General Questions and Answers] revized:
LOL, only avoiding payment is against the law. some banned people nowadays :p
[General Questions and Answers] panamaniac:
Hmm

Sorry to resurrect but was researching this myself recently.

The controlling federal law seems to be: http://law.onecle.com/uscode/18/1029.html

HOWever, I think the law is DEFINITELY worded vaguely and/or NOT aimed at the use the OP might have in mind (having two phones around the house instead of one--just like how people like to have have 2 landline extensions in a single dwelling).

My apologies if this kind of conversation is frowned upon/not allowed. A warning by any senior member/mod and I'll be sure to not pursue this any further on XDA.

Thanks!

Panamaniac
[General Questions and Answers] thenotoriouspie:
It's a great way to trick phone company's into giving you cheaper internet plans if you switch the esn from a dumb phone to a smart phone.

That being said don't do it its not worth the trouble you could get into
[General Questions and Answers] Product F(RED):
Not in every case. Like maybe if you want to use the smartphone without paying for data service (because you don't want data service).

See, with GSM carriers, they can see what phone you're using IF it's in their database. And the phone will only be in their database IF and ONLY IF it is branded by them. So if I'm on T-Mobile and I pop my SIM card into an unlocked AT&T phone/totally unbranded straight-from-manufacturer phone, they don't see what phone I'm using. Want proof? Do that and log in to your account online. Normally, the website will tell you what phone you're using. Instead, this time it'll show you a generic icon/question mark. So if you want to use an iPhone on T-Mobile without a data plan, you can do that. If you want to use a Blackberry on AT&T without a data plan? Also not a problem. As long as they don't know you're using a smartphone, a data plan won't automatically be forced onto your account. GSM gives you choice and freedom.

With CDMA carriers, we have to go through great lengths just so that we can use the phone we want, or just so that we can use a phone we already paid for. If I'm on Verizon with a Blackberry Bold and I want to jump on Sprint, why should I have to pay for the same exact phone AGAIN? It's really not hard to reprovision a CDMA phone to work on another carrier. All you need to do is install the right APN and MMS settings and the carrier's PRL. Then just flash the carrier's ROM onto the phone (I'm simplifying it; it varies by phone).

CHANGING,

NOT CLONING

, ESNs is ok. It's the equivalent of swapping SIM cards. In the US, the only national CDMA carrier that offers less-than-unlimited plans is Verizon. So what if I want to use my Blackberry Bold with a 150MB data plan? Is that really a crime? I can STILL opt for the unlimited, even if I put a dumbphone's ESN on the Blackberry. Why am I forced to have these plan options on my account? Why can we bring our own phones with GSM carriers, but not CDMA carriers? It IS possible for GSM carriers to block phones not sold from their network from getting service. All they would have to do is block the IMEI numbers not from phones they've sold. But they don't do this. Why can't CDMA carriers just activate these phones? MetroPCS does it in some locations, officially (aka MetroFlash). They warn you that only Calls and SMS will work, but that's fixable on your own, AND you're able to use your own phone from any carrier.

CDMA carriers need to start activating off-network phones. It's just not fair, especially when many of the phones are the same on both networks.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Wow. It does not work this way over there in US? You can use whatever CDMA device here, you just tell the ESN to the carrier so that it gets activated on their network. You guys are weird there. :rolleyes:
[General Questions and Answers] willpower102:
Money hungry politicians and corporations.

however I have yet to see a court case setting precedence. Until that day, I will consider ESN repair and or swapping a completely legitimate practice.
[General Questions and Answers] panamaniac:
Well ESN swaps are one thing--but what I'd really like is to clone onto an old handset simply so I can have TWO IN THE HOUSE--nothing illicit here, it's just a pain in the ass to have to go find the thing, since I don't own a landline. In that connection, people have multiple receivers on landlines for this very purpose--because cell phones work great as cell phones, but not so great as HOUSE phones....

But given the 10-year prison sentence (though I don't think I'd be prosecuted) methinks I'll steer clear of actually trying to clone...
[General Questions and Answers] willpower102:
People tend to make the VIN comparison.

Although you CAN (and I have) apply for a new vin in certain circumstances.

It's like wanting to have multiple honda accords with the same vin.

Even if you don't want to defraud an insurance company, you technically could if you wrecked one.

Now, though I agree with you and thing you SHOULD be able to clone your own esn. The FCC is very clear about cloneing.

What they aren't clear about is swapping without cloning.

The bulk of the argument resides around the words "intent to defraud"
[General Questions and Answers] SoberGuy:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/06/carterfone-40-years.ars

Happy reading.

(If you want the actual decision, then here you are: http://www.uiowa.edu/~cyberlaw/FCCOps/1968/13F2-420.html)

Old? You bet. Applicable? I'd argue it ;)
[General Questions and Answers] thenotoriouspie:
Maybe with Verizon but try to do that with sprint and see what happens if you get caught.
[General Questions and Answers] panamaniac:
Haha, bad news I'm guessing!

It's ok, I just scored a free Airave anyway (which is apparently immediately eligible for a $150 discount on an "upgrade" to a phone?!? Lolz).
[General Questions and Answers] willpower102:
Thanks! This is not what I was expecting... In fact this gives even more credence to the practice. :D

If I had enough money, I would try to indite myself just to fight it. But I don't have the sort of money to fight that legal battle.
[General Questions and Answers] SoberGuy:
I think from that perspective it's a losing battle. Saying "Judge, the big TelCo is doing something illegal, so I had to do something the FCC deems illegal" is not exactly the best idea. Having that same TelCo refuse you service with a different phone, being forced to buy one of theirs, and then suing them to recover the costs....different story all together.

I'm really, really surprised that this hasn't been challenged at all. I came across that Carterfone decision several years ago (most likely by chance) and immediately thought of the CDMA carriers here. But, I rock GSM, so it doesn't matter too much to me ;)
[General Questions and Answers] cannonbomb:
T-Mobile offers phones without data plans

I recently purchased a Samsung Vibrant on craigslist walked into a T-Mobile store bought a sim card, signed up for a month to month plan for $29.00 and have a smart phone with out paying for data or texting. I wish the other carriers were decent enough to allow this. What scares me most about the T-mobile and Att Merger talk is this consumer friendly company may be shut down.
[General Questions and Answers] panamaniac:
It's interesting because the federal statutes (i.e., passed by Congress) are vague enough for wiggle room, but the FCC regulations don't seem to be. Following the Chevron decision, courts would be very likely to give the FCC reading of the federal statute deference---i.e., you'd likely lose the case and spend 10 years in jail (IF prosecution ever happened, which for the private in-home purposes of cloning I've been discussing is IMHO a big IF).
[General Questions and Answers] SoberGuy:
Chevron implements a two-step analysis. Neither, in this scenario, would allow for deference to the FCC on the SOLE issue of a CDMA carrier refusing to activate a CDMA device not purchased from said carrier. Would deference be given to changing or cloning ESNs? Quite possibly, but if the case even remotely touched on the aforementioned "ban", the court would address that matter in favor of the consumer.
[General Questions and Answers] Product F(RED):
For the last time, we're talking about

SWAPPING
[General Questions and Answers] panamaniac:
NICE ONE SoberGuy! I see someone else knows their Agency law too (And better than I probably!).

I'm talking about Chevron deference on the issue of the FCC's interpretation of what constitutes fraudulent misuse, etc, by the consumer in tampering with ESNs--NOT an FCC ruling on whether cell companies can ban the practice. I say this because the federal statute I was looking at seemed to address the former (and give the right kind of interpretive range for the FCC's current regulation to receive deference) and NOT the latter (i.e., whether or not companies can allow ESN changing by consumers)--at least not near as explicitly.

Actually, I was mostly talking about CLONING and that's why I RESURRECTED the thread :) Sorry if that hasn't been clear enough (but read my first post in this thread for clarification).
[General Questions and Answers] Product F(RED):
Whoops lol. My giant post was about swapping. I defend swapping, kind of on the fence about cloning (unless you plan to never use the original again).
[General Questions and Answers] SoberGuy:
I get that. I'm just saying I think the two are quite related, at least as far as this thread and discussion. There was a previous example given of swapping an old Sprint ESN with a Verizon ESN just to use a newer Verizon phone on the Sprint network (with the plan appropriately billed and paid, of course), since you can't purchase the Verizon phone outright and stroll into a Sprint store and have it activated. In that situation, were someone to be criminally charged for altering the ESN, I think the court would have to rule on both issues. On the ESN, the court would probably give deference to the FCC. But the practice of banning ("refusing to activate" is probably a better phrasing) a phone sold by someone other than that carrier would at least be mentioned in the decision and lay a foundation for future cases and precedence. I don't think that ban or refusal is sufficient grounds to challenge the legality of the FCC regulations, but I do think it would affect change in how the CDMA carriers operate here in the states.

Personally, I just don't think swapping ESNs is worth the trouble, hassle, cost, and potential repercussions. I can understand why one would desire to do so (for non-fraudulent reasons only; I wholeheartedly disagree with doing it fraudulently), I just don't think it's a worthwhile endeavor, regardless of the potential benefit in affecting change in the CDMA operations and practices.
[General Questions and Answers] panamaniac:
Good word Sober; it's like a lot of things I'm now learning about via XDA: fun tricks/tips etc...but ultimately only time-justified if I view my time here as a fun distraction and nothing more...
[General Questions and Answers] willpower102:
Many of us actually are devs, full or part time, so it's not so much a distraction as a resource or extension of what we do on a daily basis. Swapping esn's is valuable to me for a variety of reasons and after my first one I was able to do them properly in about 20 minutes. 60 if I have to look up activation or prl errors here on the forums.
[General Questions and Answers] Product F(RED):
I just don't understand why it's ok to use a competitor's phone on a GSM network, but it's a criminal offense on [most] CDMA networks.
[General Questions and Answers] panamaniac:
Well when all our "consumer protection" laws are written by corporations....no big surprise as far as the CDMA side.

But good point, why no problem with GSM?