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[q] help!!! Please!!!

Hey i am still noob to my samsung galaxy s3 SGH-i747, and i just rooted my phone with odin. I am currently on 4.0.4 ICS. So i was wondering what type of MUST HAVE stuff i should put onto my phone. Like how to change my kernel and stuff. I just want some simple stuff to give my phone a boost and stuff nothing major like flashing unofficial jelly bean or anything. It would be great of someone can kindly help me and giuld me thru stuff or give me links. I just want to really understand how this rooting and flashing stuff works. Thx! CHEERS~

Lhmm said:
Hey i am still noob to my samsung galaxy s3 SGH-i747, and i just rooted my phone with odin. I am currently on 4.0.4 ICS. So i was wondering what type of MUST HAVE stuff i should put onto my phone. Like how to change my kernel and stuff. I just want some simple stuff to give my phone a boost and stuff nothing major like flashing unofficial jelly bean or anything. It would be great of someone can kindly help me and giuld me thru stuff or give me links. I just want to really understand how this rooting and flashing stuff works. Thx! CHEERS~
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You should really just search around android developments thats really where the hacks and mods come in.. See for yourself!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1633

Lhmm said:
Hey i am still noob to my samsung galaxy s3 SGH-i747, and i just rooted my phone with odin. I am currently on 4.0.4 ICS. So i was wondering what type of MUST HAVE stuff i should put onto my phone. Like how to change my kernel and stuff. I just want some simple stuff to give my phone a boost and stuff nothing major like flashing unofficial jelly bean or anything. It would be great of someone can kindly help me and giuld me thru stuff or give me links. I just want to really understand how this rooting and flashing stuff works. Thx! CHEERS~
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Here's some tips...
- don't start flashing and modding until you have read....read...and re-read. If you follow instructions and cross reference, things will be fun. If you skip details and take foolish risks...you may end up getting a soft/hard brick or just getting jammed up. Take your time, read, absorb...and GO SLOW.
- don't just flash because you can....unless you can afford to throw away TIME and/or MONEY. My stock rom runs near perfect. Battery drain, speed, multitasking yadda yadda...is the best I have ever experienced and I DO COMPARE my stats with those on so called BETTER ROMS. Custom tweaked roms can be very rewarding...but I can see that a huge amount of users are having many uses such as Hot Reboots, unreliability, battery drains etc. Start off with things like replacing your Touch Wiz home screen with something like Go Launcher EX. But if your new here, you may not even realize why it IS or why it COULD be better.
- I always decide to test new apps and or mods...for one main reason. Because I am unsatisfied with a feature or operation. In Android world, there are always multiple solutions or options. If it's not here today, it will be next week or next month. Searching is the key. Good Luck!

themadproducer said:
Here's some tips...
- don't start flashing and modding until you have read....read...and re-read. If you follow instructions and cross reference, things will be fun. If you skip details and take foolish risks...you may end up getting a soft/hard brick or just getting jammed up. Take your time, read, absorb...and GO SLOW.
- don't just flash because you can....unless you can afford to throw away TIME and/or MONEY. My stock rom runs near perfect. Battery drain, speed, multitasking yadda yadda...is the best I have ever experienced and I DO COMPARE my stats with those on so called BETTER ROMS. Custom tweaked roms can be very rewarding...but I can see that a huge amount of users are having many uses such as Hot Reboots, unreliability, battery drains etc. Start off with things like replacing your Touch Wiz home screen with something like Go Launcher EX. But if your new here, you may not even realize why it IS or why it COULD be better.
- I always decide to test new apps and or mods...for one main reason. Because I am unsatisfied with a feature or operation. In Android world, there are always multiple solutions or options. If it's not here today, it will be next week or next month. Searching is the key. Good Luck!
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And thank the people like this guy ^ who help you. Even if it is from 2011 and it just helped you today.

[Q] Tab S 3 7" SM-T210R

Does this have the flash counter built in? If so is it defeated?
Can you easily unroot this if you wish?
I find this device to be extremely laggy...Asus has better tablets IMO...that said, it was a gift and I am wondering if it would be improved signifigantly with a custom rom?
I'm no stranger to flash, I have been rooting my phones going back to the Samsung Moment, and my Asus tablet as well. I'm pretty good at reading and learning on my own but I really can't find the answers to these questions.
Thanks for any help offered.

Nevermind, I decided to return this ****ty tablet and get a nexus 7. It at least has the Kitkatt update.

[Q] Kurio 7s

Hi all.
Apologies if I have posted this in the wrong area, I am quite new here.
I got my daughter a Kurio 7s tablet a few months ago, and I should have known better. Basically, it has became a nightmare to use due to the navigation and such. Basically, it's a mess and is running painfully slow.
Recently the Google Play Store became available for the device which was an added bonus, but it still isn't a great device. I was wondering if anyone knows of any custom roms (or even a standard android rom) which could be used to replace the awful Kurio stock rom which has been pre-loaded onto the device?
Also, it has been quite a while since I have rooted any devices (I rooted a Galaxy s2 a while ago) so my memory is a little foggy in that respect. I have learned by searching around that it is possible to root the Kurio.. I am just wondering really if there is more I can do after the root to make this a more pleasant tablet for my daughter.
Much thanks and again, I apologize if this is posted in the wrong area.

Looking for some advice on a Nexus 7 (2013)

I recently picked up a Nexus 7 through Amazon new (yes you can still get BNIB ones). It's a great little tablet. I use it purely as an E-Reader with Moon Reader Pro plus some light web browsing.
The tablet works like a charm on Android 6.0.1. However, one big issue. If the device runs out of battery or I restart it, it gets stuck in an endless reboot cycle. I have done partition recovery a couple of times and again it works perfectly (for over a month) until it ran out of battery while travelling. Back to the endless reboot cycle.
It doesn't seem like a hardware issue, it runs flawlessly with several hours of use a day but I simply can't keep a device that becomes unusable without a reformat every time the battery runs out.
So on to my question, I am aware of rooting but have zero experience with it. I know there are certain risks but at this point it's either find a solution or stop using the device.
Can someone recommend a very very simple rooting process that will give me a stable tablet? I am fine with Android 6.0.1 on the device, I simply need something stable and if it has added benefits of running cleaner and letting me remove additional bloatware that would be great, given it only has 16GB of storage.
So any simple advice would be appreciated.
Thanks

Before you to jump in, you should do as much research as possible.
Check out this thread from the Q&A subforum:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380721
The how-to link that you want is in the first item in the faq. (i.e. how to unlock/root/install recovery).
The nexus line of devices are the easiest to unlock and root. But there is still some risks involved, it pays to be well informed.

Thanks

Is there an actual need to root?

I've recently rooted my phone and now I am questioning why I did it. The first phone I rooted was my Nexus One and I've been a member of this site since the release of the Galaxy S2 so I am no novice. It used to be a necessity to root for the increased control it gave, but now all I seem to be doing is finding solutions to get back functionality that I've lost through tripping Knox. Please, can anyone give me a reason or list the advantages of rooting the current generation of phones because I'm struggling to justify keeping the bootloader unlocked and not going back to stock?

No. I wouldn't... for you though the cat's already out of the bag.
If running on Pie I definitely wouldn't update to 10 or worse 11.

mckeowngoo said:
I've recently rooted my phone and now I am questioning why I did it. The first phone I rooted was my Nexus One and I've been a member of this site since the release of the Galaxy S2 so I am no novice. It used to be a necessity to root for the increased control it gave, but now all I seem to be doing is finding solutions to get back functionality that I've lost through tripping Knox. Please, can anyone give me a reason or list the advantages of rooting the current generation of phones because I'm struggling to justify keeping the bootloader unlocked and not going back to stock?
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Like you, I've been rooting since my HTC-Hero way back in the early days of Android. It was necessary for better kernels, better battery life, better RAM and CPU management, better file systems (Early days of ARM and EXT4) and of course those cool themes and apps that only work with Root (Titanium Backup, Gosh I miss you!!). Not to mention what was my favorite, MIUI!
The last phone I rooted was the Nexus 6. It was a powerhouse! I still have it in a drawer full of old devices in my desk and miss it! Someone once told me when checking out my N6, "Your phone is like a muscle car!"
I miss rooting and I hate that carriers have locked the Bootloaders down. Android was founded on and was expanded by the Amateur Development community. Look up Cyanogen for details!.
I just bought my daughter this device outright - first, one I've ever bought that wasn't through my carrier and I'll be doing the same with the Pixel 6 for myself later this year which means I can finally go back to rooting and hopefully back to what earned me the RC title, but I also wonder, do I really NEED to root these??
My daughter isn't a power user. She's probably happy with whatever native settings and Samsung themes she can find on her own. My Pixel 4 XL has been great as is. so I applaud your question because I also wonder if rooting is still necessary or is it just a way to feel rebellious and outside the fray?

I also own a Pixel 4, bought to scratch an itch when I wanted to try out GrapheneOS.
I think I will go back to stock, which is sad as I enjoyed the process of modifying the phones software. If there was a net gain or increased functionality to keep the phone rooted, I would but unfortunately there isn't a compelling reason to keep the bootloader unlocked.
Am I wrong? Is the scene, at least for Samsung phones, dead and this forum obsolete?

Root is a must for me. Just being able to debloat. Either way I bought a unlock token

I understand the debloat of carriers useless apps, but since I found that ADB can basicly remove the programs I don't need root for that. But I still like root for change hosts files and such.