I'm not sure if a mod like this exists already but a couple of days ago I realised that if the power button were disabled entirely on the lock screen and the user installed phone tracking software like lockout then it would be very difficult to steal.
Most thieves turn the phone off and remove the battery immediately once they have the phone so it renders the tracking software useless but if you couldn't long press the power button to shut down, get to the context menu to access shutdown/reboot or remove the battery then in theory the only way to disable it would be to have the sim-access pin on you to take the sim card out.
Is anyone interested in implementing this or has anyone done this already?
The only issue I see with this is if your phone freezes.
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droidmakespwn said:
The only issue I see with this is if your phone freezes.
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True... do you know if it would be possible to have an alternate way of turning the phone off that wouldn't be effected by a crash?
Perhaps some sort of button combination instead of long pressing power.
Alternatively just let the battery run out I suppose...
All someone has to do is put the device into fast boot mode and wipe userdata. Easy if you have a little know how.
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Put a gps tag in it, separate of hardware/software. That's the only way to track it. Otherwise there's always a way to get in if you have physical access to the device.
IRX120 said:
All someone has to do is put the device into fast boot mode and wipe userdata. Easy if you have a little know how.
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Could you put it into fast boot if you're stuck on the lockscreen with the power button disabled though?
Also, highly doubt the average thief would have the know how.
raazman said:
Put a gps tag in it, separate of hardware/software. That's the only way to track it. Otherwise there's always a way to get in if you have physical access to the device.
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Still, a small mod like this would make it all the much harder to steal and get away with.
Even if the power button were disabled in software, you could still long press the button to force a power off. As far as I know, this is a hardware failsafe feature.
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Even if the power button were disabled in software, you could still long press the button to force a power off. As far as I know, this is a hardware failsafe feature.
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You are correct. There is a microchip that disconnects power to the circuit when the power button is held. This mod would have to bypass that microchip and wouldn't be worth it.
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4.2.2 make you accept the RSA keys of the computer so you would need to get past that even in fast boot right?
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scoobdude said:
4.2.2 make you accept the RSA keys of the computer so you would need to get past that even in fast boot right?
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Are people really that afraid of their phone being stolen? Lost maybe? But a minor degree of caution prevents any theft (except maybe by force but those are rare)
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Censura_Umbra said:
Are people really that afraid of their phone being stolen? Lost maybe? But a minor degree of caution prevents any theft (except maybe by force but those are rare)
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Does it really matter if the phone is "lost" or "stolen"? Either way, you don't have it and someone else does.
I'd they take the sim card out ...
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Censura_Umbra said:
Are people really that afraid of their phone being stolen? Lost maybe? But a minor degree of caution prevents any theft (except maybe by force but those are rare)
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You must not go to places like gyms or health clubs. Those places can be bad for stolen phones.
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I'd they take the sim card out ...
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I have an app on my phone that will notify me if someone puts another sim card in my phone. It will send me all the sim information and I believe it can even take their picture. Of course this only works on stupid thieves. Luckily the majority are.
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You must not go to places like gyms or health clubs. Those places can be bad for stolen phones.
I have an app on my phone that will notify me if someone puts another sim card in my phone. It will send me all the sim information and I believe it can even take their picture. Of course this only works on stupid thieves. Luckily the majority are.
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And the name of said app is? This sounds really interesting. That it's the one advantage of CDMA... no sim
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Cerberus
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Cerberus
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Yep, that be it.
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Does it really matter if the phone is "lost" or "stolen"? Either way, you don't have it and someone else does.
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Exactly! This wouldn't make it theft proof. Doesn't stop the thief taking it out of your pocket.
As mentioned there are a number of apps that can track the phone, remote wipe etc etc.
Luckily I have never lost a phone or had it stolen. My main and really only concern would be people having access to the pictures of my children. As the nexus 4 doesn't have an SD card slot these are only stored on the phone. So if I remote wipe they won't have access to them. Plus as the storage connects to the PC as MTP most public data recovery tools won't work which is another safety net. Who would have though a phone with no SD slot would be the better option
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Your best bet is Cerberus, survives factory reset
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Like alot of people said in other posts I am experiencing not being able to get into recovery mode via the 3 button combo.when it comes to rooting I was wondering how important it was. I'm new to android and unless I'm not mistaken, there are other methods to rooting.however I'm more concerned if something goes wrong, I want to make sure I can get things back to normal and not be bricked. Also, when the froyo update comes out I'm going to want to revert to stock. To people who are experienced at rooting, how necessary is it. If it is I will return it, but I'm worried the one I will get will have gps issues and so far mine has been lucky enough to have gps work almost flawlessly.
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GPS won't be flawless for long, it is flakey, known everywhere. It works sometimes and dosen't others.
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Like alot of people said in other posts I am experiencing not being able to get into recovery mode via the 3 button combo.when it comes to rooting I was wondering how important it was. I'm new to android and unless I'm not mistaken, there are other methods to rooting.however I'm more concerned if something goes wrong, I want to make sure I can get things back to normal and not be bricked. Also, when the froyo update comes out I'm going to want to revert to stock. To people who are experienced at rooting, how necessary is it. If it is I will return it, but I'm worried the one I will get will have gps issues and so far mine has been lucky enough to have gps work almost flawlessly.
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i personally dont know how necessary it is but, all i know is you can side load apps like roms so u can play the emulators they have such as sega genesis and what not. also you will be able to get the apps we normally cant get in the android market such as: super mario wallpaper, tethering, and many other 3rd party apps that are available that we cannot get. i dont know all of them. but comming from a jailbroken iphone jailbreaking the captivate is way more difficult. android is not as user friendly when it comes to the technical geek stuff. my captivate is a week old now
but i think you should wait on the froyo then wait to see if they come out with a one click root method for 2.2, which they probally will. i was close to rooting mine but it seems a little bothersome to convert it back to stock. so i would just hold off till froyo
Yea, I'm just thinking I should than exchange my cappy for one that will go into recovery mode via the button combo.I'm not very experienced in rooting but from what I understand if you can't you have more of a chance in bricking the phone. Not sure though.
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Yea, I'm just thinking I should than exchange my cappy for one that will go into recovery mode via the button combo.I'm not very experienced in rooting but from what I understand if you can't you have more of a chance in bricking the phone. Not sure though.
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I just replaced my cappy today. Went to the AT&T store and got it right away. The new one still can't boot into recovery mode via the button combo. So, its up to you. I say its worth a shot.
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I just replaced my cappy today. Went to the AT&T store and got it right away. The new one still can't boot into recovery mode via the button combo. So, its up to you. I say its worth a shot.
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Yea see that's the other problem, there's so many people that mes up doing a root. I hope they come out with a more stable root system when froyo roils around.
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Tchem said:
Yea see that's the other problem, there's so many people that mes up doing a root. I hope they come out with a more stable root system when froyo roils around.
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I didnt brick my phone while root. I accidentally pulled the battery when my phone was rebooting from removing the lag fix.
As of right now, there are many root methods provided and all of them work flawlessly (provided you follow directions).
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Yea see that's the other problem, there's so many people that mes up doing a root. I hope they come out with a more stable root system when froyo roils around.
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Nope, not worth s shot, if you can't boot into recovery, how do you plan to apply the root, you need recovery mode for this. Unless you plan to use ADB everytime. Eventually your phone will brick without being able to use the key combo method. To me it isn't worth taking the chance.
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Like alot of people said in other posts I am experiencing not being able to get into recovery mode via the 3 button combo.when it comes to rooting I was wondering how important it was. I'm new to android and unless I'm not mistaken, there are other methods to rooting.however I'm more concerned if something goes wrong, I want to make sure I can get things back to normal and not be bricked. Also, when the froyo update comes out I'm going to want to revert to stock. To people who are experienced at rooting, how necessary is it. If it is I will return it, but I'm worried the one I will get will have gps issues and so far mine has been lucky enough to have gps work almost flawlessly.
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get a new one. i just replaced mine for a new one. took me going to 3 different stores trying a total of 9 captivates to find one that the 3 buttons worked. you will NEED that if you get bricked. i would HIGHLY suggest not flashing anything unless you do it. if you have any other questions feel free to pm me, i can give you my speech i gave.
best of luck sir!
xtremekilla09 said:
I just replaced my cappy today. Went to the AT&T store and got it right away. The new one still can't boot into recovery mode via the button combo. So, its up to you. I say its worth a shot.
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i stood there, told me the store manager i would like to keep trying the other phones. since a sim card is not needed for the phone to boot to recovery it will not void their "warrenty pre sim card"
like i said in above post 3 stores and 9 captivates
Yea I guess I should exchange it. Hopefully it won't take abunch of phones to get one that will, and if it does, hopefully they will let me test til I get it right. Anyone know if this is just something samsung just started on later date phones that were made to stop people from trying to root? I'm not sure how phone companies view phone rooting.
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Nerz said:
Yea I guess I should exchange it. Hopefully it won't take abunch of phones to get one that will, and if it does, hopefully they will let me test til I get it right. Anyone know if this is just something samsung just started on later date phones that were made to stop people from trying to root? I'm not sure how phone companies view phone rooting.
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It's your phone, why should they care if you modified it? Void warranty maybe. Otherwise, why use open sourcing?
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Nerz said:
Yea I guess I should exchange it. Hopefully it won't take abunch of phones to get one that will, and if it does, hopefully they will let me test til I get it right. Anyone know if this is just something samsung just started on later date phones that were made to stop people from trying to root? I'm not sure how phone companies view phone rooting.
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Yes, definitely exchange your phone. Also, I would test this function in store until you get one that works. From what I have read, it seems like there was a bunch of phone made during the week of 8-10-2010 thru about 8-14-2010 that had a hardware defect. There's another thread in the boards somewhere that people who can't use 3 button recovery post their build dates, and all so far fell into that build week.
I wouldn't even begin to mod my phone if I didn't have access to recovery or download mode by using buttons. If you rely on adb you are out of luck if you soft brick it.
Of course I'm going to try to test in store. How do I check the news manufacturing date?
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Of course I'm going to try to test in store. How do I check the news manufacturing date?
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Not sure, but I'll find the post for you. I did notice that on my Battery there is a date of 07-04-2010. I know that's a battery date, but maybe it helps.
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Of course I'm going to try to test in store. How do I check the news manufacturing date?
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Here's the thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8082249&postcount=16
go to the phone keypad, dial *#*#197328640#*#* from there it will pull the service menu, go to Version Info, SW Version, READ ALL SW VERSION
Mine by the way shows RF Cal Date of 07-11-2010.
My rf cal date is 8 14 2010
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Nerz said:
My rf cal date is 8 14 2010
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Wow, that falls into the date range of the others I've seen.
So ive now returned that faulty cappy, and have one that will goto into recovery mode. Although, the gps definitely,seems as if it won't even get a fix. Oh well I guess if the problem is software ill wait for the update. Also it could be me, but it definitely seems more laggy then before, especially the back button.
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Yep, gps is mostly broken right now.
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I just saw this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/ReleaseNotes#Nexus_4
In rare circumstances, the Nexus4 may get into a state where it may not boot at all after the battery is drained (even into recovery). If this happens, the only way to restore it is to disassemble the back of the phone and unplug/plug the battery connector.
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This means you have to void your warranty and open up your phone, so it's not just a soft brick.
I think more people should be aware of this before thinking OMG Ubuntu is awesome, let me try it on my phone! I was lucky enough not to encounter the above problem before wiping ubuntu and returning to android. The developer preview was extremely disappointing anyway, as its nowhere near at a usable state since the phone radio doesn't even work. It's more of a GUI design preview than anything else really.
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I just saw this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/ReleaseNotes#Nexus_4
This means you have to void your warranty and open up your phone, so it's not just a soft brick.
I think more people should be aware of this before thinking OMG Ubuntu is awesome, let me try it on my phone! I was lucky enough not to encounter the above problem before wiping ubuntu and returning to android. The developer preview was extremely disappointing anyway, as its nowhere near at a usable state since the phone radio doesn't even work. It's more of a GUI design preview than anything else really.
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ummmm....the phone radio does work lol
data does not, if that's what you meant
thank you for pointing out this message, though. I missed it when I read the wiki
Sounds like a battery discharge issue...
Usually phones have a protection to avoid full discharge, but I guess Ubuntu doesn't.
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ummmm....the phone radio does work lol
data does not, if that's what you meant
thank you for pointing out this message, though. I missed it when I read the wiki
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It half worked for me; calling worked, but I couldn't get text messages to work for some reason, and of course data isn't supported yet. Anyway, I didn't stay on Ubuntu for very long.
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It half worked for me; calling worked, but I couldn't get text messages to work for some reason, and of course data isn't supported yet. Anyway, I didn't stay on Ubuntu for very long.
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That's because texting uses data
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halluci293 said:
I just saw this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/ReleaseNotes#Nexus_4
This means you have to void your warranty and open up your phone, so it's not just a soft brick.
I think more people should be aware of this before thinking OMG Ubuntu is awesome, let me try it on my phone! I was lucky enough not to encounter the above problem before wiping ubuntu and returning to android. The developer preview was extremely disappointing anyway, as its nowhere near at a usable state since the phone radio doesn't even work. It's more of a GUI design preview than anything else really.
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its not the ubuntu os, its a general problem with the nexus 4. think of all the blinking red light of death posts, its one and the same.
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That's because texting uses data
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It does not.
athani said:
It does not.
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Your right i did get it to work yesterday though thru WiFi anyway i don't know why it wouldn't for him..
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Had that happen to me once with an lg optimus g. Had to take it apart and unplug battery. You can open it and unplug the battery without leaving any evidence behind. So you don't necessarily void warranty if you are careful.
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Your right i did get it to work yesterday though thru WiFi anyway i don't know why it wouldn't for him..
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Texting doesn't use wifi either. It just uses the gsm network. Unless you're referring to WhatsApp texts and the like.
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Texting doesn't use wifi either. It just uses the gsm network. Unless you're referring to WhatsApp texts and the like.
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I wasn't referring that i sent the messages through WiFi my mistake i worded that wrong i sent the messages when using WiFi but yeah gsm network works which mean text + calls no data
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My upgrade is due on May 1 and the One is in my plans.
I have never had a phone that didn't occasionally need the battery pulled. How does it work work with current phones?
reaper36 said:
My upgrade is due on May 1 and the One is in my plans.
I have never had a phone that didn't occasionally need the battery pulled. How does it work work with current phones?
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you just have to hold down the power button and it will reboot
This why I don't understand why people cry over pulling a battery. It's more simpler.
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Holding power for about 12 sec is the same as a battery pull.
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budeone said:
Holding power for about 12 sec is the same as a battery pull.
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Way less work. And don't have to abuse your phone or fingers in the process
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edub186 said:
Way less work. And don't have to abuse your phone or fingers in the process
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It takes less than 12 seconds to pull off a battery cover and pull the battery out/push it in -_-
You're right though, the "work" involved is just exhausting
CNexus said:
It takes less than 12 seconds to pull off a battery cover and pull the battery out/push it in -_-
You're right though, the "work" involved is just exhausting
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Depends what kind of case you have on your phone.
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Depends what kind of case you have on your phone.
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True :thumbup:
Ya got me partner
edub186 said:
Way less work. And don't have to abuse your phone or fingers in the process
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True true, but it is less obvious to the uninformed I guess.
Not many people would just think to hold a button for 10+ seconds, some people I talk to don't even have the idea of "long-press" down pat (which I bet is why HTC has largely removed this from all but a few places on the phone)...
.... But you have people as old as my grandfather that know all about yanking batteries out of crap when they ain't working!
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.... But you have people as old as my grandfather that know all about yanking batteries out of crap when they ain't working!
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I resemble this remark. I been pulling batteries since you were knee high to a grasshopper.
You guys are lucky. I can remember my first car phone and I had to pull out the car battery to reset...hahahahahahahahahaa!!!!
Just joking.
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True true, but it is less obvious to the uninformed I guess.
Not many people would just think to hold a button for 10+ seconds, some people I talk to don't even have the idea of "long-press" down pat (which I bet is why HTC has largely removed this from all but a few places on the phone)...
.... But you have people as old as my grandfather that know all about yanking batteries out of crap when they ain't working!
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Doesn't adb reboot do the same thing?
Is there a Clockwork Mod Recovery out for the N900a yet?
Dude, dont we wish!!!!! Ive been checking on here daily myself.... Cant wait!! I get my note 3 wednesday and I'm hoping for a bootloader miracle!!!!
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i honestly just dont see a need to flash roms anymore. android has just has gotten that good. i can see some people needing root which we have. but flashing roms is long gone for atleast me. just tired of it i guess.
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1 word: Nandroid
I went through 3 different Note 3s because of various quality control issues and the ability to make a nandroid would have been amazing since I had to setup everything 4 times after rooting 2 different phones. Other than that, I don't really care too much about custom roms, unless they offer some benefit in addition to the Xposed framework modules and debloating I did.
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What type of issues?
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Yea what issues and what do you need to nandroid that an app or kies couldn't save?
TouchWiz is crap, Id flash a Hello Kitty ROM if someone would dev one....
Cyanogen is always ahead of Sammy (and everyone else) when it comes to new tech, for freeeeee!
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wttisme said:
The first N3 kept an Edge data signal most of the time and would never lock onto and LTE signal for more than 10 seconds. The second one, and about 6 others I looked at in the store, had issues with the home button getting stuck under the glass. It was just during regular use, not trying to force it. If I tapped on the button off-center, it would get stuck under the glass, and constantly make the task manager pop up. The manager tried to call my bluff until she repeated the same when using the phone normally, instead of holding it horizontally and letting the weight of the phone release the button each time. I felt like it was back in the Hot Wheels days of searching for Treasure Hunts. I got one that doesn't seem to have any issues so far, aside from my E-mail FC, but I'll figure that out.
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Good to know. I'm not too fond of the home button swimming around. I'm having mic issues. I have to hold it to my mouth for the phone to register.
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Bottom line is there is no custom recovery and from what I understand there won't be unless the boot loader gets unlocked.
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Tenacious--M said:
Is there a Clockwork Mod Recovery out for the N900a yet?
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You can get n900a-cwm-recovery.tar from: http://d-h.st/mVG
However, bootloader of N900A is locked. You cannot flash it with Odin.
What we expect is Unlock bootloader.
So I know this has been discussed many times already but i am appalled at Google's customer "service". My nexus 5 has the rattle issue pretty bad and also the sim tray protrudes. I contacted Google regarding the issue and they responded by saying this is normal and we wont replace???? Anyone else had this problem?
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I think they've been told not to RMA the phones now for what is widely considered to be 'manufacturing differences'. Could be wrong, though
Just say it overheats and you're scared that it might hurt you.
Give it a bit before you do though because all chat logs are saved and they will know you're lying..
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yea posting here will help
CheesyNutz said:
yea posting here will help
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I'm not looking for help? Just wondered if anyone had similar experiences
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I'm not looking for help? Just wondered if anyone had similar experiences
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I had a fantastic customer service experience when I RMA'd my phone. My micro USB chord would not stay in the phone and came out very easily. The service agent was courteous, professional and pleasant.
I think they've had too many people using the "button rattle" to just get a newer phone. Can't say as I blame them.
So you tried to report two non issues as a reasons to get an RMA and you were denied?
Glad to see Google reps doing their job properly.
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What do you mean that the sim tray protrudes? That it doesn't close fully and sticks out more than the power button? Or it sticks out less than that?
I'm glad they aren't RMA'ing for rattles. You will be hard pressed to find a smart phone that doesn't rattle. I think after the Nexus 4 debacle with so many people returning them, they changed their stance to stop a lot of frivolous returns. So many people try to abuse the system (and even a poster in this thread encouraged lying) that it makes it hard for people who might have legitimate problems.
Good.
Put your phone in a case. Both issues solved
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My buttons rattle.
Why would I RMA it?
So you're disgusted with google for not giving you a new phone when there's nothing wrong with your current phone? Is that what we're supposed to understand here?
K.
Stand by for threads complaining about google not doing rmas to get a red Nexus 5.
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My buttons rattle like crazy, but the phone works just fine. Why would RMA it?
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I just bought this phone but the Nexus logo on the back goes in a bit when I apply pressure. Is that normal?
iggie94 said:
I just bought this phone but the Nexus logo on the back goes in a bit when I apply pressure. Is that normal?
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Yup. Mine does that, but only when I actually press on it. If you really don't like it, just take the back off and put some thin foam or something under the back.
aooga said:
Yup. Mine does that, but only when I actually press on it. If you really don't like it, just take the back off and put some thin foam or something under the back.
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Thanks. I noticed the problem yesterday and it worried me a bit. I won't look too much into it. :good:
Mine rattled it bugged me so I opened the phone and fixed it. No issues since.
Jattro said:
What do you mean that the sim tray protrudes? That it doesn't close fully and sticks out more than the power button? Or it sticks out less than that?
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I had this issue on my first device. It was out a bit, but no way near the power button. It wasn't flush thou. But I didn't RMA for this. I RMA for faulty LCD. Orange spot appeared on my screen.
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