I got my o2x a few months back. But still not rooted it, as sum1 said if u root ur phone, u loose ur 1 year company warranty.. can someone confirm is it true or not
Thank you
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There is always the risk of loosing warranty, but i think that the benefits are bigger than this risk.
And you always have the option of returning to the stock rom before sending your phone to the technical assistance.
tenebrus said:
There is always the risk of loosing warranty, but i think that the benefits are bigger than this risk.
And you always have the option of returning to the stock rom before sending your phone to the technical assistance.
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hey thanks for the reply.. .yea but even i go back to stock rom.. wont they find out that its rooted ? im a noob sorry for silly questions. .
drshashi said:
hey thanks for the reply.. .yea but even i go back to stock rom.. wont they find out that its rooted ? im a noob sorry for silly questions. .
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Don't worry, I'm a noob too
If you go back to the stock rom, your phone will stay as it came from the factory, unrooted.
I don't think that they have a way to find out that your phone was rooted.
But as you know, there's always some risk involved on rooting and flashing custom roms.
On the other phones, if you root it, you'll lose the warranty. This doesn't happen with LG phones, as stated by LG Italy. Maybe because they know their roms are sh*t
This would also depend on the retailer. There are some retailers that void your warranty even if you do a proper LG update.
Long story short best thing to do is to read the fine print in your receipt and warranty card.
Long story shorter: try out the phone stock for 1 month. If all is working, you should be good to root it.
If I'm not mistaken, a NVflash back to stock rom will remove any traces of rooting/custom roms.
I have done nvflash one time when I send my phone in for repair. And it was not a problem with the warranty.
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On the other phones, if you root it, you'll lose the warranty. This doesn't happen with LG phones, as stated by LG Italy. Maybe because they know their roms are sh*t
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LOL ! True Story !
Thanks guys. I think i'l take the risk, can't wait to try custom ROMs. Any suggestion, which is the best in terms of performance and battery life. ?
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drshashi said:
Thanks guys. I think i'l take the risk, can't wait to try custom ROMs. Any suggestion, which is the best in terms of performance and battery life. ?
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there is no best rom or kernel, u have to try them all to see which works for u, since theyr all amazing in theyr own ways...
Temasek rom and his kernels perform well with good battery life search temasek in xda
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Thanks azhar i'l try it.
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Thanks azhar i'l try it.
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Welcum
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azharshaikh7866 said:
Temasek rom and his kernels perform well with good battery life search temasek in xda
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Cyanogenmod based roms are battery hungry ...i don't suggest those...
I'm good with Topogigi's nostalgia rom (Froyo stock based)...smoothest rom ever...and bug free
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markop90 said:
Cyanogenmod based roms are battery hungry ...i don't suggest those...
I'm good with Topogigi's nostalgia rom (Froyo stock based)...smoothest rom ever...and bug free
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But are froyo based ROMs gud enough..?? In this time, when everyone are looking for ICS ROMs.. does froyo stand a competition..
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But are froyo based ROMs gud enough..?? In this time, when everyone are looking for ICS ROMs.. does froyo stand a competition..
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Yes, it does. I don't see any enormous advantage from GB, and ics is still heavily bugged.
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LG Italy
I contacted LG Italy support and they confirmed that rooting does not necessarily void warranty: warranty will still hold unless the defect is caused by rooting.
They also qualified some relevant cases (of rooting void warranty) such as
- Spegnimento (power off)
- Reset
- Blocco (freeze)
- Surriscaldamento (overheat)
- Caduta delle chiamate (dropped calls)
- Durata limitata della batteria (short life on battery)
- Assenza di segnale (missing signal)
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I contacted LG Italy support and they confirmed that rooting does not necessarily void warranty: warranty will still hold unless the defect is caused by rooting.
They also qualified some relevant cases (of rooting void warranty) such as
- Spegnimento (power off)
- Reset
- Blocco (freeze)
- Surriscaldamento (overheat)
- Caduta delle chiamate (dropped calls)
- Durata limitata della batteria (short life on battery)
- Assenza di segnale (missing signal)
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ohh thats great. LG india confirmed warranty will be void, if rooting is done.
Well technically it all depends on whether the issue that you may have/get with your phone is caused by the fact that you rooted it/installed a custom rom. If not, they have no right to void the warrenty. The fact that they say so or write so does not make it so, and would never stick in any (civilised) court.
So do what you want. Once you've bought the phone, you can do whatever you want with it. However, if you cause it to break/stop working, you pay. If they made a fabrication error, they pay. It is as simple as that. But it will undoubtedly be difficult to get them to admid that.
Related
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-7-1-released
You’ll find many new features (read the CHANGELOG) and support for building on 68 devices! Upgrading from any previous CM-7 release or nightly build should be smooth and no wipe should be required.
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/lg-o2x
Well, I'd really love to go for it, but at LG Poland rooting means no more warranty
Hello all,
Gregor, you can still unroot back to factory device
Ciao
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Well, I'd really love to go for it, but at LG Poland rooting means no more warranty
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Seriously u dnt need to worry. Anything goes wrong,u still can go back to stock using nvflash or smartflash. =)
This might be a dumb question but does the a2dp finally work (and is included in the stable release)? I'm asking cause in the nightly thread it says no, but many other places it stated that they finally cracked it
//M
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This might be a dumb question but does the a2dp finally work (and is included in the stable release)? I'm asking cause in the nightly thread it says no, but many other places it stated that they finally cracked it
//M
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Its already working. Confirmed. I played music through my BT speaker when im using latest nightlies. Now trying topogigi's rom for a change. =)
does the fm radio work?
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does the fm radio work?
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Nope. Not yet.
does it have Google Voice Search?
williemeiser said:
Seriously u dnt need to worry. Anything goes wrong,u still can go back to stock using nvflash or smartflash. =)
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Imagine my phone gets bricked. E.g. the mainboard fries. Or the display dies. Or... In that case I wont be able to re-flash to stock, would I?
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Nope. Not yet.
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why call it stable then?
apathyap said:
does it have Google Voice Search?
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Hi apathyap, I've been using Cyanogenmod for some time now, currently on Nightly 167 and Google voice search works, so I assume it works on the latest 7.1 release.
Have fun. Anil
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why call it stable then?
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Sorry but im no developer,just regular user. But maybe bcoz most of basic function of the fone is now functioning as it should with very minimum issues thats dont really affect the functionality of this fone for most user. Just my opinion though. But honestly, for regular cm7 users,this is only another nightlies. CM will still continue improving. =)
Dont try this!!!
Or youll not go to bed for all the night, its just GREAT!!!
Sorry to hear that - try wiping and reflashing. I've just come from Topogig 1.4 20e ROM, and this is a big improvement on an already good ROM.
palmic said:
I just moded my 2X by this and now i am looking at Android at skateboard over and over, just stucked my device!
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arkara said:
why call it stable then?
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Hi it's called stable because it's considered stable, & suitable for consumption by regular users. The FM radio is a feature, not part of the core functionality of the phone. But more importantly the lack of FM radio is down to the fact that, to use the FM radio you need the source code from NVIDIA for the Tegra chip. So far NVIDIA haven't released the code.
I'm sorry, but NVIDIA are a bunch of slack b*****s. Which means no FM radio, sorry but there is nothing the Cyanogenmod dev team can do.
Anil
palmic said:
I just moded my 2X by this and now i am looking at Android at skateboard over and over, just stucked my device!
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Let me guess, you didn't wipe?
guyiom said:
Hello all,
Gregor, you can still unroot back to factory device
Ciao
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or he could just grow some balls...
sanriver12 said:
or he could just grow some balls...
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Its really nice how some people prove their manhood Still, it would be nice if LG had the same policy all over the world...
gregor40 said:
Well, I'd really love to go for it, but at LG Poland rooting means no more warranty
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so what? im in poland too, LG poland wont do anything to fix this phone. I sent mine to LG service and all they did was replace battery. Software is same and **** as always. Root it install latest nightly and be happy. Stock software is junk.
Just got myself an O2X. I know that it is not the best dual core phone, but this is all I could get in India for my budget. It's a great phone except for the lack of RAM.
My questions are :
1. Is the CM7.1 fully functional?
2. Does anyone face SODs(Sleep Of Death), i.e. sometimes when my phone is in sleep mode.. it sometimes does not wake up!! I have to take the battery out to switch it on!! But that happens only once in a while.. I'd appreciate any kind of help!!!
3. How much space do we have for storing apps and data? i.e. How much space does the /data have?
4. What are the best tweaks/ways to conserve battery?
Thank You..!
Ron Gangte
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1. FM Radio is missing
2. Some do, some don't
3. 1.5GB on /data
4. Use the phone less
@Rusty thanks.. but how do I fix the SODs?? Will flashing CM7 help? ..or should I get my phone replaced??
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Unknown, I don't seem to don't suffer with them.
But there is an effort going on with some kernel stuff to sort it for CM.
Does anyone know the cause? :/
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Someone please suggest what I should do to get rid of SODs!! I am very disappointed I spent 24K Rupees for this phone which is defective!! :'(
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Unlikely a new rom will help (I flashed FR19 but still had the same issue).
Best thing is take it back for an exchange. Some handsets suffer some don't.
Hope you get an handset that doesn't once exchanged as people without the BSOD (sadly I'm not one of them and mine is being 'repaired' at the moment) say it's a great phone and they're more than happy with it.
Have never had screen of death. Used the phone for about 20 minutes before going custom rom and kernel so I can't say if it's hardware related or not.
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I just hope it is a software issue.
And.. when I go to get it replaced.. how am I supposed to reproduce it??!!!? It happens very randomly!!!
Can someone who suffers from the same issue throw light in this regard?! Please!
I am freaking out!! :'(
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ron_gangte said:
I just hope it is a software issue.
And.. when I go to get it replaced.. how am I supposed to reproduce it??!!!? It happens very randomly!!!
Can someone who suffers from the same issue throw light in this regard?! Please!
I am freaking out!! :'(
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I seem to be one of the few who had a device like that, which healed. It used to spontaneously reboot, die while charging, all the usual stuff.
I can in no way promise this will fix it for you, but you should at least try to run an update via the LG Mobile Update tool (not an OTA update, not Smartflash.) If you're already updated, flash an older baseband, and run the (LG Mobile) update procedure again.
All I can say is that after I did that, the phone has been rock solid, running exactly the same firmware as before the update.
I repeat, this could very well be, and probably is, a coincidence, but as long as you have 30 minutes to spare, it cannot hurt.
Good luck.
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I seem to be one of the few who had a device like that, which healed. It used to spontaneously reboot, die while charging, all the usual stuff.
I can in no way promise this will fix it for you, but you should at least try to run an update via the LG Mobile Update tool. If you're already updated, flash an older baseband, and run the (LG Mobile) update procedure again.
All I can say is that after I did that, the phone has been rock solid.
I repeat, this could very well be, and probably is, a coincidence, but as long as you have 30 minutes to spare, it cannot hurt.
Good luck.
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Thank you so very much for showing me some hope!!!
I CAN SPARE A WHOLE DAY TO GET MY PHONE FIXED!!!
I will update to Gingerbread.. if the update is available.. or whatever new update is available..!!
I pray to God that my O2X gets healed!!
The update won't erase my data, right?
I just saw on the bill that goods once sold will not be taken back or replaced!! So.. If I were to get a replacement I'd have to use my warranty!!
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One more Q.. which version of CM7 is fully functional and stable..?
Please direct me to the ROM thread if you can.
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ron_gangte said:
Thank you so very much for showing me some hope!!!
I CAN SPARE A WHOLE DAY TO GET MY PHONE FIXED!!!
I will update to Gingerbread.. if the update is available.. or whatever new update is available..!!
I pray to God that my O2X gets healed!!
The update won't erase my data, right?
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Gingerbread isn't available yet, but that's beside the point, after you've done the update you can install any rom you like.
The update WILL erase your data, including the internal SD-card. Backup first.
I just saw on the bill that goods once sold will not be taken back or replaced!! So.. If I were to get a replacement I'd have to use my warranty!!
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Sorry to hear that. Good luck, hope it works out.
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ron_gangte said:
One more Q.. which version of CM7 is fully functional and stable..?
Please direct me to the ROM thread if you can.
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CM 7.1 was released just a few days ago, you'll find the thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058254 and can download it from here: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=p990
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Gingerbread isn't available yet, but that's beside the point, after you've done the update you can install any rom you like.
The update WILL erase your data, including the internal SD-card. Backup first.
Sorry to hear that. Good luck, hope it works out.
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CM 7.1 was released just a few days ago, you'll find the thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058254 and can download it from here: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=p990
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Thank you for your response!
So... you mean to say that I cannot install any ROM right now? :/
I will backup.
Yea. That shop I got it from is pretty eff'd up!
Is CM7.1 stable and fully functional? :/
..and what are the prerequisites to install the ROM?
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Thank you for your response!
So... you mean to say that I cannot install any ROM right now? :/
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Far from it, you're free to do whatever you like. If you want to see if there is a magic fix in the LG update tool, you'll update the official ROM using that first, and install your rom of choice later.
I will backup.
Yea. That shop I got it from is pretty eff'd up!
Is CM7.1 stable and fully functional? :/
..and what are the prerequisites to install the ROM?
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You should probably read the last 4-5 pages of the forum, that'll give you a good impression of how CM7.1 has been recieved.
Prerequisite is a rooted phone, which you can do with Superoneclick. There are many paths from there, but the easiest is to download ROM Manager, from there install ClockworkMod, download CM7.1 to your sdcard, boot into ClockworkMod and install CM7.1.
There are a ton of threads with information, how-tos and FAQs, search and you will find.
Good luck.
I'd recommending getting rid of bloatware first before trying other ROMs as it us the least intrusive way if I may describe it as such.
Install Android Assistant and find which apps are running in the background that you don't need at all. I found that must LG bloatware is useless and persistently running in the background. freeze things like Car Home, antivirus, LG email, sns and unwanted widgets.
Car Home used to be a major problem if I remember correct.
root your phone using super one click and install systemapk manager and use it toFreeze the unwanted apps and widgets.
I found that doing this improved battery life and stability.
If it doesn't work you can easily reverse by unfreezing and even unroot with super one click.
I'd recommend trying this to see if it makes your phone more usable.
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Thank you all so very much!!
I feel like home with all of your support!!
Will try all the recommended ways and report back.
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ron_gangte said:
I just hope it is a software issue.
And.. when I go to get it replaced.. how am I supposed to reproduce it??!!!? It happens very randomly!!!
Can someone who suffers from the same issue throw light in this regard?! Please!
I am freaking out!! :'(
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Chill.. i havent suffered from SoD...and i am using stock now...
and LG will have to give u a replacement if the phone is defective...
and man 24 is a good deal.. i got it for 26..
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oh and go to the LG Service centre and tell them about it....tell them it happens..or just write them a mail..ur warranty will not be nullified...if **** happens, we always have consumer forums..
Me and my Mum have to same phone, same store, same month. Both have different issues.
With 7.1 i can't make phonecalls longer than a minute or so or the phone give BSOD, my mum's works fine but the sound is horrid. Same software. Might try new BB&RIL, but every phone seems to be a lil bit different
karan_singh_9008 said:
Chill.. i havent suffered from SoD...and i am using stock now...
and LG will have to give u a replacement if the phone is defective...
and man 24 is a good deal.. i got it for 26..
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oh and go to the LG Service centre and tell them about it....tell them it happens..or just write them a mail..ur warranty will not be nullified...if **** happens, we always have consumer forums..
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Thanks, bro!
So.. I should just go to the LG Service Center with the whole box and ask for a replacement, huh?
And what do I do if they deny replacement or say that I'll have to use my warranty? :-\
Oh... one more thing. How long will the replacement process take? Will I have to stay without a phone for weeks??! :-\ :-(
Also.. they will give me a sealed pack as a replacement, right?
Sorry for all the questions. But do answer 'em patiently.
I am just curious and excited to get a phone that actually works well! :-\ :-(
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LG Phone is the most difficult for flash. It‘s very trouble.!!!! very very trouble.
wjggfk said:
LG Phone is the most difficult for flash. It‘s very trouble.!!!! very very trouble.
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Why this post? And it is simple. I've done it several times...
wjggfk said:
LG Phone is the most difficult for flash. It‘s very trouble.!!!! very very trouble.
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Do you really run that much flash stuff? I have flash installed to the latest version, and I don't think I've ever actually used it.
Most mobile web sites don't require flash. The websites that do use flash use it for advertising; not having flash is a blessing in that regard.
What do you do on your phone that actually requires flash?
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I think lg phone is the most difficult for flash
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I think that you think I think that it's not.
So no!! HTC phones are the worst phones ever! damn you have to unlock bootloader, get the security-off and then start flashing stuf... with OB you just flash and I think it's very easy..
Mention Samsung flash counter and locked bootloader too.
In comparison LG is walk in the park
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LG Phone is the most difficult for flash. It‘s very trouble.!!!! very very trouble.
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haha..
everything ok with you?
i guess not..
i've had experience with htc and lg and lg is 100 times easier..
I think he meant adobe flash.
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So no!! HTC phones are the worst phones ever! damn you have to unlock bootloader, get the security-off and then start flashing stuf... with OB you just flash and I think it's very easy..
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Since s-off is not available on hox u need to flash the boot.img also. Pain in the a$$
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I see no point in this thread.
Closed.
Hi, I just bought my HTC Desire C and there is a lot of default apps that I don't use and I would like to remove them. Even if I remove for example Google +, it gets installed again automaticly. I know that the possible way to do it would be by rooting my device but I'm not sure if that would affect the warranty, so I'm a bit worried doing that. If there is any other way to do it without rooting my device, please tell me.
If you don't want to root your phone, just leave xda right away
Without kidding, nope there's no way to delete system apps without rooting
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Root Only
If there System apps, like Phenziox said you need root. so if you dont want to root then you cant go no further
Phenziox said:
If you don't want to root your phone, just leave xda right away
Without kidding, nope there's no way to delete system apps without rooting
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If there System apps, like Phenziox said you need root. so if you dont want to root then you cant go no further
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:/ And will it affect the warranty?
Only if the actions you undertook that used root dashed your device. It will not otherwise
Ps I would greatly appreciate a "thanks"
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Yes but you van undo rooting but leave system apps uninstalled
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:/ And will it affect the warranty?
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It's a well made device so I wouldn't worry about warranty, just enjoy life man, instead of worrying about something that might or could happen but most probably wont
neoyoli said:
It's a well made device so I wouldn't worry about warranty, just enjoy life man, instead of worrying about something that might or could happen but most probably wont
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Hi 5 on it......totally agree...... don't worry about warranty...there are ways to go around it....
njoy the phone.....rooting unlocks the true potential....of android...:angel:
-peacE !!!
neoyoli said:
It's a well made device so I wouldn't worry about warranty, just enjoy life man, instead of worrying about something that might or could happen but most probably wont
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djpry said:
Hi 5 on it......totally agree...... don't worry about warranty...there are ways to go around it....
njoy the phone.....rooting unlocks the true potential....of android...:angel:
-peacE !!!
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This is my second Android, my last one I used Cyanogen Mod, and I also tested other roms. I've rooted the phone to be able to move apps to SD card because it was a not recent version of Android... And I noticed that in terms of battery for example, it was even worst than the original version... and there are always something that don't work proprely... and I decided to keep this phone system completely original... I'm just worried because my HTC don't have even a month and if there is any problem they may not accept the warranty because I've rooted the phone? don't know just precaution
if a custom ROM is worse then the original, there's a reason behind it which you need to find, but you can certainly rule out rooting as a possibility. I can confirm, a good custom ROM such as Revolution Sense 3.1 is simply miles better then the original, this is why we are using it.
Any software or brick problem?
Most answers and solutions is on xda
Hardware problem?
You need warranty
But there are some shops that have parts
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neoyoli said:
if a custom ROM is worse then the original, there's a reason behind it which you need to find, but you can certainly rule out rooting as a possibility. I can confirm, a good custom ROM such as Revolution Sense 3.1 is simply miles better then the original, this is why we are using it.
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Right.. do you know any link where I can found more info about that ROM? If everything works properly and there are "reasonable" bugs, and some improvements, I'll consider change it to that ROM.
man, check in the development section: Revolution Sense Edition 3.1:good:
Hi
i just bought my phone month ago and i really want to root the device and use different roms
i observed that many here did that
does really rooting void the warranty and if is true ? can i do unroot for warranty
also does rooting has a relation to battery life impovement or it is the roms
my battery life is not good
i even bought an extendable 4300 battery from china and still bad it is just "the 4300 one " stood for 23h with light use
thanks in advance
NB : sorry for the bad english
Rooting can void it, but is undetectable if you reinstall the firmware which will remove it. Unlocking the bootloader to install ROM/kernel however cannot be reversed, but is undetectable if you revert to ICS. Rooting itself will do nothing for battery its the changes you make with this access, whether that be a new ROM, kernel, or simpler things like changing clock speeds with tegra overclock or similar
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What does it mean that unlocking bootloader can be undectable after changing ROM to ICS?
Kontal said:
What does it mean that unlocking bootloader can be undectable after changing ROM to ICS?
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Because the ICS ROM was never made for bootloader unlock, so it will be locked in ICS, but if you flash JB again it will already be unlocked
Sent from my rooted P880
So, after unlocking bootloader and (in case of some damage) changing ROM to ICS mean I can still use my varranty? Or not?
It depends. LG can still tell if you have unlocked, unless you really think they are that stupid.
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It depends. LG can still tell if you have unlocked, unless you really think they are that stupid.
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Yep, all they would have to do is update it to JB or even just look in sys/firmware/fuse/odm_reserved for changes. If they care they will find out
Sent from my rooted P880
I have yet to find out how it would be possible to damage a device while using custom roms or rooting it. Unless someone is really stupid to do something dumb, there is no risk whatsoever.
Once you root it though, I believe its over with the warranty.
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I have yet to find out how it would be possible to damage a device while using custom roms or rooting it. Unless someone is really stupid to do something dumb, there is no risk whatsoever.
Once you root it though, I believe its over with the warranty.
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It all depends where you are. The company cannot, certainly under UK consumer law, refuse to fix a hardware fault just because you have rooted your phone or unlocked the bootloader. They can, however, if they can show that you have caused the damage by over-clocking the CPU or playing around with the voltage settings.
About bootloader - there is somewhere the app which can change the fuses and relock it
reas0n said:
About bootloader - there is somewhere the app which can change the fuses and relock it
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They could still see the difference. Fuses are written only once, so if the fuse is not the same as the original code well...
If it looks anything like mine:
0x000000000000000000000000000000000000fdffffffcafffffffdfffefeffed
Then there's no hope
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I think they don't even checking that.. :d
Cmon you would have to be very unlucky to have warranty refused when something breaks and you want to have it repaired just use relock unlock method, seriously doubt they will be checking fuses, and even if they have checked would they refuse repair
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Flash it to latest imei firmware and be nerd infront of them i doubt they will check anything else.
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LG Italy has officially stated that it will repair under warranty LG smartphones rooted and with custom ROM installed, no questions asked.
I'm not able to tell what other LG subsidiaries will do in other, different, countries.
Maybe you should ask.
dataghoul said:
LG Italy has officially stated that it will repair under warranty LG smartphones rooted and with custom ROM installed, no questions asked.
I'm not able to tell what other LG subsidiaries will do in other, different, countries.
Maybe you should ask.
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Can you please provide a link to this official statement?
SimonTS said:
Can you please provide a link to this official statement?
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yes, here it is, from the official LG Italy Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/lg-i...-di-root-attivi-in-garanzia/10150205338062585
as you can see, the news was, at the time, a big hit inside the italian blogosphere:
http://android.hdblog.it/2011/05/31...er-device-root-o-con-rom-modificate-per-dual/
http://www.technozone.it/cellulari/...er-dispositivi-con-root-e-con-rom-modificate/
http://www.yourlifeupdated.net/unca...er-dispositivi-con-root-e-con-rom-modificate/
http://www.tuttoandroid.net/lg/lg-i...che-per-i-device-con-root-o-custom-rom-20981/
http://labs.ebuzzing.it/buzz/lg-189444/2011-05-31-lg-italia-stupisce-garanzia-device-dual
http://blog.tecnospazio.org/lg-optimus-dual-garanzia-con-root-e-rom-modificate-5139
dataghoul said:
yes, here it is, from the official LG Italy Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/lg-i...-di-root-attivi-in-garanzia/10150205338062585
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Thanks for that. Interesting that it was over two years ago, and they specifically mention "rooting", no reference to unlocking bootloaders. It may be worth you asking the question of them to find out what their stance is now.
SimonTS said:
Thanks for that. Interesting that it was over two years ago, and they specifically mention "rooting", no reference to unlocking bootloaders. It may be worth you asking the question of them to find out what their stance is now.
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rooting and installation of alternate firmware, which you can't get without unlocking bootloader. still, this is old, and i'd really really like to know what their stance is today
Flying_Bear said:
rooting and installation of alternate firmware, which you can't get without unlocking bootloader. still, this is old, and i'd really really like to know what their stance is today
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Untrue. You can install alternate firmware - we had that ability on the 4X without an unlocked bootloader. What you can't do is install a custom kernel.
Unless they specifically state that they will support warranty claims with an unlocked bootloader then this is worthless anyway.