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Rooting an unlocked phone

hey there. I am about to buy an htc dream which is already unlocked. I want to root my phone so I was wondering if downgrading then rooting it would affect my unlocked status in any way?

Don't worry, your phone will still remain unlocked.

alright sweet, i was just a little worried because on another site (android forums) a user was saying that it may lose its unlocked status.

asb123 said:
hey there. I am about to buy an htc dream which is already unlocked. I want to root my phone so I was wondering if downgrading then rooting it would affect my unlocked status in any way?
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You might wanna wait though for upcoming phone in 2010 like Nexus that was rumored to be 199 unlocked but who knows might be less than 400 bux
My point is wait for something better since dream has very limited HW.

well i live in canada and we usually dont get access to nice phone right away, right now i am running an lg neon which is less than desirable. This would be my first smart phone so i will probably get it and keep it till 2011 or so. I appreciate your opinion though for sure.
Could I also get an answer for a thread link to the easiest method of rooting? I have heard about the instantroot.apk, would this work with an htc dream?

asb123 said:
well i live in canada and we usually dont get access to nice phone right away, right now i am running an lg neon which is less than desirable. This would be my first smart phone so i will probably get it and keep it till 2011 or so. I appreciate your opinion though for sure.
Could I also get an answer for a thread link to the easiest method of rooting? I have heard about the instantroot.apk, would this work with an htc dream?
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If you mean the GSM version then use this guide, it has a nice vid that should help out.
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-root-the-mytouch-3g-or-g1-in-one-click/
Follow each step and dont skip any.The GSM Dream cant be used on rogers or telus i think, not sure if they use CDMA(no sim)

There is no CDMA Dream Never heard of telus but Rogers is GSM fo sho.

i want to use it with fido (fido's parent company is rogers (they use sim)) would this still work? also does this work with all firmwares?

Will what work? If your phone accepts the SIM for the carrier you want to use now then it always will.. If not then you'll need an unlock code. Try the one click root method using flashrec.apk and report back if that doesn't work....

alright cool, im buying the phone on friday so ill report back later. (using the method in the video to root my htc dream)
Could someone please explain what the difference between recovery and rom is.

asb123 said:
alright cool, im buying the phone on friday so ill report back later. (using the method in the video to root my htc dream)
Could someone please explain what the difference between recovery and rom is.
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A rom is like Win7 or linux and recovery mode is like DOS/CMD or maybe safe mode on a PC.The rom is flashed and the recovery mode is needed to flash custom roms from here and to flash themes.

ok sweet, you guys are actually a HUGE help in helping me understand this. So after i follow that video my phone will be "rooted" After that I go to install the latest rom from CG. Do i use the files in the video (the recovery file) or something better out now? also should i use the linda file manager he talks about or astro?

also what is DOUNT and cupcake.
oh right also do i need to install "CyangenMod Recovery IMG" what is it?

asb123 said:
also what is DOUNT and cupcake.
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Its the things google are giving out to the little android guy so he can get big and strong
Cupcake(1.5) Donut(1.6)
Dont worry just follow the directions then it will make sense along the way.

ic, cool. thanks a lot.

asb123 said:
also what is DOUNT and cupcake.
oh right also do i need to install "CyangenMod Recovery IMG" what is it?
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google names the updates after pastries. 1.5 is cupcake (1st version to have a soft keyboard) next is 1.6 donut (supports different screen sizes, new market, a bit snappier) and the latest is 2.0 eclair (what the droid has. not out for any other phones yet. refined browser, car home, and other cool features like navidation, you can get navigation on donut too though trough the market.)

gonintendo said:
google names the updates after pastries. 1.5 is cupcake (1st version to have a soft keyboard) next is 1.6 donut (supports different screen sizes, new market, a bit snappier) and the latest is 2.0 eclair (what the droid has. not out for any other phones yet. refined browser, car home, and other cool features like navidation, you can get navigation on donut too though trough the market.)
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about the navi, i heard that it only works in canada after a workaround but I would assume that it needs 3g for it to work which i do not have in my plan.

asb123 said:
about the navi, i heard that it only works in canada after a workaround but I would assume that it needs 3g for it to work which i do not have in my plan.
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Nav was fixed and works in all countries, but it eats alot of data.Edge works with google maps.

Ace42 said:
Nav was fixed and works in all countries, but it eats alot of data.Edge works with google maps.
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Since I do not have data I probably should not download this because the only internet i will be using is wifi. Does this phone have an option to turn off all data, to prevent accidental usage. (like the iphone)
Since I do not have data in my plan is their any reason for me to get this? i would think that google maps will suffice.

could somone also please exlplain SPL, from what i have read it is somesort of compatibility with roms, how can i check mine and does the latest CGM require a high SPL

Market App does not show up anyone (GroupON)

I am in US on ATT. My phone is rooted but I have not installed any custom roms or kernals yet.
I am trying to get the app GROUPON, but in the market it does not show up at all. A version that is meant for JAPAN shows up but no US Version like i had on my previous phone INFUSE.
Any help or anyone can upload the APK I would appreciate it thank you.

That was easy. I didn't even have to upload it
Linky

nobnut said:
That was easy. I didn't even have to upload it
Linky
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wow that was easy THANK YOU, to bad it is a outdated version but it is WAY better then NOT HAVING one. THANK YOU for the link have it installed now.
Now does anyone know how to fix the issue of it not showing up in market. I am guessing it has to do with the phone being bought overseas. again thank you.

Depends on the firmware/ location your phone came from some apps might not be available to that area. Try flashing a different firmware.
With custom roms the CSC might not match your phone, so you can't purchase from Market even though you can

more current groupon Groupon_1.10.1827
I had the same issue too, i ended up pulling the apk from my atrix. It's a much bigger filesize though. Hope this helps someone

The market thinks you are out of the US. Couldn't find it either....then again Groupon has jumped the shark for me and is no longer interesting to me. That and living social.
They are becoming irritating to me. Neat idea, but annoying these days.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place. (REQUEST)

Hi,
This looks like a very helpful website and I have a tricky objective that I wondered if anyone here could help me with.
My wife bought a Note 4 (N910G) and she would really like to have a few options that aren't available on the stock Telstra firmware.
She is Japanese and would really like to have the stock dictionary from a Japanese note 4.
and also the Japanese language isn't available on the default N910G
Is this the place I can request help with things like this?
or is there a place I can request custom roms?
or is there a place I can learn to take bits and pieces from other firmwares?
I started a tutorial but I can'T find the firmware for the Japanese release note4.
and I don't know where to even start.
Is there even a way to just add more languages to the default phone language dictionary ?
I'm sorry if this isn't in the correct forum, I'm off to search a bit more.
on a side note I also have a note 4 N910U and that actually has the japanese language available by default but does not have English to Japanese dictionary by default.
The dictionary I am referring to is the one that pops up when you highlight things in the default samsung browser and such.
Thanks again for any help

Mr.Menu said:
Hi,
This looks like a very helpful website and I have a tricky objective that I wondered if anyone here could help me with.
My wife bought a Note 4 (N910G) and she would really like to have a few options that aren't available on the stock Telstra firmware.
She is Japanese and would really like to have the stock dictionary from a Japanese note 4.
and also the Japanese language isn't available on the default N910G
Is this the place I can request help with things like this?
or is there a place I can request custom roms?
or is there a place I can learn to take bits and pieces from other firmwares?
I started a tutorial but I can'T find the firmware for the Japanese release note4.
and I don't know where to even start.
Is there even a way to just add more languages to the default phone language dictionary ?
I'm sorry if this isn't in the correct forum, I'm off to search a bit more.
on a side note I also have a note 4 N910U and that actually has the japanese language available by default but does not have English to Japanese dictionary by default.
The dictionary I am referring to is the one that pops up when you highlight things in the default samsung browser and such.
Thanks again for any help
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910G/F roms here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev

Mr.Menu said:
Hi,
This looks like a very helpful website and I have a tricky objective that I wondered if anyone here could help me with.
My wife bought a Note 4 (N910G) and she would really like to have a few options that aren't available on the stock Telstra firmware.
She is Japanese and would really like to have the stock dictionary from a Japanese note 4.
and also the Japanese language isn't available on the default N910G
Is this the place I can request help with things like this?
or is there a place I can request custom roms?
or is there a place I can learn to take bits and pieces from other firmwares?
I started a tutorial but I can'T find the firmware for the Japanese release note4.
and I don't know where to even start.
Is there even a way to just add more languages to the default phone language dictionary ?
I'm sorry if this isn't in the correct forum, I'm off to search a bit more.
on a side note I also have a note 4 N910U and that actually has the japanese language available by default but does not have English to Japanese dictionary by default.
The dictionary I am referring to is the one that pops up when you highlight things in the default samsung browser and such.
Thanks again for any help
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Language enabler from playstore i think its do it. Ask Wanam or download the app and try.

yussuf007 said:
Language enabler from playstore i think its do it. Ask Wanam or download the app and try.
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Thanks for that suggestion.
I didn't know I could do that.
it helped change the default language, but I allready loaded a Rom that had Japanese enabled so that wasn't/isn't the problem I am trying to solve now.
All I want to be able to do now is highlight something and use the default samsung dictionary to look up words in Japanese and translate them both ways. eng-jp and jp-eng
also the auto correct is crazy bad.
if a word is typed in Japanese the suggested words are often wrong and if a mistake is made it doesn't fix it,
hard to explain but my wife really can't use this phone the way it is.
Is there a way to get the full Japanese firmware and flash it onto the n910g? or N910U?

I searched, but no luck. I think there is no way to flash offical japanes firm for 910g or 910u coz japan model has different model number. The other things i cant help you.

yussuf007 said:
I searched, but no luck. I think there is no way to flash offical japanes firm for 910g or 910u coz japan model has different model number. The other things i cant help you.
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Yeh I can't even find the firmware for the Japanese models on sammobile..
its really annoying. I wish I had the time to learn how to take firmwares apart and take the bits and pieces from one and move them to something useful.
I started trying to learn but considering I rooted my first android less than 24 hours ago, its a bit daunting still.
maybe another region has the Full English to Japanese dictionary built in to the firmware?
Brazil has quite a large Japanese speaking community.
its not that I really need the dictionary. its that if I know the firmware has that dictionary built in then I know it can be used to type and auto correct properly.
also if this all doesn't work. do I have to mention that a phone has been rooted when I sell it?

Mr.Menu said:
Yeh I can't even find the firmware for the Japanese models on sammobile..
its really annoying. I wish I had the time to learn how to take firmwares apart and take the bits and pieces from one and move them to something useful.
I started trying to learn but considering I rooted my first android less than 24 hours ago, its a bit daunting still.
maybe another region has the Full English to Japanese dictionary built in to the firmware?
Brazil has quite a large Japanese speaking community.
its not that I really need the dictionary. its that if I know the firmware has that dictionary built in then I know it can be used to type and auto correct properly.
also if this all doesn't work. do I have to mention that a phone has been rooted when I sell it?
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I found the problem... in japan offical only just the note edge realised.
Try search sc-01G firmware, download it and extract/copy what you need i think its a working way coz the note edge has a very similar libs.
And yes when you sell your note 4 they see it rooted before, but in my country the rooted note 4 has the absolute similar price then non rooted.
Sorry my bad english its not my native language and i dont use so much.
Edit: s translator from galaxy app market has jap-eng and eng-jap.

yussuf007 said:
I found the problem... in japan offical only just the note edge realised.
Try search sc-01G firmware, download it and extract/copy what you need i think its a working way coz the note edge has a very similar libs.
And yes when you sell your note 4 they see it rooted before, but in my country the rooted note 4 has the absolute similar price then non rooted.
Sorry my bad english its not my native language and i dont use so much.
Edit: s translator from galaxy app market has jap-eng and eng-jap.
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thats a cool translator thanks. The awesome thing about the built in dictionary is that it doesn't use data when translating.
I appreciate your help, So I will get the note edge firmware and then
I'll have a look at that firmware but I have no clue how to extract the dictionary and files i need.
does anyone know What I need to extract and how to go about doing it?
seems like I'd have trouble figuring out where on the Edge firmware I would find what I want.
but I guess after that I could just copy it to the same place in the N910G firmware..
but then do I need to change some other string or something so it knows it is there?
I just know someone here could do this sort of thing before their morning coffee, please let them read this.

Using VOG-AL00 in Europe (Spain). What works and what doesnt works?

Hi! I finally decided to register and participate.
A good friend of mine is in Shanghai right know, and I ask him to buy the P30 PRO there for me, since it´s only 590€ at the moment.
I´ll be posting my personal experience with the chinesse version on this post, but first I wanted to ask some questions.
- Chinese version is ONLY labeled as VOG AL00 right?
- What can I expect? Any problems installing google services or using other language than chinese?
- How do the chinese versions of huawei phones usually do with firmware updates?
- Anything I should know?
Thank you all!

also would like to know..
also VOG AL00 is one chinese models but there more.. for example from GSM Arena Versions: ELE-L29, ELE-L09 (Global); ELE-AL00, ELE-TL00 (China)
but I think there are more than just those 2 maybe an AL10 or something like that. I'm pretty sure if it is not going to start with L (after the dash) then it is not intl

Hi there, I bought a VOG-AL00 as well, but I'm currently in Brazil. Everything seems to work fine besides "wallets" (NFC payments does not work) and "Ok Google Voice Match". The voice match will only work when you have a Google app opened on your screen (such Maps, Assistance, and etc.).
I really would like to find some way to fix these issues, specially my NFC payments.

are there anyway to fix that problem with NFC ? I have the same VOG-AL00 model and live in Brazil whowever I cand return the cellphone to change to a global one..

matheusgomes.p said:
Hi there, I bought a VOG-AL00 as well, but I'm currently in Brazil. Everything seems to work fine besides "wallets" (NFC payments does not work) and "Ok Google Voice Match". The voice match will only work when you have a Google app opened on your screen (such Maps, Assistance, and etc.).
I really would like to find some way to fix these issues, specially my NFC payments.
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u will NEVER have google pay unfort. on china versions..

Mystic.Iron said:
Hi! I finally decided to register and participate.
A good friend of mine is in Shanghai right know, and I ask him to buy the P30 PRO there for me, since it´s only 590€ at the moment.
I´ll be posting my personal experience with the chinesse version on this post, but first I wanted to ask some questions.
- Chinese version is ONLY labeled as VOG AL00 right?
- What can I expect? Any problems installing google services or using other language than chinese?
- How do the chinese versions of huawei phones usually do with firmware updates?
- Anything I should know?
Thank you all!
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I also have a P30 Pro from China (also a VOG-AL00) with all the Chinese software on it without Play Store.
What is your experience with this phone? Is the hardware exactly the same? Any problems? Did you flash it?
Because I'm wondering if it is possible to flash it to a normal global firmware. I've included a screenshot of the device specs. I would like to use it here in Europe without the Chinese software. Any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.

xileS said:
I also have a P30 Pro from China (also a VOG-AL00) with all the Chinese software on it without Play Store.
What is your experience with this phone? Is the hardware exactly the same? Any problems? Did you flash it?
Because I'm wondering if it is possible to flash it to a normal global firmware. I've included a screenshot of the device specs. I would like to use it here in Europe without the Chinese software. Any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.
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No it is not.. Sell it and buy proper one

PhoneTechShop said:
No it is not.. Sell it and buy proper one
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Didn't buy it in the first place, but just installing Google play is the best option that's available I guess.

xileS said:
Didn't buy it in the first place, but just installing Google play is the best option that's available I guess.
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Google pay n location won't work

PhoneTechShop said:
Google pay n location won't work
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Google pay won't be used, so no big problem. Google Maps should work I think.

xileS said:
Google pay won't be used, so no big problem. Google Maps should work I think.
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maps as gps will work but location sharing will be off.. china based phones don't want to be tracked with usa apps .. you won't be able to share your location with friends ..

PhoneTechShop said:
maps as gps will work but location sharing will be off.. china based phones don't want to be tracked with usa apps .. you won't be able to share your location with friends ..
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Sharing location with WhatsApp will be enough, I think this should work if GPS will work normally.

How did you managed to sync Google contacts?
I'm logged in, but can't sync the Google contacts..
https://i.postimg.cc/6pwhSrZ5/Screenshot-20190925-232201.jpg
It looks impossible to get the Google Contacts synced
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Google contact sync apk, did the trick.

VOG-AL10 with Android 9.1 and 10, google play store installed with apks, everything I need is working good, nfc pay with my bank wallet application, share location and so on. I don't realy know if phone clone from a Samsung phone helped me or not.
BR,

tengo un P30 PRO VOG-L29 quieres cambia?

Question Chinese version XT2137-2

Hi all,
I’ve got this phone from China (via Aliexpress) with original Chinese firmware. All technical specs match the description included in the initial release except the amount of volatile memory: mine has 8gb. That is what seller advertised as well but I couldn’t believe until I received it. Pretty good phone for a child for its price. The only problem is that Google family app doesn’t work (like on all phones for China) and I can only select between English and Chinese languages. Thinking to flash EURETEU firmware, but only concerned that the device ID is different (last digit). Any questions and advices are warm welcome.

Show both Id's?
I reckon if its for your fone, and your a flasher lol, go ahead.
The end digit could mean anything without seeing it..?

Pachacouti said:
Show both Id's?
I reckon if its for your fone, and your a flasher lol, go ahead.
The end digit could mean anything without seeing it..?
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Thank you for responding and sorry for keeping silent. XT2137-1 is the ID of the Global version. Mine has got XT2137-2
I haven`t tried flashing it yet, but will probably give it try soon

Just use Motorola's recovery tool. Nothing will happen if you switch firmware.