Factory Reset - Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers

Hey guys, is it safe to perform a factory reset if I'm rooted with custom kernel? Recovery is still stock.
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why wouldnt it be?

wase4711 said:
why wouldnt it be?
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Just trying to be safe?? Do you have any valuable input? Or just a troll?
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Doesn't sound like he's really trolling but it appears that it should be fine. But of course if your wiping data, what do you have to lose? Worst case scenario you flash factory images.
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david.degraw54 said:
Just trying to be safe?? Do you have any valuable input? Or just a troll?
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If you are rooting your phone, and installing custom kernels, i sure hope you already know the answer to your "question"..If you dont, you might want to think twice before flashing stuff on your 1000 dollar phone.
Rydah805 said:
Doesn't sound like he's really trolling but it appears that it should be fine. But of course if your wiping data, what do you have to lose? Worst case scenario you flash factory images.
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yep, it should be just fine, and you are right, I wasn't trolling, but some folks just dont get it..

wase4711 said:
If you are rooting your phone, and installing custom kernels, i sure hope you already know the answer to your "question"..If you dont, you might want to think twice before flashing stuff on your 1000 dollar phone.
yep, it should be just fine, and you are right, I wasn't trolling, but some folks just dont get it..
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I've been on these forums for a long time and I know more than well what I'm doing. This device has proven to be quite a bit different then previous devices. It was a simple question and if you knew the answer than you could have simply wrote "yes, everything should be fine." Instead, you decide to sarcastically say "why wouldn't it be?" The Q&A forum is here for a reason.
But on another note @Rydah805, thanks for your reply, it is much appreciated! ?
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Should I root my phone

This question might be dumb but should I root my phone
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Its your choice. I'd say go ahead and root it. But read about what your doing. Nobody can tell if you should or not. there's not a definite reason not to... that I know of.
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Ok thanks bud Im considering whether should I root it
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Hi,
Maybe some ideas...:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676821&highlight and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600006&highlight or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633438&highlight
Depends on your reason. I have learned tons about my phone by rooting and then breaking it.....
DO IT. Flashing roms is an addiction though. Just a warning.
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smalss said:
DO IT. Flashing roms is an addiction though. Just a warning.
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Very, very addicting!!!
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I'd say go for it, if you're at least moderately technically inclined.
At the very least unlock the bootloader (this will wipe your phone so backup any photos etc!). Rooting can be done later if you do that first.
If you have to ask, no you probably shouldn't.
No question, definitely root without a doubt.
joshnichols189 said:
If you have to ask, no you probably shouldn't.
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This.
If you don't root your phone, it's not yours. You're not responsible for it if it gets messed up, but you are limited in what you can do with it. You're a licensee, not the owner.
I am of the opinion that I should own what's mine.
Swypesation
Logseman said:
If you don't root your phone, it's not yours. You're not responsible for it if it gets messed up, but you are limited in what you can do with it. You're a licensee, not the owner.
I am of the opinion that I should own what's mine.
Swypesation
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Can't tell if srs..
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
I just recently rooted my phone and am relatively new to flashing ROMs but I'm totally addicted. I would agree that you should do as much research and read thoroughly through the forums. Great experience for me so far.
[email protected] said:
Depends on your reason. I have learned tons about my phone by rooting and then breaking it.....
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Same. You really do learn about your device and the way Android works. I've had some good and bad experiences with flashing, but I've learned a lot. It's fun and you can apply so many mods to make your device unique to yourself.
joshnichols189 said:
If you have to ask, no you probably shouldn't.
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This.
Root your phone if you want to unlock thousands of new features and constant updates that'll fix bugs and a powerful dev teams that work on the best phone in the root world.
DLD511 said:
Root your phone if you want to unlock thousands of new features and constant updates that'll fix bugs and a powerful dev teams that work on the best phone in the root world.
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And open up thousands of questions.
Give it a shot. Be sure to follow every step. There is a lot of benefits to it.
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DLD511 said:
Root your phone if you want to unlock thousands of new features and constant updates that'll fix bugs and a powerful dev teams that work on the best phone in the root world.
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And create thousands more bugs at the same time

I need a stock rom!

Yea... so I kinda lost my nandroid, and I need to return this phone due to the infamous USB charging/debug fail. I need some stock vanilla, could someone throw me a ROM?
babelfish42 said:
Yea... so I kinda lost my nandroid, and I need to return this phone due to the infamous USB charging/debug fail. I need some stock vanilla, could someone throw me a ROM?
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Look in the dev section for return to stock. Use Odin. Its easy.
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tomzefi said:
Look in the dev section for return to stock. Use Odin. Its easy.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614990
Fourth day in a row... wtf.
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I'll post this here as well, since it's relevant;
"If I learned one thing on XDA, it's this. Most people like to post in the wrong sections, because they know that they will get a faster answer and that more people will see it. They do it, despite the fact that they shouldn't. So, in theory, we should just ignore those that do it, because lets be honest...they know better and so should we. Now, I've also seen many members that know better, reply to these people and give them their answers, but they fail to see that, they are only feeding these people, to keep on doing it."
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iSaint said:
I want a woman that makes my **** hard. Not my life.
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Can you pm me the link. Hahahaha
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Flashing AT&T Stock Firmware with Odin.

Is this possible yet? I've seen a few tutorials (on other websites) talking about flashing their AT&T Note II back to stock with the following file ..."KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5" using Odin.
Although I haven't seen anyone say whether it was successful or not. Truth be told, if I don't read it for myself on XDA I'm kind of hesitant on doing it. I don't need the flash counter reset (yet), but I would just like to know that I could Odin back to stock firmware / recovery if and when anything goes wrong.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Well there's always the rooted Odin package...
There are tones of threads.....keep reading no one is gonna hold your hand
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twanskys204 said:
There are tones of threads.....keep reading no one is gonna hold your hand
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I'm tone deaf, so not sure I'm gonna hear tones of threads. What I do hear is the sarcasm in your post. It's not needed. I didn't ask anyone to do it for me, I asked if anyone has confirmed a working method. You being a jerk aside, I still hope your life is well and brings you great things.
TheNetwork said:
Well there's always the rooted Odin package...
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Thanks TheNetwork. Much appreciated. You could of been a jerk about it. ^cough^. I've also seen those as well, but was just looking for something that is pure stock.
emoti0n said:
I'm tone deaf, so not sure I'm gonna hear tones of threads. What I do hear is the sarcasm in your post. It's not needed. I didn't ask anyone to do it for me, I asked if anyone has confirmed a working method. You being a jerk aside, I still hope your life is well and brings you great things.
Thanks TheNetwork. Much appreciated. You could of been a jerk about it. ^cough^. I've also seen those as well, but was just looking for something that is pure stock.
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The stock odin works great
And I dont think twanskys was being a jerk. It just gets old seeing the same question over and over. A quick search in the general thread would have answered you question. Cheers mate:beer:
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cdshepherd said:
The stock odin works great
And I dont think twanskys was being a jerk. It just gets old seeing the same question over and over. A quick search in the general thread would have answered you question. Cheers mate:beer:
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I can understand that. I get a lot of the same questions day in and day out in my line of work. I still wouldn't be a jerk to anyone, much less a complete stranger. The whole "no one is going to hold your hand" was a bit over board.
Anyways. Thanks for the response cdshepherd. Much appreciated. I'll do some more searches when I get home and see what I come across.
Take care all. :wave:
emoti0n said:
Is this possible yet? I've seen a few tutorials (on other websites) talking about flashing their AT&T Note II back to stock with the following file ..."KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5" using Odin.
Although I haven't seen anyone say whether it was successful or not. Truth be told, if I don't read it for myself on XDA I'm kind of hesitant on doing it. I don't need the flash counter reset (yet), but I would just like to know that I could Odin back to stock firmware / recovery if and when anything goes wrong.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Yes. I have done it and it works great. It doesnt trip counter either.
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[Q] Any Prospects for Dev Support?

Am seriously considering this for my next phone. Does anyone know if any devs will soon be supporting this device? I'm not one to have blind faith.
TSF14 said:
Am seriously considering this for my next phone. Does anyone know if any devs will soon be supporting this device? I'm not one to have blind faith.
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I doubt it. If you want roms, you should look at the HTC one, gs4 or note 2. This phone isn't popular enough probably because it launched so close to the other big ones and is only available on att.
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lessthanzach said:
I doubt it. If you want roms, you should look at the HTC one, gs4 or note 2. This phone isn't popular enough probably because it launched so close to the other big ones and is only available on att.
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Thank you. Even though that's not the answer I wanted.
Devs are already working on this phone. It's only a matter of time...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283344
mgd76 said:
Devs are already working on this phone. It's only a matter of time...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283344
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I dunno. @thecubed doesn't own this phone and @designgears mentioned that he bought it because of the locked bootloader, implying be didn't want to flash stuff. Then again, he essentially let cubed brick his phone so apparently his addiction still had him in a strangle hold.
It will happen, but how long and when it does how many roms will we see.
I'm mainly looking for the ability to restore my phone if I bootloop which I already have.
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mgd76 said:
Devs are already working on this phone. It's only a matter of time...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283344
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Lets hope for the best as this phone has a great potential. I love it and feels its a solid upgrade to the Note II as i was not happy with the S4. Pls keep us posted

[Q] Vibration problem with Illusion ROM

hi all, first off, anyone know why the Illusion ROM thread was closed?
second, i love this ROM. i really do. it's the first and only ROM other than stock TW that i've kept on my Galaxy S III for a month or more. for some reason, i just can't stand the other AOSP/AOKP/PA ROMs. not that they're bad or anything, but this ROM has something in it that just makes me love it. it grows on me.
anyways, my question is, the ROM runs great, no issues at all but...vibration.
i already turned off all the vibrations in stuff like Facebook/Messenger/Instagram etc etc, but my phone still vibrates anyways? is there another thing i forgot to turn off, or is there no fix?
Thanks!
Okaham said:
hi all, first off, anyone know why the Illusion ROM thread was closed?
second, i love this ROM. i really do. it's the first and only ROM other than stock TW that i've kept on my Galaxy S III for a month or more. for some reason, i just can't stand the other AOSP/AOKP/PA ROMs. not that they're bad or anything, but this ROM has something in it that just makes me love it. it grows on me.
anyways, my question is, the ROM runs great, no issues at all but...vibration.
i already turned off all the vibrations in stuff like Facebook/Messenger/Instagram etc etc, but my phone still vibrates anyways? is there another thing i forgot to turn off, or is there no fix?
Thanks!
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hello..? anyone?
Closed because the dev is no longer supporting it. Once that happens 90% of posts become eta, and why no updates, type questions. That's my best guess anyway. He's working on other roms now anyway.
As for vibration, no idea. Might help if you tell us when it's vibrating. When it rings? Sms? Random? Keyboard?
Otherwise all anyone can probably tell you is turn.it off in the roms settings menu. Personally, I don't use cm type roms, so I probably wouldn't be much help here, but it may be why no one's answered.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Closed because the dev is no longer supporting it. Once that happens 90% of posts become eta, and why no updates, type questions. That's my best guess anyway. He's working on other roms now anyway.
As for vibration, no idea. Might help if you tell us when it's vibrating. When it rings? Sms? Random? Keyboard?
Otherwise all anyone can probably tell you is turn.it off in the roms settings menu. Personally, I don't use cm type roms, so I probably wouldn't be much help here, but it may be why no one's answered.
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whenever i get any type of notification (SMS, calls, FB posts, Instagram, Messenger, etc) it vibrates
oh...that sucks, Illusion is such a nice ROM too
Did you disable it in Settings? Under Sounds in TW.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Did you disable it in Settings? Under Sounds in TW.
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uhh...i'm on Illusion...and yes i did.
DocHoliday77 said:
Closed because the dev is no longer supporting it. Once that happens 90% of posts become eta, and why no updates, type questions. That's my best guess anyway. He's working on other roms now anyway.
As for vibration, no idea. Might help if you tell us when it's vibrating. When it rings? Sms? Random? Keyboard?
Otherwise all anyone can probably tell you is turn.it off in the roms settings menu. Personally, I don't use cm type roms, so I probably wouldn't be much help here, but it may be why no one's answered.
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He isn't working on other roms, he has a new born on the way and a career that is about to take off as well hopefully, android is last priority for now.
Okaham said:
uhh...i'm on Illusion...and yes i did.
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Are you sure? The rom has a lot of settings. I test the rom and a couple others and we all didn't have that issue, it's you. check your settings and make sure things are unchecked.
mt3g said:
He isn't working on other roms, he has a new born on the way and a career that is about to take off as well hopefully, android is last priority for now.
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no kidding? That's awesome! I honestly had no idea. Definitely wish he and his new family all the best! It certainly is an exciting time in life when all that comes at once!
Thanks for that update. It's always good to hear news like that!
Okaham said:
uhh...i'm on Illusion...and yes i did.
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I was just telling you where it is on TW. No idea if it's the same in your Rom. Sorry for the confusion.
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DocHoliday77 said:
no kidding? That's awesome! I honestly had no idea. Definitely wish he and his new family all the best! It certainly is an exciting time in life when all that comes at once!
Thanks for that update. It's always good to hear news like that!
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Definitely he's thrilled and nervous lol. He's gotten plenty of good vibes from those that know what going on.

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