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[Q] Just got my nexus one!

Hi,
Just got my nexus one and i'm about to root him.
What are the first things I need to do, after rooting?
I see there are lots of kernels, which do I need?
thanks!

Have a read of this is the best advice I can give: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nexus_One
Once rooted if you want to use a custom rom I recommend CM6 RC1 if you want something stock like but with everyone option you could think of (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=722798) or RoDrIgUeZsTyLe MIUIMOD if you want something different (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799737). They both have a kernel included.
EDIT: and make a Nandroid backup before you do anything.

thank you!
very usefull tips!

Congratz on your Nexus One! Have fun & Happy flashing!

Should return it and get a Nexus S. =) I'm just saying. I still have my Nexus 1. I love it but I'm using the G2 now.. Good phone. Can't wait for the Nexus S

EDIT: wtf? weird bug on forum lol

tonyfate said:
Should return it and get a Nexus S. =) I'm just saying. I still have my Nexus 1. I love it but I'm using the G2 now.. Good phone. Can't wait for the Nexus S
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Hmm, N1 + Miui is great! Very pleased about it.
Nexus S doesn't seem so much better than N1. So I won't be jealouse

welcome to the N1 World.
here is some stuff that you should do/try
- flash amon ra recovery 2.0.0
- try miui
- make nandroid backup
- factory reset/wipe -> flash cm nighty / r1
- choose keep going cm or fall back to miui
(i think cm is better cuz its more "stock" than miui)
okay now get some root-Apps
- Adfree
- Titanium Backup
- CacheMate
- LEDHack
- Root Explorer / eStrongs File Explorer
some play some with you Nexus and if you feel you need more space edit the LCD-Density (with eStrongs oder with adb)
eStrongs
1.Settings -> Root Options
2.now navigate to /system/ and open build.prop
3.navigate to ro.sf.lcd_density = 240
4.change the 240 to 190
5. reboot
ADB:
1.Set up Android SDK
2.
Code:
adb shell sed -i 's/ro.sf.lcd_density = .*/ro.sf.lcd_density = 190/g' /system/build.prop
3. reboot
Get Metamorph and some Morphs. Quicksettings is also a nice free app.

what does the lcd density change? I always see people changing values but never understood what it stands for and what it changes =\

lcd density changer increases your screen pixel density so you squeeze more pixels -- and therefore more text/pictures/etc -- onto the display, which means less scrolling up/down/left/right. however, not all apps support it so you'll occasionally run into graphical hiccups

hmm I see, alright thanks a lot
EDIT: wait so the higher the lcd density, the bigger resolution we get? or the other way around? that other guy is changing it from 240 to 190, how will it change?

gravufo said:
hmm I see, alright thanks a lot
EDIT: wait so the higher the lcd density, the bigger resolution we get? or the other way around? that other guy is changing it from 240 to 190, how will it change?
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190 and 200 are popular ones. its backwards logic, lower it is the more space you get to play with
get spare parts and uncheck compat mode to make it work in most apps

andy2na said:
190 and 200 are popular ones. its backwards logic, lower it is the more space you get to play with
get spare parts and uncheck compat mode to make it work in most apps
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Alright, got it, thanks a lot

190 is perfect cuz you still see the green light (buttons) from Quicksetting.
(missing when you change to 180)
my setup is 190 density cols 7 rows 8. Keep in Mind with ADW Launcher (integrated in CM) you can resize you widgets.
like spanning a 2x1 widget to 4x1 or even 8x1. (for stuff like Battsatt or NoteWidget)

den_breacker said:
Hmm, N1 + Miui is great! Very pleased about it.
Nexus S doesn't seem so much better than N1. So I won't be jealouse
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+1 i'm sticking with this phone for as long as i can

Diamond_dawg said:
+1 i'm sticking with this phone for as long as i can
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I am on ATT. Can't even get the new nexus s. Actually not interested in Samsung. Gonna wait for a HTC phone. I been a HTC guy ever since. I will hold on to n1 as long as I can. No jealously what so ever.

sl8125 said:
... Actually not interested in Samsung. Gonna wait for a HTC phone. I been a HTC guy ever since. I will hold on to n1 as long as I can. No jealously what so ever.
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Same here.
As nice as the Galaxy line is, it's not for me. We can all go on and on about the hardware of HTC -vs- Samsung, etc. but I've been using HTC for many years, and I love their phones
Congrats to the OP for getting his new Nexus

[Q] LCD Density

Is it safe to set the lcd density higher than 300? Looking to go to 320 possibly 340.

lukaro said:
Is it safe to set the lcd density higher than 300? Looking to go to 320 possibly 340.
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ppl they try to put it less then 182 because if u put less it cause FC in many apps ,
340 u know that it gonna make ur screen LARGE AND SUCKS ?

k0sh said:
ppl they try to put it less then 182 because if u put less it cause FC in many apps ,
340 u know that it gonna make ur screen LARGE AND SUCKS ?
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My wife is going blind and uses the tab as an e-reader. I need to make the fonts larger on the kindle app than they already are. I've used lcd density changer to set the density to 300. That has been sufficient for the past 3 months but her vision is getting worse. In order for be to set higher than 300 I need to edit the build.prop. This I can do but I'm not confident in my ability to recover from any boot loops or what not that an incompatible setting my cause.

Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8184409
It doesn't save to build.prop so it's temporary. A reboot will get rid of the density set with this program.
Test value with this app 1st, then go and edit build.prop when you've found the perfect density
Cheers, let's hope it works!

k0sh said:
ppl they try to put it less then 182 because if u put less it cause FC in many apps ,
340 u know that it gonna make ur screen LARGE AND SUCKS ?
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Yeah, im sure hes well aware of that which is why hes asking.
Im sure itll be fine, seeing as you were at 300 with no issues. But id take the above suggestion to test it just to be safe.
Im hope this works well for you and that you wife can enjoy the Tab and her books
| Don't Revive Me Bro! |

ravness said:
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8184409
It doesn't save to build.prop so it's temporary. A reboot will get rid of the density set with this program.
Test value with this app 1st, then go and edit build.prop when you've found the perfect density
Cheers, let's hope it works!
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Thanks I discovered that gem awhile back, but that will only allow me to set up to 300.

lukaro said:
My wife is going blind and uses the tab as an e-reader. I need to make the fonts larger on the kindle app than they already are. I've used lcd density changer to set the density to 300. That has been sufficient for the past 3 months but her vision is getting worse. In order for be to set higher than 300 I need to edit the build.prop. This I can do but I'm not confident in my ability to recover from any boot loops or what not that an incompatible setting my cause.
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owh , am really sorry for ur wife and hope she can see very well soon
am sorry if i hurt ur feelings by any word i said ,
my apologies

k0sh said:
owh , am really sorry for ur wife and hope she can see very well soon
am sorry if i hurt ur feelings by any word i said ,
my apologies
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N.P. bro, I know its taking the screen in the opposite direction of 99.9% of the people who adjust the lcd density.

lukaro said:
Thanks I discovered that gem awhile back, but that will only allow me to set up to 300.
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Ok new suggestion, get Blade Buddy from Market, go into Advanced Settings, and change qemu sf lcd density option. If I remember right it lets you input with a textbox. After setting a value, press 'Menu' hardware button and choose Apply, NOT Save. After, it will ask to reboot UI so do it.
Hope it works this time

Thank you so much. That worked perfectly.
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lukaro said:
Thank you so much. That worked perfectly.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
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I'm glad it did, brother. Regards to your wife, man. Enjoy the tab.

[Q] Setting per app DPI - How?

TP with CM9 Nightlies
Does anyone know how to set the DPI for a specific application? I want to run the system UI at 160 and a single app at 120 DPI. I've seen this done on other devices/roms, but not on CM9 -w- TouchPad.
Thanks in advance

twack said:
TP with CM9 Nightlies
Does anyone know how to set the DPI for a specific application? I want to run the system UI at 160 and a single app at 120 DPI. I've seen this done on other devices/roms, but not on CM9 -w- TouchPad.
Thanks in advance
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Those are tablet ui type ROMs for specific devices like my Galaxy S2 that has a tablet ui option... seriously before asking something such as this pretty much proves you didn't bother to read even the opening posts of ANY of the ROMs here in the forum which needless to say is pretty lame
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cdzo72 said:
Those are tablet ui type ROMs for specific devices like my Galaxy S2 that has a tablet ui option... seriously before asking something such as this pretty much proves you didn't bother to read even the opening posts of ANY of the ROMs here in the forum which needless to say is pretty lame
Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2
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Good morning to you too. While I always appreciate help and guidance where I can get it, I do not appreciate condescension. I have read the opening posts on many of the ROMs. I did not see where it says "All your DPI questions go here". Also, I've posted on the ROM threads and PM'd a ROM dev but not received any answer yet.
My mom is going into surgery and then a lengthy hospital stay. I gave her a tablet so she can a bit more comfortable and entertained while stuck in bed for weeks. I am trying to figure out how to fix this one app's display before she goes in.
I ask you a favor, what is my best shot at getting a specific answer? Your expertise would be much appreciated.

What App are you having problems with?

jsgraphicart said:
What App are you having problems with?
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It's that blasted "Words with Friends". She's hooked.
You can't see the chat portion of the app at 160 DPI, you can see it at 120 DPI but then the rest of the TP's UI is too small for her. So I'm looking to get just WWF at 120 while leaving the rest of the Tab's DPI at 160.
Is this something that has to be cooked into the ROM?
Any ideas?

twack said:
It's that blasted "Words with Friends". She's hooked.
You can't see the chat portion of the app at 160 DPI, you can see it at 120 DPI but then the rest of the TP's UI is too small for her. So I'm looking to get just WWF at 120 while leaving the rest of the Tab's DPI at 160.
Is this something that has to be cooked into the ROM?
Any ideas?
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Of course, its an app I dont use. lol. I've never heard of changing the DPI for each app. But maybe you can change it to a DPI somewhere in the middle. I use 140 and it looks great. I've heard changing the DPI can break the play store, but I have never had a problem with it.
Also, I've seen some apps that dont fit on the screen like you describe. Does it do that in both landscape and portrait mode? The ones I have seen only do that in one orientation.

jsgraphicart said:
Of course, its an app I dont use. lol. I've never heard of changing the DPI for each app. But maybe you can change it to a DPI somewhere in the middle. I use 140 and it looks great. I've heard changing the DPI can break the play store, but I have never had a problem with it.
Also, I've seen some apps that dont fit on the screen like you describe. Does it do that in both landscape and portrait mode? The ones I have seen only do that in one orientation.
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I have tried 132 and 140 only 120 shows all the UI. And it's hard-wired to go landscape on the tablet. I tried to get it to go Portrait with no joy.
Dagr8 over on the SG Note threads has made a "Per App DPI" ROM which is very cool. I want to do the samehting on the TP but I did not know if it was a ROM thing or just knowing where to set the DPI thing; example in "build.prop" file.

twack said:
I have tried 132 and 140 only 120 shows all the UI. And it's hard-wired to go landscape on the tablet. I tried to get it to go Portrait with no joy.
Dagr8 over on the SG Note threads has made a "Per App DPI" ROM which is very cool. I want to do the samehting on the TP but I did not know if it was a ROM thing or just knowing where to set the DPI thing; example in "build.prop" file.
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I always use the build.prop file. Can you link me to the thread so I can look at how he's doing it?

twack said:
Good morning to you too. While I always appreciate help and guidance where I can get it, I do not appreciate condescension. I have read the opening posts on many of the ROMs. I did not see where it says "All your DPI questions go here". Also, I've posted on the ROM threads and PM'd a ROM dev but not received any answer yet.
My mom is going into surgery and then a lengthy hospital stay. I gave her a tablet so she can a bit more comfortable and entertained while stuck in bed for weeks. I am trying to figure out how to fix this one app's display before she goes in.
I ask you a favor, what is my best shot at getting a specific answer? Your expertise would be much appreciated.
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Simple answer... the function is not available for the TouchPad and only available for a select FEW devices (phones) as there really isn't a need for the function considering the size of most tablets... you can stop looking or stressing waiting for an answer as that's pretty much it..... its a great feature on my SGS but convincing a dev to do the work for a tablet is quite a task
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jsgraphicart said:
I always use the build.prop file. Can you link me to the thread so I can look at how he's doing it?
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There is no "how to" for the functionality yet (a todo i think), but there is for the implementation.
See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1581065
It's a huge thread, so grab some coffee first.

twack said:
There is no "how to" for the functionality yet (a todo i think), but there is for the implementation.
See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1581065
It's a huge thread, so grab some coffee first.
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That looks like its specific to that ROM. It modifies the build.prop file as well as adds a hyb.prop file which controls the different app DPIs. I'm not a dev so I wouldnt know how to add that to the TouchPad. But it looks like it might be possible. That would be awesome to have that modified for the TouchPad though. Especially since our DPIs are all over the place. But as it stand now, I dont think we have that option.

twack said:
I ask you a favor, what is my best shot at getting a specific answer? Your expertise would be much appreciated.
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From cdzo72, close to zero. His responses are usually passive aggressive, underhanded insults mixed in with begrudged half-help. I LOL @ his "donate to me" button whilst silently wishing it did the reverse.

Sw339 said:
From cdzo72, close to zero. His responses are usually passive aggressive, underhanded insults mixed in with begrudged half-help. I LOL @ his "donate to me" button whilst silently wishing it did the reverse.
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Most 12 year olds have to clean their room before they can go out to play. This can make some of them angry and bitter. Just remember they are mad at their mom, not you.
As an adult and experienced tecnophile, I am humored by their social ignorance. I take solace that the real world will kick them in the "you-know-what" someday.

no app??? for app dpi setting^??

andolfree said:
no app??? for app dpi setting^??
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DPI Changer is an app available from the Play Store.

sstar said:
DPI Changer is an app available from the Play Store.
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for every app....

andolfree said:
for every app....
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No I didn't read your question properly.

show me your tweaked display

anyone mind showing me a picture of your stock display and then a picture of the display after tweaking color/gamma/multiplier settings for comparison? i want to see how much better the screen can look or are we stuck with a "washed out" display because i was told the tweaks can bring vibrancy similar to AMOLED?

Coming from an s3 I'm happy with a more natural time myself
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DonDizzurp said:
anyone mind showing me a picture of your stock display and then a picture of the display after tweaking color/gamma/multiplier settings for comparison? i want to see how much better the screen can look or are we stuck with a "washed out" display because i was told the tweaks can bring vibrancy similar to AMOLED?
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Stock1:
http://db.tt/dTGDt1pB
Tweaked1:
http://db.tt/gAv5PdjL
Stock2:
http://db.tt/a4GiW7jx
Tweaked2:
http://db.tt/grfG1LRD
Edit: I'm not sure how you're going to see the difference, cause it's screenshot xd

defffizz said:
Stock1:
http://db.tt/dTGDt1pB
Tweaked1:
http://db.tt/gAv5PdjL
Stock2:
http://db.tt/a4GiW7jx
Tweaked2:
http://db.tt/grfG1LRD
Edit: I'm not sure how you're going to see the difference, cause it's screenshot xd
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where can i get the X button on nav bars? thanks

My bad, you can't see the difference from the screenshots, bummer.
For x home button you should check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279807
N4, Paranoid Francoid

Hmmm not sure why the appear rotated but anyway. The most faded one is the stock. The one that has a bit more saturation is the iphone 5 profile and the most saturated is someone who posted values closest to S4.
Not sure if you can see the difference as took pics with my desire hehe as DSLR battery is dead and can't be bothered to charge just for that.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app

Is mad how the difference is the software and not the screen hw
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defffizz said:
My bad, you can't see the difference from the screenshots, bummer.
For x home button you should check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279807
N4, Paranoid Francoid
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LOL you posted screenshots hahaha thanks for going through the trouble anyway lol
gie62001 said:
Hmmm not sure why the appear rotated but anyway. The most faded one is the stock. The one that has a bit more saturation is the iphone 5 profile and the most saturated is someone who posted values closest to S4.
Not sure if you can see the difference as took pics with my desire hehe as DSLR battery is dead and can't be bothered to charge just for that.
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nice. i guess the camera quality makes it harder to tell but if i focus on a certain item (messaging icon, for example) i can see the difference and it looks like a big difference thanks

Yeah it is a huge difference but the only way to really tell is to try it out yourself. Personally when I got the N4 I was quite happy with the display coming from an HD2 but once I flashed PA (with the halfbreed calibrated kernel) I realised just how awful the stock calibration was.
Sent from my Nexus 4

Nigeldg said:
Yeah it is a huge difference but the only way to really tell is to try it out yourself. Personally when I got the N4 I was quite happy with the display coming from an HD2 but once I flashed PA (with the halfbreed calibrated kernel) I realised just how awful the stock calibration was.
Sent from my Nexus 4
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Anything like that for CM10.1?

algorhythm said:
Anything like that for CM10.1?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.franco.kernel
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nexus4displaycontrol
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamkang.fauxclock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamkang.fauxdisplay
take your pick, you need a custom kernel that supports it though... as I linked both faux's kernel and franco's kernel support it.
i'm unsure about stock cm kernel but i don't believe it does.
also you'd have to tweak it by hand to get it how you like it, but franco's updater app includes presets if you're lazy. i'm unsure if any of the others have presets.

algorhythm said:
Anything like that for CM10.1?
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Go into the Q&A selection and check out the 'let's calibrate mako' thread. Flash the halfbreed kernel, its brilliant.

PhantomGamers said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.franco.kernel
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nexus4displaycontrol
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamkang.fauxclock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamkang.fauxdisplay
take your pick, you need a custom kernel that supports it though... as I linked both faux's kernel and franco's kernel support it.
i'm unsure about stock cm kernel but i don't believe it does.
also you'd have to tweak it by hand to get it how you like it, but franco's updater app includes presets if you're lazy. i'm unsure if any of the others have presets.
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Nigeldg said:
Go into the Q&A selection and check out the 'let's calibrate mako' thread. Flash the halfbreed kernel, its brilliant.
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Thanks guys -- I'm half reluctant to flash a custom kernel in case they are out of date when compared to the stock CM kernel :\

algorhythm said:
Thanks guys -- I'm half reluctant to flash a custom kernel in case they are out of date when compared to the stock CM kernel :\
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franco's kernel is updated very often, i'm not sure about others though.

PhantomGamers said:
franco's kernel is updated very often, i'm not sure about others though.
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Thanks. Franco kernel requires his tuning app to tweak colors past the stock values, right?
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algorhythm said:
Thanks. Franco kernel requires his tuning app to tweak colors past the stock values, right?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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you don't have to use his app, you can use any app or even just use the terminal. but using his app lets you support his work and it makes it a lot easier.

@DonDizzurp
Sup old buddy? It makes a huge difference when u change the screen rgb and gamma. I personally like Franco's profile colors and I use those on Trinity kernel. I'd take pics but it'll not show the true difference and trust me it's night and day.
We see you meow on our nexus⁴ can we haz some more?

DowntownJeffBrown said:
@DonDizzurp
Sup old buddy? It makes a huge difference when u change the screen rgb and gamma. I personally like Franco's profile colors and I use those on Trinity kernel. I'd take pics but it'll not show the true difference and trust me it's night and day.
We see you meow on our nexus⁴ can we haz some more?
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I always used Halfbreed profile in fku app, but now, for the first time, I tried franco's profile and woow! Brightness good as stock, but with excellent contrast and saturation, thanks!
N4, Paranoid Francoid

I've switched from the franco profile to the s4 profile, though I haven't been looking at a lot of videos/pictures really so I don't notice a huge difference just looking at the home screen.
it looks great though.

DowntownJeffBrown said:
@DonDizzurp
Sup old buddy? It makes a huge difference when u change the screen rgb and gamma. I personally like Franco's profile colors and I use those on Trinity kernel. I'd take pics but it'll not show the true difference and trust me it's night and day.
We see you meow on our nexus⁴ can we haz some more?
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tested it on my buddys n4 and its a huge difference lol we were both shocked at how much a software tweak can help

Got it. Now...ROOT

Just as the title implies. So far this seems to be a great phone. Picked up the 128GB White. Pre-ordered. Shipped today, but, without ROOT I'll lose some of my favorite apps, and I'm not sure that I'll be able to transfer everything, like MMS. For some reason Kies doesn't like my phone, or maybe I've hit some soft limit trying to backup 35K SMS/MMS. I have an S4, skipped the S5

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Just as the title implies. So far this seems to be a great phone. Picked up the 128GB White. Pre-ordered. Shipped today, but, without ROOT I'll lose some of my favorite apps, and I'm not sure that I'll be able to transfer everything, like MMS. For some reason Kies doesn't like my phone, or maybe I've hit some soft limit trying to backup 35K SMS/MMS. I have an S4, skipped the S5
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Good luck with root, the note 4 for AT&T hasn't gained root in the 6 months it's been released.
Sent from my SM-N915V

2swizzle said:
Good luck with root, the note 4 for AT&T hasn't gained root in the 6 months it's been released.
Sent from my SM-N915V
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Yeah, it took a while for the 5 with a bounty. I'm guessing there's a larger community for yr phones

dirtyballoonot said:
Yeah, it took a while for the 5 with a bounty. I'm guessing there's a larger community for yr phones
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whats the serial number on the back of the AT&T phones?

dirtyballoonot said:
Just as the title implies. So far this seems to be a great phone. Picked up the 128GB White. Pre-ordered. Shipped today, but, without ROOT I'll lose some of my favorite apps, and I'm not sure that I'll be able to transfer everything, like MMS. For some reason Kies doesn't like my phone, or maybe I've hit some soft limit trying to backup 35K SMS/MMS. I have an S4, skipped the S5
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Yeah, Kies doesn't work with S6 series. Smart Switch was faster, anyway, but I do miss my root...

Morvidus said:
Yeah, Kies doesn't work with S6 series. Smart Switch was faster, anyway, but I do miss my root...
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Smart Switch took me about 6 hours, and didn't restore all of my accounts, non of the call logs, and no app data, but, it did transfer MMS/SMS, so, there's that.

dirtyballoonot said:
Smart Switch took me about 6 hours, and didn't restore all of my accounts, non of the call logs, and no app data, but, it did transfer MMS/SMS, so, there's that.
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Kies never worked with app data on my S4, but I used Titanium for apps anyway. With 20GB of music and video on my SD card and around 1200 SMS, it took about an hour and a half. My call logs did transfer, though.

some one should start a thread for a bounty for root. Or find geohot lol. We could use a towel root like root or exploit.

R1CKJ4MES said:
whats the serial number on the back of the AT&T phones?
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SM-G925A

Not aloud to post anything so if you know what I'm thinking please let me know.

R1CKJ4MES said:
Not aloud to post anything so if you know what I'm thinking please let me know.
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Are you saying you have root?
Sent from my SM-N915V

I just want root to get rid of the all the damn blotware. I disabled most of them but they still take up memory. And there is still about 5 apps the phone wont let me disable.
I also would like to change the screen DPI so that i have 5 apps across in the app drawer

krolla03 said:
I also would like to change the screen DPI so that i have 5 apps across in the app drawer
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you don't have to change the screen DPI to do this. if you mean you want 5 apps across the bottom instead of 4, simply drag a new shortcut into the bar and it will resize itself to hold 5 icons. if you're talking about the grid itself, and changing from 4x4 to 4x5 or 5x5, you can do that by holding your finger on one of the small squares (that tells you which tab you're on). it will bring up a custom menu that allows you to change the screen grid settings.
as for wanting root, i'm looking for a wi-fi tethering option. this was built into the custom ROM i had on my S3, and i'm hoping someone can do the same on the S6!

dapharsyde said:
you don't have to change the screen DPI to do this. if you mean you want 5 apps across the bottom instead of 4, simply drag a new shortcut into the bar and it will resize itself to hold 5 icons. if you're talking about the grid itself, and changing from 4x4 to 4x5 or 5x5, you can do that by holding your finger on one of the small squares (that tells you which tab you're on). it will bring up a custom menu that allows you to change the screen grid settings.
as for wanting root, i'm looking for a wi-fi tethering option. this was built into the custom ROM i had on my S3, and i'm hoping someone can do the same on the S6!
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I know about the launcher
And i already changed my home screens to 4x5. Im talking about the app drawer. Where you go to see all the rest of your apps.

krolla03 said:
I know about the launcher
And i already changed my home screens to 4x5. Im talking about the app drawer. Where you go to see all the rest of your apps.
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I use Nova Launcher prime and it has all sorts of options like that. But as far as the stock launcher goes I think you may be out of luck
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Pure+ said:
I use Nova Launcher prime and it has all sorts of options like that. But as far as the stock launcher goes I think you may be out of luck
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Yeah i used Nova on my Nexus 5. If i had root i could change the DPI to make it have 5 across.
But i may have to switch to Nova on here too.

krolla03 said:
Yeah i used Nova on my Nexus 5. If i had root i could change the DPI to make it have 5 across.
But i may have to switch to Nova on here too.
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And it doesn't hurt that nova gets you closer to that stock feel either.
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2swizzle said:
Good luck with root, the note 4 for AT&T hasn't gained root in the 6 months it's been released.
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You will have to excuse my ignorance i'm not a big android user, just got my new s6 edge att and i have only rooted my tablet in the past to remove bloat. Can you tell me why the att model phones take so long to root?
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Who knows. It only started with the S5. Before then we had zero day roots. It really stinks, because if any phone could use it the edge could. It's highly under utilized, the lack of apps you can add in ultra power saving mode is silly. FB, but no email? The bloat, etc.

I don't have much background on this, but how is it that the Tmobile and Sprint version are already rooted so quickly? I'll have to refresh my memory on the whole root process and roms but why is it that these att phones are also not rooted at quickly?