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To Custom or to Stock?

Hello people, I hope you are all well.
So I have bought myself a Galaxy Nexus and will be selling my Galaxy SII. I decided to get the GNex, because I wanted as close to a Google phone as possible (along with the purchase of my Nexus 7).
Now, for the longest time, regardless of which Android phone / tablet I've had I normally end up loading a custom rom, which invariably ends up being CyanogenMod.
Now what to do, should I go custom again or should I try stock this time (for my N7 I've stuck with stock for the time being)?
Or should I use stock and see how the custom roms develop?
I guess more than anything I'm just thinking out aloud.

I got the gnex because of the vast amount of roms but I guess my phone does not like custom roms and prefers stock ics I have left it stock plus the leak of vz jb for their gnex prompted this too. If vz gnex has a leak means they are working on it and the sprint version should be out soon
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donsh00tmesanta said:
I got the gnex because of the vast amount of roms but I guess my phone does not like custom roms and prefers stock ics I have left it stock plus the leak of vz jb for their gnex prompted this too. If vz gnex has a leak means they are working on it and the sprint version should be out soon
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Ha, interesting. Luckily as I'm on GSM, I am now rocking JB on my phone.

Must be nice!!!! Lol
Nandroid and try out a custom rom. Codename android has lots of features
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play around with custom roms when you are bored but I wouldn't flash my daily driver cause no time to keep up with it.
Note: it's highly addicting
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Word
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hp13 said:
play around with custom roms when you are bored but I wouldn't flash my daily driver cause no time to keep up with it.
Note: it's highly addicting
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hep, I know its highly addictive!! I just get lazy having to reset all the widgets / settings etc!

custom stock. since we own an aosp device after all.
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try custom roms..u wudnt wanna get back to stock

The stock Jelly Bean is wonderful....Old versions of Android missed many things which forced us to have custom ROMs. But with JB, switch to custom only if you really need some tweaks.
The only thing you will need to do is rooting.
I rooted the phone, installed a couple of custom roms, but came back to stock. Custom roms offer a wonderful world of customizations, but for the Nexus, its still evolving and it comes with some bugs or minor problems. You may end up switching roms...
As for me, the stock is smooth and stable. And since I have root, I can always do a selective mod if needed!

You have stock JB on your N7 so why not play around a little?! :good:

browngeek said:
hep, I know its highly addictive!! I just get lazy having to reset all the widgets / settings etc!
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Everything can be backed up. So there's no reason to ever have to manually restore stuff.
Anyway, no question try custom ROMs, then make the decision if you prefer stock or not. But without a doubt you have to try custom ROMs to determine if you like them or not.

Thanks for the input guys. Yep, already rooted, so that's all good.
I actually used Titanium backup to backup all my apps form my SG2 and shift them over to the GNex. I also restored the user data (yes, I know you should not do that, but, touchwood, everything got transferred OK).
I guess I'll play around with stock first, just to get used to it, and then after a week or so, may give some custom roms a try.

Please help with going back to stock using a Mac
Hello, I have looked at all the guides and googled everything possible regarding returning my recently purchased Sprint GNEX back to stock so I can get the ota Jelly Bean from Sprint whenever they decide to roll it down.
I have found all kinds of vids and tutorials regarding using a pc to do this, even one post/guide that said just follow this pc guide and do this for a mac but it only confused the "H" out of me lol.
I am currently using the Codename Android JB rom but I was guided with a perfect video and guide to even do this. I am a noob or whatever they call us.
Could someone, if there is someone who knows help me find a way to go back to 4.04 on Sprint using a MAC. Please do not direct me to the guides I have seen on here for mac because they are either not for my Sprint version or are only instructions for PC. The person who did help me get Codename Android does have a youtube vid for unrooting but I tried it and it does not work for me.
There is not a whole lot around here for mac which I totally understand do this being geared to a more open system than Apple.
Thanks for any advice. I would like to get this done even if the update takes even longer to come down. I just want to be back to where I was when I bought the Sprint GNEX so I can get regular ota updates. I do not think messing with flashing is for me and on the plus side for you guys, it'll be one less dope you have to deal with.

If you are already familiar with cyanogenmod, then how could you ever settle for stock? Although CM10 is still in it's infant stages, it is coming along rather nicely. The only selling point of stock ROMs over custom ones is their reliability and even stock Android has been known to have bugs. Be honest with yourself, if you have the know how to install a custom ROM, you will never be happy unless you are flashing nightlies. You're an addict just like the rest of us, face it!
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Thank you Mike
mikedyk43 said:
If you are already familiar with cyanogenmod, then how could you ever settle for stock? Although CM10 is still in it's infant stages, it is coming along rather nicely. The only selling point of stock ROMs over custom ones is their reliability and even stock Android has been known to have bugs. Be honest with yourself, if you have the know how to install a custom ROM, you will never be happy unless you are flashing nightlies. You're an addict just like the rest of us, face it!
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For the record, I absolutely don't have the know how to install these things or root unlock etc etc. The only reason I was able to do it was due to a vid for very amateur persons. I am just a 44 yr old lady and just want to not be messing around with my phone. In fact I do not know if I even properly rooted or installed because as I said when I went to the vid from the great guy who helped me install codename, he also had a vid to unroot for mac with a sprint phone. it was such easy steps and my phone would not do it I got errors saying radio failed blah blah blah. Also don't know if I am even rooted or not but I am still on the codename rom and not back to 4.04. Is Cyangenmod what I am running? See what I mean? My issues is I am one who should not be messing around with my phone. And especially when everytime a new rom or update comes along, I have to have someone practically baby step me through it.
As for this codename android it is great. Am I rooted if I have it? See again, I literally know nothing about developing flashing rooting etc. It is just too much for my non technical brain, and as I said I really did not install this on my own and cannot even get back to stock on my own and to top it off I have only a macbook pro.
Now please do not be upset with me because I think the droid open platform is awesome compared to Apple's closed forum but being someone whom, as I said should not be messing with my phone in the 1st play since I do not understand nor do I know wth I am doing when I read instructions, I really miss my old iphone 4 8gb since I couldn't do nothing special with it.
Also I honeslty do not do too much on my phone but am the materialistic type who wants to have the latest or greatest software on whatever device. I hope you understand what I am trying to say cause I don't!

So does anyone know how to do this then?
zandermomof3 said:
For the record, I absolutely don't have the know how to install these things or root unlock etc etc. The only reason I was able to do it was due to a vid for very amateur persons. I am just a 44 yr old lady and just want to not be messing around with my phone. In fact I do not know if I even properly rooted or installed because as I said when I went to the vid from the great guy who helped me install codename, he also had a vid to unroot for mac with a sprint phone. it was such easy steps and my phone would not do it I got errors saying radio failed blah blah blah. Also don't know if I am even rooted or not but I am still on the codename rom and not back to 4.04. Is Cyangenmod what I am running? See what I mean? My issues is I am one who should not be messing around with my phone. And especially when everytime a new rom or update comes along, I have to have someone practically baby step me through it.
As for this codename android it is great. Am I rooted if I have it? See again, I literally know nothing about developing flashing rooting etc. It is just too much for my non technical brain, and as I said I really did not install this on my own and cannot even get back to stock on my own and to top it off I have only a macbook pro.
Now please do not be upset with me because I think the droid open platform is awesome compared to Apple's closed forum but being someone whom, as I said should not be messing with my phone in the 1st play since I do not understand nor do I know wth I am doing when I read instructions, I really miss my old iphone 4 8gb since I couldn't do nothing special with it.
Also I honeslty do not do too much on my phone but am the materialistic type who wants to have the latest or greatest software on whatever device. I hope you understand what I am trying to say cause I don't!
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I still did not have my original question answered. Does anyone here no how to get me back to 4.04 with my Sprint GNEX using a Mac and is willing to help/guide me through? Please? Thank you. I was surprised nobody replied back last night after my reply to Mike. Also I was directed by another forum that someone on this site would definitely be able to help and know how to go back to stock using a mac. I think I gave pretty good reasons why personally, I should not be messing with my phone.

zandermomof3 said:
I still did not have my original question answered. Does anyone here no how to get me back to 4.04 with my Sprint GNEX using a Mac and is willing to help/guide me through? Please? Thank you. I was surprised nobody replied back last night after my reply to Mike. Also I was directed by another forum that someone on this site would definitely be able to help and know how to go back to stock using a mac. I think I gave pretty good reasons why personally, I should not be messing with my phone.
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first, read this. then read this.
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bk201doesntexist said:
first, read this. then read this.
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I have read both those top two guides but as I said I have a mac and am not technically inclined and need baby steps but thanks anyway. heck I don't even know if I flashed codename android correctly or made a back up and if that is true then I am screwed anyway right?
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zandermomof3 said:
I have read both those top two guides but as I said I have a mac and am not technically inclined and need baby steps but thanks anyway. heck I don't even know if I flashed codename android correctly or made a back up and if that is true then I am screwed anyway right?
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whoa, wth do all those links mean? I already told you guys I do not understand this technical stuff and those links you provide with all those codes. Thank you, honestly, I could never follow those. I was very honest here when I said I cannot mess with my phone anymore. It is only more work for you guys.
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zandermomof3 said:
I have read both those top two guides but as I said I have a mac and am not technically inclined and need baby steps but thanks anyway. heck I don't even know if I flashed codename android correctly or made a back up and if that is true then I am screwed anyway right?
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whoa, wth do all those links mean? I already told you guys I do not understand this technical stuff and those links you provide with all those codes. Thank you, honestly, I could never follow those. I was very honest here when I said I cannot mess with my phone anymore. It is only more work for you guys.
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you are kidding right? This is a joke on me. I have no idea how to build a thing. If noone wants to actually help just say so. I also saw nothing about mac except in the top 1st link which I already tried and got radio failed error and my phone booted right back into 4.1.1 codename android.

i dont use a mac. i was trying to help anyway. next time, dont do anything to your device. the first link i gave you was for you to understand OUR technical language and terms, so that you can SEARCH for the info you need, and you can help us help you. you just want stock right? "gnex sprint back to stock" on google gave me " http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25190768&postcount=1"? have you tried that?
if you cant flash a recovery like cwm or twrp with fastboot.. then you need to search on how to do it.
still one more way to it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620036
seems to me you just needed to understand OUR (yourself included) technical terms; this is xda-devs, not xda-help-noobs.
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Any way to get back to stock without USB port/odin?

My phone's USB port is borked...as in not working....I'm running BluKuban with CWM installed. Are there any update.zip files that will get me back to full stock so I can take the phone into the sprint store? I can't use Odin as nothing I plug into the USB port works. But I can use WiFi and Airdroid to get a file over to the phone if I can keep it connected long enough. (I'm using a third party charger with some spare batteries to keep running for now.)
Any help is appreciated.

There is a tutorial somewhere I had to do this as well, mobile odin (paid) and the one click .tar will install. You can start a dropbox and upload your file to there then export to you SD or use Kies...Just an idea, but it works I had to go stock before taking my phone to Sprint for a swap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vmEmheJnyg&feature=relmfu
Get the .tar's and use mobile odin
BTW wrong forum!

Flash the stock modem of the rom you'll install using cwm then flash the stock .tar with mobile odin. That should do the trick.
Can also flash a stock rom from cwm iirc, dont think there's a stock unrooted zip rom around tho.
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Mobiletechvideos.com can replace the port with a Samsung exact replacement. If it were me and I could afford it, I'd have them replace the power button switch. Yours may work but if it fails in the future, it would save you from sending it in. If sprint tries to make you pay the 100 deductable for a refurb, it's cheaper to go and have that website replace it. Granted you'll be without a phone, hopefully you have a backup of some sort, for a week or so while they're repairing it. It might be easier to get a refurb, but if you get the port and switch replaced on your phone, at least you won't potentially be getting a refurb that isn't 100% fixed from whatever its original problem was.
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Oh, and be more careful when your phone is plugged in after you get it fixed.

Samsung repair is always an option. You would not have to pay like you would with mobiletechvideos.
If you have an old Sprint phone to use for a week or two I suggest that route. You do have a 1 year warranty.
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Also... wrong section. In before the lock.
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My local sprint store just did a swap for free (I take it your usb port is non functional), any hardware issues that degrade the use of the phone is covered under manufactures warranty and you should not have to pay for this through Asurion (w.e. it is called). Also I had my phone since launch with an available upgrade, they kept trying to coax me into upgrading and I told them the phones were identical in features (S3 and S2) the lady about had a heart attack trying to explain the differences, I insisted that "it is my upgrade to use at my disposal" and "this phone has all of my needs covered at the moment" after confirming that the USB port failing was a "Known issue", she gladly gave me a new device.
Kind of a pointless post, but so was this entire thread as this has been covered before....every aspect of it the OP, my post, and in regards to it being in the wrong spot...Anyway good luck..

Forgot what I was gonna say that made any sense at all..

Wow question got answered with no flaming. :good:

Very proud to see this. Got a report on it and no flaming.
OP, please post questions in the Q&A section. Development section is strictly for developing purposes.

[Q] Sprint Cracked Screen replacement

Hey guys,
i have a question. Shortly after i got S3 rooted after the 4.3 OTA Update i dropped and cracked the screen on my phone. Has anyone had any luck taking the phone in rooted for hardware replacement?
Or should i unroot prior to going in. The root process i took installed the TWRP recovery. I then removed the knox app as well. i'm not sure if there is a way to reset the KNOX bootloader back to the original state or not so it doesn't have custom set.
Thanks!

There used to be an internal sprint memo floating around this forum, or the Epic4G forum (I think it was the latter) that said that Sprint employees are to recommend against rooting the device but are to treat any device as if it's unrooted.
Of course, that was an old memo and sprint may have changed that policy. But they seem to be less strict on rooted phones, IME.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Sprint/comments/1t6nbv/iama_sprint_technical_consultant_ama/ce530ml

toolegit said:
There used to be an internal sprint memo floating around this forum, or the Epic4G forum (I think it was the latter) that said that Sprint employees are to recommend against rooting the device but are to treat any device as if it's unrooted.
Of course, that was an old memo and sprint may have changed that policy. But they seem to be less strict on rooted phones, IME.
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Thanks, toolegit! i'll try my luck. I do have the stock rom, just custom recovery for rooting.
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Worse comes to worse, if they do say something about your rooted device , not that day wait 2 or 3 days just to make sure its not obvious , and if you have insurance , call and say you lost it, granted you'll have to pay the deductible , but hey its a new phone and not stuck with a broken one
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(q)sm-p605v root

Is there any confirmed root method for the Verizon note 10.1 2014

JMM2009 said:
Is there any confirmed root method for the Verizon note 10.1 2014
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I'm wondering this same thing. I find the lack of info on this model, or threads telling me how dumb I am for not already knowing this a little disconcerting. Is this what the cold shadowy void of internet feels like before things become so accessible? It's so dark!! Someone hold me.

Am I correct in my understanding that the Verizon sm-p605v plays by its own set of rules? I haven't had any luck with cf auto or TWRP or anything actually. It's an LT03LTEVZW, board: MSM8974.
Can someone help me understand the unique differences between the different models, build numbers, device names? Perhaps some brief insight on which of these specifications are the most significant in determining a device's uniqueness?
maybe I'm not asking the right questions but I'm hitting a brick wall trying to find any substantial info on this model. (Not all LTEs are created equal I assume?)

Khazaad said:
Am I correct in my understanding that the Verizon sm-p605v plays by its own set of rules? I haven't had any luck with cf auto or TWRP or anything actually. It's an LT03LTEVZW, board: MSM8974.
Can someone help me understand the unique differences between the different models, build numbers, device names? Perhaps some brief insight on which of these specifications are the most significant in determining a device's uniqueness?
maybe I'm not asking the right questions but I'm hitting a brick wall trying to find any substantial info on this model. (Not all LTEs are created equal I assume?)
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Verizon always includes locked bootloaders on their versions of devices. Eg. CF Auto Root won't work, can't flash recoveries in Odin, HTC and Moto devices are not unlockable via HTCDev/MotoDev, etc.
You could try running something like Saferoot or Kingo. Both of those have had reported successes on VZW Samsung KitKat devices. But YMMV and you do so at your own risk

Did I screw up?
I really need to root this thing like now. Got this with data and did prepay for my phone , saved $25 a month and now have 2 separate plans with over 6GB of data. I just need to root it. Got 15 days before I take it back and just order an unlocked version if I can't get it rooted.
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I really need to root this thing like now. Got this with data and did prepay for my phone , saved $25 a month and now have 2 separate plans with over 6GB of data. I just need to root it. Got 15 days before I take it back and just order an unlocked version if I can't get it rooted.

So far as I've been able to determine, as long as you've not upgraded Kit Kat on your tablet to Android 5.11, rooting was no problem. Mine was unlocked, and not knowing, I upgraded to Lollipop. Well,I can, and do use a non-Verizon SIM, in my SM-P605v (SIM from T-Mobile), but have not been able to root the tablet as of this date. Still say this is the best of the best, and till Samsung releases something with much better specs they're going to have to pry my tablet from my cold, dead, hands. This thing is just remarkable!

[Q] Resurrected DInc - Needs Updated

I recently had to resurrect my Incredible back from the dead due to a water issue with my Galaxy S5.
It is rooted, S-Off, HBoot 0.92.000
Radio 2.15.00.07.28
Gingerbread 2.3.4
Kernel 2.6.35.14-gingertiny-v2
CWM 5.0.2.0
I haven't looked at it in at least 2 years or more, and don't even know what ROM is currently on it. I don't even know where to start. The one thing that I do know is that the USB port is still broken and I still need to use my stand alone charger to swap out freshly charged batteries when they get low (something I did for a whole year before buying the S5).
Everything powers up fine and seems to be working, however everything is so out of date, that it still had the Market instead of Google Play to download apps. It did eventually update itself, but I can't download any new apps or update what I do have. It gives me server errors when I try.
I apologize for maybe sounding so helpless, but I was never involved in the community here much, more of a reader than poster. I'm looking for someone to hold my hand on this one an point me in the right direction to get a decently stable ROM loaded so that I can use this phone for awhile until my S5 sits in a bag of rice and dries out for a week or I end up getting something new. Are there any limitations of what I can or should choose for a ROM? Has flashing a new one changed since 2012?
Thanks so much in advance.

I have just pulled out my dinc again and I have just got cm10.2 on it running 4.3.1. So far it has worked wonderfully. No issues expect for google+ dosent seem to work. I will find the link to download it. Which recovery do you have?
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I just pulled my dinc out and currently have it running cm10.2 on 4.3.1. So far it's good . Only issue I have seen is google+ won't work.. Ill attach links for it.
For the rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512301
Cwm recovery
https://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager