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[Q] Cannot root new Incredible

Hello- I've been reading around this site and I am not sure if what I've found is accurate, I could use the help of those that are informed.
I'm new to Android having only gotten my first incredible yesterday. I tried using unrevoked (v. 3.21 to the best of my knowledge) on windows after installing the appropriate drivers and was unsuccessful two or three times. It would hang at waiting for root or 'we can't get root,' were the two messages I'd receive.
I reset to factory from the bootloader and tried this again on my Mac machine- this was different but still unsuccessful. It would still say 'waiting for root,' however the phone itself was stuck powered on with nothing on the screen. It took me unplugging the mini USB and removing the battery to finally get it to power back on and show something on the screen.
With that said, is there an update from Verizon that causes unrevoked to no longer work? I read that somewhere but am unsure how recent the information is.
Secondly- what I really want to do is enable the Wifi Hotspot feature without having to fork MORE money over to Verizon- am I going down the right path to enable this?
Lastly- can someone please provide a good thread I can read up on regarding handling future updates for Android OS- I assume OTA updates are disabled once rooted, how do I continue to make sure my OS is up to date when this is disabled?
Thanks in advance for your help!

satyr2k2 said:
Hello- I've been reading around this site and I am not sure if what I've found is accurate, I could use the help of those that are informed.
I'm new to Android having only gotten my first incredible yesterday. I tried using unrevoked (v. 3.21 to the best of my knowledge) on windows after installing the appropriate drivers and was unsuccessful two or three times. It would hang at waiting for root or 'we can't get root,' were the two messages I'd receive.
I reset to factory from the bootloader and tried this again on my Mac machine- this was different but still unsuccessful. It would still say 'waiting for root,' however the phone itself was stuck powered on with nothing on the screen. It took me unplugging the mini USB and removing the battery to finally get it to power back on and show something on the screen.
With that said, is there an update from Verizon that causes unrevoked to no longer work? I read that somewhere but am unsure how recent the information is.
Secondly- what I really want to do is enable the Wifi Hotspot feature without having to fork MORE money over to Verizon- am I going down the right path to enable this?
Lastly- can someone please provide a good thread I can read up on regarding handling future updates for Android OS- I assume OTA updates are disabled once rooted, how do I continue to make sure my OS is up to date when this is disabled?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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You most likely have the latest OTA update, which patches the exploit that UnrEVOked 3.21 used to get root. They are currently working on a new exploit for the recent OTA update now.
If you want free wifi tethering, you don't exactly need to root. This'll do the trick: http://www.tweak3d.net/forums/showthread.php?54386-Android-OS-htc-incredible-free-wifi-tethering
Usually the OTA's get incorporated into later ROM releases, so all you'll have to do is download and install the new release for your custom ROM.
If you prefer to have a stock, but rooted ROM, you can download the rooted stock ROMs that usually come out after OTA updates.
Or, usually, there are leaked updates released before the official update comes out. Those are also rooted and usually posted here as well, if you want early release things.
I hope I helped you out, need anything else cleared up?
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.

Blah12543 said:
If you want free wifi tethering, you don't exactly need to root. This'll do the trick: http://www.tweak3d.net/forums/showthread.php?54386-Android-OS-htc-incredible-free-wifi-tethering
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Woah. I've been searching these forums for two weeks looking for this, and thought that my only choice is to root the dang phone. Does this not alert VZW about the usage, or can they only tell how much data is being used?
I just tested this with the "wifi hotspot" app that's on the (unrooted) Incredible, and holy crap it worked! If this works out then I've just solved my only major gripe with having the Incredible on Verizon!

If you want free wifi tethering, you don't exactly need to root. This'll do the trick:
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I agree- this works wonderfully just with the default preloaded Mobile Hotspot app.
I am wondering if there is still any reason for me to unlock the phone.

GreNME said:
Woah. I've been searching these forums for two weeks looking for this, and thought that my only choice is to root the dang phone. Does this not alert VZW about the usage, or can they only tell how much data is being used?
I just tested this with the "wifi hotspot" app that's on the (unrooted) Incredible, and holy crap it worked! If this works out then I've just solved my only major gripe with having the Incredible on Verizon!
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By changing the dun nai, its supposed to disable the "tell VZW I'm using this app" thing. I'm not sure about this one, but I think they can still see you're using data, just not that its from the hotspot app. Just know, if they can somehow track/tell you're using it and you get caught, I'm not to be held liable lol. Blame the guy who made the post I showed you lol. Just a little disclaimer, just in case.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.

satyr2k2 said:
I agree- this works wonderfully just with the default preloaded Mobile Hotspot app.
I am wondering if there is still any reason for me to unlock the phone.
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ROMs/kernels/tweaks/mods.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.

Blah12543 said:
ROMs/kernels/tweaks/mods.
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Sure. What I mean is- I originally wanted to root it only to enable the functionality of the Wifi Hotspot. What functionality can I add by rooting my phone in addition to this?
I don't really see the advantage of having to update my ROM manually any time there is an Android OS update- what's the value?

satyr2k2 said:
Sure. What I mean is- I originally wanted to root it only to enable the functionality of the Wifi Hotspot. What functionality can I add by rooting my phone in addition to this?
I don't really see the advantage of having to update my ROM manually any time there is an Android OS update- what's the value?
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SetCPU was a big selling point in my eyes back when I first rooted. You can underclock the processor while the screen is off to help save battery. But, that kind of stuff is built into some kernels now (Kings BFS6, for example). But, if you want your phone to run a bit faster and smoother, you can overclock. I also like running different ROMs with themes and stuff. The customization is pretty neat imo. Like on this ROM: I have a few (6) quick settings I can change in the notifications bar. Just little conveniences like that win me over lol. And, there are leaked versions of official releases incorporated in to ROMs earlier than they're rolled out. I was running Froyo back in late July lol. Applying different ROMs/updates to the ROMs isn't hard or inconvenient at all... Only when your battery is low does it suck lol. If you wanna remove bloatware, no problem. And, if you ever mess up somewhere, you can usually apply a Nandroid backup you previously made and be good to go.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.

Haha yeah, I won't be blaming anyone but myself if VZ comes after me. It's still nice to try out. I'm posting this now from my Samsung Tab using the tethered WiFi. Connection looks good!

GreNME said:
Haha yeah, I won't be blaming anyone but myself if VZ comes after me. It's still nice to try out. I'm posting this now from my Samsung Tab using the tethered WiFi. Connection looks good!
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Sweet glad I could help
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.

[Q] Noob question to Android and rooting

So I'm a first time Android user, just picked up the Verizon LTE Galaxy Nexus. Rooted it with the r3 superboot image. Mainly I just want root access so I can enable tethering, I don't really plan on doing much else with it. After rooting, does that mean I can no longer receive OTA updates? And if so, how would I update Android from here?
Thanks everyone!
Also I should note that other than running a web server, I'm relatively new with linux console as well.

3thereal said:
So I'm a first time Android user, just picked up the Verizon LTE Galaxy Nexus. Rooted it with the r3 superboot image. Mainly I just want root access so I can enable tethering, I don't really plan on doing much else with it. After rooting, does that mean I can no longer receive OTA updates? And if so, how would I update Android from here?
Thanks everyone!
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you will receive. And it should update just fine, if you didnt change anything in system.

Awesome, thanks.
Also, in case anyone finds this, a lot of tethering apps weren't working for me. Couldn't start ad-hoc and create an SSID. The free one that I found that did work right away was Tethering Widget.

offenberg said:
you will receive. And it should update just fine, if you didnt change anything in system.
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OTAs will either not install, or will install but remove your root. If you want to preserve your system and not chance anything just wait a few for the update packages to come out and flash them manually.
As far as tethering, I'd take it easy for a little while. Just rooting and installing a 3rd party app doesn't instantly let you tether the Verizon version. They still have their own tracking software thats going to block/ask you to pay for it. You're best off waiting for people to figure out what files need to be removed to make sure VZW isn't watching your tethering activity.

Awesome thanks for the heads up. As long as i can avoid having to reroot and set up all my personalization, then that would be great. So these update packages, do i install them the same way by booting into bootloader mode and installing it with fastboot?
And i think my last question will be is where is a good spot for me to pay attention to in order to find out when evdnts like these discoveries on tethering happen and the updates released?
Again thanks for being so helpful and covering my ass This is a pretty cool community

Is there a way to stop updates if you're rooted?

koodo Samsung Galaxy SIII (SGH-I747M) going nuts help

Ok so everyone says this is a great phone, but at the moment I really miss my S2 International
My S3 is constantly freezing up, toggling wifi, just all around slow. Like I can go make a pot of coffee half the time while im waiting for an app to load.
Some info on what im using. Phone was koodo and is now unlocked and running on fido. I got phone second hand and when booted into recovery it shows dead droid (phone is not rooted or anything to my knowledge, verified with root checker) my main apps of use are chrome youtube tasker utter bbm and facebook. So I am very frustrated as my S2 seems to have been twice the phone this is. Please help me fix this as it cant be right!

I suggest flashing a stock rooted ROM rather than trying to fix the existing ROM.

audit13 said:
I suggest flashing a stock rooted ROM rather than trying to fix the existing ROM.
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I don't have access to a computer right now. Or this thing would be running avatar rom, be fully rooted and full of awesomeness but without a comp. Im quite powerless to the little green man inside lol.

dugie33 said:
I don't have access to a computer right now. Or this thing would be running avatar rom, be fully rooted and full of awesomeness but without a comp. Im quite powerless to the little green man inside lol.
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You don't know anyone who has a computer ?

petenatas said:
You don't know anyone who has a computer ?
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I live in a remote area and dont currently drive. And most people nowadays are quite skeptical of you downloading programs etc. On their computer. So I do know a couple of people with computers, but either will not let me install odin or I cant get there. been keeping eye out for one on kijiji and other classifieds. Mainly as I use many things like tasker etc that would work alot better with root, busy box, Xposed framework etc.

[Q] Where is wifi(login) data stored?

Hello all.
Okay some quick back story...
Few months ago I changed out my charging port, related or not, my data signal is absolute trash now and I mostly rely on wifi for internet use. Having told this to a former co-worker, she gave me her brighthouse log-in info, so now when i'm at work or around town my phone will connect to brighthouse wifi hotspots. This feature is something I currently cannot go without. Now, I don't have her log-in info written down anywhere, she just typed it in, and now i'm good to go wherever I am.
Having said that, I am tired of the rom i'm currently running and would love to swap it out, however once I do this i'm afraid I will lose wifi access. Is there any info on my device I can backup and restore in a new rom that would allow me to keep using my former co-workers login information?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!

Titanium backup.

Yeah, I'm asking what to back up though.

nickolaskg said:
Yeah, I'm asking what to back up though.
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Wi-Fi Access Points is the line you will want to look for. If you are on TiBu Pro you can back up to xml. Migrates well.
There are also other little tricks to play with the back up files in such circumstances...

Coug76 said:
Wi-Fi Access Points is the line you will want to look for. If you are on TiBu Pro you can back up to xml. Migrates well.
There are also other little tricks to play with the back up files in such circumstances...
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Thank you very much I will give it a try!

[Q] Rooted my Note 4 yesterday and have lost meta data

Hello everyone,
I rooted my Note 4 yesterday and discovered this morning I've lost meta data transfer to my bt audio in the car. I'm still figuring out this as the idea of rooting my phone and getting rid of all of the Sprint bloat is very appealing. However I have not up to this point loaded any Custom Rom. Once I do this, should I expect the meta data info to come back or is this a feature I have lost? Apologies in advance if this has been covered as I did a few searches for meta data and couldn't find a thread. Thank you in advance.

dh321 said:
Hello everyone,
I rooted my Note 4 yesterday and discovered this morning I've lost meta data transfer to my bt audio in the car. I'm still figuring out this as the idea of rooting my phone and getting rid of all of the Sprint bloat is very appealing. However I have not up to this point loaded any Custom Rom. Once I do this, should I expect the meta data info to come back or is this a feature I have lost? Apologies in advance if this has been covered as I did a few searches for meta data and couldn't find a thread. Thank you in advance.
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Well, it is very unlikely rooting your phone would cause that issue. Think very carefully about any changes you made after rooting. A change is probably at the root (couldn't resist) of the problem. Hope you figure it out.

I've never had Meta Data info with my note 4 in my Acura TL. I had it with my Galaxy S4.

masbirdies said:
I've never had Meta Data info with my note 4 in my Acura TL. I had it with my Galaxy S4.
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Thanks for the replies everyone.
JHill: I think you're on to something. So I was on here yesterday, reading intently that some folks had gotten galaxy tools and wifi router working via ROOT. So that was the last push I needed to root my phone.
However as you responded I noticed my meta data was no longer there. After reading your post, I deleted those 2 apps and amazingly...all is well with my bluetooth audio streaming meta data info. You guys are the smart ones..so I don't have a clue, but it's back after I deleted those 2 apps.
Masbirdies: I've always had meta data on my Sprint Note 4 in my 2013 E350. However when I first bought the phone, there was a bug that the meta data didn't refresh after each song. Samsung was aware and Sprint issued a OS update about a month later and everything was fine until my issue from this morning. Happy to say all is working again. My wife has an X3 and meta data works fine on my note driving her car as well. So maybe it's the Acura ??

Because of this very reason I do not remove bloat..that and the fact that storage on the phones is huge and you have an sd slot. What do you gain? A couple of hundred MBs? And what else did you gain? Aggravation and lost time. There are apps out there that let you freeze apps. I personally bought Titanium Backup..well worth it for the use I get out of it over the past 4+ years of rooting and flashing. If you freeze an app and it messes something up you defrost it...not spend time hunting for files you removed. Back in the Epic 4G days it was necessary to debloat because there was only 512MB of space to use on the phone...but now 16GB or more.

KennyG123 said:
Because of this very reason I do not remove bloat..that and the fact that storage on the phones is huge and you have an sd slot. What do you gain? A couple of hundred MBs? And what else did you gain? Aggravation and lost time. There are apps out there that let you freeze apps. I personally bought Titanium Backup..well worth it for the use I get out of it over the past 4+ years of rooting and flashing. If you freeze an app and it messes something up you defrost it...not spend time hunting for files you removed. Back in the Epic 4G days it was necessary to debloat because there was only 512MB of space to use on the phone...but now 16GB or more.
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Great point Kenny. One that I'm learning the hard way. I was contemplating unrooting my phone for this reason. The was my first and probably last time for rooting my phone. Just seems like I haven't gained anything.
**Full Disclosure** I have not loaded a custom ROM, so simply going off Kenny's point above about the PIA for me getting certain things back the way they we're.

dh321 said:
Great point Kenny. One that I'm learning the hard way. I was contemplating unrooting my phone for this reason. The was my first and probably last time for rooting my phone. Just seems like I haven't gained anything.
**Full Disclosure** I have not loaded a custom ROM, so simply going off Kenny's point above about the PIA for me getting certain things back the way they we're.
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Rooting has many advantages, such as using a great app like Titanium Backup, or Flashify, or Quick Boot, as well as many others. Hopefully soon they will figure out Xposed for Sammy phones and Lollipop and that will open a whole world of modifications you can choose. The best thing about root and custom recoveries is the ability to back up your phone, all the things in user data and your configuration..so when you mess with it and screw it up (we all did and do trying new things) we can instantly restore to the point when everything worked. The downside to rooting? It is a hassle to get OTAs and updates. You have to jump through some hoops.
Happy flashing!!!!