DROID Bionic: Control It and You Control Everything
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Completed Bounty
Pre-release Root Request
Well it's now the ending of August and the September 8th date is inching closer and closer. The demand for this phone has now reached new levels and it is very certain now that this device will be purchased by many (even more so now with the lack of the SGSII on Verizon). Seeing as how many of us here at XDA will be new to this device, it will be very critical for most of us to get root access as soon as possible post-release. As a result of this necessity, I would like to personally offer a $25 bounty to the first person able to find or create a method that fully root and provide the necessary steps for rooting the Droid Bionic here on XDA. I know it may not be much but seeing as how the Droid 3 was rooted for free impressively quick, I am hoping this small bounty will be able to motivate a few developers attempt and do likewise on the Bionic or at least enough to catch the attention of a root request. Whoever you are, you will be doing myself and many other upcoming owners of this device a great justice and for that consider this as a token of my appreciation. I also greatly encourage and welcome anyone else willing to chip in to this bounty to post here and I will have the OP updated of all users' donations to this request.
Greatly looking forward to anyone interested in becoming a candidate.
List of Donators
open1your1eyes0 - $25 - Completed to tct08 - Link to post
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Currently Active Bounty
Requirements to Receive Bootloader Unlock Bounty
Be first person to create (or find from another source) a method of permanently unlocking the bootloader
Make a post in this thread with the following:
Proving it works with appropriate photos or screenshots
Providing full step-by-step instructions for which anyone else can follow
Wait for another member to follow the method and confirm it works
Claim your bounty via PM from donator(s)
List of Donators
rickatnight11 - $100 - Active with exceptions (See Post) *Contact member directly*
bigfooot - $25 - Active
karthakon - $50 - Active
jbdan - $25 - Active
DracoDan - $50 - Active
anuraj1 - $50 - Active
deadlyv2 - $25 - Active
TheRedBull - $20 - Active
jxcgunrunna - $30 - Active
Seapup - $50 - Active
ClydeDroid - $25 - Active
JDBarlow - $20 - Active
mill guy - $20 - Active
scheatyj - $10 - Active
retracnaes - $25 - Active
necroscopev - $21.68 - Active
lrs421 - $25 - Active
Cloudsnightmare - $25 - Active
_base2 - $25 - Active
johnwaynegacy - $150 - Active with exceptions (See Post) *Expires on February 1st, 2011*
dellenrules - $1000 - Active with exceptions (See Post) *Contact member directly*
Total Donations - $1771.68
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Payment will be processed between each member and the bounty collector via PM on an individual basis.
Please be advised that if Motorola is to release the unlocked bootloader prior to any member of XDA's submission, this bounty automatically becomes invalidated.
There is a method out that roots the D3 that said it can also root any moto device on Gingerbread? I read it @ droidlife. So hopefully they won't patch it and the bionic would be rooted out of the box.
Oneclick root should root bionic out of the box
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Yep we should have root day 1. I don't think it will be patched before we get our hands on it. Surely they already have thousands and thousands of bionics already produced sitting in a warehouse. They are not gonna go back and update them. If they do decide to patch it, then it will likely come via an OTA.
Somehow I wouldn't put it past Verizon (and Moto) to have an update ready to go even before the Bionic is out for sale that blocks the method being used to root it.
root related question......if it gets root out of the box will we start seeing ROMS soon or does it require an unlocked bootloader which may never be seen? im tryin to decide between this phone and the inc2. development is a huge factor im my decision
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znel52 said:
root related question......if it gets root out of the box will we start seeing ROMS soon or does it require an unlocked bootloader which may never be seen? im tryin to decide between this phone and the inc2. development is a huge factor im my decision
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Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty certain a locked/encrypted bootloader would just mean that roms would have to be based off the moto kernels (no custom kernels). So to answer your question, roms yes, kernels no.
I'll put up $100 for the first person to hack the bootloader (assuming Motoogle doesn't unlock it first). I'm so excited about the hardware, but having fallen in love with MIUI (sorry CM), I don't want anything else on it.
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Rooted!!! http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-bionic-discussions/9085-droid-bionic-rooted.html
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Rooted!!! http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-bionic-discussions/9085-droid-bionic-rooted.html
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Now awaiting confirmed working instructions/step-by-step process
First to post here on XDA get's the bounty (even if it's a repost from another forum!)
My bounty is paid to whomever develops the bootloader hack, regardless of where it's posted. In the event of a collaboration, I will distribute the bounty as I see fit.
open1your1eyes0 said:
Now awaiting confirmed working instructions/step-by-step process
First to post here on XDA get's the bounty (even if it's a repost from another forum!)
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This is the root process for all motorola phones running 2.3, including the bionic. Just download the one-click root, install the most current drivers, and your good to go.
Link: www.psouza4.com/droid3
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This is the root process for all motorola phones running 2.3, including the bionic. Just download the one-click root, install the most current drivers, and your good to go.
Link: www.psouza4.com/droid3
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Unfortunately, I cannot count it until this has been updated to specify the Droid Bionic as an option or until someone shows proof running it on their own Bionic (and showing which option to select since the Bionic is not listed).
open1your1eyes0 said:
Unfortunately, I cannot count it until this has been updated to specify the Droid Bionic as an option or until someone shows proof running it on their own Bionic (and showing which option to select since the Bionic is not listed).
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P3droid stated that the exact same method used to root the droid 3 would work on the bionic. This is that same method. I would bet on it that this works. I will be one of the first to "officially" use this method on the bionic. Getting mine this weekend.
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open1your1eyes0 said:
Unfortunately, I cannot count it until this has been updated to specify the Droid Bionic as an option or until someone shows proof running it on their own Bionic (and showing which option to select since the Bionic is not listed).
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Oh, and there is no option to choose for the different motorola devices btw. This is a universal motorola one click root for 2.3 phones. The script is the same.
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Oh, and there is no option to choose for the different motorola devices btw. This is a universal motorola one click root for 2.3 phones. The script is the same.
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Oh I see now. For some reason I saw an earlier script that stated you had to select which phone model you had. I see this one is automatic. Makes me wonder how it finds the Bionic though.
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P3droid stated that the exact same method used to root the droid 3 would work on the bionic. This is that same method. I would bet on it that this works. I will be one of the first to "officially" use this method on the bionic. Getting mine this weekend.
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Sounds good, if you can get it up and running with screenshots/photos of the process, the bounty is yours. Make sure you list all the necessary steps however.
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Oh I see now. For some reason I saw an earlier script that stated you had to select which phone model you had. I see this one is automatic. Makes me wonder how it finds the Bionic though.
Sounds good, if you can get it up and running with screenshots/photos of the process, the bounty is yours. Make sure you list all the necessary steps however.
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I'll do that once I get mine.
I have just used the method listed at www.psouza4.com/droid3 to root my Droid Bionic. I will upload a screenshot of Superuser and an app requesting SU permissions shortly. This is absolutely wonderful news!
If anything, give your bounty to the originator of the exploit. I don't mean the first person who posted how to root the Droid 3 with instructions, I mean the actual coder who found the hole. If you are absolutely dying to see it, I might be willing to try the root method, but I am not taking any risks with mine, even with a full writeup. It will come really soon, the phone launches in 4 days. Patience young grasshoppers.
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[Bounty - Up to *$755.00 + 3 New Devices & 1 Used (See Details)] AT&T VIVID Unlock
*UP TO $755.00 PLUS 4 devices!
*Please note: some restrictions apply to the devices & the amount of time needed to achieve the required stipulations. If not completed by certain dates, some pledged donations are withdrawn. PLEASE READ THREAD CAREFULLY TILL I CAN COMPILE THE DETAILS INTO THE FIRST POST!
Okay , let's motivate some Developers to join Vivid Development.
I used to do much more with lower level firmware on POX & WM. I would like to do so again, but Android is brand new to me. That said, I learn fast & am willing to beta risky firmware as the basic concepts are similar and I learned a lot from Jockey, BuzzLightYear, Oli, Cmonex, etc.
We just need a few more good teachers.
After this past week I have decided to pass up the SkyRocket & stick with the Vivid. As such, I would like to entice some of the great devs that haven't gotten their Vivid yet to do so.
I am personally willing to make a small (for now) commitment to whomever achieves and posts a working tool our guide allowing users to do the following:
1. Unlock Bootloader - HBoot
2. Achieve a PERMANENT S-Off status
3. True Permanent root
& as a bonus the engineering HBoot would bee great.
I myself am going to be trying to catch up & contribute.
Anyone willing to add to the bounty, please post the amount you are willing and any other low level firmware unlocks or access you would like to also be a part of the bounty.
I also think that if a Dev gets one or two of the three items listed, the bounty be split accordingly, but I'm open to suggestions.
Update - Wild Child has offered 3 devices as seen below.
Wild Child said:
All these must be done and confirmed by myself or Pirateghost to be working 100% before HTC unlocks....or within 1 months time
1st Place....
1. Unlock Bootloader - HBoot
2. Achieve a PERMANENT S-Off status
3. True Permanent root
4. Engineering HBoot
2nd Place....
1. Unlock Bootloader - HBoot
2. Achieve a PERMANENT S-Off status
3. True Permanent root
3rd Place....
Any of the other two mentioned above after the time frame has expired (1 months time...)
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WC
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As of today, I start the pledges with $30.00 U.S.
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I'd pitch $10 for the above. please?
EDIT: assuming this is achieved before my 30 day return policy, ending around 12/4. if this isn't done by then I may end up returning for GSII(Non skyrocket)
I'll give $20 once we get unlocked bootloader and permanent root
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I've never done much in the way of low-level stuff, but I've been getting more into the details of how Android works, and I'd love to help out!
I have alreadyfound a root and a way to unlock the bootloader but cuz I'm a nice guy ill toss in 10 if someone else can figure it out.. ;p
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i'm raising hell with an HTC representative. I hope to get it escalated soon.
What is the timeframe on allowing the HTC VIVID to be bootloader unlocked. I am fully aware of the consequences, but since this is a device that I bought, I expect to have control of it. As of right now, AT&T gets to dictate what I have installed, and whether or not I have root access. This is ridiculous and unacceptable.
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their first reply:
I understand that you're looking to unlock your phone's bootloader, and would like to know when this can happen. Unfortunately, our technical support department does not have any advanced information about when any phone will be unlockable through our developer website. I would recommend checking the Bootloader section of our developer website (http://htcdev.com/bootloader/), as we update this page as soon as unlock software for any phone becomes available. Thank you for taking the time to contact us.
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my response (awaiting an answer)
I feel like I am being lied to. The exact same device on every other carrier is unlockable, yet the AT&T version is not. Why is that? Is AT&T the one causing the hold up? Do I need to start raising this issue there too? I don't appreciate the Vivid being locked down like this when the Raider is not. Completely unacceptable. I used to praise HTC products after owning so many, but tactics like this are really making me question my choice in manufacturer preference. I might have to return the Vivid and stick with the Galaxy S II at this point. I am wondering, between you and Motorola, who is feeding us more lies?
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i realize this isnt getting very far with some level 1 csr, but i will continue to push the issue as far as i need to get an answer. i really want to know why the AT&T version is the one gimped out of the gate.
tacotino said:
I have alreadyfound a root and a way to unlock the bootloader but cuz I'm a nice guy ill toss in 10 if someone else can figure it out.. ;p
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this just sounds counter productive. if you have ideas, share them.
bounty? absolutely!
I would happily donate to this effort. i would easily donate 40 dollars if everything is achieved!
p.s. PG did you get a vivid???? hooray!!
tacotino said:
I have alreadyfound a root and a way to unlock the bootloader but cuz I'm a nice guy ill toss in 10 if someone else can figure it out.. ;p
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Sharing is caring.
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dagnus said:
p.s. PG did you get a vivid???? hooray!!
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of course
Pirateghost said:
i'm raising hell with an HTC representative. I hope to get it escalated soon.
their first reply:
my response (awaiting an answer)
i realize this isnt getting very far with some level 1 csr, but i will continue to push the issue as far as i need to get an answer. i really want to know why the AT&T version is the one gimped out of the gate.
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By the way I got the same exact response so I think that is an automated response.
I am also tending to believe AT&T is the reason we are so locked down due to the fact that HTCDev has this statement on their website now that I don't recall seeing when I first got this phone.
"HTC is committed to assisting customers in unlocking bootloaders for HTC devices. However, certain models may not be unlockable due to operator restrictions. We continue to work with our partners on this, check back often for ongoing updates about unlockable devices."
The Operator Restrictions sounds like BAD news for us to get an Unlock from them.
I wish I knew about all this coding stuff so I could help. But unfortunately I dont. So like I said in my first post I'll do my part by giving my part in the bounty.
I read an earlier post about sim unlock. The guy got a response from att saying there will be no sim unlock because the phone is exclusive to att. I call bs on that. The same device is on other carries just a different name. Excuses are like a$$h0le$. Everybody's got one and they all stink.
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Take notice that none of the unlocked devices are from AT&T.
As for the SGS2, I had both since 9am on the 6th of November & as you can see in my OP, I kept the Vivid & gave the (unlocked) SkyRocket to the misses.
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By the way I got the same exact response so I think that is an automated response.
I am also tending to believe AT&T is the reason we are so locked down due to the fact that HTCDev has this statement on their website now that I don't recall seeing when I first got this phone.
"HTC is committed to assisting customers in unlocking bootloaders for HTC devices. However, certain models may not be unlockable due to operator restrictions. We continue to work with our partners on this, check back often for ongoing updates about unlockable devices."
The Operator Restrictions sounds like BAD news for us to get an Unlock from them.
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yeah, i was assuming this as well. crazy that its like this.
I'm trying to get my hands on a Vivid so I can finally start dev-ing and debugging on my own lol
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I'll pony up some geedus as well. I'd love to see this thing cracked open like the Inspire and have an awesome Dev group.
Tx
I will be willing to assist in any capacity. I have been learning a lot with android devices since few months with the inspire and now the vivid. If any dev would like to recruit some help I certainly be able to learn quickly
Sent from my HTC Vivid
tacotino said:
I have alreadyfound a root and a way to unlock the bootloader but cuz I'm a nice guy ill toss in 10 if someone else can figure it out.. ;p
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Yes, if you have some insight, please do share! We've gotten to where we are with a stable temp root because several of us were tackling the problem and sharing information! I hope that we can continue that towards a real HBOOT unlock!
Put me down for $20
I'll chip in 25 bucks for this project.
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Just like my other threads, this one is about the Google Nexus 4 and Root-A-Lot. From what some people have told me this thing has been a hit or miss, but it's rooted and s-off'd a lot of users devices, phone and tablet.
I am not the creator of this one click, but I was told it could be shared freely, as it also describes in the .ZIP contents.
I did not personally try this out myself (My One X is already rooted + S-OFF) so be sure to check it out and read all the documents before trying out this new root exploit.
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It did finally pick up my One X after about 10 mins (more like 2), but like I said I'm already rooted. It looks like it supplies a good amount of phones, and with the 3 different methods for rooting, especially the third, hopefully we will see some good results!
I'm not responsible for harm that comes from this file, I have ran and tested it out to SOME EXTENT. Please be aware of this, and like I said, READ THE DOCUMENTATION.
It states it can:
Root Android 2.x
Root Android 3.x
Root Android 4.x
Rooting Phones and Tablets
Supplies S-OFF as well (80% Chance)
So, like I said, try it out and let me know if it works!
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Why? S-off is technically for HTC only.. Yes?.. Why would we need to unlock our NAND, assuming this can, when there aren't any limitations. Also I'm not sure if the NAND is truly locked like on HTC, as this is my first non HTC phone. And as for Root it isn't that necessary is it? It I thought there was a way to root already through flashing recovery and not unlocking boot loader. Unless secure boot removes the root without unlocked bootloader.
I Downloaded it just to see what it was, and avg yelled at me. Not saying its a virus, but I also have no need for it.
http://goo.gl/HxaiA
Sent from my Nexus 4
From what the text file reads it's not for just HTC phones... at all..
Eset Smart Security identifies a trojan horse (http://205.196.122.163/3jnnbd3yu38g/rr4ewaa9bp6ben0/Rootalot_106A.zip = ZIP = bin/androidraldaemon.exe een variant van Win32/Injector.ADPP trojan) and cut off the connection. No need for it anyway as unlocking the bootloader and rooting is a piece of cake on this phone.
Maybe it is best OP deletes this thread imo.
https://www.virustotal.com/pl/file/...76e54442cd19c39a6bd2f297e79474bacf6/analysis/
I don't think that this file is somehow harmful to PC. Lots of antiviruses are too sensitive.
lol is this the HTC One X forum???
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Eset Smart Security identifies a trojan horse (http://205.196.122.163/3jnnbd3yu38g/rr4ewaa9bp6ben0/Rootalot_106A.zip = ZIP = bin/androidraldaemon.exe een variant van Win32/Injector.ADPP trojan) and cut off the connection. No need for it anyway as unlocking the bootloader and rooting is a piece of cake on this phone.
Maybe it is best OP deletes this thread imo.
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One out of 34 Virus Scanners identified it as a "injector" variant to me. I'll leave it for the users to decide, if a Mod wants it gone so be it, I don't see the harm though, I ran it myself and noticed no difference in anything.
A lot of these type of apps are flagged by Anti-Virus, there's nothing new there
What I can't understand is why you've come in a Nexus/LG device forum with a "one click root" and S-OFF solution? S-OFF has absolutely nothing to do with the Nexus 4.
The manufacturer of this phone has provided an app called "Fastboot" which allows you to unlock the bootloader and to flash the recovery partition. It's a feature. Source.Android.com walks you through, step-by-step the incredibly simple, secure process of how to do it.
The Nexus phones released us from downloading suspicious EXE's that do God-knows-what from people off of forums, yet here we still are. It's really unbelievable.
I'd be interested in more information about this "root-a-lot" exploit. I've never heard of it, and a quick search on Google doesn't pull anything up.
As for the other two (ZergRush and PSNeuter), those holes were patched a long time ago, and they haven't worked on Android since version 4.0.1.
Somebody, sniff the traffic going through the application for suspicious trojan-like connections. Nexus devices are exclusively made for developers, with everything provided to securely unlock and do whatever you want with the device.
Do not even try to install this app without understanding the risks. Topic must be removed, author - banned.
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I'd be interested in more information about this "root-a-lot" exploit. I've never heard of it, and a quick search on Google doesn't pull anything up.
As for the other two (ZergRush and PSNeuter), those holes were patched a long time ago, and they haven't worked on Android since version 4.0.1.
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That's a point, when i realised something here is wrong
I searched root a lot, and this dude posted it in every forum essentially. It does not work, its a fake program. It was made in VB.net or C#, it claims to s-off phones like the HTC one, he didn't make it, there is no source to track it back to an author, it claims to s-off the HTC One X, when the only method is the one made by beaups and jcase. The list goes on.
Bottom line - it is a fake program and possibly a virus. Thread needs to be closed, as it has in almost every other XDA forum.
If you ran this program, I suggest scanning with anti-virus/malware scanners,
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.superantispyware.com/
it may not be a virus, but it is a fake program, and virustotal picked up 2 possible threats. They may be false positives. But you should NEVER take a chance unless you know for 100000% it is in fact a false positive
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Yeah I posted it for popular phones it SHOULD work with. If you're going to hate on me for simply SHARING something I thought would do good, and apparently does NO BAD then I do apologize and I'll remove it. 2/34 Virus scanners pick it up as what looks like to me, personally, to be false positives. If I was going to try to infect people with someone, I wouldn't use my main account, I've donated more then "fake programs" while I've been here, including a lot of damn time on sometimes what ends up to be nothing.
So if you want to warn people about to program, please do, but don't involve me like I'm doing something intentionally to harm people. I ran it myself, I tried it, my phone was already rooted. It just hung on me for awhile. I could of posted it in every forum, but I didn't.
Just don't make me out to be a bad guy, mkay?
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Yeah I posted it for popular phones it SHOULD work with. If you're going to hate on me for simply SHARING something I thought would do good, and apparently does NO BAD then I do apologize and I'll remove it. 2/34 Virus scanners pick it up as what looks like to me, personally, to be false positives. If I was going to try to infect people with someone, I wouldn't use my main account, I've donated more then "fake programs" while I've been here, including a lot of damn time on sometimes what ends up to be nothing.
So if you want to warn people about to program, please do, but don't involve me like I'm doing something intentionally to harm people. I ran it myself, I tried it, my phone was already rooted. It just hung on me for awhile. I could of posted it in every forum, but I didn't.
Just don't make me out to be a bad guy, mkay?
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Okay
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jSterling said:
Yeah I posted it for popular phones it SHOULD work with. If you're going to hate on me for simply SHARING something I thought would do good, and apparently does NO BAD then I do apologize and I'll remove it. 2/34 Virus scanners pick it up as what looks like to me, personally, to be false positives. If I was going to try to infect people with someone, I wouldn't use my main account, I've donated more then "fake programs" while I've been here, including a lot of damn time on sometimes what ends up to be nothing.
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Cool story dude, really glad you're so sure of yourself. You know who's donated more then "fake programs" ... Grim.
jSterling said:
So if you want to warn people about to program, please do, but don't involve me like I'm doing something intentionally to harm people. I ran it myself, I tried it, my phone was already rooted. It just hung on me for awhile. I could of posted it in every forum, but I didn't.
Just don't make me out to be a bad guy, mkay?
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How about you stop being so goddam defensive about something potentially dangerous. You clearly have no idea what it does so before you get your feathers ruffled and get snippy with Grim how about you just relax there bub.. mmkay?
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I could of posted it in every forum, but I didn't.
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Define "every"
Lmao
Sent from my Nexus 4
HTC Butterfly thread:
Quote by PG101:
Doesn't work.. I tried on the x920d (UB1).. while on, while in bootloader, while in fastboot.. doesn't work.. just sits there with message "looking for HTC Butterfly" for almost 20 mins, before I closed it.
Since I have tested it myself, I am going to close this thread, just incase someone tries something else and has a brick.
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39081847#post39081847.
Clearly MALWARE. OP should be warned/banned imo.
I'll throw my opinion in as well.
That app will not s-off the international hox (endeavoru) because even the top devs haven't even found an exploit yet. Tripnraver has managed to brick one of his hox's for the cause
Sent From My Pure LG Nexus 4
galaxys2Tav said:
I'll throw my opinion in as well.
That app will not s-off the international hox (endeavoru) because even the top devs haven't even found an exploit yet. Tripnraver has managed to brick one of his hox's for the cause
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Exactly. The dual core one x just recently got s-off, but about 8 were bricked for the effort. I dissected the zip and the files/method to s-off the dual core one x don't exist. Also, the dual core one x could only be rooted through 2 very particular exploits. One was checking for an OTA and the other was through restoring a backup app of the dialer i believe and doing some other things
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Exactly. The dual core one x just recently got s-off, but about 8 were bricked for the effort. I dissected the zip and the files/method to s-off the dual core one x don't exist. Also, the dual core one x could only be rooted through 2 very particular exploits. One was checking for an OTA and the other was through restoring a backup app of the dialer i believe and doing some other things
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You know your stuff
beaups said:
You know your stuff
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No no no no.. you sir.. know your stuff
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ChongoDroid said:
No no no no.. you sir.. know your stuff
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Yep, because even he face palmed when it said s-off in the boot loader screen, as did we all. Lol
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I am really happy to share my new project with you and contribute to this great forum. I have been developing this project for a half of a year and I have finished about one month ago. I am proud to announce you that I have finished Android Toolkit.
Android Toolkit is an app for Android device managment and modification. It has a built in ADB Tools, Fastboot Tools and custom recovery flasher and much more. There is also support for Remote ADB control. There is also Android ADB Backup/Restore tool and Root Exploit (only installs Superuser.apk in system). Currently, there are only 3 devices for recovery flashing and TWRP flashing is still in development.
A whole project was developed using C# and WPF technology. You need to have installed .Net Framework 4.5 to run this app.
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Device shows the latest info about your device and validates root permissions of your device.
ADB
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I will appreciate any kind of a suggestion or a critic because I am 15 and I think that this project can help you.
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Nexus 5 is added because this app would best fit with all Google Nexus devices.
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Android Toolkit, a Tool/Utility for the Google Nexus 5
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GabrijelBoduljak
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Created 2014-03-21
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Nice job Slovencek
great, just another root toolkit to help newbs not learn a single thing about their devices.
Yeah...good job!
But I agree....before using toolkits, new guys should learn everything manually. Its quite easy when you know what you're doing. And you have more control over everything.
I will test it buddy, u did a great job. Keep it up
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New version coming
Thank you guys for feedback. I am developing new faster, and more powerful version of Android Toolkit. New features include real time command view, in the other words you will be able to see what is happening with your device in real time. Also, more devices are getting suported.
wait, you're only 14 and building applications in WPF like that? Nicely done. Looks good (I'm not at home and don't have time to try it out right now, but it looks good).
Great job dude. Keep it up. Always nice for people to have s simple and easy option.
Thanks!
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great, just another root toolkit to help newbs not learn a single thing about their devices.
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?? I agree it allows people to not have to learn.. but the people who dont want to learn anyways arent going to we cant change that. He deserves a lot of credit for this.
With all the toolkits for my history of phones i never just used the kit and not bother to actually understand anything.. im sure a lot of people are the same way. Kits are great after you've learned how to do things like adb push and flash recoveries, etc ,etc..they save time plus!!! this looks really nice!!!
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?? I agree it allows people to not have to learn.. but the people who dont want to learn anyways arent going to we cant change that. He deserves a lot of credit for this.
With all the toolkits for my history of phones i never just used the kit and not bother to actually understand anything.. im sure a lot of people are the same way. Kits are great after you've learned how to do things like adb push and flash recoveries, etc ,etc..they save time plus!!! this looks really nice!!!
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save time? it takes seconds to unlock your bootloader and flash a custom recovery via fastboot(the right way) and not via a toolkit.
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save time? it takes seconds to unlock your bootloader and flash a custom recovery via fastboot(the right way) and not via a toolkit.
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I understand this, just trying to be nice and give him some credit.
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I understand this, just trying to be nice and give him some credit.
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and you will get thanked for your niceness
Nice job man, don't pay attention to the negativity. This will be a good addition to your portfolio when applying for a school or job. You have a great career in software development ahead of you. I definitely was not writing stuff like this when I was your age. Keep it up!
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great, just another root toolkit to help newbs not learn a single thing about their devices.
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Oh gosh. Give the guy some credit. It's really nice. Some people don't want to learn.
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Oh gosh. Give the guy some credit. It's really nice. Some people don't want to learn.
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credit for what? making something that there are a bunch of available already? or credit for making it easier to be clueless about what you are actually doing to your device? the only root toolkit that ill ever give credit to is the toolkit that goes through all the steps, and teaches you what you are actually doing to your device per step, and how to fix it if you mess something up. but it doesnt exist yet.
anyways, this isnt really about the op, its about root toolkits in general. kudos to the op for being able to make it nevertheless.
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Oh gosh. Give the guy some credit. It's really nice. Some people don't want to learn.
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In reality...those that don't want to learn and use toolkits, are usually the ones posting " my phone is bricked" threads.
Not knowing how this stuff works is a bad idea. Unless you have money to burn on new phones.
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credit for what? making something that there are a bunch of available already? or credit for making it easier to be clueless about what you are actually doing to your device? the only root toolkit that ill ever give credit to is the toolkit that goes through all the steps, and teaches you what you are actually doing to your device per step, and how to fix it if you mess something up. but it doesnt exist yet.
anyways, this isnt really about the op, its about root toolkits in general. kudos to the op for being able to make it nevertheless.
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The kid is 15. such a waste of effort to post these stupid comments. If you're tired of telling people how to fix their phones when they don't know how to use adb stop doing it.
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The kid is 15. such a waste of effort to post these stupid comments. If you're tired of telling people how to fix their phones when they don't know how to use adb stop doing it.
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i think you missed my "kudos to the op for being able to make it nevertheless". if i waa tired of helping people fix their phones, i wouldnt be here. besides for trinity kernel, the only reason im here is to help people. obviously you arent here to help other people, youre here to help yourself(which you have asked for help from other people before). anyways, adb isnt needed. you can greatly enjoy modding your devices(the right way) and never learn adb. heck, i dont know adb(ok, very basically). i dont even own a computer, desktop nor laptop. what IS needed to know is just fastboot. everything else besides initially unlocking the bootloader and first recovery flash doesn't need any kind of computer access, can be done without a computer.
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i think you missed my "kudos to the op for being able to make it nevertheless". if i waa tired of helping people fix their phones, i wouldnt be here. besides for trinity kernel, the only reason im here is to help people. obviously you arent here to help other people, youre here to help yourself(which you have asked for help from other people before). anyways, adb isnt needed. you can greatly enjoy modding your devices(the right way) and never learn adb. heck, i dont know adb(ok, very basically). i dont even own a computer, desktop nor laptop. what IS needed to know is just fastboot. everything else besides initially unlocking the bootloader and first recovery flash doesn't need any kind of computer access, can be done without a computer.
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I help every chance I know how, and I ask when I don't. I don't put people down for working hard.
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Grt job bro
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Just heard from a samsung worker at best buy that we will get lollipop by the end of next week and that it should be either 5.0.1 or 5.0.2. Thats whats taking at$t so long they are trying to polish off the problems s5 users on Verizon Sprint and international phones. So my question is Verizon just got root through lollipop so is it possible that we can also????
My assumption would be that root might take a little bit longer. Unless 5.0.1/5.0.2 are very minor I would assume getting root will change slightly. Either way though good to hear, I had read somewhere about a week or two ago that samsung was working on 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 in order to iron out the bugs that they had with when they rolled out 5.0.
Good to hear. I wanted to do more for 4.4.2 though. It will be bittersweet upgrading and getting to work on it.
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Good to hear. I wanted to do more for 4.4.2 though. It will be bittersweet upgrading and getting to work on it.
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Yo TM when did u jump to s5??
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Yo TM when did u jump to s5??
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Wow i hope everyone knows we have an awesome dev here= TALKINGMONKEYS
Looks like T-Mobile S5 is getting S5 today... AT&T is last and not sure when we get..
Shouldn't be much longer
I have the Verizon s5 and ive had 0 issues.. it seems to be hit or miss with some people.
With that being said, it did not and will not take long to root L. You will have to wait for someone to post a L rom.zip thats pre rooted, flash in SS and then odin the L kernel.
I would recommend waiting for this or for some brave sould to update ota and see if the BL is incremented or not.
For us on g900v, after taking the ota we are still able to odin down to 4.4.x and root install ss etc. but not sure if yours will.. best to play it safe and have a updated rom.zip and maintain root lol.
With that being sId, xposed doesnt work on samsung L yet and v4a and other stuff is needing a permissive kernel which im sure you guys dont have bcuz of the locked BL...
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Joehen873 said:
Just heard from a samsung worker at best buy that we will get lollipop by the end of next week and that it should be either 5.0.1 or 5.0.2. Thats whats taking at$t so long they are trying to polish off the problems s5 users on Verizon Sprint and international phones. So my question is Verizon just got root through lollipop so is it possible that we can also????
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Brining it back to the original topic; having worked at Best Buy, the folks in the Samsung area have about the same knowledge as you or I do about updates, unfortunately. There were many topics that I knew much more information about compared to them.
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Brining it back to the original topic; having worked at Best Buy, the folks in the Samsung area have about the same knowledge as you or I do about updates, unfortunately. There were many topics that I knew much more information about compared to them.
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this is true.. at least they are rolling out to us devices tho so im sure it wont be another 6 months but cant say end of week without proof lol
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For what its worth, I use the ATT visual voicemail app and it had an update from the Play store. The description only said update for Lollipop. Hopefully its coming soon if they are updating their apps.
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For what its worth, I use the ATT visual voicemail app and it had an update from the Play store. The description only said update for Lollipop. Hopefully its coming soon if they are updating their apps.
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Not to burst a bubble, but I was excited too when I saw that, but then I realized that AT&T has other devices already running Lollipop. It wasn't necessarily for our Phone. On the play store when a developer uploads an app, it is not device specific. A Google script reads the file to determine what devices can run it. I presume AT&T can also restrict it to their devices through an agreement with Google.
For example I uploaded an app and it could run on 6000 devices. I made an update recently and it was reduced to 4000 devices. This was because I dropped support for Android 4.0 and below while adding support for 5.0.
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this is true.. at least they are rolling out to us devices tho so im sure it wont be another 6 months but cant say end of week without proof lol
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hey look all i was saying is that i was told we would get it by the end of the week . My proof was word of mouth from a samsung employee so proof i dont have but we are also not trying to figure who killed jfk. And by reading your personal info you have been on here for a while so you out of everyone should know its always a rumor mill when updates are coming out especially a big one.
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hey look all i was saying is that i was told we would get it by the end of the week . My proof was word of mouth from a samsung employee so proof i dont have but we are also not trying to figure who killed jfk. And by reading your personal info you have been on here for a while so you out of everyone should know its always a rumor mill when updates are coming out especially a big one.
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which is why people dont make threads saying "Lollipop will be out by the end of the week."
The people in best buy are not Samsung employees they are most likely best buy employees certified in Samsung devices.
Many people make posts like yours and many times its not accurate.
Im sure if you call ATT (who will have more knowledge than a best buy rep) they will say there is no eta or give you a random time frame.
Samsung released a L update to carriers a while ago its up to the carrier when they push it out.
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Let's just hope ATT is taking this long to make a stable release unlike the vzw s5 lollipop release.
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which is why people dont make threads saying "Lollipop will be out by the end of the week."
The people in best buy are not Samsung employees they are most likely best buy employees certified in Samsung devices.
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Actually, the Samsung Experience staff are hired by Advantage Sales and Marketing, at least in my area. Almost had a second job as one of their reps at a Best Buy but I had schedule conflicts.
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Let's just hope ATT is taking this long to make a stable release unlike the vzw s5 lollipop release.
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Doubtful unless they wait on a new build from samsung. A lot of the bugs I've seen aren't carrier related changes.
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which is why people dont make threads saying "Lollipop will be out by the end of the week."
The people in best buy are not Samsung employees they are most likely best buy employees certified in Samsung devices.
Many people make posts like yours and many times its not accurate.
Im sure if you call ATT (who will have more knowledge than a best buy rep) they will say there is no eta or give you a random time frame.
Samsung released a L update to carriers a while ago its up to the carrier when they push it out.
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There's enough proof they were wrong being that its 9 days later haha. Thanks for sharing joe but it seems we wait longer.
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Im sure if you call ATT (who will have more knowledge than a best buy rep) they will say there is no eta or give you a random time frame.
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Actually, calling ATT is just as useful as any other method which is just as useful as asking the person sitting next to you on the bus.
The people working the call centers are just people. They may or may not know how to use a phone. They are just read in from scripts based on your questions and responses. When they give no ETA or just a random timeframe seems to suggest there is no script in regards to the update, leaving it up to the CSR to make something up.
I used to be married to an ATT customer service rep. I used to do phone customer service for Verizon. I can tell you with 100% certainty. There is no one you can ask who can tell you the progress or intended release of any update unless the information is release from the company.
Most companies refrain from giving software update release dates because they cannot predict the stability of said update on that date.
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Let's just hope ATT is taking this long to make a stable release unlike the vzw s5 lollipop release.
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lol its been more stable than kk for most.. the bugs present for some ppl is android L bugs in general not specific to the s5 or any android device
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Actually, calling ATT is just as useful as any other method which is just as useful as asking the person sitting next to you on the bus.
The people working the call centers are just people. They may or may not know how to use a phone. They are just read in from scripts based on your questions and responses. When they give no ETA or just a random timeframe seems to suggest there is no script in regards to the update, leaving it up to the CSR to make something up.
I used to be married to an ATT customer service rep. I used to do phone customer service for Verizon. I can tell you with 100% certainty. There is no one you can ask who can tell you the progress or intended release of any update unless the information is release from the company.
Most companies refrain from giving software update release dates because they cannot predict the stability of said update on that date.
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I am a quality rep for US Cellular.. although we dont have scripts at all, associates are not suppose to make stuff up (of course they are ppl and make this mistake daily.) Of course each company is different so sad to hear att n vzw are scripted lol.
With that being said, CSRs at my work typically wont know of a release date until after its release and if they do, we cant set the expectation with customers until its readily available information such as posted on our website because dates can change.
So the right thing for a csr to do is educate the customer and let them know it is being worked out but we do not have a set date for its release.. this helps to not set a false expectation or upsetting a customer.
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Actually, the Samsung Experience staff are hired by Advantage Sales and Marketing, at least in my area. Almost had a second job as one of their reps at a Best Buy but I had schedule conflicts.
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Yea ui agree.. they arent devs/technicians they are more sales oriented so if telling a customer itll be updated in a week means a sale im sure they use it all the time whether its valid or not lol
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Doubtful unless they wait on a new build from samsung. A lot of the bugs I've seen aren't carrier related changes.
There's enough proof they were wrong being that its 9 days later haha. Thanks for sharing joe but it seems we wait longer.
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I also agree lol. most bugs are L bugs not carrier specific bugs.. i personally have had 0 bugs.
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I'm starting a bounty for the unlocking and root of the ZTE Axon Pro, so those who are willing to pledge a donation for the developers time please post here your pledge. Hopefully this will be the start to something great for our device and reaching its full potential please post it in this thread. Please everyone spread the word we need some good helpful Devs to crack this thing, at least give us root privileges in the meantime.
I Pledge $25 for unlocked bootloader on the ZTE Axon Pro.
We would be happy with having root on our device for now so if any developer here could make that possible your time and effort is very much appreciated. Thanks to anyone in advance!!! This would be appreciated so much if anyone could help us with getting the ZTE Axon Pro Phone moving in the right direction finally.
Hopefully more people will get involved in this bounty, we have a nice phone with great potential, but with an unlocked bootloader and root this can be a really special phone. Hopefully more people will get involved because even us just getting root privileges would be a huge step in the right direction!!! This phone is to nice to be stuck in neutral for as long as its been, it has a lot of potential. If we had Root and the right Kernel, an unlocked Bootloader and Roms this would be one awesome phone with all flagship specs. Even though the Stock Rom on our device is not really that bad, in most aspects it just needs some tuned and overhauled with the right tweaks getting it running at its full potential, the good developers here on XDA could do that and make this a a really special device. Custom Roms would be amazing!!!
I really don't see how this phone has not gotten any attention, It has better specs than most phone released including the NEXUS 6P, when I bought it from my friend I thought I would come here and see that the developers here on XDA would have already have custom recoveries, and roms. The phone is designed really nice, a full aluminum body phone, a great 2.5D display at 5.5 inches - 1440 x 2560, Snapdragon 810 - Adreno 430, and 4 GB of Ram, that's nice!!! I thought I got a steal for $200. I just hope we can get some developers who will get involved and hopefully save this phone!!!
Thanks for any help!!!
HERE ARE LINKS TO ZTE WEBSITES I'M ASKING FOR EVERYONE TO ADD ANY LINKS THAT YOU KNOW OF SO WE CAN LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD IF YOU HAVE MORE LINKS ADD THEM AND I WILL PUT THEM HERE FOR EVERYONE TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD SO ITS UP TO US TO TRY TO GET ZTE TO HOPEFULLY REASON WITH US AND NOT BE A CLOSED SOURCE MANUFACTURER. SO WE MUST MAKE OUR VOICE HEARD IF WE EXPECT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN, DOING NOTHING IS THE SAME AS ACCEPTING WHAT ZTE IS DOING, AND LOOK HOW THAT HAS TURNED OUT WITH EVERY UPDATE THIS DEVICE HAS RECEIVED THIS FAR. I BELIEVE THIS DEVICE COULD BE A LOT BETTER IF ZTE WOULD AT LEAST MEET THE DEVELOPER COMMUNITY HALF WAY AND GIVE US OPTIONS.
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https://www.facebook.com/AxonPhone/
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LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL GET ZTE'S ATTENTION WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW HOW UNSATISFIED WE ARE ABOUT THE DEVICE THEY SOLD US ONLY TO BE LET DOWN BY CRAP UPDATES, LOCKED BOOTLOADERS THEY CANNOT DO WHAT THIS COMMUNITY COULD DO IF WE GET THAT DOOR OPEN. WE AS A WHOLE NEED TO CHANGE ZTE'S PERSPECTIVE AND ATTITUDE TOWARD THE DEVELOPER COMMUNITY AND TRUE OPEN SOURCE. WE NEED AN UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER LET THEM KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT BUYING A PHONE THAT THEY CANNOT EVEN FIX WITH THEIR R&D TEAM. IF ZTE WOULD EMBRACE US THE USERS AND THE COMMUNITY WE COULD DO GREAT THINGS, THE DEVELOPERS HERE WOULD MAKE THIS PHONE A GREAT DEVICE ZTE HAS TO LET US HAVE A CHANCE WITH THIS PHONE AND THE ANDROID COMMUNITY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO COULD POSSIBLY MAKE THIS HAPPEN FROM WHAT I SEE, ZTE IS SO CLOSED OFF AND THEY WILL NEVER SUCCEED SELLING FLAGSHIP DEVICES THAT ARE CLOSED DOWN.
I'll pledge $25 also.
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Thank you!!! We need all the help we can get because ZTE is not going to help us!!! If anyone else is looking for this phone Amazon has them Open Box - Like New Condition for around $230, in all 3 colors.
25 Views and 1 Reply? We need help from all that can to get this phone going in the right direction because right now its all downhill, unless something changes for us... I hope we don't lose this opportunity with such a good device, this could be a beast of a phone if given the chance.
I would definitely throw into the pot to get this device rooted. I have been trying since day 1 without any luck. I have reached out to ZTE, Kingroot, and a few others without any luck. At the moment I have $20 on it, but depending on the circumstances I could possibly increase the amount. Please anybody with this device, that is interested in getting it rooted at least throw a comment up, to show support.
Yes this device is a real sleeper...... people don't realized that this device has the same specs as the:
Nexus 6P
HTC M9
Oneplus 2
G4
Note Edge
I truely think that this phone will take off when the price drops.... and I think it will drop after the end of this month.
Yes this phone is pretty good and would be amazing with atleast root I can't pledge any money right now tho but I really hope it gets unlocked and root soon
I gave up on this phone months ago and I had the Lux model. As stated before the potential is off the charts but potential is useless if somebody doesn't take advantage of it.
I emailed ZTE and pretty much told them if they plan to fail in the US market they are heading in the correct direction to fail - with how they are locking down their devices and being closed source. I gave them many examples of how other manufactures such as Nexus, OnePlus, Oppo, HTC, and so on have had very good product demand for each of their devices because of what they freely do with their phones. They give the community what it wants and this sells. Anyways I don't know if they spun me some **** or not but anyways they said they had forwarded my email to their higher ups???
I plan to get on ZTE every chance I get, it was the same situation when I bought my Oppo Find 5 until the community as a whole including front page of XDA finally got through to Oppo. It was either Oppo needed to change or they would not survive in the US market being as closed down as they were. I don't think Oppo regret doing what they have done, they seem to be doing pretty well for themselves here is the US after they finally agreed to give the community what we wanted. I know that Oppo have sold more phones because they did the 180 and gave the community what we wanted, open source and unlocked bootloaders.
Hopefully we can get ZTE to do the same thing. For some reason the China phone manufacturers don't want to follow open source freedoms that apply when creating an Android device's in the US. We need as much help as we can get and if not, we need to give ZTE the negative response they have created for themselves. I know that personally I will never buy another ZTE device if this phones does not get unlocked and ZTE does not start playing by the fairness of Open Source Community we strive on here at XDA, I would like to just have a damn rooted phone, but it would be great to see what the developers could come up with creating a kernel for this beast and an unlocked bootloader to install TWRP or CWM. We bought the phone it should be our choice if we want to forfeit our warranty or whatever, at least give us the option o make our own decision that's all I want.
Hopefully we will get someone skilled enough to crack this phone, I'm sure there are people here that have worked with ZTE devices before and that can do it . I have seen almost the impossible around here there's a lot of great talent, we just need them to give this a device look. Maybe we can all pitch in and buy a really good recognized developer a ZTE Axon Pro device for themselves, that is usually what works the best in my experience because then the have the phone in their hands and can work on it freely. They are selling on Amazon right now for $230 I will throw in the $25 if we can get a developer to agree. Does that sound like a good idea to anyone else? Ive been thinking about this and it would be hard to crack this phone without having the same model phone themselves. This is how it usually gets done, we need a good developer who we can get this device to, then we may get an unlocked bootloader and kernels.
ZTE AXON PRO - $220 Used - Very Good - Item is in original, pristine packaging. Small (less than 1/4" x 1/4") cosmetic imperfection on front of item.
LINK - http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...7&sr=8-3&keywords=zte+axon+pro&condition=used
Right now we have $50 from just 2 of us so say maybe 8 or 10 more people we may have enough and a we need a helpful experienced developer and we can do this possibly, its not like were throwing hundreds of dollars out.
Yea it sucks, I also spent hours of back and forth with ZTE to finally get a answer regarding the availability of Firmware and Bootloader access. I have saved all the emails and messages they wrote me. The final one being that they would not even consider giving Bootloader access and would not release firmware. It took them about 3 weeks to finally get this info and only after pleaing that I would be looking to sell this phone if there was no possibility of ever getting full access. I even tried "troubleshooting" my phone in hopes they would send me some Firmware to flash and "fix" my so called "problem".
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So far the most encouraging news I received was from KingRoot. They are still telling me that they plan to keep working to find a method to root. KingRoot also said that if I could get more people to inquire about this model then it would speed up their drive to get it done. The last message I got from them said that their next release should be able to root the Axon A1P
I have also requested through KingRoot to add the ZTE Axon Pro - A1P to their list, hopefully they get us Axon Pro users root soon I'm really bored with nothing to customize and this is my first device ever that I could not root or install custom roms on...
I think I'm going to go give ZTE hell on every outlet they have. Twitter, Facebook, Social Media everywhere that I can...
Anyways hopefully we will at least get our devices rooted soon!!! I was thinking of getting some attention on the XDA Development section on the forums for our Axon Pro from anyone who is experienced with ZTE devices or anyone who can help us with our problems. hopefully by getting all the help we can by linking developers to this thread we will get more attention. We need a good developer or developers and I know there has been many who have cracked ZTE devices in the past I'm pretty sure the newest ZTE/Nubia Z9, Snapdragon 810 version. is unlocked or at least rooted, I'm not sure how much in difference between the devices but they are both built in ZTE's build house so hopefully someone that has working with cracking ZTE/Nubia devices before can help us.
After the marshmallow update, there's an option under the hidden developer options menu to unlock the bootloader natively. Go to settings, about phone, then tap "build number" a few times to activate developer options. You will see a notification once it's activated. Here's a screenshot, now where do I go for this bounty?
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Yea I wish that's how it worked. That's just a standard option on Marshmallow. It's for security purposes
Ksehwail said:
Yea I wish that's how it worked. That's just a standard option on Marshmallow. It's for security purposes
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Ah I see. How disappointing!
Hi every one!! I'm the new one and sorry for my poor English. ^^. I'm using Zte Axon, I'm very satisfied with it but my phone have a problem that sometimes, even frequently it restart white I do nothing. Hope someone help me! please.
I have tried factory data reset, but nothing better.
isn't that a developer option in marshmallow?
I have this same option within my settings and I have not updated my Axon Pro since I have bought it. I'm still on the older lollipop 5.1.1 build B19 and that option is in my build also. I have not updated hoping that one day we will find a possible exploit. Also all I have heard is bad things after the upgrades from the forum members. Hopefully someday we will have an exploit or root but the option to unlock the bootloader has been in the options since 5.1.1 build B19. I wish we could figure out an exploit. I have been reading up on how to root manually but I'm not a developer so hopefully we can get KingRoot or a gifted developer on board and help us with this issue.
I am selling my Lux model it is here sitting around collecting dust. I ended up buying a Galaxy 6S Edge model that was broken for 325 then had to pay 273 total to get it fixed.
Sub-Negro said:
I am selling my Lux model it is here sitting around collecting dust. I ended up buying a Galaxy 6S Edge model that was broken for 325 then had to pay 273 total to get it fixed.
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$600 That's a lot for a Galaxy 6S Edge.
They are selling a lot cheaper on Swappa.
https://swappa.com/buy/devices/samsung?search=Edge&type=phone
Any word from King root yet? I'm expecting my axon in the mail next week and first thing I'm gonna do is try and root lol
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Anyone tried typing fastboot oem unlock after changing the developer option in 6.0? Maybe it is working...