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OTA vs. flashing updates

Is there any reason to flash an update through a .zip instead of updating OTA?

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vinuneuro said:
Is there any reason to flash an update through a .zip instead of updating OTA?
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As with most things Android, I think it is just personal preference (and time). I know the scripts are becoming more advanced but I like flashing zip files...it sort of brings back the excitement of the first few flashes and satisfies that craving to flash something new lol

Manually flashing has less room for error as you perform all the wipes manually. Scripts aren't perfect, but I guess I haven't had any issues with it thus far.

[Q] Can customize the phone without root ?

i mean install mods, themes and something like that. do i have to root for these things. ?
sorry for basic question, iam trying to learn.

Like ... impossible. Root needed.
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memochan said:
i mean install mods, themes and something like that. do i have to root for these things. ?
sorry for basic question, iam trying to learn.
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You can customize your phone without rooting upto an extent. Apex or Nova launcher should do the trick for themes but otherwise stuff like over clocking processor/gpu, applying mod to the rom, backing up apps, etc or anything that requires access to the phones root will require rooting. You search for the benefits of rooting to get your answer.
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[Q] How do you move your apps and games to the extSD?

Hi all,
How can you move your apps and games to your external sd instead of bloating your internal storage? this was never a problem in the past by using a CM rom 7 or 9 but now am using Wicked and not sure if it's the same thing with CM 10.1?? HELP!
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redshark80 said:
Hi all,
How can you move your apps and games to your external sd instead of bloating your internal storage? this was never a problem in the past by using a CM rom 7 or 9 but now am using Wicked and not sure if it's the same thing with CM 10.1?? HELP!
Thanks
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Unfortunately, you can't, sucks.

is this been like this with JB all the time??? ICS and Gingerbread are way more flexible as it seems in many options

This has been asked non-stop. Please search next time:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285221

firstly I want to say thank you and secondly ... well excuse me but I did a full check for this subject over t-mobile GS4
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Pimp My Rom doesn't work?!

I have a ROOTED Tmobile Galaxy S4 with Pimp My Rom beta version on my phone.
When I tried to install apps&mods, they didn't seem to work. The downloading bar stays at 0 even though the wifi connection is working. HELP?
Nothing's working!

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bboyinmartin said:
I have a ROOTED Tmobile Galaxy S4 with Pimp My Rom beta version on my phone.
When I tried to install apps&mods, they didn't seem to work. The downloading bar stays at 0 even though the wifi connection is working. HELP?
Nothing's working!
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I was wondering if it'll work
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Lost root

Hi guys. I'm running paranoid android Rom and I just updated it and for somereason iI lost my root. Is anyone else having problems with this?

Erichuynh said:
Hi guys. I'm running paranoid android Rom and I just updated it and for somereason iI lost my root. Is anyone else having problems with this?
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Go to dev options and make sure it's enabled for apps and adb

I went into the options and it showed it was enabled. But I unchecked the box then checked it again and it works fine now. Thanks you so much
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