As the title states, just wondering what the holdup is on us getting AOSP Roms seeing as how we currently have root and custom recovery. Thanks in advance to any who attempt to answer this question!
Ghstudent said:
As the title states, just wondering what the holdup is on us getting AOSP Roms seeing as how we currently have root and custom recovery. Thanks in advance to any who attempt to answer this question!
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Well our bootloader is locked. You need custom Kernals for anything other than TouchWiz ROMS.
I have seen some pretty close to AOSP roms with the right dev but we will NEVER have AOSP roms on this phone.
Only if Samsung had it like HTC's website for the M8. They have the option to unlock their bootloaders. SMH
Samsung, Verizon, and At&t are losing customers / sells due to this BS
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Well our bootloader is locked. You need custom Kernals for anything other than TouchWiz ROMS.
I have seen some pretty close to AOSP roms with the right dev but we will NEVER have AOSP roms on this phone.
Only if Samsung had it like HTC's website for the M8. They have the option to unlock their bootloaders. SMH
Samsung, Verizon, and At&t are losing customers / sells due to this BS
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Don't we always have this problem with carrier branded phones and the developers always find a way around it? I recall having issues like this all the way back to the S2, but I eventually got AOSP ROMs on it.
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Don't we always have this problem with carrier branded phones and the developers always find a way around it? I recall having issues like this all the way back to the S2, but I eventually got AOSP ROMs on it.
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Times have changed. Its sucks I know. Started with the Note 3 for me.
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Times have changed. Its sucks I know. Started with the Note 3 for me.
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So there is absolutely no way that AT&T will unlock the boot loader?
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So there is absolutely no way that AT&T will unlock the boot loader?
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I doubt it bro. I was waiting for it to happen with the Note 3 and it never did.
Note 2 > Awesome. Miss it
Note 3 > GPS issues and Locked bootloader.
S 5 > Laggy, Slow, Locked Bootloader.
S 5 Active > Awesome. Locked Bootloader.
I want the M8 to try out now. HTC is actually making money and sells are going up. HTC is on to something
Samsung, SMH. Starting to disappoint me now. From the Note 3 to this phone has been sucky.
This Active is my last Samsung device on At&t.
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I doubt it bro. I was waiting for it to happen with the Note 3 and it never did.
Note 2 > Awesome. Miss it
Note 3 > GPS issues and Locked bootloader.
S 5 > Laggy, Slow, Locked Bootloader.
S 5 Active > Awesome. Locked Bootloader.
I want the M8 to try out now. HTC is actually making money and sells are going up. HTC is on to something
Samsung, SMH. Starting to disappoint me now. From the Note 3 to this phone has been sucky.
This Active is my last Samsung device on At&t.
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If your interested I have started an online petition to get the bootloader unlocked. Maybe, maybe not. But I think it's worth a shot. Petition is linked to att c.e.o. Randall stephenson. Here's a link
https://www.change.org/petitions/att-give-us-the-freedom-to-modify-and-build-unlock-our-bootloaders
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If your interested I have started an online petition to get the bootloader unlocked. Maybe, maybe not. But I think it's worth a shot. Petition is linked to att c.e.o. Randall stephenson. Here's a link
https://www.change.org/petitions/att-give-us-the-freedom-to-modify-and-build-unlock-our-bootloaders
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Thanks. We did one for the Note 3 too and got it up really high. Thousands of people helped out.
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Thanks. We did one for the Note 3 too and got it up really high. Thousands of people helped out.
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Hopefully persistence will pay off
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Im a first time andriod phone buyer and am starting to wonder if I bought the wrong one....
Is it just me or is this forum dead compared to the Skyrocket. Will there be an unlock for the boot loader?
Needless to say, I like the phone just wish we had more support...or will that come with time?
With a locked bootloader we are in habit of a jam however HTC had stated they will release the unlock, hopfuly Revolutionary and the likes are looking into exploits to get soff and boot
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With a locked bootloader we are in habit of a jam however HTC had stated they will release the unlock, hopfuly Revolutionary and the likes are looking into exploits to get soff and boot
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Can you post a link to where HTC has said they will release an unlock?
just google around the fourm, Except AT&T all HTC Vivid variations are already supporting unlocked bootloader (Through htcdev.com)
If you are AT&T , bootloader is locked at the request of AT&T and I know you can call AT&T and complain because in USA google pushed for a law that would make all device unlocked on the new 700Mhz spectrum.
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Can you post a link to where HTC has said they will release an unlock?
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just google around the fourm, Except AT&T all HTC Vivid variations are already supporting unlocked bootloader (Through htcdev.com)
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-announced-new-bootloader-policy
"There has been overwhelmingly [sic] customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience."
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If you are AT&T , bootloader is locked at the request of AT&T and I know you can call AT&T and complain because in USA google pushed for a law that would make all device unlocked on the new 700Mhz spectrum.
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HTC internal tech told me that ATT has not requested a lock nor do they have the authority to enfoce it. Then again their site says bootloader locks vary on devices based on their partners, not really sure there other then shiofting blame maybe
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The only reason I can think of that an Internal Tech would say AT&T did not request the Lock is to cover their asses from a stupid lawsuit from AT&T considering how much money they have and how many different manufacturers exist. Other than that everything is pointing to it actually being AT&T who wants the phone locked considering the Rogers variation is unlocked. Also if you look at what phones are on that website that say can be unlocked None of the AT&T phones are on there even though they can be unlocked.
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The only reason I can think of that an Internal Tech would say AT&T did not request the Lock is to cover their asses from a stupid lawsuit from AT&T considering how much money they have and how many different manufacturers exist. Other than that everything is pointing to it actually being AT&T who wants the phone locked considering the Rogers variation is unlocked. Also if you look at what phones are on that website that say can be unlocked None of the AT&T phones are on there even though they can be unlocked.
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Its very confusing beacuse both ATT and HTC have stated that neither of them have requested a bootloader lock and that it would be released "later"
I could see ATT requesting lockes however everyother device that is currently available LG, Samsung and ZTE all have unlocked bootloaders. So its very confusing that they would request locks on only 1 of their 10 Android devices.
TBH i have no idea, both both companies are saying the bootloader will be unlocked "later"
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Something inside of me thinks that everyone will come out of the woodwork when perma root is achieved. Is that wishful think or...?
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Something inside of me thinks that everyone will come out of the woodwork when perma root is achieved. Is that wishful think or...?
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Permanent root will likely come from boot loader unlock.
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I think the forum is slow for a couple of reasons:
1. Like others have stated, there is only so much you can do without permanent root.
2. The phone just WORKS! I purchased $50 worth of apps on my old Atrix just to get it to do what Sense and HTC's implementation of Gingerbread does.
... Also, the phone is new and few accessories.
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I think the forum is slow for a couple of reasons:
1. Like others have stated, there is only so much you can do without permanent root.
2. The phone just WORKS! I purchased $50 worth of apps on my old Atrix just to get it to do what Sense and HTC's implementation of Gingerbread does.
... Also, the phone is new and few accessories.
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I totally agree, I unlocked the bootloader and got the temp root but now I don't know why I would need either of that. The only thing I did was removed some bloatware from system (not that I needed to do it). Everything till now seems to be perfect just works flawlessly or is broken that rooting won't fix.
I don't think there is is any ROM with sense 3.5 and 2.3.5 which can ported etc....I would rather wait for ICS and I don't think any one would work on porting it for this device yet any ways ,,,
the only things I am looking to get out of root (other than some custom ROMs) are getting mobile hotspot working and to a lesser extent TiBu.
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the only things I am looking to get out of root (other than some custom ROMs) are getting mobile hotspot working and to a lesser extent TiBu.
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+1
At the end of the day, I blame ATT and HTC haha!
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the only things I am looking to get out of root (other than some custom ROMs) are getting mobile hotspot working and to a lesser extent TiBu.
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Mobile hot spot works great if you have the proper plan, just fyi.
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mobile hot spot works great if you have the proper plan, just fyi.
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lol lol lol
I've read about 15 threads and googled, but can't find a straight answer. If I don't care about warranty or knox, can I root and flash custom roms on the ATT Note 3?
I know you can on Tmobile, but what about ATT?
I checked beforehand that there were N3 roms, but just found out I'm MJ5 and ATT, which is apparently the only hopeless combination, and you can't do anything with it.
I don't really care about warranties though, so if I can root and flash anyways as long as I don't care, I'd rather do that than sell it, is it possible?
Weather M19 or MJ5 you can not flash customs roms at this moment in time. You can root, and they have a member named Raiderman i think, that has a pretty good theme for the stock rom. but no as of now thats the most we can do with our lovely device.
Ouch. Thanks for the intel, guess I should have spent the extra $100 and got an unlocked version, time to sell my poor brand new phone.
Just to clarify, the unlocked version you can flash roms, right? I see lots of roms in international and Tmobile, is it just because they don't use the MJ5 bootloader? MJ5 is ATT specific?
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Ouch. Thanks for the intel, guess I should have spent the extra $100 and got an unlocked version, time to sell my poor brand new phone.
Just to clarify, the unlocked version you can flash roms, right? I see lots of roms in international and Tmobile, is it just because they don't use the MJ5 bootloader? MJ5 is ATT specific?
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The reason is locked bootloader. It's a nightmare, but theres a good chance it will be overcome.
I am contemplating selling my gn3 for an international.
And also the "unlocked" version, only means you can use it on other carriers.
It's not "UNlocked Bootloader" version.
Although I just seen there IS a developers edition GS4 coming out...
Hopefully Sammy will do this for the N3
I'm not gonna jump ship right away, since root has been acheived.
Has anyone read through the EULA?
WOW its almost right out of a the SOE EULA....
Edit: this is in the wrong forum, I will ask a mod to move it for you You must have missed that big ole stickyup top, lol
heres the link stop on by...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466639
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The reason is locked bootloader. It's a nightmare, but theres a good chance it will be overcome.
I am contemplating selling my gn3 for an international.
And also the "unlocked" version, only means you can use it on other carriers.
It's not "UNlocked Bootloader" version.
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Sorry for the wrong thread posting.
I understand the ATT bootloader is locked, and "unlocked" refers to carriers rather than bootloaders in common parlance, but I can visibly see multiple roms for both Tmobile and Unlocked Note 3. So I assume their bootloaders are NOT locked, and only ATT's are, is this correct? In other words, I buy an international or Tmobile one, then I will be able to flash roms, correct? Thanks so much for helping me clarify this.
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Sorry for the wrong thread posting.
I understand the ATT bootloader is locked, and "unlocked" refers to carriers rather than bootloaders in common parlance, but I can visibly see multiple roms for both Tmobile and Unlocked Note 3. So I assume their bootloaders are NOT locked, and only ATT's are, is this correct? In other words, I buy an international or Tmobile one, then I will be able to flash roms, correct? Thanks so much for helping me clarify this.
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Yes. With TMobile version you should still be able to get LTE on AT&T network(may need some APN changes).
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Yes. With TMobile version you should still be able to get LTE on AT&T network(may need some APN changes).
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Are you sure? My understanding is that the hardware is different and that SOME bands will work, while others will not.
Running Good LTE here with a T-Mobile phone on the ATT network :thumbup:
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Is the AT&T Nexus 6 bootloader locked like the others phones or unlocked?
caguas56 said:
Is the AT&T Nexus 6 bootloader locked like the others phones or unlocked?
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Its a nexus device so no. Check the general section tons of info there.
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Its a nexus device so no. Check the general section tons of info there.
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I Have the at&t mega original and the bootloader has been locked by request of at&t.
not sure if the at&t version of the nexus 6 is.
I may buy the at&t if is not.
All Nexus devices have a locked bootloader. You can esasily unlock it, any version of it, via fastboot oem unlock (or use a toolkit)
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All Nexus devices have a locked bootloader. You can esasily unlock it, any version of it, via fastboot oem unlock (or use a toolkit)
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Thanks, on the Samsung Devices on AT&T they are requesting Samsung to lock the bootloader and that is why I will never go back to Samsung unless someone discover a way to unlock it.
Nexus 6 will be my next phone in a couple of weeks :cyclops::fingers-crossed::good::laugh::silly:
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Thanks, on the Samsung Devices on AT&T they are requesting Samsung to lock the bootloader and that is why I will never go back to Samsung unless someone discover a way to unlock it.
Nexus 6 will be my next phone in a couple of weeks :cyclops::fingers-crossed::good::laugh::silly:
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Hey, Caguas. As you know, I also had the Mega and had the same reservations, but let me assure you that the N6 is wide open!!!! The only thing ATT is the splash screen and a small logo on the rear.
The splash screen can easily be removed.
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Hey, Caguas. As you know, I also had the Mega and had the same reservations, but let me assure you that the N6 is wide open!!!! The only thing ATT is the splash screen and a small logo on the rear.
The splash screen can easily be removed.
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HEY OLD BUDDY!!!!!.
YES!, MY NEXT PHONE WILL BE THE NEXUS 6!!!!!! :laugh:
caguas56 said:
I Have the at&t mega original and the bootloader has been locked by request of at&t.
not sure if the at&t version of the nexus 6 is.
I may buy the at&t if is not.
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I was assuming you meant locked and not able to get in at all. Like the rest said you can easily unlock it. Only difference between this and the one from the play store is the boot logo/ and logo on back. You can get the Sim unlocked too but I'd research that I've seen people complaining about some of the unlock services.
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I was assuming you meant locked and not able to get in at all. Like the rest said you can easily unlock it. Only difference between this and the one from the play store is the boot logo/ and logo on back. You can get the Sim unlocked too but I'd research that I've seen people complaining about some of the unlock services.
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Hmmmmm,,,,,, that got me thinking if I buy it from At&t or unlocked at Swappa.
I'm on Straight Talk.
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Hmmmmm,,,,,, that got me thinking if I buy it from At&t or unlocked at Swappa.
I'm on Straight Talk.
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No Sim lock and freedom to change is a plus. I just switched to At&t and so far I've been happy
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No Sim lock and freedom to change is a plus. I just switched to At&t and so far I've been happy
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did you got your nexus from at&t?
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did you got your nexus from at&t?
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Yea I removed the logo on back and initially removed the OEM folder which has the boot logo and sound but I eventually flashed the stock image when trying to go back to stock for the update. I got the update and don't have the OEM folder at all now. All is good. [emoji106]
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Yea I removed the logo on back and initially removed the OEM folder which has the boot logo and sound but I eventually flashed the stock image when trying to go back to stock for the update. I got the update and don't have the OEM folder at all now. All is good. [emoji106]
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do at&t have the 64gb one?.
all I saw was the 32gb. if I have no sd card expansion would like to get the 64 one.
I got mine from at&t after note 3 locked bootloader BS, I can tell you I love it! Not locked, not much bloat and bloat can be removed like anything else!
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I got mine from at&t after note 3 locked bootloader BS, I can tell you I love it! Not locked, not much bloat and bloat can be removed like anything else!
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thank you for your input, did you got the 32 or 64 gb?
32gb
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32gb
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do they have the 64gb?
I have looked their website and hasn't found any.
No yet from what they told me
Update
today I ordered my Nexus 6 from Swappa!!!!!!!
by the middle of next week I'll be rocking!!!!!:fingers-crossed::laugh::victory:
Way to go Caguas....you will forget all about that Mega!!!!
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Is there anyone else who will get their Nexus 6 from Verizon? I will give it a try for a couple of weeks assuming I can easily root and install a custom recovery.
Nope. Got mine months ago and am already using it on Verizon.
I know I am wayyy late but there must be a person or two who will buy it.
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I know I am wayyy late but there must be a person or two who will buy it.
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Safe to say multiple people will buy it. Not sure what the point of this is?
I just changed my mind about getting this phone and wondered how many on Verizon will be doing the same.
ronaldheld said:
I just changed my mind about getting this phone and wondered how many on Verizon will be doing the same.
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4,568
I will be getting it. I doubt it will be locked down as bad as their Samsung devices.
Since it is a Nexus device we won't have to worry about kernels and locked bootloaders.
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I will be getting it. I doubt it will be locked down as bad as their Samsung devices.
Since it is a Nexus device we won't have to worry
Anyone see this, as it concerns me: http://rootzwiki.com/news/verizon-might-allow-unlock-nexus-6-bootloader-just-crazy/
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johnciaccio said:
I will be getting it. I doubt it will be locked down as bad as their Samsung devices.
Since it is a Nexus device we won't have to worry
Anyone see this, as it concerns me: http://rootzwiki.com/news/verizon-might-allow-unlock-nexus-6-bootloader-just-crazy/
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4 month old opinion article on a dead website.
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ronaldheld said:
4 month old opinion article on a dead website.
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This is true, but we know how Verizon likes to lock up their phones. I am more optimistic than a few hours ago.
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i dont like verizon, so ill never be on verizon, but fastboot oem unlock IS a nexus feature, introduced to us through the nexus one and every nexus after. while verizons version can be sim locked, all nexus come with an unlockable bootloader, even if the provider doesnt like it. and im pretty sure that this fact wont change. heck, im pretty sure the att version would have had a locked bootloader, if they were allowed to add that in.
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i dont like verizon, so ill never be on verizon, but fastboot oem unlock IS a nexus feature, introduced to us through the nexus one and every nexus after. while verizons version can be sim locked, all nexus come with an unlockable bootloader, even if the provider doesnt like it. and im pretty sure that this fact wont change. heck, im pretty sure the att version would have had a locked bootloader, if they were allowed to add that in.[/QUOTEI am only slightly concerned.
Verizon tends to be pretty good about upgrades and such which is why I am with them.
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Except for the locked phones I am reasonable satisfied with Verizon.
I've had it 10 days (assuming relevant), and after entering the developer options, I am not able to find the OEM unlock options.
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I've had it 10 days (assuming relevant), and after entering the developer options, I am not able to find the OEM unlock options.
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Return it, and buy an unlockable device.
If it's like the AT&T version, you need the unlock code from T-Mobile. The option to disable a carrier lock is not in developer mode.
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If it's like the AT&T version, you need the unlock code from T-Mobile. The option to disable a carrier lock is not in developer mode.
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I got it from T-Mobile
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I've had it 10 days (assuming relevant), and after entering the developer options, I am not able to find the OEM unlock options.
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You can't OEM unlock a snapdragon model
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He's talking about OEM unlock for the bootloader not carrier lock
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He's talking about OEM unlock for the bootloader not carrier lock
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My mistake, thank you for clarifying.
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You can't OEM unlock a snapdragon model
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Is that just for now or a certainty?
quantum88 said:
Is that just for now or a certainty.
Well it didnt happen on the s9 that i know of so.....
And even if you could whats the point? its not like you can flash twrp or anything else lol.
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And even if you could whats the point? its not like you can flash twrp or anything else lol.
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What do you mean?
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What do you mean?
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Your BL is locked, there is nothing for you to gain be enabling OEM unlock. The people with unlockable devices have to enable OEM to flash twrp...you cannot therefore it is pointless.
Well at least in my point of view, why do you want to enable it?
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t mobile sm-n960u unlock ???
Ok I have been on this site for a long time.
Sorry I am not or I do not have to brain power most of you have here on this site doing what you do best
making are phones better a lot of you have the nack for this stuff
at&t note 2 rooted with the help and info from this site htc m7 rooted here t mobile note 4 and note 5
now I jumped and for the fist time I got a current model phone a t junk mobile note 9
I was going to buy an unlocked note 9 from best buy but they said they did not think there phone had the 600mhz B71 band that t junk mobile is suppose
to come out with
but I am thinking about returning this phone to t junk mobile I just get the unlocked one from best buy
this phone would not be that bad if I can get rid of t junk mobile ad on boot up logo and jingle sound but I found an app silent boot to fix that but
that is adding anther app on my phone that I really do not want
So Question? did Samsung finally beat this forum In lets say hacking there phone's???
if so and you can not root a phone you just paid $1000. for would it not be best just to get a phone that can be rooted to get rid of all the dam junk apps
and all of the dam AD'S that you get these days on the phones!! there I said it I do not like crap ass adsssssss that keep popping up!
SAMSUNG you spend $1000 to have to keep seeing ad's you did not ask to see
I am kind of thinking of returning this phone to t junk mobile and looking into a HTC phone
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is anyone working on rooting this sm-n960u phone and twrp??
I see venom has a rom that suppose to work on a ms-n960u so what do you need to do to install that if no root is available
The simple answer is that you can't unlock the bootloader on the US market phone. You haven't been able to do so since the Galaxy S7. I think it likely has a lot to do with KNOX integration for security reasons. The complicated answer is that there were ways to root the S7 by flashing a developer bootloader (engboot or something like that). The catch is that while you could root it, the phone would run like crap, overheat, bad battery life, etc. Some claimed to have decent success with it though. Likely something similar will happen with the Note 9 as well as. An unlocked phone is carrier unlocked, meaning you can activate it on any supported carrier. It has nothing to do with the bootloader.
Long story short, no, you can't unlock the bootloader, no, you can't flash twrp, and you'll find actual development for the US market phone to be essentially non-existent. If that is important to you, return this phone. Coming from rooting and flashing all of my phones prior to the S7, I honestly don't miss it. IMO, there's nothing to be gained, and it's a huge time suck. Life is too short and I'm too busy to spend an evening setting things up for the 5th time, troubleshooting battery life issues, etc. Not to mention that my job related security apps aren't going to work on a rooted phone.
Now, as far as "junk apps" not sure what you mean. These phones are now pretty clean actually, and most things can be uninstalled or disabled from within stock android. And as I found out many times in the past, if something is unable to be disabled, it's probably for good reason.
As far as ads, also not sure what you mean. Web browser ads can be blocked through extensions that Samsung browser supports. In app ads can be eliminated by paying for the app. Really, if you can't afford $3 for an app that you frequently use, I'd question how you can afford a $1000 phone.
MerlinTT said:
now I jumped and for the fist time I got a current model phone a t junk mobile note 9
I was going to buy an unlocked note 9 from best buy but they said they did not think there phone had the 600mhz B71 band that t junk mobile is suppose
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That's incorrect. The unlocked version is fully compatible with T-Mobile.
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So Question? did Samsung finally beat this forum In lets say hacking there phone's???
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Samsung has been locking bootloaders since the S7? It's been a few years. Even when someone found a way to beat it, it was severely limiting to your device. You said you're not new here. This is pretty common knowledge with Samsung devices.
MerlinTT said:
if so and you can not root a phone you just paid $1000. for would it not be best just to get a phone that can be rooted to get rid of all the dam junk apps
and all of the dam AD'S that you get these days on the phones!! there I said it I do not like crap ass adsssssss that keep popping up!
SAMSUNG you spend $1000 to have to keep seeing ad's you did not ask to see
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Uh, what ads? That's not a samsung thing, I think you just installed some ****ty apps.
MerlinTT said:
I am kind of thinking of returning this phone to t junk mobile and looking into a HTC phone
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Hoooo boy. You might want to look into HTC phones before you buy one.
MerlinTT said:
Question 2
is anyone working on rooting this sm-n960u phone and twrp??
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Yes. And they've been working on the S9 too, which still can't be beaten. And a proper way to unlock the S8, without limiting your battery to 80%.
And why exactly is T-Mobile "junk"? Maybe you need a different carrier.
I hate pink and that dam t mobile jingle i got rid of the jingle with an app silent boot but sorry that pink ***** boot screen????they added
that has to go
Grumpy
MerlinTT said:
I hate pink and that dam t mobile jingle i got rid of the jingle with an app silent boot but sorry that pink ***** boot screen????they added
that has to go
Grumpy
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If a color is challenging your sexuality, you have deeper problems than an unrootable phone.
MerlinTT said:
I hate pink and that dam t mobile jingle i got rid of the jingle with an app silent boot but sorry that pink ***** boot screen????they added
that has to go
Grumpy
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I think your problems go well beyond the color of your boot screen. Seek help. The kind of help you need we're not qualified to provide here. How often do you see the boot logo screen anyway?
MerlinTT said:
Ok I have been on this site for a long time.
Sorry I am not or I do not have to brain power most of you have here on this site doing what you do best
making are phones better a lot of you have the nack for this stuff
at&t note 2 rooted with the help and info from this site htc m7 rooted here t mobile note 4 and note 5
now I jumped and for the fist time I got a current model phone a t junk mobile note 9
I was going to buy an unlocked note 9 from best buy but they said they did not think there phone had the 600mhz B71 band that t junk mobile is suppose
to come out with
but I am thinking about returning this phone to t junk mobile I just get the unlocked one from best buy
this phone would not be that bad if I can get rid of t junk mobile ad on boot up logo and jingle sound but I found an app silent boot to fix that but
that is adding anther app on my phone that I really do not want
So Question? did Samsung finally beat this forum In lets say hacking there phone's???
if so and you can not root a phone you just paid $1000. for would it not be best just to get a phone that can be rooted to get rid of all the dam junk apps
and all of the dam AD'S that you get these days on the phones!! there I said it I do not like crap ass adsssssss that keep popping up!
SAMSUNG you spend $1000 to have to keep seeing ad's you did not ask to see
I am kind of thinking of returning this phone to t junk mobile and looking into a HTC phone
Question 2
is anyone working on rooting this sm-n960u phone and twrp??
I see venom has a rom that suppose to work on a ms-n960u so what do you need to do to install that if no root is available
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There are two types of "unlocked": carrier and bootloader. BestBuy meant carrier unlocked, or the N960U1. The hardware is equivalent to the carrier version (N960U; there's only one model now for all the carriers), and the only software difference is that it doesn't come with the carrier bloat. Same hardware and firmware means it supports B71. However, it cannot be bootloader unlocked.
You have two options if you want a bootloader unlock: the N9600 or the N960F. Neither supports B71, but both do support B66. Remember, B71 isn't all that important yet. It's only been rolled out in a few places and TMO is concentrating more on 5G right now.
The N960F has a mod you can flash to enable TMO WiFi Calling and VoLTE and the other carrier features. I'm running it now and it works fine. It did sort of convert my phone to a Chinese variant, which meant I was stuck with the super aggressive Smart Manager instead of Device Manager, but I modified it to let me use Device Manager again. I might be posting the modified version if I can get permission.
The fact is that, yes, Samsung kind of beat the rooters. However, anyone who really wants to root usually just gets the F or 0 variant, and those who can live without make do with the plethora of non-root tweaks. There are actually quite a few adblockers and package disablers designed for TouchWiz that work without root, such as DNS66 or notSABS.
I don't know anything about flashing modified TouchWiz ROMs on the U variant, but it might be possible. It won't have root though.
Really, if you want a rootable Samsung, go with the N960F. You can get it on Amazon new with Prime for under $900 (without Prime it's $800). It has TWRP and Magisk works fine. If you want WFC PM me so I can share my modified mod (heh). I'll also be working on a set of other miscellaneous modifications to TouchWiz.
SM-N960U
So in old slow world of us phone dummies that try to keep up with all the brain power that this site has been good for in unlocking phones over the years, oh ya and when you all talk that doctors language and write it
to where us dummies have to read and reread over and over again and again to unlock are phones after you all figured it out!!
So what you are saying in the current Samsung world rooting is a thing of the past! Samsung won the hacking war!!! and us pe-ons are mostly stuck with carrier banded phones or unlocked that loses carrier bands and options!
Unless we pay some merc to kidnap you and have some doctor transfer your brain power into are brains so we have the brain power to hack and mod are locked phones then if we are kind have that brain power transferred back to your brains!!!!
I should have stayed with my note 4
oh ya my man hood is just fine they hang lower then yours but that happens with old age how low??
it is great with the younger ladies big is a big deal today
like older ladies with big you know what age affects them to and the younger guys can not stop looking
just do not like pink
Grumpy