Hey guys my girlfriend has a tmo s3 and as I'm sure you know they are blocking the Google wallet app. Is there a way to get it to work without root? Thanks guys.
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Easiest way is changing the build prop. You need root explorer for that. Why not just root?
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She is scared of root.. She seems to think once the phone e it rooted that the phone might sell all her secrets to the government and then the phone would explode.. ..
I am going to scan the rooting thread... I have the EVO lte (something I regret still) so I have no idea how to root a s3.. If it's as easy as my old epic 4G was ill just root her phone and never tell her lol
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She is scared of root.. She seems to think once the phone e it rooted that the phone might sell all her secrets to the government and then the phone would explode.. ..
I am going to scan the rooting thread... I have the EVO lte (something I regret still) so I have no idea how to root a s3.. If it's as easy as my old epic 4G was ill just root her phone and never tell her lol
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Lol that's funny. But maybe you can root and hide the super user app. There is no way of doing it without root as the two files need to be flashed through custom recovery and editing the build file needs to be edited at root level
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NissanNick said:
She is scared of root.. She seems to think once the phone e it rooted that the phone might sell all her secrets to the government and then the phone would explode.. ..
I am going to scan the rooting thread... I have the EVO lte (something I regret still) so I have no idea how to root a s3.. If it's as easy as my old epic 4G was ill just root her phone and never tell her lol
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lol, don't tell her carrier IQ is on these phones by default!
Tell her to get a Nexus 4 since it comes with Google wallet?
Thanks for the help guys.. I was looking through the development section and found the wallet thread... But I can't find the rooting thread? Link maybe? (ps. It's probably right in front of my face lol)
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NissanNick said:
Thanks for the help guys.. I was looking through the development section and found the wallet thread... But I can't find the rooting thread? Link maybe? (ps. It's probably right in front of my face lol)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
That thread contains the official firmwares pre-rooted that are flashable using odin. Just follow the instructions.
IMO, tell her it's rooted and explain to her what that means. It would kind of suck if she did run into issues and found out and got mad / screwed something up because she didn't know what it meant / freaked out / created an actual security issue due to lack of information / et cetera.
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Is there a way to activate the hot spot on the evo 4g without rooting
taye said:
Is there a way to activate the hot spot on the evo 4g without rooting
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Call Sprint and have them add it to your bill.
$30 a month though!
Yep...Sprint will fix you right up!
I thought the first unrevoked you could.. heh I don't remember though.. I would just root because it would take just as long to figure out how to otherwise. What's stopping you?
STUPID
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taye said:
STUPID
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This whole thread is.
You need super user permissions (aka have root) to be able to do this. If you choose to get rooted you just need the wireless thering app and not sprint's hotspot. Rooting is extremely easy. Just read up and ask questions in here (and NOT dev section)
You can have a completely stock rom but be rooted.
may i ask what a rooted epic will do? & how does it compare to an original epic?
Honestly if you don't know then you probably shouldn't be rooting or even considering rooting in the first place
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063_XOBX said:
Honestly if you don't know then you probably shouldn't be rooting or even considering rooting in the first place
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seconded. this entire forum is basically about rooting and what it does/what you can do. you shouldnt have any trouble figuring it out
Thirded.
If you don't know what it is, you haven't read enough.
If after reading you don't know what it is, you still haven't read enough.
If after reading more, you still don't know what it is, you probably have some reading comprehension issues, but also search and read some more.
Starting a new post as your FIRST post on XDA asking people to explain to you what it is, UGH.
shouldn't this be in General?...But for starters, I would recommend beginning at the one-click root forum, and whatever you do, don't be scared to brick your phone, I have yet to brick mine and I am constantly flashing my phone! Good luck!
Come on guys. Really? Is this the kind of community we want to be? Everyone's gotta start somewhere. Just suggest reading up first, and point him to where he's gotta go. Remember, there was a point where you didn't know what rooting was either.
Well since no one wants to be nice...
Rooting is basically giving you root access to the phones operating system. The reason for doing this is to allow you to customize and optimize your phone for your specific needs. The two biggest reasons for rooting are the ability to remove bloatware and for flashing custom roms/kernels. Rooting also gives you access to programs in the market that require superuser permissions (root).
The difference between an unrooted epic 4g and a rooted one, unrooted is a handicaped device that is little more than a fancy toy that can browse the web and make phone calls. A rooted one is really what ever you want it to be. A cool toy or an amazing tool or both.
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helchez said:
Well since no one wants to be nice...
Rooting is basically giving you root access to the phones operating system. The reason for doing this is to allow you to customize and optimize your phone for your specific needs. The two biggest reasons for rooting are the ability to remove bloatware and for flashing custom roms/kernels. Rooting also gives you access to programs in the market that require superuser permissions (root).
The difference between an unrooted epic 4g and a rooted one, unrooted is a handicaped device that is little more than a fancy toy that can browse the web and make phone calls. A rooted one is really what ever you want it to be. A cool toy or an amazing tool or both.
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Thank you, holy crap so many evil people in the world why are slipping into XDA? Just answer the question, did we not all start at 1 post?
To add to that, Rooting gives you Access to tether your internet connection from your epic to a laptop wirelessly, This is the only reason i'd root the Epic.
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Honestly if you don't know then you probably shouldn't be rooting or even considering rooting in the first place
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At one point in time everyone "didn't know", you have to start somewhere.
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Perhaps the OP's question would have been well received if it was posted in the correct forum.
Edit: just noticed the OP's username is "loser504". Troll account?
ragnarokx said:
Perhaps the OP's question would have been well received if it was posted in the correct forum.
Edit: just noticed the OP's username is "loser504". Troll account?
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LOL..im a noob with the android os. but thank you to those who helped me..
Why is the newest EVO. So hard to root than other android phones? I had 3.3 and now upgraded to 3.7. Unrevoked doesn't work for it yet. Why is that?
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It's a process to find a security hole to achieve root.
That being said, weren't you rooted previously?
That's what you get for not paying attention. Don't ever run an RUU. And this doesn't belong in the development section But I guess that's another symptom of not paying attention
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aph said:
That's what you get for not paying attention. Don't ever run an RUU. And this doesn't belong in the development section But I guess that's another symptom of not paying attention
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+1 QFT
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Google is your friend, my friend.
If you have a new Evo you need to use an alternative method to root your phone!! The old methods and UNREVOKED will brick your phone. Here is what you need to know first.
I'm sure there are instructions here at xda to achieve the same thing but I'm not going to search it out for you. This is the method we used for a co-worker's Evo v.003
I never rooted before. And yes I do know that unrevoked worked for the older EVO and not the newer. I was just wondering what would be the cause for it being so difficult to do since other phones seem to get it solved more quickly. But thank you for your responce.
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aph said:
That's what you get for not paying attention. Don't ever run an RUU. And this doesn't belong in the development section But I guess that's another symptom of not paying attention
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Thanks for being an ass. I ask a simple question based on what I have read, haven't tried to root because of what I read, and get talked to like a kid. I have been a member here for several years and am brand new to android. Thanks for the welcome
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romagnus said:
I never rooted before. And yes I do know that unrevoked worked for the older EVO and not the newer. I was just wondering what would be the cause for it being so difficult to do since other phones seem to get it solved more quickly. But thank you for your responce.
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HTC is getting better at blocking our rooting methods. That and the update only came out a few days ago, it takes time.
aph said:
That's what you get for not paying attention. Don't ever run an RUU. And this doesn't belong in the development section But I guess that's another symptom of not paying attention
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Spot on
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How long do you think it will take for a ROOT to come out for the Android 2.3.3?
Between now and the end of time.
We don't know and asking for etas won't get you anywhere.
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How long do you think it will take for a ROOT to come out for the Android 2.3.3?
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I don't know... but glad someone finally thought to ask!
(sike!)
i am patiently waiting. I miss my old evo rooted. I was actually given a brand new evo that had 2.2 on it and the ota showed up and without thinking i updated. So mad about that.
Thanks, I'll be patient.
I understand this is hard work and you guys are doing it all for love (or for something other than money), so I'm not going to add my voice to the chorus asking when the root solution for 2.3.3 will be ready--even though I'm a-yearning and a-craving to upgrade and re-root my phone. I'll just say thanks for now to all you geniuses for making these phones so much better!
Hope it's soon because I'm ready I just got my evo 4g yesterday and tried to superoneclick root and z4root and it didn't work.. Never thought to check and see if 2.3 can root. Damn
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the more people ask, the less likely it will be done!
And if you had searched, you would have seen this has already been asked!
I bet root will be available when you stop making new accounts just to make the same thread asking the same question over and over again.
If anything, the devs are probably getting tired of the obnoxious kids in the Evo forums badgering them. Instead of trying harder, I'd give up if I were in their shoes.
Believe it or not, there are worst things than not being able to root your phone.
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BigMatza said:
I don't know... but glad someone finally thought to ask!
(sike!)
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Ha....classic
We're comin from a pure power source.
Its gonna be 17 more days.
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borrecognize said:
How long do you think it will take for a ROOT to come out for the Android 2.3.3?
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It will come out between the time you posted this message and the time you download the root program.
Lol best answer in this thread
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New video just added on YouTube showing root and where to download essential tools to do so
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New video just added on YouTube showing root and where to download essential tools to do so
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link?
10char
Link?? Please...
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To my knowledge the 2.3.3 root was gonna be another couple weeks. I could be wring tho...
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Temp-Root?
How can I temp-root my Evo? I have the 2.3.5 update and want to get some system built in apps off like footprints. Etc.
:/ any ideas?
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There's tons of threads how to root your phone, its not hard to find.... and bumping your thread every 2 hours isn't gonna get anyone to give u a handout when you could simply use your Google Fu and find your answer rather quick. Root evo 4g 2.3.5 ...oh wow look the answer but let me make a thread wait 2 hours and bump it instead of taking 2 mins to use Google
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Used google already... But look... I can't get TEMP ROOT for 2.3.5
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There is no temp root you just need to root :-| you have to use htcdev to unlock the bootloader and then fastboot flash a recovery and then flash superuser and its binary files and if you Googled or even looked around in general and q&a you would know how to do this because its been asked and answered at least 2 dozen times since the OTA was pushed
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There is no temp root you just need to root :-| you have to use htcdev to unlock the bootloader and then fastboot flash a recovery and then flash superuser and its binary files and if you Googled or even looked around in general and q&a you would know how to do this because its been asked and answered at least 2 dozen times since the OTA was pushed
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Like he said, no temp root. Go all in and make the plunge, its well worth it.
I know but my warranty... My dad won't lemme root it but I've had alot done with root... EVO 3D... Evo... Samsung... Ya know just want a temp-root... I Create apps so I use that in root too... But thanks
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Easier to ask for forgiveness than it is for permission ;-) Besides, as long as the sprint worker doesn't know how to check your root, you're fine. Find someone stupid.
I've never used an s-on tool to remove my root but i'm sure you could manage getting your phone back to normal. if you ever need to use your warranty. And your Dad will never have to know.
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I know but my warranty... My dad won't lemme root it but I've had alot done with root... EVO 3D... Evo... Samsung... Ya know just want a temp-root... I Create apps so I use that in root too... But thanks
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TacoRoot can temp root your device, but you can't really use your device while it's rooted (it makes it unstable). But feel free to try it, if you'd like.
Ok thanks
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