From my reading KitKat, is designed to work on devices with as little as 512 kb of RAM, has bluetooth improvements.
For these reasons would it not be in Samsung's interest to upgrade the Gear to KitKat?
It is not a phone and so Samsung does not need carrier approval, they can just update the firmware.
When do you think a upgrade will happen?
I am thinking maybe 3 or 4 months, my guess.
AstroDigital said:
From my reading KitKat, is designed to work on devices with as little as 512 kb of RAM, has bluetooth improvements.
For these reasons would it not be in Samsung's interest to upgrade the Gear to KitKat?
It is not a phone and so Samsung does not need carrier approval, they can just update the firmware.
When do you think a upgrade will happen?
I am thinking maybe 3 or 4 months, my guess.
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By 3-4 months. There will probably be another gear out
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By 3-4 months. There will probably be another gear out
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Doubt it,
Upgrade cycles are about a year.
Anything less angers people.
The device is just about perfect anyway, nothing new they can do, but at the end of the day it does not matter Samsung can still and should keep up to date existing "New" products.
You buy a Gear in November and in January, Samsung says sorry it is obsolete ??
I think that would anger a few people, myself included.
Bro thinking about it. They have more returns. Then people buying them. There will be a gear 2. Soon. With Google and apple coming out with one. Samsung will not keep themselves in the dark.
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freefalling0411 said:
Bro thinking about it. They have more returns. Then people buying them. There will be a gear 2. Soon. With Google and apple coming out with one. Samsung will not keep themselves in the dark.
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I say nothing from Apple until at least May. Same for the Gear 2. I'd like to see 4.4 on this watch. The watch we have has the ability to do more. It's just a matter of updating software.
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freefalling0411 said:
Bro thinking about it. They have more returns. Then people buying them. There will be a gear 2. Soon. With Google and apple coming out with one. Samsung will not keep themselves in the dark.
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Doubt the return thing.
PC Magazine says 30%, high granted but more reason to clamp down and give us a update.
AstroDigital said:
Doubt it,
Upgrade cycles are about a year.
Anything less angers people.
The device is just about perfect anyway, nothing new they can do, but at the end of the day it does not matter Samsung can still and should keep up to date existing "New" products.
You buy a Gear in November and in January, Samsung says sorry it is obsolete ??
I think that would anger a few people, myself included.
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Lmfao. Remember when we talked about Sammy bringing gear 2. Won't be till next year around. Might want to read this. S5 is coming out with gear 2.
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/27/from-g-shock-to-galaxy-gear-in-2-months/
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Hey yall i have a few questions coming from the note 2 on Tmobile.
1. I dont get paid til wed, do you think it will be out of stock by then?
2) hope im making the right choice. What u think?
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sx4dude2013 said:
Hey yall i have a few questions coming from the note 2 on Tmobile.
1. I dont get paid til wed, do you think it will be out of stock by then?
2) hope im making the right choice. What u think?
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i would stick with the note ii, thats what i'm doing. can't beat the battery on that.
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hope im making the right choice. What u think?
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Why are you switching from the note? the reasons why could tell you, or us, if you're making the right choice.
Didn't the Note 2 come out literally 2 weeks ago? Unless you are made of money, no you aren't making the right choice.
The Note 2 is a solid device that you should keep if you enjoy it. There will be a new Nexus next year if you can't live without OS updates, and at least you will get a year out of your device. (This is assuming you are not planning to sell your Note and recoup EVERYTHING you paid for it)
And to answer number 1, yeah it might be sold out. But it won't be an iphone level of craziness, you might have to wait a week or two. Not a big deal.
The reason i am switching is because tmobile service sucks and i hate touchwiz
Returnung the device tomorrow and plan to get the nexus on straight talk....
Plus this phone is just too too big. I like big but not this big. 4.7" is my sweet spot.
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If you hate tmobile, touchwiz and the size of the note 2 then just return it. We can't force to love the phone if you already hate it that much.
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Love tmobile prices but there service sucks in my area. I get a "G". Hoping the lg radios will be better on at&t.
How does google play ship?
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sx4dude2013 said:
Hey yall i have a few questions coming from the note 2 on Tmobile.
1. I dont get paid til wed, do you think it will be out of stock by then?
2) hope im making the right choice. What u think?
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1) how would anyone be able to answer that?
2) What do YOU think? That's what matters...
And for your first question, it sold out in australia in 20min (16gb model) so you won't find any on Wednesday
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martonikaj said:
1) how would anyone be able to answer that?
2) What do YOU think? That's what matters...
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#1 was an opinion of what other google play coustomers thought might happen based on other realeses (ie nexus 7)....anyone know how quickly it sold out and how long it was before it was back in stock?
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I have a vzw note 2 and am looking for a US company or website that is legit and has the samsung galaxy note 2 "smart dock" in stock. Anyone seen that lately? I called my local vzw retail store and they told me all they have are a couple of cases.
Thanks in advance.
Try Cdw
https://m.cdw.com/shop/products/Samsung-Smart-Dock-EDD-S20JWE-cellular-phone-docking-station/2927562
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xterra91 said:
Try Cdw
https://m.cdw.com/shop/products/Samsung-Smart-Dock-EDD-S20JWE-cellular-phone-docking-station/2927562
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Thanks a bunch
I called up cdw as the 'availability' said to call. Rep told me it is on back order and has been for some time. They are anticipating getting some stock the 2nd week of March.
Is there a huge benefit from getting the samsung smart dock as opposed to getting something like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Case Compatible HDMI Charging Dock which is only about 40 bucks?
Yeah I would like to know also what the benefit of getting the official Samsung dock versus a generic. And does anyone know how future proof this is? like will it work with the Note 3, 4, etc?
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Yeah I would like to know also what the benefit of getting the official Samsung dock versus a generic. And does anyone know how future proof this is? like will it work with the Note 3, 4, etc?
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The smart dock has 3 USB ports that'll let you turn the Note 2 into a desktop pc.
Yeah but if you get a blue tooth keyboard and mouse you wouldn't really need the extra ports would you?
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true but the idea is to use wired things plus external usb hard drives etc.
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Yeah but if you get a blue tooth keyboard and mouse you wouldn't really need the extra ports would you?
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Also you can use a hard drive or flash drive to view files or movies on there. Also comes with an extra wall charger($40 value). Plus if you dont want to have to buy a bluetooth keyboard and mouse but have many wired keyboards and mice around why not? It'll be cheaper than having to purchase those along with the dock.
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Be careful with some older wired mice though. Some people (including me) have noticed that connecting an old wired mouse turns the screen of the Note 2 off (a good thing) but drops the FPS on the monitor/TV significantly.
I am hoping to get my hands on one of the smart docks soon. I have found some on amazon, but the vendors there have the price so jacked up that I figure I am not going to buy from them. The way I see it is if Samsung can sell for $99, why pay $139-$160 for the exact same item. Doesn't make sense at all. Bestbuy is out of stock, and cdw as well, But the cheapest price I have seen is with cdw. Will keep my fingers crossed that one will make itself available within the next few weeks.
Signed,
*Eagerly waiting* - lol
When I called the very nice lady at CDW said they were getting some in at the end of February. That was a couple of weeks ago. I got one at Amazon for a little over $100 shipped instead.
Flame Red said:
When I called the very nice lady at CDW said they were getting some in at the end of February. That was a couple of weeks ago. I got one at Amazon for a little over $100 shipped instead.
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Yes I spoke with a very nice lady as well. She told me that it should be around the 2nd week of March. I am hoping that to be the case as well. She also told me that I can go ahead and place my order now, and whenever the device is received, then it would be shipped, but I just don't want to lock into anything.
Do you remember the vendor you used when purchasing yours from amazon?
Shopandroid.com has them in stock. Got mine from there. Arrived in 3 days.
ap27 said:
Shopandroid.com has them in stock. Got mine from there. Arrived in 3 days.
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Now it looks like they don't have any in stock. But this stuff looks like a great website though thanks for the information.
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$100 shipped. PM me if interested.
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Same here $100.00 shipped pm me
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jlczl said:
$100 shipped. PM me if interested.
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Nobody? Okay, 90?
EDIT: Sold
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Bet you can't have a case on with this
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Yes you can
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Hi guys ive heard that gear 2 is coming in january!
Does anyone have any info or leaks about it?
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halaletarian said:
Hi guys ive heard that gear 2 is coming in january!
Does anyone have any info or leaks about it?
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It was released on the 25th of this month.
But like gear 2 was apparently started on I want to know if its true or not
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halaletarian said:
But like gear 2 was apparently started on I want to know if its true or not
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Do you really think Samsung would release the gear 2 3 months after releasing the original gear? I say AT LEAST 6 months before another one is released.
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Yes , apparently Samsung is working on another.
Either rumor can be true or false.
A. A cheaper version without the camera and maybe other sacrifices.
B. Another version with an updated UI possible flexible display.
Yeh they though it was flop
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The fact that they are working on a gear 2 means nothing in terms of launching date. It can be starting the design for all we know. No reason to believe on a jan launch. At least I don't think it's going to happen.
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I also heard they are planning to release one not too far off the original's launch. I don't remember where I saw that tho.
They always overlap development to allow regular releases. But the Gear is still their "first"
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Stupid rumors going around about S5, Note 4, Gear 2... they're not releasing new stuff just a few months later, not happening. The nearest blip on the radar is probably S5 with a Spring 2014 release.
There was a rumour a few weeks ago where a Samsung source said they were looking to move the Gear 2 release up to January in response to the negative feedback on the Gear.
Whether that's true or not remains to be seen.
I'm keen to get the Gear, but the recent issues with moisture in the camera lens is putting me off. I live in Thailand, so humidity is an issue, plus I'm frequently going from humid outside to cold air conditioned indoors.
Plus, I sweat a lot...
I think I'll wait to see whether the lens moisture is a problem in more humid climates and if it is, wait for Gear 2.
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Who received the gear for Christmas. Please share. If you have any questions or just need help. Please post.
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I got my Gear just under 2 weeks ago, free gift with my new contract, so I guess that kind of counts
Just got my gear this morning from the mrs!! I was wondering if I want to root it, should I not update it? Or what should I do
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Jaybenosa said:
Just got my gear this morning from the mrs!! I was wondering if I want to root it, should I not update it? Or what should I do
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Root it. Then use null latest rom.
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freefalling0411 said:
Root it. Then use null latest rom.
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Will do!! Thanks for the quick reply!!!
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Got the gear yesterday, waiting for sdk! great potential for this watch once the sdk is up
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freefalling0411 said:
Who received the gear for Christmas. Please share. If you have any questions or just need help. Please post.
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I got one for Christmas and am kinda disappointed so far. Got it connected but the functionality sucks without all of Samsung's bloatware. Lack of weather no camera uploads no extra apps. Whatnot.
I'm not sure if I want to ROM the watch it give it the full android feel. Plus I love gear managers watch faces.
Is there way I can give the full functionality on 4.4? I'm even willing to download a little bit of bloat.
I just found a ROM that really works for me and it makes me sad to have to lose it.
Please help. I need some direction!
Got one from my wife for Christmas... Haven't really had any time to set it up... Any pointers? (I will read the forums a little later)
Got one from my father for Christmas. Really happy with it so far. Used the camera a lot
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Jokerslie said:
I got one for Christmas and am kinda disappointed so far. Got it connected but the functionality sucks without all of Samsung's bloatware. Lack of weather no camera uploads no extra apps. Whatnot.
I'm not sure if I want to ROM the watch it give it the full android feel. Plus I love gear managers watch faces.
Is there way I can give the full functionality on 4.4? I'm even willing to download a little bit of bloat.
I just found a ROM that really works for me and it makes me sad to have to lose it.
Please help. I need some direction!
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It's not the most advanced watch in the world. But works wonders.
jjenkins2005 said:
Got one from my wife for Christmas... Haven't really had any time to set it up... Any pointers? (I will read the forums a little later)
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Give it time. Once you float around the forum. There is many options for it.
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I'm loving mine, had it 4~5 days. I'm not sure I want to run null. #1, my eyes are too old to make it worthwhile, xda or g+ on that screen...really?
So while I'm not opposed to rooting and I'm amazed with what Fomey has done with null, can you give me a good reason for null? I'm looking for a good reason, lol.
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tkjeeper said:
I'm loving mine, had it 4~5 days. I'm not sure I want to run null. #1, my eyes are too old to make it worthwhile, xda or g+ on that screen...really?
So while I'm not opposed to rooting and I'm amazed with what Fomey has done with null, can you give me a good reason for null? I'm looking for a good reason, lol.
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How about this? I'm also too old to read "fine print" without glasses. But w/Null and Freefalling's theme we've achieved superior battery life and an awesome look!
I use TW instead of Nova but still have Nova installed.
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ebay still has that $200 deal for a refurb
without bluetooth tether (AT&T Note 3), is the null rom still useful?
Still syncs with the phone but no internet
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Psychotic Penguin said:
Still syncs with the phone but no internet
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Call me crazy, but I'm one of those guys who likes tw, I was a long time before flashing a rom to the n3. I rooted fast, but with wanam, I saw no need.
So since I'm able to receive and reply to email, texts, calls, I'm not sure what I'm missing, honestly, I'm looking for an excuse to flash it
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Got it for Xmas from My girlfriend..
Rooted and working with my SG4. Still working to make it stable to last longer. But i have internet and trying all options that i dont make it past thr regular 8-10 Hour... Tomorrow i gonna give it the basic setting to try and get the best juice out it.
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Gear for christmas
My wife gave me mine yesterday.
I am so happy )
Nice watch
rui
tkjeeper said:
Call me crazy, but I'm one of those guys who likes tw, I was a long time before flashing a rom to the n3. I rooted fast, but with wanam, I saw no need.
So since I'm able to receive and reply to email, texts, calls, I'm not sure what I'm missing, honestly, I'm looking for an excuse to flash it
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what do you like about touchwiz? everyone use their gear differently, but i really hated these black and white icons, and you couldn't change how many icons at the same time are displayed.. so if you want to go to voice memos for example, you had to swipe so many pages just to get to that app. i can't stand that. to this day, there is only one custom rom by fomey (bless you). i wouldn't even consider keeping the gear if not the custom ROM. samsung ****ed up big (not the first and not the last time).
As for the face and font colors, I'm sure Samsung will update it with more colors in customization in the future.
Adding more color plates....it is a piece of cake from the technical point of view! :silly:
I got mine a week early and have been loving it since I got it. I think more would get it, if it cost less. It is a very cool and useful watch.
Who needs Facebook or social media sites when development takes off at a staggering rate as it is right now on XDA and for the LG G Flex.
Please everyone taking advantage of the new and great developments on here just take a few moments to stop in at all the topics you've used and have benefited you for what ever reason or another and click the thanks button on those peoples threads for taking time out of their lives to help you or to develop mods,ROMs, and apks that you're using.
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Forealz! I for one really appreciate the hard work of the people that understand this stuff far better than myself. Big thanks to everyone involved in making this place what it is. I'm checkin in here multiple times a day just to see what developments have been made. It's cool to see it come together. Keep up the good work y'all
scarsofapathy said:
I'm checkin in here multiple times a day just to see what developments have been made.l
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Ummm I don't want anyone to know how many times I check xda. lol I gave up facebook years ago.
Thanaks to all that help with this site. I'm getting excited for Flex Roms but then again I'm kind of wanting a G3 or Z2. Life as a phone junkie. lol
sweets55 said:
Ummm I don't want anyone to know how many times I check xda. lol I gave up facebook years ago.
Thanaks to all that help with this site. I'm getting excited for Flex Roms but then again I'm kind of wanting a G3 or Z2. Life as a phone junkie. lol
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You said it man I like knowing with T Mobile that I can upgrade on the jump plan open but I really like this phone I may stick with it
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Here on Rogers. Had the phone two days now, and really liking it.
Coming from a note 2, so, I'm not new to the game. Waiting patiently for the awesome mods.
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Eun-Hjzjined said:
Here on Rogers. Had the phone two days now, and really liking it.
Coming from a note 2, so, I'm not new to the game. Waiting patiently for the awesome mods.
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and you thought the note 2 was a big phone.....
wase4711 said:
and you thought the note 2 was a big phone.....
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Lmao that's good.
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I have better friends here on XDA than I do on Facebook.
:thumbup: ?
aarongillion63 said:
I have better friends here on XDA than I do on Facebook.
:thumbup: ?
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I traded in my friends to on T-Mobile's "trade anything event(even your friends)" all I got for them was some lousy earbudz but hey you take what you can get oh and that was considered an "upgrade"
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wase4711 said:
and you thought the note 2 was a big phone.....
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Yeah, but after using the flex for a while going back to the note 2 makes the screen seem wider in the middle then the top and bottom.
The flex feels like 36,24,36.
The note2 now feels like 36,45,36.
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I kinda miss my note 2. Right before i left Verizon and my sammy the development was getting super sick! The devs over there were just friggin good! I haven't gotten to know some of the guys over here yet. I really hope this phone gets popular and development takes off. This phone is badass. Hopefully some sweet roms are on the way!
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Note 2 on Verizon? With development?! More like locked bootloaders and prison, at least nowadays... Note 2 has treated me good but is now out of style.. I wanna jumpship to the G2 or G3, they just seem more..user-friendly. Not so workplace lookin'.
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I found a replacement screen/digitizer on eBay that looks like it had no LG branding on the front bottom. It's 114 some odd bucks. Mines not broken, but it would be nice to know if is genuine AND makes the front super sexy.
Link: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=251505356094&alt=web
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aarongillion63 said:
Note 2 on Verizon? With development?! More like locked bootloaders and prison, at least nowadays... Note 2 has treated me good but is now out of style.. I wanna jumpship to the G2 or G3, they just seem more..user-friendly. Not so workplace lookin'.
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When 4.3 hit a lot of people took the update which locked the phone down. Before that bootloader was wide open and there were a ton of just badass roms and kernels to play with. New roms dropped almost daily for a while there. At this point I would just like to flash anything! Its been months. I've got the shakes.
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brandonhatty said:
When 4.3 hit a lot of people took the update which locked the phone down. Before that bootloader was wide open and there were a ton of just badass roms and kernels to play with. New roms dropped almost daily for a while there. At this point I would just like to flash anything! Its been months. I've got the shakes.
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Yeah, luckily I'm the type who doesn't make decisions without reason, so I didn't take the update until news about it came out. Unfortunately since I have Verizon the bootloader is still locked for me, the Casual exploit falsely unlocked the bootloader, meaning it said "successful" and when I updated recovery it still brought me the "Unauthorized Software...take to nearest Verizon store" error, 3 separate times after restoring to stock, so I gave up. Idk what's up with my damb phone.
Enough of my problems, as far as yours goes, you can fix it with a jtag (Riffbox, $150), although you'd have to make an investment on that or send it to an expert (I've seen $30 offers). Other than that, with specifically the Note2 you can trip a resistor with a piece of solder to tell cpu to load bootloader from SD card, you can find that around the forums on here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49611038). Those are the only two methods. :thumbup:
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My snooping girlfriend checks the browsing history from time to time. She claims that she is only looking because she can't remember a site she visited earlier. Sometimes I delete all XDA history and Tube 8. I have been more embarrassed by the amount of times I have visited XDA than porn. At least she understands why I watch porn on occasion. I never use facebook