Around one month ago now, I decided to take the plunge and purchased an International Galaxy Note from 3 on a £27 GBP per month 24-month contract (including 500 minutes, 5000 texts and unlimited data). I love the phone so far and it is my first proper Android phone, minus an old second-hand HTC Desire which had a severe storage problem. The big screen is a definite plus and I'm looking for ways to enhance my Galaxy Note experience.
First off, what exactly is rooting in basic English and how difficult is the procedure? Will it void any warranties and, if so, what are the exact benefits of rooting my device? I am running the stock UK ICS ROM, by the way. Also, will rooting cause my to lose my data such as contacts or apps? If I mess up rooting, will it ruin my device/brick it forever?
Flashing a new ROM on, at a guess, will lose all my data but what are the exact benefits of that also? What does the process involve? Any recommendations for custom ROMs would be appreciated too. I'd like one which features the S-Pen apps though (S Note, S Planner and S Memo).
Woohooo....so many questions bunched together...give them to me in point form and I'll tell you the answers immediately...
Anyways here are my answers--
Read this for any should-I-root/advantage/disadvantages type of questions.Awesome post.End of discussion on that front.
For how to root, check out dr.ketan's guide(it's in the dev section).The procedure is pain free unless you melt down with anxiety .No, if you mess up rooting it just means you flash another stock ROM and try again--although you'd have to work pretty hard to fail that provided no power outages,battery deads happen.No,rooting doesn't mean you lose contacts or app data.
Yes, flashing a new ROM will mean losing your app data.But that can be backed up using TB and then restored later at your convenience. ONLY Samsung based ROMs have support for S-pen apps.
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There is a bug in samsung ICS kernels which may cause your note to get bricked when you wipe data on it(doesn't matter if you do it via phone settings or recovery).Your best bet may be ROMs which don't use Samsung kernels.If you have to use the samsung based kernels then flash the speedmod kernel immediately after you flash the rom without wiping.Repeat-without wiping.Under no circumstances will you wipe your phone while having the stock ICS kernel.This method isn't fail-proof however and search and ask more before trying to go down this road.
In my opinion 1 follows the other. That is to say you probly don't need to root unless you want to flash a custom rom. The only exception would be if you wanted to add or delete features that you cannot do unless rooted.
In my case I flashed a custom rom to get a few distinct features, those being the S voice program and the stock android keyboard. Both of those I found work well with the Criskelo custom rom.
If it weren't for those features however I probably would not have flashed and not even bothered to root. So it really depends on what you are looking to do
Brad387 said:
Around one month ago now, I decided to take the plunge and purchased an International Galaxy Note from 3 on a £27 GBP per month 24-month contract (including 500 minutes, 5000 texts and unlimited data). I love the phone so far and it is my first proper Android phone, minus an old second-hand HTC Desire which had a severe storage problem. The big screen is a definite plus and I'm looking for ways to enhance my Galaxy Note experience.
First off, what exactly is rooting in basic English and how difficult is the procedure? Will it void any warranties and, if so, what are the exact benefits of rooting my device? I am running the stock UK ICS ROM, by the way. Also, will rooting cause my to lose my data such as contacts or apps? If I mess up rooting, will it ruin my device/brick it forever?
Flashing a new ROM on, at a guess, will lose all my data but what are the exact benefits of that also? What does the process involve? Any recommendations for custom ROMs would be appreciated too. I'd like one which features the S-Pen apps though (S Note, S Planner and S Memo).
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You should read info on ICS, GB, Bricks, Flashing etc...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659768
If you want to customize your phone then you need to root the phone that allows you to install and delete any file in your system folder.
Brad387 said:
Around one month ago now, I decided to take the plunge and purchased an International Galaxy Note from 3 on a £27 GBP per month 24-month contract (including 500 minutes, 5000 texts and unlimited data). I love the phone so far and it is my first proper Android phone, minus an old second-hand HTC Desire which had a severe storage problem. The big screen is a definite plus and I'm looking for ways to enhance my Galaxy Note experience.
First off, what exactly is rooting in basic English and how difficult is the procedure? Will it void any warranties and, if so, what are the exact benefits of rooting my device? I am running the stock UK ICS ROM, by the way. Also, will rooting cause my to lose my data such as contacts or apps? If I mess up rooting, will it ruin my device/brick it forever?
Flashing a new ROM on, at a guess, will lose all my data but what are the exact benefits of that also? What does the process involve? Any recommendations for custom ROMs would be appreciated too. I'd like one which features the S-Pen apps though (S Note, S Planner and S Memo).
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AS far as security is concern... Read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1826915
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I purchased my Samsung Galaxy Note around 1.5 months ago and, whilst the device like all of its many competitors has undeniable flaws, I have been relatively impressed so far. Yet, as a replacement for both my phone or tablet (which is what I originally purchased it as), I felt it hasn't quite filled the slot of a tablet entirely for me. The Nexus 7 Google unveiled yesterday is extremely tempting; there are some amazing specifications on offer for the money. Yet, for just 2 inches extra of screen real estate, I find it hard to justify the cost. I'm looking to optimise my device as a tablet, whilst retaining phone functionality in full, and Paranoid Android looks to fill that. But, first I have some questions.
The S-Pen was a big appeal to me when purchasing the Note, as I use S Planner, S Memo and S Note to effectively manage my school homework tasks. It's proved really helpful and I'd hate to lose it. So, will it be possible to get the S-Pen apps mentioned above working in full with the S-Pen on Paranoid Android? Is it possible to also get the screenshot functionality using the secondary button on the pen working on this ROM?
I am running the stock ICS, which is infected with the brick bug. Being only 14, I don't have much technological know-how and ruining my phone would get me in serious trouble with my parents (I can't afford another phone if I were to break it). How difficult is it to safely install this ROM? I assume it isn't affected by a dodgy kernel?
How is the performance and battery life for this ROM? Is it an improvement or decrease in terms of battery from the stock ROM? Does running in tablet mode on this ROM use more battery?
When you install this ROM, do you then have to still root it? If so, how can I root this ROM? Also, can you over-clock and under-clock the processor on this ROM?
Finally, is it possible to still use Kies with this ROM installed (both Air and plugged into computer versions)? I also would like a way to back-up and restore my main contacts too should I successfully install this ROM.
I have always wondered this, but could you find a phone shop who'd do this for you for a price obviously?
Phone shops.... maybe ??
Ebay.. Hell yes !!
OR..... You could just read the guides, take your time and do it yourself Save you some money and you will learn A LOT too !!
Its really not as hard as it looks, Its overwhelming at first, But slowly take your time and it will all make sense
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Phone shops.... maybe ??
Ebay.. Hell yes !!
OR..... You could just read the guides, take your time and do it yourself Save you some money and you will learn A LOT too !!
Its really not as hard as it looks, Its overwhelming at first, But slowly take your time and it will all make sense
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So, what guides do I begin with? And, I'm not sending my phone off to somebody on eBay to have it flashed...
Brad387 said:
[*]The S-Pen was a big appeal to me when purchasing the Note, as I use S Planner, S Memo and S Note to effectively manage my school homework tasks. It's proved really helpful and I'd hate to lose it. So, will it be possible to get the S-Pen apps mentioned above working in full with the S-Pen on Paranoid Android? Is it possible to also get the screenshot functionality using the secondary button on the pen working on this ROM?
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You will lose all S pen apps and features, Your S-pen will become a stylus, However there are similar apps to the S note ect. on the market, Just have a look around and check the themes and app sections, Also ask what other users are using
[*]I am running the stock ICS, which is infected with the brick bug. Being only 14, I don't have much technological know-how and ruining my phone would get me in serious trouble with my parents (I can't afford another phone if I were to break it). How difficult is it to safely install this ROM? I assume it isn't affected by a dodgy kernel?
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For me, its easy, Because i know how to do it, If you dont know, READ, READ, READ, DO NOT RUSH !!. If in doubt..........ASK !
If you are on GB already, the process is much simpler
[*]How is the performance and battery life for this ROM? Is it an improvement or decrease in terms of battery from the stock ROM? Does running in tablet mode on this ROM use more battery?
[*]When you install this ROM, do you then have to still root it? If so, how can I root this ROM? Also, can you over-clock and under-clock the processor on this ROM?
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The performance is epic ! AOSP is a absolute beauty, Battery life is good, 99% of battery drain is down to the user and their setup. So get it right and you'll be fine. Tablet mode doesnt use any more battery than phone mode would, The ROM is pre-rooted so thats another thing you dont have to worry about. Also, You *CAN* over clock if the kernel supports it. However, I really doubt you will need any OC on this ROM as its immensely fast.
[*]Finally, is it possible to still use Kies with this ROM installed (both Air and plugged into computer versions)? I also would like a way to back-up and restore my main contacts too should I successfully install this ROM.
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Kies is a samsung app, So it will not work on an AOSP ROM, google backs up your contacts, and if you are rooted, Titanium backup will also back them up, along with all your apps, messages, data and pretty much anything else for that matter.
EDIT: start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
So, if I'm not mistaken, this is what I have to do...
Root the stock ICS.
Flash back to Gingerbread.
Flash on Paranoid Android ROM.
Is there absolutely no way to transfer over the S-Pen apps? Also, are there any apps which allow you to capture screenshots on Android as that is a pretty useful feature for me. If anyone would be willing, perhaps I could add them on Google+ or alternatively message them on here as this is all very intimidating to me, yet the shown results for this ROM look amazing. The idea of using the tablet version of my apps, which are often the better versions, appeals to me.
On a side note...
Also, is there any news of Samsung releasing a fix for the brick bug and, if we are a sufferer of it, wouldn't the update be a danger as it would need to wipe data?
Brad387 said:
So, if I'm not mistaken, this is what I have to do...
Root the stock ICS.
Flash back to Gingerbread.
Flash on Paranoid Android ROM.
Is there absolutely no way to transfer over the S-Pen apps? Also, are there any apps which allow you to capture screenshots on Android as that is a pretty useful feature for me. If anyone would be willing, perhaps I could add them on Google+ or alternatively message them on here as this is all very intimidating to me, yet the shown results for this ROM look amazing. The idea of using the tablet version of my apps, which are often the better versions, appeals to me.
On a side note...
Also, is there any news of Samsung releasing a fix for the brick bug and, if we are a sufferer of it, wouldn't the update be a danger as it would need to wipe data?
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You can pm me.
No need to root ics just flash gingerbead using odin pc. Then root and install cwm then yes flash paraniod.
The s apps require samsung frame work which is only in stock roms sorry but there other apps on the market and yea there aee plent of screen shoot apps to
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You can pm me.
No need to root ics just flash gingerbead using odin pc. Then root and install cwm then yes flash paraniod.
The s apps require samsung frame work which is only in stock roms sorry but there other apps on the market and yea there aee plent of screen shoot apps to
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Sent you a PM.
Worst case scenario? Could I permanently ruin my phone if I messed this up?
yes but you wont
you could potentially die crossing a road, but you're careful so you dont lol, same method applies
azzledazzle said:
yes but you wont
you could potentially die crossing a road, but you're careful so you dont lol, same method applies
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I suppose so, but I'm still not sure if it is worth the risk. Anyone here tried Paranoid Android by the way? Does it work well?
Damn! I really want this ROM, but I see my attempts to install most definitely not ending well...
Don't know what to do?
In your situation I would not attempt to do anything flashing, rooting, etc. to your phone until you have read, read, and read enough to the point where you feel that you have a pretty good understanding of what you're doing and you're confident enough to make the attempt to root, flash, etc. You and you alone are responsible for any errors occurred during the rooting, flashing process and that's why it's VERY IMPORTANT TO READ AND UNDERSTAND BEFORE DOING ANYTHING TO YOUR DEVICE!
I did this myself a few days ago. First i thought it is very difficult. After i did it, i thought it is very easy.
Take a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662802
Problem is, the instructions are not really step by step, and they are not very clear either.
The basic steps:
Note that you should probably backup your internal memory like contacts, smses, apps, etc.
Use google account to sync, SMSbak, APPbak, and titanium backup, all from google play store.
Then:
Install GB 2.3.5, links in post above. This is totally safe using odin. You can't brick your phone by this.
Then, get the cf-root kernel that matches your selected GB kernel, from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
Unzip and merge with the install script and then Flash as per instruction.
Now you have a rooted GB kernel with the required 'CWM recovery console'.
Download the PA rom as per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662802 and save to internal memory [or maybe to sd card].
Reboot into recovery console by pressing power+ vol up+ home button until samsung logo appears. Let go and you are in CWM.
Flash as per PA post above. Then select the several options to clear the various caches, as per PA post.
That's it. Reboot.
My only experience with Android thus far has been with the Samsung Galaxy S and S2. I am extremely excited about the One, and I have two important questions that I have not been able to gain clarity on that are factoring into some decisions. I appreciate any owners of the One -- and any past or current HTC owners in general -- that can give me insight.
1. My GS2 has 16GB internal storage, and I have a 16GB external SD card. Both storage spaces are pretty much maxed out, with about 30 apps and pictures, video and music. My question is: What is the storage "footprint" of the base rom and apps of the One? How much space is available once basic rom/apps are installed? This will factor into my decision whether to go with the 32GB or 64 GB version (I'm with AT&T).
2. I've always been able to root and customize my Samsung phones fairly easily. Customs roms, themes, kernels, nandroid backups, titanium backups, etc., have always been smooth and simple. Is it the same experience on HTC and the One? I've been doing a lot of reading on the forums and online over the last few weeks, and it seems a bit more complicated. (I'm still not clear as to what can and cannot be done without S-OFF, for example.) As I'm on AT&T and would be getting an AT&T One, I'm wondering how easily this phone will be rooted. Does it need to go through HTCDev site? Are AT&T phones locked out of this process? If yes, is there typically a way around this? I really want the flexibility of custom roms/kernels, which have made an immense difference in my past experience with Samsung phones. Any and all clarity on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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My only experience with Android thus far has been with the Samsung Galaxy S and S2. I am extremely excited about the One, and I have two important questions that I have not been able to gain clarity on that are factoring into some decisions. I appreciate any owners of the One -- and any past or current HTC owners in general -- that can give me insight.
1. My GS2 has 16GB internal storage, and I have a 16GB external SD card. Both storage spaces are pretty much maxed out, with about 30 apps and pictures, video and music. My question is: What is the storage "footprint" of the base rom and apps of the One? How much space is available once basic rom/apps are installed? This will factor into my decision whether to go with the 32GB or 64 GB version (I'm with AT&T).
2. I've always been able to root and customize my Samsung phones fairly easily. Customs roms, themes, kernels, nandroid backups, titanium backups, etc., have always been smooth and simple. Is it the same experience on HTC and the One? I've been doing a lot of reading on the forums and online over the last few weeks, and it seems a bit more complicated. (I'm still not clear as to what can and cannot be done without S-OFF, for example.) As I'm on AT&T and would be getting an AT&T One, I'm wondering how easily this phone will be rooted. Does it need to go through HTCDev site? Are AT&T phones locked out of this process? If yes, is there typically a way around this? I really want the flexibility of custom roms/kernels, which have made an immense difference in my past experience with Samsung phones. Any and all clarity on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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1. 26GB is available
2. I will let someone else answer this more accurately as I have zero experience with HTC devices.
I can tell u this much...I've owned the s2 and s3...I tried the one x last year when it came out and went back to the s3 because of the multitasking issues and the bootloader being locked...but I saw the one and fell in love...so I sold my s3 and bought a one x to "experiment" with so to speak...I will admit they are both very different phones the HTC vs samsungs...with the Samsung it was stupidly easy to go flash crazy right from the phone with roms and kernels etc...the HTC I noticed is a different story...things (at least on the att version) are more locked down...now mind u I myself am still learning how to work the developmental side of Htc but with the proper tutorials I've managed to root/unlock the bootloader and soff the one x.....but it will take time to learn one how to do this with the HTC one, but there are some programs that developers write that make it more noob proof...but short answer is no the HTC in my opinion is not as easy to flash about like the Samsung s series phone from my experience...
Plus from what I saw there are more Rom/kernel options for the Samsung...but the few I've tried on my one x are good solid roms...I'm using viper on my one x and I love it...really hope they make a Rom for the one
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Hi mate it is very easy to root I've got htc one rooting was a easy but not as easy as galaxy s3 there's a tool on xda to root there's some nice roms already
Yeah as previousl stated there is around 26-27GB storage space. Personally, I found this easier than my Galaxy S2 to root, but that may have been because I was new to Android at the time and my computer always hated Odin... You'd have to unlock bootloader with HTC-Dev and void your warranty unless S-Off can be gained. With S-ON, you can still flash roms and everything, so it's no issue. It isn't like the Tegra HTC One X where the boot.img has to be flashed in fastboot after flashing the rom.
I had the S3 before and must say that was a bit easier to root than having to use the official HTCdev.com method. And it could be cleanly unrooted, which it not possible with the One (can only be re-locked). But at least the latter makes it more or less impossible to hard brick your One. When considering buying the AT&T version, keep an eye on the discussion whether it is possible to S-On the device at all: https://twitter.com/ste1164/status/321554709892694016
Being currently on renovate ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2202696) I am quite content already, though custom ROMs are still fresh at the moment. CyanogenMod however will still take awhile to be released.
Ok so that's one thing tha confuses me with the bootloader being locked...now if it's locked we can still root and flash roms? But not kernels? Or am I wrong?
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1. I figure after the att bloat is added it'll have a little over 25gb of space on the 32.
2. I have very rarely been an early adopter of handsets. Either do to contracts or availability I usually buy a few months after release. If there's no root ability at that time I wait and use the phone till it happens, it always happens. This gives me time to see it there are any defects and need to swap it out. With the popularity of the One I'd surprised if it took till June to get s-off.
This is the 1st time I've preordered.
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1. 26GB is available
2. I will let someone else answer this more accurately as I have zero experience with HTC devices.
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Saw on droid life that a little over 8 gigs was used by sense 5 and the stock firmware, about 8.5 actually so there should be a little over 23 gigs usable on the 32
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Having owned several HTC and Samsung devices, I can say without fail that on AT&T, the Samsung devices are easier to root and customize. I fully expect this trend to continue with the One & S4.
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If your bootloader is locked, you can't flash anything. If you do wish to flash stuff, you have to unlock your bootloader using the official htc website (however, do check your phone on issues before doing that because unlocking MIGHT void your warranty).
Even if you've unlocked your bootloader, you still can't do a lot: you first have to flash a custom recovery using fastboot. After you've done that you are good to go.
However!! Boot images can't be flashed using recovery, those have to be done using fastboot. For me this is the only downside of not having s-off. S-off may come however, most snapdragon devices got it (not official ofcourse ) also, I've heard people say that there is a way to flash boot images without the need of a computer on the HTC One.. not sure if this is true though
saditch said:
My only experience with Android thus far has been with the Samsung Galaxy S and S2. I am extremely excited about the One, and I have two important questions that I have not been able to gain clarity on that are factoring into some decisions. I appreciate any owners of the One -- and any past or current HTC owners in general -- that can give me insight.
1. My GS2 has 16GB internal storage, and I have a 16GB external SD card. Both storage spaces are pretty much maxed out, with about 30 apps and pictures, video and music. My question is: What is the storage "footprint" of the base rom and apps of the One? How much space is available once basic rom/apps are installed? This will factor into my decision whether to go with the 32GB or 64 GB version (I'm with AT&T).
2. I've always been able to root and customize my Samsung phones fairly easily. Customs roms, themes, kernels, nandroid backups, titanium backups, etc., have always been smooth and simple. Is it the same experience on HTC and the One? I've been doing a lot of reading on the forums and online over the last few weeks, and it seems a bit more complicated. (I'm still not clear as to what can and cannot be done without S-OFF, for example.) As I'm on AT&T and would be getting an AT&T One, I'm wondering how easily this phone will be rooted. Does it need to go through HTCDev site? Are AT&T phones locked out of this process? If yes, is there typically a way around this? I really want the flexibility of custom roms/kernels, which have made an immense difference in my past experience with Samsung phones. Any and all clarity on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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About 25GB
Very very easy to do. HTC unlock, flash custom recovery, flash supersu, flash boot.img, flash custom rom. Done.
If you need a bit of help with this there is a thread dedicated to this in the development section.
We might have a problem since AT&T won't allow the bootloader to be unlocked through HTC Dev. But I'd imagine someone would get the bootloader unlocked within a month or two.
Hey guys I've had the i537 ATT S4 Active since the day it came out. Rooted it the first day I saw that on here, and its got some version of clockwork mod on it.
As such, I can't just upgrade to the ATT 4.4.2 OTA. I'm not sure its worth pulling root, going back, and then coming forward just to have another ATT-bloat ROM on the phone. Is it worth it? I never use any of the ATT bloat stuff except for the wifi hotspot thing... but I could even do without that.
If not, what's a good 4.4 ROM that would work? It seems like all the ROMs are for the international S4A. I need it to be stable with no or very minimal bugs... camera, network connectivity, bluetooth, and audio are all very important to me.
Don't do it!
over2land said:
Hey guys I've had the i537 ATT S4 Active since the day it came out. Rooted it the first day I saw that on here, and its got some version of clockwork mod on it.
As such, I can't just upgrade to the ATT 4.4.2 OTA. I'm not sure its worth pulling root, going back, and then coming forward just to have another ATT-bloat ROM on the phone. Is it worth it? I never use any of the ATT bloat stuff except for the wifi hotspot thing... but I could even do without that.
If not, what's a good 4.4 ROM that would work? It seems like all the ROMs are for the international S4A. I need it to be stable with no or very minimal bugs... camera, network connectivity, bluetooth, and audio are all very important to me.
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A little background, I'm a long time xda lurker, never had the guts (nor felt like I had the appropriate knowledge level) to ever come out of the shadows. I first encountered this Samsung bootloader nightmare when I promised my girlfriend I'd root and and flash CM10 to her GS3. Like an idiot I took the OTA beforehand, so I was able to root but heartbreakingly unable to flash CM or even CWM recovery. I cannot describe to you how crestfallen I was once I did the research and realized what I had locked myself out of (I have had nothing but positive experiences with CM and its relatives on my Pantech Burst and Samsung Infuse). Trust me don't do it.
I guess the main point I'm trying to make is that you can always flash a stock(-based) ROM, and even customize it to look exactly like a bloatware-ridden new phone, but once you take the OTA, that's it you're done. No cyanogen, no custom ROMS, no custom kernels, no CWM. I wish someone had given me this warning a year ago with my gf's GS3 (Verizon btw, this nonsense isn't AT&T-exclusive). I know I'm repeating myself, but even without the OTA, you can still give yourself an authentic KitKat experience, whereas if you take the OTA, you're completely removing almost all the phone's customizability. And in my humble opinion, that very customization was what makes (or made, for those of us stuck on locked bootloaders, pining for the good old days) the Android experience so superior.
I really hope this helped, I saw your post and didn't want to see someone else lose their phone.
-I'm new to actually posting so I don't really know how to do this the right way but my current phone is the GS4 Active, I have two retired Pantech Bursts (one still working, IMO the best no-name brand smartphone at least as of 2012), a retired Samsung Infuse, and I have experience with the GS3 as well, mentioned above
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Hey guys I've had the i537 ATT S4 Active since the day it came out...and its got some version of clockwork mod on it.
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I didn't even know that was possible. If that's true, congratulations, everyone in this forum is insanely jealous of you
Thanks for the input mate. If I could find a decent 4.4 for the i537 I'd do that over the OTA one.
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Thanks for the input mate. If I could find a decent 4.4 for the i537 I'd do that over the OTA one.
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The bootloader on the i537 is locked, you cannot install custom ROMs. Your only option is to use SafeStrap.
So after years of rooting my devices I found out that (obviously) you are not as safe with your data as you are when you have an unrooted device and now I have asked in a couple of forums without getting a real answer on my question
How do you get an almost safe as unrooted device when rooted? I really dont want to go back to stock on my Note 5 since its very buggy (because of my model version) and want to keep my Note 7 rom but Im on the process on getting sensitive data on my device and really need something i can trust
So what do you recommend guys? apps, mods, mod-free device any ideas?
Thanks for your time!
I have my s21 since a year ago, but is it worth to still use original software or the one from dr ketan or beyonrom
also which one are the difference between this 2, or which one is better
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I have my s21 since a year ago, but is it worth to still use original software or the one from dr ketan or beyonrom
also which one are the difference between this 2, or which one is better
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unless you ran out of major android upgrades, or need root, at this point on it's life cycle it's pretty much not needed to install a rom, most features are slowly coming. just my opinion though.
Honestly since knox and the efuse development has tanked, not worth the hassle with root or custom roms and possible problems you'll face and lose access to certain features.
if you're looking just to customize the look of your phone, there's some apps out there that allow you to do this without root