I am new to the rooting incredible scene. Came over from the vogue/android scene. I would like to know if I can root just to remove bloat and add wifi tether, then set my phone back to the state where it will automatically receive OTA updates (even if that adds bloat back in until I re-root). I am trying to keep my inc as stock as possible, but would really like to clean some of the sh*t off, and would like to have true wifi tether hotspot. TIA.
Let me clarify. I want to have my phone as close to stock (verizon sense stock), without the bloat apps, adding wifi tether, but be able to receive VZW updates OTA without issue when they come out.
Closest I can think of is Virtuous.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765447
It is stock sense with bloat removed and other enhancements.
As for getting an OTA, you have to be on the stock recovery. But Virtuous updates the Rom on the latest OTA anyway.
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Also wireless tether for root users can be found on the market or the latest version is always here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
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What are the cons of the Virtuous ROM? Is there anything not working? I am used to something not working coming from the Vogue scene.
All of it works great - that is the ROM you want for the setup you described.
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Is it easy enough to return to stock (vzw returnable)?
Pretty easy really.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786436
But grab the newest S-on from here:
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
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Forgive me if there is already an answer to this on the forum. I did some searching and didn't see one. Basically, I am wondering if any of the custom ROMS available for the EVO unlock the native wifi tethering that is part of froyo. I am running the rooted version of the 2.2 update, but the feature is hidden. It seems like if it is part of the OS, it should be able to be unlocked and included in the custom ROMS. Would be greatfull for anyone who can point me in the right direction on this as I don't want to have to use the wifi tether app if I don't have too.
Thanks,
Justin
CM6 does that. You will lose Sense though.
I was looking into that one. I am ok with looking sense, but I don't want to loose 4g. Does C6 have working 4g yet?
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justin007827 said:
I was looking into that one. I am ok with looking sense, but I don't want to loose 4g. Does C6 have working 4g yet?
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Tethering is working on the latest rom from Fresh if you run Netarchy's kernel.
am i missing something or why not just use wifi tether?
does that not hit 4g? if it does, why not just use that and keep sense? (not that sense is all that wonderful)
At the time of this post, WiFi tether app was not working with froyo. It is now, but its performance isn't that great.
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I have a Sprint EVO that I want to be able to tether to my Samsung Tablet. My question is, can I "just" root the phone and use an app from the market to tether?
I am not interested at this time downloading and using new ROMS, as I do not have the time right now to experiment with different ROMS.
I just want to keep my current stock ROM, but be able to tether.
Also, Does any one have experience with unrevoked and other similar programs to root? Again, I am going for ease and time!
Thanks~! All suggestions, comments, and ideas welcome!!
diva64 said:
I have a Sprint EVO that I want to be able to tether to my Samsung Tablet. My question is, can I "just" root the phone and use an app from the market to tether?
I am not interested at this time downloading and using new ROMS, as I do not have the time right now to experiment with different ROMS.
I just want to keep my current stock ROM, but be able to tether.
Also, Does any one have experience with unrevoked and other similar programs to root? Again, I am going for ease and time!
Thanks~! All suggestions, comments, and ideas welcome!!
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You can just root the phone. Also the root method you use will be determined by your firmware and android version. If your on 2.2 unrevoked is your option to root. If your on 2.3 revolutionary.io is your root method. If your 2.3.5 HTCdev.com is your root method
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diva64 said:
I have a Sprint EVO that I want to be able to tether to my Samsung Tablet. My question is, can I "just" root the phone and use an app from the market to tether?
I am not interested at this time downloading and using new ROMS, as I do not have the time right now to experiment with different ROMS.
I just want to keep my current stock ROM, but be able to tether.
Also, Does any one have experience with unrevoked and other similar programs to root? Again, I am going for ease and time!
Thanks~! All suggestions, comments, and ideas welcome!!
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There was an APP called opengarden that you could do wifi tether, but I don't see it in the market anymore, and that could be that it doesn't work with GB I don't think.
All rooting methods are ez to do. Use an app called "wireless tether 2.0.7" which can be found on google.
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Wireless tether for root users is the easiest and is a free app. It's no longer available in the market, you can download it at http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
Good luck!
Same thing i just said -_-
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Sorry about the repeat. I missed a post there.
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Wireless tether is still there, it's just that all the carriers block it from showing up (silly carriers). If you can find a device it'll install on, you should be able to pull the apk and install it on the other one.
You can google it and dl the apk ftom phone browser and install. Have to have unknown sources box checked.
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Im not to lazy to search. I have and havent had good luck.
I have used a couple of different custom roms without luck of having a hacked native wifi tether option. From what I have read 3rd party tether programs dont work with jellybean.
Can anyone point me to a thread that will shed some light on what Im doing wrong?
Im not a noob to android or rooting, flashing, etc just need some general guidance to help me out.
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brandonmaze said:
Im not to lazy to search. I have and havent had good luck.
I have used a couple of different custom roms without luck of having a hacked native wifi tether option. From what I have read 3rd party tether programs dont work with jellybean.
Can anyone point me to a thread that will shed some light on what Im doing wrong?
Im not a noob to android or rooting, flashing, etc just need some general guidance to help me out.
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I can't guarantee but check out aokp jb rom. There's may be working but the jb builds are relatively new. Go to www.aokp.co.
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Well i just came from the s2 and I'm not sure if the problems and fixes are the same but on a custom Rom, have you tried using the native tether and changing user agents or a different browser like Firefox.
Wifi tether for root users beta 3.2 works fine too.
Btw i was tethering last night using native. No problems so far.
I'm on aokp jb
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Wifi tethering wont work on jb touchwiz roms. If you upgraded to the unlimited 4g you lose hotspot with stock jb roms. It may work with aokp or cm roms.
I had the same issue and downgraded back to an ICS rom so the wifi tethering app will work again
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Thanks for the input. I like touchwiz reminds me of htc sense a lot.
I will just stay on ics now instead of taking any leaked updates.
Is there a way to hack the native hotspot on the leaked jb tw roms to bypass the data plan check? I know when I was on sprint that hacking the native tether app was done with several roms.
I don't tether for everyday use at home but it is nice to have when in the car for my wife and kids who have tablets or other internet devices.
I would get a tether plan but I use to much data to do that and would incur extra charges.
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Howdy,
I have a marvelous, marvelous AT&T Note II. Happy with things as is, the reason I would want to root is to get rid of bloatware. I just wanted to hear from those who decided to root but for little things NOT to run a custom rom or anything.
For those that did root and nothing else -- did you notice a change in performance?
Please be gentle
I did for that same reason. But I run the att special edition clean rom.
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I did for that same reason. But I run the att special edition clean rom.
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What is the advantage of this rom? Do you get more toggle options than stock?
I rooted to remove bloat and use google wallet. It also allows me to use root explorer and TiBu. Other than that im stock and like it that way. I may switch ROMs down the road but im happy for now.
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What is the advantage of this rom? Do you get more toggle options than stock?
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I'm not 100%. But it removes all of the bloatware and I think you can download an add on that as like 23 toggles.
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I only rooted so I can easily tether occasionally (2-3 times a month).
My opinion is that you don't need root to debloat. U can disable the majority of unneeded apps via app mgr. works great.
I rooted for all of the above reasons plus because it's my device and I wanted it my way. There's no reason I can think of not to.
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What bloat ware do you recommend to remove from stock?
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I rooted my phone for customization, speed performance, and occasional tethering. I went back to stock today because I was having data issues so I want to see if I still have data issues with stock.
Rooting is the way to go by far.
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I rooted to get rid of bloat ware, and allow any app to run in multi-view.
andrawer said:
I only rooted so I can easily tether occasionally (2-3 times a month).
My opinion is that you don't need root to debloat. U can disable the majority of unneeded apps via app mgr. works great.
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you can tether with app called "share internet" it works well. I tested with my AT&T Note 2 to my wifes AT&T iPhone 4S.
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you can tether with app called "share internet" it works well. I tested with my AT&T Note 2 to my wifes AT&T iPhone 4S.
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It's it free and does At&t charge for using it if you don't have it on your plan
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I rooted only because of Six Axis Controller Bluetooth connectivity... Then muli-Window before the official release... Then root explorer for customizations... Then a bunch of other things lol root = domino effect
Using the Stock CleanROM ATT SE 1.0 to actually remove bloatware (not just to disable them), to make any app available to multi-window, tethering and you can add other little things like 23 toggle mods, theme different parts of the UI, call record, expandable pop-up browser...basically the ability to cuztomize whatever you want while keeping the base ROM stock.
I rooted so that i can restore my apps from my Galaxy s1 using Titanium Backup.
Other than that I'm on stock as well (using nova launcher).
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D17Gaming said:
I rooted my phone for customization, speed performance, and occasional tethering. I went back to stock today because I was having data issues so I want to see if I still have data issues with stock.
Rooting is the way to go by far.
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Did you figure out if root was the cause of the data problems?
I rooted mine so that I could get multi Window on my Canadian note 2. Rogers is slow to update. No performance issues during the few days that it was rooted and didn't have a custom rom
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Does anybody use the stock disable feature anymore...
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initially i rooted strictly to get rid of the bloatware, and enable tethering, but then once i saw the roms with multi window support for any app (running jedi xp8 at the moment) i jumped ship and installed a custom recovery, and then the rom. also part of it had to do with not getting the 4.1.2 update. my bros note 2 got the 4.1.2 update notification for multiwindow as soon as he set it up, i didn't, and going to the software update thing showed nothing... so i decided to just go with a rom.
may end up switching to an aosp rom once 4.2 becomes stable enough.
Does anyone knows if tethering works on Verizon HTC one after root with Firewater ? I want to make sure before I start messing around with my phone
You need to flash a Rom that allows the native tethering to work. Viper one , santods Roms and ecliptic (sp?) are just some of the more popular sense Roms. Really reading any Rom op will tell you if native tethering works or not. I am running viper one but know with 5.0 some people are having tethering issues bit a fix is on its way. 4.3 works flawlessly
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You can also tether on stock. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576548
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xenakis said:
You can also tether on stock. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576548
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I'm on stock now and my tether works fine but my phone recently downloaded Android update that I didn't installed yet because I read that Firefox won't work with it. Now I wanted to root my phone long time ago to get rid off those
"Garbage" Verizon apps but I don't want to mess around with it till I know my tether will work. Thanks for the Info guys.
Tether works fine on the newest ota with the stock hot spot app, as long as your rooted and can make a small file edit. Firefox also works just fine.