Hello everyone,
I currently have an iphone 4s...and I plan on selling it and getting the galaxy nexus for sprint.
Will I be limited in my ability to root, etc since my computer is a Mac? From what I have read today, it doesn't seem like it, but I am just double checking. Thanks!
I have a GSM gnex & a Mac as well. Rooted it perfectly fine. Do you have adb set up?
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Works just fine with a mac, just setup adb and fastboot.
No i do not. I would have to do that. Simple enough?
I used to root android phones, before my iphone, with my windows computer...but I mostly used prepacked all-in-one root tools.
Love you galaxy nexus? I was back and forth about it all day (I have a ipad 3 and mac)...but in the end I feel like the galaxy nexus will be the more capable device.
3.5 inch screen is way too small....at least for me.
Yes, it's quite simple. I'm a visual learner, so I youtubed tutorials on it. You'll be good to go in no time.
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BlueGoldAce said:
No i do not. I would have to do that. Simple enough?
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Not difficult at all. As mentioned by the previous user, you'll find lots of guide videos on YouTube.
And once you'll get hold on using Fastboot... you won't need any application or achieve what you want.
Good luck.
Besides, Nexus phones are easier to root because Google itself lets you unlock the bootloader with Android SDK. No "hack" needed or stuff and warranty won't be voided.
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Besides, Nexus phones are easier to root because Google itself lets you unlock the bootloader with Android SDK. No "hack" needed or stuff and warranty won't be voided.
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Well, it *does* void your warranty, it's just that you can always re-lock your bootloader and reverse whatever you've done. It's actually *quite hard* to brick the Galaxy Nexus to the point where you'll require a new phone.
OP: Go to this website and download the SDK Tools for Mac and then you'll only need to download the "platform-tools" in the SDK Tools to root, unlock bootloader etc. It's only if you intend to make apps will you be required to download the APIs and other things.
Hard to brick but be careful...
If you use Google Wallet at all, flashing ROMS can bork up the Secure Element that Google Wallet uses. If they get out of sync it's possible to permanently get them out of sync an you'll lose Google Wallet functionality. There are instructions in the forums on how to do it safely.
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Was anyone able to install google wallet on Galaxy Nexus yet? Preferably in a way that does not require root, wipe, or anything (excuse my terminology if it's incorrect, I'm not very familiar with inner working of the platform).
I'm running plain vanilla GNex, not rooted, and would like to use the wallet. Is there an easy way to install it on my phone?
Thanks guys!
P.S. Does google plan on officially releasing the app to GNex soon?
It's not possible to get this running without either being rooted, or an official release from Google. As far as I know nothing has been announced so far, so I'm afraid your out of luck for the time being.
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There's a thread on how to do it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19750674
But it looks like it requires Clockwork and/or root.
Just root the phone and then throw a custom ROM on there. If you need help with this I will be glad to help you.
Just PM me and I can help you.
Hi Everyone,
I've been a long time iOS user and am thinking of switching to the galaxy S3. I've done coding on linux machines for a long time so I'm comfortable with the unix os still had some general questions:
1) If I install a custom rom, and then att pushes out jelly bean in october, do I need to flash back to the stock rom and kernel before I can update to the regular rom? Is there an easier way?
2) The headphones for my ios device allow me to control the volume directly via +/- button on them? If I plug them into the GS3, will it still work that way?
3) It seems like most of the flashing tools are windows based. I have a windows desktop at home but usually travel with a MBP and have a linux box at my lab. Is there a tool that I can use on all 3 Os's? I realize that I can set up a virtual machine on my mac but why waste the space if I don't have to?
4) Just to make sure, netflix works on this right? Also, if I have a flv file or a mkv file, there's no need to convert?
5) Finally, a less technical note: Is there a decent equivalent of applecare, or if it breaks I need to send it out for a long time, get an evaluation, etc etc. Does samsung do something like a cross-ship?
Thank you for your help and time! I I've been on the fence of whether to switch for a while so any help is much appreciated .
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Hi Everyone,
I've been a long time iOS user and am thinking of switching to the galaxy S3. I've done coding on linux machines for a long time so I'm comfortable with the unix os still had some general questions:
1) If I install a custom rom, and then att pushes out jelly bean in october, do I need to flash back to the stock rom and kernel before I can update to the regular rom? Is there an easier way?
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You will need to update back to stock rom/kernel and probably unroot. Personally I would just wait until new roms are released that are based on sammy JB. Jellybean is currently out in aosp format, which is to say it doesn't have any samsung software or coding in it.
alphaace1 said:
2) The headphones for my ios device allow me to control the volume directly via +/- button on them? If I plug them into the GS3, will it still work that way?
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Yes
alphaace1 said:
3) It seems like most of the flashing tools are windows based. I have a windows desktop at home but usually travel with a MBP and have a linux box at my lab. Is there a tool that I can use on all 3 Os's? I realize that I can set up a virtual machine on my mac but why waste the space if I don't have to?
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Heimdel can get the job done on linux/mac but I believe it isn't available for the s3 yet. There are some posts talking about how to set up the s3 in these forums if you do a little searching. I use windows so haven't done much searching personally.
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4) Just to make sure, netflix works on this right? Also, if I have a flv file or a mkv file, there's no need to convert?
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Netflix works. Download MX player as it'll play pretty much everything. If using one of the jellybean roms make sure you download the flash apk so that it can be side loaded as flash is no longer on google play store.
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5) Finally, a less technical note: Is there a decent equivalent of applecare, or if it breaks I need to send it out for a long time, get an evaluation, etc etc. Does samsung do something like a cross-ship?
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I'm not sure
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5) Finally, a less technical note: Is there a decent equivalent of applecare, or if it breaks I need to send it out for a long time, get an evaluation, etc etc. Does samsung do something like a cross-ship?
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You go to the carriers store and they give you a new one or have them send you a new one and you just ship back the old one in the same box. This is the real world, you deal with the carrier, not the manufacture
Or buy warranty from a 3rd party like square trade.
gunnyman said:
Or buy warranty from a 3rd party like square trade.
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Squaretrade is well worth it IMO. It's when you don't have insurance that you wish you did... (trust me, lol)
aironite said:
Squaretrade is well worth it IMO. It's when you don't have insurance that you wish you did... (trust me, lol)
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I might as well own stock in Squaretrade.
First, quick intro - finally making the move to android from iOS after years of procrastinating. My galaxy note 2 arrives Wednesday eve and I couldnt be more excited. I purchased the n7100, unlocked international version.
(1) To update to 4.1.2 when it arrives - is this automatic or is there something I need to do to get it right away?
(2) I saw two ways to make any app multi-window functional. The first is by modifying it in windows, the second is through an app on the phone itself. It is my understanding that for the latter, i need to be rooted. Is that the case for the windows application too?
(3) I dont want to install a custom rom just yet because i want to tinker with s-note and the s-pen apps. However, regarding rooting - is there any reason not to root?
Thanks
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First, quick intro - finally making the move to android from iOS after years of procrastinating. My galaxy note 2 arrives Wednesday eve and I couldnt be more excited. I purchased the n7100, unlocked international version.
(1) To update to 4.1.2 when it arrives - is this automatic or is there something I need to do to get it right away?
(2) I saw two ways to make any app multi-window functional. The first is by modifying it in windows, the second is through an app on the phone itself. It is my understanding that for the latter, i need to be rooted. Is that the case for the windows application too?
(3) I dont want to install a custom rom just yet because i want to tinker with s-note and the s-pen apps. However, regarding rooting - is there any reason not to root?
Thanks
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Hi! Let's see if I can help:
It's automatic. Your phone should check for updates automatically every few days or week or something like that. If you plug it into your computer and open KIES it'll check for the update right away every time you plug it in. If not, and you want the OTA update, you can go to the settings and about your phone and then updates and you can check manually, but that's if you want to check manually! Otherwise, you'll get a notification eventually
To do that, you're going to need to root your device either way. Both methods require root from what I understood. You're changing a core apk in your phone.
Rooting is up to you. A lot of people root, and a lot of others don't. I believe MOST people ORIGINALLY Rooted to get more control and better functionality over their device. I'm not sure this is the case with the Note 2. A lot of people say that the Stock ROM is fantastic and you don't get a lot more by changing roms, but as for rooting you get more access over apps. I came from iOS years ago (from the iPhone 4) and I have rooted only once, because I think Samsung and Android gives you MILES more opportunities over iOS. For me, Android is "prerooted" in nature in comparison to iOS. I'd say, FIRST check out the device and see if you can do everything you want without rooting. I do everything I want without being rooted. I'm also not the epitome of a typical Android user. I have Folder Sync to sync all my folders across Dropbox and SugarSync. I have apps running in the background, and I edit pictures like a pro! I multi-task a million times better than iOS!!!! So it really depends on you. Try out Android, maybe without rooting it's enough! Maybe it isn't Then you root
Hope I've helped!
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Hi! Let's see if I can help:
It's automatic. Your phone should check for updates automatically every few days or week or something like that. If you plug it into your computer and open KIES it'll check for the update right away every time you plug it in. If not, and you want the OTA update, you can go to the settings and about your phone and then updates and you can check manually, but that's if you want to check manually! Otherwise, you'll get a notification eventually
To do that, you're going to need to root your device either way. Both methods require root from what I understood. You're changing a core apk in your phone.
Rooting is up to you. A lot of people root, and a lot of others don't. I believe MOST people ORIGINALLY Rooted to get more control and better functionality over their device. I'm not sure this is the case with the Note 2. A lot of people say that the Stock ROM is fantastic and you don't get a lot more by changing roms, but as for rooting you get more access over apps. I came from iOS years ago (from the iPhone 4) and I have rooted only once, because I think Samsung and Android gives you MILES more opportunities over iOS. For me, Android is "prerooted" in nature in comparison to iOS. I'd say, FIRST check out the device and see if you can do everything you want without rooting. I do everything I want without being rooted. I'm also not the epitome of a typical Android user. I have Folder Sync to sync all my folders across Dropbox and SugarSync. I have apps running in the background, and I edit pictures like a pro! I multi-task a million times better than iOS!!!! So it really depends on you. Try out Android, maybe without rooting it's enough! Maybe it isn't Then you root
Hope I've helped!
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Thanks and you certainly did help... There is one app in particular and im not sure it supports multiwindow (withings baby monitor) - I will know in a few days. If it doesnt, it would be great to have this app with multi-window support and I would root in order to do this... I guess we can wait and see... Thanks for your response.
emanuelme said:
Thanks and you certainly did help... There is one app in particular and im not sure it supports multiwindow (withings baby monitor) - I will know in a few days. If it doesnt, it would be great to have this app with multi-window support and I would root in order to do this... I guess we can wait and see... Thanks for your response.
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No problem. As from seeing the apps I have installed almost no apps support the multi window feature that aren't huge. Facebook twitter chrome plus a lot of the Samsung apps like gallery and video, messaging and snote Google Talk and youtube as well. For more apps: hack!
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No problem. As from seeing the apps I have installed almost no apps support the multi window feature that aren't huge. Facebook twitter chrome plus a lot of the Samsung apps like gallery and video, messaging and snote Google Talk and youtube as well. For more apps: hack!
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So do I need to hack or theroetically, if someone modified the app for me, could i then put it on the sd card and install it or would i need to be rooted first?
Great answer zkyevolved!
Other apps that work uith multi-window are popping up every week. Greader Pro now works as does lecturenotes and solid explorer.
Emanuelme. If you want the most fluid multi-tasking experience download SwipePad with the (paid) "recent apps add-on. It will blow you away and make your old iphone friends very jealous
emanuelme said:
First, quick intro - finally making the move to android from iOS after years of procrastinating. My galaxy note 2 arrives Wednesday eve and I couldnt be more excited. I purchased the n7100, unlocked international version.
(1) To update to 4.1.2 when it arrives - is this automatic or is there something I need to do to get it right away?
(2) I saw two ways to make any app multi-window functional. The first is by modifying it in windows, the second is through an app on the phone itself. It is my understanding that for the latter, i need to be rooted. Is that the case for the windows application too?
(3) I dont want to install a custom rom just yet because i want to tinker with s-note and the s-pen apps. However, regarding rooting - is there any reason not to root?
Thanks
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Hi,
I don't know if the 4.1.2 update is being rolled out yet, but if it isn't, u can just flash it from odin, no root is required, and u can still keep your warranty.
As for the multi Window, you will need to be rooted, and preferably on a deodexed rom.
If u look in the dev section, u will see a multi Window zip file u can flash, that will give the any app multi Window.
The only reason not to root would be:
The readers hub, and the learners hub, don't work if you are rooted.
Your a noob
Rooting won't void your warranty, as u can just flash a stock rom and u will be unrooted.
I am currently working on a dual boot kernel for the note 2, so then u can have the stock rom, and a second rom, installed at the same time, and choose which to boot in to when u start the rom, but i am still finishing it ect at the moment.
Cheers
Corey
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Hello XDA-Developers!
Here is my dilemma:
I do app security testing for my company and our team talked management into finally buying us a Nexus 7 device for that purpose. My company is also a big customer of Good for Enterprise.
In order to run Good for Enterprise, it means no root, complex password on the lockscreen, and encrypting the filesystem.
Root is pretty much a necessity for my job (being able to pull files out of /data/data/<app> and see what's going on, running shark and other tools, etc.), but I'd still like to be able to have Good on the tablet. The process for evading root (as laid out in this post on XDA: link) is laborious and doesn't yet work for 4.3.
Is there any way I could have seperate Android ROMs running on the device, one with root and one without?
I see MultiROM is in the process of being ported to the new Nexus 7, but I don't know if it's going to work. The version for the old Nexus 7 doesn't support encryption and Good for Enterprise forces it.
Something like SafeStrap would be perfect, but I haven't found anything like it for the Nexus 7.
Maybe I'll be forced to juggle nandroid images of the same OS rooted and non-rooted.
Any suggestions?
I have Android 4.2.2 Nexus 7 running on my PC that I use to test various apps and other functions. This is used by developers but I don't know how useful it will be to you.
http://oi43.tinypic.com/4hvcdh.jpg
genymotion
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I have Android 4.2.2 Nexus 7 running on my PC that I use to test various apps and other functions. This is used by developers but I don't know how useful it will be to you.
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One of my co-workers was messing with Genymotion last week.
From what he showed me, it runs in Virtualbox, so I assumed it is the x86-compiled version of Android. Does it have the ability to run ARM-compiled apks?
I am a paranoid person ...
A new user has posted a few times about a website that offers a download they say can root many devices including the new Sprint Tab SM-T217S.
The website is out of China and it is a new site. The company behind it is Kingsoft Technology Ltd. Their website has a few translation issues but it is mostly readable.
The site claims their software has been used by millions of users on hundreds of thousands of devices.
Perhaps they do exactly what they say they do, I don't know.
What seems more likely is their software may install something insidious on the Windows machine and the android device you are rooting.
I may test the software on a fresh Windows machine but I am no expert.
Does anyone have experience with KingApp? If I am way off base here please post that here.
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There was some posts in another thread about this when I was searching how to root my Sprint Tab 3. A couple people checked the code they could and could not find any issues and several had rooted their devices with no issues.
I rooted mine last night this way as well with no issues at all. I scanned my PC prior to installing the app and right after installing the app as well as after uninstalling the app and nothing came up at all in the scans at all. My Tab rooted with no issues and is running great. Installed Greenify and Titanium Backup and got both set-up and some of the bloat apps frozen and have had no issues and the Tab 3 is running great.
Thanks for the info. I am not really concerned about the rooting. I will copy the Data and System partitions from the Tab before and after so I can compare.
I primarily worry about the software installing a root-kit or something on the PC. I still have not had a chance to mess with it, maybe this weekend. I think I will try running it in a Virtual windows install.
kxhaz said:
There was some posts in another thread about this when I was searching how to root my Sprint Tab 3. A couple people checked the code they could and could not find any issues and several had rooted their devices with no issues.
I rooted mine last night this way as well with no issues at all. I scanned my PC prior to installing the app and right after installing the app as well as after uninstalling the app and nothing came up at all in the scans at all. My Tab rooted with no issues and is running great. Installed Greenify and Titanium Backup and got both set-up and some of the bloat apps frozen and have had no issues and the Tab 3 is running great.
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Unreasnbl said:
I am a paranoid person ...
A new user has posted a few times about a website that offers a download they say can root many devices including the new Sprint Tab SM-T217S.
The website is out of China and it is a new site. The company behind it is Kingsoft Technology Ltd. Their website has a few translation issues but it is mostly readable.
The site claims their software has been used by millions of users on hundreds of thousands of devices.
Perhaps they do exactly what they say they do, I don't know.
What seems more likely is their software may install something insidious on the Windows machine and the android device you are rooting.
I may test the software on a fresh Windows machine but I am no expert.
Does anyone have experience with KingApp? If I am way off base here please post that here.
Unreasnbl
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I used the program to root mine, very easy and didn't mess anything up on my part.
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haxerpaylay said:
I used the program to root mine, very easy and didn't mess anything up on my part.
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Its asking to enable USB debugging in developer options which I don't see in the settings on the tab. I've rooted several phones so I'm not new, But developer options is not where I would expect it to be. I'm guessing job security cause them to move it. Maybe?
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Its asking to enable USB debugging in developer options which I don't see in the settings on the tab. I've rooted several phones so I'm not new, But developer options is not where I would expect it to be. I'm guessing job security cause them to move it. Maybe?
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http://developer.android.com/about/versions/jelly-bean.html#42-dev-options
Thanks. My lazy non detailed reading a$$ almost missed it.
Has anyone tried this with Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3, does it work?
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As far as I can tell the KingoApp website root tool did not infect my computer and it flawlessly rooted the 2 Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (sprint SM-T217S) tablets I have.
I hate to admit that I sometimes get things from torrent sites but doing so has made me fairly adept at spotting rootkits and viri.
Of course using a virtual machine would be the preferred method to use something like this. I am paranoid of the source....
billfog said:
As far as I can tell the KingoApp website root tool did not infect my computer and it flawlessly rooted the 2 Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (sprint SM-T217S) tablets I have.
I hate to admit that I sometimes get things from torrent sites but doing so has made me fairly adept at spotting rootkits and viri.
Of course using a virtual machine would be the preferred method to use something like this. I am paranoid of the source....
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KingoApp rooted my Galaxy Tab 3 7,0 AT&T SM-T217A version as well
I am new to Galaxy Tab 3, but not rooting and flashing. I rooted also using that sight and all seems well.
Are there any roms for this version of the tab 3..?