Want to buy a chromecast. - Google Chromecast

I had no idea that these could be rooted and modded. What precautions should I take when unboxing/setting up so I can root and mod? Also, can someone link the page that shows how to root?

douggiephresh said:
I had no idea that these could be rooted and modded. What precautions should I take when unboxing/setting up so I can root and mod? Also, can someone link the page that shows how to root?
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If you getting one now you are very unlikely to be able to root it. It is almost certainly running a newer locked firmware.

RojasTKD said:
If you getting one now you are very unlikely to be able to root it. It is almost certainly running a newer locked firmware.
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What version of the firmware is root able? And how do I find out what version is on the chromecast?

Look for a serial number that begins with a 37 or 39.
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I was interested in this too. I didn't see a 37 or 39, but started with 3A.
No love for the updated users?.... at least from Google?

Sparxx2k8 said:
I was interested in this too. I didn't see a 37 or 39, but started with 3A.
No love for the updated users?.... at least from Google?
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I went to my local BB and decided to see if there were any available around here (for curiosity stake). There were actually close to 1/4 that were not 3A and seemed to fit the criteria for old bootloader. Make sure to pull them all out (usually it's the ones hanging not in the box display).

Going to be a hard find! Good luck!

Too bad for me, I bought one I a BB store and realized after I plugged it in that it was updated right away, and it was a 3919* serial number but now I got the new updated firmware..
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Bought it less than a week ago so their possible to find.
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Running list of serial numbers compiled at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537022
antonholmstedt said:
Too bad for me, I bought one I a BB store and realized after I plugged it in that it was updated right away, and it was a 3919* serial number but now I got the new updated firmware..
Bought it less than a week ago so their possible to find.
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Just to make sure, did you buy a 3919* which should have been root-able out of the box, but you set up the Internet connection so it updated itself and became non-rootable?

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RAZR M - Debug Build

The last debug build that was released (As far as I am aware).
WARNING: This is be a full debug version and logs everything. I am scripting up a way to disable debug logs and remove the developer crap. Will not upload until I have that, you don't want this if it's all on, it's barely useable and I dont' want this on since it can be traced back to the origin.
Build= userdebug-4.0.4-7.7.1Q-144_SMQ_S1-25-27-test-keys-Verizon-US
Version also released to devs: userdebug-4.0.4-7.7.1Q-144_SMQ_S1-30-32-test-keys-Verizon-US
Full RSDLite flash version is COMING SOON. PM me if you want a crack at the files before I drop them or want to help me strip these down, I need to remove the developer ID code so that the "originator" is not identifiable.
I can strip the specific .IMG files out - Has unlocked bootloader.
TBH has some considerable experience with test keys builds for other Motorola devices and we would love a chance to take a look at these files.
We also have a number of OTA updates for various test keys builds that we cant use unless we have a full XML zip build to start from.
I am still waiting for my dev edition M to be shipped by Motorola. It was supposed to arrive today but has been delayed till the 24th for unknown reasons.
cellzealot said:
TBH has some considerable experience with test keys builds for other Motorola devices and we would love a chance to take a look at these files.
We also have a number of OTA updates for various test keys builds that we cant use unless we have a full XML zip build to start from.
I am still waiting for my dev edition M to be shipped by Motorola. It was supposed to arrive today but has been delayed till the 24th for unknown reasons.
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PM me an e-mail address and I will send you a login to access the files on the condition that they are not to be released until we can confirm the ID is not being included.
PM sent thank you.
I am still waiting for my dev edition M to be shipped by Motorola. It was supposed to arrive today but has been delayed till the 24th for unknown reasons.
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Are you positive that its actually going to be released? I thought There has to be a massive call for it? reason I say that is because I talked to a verizon rep today and he was straight up with me. I'm from rochester NY and he told me he wasn't even sure if it'll happen. I just went ahead and bought it anyways. I'm loving it right now. But please enlighten me!
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jarzy00 said:
Are you positive that its actually going to be released? I thought There has to be a massive call for it? reason I say that is because I talked to a verizon rep today and he was straight up with me. I'm from rochester NY and he told me he wasn't even sure if it'll happen. I just went ahead and bought it anyways. I'm loving it right now. But please enlighten me!
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Of course its going to be released its been purchasable for almost a week they are just having issues shipping so it got delayed a week. You should return it ASAP if you want an unlocked bootloader.
mattlgroff said:
Of course its going to be released its been purchasable for almost a week they are just having issues shipping so it got delayed a week. You should return it ASAP if you want an unlocked bootloader.
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I Know my bad I read deeper into it after posting this sorry. But for $550 and no contract? You can be my guest lol. Plenty of phones have done well without an unlocked boot loader. Even if root cannot be accomplished for a while, I'm almost positive were gonna get cm10 soon its just a matter of time. I'm happy with the phone as is anyway. I guess time will tell.
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PM sent also, two days ago...source is out now.
interloper said:
PM sent also, two days ago...source is out now.
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Developers familiar with the Moto Builds are using the files. Since it's pre-release files don't expect miracles but they might help them to understand a few things. It's a small step but a step nontheless.
interloper said:
PM sent also, two days ago...source is out now.
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So now that the dev edition is out and the international/unlocked edition is beginning to ship, any suggestions on where we can get source and/or stock images/SBFs?
dew.man said:
So now that the dev edition is out and the international/unlocked edition is beginning to ship, any suggestions on where we can get source and/or stock images/SBFs?
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I have the fastboot xml. See attached file.
kent_lkc said:
I have the fastboot xml. See attached file.
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Are you planning on releasing them?
..........
Are you planning on releasing them?

finally 3g dongles work on nexus 7 with simple widget

i used this app to make my Huawei 3g dongles work on my nexus 7 and it is very simple just install the app and enter your apn of your operator connect your dongles via otg cable and it will work the app available on google play store called ppp widget here is the link it is for rooted device
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.draisberghof.pppwidget
i want 3g dongle support without rooting as i fear it nullifies the warranty
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i want 3g dongle support without rooting as i fear it nullifies the warranty
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It won't nullify it. People returned their n7s rooted and customs Roms and received their replacements. You can always unroot and return to full stock. I doubt we will ever see official support for 3g dongles.
itsirfandude said:
i want 3g dongle support without rooting as i fear it nullifies the warranty
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you have a nexus man.no need to worries about that.google offer system images also for this,every nexus broken i heard of was changed in RMA without problems of custom roms\kernels\root
EDIT damn,in the ppp's app comment on googl play there's a comment by an italian who sad that k3765 web keys don't works.it's the same i own,from vodafone carrier (included in my dsl contract)but i never ever tried due to fact i haven't the usbOTG cable (ordered yesterday from ebay).i think that in many web key it's needed a little rework via putty (app for windows).i did this on my wb key tom have it working on transformer,and i think that being both asus tablets,and with this little work,many types of web key can works.curious to test it hen i receive my cable!
sert00 said:
you have a nexus man.no need to worries about that.google offer system images also for this,every nexus broken i heard of was changed in RMA without problems of custom roms\kernels\root
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I being a newbie can't get into the very much detailed technical terms mentioned by you
Can you pls elaborate
Thank you
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kieso said:
It won't nullify it. People returned their n7s rooted and customs Roms and received their replacements. You can always unroot and return to full stock. I doubt we will ever see official support for 3g dongles.
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Am from india and am getting one from usa thru a friend and if i happen to face a problem i fear of i having no ways of replacing it
Moreova desperately waiting fa the 32gigs version before the end of this month or else wont even get a nexus 7 as my friend ll be coming to india fa his vacation ...also i ve got no one to get me one from there even if i do av money to get one
Wish some one send it for me
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I being a newbie can't get into the very much detailed technical terms mentioned by you
Can you pls elaborate
Thank you
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yes,it's very simple man.RMA is the assistence centre in case of problems.with nexus image i refer to THIS.they are google's images for users who want to re-stock the tab to its natural conditions,or if you screwed the tab and want to do a clean install\format of all.it's praticaally the google standard firmwares for related version of nexus devices.with that you can always restore it with factory's state.there's more to read,do a simple search here or google,we are OT with that.
EDIT
if yu have a not-working key web,i suggest trying THIS,how explained from D and so on with the app putty for windows.pratically it deactivate the composite devices of the 3g dongle
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I being a newbie can't get into the very much detailed technical terms mentioned by you
Can you pls elaborate
Thank you
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Am from india and am getting one from usa thru a friend and if i happen to face a problem i fear of i having no ways of replacing it
Moreova desperately waiting fa the 32gigs version before the end of this month or else wont even get a nexus 7 as my friend ll be coming to india fa his vacation ...also i ve got no one to get me one from there even if i do av money to get one
Wish some one send it for me
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I am from India too, got my N7 in August, I have been in the US since the last 2 years, moving back in Nov. Dont worry, Asus said they will honor N7 warranty in India. Plus N7 is launching in India in Nov for around 15k. So please dont commit sacrilege by not rooting a nexus. Its part of the Android commandments- "Thou shalt not use thine nexus unrooted."
I tried this with a friend's huawei, can't remember which model but newer than mine and it worked fine. With my E160 it goes a bit nuts, won't detect a modem and doesn't work with manual settings.
Does anyone have an E160 working with their N7?
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Got it, for anyone interested, sending the following at command to the modem port (use a computer to do this, use Google to find a utility for your OS, Hyper Terminal works on Windows) disables the built in SD card reader and the emulated CD ROM drive. Now it works in the N7 after a reboot.
at^u2diag=0
If you want to enable them again (and stop it working on the N7) it's
at^u2diag=255
I see that sert00 posted a link to this info already but it was a little buried in the post...
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I can confirm that this works with my 3G/UMTS ZTE K4505, commonly found in Europe (I am using it with Vodafone.de). Only had to manually set the PIN and the APN. The wiget itself is a bit finnicky with my set up - Stickmount seems to interfere when the widget is looking for an open modem port and attempts to mount the inbuilt Micro-SD reader on the stick. I simply unmount all devices via Stickmount, remove PPP widget from my home screen and then re-add it. This seems to fix the problem, I am then able to connect.
Kudos to Josua!
itsirfandude said:
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If you ever need to use the warranty you can unroot, or if you are really worried you can even do a complete factory restore, and nobody can ever tell that you were rooted. The only time Google/Asus is going to care is if you use the warranty and say something is wrong with their hardware but it turns out it was actually something wrong in your software (which is why it's a usually good idea to do a factory restore before sending it in, rooted or not, because doing so eliminates that variable).
PPP widget DOESN'T work with e3131 dongles. Can anyone confirm whether disabling the sd slot would solve the problem? (on the dongle, that is, not the tab)
psycho2097 said:
I am from India too, got my N7 in August, I have been in the US since the last 2 years, moving back in Nov. Dont worry, Asus said they will honor N7 warranty in India. Plus N7 is launching in India in Nov for around 15k. So please dont commit sacrilege by not rooting a nexus. Its part of the Android commandments- "Thou shalt not use thine nexus unrooted."
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Well i know but still its gonna cost significantly higher than the us price
Are u coming to india anytym soon ?
Pppwidget is working fine for me.
Can I share it? How I can create an hotspot?
Stock ROM and franco kernel.
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turronet said:
Pppwidget is working fine for me.
Can I share it? How I can create an hotspot?
Stock ROM and franco kernel.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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You say that but you're wrong in my situation. The widget can't recognize a dongle with an SD card as a dongle. Someone has picked up on it here but there are no clear instructions unfortunately.
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NIce work thanks
Taz145 said:
You say that but you're wrong in my situation. The widget can't recognize a dongle with an SD card as a dongle. Someone has picked up on it here but there are no clear instructions unfortunately.
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Which dongle do you have?
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LargePig said:
I tried this with a friend's huawei, can't remember which model but newer than mine and it worked fine. With my E160 it goes a bit nuts, won't detect a modem and doesn't work with manual settings.
Does anyone have an E160 working with their N7?
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Working fine with my E160 here. Try to not use an internal microSD in it. Sometimes the widget just hangs, so remove and then re-add it.
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Taz145 said:
PPP widget DOESN'T work with e3131 dongles. Can anyone confirm whether disabling the sd slot would solve the problem? (on the dongle, that is, not the tab)
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Working fine with mine even if there's a memory card insterted. ZTE HSPA+ MF668A.
Try searching for "AT commands to disable automount of cdrom/removable media" specific to your dongle.
After that, upon inserting the dongle to your N7, it will still ask you if you wanted PPP Widget or stickmount to use. Choose "just once" and not "always". So you can use the dongle as a modem, or a removable drive anytime.
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itenos said:
Working fine with my E160 here. Try to not use an internal microSD in it. Sometimes the widget just hangs, so remove and then re-add it.
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I got it working by disabling to CD drive and the SD reader with AT commands. Works flawlessly now but it didn't matter what I did before doing that, it just didn't work. Possibly different E160 firmware.
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New Tab s 8.4 T705 on the way

Ordered my T705 today and should be here tomorrow. I had the wifi and missed it after I thought I didnt need it. After a few months I decided it was time to get another one but this time Im going with a 4G model.
What Rom are most people using with the t705?
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Ordered my T705 today and should be here tomorrow. I had the wifi and missed it after I thought I didnt need it. After a few months I decided it was time to get another one but this time Im going with a 4G model.
What Rom are most people using with the t705?
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Probably stock.
Stock, rooted, heavily debloated. Runs beautifully for me and has been consistent in the 7 8 months I've had the tablet. Blisspop is a excellent AOSP ROM. If you are going that route I'd definitely recommend it. You also have lollipop now, haven't had a chance to see how it performs with TW. I'm still waiting on it for mine
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Stock, rooted, heavily debloated. Runs beautifully for me and has been consistent in the 7 8 months I've had the tablet. Blisspop is a excellent AOSP ROM. If you are going that route I'd definitely recommend it. You also have lollipop now, haven't had a chance to see how it performs with TW. I'm still waiting on it for mine
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Mobile data doesn't work with blisspop, also there's no tw lollipop for the t705 yet..
I would say stock with skyhigh kernel is best for now..
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MohamedN said:
Mobile data doesn't work with blisspop, also there's no tw lollipop for the t705 yet..
I would say stock with skyhigh kernel is best for now..
Sent from my SM-T705
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Yea I read post to fast. Was on my way out. Was referring to the WiFi 8.4 in my post not realizing he was talking about LTE version. I still can't get LTE on skyhigh kernel or else I'd probably be running it too. 807 model is such a small group of people no one develops for it. Hopefully this month the LTE versions both get lollipop. Would be nice.
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Yea I read post to fast. Was on my way out. Was referring to the WiFi 8.4 in my post not realizing he was talking about LTE version. I still can't get LTE on skyhigh kernel or else I'd probably be running it too. 807 model is such a small group of people no one develops for it. Hopefully this month the LTE versions both get lollipop. Would be nice.
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Well AT&T F'ed me over. I ordered it Friday and for some reason the order didnt go through. So I ordered t again today and I will have it this week. As long as I can get room with the skyhigh kernel I'll be happy.
Does anyone use this as a phone?
randybellis said:
Well AT&T F'ed me over. I ordered it Friday and for some reason the order didnt go through. So I ordered t again today and I will have it this week. As long as I can get room with the skyhigh kernel I'll be happy.
Does anyone use this as a phone?
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How did you get a T705 from AT&T?
Their Tab S 8.4" is bootloader locked and you cannot root or ROM it.
CZ Eddie said:
How did you get a T705 from AT&T?
Their Tab S 8.4" is bootloader locked and you cannot root or ROM it.
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Exactly! And it (the T707) doesn't have ear speakers or phone/sms capabilities.
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Exactly! And it (the T707) doesn't have ear speakers or phone/sms capabilities.
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Thanks, I couldn't remember their model number.
I just know I bought one.
Had it delivered.
Then did a lot of cussing when I found out I couldn't even root the stupid thing.
Ended up buying a T705 from Amazon and put it in my T-Mobile plan for $10/month which gets it 3G but no calling.
Hope this dude gets notified by email whenever someone quotes him so he can cancel his T707-A order because I'm assuming that's what he's purchased from AT&T.
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Hey, welcome to XDA btw. One post in seven years!
diverdown said:
Exactly! And it (the T707) doesn't have ear speakers or phone/sms capabilities.
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Excuse me! it the 707A. So this cannot be rooted? If that is the case I will be taking back TOMORROW!
randybellis said:
Excuse me! it the 707A. So this cannot be rooted? If that is the case I will be taking back TOMORROW!
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Take it back! No root for T707a! Go go go! Make sure it's a T705!
-DUHA
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Take it back! No root for T707a! Go go go! Make sure it's a T705!
-DUHA
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thats depressing. I really like this tablet. I wish there was a good ALT to go to. I am stuck with AT&T. Temped to get an Ipad mini. lol
Are there just no debs with the a
AT&T model to get root? That's all I really want. I don't care as long as I can root
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The locked bootloader on the T707 makes rooting almost impossible. However, there have been some promising developments in the last week from Team Keen, who may have found an exploitable vulnerability in the linux kernel. There are active teams working on rooting the Galaxy S6 Duos (SM-G9200) and the Galaxy Note 4 (ATT and Verizon). So I'm cautiously optimistic that if those devices can be rooted then those exploits can be ported over to the T707.
randybellis said:
Ordered my T705 today and should be here tomorrow. I had the wifi and missed it after I thought I didnt need it. After a few months I decided it was time to get another one but this time Im going with a 4G model.
What Rom are most people using with the t705?
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Congratulation for both choosing a title that sounds like there is a new model underway and asking a question outside of the Q&A forum. :good:
TheGoD said:
Congratulation for both choosing a title that sounds like there is a new model underway and asking a question outside of the Q&A forum. :good:
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instead of being a **** why dont you be more helpful. There is no need to be such an asshole. Why not next time say :hey, not to be an ass but you posted this in the wrong forum. And I thought I had looked up the proper model. I was educated in the process. Figured someone with a name like "the god" would come across all high and mighty
You can use the international t705 on ATT. It'll just be 3G/HSPA, no LTE.

root....maybe.

So @nitayart has been putting in some work on the s7....
muppetmaster916 said:
So @nitayart has been putting in some work on the s7....
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There's a glimmer of hope after all...
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I have a quick question about this, will it be possible to root my ATT S7 EDGE running Nougat?
Thanks.
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There's a glimmer of hope after all...
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I have a quick question about this, will it be possible to root my ATT S7 EDGE running Nougat?
Thanks.
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We don't know if it'll work for Qualcomm s7 in general yet. But if so then yeah hopefully.
WOO-HOO a glimpse of hope after almost a year of being released!! I myself will not be upgrading, am sick of financing phones... so this will be awesome for me if it can get done.
rachelm920 said:
WOO-HOO a glimpse of hope after almost a year of being released!! I myself will not be upgrading, am sick of financing phones... so this will be awesome for me if it can get done.
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Same. I'm waiting for the s9. Be sweet to have a custom recovery and Rom on this thing though.
This would be awesome, although I'm not holding my breath.
lets keep our fingers crossed that we can have a stable root on S7e soon.
Yeah root no eng boot !
If he hasn't looked at the Qualcomm version it doesn't mean anything. It's completely different.
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If he hasn't looked at the Qualcomm version it doesn't mean anything. It's completely different.
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He looked at it, responded back to me. He was asking me to build a special cable that I'm not able to make. I'm not sure if he has others testing or not. But he did say at first glance the bug that he exploited on other variants did not appear to be present.
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He looked at it, responded back to me. He was asking me to build a special cable that I'm not able to make. I'm not sure if he has others testing or not. But he did say at first glance the bug that he exploited on other variants did not appear to be present.
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Do you have any details on the special cable that he needed built? Maybe I could help.
nynativ said:
Do you have any details on the special cable that he needed built? Maybe I could help.
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Pm him on Twitter.
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So @nitayart has been putting in some work on the s7....
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That is S7 Edge international read previous posts and screen objects no hope for perm root on ANY AT&T FUTURE SAMSUNG DEVICES he even told me
he didnt tell me the bold red part but the rest and thats because AT&T and SAMSUNG are crazy locking bootloaders. AT&Ts bad in general but stuck on business plan so just switching away from samsung and only buying unlocked phones direct from carrier is best bet if you want root perm and recovery. thats what im doing done personally giving my money to AT&T.
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rachelm920 said:
WOO-HOO a glimpse of hope after almost a year of being released!! I myself will not be upgrading, am sick of financing phones... so this will be awesome for me if it can get done.
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im with you but hate to say AT&T SAMSUNG screwed us now im throwing money toward an unlocked phone because root is the necessary for me.
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That is S7 Edge international read previous posts and screen objects no hope for perm root on ANY AT&T FUTURE SAMSUNG DEVICES he even told me
he didnt tell me the bold red part but the rest and thats because AT&T and SAMSUNG are crazy locking bootloaders. AT&Ts bad in general but stuck on business plan so just switching away from samsung and only buying unlocked phones direct from carrier is best bet if you want root perm and recovery. thats what im doing done personally giving my money to AT&T.
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im with you but hate to say AT&T SAMSUNG screwed us now im throwing money toward an unlocked phone because root is the necessary for me.
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I caved, and was sick and tired of problems. I had 4 S7Es, 2 Nexus, and 2 S5s, my boyfriend's on his 2nd LG, my friend's S7E has extremely bad screen burn. My daughter has never had an issue with her iPhone. I went out and bought one. If I can't have root, I might as well have an Apple. At least the battery isn't dead by lunch.
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I caved, and was sick and tired of problems. I had 4 S7Es, 2 Nexus, and 2 S5s, my boyfriend's on his 2nd LG, my friend's S7E has extremely bad screen burn. My daughter has never had an issue with her iPhone. I went out and bought one. If I can't have root, I might as well have an Apple. At least the battery isn't dead by lunch.
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That's what I most likely will do as well. Sucks that rooting is pretty much dead. I pretty much only want root for hotspot.
Android300ZX said:
That's what I most likely will do as well. Sucks that rooting is pretty much dead. I pretty much only want root for hotspot.
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This works for free hotspot until there is root https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3383680
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Android300ZX said:
That's what I most likely will do as well. Sucks that rooting is pretty much dead. I pretty much only want root for hotspot.
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Busy go over to the U firmware. That's why I did. No hotspot restrictions.
Android300ZX said:
That's what I most likely will do as well. Sucks that rooting is pretty much dead. I pretty much only want root for hotspot.
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And my iphone came with it out of the box! Use it daily to play my game on my nexus 7 when there's no wifi available.
rachelm920 said:
And my iphone came with it out of the box! Use it daily to play my game on my nexus 7 when there's no wifi available.
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Does your AT&T plan include tethering? Because I'm pretty sure the iPhone checks to make sure you are allowed before turning it on as well.
That said, I'm also bummed about the root situation, but for other reasons. I did find a pretty good firewall in NetGuard, and (ironically) the Package Disabler app that only works on Samsung devices was able to disable most of the bloat. Only the ability to backup and restore individual apps (or even just their data) is missing, and why I still wish I had root.
(yes, I know I can use ADB for some backups, but I'm not sure downgrades are possible that way)

Anyone else having water detection problems?

My note 8 has never been near or in any water, not even rain drops have hit it. Now randomly it will pop up and say water detected in usb port. Which doesn't really effect me being able to use the phone, I use a wireless charger anyway. It's just annoying that it keeps popping up from time to time. Sometimes it will go weeks without doing it, one time it popped up and the phone rebooted itself and the warning was gone when it restarted. I talked to sprint about it and they basically showed me the door telling me to go to samsung who was equally useless. The first time it happened it wouldn't go away for days and I finally did a factory reset. That worked for the last 3 months, now all of a sudden it's back again.
DjGeraldo said:
My note 8 has never been near or in any water, not even rain drops have hit it. Now randomly it will pop up and say water detected in usb port. Which doesn't really effect me being able to use the phone, I use a wireless charger anyway. It's just annoying that it keeps popping up from time to time. Sometimes it will go weeks without doing it, one time it popped up and the phone rebooted itself and the warning was gone when it restarted. I talked to sprint about it and they basically showed me the door telling me to go to samsung who was equally useless. The first time it happened it wouldn't go away for days and I finally did a factory reset. That worked for the last 3 months, now all of a sudden it's back again.
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Check that your port doesn't have any excess lint in it. Also what software version are you on. I think there's one with a bug dealing with the port and causing the device to reboot.
It's clean and I'm on official oreo, not rooted, only custom thing I've done is make a theme using the themeGalaxy app.
I'm getting this quite a lot now. First time it lasted 3 days before it cleared itself. I've had it today but cleared on a day. Deffo a software thing as the port looks clear to me.
Sent from my [device_name] using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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*cleared in 30 mins
Sent from my [device_name] using XDA-Developers Legacy app
DjGeraldo said:
It's clean and I'm on official oreo, not rooted, only custom thing I've done is make a theme using the themeGalaxy app.
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Are you on the latest firmware, or an earlier Oreo build instead?
My build is N950USQU3CRBB.
DjGeraldo said:
My build is N950USQU3CRBB.
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Ok I think the issue was resolved on later builds if I recall correctly. If you decide to update try and test from there.
sefrcoko said:
Ok I think the issue was resolved on later builds if I recall correctly. If you decide to update try and test from there.
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What version can I flash from this version? I've done some looking but their are so many versions out there. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
DjGeraldo said:
What version can I flash from this version? I've done some looking but their are so many versions out there. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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Not sure what sprints latest is but u4 bootloader is more current. If you do go form 3-4 there is no root option for now or ever.
Amos420en said:
Not sure what sprints latest is but u4 bootloader is more current. If you do go form 3-4 there is no root option for now or ever.
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This.
And you can't downgrade either, so be sure before pulling the trigger
I don't really care about root, I just want to make sure I flash the right one. Anyone know where I can make sure I find the right one for sprint? And I'm guessing I have to use Odin for it right?
DjGeraldo said:
I don't really care about root, I just want to make sure I flash the right one. Anyone know where I can make sure I find the right one for sprint? And I'm guessing I have to use Odin for it right?
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Go to sammobile or updato.com, put it your model number, and you should be able to find the latest firmware for your specific model there. Yes you would need to use Odin (be sure to read up on the instructions in the other threads and be familiar with the process before jumping into it...saves time in the end ).
sefrcoko said:
Go to sammobile or updato.com, put it your model number, and you should be able to find the latest firmware for your specific model there. Yes you would need to use Odin (be sure to read up on the instructions in the other threads and be familiar with the process before jumping into it...saves time in the end ).
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Okay awesome, I'm fairly familiar with Odin, used it on my note 3 back in the day and it's what I used to get the note 8 to Oreo. I was really just concerned with what version I could go to and from, I know in the note 3 days you couldn't skip certain updates. So you were stuck sitting there updating your phone like 3 times through Odin just to get to the version you wanted.
the moisture in charging port is a know error since S8/S8+ and Samsung is well aware of it.
I had it on my first Note8 and there's a few things you can try, cleaning the charging port with gently with alcohol wipes - delete cache in USB in system apps - factory reset -
But best option is to back up everything and flash latest software using Odin.
I ended up just sending mine in for warranty repair as it was only 2 months old
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forgot to say that you can still charge using the cable but you need to first turn off the phone and then connect the cable just as the boot up starts

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