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[Q] Android Newbie Here , Need Help for Galaxy Note

hi peeps , i would really appreciate it if somebody can help me navigate through the waters with my Android Samsung Galaxy Note ..i've got a couple of questions that i need answers to , umm , here they are :
1. when one roots his phone , given that he has a stock Samsung Ice Cream Sandwhich OS , does he have to do " something " first before he upgrades to a stock Samsung OS again in the future ... i mean wouldn't it brick his phone when he tries to upgrade via OTA just because his phone is rooted ?
2. when one roots his phone long AFTER he has already upgraded his OS to a stock Samsung ICS ... will he lose his SMS , Contacts , apps , Bookmarks , Calendar , etc AFTER rooting his phone ? ...
3. to follow , does rooting one's phone have an impact on apps installed on the phone .. i mean would an app suddenly not work because of the rooting done ?
4. are there stock Samsung Ice Cream Sandwhich 4.0.4 for Galaxy Note that doesn't have the pop up play feature ?
5. what is the difference between these terms ( which can be found under the " About Phone " Settings : Baseband Version , Kernel Version , Build Number ... umm .. which is more important when it comes to identifying the type of update that you have ( umm , i mean whether the update that you have is one that is intended for Europe , Asia Pacific , etc )
okay , that 's it ... hope that you guys can shed some info on these ... thank you very much for your time and have a great day ahead . cheers

mysamsunggalaxy said:
hi peeps , i would really appreciate it if somebody can help me navigate through the waters with my Android Samsung Galaxy Note ..i've got a couple of questions that i need answers to , umm , here they are :
1. when one roots his phone , given that he has a stock Samsung Ice Cream Sandwhich OS , does he have to do " something " first before he upgrades to a stock Samsung OS again in the future ... i mean wouldn't it brick his phone when he tries to upgrade via OTA just because his phone is rooted ?
2. when one roots his phone long AFTER he has already upgraded his OS to a stock Samsung ICS ... will he lose his SMS , Contacts , apps , Bookmarks , Calendar , etc AFTER rooting his phone ? ...
3. to follow , does rooting one's phone have an impact on apps installed on the phone .. i mean would an app suddenly not work because of the rooting done ?
4. are there stock Samsung Ice Cream Sandwhich 4.0.4 for Galaxy Note that doesn't have the pop up play feature ?
5. what is the difference between these terms ( which can be found under the " About Phone " Settings : Baseband Version , Kernel Version , Build Number ... umm .. which is more important when it comes to identifying the type of update that you have ( umm , i mean whether the update that you have is one that is intended for Europe , Asia Pacific , etc )
okay , that 's it ... hope that you guys can shed some info on these ... thank you very much for your time and have a great day ahead . cheers
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1. Once rooted, the likelihood of being able to upgrade via ota or Kies is slim. The update would probably fail and can lead to brick symptoms if on dangerous kernel. It's much safer to upgrade/reflash using pc odin imho.
2. Rooting does not require a factory reset or data reset. You won't affect your installed apps and data.
3. Rooting has no impact on installed apps. Just offers administrator privileges so you can access and write/delete more.
4. AFAIK, it's only lrq and lrt that have pop up play.
5. Baseband version = modem which governs the data connections and call functions
Kernel version = kernel which is the kernel, search for Linux kernel on Wikipedia if you want a breakdown.
Build number = rom version which is the firmware or operating system version.
People mainly refer to kernel versions, such as lrq (ics) or kka (gingerbread). There are three letters preceding the kernel version such as xeu (open europe) or Dbt (germany). This is called the csc which stands for country sales code. Some such as open europe will have multiple csc' s contained within and once flashed you can change csc to whichever you require.
Have a look at Dr ketans thread in the stickies of Android development with all stock roms, look through them all and you'll start to get a feel for what I mean.
Hope this makes sense
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Android Newbie Here , Need Help with my Galaxy Note
oh , thanks for the reply sir ... just a follow up though ...
1. so there are stock roms that indeed doesn't have the pop up play feature , is that correct ... umm , then why is it that Samsung advertises the 4.0.4 as having a pop up play feature ? ... just don't understand why Samsung would advertise it as such ..
2. at least now i already get that people refer to the kernel version when they say lrq , hehe ... such a newbie i know
3. sir , if i were to backup my SMS's on my Galaxy Note using SMS Backup and Restore .. in the future when i buy a Samsung Galaxy S3 ... can i use the SMS Backup and Restore app and restore the SMS's from the Galaxy Note to the Galaxy S3 ... is that possible or restoring is just limited to the phone which you originally made the SMS's with , so in this case , restore only on Galaxy Note ..
4. can you kindly share me a list of apps that you use for backing up data ( SMS , Contacts , Browser Bookmarks , Calendar ) ... especially Bookmarks and Calendar because as of now .. i still don't have apps to back those two up
5. sir , am i right when i say that rooting is different from flashing a safe kernel on your phone .. which means that umm, sure you can have a phone that is rooted but still don't have a safe kernel when you are on the stock ICS 4.0.4 for Galaxy Note ..
6. if i change to a safe kernel ( because now , i still am on the stock ICS 4.0.4 Galaxy Note ) , will i lose my SMS's , Contacts , apps , etc. ?
7. if i don't factory reset while still on the stock kernel on the ICS 4.0.4 ... are there still circumstances wherein the emmc bug will brick my Galaxy Note ? .. or is it safe to say that as long as i don't Factory Reset , i am okay even though i don't plan to change the stock kernel anymore
that's it , thank you very very much for your time sir and thank you also for your previous response .. really really appreciate it . more power ..
have a great ahead !
SpyderTracks said:
1. Once rooted, the likelihood of being able to upgrade via ota or Kies is slim. The update would probably fail and can lead to brick symptoms if on dangerous kernel. It's much safer to upgrade/reflash using pc odin imho.
2. Rooting does not require a factory reset or data reset. You won't affect your installed apps and data.
3. Rooting has no impact on installed apps. Just offers administrator privileges so you can access and write/delete more.
4. AFAIK, it's only lrq and lrt that have pop up play.
5. Baseband version = modem which governs the data connections and call functions
Kernel version = kernel which is the kernel, search for Linux kernel on Wikipedia if you want a breakdown.
Build number = rom version which is the firmware or operating system version.
People mainly refer to kernel versions, such as lrq (ics) or kka (gingerbread). There are three letters preceding the kernel version such as xeu (open europe) or Dbt (germany). This is called the csc which stands for country sales code. Some such as open europe will have multiple csc' s contained within and once flashed you can change csc to whichever you require.
Have a look at Dr ketans thread in the stickies of Android development with all stock roms, look through them all and you'll start to get a feel for what I mean.
Hope this makes sense
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1. samsung never advertised the popup play during initial launch of note. It was put since the update.
2. lr9 could also refer to the rom build like ddlr9
3. yes, sms backup and restore can do that for u
4. best when rooted is titanium backup. unrooted apps I guess u need to search on playstore
5. yes, but the new kernels like hydracore and philz give u root automatically when flashed.
6. nothing happens when u change the kernel
7. yes, sometimes moving huge data in / out of the internal storage can also result in a brick. tho its not kernel related. for now if u don't do a reset of any kind u safe.

1 app won't work when your phone is rooted.
Sky Go. So you won't be able to watch live sky tv on your rooted galaxy note

Spydertracks you got some serious dedication brother...
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asf58967 said:
Spydertracks you got some serious dedication brother...
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I do my best
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numbnutsuk said:
1 app won't work when your phone is rooted.
Sky Go. So you won't be able to watch live sky tv on your rooted galaxy note
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Also, most banking apps won't work on a rooted phone.
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[Q] Samsung Galaxy S Advance ( GT I9070 ) Performace problem at Jelly bean 4.1.2

Hi All,
First i am a new comer for this community and new user for an android device .
I bought a new Samsung galaxy S Advance(GT-i9070). It came with Gingerbread. It was actually a phone with 768 RAM-I clearly verified this with the shop when I bought it. Last day I upgraded my phone to Jell bean with official Russian firmware (XXLPZ) and reset to factory default settings.
But now i am getting following issues on my phone.
It seems my devices is very slow and Stucks.Specially contacts,Media player,Messages. Also full RAM Capacity seems 521 MB at Application manager. All applications are now consuming memory from total 521 MB memory.Where is remaining memory? How can I obtain the remaining memory to speed my phone?
Mobile-networks---->Access point does not show any settings to setup APN to mobile network.
Some people on web says to root the phone , install ROM manager will solve these kind of problems. But i have called to shop and verified that rooting will void warranty.If i rooting is the solution ,Is there any possibilities to back it to Unroot when i need my warranty?
I saw there is a custom ROM also available to Jellybean 4.2.Is it possible to restore stock ROM later if i upgrade to Custom ROM?
What is /are ultimate solution/solutions all of my above problems.I hope all friends from this forum will guide me to sort this out
Thanks in advance

relax
thabotharshan said:
Hi All,
First i am a new comer for this community and new user for an android device .
I bought a new Samsung galaxy S Advance(GT-i9070). It came with Gingerbread. It was actually a phone with 768 RAM-I clearly verified this with the shop when I bought it. Last day I upgraded my phone to Jell bean with official Russian firmware (XXLPZ) and reset to factory default settings.
But now i am getting following issues on my phone.
It seems my devices is very slow and Stucks.Specially contacts,Media player,Messages. Also full RAM Capacity seems 521 MB at Application manager. All applications are now consuming memory from total 521 MB memory.Where is remaining memory? How can I obtain the remaining memory to speed my phone?
Mobile-networks---->Access point does not show any settings to setup APN to mobile network.
Some people on web says to root the phone , install ROM manager will solve these kind of problems. But i have called to shop and verified that rooting will void warranty.If i rooting is the solution ,Is there any possibilities to back it to Unroot when i need my warranty?
I saw there is a custom ROM also available to Jellybean 4.2.Is it possible to restore stock ROM later if i upgrade to Custom ROM?
What is /are ultimate solution/solutions all of my above problems.I hope all friends from this forum will guide me to sort this out
Thanks in advance
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hey dude welcome to android as well as xda developers....i know these abt these lags.very first get the latest firmware for sgsa irrespective of the country u reside in.the jb firmware is new and has alot of bugs which will be cleared with updates...u should'nt have done jb update so soon...u must hav played wid ur device 4 a while .....in android these are bugs just install less apps and don not mess wid ur device unless u get a stable jb.....be calm sammy will release a stable firmware soon....hope so

thabotharshan said:
Hi All,
First i am a new comer for this community and new user for an android device .
I bought a new Samsung galaxy S Advance(GT-i9070). It came with Gingerbread. It was actually a phone with 768 RAM-I clearly verified this with the shop when I bought it. Last day I upgraded my phone to Jell bean with official Russian firmware (XXLPZ) and reset to factory default settings.
But now i am getting following issues on my phone.
It seems my devices is very slow and Stucks.Specially contacts,Media player,Messages. Also full RAM Capacity seems 521 MB at Application manager. All applications are now consuming memory from total 521 MB memory.Where is remaining memory? How can I obtain the remaining memory to speed my phone?
Mobile-networks---->Access point does not show any settings to setup APN to mobile network.
Some people on web says to root the phone , install ROM manager will solve these kind of problems. But i have called to shop and verified that rooting will void warranty.If i rooting is the solution ,Is there any possibilities to back it to Unroot when i need my warranty?
I saw there is a custom ROM also available to Jellybean 4.2.Is it possible to restore stock ROM later if i upgrade to Custom ROM?
What is /are ultimate solution/solutions all of my above problems.I hope all friends from this forum will guide me to sort this out
Thanks in advance
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1. Root + install custom kernel. It will fly. :laugh:
2. Never had need to look for access point setting.
3. On JB you will not increase binary counter with rooting, like on GB. You can remove all evidence by flashing JB over again. "SU" file that provide root will be wiped.
4. Yes, you can use custom ROM, and then go back to stock by flashing stock firmware with Odin.

shut_down said:
1. Root + install custom kernel. It will fly. :laugh:
2. Never had need to look for access point setting.
3. On JB you will not increase binary counter with rooting, like on GB. You can remove all evidence by flashing JB over again. "SU" file that provide root will be wiped.
4. Yes, you can use custom ROM, and then go back to stock by flashing stock firmware with Odin.
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Wow what a great news Let me clear on this scenario , ....Flashing Stock ROM(Ginger Bread) again after played with rooted and Custom Rom (Jelly bean )Cant be tracked to void warranty.Am i correct?

ksguptalive said:
hey dude welcome to android as well as xda developers....i know these abt these lags.very first get the latest firmware for sgsa irrespective of the country u reside in.the jb firmware is new and has alot of bugs which will be cleared with updates...u should'nt have done jb update so soon...u must hav played wid ur device 4 a while .....in android these are bugs just install less apps and don not mess wid ur device unless u get a stable jb.....be calm sammy will release a stable firmware soon....hope so
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Thank you,Thank you :angel: I don't have idea how they are releasing updates.But now i flashed with Russian firmware ,My country is Sri Lanka(Asian country),Can i able to get update for Russian firmware at my county? or only i can able get update for SL firmware.I am sure my device is from Poland.Does this make any sense in update.If i want to downgrade to Stock rom again ,which firmware i need to use?Sri Lanka(I hope there is no such a think) or Poland firmware?

thabotharshan said:
Hi All,
First i am a new comer for this community and new user for an android device .
....
Last day I upgraded my phone to Jell bean with official Russian firmware (XXLPZ) ...
.....
Thanks in advance
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I guess you do not realize that Samsung has launched three versions.
LPY 7th January 2013: A very bad rom.
LPZ 21st January 2013: A bad rom.
LQ4 7th February 2013: Very good version. Stable and perfectly functional for everyday use.
Consider LPY and LPZ as a big mistake. Should never have been released.

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thabotharshan said:
Wow what a great news Let me clear on this scenario , ....Flashing Stock ROM(Ginger Bread) again after played with rooted and Custom Rom (Jelly bean )Cant be tracked to void warranty.Am i correct?
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Yeah, only thing to check is that you didn't increased binary counter before. GB have method to root that increase it. But you can reset it now, there is Shaaans method in developer section of our phone forum.
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thabotharshan said:
Thank you,Thank you :angel: I don't have idea how they are releasing updates.But now i flashed with Russian firmware ,My country is Sri Lanka(Asian country),Can i able to get update for Russian firmware at my county? or only i can able get update for SL firmware.I am sure my device is from Poland.Does this make any sense in update.If i want to downgrade to Stock rom again ,which firmware i need to use?Sri Lanka(I hope there is no such a think) or Poland firmware?
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It is not location related, you will get updates from country that your phone firmware is. So if you use Russian, the you will get update when it come for that country.
Sent from Galaxy S Advance

shut_down said:
Yeah, only thing to check is that you didn't increased binary counter before. GB have method to root that increase it. But you can reset it now, there is Shaaans method in developer section of our phone forum.
Sent from Galaxy S Advance
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It is not location related, you will get updates from country that your phone firmware is. So if you use Russian, the you will get update when it come for that country.
Sent from Galaxy S Advance
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Now i got clear idea.i dint root my device when i use GB also.i Just upgraded JB.I Checked with some application,My device is not rooted yet.So i am going to upgrade to "XXLQ4 " .one of friend mentioned this in this thread,and root the phone.When i need warrenty related issue i will replace all with stock ROM.Is this a good approach?

ADR USR said:
I guess you do not realize that Samsung has launched three versions.
LPY 7th January 2013: A very bad rom.
LPZ 21st January 2013: A bad rom.
LQ4 7th February 2013: Very good version. Stable and perfectly functional for everyday use.
Consider LPY and LPZ as a big mistake. Should never have been released.
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Thanks,How can we upgate LPZ to LQ4?Is that same as i did previously when i install LPZ?

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thabotharshan said:
Now i got clear idea.i dint root my device when i use GB also.i Just upgraded JB.I Checked with some application,My device is not rooted yet.So i am going to upgrade to "XXLQ4 " .one of friend mentioned this in this thread,and root the phone.When i need warrenty related issue i will replace all with stock ROM.Is this a good approach?
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Yeah. Just when you want to go back do not just use your firmwear, first flash things from guide how to downgrade. You have it on general forum I think. And rooting JB do not increase binary, like it was early on GB untill that other method.
Sent from Galaxy S Advance

shut_down said:
Yeah. Just when you want to go back do not just use your firmwear, first flash things from guide how to downgrade. You have it on general forum I think. And rooting JB do not increase binary, like it was early on GB untill that other method.
Sent from Galaxy S Advance
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Thanks Thanks...This is a great forum and Thanks you very much.

just download the whole firmware and flash it through odin.there are no problems with region u reside in.you can flash firmware of any region it wont create any problems and would work like a charm.
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I did like u said.now playing with my device
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You do not need to download again again the latest version....just install kies on your computer and just connect phone with usb.....kies will show update available.....it will update automatically
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rohan.narula said:
You do not need to download again again the latest version....just install kies on your computer and just connect phone with usb.....kies will show update available.....it will update automatically
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That is the case if yoh do not use custom kernel with custom recovery. If you do, do not do that. You will soft brick. And you will have to flash firmware with Odin anyway.
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Lol
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QQL4 laggin
Hi
I am from India and have flashed russian firmware QQL4 ..
Still it is lagging a lot and hangs frequently ... I have tried
Factory reset .. no use . Is there any solution ?

fahadfazil said:
Hi
I am from India and have flashed russian firmware QQL4 ..
Still it is lagging a lot and hangs frequently ... I have tried
Factory reset .. no use . Is there any solution ?
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Yes, Root + install some custom kernel.

Hi above solutions are worked for me.But it still seems the phone is slow for me comparing with original gingerbread.May be it is because i got bad experience at first release of jellybean russian version. It is difficult to change first impression So i downgraded to original gingerbread.Ginger bread is very stable and running on more than 50% of devices in world.so i decited to use gingerbread for 6 month untill jellybean become stable
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thabotharshan said:
Hi above solutions are worked for me.But it still seems the phone is slow for me comparing with original gingerbread.May be it is because i got bad experience at first release of jellybean russian version. It is difficult to change first impression So i downgraded to original gingerbread.Ginger bread is very stable and running on more than 50% of devices in world.so i decited to use gingerbread for 6 month untill jellybean become stable
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Oooh bad move, Heres what you should have did:
1.Installed the XXLQ4 FirmWare via Odin:
http://androidjinn.com/how-to-insta...-bean-firmware-on-i9070-galaxy-s-advance.html
2.Rooted it: (Credits-Shaaan) [Root file attached] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087424
3.Installed a custom Kernel : ThunderZap Kernel- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2103916 (Credits-varun.chitre15)
SIRI Kernel- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2073936 (Adi_Pat)
CoCore E 5.0 Kernel- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140597 (Credits-cocafe)
(Search for other Kernels , i didnt included it all)-(Choose only ONE)
4.Installed a custom ROM : Pure Vanilla ROM- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2182697 (Credits-ikaster17)
Chucky Bean ROM- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2120956 (Chucky)
(Search for other ROMs , i didnt included it all)-(Choose only ONE)
recommended apps: (needs root access)
1.Titanium Backup :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&feature=search_result
2.No-frills CPU Control :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.sineo.android.noFrillsCPU&feature=search_result
3.Terminal Emulator :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&feature=search_result
TRUST ME, YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR PHONE
But read the other members comments first if you dont trust me haha :highfive:

[Q] Why note 3 is so slow after 4.4.2 update ?

I received AT&T OTA update for 4.4.2 and after that I see that my phone is really slow. anyone else experiencing the same issues ?
Also, if I instal the custom ROM, I will lose all the S-Pen features ? Is there any ROM that offers any S-Pen features ?

iamsuper123 said:
I received AT&T OTA update for 4.4.2 and after that I see that my phone is really slow. anyone else experiencing the same issues ?
Also, if I instal the custom ROM, I will lose all the S-Pen features ? Is there any ROM that offers any S-Pen features ?
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I heard about people having issues after the OTA. Unfortunately if you took the OTA, you cannot root therefore you cannot install a custom ROM which is too bad. I am running Dynamic Kat and Dynamic Kat Xtreme which are extremely fast with minimal if any issues.

theorioles33 said:
I heard about people having issues after the OTA. Unfortunately if you took the OTA, you cannot root therefore you cannot install a custom ROM which is too bad. I am running Dynamic Kat and Dynamic Kat Xtreme which are extremely fast with minimal if any issues.
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Wait..I cannot root my note 3 ? How this is possible ? I thought it is possible to root any phone as long as custom ROM is available (irrespective of stock android) ? I cannot root my phone with roms like cyanogenmod etc ?

iamsuper123 said:
Wait..I cannot root my note 3 ? How this is possible ? I thought it is possible to root any phone as long as custom ROM is available (irrespective of stock android) ? I cannot root my phone with roms like cyanogenmod etc ?
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Not in the case of the Note 3 and the latest KitKat update from AT&T. You needed to be rooted on 4.3 and update to Kitkat via a custom ROM. Right now you and everyone else who took the OTA update are stuck. Sorry man. Read around the forums. You will see the sad truth.

iamsuper123 said:
Wait..I cannot root my note 3 ? How this is possible ? I thought it is possible to root any phone as long as custom ROM is available (irrespective of stock android) ? I cannot root my phone with roms like cyanogenmod etc ?
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Not if you have the At&t Note 3. (Locked Bootloader)
Your out of luck until Kingo comes out with a Root solution or someone else
Still you cant run a custom ROM that needs a kernal.
You can only install TouchWiz roms. FOREVER no exceptions until bootloader is unlocked which will never happen EVER.
Yes S Pen work with our custom ROMs. (TouchWiz) we cant install CM on these phones period.
So here is your situation. You have installed the wonderful Stock 4.4.2 from At&t and are stuck.
I would factory reset it (Stock Recovery) and see if that helps.
Thats it.

LuckyColdJohnson said:
Not if you have the At&t Note 3. (Locked Bootloader)
Your out of luck until Kingo comes out with a Root solution or someone else
Still you cant run a custom ROM that needs a kernal.
You can only install TouchWiz roms. FOREVER no exceptions until bootloader is unlocked which will never happen EVER.
Yes S Pen work with our custom ROMs. (TouchWiz) we cant install CM on these phones period.
So here is your situation. You have installed the wonderful Stock 4.4.2 from At&t and are stuck.
I would factory reset it (Stock Recovery) and see if that helps.
Thats it.
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Oh no..this is really strange and very surprising to me that there is no way to install custom ROM on AT&T note 3 with OTA 4.4.2 update.
So, in the update they have locked the bootloader completely which cannot be unlocked ? Because in normal rooting process, we usually unlock the booatloader first, it can't be done in this case ?
Is this restriction added from AT&T or Samsung ?

iamsuper123 said:
Oh no..this is really strange and very surprising to me that there is no way to install custom ROM on AT&T note 3 with OTA 4.4.2 update.
So, in the update they have locked the bootloader completely which cannot be unlocked ? Because in normal rooting process, we usually unlock the booatloader first, it can't be done in this case ?
Is this restriction added from AT&T or Samsung ?
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When this Phone first came out the bootloader was locked (By At&t)
This new update didn't do that. You just can't root your phone on the OTA 4.4.2 right now.
Once you get it rooted, you can install SafeStrap 3.72 and flash a custom rom.
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LuckyColdJohnson said:
iamsuper123 said:
Oh no..this is really strange and very surprising to me that there is no way to install custom ROM on AT&T note 3 with OTA 4.4.2 update.
So, in the update they have locked the bootloader completely which cannot be unlocked ? Because in normal rooting process, we usually unlock the booatloader first, it can't be done in this case ?
Is this restriction added from AT&T or Samsung ?
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You just can't root your phone on the OTA 4.4.2 right now.
Once you get it rooted, you can install SafeStrap 3.72 and flash a custom rom.
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I am a little confused. if I can't root this phone then what do you mean by once you get it rooted ? if it is not possible then how I will get this phone rooted at first place and install SafeStrap 3.72 ?
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Man oh man. It's okay. I got you.
You can still root this phone. You just have to wait for someone to figure it out like Kingo.
We rooted before the OTA and I froze the update apk.
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I installed a custom KITKAT rom and enjoying my phone a lot. Just have to stay involved in these forms and read read read. You will be fine. Check Kingo android root online to see if the released a new version that will root it for you. Locked bootloader means no custom kernels, there for AOSP, CM and others won't work. Only Touch wiz.
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LuckyColdJohnson said:
Man oh man. It's okay. I got you.
You can still root this phone. You just have to wait for someone to figure it out like Kingo.
We rooted before the OTA and I froze the update apk.
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Oh ok..so Kingo is working on it and still not done ?
Also..what you say..you froze the update apk..what do you mean by that ? when you rooter the note 3 before OTA, you successfully completed that and now you are running custom ROM ?

I froze the system app that updates automatically. So I wouldn't get NB4 or what you have. Using TBU
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Read my friend. You will get it. It's what I did. I don't flame people though. Surprised nobody has flamed in here but you are learning I guess. Please hit thanks on my post if I have helped you. Thanks goes far. Cya. Have a good weekend
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Is there any way to make the performance of note 3 faster and less sluggish (OTHER THAN FACTORY RESET) ?
I have tried doing a factory reset but still note 3 performance is not good even tho this is a great specs phone.

Turn off all of the boatware in the settings menu. That should help some. Also, go into developer options and change the animation scales to .5 or off. That won't really make your phone faster, but it will seem faster. There's a thread in the general section about making your phone super fast.

Face_Plant said:
Turn off all of the boatware in the settings menu. That should help some. Also, go into developer options and change the animation scales to .5 or off. That won't really make your phone faster, but it will seem faster. There's a thread in the general section about making your phone super fast.
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1) What does this animation option does ?
2) How to disable the boatware ? How to disable app as I do not see disable button in app settings for any app ? can you please give me a test example please ?

The changing the animation times will make the animations between switching windows faster or slower. Changing them to .5 will make them faster and off will make them nonexistent so there will be no animations between windows. When the animations are faster/off it will make the phone seem faster. Not sure if my explanation is clear enough, but if you try it you'll see what I mean.
To turn stuff off, go to the settings menu, application manager, and pick an application. For example, let's say you pick HP Print Plugin. Near the top right of the screen you will see a button that says "turn off". Push this and the application will be disabled. Some of them you cannot turn off. Be careful which ones you turn off because it can cause problems if you disable the wrong thing.

Face_Plant said:
The changing the animation times will make the animations between switching windows faster or slower. Changing them to .5 will make them faster and off will make them nonexistent so there will be no animations between windows. When the animations are faster/off it will make the phone seem faster. Not sure if my explanation is clear enough, but if you try it you'll see what I mean.
To turn stuff off, go to the settings menu, application manager, and pick an application. For example, let's say you pick HP Print Plugin. Near the top right of the screen you will see a button that says "turn off". Push this and the application will be disabled. Some of them you cannot turn off. Be careful which ones you turn off because it can cause problems if you disable the wrong thing.
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Thank you, I found the settings.

any update for rooting AT&T note 3 running stock 4.4.2 ? anyone figure it out with any custom rom ?

anyone ??

iamsuper123 said:
anyone ??
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Nope! No root yet.

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440bro said:
Nope! No root yet.
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ok, thanks

Your Advice about custom rom

I have verizon s6 edge stock 5.1.1
( G925VVRU4BOG7 )
I couldn't root it even by ping-pong root or even downgrade ,,, Now I wanna flash a custom rom which alredy rooted?
Which is (the best) custom rom should I flash,,, I realy need the root .
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dr0mar said:
I have verizon s6 edge stock 5.1.1
( G925VVRU4BOG7 )
I couldn't root it even by ping-pong root or even downgrade ,,, Now I wanna flash a custom rom which alredy rooted?
Which is (the best) custom rom should I flash,,, I realy need the root .
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Root is required in order to install a custom ROM.

OMG ..I cant root my stock or downgrade or even flash a custom rom ...
What can I do ... any idea guys!
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dr0mar said:
OMG ..I cant root my stock or downgrade or even flash a custom rom ...
What can I do ... any idea guys!
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There is more to life than custom ROM's.
That said, many of the apps that require root have alternatives for people without root.
For example, Adaway requires root, while AdBlockPlus works without root.
They perform the same functionality, just with different permissions.
The only reason I am not yet ready to give up root is Viper4Android is the best app for tweaking audio,
and without root it is impossible to remove crapware

Snowby123 said:
There is more to life than custom ROM's.
That said, many of the apps that require root have alternatives for people without root.
For example, Adaway requires root, while AdBlockPlus works without root.
They perform the same functionality, just with different permissions.
The only reason I am not yet ready to give up root is Viper4Android is the best app for tweaking audio,
and without root it is impossible to remove crapware
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There is another reason for actually. .. it is adding arabic language to the system and the only way is by using root permissions
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You can flash a ROM without root. You just need a PC and software that bypasses the locked bootloader so you can flash the custom ROM onto your device. I recommend the SP Flash Tool for Windows if you don't want to root your phone and still run a custom ROM.

dr0mar said:
There is another reason for actually. .. it is adding arabic language to the system and the only way is by using root permissions
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SAD. like I said earlier, it is still impossible to install a custom ROM without root.
If you really need root, you could try looking on Swappa for one that either has root or has an early enough build date to obtain root.

I have the same Build: G925VVRU4BOG7 and have been looking for root options for months now. I just received access to Samsung Pay which I'm pretty excited to check out (and I heard can be lost if you trip KNOX), but I still would like root as this is the only phone I've owned which can't be rooted.
Additionally, I JUST received a software update notification... I'm user what to do. If I update, maybe someone will figure out a way to root the new version. However, if I do update and then someone finds a root method for G925VVRU4BOG7, I will probably shoot myself in the kneecap lol.
Does anyone have any suggestions for accepting the software update? Thank you!

the818studios said:
I have the same Build: G925VVRU4BOG7 and have been looking for root options for months now. I just received access to Samsung Pay which I'm pretty excited to check out (and I heard can be lost if you trip KNOX), but I still would like root as this is the only phone I've owned which can't be rooted.
Additionally, I JUST received a software update notification... I'm user what to do. If I update, maybe someone will figure out a way to root the new version. However, if I do update and then someone finds a root method for G925VVRU4BOG7, I will probably shoot myself in the kneecap lol.
Does anyone have any suggestions for accepting the software update? Thank you!
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if I were in your shoes I would take the update. there is no clue when or even if root will ever be achieved on 5.1 for the Verizon variants

Fake Samsung Galaxy Note 5

So I recently bought a note 5 thought it was real then notice it was a fake note 5. My question is can you install a custom rom on it? I already got it rooted but I'm having problems install twrp or any other recovery software. I have no use for the phone I just want to experiment with roms etc on the phone.

What is a fake? Please show us some detailed pictures
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The phone is a counterfeit phone which is made in china. It's not a real phone made by samsung. I'm trying to install a custom rom but when I do i just reboots and never goes into recovery.

if it's a fake phone then you have to find the rom compatible for it and not use a custom rom made for the real one.
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Yes you can but you will need to find fake custom rom to install on this phone. ??
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hi how are you
Ekinchheng said:
So I recently bought a note 5 thought it was real then notice it was a fake note 5. My question is can you install a custom rom on it? I already got it rooted but I'm having problems install twrp or any other recovery software. I have no use for the phone I just want to experiment with roms etc on the phone.
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please my friend i have the same mobile but it suddenly had softbrick
no recovery mode
no boot
no adb
just fast boot
and flash tool
but i search in the whole net and i didnt find the rom
so please
back up your rom and post it here
1back up for you so when its brick you can fix it anytime
2 thank you friend