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RELEVANT TO US BECAUSE WHEN WE GET THE UPDATE, IT LOCKS THE BOOTLOADER.
IF THEY LOCK IT FOR THE S6 EDGE, THEY'LL LOCK IT FOR THE S6!
DO NOT TAKE THE OTA IF YOU DON'T WANT A LOCKED BOOTLOADER.
Unassuming Galaxy S6 edge users are in for a surprise, as T-Mobile appears to be rolling out a freshly cooked OTA based on Android version 5.1.1 Lollipop for the device. The catch, however, it is so far reported only on the T-Mobile network.
XDA forums user Sunderwear mentioned about the OTA a couple of hours back (at the time of writing this story). Urged by other users of the device, the poster also uploaded a video of his Galaxy S6 edge running the latest firmware. The video can be found at the end of this article.
As noted from the narration, the update also locks the bootloader on the device.
So, how many of you have already received the update? What do you think of it?
Source: http://www.sammobile.com/2015/04/29/android-5-1-1-ota-being-rolled-out-on-t-mobile-for-the-s6-edge/
Looks like someone in the Edge forum was able to downgrade the bootloader and flash TWRP but still, tread carefully.
Sunderwear said:
ok I downgraded the Bootloader ONLY and I was able to flash TWRP...dumping a system.img copy..
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Honestly I'm caring less and less about roms but I like the option. Here is some possible good news from a trustworthy guy
jcase said:
Korean variants seem to be getting an app that unlocks the bootloader, I bet we start seeing that for other variants as well (except verizon/att).
This is a good thing, not a bad thing people!
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Honestly I'm caring less and less about roms but I like the option. Here is some possible good news from a trustworthy guy
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Coming from the ROM Flashing mecca of HTC and finding a place in Samsung is.. weird to say the least. I find that there are only minor things I need that require root but I no-longer need the overhaul that I needed with HTC. It's too weird.
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Coming from the ROM Flashing mecca of HTC and finding a place in Samsung is.. weird to say the least. I find that there are only minor things I need that require root but I no-longer need the overhaul that I needed with HTC. It's too weird.
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I see you edited your signature!
If/when anyone gets this update try to grab the update before taking it. Also, the bootloader Doesn't actually get locked.
mikeyinid said:
If/when anyone gets this update try to grab the update before taking it. Also, the bootloader Doesn't actually get locked.
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BOOM. Bootloader news is great news
Isn't it odd that just one guy has gotten the update? T-mobile has sold hundreds of thousands of these units and only one guy got an OTA?
I'll believe it when I see it.
Is it possible to do the update if we are rooted? And I mean UPDATE not flash the entire new release.
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Isn't it odd that just one guy has gotten the update? T-mobile has sold hundreds of thousands of these units and only one guy got an OTA?
I'll believe it when I see it.
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This type of thing might happen with a lot of updates. You need to remember the rooting/moding community is very small compared to the people who just use their phone as is. So if anything I think its weird that someone in this community got the update.
Hey I hope it's true, I for one hope it fixes the memory management and battery issues.
According to this guy, it looks like the XDA member was part of a "Soak Test", or he is a guinea pig. Hopefully it doesn't take months to test it.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonk...5-1-1/?utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix
ipaq_101 said:
Isn't it odd that just one guy has gotten the update? T-mobile has sold hundreds of thousands of these units and only one guy got an OTA?
I'll believe it when I see it.
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it's a leak...also camera is buggy...not a final version
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Hey I hope it's true, I for one hope it fixes the memory management and battery issues.
According to this guy, it looks like the XDA member was part of a "Soak Test", or he is a guinea pig. Hopefully it doesn't take months to test it.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonk...5-1-1/?utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix
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Never.... EVER... take anything from that website serious.
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Never.... EVER... take anything from that website serious.
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Haha yeah, tech reporters are a bunch of iMorons as it is and love iCrap over everything else. I was shocked that they even knew what xda was.
Someone has the balls to try it on the non-edge S6?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/development/5-1-1-blck-tw-t3096994
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Someone has the balls to try it on the non-edge S6?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/development/5-1-1-blck-tw-t3096994
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I hope no one tries this. Both devices are TOTALLY different.
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I hope no one tries this. Both devices are TOTALLY different.
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They're really not, actually. I imagine it would boot. My guess is touch screen wouldn't work though.
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They're really not, actually. I imagine it would boot. My guess is touch screen wouldn't work though.
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Yea, I remember reading about the touch screen not working or working in reverse.
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Yea, I remember reading about the touch screen not working or working in reverse.
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Really? So it might work but register touches opposite of our phone?
nolimit78 said:
I find that there are only minor things I need that require root but I no-longer need the overhaul that I needed with HTC. It's too weird.
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This
Damn I wish this would leak for AT&T. 5.0.1 TW has a bigger memory leak than stock 5.0.1 on my Nexus. This needs to be rolled out ASAP, but I know it won't.
I have a nexus 6, iver tried all the roms. I love the phone, but getting tired of the blandness of the os's. Does anyone know of any unique roms or anything? Yes, i know its a nexus rom and i bought it for the true google experience. BUT, its very customization as well. so i dont want to hear the whole its a nexus argument please.
If your looking for a ROM that's loaded with features, I'd suggest Blisspop.
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Othoric said:
If your looking for a ROM that's loaded with features, I'd suggest Blisspop.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
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i have, FC's too much. And it still have the plain android look. Something like Miui but not miui lol, just unique
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I have a nexus 6, iver tried all the roms. I love the phone, but getting tired of the blandness of the os's. Does anyone know of any unique roms or anything? Yes, i know its a nexus rom and i bought it for the true google experience. BUT, its very customization as well. so i dont want to hear the whole its a nexus argument please.
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Pure nexus project. Definitely worth a look.
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i have, FC's too much. And it still have the plain android look. Something like Miui but not miui lol, just unique
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No MUI look available. There are other threads here for that. Nobody deving for other OS looks. Have to build yourself. The source is available.
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No MUI look available. There are other threads here for that. Nobody deving for other OS looks. Have to build yourself. The source is available.
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damn, thanks man. I remember when i have my galaxy nexus, it was so much for visually appealing. could change everything in the status bar, icons, move anything where i wanted, and everything else. from kitkat on, i havent been able to mod anything besides battery, even then its pushing it. If i could develop something i would, not skilled in coding. Thanks for the reply though!
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damn, thanks man. I remember when i have my galaxy nexus, it was so much for visually appealing. could change everything in the status bar, icons, move anything where i wanted, and everything else. from kitkat on, i havent been able to mod anything besides battery, even then its pushing it. If i could develop something i would, not skilled in coding. Thanks for the reply though!
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Apparently can do some of those changes in Xposed. I don't use or recommend Xposed as it breaks a lot of other things. Most logcats we see with problems show Xposed as the culprit. Xposed should only be used with stock as it breaks a lot of rom mods.
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Apparently can do some of those changes in Xposed. I don't use or recommend Xposed as it breaks a lot of other things. Most logcats we see with problems show Xposed as the culprit.
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Yea, i messed with xposed on kitkat ONLY for app settings. And since its still really new/betaish? i wont touch it on loli. Not too skilled with it
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Yea, i messed with xposed on kitkat ONLY for app settings. And since its still really new/betaish? i wont touch it on loli. Not too skilled with it
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I used to change a lot and use a lot of roms. Now I basically run stock with theme and the mods I need hardcoded. Having every mod in the book just causes problems. lol
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damn, thanks man. I remember when i have my galaxy nexus, it was so much for visually appealing. could change everything in the status bar, icons, move anything where i wanted, and everything else. from kitkat on, i havent been able to mod anything besides battery, even then its pushing it. If i could develop something i would, not skilled in coding. Thanks for the reply though!
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Yes. Never been anything else that even remotely approaches JBSourcery. What a grand time that was. I had steam punk icons and boot animations, dragons and wizards wallpaper, and could change it around in almost limitless ways.
wtherrell said:
Yes. Never been anything else that even remotely approaches JBSourcery. What a grand time that was. I had steam punk icons and boot animations, dragons and wizards wallpaper, and could change it around in almost limitless ways.
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Got to old for all that now. Want look good and stable with good battery. lol
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Got to old for all that now. Want look good and stable with good battery. lol
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I hear ya. Optipop fills the stable & good battery life for me atm.
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I hear ya. Optipop fills the stable & good battery life for me atm.
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Yea I run stock Odexed animations at .5x, material dark themed, basic hard coded mods I need and lean kernel. Looks good, fast and good battery life.
do you guys run decrypted? i heard it REALLY speeds your phone up. Thoughts?
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do you guys run decrypted? i heard it REALLY speeds your phone up. Thoughts?
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I run encrypted. You really only see the difference in download. Read/write speed. I probably make most of it up running odexed verses rom deodex. Mine fast. Everything immediate. No waiting.
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Got to old for all that now. Want look good and stable with good battery. lol
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Those are the things we all want
Sometimes you gotta make the device your own.
Hi, pretty self-explanatory title I think, but does anyone know of a way to make the fingerprint scanner on a community ROM (MIUI or OSS vendor, doesn't really matter, and preferably A12-based) work the same way you can optionally set it up in MIUI, that is to only scan the fingerprint after you press the power button, not simply by touching? Or is there a ROM that supports this feature (and is generally considered good)?
This is honestly a deal breaker for me when it comes to using anything other than MIUI, because when I already tried a community ROM (A12 Derpfest, in particular), I found it incredibly annoying that any random touch unlocked my phone even when I certainly didn't want it to, and not using the scanner at all or setting it up for some awkward finger I rarely use is really a solution.
Cheers.
Well I've been asking the same thing in Pixel extended Rom post. Hope someone would made it working.
Also requested in Magisk thread for some module if anyone can made. No response so far
@Case_ have u sorted the issue? Any updates?
Woaaah i didn't even know this was an option, just turned it on. So much better i get annoyed when it tries to scan constantly..
Marvin.the.Martian said:
Woaaah i didn't even know this was an option, just turned it on. So much better i get annoyed when it tries to scan constantly..
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You are on MIUI?
arunsebstn said:
You are on MIUI?
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Yes, tried few custom roms, but MIUI suits me better.
Marvin.the.Martian said:
Yes, tried few custom roms, but MIUI suits me better.
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I'm also have the same feeling now. Also operator video calling not working.
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@Case_ have u sorted the issue? Any updates?
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Nope. I got mocked a bit for asking (elsewhere, not here), also got the advice to scan less fingers (not exactly helpful), but nothing else. I've seen someone mention that Pixel Experience might possibly have this, but no idea if it applies to our device.
With nandroid backups not working well in A12, I'm not exactly keen on installing the ROM just to see it's not there anyway. And I was kinda busy with other stuff anyway. I might do it eventually, though.
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Nope. I got mocked a bit for asking (elsewhere, not here), also got the advice to scan less fingers (not exactly helpful), but nothing else. I've seen someone mention that Pixel Experience might possibly have this, but no idea if it applies to our device.
With nandroid backups not working well in A12, I'm not exactly keen on installing the ROM just to see it's not there anyway. And I was kinda busy with other stuff anyway. I might do it eventually, though.
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No, pixel experience doesn't have that. Also No A12 rom has it.
@arunsebstn I guess the person was talking about PE for a different device, then
Not sure of this helps. I have the ROM from Mirza and it has option to press.
@RAMBO29 Yeah, but that's because it is just a customized MIUI ROM. We're talking non-MIUI ROMs here (as the thread title says).
So, it's been a while and I haven't really been testing new ROMs (for practical reasons, mostly)...anybody knows if this might perhaps finally be a thing now outside of MIUI ROMs? Thanks.
Same, I'm surprised there isn't a magisk module for this, maybe one does exist and we just don't know of it?
Hey, latest CrDroid 8.6 (Android 12) has the option you're looking for. Only searches for fingerprint unlock when you press the power button, when screen is off, so is the fingerprint scanner.
@Case_
@batureal Cool, thank you!
Lineageos 19.1
So it seems like the option is finally showing up in community ROMs. Great!
I select a number or period for notifications, only a period is displayed, and if I select only a number, no notification appears at all on the application icon.
Do you have the same problem? I can't live with this
Only the notification dots work for the apps, not a single number setting works for me.
Thank you, I'm going to return the phone.
Nova Launcher is unusable, so I can't exist without such a funny feature.
Thank you
efkosk said:
Thank you, I'm going to return the phone.
Nova Launcher is unusable, so I can't exist without such a funny feature.
Thank you
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You're going to return a phone because nova launcher didn't work for you?
That's nuts
No, I haven't used Nova launcher since A12.
The problem is that it doesn't show me the number of notifications on the app icon, only the dot. This is unusable for my workflow.
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No, I haven't used Nova launcher since A12.
The problem is that it doesn't show me the number of notifications on the app icon, only the dot. This is unusable for my workflow.
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Why would you return a phone for that?
Try another launcher, nova isn't even that good.
What if the dot is a 12 feature? You'd be returning a phone for no reason.
I did see the lack of a number instead of a dot in the notification settings, if it meant that much to me I'd wait for a custom ROM to drop which will almost certainly have this feature..
Actually I just checked my launcher, I use lawn chair and this feature works fine so the limitation appears to be a Nova issue.
It doesn't work well on OxygenOS, not on Nova launcher. All launchers have glitch since A12.
And yes, that's one of the reasons I'll give it back. In fact, I bought it as an alternative to the Galaxy S22Ultra, which I did not want to wait for the tuning of the terrible SW. But when I have to wait, I'd rather wait with S22u in hand
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It doesn't work well on OxygenOS, not on Nova launcher. All launchers have glitch since A12.
And yes, that's one of the reasons I'll give it back. In fact, I bought it as an alternative to the Galaxy S22Ultra, which I did not want to wait for the tuning of the terrible SW. But when I have to wait, I'd rather wait with S22u in hand
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It is working.
Perfectly fine.
Each to their own, crack in with your Samsung
It doesn't work on every app, but thank you for your effort and time
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It doesn't work on every app, but thank you for your effort and time
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I haven't had a problem on any app, but you seem have made your mind up anyway..
Good luck
just root and all fix guys...even launchers...
Ivixmax said:
just root and all fix guys...even launchers...
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This would also solve my call recording, but I still don't want to solve the problem with banks and google pay.
dladz said:
I haven't had a problem on any app, but you seem have made your mind up anyway..
Good luck
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See comments above, I'm not the only one...
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See comments above, I'm not the only one...
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I don't really care about other comments, I also don't use nova..
I haven't had the issues you've described.
Either way, it's pointless going on about it.. I'm happy with my phone, you're not..
End of.
As I said, good luck.
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This would also solve my call recording, but I still don't want to solve the problem with banks and google pay.
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I'm rooted, my bank works and Google pay.
I honestly think you start off negatively, you've got an idea of what you want in another phone..so stick with that phone..
Nothing anyone says here is going to change your mind, so why bother making threads ? Just get rid of the phone lol.
Really negative..
I'm done with both threads.
I'm negative when people here convince me it works and then I find out they have root.
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This would also solve my call recording, but I still don't want to solve the problem with banks and google pay.
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Root. Flash safety net fix module and enable zygisk option in magisk.hide bank apps on magisk.all works man...
I have also Nova from several years on every phone and no problems with OP10Pro and A12.
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I'm negative when people here convince me it works and then I find out they have root.
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Lol you pulling me back in, this is trolling at it's best.
Dude it's a OnePlus device, it was spawned by a guy made popular for making Cyanogen Mod? It is the XDA surrogate son..
You can unlock the bootloader and root without risk. Something a Samsung cannot do and will never be able to do.
You flash anything with Odin and it's warranty goodbye to your Samsung.
Sure people root, It's a OnePlus device, hell I'd question them if they didn't, they stand to gain not lose features.
Btw, I did not have to root to obtain the numbers on my apps.
Just saying.
Plus no one is trying to convince you of anything, they're saying out loud some truths, whether your read it or understand it is besides the point.
Mods. Can this thread be closed? The OP obviously doesn't want a solution and has already started that they intend to return their device, I see no point in leaving it open, it'll lead to conflict without resolution
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Dude it's a OnePlus device, it was spawned by a guy made popular for making Cyanogen Mod? It is the XDA surrogate son..
You can unlock the bootloader and root without risk. Something a Samsung cannot do and will never be able to do.
You flash anything with Odin and it's warranty goodbye to your Samsung.
Sure people root. It's a OnePlus device, hell I'd question them if they didn't. They stand to gain not lose.
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I understand everything and I like OnePlus. In the past, I rooted every single phone, but now I need reliability mainly because of the banking app and google play. I don't have time to play with him all the time and solve the safetynet repeatedly ...
Well we all know now that nothing is changing no developers coming and the reason is fastboot flashing unlock you basically make a copy of your android for not being harmed and even google says for full acces you need fastboot oem unlock that's why viper ain't working everything you drop there because real but not really real because you can't touch the system fastboot flashing unlock enjoy your fake root and don't forget forgot to load back your new features like zram monet who is looking awesome and at the moment for all stock users you know it looks like oos 11 for all you rooters don't forget to turn oem off or factory wipe after loading see screenshot how to get new features like 1hz and you can get your zram back and even your net flash when you leave oem nothing will happen you will go back to your real system where nothing can't be change i will post screenshots too maybe you all can figure it out to get real root but i don't think oppo will let you happy hunting
Fastboot oem unlock has been deprecated for years, OEMs just continued to add support. Fastboot flashing unlock does the same thing.
i see you're still whining instead of being constructive.
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Well we all know now that nothing is changing no developers coming and the reason is fastboot flashing unlock you basically make a copy of your android for not being harmed and even google says for full acces you need fastboot oem unlock that's why viper ain't working everything you drop there because real but not really real because you can't touch the system fastboot flashing unlock enjoy your fake root and don't forget forgot to load back your new features like zram monet who is looking awesome and at the moment for all stock users you know it looks like oos 11 for all you rooters don't forget to turn oem off or factory wipe after loading see screenshot how to get new features like 1hz and you can get your zram back and even your net flash when you leave oem nothing will happen you will go back to your real system where nothing can't be change i will post screenshots too maybe you all can figure it out to get real root but i don't think oppo will let you happy hunting
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Seriously sell your phone and stop crying go buy a pisel. You will find that the new erofs partition coming in a13 will be the same across the board on all models eventually. It's just in ours early
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i see you're still whining instead of being constructive.
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They abanned him on all OnePlus tg threads so he went here to vent after doing it in 5 groups. Lol
Someone writes that oneplus 10 pro will never have modding support but then if things are really like this why did oneplus release the kernel source codes a few weeks after the presentation of the phone? this means you just have to wait for someone to get interested and start working on the oneplus 10 pro, if the kernel source codes are released it means we can start with support for our phone
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They abanned him on all OnePlus tg threads so he went here to vent after doing it in 5 groups. Lol
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I refuse to read a text like that with not even a single comma or dot
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I refuse to read a text like that with not even a single comma or dot
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Like your post that is not grammatically correct. DILLIGAF about your OCD
emabertax said:
Someone writes that oneplus 10 pro will never have modding support but then if things are really like this why did oneplus release the kernel source codes a few weeks after the presentation of the phone? this means you just have to wait for someone to get interested and start working on the oneplus 10 pro, if the kernel source codes are released it means we can start with support for our phone
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Kernel source has nothing to do with the new partition that is read only. Also, the kernel sources released under oppo have been severally lacking. i have talked to kernel devs and they don't want to touch it because it's such a mess.
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Seriously sell your phone and stop crying go buy a pisel. You will find that the new erofs partition coming in a13 will be the same across the board on all models eventually. It's just in ours early
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Pixel devices also have the same system as our devices..He must wait
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Like your post that is not grammatically correct. DILLIGAF about your OCD
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Love you too!
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Pixel devices also have the same system as our devices..He must wait
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Exactly, pixel have same our system, we have to wait some weeks/months and we have custom rom too
Is official TWRP in progress?
doc.K said:
Is official TWRP in progress?
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No news at the moment but I think than we have only to wait and twrp maybe will come this summer, op10 pro is released only 3 months ago for global and some device start modding after 6+ months from released date
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Blah blah, longest run-on sentence I've ever seen....
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To paraphrase a famous quote from a certain Adam Sandler movie....
"Sir.... what you've just posted is one of the most insanely idiotic things I've ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent message was there anything that could even be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this forum is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul."
Everyone seems totally stressed and aggressive.
We're all in the same boat.
Bottom line here is that Android is dying, it's been a free for all for too long..
The calling in the bill and there's nothing any of us can do about it.
Screw the pixel. My next phone will be an iPhone, if it's to be a closed source device then I'll be getting one from a company who knows how to do it right.
I'm done
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Everyone seems totally stressed and aggressive.
We're all in the same boat.
Bottom line here is that Android is dying, it's been a free for all for too long..
The calling in the bill and there's nothing any of us can do about it.
Screw the pixel. My next phone will be an iPhone, if it's to be a closed source device then I'll be getting one from a company who knows how to do it right.
I'm done
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The way I see it is like this. The op of this post is a troll. Don't give in to his garbage post. I for one will still stick to android. Android isn't really dying they are adapting. Will we always have root? Yes. Custom roms not so much, but that hasn't stopped developers before. Someone eventually will come along and make magic work, just like many have before with locked bootloader's. What OnePlus has done is wrong against the many users around the world, but again Android will always still be Android and much more ahead than apple will ever be. The OnePlus 10 pro phone may have changes that isn't the same, but again look at the bright side. We still have possibilities, and possibilities don't just happen over night like the cry baby op who just thinks that he is owed development because he bought the phone.
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Only after this and GuyInDogSuit post I realized that OP's post is indeed a single sentence. Well how much sense does it make is a different story altogether, but it is a talent!