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Galaxy Nexus Came rooted???

Hey,
I bought a Galaxy Nexus here in Vietnam and just realized that it is running a custom rom and has been rooted. The phone was new (no scratches and had the original plastic covering the screen)... My friends here tell me that iPhones are often sold jailbroken so I was wondering if this is normal here??? English is a major challenge so I'm not sure if I will be able to get more information from them...
Everything seems to be working totally fine... just curious.

Post a screen shot of settings/about phone. Do you have superuser apk installed?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

Here you go...
Superuser is installed.

Not sure why the picture didn't work... here is a link.

In Vietnam beware of the originality of the phone. It's easy to reseal the phone/box/accessoires,etc.
Definitely they sold you an used item. Go back to the store to get a refund or exchange for real new one.
Hope it helps.

heo_con184 said:
In Vietnam beware of the originality of the phone. It's easy to reseal the phone/box/accessoires,etc.
Definitely they sold you an used item. Go back to the store to get a refund or exchange for real new one.
Hope it helps.
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I agree, the OP got sold a used phone.

yeah, i was probably used, or possibly a refurbished phone.
i head of people getting a Certified like new replacement (refurbished) HTC thunderbolt that was rooted with a sense 3.5 ROM on it.
but the phone is def. not a NEW phone from samsung. also, being rooted, who knows what kind of tracking stuff could be on that phone. i would take it back and do the rooting process yourself just to make sure.

djdurance said:
Not sure why the picture didn't work... here is a link.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.asp...=E64925DE84D3975!117&authkey=!AC1OM_b74Q-IOzY
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Hey you know your other pictures are accessible through that link right? Just a heads up.

turdbogls said:
also, being rooted, who knows what kind of tracking stuff could be on that phone. i would take it back and do the rooting process yourself just to make sure.
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Eh, you could always just reflash the factory image instead. That'll pretty well get rid of anything that could be installed on the phone.
Or use fastboot -w to wipe it all and then reflash whatever you want to be on it.
Assuming all the hardware works, of course.

djdurance said:
Not sure why the picture didn't work... here is a link.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.asp...=E64925DE84D3975!117&authkey=!AC1OM_b74Q-IOzY
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I suppose the OP is in Hanoi Vietnam.
Do you like the food ?

either you paid a very good price and the phone works perfectly, in this case just flash a full official image. You can find them on code.Google.com
Either you paid the full price for a new one or it doesn't work or look fine, in that case I would go back to the shop and ask for a real new one or a refund
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

WiredPirate said:
Hey you know your other pictures are accessible through that link right? Just a heads up.
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heo_con184 said:
I suppose the OP is in Hanoi Vietnam.
Do you like the food ?
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Hey guys, edit your post so that the link to the pic is off of it. As stated, you can see his other pics through that link and I'm sure he doesn't want that.

z06mike said:
Hey guys, edit your post so that the link to the pic is off of it. As stated, you can see his other pics through that link and I'm sure he doesn't want that.
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Sorry I don't want to bother the OP's life. It' that because I'm from Hanoi too and I miss My hometown.

Thanks guys.... I'm going to head down there today and find out what they say. I'm hoping that they happened to get the extended battery in too!

djdurance said:
Thanks guys.... I'm going to head down there today and find out what they say. I'm hoping that they happened to get the extended battery in too!
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the GSM extended battery was just now released in the UK so i doubt it will be in stores anywhere yet

Ahh... Well they are saying that there is no way it came rooted and I'm SOL. And this is Vietnam so there is really nothing I can do about it.... Bah. Its working well so I have no complaints really.
Thanks everyone for the input on this.

djdurance said:
Ahh... Well they are saying that there is no way it came rooted and I'm SOL. And this is Vietnam so there is really nothing I can do about it.... Bah. Its working well so I have no complaints really.
Thanks everyone for the input on this.
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If the hardware is working fine then you can just unroot and flash back to stock and you'll be all good.

Next time use http://imgur.com/

djdurance said:
Ahh... Well they are saying that there is no way it came rooted and I'm SOL. And this is Vietnam so there is really nothing I can do about it.... Bah. Its working well so I have no complaints really.
Thanks everyone for the input on this.
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What is the store's name ? street ?

or, better yet. leave it rooted and install Adfree, Titanium Backup, RM, CWM, WiFi tether etc.... Unlock the bootloader right away while you're at it (since it'll do a wipe/reset) and then go flash some roms!

Sprint GNexus - Google Wallet on AOKP

So I have a nexus running AOKP 40, I have google wallet set up and a card added. Beam is on and NFC is set to activate when screen is unlocked. I tried to make some purchases at two different walgreens today but there was no response from google wallet when I put it up to the reader.
Anyone else having this issue? I've restored to stock and will try that later when I go out, hoping its just the rom and not something deeper.
Thanks for any help.

What kind of reader? Was it that clear blue plastic looking reader?
Sent from my sprint galaxy nexus

Yeah it was at a Walgreens. The clear blue reader with the symbol at the top for NFC.

You may know this but I had the happen a couple times but the reason was the phone wasn't on the pad correctly. I found that the Center of the phone is a good spot for the transaction. I tried the top half and it wouldn't work half the time
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I had no luck at Walgreens either, CVS worked no problem though
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

It looks like this

Cubanluke88 said:
Yeah it was at a Walgreens. The clear blue reader with the symbol at the top for NFC.
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Yeah those aren't the right ones you need the solid readers those are strictly for the cards I guess. Its not the ROM or the phone those just plain don't work.
Sent from my sprint galaxy nexus

Hmm...Can you post a picture of what the ones that are supposed to work look like?
Thanks for the help, really appreciated.

Cubanluke88 said:
Hmm...Can you post a picture of what the ones that are supposed to work look like?
Thanks for the help, really appreciated.
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Yeah mine looked slightly similar .. but didnt see google wallet or anything similar. It could be that they just havent set it up yet...
they look something similar to This although this one looks newer the ones i've had succes with are the ones at like CVS or 7/11 .

Alright thanks. Is there any way to find stores that have these readers other than just hunting them down?
I found the tool on the official google wallet site. Thanks for all the help.

Interestingly enough, none of the walgreens in my area show up as vendors that support it.

Cubanluke88 said:
So I have a nexus running AOKP 40, I have google wallet set up and a card added. Beam is on and NFC is set to activate when screen is unlocked. I tried to make some purchases at two different walgreens today but there was no response from google wallet when I put it up to the reader.
Anyone else having this issue? I've restored to stock and will try that later when I go out, hoping its just the rom and not something deeper.
Thanks for any help.
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Milestone 6 is up buddy.
Use that. Should fix ur issue.
Didn't read sorry.

Dragn4rce said:
Milestone 6 is up buddy.
Use that. Should fix ur issue.
Didn't read sorry.
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LOL no... you should have read. Issue solved.
Sent from my sprint galaxy nexus

Fast dormancy code please

Anyone know the code for disabling fast dormancy?

I was going to b*tch at you for not googling but nothing came up when I searched and when I dialed *#9900#, I did not see the option.
Have you tried the i9300 app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gokhanmoral.fastdormancytoggle.i9300

gedster314 said:
I was going to b*tch at you for not googling but nothing came up when I searched and when I dialed *#9900#, I did not see the option.
Have you tried the i9300 app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gokhanmoral.fastdormancytoggle.i9300
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if you check the source for that app HERE the author claims it works fine on the Note II.
I don't see why it wouldnt work on the USA variants, but nobody has one yet.. much less rooted one.

crazy talk said:
if you check the source for that app HERE the author claims it works fine on the Note II.
I don't see why it wouldnt work on the USA variants, but nobody has one yet.. much less rooted one.
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That's my website, the other editor besides me with a Note II has used the guide on his. It works. We don't do 'how to' guides for things we haven't done to our own devices.

Two things
Before install the application be sure you have installed busybox (and of course rooted)
Tried it few days and had battery drain on 3g (after diasbling FD my phone works most of the time in 200mhz...i had the same appls,same setup,same rom before and after diasbling FD with this application)

NZtechfreak said:
That's my website, the other editor besides me with a Note II has used the guide on his. It works. We don't do 'how to' guides for things we haven't done to our own devices.
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Hi mate, any idea how to fix this?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/346o4tlo5mypaca/Screenshot_2012-11-05-20-32-37.png
I'm on O2 UK and ROM details are in my sig.
Cheers
EDIT: Works great after re-applying root using the Galaxy Toolbox. Not sure how I lost it root in the first place though! Anyway, great app!

NFC for HTC One Verizon on Kit Kat?

From what I understand so far, there's no real NFC payment solution for HTC One Verizon
- Google Wallet needs a secure element which HTC One on Verizon does not have
- ISIS doesn't install on my phone, says not compatible
I saw this article on Android Police, does it mean when Android 4.4 Kit Kat comes out (Jan-Feb) we will be able to use Google Wallet because there's an emulation workaround for the secure element?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...uire-secure-element-use-emulation-workaround/

AznInertia said:
From what I understand so far, there's no real NFC payment solution for HTC One Verizon
- Google Wallet needs a secure element which HTC One on Verizon does not have
- ISIS doesn't install on my phone, says not compatible
I saw this article on Android Police, does it mean when Android 4.4 Kit Kat comes out (Jan-Feb) we will be able to use Google Wallet because there's an emulation workaround for the secure element?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...uire-secure-element-use-emulation-workaround/
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I am using Google Wallet on 4.4 right now.

Chilidog said:
I am using Google Wallet on 4.4 right now.
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On the HTC One? Please post a screenshot of a tap and pay transaction that you've made?

LoveNFC said:
On the HTC One? Please post a screenshot of a tap and pay transaction that you've made?
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Check it out
Here's how to do it,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45899656

Chilidog said:
Check it out
Here's how to do it,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45899656
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Could you show a recent receipt of a payment made on the HTC One, from today onwards?

Has anyone tried the new google wallet on a 4.3 Sense ROM? I know there are 4.4 Kitkat AOSP roms out there but I was wondering if anyone successfully paid for something using Android 4.3...=)

Chilidog said:
Check it out
Here's how to do it,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45899656
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I saw this thread but it looks like its hard coded for galaxy nexus? Anyone actually try this on a 4.3 Sense Rom?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2499986
I followed that and was able to successfully make an NFC payment with Google Wallet on a 4.3 ROM (Viper ROM and VanirAOSP). There was a vending machine where it did not work, but I suspect it was because it was ISIS exclusive.
http://i.imgur.com/lr0PpiR.png

LoveNFC said:
Could you show a recent receipt of a payment made on the HTC One, from today onwards?
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Why? McDonalds is the only lyrics place I know of with nfc pay here and I rarely go haha buy I can guarantee you that it works there's probably like over 50 people that can tell you to works.
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I saw this thread but it looks like its hard coded for galaxy nexus? Anyone actually try this on a 4.3 Sense Rom?
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Yes it works.

Chilidog said:
Why? McDonalds is the only lyrics place I know of with nfc pay here and I rarely go haha buy I can guarantee you that it works there's probably like over 50 people that can tell you to works.
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Yes it works.
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Because the HTC One is still incompatible with Google Wallet, except for some specific variants, and some random outliers.It'd be interesting to see if you're one of those outliers, so I'd like to see proof of a recent payment made via Google Wallet on the HTC One.

LoveNFC said:
Because the HTC One is still incompatible with Google Wallet, except for some specific variants, and some random outliers.It'd be interesting to see if you're one of those outliers, so I'd like to see proof of a recent payment made via Google Wallet on the HTC One.
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Nah its the modded Google Wallet that makes it so anyone can use it.

There are lots of phones that are technically incompatible with Google wallet...like ALL Verizon phones. But that's what xda is for, people have modded it to be able to work. Modded Google Wallet works on HTC One, as well as other vzw phones.
Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk

LoveNFC said:
Because the HTC One is still incompatible with Google Wallet, except for some specific variants, and some random outliers.It'd be interesting to see if you're one of those outliers, so I'd like to see proof of a recent payment made via Google Wallet on the HTC One.
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I posted a screenshot of a receipt for an NFC purchase I made with my Verizon HTC One with Google Wallet a few posts back. It CAN be done.

I have used Tap to Pay on 4.2.2, 4.3 and now 4.4 with no issues using the modified APK. My phone did come with the NFC enabled SIM. My understanding is some don't.

Frankie1588 said:
I posted a screenshot of a receipt for an NFC purchase I made with my Verizon HTC One with Google Wallet a few posts back. It CAN be done.
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Chilidog said:
Nah its the modded Google Wallet that makes it so anyone can use it.
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josh995 said:
There are lots of phones that are technically incompatible with Google wallet...like ALL Verizon phones. But that's what xda is for, people have modded it to be able to work. Modded Google Wallet works on HTC One, as well as other vzw phones.
Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk
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You can't mod out a hardware requirement.
This is what's happening: Sprint versions of the HTC One have a hardware secure element. It would seem that Verizon variants also have a hardware secure element. This makes sense since they're both CDMA variants, so it's perhaps a cost-saving exercise via reduced production lines. That's why all the reported cases of modded versions of Google Wallet have come from Verizon subscribers.
However, international variants of the HTC One do NOT have a hardware secure element. They can't currently make payments with Google Wallet, no matter how hard 'devs' try.
The introduction of 4.4 brought support for payments without a secure element via HCE, but this is currently only possible with Broadcom-based devices. The HTC One is NXP-based.
As far as I'm aware, until Google updates the Android 4.4 code base to support HCE in NXP devices, GSM variants of the HTC One will be unable to make NFC payments via Google Wallet. They'll be able to install the application, and it'll claim that Tap and Pay will work, but payment terminals will simply not recognise the phone.
If somebody with a GSM variant of the HTC One can post proof that they've successfully made a payment with 4.4, then that would mean that HTC/NXP/Other manufacturers have collaborated with Google over the past few weeks to get extended HCE compatibility into Android or their builds.

LoveNFC said:
You can't mod out a hardware requirement.
This is what's happening: Sprint versions of the HTC One have a hardware secure element. It would seem that Verizon variants also have a hardware secure element. This makes sense since they're both CDMA variants, so it's perhaps a cost-saving exercise via reduced production lines. That's why all the reported cases of modded versions of Google Wallet have come from Verizon subscribers.
However, international variants of the HTC One do NOT have a hardware secure element. They can't currently make payments with Google Wallet, no matter how hard 'devs' try.
The introduction of 4.4 brought support for payments without a secure element via HCE, but this is currently only possible with Broadcom-based devices. The HTC One is NXP-based.
As far as I'm aware, until Google updates the Android 4.4 code base to support HCE in NXP devices, GSM variants of the HTC One will be unable to make NFC payments via Google Wallet. They'll be able to install the application, and it'll claim that Tap and Pay will work, but payment terminals will simply not recognise the phone.
If somebody with a GSM variant of the HTC One can post proof that they've successfully made a payment with 4.4, then that would mean that HTC/NXP/Other manufacturers have collaborated with Google over the past few weeks to get extended HCE compatibility into Android or their builds.
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Well, this is the forum for the Verizon HTC One. If you're asking about any other version other than the Verizon version, you're in the wrong forum.
Google wallet works for Verizon HTC One. That's all I can tell you. I don't know about other carrier versions, as, again, this is the Verizon HTC One forum.

Rooted Samsung Smartphone and use Galaxy Wearable App

Can I use this app with a rooted smartphone Samsung Galaxy? And, Can I buy some watch face?
Or, Can I do this with other brand like LG? Rooted smartphone and buy some watch faces?

Yes, it was working with no issues with rooted P20 Pro

jookas said:
Yes, it was working with no issues with rooted P20 Pro
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Nice
And Can you buy watch faces or apps for Galaxy Watch?

Hotcomin said:
Nice
And Can you buy watch faces or apps for Galaxy Watch?
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last time I've bought around 6 months ago, it was working then. Currently I have S10+ without root so I'm not sure if it's still working but I suppose it is.

yes, currently working with a rooted S8(G950FD) everything works from Samsung pay (With some workarounds) to downloading and/or purchasing watchfaces from galaxy store.

DroidBoss07 said:
yes, currently working with a rooted S8(G950FD) everything works from Samsung pay (With some workarounds) to downloading and/or purchasing watchfaces from galaxy store.
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What are this workarounds?

DroidBoss07 said:
yes, currently working with a rooted S8(G950FD) everything works from Samsung pay (With some workarounds) to downloading and/or purchasing watchfaces from galaxy store.
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I also want to know how to get Samsung pay working with root, please?

r4yv3n said:
What are this workarounds?
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Oh sorry guys was at work when I saw the reply and forgot to reply once I was home. I've since reset my watch so will have to set it up again as it's a workaround mainly dealing with Samsung pay on the watch by downgrading aswell as moving busy box to external SD card from xbin folder. I also hid Samsung services from magisk and hid magisk manager itself running v19.2 but think it worked without having to do that step for me. I can't use it as spay doesn't support my bank or credit cards yet but I'll try and get it working again and post back in the next 1-3 days.