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[Q] Another quick upgrade question

I've been using gingervolt (now on 2.0) since about 30 minutes after I picked up my Revo back in November, and now I'm thinking about trying the ZV8 upgrade out to see how it does. My question is, If I flash the v7rooted rom, then unroot and reinstall the LG boot loader, will I lose my text messages? I know I can use sms backup and restore to re load them, but it doesn't seem to backup picture messages, which I would like to keep a few. Do I need to just save those pictures to my phone/computer and wipe it all?
Really not wanting this thing binged again, but I would like to see if it takes care of a few of the issues that I am having (mostly battery, the browser back button, and the very occasional reboot.)
I would also like to say thank you to all of you guys who have done so much for the Revo.

wslguy said:
I've been using gingervolt (now on 2.0) since about 30 minutes after I picked up my Revo back in November, and now I'm thinking about trying the ZV8 upgrade out to see how it does. My question is, If I flash the v7rooted rom, then unroot and reinstall the LG boot loader, will I lose my text messages? I know I can use sms backup and restore to re load them, but it doesn't seem to backup picture messages, which I would like to keep a few. Do I need to just save those pictures to my phone/computer and wipe it all?
Really not wanting this thing binged again, but I would like to see if it takes care of a few of the issues that I am having (mostly battery, the browser back button, and the very occasional reboot.)
I would also like to say thank you to all of you guys who have done so much for the Revo.
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or you could wait for hicks and mt to get out of the kitchen
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Yeah, I know... I do understand they have lives outside of this though, so I was just thinking about trying it out for a couple days and if it doesn't do any good then I can always roll back and re-root and flash gingervolt again. I guess I'm just being curious and impatient, and should probably leave well enough alone.

When I had to re-install Gingerbread when I was deleting my registered e-mail with the phone I put on the .tot of GB and yes, it'll erase your messages.

wslguy said:
Yeah, I know... I do understand they have lives outside of this though, so I was just thinking about trying it out for a couple days and if it doesn't do any good then I can always roll back and re-root and flash gingervolt again. I guess I'm just being curious and impatient, and should probably leave well enough alone.
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Yeah, it shouldnt be long. I wouldnt recommend the update to anyone who has gv or a rooted phone.
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Hard to though
Sorry just ignore this please.. Wrong thread.
Actually I have been considering it too because my battery drains atm. I can take a 3 hour nap wake up and its lost more than 30%. I may take your same option because sometimes I cant keep a charges with me 24/7.

kcarden said:
Yeah, it shouldnt be long. I wouldnt recommend the update to anyone who has gv or a rooted phone.
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Coming from gv 2.0 to the zv8 update has been amazing for me. I got 16 hours on the standard battery today before it shut off, no random reboots, no touchscreen stops working at random, my reception is better, and the phone responds well and feels fast. I followed the method posted somewhere in the dev section to maintain root on the update (so I could keep free wifi tether ;-)) and was able to freeze the bloatware and do small tweaks.
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What did you do after the root?

So, as most of you know a root for the AHD came out yesterday. I wanted to say thank you to everyone that worked hours and hours on getting the root, even though Dan gets the money lol. But there are many new comers to android out there, including myself. Coming from the iphone I can tell you everything you can do once you jailbreak and iDevice, but what all have you guys done after you rooted your device. I have owned one android and played around for a while on many, but most of which were completely unlocked and had new roms installed ect. ect. So I thought it would be a good idea for people to be able to post what all they have used the root for so far, so maybe we can use those ideas and make this phone even more awesome.
The first thing I did do was calibrate my battery and have noticed a little bit better life today than I do most days.
I also uninstalled some of AT&T's annoying bloatware (which IMO belongs on NO phone)
So share what you did and give some ideas to all the readers!!!
Thanks again Dan for the root and I know Matt worked for hours and hours on it, so I would like to thank you too

SirHoover2010 said:
So, as most of you know a root for the AHD came out yesterday. I wanted to say thank you to everyone that worked hours and hours on getting the root, even though Dan gets the money lol. But there are many new comers to android out there, including myself. Coming from the iphone I can tell you everything you can do once you jailbreak and iDevice, but what all have you guys done after you rooted your device. I have owned one android and played around for a while on many, but most of which were completely unlocked and had new roms installed ect. ect. So I thought it would be a good idea for people to be able to post what all they have used the root for so far, so maybe we can use those ideas and make this phone even more awesome.
The first thing I did do was calibrate my battery and have noticed a little bit better life today than I do most days.
I also uninstalled some of AT&T's annoying bloatware (which IMO belongs on NO phone)
So share what you did and give some ideas to all the readers!!!
Thanks again Dan for the root and I know Matt worked for hours and hours on it, so I would like to thank you too
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Great thread idea!
First i removed att bloatware/unused ringtones and notifications
Changed boot animation
Gave already owned apps root permissions to do things like one touch reboot, auto dpi changing.
And right now I'm working on changing the color of my softkeys
Underclocked.
Once i get home from my business trip i plan on porting cwm and seeing what we can do from there
Sent from my phone.

Underlcocked? Why? So you can have a phone that runs for 3 years with eb40??

Hemotherapy said:
Underlcocked? Why? So you can have a phone that runs for 3 years with eb40??
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Lol I was thinking the same thing. The EB40 is an awesome upgrade and I def considering it. I just am at home and work where my phone can be charged all of the time anyways. Not to mention once we get some bloat free roms that run more efficiently, the EB20 should be okay.

After rooting,I install RootExplorer,SQ Lite,Titanium Backup,etc.
Unlocking stock wifi tethering and enabling stock sms delivery reports.
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First thing I'm going to do it over clock and undervolt once some good kernels come out. Next I'm going to play with volume plus to sweeten up the phone audio. Should be a fun experience!
Let the ROM games begin

Custom Roms make phones so much better
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AT&T's boot animation is lame
I've been thinking of getting rid of AT&T's boot animation since I saw it for the first time... My strongest option is the razr's m... Will it work no problem?

QuantumCreator said:
I've been thinking of getting rid of AT&T's boot animation since I saw it for the first time... My strongest option is the razr's m... Will it work no problem?
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actually i just created a thread about that in the themes section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942663
I so far have installed a few root apps and changed my boot animation, slowly starting to mess with phone now

ML417 said:
actually i just created a thread about that in the themes section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942663
I so far have installed a few root apps and changed my boot animation, slowly starting to mess with phone now
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:I bricked my phone installing "beats installer" so be careful

Matt saved me, but still do not download it lol

SirHoover2010 said:
:I bricked my phone installing "beats installer" so be careful
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I am keeping up with all the root topics here so i know what not to do

Ad Free = 1st thing I did...God I hate ads

Yeah, I hate ads too! Especially on YouTube! I'm using 'Ad Away'. I didn't realize it would do away with the YouTube ads, I'm loving it!
Other things I've done thus far:
Changed my boot screen, installed SetCPU, installed an Emoji font modification, and installed Titanium Backup to rid myself of the bloat apps.
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Can i remove att addressbook?
Can i remove att addressbook? I hate ATT apps
Can anyone list the stock apps that can be uninstaller? THX!

davidjames4 said:
Ad Free = 1st thing I did...God I hate ads
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I did exactly the same. Installed ad free so my 19mo can't buy s#!t when she plays her animal matching game...
Deep rooted in the mAtrix HD...
http://android-gz.com

Lol just downloaded ad free
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i pushed a new spirit in my s2 after root....RESURRECTION.....

vic88 said:
Can i remove att addressbook? I hate ATT apps
Can anyone list the stock apps that can be uninstaller? THX!
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That's the first thing I ripped out. ...just did a quick check, as I've already forgotten all I ripped out, I have no AT&T apps left in my phone.
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ATGAdmin said:
That's the first thing I ripped out. ...just did a quick check, as I've already forgotten all I ripped out, I have no AT&T apps left in my phone.
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Removing the AT&T address book, this doesn't affect the contacts at all, particularly ones that are still on the Sim card?
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[Q] My phone just died?

Last night I was just browsing and the phone froze up and I had to pull the battery. This usually happens 3 times a day and it's just fine. But last night it just died. It still won't charge or turn on. Can anybody help? At this point i'm thinking about just getting a Nexus.

cmason37 said:
Last night I was just browsing and the phone froze up and I had to pull the battery. This usually happens 3 times a day and it's just fine. But last night it just died. It still won't charge or turn on. Can anybody help? At this point i'm thinking about just getting a Nexus.
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Oh I hate to hear this as you are a regular around here lately. Sounds to me like you OCd too much and fried your phone. I say that because of the many battery pulls you had to do all the time which is a symptom of OCing too high. Am I right on this or were you using a stock kernel?

ArtfulDodger said:
Oh I hate to hear this as you are a regular around here lately. Sounds to me like you OCd too much and fried your phone. I say that because of the many battery pulls you had to do all the time which is a symptom of OCing too high. Am I right on this or were you using a stock kernel?
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I wasn't using an OC kernel. I was using CM10.1 stock.

cmason37 said:
I wasn't using an OC kernel. I was using CM10.1 stock.
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Wow sounds like you had a bad phone then. Any chance you are still under warranty? If not well then if you can move on to something like the Nexus I would.

Ok, If you plug your phone into your PC you will probably see it recognized as a strange device, basically you have hard-bricked your phone and unless you have access to JTAG for your exhibit II and the ability to use it you are probably boned, It's rare for this to happen but it is the same kind of issue that occurs when pulling a battery during an OTA update.
Congrats, you won the Lotto.
Call T-mobile, tell them the phone won't turn on, don't resist and they will ask for your IMEI and all the related account info, you will be asked to ship your phone to them for a free replacement If you qualified under warranty still.

cmason37 said:
Last night I was just browsing and the phone froze up and I had to pull the battery. This usually happens 3 times a day and it's just fine. But last night it just died. It still won't charge or turn on. Can anybody help? At this point i'm thinking about just getting a Nexus.
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Just get the n4 I'm getting one soon great price, this phone was good for a while but just too danng slow
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IRX120 said:
Just get the n4 I'm getting one soon great price, this phone was good for a while but just too danng slow
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Yeah I feel your pain. It has been a one year war to get this thing to perform without freezing, rebooting and so on. It's fine if you use a GB ROM like RR or CM7 but I've gotten to rely on Google Now and don't want to give it up. Trying CM10.1 with PBE kernel for a few days. It froze up a bit today but I think much of the problem lies with Superuser which seems to be slow as Christmas at granting super permissions after booting. After switching to SuperSu, OCing to 1612 max (ondemand) with SIO things are running nice. SO FAR!!! Use to think SuperSu sucked but I'm starting to find out the truth.
This is kind of a last ditch effort. I have someone who's willing to buy it and if they decide to, that's all the excuse I need to get another phone. I don't think I'll get the Nexus though due to the fact it does not have expandable memory from what I can tell and even 16gb is not enough for me as I have a lot of music stored on my card.

ArtfulDodger said:
I don't think I'll get the Nexus though due to the fact it does not have expandable memory from what I can tell and even 16gb is not enough for me as I have a lot of music stored on my card.
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Actually the Nexus 4 is perfect for me. I uploaded my music, picture, and video collection to Google. I keep like 1-2 high end games on my phone (most are on my Nexus 7). I'll be ordering the 8GB soon.
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This phone was designed to work on gb, period.With all due respect to all the devs work how bout improving on GB ?

Why try to improve an outdated os? Just because a phone was shipped with or never updated past gb doesn't mean it was only meant to run that os
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smartguy044 said:
Why try to improve an outdated os? Just because a phone was shipped with or never updated past gb doesn't mean it was only meant to run that os
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Why not? It was shiped with this os. Why not improve on it?
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Is it to much for the smartguy? :laugh:
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Im just sayn, lets break bread
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BTW nobody has done this
Besides RR ofcourse which is also a nice ROM. An do believe Exquizit (sp) but recall there was a security problem? Not counting Peach in this simply cause as i believe Jocala put it "debloated stock".
Any how just wondering how fast and smooth GB could be with the right dev on the job.

[CONFIRMED] 20+ hrs battery life for N4's giving ~13hrs

Up at some thread (I dont remember which one!) I read personal observations on how reflashing to stock improved battery life.
There was also as usual a lot of people who felt it was pseudo.
Having personally done that I have seen my battery life increase by ~10% everytime I reflashed stock. Ofcourse it only worked two times, by the third there was no increment.
Recently, moving from xylon to stock I used the MAC TOOLKIT instead of the PC one.
I used to wonder how people showed 20+ hrs of battery life when my best was 15h:35m and voila, ever since I've flashed via a Mac the battery life has been simply phenomenal.
I've tried it on my wife's, dad's and sister's phone since with the same result.
I think it will help a lot of you out there who could use the extra battery life.
STEPS:
1. Go to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2049003 => to their official website
2. From the list download: "One-Click Unroot/Restore to 4.2.2 Stock Toolkit"
3. Put phone on fastboot (TURN PHONE OFF => THEN VOL UP + VOL DOWN + POWER)
4. Let it do its thing
In just under 3 recharge cycles battery life will be 20+ hrs when moderately used.
Dont need to do the above if you're already getting ~16h in heavy use, else try.
On Mountain Lion / N4 4.2.2 (Didnt know apple products were good for something)

There is already a thread about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107163
IMO i dont think it really made a difference for me

nightmare911 said:
There is already a thread about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107163
IMO i dont think it really made a difference for me
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This is different as I am reporting after flashing via Mac and not PC - and yes there seems to be a considerable difference in battery performance...

reflux21 said:
This is different as I am reporting after flashing via Mac and not PC - and yes there seems to be a considerable difference in battery performance...
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Makes no difference if you flash it from a Mac, a PC, Linux, or a toaster.

AshtonTS said:
Makes no difference if you flash it from a Mac, a PC, Linux, or a toaster.
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Pretty sure my toaster does not have an USB port, I'll double check and get back to you.

There are so many variables concerning battery life. Especially if you are just comparing uptime.
The only way this could be plausible is if your Mac infused Apple "magic" into your phone.
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I call placebo.
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Thank you Mr. Cook. Your viral marketing campaign will be a big success.

Remoteconcern said:
Thank you Mr. Cook. Your viral marketing campaign will be a big success.
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I get 30hrs now average with 2-3hrs of screen time and 1-2hrs of voice calls.
So this is a wash to me.

nightmare911 said:
There is already a thread about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107163
IMO i dont think it really made a difference for me
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Same here, I've done it twice so far and not really seeing any difference.
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I figured out that the big button on the left is the volume control.
I also figured out that there is a power button on the right side.
I'll make a separate thread with a guide.

Show the on screen time

kthejoker20 said:
I figured out that the big button on the left is the volume control.
I also figured out that there is a power button on the right side.
I'll make a separate thread with a guide.
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Waiting for that one.
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what about flashing root stock rom? is this improve battery life too? i cant stand using android without rooting
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20+ Hours? Pft. I can get 20 hours SOT... Provided I set the screen to the lowest brightness, lock the frequency to 196Mhz, and UV it to 650mV, while leaving it alone lol.

I'm interested in the on-screen time. Post it!

Typical "wipe dalvik and cache 3 times, jump up twice and put your left hand on your arse and smack it really hard to improve performance". What do you think a reflash does? Magically improves battery life by 10% each time? How do you think that's possible? Oh look, i've reflashed the phone, now i have 10% better battery life, but let's not stop there, let me reflash the phone again without even setting it up again so i can get that other extra 10% too.

aerok said:
Pretty sure my toaster does not have an USB port, I'll double check and get back to you.
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If it does, let me know where you bought it. I want one!

Haha this thread is awesome. Thanks for the laughs

Dont forget to reflash via a Mac when the Mac's screen is on 27% brightness, and at 27% battery remaining, and when the Big Dipper is out in the sky facing, facing the northern hemisphere, and is at its brightest (I recommend an astral star brightness photocell tracker of some sort to confirm this. Don't worry, it'll be totally worth the money).
You want to do this process exactly 9 times, with the 9th time being accompanied by a silver USB cable that has been plated with internal gold cables. This ensures that the final 9th reflash procedure is thorough, clean, and expensive. The N4 USB port will be able to tell the difference between 1s and 0s stemming from regular copper wires vs golden wires. The 1s and 0s are brighter.
After completing the above, you want to let the phone boot up completely, and then you want to engage in a factory reset again. You must do this step 23 times. It's tedious, but it does a thorough bleaching and demagnetization of the NAND to ensure that the 82nd time and up, you'll get phenomenal battery life and insane I/O speeds that will blow even a 20-SSD RAID0 array out of the water.
After that, you must wait till the 3rd Friday of the month before you turn on and use your phone, for real. The NAND chip needs to be set just right given the electromagnetism, solar radiation, etc, to ensure that it starts with 0.000000% corrupted spots. Only then, will you get phenomenal 8+ hours of screen on time with up to 7000% battery improvement.
If you don't have a Mac, but you have a Windows or Linux machine, then you're out of luck. I recommend buying some praying incense, and spiritual money that you burn at funerals. I've been told that using those inconjunction with the steps outlined above will help alleviate the flashing errors that commonly accompany Windows/Linux users.
Trust me, this works some times, but every time.

[Q] Help Unrooting My Rooted Moto Atrix HD Jellybean (motochopper root)

Hey guys, total noob on this stuff, but pretty decent in general. Need Help Unrooting My Rooted Moto Atrix HD Jellybean (motochopper root), please help. Damsel in distress or whatnot

You can uninstal root within the super su superuser app. Or search the store for root removal apps.
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Unroot? Why?
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Dr. Orange said:
Unroot? Why?
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No reason really, just been debating it within myself to and wanted to know how in the case I decided to.
A couple more questions, please, will my rooted phone still update like a stock phone? Also, does anyone else with the Atrix HD have this same problem, when my battery gets low, it will literally jump from 14% to 4% in a matter of seconds...?
Thanks for the help guys.

BigBrad75 said:
No reason really, just been debating it within myself to and wanted to know how in the case I decided to.
A couple more questions, please, will my rooted phone still update like a stock phone? Also, does anyone else with the Atrix HD have this same problem, when my battery gets low, it will literally jump from 14% to 4% in a matter of seconds...?
Thanks for the help guys.
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There will be no more updates from Motorola so yes and no to your first question. An official update would update even on root, but you would lose all root privileges and have to re-root.
Yes on the battery problem, but since I've been using PACman and put the eb40 MAXX battery in, I haven't been close to dead battery for a while, so I can't tell you if it's been fixed.
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Dr. Orange said:
There will be no more updates from Motorola so yes and no to your first question. An official update would update even on root, but you would lose all root privileges and have to re-root.
Yes on the battery problem, but since I've been using PACman and put the eb40 MAXX battery in, I haven't been close to dead battery for a while, so I can't tell you if it's been fixed.
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I'll have to look into the MAXX battery you're referring to. I've tried a couple of the *battery saver type programs with absolutely no luck, unless performance is reduced significantly, and I will choose performance over battery life any day

The MAXX battery mod is buying an eb40 battery (which is the one in a DROID RAZR MAXX) and installing it in the Atrix HD. There are a couple of great tutorials on YouTube that show you how to do it.
//I got my battery off of Amazon. Make sure it's coming from a reputable source. Sometimes people send fake batteries out.
The mod only needs minor surgery to make it fit. Follow the steps and tutorials very carefully and you'll have a super long lasting battery in no time.

Yea man, thanks for all the great advice. I have actually just ordered one a few minutes ago, from amazon as well It was $47.00 shipped, and if it fixes my crappy battery problems then it will be worth every penny. I've been having to charge my phone on and off three or four times a day for a while now, I'm really grateful for the advice. Major Thank You!! I'll update this thread after I get it installed and use it for a day or two. Can't wait! Seriously, I'm excited here guys! :good::good:
Well, while we're talking, let me ask you this as well, off topic. I downloaded a Windows7 ROM for my phone, but never installed it because I'm not sure how to, I know it's not like a regular APK. Any advice on the custom ROMs? I'm sure there are several threads about it, just asking you while you're here, I guess just making small talk ya know.
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The MAXX battery mod is buying an eb40 battery (which is the one in a DROID RAZR MAXX) and installing it in the Atrix HD. There are a couple of great tutorials on YouTube that show you how to do it.
//I got my battery off of Amazon. Make sure it's coming from a reputable source. Sometimes people send fake batteries out.
The mod only needs minor surgery to make it fit. Follow the steps and tutorials very carefully and you'll have a super long lasting battery in no time.
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If you didn't download it from the Atrix HD forums I'd say don't use it.
There are plenty of tutorials in Atrix HD general and the question/troubleshooting sections. There you can find a lot more info than I or anyone else can explain in one post.
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