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Is nobody else seriously concerned about CarrierIQ on our phones?

I am seriously concerned about this new 4.3 firmware that includes CarrierIQ spyware crap? I don't see much discussion about it, am I the only one that is really upset about this or am I over reacting?

D0T-C0M said:
I am seriously concerned about this new 4.3 firmware that includes CarrierIQ spyware crap? I don't see much discussion about it, am I the only one that is really upset about this or am I over reacting?
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Is it still present in AT&T builds? I know it's inactive in Canadian builds and IIRC it's there on TMO.

I just don't really care as long as they don't share what's on my phone with my wife...
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polobunny said:
Is it still present in AT&T builds? I know it's inactive in Canadian builds and IIRC it's there on TMO.
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Not sure about the AT&T build but Its in the new JB4.3 canadian builds for ROGERS , BELL , TELUS and FIDO. Whether its active or not I really don't trust it being in my phone.

polobunny said:
I know it's inactive in Canadian builds and IIRC it's there on TMO.
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How do you know its inactive? The post here shows it active. Maybe its just idling doing nothing but I wouldn't trust a 3rd party from another country to adhere to our privacy laws.

Voodoo Carrier IQ detector is an app in the play store by a developer named Supercurio. I remember using a lot of his work back in the Captivate days, so I would trust him. I'm not sure how accurate the app could be, and he even says that in the app description. worth a shot to see what it says though.
Edit: just ran it on mine (at&t) and it said it was not present.

D0T-C0M said:
Not sure about the AT&T build but Its in the new JB4.3 canadian builds for ROGERS , BELL , TELUS and FIDO. Whether its active or not I really don't trust it being in my phone.
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D0T-C0M said:
How do you know its inactive? The post here shows it active. Maybe its just idling doing nothing but I wouldn't trust a 3rd party from another country to adhere to our privacy laws.
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There's apps you can use to detect the files and if it's running. The post you linked/made to doesn't show it's active, it shows an intent. An intent has nothing to do whether it's running or not, simply that it's either installed or partially installed.

polobunny said:
The post you linked/made to doesn't show it's active, it shows an intent. An intent has nothing to do whether it's running or not, simply that it's either installed or partially installed.
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Well I'm no expert in all this so I'm trying to get some expert advice, I'm concerned because it wasn't in the firmware before and now it is. From what I've read the program is so encrusted in the OS that it acts somewhat like a rootkit. Certainly I can't be the only one concerned about this?

D0T-C0M said:
Well I'm no expert in all this so I'm trying to get some expert advice, I'm concerned because it wasn't in the firmware before and now it is. From what I've read the program is so encrusted in the OS that it acts somewhat like a rootkit. Certainly I can't be the only one concerned about this?
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I agree it would be concerning IF it was active, which it doesn't appear to be. I think we're just having remnants from the US builds (Sprint?) when the Canadian carriers stripped it from the ROM.
CRTC has a bit stricter policies on snooping on your users than the US has, so it be quite the drama if Carrier IQ suddenly ended up on Canadian phones.

polobunny said:
I agree it would be concerning IF it was active, which it doesn't appear to be. I think we're just having remnants from the US builds (Sprint?) when the Canadian carriers stripped it from the ROM.
CRTC has a bit stricter policies on snooping on your users than the US has, so it be quite the drama if Carrier IQ suddenly ended up on Canadian phones.
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I've already contacted @openmedia_ca and they also are very concerned and told me they would look into it. I talked to FIDO support and they just contacted me indicating to me that they have contacted the manufacturer (samsung) as to why it was added to the latest firmware.

D0T-C0M said:
I've already contacted @openmedia_ca and they also are very concerned and told me they would look into it. I talked to FIDO support and they just contacted me indicating to me that they have contacted the manufacturer (samsung) as to why it was added to the latest firmware.
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Let's see if it gets you answers, although like I said it seems to be the only trace of Carrier IQ, so it really looks like they simply forgot to remove a bit.

polobunny said:
Let's see if it gets you answers, although like I said it seems to be the only trace of Carrier IQ, so it really looks like they simply forgot to remove a bit.
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Hopefully they forgot to take it out and they will remove it.

D0T-C0M said:
Hopefully they forgot to take it out and they will remove it.
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That's somewhat unlikely they'll issue an OTA only to remove left-over non-active parts if it's the case. Canadian providers are somewhat notorious for their sparse updates, which are (usually) simple US rom variants without the carrier bloat.

polobunny said:
That's somewhat unlikely they'll issue an OTA only to remove left-over non-active parts if it's the case. Canadian providers are somewhat notorious for their sparse updates, which are (usually) simple US rom variants without the carrier bloat.
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Your probably right.
BTW out of curiosity how do you know that the CIQ program is inactive? Is that confirmed or an educated guess?

D0T-C0M said:
Your probably right.
BTW out of curiosity how do you know that the CIQ program is inactive? Is that confirmed or an educated guess?
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Educated guess.
CIQ leaves more than just 1 intent. There needs to be more, and so far the only thing I've seen shows an intent to a settings page that does not seem to work (can't launch it). Using "am" (Activity Manager) you can also see what services are running and it doesn't show anything related. You can also further check by looking at the apps pre-installed and nothing pops-out as out of the ordinary. Luckily our canadian phones are kinda stripped down of carrier bloat so that's an easy task.
To say it's like a "rootkit" is a bit overdoing it since it can technically be detected, it's just hiding from prying eyes as a background service. I don't agree with it, don't agree with what it's doing and I don't agree it should ever be on any phone and used the way it is because of the privacy breach though.
Edit: Also here's a long thread started by TrevE about CIQ. Lots of interesting information there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1247108

polobunny said:
Educated guess.
CIQ leaves more than just 1 intent. There needs to be more, and so far the only thing I've seen shows an intent to a settings page that does not seem to work (can't launch it). Using "am" (Activity Manager) you can also see what services are running and it doesn't show anything related. You can also further check by looking at the apps pre-installed and nothing pops-out as out of the ordinary. Luckily our canadian phones are kinda stripped down of carrier bloat so that's an easy task.
To say it's like a "rootkit" is a bit overdoing it since it can technically be detected, it's just hiding from prying eyes as a background service. I don't agree with it, don't agree with what it's doing and I don't agree it should ever be on any phone and used the way it is because of the privacy breach though.
Edit: Also here's a long thread started by TrevE about CIQ. Lots of interesting information there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1247108
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Many thanks for the long detailed reply.

One more reason for me to stay at 4.1.2
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T-Mobile Publishes Software Update Tracker Webpage

http://www.droid-life.com/2015/02/2...le-publishes-software-update-tracker-webpage/
LG G3 is not listed.

Figures... Thanks for the link though

But no LG phones are listed, so it must be unlisted for a reason other than no update coming...

Nexus 6 isn't listed either. I'm pretty sure being omitted from that list does not mean the G3 isn't getting lollipop.

I am not quite sure as to how the LG G3 Lollipop update was left off of the list, but I am happy to report it is in the T-Mobile testing phase. And our testing is going really well. I will reach out to product development and try to get it added to the list. Thank you for pointing this out.
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Being taken care of.

Yeah that's pretty friggin depressing when our phone isn't even listen as a device on the timeline.

pypen said:
Being taken care of.
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Where did this come from?

Jason Syn said:
Yeah that's pretty friggin depressing when our phone isn't even listen as a device on the timeline.
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Agreed

G3 is now listed as 'Manufacturer Development'.

Why on earth is T-Mobile just now in the testing phase when every other carrier has had a release. T -mobile is the new Verizon when it comes to updates, very sad. I expected more from the uncarrier.

Maybe they are trying to fix the roaming data connectivity issues wrt IPv6. See the old threads.

jrglasson said:
Maybe they are trying to fix the roaming data connectivity issues wrt IPv6. See the old threads.
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Could be, T-Mobile is the only carrier using IPV6 only on LTE (if I'm not mistaken). They could also have required VoLTE be working, so LG could be taking longer to make sure all this works. Still sucks that it's taking so long.

i had to move from a nexus 5 to a lg g3, what a regression when you see t-mobile slowing such updates!

I've been using a Moto X 2nd Gen. New job has the silly policy of not allowing rooted devices to access our craptastic Lotus Notes e-mail. The G3's KitKat build is unusable without root. Hoping Lollipop is better, otherwise the G3 will be finding a new home.

bedroidapp said:
i had to move from a nexus 5 to a lg g3, what a regression when you see t-mobile slowing such updates!
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Lol
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havanahjoe said:
I've been using a Moto X 2nd Gen. New job has the silly policy of not allowing rooted devices to access our craptastic Lotus Notes e-mail. The G3's KitKat build is unusable without root. Hoping Lollipop is better, otherwise the G3 will be finding a new home.
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You could use RootCloak on Lotus Notes so your work wouldn't be able to detect it.
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prp2 said:
You could use RootCloak on Lotus Notes so your work wouldn't be able to detect it.
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I tried. Didn't work. They use Airwatch and I couldn't get anything to fool it on the G3 while rooted.
But now that you pointed me to it again, I searched through the RootCloak thread and apparently there is a version of Airwatch that can be fooled. I'll have to try it and see if I can get it working on my G3. That would be awesome.

havanahjoe said:
I tried. Didn't work. They use Airwatch and I couldn't get anything to fool it on the G3 while rooted.
But now that you pointed me to it again, I searched through the RootCloak thread and apparently there is a version of Airwatch that can be fooled. I'll have to try it and see if I can get it working on my G3. That would be awesome.
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It worked! Now I need a good Lollipop rom. Thank you!!

xlxcrossing said:
Why on earth is T-Mobile just now in the testing phase when every other carrier has had a release. T -mobile is the new Verizon when it comes to updates, very sad. I expected more from the uncarrier.
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The answer is so simple...
There's developmental teams for each region and NOT all of them finish at the same time... The last responses shows how childish some people are. Some devices get finished on other carriers and some don't. T-Mobile isn't always the first and they are not always the last. You can say that with ANY carrier.
If manufacturers really wanted to fix this problem they should take away the carrier options they give them, and then have a single base phone so they only need to code for a single device(iPhone 6, and 6+ as an example they are all exactly the same). Of course device prices would get more expensive then people will complain how expensive they are while blaming the carrier for the prices.

Tidbits said:
The answer is so simple...
There's developmental teams for each region and NOT all of them finish at the same time... The last responses shows how childish some people are. Some devices get finished on other carriers and some don't. T-Mobile isn't always the first and they are not always the last. You can say that with ANY carrier.
If manufacturers really wanted to fix this problem they should take away the carrier options they give them, and then have a single base phone so they only need to code for a single device(iPhone 6, and 6+ as an example they are all exactly the same). Of course device prices would get more expensive then people will complain how expensive they are while blaming the carrier for the prices.
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The fact of the matter being LG had 5.0 in hand early to mid Q4 and many carriers were putting finishing touches on their certification by the end of the year. We are now 2 months in to Q1 and every carriers' update status has surpassed ours. When you say there are different development teams for each region I assume you mean domestically which makes perfect sense but isn't that a nice way of saying "we're not ready yet". I'm not one to usually ***** about updates because it makes things less enjoyable in most cases but I'm a little blown away. When I heard LG G3 was one of the first handsets scheduled to get lollipop I thought for sure T-Mobile would shine once more. I just need to modify my definition of "soon" because in T-Mobile's dictionary the definition is a month or more.

What is taking so long for G4 to get root??

I really want the g4 to get root access. I even have the H815 model but its a United States model. Is there any rooting methods for my model yet? I tried the LG Dev website and said doesnt support it yet.

Evnul000 said:
I really want the g4 to get root access. I even have the H815 model but its a United States model. Is there any rooting methods for my model yet? I tried the LG Dev website and said doesnt support it yet.
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There are developers activly working on it. Be patient, LG hopefully will allow bootloader unlock soon. Untill then, no root method is currently available to us.
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There are some threads already about this, but to answer, it could be lots of factors. Some I read and some I made up
-Devs don't want to post and provide support for a 119 steps guide.
-The method they found is so risky that even doing it successfully has high chances of bricking the phone.
-The root exploit might reveal a concerning security hole so exploitable by malicious Apps/hackers that LG is gonna patch it right away.
-They're making a KOOL App/Scrip with some extras and a nice UI, capable of overcome any possible issues. Like survive the most hostile OTAs
-They might want to sell that ^ App.
-The App could be ready but some of the involved developers are not happy with it.
-They could be waiting for a $bounty$ that justifies the time they have spent on the project.
-The method they found does not qualify for that bounty.
-They have a life, Vacations and a nice Summer. Why to spend it in front of a monitor?

Then how long does it usually take for a stable way to root on a new device?

Evnul000 said:
Then how long does it usually take for a stable way to root on a new device?
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Depending on the device it can take months. For example when i was developing for the Samsung S3. The USA Variant was rooted in around 1 month after the phone came out.
But the Australian one. Diff File Partition and had LTE took almost 6 months extra time to root because of the changes.
So just be patient buddy, you will know when it comes out. It's one of them things like a game bug you are waiting on. It takes time to Test it, source devices, package the software, approve the package. and test them on many phones from around the world. This all takes time cobba.
None of us want a pre-Release that could potentially BRICK our device. I didn't pay 800$ to buy a bookmark you get me?
So just :chill: ~ Narcarsiss out.

Evnul000 said:
I really want the g4 to get root access. I even have the H815 model but its a United States model. Is there any rooting methods for my model yet? I tried the LG Dev website and said doesnt support it yet.
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In simple words bounty. Sooner, you raise it, earlier you get it. Just joking. I think, we all G4 users equally wants the Root on our device, nobody is an exception, sorry!

How about just use your phone. Root comes when it comes.

Evnul000 said:
I really want the g4 to get root access. I even have the H815 model but its a United States model. Is there any rooting methods for my model yet? I tried the LG Dev website and said doesnt support it yet.
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People need to seriously stop asking this. It's getting quite annoying and I'm not even a Dev so I can only imagine how annoying it is for them.
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There are some threads already about this, but to answer, it could be lots of factors. Some I read and some I made up
-Devs don't want to post and provide support for a 119 steps guide.
-The method they found is so risky that even doing it successfully has high chances of bricking the phone.
-The root exploit might reveal a concerning security hole so exploitable by malicious Apps/hackers that LG is gonna patch it right away.
-They're making a KOOL App/Scrip with some extras and a nice UI, capable of overcome any possible issues. Like survive the most hostile OTAs
-They might want to sell that ^ App.
-The App could be ready but some of the involved developers are not happy with it.
-They could be waiting for a $bounty$ that justifies the time they have spent on the project.
-The method they found does not qualify for that bounty.
-They have a life, Vacations and a nice Summer. Why to spend it in front of a monitor?
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Devs don't usually wait for bounties to go up.It's probably more annoying on their part to hear constant whining than waiting for more money (which never pays out that much anyways). Any root method they have will qualify for the bounty I posted. The unlock bootloader will be the only part that might not qualify.

Evnul000 said:
I really want the g4 to get root access. I even have the H815 model but its a United States model. Is there any rooting methods for my model yet? I tried the LG Dev website and said doesnt support it yet.
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My guess is when the g5 comes out we shall have root. If root is a must this is not the phone for you. I would head on over to Samsung for your needs or nexus.
BAD ASS NOTE 4 & LG G4

BACARDILIMON said:
My guess is when the g5 comes out we shall have root. If root is a must this is not the phone for you. I would head on over to Samsung for your needs or nexus.
BAD ASS NOTE 4 & LG G4
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I am about to do that

narcarsiss said:
Depending on the device it can take months. For example when i was developing for the Samsung S3. The USA Variant was rooted in around 1 month after the phone came out.
But the Australian one. Diff File Partition and had LTE took almost 6 months extra time to root because of the changes.
So just be patient buddy, you will know when it comes out. It's one of them things like a game bug you are waiting on. It takes time to Test it, source devices, package the software, approve the package. and test them on many phones from around the world. This all takes time cobba.
None of us want a pre-Release that could potentially BRICK our device. I didn't pay 800$ to buy a bookmark you get me?
So just :chill: ~ Narcarsiss out.
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You paid $800??
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Evnul000 said:
I am about to do that
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Okay. See ya.

ambervals6 said:
You paid $800??
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Welcome to Australia

Man this phone hasnt even been out long look at the AT&T note 4 lol. I sold it and bought the EU model of this phone. I'll never buy another carrier phone again. Now this just needs ROMs.
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Huawei stops support on package updates?

Just went on emui.huawei.com to copy and provide a link of an EMUI 5 update for an user in need, and this i what I've got (see pic in attachment). Huawei already removed almost every package from their consumers site, and the page will be even closed standing to what is wrote on the pop-up notice... What do you think about this (in my opinion) bad move that Huawei choose to make about update packages?

What a strange move with a pure PR reason given too

Enddo said:
What a strange move with a pure PR reason given too
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Seems really an hazardous movement since that i don't think that the problem could ever be servers costs the packages are extremely useful particularly for customers allowing them to restore soft-bricked phones...

That is awful, what if someone got a bootloop and needs a package?!

What a stupid move from Huawei. I feel more comfortable by going to an official site and download the firmware from there, but now Huawei will make lots of users uncomfortable

Thats bad. noob user who brick their phones may have found such things useful now they are stuck

Meh...
Not a big deal. My Mate 9 does not have any update packages to begin with on that site so i use this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tools/general/huawei-firmware-finder-team-mt-t3469146

Prolim123 said:
Meh...
Not a big deal. My Mate 9 does not have any update packages to begin with on that site so i use this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tools/general/huawei-firmware-finder-team-mt-t3469146
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Ofcourse there is backup frok Team MT.
But official is something different. 3rd party may shutdown anytime as they basically might be taking the packages from backend Huawei database and if they restrict then we may be stuck

Huawei you should think again .. And think again with your bootloader unlocking server .. You remembered me apple strategies !!

What's wrong with them ,why on earth they did this , this is just bad

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That is awful, what if someone got a bootloop and needs a package?!
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Yeah the necessity to have a secure package ready to flash that could fix your phone is the thing that matters most, minding at the fact that developers could rely on original sources...
Kizoky said:
What a stupid move from Huawei. I feel more comfortable by going to an official site and download the firmware from there, but now Huawei will make lots of users uncomfortable
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Exactly my point of view and even my feeling about it man.
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Thats bad. noob user who brick their phones may have found such things useful now they are stuck
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Even not-noob users that count on finding official firmware directly by OEM official site!
Prolim123 said:
Meh...
Not a big deal. My Mate 9 does not have any update packages to begin with on that site so i use this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tools/general/huawei-firmware-finder-team-mt-t3469146
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Yes but firmware finder never could be satisfying compared to an accurate package SURELY compatible with your phone variant, provided by your phone's manufacturer, and so, 100% working!

shashank1320 said:
Ofcourse there is backup frok Team MT.
But official is something different. 3rd party may shutdown anytime as they basically might be taking the packages from backend Huawei database and if they restrict then we may be stuck
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I know. Just wanted to say that it's not all doom and gloom just because Huawei did it

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I know. Just wanted to say that it's not all doom and gloom just because Huawei did it
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No one said this by what i can read, it's simply a move that (with no doubts) leave users perplexed.

I had my hopes in Huawei/Honor, but this is one big step back in my opinion. Supplying the customers with downloadable firmware packages is the least you could expect. That's a shame.. ?
My next phone will not be from Huawei.

Seems like Huawei is trying it's best to make it's services worst in Mobile Phone market. Good try Huawei, you had good days and as I said you "had".

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Supplying the customers with downloadable firmware packages is the least you could expect. That's a shame.. ?
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Definitely agree with you, is just the minimum that a person could except from his phone's brand. Even the time that they keep supporting phones on updates is minor than other manufacturers, (Samsung for example) and they decide to remove released packages too now.

Ugh. As a Mate 2 user I thought my firmware had disappeared due to age. Now apparently this is a trend for Huawei. Can you say "forced obsolescence" folks?
For what it's worth, I did find the following link from Huawei that seems to house the firmware:
http://m.huawei.com/pkmobile/consumer/support/downloads/index.htm
Got to it from my phone; haven't tried it from my desktop.
But who knows how long that will last?

I got mine from my device support page where you'd find the manual and stuff:
http://consumer.huawei.com/kw-en/support/products/downloads/mediapad-t1-7-kwen.htm

Bratzilla said:
For what it's worth, I did find the following link from Huawei that seems to house the firmware:
http://m.huawei.com/pkmobile/consumer/support/downloads/index.htm
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Can't find my BLN-L21 package, but at least it's still something. We'll see how much it'll last...
Jhnoth said:
I got mine from my device support page where you'd find the manual and stuff:
http://consumer.huawei.com/kw-en/support/products/downloads/mediapad-t1-7-kwen.htm
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On this page, my phone isn't even listed for technical definitions

RedSkull23 said:
Can't find my BLN-L21 package, but at least it's still something. We'll see how much it'll last...
On this page, my phone isn't even listed for technical definitions
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Same here! Thankful I downloaded Emui 3 (Lollipop) for MT2-L03 a while ago. My phone has long since disappeared.
Another thing: I sent a technical question to the Huawei Emui team almost a week ago - still no response. Coincidence? Hard to believe this isn't somehow related. And I don't usually wear tinfoil hats.

Note 20 Ultra Verizon Unlocking bootloader with paid services

I need help I can't find where to go to get my bootloader unlocked with paid services

dr71399 said:
I need help I can't find where to go to get my bootloader unlocked with paid services
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Check in the XDA Labs app for "Galaxy Bootloader Unlock".

airmaxx23 said:
Check in the XDA Labs app for "Galaxy Bootloader Unlock".
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Wow i just did thanks they want 150 to unlock my bootloader...and then I hear they in Beijing That's a little sketchy If they were here new us... That would be a different story...

dr71399 said:
Wow i just did thanks they want 150 to unlock my bootloader...and then I hear they in Beijing That's a little sketchy If they were here new us... That would be a different story...
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Has anybody had this done? It is tempting if they can actually do it!

Its real. My note is unlocked and rooted.

There's warning lights flashing with this one...
As much as I like (and miss) a rooted device, I would definitely err on the side of caution with this one especially if you use your phone for sensitive and personal things. Even then, with 3 mics and all those cameras the chance of spying is great! Definitely curious if this is real to have someone use network tools to see if indeed the modded devices are leaking things they shouldn't.

Plus 150 bucks is really outrageous! Where are the days you could just flash any rom you like...

blackspp said:
Plus 150 bucks is really outrageous! Where are the days you could just flash any rom you like...
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Since there is currently no other root method $150 isn't too bad really.

airmaxx23 said:
Since there is currently no other root method $150 isn't too bad really.
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We're all entitled to an opinion!

Its not some random person, it actually Samsung token. Device is completely wiped during process to prevent gathering data. Nothing nefarious about it. Been unlocked and rooted for awhile as is a ton of others. A couple reputable developers are involved. But like previous post to each their own.
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butchieboy said:
Its not some random person, it actually Samsung token. Device is completely wiped during process to prevent gathering data. Nothing nefarious about it. Been unlocked and rooted for awhile as is a ton of others. A couple reputable developers are involved. But like previous post to each their own.
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^^^ What he says. It's a man on the inside of the samsung walls doing this.

So just to be clear. You can unlock the bootloader of a US Snapdragon Note 20 Ultra and all it costs is $150? Now this isn't the thing where you can only charge your phone to 80% and other stuff is it?

klbjr said:
So just to be clear. You can unlock the bootloader of a US Snapdragon Note 20 Ultra and all it costs is $150? Now this isn't the thing where you can only charge your phone to 80% and other stuff is it?
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Had my AT&T Phone unlocked, Paid the $150, and since I did the old payment method (wire transfer) Had to wait a few days.
Fully charges, and You can flash TWRP/Root and U/U1 Roms without fear of losing Unlock. The only downside is the Bootloader being unlocked Trips Knox which disables some things like Secure Storage App and Samsung Pay and I believe Samsung Pass. I didn't use those and I have Samsung Pay on my watch which still works.
Also, the process will factory reset your phone like any bootloader unlock procedure.

Am hearing about this 150 dollars to unlock the sm-n986u bootloader, but we're is the link or company that does this?

Try this site: https://www.sampwnd.com/

giggock said:
Try this site: https://www.sampwnd.com/
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This still seems sketchy to me

airmaxx23 said:
Since there is currently no other root method $150 isn't too bad really.
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That's called Ransom!

oneandroidnut said:
This still seems sketchy to me
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to add some context, I now have usa source and do the unlocking myself directly (im in the usa) so no china source is involved in this process any longer.
but of course if you or anyone else has their reservations then its understandable. I wouldnt expect anyone to go through with something they are 100% on, i wouldnt either lol.
after all, my goal isnt to get paid its to offer a legit way to unlock the bl on devices that otherwise cant and of course to drive development on xda which im sure u can see theres more stuff being posted for usa models since this has become possible from twrp to mods to roms etc.

elliwigy said:
to add some context, I now have usa source and do the unlocking myself directly (im in the usa) so no china source is involved in this process any longer.
but of course if you or anyone else has their reservations then its understandable. I wouldnt expect anyone to go through with something they are 100% on, i wouldnt either lol.
after all, my goal isnt to get paid its to offer a legit way to unlock the bl on devices that otherwise cant and of course to drive development on xda which im sure u can see theres more stuff being posted for usa models since this has become possible from twrp to mods to roms etc.
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Thats awesome, I remember during my unlock waiting on the source over in China so you being able to directly do it yourself is a time saver and probably a lot easier

elliwigy said:
to add some context, I now have usa source and do the unlocking myself directly (im in the usa) so no china source is involved in this process any longer.
but of course if you or anyone else has their reservations then its understandable. I wouldnt expect anyone to go through with something they are 100% on, i wouldnt either lol.
after all, my goal isnt to get paid its to offer a legit way to unlock the bl on devices that otherwise cant and of course to drive development on xda which im sure u can see theres more stuff being posted for usa models since this has become possible from twrp to mods to roms etc.
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So you can unlock here in the states now? Cheaper then $150 and not in china? PM me if you can still unlock the note 20 ultra!!