Hi I just picked up my N6 for Sprint. So far just stock this thing is so smooth. I came from the Note 4. Ive never owned a nexus phone so I just wanted to ask a few questions. I see the root videos on Youtube. Because its a nexus does anyone one video work for all the carriers? After you have root and custom recovery does any ROM work with the Sprint variant of the N6. Hate to sound like a noob, but I am I guess. Thanks for the help!
schnergun said:
Hi I just picked up my N6 for Sprint. So far just stock this thing is so smooth. I came from the Note 4. Ive never owned a nexus phone so I just wanted to ask a few questions. I see the root videos on Youtube. Because its a nexus does anyone one video work for all the carriers? After you have root and custom recovery does any ROM work with the Sprint variant of the N6. Hate to sound like a noob, but I am I guess. Thanks for the help!
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Yes....any rom for any carrier. I also came from the Note 4 after a month with it and have no regrets. Development is insane [emoji6]
Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-nexus-6-one-beginners-guide-t2948481 it will walk you through unlocking, rooting, roms and recoverys. Once you have your custom recovery, like TWRP, you can make a nandroid backup. Then you can flash away and if you don't like it or have issues, you can restore from that nandroid. Welcome and good luck.
jackpollard said:
Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-nexus-6-one-beginners-guide-t2948481 it will walk you through unlocking, rooting, roms and recoverys. Once you have your custom recovery, like TWRP, you can make a nandroid backup. Then you can flash away and if you don't like it or have issues, you can restore from that nandroid. Welcome and good luck.
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Thank you so much!
I highly commend @jackpollard that he didn't suggest using a toolkit. They're very dangerous to use in the long-run and doesn't contribute to learning a simple task to do.
Welcome to a nexus device schnergun. Ask any questions if any arise
I would use the stickied nexus everything guide as well. I was unlocked, rooted, recovery custom in like an hour after I got the phone. This thing is butter so far
Nothing wrong with toolkits
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I am happily on a nexus s... and in the past, I have rooted and flashed the nexus one, desire hd, galaxy tab and now my nexus s... however, I have a friend that has a rogers captivate... and he just wants to run froyo....
is it safe to assume, it is just as easy as rooting and flashing a custom rom?
Any links or suggestions appreciated, I never care when I tinker with MY devices... but this is a friends.... thx in advance
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=706
Short answer to your question is yes it that easy. The link its to the dev forum. There are too many options and choices, best to read and make an informed decision
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are you talking about the roms? What is the easiest method of gaining root access on the capitivate? thx
I guess I will read up on it once I have his phone in front of me!
thx
Yeah, it's really just as easy as following the steps. If the Cappy is fairly new it seems it won't have the issues that plagued the earlier runs of this phone so just pick a ROM and go for it.
Got the Galaxy Note and runs great...Im just wondering if rooting is something i should take the time to learn and do. . does it really make the phone/experience that much better
I know when i had an iphone I would jailbreak it and would never use a factory set iphone .. is it the same thing with Android?
im sure this question has been asked time and again on this forum, but figured i would ask Note users. .
when rooting is there a chance to "brick" the note or do any permanant damage or is it all reversible? . .
thanks for any input. .
mcatt66 said:
Got the Galaxy Note and runs great...Im just wondering if rooting is something i should take the time to learn and do. . does it really make the phone/experience that much better
I know when i had an iphone I would jailbreak it and would never use a factory set iphone .. is it the same thing with Android?
im sure this question has been asked time and again on this forum, but figured i would ask Note users. .
when rooting is there a chance to "brick" the note or do any permanant damage or is it all reversible? . .
thanks for any input. .
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Use this method to root : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
easy and fast rooting.
will not increase counter.
Wun brick your phone for rooting. Your phone might only brick when you flash roms or kernels.
But after rooting, you will get CWM, flashing from there will hardly brick your phone.
Read up on backups like Nandroid backups & titanium backups.
Don worry too much. Just root it!
If you have been jailbreaking the iphone, this shouldn't be over your head
I prefer to stay as close to unmodified as I can for as long as I can.
Rooting and flashing ROMs really breathes new life into a device, and the novelty of the galaxy note is still fresh for me.
Congratulations for seeing the light. In regards to the phone switch
beestee said:
I prefer to stay as close to unmodified as I can for as long as I can.
Rooting and flashing ROMs really breathes new life into a device, and the novelty of the galaxy note is still fresh for me.
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face it you will root sooner or later and, to be frank, there is nothing scary it it.
Let's meet in 2 weeks you would have rooted and running a custom rom by then ;o)
Thanks for the replies. .
I think going to go ahead and root. .that Rocket Rom looks really nice..
So I bought a galaxy note locked to the Canadian carrier Telus. Can I root/flash the roms found here or is there a process first etc? I will look around better once I am on a computer
Any miui rom?
Thx in advance
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So I bought a galaxy note locked to the Canadian carrier Telus. Can I root/flash the roms found here or is there a process first etc? I will look around better once I am on a computer
Any miui rom?
Thx in advance
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You have to root your Note prior to flashing custom Roms. You'll find a useful guide to rooting your phone here.
After you're done with rooting there's at least a dozen custom Roms for you to chose from. Visit their respective threads and get acquainted with their features.
Flashing is the easiest part, you'll see.
No fully functioning Miui rom so far, but one will make an appearance before very long.
And welcome to the Note community. You're in good hands here.
The telus one is different than the international version....look for the at&t forum for the note on xda...
Will I see this phone for sale on sporfsfreaksonline or red flag deals in 2 weeks mr.kakarot???
chasmodo said:
You have to root your Note prior to flashing custom Roms. You'll find a useful guide to rooting your phone here.
After you're done with rooting there's at least a dozen custom Roms for you to chose from. Visit their respective threads and get acquainted with their features.
Flashing is the easiest part, you'll see.
No fully functioning Miui rom so far, but one will make an appearance before very long.
And welcome to the Note community. You're in good hands here.
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Thanks! I've tinkered with a zillion androids
unibomber said:
The telus one is different than the international version....look for the at&t forum for the note on xda...
Will I see this phone for sale on sporfsfreaksonline or red flag deals in 2 weeks mr.kakarot???
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Already on rfd and kijiji.... But you won't like the price
Yes, I need a guide. I used SGH-I337 (AT&T Galaxy S4) with Foxhound ROM and got a new HTC One. Since everything is so different, I need help. I looked around this forum for two days but I still can't understand the anything. I got this T-mobile HTC One 4.4.2 and the phone is basically pure stock. I have no idea about anything, so i'd like to get a straight, step-by-step guide to flash Venom One 4.4.2 ROM. I went to T-mobile HTC One forum, but there weren't so much activities and i ended up asking for help here. Also, an unbrick method will be very helpful just in case. If someone could help me step by step, it will be very thankful. I don't mean to bother people by not reading and asking first, but it is so hard for me to understand.
ryujeff said:
Yes, I need a guide. I used SGH-I337 (AT&T Galaxy S4) with Foxhound ROM and got a new HTC One. Since everything is so different, I need help. I looked around this forum for two days but I still can't understand the anything. I got this T-mobile HTC One 4.4.2 and the phone is basically pure stock. I have no idea about anything, so i'd like to get a straight, step-by-step guide to flash Venom One 4.4.2 ROM. I went to T-mobile HTC One forum, but there weren't so much activities and i ended up asking for help here. Also, an unbrick method will be very helpful just in case. If someone could help me step by step, it will be very thankful. I don't mean to bother people by not reading and asking first, but it is so hard for me to understand.
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Read here first mate: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45432325&postcount=2
Basically 3 steps to flashing custom roms...
1. Unlock Bootloader
2. Install Custom Recovery (I use TWRP)
3. Flash Custom Rom.
How to do all these things are covered in the guides I've linked above.
Much better to read two or three times then stuff up and end up with a handsome paper weight.
Good luck.
I'll just add my 2 cents
Make a nandroid backup of your phone before flashing a custom rom. Also make a copy of that backup on your computer in case you wipe your phone.
Use at least TWRP 2.6.3.3 for 4.4 and higher roms.
Another question. Is there a Cyanogenmod installer for 4.4.2?
I saw a one click kinda cyanogenmod installer that automatically unlocks bootloadr and installs cyanogenmod.
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ryujeff said:
Another question. Is there a Cyanogenmod installer for 4.4.2?
I saw a one click kinda cyanogenmod installer that automatically unlocks bootloadr and installs cyanogenmod.
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It's not going to unlock the bootloader of this phone. You need to do that using HTCdev.com. See the previous links.
Hey guys
Im sure I'm not the only one who's thinking this but I really wish I purchased the original mini. The reason for this is the only ROM at the moment for this device is CyanogenMod and nobody seems to be making one. Anybody else feel this way?
Also just in case are you involved or do you know anyone making ROMs for this phone?
Thank God that we have at least cm.... I agree with you, and since I have this phone from July, I have been asking for roms since the first day, but this device isn't so popular yet... Vi there are kernels and mods, better than nothing. This forum sometimes is dead for weeks, I wouldn't be surprised that there is no interest in development
You guys really want a custom rom ?
Will972 said:
You guys really want a custom rom ?
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Absolutely.... Preferably lollipop xD
@Will972 is one of the biggest contributors, as he gave us stock roms for every update
A sense rom based on lolipop will be planed soon on 2015 .. we must first have a kernel dev for a possibility to have it earlier but we don't have it.
The only thing we can have is a custom rom with 4.4.2 base
I just miss xposed since there is no idiot rooting guide.
I will make a rom with some stuff like xposed and sense 6.0 toolbox and maybe harman kardon mod instead of boomsound
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I just miss xposed since there is no idiot rooting guide.
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I know rooting a HTC is not as easy as rooting a Samsung but still it is not hard. The most annoying part is unlocking the bootloader, but even this is easy, but killing time. Once this is done, you need 2 files: twrp recovery
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53821894)
and supersu
(https://mega.co.nz/#!ShE0gQgS!2C3GycaXd3M5UZkBpmHz-m302EPD2OTwe0OOAOnqI20).
Both can be found on many threads here.
Follow my TUT (it is pretty old, but sould still work):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24997136
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putti71 said:
I know rooting a HTC is not as easy as rooting a Samsung but still it is not hard. The most annoying part is unlocking the bootloader, but even this is easy, but killing time. Once this is done, you need 2 files: twrp recovery
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53821894)
and supersu
(https://mega.co.nz/#!ShE0gQgS!2C3GycaXd3M5UZkBpmHz-m302EPD2OTwe0OOAOnqI20).
Both can be found on many threads here.
Follow my TUT (it is pretty old, but sould still work):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24997136
Sent from my GT-I9300 using XDA Free mobile app
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Thank you, I'll take a look.
indy140 said:
Hey guys
Im sure I'm not the only one who's thinking this but I really wish I purchased the original mini. The reason for this is the only ROM at the moment for this device is CyanogenMod and nobody seems to be making one. Anybody else feel this way?
Also just in case are you involved or do you know anyone making ROMs for this phone?
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HI indy140
You are not the only one thinking this, read my Statement(s) under Johann A. Sutter in this Forum!
I have made the same experience, for some reason or another it is obviously, that it is not so interesting (or to complicated) for developers to keep them busy with this device!
Good Luck, I'm keeping myself busy, to buy another one, looking before, if there are already valuable possibilities, to be my own Boss about my property.
JAS