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Hey community. I just moved from my LG Optimus g pro to the note 3. I am not on contract as I bought the note 3 straight out and put it on straight talk. It's an N900A. It's a 4.4.2 NC2 stock rooted with towel root. Right after I rooted it still said Official but after about 4 days I rebooted it and now it says custom. I personally don't care if it says that but am wondering if that will cause any functional issues with my device. I'm not under warranty so that doesn't matter. Can any of the senior members on the thread help me out with some direction on the N900A? I've only had the phone for a week. So far I have only rooted. I haven't installed a custom recovery or looked into the process for this particular phone. I started with the S3, moved to the LGOGP, and now back to a Samsung. All good community forums. How's the forum for the N900A? Sorry for the long wind but I am sure I'll be with this device for a while. I love the phone. Thank you for any help.

Are you me? I just upgraded to the Note 3 from a G Pro a couple of weeks ago, and I'm on straight talk as well. Anyways , as I'm sure you're aware, the bootloader is locked, much like
the G Pro, expect worse. We can't use any AOSP roms like on the G Pro, as we can't flash a custom kernel. As far as the custom message I have no idea, you may can try installing safestrap
and see if that makes it go away, as I have safestrap, and no custom message, while running a custom ROM.

Thanks for the info. I wonder if not installing safestrap right away means it will stay. I will try that. Thank you

So only touch wiz based?

Yep, only TouchWiz based roms will work as of now.

[Q] To Root or not to Root?

Hi All,
My Moto X (1st Gen) is about 4 months old. I'm contemplating on rooting the phone. Is it worth the effort or should I patiently wait for the Lollipop update to come in (whenever that is!). I used a lot of custom roms in my old Nexus 4, so missing the excitement of a new rom. just a bit indecisive at the moment. Would love your opinions on this.

arjun2058 said:
Hi All,
My Moto X (1st Gen) is about 4 months old. I'm contemplating on rooting the phone. Is it worth the effort or should I patiently wait for the Lollipop update to come in (whenever that is!). I used a lot of custom roms in my old Nexus 4, so missing the excitement of a new rom. just a bit indecisive at the moment. Would love your opinions on this.
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I am using the Moto X for nealry 9 months now. Never thought of rooting it as I didnt find any bloat here like the Touchwiz

I am honestly very tempted by the ROMs out there. And I don't know why but I'm definitely noticing some performance lag. Tried everything but not seeing a lot of improvement.
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Before you go contemplating this question, figure out if you'll be able to root your phone in the first place.
Then instead of asking this question, ask whether or not you should unlock the bootloader. It's the only way to maintain root since 4.4.4 patched the vulnerabilities used to attain root.

There are reasons why I would root like Tasker(full functionality),a custom kernel or UI changes

I rooted my X so I can play with gravity box and other stuff. Unrooting and relocking the bootloader isn't hard to do and that's what I'll do once Lollipop comes out for my phone. (Already factory reset my phone once from custom Rom).

TheBoiledDogs said:
I rooted my X so I can play with gravity box and other stuff. Unrooting and relocking the bootloader isn't hard to do and that's what I'll do once Lollipop comes out for my phone. (Already factory reset my phone once from custom Rom).
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You are going to re lock your bootloader to take Lollipop?

Travisdroidx2 said:
You are going to re lock your bootloader to take Lollipop?
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I meant to say return to stock recovery. I read somewhere that you can't get OTA with a custom recovery, Rom and rooted.

TheBoiledDogs said:
I meant to say return to stock recovery. I read somewhere that you can't get OTA with a custom recovery, Rom and rooted.
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Gotcha, that is true. Stock recovery and stock system and you are good to go.

I personally root all my devices for better control. However, I personally don't use Roms because I want a stock experience and that includes boot animation and themes. The only Roms I have ever kept on my phones were ARHD and Paranoid Android. If neither are available, I go with Xposed.

Future for G900A and Flash Fire ?

I am just curious, with us being able to use Flash Fire now, what is the future of potential custom roms for our S5's ? It always seems when a new device comes out the older ones are forgotten. Personally i love my S5 i have no intention of getting an S6 because of the non removable battery and non expandable storage. I used Flash Fire to put the pre rooted version of 5.0 on my phone. I would love to see some custom roms in the future.

darthmalus said:
I am just curious, with us being able to use Flash Fire now, what is the future of potential custom roms for our S5's ? It always seems when a new device comes out the older ones are forgotten. Personally i love my S5 i have no intention of getting an S6 because of the non removable battery and non expandable storage. I used Flash Fire to put the pre rooted version of 5.0 on my phone. I would love to see some custom roms in the future.
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Check the Android Development thread, We now have a custom ROM for Lollipop. Very active thread, sounds like there will be more. Good for us who appreciate out S5s

What's the name of the ROM?

I have finally begun my ROM project for the G900A. I was waiting for Lollipop to start it. No ETA.

CAG-man said:
I have finally begun my ROM project for the G900A. I was waiting for Lollipop to start it. No ETA.
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Any help you need just ask. :good:
I have released TMS5. Its not much yet but its a start. I have plenty more to do and it will see a lot of improvements as I get the time to build upon it.

Question: Using sm-n920c in usa (at&t)

Hi all,
I recently ordered SM-N920C on ebay. I have not received it yet, expect to get it sometimes next week. I am going to use it on AT&T network, and checking several threads here, some mentioned that it works on AT&T.
I have no idea what stock installed firmware come with it (since I don't have the device with me), however per ebay seller listed as SM-N920CZKAXFA, so not sure, it seems like south africa.
ok now here are my questions:
1. Does it makes big differences what firmware it is on if you live in USA (like Google play, Google acting crazy since you are in USA..etc)
2. I heard that there could be issue with getting 4G/LTE performance issue, etc. Do you experience it any differences? or any other issues you experienced while using it on AT&T?
3. I am planing to root it, I know there are couple of custom kernels out there for it, would you recommend stock kernel or custom kernel? I like to keep phone pretty much stock based since this phone will be my daily drive.
4. If you recommend custom stock base ROM, what would be?
5. I hope Samsung brings back "Note" brand! (no this is not question )
appreciated in advance if you give some feedbacks above concerns and questions!
thanks,
J.

jazzespresso said:
Hi all,
I recently ordered SM-N920C on ebay. I have not received it yet, expect to get it sometimes next week. I am going to use it on AT&T network, and checking several threads here, some mentioned that it works on AT&T.
I have no idea what stock installed firmware come with it (since I don't have the device with me), however per ebay seller listed as SM-N920CZKAXFA, so not sure, it seems like south africa.
ok now here are my questions:
1. Does it makes big differences what firmware it is on if you live in USA (like Google play, Google acting crazy since you are in USA..etc)
2. I heard that there could be issue with getting 4G/LTE performance issue, etc. Do you experience it any differences? or any other issues you experienced while using it on AT&T?
3. I am planing to root it, I know there are couple of custom kernels out there for it, would you recommend stock kernel or custom kernel? I like to keep phone pretty much stock based since this phone will be my daily drive.
4. If you recommend custom stock base ROM, what would be?
5. I hope Samsung brings back "Note" brand! (no this is not question )
appreciated in advance if you give some feedbacks above concerns and questions!
thanks,
J.
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I saw that you was asking in the tmo 920t thread the 920c will work great with att, thats what im using mine with and with LTE. Just root with cf-auto root everything you need are in the thread. When i rec. mine it was on 5.1.1 lp but odined to mm. You shouldnt have a problem at all on att with the 920C.

KennyLG123 said:
I saw that you was asking in the tmo 920t thread the 920c will work great with att, thats what im using mine with and with LTE. Just root with cf-auto root everything you need are in the thread. When i rec. mine it was on 5.1.1 lp but odined to mm. You shouldnt have a problem at all on att with the 920C.
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thanks for this info, made me feel a bit better knowing it will work on AT&T. As far as rooting goes, based on my research on threads, most recommends custom kernel(s) for easy rooting, but seems like using custom kernel may introduce some other issues (based on bugs they listed).
are you using it as stock and rooted? or you are on custom ROM?

jazzespresso said:
thanks for this info, made me feel a bit better knowing it will work on AT&T. As far as rooting goes, based on my research on threads, most recommends custom kernel(s) for easy rooting, but seems like using custom kernel may introduce some other issues (based on bugs they listed).
are you using it as stock and rooted? or you are on custom ROM?
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Every device i own is rooted except my att note 5. You can root with cf auto root from odin with stock kernel but will trip knox 0x1 its no big deal with me being in the states using a international device no warrenty anyhow.. https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ This is the cf auto root just look for the file N920C But this one is for mm firmware. Ive already flashed most of the roms on the 920c thread and all behave pretty good. But with kernels i mostly use stock kernel or skyhigh kernel. Your just have to play around a bit and see what works best for your liking....

KennyLG123 said:
Every device i own is rooted except my att note 5. You can root with cf auto root from odin with stock kernel but will trip knox 0x1 its no big deal with me being in the states using a international device no warrenty anyhow.. https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ This is the cf auto root just look for the file N920C But this one is for mm firmware. Ive already flashed most of the roms on the 920c thread and all behave pretty good. But with kernels i mostly use stock kernel or skyhigh kernel. Your just have to play around a bit and see what works best for your liking....
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same here....I always rooted all my devices (except my Nexus 6P), and I really don't give darn about warranty, and top of this Note 5 (bought from ebay, still did not receive it yet) has no warranty anyway.
so simple download CF-Auto-Root file for 920C and flash it with Odin..done....looks like CF-Auto-Root-noblelte-nobleltejv-smn920c.zip there now says 6.0.1 (MMB29K.N920CXXU2BPB9), so seems like it is up to date.
by the way, someone told me stock kernel gives better battery life than custom kernels......ohh well, like you said, play around and see what works....but I have feeling I will stick with stock kernel (rooted with CF-Auto Root).

jazzespresso said:
same here....I always rooted all my devices (except my Nexus 6P), and I really don't give darn about warranty, and top of this Note 5 (bought from ebay, still did not receive it yet) has no warranty anyway.
so simple download CF-Auto-Root file for 920C and flash it with Odin..done....looks like CF-Auto-Root-noblelte-nobleltejv-smn920c.zip there now says 6.0.1 (MMB29K.N920CXXU2BPB9), so seems like it is up to date.
by the way, someone told me stock kernel gives better battery life than custom kernels......ohh well, like you said, play around and see what works....but I have feeling I will stick with stock kernel (rooted with CF-Auto Root).
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Your on the right path then after rooting with cf autoroot with odin first then flash twrp in odin 3.0.2.0 img.tar file https://dl.twrp.me/noblelte/ after you got that set up make a fresh backup of that stock rom so you always have it. Battery life depends on the user and the number of apps each user uses if one gets 5 hrs sot that doesnt mean the other users will..

KennyLG123 said:
Your on the right path then after rooting with cf autoroot with odin first then flash twrp in odin 3.0.2.0 img.tar file https://dl.twrp.me/noblelte/ after you got that set up make a fresh backup of that stock rom so you always have it. Battery life depends on the user and the number of apps each user uses if one gets 5 hrs sot that doesnt mean the other users will..
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Hi Kenny,
I finally received my Note 5 - SM-N920C.
One question: when I checked About Device, right under Software Info tab, it says United Arab Emirates, probably the firmware it is on I guess...
well, i guess my first two step will be root it and then install TWRP, then think about trying some stable N7 port ROMs that can be my daily drive without bunch of bugs...

jazzespresso said:
Hi Kenny,
I finally received my Note 5 - SM-N920C.
One question: when I checked About Device, right under Software Info tab, it says United Arab Emirates, probably the firmware it is on I guess...
well, i guess my first two step will be root it and then install TWRP, then think about trying some stable N7 port ROMs that can be my daily drive without bunch of bugs...
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Yup same as mine UAE I dont know what csc its on now i have checked the last few flashes. I'm running a n7 port well thats about all i run on the n5 s6 edge + and n4 now almost forgot tmo n4 also I can send you a thread link by pm in respect to other devs. You got the right order but after twrp do a backup in case anything that would go wrong along the line. Did the n5 have lp or mm. i took mine straight to mm out of the box.....

KennyLG123 said:
Yup same as mine UAE I dont know what csc its on now i have checked the last few flashes. I'm running a n7 port well thats about all i run on the n5 s6 edge + and n4 now almost forgot tmo n4 also I can send you a thread link by pm in respect to other devs. You got the right order but after twrp do a backup in case anything that would go wrong along the line. Did the n5 have lp or mm. i took mine straight to mm out of the box.....
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got rooted, installed TWRP, did full backup, save the backup on my PC....so I am ready for some N7 goodies, PM me for N7 ROM thread you use since you are in USA, so probably you have better experience on N7 ROMs, which is stable works on great on ATT or T-Mobile..etc...

Let me work my way to the thread I'm on the nexus 6p threads today..lol
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Need to confirm vzw S8 root available Feb 2018

I lost root on my G4 after the first bootloop repair so I'm looking to confirm that I can root a VZW S8 if I purchase now (Feb 2018).
I can purchase the S7 for $480 or the S8 for $552 directly from VZW spread over 24 payments. I definitely won't be changing carrier (I do a lot of support while on my mobile and need the most reliable connection which is vzw). Is there a way to get the phones for less? I used to go to Amazon and save about $100 but it appears that is no longer offered.
Thanks

no root for VZW S8.

dsteinschneider said:
I lost root on my G4 after the first bootloop repair so I'm looking to confirm that I can root a VZW S8 if I purchase now (Feb 2018).
I can purchase the S7 for $480 or the S8 for $552 directly from VZW spread over 24 payments. I definitely won't be changing carrier (I do a lot of support while on my mobile and need the most reliable connection which is vzw). Is there a way to get the phones for less? I used to go to Amazon and save about $100 but it appears that is no longer offered.
Thanks
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You can root as long as you have a bootloader version 2 or below which I think is the highest they have gone yet. You cannot unlock the bootloader and install TWRP, etc. Look in the S8 and S8 plus ROM forums. Partcyborg has a rooted ROM. Also in the S8 plus Verizon forum there is a rooted ROM by JRKruse.

Smithfolk4 said:
You can root as long as you have a bootloader version 2 or below which I think is the highest they have gone yet. You cannot unlock the bootloader and install TWRP, etc. Look in the S8 and S8 plus ROM forums. Partcyborg has a rooted ROM. Also in the S8 plus Verizon forum there is a rooted ROM by JRKruse.
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Hi Smithfolk, thank you for the great reply. Will check out the S8 ROM forum.

dsteinschneider said:
Hi Smithfolk, thank you for the great reply. Will check out the S8 ROM forum.
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Yes you can root the process is a little weird there is no twrp..due to locked bl and the battery only charges to 80% a eng kernel thing....But dont be discouraged the dev for root on snapdragon is a Verizon customer And the newest release is awesome you will get better batt life at 80% than stock to 100

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Yes you can root the process is a little weird there is no twrp..due to locked bl and the battery only charges to 80% a eng kernel thing....But dont be discouraged the dev for root on snapdragon is a Verizon customer And the newest release is awesome you will get better batt life at 80% than stock to 100
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Why would it be so much better with just a custom ROM? Are there custom kernels as well?
The 80% limitation is because root has to be used with engineering kernel? Just wanted to get it all straight in my head. My S8 arrives next week.

Yes. It's the eng Kern. Lol that's our custom kernel. The pc rom. Is the only one but with many tweaks to make batt better

TheMadScientist said:
Yes. It's the eng Kern. Lol that's our custom kernel. The pc rom. Is the only one but with many tweaks to make batt better
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Ok, so the only 2 kernels for Verizon S8 are the stock and the engineering stock. I was curious if anyone was able to actually tweak the kernel itself.
Seems like it'd be hard to tweak battery life very much without access to the kernel source. Oh, well! Looking forward to getting my S8... they were so cheap at Samsung last week I couldn't resist.

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Ok, so the only 2 kernels for Verizon S8 are the stock and the engineering stock. I was curious if anyone was able to actually tweak the kernel itself.
Seems like it'd be hard to tweak battery life very much without access to the kernel source. Oh, well! Looking forward to getting my S8... they were so cheap at Samsung last week I couldn't resist.
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at 80% charge i average 5.5 to 7 hours sot normally
yea cant tweak the kernel at all....on the PC rom I am ever so slightly responsible for even better batt life I went through nearly every inch of this rom and boot:good:
The newest version of the rom actually uses to combo firmware boot img and not the reg eng kernel so technically there are 3 kernels Rooted basically we have system access....
But it is deodexed and zipaligned...With a load of other tweaks.....
And with every version released it gets better
The biggest thing rooting is you will get errors....
Ignore most of them through the prosses you will see uploadmode errors and unauthorized software detected but ignore them and dont freak out most of them are part of it:good::good::good:

also you need usb 2.0 ports and remember comsy odin is for PC rom firmware only
And reg odin=reg stock firmware

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also you need usb 2.0 ports and remember comsy odin is for PC rom firmware only
And reg odin=reg stock firmware
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Sounds good... thanks for all the info. Since my phone is factory new, I'll test out pure stock for a while and see if it's good enough.

I rooted my s8 Verizon using PartCyborg rom. Took me 2 tries but it's amazing and worth it

yanbanan980 said:
I rooted my s8 Verizon using PartCyborg rom. Took me 2 tries but it's amazing and worth it
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So it's basically a stock/rooted/debloated rom then? It has that "80%" battery bug, but that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things? Any other bugs or weirdness?

Nope that's basically it. 80% lasts me about 5 hours heavy usage. I personally don't care if it charges to 80 because of the things you can do with root.