Hello,
Does anyone have any guides on how to root a Samsung Epic 4G Touch?
My wife and have ordered this phone and it is set to arrive this Monday.
I am trying to get a head start on the rooting process, so that I can get remove the Sprint bloat apps (Sprint Navigation, Sprint NASCAR, etc.) and also install the Mobile Hotspot hack. Currently, I have a rooted HTC Hero (Android OS 2.1) with the Wireless Tether app. The rooted HTC Hero has been a great phone. Due to its older Android OS and hardware, it cannot seem to handle the demand of current apps and the Wirless Tether app is pain slow. My previous Android phone was the Samsung Moment, which I thoroughly despised. I experienced nothing but problems with it. In face, I swore that I would never get another Samsung phone again. But alas, the features/specs of the Samsung Epic 4G Touch impressed my wife and I. I was eligible for a phone upgrade and we decide to take the plunge.
I would like to be as prepared as possible before the phone arrives.
As previously mentioned, I'd like to root the phone, remove Sprint bloat apps, and install the mobile hotspot app.
I also heard there is a wi-fi issue after rooting the phone. Is there any way to resolve this? I will be using wi-fi very often.
I do not have any previous flashing ROMs, other that the stock 2.1 ROM that was provided on the HTC site. I was able to root this 2.1 ROM with the Z4root app.
Thank you in advance for all your help.
Sfhubs auto root in dev sticky. Easy as pie. For a stock look rom with hotspot, try calkulins rom.
Sent from my Blazing ET4G
qbking77 may be a great asset to you if you're also more of a visual learner. Here's his latest vid on how to root the E4GT (sfhub's method) on EL29 which your phone should be on when it arrives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7pWjmKCsoc&context=C338f6a4ADOEgsToPDskJ0g3dOP_OT1sAHisR0bfWM
Thank you for the quick reply.
I have read that the wireless tether app is problematic and the Sprint Mobile Hotspot hack is faster and more reliable. Which do you all recommend?
The Calkulin ROM looks great. The hacked Sprint Mobile Hotspot is already preloaded in the Calkulin ROM? Are the Sprint bloat apps already removed?
Since the phone will NOT be activated and straight out of the box, what would be the recommended steps to ensure the best rooting/flashing results.
I am trying to ensure the best possible result.
Thank you again in advance.
cynflux said:
Since the phone will NOT be activated and straight out of the box, what would be the recommended steps to ensure the best rooting/flashing results.
I am trying to ensure the best possible result.
Thank you again in advance.
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Since you have some time its quite simple go into development and read the OP of different roms and of course the stickies normally have the most reliable methods. This is what I normally do. Honestly its best to read for yourself which can always make trouble shooting in the future easier. Also don't Use Rom manager. Good luck and happy reading....
Just remember development has all your answers
Thank you for your help.
I am currently running Calkulins ROM via Mobile ODIN.
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Just in case anybody else see's this thread and wants to root easily.....Framaroot...done.
Confirmed!
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Hey guys,
I was wondering...when this phone finally gets the office ICS update..will it have the "android beam" capabilities that the Galaxy Nexus has? I don't necessarily mean having to hold it back-to-back with another phone to exchange information, but can we do information transfer simply with NFC? I've read online that it won't have those capabilities since it doesn't have "modern NFC hardware". But this surprises me and strikes me as odd...can anyone tell me what's what?
thanks!!
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy SII
Running on 3.3, waiting on 4.0
SGH-T989
it's a build in feature of ICS, so yes
i'm also looking forward to Android Beam
in fact, that is the only reason i want to get ICS
otherwise i don't even bother
my current alternative is to use WiFi File Transfer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antosdr.wififiletransfer
or Bluetooth File Transfer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.medieval.blueftp
Didn't know what to write as a title...
But I got a galaxy tab 10.1 just wondering if anyone else with a tablet and a gnex has any suggestions of cool / usefull things they can do together and suggestions of apps ?? I know I could post this in galaxy tab section I waa just wondering what other gnex users do with their tablets ...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
Plenty of tethering data call on my tfp, file sharing between both devices, and when i can, i'll unlock my tfp, flash cm on it, flash cm on the nexus, and then i can adb either on the go! adb over network is a beatiful feature indeed.
For Christmas I got a new Galaxy S III, moving from the Galaxy S Captivate that I've had for two years.
My first issue:
While the S Memo app that comes on the GS3 is nice and all, I'd additionally would like to use the Memo app from my Captivate.
It is a system app, so simply trying to copy it over and install like a normal app fails...
This has led me to attempt to trying to deodex the app so that it may be possible for me to install the app on my GS3, but my laptop is on its last leg and I'm having a lot of issues trying to get this done. I could not attach the .odex file, but I have attached the .apk in hopes that someone might be able to assist me.
My 2nd issue:
Is there a way for me to get the old youtube widget back, because I find the new stacked video look for the widget to be awful.
My 3rd Issue:
Now I've managed to successfully get free Tethering to work on Jelly Bean with the "Wifi Tether - TrevE Mod" app, but only because I was defeated trying to modify the framework files.
I really wanted to enable native tethering and there is a thread I found that was a guide in order to do it for the GS3, but I just ended up getting a boot loop. With the Captivate it was as easy as just deleting a file to enable it, and instead of needing to download a 3rd party app, I was hoping someone might have a modded stock jelly bean framework that I could use to replace my own that will accomplish what I intended to achieve.
bump
New to the SGS3 coming off the SGS2
Anyone have a ROM suggestion for me. My main reason for going to a custom ROM is to get tethering ability. I want a stock look but want to add tethering.
Thanks in advance for you help/suggestions.
Tethering is done using Fox-Fi in the Google Play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ch_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5mb3hmaSJd