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Ubuntu for Tablets Build Out. Port now for touchpad

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install?action=show&redirect=TouchInstallProcess The sources for Nexus devices are out. Anyone fancy porting it to touchpad

Topic was seriously misleading.
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Do people honestly understand how difficult it was to get cm9 and cm10 on this device, let alone porting something completely different.
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blmvxer said:
Do people honestly understand how difficult it was to get cm9 and cm10 on this device, let alone porting something completely different.
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But there's already a full Ubuntu port for the Touchpad, can't be much harder to get the Tablet edition ported.

I ordered a HP touchopad from ebay this morning couse i am able to got the ubuntu Tablet build to work in my emulator and i just cant spend 400 on a nexus 10. Should work. the port will come.

If the port will come, that will be awesome.

Check here tomorrow:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting

that thing is just a demo version so far. i just had it on my nexus4 and its a nice proof of concept but far from everyday use.

k1l said:
that thing is just a demo version so far. i just had it on my nexus4 and its a nice proof of concept but far from everyday use.
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You don't have to post that in every topic. Just because it's a demo version doesn't mean it has no value to port to our Touchpad. We already have alpha's for CM, full Ubuntu, Slackware etc. so one alpha more with a real tablet interface is welcome.

Vistaus said:
You don't have to post that in every topic. Just because it's a demo version doesn't mean it has no value to port to our Touchpad. We already have alpha's for CM, full Ubuntu, Slackware etc. so one alpha more with a real tablet interface is welcome.
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I think he was more just warning that its not running great right now not trying to discourage development. I put it on my n4 to and it really is an awesome interface but still pretty laggy. I cant wait to see it ported though it would complement the touchpad perfectly

Topic /title is really MISSLEADING PLEASE CHANGE

Aaaaand those aren't sources. The source comes out tomorrow.

Justjusten said:
I think he was more just warning that its not running great right now not trying to discourage development. I put it on my n4 to and it really is an awesome interface but still pretty laggy. I cant wait to see it ported though it would complement the touchpad perfectly
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Yeah, but he posted it in multiple topics across this board and that I was referring to that it wasn't necessary to do that.
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Aaaaand those aren't sources. The source comes out tomorrow.
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Source is already out. Check Launchpad.

Porting to touchpad
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting
heres what it says on website
You can find all the needed Android git repositories at http://phablet.ubuntu.com/gitweb. This is basically a mirror of CyanogenMod 10.1, but containing only the needed low level services used by Android (e.g. no Dalvik at all).
As we're using CyanogenMod, we can easily take advantage of all the devices that are officially supported there.
It looks as though porting to our Touchpad should be very nearly cut and paste. Am I correct?

BigOnes69 said:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting
heres what it says on website
You can find all the needed Android git repositories at http://phablet.ubuntu.com/gitweb. This is basically a mirror of CyanogenMod 10.1, but containing only the needed low level services used by Android (e.g. no Dalvik at all).
As we're using CyanogenMod, we can easily take advantage of all the devices that are officially supported there.
It looks as though porting to our Touchpad should be very nearly cut and paste. Am I correct?
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Not always as easy as it seems, but we'll see.
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Vistaus said:
Yeah, but he posted it in multiple topics across this board and that I was referring to that it wasn't necessary to do that.
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Source is already out. Check Launchpad.
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Ok did you even try this Build yourself?
I did and it is a demo. Its not working properly when it comes to more than as sliding the Desktops or starting and closing apps. people get excited and think its a daily driver already. no its not, yet. its just a show of concept. We have alphas from CM running on our touchpad, BUT the CM OS behind that is not alpha. it is a well tested and running OS and that is a HUGE difference here.
Technically it uses the CM Basis and should run on every Device that is able to run CM and meets the minimum requirements mentioned here http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tablet/partner

Pulled sources this morning and cross compiled. In the emulator everything works perfectly. Will have to to wait till the USPS brings me my new tablet in the next few days to be sure. But i think i can have something ready to go fairly soon.
I have done ports before with some success. you just gotta understand, getting it running and getting the hardware support are two very different things.

modem_over said:
Pulled sources this morning and cross compiled. In the emulator everything works perfectly. Will have to to wait till the USPS brings me my new tablet in the next few days to be sure. But i think i can have something ready to go fairly soon.
I have done ports before with some success. you just gotta understand, getting it running and getting the hardware support are two very different things.
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Since Ubunto is using CM10 shouldnt the hardware components/drivers port from that?

BigOnes69 said:
Since Ubunto is using CM10 shouldnt the hardware components/drivers port from that?
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Still needs to be rewritten for our hardware, same reason why its difficult getting cm10.1 working on here.
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Vistaus said:
Yeah, but he posted it in multiple topics across this board and that I was referring to that it wasn't necessary to do that.
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Source is already out. Check Launchpad.
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Yeah, I realized that after posting. sorry

BLCK working thread

Figured I should start up a new thread for BLCKASOP instead of using the cyanogenmod thread for these posts. Bug reports/bug fixes can be put here as well.
(Due to reducing available time, here is a pretty solid build of CM11)
https://blck.io/cm-11-20140912-UNOFFICIAL-klimtwifi.zip

All aboard the AOSP train!

Still to new with my attempts at building so all I can add is the obvious reports you've probably noticed.
: auto bright inactive
: upon a reboot I have to re enter my WiFi password
: no camera app
: rotation scramble
Nothing but respect for you sir.thank you
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jball said:
Still to new with my attempts at building so all I can add is the obvious reports you've probably noticed.
: auto bright inactive
: upon a reboot I have to re enter my WiFi password
: no camera app
: rotation scramble
Nothing but respect for you sir.thank you
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All of those but the wifi thing I see. Did you do a factory reset before installing?

Op should put 8.4 in title. I prematurely came when I saw the title.

suzook said:
Op should put 8.4 in title. I prematurely came when I saw the title.
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I'm telling you. Send me a T800 and it will get a lot more love.

eousphoros said:
I'm telling you. Send me a T800 and it will get a lot more love.
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I would love to. I have $100 towards your new tab, now we just need more donations to get you one, but that's frowned upon here. I guess its just a matter of time before we get a decent Dev for the 10.5. BTW....thanks for the Lil taste of cm on my 10.5. I use it as a dd.

suzook said:
Op should put 8.4 in title. I prematurely came when I saw the title.
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I can't stop laughing after reading your comment
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eousphoros said:
All of those but the wifi thing I see. Did you do a factory reset before installing?
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I always do a complete wipe including formatting the system.I can live with the little things as I love the overall speed and function.
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@op, if I replace the boot.IMG from the build for the 10.5 of cm on this.... Think it would boot???

suzook said:
@op, if I replace the boot.IMG from the build for the 10.5 of cm on this.... Think it would boot???
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Probably not. But if you install the kernel in the blckaosp boot.IMG I would be curious to see if that boots. It would confirm my suspicion.

eousphoros said:
Probably not. But if you install the kernel in the blckaosp boot.IMG I would be curious to see if that boots. It would confirm my suspicion.
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??? Replace the boot.img with WHAT boot.img? Im willing to try

Probably a stupid question here, but I'm curious. What is the deal with the ROMs not being ubiquitous between the 8.4 and the 10.5? Are they not the same hardware aside from screen size? I guess it's just my ignorance of android development, just doesn't make sense to me that there has to be so much work done for each new device.

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??? Replace the boot.img with WHAT boot.img? Im willing to try
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Take the boot.IMG from blckasop release one, unmkbootimg, replace zImage with a kernel from another working t800, then mkbootimg, rezip and flash. This will most likely soft brick your tablet but if it works it would make doing t800 releases easier till I identify the difference between the two kernels.

Why are these development threads in general???

DAvid_B said:
Why are these development threads in general???
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When you start doing some dev work you can make your threads where you want. personally I like getting the feedback including new users who cant post in those sections. Now back to topic or bugger off

Keymaster4225 said:
Probably a stupid question here, but I'm curious. What is the deal with the ROMs not being ubiquitous between the 8.4 and the 10.5? Are they not the same hardware aside from screen size? I guess it's just my ignorance of android development, just doesn't make sense to me that there has to be so much work done for each new device.
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I'm sure a unified ROM is possible but until I have everything working on the t700 its hard to justify spending time on a device I don't own. Now I've put a tiny bit of effort into getting the t800 a little love. Though each time I do it takes away from dev time I would prefer to spend on the device I use on a daily basis. Call me selfish

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@op, if I replace the boot.IMG from the build for the 10.5 of cm on this.... Think it would boot???
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No unfortunately it doesnt, It was one of the few things i tried - I havent had a chance to try anything more indepth yet

eousphoros said:
I'm sure a unified ROM is possible but until I have everything working on the t700 its hard to justify spending time on a device I don't own. Now I've put a tiny bit of effort into getting the t800 a little love. Though each time I do it takes away from dev time I would prefer to spend on the device I use on a daily basis. Call me selfish
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I agree. Don't spread yourself too thin. If you get stuck with something on the t700 build then it can be helpful to give yourself a break to work on another project. But as long as you have the desire to put time into the t700 build, I say stick with it.

eousphoros said:
Figured I should start up a new thread for BLCKASOP instead of using the cyanogenmod thread for these posts. Bug reports/bug fixes can be put here as well.
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I look forward to trying this ROM. I couldn't believe the difference in standby time in CM11 compared to stock.

Release 2, cleanup with bluetooth and overlays.
Autobrightness seems to be working.
Bluetooth audio is now working.
Lowered minimum brightness so the screen can become quite dark now. (Better for night time viewing)
https://blck.io/blckasop_r2.zip

so how soon till we get some 5.0 love

with my twitter feed blowing up with 5.0 this 5.0 that im kinda wondering when we will get some 5.0 release

Rumors are sometime in December.

Doubt if I'll accept the update.

This is the first android device i bought new. My rooted s4 was used. I got sick of all the glitchyness with the rooted phone. My note 4 is completely stock and I couldnt be happier with how silky smooth touchwiz is. Im not even sure im interested in uograding to lollipop.

dkb218 said:
Doubt if I'll accept the update.
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iPhone*convert said:
This is the first android device i bought new. My rooted s4 was used. I got sick of all the glitchyness with the rooted phone. My note 4 is completely stock and I couldnt be happier with how silky smooth touchwiz is. Im not even sure im interested in uograding to lollipop.
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That's fine but that's not what's being asked lol

Woa bro, asking for ETA is so rude.
I kid, hopefully soon. I like the material design and animations. I have 5.0 on my Nexus 5 and it's silky smooth.

yea have it on my N5 and N7

I am planning on buying a moto x just to experience the lollipop goodness lol
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CheesyNutz said:
That's fine but that's not what's being asked lol
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Sorry, just wanted to add my .02. I dont think anyone on this forum can accurately answer the op's question.

I'm running Firekat on my Note and it's simply amazing. I am interested in Lollipop but to be honest, I am extremely happy with how my phone is running now.
To answer the OP, I read somewhere that the update would hit around February.
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I work for tmobile and the Samsung rep told me within 90 days ..idk if that helps but he's always given me accurate info

I don't know guys......5.0 could be a silent Ebola for our N4.
Google's been doing some weird things lately. Lock down stuff weird. This is the first time I'm like...eehhh.....what is to come?
Having a new design is one thing, but....getting a shot where you have no idea what's in it is pretty eerie.

iunlock said:
I don't know guys......5.0 could be a silent Ebola for our N4.
Google's been doing some weird things lately. Lock down stuff weird. This is the first time I'm like...eehhh.....what is to come?
Having a new design is one thing, but....getting a shot where you have no idea what's in it is pretty eerie.
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Any sources? Thanks

Bruce lee roy said:
Any sources? Thanks
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Devs.
Something on a smaller scale, but just as frustrating back in the day was the whole 4.4 thing where you couldn't go back to 4.3 ... remember that?

5.0 will be the death of Knox since it's built in to 5.0

iunlock said:
I don't know guys......5.0 could be a silent Ebola for our N4.
Google's been doing some weird things lately. Lock down stuff weird. This is the first time I'm like...eehhh.....what is to come?
Having a new design is one thing, but....getting a shot where you have no idea what's in it is pretty eerie.
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And i think your being a bit dramatic

bradbutter said:
I work for tmobile and the Samsung rep told me within 90 days ..idk if that helps but he's always given me accurate info
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No way... lol
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My uncle works as an assistant to Samsung Mobile, development in the united States. He said last Friday during lunch he and a colleague in software said they have a final build, giving to carriers next week, so before January 2015 it should be on all four major carriers
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Bruce lee roy said:
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...... He gave his source.............
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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?

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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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

Ripx88 said:
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..
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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.

Ripx88 said:
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.

diverdown said:
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!

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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.
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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....

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So @nitayart has been putting in some work on the s7....
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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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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.

BaconSeeds said:
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.

rachelm920 said:
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.

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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.
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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)