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[Q] "new" advice on rom/kernel

I just got this a few days ago from the s3. I am familiar with rooting; am installing the toolkit as i type now. I have used cm on my original nexus. But its obviously been awhile. The only real reason i desire to root is for tethering. "The assistant mgr at sprint told me a few things, thats why he would root but your risking battery life, said a few other things but i wasn't paying attention". He also said they can tell w/in 3min if you have ever rooted it and warr is voided. I however have insurance from b buy i think theirs is better. I was under the impression if you do the flash reset with that triangle app it looks as if you never flashed it.
Now with the rom and possibly kernel. I am very happy with the stock rom; so what is the closest thing to it out there at the moment that is maybe better or faster?

Lab rats, sts, digiblurs rom are 3 of the usual mentioned in these type of threads.
Lab rats has a few changes from stock to make it different, but they are all easily set back to stock in the updater.
Just look around at the OPs of various roms and pick what sounds like what you want.
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check out our rom website, http://updater.team-nocturnal.com/labrats/

bocaccio said:
I just got this a few days ago from the s3. I am familiar with rooting; am installing the toolkit as i type now. I have used cm on my original nexus. But its obviously been awhile. The only real reason i desire to root is for tethering. "The assistant mgr at sprint told me a few things, thats why he would root but your risking battery life, said a few other things but i wasn't paying attention". He also said they can tell w/in 3min if you have ever rooted it and warr is voided. I however have insurance from b buy i think theirs is better. I was under the impression if you do the flash reset with that triangle app it looks as if you never flashed it.
Now with the rom and possibly kernel. I am very happy with the stock rom; so what is the closest thing to it out there at the moment that is maybe better or faster?
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When I got my phone from best buy and they asked about black tie I said hell yes and told the guy I like to play with my phones outside the box he said it would be the perfect plan for me.. Lol.. He also mentioned he had the same protection on his ifail and had recently jailbroken it... Screw Sprint's warranty and their insurance plan.. I have yet to lose a phone (knock on wood) and theft and loss seems to be the only thing not covered.. Hell, on my paperwork it even says no deductible, which I'm sure would change eventually as that's a lot of money, but in my opinion root away and have fun!!! Oh, and don't believe anything sprint tells u like that, they don't know jack!! I called them to switch my evo lte to my oldest boy and in the process they told me I had remove the (nonremovable) battery to reset it... Lmmfao!!
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Congratulate me. I Finally Went All the Way

... in openIng my Nexus 7 (2013) with nothing but my left thumbnail.
I had mentioned in another post that I had basically got it opened previously just while mindlessly fiddling with it.
This time, I purposely fully removed the back.
My point is:
If it is this easy to remove the back, using no tools, can Google/Asus possibly void warranties for removing the back?
I have several smartphones that essentially open the same way. The only difference with my Huawei u9508 is that there is a small, partial cut-out in one corner where you put your fingernail to get started.
Voiding the warranty by opening the Huawei is obviously nonsensical since you have to remove the back to install the SIM card.
I can demonstrate this, and show that other devices open the same way. There are no warnings on the device that removing the back will void the warranty.
Just say you were looking for the SIM slot or SD card slot.
Also, given how easy it is, and the fact that mine is back together with no marks/cracks/gaps at all, I would recommend that anyone having wireless charging problems, go ahead and clean the contacts. I cleaned mine while I was in there.

Congratulations.
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I will not congratulate on principle.

You're the man
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Ummm congrats
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We see you meow on our nexus⁴ can we haz some more?

Prolly voids your warranty. Just cuz you can use an appendage does not mean it doesn't void your warranty. No different than taking a screwdriver or some other tool to it.
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Dude, can you post pics of the back, I don't think I am gonna take my back off but I wanna know what it looks like back there.

Dude, can you post pics of the back, I don't think I am gonna take my back off but I wanna know what it looks like back there.
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I Fix It has an (excellent as always) teardown here:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+2nd+Generation+Teardown/16072/1

What did they exactly change in the newest update?

I'm curious because I feel like the tablet is running smoother but it could very well be my imagination. I'm going to be happy if battery life is somehow improved by the update.

Hopefully the chromecast crashing system UI bug
Edit; nope

Honestly?? I don't see any difference. I think peeps imagine things after an update.

I though the speed up was imaginary too so I did a post update video comparison with the tabPRO. Definitely sped up.
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No question the update sped up touchwiz and massively improved wifi streaming.

Video streaming such as YouTube is MUCH faster.

According to GSam I've been getting another 30min screen on time per charge since the update. Not sure if it's attributable to the update. Wifi is definitely better.

WiFi improved. The micro stutter with touch wiz is obsolete. Keep up the good work Samsung.

Battery feels like it is lasting longer to me. Keyboard entry feels a little laggier though. Could be the browser.

After update I lost like 20 apps.

I'm already rooted so I don't get updates. What update version is it? And what is the date of the update.
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johnnytraveler said:
I'm already rooted so I don't get updates. What update version is it? And what is the date of the update.
Sent from my Alliance Galaxy S5.
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I'm also getting this message.
Does it mean that if you are rooted you still can updates through Kies??

HANSB57 said:
I'm also getting this message.
Does it mean that if you are rooted you still can updates through Kies??
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Short answer is yes. However, it will unroot your device whereby you will have to flash Beans cf_autoroot again.
Also Sammy may get knowledge that were rooted to start. Once you rooted, you tripped knox (thereby voiding your warranty) . We may get a way in the future to reset knox so that should you need service, you could flash back to stock and reset knox. With kies, sammy may record that knox was tripped and void your warranty, regardless of what you may do to it in the future.
Lastly, it will reinstall any bloat you may have deleted.
I went ahead and flashed it as I will be moving to Vietnam and nobody there ever checks knox, especially on top tier products.
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[Q] Has anyone tried this root method?

I came across this when searching for G4 root. https://www.androidroot.us.com/how-to-root-lg-g4/
Has anyone tried this? If not, is there any harm in giving it a shot?

Spam. You'll see root here on XDA before some news article.
Pretty sure that app will tell you the device is not supported once you installed it and all of its malware. I would recommend to run that app in a VM environment and prepare to delete it.
I wouldn't even try it. There is no root for the G4 yet.

Thanks for the advice. I assumed that I'd see it here first when it happened.

davids90gt said:
Thanks for the advice. I assumed that I'd see it here first when it happened.
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Here is what the OneClickRoot says when you go through the process:
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Lame. Funny because it says it RIGHT on their front website that it has root. Marketing scheme.

Paid by the click. Genius I say. Lol

davids90gt said:
I came across this when searching for G4 root. https://www.androidroot.us.com/how-to-root-lg-g4/
Has anyone tried this? If not, is there any harm in giving it a shot?
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Has anyone tried searching past G4 posts? Seems like no since I keep seeing this stupid link pop up every other day.

Dennisg34 said:
Has anyone tried searching past G4 posts? Seems like no since I keep seeing this stupid link pop up every other day.
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Best advice is stick with xda as they are the number 1 trusted site on my list i check the post and google everyday, so far no root. To let u know you may hear or read that there is a root method by jcase. But its not out because he and whoever is a dev working on root is making it safe for us so we dont brick our phones easy. It is really hard as i used to root the old way and boy it was a pain on the htc evo 4g. Just keep checking xda and later u will see root

Exchanged devices - bootloops and other issues

Please can a mod sticky this - please record any issues with recall exchanged devices ONLY. Thanks
Start message with BOOTLOOP or OTHER ISSUE.
It will be interesting to see whether the bootloop issue goes away with exchanges.

I'm only getting my exchanged unit this Sunday. I've been without my Note 7 for four days now, after bootloops bricked my phone. So it bricks before my battery exploded.
I'm keeping a very close eye on this thread.

BozQ said:
I'm only getting my exchanged unit this Sunday. I've been without my Note 7 for four days now, after bootloops bricked my phone. So it bricks before my battery exploded.
I'm keeping a very close eye on this thread.
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I'm suspecting other issues may be present...I really hope not though. The damage that would do to Samsung...

Bad performance could be related to battery problems. I own N7 exynox and had no problem with the device. Now I'm waiting for the replace phone.
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I think all those problems are battery related

Scheduled for an exchange on the morning of 17 Sep. Hopefully I'll have nothing to report here. Fingers crossed.

Well the first problem I've found...
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Cannot access s health or Samsung secure folder apparently caused by unauthorised software. No root. Just installed all apps that were on the previous note 7. Any ideas appreciated. I've emailed Samsung
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bonerp said:
Well the first problem I've found...?
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Cannot access s health or Samsung secure folder apparently caused by unauthorised software. No root. Just installed all apps that were on the previous note 7. Any ideas appreciated. I've emailed Samsung
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Some people have suggested plugging it into smart switch via pc or mac and running an initialisation and firmware recovery. Saw someone suggest it could be some battery testing software that Samsung have used before shipping and not taken back off. So a reinstallation should sort it. I can't verify personally as I'm STILL awaiting a replacement device but there's a few people with your issue it seems

Trying it now thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68690963&postcount=1860
Smart swirch suggestion
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